Drops of Jupiter
Chapter 1 – PROLOGUE
Ships: Leon / Yuffie . Aerith / Cloud and . Sora / Kairi later on
Summary of PROLOGUE:
LY, AC -Starts right when Cloud is brought to Aerith by Cid. Story pilot.
Special Text :
"blahblah".= Dialogue
'Blahblah' = Thoughts
[A/N: blah] = Author's notes that might just be around here and there.
Ages:
Aerith- 25
Cloud- 24
Squall- 26
Yuffie- 17
Cid- 35
[A/N: Hey there... Well, let's get a few things down before we begin. Number 1, I chose the title mainly because i heard the song and i felt like it was PERFECT for this story i had in mind for Yuffie and Squallie. Leon: that's LEON. err...ok!
Disclaimer: Lol, seriously. You'd think if i owned KH that i'd be out there MAKING the game leon/yuffie friendly instead of fantasizing about it on the computer.
Now that that's over and done with, let's get crackin'!]
"I can't believe Ansem's really gone! Everything's going to change! Finally!" Aerith said happily. They knew at once when they saw the stars slowly blinking back to life that Sora defeated Ansem.
"I know... It's going to be great. The Bastion is cleared of the Heartless, and the townspeople of Traverse Town aren't afraid anymore. I hope Kairi and Riku are okay. Surely they got back to their world?" Yuffie wondered. She looked behind her to see Leon still leaning against the bookshelf. "Lighten up, Squall."
"It's Leon." He replied gruffly. Yuffie just shook her head.
"Whatever, Squall. The Heartless are gone. You've no reason to be called Leon anymore. Hey Aerith... You think the Worlds are really sealed? I wanna see Sora and them again."
"They should be sealed... I don't see why they wouldn't be sealed." Aerith answered. Leon thought about this for a moment.
'If the Heartless are gone, and if the worlds aren't sealed... What's stopping me from going back to Balamb? I want to see it again... even if it's all ruins now.'
His thoughts were interrupted when Cid came crashing through the door, panting heavily.
"Aerith! Yuffie! Aerith you will never guess who I found by the Gummi Docks. He was walking around, mumbling. Looked dead on his feet. I can't believe he's alive!" Cid exclaimed. He turned around and motioned with his hand for someone to come in. "Go on, kid."
Aerith gasped in disbelief. Through the door came a blond, spiky headed warrior with a blood red cape and an odd wing through his shoulder. "Aerith..." He mumbled.
"Cloud. You're alive." She walked slowly towards him, right hand outstretched. Cloud looked down. He felt her touch his face, retract her hand, and bend down to look into his eyes. Then she gathered him into a heartfelt hug. Her shoulders were shaking, and tears began flowing down her face.
Yuffie stared at Cloud. She remembered him from her childhood, him and Leon always arguing on which was the better program: seeD or SOLDIER. She thought she saw him in the tournament around 6 months ago, but was sure she was hallucinating. He looks like hell. More like hell than the last time she saw him.
Aerith finally let him go and touched his wing. "What happened to you, Cloud? I thought you were dead. All these years..."
Cloud started to talk... but exhaustion took over him and he fainted. Yuffie yelped and rushed to help Aerith carry the ex-SOLDIER to a spare room, Leon and Cid trailing close behind. They still couldn't get over the fact that Cloud came back. Alive.
Where are you and
Yuffie knocked on Aerith's (and now Cloud's) door. Cloud's been out for five days now, and she was getting worried about Aerith. After the third sundown since his collapse, Aerith was getting more and more convinced that he wouldn't wake, stuck in a coma. Yuffie didn't think so. Cloud was much stronger than that.
Aerith opened the door. "Hey, Yuffie..." She greeted. Her eyes were red and swollen. A definite bad sign. Yuffie pretended to ignore this and showed her a tray of Aerith's favorite breakfast, waffles smothered with syrup and fruits.
"I made you this. Yeah, me," Yuffie giggled. She barely cooked, and this was definitely the first in a long time. "I made a lot. Cid's eating them right now..."
"What about Leon?" Aerith asked, taking the tray into the room. Yuffie followed inside and tapped a finger against her chin.
"I really don't know. He's been gone the moment I woke up. He wasn't in his room, I looked in the library, and he's not by the Rising Falls either, and that's pretty much where he mopes around lots," The ninja answered thoughtfully.
"Oh... well he's alright. This happened many times before. Leon always came back. I just wish that he doesn't just disappear like this."
"Like a lost dog," Yuffie pondered. A loud metal clanking of chains was heard... Squall had indeed returned. He walked into the room, growling. He was drenched.
"Lost dog, eh?" He snarled as he took a dry, fluffy towel from Aerith's hands. "More like a wet cat. Who's brilliant idea was it to mess with the magic of Rising Falls? The pathway of stones is all screwed up. I lost balance and fell into the freezing cold water." Aerith's eyes widened. Oops.
