Secrets
(A Yuffie + Vincent fan fic)
by Yuu Mizuyuki
Disclaimer: FF7 isn't mine so don't sue me ^.^; I don't have any money. FF7 is owned by Squaresoft and it's a really big producer/company ... ^^; as I said ... I don't have money and standard disclaimers apply. Author's note: sentences enclosed in '...' are thoughts and "..." are sentences. Enjoy. R & R!
Chapter 1: Yuffie Yuffie went to her room. They were staying in Nibelheim now and she was invited to stay in Tifa's house for the meantime. She had refused to see Wutai, Godo and Shake, Chekov ... everyone else who knew of her existence!
'Well, I guess I better rest up. It was such a hard thing to do and I'm beat! Sure ... saving the world and killing the bad guy is normal.' She thought while she sat down on the bed. Slowly, she looked at the mirror across the room and studied her reflection.
Her clothes were muddy when they went back up the crater and she was all sweaty and smelly. Her hair was ruffled with a leaf or two. 'So this is what Lady Kisaragi looks like ... a hyperactive tomboy!" She shurged. "Well, I'm not a tomboy! I'm just hyperactive ... but never a tomboy. Gosh, I need to take a bath!" With that, she grabbed the clothes Tifa had handed out to her and went to the bathroom. She took a thorough bath and afterwards grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her tiny figure. She then examined the clothes Tifa gave her and blinked. 'I'm suppose to wear ... these?!' She held up a spaghetti strapped, blue shirt and a black, denim mini shorts. 'Gosh, Tifa wears the oddest things!' She quickly wore her clothes and rushed out of the room to look at her reflection in the mirror.
"Well, not bad ..." She heard as she glanced at the door. "Tifa!?" Yuffie shouted in surprise. Tifa smiled sheepishly and giggled a little. "Oops ... sorry to surprise you there, Yuffie. You look really good in those. I mean, I never think I'll see the day that you change from the usual green turtleneck and shorts." Tifa chuckled as she sat down the bed. "Barret, Vincent, Cloud, Cid and Red will be eating with us tonight. You better go to the dining room before they get here, okay?" Yuffie nodded. "Oh, all right. I'll be there, I just have to brush my hair." Tifa smiled, "Well, okay ..." She closed the door quietly to let Yuffie have her privacy. 'Everyone will see me in ... these.' She looked at herself again. Without thinking, she grabbed the brush and looked at it. Yuffie gave out a small smile as she remembered Tifa give it to her for her birthday a year ago. Slowly, she brushed her hair. She moaned as she pulled some of her tangled hair. "Ouch!" She looked at the tangled hair disapprovingly as she jerked the brush free. After a few hundred strokes ... "Phew!" She finished brushing with one last, affectionate stroke at her new, groomed, tangle-free, chocolate brown hair. "Perfect!" She looked at herself in the mirror one last time. 'This is Lady Kisaragi at her best! Not a tomboy freak-a-zoid!' Skipping and grinning, she went outside.
"Hey Yuffie!" Tifa said as she dragged her into the dining room. Struggling vainly she whined, "Tifa?! I don't want anyone seeing me! Look at me I look stu-" "Nice!" Tifa interrupted as they reached the dining room. Tifa let Yuffie go as she nursed her sore wrist. "You look nice ... better in this Tifa ... better than I in this get-up!" Tifa was wearing a short, white dress and high-heeled shoes. "No I don't, silly! It's just that Clo-" *ding dong* The doorbell interupted the heated conversation and left Tifa sighing. "Oh, It must be Cloud!" Tifa said in glee as she grinned and hurriedly went to get the door. Yuffie sat down on one of the chairs as Tifa answered the door. The first thing that met Tifa's eye was a bunch of yellow spiky hair and a sheepish grin. "Hey Cloud!" Tifa said as Cloud came in. Cloud was wearing a navy blue jacket with a white shirt inside. He was also wearing black pants and black shoes to match. "So, am I the only one here aside from you and ..." He looked for the small ninja and smiled. "Yuffie?" Cloud said as he found Yuffie. Yuffie glared as Cloud grinned after he recovered from a slight shock. "Tifa asked me to wear these!" Yuffie wailed hurriedly before Cloud and Tifa could reply. Cloud smiled and nodded. "It looks nice; it suits you." Cloud looked at Tifa. "Not bad either ..." Tifa smiled as the two walked towards the living room as Yuffie grimly trailed behind, sulking. They settled down on the sofa and Cloud faced Tifa. "When will the others arrive, Tif?" Tifa smiled and said. "Red and Barret are coming now from the inn. Cid will be arriving a bit later ... I'm not sure why ... he brought Shera by the way. Vincent will probably be here in a few minutes though I had to beg him to come using my PHS." Tifa said as she looked at her watch. The others will probably be late for a few minutes. Sure enough, after a few minutes, the doorbell rang. "I guess that someone has actually arrived." Cloud said as he sat down across Yuffie. Tifa answered the door. "Oh! Hello, Vincent. Come in!" Vincent nodded quietly and entered, "Good evening, Tifa." He followed Tifa towards the dining room. "Hey Vincent!" Cloud said as Yuffie looked away trying to ignore everyone, scowling. Vincent nodded at Cloud to reply and looked at Yuffie. "Hi Vincent ..." Yuffie said in a monotonous voice as she pouted. Vincent stared at Yuffie with his crimson eyes, filled with surprise and amusement. "Is there something wrong, Yuffie?" Vincent said, with his normal deadpan voice. Yuffie sarcastically smiled. "No, except that I'm forced to wear these, which neither looks good or becoming! I'd rather be called a tomboy than ..." Yuffie stopped as Vincent stared at Yuffie. Light brown eyes met blood red orbs. Vincent approached Yuffie and shook his head, "They look nice on you Yuffie." Vincent said as he grabbed a chair and sat beside Yuffie.
Author's Note: Okay ... there's not much and... Yuffie: I'm not such a whiner!
Mizuyuki: Just for this fan fiction ... okay?
Yuffie: Only this ... or else, my conformer will go straight to your throat ...
Mizuyuki: >_ Yuffie: Oh, right. Sorry ... Well, I'll make the next chapter better ... ;)