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Chapter Two: Enter Vincent: The New Kid
Yuffie finished putting her hair into pigtails and ran down the hall towards the gym. Tifa greeted her and they began stretching.
"So, Tifa, what're we supposed to be doing today?"
Tifa went into the splits, "Well, the board said warball…against the guys."
The small brown haired girl clapped her hands together and smiled. "I'm good at throwing things."
Tifa flinched and touched her arm. "Man, I know! Koosh balls aren't supposed to leave bruises."
Yuffie smiled cockily, "And that's why I love this game."
As the girls finished stretching the boys can in from warming up. Tifa scanned the crowd for Cloud. He may have gotten her last time, but this time he would pay. Yuffie had a ball in hand as she assumed her fighting stance.
While the boys lined up, the ninja began to decide whom she should pick off first. Yuffie sighed as she scanned them again. "It's no fair, Tifa. These boys are no match for the great Yuffie Kisaragi. When will I ever find an equal?"
The brunette rolled her eyes and smacked Yuffie on the back of the head. "That's the attitude that will get you out."
Yuffie snorted. Just before she got ready to chuck the ball at Reno, a boy with long black and hair and red eyes walked in and handed the coach a note. The coach nodded and the black haired boy walked over, picked up a ball, and stood next to Cloud. Yuffie eyed him for a while before confirming her suspicions. He was sexy! …And since he was the only one who hadn't been hit by a ball thrown by her, then he was going to have to be picked off first.
The whistle blew, Yuffie took aim and threw the ball at his head. She was sure her aim was true and continued to pick off the rest of the guys. She looked over and saw Tifa throw with all her might and hit Cloud in the forehead. He fell on his back and lay dazed in a sprawl on the gym floor.
Tifa and Yuffie were the only girls left and it appeared to them that they had won. That was before the brown haired girl heard a cry from her comrade, Tifa.
"Tifa!" Yuffie looked down at the girl who was now laying in the exact same position as Cloud. The brunette turned her head towards Yuffie.
"Don't worry about me. It doesn't hurt much. Now go! Save yourself!" Tifa then put her hand against her head and did a dramatic death scene.
Yuffie reached out towards her. "No! Tifa! Don't go!" she then grabbed the closest ball and stated in a solemn tone, "I will avenge you, Tifa. Have no doubt that I will avenge you."
Then, at that second, Yuffie felt something whiz past her ear. She looked up to see the new guy that she was so sure she had hit. There he was, holding a blue ball and looking immensely bored.
She glared daggers at him. "Die!" Yuffie pulled her arm back, took aim and…the bell rang. "Grrrrrr. Damn it!" the short brunette screamed as she chucked the ball at the bell, causing it to bust.
The black haired demon boy (as Yuffie had just nicknamed him) walked out of the gym without a second glance. Tifa popped up off the floor and walked over to the small teen that was trembling with rage. "So…I think we have found our next target..." she stated nonchalantly.
"Tifa! He caught be in a draw! No one has ever gotten Yuffie Kisaragi in a draw! Then, to twist the fork-"
"You mean knife?" Tifa corrected.
Yuffie turned and pointed a finger at her friend, "Oh whatever you big meanie!" Tifa smiled and threw her arms up in protest. "Anyway, you know the drill. Get a survey going, find out who he is, what he has, and above all, what he treasures most."
"Ya ya, got it, got it. So should we send Shera on this mission? Give her a taste of what work in Wutai is like?" the martial artist suggested.
Yuffie smiled and clapped her hands together. "I like the way you think, girl!"
As the pair of friends strode out of the gym, Cloud popped off the ground and started to sneak towards Tifa. He had finally gotten right behind her, but just as he got ready to pounce…a fist met his nose.
"So…Shera's locker is this way?" Tifa asked, swinging her arm to point right. "Ouch, I think I hit something."
Yuffie turned around and looked behind them, her eyes finally landing on Cloud. "Hehe, I think you did too," she giggled.
Tifa spun around, smacking Yuffie in the face with her braid in the process and saw Cloud sitting on the floor, clutching his nose. "Ohhh, Cloud! I'm so sorry!"
