The Relationship; A story of a happy couple, jealous woman and a really annoying cousin.
Laguna Kisaragi leaned against the large clock-tower's wall. He yawned loudly. A person had wanted to meet him there, but he didn't know why, who and when. Laguna only knew that he had to meet this person in the afternoon at the clock-tower. He had been there for three days in a row, waiting for this anonymous person.
At that moment a beautiful young lady stepped up to him. She wore a blue dress, one that fitted in all the right places. Her dark hair was tied behind her, flowing with her every gentle step. She smiled at him. Laguna turned bright red. He had been in love with this woman ever since he had met her, and that was when they were children.
Her name was Rini Almasy.
"What do you want, Rini?" Laguna asked, still blushing. Rini laughed.
"You look so cute when you yawn," she told Laguna. Laguna turned even more red.
"B-but, why are you here?" Laguna stammered. Rini laughed some more. She looked at him with her beautiful eyes. Rini pushed Laguna against the wall. She played with his hair.
"I'm the 'anonymous' person you were waiting for," Laguna's eyes went wide.
"WHAT?! YOU ONLY LIVE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY AND YOU ASKED REIN TO ASK ME TO WAIT HERE FOR YOU?! GOD! I'M OUTTA HERE!" the young man was furious. He stomped away, annoyed at the fact that his childhood friend had spoilt his last three afternoons.
"Stupid Rini! I had a job appointment and I had to cancel it because of her!" Laguna said to himself. Rini ran up to Laguna. She grabbed his hand. Laguna pulled away, still enraged at his best friend.
"Please listen to me, Laguna," Rini begged. Laguna glared at her.
"Go ahead. But you better not waste my time again. I hope you know that you made me cancel the chance to join Team Rocket..." Laguna said the last sentence under his breath.
"Look... Laguna... I know we're best friends and stuff... But... I want to go one step further," Rini explained. Laguna stared at her.
"WHAT?!" Laguna went pale.
"You know, Go out," Rini explained. Laguna nodded.
"Look, I'll think about it. But that doesn't mean it's a definite yes," Laguna replied.
"GREAT!" Rini said enthusiastically. "It feels good to have such a great best friend!"
"Whatever. I'm goin' home. See ya tomorrow, Rini," Laguna waved as he headed for his bar.
Laguna stepped up to his bar door. He unlocked it and walked through. He closed the door behind him and was about to lock-up and go to bed in his room in the back when a customer came in.
"Hi!" the customer greeted Laguna. "You must be the bartender, nice to meet you!" the customer was a cheery young woman. Laguna regretted thinking about it, but he noticed that this new girl was much more better-looking than Rini. She wore baggy cargo pants, and a tight shirt on top. Her hair was dark and short. On the girls waist was a Pokéball, piece of Magicite and a pager.
"Erm... Hi! I'm Laguna Kisaragi. You want something to drink?" Laguna asked.
"Yeah, sure. A shot of pina coladas will do," the girl replied, grinning. "The name's Yuffie Rikodou, by the way,"
The name Rikodou seemed very familiar to Laguna. It seemed too familiar. Then Laguna remembered when he was only 13 years old. A vampire had assassinated his family. He was sent to an orphanage by his neighbours.
"So, you new around here, Yuffie?" Laguna asked, handing Yuffie her drink. They both sat down at a table, facing each other.
"Yeah. I just moved here from Esthar." Yuffie explained. Laguna nodded.
"I've lived here since I was 13. I've been trying to join the local Team Rocket, but I've been kinda... Busy..." Laguna got angry just thinking about Rini.
"I could ask my boss if you can join," Yuffie tried to be helpful.
"Thanks, Yuffie," Laguna looked at Yuffie and grinned. "I really can't like her THAT much, can I?" Laguna thought to himself.
"Oh, what a spunk!" Yuffie was also thinking to herself. Yuffie finished off her drink and stood up.
"I'll be here tomorrow, probably the same time, okay?" Yuffie asked.
"That's fine with me!" Laguna answered with a smile. "Bye, Yuffie!"
