You don't really think FF& belongs to me do you? I certainly hope not.
Cause it doesn't.. it belongs to Squaresoft.... I don't know how that name
makes sense either so don't ask.
Beautiful Nightmare
A FF VII Fanfic By Hika-chan
Chapter 4: The REALLY Big News
Cid dropped them off in Wutai despite of the fact that it took time away from his very busy schedule. Even with his mumblings and curses they knew he didn't mind as much as he led on. As they got off the airship Ralena put a hand to her head. "Are you alright?"
"Huh? oh yeah I'm fine. Must've just been the altitude."
Vincent eyed her with concern, "Are you sure? You did have a bit of a spill outside Niblehiem."
"What happened?" Cid asked.
"She fell off Haretia."
"An experienced rider like you?"
"I'm fine," she answered sternly. Vincent raised a brow at her snappy reaction but said nothing until they reached Yuffie's. When she saw them Yuffie all but tackled Ralena with a hug. "It's nice to see you too."
"Oh My God Ralena I can't believe your finally here!! How long has it been?"
"Almost a year now I think."
"Geeze, no kidding?"
"No kidding."
Yuffie Looked behind Ralena to Vincent, waved, and then down at Sephiroth at his side. She smiled and snuck up to him picking the boy up over her head. "And how're you doin'!"
Sephiroth squeeled in surprise when the girl lifted him in the air. She brought him down holding him to her, then with her spare hand she started tickling the boy. He squealed and laughed trying to push away the threatening appendage. "Oh no," Ralena began, "The evil bandit ninja Yuffie has kidnapped Sephiroth and giving him tickle torture!" Ralena lept up as if to defend and rescue her hapless protege.
Yuffie jumped away, "Hahaha you will never get the boy back!"
"'Lena! 'Lena! I wanna be a ninja!!"
"What?"
"I wanna be a ninja! Can I be a good ninja like Yuffie?"
For what was possibly the first time in his life, though one wouldn't notice, Vincent Valentine was absolutely speachless.
"What are we going to do about this?"
"Come on Vincent, It's not that bad. It's about time we started teaching him how to defend himself anyway."
"Why don't we just say it Ralena, 'Teach him how to fight.'"
"There is a differance Vincent, and we will teach him that."
"Yes us, but... Yuffie?"
"What about Yuffie? She's a capabable fighter."
"Why not Tifa?"
She grinned, "Would you try and take her from Nibelheim and Cloud? Yuffie is the natural choice."
"Yes but, forgive my bluntness, she is hardly the most disciplined person to be teaching Sephiroth."
"I know she seems like that most of the time, after all she's still a teenager. But she can be very serious when she has to be. One does not learn Martial Arts of any kind without getting some discipline. Remember all those times in battle? Did she seem like a ditzy teenager then?"
"No."
"And she always came through in the end didn't she?"
Vincent sighed, "Yes..."
"So why not?"
"Well for starters we're leaving in about a week, she can hardly train him in that time." He caught sight of Ralena's embarassed grin. "You didn't..."
"Invite Yuffie to stay with us if she wanted? Not yet, but I did hint at it. It depends on if she chooses to teach Seph."
"She doesn't want too?"
"She does, she's very excited about the idea. However she is not sure if she could properly teach anyone, she's never done it before."
"Where are Sephiroth and Yuffie now?"
Ralena sat down by the window looking out at the pagoda. "I believe they're in the dojo. Yuffie is discussing the matter on her teaching with her father and Seph is watching a class."
"Are you sure this is a good idea?"
"I have a good feeling about this, yes."
He kneeled down in front of her staring her straight in the eye. "But are you SURE."
"When it comes to raising a child, I'm not sure about anything. This is the first time for both of us remember?"
"Yes. But..." She put a finger over his lips.
"Let's just give her a chance ok?"
She removed her finger when she saw his eyes take on a look of defeat, "Alright."
Wutai was a beautiful place, there was no doubt about that. They spent most of the day walking around, with Yuffie serving as guide. Her little personal additions to the tour made it that much more fun. "And this is where I used to hide when.... And hid here when... OH! This is where I stole all of Cloud's materia...etc. etc."
