No, still don't own them...
*screams* Italy wins!!! Okay, so it's just their first match, but still, with a 2-0 against Ecuador, that should put them up in the lead in their group. Paolo Maldini!!!
*swoons* His eyes are just to die for! ^_^
Playing With Fire
Chapter 13
Yuffie checked her watch. It was almost ten, and the guards were about to change shifts. Making sure no one was around, she made her way across the garden.
"Yuffie."
She spun around, and looked in surprise as Vincent Valentine walked from the shadows. "Vinnie, what are you doing here?"
"You should be in bed."
The young ninja pouted as Vincent reached her side. "I just wanted to go for a walk." She muttered as she stared at his red eyes, but could only think of endless blue.
"May I join you?"
Her heart started thumping wildly as she tried to hide a blush. "Sure... "
They began to walk in silence and Yuffie could feel her palms sweating. "Vinnie?"
"Yes?"
"Did... did the Captain tell you why he wanted to kill me?"
Vincent stopped as he looked down at her, the night wind blew his long locks gently, and Yuffie could only stare at him. "I believe you know the answer to that question already."
"But it doesn't make sense! I've never even thought of abolishing the council! I don't think I've done anything wrong..."
"Fear and greed makes men think and act in ways that can not be explained."
Yuffie sighed. "Gawd... I've barely began as Lady Kisaragi and someone wants me dead already."
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah.. oh, and thank you. I'd probably be dead if wasn't for you, and the others..."
"It was Reno that informed me of the assassination attempt. I simply wanted to pass by to congratulate you on your engagement..."
Yuffie laughed. "Oh, you still don't know... I wasn't really engaged to him. I just hired him to get this guy off my back."
Vincent nodded. "I see. I suppose that I should give this to you to commemorate your coronation instead..."
She looked in surprise as Vincent took out a small velvet box, and opened it to reveal a silver necklace. "Vinnie... you shouldn't have!" She felt slightly guilty as Vincent took it out of the box.
"I meant to give this to you as an engagement gift."
"It's very pretty... "
Vincent nodded. "The charm divides into two halves. One is meant for you, and the other for someone special in your heart."
Yuffie just nodded as Vincent walked behind her to fasten the necklace. She closed her eyes as she felt the warm brush of his hand against her neck. She touched the pendant and turned around to look at Vincent with a smile. "Thank you."
"Well, isn't this a romantic scene?"
Yuffie turned around to see Reno with Rude, a beer bottle on his hand.
"What are you doing out here?"
Reno looked at Vincent before turning to face Yuffie with an almost sarcastic expression on his face. "Just wanted to go for a walk, didn't expect to see my fiancé to be with another man."
"Reno, Elena's waiting." Rude spoke, and looked at Reno. The expression on his face was something that he had never seen before. The two of them had just come back from the local pub, and was walking back to the villa when they saw Yuffie and Vincent. It was almost interesting to see Reno's reaction. /Is he... jealous?/
The leader of the Turks gave a snort before walking away. Yuffie opened her mouth to say something, but Vincent's hand on her shoulder stopped her. "Speak with him tomorrow when the alcohol is not clouding his mind."
He watched as Yuffie looked at Reno walking away, and realized something. "You're attracted to him."
She quickly spun to look at him, mouth wide open. "Eeeewww, grossness!"
There was an almost melancholic expression on his face as he looked at Yuffie was blushing again. "I saw it in your eyes,"
Yuffie rolled her eyes, then blew at her bangs. "You need to get your eyes checked, Vinnie. You saw it in my eyes? Hah!" She tried to sound as nonchalant as possible, and hoped that Vincent would stop with the subject.
"You looked at him, the way Lucrecia once looked at me." His voice was soft as he looked at the full moon. "She looked at me, the way you looked at him."
Yuffie didn't know what she could say to that.
"I think he feels the same way."
"Really?" She asked, almost to brightly. Realizing how happy she sounded, she gave a shrug. "I mean really? This is Reno we're talking about." She added and pretended she didn't care.
