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Aeris sighed; she wasn't upset about Vincent not loving her, just disappointed. It had been nice thinking someone was in love with her, she wouldn't tell Tifa though, she trusted her friend but she didn't want her to think she was a failure.
"I miss you so much," she whispered softly
"Zack, I saw you in the lifestream, I wanted too so much too tell you, I couldn't find it in my heart to tell you, " she said louder hoping somewhere somehow he heard her and could answer her, Vincent was helping Yuffie get some materia she couldn't reach so she new they couldn't hear her.
She looked down at the snow again, I didn't see him though she thought. She looked up and shouted as loud as she could "TSENG,"
Vincent looked over at her,
"TSENG" she shouted again
He let Yuffie down from his shoulder's and promised her they'd get some more materia later, he walked over to Aeris, who was now sitting in the snow crying.
"Tseng, he… he, I never got to tell him, I loved him even more than Zack, when I saw him again and found out that we were to be enemies it killed me inside," she sobbed
"You love Tseng?" Vincent said, he sounded confused again.
She nodded, "he was always there ever since I was a child, I know that there was an age gap but when you love someone that doesn't matter does it?" she said looking up at him, he smiled knowing oh to well how she felt, "he's gone, Sephiroth took him away, like he took me away, maybe if he hadn't thing's could be different!"
Vincent frowned, she had finally lost it, but then he smiled
"Aeris" he started "Tseng, he isn't dead, I don't know where he is but I know he is alive, Rufus isn't dead either, it seems the Shinra had a special materia to restore life, all that mako that was generated when they fired the sister ray created it and they found it in the ruins of Midgar, they gave it to Cloud after they had used it for the President and Tseng, I hear Tseng would not take no for an answer when they refused to give it to Cloud so he could bring you back too, we all had this "not quite the end of the world" party and he told me he was going to start over again, no one has seen him since, I'm afraid that's all I know…"
Aeris looked up at him, the same ray of hope that she had had when she summoned holy gleamed in her emerald eyes.
"He's somewhere, out there alone… I can't have that," She said standing up. "I'll find him, I just know I will, Thank you Vincent once again you helped me understand," she jumped up and hugged him tightly.
"I love you, I'm not in love with you but I do love you," she said happily
"I…I…I'm not to good at things like this I'm afraid," he said standing rigidly.
"It's okay, I know you love me and Tifa, Cloud, Barret, Cid, Red XII and maybe not Cait Sith, you just don't want us to know it," she said.
"I'm so glad you understand, umm…but why did you forget Yuffie?" Vincent questioned a little embarrassed that he was admitting he cared for AVALANCHE
She laughed softly into his chest and looked up at him, "Because you don't love her, your "in" love with her," with that she released him and ran down the small snow covered hill they had been standing on.
"Wait!" he said chasing after her
"Yes?" she said innocently turning round waiting for him to deny it. There was a short pause.
"Is it really that obvious?" he said sighing; he decided it would be easier just to give into her.
"Hehehe, yes, about as obvious as she likes you too," she said spinning around, she was so happy, maybe all was not lost.
"No she doesn't," he said shaking his head softly and looking down to the ground.
"Really then watch this," she said jumping up and gently kissing his cheek.
He looked at Yuffie she was staring right at them, she looked around pretending she hadn't seen and then went back to trying to get her materia,
"Oh she's playing hard to get you'll see in time. Come on I can see the mansion now, we'll be there in no time, and I'm sure Yuffie would like it very much if we wan the materia for her,"
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"Here at last," Sighed Yuffie
Vincent shoved the door open and walked in.
"Oh what, damn to late," Yuffie exclaimed as they walked into the living room and saw the other 4 sitting by the warm fire.
"Have you been here long?" Vincent asked.
"Yeah, too long, now please make some damn tea," Cid said from the chair he had been sitting in for over an hour now.
"Cid how rude, let poor Vincent, Yuffie and Aeris sit down for awhile they must be exhausted," Tifa said
"I'm okay, I'll get you all some food and drink," Vincent said walking towards his kitchen.
