QE:hey. we are back.
E.S.P:Poor you lot. Anyway down to business. We own nothing.
QE:Not at all.
I'm not crying. The great ninja of Wutai does not cry. My heart is not screaming at me. I am not sitting at the back door step in the cold winter of Midgar in barely anything. Ten o'clock at night.
Ok. So...yeah, I am.
I don't know how I got here. It started when I was happily drinking something Tifa made. Still have no idea what it was. I glance over and see Creepy McVampire talking to Shelke. Which doesn't mean anything...But...he was smiling...Then I ended up here.
Freezing might I add.
I don't know why I got upset.
I know he saw me.
What is it that I could care about?
I am vaguely aware something red being wrapped around me. I growl. Vincent. Using my expert ninja skill I turn and slap him. How dare he interrupt my trail of taught. Or lack of it.
"Ow."
That didn't sound like Vincent. Then again the blur is slightly taller than me and blonde, not freakishly tall and black hair.
"Cloud?" I whimper. Not wait I don't whimper.
Next thing I know I wrapped again in the red thing. "It's a blanket."
I mumbled something. I don't know. Then he hugged me. It was nice and warm. Normally I wouldn't care about Cloud but...I just needed someone. "Why am I crying?" I mumble out. I don't like this. I have to know what's going on and why. Normally my epic ninja skills help me out but...this just hurts.
Cloud doesn't respond. I start to panic.
He takes my hand and leads me inside. I give a cold stare at the freakishly tall blackish blur as we walk by. I follow Chocobo up the stairs and somewhere. He makes me sit on the bed in the room.
"I'll be back. OK?" He generally sounded worried. Why would he care? I do nothing but annoy and torment him.
I nod and he stuffs a yellow fluffy thing in my hands. Turns out it's a stuffed Chocobo. Who figures. Probably belongs to Marlene.
I curl up under the covers still with the blanket protecting me. Deep down I wish I could drift into an unyielding sleep, but then no one would see the awesomeness of Yuffie Kisaragi. But...what use is it if I behave like this?
"Yuffie."
How dare someone disturb me? "What?"
"You can sleep here tonight but budge over."
I pull the covers down and realise that I'm in Cloud's room. Oh crap. "I'm sorry." Man do those words taste wrong. I try and get up but Cloud is stronger than me. "What the hell?" I yell.
"You're depressed..." "Am not!" "...me and Tifa are worried..." "You shouldn't be." "...just humour us."
Now that I can see properly I realise that Cloud is really worried about me. Worried not stupid puppy dog expression. "Ok." He looked worried then smiled "Now get off me you pervert." Cloud went red. Which is fun to do but I felt a twang of pain in my gut.
"Move over." He then points at my cup on the side.
It's Tifa's triple hot chocolate. Marlene and Denzel only get this if they are really upset, like wake up in the middle of the night absolutely screaming upset.
I look up and realise Cloud is getting changed. I wolf whistle and grin at him as he looked at me annoyed. "Nice to know you're not over compensating."
"Fuck you." I blink. Cloud doesn't swear. That is Cid and Barret.
Still using the blanket as a protection I cuddle up to him. "Sorry." Still tastes weird.
"Doesn't matter." He mumbles cuddling me back.
It takes me ages to fall asleep. I hate this feeling of vulnerability.
I did not scream when I woke up. Ok I did but luckily Cloud knew I was. I hold him crying. Even half asleep he is still a moron. But he's my moron until morning.
Oh great I feel sad now.
"It's five." Cloud yawned.
"Ok." I mumbled. Missing the warmth as he gets up. "See you Barney." He pats the teddy on its head.
"Oh you are a moron." I grumble at him.
He sticks him tongue out at me. It is weird seeing Cloud relaxed. He really is childish.
"I don't want to be alone." I finally said.
He gives me a hard look. "What makes you think anybody else does?"
Wow. Flash back to when Cloud wasn't really Cloud but a weird mixture, like the time I mixed paint and attacked Vince...ok cannot finish that sentence.