"Bye, Cutie!" Yuffie said on the way out. Laguna stared at the door even after Yuffie left. He sighed. There was no way that Yuffie could go out with him. Or was there? Laguna went to bed after staring at the door for five hours. He was very tired from the day's incidents. He fell asleep almost straight away.
~The next day~
Laguna got out of his bed and yawned loudly. He grinned with joy at the warm, Summer's day.
"Today is a gift, that's why we call it the present," Laguna recited what his friend used to say. He looked at his flute on the desk. Laguna smiled and picked up the flute.
"I remember when I was a little kid. I used to play you everyday! I guess I just lost my talent," Laguna said to the flute, knowing it wouldn't reply. He decided to give it a go. Laguna brushed off the dust on his flute, sat down on his bed and started to play the flute. He played a fast-paced tune, like something you'd hear in a video game. He pulled his lips away from the golden metal.
"Wow. I've still got that touch," Laguna commented. Then he heard a knock on the bar door. Laguna looked at the time and realized it was already 10:30 AM! The rushing 18 year old got dressed, ran out of his room and to the bar door as fast as he could. Rini was waiting for him.
"Hi, Laguna!" Rini greeted Laguna with a hug and a kiss on the lips. Laguna stared at her.
"A kiss?! But we aren't even going out!" Laguna protested. Rini giggled. Laguna frowned at the optimistic 17 year old girl.
"Can't someone kiss their good friend?" Rini replied with a giggle.
"Look, Rini... I've made up my mind," Laguna said.
"Made up your mind? About what?" Rini asked.
"I don't want to go out with you. Don't be offended or anything, but I met this other girl yesterday. She's really nice and carefree. I really like her. I do hope you understand," Laguna answered. He braced himself. Rini looked at him, shocked. The 17 year old girl felt dumped. Literally, she was. Laguna felt like a jerk. Rini slapped Laguna, angry that he wanted to go out with a girl he just met than his childhood friend. (Author's note: Why does that sound so familiar to me? LOL!).
"I HATE YOU, LAGUNA!" Rini screamed.
"Wow, you sure have a thing for screaming," Laguna commented. Rini slapped Laguna again.
"And slapping," Laguna added. Rini stormed off, angrily. Laguna just stood there and chuckled. He walked over to an empty table. Laguna yawned and got out a hentai manga to read. Then Yuffie ran through the door. Laguna quickly opened a window and threw the hentai manga outside, watching it fly away. Yuffie had caught a glimpse of the cover and giggled. She sat next to Laguna smiling.
"What brings you here, Yuffie?" Laguna asked, slightly blushing.
"I just came here to tell you that Aria accepted you!" Yuffie said with excitement in her voice.
"Aria? Who's that? And accepted me for what?" Laguna was confused.
"Aria is the new boss of Team Rocket. I asked her if you could join Team Rocket and she said she has to see you first, but that's what she always says to the people she recruits! Isn't that just the coolest?" Yuffie explained. Laguna stared at her, surprised.
"You are the best, Yuffie!" Laguna exclaimed. He grabbed Yuffie and pulled her close to him. Laguna then kissed the young girl on the lips. Yuffie was shocked at first, then kissed back, enjoying every moment of it. After a kiss that seemed to go on for hours, but was actually only a few minutes, Yuffie finally spoke.
"Laguna... The second I saw you, I knew you were special. I wanted you. I... Love you, Laguna," Yuffie said. Laguna smiled.
"Me too, Yuffie," Laguna looked at the young teenager, probably his own age, and smiled some more. All of a sudden, the door was kicked open and a very angry Rini stood there. She was holding a golden katana with both her hands. Her hair was messed up. There was blood dripping from the blade of the deadly sword. Laguna and Yuffie held each other, frightened.
"So this must be your Lover-Girl, Laggy!" Rini grinned evilly. She held up the katana up.
"Oh, God!" Yuffie turned pale as a glob of blood dropped off the blade and splattered on the ground. Laguna ran into his room, with Yuffie still clinging onto his arm and Rini slowly walking after them. Laguna looked around his room frantically, looking for his secret weapon. Finally he saw his flute lying on his desk. He grabbed it and and ran out to face Rini.