Vincent just looked at her. "Denial can lead to regret." He murmured. "I denied what could have been mine," He said as he looked away from her, almost as if the words were meant for his ears alone. "You should return to bed, Yuffie. It's late."
Yuffie nodded as her hand touched the pendant. "Thanks, Vinnie. I love it." She gave a friendly wave to Vincent and ran back to her room.
Vincent watched the girl disappear into the night before touching his half of a similar looking pendant. His own words haunted him as he looked at the moon. /I denied what should have been mine./
*-*-
Reno slammed the door and swore as he broke the bottle of beer.
"Christ, Reno! What's your problem?" Elena asked as she walked to the living room. "What the hell happened to you?"
"Nothing!" Reno snapped at Elena as he walked towards the bathroom. He washed his hands, and watched as the blood mixed with water disappeared down the drain. Elena and Rude watched in silence as Reno bandaged his hand. He looked back at them and scowled. "What?"
"Nothing..." Elena replied as she looked away. There was no point talking to a pissed Reno. "I got the information you asked for. It's on the table." She told him before walking towards the door. "You should consider staying for dinner tomorrow."
"What for?" He asked. "Vinnie's here."
Elena raised her eyebrows at Reno. Rude gave her a warning glare before she smirked. "Goodnight." /Well, well. Mr. Casanova's feeling rejected. About time./
Reno walked across the room to retrieve the documents Elena got for him. He took a brief glance at it before handing it to Rude. "What do you think?"
He read it briefly before returning it to him. "Not enough, it practically proves nothing."
Reno dropped the documents on the table and sat on the chair. He glanced outside the window, and he could see the moon shining brightly. So what if Yuffie was having a stroll with Valentine. He doesn't care. Why should he? He stood up again and made his way to the door.
"Where are you going?"
Reno didn't look back at Rude as he opened the door. "I need to get laid."
-*-*
Yuffie cursed herself as she made her way across the gardens again. She was actually going to go back to her room, but realized that she never had the time since Reno's arrival to continue with her experiments. She can't afford to slack off now, not when she was improving so much.
She went in a more secluded part of the garden, one that has been practically abandoned. Wutai still lacked funds, and a garden is hardly as important as houses and schools...
She rubbed her hands, eager to continue from where she left off. She took something from her pocket and kneeled before a small plant. She closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. She concentrated her energy on two different orbs and felt the familiar surge of energy flow through her. Yuffie placed both hands over the small plant and like magic, the plant grew a few centimeters, and the small bud opened, and a new rose was born.
Yuffie was so deep in her work that she never realized that she was followed.
"What the hell is that?"
Yuffie's eyes opened, and her body shook as if she was electrocuted. Reno ran to her and swore as he felt an invisible barrier around Yuffie.
"Reno? What are you doing here?" She asked, suddenly worried and nervous that he saw what she was doing.
The redhead approached the kneeling girl cautiously, and frowned when he realized there was nothing that was surrounding Yuffie. "What the *#% was that?"
"Nothing..."
"Nothing?" Reno raised one eyebrow as he sat on the ground. "You made that thing grow." He looked at the orbs on her lap. "A restore and earth materia did that?"
Yuffie groaned as she debated if she should tell Reno, when she remembered what her mother said in her dream. She bit her lip as she looked at Reno, who was looking at her intently. "I... I'll tell you, but you have to swear not to tell anyone."
Reno nodded, curious to hear what Yuffie would say.
"I found my mother's journal, just before I left Wutai to look for materia. She wrote a few entries about the many ways she could use materia, and somewhere in the middle of her journal, she mentions using two of them at the same time..."
"Back up. What?"
"Using two at the same time. She doesn't mention how she does it, only that she can. Unfortunately, my mother only used materia because she was told to. She was never interested in them. She also mentioned that she never told anyone that she could do it..."
"So you tried it for yourself?"
