Final Fantasy 7's: Intertwined Destinies
Ch. 3: Afternoon Mayhem
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It was morning and the sun shined down on the people of Wutai. The air was cool and the weather was perfect. Everything was fine, Cloud was telling the little children about his adventure, Aeris was in her room sewing, Cid was at the foot of the mountain, Barret and Red had just come back and were sitting in the shade, and Vincent was waiting for Yuffie to come out of the cathouse. Soon, everyone would have to leave and return to his or her normal lives.
The breeze played with Vincent's hair as he waited. It had been an hour since he had asked Yuffie to get ready and he was getting restless.
"This sucks!"
Vincent looked up at the top of the stairs. There she was, clad in a skintight outfit. She had on regular shorts with a tight top. The sight almost made Vincent fall over. She looked incredible except for that one thing that made him laugh.
"Its-its PINK! Ewwww, this is not right man, not right!"
Vincent chuckled.
Probably the work of that girlVincent inwardly cringed at the thought of her. She was just so annoying! She always hanged on him, it was sickening. But, he had to admit: she was cute...in a street skank sort of way. Yes, Shintari, Wutai's very own rich tramp.
Yuffie made her way down the steps, wincing at everyone from the pain of her shorts' tightness.
"Morning Miss. Yuffie, you look well."
Yuffie gave Vincent a dirty look. She put her workout bag on her shoulder.
"Funny, aren't we being charming today. Lets go sweet prince."
Vincent smirked. This was going to be a VERY interesting training session.
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"Man. I'm beat! All that work didn't make any damn sense!"
Barret and Red XII were lying on the grass under the shade of the tall trees. They had just come from Midgar for their annual check-up on the city. One the way they picked up the Turks. Reno, Rude and Elena were in the Wutai woods camping and were nearly killing each other.
Red XII lifted his head and smiled. Barret was one lazy S.O.B.
"Well, the work wouldn't have been so hard if you weren't trying to kill Reno the whole time."
Barret crossed his arms. He didn't even want to hear that name.
"Don't mention that red head foo's name round me. I can't stand the guy. His hair is more messed up then Cloud's is!"
Red chuckled. Barret was always screaming for Cloud to change his hair before he poked someone's eye out. While Barret sat emphasizing his point, Cid saw the two as he walked. After giving the situation some thought, he decided to have a seat.
"Hello ladies! What's shakin'?"
Cid lit up another cigarette as he sat down.
"Ahhhh, sweet, sweet nicotine."
Barret looked on in disgust. This guy never got enough of it. No wonder Shera makes him change clothes and brush his teeth whenever he enters the house.
"Ya mean,'Ahhhhhh, sweet, sweet, lung cancer.' Those things will kill ya foo."
Cid rolled his eyes and began to purr.
"Oh I didn't know you even f$&#!n' cared, my big heap of sweet brown sugar. Com'on, gimme a kiss."
Cid winked at Barret and reached his arms out for him. Horrified, Barret leapt up and backed away.
"Ha ha. Very funny."
Cid batted his eyes and flipped the little amount of hair he had.
"Oh shnookums, you know I just LOVE it when you play hard to get."
Cid moaned.
"Stay away from me. Dis aint funny no more!"
"Who says I'm jokin sweetie?"
Red was DEEPLY enjoying himself. If he only had a recorder. He watched the display with elated eyes. This was truly a sight.
"Hey now! Cut it out! Stop actin a foo' hear?"
Cid made his eyebrows move suggestively. Cid was laughing his ass off inside. By now, he was standing up and stalking Barret, he almost had him when Red spoke up.
"Alright now Cid, keep it in your pants-"
Barret looked relived as Cid backed down and started laughing.
"Thanks Red. I always knew there was something wrong with him. It was either he or Cloud."
Cid and Red stared at each other. Red smirked and finished his sentence.
"Like I said, keep it in your pants, until the honeymoon that is!"
The two war buddies laughed. Barret was VERY purple. (Couldn't say red because he is kinda dark. ^-^!) He stared at the two and after a moment, laughed too. So there they were. Three old war Veterans, laughing like they were little toddlers. After a while, they stopped and took their old places. The wind lulled them to sleep.
A lone figure was standing there, in the shadows, watching them. The shadow was not alone; there were two creatures with it. The person had what seemed to be a Video camera in their hand. A smiled played on her lips, yes, HER lips. She straightened herself up and gave out a low growl. The animal's head's perked up at the sound, knowing exactly what to do. They ran off to their predetermined locations.
"Let the games begin."
In a flash, the woman was gone.
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The two people's bodies met in a heated battle. Block after block, punch after punch, kick after kick, the two lunged at each other, hopping to land in a hit. The sun beated down on their sweat drenched bodies. They had been fighting for an hour and it seemed like it had only been five minutes. They stopped and sized each other up. The younger of the two was about to attack, but was cut short by a command.
"Yuffie, that's enough. Rest for five minutes. Afterward we will fight with our weapons."
She nodded her head. Vincent was more of a workout than she had anticipated.
