Author's Note:This story takes place during the game. It starts right after Cloud and co. get in a fight with Yufffie on their way to Junon.

Ch1. The Theif

Cloud walked over to the ninja they'd just beaten and nudged her with his foot.

"Comon lets just leave 'er Cloud." Barrett said.

"No she put up a decent fight she might be of use." He kicked her again, a bit harder this time.

"I hope we didn't kill her..." That fear was quickly evaporated when the little ninja got up and started screaming at Cloud.

"You spikey-haired jerk!One more time lets go one more time!!"Needless to say this was quite a shock to everone present.

"Um...not interested."

"Your pretty scared of me huh?"

"...petrified" Cloud monotoned suddenly wondering if Barrett was right and they should have killed her.

"I'm gonna leave,REALLY!"

'Thank you god.' went through both Cloud and Barrett's mind's simultaneously, unfortunately for them Aries and Tifa had other plans.

"Wait a second!" the ancient called.

"You want me to go with you?"

"Thats right!" replied Tifa cheerily, Cloud was busy banging his head against his sword in frustration.

"Alright I'll go with you!" the little ninja shouted jumping up and down, "My names Yuffie."

"I'm Tifa, the dog is Red, that big guy with the gun on his arm is Barrett , this is Aries, and hair-gel over there is Cloud."

"HAIR-GEL?!!!" Cloud almost screamed, this was just to much, "I TOLD YOU MY HAIR IS LIKE THIS NATURALLY!!!"

"Whatever you say..."

"Why you..."

"As important as this unintelligible argument is can we please get a move on." Red drolled.

"Yeah lets get... YOU CAN TALK?"Yuffie gasped.

"Yes, I'll tell you all about it once we get to an inn."

And so the group continued on towards Junon with Yuffie in tow, but unbeknown to them there progress was being watched.

Sephiroth hopped down from the tree he had watched the puppet and his party fight that ninja girl from. He was already working on a plan to use her to his advantage but there was something about her that troubled him, it was like he'd seen her before. She was obviously Wutainese but he hadn't been to Wutai since the war and that was six years ago. She would have been a kid...

It mattered little, as long as he could use her he didn't care who she was or where she came from, but he just couldn't get that face out of his head so familiar...

Authors Note: Ok short yes i know but this is really just the prologue type thing. Please forgive the awful writing,