Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 7, never have. It's one of my favorite games along with other really big fans. So no need to sue anyone.

AN: This is my first fanfic. Please tell me what you think. I hope you like it because I put a lot of time and gave it my best.

It was late afternoon in the small town of Wutai, and the sun was beginning to set in the distance. The town of Wutai was small and quiet, nothing much went on there unless some stranger came into the quiet town, or the local ninja girl caused a lot of trouble. But that was the usual for this town.

The short brunette ninja girl was on her way back to her house, which was on the other side of the town. She was coming back from her visit with her father, the conversation they just had still stuck in her mind.

"I heard Cloud was in the nearby town heading this way.", Her father told her as she stood before him.Yuffie's cheeks turned crimson red, she could feel her cheeks burning as the thought of Cloud ran through her mind.

"H-how did you hear about that?" She responded with hesitation, as her hands began to shake. The thought of Cloud still running through her mind, as she clenched her fists to try and get her hands to stop shaking.

"There are people from this town who go out of town and come back, or have you forgotten, Yuffie?", Her father said as he crossed his arms across his chest. He noticed that she was trembling.

"How come you're so shaken up about it?...I know you had a thing for him but I thought you'd get over it after 2 years.", He said dropping his arms to his sides.

"You don't just forget about love, Dad. You make it seem like he left me to make me miserable. He didn't, I just haven't told him how I feel. I'm going back to the house, good night Dad." She said as she turned on her heel walking out of the large tower they were in.

After that moment of thought, she sighed. She walked up to her front door, raising her hand to open it. She was about to open her door when she began to hear footsteps from the front gate which wasn't that far away from her house. She froze. Her whole body not being able to move as she knew by the sound of that person's footsteps, that it was in fact the love of her life, Cloud Strife.

'Be calm. Act yourself. You'll tell him when the time is right.' She thought to herself as her body began to turn around to face him. Under the gate stood a tall, blond spikey haired man. His large sword wrapped up as if it were a mummy. He stood there staring at her for a moment. Then he began to walk towards her.

When he approached her he began to speak, "Hello, Yuff." he said as he patted her head, ruffling her hair a bit. 2 years ago he was the silent type, but this time it seemed as thought he's changed. Like he's gotten a lot more sweeter and kind hearted.

"Hello, spikey ass.", she responded with a grin curving on her lips, as she began fixing her hair. Inside she was so happy to see him, but she had to play it off as if she didn't care about him and all she wanted was his materia, like she had when they were on their big adventure.

"Do you have any new materia I can steal later on?", she kept the grin on her face, trying so hard not to blush. So far it was working. Her cheeks were pale with just a hint of pink on her cheeks.

"Well, now that you said something I just won't fall asleep tonight.", he laughed seeing the pouting look on her face. It took her a few seconds as she then perked up.

"Wait, you plan on staying the night?", she said trying to keep a smile from off her face.

"I planned on it. Figured I'd stay a night or so just to visit and catch up on stuff. Unless you don't want me to stay.", he said crossing his arms across his chest.

"Of course I want you---", she started off with much enthusiasm then quickly trying to fix her tone.

"I mean if you want to, I don't care. There's an extra room in the house you can use.", She said acting as if she never said anything about wanting him to stay.

"Do you mind if I go ahead and get settled in? There's actually something I came here to talk to you about.", his face as serious as it had been since the last time she saw him. His mako filled eyes looking down upon her as if it was something important.

"Umm sure, follow me." she said as she turned around sliding the front door open. The house wasn't too fancy. A couple of paintings on the wall here and there. The furniture consisting of a small leather couch, a small leather chair across from the couch, a rectangle bookshelf beside the chair and a medium sized color t.v. in the corner. The kitchen door to the left as they walked in.

She led him down the hallway, which was on the right side of the front door, she walked to the door of the 3rd room to the right, and slowly slid the door open. There wasn't anything really in the room except for a bed and a small wooden night stand which was beside the bed. In the left side of the room was a small empty closet which also had sliding doors as well as the door to the room.

"Here ya go.", Yuffie said as she opened the door more.

"It isn't anything fancy but..atleast it's a room.", she then said after seeing the blank look on his face as he looked around the room.

"No, it's fine...", Cloud began as he looked at her.

"Do you mind sitting down...?..I need to tell you something.", he said as he walked over to the bed sitting down, after setting his sword against the wall.

"Umm sure.", she was kinda nervous, because she didn't know what was coming. Maybe he wanted to tell her that one of their friends had passed away or him and Tifa are getting married. It was obvious that Cloud and Tifa liked each other but they didn't like to admit it. She shook the thoughts out of her head as she walked into the room and sat beside him on the bed.

"T-this..isn't easy at all..but I might as well get it over with." he began as his cheeks started to turn a rose red.

'What the hell?...Is he blushing?' Yuffie thought to herself as she stared at the man sitting beside her. It was obvious he was hesitant about telling her what he wanted to tell her. So she wasn't going to try to be mean and rush him.

"When...you and I first met..I thought you were kinda immature and childish..but that's when I thought anyone was annoying and I had my mind set on one thing. But after I started to get to know you..I actually started to have feelings for you...feelings I've never felt for anyone before. Yeah, at one time I had a thing for Tifa. But this feeling is so much stronger than what I had for Tifa.", Cloud stared at the floor as he told Yuffie what he had to say. He was so nervous that if he would have looked her in the eye he would have started to studder and wouldn't be able to tell the rest.

"Then..after our big adventure we had. We all split up and went our own ways again. I got scared. And I know that it's amazing hearing that from me...that I got scared. But I was scared because I thought I'd never see you again. My heart was crying and screaming out for me to tell you to stay with me..and not to leave but my lips wouldn't move. So in silence, I watched you walk away. Then not long after that I began to start a whole new adventure. There wasn't one second when I didn't think about you. I felt as if I would wither and die if I didn't atleast see you and hear your voice one more time. So..I came to see you..and swore to myself I'd tell you how I feel.", Cloud finished his story and sat in silence. He finally looked up to her, his mako eyes so serious. And for the first time it looked as if he was going to cry.

She sat there in disbelief. 'Am I dreaming? Can the guy I love really being saying this to me? Someone pinch me.' Yuffie thought as he told his story. When he finished she stared at him. She lifted her right arm and reached over to her left arm her index finger and her thumb pinching her skin as she then said in a low whisper, "Ow."

She couldn't believe it. She wasn't dreaming! For the first time in her entire life she was really and truely happy. Yuffie finally wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him to her into a close embrace. Tears beginning to fill her eyes.

"You have no idea how long I've been wanting to tell you how I feel about you. I never thought you liked me. Now I can finally tell you...Cloud..I love you." Tears ran down her cheeks as the words 'I love you' slipped from her lips.

Cloud's eyes widened as she said those words. He then just smiled, wrapping his arms firmly around her waist. He finally spoke the words he'd been wanting to say for a very long time, "I love you too, Yuffie."