Chapter 3: My Guardian Devil

Yayz 3rd chap! I think this story is going along pretty well so far.

Yuffie stood leaning against the wall of the interior of the helicopter, listening to the buzz of the blades of vehicle whirl in fast circles. Vincent was driving the helicopter with surprising skill. "Vinnie, how did you get so good at driving a helicopter?" She had asked.

"Don't call me that!" Was the only answer Vincent gave. He only spoke when Yuffie asked him questions. All other times, he was silent.

The interior of the helicopter was small and slightly cramped: Rifles and guns lay littered across the floor. The walls and floor were as black as the outside, and the weird rune symbol of INFERNO was also imprinted on the walls. Several lights and switches formed the landscape of the control board that Vincent used to fly the machine.

After about an hour, Vincent announced, "Hey, Yuffie. We're almost at Wutai."

"That's good!" Yuffie said happily. But secretly, she wished she could be with Vincent a little longer. She didn't know why. Maybe… it's… love? She thought. No! I don't love Vincent! Why would I?! Yuffie shot a glance at him. But, he is pretty hot…

Suddenly, a radar on the control board began blinking brightly, emitting a noise. Vincent looked over, and gasped. "Crap! It's those thugs called INFERNO!"

Yuffie jumped over to the control board. Tiny red dots were slowly approaching the center of the flashing crimson screen. "V-Vinnie?" She asked, staring at the screen with wide eyes.

Suddenly, the helicopter shook, jostling the pair around. "Dammit! They're here!"

Yuffie leapt to a window, and looked out. Several black helicopters surrounded them, firing rounds and rounds of gunfire at the airship. A blast hit the window Yuffie was looking through, but she ducked a split second before the impact, relinquishing a scream from the girl.

Vincent prepared his gun, and, with his clawed arm, he tore off one of the doors, exposing the 2 allies to the air. The door hurtled through the sky, and collided with one of the helicopters, destroying it. Vincent then pointed Cerberus at one of the airships. "Hang on, Yuffie!" He said. Yuffie quickly grabbed the wall, and Vincent fired at a nearby helicopter. After several hits, it caught on fire, and fell to the earth below, exploding.

The other helicopters fired at Vincent's aircraft, and it too caught on fire. Yuffie screamed. Vincent rushed over to the steering wheel, and spun it to the left in quick circles. The helicopter turned towards another one, and in one second, he picked Yuffie up in his arms, and leapt out of the blazing airship. Once he jumped out, his ship slammed into the helicopter, and both exploded.

Vincent and Yuffie dropped through the air at an alarming rate, aiming directly for Cosmo Canyon. "Vincent?" Yuffie said frightened.

"Yeah?" Vincent replied.

"Are we going to die?"

"No!" Vincent said loudly, battling over the sound of the rushing wind. "Just hold onto me and DON"T LET GO!"

Yuffie tightened her grip on Vincent's shirt, and leaned onto him, pushing her head into his shoulder.

Vincent dropped to the roof of the cliffs, and once his toes touched the rock, he jumped off, and hopped down, rock after rock, until they landed at a rushing river.

Vincent let the girl down, and she blushed hard. "Thanks, Vinnie! You're like my guardian angel, huh?"

"More like your Guardian Devil." Vincent said, almost proud of the name he had given himself.

"Hee hee! I like that name! Thanks again for saving me!" Yuffie thanked, winking.

"No problem. I'm not going to let my allies die when I can do something about it." He looked away. But why didn't I do the same for you, Lucrecia? He thought.

"HELLLLOOOOOOOO! Earth to Vincent!" Yuffie yelled in his face. Vincent's mind snapped back. "How are we going to get to Wutai now?"

Vincent pursed his lips. "There's a ship that takes you to Wutai in Costa del Sol. Shall we try there?"

"Ooh, Costa Del Sol! I always wanted to go there!" Yuffie said, absolutely joyous.

"Then I guess we should get going." Vincent said. He then began walking away, Yuffie skipping after him.

The sun had shown brightly when Vincent and Yuffie arrived in Costa del Sol. Yuffie squealed with delight and bolted into a clothes shop. She started trying on several different clothes, and made Vincent tell her what he thought about them.

Vincent gave mixed reports to try to sound neutral. Most of the time he didn't even look at Yuffie. However, Yuffie was determined to get a real expression out of Vincent. She chose a light blue tank top and a short jean skirt. She tried it on, and when she looked in the mirror, she admitted she looked a little smutty.

"I'm gonna get a reaction outta Vinnie this time." The ninja said confidently.

The princess of Wutai approached Vincent, who had his back turned, and his head low. Yuffie tapped him on the shoulder. "Hey, Vincent!" She said.

Vincent sighed. "What now, Yuff-" When he saw her, his jaw dropped.

"Well? Whaddya think?" She asked, striking a pose and winking.

Vincent felt his blood rocket up to his face. "I… er, well… uh…"

Yuffie gave a sexy smile, which made Vincent blush harder. He ducked his head to hide his red face.

Yuffie giggled. "I'll take that as an 'I love it!'" Yuffie then got back into her normal clothes, and bought the outfit. Vincent was still blushing. He had a hard time not looking at her now.

When the duo reached a dock with a boat heading for Wutai, Vincent said, "Okay, you can head back to Wutai now."

Now it was Yuffie's turn to blush. "Hey, Vinnie… M-maybe you could come back with me… y'know, to Wutai…"

But when Yuffie turned around, Vincent was nowhere in sight. She gasped. "Vincent? Vincent, where are you?!" She took a few steps forward. "VINCENT!"

Although this chapter was shorter than the previous chap, I like this one better. Please Review!