Welcome back to another chapter of "Battle of the Hearts" An poor Vincent he's doing everything he can to get back to Yuffie, but oh well, before you know it They might end up killing each other off, who knows? You guys know me better than I do myself so when I say I'm running out of idea's you know I mean it. SO thanks for all the review and do my a favor? Help me break 30! Just kidding, I'll be lucky enough to get even 20. I just stink of a writer like that. Anyway sorry for the long wait but you know I'm lazy and am doing other things

Chapter Four: Yuffie's Plan

"You really pissed her off, Leon." Cloud said as he watched the ship fly off without them. "And now we no way to get back home. Are you satisfied?" He asked the angry Leon as he picked himself up and examined his cut across his stomach.

"She was the one acting all childish, Strife." Leon snarled as he dropped down on the dusty ground in pain as he clutched his stomach.

"Tell me if I' m wrong but weren't you the one who told her she was a child for not "helping" you beat Sora, Goofy, Donald, ad Sephiroth? If you ask me Leonhart you're the one being unfair, but then again I could be wrong." Cloud stated in extreme sarcasm. "And now which leads me back to my point, Leon, because you couldn't hold your tongue we are now stranded in the Coliseum." Leon glared at him but slumped weakly from the lack of blood loss. The wound would prove to be fatal if he didn't find a way to cure it. Cloud seemed to notice this and sighed. He had always had a thing for guys, and Leon was supposable dying, so he could lend him the cape. He sighed again before unbuckling his cape and wrapping it tightly around Leon's waist. Leon stiffened at the contact with Cloud; he hadn't been touched there since Rinoa…NO! Cloud was just trying to save his sorrow ass and look where he was taking it. He shrugged Cloud's arms off him and stood up.

"Let's call Cid and see if he can give us a lift." He stated dryly as Cloud nodded and pulled out his cell phone.

"Ah, Puppet, Do you need a lift? I'd love to help you, I mean after all we're buddies aren't we?" A dark figure asked as it advanced on Cloud and Leon. Cloud's head jerked towards the figure so fast and had his sword drawn that he had dropped the phone. Leon caught it quickly as Cid answered.

"Cid, Yuffie got pissed and left us here to die can you come and pick us up." He asked as he heard the pilot swear on the other side of the line.

"I reckoned I could pick up you pansies, but what did you do to piss of that &$ brat?" He asked a hint of glee enter Highwind's voice.

"None of your damn business." Leon replied as the pilot snorted and hung up. Leon now turned his attention to Cloud and was surprised to see the Lord of the Underworld making small talk with Strife.

"You'll be happy to know Strife, I've gotten a new helped. You might know him. In fact, he and you are quite buddies, but due to his desires you might not like him after the next contest, which brings me back to my point. Do you need a lift?" Cloud pointed his sword at the god and muttered a no thanks.

"Ah, oh well good luck Strife, you're going to need it." And with that he disappeared with a whist of smoke and a gleeful laugh.

"How long must I keep this up? Vincent asked not meaning to hide the annoyance seeping through his voice. He had been fighting the heartless for weeks and still not hair nor hide of his Yuffie. He was starting to get angry with the god for forcing him into this. Yuffie meant the world to him and if he couldn't get to her chaos would have to deal with this god.

Be patient Vinnie.

Shut up Chaos.

"Talking to yourself again, Valentine? Well, I do have my own worries about you but." Vincent snarled and fired a warning shot next to Hades' head.

"Shut up." He growled as he turned back and shot the last heartless. Hades snapped his fingers and an image of Yuffie floated in front of Vincent. He gasped at the tears running down her face, and wanted badly to hold her in his arms and tell her everything was going to be ok.

"Why doesn't my plan work?" she whimpered to herself as she sobbed even harder to herself. "No matter what I do or how I do it, somebody always seems to find something wrong with it." She hiccupped and dug herself deeper into the couch that she was laying on. Vincent reached out to touch the image but it was swept away by Hades.

"She's in pain, Valentine, don't you want to ease the suffering she's going through?" Vincent gulped down his crimson tears and nodded painfully. "Good, then next tournament isn't that far off, how about we pay her a visit, to ease your mind?" Hades suggested as Vincent eyed him suspiciously, after what you're going to do; you'll need all the support you can get. After you assonate my former "partner" you're free to go." Hades stated as He motioned for Vincent to follow him.

"You never told me who it was that I would be killing." Vincent stated as Hades smirked, "You'll love it, kid, but for right now chill, it's quite a long way to Traverse Town."

"Cloud, I'm so glad you're alive." Aries said happily as she continued to hug Cloud around the waist as he touched her face in awe.

