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Chapter 2: Good Luck Yuffie!

"You did what!?" Tifa shouted.

"I got engaged," the words sounded strange coming out of her mouth.

"To Reno?" Tifa looked at Yuffie.

Things were definitely not okay.

Yuffie came in, ordered Sake and left with a Turk who used to be their enemy, only to came back to see her a few days later with news that Yuffie was going to marry said Turkey.

Vincent spat out his drink from the other end of the bar, "Is that guy even marriage material?"

"Lay off my fiancé!" Yuffie stuck her tongue out.

"Sorry," Vincent's attention went back to his little corner.

"She's just joking Vincent. I mean she obviously can't be serious," Barret laughed as he stretched out on his stool, "You're just pulling our legs so you can-"

Cloud walked into the bar, the familiar chime ringing throughout the space. His attention went straight to Yuffie.

"What did you do with Reno?" Cloud was at her side in a flash and Yuffie instantly felt her stomach knot up. She hadn't realized how upset everyone would be that she was marrying Reno. After all, she'd done plenty of dumb stuff in the past. Surely, this wasn't the worst thing she had done.

She was also curious if Cloud had a hidden microphone or hid in the vents somewhere around the bar. He just kept showing up at the most random times with information he shouldn't even be aware of yet. But her suspicions would have to be put on hold for the moment.

"We're on good terms with the Turks now that they're trying to make amends, aren't we?" Yuffie refused to look up. Her stomach still sick.

"For now, but they still work for Rufus. That guy… Yuffie we don't trust them. You need to end this whole thing now," Cloud growled.

Wincing, Yuffie threw her hands in the air, "Oh, come on Cloud, is that really fair? Reno's given us breaks and helped us out plenty of times. Sure he's got a crazy job, but it pays the bills. He really isn't all that bad. I mean yeah, Shinra is bad news, but Reno's just… Well, he's not dangerous."

"If he was working and Shinra said to kill you, he would without a second thought," Cloud retorted.

"Whoah! Cloud, let's give Reno a little more credit than that," Tifa held up her hands.

"So now you're on her side?" Cloud crossed his arms, his eyes steeling against Tifa's defense.

Vincent spoke up, "Tifa, I'm with Cloud on this. He can't make up for the things he's done. No one can ever make up for what they've done. Those sins will haunt them forever."

Everyone stared at Vincent for a moment. Sometimes they forgot just how dark he can be.

"Okay… Moving on," Barret broke the silence, "Yuffie you can't marry a turk. It's gotta be like illegal or something."

"Ugh!" Yuffie jumped up on her feet, "I chose to get myself into this and I will choose what happens from here. I'm a big girl you guys."

"Come on Yuffie, we all know that," Barret took a big swig of beer, "But we also know you have a habit of getting yourself into mega trouble! We're just looking out for you."

"Well you guys don't have to worry about me and Reno," Yuffie shook her head.

Tifa took in a deep breath and thought about what Yuffie was doing. It was crazy, but… Who was Tifa to judge? Cloud made her crazy all the time and she just put up with it. Maybe it was the same for Yuffie and Reno?

"Guys, we should throw them an engagement party. Show them that we support whatever makes them happy," Tifa breathed.

"What?!" Cloud looked irritated.

Cloud couldn't believe what Tifa was suggesting. Reno was their enemy. Even with Shinra gone, Reno still wanted to rebuild the company that drained the world of it's life source. How could she be supporting this.

"I think Cloud means to say he doesn't think that's a great idea," Vincent spoke up.

Cloud nodded.

Barret considered it. Then it hit him. Maybe if they supported them, Yuffie would wake up and realize that Reno was bad all on her own. He smiled at Tifa.

Barret nodded his head, "Well I think it's a great idea. We might not like the idea of Yuffie getting herself into trouble, but if Yuffie and Reno are absolutely sure that this is what they want, who are we to stop them?"

"Thank you Barret, Tifa. Se not everyone thinks I'm making a mistake," Yuffie smiled brightly. At least she could count on them to stand by her crazy decision.

"Yeah, well I won't be there," Cloud left the room, and Yuffie winced.

"He'll come around," Tifa sweatdropped.

"What about you Vincent?" Yuffie craned her neck to see him.

She didn't always care about what other people thought, but Vincent had grown on her. She found she respected him. Maybe because she respected the fact that Vincent felt like he could never make up for the past, but he was still with AVALANCHE and he was still trying. That took more strength than Yuffie had in her entire being. It was admirable.

"I'll make an appearance, but you know I'm not one for big crowds," Vincent shrugged and went back to being interested in the solitude of his corner, all the way across the bar.

"Okay," Tifa nodded, "Then it's settled. We will be throwing you an engagement party. And Yuffie I want details! I want to know about when you and Reno first started dating, and what your first date was like, and-Yuffie?"

But Yuffie was already on her way out, "Sorry Tifa! I just remembered something."

"Wait, are we really going through with this?" Barret looked at Tifa. When she didn't answer right away, he finished off his beer and asked for more.

Shrugging, Tifa handed him another beer, "It's her life Barret."

"Yeah, but aren't we her friends? We can't just let her do this to herself?" Barret popped the lid off his beer and took another swig before slamming it down hard on the table in frustration.

