The Relationship Part 2

"You look familiar to me," Steven pondered, looking at Yuffie. Yuffie jerked up straight.

"YOU DON'T KNOW ME! Hehehe!" Yuffie was trying to hide something, Steven could tell. Then it hit the 19 year old artist warrior.

"I got it! I remember you now!" Steven exclaimed. Yuffie frowned.

"Oh, great. This is just perfect," Yuffie muttered.

"You're Princess Yuffie of Tanbel, aren't you?" Steven pointed out. Yuffie burst into tears. Steven felt a bit guilty.

"Yes... I ran away from home. I was sick of being the princess. I wanted my sister to take over, but the rules are that the oldest girl is the princess..." Yuffie explained.

"Oh... I'm sorry..." Steven apoligized.

"It's ok, Steve. I know you didn't mean it. Just don't tell Laguna, okay?" Laguna knowing about this would be the last thing Yuffie could wan't in her life. Steven nodded truthfully.

"You're secret's safe with me, Your Majesty," Steven obeyed like a knight.

"Oh, stop that. I don't like being royal, remember?" Yuffie said. Steven nodded again.

The two walked for a while more, trying to find Katana's jail. All of a sudden they saw a streak of black clothing. It swooped past, leaving the two travellers wondering. Then it swooped by in the opposite direction. An insane laughter filled the air. It was a feminine laughter, from a girl about 19.

"Who goes there?" a young woman jumped out from nowhere and landed in front of Steven and Yuffie.

"Hi I'm Yuffie and this is Steven and we're looking for a jail which our friend is stuck in and we have to hurry up before he starts getting tortured so we'll just leave now bye," Yuffie said in one breath. The mysterious woman grabbed Yuffie by the shoulder. Yuffie turned around and saw that an arm had reached out of the cloaked woman's chest. She screamed in fear.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! STEVEN!!!" Yuffie screamed. Steven just stood there, scared witless and about to piss his own pants.

"DIABLO!" Steven cried, then ran off.

"YOU JERK STEVEN!" Yuffie shouted at the coward. The woman laughed silently to herself.

"Tell me about your friend. I might be able to help," the woman offered. Yuffie smiled and nodded.

"Ok. His name is Laguna Kisaragi. He's a sweet guy with hair that curves down the right of his face. Laguna can be kinda anti-social at times, but I guess that's what I like about him," Yuffie described. The woman started to cry.

"I used to know a boy when I was young. He fits the same description you just gave me. The only difference was his name. The boy I knew was called Cecil," the woman explained. "Cecil's family got assassinated and he was sent off to an orphanage. I missed him so much when he left. I guess I just have to get over him. My name's Lauren, by the way," the woman introduced herself.

"Do you want to go with me?" Yuffie asked. Lauren nodded a bit.

"I have no other choice. I'm a lonely traveller that has nothing else to do... So where are we off to?"

"Well, I'm looking for Katana's dungeon," Yuffie told her.

"I know where that is! Follow me!" Lauren ran off, with Yuffie following close behind.

The two girls raced towards Katana's dungeon, each with a different goal in mind.

Lauren wanted to find out if Laguna was her lost love, Cecil, while Yuffie just wanted to see her boyfriend. Then Yuffie realized she hadn't told Lauren she was going out with Laguna.

"Lauren! Wait up! I need you to know something!" Yuffie called. Lauren didn't hear her, since she was too far ahead.

"LAUREN! WAIT UP FOR ME!" Yuffie called out again. Lauren heard her this time and looked back. She smirked.

"LAGUNA IS MINE, PRINCESS YUFFIE!" Lauren psychotically snapped. The two girls barged through the door of the dungeon, hoping to find Laguna straight away. Laguna saw Yuffie run in first.

"Yuffie! Help me outta here!" Laguna begged. Yuffie got out her piece of Magicite and called up Tritoch again.

"Tritoch! Blast this cell-door down!" Yuffie commanded. Tritoch nodded and used Tri-daze on the bars of the cell. Laguna stepped out smiling. He ran over to Yuffie and gave her a huge hug, which was followed by a long French kiss. Lauren stared in disgust.

"Cecil, long time, no?" Lauren spoke, breaking the silence. Laguna looked at Lauren.

"LAUREN!!!" Laguna ran over to Lauren and gave her a hug bigger than the ones he gave Yuffie. Yuffie turned away, feeling useless and small.

"Laguna, could we get married? Like, now?" Lauren asked almost straight after the hug. Yuffie was hoping that Laguna would say no.

"Lauren... I love you... Yes, yes. Let's get married! Tomorrow!" Laguna suggested. Lauren grinned and smirked at Yuffie when Laguna wasn't looking. Laguna turned to face Yuffie.

"I'm sorry, Yuffie..." Laguna felt really bad.

"Go away, Cecil!" Yuffie said, then ran off. The three had no clue that Katana was spying on them. They had no clue that Katana was going to get Yuffie.

~Yuffie's story~
~The next day~

"And if anyone objects, let them speak now or forever hold this peace," the priest said. Yuffie was spying on the wedding through the window. She had been invited, but she couldn't stand being at this wedding. The princess couldn't take it anymore. She was about to walk right in on the wedding when she saw Laguna raise his hand. Yuffie grinned.

"Good going, Laguna!" Yuffie whispered to herself with hope in her voice.