"I'll help," said Yuffie
Everyone stared gob smacked at her, "Yuffie, help in the kitchen!" they all said
"Yeah like whatever," that is weird she turned and followed Vincent.
"Gawd what is there problem, you'd think they thought I was a stupid brat or something," she said sitting on the work surface munching through a tin of cookies she had found,
"Save some for the others please," Vincent said pouring water into the kettle.
"Oh okay then," she said putting the tin back on the tray and jumped down off the work surface, " Okay one sugar and milk for Cid, Two sugar and milk for Aeris, No sugar but milk for Cloud, same for Barret, Dark one sugar for Tifa, no milk no sugar for you, and milk and one sugar for me," she said as she poured the milk and sugar into the mugs, she had chosen mugs she thought everyone would like: Blue for Cid, Pink for Aeris, Purple for Cloud, olive green for Barret, white for Tifa, black for Vincent and light green for herself.
This made Vincent smile, it was such a sweet gesture, he thought as he poured the boiled water into the cups,
"You take the food, I'll take the drink," he said pointing over to the tray of food he had prepared, he knew that one was lighter he didn't want to strain Yuffie's arms after such a tiring day. He lead her down the corridor to the dining room, she placed the food on the table and started to lay it,
"Fork goes on left or right? I'm not very good at this we don't have these in Wutai," she said lifting the cutlery up and waving it at him.
"Um, whatever you want, I'll get the others," he replied turning round, Yuffie shrugged
"Come on, dinner is ready," Vincent announced, they all filed past him, except for Aeris, she was lying on the couch, sound asleep. Vincent knew how tired she was, so instead of waking her he decided to put her in one of the guestrooms. He picked her up and carried her up the stairs, he laid he down on a bed in one of the spare rooms and put a blanket over her, he turned round and walked out. He started to go down the stairs; he was hungry so he swiftly walked to the dining room.
He looked around the room, everyone was sitting at the table waiting for him, it seemed Yuffie had got the hang of the table setting quite quickly, she had even let some candles for some extra light.
"Where is Aeris?" asked Tifa as she tried to look behind Vincent to see if she was behind him.
"She was tired I put her to bed, we have had a long day," Vincent was very surprised when he glanced up at the clock and saw the time was 10 o'clock already,
"Oh my, I'll fix you up some rooms after dinner and you can all get some rest," he said as he sat down.
They all began to eat and swapped experiences about what they had done that day, both Yuffie and Vincent decided not to tell the others about the hot spring incident.
They ate quickly; the food they had prepared had been quite a success.
"Well Vince, Yuff diner was great, you make quite a team," said Tifa as she stretched and yawned
"I'll make some rooms up for you," Vincent said noticing how tired Tifa was.
He got up and walked out.
Yuffie stood up as well and started to collect the plates, "Well, come on help" She said looking at the others, Barret picked up some cups and followed Yuffie the kitchen. She put the plate's in the dishwasher and moved so Barret could put the cups in,
"Have a good day?" he asked, he liked helpful Yuffie so he decided to talk to her for once.
"Yes, you?" she asked
"Yes I did, me and Cid went to…" he started
Yuffie knew this would be along, tiresome account of his day so she turned round and walked out of the room.
Phew, a close escape she thought, she saw Vincent coming down the stairs and ran towards him.
"Your room is the one next to the bathroom, okay, you can have a shower or something if you like" he asked
"Yeah okay that would be nice thanks, the other's are kindly cleaning up for you, oh and don't go in the kitchen, I started Barret off and he just won't stop, you know what he's like" she warned as she ran up the stairs.
Vincent smiled and continued going down the stairs, he was glad for Yuffie's warning, No one care's about Cid and Barret's day, they never do anything interesting he thought.
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Yuffie took her time in the shower, so by the time she came out everyone was asleep.
She walked into her room, she nodded, Vincent decorates well, she thought as she dried her hair and changed into her nightdress. Although she was tired she decided to go and look in the other rooms, to see if they were as beautiful as her bedroom.
