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Reflections – Part One
In the village of Wutai, the evening sun sank in the sky. The sunsets here were always so beautiful, pinks and purples tinting the clouds, casting dark shadows over the village. Yuffie loved to watch the sun go down each night, and rise up each morning. It gave her a sense of reassurance, that no matter what happened in her life, there was something she could always count on, something that would always happen. Tonight, though, she didn't watch. Instead, she lay on her futon, tears stinging her eyes, thinking. Thinking of Aeris Gainsborough. Of that night, when the flower girl had given up her life for the planet. That night Yuffie had changed. When she had first joined Avalanche, as a treacherous young thief, she had simply been in it for the materia. And she had got what she wanted. Cloud had given her all of it, and now it lay in the closet, collecting dust. Even the fabled Knights Of The Round, with its unfathomable power, was forgotten. She just couldn't bring herself to use it. She remembered the look in Cloud's eyes as he had handed it over. He had put on that dull, emotionless look he was so good at. But she could see the pain in his eyes as he handed over the mastered Revive materia. It was the one Aeris had bought in Junon. Cloud had insisted on using it himself, he wouldn't allow anyone else to even touch it, as if it still had a little part of the flower girl's spirit inside it. Now it had pride of place in an embroidered, pink silk covered box on Yuffie's nightstand. For some reason it comforted her. Aeris had told Cloud once that the Holy materia had made her feel safe, even though she had never used it. She had thought that it just didn't do anything, but just having it made her feel safe, as it was her mother's.
Fiercely rubbing at her eyes with the back of her hand, the young ninja silently berated herself. She was the daughter of Lord Godo, the heroine of Wutai village, after all that she and Avalanche had done; she had become the idol of many a little girl. But it wasn't what she wanted. If she could trade all of it, just to have Aeris Gainsborough back with them again, she gladly would.
While travelling with Avalanche, she had grown to see Aeris and Tifa as older sisters. She was an only child, and had been quite lonely growing up, alone in the house while her father prepared for the war. Aeris and Tifa had taken her under their wing, and on the journey, there had been many a night when they would stay up, talking of nothing and everything, about life, and love, and their hopes for the future. Yuffie had noticed that Aeris was most enthusiastic talking about her future, her emerald eyes would light up as she told the other two about how she had planned to travel around the world, how she had planned to make money by travelling from town to town selling her flowers. About how now she was finally getting to do what she had always wanted. She had seemed so happy, As Yuffie recalled, that conversation had been in the Costa del Sol inn, where they had rested before moving on to the Gold Saucer. Two days before…
"Stop it. Stop thinking about it" she said aloud. Her voice echoed around the empty room, and she fought back the tears once more. She had never felt so alone. There was no one she could talk to about this, no one would understand.
Tifa had visited a few days ago, 'just to see how you are' she had said. Yuffie had lied, saying she was fine, and changed the subject to Cloud. As soon as she had mentioned his name, she had regretted it. Tifa's face fell, and she lowered her eyes.
"I don't know where Cloud is," she had muttered. "He left a few days ago and I haven't seen him since"
The conversation had stopped so abruptly after that, and an uncomfortable silence had ensued, before Tifa had made her excuses and left.
Choking back a sob, Yuffie opened the box, which held the Revive materia. She took it out, her fingers shaking, and held it close to her. She could feel the warm glow as the magic housed in the green orb had coursed through her body. Her eyes dry, she took a deep breath and replaced the materia in the box, closing it again with a thoughtful look in her brown eyes. Standing up, Yuffie took up her ultimate shuriken, the Conformer, and opened her closet. Kneeling down, she sorted through the various materia, locating the Knights Of The Round, Lightning, Ice, Fire and Cure, then placed them into the slots on her weapon.
'Enough of this moping around' the ninja thought to herself. 'It's time I moved on with my life. Forget about Avalanche. Who needs them? I did just fine before.'
She secured her bandana in her dark hair. It had grown since her time with Cloud and the others, and now rested just below her shoulders.
Pulling on her boots and lacing them up with a steely determination, Yuffie left the house, and set out to go wherever her feet took her.
In the shadows next to the Pagoda of the Five Gods, a young man watched her go, his face expressionless. Long raven hair blew around his face as he stepped out of the shadows. His red cape fluttered in the night breeze, and after waiting a few seconds, he set off following the ninja, his feet making no sound on the ground as he quietly went on his way.
A/N: Well, that's that chapter out of the way. So what is Yuffie going to do now? And who's that guy following her? (As if you don't know!) That's all for now, hope you enjoyed it! I'd love it if you could review it for me, it motivates me, hehe. Ja ne!