"Stop, Rini! I don't wanna have to use this!" Laguna threatened. That just caused Rini to laugh. Rini rushed forwards, bringing her sword down on Laguna. Laguna held up his flute horizontally, blocking the deadly katana. Rini tried the attack again, this time gasping as the flute broke the blade off the hilt. Laguna grinned.
"How'd you do that, Laguna?" Yuffie asked. Laguna muttered one word only.
"Magic..." Laguna said under his breath. Rini stepped away, slowly, then ran out of the bar, scared. Yuffie cheered on her companion.
"That was way cool, Laggie-chan!" Yuffie exclaimed. Laguna was confused.
"Laggie-wha?" Yuffie giggled.
"Laggie-chan. It's my nickname for you, Laguna," Yuffie explained. Laguna nodded, then puts his arms around Yuffie. Yuffie smiled at him and lean closer to him, snuggling up against Laguna. Laguna's flute fell out of his hand and clattered against the ground. The two embraced themselves in a long French kiss. Little was known to them that Rini was spying on them through a window.
~Rini's Story~
"God damn two-timer," Rini cursed. She was about to puke at the sight in front of her. The guy she loved was kissing a complete stranger. Rini noticed she had a tear in her eye. She didn't care about the tear. She only cared about getting Laguna back. Rini started to walk home.
When she reached the road where she had to cross, she forgot completely about safety and didn't look before crossing. She was still upset about Laguna and Yuffie being together. Rini was so careless that she didn't see the car heading for her. Her carelessness had cost her a life. Hers.
~Laguna's Story~
Laguna and Yuffie jerked up straight as soon as they heard a loud crash outside the bar. The two ran outside into the daylight, and saw Rini lying there on the road, a puddle of blood slowing growing larger around her. Her arms were twisted at awful angles. Tears welled up in Laguna's eyes. Yuffie went a pale color.
"Oh, God! Please don't let this be true!" Laguna muttered with tears streaming down his face. Even Yuffie had started to cry a bit. Laguna and Yuffie held each other tightly.
"You loved her, didn't you? Yuffie asked. Laguna nodded.
"She was my childhood friend... I've had a crush on her since we were little. Now she's dead. All I have left in life is you, Yuffie," Laguna said slowly, tears still rolling down his face.
"What about your family, Laggie-chan?" Yuffie was very concerned about Laguna.
"They're... Gone..." Laguna choked out.
"What?! Who did this?" Yuffie was enraged.
"A vampire named Cousin Rikodou," Laguna said. Yuffie went pale.
"COUSIN?! THAT JERK!" Yuffie screamed.
"Do you know Cousin?" Laguna asked.
"KNOW HIM?! I'M UNFORTUNATELY HIS COUSIN!" Yuffie was going red with anger.
"You're WHAT?!" Laguna was shocked. The girl he loved was related to the person that killed his family. He felt shattered.
"I'm sorry about what happened to your family..." Yuffie apoligized.
"Ah, it's not your fault, Yuffie," Laguna replied. Yuffie looked at Laguna and smiled.
"Let's go inside and have a talk, Laggie-chan. We still don't know each other well," Yuffie pointed out. Laguna nodded and smiled. They both walked back into the bar, with some tears still in their eyes. A lot had happened in just under an hour.
"I don't know how old you are, Yuffie," Laguna stated.
"I know. I'm 18, you?" Yuffie replied.
"Same," Laguna smiled. SLAM! The door was smashed down and standing where the door once stood firmly, was a ninja. He was a teenager, not much older than Laguna himself. His long, blond hair flowed freely. The ninja laughed silently to himself. He took his mask off and surprised both Laguna and Yuffie.
"KATANA!!!" Yuffie and Laguna said in unison. "Katana" laughed some more.
"Yes, 'tis I," Katana announced.
"Wait a minute... How do you know Katana, Yuffie?" Laguna asked curiously.
"He's a good friend of mine. You?" Yuffie answered.
