I have no clue as to how this story is going to play out. All I have figured is the beginning and that's even just a run of what popped into my head. This could be a super long tale or this could be short. I'm hoping for a longer story, but no promises. This will be a challenge and I'm excited!

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Disclaimer:I don't own Final Fantasy VII or any of its characters. This is only a fan story written by an adoring fan of the Vincent & Yuffie paring!

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Chapter One

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The young princess smiled to her people as she stood on the top of the stairways. She was standing in place to do everything she never said she would do. In fact, as a young child she thought the idea was ludicrous and a way of life holding their continent back in time. As she grew she began to see her belief proving itself to be true as well as allowing her to accept its old age. The tradition was sweet and kept her home strong in its own way. Time was upon her to change and she was ready to take on the challenge.

Yuffie looked away from the crowd of people and straight into her fiancé's eyes. His hair was as dark as the night and his skin tan from his hard work with the many people around. He helped in the fields of their country as well as helped to polish their laws and regulations. It was no surprise Yuffie was able to fall in love with the man. Even if the marriage was arranged by her late father.

"Sir Godo Kisaragi placed his blessings with me for the best wishes on this wedding," the man standing as lead in the ceremony said and closed the book he had been reading from. "He would like to thank Sir Derran Fujisha for taking his daughter with happiness and love. We all wish you the best in your lives. I am happy to conduct this ceremony to a close! Sir Fujisha, please kiss your bride!"

Derran pulled Yuffie by her shoulders to complete the final stage of their marriage. His actions were fast and his kiss was sweet. It was everything a woman could dream about. Shouts of happiness and cheers of joy sounded in their audience. The ceremony wasn't a traditional wedding as her father would have preferred, but this way of moving forward only sealed their promises for future changes. Tears of joy fell from Yuffie's eyes as the kiss came to a close.

"I love you, Yuffie," Derran whispered as they each signed a paper confirming their marriage. This would officially sign Derran over to be the leader of Wutai with Yuffie by his side.

"I love you too," she responded with a smile filled with pure happiness. Ruling with such a wonderful man by her side didn't seem like such a bad way to move forward.

The new couple walked down the small pathway left open thanks to the guards standing in place. They walked down and smiled as they waved to their people. Yuffie was no longer the princess of their land and it was time to act more like a queen they expected her to become. No matter how much she wanted the pressure to go away.

"I have a surprise for you before we leave," Derran said as they waited to board their beautiful car for their short vacation. They were allowed to have a honeymoon to celebrate, but they could only allow their time away for two nights. It wasn't a glamorous celebration. It would be short and simple.

"I still can't believe the kid did it," a familiar voice said with a smile obvious in the tone.

Yuffie spun around in a circle and was greeted by a hug from the one and only Cid Highwind. More hugs were brought to her from Barret Wallace, Tifa Lockhart, Cloud Strife, Reeve Tuesti, Shelke Rui, and even Vincent Valentine gave her a hug to congratulate her. She smiled at each face she missed every day since their battles had ended.

"It's been almost five years," she said and gave a special smile to Vincent. He was the main player in their last battles together. The time they helped one another in all their fights was precious to her. She could remember all the jokes, all the missions they paired off in and all the serious talks they held. Their talks never got too deep. Yuffie was sure she knew more about him than the rest of their gang. The same could be said about his knowledge on her. "How are you feeling, Vince?"

"Much better since we last saw one another," he said looking down to her and taking everything in. She wore a beautiful, long light yellow dress with simple silver jewelry to customize her appearance fully. There was never a time in their past he could recall her ever looking more stunning. It was a shock to meet the women she kept hidden for all those years. "You look great."

Yuffie blushed and shook her head in a giving up motion. She knew things were touch and go between them in the beginning. Half the time she was too busy picking on him to recognize his amazing patience with her. He learned to let her jokes go without a comment in return. It annoyed her when he stopped reacting, at first. But then she knew it was a way of acceptance. She looked over to her husband with a kind smile. She could never tease Derran the way she could tease Vincent Valentine.

"Beautiful, Vincent," Tifa said stepping forward one more time to kiss Yuffie on her cheek. "I think you mean beautiful."

