(Somewhere in the World) xD
Sephiroth glanced back at Rufus who was walking behind him, while he followed Yuffie. "Sir, if I may ask, why are you so against Vincent?" he wondered vaguely.
Rufus continued walking as he considered ignoring the comment. No, best to tell them even if they don't understand... He slowed his pace. "He left the organization he had pledged to give his life to. He went back on his word and betrayed them all. People as such can't be trusted." All right, so maybe that was only one of the reasons, but maybe it would appease Sephiroth's curiosity temporarily.
Sephiroth cocked an eyebrow. "Well, after what happened to him can you really hold that against him? After all, it was the Turks and the scientist under your father's faults that he is the way he is now." Sephiroth stated coldly, not knowing the full story, but knowing that was not the same 'Vincent Valentine' who had worked at Shinra years before Sephiroth was even born.
Rufus sighed, then chuckled. "It's not always someone else's fault that we turn out the way we do. It's how we choose to cope with what's happened, and how we respond to the situation. We are who we choose to be."
A distance ahead of them, Vincent was returning from Mideel and met up with Yuffie.
"No luck, I guess?" Yuffie huffed as Vincent reached her. "No gurk and no Tifa." She looked back at the two figures behind her. "Let's wait here for them to catch up, and then you can tell us what happened with you."
"Very well. You can't find Tifa because she's with Cloud in Mideel. As for this gurk, it is vital we find one. It is as if he will die with out it," Vincent stated, leaning against a tree trunk awaiting the other two to catch up.
Yuffie flopped down near his feet and began absently collecting the first fallen leaves into a pile between her legs. "So we have to go there, huh? To get Tifa, I mean." She sighed. "This is getting very complicated, and we haven't even started. But I have been thinking about it, and there is this insurmountable problem…
"WE DONT KNOW WHAT A GURK IS!!!" Yuffie jumped up passionately, scattering her pile of leaves with every word.
Rufus rounded the grassy corner, hearing Yuffie before he actually saw her. He was startled by the sudden appearance of Vincent Valentine. That mysterious man appeared so abruptly, almost from thin air.
"Vincent! What's the verdict?" Rufus asked.
"The verdict is, he needs a gurk or he'll die. And we have to go to Mideel. Tifa is there." He uncrossed his arms and stood up.
"Hmm. Mideel it is..." Rufus paused, frowning. "Did you happen to assess the...current safety standings? I'd hate for us all to get there only to be met with a gruesome death at the hands of this volatile Strife." He glanced at Sephiroth, concerned that his only source of defense might suddenly disappear. After having been without the Turks--his security blanket--for quite some time, he had finally found another guardian and was terrified at the thought of losing it. He glanced back at Vincent.
Yuffie, who had settled back down to re-gather her leaves, jumped up again, "We'll fight 'em! All of 'em! Put 'em up..." She danced around Rufus, shadow. She faked a right and then brought her left up almost to his chin, then paused thoughtfully, "Well, really, there is only one Strife. What are you so afraid of?" She glared at him with her hands on her hips. After a moment, she spun around, "CHARGE!" She bounced off Vincent, and continued up the road waving for the others to follow her, "To Mideel and BEYOND! THE QUEST FOR THE HOLY GURK BEGINS!"
*drumroll*
LatteJazz: Yes, this chapter is short, but it seemed like it needed an update. xD