"Known him since high-school," Laguna noted.
"Enough chit-chat. Come with me, Laguna," Katana ordered.
"Why? Did I do something wrong?" Laguna was worried. He tried to remember if he did anything wrong in the past few days.
"Are you going out with Yuffie?" Katana asked.
"Um... Kinda," Laguna wasn't sure. "Yuffie and I both know we love each other, but I don't know if we're going out or anything, K," Laguna finished off. Katana clapped his hands.
"Jack! Al! In here now!" Katana bellowed. Two short mages ran into the room.
"Yes, sire?" the two mages bowed down before Katana.
"Take that man away," Katana ordered.
"What? Laguna didn't do anything wrong!" Yuffie protested.
"Hush, my darling," Katana put a finger on Yuffie's lips to quieten her down. Yuffie bit Katana's fingers, leaving them swollen.
"YOUR DARLING?! I'M NOT YOUR DARLING!!!" Yuffie screamed.
"I know, but you will be soon," Katana grinned evilly. Laguna went pale.
"NO! DON'T TOUCH HER!" Laguna was furious. Yuffie grabbed her piece of Magicite off her belt and got it ready.
"TRITOCH! USE YOUR TRI-DAZE ON KATANA!!!" Yuffie commanded, pointing to the ninja. A giant bird-like Esper shot out of the tiny piece of Magicite like a Pokémon would with a Pokéball. The bird flapped it's wings once and shot a beam of lightning, a beam of fire and a beam of ice at Katana.
"ACK!" the young ninja cried. Katana was burnt, frozen and zapped at the same time. Then Katana started to laugh.
"You really think that's gonna stop me? Do you even have a CLUE of what level I'm on, woman?" Katana mocked.
"What, 3?" Laguna teased.
"Shut up, you!" Katana snapped. The mages immediately took Laguna to Katana's jail.
"YUFFIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!" was the last thing Laguna could say to the girl he loved before he was carried away.
"LAGUNA!" Yuffie screamed. Katana laughed louder than ever. The fairly pissed-off 18 year old female glared at Katana.
"Ha! Now you're mine, Yuffie!" Katana grinned slyly. Yuffie started to cry.
"Laguna..."
"Ah, Laguna's gone now. I'll let him starve to death! HAHAHAHAAH-!!!" Katana's laughing was cut off by a swift kick to the balls by Yuffie.
"Never mess with a girl!" she said calmly. "Now, time to find my Laggie-chan,"
"NOT SO FAST, YUFF!" Katana grabbed Yuffie and gagged her, tying her to a chair to immobilize her. At that very moment, a smartly dressed figure ran into the room. He held a sketching pencil in one hand and a stpaler in the other. He wore a beret on his head and smiled at Katana, ready to "kick ass" with his coughcrapcough stationary.
"What the Hell are you supposed to be, Arty?" Katana couldn't help but laugh. The artist's face stood solemn and calm.
"I am Steven Warner, the world's greatest artist warrior," Steven introduced himself. Katana burst out laughing. That just pissed Steven off. The artist leaped forwards and stabbed the pencil into Katana.s ninja-armor. Katana's eyes went wide with amazement and fear.
"OH, GOD!" Katana was really shocked.
"Alright what did you do with Laguna, Ninny?" Steven asked, holding his stapler to Katana's left eye.
"I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HIM!" Katana lied.
"Bull shit," Steven could sniff out a lie from the other side of the universe. Steven shot a staple into Katana's left eye.
"ARGH!!!" Katana fainted away. Steven immediately untied Yuffie.
"Thanks, Steven," Yuffie grinned at the artist.
"No probs, babe," Steven grinned back. Yuffie frowned.
"I wouldn't say that if I were you, Steve. Laguna is my boyfriend," Yuffie explained.
"Oops," Steven blushed with embarrassment.
"Hurry up, we need to get Laguna back," Yuffie pushed Steven towards the door.
"Ok! Let's go!" Steven exclaimed, walking proudly out of the door. He tripped over on the steps while trying to be cool. Yuffie giggled to herself. The two had a big adventure ahead of them.
