How Far?

To say I was shocked would be, an understatement.

I mean really, how did this happen?

Right under everyone's noses someone came in and kidnapped her.

Was no one awake?

" How come none of you heard her? Yuffie is smarter than she looks, I'm sure she would have made a noise." I asked. Cloud turned to me, baggy eyes and a stressed look on his face.

" We don't know, that's the problem. We just woke up this morning to find her room a mess and a note." I frowned. The kidnapper left a note? It must be a ransom note. " And before you ask its not a ransom note." Cloud added.

I thought for a moment. A kidnapper takes her, leaves a note, but doesn't want anything?

" What does the note say?" Cloud stared at me for a moment before searching his pockets. He took out a small folded piece of paper and handed it to me.

It looked like printer paper. On the front was two initials, V.V. For a moment, I was stunned but opened it up anyway. Inside was hardly any letter. It just had two lines.

How far would you go, to save her?

Your not so distant friend

" Is this... is this for me?" I asked puzzled. Cloud nodded.

" No fingerprints, this guy...or girl is good. But whatever they want, I'm sure it involves you and Yuffie." Reeve said from a booth. I almost didn't realize people were in the room. Tifa was sitting at the counter with the children.

Everyone else was gathered here too. What a way to start a party. I had just got here when everyone had finished going through her room for clues.

" Odd, did you check with Wutai?" I felt like a detective, searching for answers for an unsolved case. I might as well have. Tifa, right when I walked in the door approached me like one. Must have something to do with my last mission.

Which I didn't want to think about right now.

" Yes we did. They are searching too, Godo said he hadn't seen her and didn't have anyone sent for her." Reeve answered. I looked around, everyone had a puzzled look on their face.

I hn'ed quietly, this was...odd.

I had expected to come into the Seventh Heaven to attend a party. Not start an investigation for Yuffie.

Glancing around, I suddenly realized that since my initials (Unless the person got the wrong household) were on the paper, I was the one.

The one that had to go save her...

Again.

" Do you have any leads as to where their going with her?"

" Yes, a witness says she say a tall man carrying a girl and another tall girl running off toward Kalm. She also says she has never seen the two people before. But she was definitely sure that the person he was carrying was Yuffie. And she also had a mouth..." Reeve said, chuckling at the end. I smirked, just like Yuffie.

Kind of stupid of anyone not to gag her.

" Alright, I'll be back. Call me if you have any leads." I told Reeve. He nodded before walking out with Shelke to go back to the WRO. Tifa stood up to get the kids ready for school and the others stayed to investigate more.

I walked out the door and started off. It was slightly irritating that no one offered any food before I went but I guess Yuffie was more important.

But not by much.

Snorting at the idea of Yuffie beating me up for that comment settled my uneasiness. I'm sure it didn't show, but I was worried. She was strong, probably even stronger than me. What took her down, and without her being able to say anything?

My walk to Kalm was pleasant. Until I stopped next to a tree right before I entered Kalm. It wasn't hard to miss. It was a journal page, with a shurikan holding it up. I walked over to it and took off the shurikan and grabbed the paper.

Date: October 31

Two days ago, I went on a mission with Vince. I was kicking ass before Vincent told me to look out. I mean really, I was doing fine. Then he had to go and say "Yuffie, look out!"

What the hell is wrong with him? I would have ended up in a ditch with a head ache if he wouldn't have said that. Because everyone (not Vincent apparently) knows that you don't say that or the other person gets hurt. Which I did. Badly.

I turned around, and guess what? Yep, some idiot thug jabbed me with what he calls a dagger and I call a butter knife. Ok it was a dagger, but it doesn't matter, it still hurt.

And he didn't just stop at one jab. No, he did it repeatedly. Until Vincent got rid of him. Which I still haven't thanked him for. I would be dead if that blood sucker wasn't here.

Anyway, Vince helped me back to Seventh Heaven, where I very much regret (And still haven't apologized for) throwing up on his shoes. Or armor, whatever those things are. He didn't even stop to take them off as he helped me heal up.

What a good guy, whatever Hojo and Lucrecia did to him he doesn't deserve. And I may just be a distant friend to him, but...

Vincent Valentine, your my hero.

Yuffie

I stared at the page. This was possibly the most nicest thing she has ever said (even if it on paper) to me. The nicest thing anyone has said to me.

" Yuffie, I think of you more than a distant friend." I said starting toward Kalm. It was true, being paired up with her all the time I had grown to find her babbling comfortable. Not annoying like Cid would say. Even though some of the stuff that comes out of her mouth isn't worth listening to. And I'm talking about the cursing or when she talks about sex jokes.

Its not a pretty sight.

Entering Kalm, I walked around for anything really. I asked around and everyone shook their heads. Except one person. She had dark hair and pale skin. I approached her and she nearly jumped in the air at the sight of me. She had dark goggles on, probably to shield her eyes from the sun.

She was tall, not as tall as me but close enough. Her attire consisted of a black tank top, tight white pants that had dust on them and a pair of common shoes.

" What?" She asked me irritably before I had a chance to say anything. I scowled, she looked about seventeen or sixteen from the looks of it. She held my eyes in place as she stared at me from within the goggles.

" I am looking for my friend, Yuffie Kisaragi. Have you seen her?" The girl thought for a moment before sighing.

" Saw her and two kids heading for Junon." She said quickly before turning back to her car. I didn't thank her, since she seemed busy and in a fowl mood.

I took off to Junon then, my thoughts on Yuffie's whereabouts and the girl. She seemed so familiar yet not familiar at all.

After walking until sundown I stopped. Not actually tired I sat in a clearing to rest and sleep. But found myself not being able to sleep. And of course I knew why. It had haunted me October.

I know it wasn't my fault and she was only exaggerating but seeing her bleeding made me think of how I couldn't save Lucrecia. And when I saw her bleeding... I felt powerless.

Sighing, I closed my eyes and let my head rest against the ground.

Sleep comes quickly.

But so does nightmares.

First chapter of my newest fanfiction. I plan on finishing this one because I know whats going to happen. The other fanfiction is still on hold since its hard to write.(Next Chapter will be much longer)

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