"You can come and help with my deliveries or stay in bed till later."
Motion sickness or being alone with Fangs.
Cloud never looked so shocked. "I'm in." Jumping up and glomping him.
Tifa sighed when they both turned up at lunch. Cloud looked exhausted and Yuffie looked green.
"Have fun." She grinned.
Yuffie slumped on the stool in front of her. "Hi."
"Vincent and Shelke went looking for you." Tifa smiled.
Quick look around told her it was just them two. "Why is cloud being nice to me? I'm awful to him."
"It's just Him. He always has to help." Tifa sat next to Yuffie placing a drink in front of her.
"But why?"
Tifa frowned. "You know Cloud is the biggest enigma I have ever met."
Vincent stood back and watched them.
"You know Cloud has a teddy Chocobo?"
Tifa gave Vincent a warning shot. "Yeah it's called Barney."
Yuffie shook her head. "Such a child."
"So why were you crying last night?"
A new wave of tears rolled down Yuffie's face. "I just don't want to be alone anymore."
Vincent stepped forwards. "Yuffie."
She turned at ran upstairs. A loud bang could be heard.
"Smooth move Romeo." Tifa glared at him. "Couldn't you at least waited."
Yuffie stared worriedly at the sword aimed at her neck.
"Yuffie." Cloud said warningly. "I'd just drifted off."
Yuffie gasped and gagged on her own tears. "Wrong room." She tried to smile but failed.
"Nice try." Cloud said grabbing her wrist.
"It's not like you are refrained from saying how you feel. I'm a fucking princess." All Yuffie's rage escaped in that sentence. She was still fuming pretty badly.
"I do." Yuffie sneered at him. "The first time I was poisoned and when I realised it was too late." Yuffie started to calm down. "And the second time. It was just too late."
"You loved Zack."
Cloud nodded "and Aerith."
Yuffie sat down. "I'm so sorry. I didn't know." She looked away. "I just don't want to be alone. I hate it."
"You're not the only one." Cloud placed a gentle kiss on her lips.
Cid glared at Yuffie. Yuffie looked down at her feet. "So have you anything for me to do?" She asked meekly.
"What's the catch?"
Cid wasn't the only one looking weary at her. The whole bar was. They all wanted to know what Yuffie's angle and/or new prank was.
"No catch. I just want something to do."
"Why not go Materia hunting like you normally do? Or annoy Vincent?" He asked wearly.
"If you don't want any help I'll move elsewhere." Yuffie got up. Never looking anywhere else but the floor.
Vincent watched as she went and sat at the next table and offered her assistance.
"Ridiculous isn't it." Shelke stated.
"Something is not right." Vincent deduced.
"What she isn't annoying people. That it was a blessing." Shelke caught Yuffie's gaze. "I'm surprised she still hangs around here. No one like her or her antics."
Pain was obvious in her eyes.
The bar watched as Yuffie ran out.
Tifa looked helpless at Cloud who understood and got up. Followed by Vincent.
"Hey wait up." Shelke panicked getting up after them. 'Them and their damn long legs.'
"What did you do to her Cloud? " Vincent challenged.
Cloud looked back helpless like. "What I've done?" There was underlying harshness in his calm voice. "Take a look at yourself." He turned and walked off.
"What do you mean?"
Cloud ignored him and carried on looking for Yuffie.
"Cloud."
"If you haven't noticed, Yuffie loves you."
Vincent stopped.
"She's been beating herself up about it."
The distance got bigger.
Shelke found Yuffie, no thanks to the guys at all. "You have to ruin everybody's evening don't you." She sneered.
Yuffie looked down from the roof top.
"Can't you see Vincent couldn't care less about you?" She shouted.
"I know." Yuffie's voice barely audible.
"Then why this? Why are you trying to get his attention?" She growled.
"Shelke that enough."
Yuffie's heart shattered completely. "I only want to be love." She said to herself. "I'm I really that unlovable?" Her body collapsed from the pain and she fell forwards.
"Yuffie!"
QE:It's up to you who saves her.
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