~End of part 1~
Laguna Kisaragi leaned against the large clock-tower's wall. He yawned loudly. A person had wanted to meet him there, but he didn't know why, who and when. Laguna only knew that he had to meet this person in the afternoon at the clock-tower. He had been there for three days in a row, waiting for this anonymous person.
At that moment a beautiful young lady stepped up to him. She wore a blue dress, one that fitted in all the right places. Her dark hair was tied behind her, flowing with her every gentle step. She smiled at him. Laguna turned bright red. He had been in love with this woman ever since he had met her, and that was when they were children.
Her name was Rini Almasy.
"What do you want, Rini?" Laguna asked, still blushing. Rini laughed.
"You look so cute when you yawn," she told Laguna. Laguna turned even more red.
"B-but, why are you here?" Laguna stammered. Rini laughed some more. She looked at him with her beautiful eyes. Rini pushed Laguna against the wall. She played with his hair.
"I'm the 'anonymous' person you were waiting for," Laguna's eyes went wide.
"WHAT?! YOU ONLY LIVE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY AND YOU ASKED REIN TO ASK ME TO WAIT HERE FOR YOU?! GOD! I'M OUTTA HERE!" the young man was furious. He stomped away, annoyed at the fact that his childhood friend had spoilt his last three afternoons.
"Stupid Rini! I had a job appointment and I had to cancel it because of her!" Laguna said to himself. Rini ran up to Laguna. She grabbed his hand. Laguna pulled away, still enraged at his best friend.
"Please listen to me, Laguna," Rini begged. Laguna glared at her.
"Go ahead. But you better not waste my time again. I hope you know that you made me cancel the chance to join Team Rocket..." Laguna said the last sentence under his breath.
"Look... Laguna... I know we're best friends and stuff... But... I want to go one step further," Rini explained. Laguna stared at her.
"WHAT?!" Laguna went pale.
"You know, Go out," Rini explained. Laguna nodded.
"Look, I'll think about it. But that doesn't mean it's a definite yes," Laguna replied.
"GREAT!" Rini said enthusiastically. "It feels good to have such a great best friend!"
"Whatever. I'm goin' home. See ya tomorrow, Rini," Laguna waved as he headed for his bar.
Laguna stepped up to his bar door. He unlocked it and walked through. He closed the door behind him and was about to lock-up and go to bed in his room in the back when a customer came in.
"Hi!" the customer greeted Laguna. "You must be the bartender, nice to meet you!" the customer was a cheery young woman. Laguna regretted thinking about it, but he noticed that this new girl was much more better-looking than Rini. She wore baggy cargo pants, and a tight shirt on top. Her hair was dark and short. On the girls waist was a Pokéball, piece of Magicite and a pager.
"Erm... Hi! I'm Laguna Kisaragi. You want something to drink?" Laguna asked.
"Yeah, sure. A shot of pina coladas will do," the girl replied, grinning. "The name's Yuffie Rikodou, by the way,"
The name Rikodou seemed very familiar to Laguna. It seemed too familiar. Then Laguna remembered when he was only 13 years old. A vampire had assassinated his family. He was sent to an orphanage by his neighbours.
"So, you new around here, Yuffie?" Laguna asked, handing Yuffie her drink. They both sat down at a table, facing each other.
"Yeah. I just moved here from Esthar." Yuffie explained. Laguna nodded.
"I've lived here since I was 13. I've been trying to join the local Team Rocket, but I've been kinda... Busy..." Laguna got angry just thinking about Rini.
"I could ask my boss if you can join," Yuffie tried to be helpful.
"Thanks, Yuffie," Laguna looked at Yuffie and grinned. "I really can't like her THAT much, can I?" Laguna thought to himself.
"Oh, what a spunk!" Yuffie was also thinking to herself. Yuffie finished off her drink and stood up.
"I'll be here tomorrow, probably the same time, okay?" Yuffie asked.
"That's fine with me!" Laguna answered with a smile. "Bye, Yuffie!"