She wandered down the hall looking around; she stopped and stared out of the window, the weather had taken a turn for the worst, Yuffie pulled herself up on to the window ledge and looked out at the heavily pouring rain, she almost fell off as a huge streak of lightening struck.
She jumped of and ran down the stairs, she was scared of storms, though she would never admit it.
She looked around for a room to go into, she walked into the nearest room and looked around. The walls were dark green, with the same dark wood floor that was in the living room and the dining room; she noticed Vincent was in the room, he was reading a book.
"Hey what are you reading," she said leaping up on to the desk that was in front of him, she crawled forward and looked at the title, "Um what does it say?" With that she pushed it out the way and jumped into his lap.
"Oooff," he gasped as she landed in his lap.
"What does it say?" she asked again
"Can't you read?" he asked
"Not Midgan, I can read some Wutian, Godo thought that training was more important than going to school, so I never really learnt," she said making her self comfortable
"Really? I'll teach you," he offered
"Hey, thanks," she said.
"Do you want me to get you a chair?" he asked
"No you're more comfortable," she said
Vincent softly laughed; he was slightly embarrassed, "okay, we'll start slowly"
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Aeris starred up at the ceiling, she remembered being carried up here earlier,
Tseng, is alive. I'm going to find him as soon as I'm stronger, I really hope he'll want to see me again; it's been a while. I have to know if he feels the same, she closed her eyes again and smiled, she was going to have the man she loved even if it took her everyday of her life to find him again. I'm starving, I wonder if there is any food left she got out of bed and walked out in search of food,
Where is the kitchen, maybe in here? She pushed the door to the study open and walked in, No this is not right she thought, as she looked around at all the bookcases. She smiled; Vincent was asleep in the chair, Yuffie was snuggled in his lap, he had his arms round her. Aeris took the off cape (the one Vincent had leant her earlier) and put it over them, she noticed he had dropped a book on the floor; she picked it up and turned it round to see the title,
"Beauty and The Beast, how extremely appropriate," she whispered as she put the book back on the desk.
She quietly walked out and closed the door.
A/N: I hope you like, next chapter more on Tifa and Clouds bet. Please R&R
Aeris sighed; she wasn't upset about Vincent not loving her, just disappointed. It had been nice thinking someone was in love with her, she wouldn't tell Tifa though, she trusted her friend but she didn't want her to think she was a failure.
"I miss you so much," she whispered softly
"Zack, I saw you in the lifestream, I wanted too so much too tell you, I couldn't find it in my heart to tell you, " she said louder hoping somewhere somehow he heard her and could answer her, Vincent was helping Yuffie get some materia she couldn't reach so she new they couldn't hear her.
She looked down at the snow again, I didn't see him though she thought. She looked up and shouted as loud as she could "TSENG,"
Vincent looked over at her,
"TSENG" she shouted again
He let Yuffie down from his shoulder's and promised her they'd get some more materia later, he walked over to Aeris, who was now sitting in the snow crying.
"Tseng, he… he, I never got to tell him, I loved him even more than Zack, when I saw him again and found out that we were to be enemies it killed me inside," she sobbed
"You love Tseng?" Vincent said, he sounded confused again.
She nodded, "he was always there ever since I was a child, I know that there was an age gap but when you love someone that doesn't matter does it?" she said looking up at him, he smiled knowing oh to well how she felt, "he's gone, Sephiroth took him away, like he took me away, maybe if he hadn't thing's could be different!"
Vincent frowned, she had finally lost it, but then he smiled
"Aeris" he started "Tseng, he isn't dead, I don't know where he is but I know he is alive, Rufus isn't dead either, it seems the Shinra had a special materia to restore life, all that mako that was generated when they fired the sister ray created it and they found it in the ruins of Midgar, they gave it to Cloud after they had used it for the President and Tseng, I hear Tseng would not take no for an answer when they refused to give it to Cloud so he could bring you back too, we all had this "not quite the end of the world" party and he told me he was going to start over again, no one has seen him since, I'm afraid that's all I know…"
Aeris looked up at him, the same ray of hope that she had had when she summoned holy gleamed in her emerald eyes.
