Chapter Fourteen: Back to Business

Back to Yuffie and Vinnie… You missed them, didn't you? I might even type more than one chapter right now simply because of the lack of updates… Sorry, by the way… And school starts in two weeks… GACK. And soccer, too… I'm on a FREAKING CO-ED TEAM! I'm SOOOO mad! I have to be on a team with COOTIE INFESTED BOYS! URGH. Anyway, enjoy, friends… and review!

Back to Business

"Yuffie… Are you sure you'll be alright?"

"Yeah, Vinnie! Positiv- Ohh… Maybe not… Hold my hair?"

"Of course."

"Thanks."

Yuffie had been puking her guts up for only Leviathan knew how long. And she was beginning to get agitated with herself and her airsickness. She was tired, and she was SURE Vinnie was getting tired of sitting with her and holding her hair back every time the nausea hit her… And it was hitting her hard. But every time she told him she was okay, and for him to go get some rest, she'd get slammed under another strong wave, and he'd bend down to grab her hair… Again.

So, there really wasn't much point in trying to convince him that she was okay. Because Vinnie was a fast learner. And he could see through her lies, however smooth they may have been.

Damn, she was tired!

"Yuffie?"

She coughed. "Ehh?"

"Did you not think to bring any tranquilizers?" He asked, pointing out the obvious while handing her a cold washcloth to wipe her face with, and then a glass of water. Rinse and spit.

"Of course I did." She said slowly, fighting puking again, due to the fact that she had opened her mouth- and her body seemed to think that words shouldn't be able to come out, only vomit.

So- clearly- she didn't like her body very much at the moment.

"So that is why you do not have any?"

"I didn't have any to pack." She explained. The bile began to rise in her throat again, and she resisted gagging. I'm TALKING, Body. NOT NOW. This could very well be important. And vital for your survival. How rude! She snapped via thought.

"You did not see fit to ask anyone else?"

"I thought I might be able to survive…"

"Yuffie."

"Mmm?"

"Did you not yet think to ask Cid?"

"He seemed kinda distracted… Y'know, screaming and cursing at you and all."

She heard him chuckle before replying. "I will go ask him."

"Thanks, Vinnie. Don't miss me too bad!" She tried to smile up at him as he left the tiny bathroom space.

Mostly because she had successfully held the most recent load of bile at bay until Vincent left the room. But not long after. She had to hold her own hair back this time, however, and it was less pretty than the six dozen other times, by her count.

It seemed like forever until he returned.

"Here, Yuffie."

"Oh, thank Leviathan!" Yuffie yelled, taking the tranquilizers from Vincent graciously. "Thank you so much, Vincent!"

"You are welcome, Yuffie. You should get some rest." He said slowly. Yuffie thought he sounded a lot like a doctor. He'd be a sexy doctor… She thought off- handedly., picturing Vincent in a doctor's outfit- sea foam green scrubs(His would be red, because sea foam green sounded too gay for Vinnie.) and a long white doctor jacket, a stethoscope, and a tag on the left breast pocket(it would have his super sexy name on it-DOCTOR Vincent Valentine.)Yummy…That would make her wan to be sick more often. Maybe she could bruise her lips… And ask him to kiss them until they got better….. YUM.

"You, too. Thank Cid for me?" She asked sleepily, shoving the needle into her arm, cringing, and then sighing as the nausea subsided, Vincent assumed.

"Of, course." But Yuffie had fallen asleep, right there on the floor. So, naturally, Vincent had to be a gentleman, and carry Yuffie to her room, and put her in bed before retiring to his own chambers.

*~*~*~*~*…A few hours later…*~*~*~*~*

Yuffie woke upon hearing something- someone- scream in the next room. Vincent. She knew. She left her room, and knocked on his door two or three good times before checking to see if it was locked. To her surprise, it wasn't. She went in as quietly as she could manage.

"Vinnie?"

No response. She edged closer to the bed, trying to get a better look at him. He had a book on his stomach, spine up. He had fallen asleep reading. His face was covered in a thin sheen of sweat, but his forehead wasn't hot.. It was cold, actually… Yuffie wondered, briefly, if that was normal for him.

"Vincent?"

"No…. No…. NO!"

"Vincent!" Yuffie gasped, in horror at the sound of Vincent's startled cries. "Vincent! It's a nightmare! Wake up, please!" She pleaded, shaking his shoulder. He didn't respond, other than screaming again.

"NO! You can't take her from me!"

"Vincent! What are you-" Abruptly, Vincent's eyes opened, locking with hers instantly. She stood at his bedside, not sure what to do… Was he awake?

"Vincen-"

"You can't take her from me!" He still wasn't awake.

"Vincent! It's just a dream! Wake up!"

"Don't touch her, Godo!"

"….What?"

"She doesn't love any of them!"

"Vinnie?"

"She doesn't want this…"

"Are you okay?"

"She doesn't want to marry… I don't want her to marry any of them."

Yuffie listened.

"I want her to marry me."

"Vincent?" She gasped out, shocked at what she had just heard. Vincent's eyes closed again, gently.

"Yuffie?"

"Are you awake?"

"Yuffie…." He breathed, pulling her down to kiss him. "Do not leave me…. Please." He sounded so…. Vulnerable. "I can't bear to have you leave me… Not again… Not again…"

"Vincent….." She said breathlessly. And then, Vincent's eyes opened. He looked at her blankly.

"Yes, Yuffie?"

"You were screaming… It woke me up… So, I came in to check on you."

"I apologize." He began, but she cut him off.

"You don't need to. And don't worry- I won't be leaving you any time soon." She smiled, and slid into his bed beside him. She kissed him on the lips gently. "Sleep, my vampire." She grinned at him. She waited until she could hear his breathing even, signifying that sleep had taken him, peacefully, before letting it claim her as well.

So… What'd you think? Was it good? Better? The best fricking thing you've EVER READ? I doubt it… Oh, well…. Hmm…. I lied, I'm too tired to put two chapters up right now… But, I'm hoping to update again before school starts, at least once. Because, after school starts, updates will almost certainly slow significantly… But you should have plenty to do, given all my oneshots and such… So… Wish me luck with.. I dunno, stuff. And I wish you luck with… stuff, as well… And I like the fluffiness of this chapter… I had fun forcing myself to type it.

Til then, friends… XlittlexninjaX24