"Bye, Cutie!" Yuffie said on the way out. Laguna stared at the door even after Yuffie left. He sighed. There was no way that Yuffie could go out with him. Or was there? Laguna went to bed after staring at the door for five hours. He was very tired from the day's incidents. He fell asleep almost straight away.
~The next day~
Laguna got out of his bed and yawned loudly. He grinned with joy at the warm, Summer's day.
"Today is a gift, that's why we call it the present," Laguna recited what his friend used to say. He looked at his flute on the desk. Laguna smiled and picked up the flute.
"I remember when I was a little kid. I used to play you everyday! I guess I just lost my talent," Laguna said to the flute, knowing it wouldn't reply. He decided to give it a go. Laguna brushed off the dust on his flute, sat down on his bed and started to play the flute. He played a fast-paced tune, like something you'd hear in a video game. He pulled his lips away from the golden metal.
"Wow. I've still got that touch," Laguna commented. Then he heard a knock on the bar door. Laguna looked at the time and realized it was already 10:30 AM! The rushing 18 year old got dressed, ran out of his room and to the bar door as fast as he could. Rini was waiting for him.
"Hi, Laguna!" Rini greeted Laguna with a hug and a kiss on the lips. Laguna stared at her.
"A kiss?! But we aren't even going out!" Laguna protested. Rini giggled. Laguna frowned at the optimistic 17 year old girl.
"Can't someone kiss their good friend?" Rini replied with a giggle.
"Look, Rini... I've made up my mind," Laguna said.
"Made up your mind? About what?" Rini asked.
"I don't want to go out with you. Don't be offended or anything, but I met this other girl yesterday. She's really nice and carefree. I really like her. I do hope you understand," Laguna answered. He braced himself. Rini looked at him, shocked. The 17 year old girl felt dumped. Literally, she was. Laguna felt like a jerk. Rini slapped Laguna, angry that he wanted to go out with a girl he just met than his childhood friend. (Author's note: Why does that sound so familiar to me? LOL!).
"I HATE YOU, LAGUNA!" Rini screamed.
"Wow, you sure have a thing for screaming," Laguna commented. Rini slapped Laguna again.
"And slapping," Laguna added. Rini stormed off, angrily. Laguna just stood there and chuckled. He walked over to an empty table. Laguna yawned and got out a hentai manga to read. Then Yuffie ran through the door. Laguna quickly opened a window and threw the hentai manga outside, watching it fly away. Yuffie had caught a glimpse of the cover and giggled. She sat next to Laguna smiling.
"What brings you here, Yuffie?" Laguna asked, slightly blushing.
"I just came here to tell you that Aria accepted you!" Yuffie said with excitement in her voice.
"Aria? Who's that? And accepted me for what?" Laguna was confused.
"Aria is the new boss of Team Rocket. I asked her if you could join Team Rocket and she said she has to see you first, but that's what she always says to the people she recruits! Isn't that just the coolest?" Yuffie explained. Laguna stared at her, surprised.
"You are the best, Yuffie!" Laguna exclaimed. He grabbed Yuffie and pulled her close to him. Laguna then kissed the young girl on the lips. Yuffie was shocked at first, then kissed back, enjoying every moment of it. After a kiss that seemed to go on for hours, but was actually only a few minutes, Yuffie finally spoke.
"Laguna... The second I saw you, I knew you were special. I wanted you. I... Love you, Laguna," Yuffie said. Laguna smiled.
"Me too, Yuffie," Laguna looked at the young teenager, probably his own age, and smiled some more. All of a sudden, the door was kicked open and a very angry Rini stood there. She was holding a golden katana with both her hands. Her hair was messed up. There was blood dripping from the blade of the deadly sword. Laguna and Yuffie held each other, frightened.
"So this must be your Lover-Girl, Laggy!" Rini grinned evilly. She held up the katana up.
"Oh, God!" Yuffie turned pale as a glob of blood dropped off the blade and splattered on the ground. Laguna ran into his room, with Yuffie still clinging onto his arm and Rini slowly walking after them. Laguna looked around his room frantically, looking for his secret weapon. Finally he saw his flute lying on his desk. He grabbed it and and ran out to face Rini.