"He's somewhere, out there alone… I can't have that," She said standing up. "I'll find him, I just know I will, Thank you Vincent once again you helped me understand," she jumped up and hugged him tightly.
"I love you, I'm not in love with you but I do love you," she said happily
"I…I…I'm not to good at things like this I'm afraid," he said standing rigidly.
"It's okay, I know you love me and Tifa, Cloud, Barret, Cid, Red XII and maybe not Cait Sith, you just don't want us to know it," she said.
"I'm so glad you understand, umm…but why did you forget Yuffie?" Vincent questioned a little embarrassed that he was admitting he cared for AVALANCHE
She laughed softly into his chest and looked up at him, "Because you don't love her, your "in" love with her," with that she released him and ran down the small snow covered hill they had been standing on.
"Wait!" he said chasing after her
"Yes?" she said innocently turning round waiting for him to deny it. There was a short pause.
"Is it really that obvious?" he said sighing; he decided it would be easier just to give into her.
"Hehehe, yes, about as obvious as she likes you too," she said spinning around, she was so happy, maybe all was not lost.
"No she doesn't," he said shaking his head softly and looking down to the ground.
"Really then watch this," she said jumping up and gently kissing his cheek.
He looked at Yuffie she was staring right at them, she looked around pretending she hadn't seen and then went back to trying to get her materia,
"Oh she's playing hard to get you'll see in time. Come on I can see the mansion now, we'll be there in no time, and I'm sure Yuffie would like it very much if we wan the materia for her,"
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"Here at last," Sighed Yuffie
Vincent shoved the door open and walked in.
"Oh what, damn to late," Yuffie exclaimed as they walked into the living room and saw the other 4 sitting by the warm fire.
"Have you been here long?" Vincent asked.
"Yeah, too long, now please make some damn tea," Cid said from the chair he had been sitting in for over an hour now.
"Cid how rude, let poor Vincent, Yuffie and Aeris sit down for awhile they must be exhausted," Tifa said
"I'm okay, I'll get you all some food and drink," Vincent said walking towards his kitchen.
"I'll help," said Yuffie
Everyone stared gob smacked at her, "Yuffie, help in the kitchen!" they all said
"Yeah like whatever," that is weird she turned and followed Vincent.
"Gawd what is there problem, you'd think they thought I was a stupid brat or something," she said sitting on the work surface munching through a tin of cookies she had found,
"Save some for the others please," Vincent said pouring water into the kettle.
"Oh okay then," she said putting the tin back on the tray and jumped down off the work surface, " Okay one sugar and milk for Cid, Two sugar and milk for Aeris, No sugar but milk for Cloud, same for Barret, Dark one sugar for Tifa, no milk no sugar for you, and milk and one sugar for me," she said as she poured the milk and sugar into the mugs, she had chosen mugs she thought everyone would like: Blue for Cid, Pink for Aeris, Purple for Cloud, olive green for Barret, white for Tifa, black for Vincent and light green for herself.
This made Vincent smile, it was such a sweet gesture, he thought as he poured the boiled water into the cups,
"You take the food, I'll take the drink," he said pointing over to the tray of food he had prepared, he knew that one was lighter he didn't want to strain Yuffie's arms after such a tiring day. He lead her down the corridor to the dining room, she placed the food on the table and started to lay it,
"Fork goes on left or right? I'm not very good at this we don't have these in Wutai," she said lifting the cutlery up and waving it at him.
"Um, whatever you want, I'll get the others," he replied turning round, Yuffie shrugged
"Come on, dinner is ready," Vincent announced, they all filed past him, except for Aeris, she was lying on the couch, sound asleep. Vincent knew how tired she was, so instead of waking her he decided to put her in one of the guestrooms. He picked her up and carried her up the stairs, he laid he down on a bed in one of the spare rooms and put a blanket over her, he turned round and walked out. He started to go down the stairs; he was hungry so he swiftly walked to the dining room.
He looked around the room, everyone was sitting at the table waiting for him, it seemed Yuffie had got the hang of the table setting quite quickly, she had even let some candles for some extra light.