Cloud's eyes watered as he pinched it gingerly, "S'ok Tifa," The blond let out a squeak as his girlfriend tested his nose herself. "It doesn't hurt that bad."
The Wutai exchanged glances with her second in command. "Alright Tif. How about I got inform Shera while you escort your spikey-headed jerk to the nurse." She smiled after her last remark. Cloud glared at her as the two walked off. Yuffie giggled as she remembered when he earned that nickname.
It was in sixth grade, and Cloud had just moved to Midgar. Yuffie and Tifa ruled the school and were on patrol when the blond came wandering down the hall. They both knew he was new since they owned a chart of everyone in the school displaying how much they owed them, so it seemed like a good idea to show him their power.
Yuffie and Tifa jumped into the middle of the hallway, creating a sort of roadblock. "Halt! You are trespassing through a Wutai-owned hallway and are not permitted to pass unless you pay the toll." The blond continued to pass without a second's hesitation.
"Hey! You jerk! Didn't you hear me? I said you gotta pay a price or else you're stuck here!" The young ninja attempted a sloppy drop kick, but the blond boy caught it, causing her to fall flat on her butt. At this point, Yuffie was furious. She looked around for an insult to throw at him, her eyes finally landed on his gravity-defying hair. "You spikey-headed jerk!"
Cloud's eyes widened hearing her weird nickname for him. Tifa burst out laughing and began chanting 'Spikey-headed jerk!' repeatedly.
Cloud glowered at Yuffie as he made his way through their hall. To his surprise neither girl tried to stop him. He turned around and prepared to ask them why they gave up on him, but that was when he noticed the smaller one holding something. Something that looked vaguely familiar. It looked like… "Oh my God, my hair gel!"
Tifa looked up at him. "Oh, you're still here? You already paid the toll, so you're free to leave." The spikey-headed jerk's eye twitched.
"Do you know how much that cost me? About the equivalent to a small fortune! I had to import it all the way from Junan! I need that back!!"
The brunette smiled, "You either pay one way or another. You chose this way." Yuffie finished, "If it means that much to you," Cloud's eyes filled with hope, "Then I'll sell it back to you for…mmm…50 gil."
The two girls giggled as Cloud handed over the currency.
"Thank you! And here's your gravity-defying hair gel." With that done, the two brunettes continued to patrol, leaving a peeved Cloud behind them.
Those were the good old days.
With Tifa and Cloud gone, the lone ninja wandered towards Shera's locker. When she arrived the newest member of Wutai had just put away her books. "Hey, Shera. First day as a member of Wutai and you've already been assigned your first mission. Come on. Look a little excited." Yuffie said, smiling and giving Shera a light punch on the arm. The shy girl looked at Yuffie nervously.
"Oh? W-What's my mission?" she stammered.
"Man. Don't look so nervous! You just got to make a survey for 'yearbook' asking this dude with black hair and red eyes his name, most treasured item. Um…maybe favorite and least favorite food…boxers or briefs…" Yuffie began listing off several other personal questions. After noticing Shera's look, she stopped and added, "Um, if it's possible find out how much money he has…" The chestnut haired girl had her lavender notebook out and was taking note of everything Yuffie said.
As she put the last letter down she exclaimed. "Got it!"
Yuffie clapped her hands together, "Alrighty then. I'll see you later, kay?"
"Um, okay. Bye!"
The two went their separate ways to their last hour. As Shera sprinted down the hall, she came into full contact with something solid. The force knocked her on her butt and when she looked up she saw the 'demon child'.
After looking her over with his piercing red-eyed gaze he finally asked, "Are you alright?"
Automatically remembering her mission she replied, "Oh yes! Happens all the time! Um, would you please participate in a yearbook survey for um…yearbook?" The demon child continued to stare at her. "Please?"
"No," he simply stated, turning to walk off.
