Chapter 7 - Where is He?

Far, far, far away, from Disney Castle, from New York City, and from where Leon was, Yuffie and Aerith had ended up in a wonderful place called Hollow Bastion. It was a great castle, with an enormous library, and an amazing view of the surrounding mountains. There was a small town surrounding the castle, and on the outside, there was an area where the water rose to the top of the rocks, instead of falling down!

The people of Hollow Bastion had welcomed them greatly. They had even given them one of the abandoned rooms in the castle! They were enormous, and Yuffie's room even had a balcony. That's were she spent most of her time, never saying much, and always with that sad look on her face.

Even with all those great things, Yuffie was upset. She had been that way ever since they arrived a few weeks ago.

"Yuffie, is something the matter? You've been so upset ever since that day..."

Yuffie looked up at Aerith. "Of course I'm upset!! Our world was destroyed, Cid and Cloud and everyone else are no where to be found! And Leon's gone too!!"

Aerith looked at her. "Why do you keep mentioning Leon? After all, we only met him for a few hours."

Yuffie looked down at the ground. "You don't understand Aerith. When Midgar was being destroyed..."

~A few weeks earlier, back at Midgar during its destruction~

The house was falling apart. Cid and Cloud had gotten sucked through the vortex already, and now it was just Leon, Aerith and Yuffie. Yuffie was holding onto Leon for dear life, and Aerith was holding onto one of the few remaining poles of the house.

"Leon!! Don't let go of me!!" Yuffie screamed.

The remains of the house shook even more, and Yuffie screamed again. The floor boards started to shake and rattle. Then, finally giving into all the stress, the entire house fell apart. Yuffie held tighter onto Leon. She didn't see the huge rock coming toward them both, but Leon did.

"Yuffie, please understand. Don't be mad at me for what I'm about to do!" Leon screamed.

"What are you talking about!?" Yuffie screamed. But before she knew what happened, Leon shoved her away.

"LEON!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"

But before he could answer, the rock slammed into his side, knocking him unconscious.

"Leon!!!!!" she screamed again. But before she could do anything, she found herself sucked into the vortex too.

~

Yuffie looked up at Aerith with misty eyes. "See? That's why I miss him! That's why I want to find him. He saved my life back there... If I only could just see his face one more time..."

Aerith smiled. "We'll find him. And Cloud too, and Cid. I promise!"

Yuffie smiled, for the first time in weeks. "Yeah, you're right..."

Yuffie looked up at the sky from her balcony. "Wherever you are Leon, I know you'll come back to me someday. Until then, I'll wait for you here. That's all I can do..."