"Where is Aeris?" asked Tifa as she tried to look behind Vincent to see if she was behind him.
"She was tired I put her to bed, we have had a long day," Vincent was very surprised when he glanced up at the clock and saw the time was 10 o'clock already,
"Oh my, I'll fix you up some rooms after dinner and you can all get some rest," he said as he sat down.
They all began to eat and swapped experiences about what they had done that day, both Yuffie and Vincent decided not to tell the others about the hot spring incident.
They ate quickly; the food they had prepared had been quite a success.
"Well Vince, Yuff diner was great, you make quite a team," said Tifa as she stretched and yawned
"I'll make some rooms up for you," Vincent said noticing how tired Tifa was.
He got up and walked out.
Yuffie stood up as well and started to collect the plates, "Well, come on help" She said looking at the others, Barret picked up some cups and followed Yuffie the kitchen. She put the plate's in the dishwasher and moved so Barret could put the cups in,
"Have a good day?" he asked, he liked helpful Yuffie so he decided to talk to her for once.
"Yes, you?" she asked
"Yes I did, me and Cid went to…" he started
Yuffie knew this would be along, tiresome account of his day so she turned round and walked out of the room.
Phew, a close escape she thought, she saw Vincent coming down the stairs and ran towards him.
"Your room is the one next to the bathroom, okay, you can have a shower or something if you like" he asked
"Yeah okay that would be nice thanks, the other's are kindly cleaning up for you, oh and don't go in the kitchen, I started Barret off and he just won't stop, you know what he's like" she warned as she ran up the stairs.
Vincent smiled and continued going down the stairs, he was glad for Yuffie's warning, No one care's about Cid and Barret's day, they never do anything interesting he thought.
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Yuffie took her time in the shower, so by the time she came out everyone was asleep.
She walked into her room, she nodded, Vincent decorates well, she thought as she dried her hair and changed into her nightdress. Although she was tired she decided to go and look in the other rooms, to see if they were as beautiful as her bedroom.
She wandered down the hall looking around; she stopped and stared out of the window, the weather had taken a turn for the worst, Yuffie pulled herself up on to the window ledge and looked out at the heavily pouring rain, she almost fell off as a huge streak of lightening struck.
She jumped of and ran down the stairs, she was scared of storms, though she would never admit it.
She looked around for a room to go into, she walked into the nearest room and looked around. The walls were dark green, with the same dark wood floor that was in the living room and the dining room; she noticed Vincent was in the room, he was reading a book.
"Hey what are you reading," she said leaping up on to the desk that was in front of him, she crawled forward and looked at the title, "Um what does it say?" With that she pushed it out the way and jumped into his lap.
"Oooff," he gasped as she landed in his lap.
"What does it say?" she asked again
"Can't you read?" he asked
"Not Midgan, I can read some Wutian, Godo thought that training was more important than going to school, so I never really learnt," she said making her self comfortable
"Really? I'll teach you," he offered
"Hey, thanks," she said.
"Do you want me to get you a chair?" he asked
"No you're more comfortable," she said
Vincent softly laughed; he was slightly embarrassed, "okay, we'll start slowly"
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Aeris starred up at the ceiling, she remembered being carried up here earlier,
Tseng, is alive. I'm going to find him as soon as I'm stronger, I really hope he'll want to see me again; it's been a while. I have to know if he feels the same, she closed her eyes again and smiled, she was going to have the man she loved even if it took her everyday of her life to find him again. I'm starving, I wonder if there is any food left she got out of bed and walked out in search of food,
Where is the kitchen, maybe in here? She pushed the door to the study open and walked in, No this is not right she thought, as she looked around at all the bookcases. She smiled; Vincent was asleep in the chair, Yuffie was snuggled in his lap, he had his arms round her. Aeris took the off cape (the one Vincent had leant her earlier) and put it over them, she noticed he had dropped a book on the floor; she picked it up and turned it round to see the title,
"Beauty and The Beast, how extremely appropriate," she whispered as she put the book back on the desk.
She quietly walked out and closed the door.
A/N: I hope you like, next chapter more on Tifa and Clouds bet. Please R&R