Yuffie nodded. "That was another reason why I left Wutai, If I could continue where my mother left off, Wutai will have nothing to worry about! I've been trying since I was fifteen..."
Reno watched as Yuffie sighed. "I've improved... it's just that they don't react the way I expect them to. Like this, I found I could do this by accident when I was mixing and matching. I just can't get seem to come up with any new attacks! It just seems like all I can do is make defensive stuff... I have never ever managed to do an offensive combination attack,"
"Who else knows about this?" Reno asked, the gears in his head started working.
"Just you. I'm serious, Reno. You can't tell anyone!"
Reno nodded as he watched Yuffie sway to her left. He made a move to catch her, but Yuffie held her hands to stop him. "What's wrong with you?"
"Another problem that I can't seem to solve. Every time I finish with my experiments, I feel too tired. When you interrupted me, that feeling was new. I felt as if you hit me with that nightstick of yours..."
"So... this is what you've been doing since you returned?"
Yuffie stood up and brushed the soil from her pants. "Not all the time. There are a lot of things to do around here. Besides, this is the only time I could do this."
"You do realize that coming here alone was stupid, right? After what just happened..."
"I know the risk, besides, I've got more materia with me. Besides, you couldn't come near me, remember?"
Reno nodded. "What was that?"
Yuffie shrugged. "Another thing I still need to solve." Her eyes widened as she saw the bandage. "What the hell happened to you?"
"Nothing."
The young ninja rolled her eyes as she grabbed Reno's hand and took the bandage off. It took her a few seconds to heal the wound, ignoring the feel of his hands. "There, good as new."
Reno nodded, and Yuffie wondered again if his hair was soft to touch. His eyes narrowed as he saw the pendant and reached out to touch it. "So, your gift from Valentine..."
"It was supposed to be an engagement gift..." She looked at him as he continued to hold the pendant. "Reno... about last night,"
"What about it?" He asked as looked at her.
She took a deep breath. "I... I don't know."
They both remained silent, not feeling the cold. "I... it's just that I can't get it out of my head."
She wouldn't look at him, and he was surprised to feel that he was enjoying her discomfort, only because he felt the same way even if he wasn't about to show it.
"Why?"
Yuffie turned red. "I don't know! I didn't... I didn't expect that to happen..."
"But you want it to happen again?"
She didn't answer him, but her silence was enough for him. He walked closer and tilted her chin, and looked at her. "I'm an experienced man, Yuffie. I don't stop at kissing."
Yuffie felt her cheeks flame in shock and embarrassment, sure that the color of her cheeks matched his red hair. She wanted to move away, but she was just stunned at what he said that she just stood there. "What... what's wrong with just kissing?"
"Yuffie?"
Reno quickly pointed his gun at the intruder who raised his arms in surrender.
"Shake?"
The Pagoda Guardian looked at the two with interest. "Sorry, thought I heard some noise. Didn't mean to interrupt."
Yuffie glared at Shake as the young man gave a suggestive wink. "What are you doing here?"
"On my way to the palace. Your father is still awake, you know. There's another emergency meeting. I suggest the two of you go somewhere else. This is the path most of the elders will take..." He gave another wink before he walked away.
Yuffie didn't know if she should thank Shake or strangle him for the interruption. She looked at Reno who was watched their surroundings like a hawk. "I guess... I guess I'll be going back now."
Reno nodded as he took her arm and led her back to her room. "I'm taking you there."
Yuffie was about to protest at being dragged to her own room, but the look on his face stopped her. She was about to ask him something when Reno spoke first.
"Whatever you do, don't look back. I'm taking you inside your place. From now on, stop climbing down from your window. It will only take one sniper to finish you off. Are you sure nobody else knows about your experiments?"
"I'm sure..."
"I followed you, and watched you do it. What makes you sure you were not followed before?"
"I don't know... but I know that nobody else knows about it but you."
Reno didn't push the matter further as they reached inside the palace. Ignoring the look of some members from the council gathering outside, he escorted Yuffie until they reached her door. He opened the door and walked inside.