Man, for an old guy, he sure is fast.
Almost as if Vincent had read her thoughts, he took that exact moment to laugh aloud. His laugh was clear and jovial, it had so much life and feeling. Vincent looked at the woman, she looked like she had just given birth to a chocobo. He cocked his head to the side and stared at her shorts.
So very, very tight....
Yuffie caught Vincent's sideway glance and reached into her bag. She knew weapon training with Vincent was harder than one on one, so she made sure before she left she would be prepared. A sly smile played on her lips. Vincent caught it and gulped.
Oh no, what is the she-devil up to now?
Yuffie never ceased to amaze him. She was forever comin up with pranks and schemes, most as of late, he had been part of. The hairs on the back of his neck stood up.
Maybe this is payback for helping her.
He eyed her as she took her bag to the edge of the pond. He saw her throw something in the water. Oh yeah, he was a goner. She smiled sweetly and jumped in.
"Hey Vinny, care to join me?"
One of his eyebrows arched up.
Oh, come on now. I'm not stupid.
"No thank you, enjoy yourself."
Yuffie grinned like a bobcat. She was going to get him before the day was over, after all, they were all leaving this evening.
"Oh, what a shame. Darn, well, at least I have space to PLAY."
When Yuffie said 'PLAY' the way she changed the angle of her eyebrows made her look evil.
A lovely trait she picked up from that deadbeat Reno.
Yuffie plunged under the water. Vincent shook his head and waited for her to come up for some air. He waited. And waited. And waited. Waiting... After about three minutes, when she didn't come up, he got worried. Vincent made his way to the pond. When he was near the edge when he saw a group of bubbles and Yuffie's shirt and shorts.
Oh shit...hey, wait a minute.
He moved closer to the edge.
How the hell did she get those suckers off, something's not ri-Vincent found his body engulfed by cool clean water. He thrashed about to get himself straight and made his way up to the surface. He wiped eyes and started cursing. She was SO dead. He heard laughing on the ground and looked up to find Reno and Tiff laughing at him.
"Reno, I'm going to kill your girlfriend."
Reno dismissed the threat. Oh yeah, like he hadn't heard THAT one before. Vincent turned around and faced the young ninja. She was smiling triumphantly with the Underwater materia in her hand. To his surprise, she was wearing a very small bikini with white shorts.
"Oh Vinny, I didn't know you cared SO much. Well, I gotta go before the witch of a mother comes after me."
Yuffie looked up at the audience and her eyes went wide.
"Oh my gods, TIF!! When, why, where?!"
Tiff smiled at Yuffie. It had been to long.
"Why hiya chick! I got here with Reno and the gang. I had to sneak pass Cloud."
Yuffie looked down at the water. If she was Tiff, she would sneak away from Cloud's eyes too if she was always being blamed for things. Yuffie shook her head.
It doesn't matter now. I can REALLY have some fun!"Care to join me?"
Tiff snorted.
"No way! And mess up my wonderful hair? Pu-lease!"
Tiff flung her hair for emphasis.
"Come on, let's go before I die of boredom!"
Yuffie nodded. She made her way out of the water. As she passed Vincent, he put his hand on her arm. Their eyes locked and she understood. Stay strong. She gave him a smile and ran off with the two. He followed her, just in case Cloud or Godo found out. They were at the entrance waving at him on their motorcycles. Yuffie looked almost sad for a moment.
"Hey Yuf, what's the matter?"
Yuffie looked up at her friend.
"Nothin Tiff. I just wish Tifa were here."
"Yeah, me too..."
Out of the corner of her eye, Tiffany saw Cloud rushing out of the tavern.
Crap, the shit has hit the fan.
"Lets get the hell outta here!"
"Agreed, hold on Yuffie baby."
With that they revved up their cycles and fled.
By the time Cloud got to the entrance they were barely visible. Cloud growled.
"What the hell was SHE here for?"
Vincent shot back a cold menacing look. He got sick of Cloud blaming other people for his mistakes.
"Well. SHE was here to pick up her friend! Don't be an ass."
Cloud pouted. He never got his way when Vincent was around. That really sucked. Cloud turned to see Aeris storm off, she was mad at him too. He instantly felt guilty.
"Sorry..."
Cloud grumbled some other things and left after Aeris. Vincent looked up at the horizon, where they were waiting for Elena and Rude. He could make Yuffie and Reno out much, but he clearly tell which bike Tiffany was on.
"Wild."
Vincent turned to go to Yuffie's house and take a nap before he left. He walked up the stairs, tired from the days work. He gently drifted off to sleep, thinking of that mysterious girl Tiffany and her dark brown braids flowing in the wind.
That girl is trouble.
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Muhahaha! I'm so evil. Did you think that was Tifa? At first it was going to be. Thanks to all who reviewed, love ya'll madly. You might get a clue about Tifa from my other story Final Fantasy 8's: Intertwined Destinies. *He he, I'm the Queen of shameless promos...* Well, will you please review? I would appreciate it much thank you. Till next update. Ja!