"Oh, okay…" Shera said. As she began to leave she remembered her mission and unleashed her devastating acting skills from long ago. And then the tears came. "Why doesn't anyone want to take my survey? I worked so hard on it. Is it because I'm fat? Or am I ugly? Or is it both? Maybe I should just rid the world of my ugly fatness!"
The boy turned on his heels at the pity call and became embarrassed at the sight of her. He knew he must make the flood stop. "Fine. I'll take it," he replied in his monotone.
And just like that, the tears stopped. "Alright! So question number one. Your name?"
"Vincent Valentine."
"Grade?"
"Junior."
"Wow! Me too! Okay so…what is the most treasured item that you own.
Vincent looked at her suspiciously before finally saying it. "My locket."
"You have a locket!?" He glared at the shy girl, "Um, sorry. It just seems kind of…"
He pulled it out of his pocket and said, "My old girlfriend gave it to me."
Shera thought to herself, 'better not push it. He looks like he could get nasty if I force it out of him.' "Okay that's it! Thanks!" she said smiling and running towards Home Ec.
"What kind of a survey was that? It had like…three questions max. And what'd she want to know my most treasured item for? Hmm. Something's up," he mumbled to himself while walking off to Art.
When he arrived, he saw the girl he hit in warball sitting with a short brown haired girl and twins. They sat in the back of the class, away from everybody else. Or else everybody sat away from them.
As he searched for a place to sit, something latched onto his neck. "Good day to you! You must be our new student, Vincent! Would you like a skittle?" a small, hyperactive voice spoke into his ear.
Upon hearing this he spun around searching for the voice, but never finding it. The kids in the room laughed and laughed, until his previous rival in warball walked to the front of the room and pulled something off his back. He turned around and came face-to-face with the shorthaired girl from before. In her arms she held a small old lady.
"Looking for this?" the girl asked.
The old woman jumped out of her arms. "Thankies Yuffie! Hello Vinny! I'm your Art teacher, Boomenflagin! We're going to have so much fun together! We can make clay ponies and draw vampires! Wow, Vinny! You've got some of the biggest pant legs ever! I think both Yuf Yuf and I could fit inside one. Come on Yuf Yuf! Let's find out!" The little old woman lifted up one of his pant legs and began to crawl inside.
"Whoa now, Boomenflagin! Give the dude a little privacy!" Yuffie exclaimed pulling the old woman away from Vincent.
"Alright, alright. Well Vinny, I think you're going to have a lot of fun with us! Why don't you take a seat in the back with these nice Wutai girls? They seem like your type," she said winking at him and elbowing him in the knee (seeing as she was only up to his waist in height).
"Okay then." Vincent sauntered over to a vacant table in the back. Dozens of girls sighed at the sound of his voice and his badass look.
The boys gave him evil glares, but with one glace from Vincent, they resumed what they had been doing. As he sat down he felt dozens of eyes staring at him. He turned to the group of girls next to him who all seemed to be studying him intently.
"You got a problem? Because if you do, then I suggest you bet back to your little projects."
Miyake and Miyuki got up and sat on either side of him. "You've got issues, don't you?" the one on his left said.
"No kidding. What makes you think that just because you've got half of the school bowing down to you already…"
"…That we're going to curl into the fetal position and obey your every whim as well?" The twins crossed their arms and shot him the evil glare.
Tifa was resting her head in her hand and watching the show the two put on. Yuffie was reading the 'survey' that Shera had slipped her before eighth hour. She shook her head and folded the note. "Well, I can tell you this much, Vinny. You've never met people like us. We've had the students here and teachers alike under out toes-"
"Thumbs, Yuffie…"
"Right, thumbs. Anyway, we've had them under out thumbs since the day we started kindergarten. Everyone fears us, and that's the way it's supposed to be. You might not be afraid yet, but you will be. We are the mighty girls of Wutai! Remember that!"
As Yuffie finished her speech, Vincent applauded. "That was beautiful and I must admit I was moved. Now if you could just shut up, I could ignore you properly."
Yuffie's face turned red with fury and embarrassment. She whimpered to herself, "Who does he think he is? I'll get you back Vincent Valentine. Count on it."
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