Once again, there was nothing but silence. "Reno... are you sure you don't want to stay for dinner?"
Reno nodded, not looking at Yuffie, but looked around her room as if he was searching for something in particular. "I have many things to get back to."
"Okay... I guess I'll just see you before you leave. I'll have the money then."
He gave another nod as he walked out of her room and closed the door, only to rush back in. "I'm going to regret this..." He muttered as he took Yuffie in his arms and kissed her.
Yuffie's eyes grew wide, before they closed as she placed her arms around Reno, who tightened his embrace. This felt so much different from the night before as he deepened the kiss. She never realized that she moaned and Reno broke the kiss and released her from his arms.
She tried to catch her breath as he gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "You're going to drive me crazy, you know that?" He whispered in her ear as she tried to collect her thoughts.
He didn't wait for a reply as he walked away and closed the door. Yuffie just stared at the door, not believing what just happened.
"Wow..."
*-*-
tBc...
so... how was this chapter?
I got the whole materia idea when I read Frank Verderosa's series. Great fics, and love the Yuffie/Reno scenes! Also, I think I mentioned this before, that in a website somewhere, they mention that in the game, Yuffie doesn't seem to be affected by a confusion attack, or something like that. Am I making sense? Anyway, for the purpose of this fic, actually... I'm not going to tell you now, I'll tell you later!!
I'd have to dedicate this to Morning Zephyr. Your fic woke me up. Can't wait to read the next chapters. I've been watching soccer since 2.30 in the afternoon just this Sunday until late at night. 3 straight games can take its toll! I checked the site during the half time between Sweden and England, and by the rest of the night, I was just reading your chapter again, as well as working on this. I even missed the next match after England and Sweden...
So, here's to you, mate! If it wasn't for your fic, I would have watched all 4 matches in one go, and I wouldn't have finished this chapter. Thanks for the kick!
Thanks again for all your comments. *waves an Italian flag*
Until next time,
Joy
*screams* Italy wins!!! Okay, so it's just their first match, but still, with a 2-0 against Ecuador, that should put them up in the lead in their group. Paolo Maldini!!!
*swoons* His eyes are just to die for! ^_^
Playing With Fire
Chapter 13
Yuffie checked her watch. It was almost ten, and the guards were about to change shifts. Making sure no one was around, she made her way across the garden.
"Yuffie."
She spun around, and looked in surprise as Vincent Valentine walked from the shadows. "Vinnie, what are you doing here?"
"You should be in bed."
The young ninja pouted as Vincent reached her side. "I just wanted to go for a walk." She muttered as she stared at his red eyes, but could only think of endless blue.
"May I join you?"
Her heart started thumping wildly as she tried to hide a blush. "Sure... "
They began to walk in silence and Yuffie could feel her palms sweating. "Vinnie?"
"Yes?"
"Did... did the Captain tell you why he wanted to kill me?"
Vincent stopped as he looked down at her, the night wind blew his long locks gently, and Yuffie could only stare at him. "I believe you know the answer to that question already."
"But it doesn't make sense! I've never even thought of abolishing the council! I don't think I've done anything wrong..."
"Fear and greed makes men think and act in ways that can not be explained."
Yuffie sighed. "Gawd... I've barely began as Lady Kisaragi and someone wants me dead already."
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah.. oh, and thank you. I'd probably be dead if wasn't for you, and the others..."
"It was Reno that informed me of the assassination attempt. I simply wanted to pass by to congratulate you on your engagement..."
Yuffie laughed. "Oh, you still don't know... I wasn't really engaged to him. I just hired him to get this guy off my back."
Vincent nodded. "I see. I suppose that I should give this to you to commemorate your coronation instead..."
She looked in surprise as Vincent took out a small velvet box, and opened it to reveal a silver necklace. "Vinnie... you shouldn't have!" She felt slightly guilty as Vincent took it out of the box.
"I meant to give this to you as an engagement gift."
