It was easy to satisfy Yuffie as long as you had an idea of what she was talking about and answered when you had to, usually in short 'yes' or 'no' answers. Others made the mistake of listening and getting confused because of her speedy thoughts that jumped all over the place. At one moment she could be telling you about what she did at lunch and then she'd be talking about a movie she saw recently and somehow it would relate – but no one would get the relation but her. And somehow she'd switch back to what she was doing at lunch. Her tangents were always longwinded but they always got back to the point. Luckily, Vincent was one of the few people that could follow her train of thought (which most people compared to a bullet-train) and be able to answer her most bizarre questions – with a bit of difficulty mind you.

Normally, Tifa would send the two on an errand of some sort and Yuffie would drag Vincent along with her for company, but today the circumstances were different. Yuffie was merely bored and wanted to go for a walk somewhere. They didn't really have a plan, just that Yuffie wanted to walk – and walk they did.

So Vincent was forced to listen to Yuffie ramble on about random topics, the latest one being the new dance nights that Tifa had started doing at the bar every Friday night. They were fun, according to Yuffie, though if Vincent were to give his own opinion of them, they were loud and rowdy and irritating. As she talked about dancing, somehow she had landed on the topic of the dinner party her father was holding in honour of something that involved her. This piqued his interest, and he began to listen more intently.

"Anyways, so he sent me a letter – though I honestly don't know why he didn't just call me! – about this function and how he wants me to come. It's gonna be at the palace and it's supposed to be really formal. Even you know that I'm no good at formal!" Yuffie complained as she explained her predicament. "And I'm expected to dance there too… I'm no good at dancing all formal and stuff!"

There was a moment of silence that was filled only by the chatter of the pedestrians around them that were waiting at the crossroads, but then Vincent decided to reply. "I'm… rather adept at that sort of dancing… I used to have to go to Turk functions all the time where I was expected to mingle."

Yuffie gaped at him. "You? Mingle? Wow Vince, there sure is a lot I don't know about you!" She said, genuinely surprised.

Vincent ignored her surprise and continued, "I was expected to mingle, which normally meant being civil and dancing with others when asked to. I was… merely following orders, nothing more."

"Teach me then." Yuffie said simply, holding her hand out for Vincent to take. "If you know how to dance, then why don't you show me? Otherwise Godo will just be embarrassed when I go to that function."

Vincent still hadn't taken her outstretched hand, merely looking at her with an interested look. "Is this… the same function you invited us to?"

Yuffie nodded, rubbed her arm sheepishly. "I won't know anyone there except you guys, if you come with me. I'm still trying to convince Cid to take me there."

"Alright."

Yuffie's eye's widened slightly in surprise. "Really, you'll teach me?"

Vincent nodded, taking her hand. They had been walking aimlessly around Edge for a while now, and it was nearing evening. The sun was slowly starting to descend into the horizon, though you could only barely see it through overcast clouds. Their rather one-sided conversation had turned to how Yuffie doesn't want to be forced into dancing at her father's function. Vincent had been at first confused, but slowly realized that the dancing she did compared to the kind that was expected of a Princess was quite different.

Now, Yuffie was surprised because they were in the middle of a decently busy street, and Vincent had already taken her into position, with one hand in his, and her other hand on his shoulder. "It's… simple…" He told her.

Vincent felt it was only fair to help her with something trivial like this when she had helped him many times in more dire situations. Of course, these differed in difficulty, but Yuffie didn't want him to pay her back, claiming that that's what friends do.

Yuffie raised an apprehensive eyebrow at him. "Simple? Eh… people have attempted to teach me tons of times and have only succeeded in helping me further my grace as a lethal ninja. I don't think you're going to help my inability." She said skeptically. "And anyways, it's not like I care whether I totally humiliate my dad! That would be fun!"

"Then why were you… so worried about it?" Vincent deadpanned as he started to guide her into a swaying motion.

Yuffie couldn't think of a good comeback, so she just went with the non-existent beat that Vincent was moving to. It was easy enough to step back and forth, and she found herself thinking that it might be easier than she thought. It was then that Vincent decided to spin her around.

Somehow he caught her before she fell, having tripped over a crack in the sidewalk, and turned it into a graceful spin back up. Most passers-by hadn't even noticed her potential mistake. "How do you always make things look so easy Vince?" Yuffie asked, letting go of him so they could walk again.

