Secrets
(A Vincent + Yuffie fanfic)
by Yuu Mizuyuki
Disclaimer: FF7 is Squaresoft's and not mine ... blah blah ... besides ... I'm REALLY short in cash, but if you give me some gil, about 100 ...
Chapter 2: Realizations "I guess everyone is here!" Cloud announced happily as conversations started here and there. After a while Tifa rang a bell signalling dinner. Tifa went in the dining room once again an emerged with a casserole, placed it on the table and went back to get some wine. "Let's jus' dig in!" Barret said as he grabbed his fork and spoon.
"No fair!" Cait Sith wailed. (he was a robot afterall)
"an' what is the @!#$in' matter Cait Sith!?" Cid shouted, putting some rice in his plate and drank his wine in one gulp. "Woohoo, this sure tastes @#%$in' good, Tif! Probably as @#%$in' good as Shera's tea, right, Shera?" He shifted his glance to Shera who was drinking a few sips herself.
"You guys get to eat ... and I ..." The cat looked at the big moogle. "I'm a stuffed cat with a big, dumb moogle!"
"we know ..." Everyone chimed in as they filled their plates with food. Tifa went in with some more pies. "There ... that's the last of it!" She sighed and sat down to eat.
After a few hours ... "Papa ... I'm sleepy ..." Marlene whispered as she sat in her father's lap. Barret smiled at the sleeping Marlene. "Guess I better bring Marlene back to the inn ... jus' go on with th' party ..." Tifa stood up and escorted Barret, carrying the sleeping Marlene. Tifa smiled. "You'll be visiting anytime soon?" "Tomorrow if you wan', Tif." He nodded to announce his departure as the others shouted "goodbye"'s.Barret, in turn, said his goodbye and left. "Gawd, I'm full ..." Yuffie muttered. Shoving in food into her mouth for the past half hour was making her feel uncomfortable.
"I feel rather weary as well ... I'm going back to the inn ... if everyone doesn't mind." Red finally announced with a yawn, as he leapt out of his seat and went out of the house.
"Oh @#$%! You guys! I better leave too, I remembered that I @#%!in 'forgot about the Highwind! Bye, see you guys tomorrow!" With that Cid stood up, as Shera followed suit and bowed to say goodbye and left. Vincent looked at Cid go. 'Should I go too? I have no business here as well.' He was about to stand up and announce his departure when Yuffie stretched and whined. She looked like she was about to puke. "Yuffie, why don't you go out for some fresh air." Tifa said worriedly as she grabbed some of the plates and brought them to the kitchen. Cloud peered at Yuffie who was helping Tifa clean up. "Ya ... you look like you're gonna pop." Yuffie sighed and looked at Vincent and grinned, the usual goofy grin. "Why don't you come with me Vincent... besides, a little fresh air might help." Vincent sighed. 'It would be futile to disagree.' Because it's Yuffie, the ever constant annoying, always repeating, ninja. He shrugged. "Which materia do you want?" He then looked at Yuffie for any reaction, his eyes showing a hint of amusement. 'Funny ... I never knew that she would be someone that I would actually get along with.' Their relationship wasn't like any storybook. It was just acquaintances who became teammates in a fight against the all-around evil villain, Sephiroth. He then switched back to concentrating on Yuffie's reaction which he didn't know why. Yuffie had an amused gleam in her eye as she mock-pouted, "Hey!" She then laughed. "Don't worry! No materia involved." Vincent looked at her, and frowned. Yuffie whined. "Stop that! Fine, I promise not to steal any from you. I learned not to that before, remember? Besides, I have a whole lot more, okay?" Vincent nodded. "That would be fine with me then ..." The two then went aside, a solemn man with a hidden past and a hyperactive ninja with an unsettling future. Together ... side by side.
It was a starless night, but the moon shone brightly ... "Vinny?" Yuffie tugged Vincent's sleeve. Vincent whinced at the given nickname but then kept his face straight and went back to his mysterious countenance. "What's wrong Yuffie?" She shrugged and placed her hands behind her neck. "What are you gonna do when this is over ... ?" Vincent gazed at her brown eyes. He then looked up sadly at the starlit sky. "Perhaps, I'll be going back to the mansion and ..." He paused. "Yuffie ... I ... I don't have a future like you and everyone ..." Yuffie shot a glare. "That's not true at all!" She then sat down on a bench. "It's just not that easy to find one ... you have to make a new one ... dream one." She then laughed and stuck her tongue out. "That was silly ... I never knew I could be deep too." SHe looked back at Vincent. Vincent sat down beside her. " That wasn't silly." He then looked down on the gray pavement. "... you would surely have a bright future, Yuffie. You're still young. You can still be able to really choose what you want for yourself." He sighed. "Yuffie, what do you want for your future ...?" He said as he looked at Yuffie. "Me? ... Well, I would want to go back to Wutai and make it really popular and beautiful! Then maybe I could settle in a house, with a family of my own." She replied, her voice softer; her tone gentler. She blushed at what she said. "Then I'd open up a materia store ... or maybe just keep the materia." She added, giggling. Vincent smiled. 'Yuffie will surely have that future, someday ... and I ...' He peered at Yuffie, still giggling as she looked up at the sky dreamily. '... cute... she's always cheerful ... I envy her sometimes.' He thought as he remembered how Lucrecia would smile and giggle. 'That wasn't how I used to think ... cute?' Vincent smiled, inspite of himself. 'This is the first.' He focused on what he saw now. 'Can I really have a future?' He looked up to the moon. Yuffie glanced at Vincent. His pale face shone in the moonlight as a light breeze swept his hair flying. 'Gawd ... he's so handsome.' Yuffie closed her eyes, trying to picture and replay that scene in her mind. 'No ... am I falling ... in love?' She remembered the many times they talked. The others have noticed how they clicked and that she was closer to him than the others. She knew she had been in love with him since before ... she just never knew until it was staring at her face. '... but does he feel the same way. He said to me onec that he'd never love again ... and yet, why do I continue loving him?' Vincent saw Yuffie staring at him, but Yuffie didn't care as she settled on staring at his beautiful crimson eyes. They gazed at each other, questioningly ... longingly ... lovingly.
Author's note: Okay ... ^^; I know it's a bit lousy ... I'm not that good ... but I hope you enjoy this fic. R & R ... It helps me write better. A writer can never improve or be appreciated without readers and reviewers ^.^!