"It's very pretty... "
Vincent nodded. "The charm divides into two halves. One is meant for you, and the other for someone special in your heart."
Yuffie just nodded as Vincent walked behind her to fasten the necklace. She closed her eyes as she felt the warm brush of his hand against her neck. She touched the pendant and turned around to look at Vincent with a smile. "Thank you."
"Well, isn't this a romantic scene?"
Yuffie turned around to see Reno with Rude, a beer bottle on his hand.
"What are you doing out here?"
Reno looked at Vincent before turning to face Yuffie with an almost sarcastic expression on his face. "Just wanted to go for a walk, didn't expect to see my fiancé to be with another man."
"Reno, Elena's waiting." Rude spoke, and looked at Reno. The expression on his face was something that he had never seen before. The two of them had just come back from the local pub, and was walking back to the villa when they saw Yuffie and Vincent. It was almost interesting to see Reno's reaction. /Is he... jealous?/
The leader of the Turks gave a snort before walking away. Yuffie opened her mouth to say something, but Vincent's hand on her shoulder stopped her. "Speak with him tomorrow when the alcohol is not clouding his mind."
He watched as Yuffie looked at Reno walking away, and realized something. "You're attracted to him."
She quickly spun to look at him, mouth wide open. "Eeeewww, grossness!"
There was an almost melancholic expression on his face as he looked at Yuffie was blushing again. "I saw it in your eyes,"
Yuffie rolled her eyes, then blew at her bangs. "You need to get your eyes checked, Vinnie. You saw it in my eyes? Hah!" She tried to sound as nonchalant as possible, and hoped that Vincent would stop with the subject.
"You looked at him, the way Lucrecia once looked at me." His voice was soft as he looked at the full moon. "She looked at me, the way you looked at him."
Yuffie didn't know what she could say to that.
"I think he feels the same way."
"Really?" She asked, almost to brightly. Realizing how happy she sounded, she gave a shrug. "I mean really? This is Reno we're talking about." She added and pretended she didn't care.
Vincent just looked at her. "Denial can lead to regret." He murmured. "I denied what could have been mine," He said as he looked away from her, almost as if the words were meant for his ears alone. "You should return to bed, Yuffie. It's late."
Yuffie nodded as her hand touched the pendant. "Thanks, Vinnie. I love it." She gave a friendly wave to Vincent and ran back to her room.
Vincent watched the girl disappear into the night before touching his half of a similar looking pendant. His own words haunted him as he looked at the moon. /I denied what should have been mine./
*-*-
Reno slammed the door and swore as he broke the bottle of beer.
"Christ, Reno! What's your problem?" Elena asked as she walked to the living room. "What the hell happened to you?"
"Nothing!" Reno snapped at Elena as he walked towards the bathroom. He washed his hands, and watched as the blood mixed with water disappeared down the drain. Elena and Rude watched in silence as Reno bandaged his hand. He looked back at them and scowled. "What?"
"Nothing..." Elena replied as she looked away. There was no point talking to a pissed Reno. "I got the information you asked for. It's on the table." She told him before walking towards the door. "You should consider staying for dinner tomorrow."
"What for?" He asked. "Vinnie's here."
Elena raised her eyebrows at Reno. Rude gave her a warning glare before she smirked. "Goodnight." /Well, well. Mr. Casanova's feeling rejected. About time./
Reno walked across the room to retrieve the documents Elena got for him. He took a brief glance at it before handing it to Rude. "What do you think?"
He read it briefly before returning it to him. "Not enough, it practically proves nothing."
Reno dropped the documents on the table and sat on the chair. He glanced outside the window, and he could see the moon shining brightly. So what if Yuffie was having a stroll with Valentine. He doesn't care. Why should he? He stood up again and made his way to the door.
"Where are you going?"
Reno didn't look back at Rude as he opened the door. "I need to get laid."