"Stop, Rini! I don't wanna have to use this!" Laguna threatened. That just caused Rini to laugh. Rini rushed forwards, bringing her sword down on Laguna. Laguna held up his flute horizontally, blocking the deadly katana. Rini tried the attack again, this time gasping as the flute broke the blade off the hilt. Laguna grinned.
"How'd you do that, Laguna?" Yuffie asked. Laguna muttered one word only.
"Magic..." Laguna said under his breath. Rini stepped away, slowly, then ran out of the bar, scared. Yuffie cheered on her companion.
"That was way cool, Laggie-chan!" Yuffie exclaimed. Laguna was confused.
"Laggie-wha?" Yuffie giggled.
"Laggie-chan. It's my nickname for you, Laguna," Yuffie explained. Laguna nodded, then puts his arms around Yuffie. Yuffie smiled at him and lean closer to him, snuggling up against Laguna. Laguna's flute fell out of his hand and clattered against the ground. The two embraced themselves in a long French kiss. Little was known to them that Rini was spying on them through a window.
~Rini's Story~
"God damn two-timer," Rini cursed. She was about to puke at the sight in front of her. The guy she loved was kissing a complete stranger. Rini noticed she had a tear in her eye. She didn't care about the tear. She only cared about getting Laguna back. Rini started to walk home.
When she reached the road where she had to cross, she forgot completely about safety and didn't look before crossing. She was still upset about Laguna and Yuffie being together. Rini was so careless that she didn't see the car heading for her. Her carelessness had cost her a life. Hers.
~Laguna's Story~
Laguna and Yuffie jerked up straight as soon as they heard a loud crash outside the bar. The two ran outside into the daylight, and saw Rini lying there on the road, a puddle of blood slowing growing larger around her. Her arms were twisted at awful angles. Tears welled up in Laguna's eyes. Yuffie went a pale color.
"Oh, God! Please don't let this be true!" Laguna muttered with tears streaming down his face. Even Yuffie had started to cry a bit. Laguna and Yuffie held each other tightly.
"You loved her, didn't you? Yuffie asked. Laguna nodded.
"She was my childhood friend... I've had a crush on her since we were little. Now she's dead. All I have left in life is you, Yuffie," Laguna said slowly, tears still rolling down his face.
"What about your family, Laggie-chan?" Yuffie was very concerned about Laguna.
"They're... Gone..." Laguna choked out.
"What?! Who did this?" Yuffie was enraged.
"A vampire named Cousin Rikodou," Laguna said. Yuffie went pale.
"COUSIN?! THAT JERK!" Yuffie screamed.
"Do you know Cousin?" Laguna asked.
"KNOW HIM?! I'M UNFORTUNATELY HIS COUSIN!" Yuffie was going red with anger.
"You're WHAT?!" Laguna was shocked. The girl he loved was related to the person that killed his family. He felt shattered.
"I'm sorry about what happened to your family..." Yuffie apoligized.
"Ah, it's not your fault, Yuffie," Laguna replied. Yuffie looked at Laguna and smiled.
"Let's go inside and have a talk, Laggie-chan. We still don't know each other well," Yuffie pointed out. Laguna nodded and smiled. They both walked back into the bar, with some tears still in their eyes. A lot had happened in just under an hour.
"I don't know how old you are, Yuffie," Laguna stated.
"I know. I'm 18, you?" Yuffie replied.
"Same," Laguna smiled. SLAM! The door was smashed down and standing where the door once stood firmly, was a ninja. He was a teenager, not much older than Laguna himself. His long, blond hair flowed freely. The ninja laughed silently to himself. He took his mask off and surprised both Laguna and Yuffie.
"KATANA!!!" Yuffie and Laguna said in unison. "Katana" laughed some more.
"Yes, 'tis I," Katana announced.
"Wait a minute... How do you know Katana, Yuffie?" Laguna asked curiously.
"He's a good friend of mine. You?" Yuffie answered.
"Known him since high-school," Laguna noted.