Hugs were given once again before she climbed into the wedding cab they rented for their travels to the ocean. Yuffie stumbled upon the idea when an ad was delivered to their home through their junk mail. Her intensions were to throw the ad away, but it seemed too promising to miss the rare opportunity. They needed to find a short vacation and it all seemed too perfect to pass up the opportunity for a 48 hour boat cruise. Getting lost in the ocean was all she could dream of doing. There wasn't much more to make the ending of their ceremony any better.

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Vincent could not imagine anything worse to happen then what his group of friends were currently facing. Wutai was strict on interviews of their rulers and protected them to the very core. The same couldn't be said for the well-known Avalanche group. Wherever they went so did at least fifteen news reporters. It wasn't a joyous part of their lives, but it was what they got for saving the world so many times.

"Are you happy for your young partner?" a man in a fancy suit asked him as the others were also dodging questions as best as they could. It was requested of them to share as little as possible about the full ceremony. A request the head people did not need to make. They would want to do anything but spread news around about Yuffie's happy time.

"I am very pleased to have seen her smiling through the entire ceremony. I believe she will be very satisfied with Sir Fujisha," Vincent said catching the other members finally being released from their interviews. He could not figure why the man before him wouldn't finish. It appeared he enjoyed the sound of his voice a little too much.

"Only satisfied? Don't you think there will be utter joy in her life now?" he asked raising his eyebrows while looking into the camera.

Vincent only smiled because he could not be fooled. If they wanted deep tales they would need to work a little harder. "If anyone knows Yuffie, they know she is almost always filled with joy. It's hard to find a day when she isn't laughing about something."

"Ah, but the rumors through the city say you have not seen her for many years. How can you be sure she is truly as happy as she was when her time was spent with you?" he asked with a fake look of sadness on his face. And there it was. That was the story they were trying to work around. A fake tale of love between the ninja and gunslinger.

Vincent let out a small smirk he could no longer hide since he abandoned his cloak after their Deepground battles. "I believe that happiness was more for a couple of friends. You could even call us siblings if it tickles your fancy. Our relationship was never something more. Thank you for talking to me. Have a great day."

He stepped away from the interview and joined his group of smiling friends. The jokes were dancing in their eyes. But they were smart enough to hold off their laughter until they were away from the cameras and out of sight of the large city.

"Well, I wonder what his big story is going to be about," Tifa said with a smirk. "Vincent and Yuffie, huh? Who would have pieced that one together?"

"It makes sense when you think about it," Shelke said catching many confused eyes. They knew she was grasping at straws. "The two fighters whom only joined the Avalanche team by pure chance. A couple always paired together when the team was forced to divide. Not to mention her heavy help when Vincent took on my old team."

Silence followed her words. There wasn't a way to fight off the ideas she spilled out. It would be simple to think those two would pull together with everything they went through. The many times Yuffie picked on Vincent over anyone else in their group. How Vincent was often spotted talking to her with an expression much more than a glare. Maybe Shelke wasn't stretching her mind out too far.

"Vincent, how do you feel about Yuffie?" Tifa asked when they reached Cid's airship. Every member stopped to face him and take in his answer. He only wished to go home and get some rest. It appeared they were not going anywhere until he answered their questions.

"What I told the reporter was completely true. We were always friends and nothing more," he said and looked to each face as he spoke.

"I asked how you felt about her. She's been married and taken away from us. In a way, we'll never see the same Yuffie ever again," Tifa said.

"She's grown up and has changed. It's been a long time since the last time I saw her, but my feelings remain the same," Vincent said facing Tifa. If she wanted the answer he would give it to her. "The things Yuffie needs are not the things I would give her. I have too much on my mind and too much in my past to threaten the idea of something more forming between the two of us. No matter how wonderful my heart may believe it would be."

Reeve gave a smile and squeezed Shelke's shoulder. Cloud took a hold of Tifa's hand. Barret shook his head while Cid ran off a couple of curses. It appeared some were not surprised by his words while others were in near denial.

"Can we head out now? I'm ready to end this day and crawl into bed," Vincent said and pushed by the group to board the ship. He held the truth inside his head and kept the ever threatening feelings buried in his heart. Only a couple questions and it was all thrown in his face. His love for Yuffie was not something he could not allow himself to chase or dream about. She now belonged to another man and he knew all too well how the battle could play out if he fought to change it.

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Well, Vincent is the first to openly admit to his feelings! It took me a while to dish through this idea and get a proper start to the tale. I can't believe how well this played out, in my opinion. I hope you enjoyed it and let me know what you think!