"You say that a lot these days? Do you think something bad is going to happen to me?" Cloud asked as he hugged the flower girl closer to him and placed a tiny kiss on her forehead.

"I just wonder what it would be like if Tifa hadn't died." She said darkly and his raised one of his golden eyebrows.

"Why?" He asked, as he suddenly felt very cold despite that it was in the middle of summer.

"You like her when I died." She stated with a tingling of sadness in her voice.

"Why are you saying this?"

"I want to know where you feelings stand just in case she is alive."

"This isn't like you, stop it."

"Stop what Cloud, I just want to know."

"Stop playing with my emotions like this."

"I'm not trying too, it's just when I was in the life stream it was so cold and you were so far away, Cloud, I never want to feel that again." She whimpered and wrapped her arms around his waist and drew him close. He sighed, she had been really moody lately, it seemed she was sensing something that she wasn't telling, and he was determined to find out what it was.

"Barret are you ok?" Tifa called out as she groped in the endless darkness before her. "Red? IS anybody here?" A grunt was heard and she quickly turned around and saw Barret making his way towards her.

"You alright Tifa?" He asked gruffly as he looked around in the endless darkness. "Where are we, and where's Marlene?" It suddenly dawned on him that Marlene wasn't here. "MARLENE! MARLENE! ANSWER ME! ARE YOU HERE! MARLENE!"

'Barret. Please stop. She's not here; maybe she's in a better place with Cloud or somebody like that. First things are first we have to get out of here.

"Indeed that would seem the case Lockheart, but you just like Valentine are stuck in the endless abyss only known as Kingdom Hearts." A voice sneered out in the darkness as mako eyes met blue and green.

"SEPHIROTH!" Barret and Tifa both cried out in shock as he grinned and flicked his hair upwards.

"I am honored you remember my name." He gave them a mock bow as Tifa shivered and Barret aimed his gun at the angel.

"Didn't your mother teach you not to play with toys?" Sephiroth asked as he drew his sword and slowly started to advance towards the remaining two avalanche members.

"Hey Hurc, get in here and give me a hand will ya?" Phil asked as the champion stepped in and fixed the poster. "I need your decision Herc, when do you want the contest to start? A month from now, year, weeks?" Phil asked as the immortal shrugged his shoulders and faced the entry forms that had already been filled out. Suddenly his eyes met one entry form that was coated in blood.

NAME: Vincent Valentine

Weapon: Gun and demon

Underneath his entry was a smear of black blood. Never in his years of fighting had he seen black blood besides Hades. He smirked.

"In two months, Phil, that is when the contest should start." He answered as he walked out into the training grounds to train.

"You got it. I'll send notes to all our competes, and to the ones that haven't entered yet."

"Thanks for getting us Cid, " Leon reminded Cid as the pilot was working on his gummy. "We would be standing here back again if you hadn't come and got us." Cid grunted and told him to never make Yuffie mad again.

"Have you seen her?" Leon asked suddenly as Cid hit is head and let out a string of curses.

"Who?" The pilot muttered as he rubbed his head and kicked his ship with aggravation.

"Yuffie" Leon replied a hint of disgust written in his voice. Cid caught on fast and shook a dirty finger at Leon.

"Listen, Leon, I've known that girl longer than you and when I say she didn't mean any of what she did, I mean it. She's going through a rough time. She hasn't adjust to the fact that her friends are dead, especially Vincent Valentine."

"Who is that?" Leon snarled as jealously entered his voice.

"He was the greatest friend Yuffie ever had, I think they had something for each other. I walked in on them one night when they were making small talk. Next thing I knew he was leaning in to kiss her. Would have too if Barret hadn't push me through the door. His face lit up like a Christmas tree. It was (& hilarious." Cid laughed at the old memory and Leon stomped out the door, more determined to find Yuffie.

Yuffie smirked as she watched Leon call out her name over and over again. She giggled to herself and wiped away the rest of her tears. This was even better than being with Vincent. She loved picking on Leon and couldn't help but laugh when he showed weakness.

"You called Squall?" She shouted and jumped down from the building in front of him.

"Where have you been?" He snarled at her as she was taken back. Leon bit his tongue and tried to contain his anger.

"Home" she muttered and turned away to get away from him.

"Yuffie, I'm sorry." He whispered as he hung his head down low and she stopped and smiled.

"You mean that, Squall?" She asked as she felt the letter in her pocket that she was suppose to give to him.

"Yes, and its Leon." He stated ruffling her hair affectingly.

"OH, Yea, I forget, I got a letter for you." She smiled and handed it to him. He put his arm around her shoulders and together they walked back towards the house. The biggest blush was on Yuffie's face as Leon's arm sank down to her waist, her plan was in motion.

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Mage-Chan