-*-*
Yuffie cursed herself as she made her way across the gardens again. She was actually going to go back to her room, but realized that she never had the time since Reno's arrival to continue with her experiments. She can't afford to slack off now, not when she was improving so much.
She went in a more secluded part of the garden, one that has been practically abandoned. Wutai still lacked funds, and a garden is hardly as important as houses and schools...
She rubbed her hands, eager to continue from where she left off. She took something from her pocket and kneeled before a small plant. She closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. She concentrated her energy on two different orbs and felt the familiar surge of energy flow through her. Yuffie placed both hands over the small plant and like magic, the plant grew a few centimeters, and the small bud opened, and a new rose was born.
Yuffie was so deep in her work that she never realized that she was followed.
"What the hell is that?"
Yuffie's eyes opened, and her body shook as if she was electrocuted. Reno ran to her and swore as he felt an invisible barrier around Yuffie.
"Reno? What are you doing here?" She asked, suddenly worried and nervous that he saw what she was doing.
The redhead approached the kneeling girl cautiously, and frowned when he realized there was nothing that was surrounding Yuffie. "What the *#% was that?"
"Nothing..."
"Nothing?" Reno raised one eyebrow as he sat on the ground. "You made that thing grow." He looked at the orbs on her lap. "A restore and earth materia did that?"
Yuffie groaned as she debated if she should tell Reno, when she remembered what her mother said in her dream. She bit her lip as she looked at Reno, who was looking at her intently. "I... I'll tell you, but you have to swear not to tell anyone."
Reno nodded, curious to hear what Yuffie would say.
"I found my mother's journal, just before I left Wutai to look for materia. She wrote a few entries about the many ways she could use materia, and somewhere in the middle of her journal, she mentions using two of them at the same time..."
"Back up. What?"
"Using two at the same time. She doesn't mention how she does it, only that she can. Unfortunately, my mother only used materia because she was told to. She was never interested in them. She also mentioned that she never told anyone that she could do it..."
"So you tried it for yourself?"
Yuffie nodded. "That was another reason why I left Wutai, If I could continue where my mother left off, Wutai will have nothing to worry about! I've been trying since I was fifteen..."
Reno watched as Yuffie sighed. "I've improved... it's just that they don't react the way I expect them to. Like this, I found I could do this by accident when I was mixing and matching. I just can't get seem to come up with any new attacks! It just seems like all I can do is make defensive stuff... I have never ever managed to do an offensive combination attack,"
"Who else knows about this?" Reno asked, the gears in his head started working.
"Just you. I'm serious, Reno. You can't tell anyone!"
Reno nodded as he watched Yuffie sway to her left. He made a move to catch her, but Yuffie held her hands to stop him. "What's wrong with you?"
"Another problem that I can't seem to solve. Every time I finish with my experiments, I feel too tired. When you interrupted me, that feeling was new. I felt as if you hit me with that nightstick of yours..."
"So... this is what you've been doing since you returned?"
Yuffie stood up and brushed the soil from her pants. "Not all the time. There are a lot of things to do around here. Besides, this is the only time I could do this."
"You do realize that coming here alone was stupid, right? After what just happened..."
"I know the risk, besides, I've got more materia with me. Besides, you couldn't come near me, remember?"
Reno nodded. "What was that?"
Yuffie shrugged. "Another thing I still need to solve." Her eyes widened as she saw the bandage. "What the hell happened to you?"
"Nothing."
The young ninja rolled her eyes as she grabbed Reno's hand and took the bandage off. It took her a few seconds to heal the wound, ignoring the feel of his hands. "There, good as new."
Reno nodded, and Yuffie wondered again if his hair was soft to touch. His eyes narrowed as he saw the pendant and reached out to touch it. "So, your gift from Valentine..."
"It was supposed to be an engagement gift..." She looked at him as he continued to hold the pendant. "Reno... about last night,"
"What about it?" He asked as looked at her.
She took a deep breath. "I... I don't know."
They both remained silent, not feeling the cold. "I... it's just that I can't get it out of my head."
