A/N: Alrighty, another chapter! Original characters are mine and I've got to get back to work. I've decided to finish this story first and to focus on it before going onto the other ones! I want to seriously thank shayster for supporting my work. She's a great pal! Now on with the story.

*This is amazing!* Yuffie thought as she watched the rainbow that spread over the end of a gigantic waterfall. The rushing water fell into a tranquil pool of water. It took her breathe away. She thought Luceria's Falls were beautiful, but this space was just....... perfect. She never could remember how she found it. The dream she had the night before had preoccupied her all day. it brought back to many memories. Memories that she didn't want to resurface. She had her reasons for wanting to get revenge from Sephiroth, but she just couldn't let Avalanche know. Not yet anyway. It was to personal. * I just wish I knew what started to trigger them. * the princess thought. * Maybe it was defeating Sephiroth.*

The young ninja shook her head and sat on a nearby boulder that overlooked the pool. Spray from the waterfall fell lightly on her, cooling her in the hot afternoon. Cloud had let them have the afternoon off since everything that could be salvaged from the airship was. There was nothing left for them to do until Shera got there with the extra parts. Soon everyone would be going there separate ways. She sighed once again. It just didn't feel right for them to be parting. Not at the moment, anyway.

Not to far from the boulder, Vincent Valentine watched the young maiden from his perch in the tree. It wasn't safe for her to wonder off alone. They hadn't had a monster attack ,but that didn't mean that they weren't around. Someone had to take responsibility for Yuffie. *I guess that falls to me for being a member of Wutai. Old habits are hard to lose.* the gunslinger thought as she watched the young female intently. Her movements were losing their teenage awkwardness for the gracefulness of womanhood. The young shinobe suddenly seemed fragile to him and he knew that he had to protect her no matter the cost.

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Fae jumped back from her brother's blast. The energy bolt leaving a scar on the training room floor. She quickly spouted off a spell of protection to surround her from his physical attacks. Yuo saw this and attacked again before she could concentrate on a attack spell. The man gracefully sliced and thrust at his sister knowing that she couldn't be hurt from the sword due to the spell. Fae saw the disadvantage she was at. Unless she could fully concentrate on her spell she wouldn't be able to enact it. Yuo saw an opening in his sister's defense at that moment. The purple haired man quickly switched his attack from the sword and swiped his sisters feet from under her. Fae fell onto her back and before she could move her brother had his sword to her neck.

"That was very dirty, Yuo." she said while moving his blade from her neck and getting up.

"Do you honestly expect for your enemy to give you an opening to attack them?" he replied with a snort as he sheathed his weapon.

"Of course I don't!" she screamed at him in indignation. "Why must you always talk down to me?"

"Until you can prove yourself my equal, I will continue to treat you as inferior, my dear sister." he said as he left the room. * I have to make you get better, Fae. Why can't you understand that?*