"Enough chit-chat. Come with me, Laguna," Katana ordered.
"Why? Did I do something wrong?" Laguna was worried. He tried to remember if he did anything wrong in the past few days.
"Are you going out with Yuffie?" Katana asked.
"Um... Kinda," Laguna wasn't sure. "Yuffie and I both know we love each other, but I don't know if we're going out or anything, K," Laguna finished off. Katana clapped his hands.
"Jack! Al! In here now!" Katana bellowed. Two short mages ran into the room.
"Yes, sire?" the two mages bowed down before Katana.
"Take that man away," Katana ordered.
"What? Laguna didn't do anything wrong!" Yuffie protested.
"Hush, my darling," Katana put a finger on Yuffie's lips to quieten her down. Yuffie bit Katana's fingers, leaving them swollen.
"YOUR DARLING?! I'M NOT YOUR DARLING!!!" Yuffie screamed.
"I know, but you will be soon," Katana grinned evilly. Laguna went pale.
"NO! DON'T TOUCH HER!" Laguna was furious. Yuffie grabbed her piece of Magicite off her belt and got it ready.
"TRITOCH! USE YOUR TRI-DAZE ON KATANA!!!" Yuffie commanded, pointing to the ninja. A giant bird-like Esper shot out of the tiny piece of Magicite like a Pokémon would with a Pokéball. The bird flapped it's wings once and shot a beam of lightning, a beam of fire and a beam of ice at Katana.
"ACK!" the young ninja cried. Katana was burnt, frozen and zapped at the same time. Then Katana started to laugh.
"You really think that's gonna stop me? Do you even have a CLUE of what level I'm on, woman?" Katana mocked.
"What, 3?" Laguna teased.
"Shut up, you!" Katana snapped. The mages immediately took Laguna to Katana's jail.
"YUFFIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!" was the last thing Laguna could say to the girl he loved before he was carried away.
"LAGUNA!" Yuffie screamed. Katana laughed louder than ever. The fairly pissed-off 18 year old female glared at Katana.
"Ha! Now you're mine, Yuffie!" Katana grinned slyly. Yuffie started to cry.
"Laguna..."
"Ah, Laguna's gone now. I'll let him starve to death! HAHAHAHAAH-!!!" Katana's laughing was cut off by a swift kick to the balls by Yuffie.
"Never mess with a girl!" she said calmly. "Now, time to find my Laggie-chan,"
"NOT SO FAST, YUFF!" Katana grabbed Yuffie and gagged her, tying her to a chair to immobilize her. At that very moment, a smartly dressed figure ran into the room. He held a sketching pencil in one hand and a stpaler in the other. He wore a beret on his head and smiled at Katana, ready to "kick ass" with his coughcrapcough stationary.
"What the Hell are you supposed to be, Arty?" Katana couldn't help but laugh. The artist's face stood solemn and calm.
"I am Steven Warner, the world's greatest artist warrior," Steven introduced himself. Katana burst out laughing. That just pissed Steven off. The artist leaped forwards and stabbed the pencil into Katana.s ninja-armor. Katana's eyes went wide with amazement and fear.
"OH, GOD!" Katana was really shocked.
"Alright what did you do with Laguna, Ninny?" Steven asked, holding his stapler to Katana's left eye.
"I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HIM!" Katana lied.
"Bull shit," Steven could sniff out a lie from the other side of the universe. Steven shot a staple into Katana's left eye.
"ARGH!!!" Katana fainted away. Steven immediately untied Yuffie.
"Thanks, Steven," Yuffie grinned at the artist.
"No probs, babe," Steven grinned back. Yuffie frowned.
"I wouldn't say that if I were you, Steve. Laguna is my boyfriend," Yuffie explained.
"Oops," Steven blushed with embarrassment.
"Hurry up, we need to get Laguna back," Yuffie pushed Steven towards the door.
"Ok! Let's go!" Steven exclaimed, walking proudly out of the door. He tripped over on the steps while trying to be cool. Yuffie giggled to herself. The two had a big adventure ahead of them.
~End of part 1~