On the fourth night Vincent and Ralena went out to dinner, leaving Yuffie and Sephiroth to play video games or whatever games they played when they had Yuffie babysit. Ralena was wearing a simple green dress which, judging by Vincent's face, was more stunning then she thought when she bought it. They ate at a much fancier place than usual. Yuffie had made the reservations and Ralena suspected that she may have pulled some strings considering the five star treatment they had recived. Sometime around the main course Ralena started to look worried.
"Are you alright?"
"Huh? Oh yeah... It's just uhh.."
"What's wrong?"
"I think I finally figured out what happend when I fell off Haretia..."
"Really?" he began to wonder why it was worrying her.
"Well, we were riding outside town, a few miles from anyone, and then I just felt dizzy and I guess I fell then."
"You've said that, so?"
"Well I think I know the reason why I was so dizzy."
He felt her emotions then, a little happy, worried, scared and uncertain. "Ralena?"
She realized she had left her emotions slip and quickly shut the door. "I wasn't really sure at all until a few nights ago..."
"And?"
She kept looking from her lap to him, and an uncertain smile touched her lips. "I uhhh, I think I ..." She laughed, "I think we... are uhh.. going to have a baby."
Had he been eating Vincent would have choked, instead he stared at her blankly for a moment. She started to squirm under his gaze. "Are you serious?"
"Uh-huh," her voice was timid, "I mean, I haven't seen a doctor or anything yet, but I'm pretty sure."
Suddenly the largest smile she had ever seen on him formed on Vincent's face. He jumped up and hugged the empath tightly. "Ralena this is wonderful!" Then his kissed her, something he would never had done in public before now (of course they were in a private booth). "Now I have never been more sure that I love you."
She blinked at the outburst then threw her arms around his neck, "I love you too, I love you so much. Oh Vincent. If it's a girl can we name it Aeris?"
"Why not? Now I have a question."
"Yes?"
He reached into his pocket, "Will you marry me?" Tears rolled down her cheek as he put the modest little ring on her finger.
"Oh yes Vincent! YES!"
The booth door slid open and the waiter looked at the two, "Is everthing ok?"
She laughed, wiping the tears from her face, "Yes everything's fine."
The waiter caught sight of the ring on her finger that was not there before. "Would you like some champange perhaps?"
Ralena refelxively put a hand on her stomach, "Would that be safe?"
Vincent grinned, "I can't stand the stuff myself. No thank you."
"Very well then, I'll just see your to refreshing your drinks." As soon as the door slid closed again Ralena could not help but laugh.
"What's so funny?"
She imitated a secretive voice, "I think he knows."
"In a few months I think everyone will." He put his hand over hers on her stomach. "So do want to get married before you loose your figure or after you get it back?"
"Smartass."
They returned to Yuffie's family home by the dojo to find the ninja girl sitting by the pond. "Sephiroth's already in bed, how was your dinner?"
"Very nice," She smiled staring back up at Vincent. Yuffie lifted a brow, to clarify Ralena lifted her left hand.
"Oh. My. GAWD! No Way!!" She jumped up and ran over to inspect the ring. "Wow Vince I didn't know you had in you!"
"Not you too."
"Huh?"
"You called me 'Vince'."
"Oh... don't like that huh?" He gave her a quick glare which answered her question. "Well then are you sure you want me to come back with you then? Seeing as uhh.. you know."
"Actually," Ralena answered, "I think it would be much better now if you came back with us."
"Huh?"
"Well I'm pretty sure I'm going to need more help with Sephiroth around the house."
"You lost me..." Ralena put her hand on her stomach. Yuffie stared at her confused, then it hit her like a lightning bolt. Her eyes bugged and she nearly fell over, "You're not!" She glance to Vincent, "Damn you work fast."
His eyes narrowed, "Don't make me get my gun."
"It was a joke! Geeze lighten up. So, who's the father?"
"..." Vincent swiped his claw at Yuffie, she jumped away, and Ralena burst out into laughter.
"Come on Vincent! She's Joking! At least I hope so. If not she's slower than I thought."