"Aw, you're alright, Squall. You've been in much worse shit than this."
"It's Leon. And will you watch your language?" Leon grunted. He directed his attention to Cloud, who, even in his sleep, had dark bags under his eyes. He had some sort of sick smile on his face.
"I know, he's been smiling like that since yesterday. Really strange..." Aerith sighed, answering Leon's thoughts. She wondered... can a person in a coma dream?
"You want some pancakes?" The ninja asked the disgruntled warrior. He looked at her with an odd stare and shook his head.
"No, it's alright. Aerith, tell me when Strife wakes up, ok?"
F L A S H B A C K
Oh, shit. "Yuffie!! Yuffie where the hell are you?!" 19 year old Squall shouted. He pushed through the crowd and found Rinoa.
"Rin!" He gasped happily. "Did you find Yuffie?"
"No, I couldn't...too many people. Oh my God! Where is she? Oh... Yuffie," She took his hand and led him into the Bastion. "Aerith is going to murder me... chop me into little pieces... no, hit me over the head with her staff... oh, God..."
"Don't be ridiculous. Cid's finding her as well, and Cloud's making sure Aerith knows nothing about her being missing...besides Ansem will help us," Squall said. [A/N: Remember how Aerith said in the game that Ansem was good before he got all scary?] Rinoa shook her head. She was the victim of Aerith's explosion once, and didn't want it to ever happen again. Ever.
"How did we lose her? Ugh, I'm terrible, how hard is it to keep track of a ten year old?" The white-mage in training nearly shrieked. Squall took a step back. Hoo boy.
"We're going to find her, Rinoa." They ran to Ansem's room, knocking on it so hard, Squall was pretty sure it would have broken. Ansem finally opened the door, looking agitated.
"You know, knocking ONCE is decent enough. Maybe twice, but ONCE is usually enough," He snapped. Squall apologized and explained Yuffie's situation.
"Oh. I see. Alright, well... check every door on every floor of the Bastion, and I'll look in the town. Go on, hurry!"
And so began the search.
Squall and Rinoa nearly busted open the door to the kitchen in the lowest floor... the only room they haven't checked. And there the ten year old was... putting strawberries on her finished pancakes.
"YUFFIE!"
"Hey Squall, Rinoa. You want some pancakes?"
E N D F L A S H B A C K
Leon walked out of his bathroom, disgruntled. He was hoping for a hot shower, but all the hot water was gone, thanks to Yuffie. He opened his dresser. Wiping his hands on the towel that wrapped around his hot, sexy, manly waist [A/N: XD sorry, couldn't resist.] he felt someone else in the room. 'What the hell?!' Leon spun around and yelled in disgust, "YUFFIE! WHAT THE HELL! I TOLD YOU NOT TO COME IN HERE YET!" [A/N: XD gwahahahahah! I couldn't resist again. Oh and Yuffie and Squall are sharing a room.]
"Oh my God! Squall! I'm so sorry! I forgot!" Yuffie shrieked and ran out the room. She began panting heavily. 'Oh God Oh God Oh God!!
'Yuffie. Oh, Yuffie. What have you gotten yourself into this time? Well, a good side... you saw a gorgeous half naked- oh my God. Shut up, Yuffie! Shut up shut up shut up! I knew he was hot... but, dear, I... Argh! I'm rambling! In my head, too. What the hell! Shut up shut up shut up-'
"SHUT UP!" Yuffie shrieked at herself. Cid stumbled out his room and stared at her, befuddled. Yuffie shook her head and apologized, jumping off the balcony [A/N: you know, the balcony thingy to the lower level, where there were floating elevators. Yeah.] down to the lower level, and running out the door.
Cid stared at where Yuffie used to stand, wondering what in the world just happened.
'Alright. Sort this out, Leon. First of all, why was she staring at you like that?! Well, yeah, I'm nice to look- Ok, FOCUS, Leon. It's not like I didn't like it, but... FOCUS LEON! Yes. Yuffie. What do you think of Yuffie? Uh, fighting partner? Incredibly talented fighting partner? Incredibly YOUNG and talented fighting partner? Incredibly ATTRACTIVE young woma- Argh! Leon, this is YUFFIE, remember?' As Leon struggled to fight with his so called inner demons, he heard a loud "SHUT UP!" a crash, another crash, and a door slamming. He shook his head. Anyway.
'Oh, admit it, Leon, you like her.'
'I do not! I mean, I like her as a fighting partner, perhaps a friend but, no!'
'Sure you don't.'
'I cannot have any inappropriate feelings for a seventeen year old. And I do not!'
Leon waited for a response. None came. Thank God. Content, he finally started to dress.
::END CHAPTER 1::
A/N : Well...? Love it? Hate it? Now that you're here, ya might as well review and let me know, huh? Go on! Flame, suggest, blah blah... Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. Or at least say something nice. I'll be starting on the next chapter right now! Oh and this chapter is 1500 plus words.
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