"I would like to say something," Laguna announced. Lauren frowned, while Yuffie and some others grinned.

"I have loved many women in my life. Two of them I couldn't bear to leave. One of those two is Lauren. The other is a beautiful young girl named Yuffie. I really don't know who to choose. I just hope I make the right decision," Laguna continued. At that very second, Yuffie kicked the door open. Katana stood up from his seat.

"Yuff! What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Piss off, Katana," Yuffie flipped Katana off while walking over to Laguna. She grabbed Laguna by his tie and pulled him towards herself, choking Laguna slightly.

"You BETTER make the right decision, or you'll end up having no children, if ya know what I mean," Yuffie threatened. Yuffie stepped back a bit.

"So? Who's it gonna be, Lag?" Lauren asked.

"HEY! THAT'S MY NICKNAME FOR HIM!" a spiky blue-haired teenager stood up.

"Dekar! What are you doing here?" Yuffie demanded. Dekar gulped.

"I choose..." Laguna started. He wanted to get this over with.

"You HAVE to choose Lauren! You guys are a perfect pair!" Katana pointed out, lying once more.

"Yuffie" Laguna finished off, grinning. Yuffie threw herself into Laguna's arms. Laguna caught her, hugging her. Dekar smiled as Yuffie snuggled up against Laguna's chest.

"I love a seeing a happy couple," Dekar remarked. Lauren glared at him.

"So what are you doing Saturday night, Lauren?" Dekar flirted. Lauren slapped him.

"Wow, what a foxy lady," Dekar said with stars in his eyes.

~Later on~
~Laguna's story~

"Since when did you know Dekar over there, Yuffie?" Laguna asked after everyone had gone home except Dekar, Lauren and the couple.

"He used to... Work for me," Yuffie answered with a shaky voice. Laguna nodded and believed her, being so brain-dead.

"So, you finally got together with someone worth going out with, Lag," Lauren noted. Dekar kicked Lauren for using his nickname that he made for Laguna.

"THAT'S MINE, BITCH!" Dekar yelled.

"Jeez, calm down, dude! It's only a name!" Lauren backed away from the rabid Dekar.

"Dee! Lauren! Stop arguing!" Laguna ordered.

"You should be lucky you have such a bishounen for a boyfriend, Princess Yuffie," Lauren complimented.

"PRINCESS?! WHAT THE HELL?!" Laguna was shocked. "YOU MEAN YUFFIE IS A PRINCESS?!" Yuffie nodded sadly. Laguna went pale.

"Yuffie, you deserve better than me and you know it," Laguna muttered.

"I might deserve better, but I still like you for who you are," Yuffie grinned. "Plus, you're the cutest bishounen I've seen yet!"

"Um... One question, people. WHAT THE @#$% IS A BISHOUNEN?!" Dekar asked furiously.

"Pretty-boy," Yuffie replied.

"PRETTY BOY?!" Laguna cried. "Ack! I've never been called that before!" Yuffie and Lauren laughed. They looked at each other and grinned.

"Uh oh, watch it, Laguna! They're planning to dump you and start lesbianating on each other!" Dekar joked.

"Is there even such word as 'lesbianating'?" Laguna pondered.

"Nope, I just made it up," Dekar admitted. Lauren walked over to Dekar and put her arms around him, hugging his shoulders.

"Whoa, woman! Dekar only loves his sword!" Dekar pushed Lauren away. Lauren undid the first button on her dress, which showed some cleavage.

"Changed your mind yet, Dee?" Lauren taunted. The knight choked.

"M-Maybe," Dekar stuttered out. They all laughed.

"Let's all just be friends, huh?" Laguna suggested.

"Yeah," Yuffie agreed. "But some of us will be special friends," Yuffie winked at Laguna. Then a small black hole appeared in the room they were in. Out of the black hole stepped a grinning 13 year old boy. His hair was combed up into long spikes, a bit like a Super Saiyan. Two small fangs poked out of his outh. His eyes were a dark red color. Yuffie recognized him straight away.

"Cousin," she growled under her breath. They all took their fighting stances.

"No need to fight. Just hand over your charm, Laguna," Cousin pointed to the small piece of Magicite which hung from a chain around his neck.

"No way! I was given this by my parents! I'd never hand it over to someone like you!" Laguna refused.

"Hahaha, I bet you don't even know what Esper it is, Lag the fag," Cousin teased.

"I know for sure that it's better than you, Chicken-Wuss," Laguna snapped.

"Oooh, big @#$%ing words, Laguna. Don't use up all your brain cells to think them up, Laggy-poo!" Cousin had pissed off Laguna to the max.

"THAT IS IT! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR SHIT, COUSIN!" Laguna leapt towards Cousin and performed a perfect All-Rounder technique on him, starting off with Renzokuken, followed by Duel and then Desperado to finish off. Cousin whimpered home, whining at his scars that Laguna gave him. Then a voice filled Laguna's thoughts and drowned them.

I am the Esper that lives in your Magicite. I will help you during your journey. You journey to save the world, Laguna, the voice said.

"WHAT?!" Laguna said in his mind.

Yes. It's true, Laguna. Believe it. The fate of the world rests in your hands, since a danger is about to wreak havoc, and only YOU can stop it, the voice said. You and the power of friendship,

~End of Part 2~