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Hit me!

Her heart rate became intense. She could feel his breath on her face.

"Are you here to kill me?" Yuffie questioned, afraid of the answer.

He didn't reply, he simply stood back slightly and chuckled deeply.

"So you aren't as stupid as I thought you were." He said at great length. His voice was low and somewhat sarcastic.

Yuffie sniffled loudly. 'I'm too young to die', she thought.

Sephiroth glared at her maliciously through the darkness, his keen eye site was able to make out her expression perfectly. She was still in tears, but trying to hide it he noted. He moved back yet another step and retrieved a long deathly looking dagger from the thick, black leather boots he wore.

"You are a ninja, are you not?" he questioned with a sideways glance at her.

Yuffie stood up straight, glaring at his darkened figure, "yeah. So?" she questioned, attempting to sound brave when really her legs were shaking so badly she feared she would collapse at any moment.

Sephiroth mused inwardly at this but managed to keep a straight face. "Then we shall duel right now so that you can die with honour." He said, pointing the sharp instrument in his hand directly at her.

"You know I won't die so easily. Who knows maybe you'll be the one lose." Yuffie's words were strong, her voice clear and loud. She feared the man in front of her but her fears were what made her strong. She would not let this monstrosity leave alive. She couldn't. And if it were her fate to die on this night then so be it, she would die the same way as her mother, with honour.

"You say this fight is honourable yet you make me fight without a weapon?" Yuffie said with slight arrogance behind her tone.

She had made a good point, but he wasn't about to let her get carried away in her 'bravery' act. "Very well, I shall fight without my weapon. But I'll have you know that you are still no match for me."

She pouted miserably. She knew right from the start her chances were slim against this man. 'Man?' a voice sneered in the back of her mind. 'He's a monster.'

"Can we just get on with it before I die of boredom." Yuffie exclaimed childishly as she readied herself into a battle stance.

Sephi let out what sounded like a low growl as hesitantly threw his blade to one side. 'Why am I doing this?' he questioned himself.

'She's an arrogant little brat. I should just kill her right...' His thoughts were painfully interrupted as lower gut received a painful blow. He doubled over clutching his stomach breathing heavily. He looked up to see Yuffie stood above him cracking her knuckles. Although he had to admit that it was clever of her to shock him as she had, but this also infuriated him. He had been out smarted by a child.

Yuffie glared down at him. She couldn't stand the man knelt before her. He made her blood boil. She wanted nothing more than to hurt him and right now she had succeeded. It was a cheap and she knew it and she also knew she had probably only infuriated him more but right now that didn't bother her.

He turned his head suddenly to face her, his eyes glowing with anger amidst the darkness that surrounded them. "You are going to regret that." Sephiroth said, his voice low and gruff. He was about to get up but she once again caught him off guard and powerfully thrust her foot into his side, sending him scrolling over on his side.

She didn't pause this time, she moved in fast, planting more blows on his curled up body. Her foot came down fast, now aiming for his head. It was just about to make contact with his skull when his hand shot out and grabbed her ankle in a tight grip.

"Tut, Tut." He said holding up the index finger of his other hand and moving it from side to side in 'no.' action. "You are a naughty little ninja." He yanked at her ankle causing her lose her balance and fall painfully on her backside. She squeaked slightly in pain, her eyes wide in surprise. She squirmed. Trying to shuffle backwards away from him but she couldn't get free of that vice like grip of his.

"Lemme go." She squealed desperately. He only held on tighter, pulling her roughly towards him.

"Get off me." She cried clawing desperately at the ground around her. Her finger began to blister slightly and her fingernails frayed and broke. Her struggle was in vain.

He reached out with his free arm and took hold of her by the neck. He released her foot and stood, bringing her up along with him. He thrust her back into a tree, his fingers tight at her neck. She began flailing her arms about in all directions and kicking out. She gasped and choked trying to regain a breath of air.

Her world began moving as if in slow motion. Her fists pounded against his chest weakly, tears flooding her eyes and spilling over her flustered cheeks. Yuffies mind was in overdrive. She thought of her mother, of her people, even her old man. She couldn't let herself die like this. 'Not like this, not like this.' The words kept repeating through her hectic mind.

Sephiroth towered above her, watching the way she struggled to stay alive. The sight disturbed him incredibly. He disliked her, this was true but why was he doing this?

His heartstrings where suddenly pulled tight as she looked deep into his eyes painfully, they were wide and bloodshot. It was his fault. His hand slid away from her neck leaving dark red marks where his fingers had been, but as he did she slipped into unconsciousness, falling forwards into him. He instinctively raised his arms and caught hold of her before she slipped down to the ground. He stood for a moment with no expression thinking of what he should do with her. He's let her live but now what? He couldn't leave her or she would surly tell the rest of avalanche, he couldn't kill her but the reason for this was unknown even to him. He would have to take her with him until he figured exactly what to do with her.

He slid and arm down her legs and left the other on her back and lifted her up into his arms, carrying her small body through the darkness and out of Wutai.

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