"What's that supposed to HEY!... oops." She dodged the claw again. Vincent brought up the claw and gestured for her to come closer with one of the fingers. His face was covered in shadows but she was almost positive he was grinning. 'Vincent? Having fun? Gee she's had more of an affect on him than I thought.'
"Come here little ninja," he taunted hauntingly.
"You know if you're just playing with me," She jumped back further, " Then you're not that good at it. You're scarin' me man!"
"Good."
Ralena was practically on the floor.
He had no clue how long he had been in this hell. Everything was dark, always dark. Even when he risked monsters by turning on the electric lights everything seemed dark. He examined the generator with a flashlight he had found not long after he had been condemned here. He wasn't using it now, he always rationed it's power.
Many of those who were buried with him had died not long after the food ran out. Some were even killed by those who went crazy before that, or by being driven insane themselves. Getting lost in the large Labyrinthian tunnels below within what was once the great city of Midgar, only to be found weeks later by the smell of decay. Some were simply unwilling to eat the few creatures that had been able to find their way down here. Others had been killed by disease and infection by eating some of those same animals. Others simply died of depression from living in this dark place. The last of the others had gone some time last week... or was it last month? Or longer? He was never sure.
He had kept track of time by the number of the times he slept. Times that were becoming fewer and fewer in this claustrophobic and dismal place. Where a simple sound or scratching noise could be any number of things. Simply the aging rubble around him, or some creature that would try to eat him only to become food itself. All the others had died.
But not he, he was a survivor, he would always survive, even if the generator broke down or he could not find anymore gas for it. He would survive, he would survive even longer than the light if it came down to it.
He brushed back some of his long, matted, blonde hair. He was tough, he would survive it all. Above all else Rufus Shinra was a survivor, now more than ever.
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Hika-chan: SURPRISE!! this is what happens when I pick up some Rufus Fanfiction, gotta write about him somewhere :) Though I have no idea where I'm gonna go with him.
Rufus: How about a bath.. and a shave and a haircut?
HC: Two bits.
Rufus: What?
HC: Oh you know
Rufus: *blank look*
HC: Haven't you ever seen "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
Rufus: *blank look*
HC: You know you're not as fun as I thought you'd be.
Rufus: Who told you I was fun?
HC: *narrows eyes* Just flip your Goddamn hair.
Beautiful Nightmare
A FF VII Fanfic By Hika-chan
Chapter 4: The REALLY Big News
Cid dropped them off in Wutai despite of the fact that it took time away from his very busy schedule. Even with his mumblings and curses they knew he didn't mind as much as he led on. As they got off the airship Ralena put a hand to her head. "Are you alright?"
"Huh? oh yeah I'm fine. Must've just been the altitude."
Vincent eyed her with concern, "Are you sure? You did have a bit of a spill outside Niblehiem."
"What happened?" Cid asked.
"She fell off Haretia."
"An experienced rider like you?"
"I'm fine," she answered sternly. Vincent raised a brow at her snappy reaction but said nothing until they reached Yuffie's. When she saw them Yuffie all but tackled Ralena with a hug. "It's nice to see you too."
"Oh My God Ralena I can't believe your finally here!! How long has it been?"
"Almost a year now I think."
"Geeze, no kidding?"
"No kidding."
Yuffie Looked behind Ralena to Vincent, waved, and then down at Sephiroth at his side. She smiled and snuck up to him picking the boy up over her head. "And how're you doin'!"
Sephiroth squeeled in surprise when the girl lifted him in the air. She brought him down holding him to her, then with her spare hand she started tickling the boy. He squealed and laughed trying to push away the threatening appendage. "Oh no," Ralena began, "The evil bandit ninja Yuffie has kidnapped Sephiroth and giving him tickle torture!" Ralena lept up as if to defend and rescue her hapless protege.
Yuffie jumped away, "Hahaha you will never get the boy back!"
"'Lena! 'Lena! I wanna be a ninja!!"
"What?"
"I wanna be a ninja! Can I be a good ninja like Yuffie?"
For what was possibly the first time in his life, though one wouldn't notice, Vincent Valentine was absolutely speachless.
"What are we going to do about this?"
"Come on Vincent, It's not that bad. It's about time we started teaching him how to defend himself anyway."
"Why don't we just say it Ralena, 'Teach him how to fight.'"
