***A/N*** Sorry my first chapter was so short! I promise that the rest of the chapters will be longer!
Vincent held the struggling ninja up so that she could see the effects of her little joke. His sharpened sense of smell picked up the scent of Yuffie's blood. He hadn't meant to hit her, just scare her out of the tree. * Apparently she's not as fast as I thought.* He looked back at the rest of Avalanche and then at the ninja. He thought that the prank she pulled might have come close to what he used to do to the T.U.R.K.S in his youth. * I used to piss Tseng off to the point he would actually yell! I know I shouldn't do this, but she needs some help this time and she needs to be punished. * He held the ninja's arm even tighter and stared hard at the rest of Avalanche's members.
"She's mine this time." he stated as he pulled her behind him farther into woods away from the others ears and eyes. Yuffie stared in a daze as Vincent pulled her away from the others. This wasn't supposed to happen. Vincent was going to kill her. She felt her heart pounding as she thought of what he was going to do to her. * I always wanted to be alone in the woods with him, but not when he's going to kill me!"
Vincent finally stopped beside a pond and pushed the girl onto one of the many trees beside the lake. He walked over to the ninja and trapped her between his arms. " Where were you hit?" he asked as he stared into her eyes. * She has hazel eyes. I never noticed that before. * he thought before she turned away from him.
"You got my shoulder, it doesn't hurt though. It was only a graze. I was caught off guard. If I was paying attention you would never have.................." Yuffie paused as she felt Vincent's hand pulling her sleeve up so that he could see the wound. " I told you that it was only a graze. I'm fine! " she said as she tried to jerk away from him. He was making her uncomfortable, she could feel her heart pounding in her ears. She had never been this close to him before. He was still wet. * Gawd, what is with his mood swings? One minute I'm sure he's going to kill me the next he's checking out a wound that he caused. *
Yuffie suddenly jerked out of his grasp and broke away from where he had her penned. "I thought that you where going to get revenge for the water incident?" she said with her hands on her hips. Yuffie watched as Vincent's usually hard lips twitched in amusement. * She is going to be so pissed at me when I do get my revenge. * Vincent stepped towards the young ninja and gently reached out and touched her hair.
"Yuffie, why would I be interested in getting revenge for what you did?"
The young ninja looked at her companion trying to figure him out. * He is so fine. * She thought as she stared into his crimson eyes. Yuffie felt herself leaning towards the wet, handsome man. She closed her eyes as she felt herself being lifted into the air. Yuffie opened her eyes right before she landed into the pond. For a second, before she landed into the water, she thought she saw Vincent smile. When she surfaced she couldn't find Vincent anywhere. "Vincent Valetine you are a grade A ASS HOLE !!!!!!!!!!" she screamed as she splashed towards the shore. "Just wait until I get even with you for this !!!!!!!"
Vincent couldn't help it. The look on her face before she had hit the water was almost too much, but hearing her say those words was putting him over the top. Vincent's laughter was barely noticeable, but the fact was that he was laughing.
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"Ancient, it is time for you to awake from your sleep in the lifestream. Your friends and I need you once again. It is time for my promise to you to be granted."
"I'm up, is Yuo and Fae really almost here?"
"Unfortunately, my child. You know what needs to be done when you get back."
"Yes."
"What is it?"
"Make sure that all of the planet's protectors are gathered and that they get their true weapons."
"Good. Don't disappoint me my child. You and your friends are my last defense."
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"Reno, are you sure this is the way to go?"
"I told you that I'm going the right way! I know I'm going the right way!"
"Well, that's not what the map says."
"I'm going the right way, for the last time, I'm going the right way! Now, please just be quiet!"
Elena watched as the leader of their once proud regime ran ahead of them. He had been acting strange since they had escaped from Midgar. "I'm worried Rude. I've never heard him just ask for us to be quiet."
"I know, Len, I know. He's never been like this."
"It can't be because we're not working, can it?"
"............"
"Well?"
"I don't know Len, I jest don't know."
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