"Easy?" He asked. "No… not at all." He smirked beneath the collar of his red cape. "I had to get my co-workers to… help me…"

Yuffie grinned. "Ah, so the great Vincent Valentine does need help! No wonder I'm your sidekick!" She pumped her fist into the air victoriously.

She started on a ramble about the function again, asking Vincent if he knew any of the musicians that would be playing. They were mostly traditional Wutain players, but Vincent rather liked the cultural music than the noise Tifa insisted on playing at the bar because it was 'popular'. Unfortunately, that was the same noise that Yuffie was actually adept at dancing to. Thank Leviathan she didn't dance like the other girls her age though, since they were quite inappropriate, even though they were at a bar.

"Has Cid agreed to take you to Wutai for the weekend yet?" Vincent asked quietly when there was a lull in her constant chatter.

Yuffie frowned. "No, he hasn't even called me back yet." She told him. "Though, Reno offered me a ride in one of the Shin-Ra helicopters as a back-up. Too bad his helicopter only takes so many people. I don't think all of AVALANCHE can fit into one."

"No, unfortunately." Vincent replied in a neutral tone. He had never liked galas or gatherings all that much and had originally wanted to avoid this social event that Yuffie had been talking about. Regrettably though, he ended up actually finding himself thinking about going.

"Yeah, and Tifa and Cloud decided a vacation would be nice to take with Marlene and Denzel, so they said they'd come if Cid's giving us a ride. Shera is trying to convince Cid and Barrett to take a break from the oil fields." Yuffie listed off all their friends. "Are you going to come? You could come in handy if I ever need a dance partner!" She grinned. "So?"

"Maybe. If Cid agrees… to take us there that is…"

"Alright! And I won't look like a total idiot on the dance floor!"

"You… don't look like an idiot… when you dance…" Vincent said slowly.

Yuffie rolled her eyes. "Yeah, when I dance with you I don't." She corrected. "There's a difference you know!"

Vincent didn't respond, though that was normal. It was usually Yuffie who went on about whatever she felt like talking about while he listened anyways. He was rather glad that Yuffie had switched the topic from the function, since he still didn't want to go – no matter how much he thought about going on the inside. Though the topic was still close to the previous subject, being about what she was expected to wear at the function. According to the letter her father sent her, it was supposed to be formal. It didn't necessarily have to be traditional though, since lots of people who were attending came from the mainland and wouldn't know anything about Wutain customs.

"So, I guess Tifa could probably get away with that reddish dress she's got. See, it's not red, but more like… um… hmm… I guess it's more of a purplish red, y'know?" Yuffie tried explaining. "I don't have any dresses though, except that one Tifa got me for the Holiday party Reeve held for the WRO employees. Do you remember it? It's turquoise and long, and has a slit up it… I wonder if anyone would notice it's the same dress? I know Godo's never seen it, but he'll probably stuff me into something more traditional when I get there – you know, since I'm the Princess and it's my duty and blah blah blah…"

Vincent found himself leading the way, as he rather wanted to get out of the colder weather and back into the warmth of Seventh Heaven. Yuffie, who didn't really notice, kept wondering what she'd wear; but unlike the dancing, Vincent wouldn't be able to help her with that, so it was rather fruitless to attempt to explain dresses to him. He was just trying to remember the route back home, since most of their afternoon had been turning randomly down streets that looked interesting to Yuffie.

As she continued talking about whatever came to mind – now it was something about getting more shuriken, or maybe it was about cutting her hair short again as it had reached just about her shoulders (apparently Godo had requested that she grow it out) – Vincent decided that he would go to the fancy dinner party gala event that Yuffie had invited them all to. It was about time he took a vacation from the Nibelheim Mansion that wasn't a visit to Edge.

"Yuffie…?"

She turned to him questioningly, "Yeah Vince, what's up?"

"… I think I'll go with you to that function…"

Her smile slowly turned into a grin. "Awesome! One person on my side already!"

Hey all :D So... I know that (excluding this story) I'm attempting to write about three multi-chapter fics at once. Not exactly, a smart decision, but I was honestly delving too deep into one of my other plots, and got insanely uninspired, so I thought this up. It won't be too long of a story, perhaps maybe ten chapters at the very least. In any case, for those who might be reading my other stories, I am NOT neglecting them!! Just so you know :)

Hope you enjoyed this :)

~hikari-kasumi