Chapter 2: Patience and Wrath
Standing near the entrance of the movie at night never made her disappointed, but she was beginning to feel sad and unwanted after people passed by. Yuffie was dressed in a white long-sleeved shirt, dark green shorts, a violet vest, dark blue and violet striped knee socks, black and white tennis shoes, and she left her trademark headband on her forehead. She had her back against the wall and had her wristwatch up to her view. Seven fifteen pm. Already three hours passed the deadline for her date to show up.
Two months ago, she and a member of the WRO accidentally collided under her carelessness and his paperwork. They apologized for being clumsy, and they introduced to each other. He was a sergeant, already at the term of supervising the younger recruits, yet he already has enough training to get to higher ranks. They were friends at one time, but later they were hanging out more and more. He was a nice guy, and they both have similar lives through childhood.
One month later, he asked her to go out with him. The ninja was surprised when he asked her and was unsure at first. She hasn't been in love or hasn't been on a date, and there were times that she had crushes on her younger days. She was already old enough to go out and enjoy life, but there was something about him that made her conscience tell her that he wasn't the right guy. Yuffie told him once that she wasn't quite sure about the whole ordeal, but he had convinced her that in a few weeks that they would hit off well. Those weeks have been fun, but she couldn't quite push her affections than the "more than just friends" area. She should have told him that she couldn't feel anything more than just being friends…
"Yuffie? What are you doing here?" Her attention snapped back into reality to look up to Vincent Valentine, ex-Turk and current member of the WRO. She moved herself away from the wall with much energy forced out of her, and she just smiled.
"Oh. Um… hey, Vinnie! My date was supposed to appear. I tried calling him, but he hasn't answered his phone. I decided to wait for him a little longer just in case he was in traffic." Vincent crossed his arms and gave her his stare.
"How long?" Yuffie shifted her weight, unable to answer him. Vincent waited for a while until Yuffie couldn't take the silence anymore.
"Three hours… I guess…" Vincent walked up to her and placed his human hand on her shoulder, squeezing it with reassurance.
"Yuffie-"
"It's okay." She walked a bit away from him and looked down.
"I'm the one who said to him that we'll see if it would work out. I don't feel bad since I started this date. I should tell him that we should stay friends since I don't feel anything but friendship." Yuffie fidgeted for a bit until Vincent patted her shoulder once again with his human hand.
"Understandable. It is best to tell him when you see him." Yuffie smiled and pranced beside him.
"Okay! Hey, Vinnie? Should we go somewhere to eat? I'm starving!"
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Vincent will not admit that he was angry that Yuffie and her date were going out a month ago, but when he caught her date making out with a blond woman somewhere near a bar, the gunman was enraged to know that her date was a two-timer and drunk. He would have shot him on that spot or have Galian Beast rip him apart if it weren't for Yuffie and the imagination of her crying in sorrow, and the demons in him quieted down when they had that image pop up in his conciousness. He would have to settle for dragging her date to the alley, beat the life out of him, and leave his drunken presence out cold and in the dark. He found the young ninja still waiting for her date, and he couldn't help it but accompany her to make up for her failed date.
Her patience was tremendous, especially when she tried to talk to her father into letting her Wutai without an arrange marriage with much wise reasoning. This, of course, lead to him disowning her and leaving her heartbroken. That was one of the days that Vincent wanted to beat sense into the hardheaded man, and it ended up with Vincent taking her to a high-class restaurant and worth making her happy.
"Hey, Vinnie," Yuffie whispered to gain his attention. Vincent's dark thoughts were broken, and he just stared at her in question.
"Do you think you can order wine for me? Please?" Vincent grunted and half glared at her.
"Absolutely not." Yuffie pouted and shoved a piece of steak in her mouth. Vincent inwardly smirked as he sipped the desired beverage in front of Yuffie. He knew that she was ready, but he also has learned from her that he has to be patient with her, no matter how frustrating it is.
A.N.: I was kind of rushing this chapter because Vincent was hard on being wrathful, and his patience had more tolerance on a hyper Yuffie. I don't know if this story kills their character, and if so, I apologize. I'm trying to get this whole thing relate in opposites, and it has been racking in my head for a plot.
