Secrets
(A Yuffie + Vincent fan fic)
by Yuu Mizuyuki
Disclaimer: ... @_@ ... please refer to Chapter 1 ... arigatou. Author's notes: Oooh ... I actually am writing the next chapter ... ^_^ I was just wondering, why did I call my story "Secrets" ... *scratches head* I forgot.
Chapter 6: Surprise Visit "Hey Cloud, what's up?" Yuffie grinned. She knew that she had not been keeping in touch with her AVALANCHE crew. It was really likely of Cloud to call them. "So, how's it there?" Cloud said cheerily over the PHS. Yuffie chuckled."I'm perfectly fine, just hungry. So, how are you and Tifa?" "Fine, we built a new bar and we're helping out Vincent fix the old mansion ... Oh! Tifa wants to talk to you. Wait a minute ..." Cloud handed his PHS to Tifa. "Hey Yuffie! Long time, no hear! Hey, why don't you come over here for a week or so? We need to talk more, besides, it's been a month and you never called. Well, Vincent hasn't either but he lives near ... Ehem, anyway, c'mon! You should visit us!" In the background, Yuffie heard Cloud shouting, "Ya! VISIT US!" "Give me one good reason, Tifa." Yuffie chimed. Tifa gave a short laugh. "Well ... Vincent's in Nibelheim ... Is that a good enough-" "Tifa!" Yuffie whined. Oddly, she felt a tinge of pain. ... Gawd, I really miss Vinny. "Yuffie? Yuffie?! Are you there?!" Tifa shouted, worried. "I-I'm here ... sorry." Yuffie giggled. "I kinda forgot about-" "me? How could you?" Tifa laughed. "Anyway, are you going here?" Yuffie sighed. "I have to ask Godo about it." "Okay, call me if you can go, okay? Bye! Oh, here's Cloud." "Hey Yuff! So, I heard you have to ask. If you can't convince Godo, call us and we'll do the rest, okay?" Yuffie grinned. "Sure!" "Okay ... umm ... bye, talk to you later." "Bye!" Yuffie pressed another button in her PHS to end her call. She sighed. Convincing Godo to let me do something is like convincing Cid to stop smoking.
Inside the Kisaragi residence, two voices were evident and can be heard from outside. "N-O! You will not leave Wutai again without my permision." Godo shouted, his voice booming. Yuffie blinked. " ... but I left Wutai without asking your permision before ..." "Oh ... ehem, but this is different. Yuffie, I'm your father and I know what's best for you!" Yuffie shook her head and glared at her father. "Ya right! Like you know what was best for mom before she had to die!" Godo's eyes widened but after a few seconds, he glared back at Yuffie. "I will not tolerate this behaviour any longer! If you are to become my heir, you will have to be disciplined!" "I don't want to be your heir and I AM leaving!" With that, she ran out of her father's house. The sky was rather dark and thunder could be heard. Gawd! He never even listens to me or gives me chances. Rain started to pour, making the dirt path moist and the grass smell sweeter, but the sky was dark and Wutai looked rather gloomy. She stopped in the middle of the dirt road and looked up, the water drizzling on her face and soaking her new kimono. " ... I never wanted this responsibility in the first place." She sobbed. She ran towards her porch, crying. I miss her ... I miss mom ... and I miss Vinny.
Vincent looked through the window and stared. It began to rain just a few minutes ago and he looked at the dark sky. He sighed as he looked back at the room he was fixing. It was very dusty and some furniture needed repairs. He grabbed a chair and started bringing it down towards the lobby were he placed all that would be re-arranged later on. "I wonder what she's doing now." He mused as he sat on the chair he brought down. He didn't notice that one of the chair's leg was missing, and just after he sat, the chair tilted and he fell. He stood up and dusted himself while chuckling. "So many things on my mind lately ..." He sighed and headed towards the stairs. Just then, the doorbell rang. "Hello Vincent." Cloud and Tifa said in chorus. Vincent opened the door wider to let them in as the two took of their coats and hung it on the coat rack. "So, what room are you workin' on now?" Cloud asked as he eyed the pile of furniture in the lobby. Vincent sighed. "The last room on the left, upstairs." "Oh!" Tifa exclaimed. "Cloud and I will start at the right then. That way, we'll clear out the dust towards the middle and outside the door." Cloud shrugged. "Sounds okay to me. I'll go ahead then, Tif." Cloud ran upstarirs and was out of sight. Vincent headed towards the stairs. "Hey Vincent, wait!" Tifa ran towards Vincent. "Yes? What is the matter?" Vincent glanced back at Tifa. Tifa stopped running near Vincent and said, "Well ... I just wanted to tell you that I invited Yuffie over in our house for a week or so and ..." Tifa looked at Vincent, who in turn looked rather shocked. "Um ... Vincent, was it wrong to invite her? I mean, you don't have to see her if you want, she'll be staying over Cloud's and my house anyway. Vincent stared at Tifa. He then regained his composure and said, "It's not that I don't want to see Yuffie, Tifa." Of course I want to see her! I love her! The thought screamed in his mind and he was fighting down the urge to shout such to Tifa. Tifa quirked her eyebrow. "Then, what's bothering you?" Vincent sighed. " ... nothing, I was just surprised." "I see ... well, she's gonna call my PHS so that Cloud can pick her up with his gold chocobo and-" "TIFA!" Cloud shouted from upstairs as he ran towards the stairs, waving his PHS. "It's Yuffie! Catch." Cloud threw the PHS and Tifa ran to catch the small device. Once she caught it, she placed it on her ear. "Hello, Yuffie! So, are you coming?" Tifa peered at Vincent who was still quite shocked. Cloud was heading down the stairs. "Oh, I see, Cloud will be there to fetch you. He'll probably arrive tomorrow about 2 in the afternoon." Tifa said and waited for Yuffie's reply. "Okay, see you tomorrow then! Oh! Hold on a sec ..." Tifa looked up. "Anyone wanna talk to her before I hung up?" Vincent looked rather uneasy at the moment, fighting another urge to grab the PHS from Tifa. He sighed, "May I?" Tifa smiled and gave the PHS to Vincent. "Good evening, Yuffie."
Yuffie sat up from her bed, in shock. It was Vincent. Vincent wants to talk to me! "Vinny? It's been a long time, hasn't it?" "Yes ... it has been quite awhile. I heard you were going to visit Cloud and Tifa here at Nibelheim." "Uhuh. I'll be staying there for a month, I told Tifa about it." "I see. It's amazing that Godo has allowed you to go." Yuffie sighed. "Godo didn't want me to go ... I just decided I would." Vincent sighed as well. "He will be worried, Yuffie." Yuffie shook her head, she knew Vincent wouldn't see this but she just wouldn't have it that Vincent was siding for Godo. "That's not true, besides, I've packed my stuff. Gawd! You sound like you don't want me to come there." Vincent's eyes widened. "That isn't true, Yuffie. I want to see you ..." badly Yuffie sighed. "I have to go ... I'll see you tomorrow, and say goodnight for me to Cloud and Tifa. Goodnight, Vinny." With that, she pressed the button to end her call and lay down on the bed once again. I'm gonna see him and the others again!
Author's Note (again): I can't believe I wrote a 2-word title among all my other one-word titles ... okay, so I'm a bit weird (ya right ... a bit?). I probably would end in the 10th chapter which is a long way to go, ne? Reviews are welcome :P ... it's simple to review, just click that button below that says, "Click Here to Submit Review". Yuu Mizuyuki ~dreamer18's official whacker (no, not self-proclaimed ... it's my side-job)