"Um, we can't exactly control her," Tifa shrugged.

Cloud re-entered the room and ruffled his hair, "Like anyone can control Yuffie. Hand me something strong Tifa."

"What you're on her side?!" Barret shouted almost knocking his beer off the counter. He'd just watched Cloud storm out and then change in his mind completely in a matter of minutes. Was everyone going bonkers today? Yuffie couldn't marry Reno. It just couldn't happen. It was like Marlene growing up and getting older. Marlene couldn't grow up, and Yuffie couldn't get married to Reno end of story.

"What do you have in mind?" Cloud countered Barret.

"You want me to threaten Reno?" Vincent suggested.

"Yeah!" Barret through his fist in the air. Now they were talking. Why is it that Vincent was the one making any sense at the moment?

"I'll grab him, and you scare him deal?" Cloud smirked.

All three boys earned a glare from Tifa, "Look Yuffie's our friend. And we are going to support her no matter what she decides and I don't want to hear any different. You hear me?!"

Cloud nodded his head, but he rolled his eyes when Tifa's back was turned. He looked to Barret and Vincent and nodded. They would do what they had too.

XXXXX

Rubbing his sore head, Reno plopped down in his seat in the Shinra helicopter. He'd just told Rude that he got engaged and Rude's reaction was to hit him over the head.

"What the #*! , man!? What was that for? I thought you'd be happy, now we can all hang together again," Reno huffed flipping on a few switches on the control panel.

Rude just shook his head, "Yuffie?"

Reno shrugged, "What's wrong with Yuffie?"

"Cloud?" Rude shook his head as he got in on the other side of the copter and started flipping switches on his side.

"Please, you liked Tifa a while back how is this any different?" Reno rolled his eyes, "And it's not like Cloud has a thing for Yuffie the way he does for Tifa. Yuffie just happens to hang around him a lot. They're friends."

Rude stretched and cracked his knuckles, his fingers itching to take control of the helicopter and get their job over with. All he wanted was another day punched in and out, easy as pie. Even if Reno never made it easy. Never once.

Sighing, Rude refrained from starting up the ignition and kept the plane in idle, "Reno you've done a lot of stupid stuff. I've always kept my mouth shut, but this? I mean Yuffie? Are you sure she's not just another girl?"

Rude didn't say, 'Just another girl you need chocolate and a guys night out to get over,' but Reno knew what he meant. Reno wasn't exactly every girls dream boyfriend. Most girls went out with him a couple times and then got mad at him for not paying enough attention, and they left angry and upset. Everyone of his exes were angry about him spending to much time with the Turks or out on jobs. They were all annoying as ever.

Reno crossed his arms, "Well, Yuffie's not like them," he thought out loud. Number one, Yuffie wasn't really his girl, so a marriage wouldn't end up complicating things by her getting all needy, and even if she did get needy…

"She knows you and Elena. She's hung out with us before. All of Cloud's gang has been out with us at one time or another. Even if we aren't exactly close with any of them. So, it's not like I'll have to purposely leave her out of anything," Reno smiled, "Not that Yuffie would ever let me leave her out anyway. She'd probably tag along even if I told her not to."

'Especially if I told her not to,' Reno thought to himself.

Rude looked Reno over one last time. He was serious. Rude couldn't remember Reno ever being serious about a girl, ever.

"Must be pretty special," Rude remarked as he finally pushed the button that started the engine.

Reno smirked, "You could say that," after all he wouldn't marry just anybody. Yuffie was the only girl he knew that probably wouldn't drive him completely crazy. She wouldn't be pushing for his back story and she wouldn't be disappointed when she found out what it was. That Reno was just Reno.

He lived and average life, and he worked for Shinra because it paid the bills. End of story. Yuffie was a girl who accepted that part of him. He wasn't expected to be something or someone he wasn't. Yuffie would never force him into anything he didn't want to do.

Unless it involved materia.

Reno smirked at that thought, and Rude looked him over like he was crazy. Not that Rude didn't always give him that look anyway. Rude was always more practical. It was why they got along so well.

Reno taught Rude to come out of his shell and Rude taught Reno to hold back a little on the crazy. Yin and Yang. Always.

"You sure you know what you're doing?" Rude asked one last time before he lifted the copter off the ground.

The redhead leaned back in his chair, "Eh? Who knows? Maybe not. But she said yes so- Oh! Right I almost forgot, I want you're opinion on what I'm gonna do. Where is that materia?"

Reno unclipped his seatbelt and shifted himself so he was able to sift through things in the back of the plane. This would've been fine except for the fact that Reno brought his foot up and hit one of the controls causing the helicopter to go up and Rude's face to go from calm to scared out of his mind.

He tried to get Reno's attention, but Reno didn't seem to want to listen.

"What? Hold on a second will you? Geesh, I can't believe you're off the ground already. We'll have plenty of time to search that new location after I grab this-oof!"

They landed. Rude shook his head. It was cold and the copter was totaled. Snow was everywhere smushing Rude and Reno together.

Rude just glared at Reno who shrugged, "That was my fault wasn't it?"

Rude nodded and Reno sweatdropped.

Rude just shook his head and rolled his eyes, 'Good luck with this knucklehead, Yuffie. You're going to need it,' he thought.