Reflections – Part One
In the village of Wutai, the evening sun sank in the sky. The sunsets here were always so beautiful, pinks and purples tinting the clouds, casting dark shadows over the village. Yuffie loved to watch the sun go down each night, and rise up each morning. It gave her a sense of reassurance, that no matter what happened in her life, there was something she could always count on, something that would always happen. Tonight, though, she didn't watch. Instead, she lay on her futon, tears stinging her eyes, thinking. Thinking of Aeris Gainsborough. Of that night, when the flower girl had given up her life for the planet. That night Yuffie had changed. When she had first joined Avalanche, as a treacherous young thief, she had simply been in it for the materia. And she had got what she wanted. Cloud had given her all of it, and now it lay in the closet, collecting dust. Even the fabled Knights Of The Round, with its unfathomable power, was forgotten. She just couldn't bring herself to use it. She remembered the look in Cloud's eyes as he had handed it over. He had put on that dull, emotionless look he was so good at. But she could see the pain in his eyes as he handed over the mastered Revive materia. It was the one Aeris had bought in Junon. Cloud had insisted on using it himself, he wouldn't allow anyone else to even touch it, as if it still had a little part of the flower girl's spirit inside it. Now it had pride of place in an embroidered, pink silk covered box on Yuffie's nightstand. For some reason it comforted her. Aeris had told Cloud once that the Holy materia had made her feel safe, even though she had never used it. She had thought that it just didn't do anything, but just having it made her feel safe, as it was her mother's.
Fiercely rubbing at her eyes with the back of her hand, the young ninja silently berated herself. She was the daughter of Lord Godo, the heroine of Wutai village, after all that she and Avalanche had done; she had become the idol of many a little girl. But it wasn't what she wanted. If she could trade all of it, just to have Aeris Gainsborough back with them again, she gladly would.
While travelling with Avalanche, she had grown to see Aeris and Tifa as older sisters. She was an only child, and had been quite lonely growing up, alone in the house while her father prepared for the war. Aeris and Tifa had taken her under their wing, and on the journey, there had been many a night when they would stay up, talking of nothing and everything, about life, and love, and their hopes for the future. Yuffie had noticed that Aeris was most enthusiastic talking about her future, her emerald eyes would light up as she told the other two about how she had planned to travel around the world, how she had planned to make money by travelling from town to town selling her flowers. About how now she was finally getting to do what she had always wanted. She had seemed so happy, As Yuffie recalled, that conversation had been in the Costa del Sol inn, where they had rested before moving on to the Gold Saucer. Two days before…
"Stop it. Stop thinking about it" she said aloud. Her voice echoed around the empty room, and she fought back the tears once more. She had never felt so alone. There was no one she could talk to about this, no one would understand.
Tifa had visited a few days ago, 'just to see how you are' she had said. Yuffie had lied, saying she was fine, and changed the subject to Cloud. As soon as she had mentioned his name, she had regretted it. Tifa's face fell, and she lowered her eyes.
"I don't know where Cloud is," she had muttered. "He left a few days ago and I haven't seen him since"
The conversation had stopped so abruptly after that, and an uncomfortable silence had ensued, before Tifa had made her excuses and left.
Choking back a sob, Yuffie opened the box, which held the Revive materia. She took it out, her fingers shaking, and held it close to her. She could feel the warm glow as the magic housed in the green orb had coursed through her body. Her eyes dry, she took a deep breath and replaced the materia in the box, closing it again with a thoughtful look in her brown eyes. Standing up, Yuffie took up her ultimate shuriken, the Conformer, and opened her closet. Kneeling down, she sorted through the various materia, locating the Knights Of The Round, Lightning, Ice, Fire and Cure, then placed them into the slots on her weapon.
'Enough of this moping around' the ninja thought to herself. 'It's time I moved on with my life. Forget about Avalanche. Who needs them? I did just fine before.'
She secured her bandana in her dark hair. It had grown since her time with Cloud and the others, and now rested just below her shoulders.
Pulling on her boots and lacing them up with a steely determination, Yuffie left the house, and set out to go wherever her feet took her.
In the shadows next to the Pagoda of the Five Gods, a young man watched her go, his face expressionless. Long raven hair blew around his face as he stepped out of the shadows. His red cape fluttered in the night breeze, and after waiting a few seconds, he set off following the ninja, his feet making no sound on the ground as he quietly went on his way.
A/N: Well, that's that chapter out of the way. So what is Yuffie going to do now? And who's that guy following her? (As if you don't know!) That's all for now, hope you enjoyed it! I'd love it if you could review it for me, it motivates me, hehe. Ja ne!