She wouldn't look at him, and he was surprised to feel that he was enjoying her discomfort, only because he felt the same way even if he wasn't about to show it.
"Why?"
Yuffie turned red. "I don't know! I didn't... I didn't expect that to happen..."
"But you want it to happen again?"
She didn't answer him, but her silence was enough for him. He walked closer and tilted her chin, and looked at her. "I'm an experienced man, Yuffie. I don't stop at kissing."
Yuffie felt her cheeks flame in shock and embarrassment, sure that the color of her cheeks matched his red hair. She wanted to move away, but she was just stunned at what he said that she just stood there. "What... what's wrong with just kissing?"
"Yuffie?"
Reno quickly pointed his gun at the intruder who raised his arms in surrender.
"Shake?"
The Pagoda Guardian looked at the two with interest. "Sorry, thought I heard some noise. Didn't mean to interrupt."
Yuffie glared at Shake as the young man gave a suggestive wink. "What are you doing here?"
"On my way to the palace. Your father is still awake, you know. There's another emergency meeting. I suggest the two of you go somewhere else. This is the path most of the elders will take..." He gave another wink before he walked away.
Yuffie didn't know if she should thank Shake or strangle him for the interruption. She looked at Reno who was watched their surroundings like a hawk. "I guess... I guess I'll be going back now."
Reno nodded as he took her arm and led her back to her room. "I'm taking you there."
Yuffie was about to protest at being dragged to her own room, but the look on his face stopped her. She was about to ask him something when Reno spoke first.
"Whatever you do, don't look back. I'm taking you inside your place. From now on, stop climbing down from your window. It will only take one sniper to finish you off. Are you sure nobody else knows about your experiments?"
"I'm sure..."
"I followed you, and watched you do it. What makes you sure you were not followed before?"
"I don't know... but I know that nobody else knows about it but you."
Reno didn't push the matter further as they reached inside the palace. Ignoring the look of some members from the council gathering outside, he escorted Yuffie until they reached her door. He opened the door and walked inside.
Once again, there was nothing but silence. "Reno... are you sure you don't want to stay for dinner?"
Reno nodded, not looking at Yuffie, but looked around her room as if he was searching for something in particular. "I have many things to get back to."
"Okay... I guess I'll just see you before you leave. I'll have the money then."
He gave another nod as he walked out of her room and closed the door, only to rush back in. "I'm going to regret this..." He muttered as he took Yuffie in his arms and kissed her.
Yuffie's eyes grew wide, before they closed as she placed her arms around Reno, who tightened his embrace. This felt so much different from the night before as he deepened the kiss. She never realized that she moaned and Reno broke the kiss and released her from his arms.
She tried to catch her breath as he gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "You're going to drive me crazy, you know that?" He whispered in her ear as she tried to collect her thoughts.
He didn't wait for a reply as he walked away and closed the door. Yuffie just stared at the door, not believing what just happened.
"Wow..."
*-*-
tBc...
so... how was this chapter?
I got the whole materia idea when I read Frank Verderosa's series. Great fics, and love the Yuffie/Reno scenes! Also, I think I mentioned this before, that in a website somewhere, they mention that in the game, Yuffie doesn't seem to be affected by a confusion attack, or something like that. Am I making sense? Anyway, for the purpose of this fic, actually... I'm not going to tell you now, I'll tell you later!!
I'd have to dedicate this to Morning Zephyr. Your fic woke me up. Can't wait to read the next chapters. I've been watching soccer since 2.30 in the afternoon just this Sunday until late at night. 3 straight games can take its toll! I checked the site during the half time between Sweden and England, and by the rest of the night, I was just reading your chapter again, as well as working on this. I even missed the next match after England and Sweden...
So, here's to you, mate! If it wasn't for your fic, I would have watched all 4 matches in one go, and I wouldn't have finished this chapter. Thanks for the kick!
Thanks again for all your comments. *waves an Italian flag*
Until next time,
Joy