"There is a differance Vincent, and we will teach him that."
"Yes us, but... Yuffie?"
"What about Yuffie? She's a capabable fighter."
"Why not Tifa?"
She grinned, "Would you try and take her from Nibelheim and Cloud? Yuffie is the natural choice."
"Yes but, forgive my bluntness, she is hardly the most disciplined person to be teaching Sephiroth."
"I know she seems like that most of the time, after all she's still a teenager. But she can be very serious when she has to be. One does not learn Martial Arts of any kind without getting some discipline. Remember all those times in battle? Did she seem like a ditzy teenager then?"
"No."
"And she always came through in the end didn't she?"
Vincent sighed, "Yes..."
"So why not?"
"Well for starters we're leaving in about a week, she can hardly train him in that time." He caught sight of Ralena's embarassed grin. "You didn't..."
"Invite Yuffie to stay with us if she wanted? Not yet, but I did hint at it. It depends on if she chooses to teach Seph."
"She doesn't want too?"
"She does, she's very excited about the idea. However she is not sure if she could properly teach anyone, she's never done it before."
"Where are Sephiroth and Yuffie now?"
Ralena sat down by the window looking out at the pagoda. "I believe they're in the dojo. Yuffie is discussing the matter on her teaching with her father and Seph is watching a class."
"Are you sure this is a good idea?"
"I have a good feeling about this, yes."
He kneeled down in front of her staring her straight in the eye. "But are you SURE."
"When it comes to raising a child, I'm not sure about anything. This is the first time for both of us remember?"
"Yes. But..." She put a finger over his lips.
"Let's just give her a chance ok?"
She removed her finger when she saw his eyes take on a look of defeat, "Alright."
Wutai was a beautiful place, there was no doubt about that. They spent most of the day walking around, with Yuffie serving as guide. Her little personal additions to the tour made it that much more fun. "And this is where I used to hide when.... And hid here when... OH! This is where I stole all of Cloud's materia...etc. etc."
On the fourth night Vincent and Ralena went out to dinner, leaving Yuffie and Sephiroth to play video games or whatever games they played when they had Yuffie babysit. Ralena was wearing a simple green dress which, judging by Vincent's face, was more stunning then she thought when she bought it. They ate at a much fancier place than usual. Yuffie had made the reservations and Ralena suspected that she may have pulled some strings considering the five star treatment they had recived. Sometime around the main course Ralena started to look worried.
"Are you alright?"
"Huh? Oh yeah... It's just uhh.."
"What's wrong?"
"I think I finally figured out what happend when I fell off Haretia..."
"Really?" he began to wonder why it was worrying her.
"Well, we were riding outside town, a few miles from anyone, and then I just felt dizzy and I guess I fell then."
"You've said that, so?"
"Well I think I know the reason why I was so dizzy."
He felt her emotions then, a little happy, worried, scared and uncertain. "Ralena?"
She realized she had left her emotions slip and quickly shut the door. "I wasn't really sure at all until a few nights ago..."
"And?"
She kept looking from her lap to him, and an uncertain smile touched her lips. "I uhhh, I think I ..." She laughed, "I think we... are uhh.. going to have a baby."
Had he been eating Vincent would have choked, instead he stared at her blankly for a moment. She started to squirm under his gaze. "Are you serious?"
"Uh-huh," her voice was timid, "I mean, I haven't seen a doctor or anything yet, but I'm pretty sure."
Suddenly the largest smile she had ever seen on him formed on Vincent's face. He jumped up and hugged the empath tightly. "Ralena this is wonderful!" Then his kissed her, something he would never had done in public before now (of course they were in a private booth). "Now I have never been more sure that I love you."
She blinked at the outburst then threw her arms around his neck, "I love you too, I love you so much. Oh Vincent. If it's a girl can we name it Aeris?"
"Why not? Now I have a question."
"Yes?"
He reached into his pocket, "Will you marry me?" Tears rolled down her cheek as he put the modest little ring on her finger.
"Oh yes Vincent! YES!"
The booth door slid open and the waiter looked at the two, "Is everthing ok?"
She laughed, wiping the tears from her face, "Yes everything's fine."
The waiter caught sight of the ring on her finger that was not there before. "Would you like some champange perhaps?"
Ralena refelxively put a hand on her stomach, "Would that be safe?"
Vincent grinned, "I can't stand the stuff myself. No thank you."
"Very well then, I'll just see your to refreshing your drinks." As soon as the door slid closed again Ralena could not help but laugh.
"What's so funny?"
She imitated a secretive voice, "I think he knows."
"In a few months I think everyone will." He put his hand over hers on her stomach. "So do want to get married before you loose your figure or after you get it back?"
"Smartass."
They returned to Yuffie's family home by the dojo to find the ninja girl sitting by the pond. "Sephiroth's already in bed, how was your dinner?"
"Very nice," She smiled staring back up at Vincent. Yuffie lifted a brow, to clarify Ralena lifted her left hand.
"Oh. My. GAWD! No Way!!" She jumped up and ran over to inspect the ring. "Wow Vince I didn't know you had in you!"
"Not you too."
"Huh?"
"You called me 'Vince'."
"Oh... don't like that huh?" He gave her a quick glare which answered her question. "Well then are you sure you want me to come back with you then? Seeing as uhh.. you know."
"Actually," Ralena answered, "I think it would be much better now if you came back with us."
"Huh?"
"Well I'm pretty sure I'm going to need more help with Sephiroth around the house."
"You lost me..." Ralena put her hand on her stomach. Yuffie stared at her confused, then it hit her like a lightning bolt. Her eyes bugged and she nearly fell over, "You're not!" She glance to Vincent, "Damn you work fast."
His eyes narrowed, "Don't make me get my gun."
"It was a joke! Geeze lighten up. So, who's the father?"
"..." Vincent swiped his claw at Yuffie, she jumped away, and Ralena burst out into laughter.
"Come on Vincent! She's Joking! At least I hope so. If not she's slower than I thought."
"What's that supposed to HEY!... oops." She dodged the claw again. Vincent brought up the claw and gestured for her to come closer with one of the fingers. His face was covered in shadows but she was almost positive he was grinning. 'Vincent? Having fun? Gee she's had more of an affect on him than I thought.'
"Come here little ninja," he taunted hauntingly.
"You know if you're just playing with me," She jumped back further, " Then you're not that good at it. You're scarin' me man!"
"Good."
Ralena was practically on the floor.
He had no clue how long he had been in this hell. Everything was dark, always dark. Even when he risked monsters by turning on the electric lights everything seemed dark. He examined the generator with a flashlight he had found not long after he had been condemned here. He wasn't using it now, he always rationed it's power.
Many of those who were buried with him had died not long after the food ran out. Some were even killed by those who went crazy before that, or by being driven insane themselves. Getting lost in the large Labyrinthian tunnels below within what was once the great city of Midgar, only to be found weeks later by the smell of decay. Some were simply unwilling to eat the few creatures that had been able to find their way down here. Others had been killed by disease and infection by eating some of those same animals. Others simply died of depression from living in this dark place. The last of the others had gone some time last week... or was it last month? Or longer? He was never sure.
He had kept track of time by the number of the times he slept. Times that were becoming fewer and fewer in this claustrophobic and dismal place. Where a simple sound or scratching noise could be any number of things. Simply the aging rubble around him, or some creature that would try to eat him only to become food itself. All the others had died.
But not he, he was a survivor, he would always survive, even if the generator broke down or he could not find anymore gas for it. He would survive, he would survive even longer than the light if it came down to it.
He brushed back some of his long, matted, blonde hair. He was tough, he would survive it all. Above all else Rufus Shinra was a survivor, now more than ever.
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Hika-chan: SURPRISE!! this is what happens when I pick up some Rufus Fanfiction, gotta write about him somewhere :) Though I have no idea where I'm gonna go with him.
Rufus: How about a bath.. and a shave and a haircut?
HC: Two bits.
Rufus: What?
HC: Oh you know
Rufus: *blank look*
HC: Haven't you ever seen "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
Rufus: *blank look*
HC: You know you're not as fun as I thought you'd be.
Rufus: Who told you I was fun?
HC: *narrows eyes* Just flip your Goddamn hair.
