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My Eyes Can't Lie...
"The absence of our leader has made our fallen city a place that sinks lower than hell itself. We must take action." A male Wutainese said. He was wearing an expensive attire made by the best Wutainese seamstress. Around his neck was a necklace with the Wutai symbol on it. His black hair pulled back. (His hair looked like Wufei from Gundam Wing. And speak of the devil, that is what his name is gonna be!) He stood proud, strong, yet arrogant.
"Wufei! Do you really think the leadership of Wutai will just be given to you? As long as Lady Kisaragi is alive, the title of the ruler is bestowed upon her, and only her. If she were to legally put you in charge, that would be different, but I see no proof." Gorky said. He was old and wise, and chose his words well, but what chance did he have against a youthful childhood sparring partner of Yuffie? He indeed was strong, too strong for him to handle.
"I agree. Lady Kisaragi just went to see a doctor to have her sight returned. She did not leave you in charge." Chekhov said. She reluctantly returned to Wutai shortly after Yuffie's operation...after Yuffie pleaded and started to get annoying.
"Do you want Wutai to become some abandoned city? We need a ruler! Not some stupid little girl! She can't protect herself, let alone a city. And have you even given thought about the Eye of Leviathan? You know what is to happen November 20th!"
"Of course. It is the celebration of our Lady Kisaragi's 18th birthday. She is also to be wed before the full moon after it. And luckily for her, the full moon starts it's waning just on her birthday, which gives her the most time possible for choosing the right husband and co-leader of Wutai." Chekhov said.
"Don't change the subject. You know well that it is the day that the Great Leviathan's brother, Goliath, comes to try to take away the eye of his brother! He will take innocent people and kill them! He will turn them against us and towards the Dark Ninjas! Don't you see? It is the end coming to us if you don't start to realize that she will be the death of us all! The death of the whole world!"
"Who will?" Yuffie asked walking through the door on the top floor of the Pagoda.
"L-Lady Kisaragi! You're back!" Chekhov, Gorky, Shake, and Staniv ran over to the girl who had a confused look on her face.
"...uh...yeah...so, are you going to tell me what is going on? Who is going to put the world to its end?" Yuffie asked again.
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"...you are, Lady Kisaragi. You are." Wufei said as he walked out of the room. Yuffie just stared at where he once stood. What did he mean she was going to be the death of the world? How could she be?
"..." Yuffie looked at her feet. She didn't know what to say. But, she had to know. "Am I really going to be the end of everything, Gorky? And how?"
"No, Lady Kisaragi. You will bring Wutai to its greatest greatness and the world will envy you because of your grand leadership." Gorky said firmly.
"You are strong. You will never do anything to hurt Wutai. I know. Don't listen to him." Chekhov said soothingly.
"Even though you are a bit brainless, you aren't stupid enough to hand the Eye of Leviathan so easily to the Da..." Shake was stopped by Chekhov, Staniv, and Gorky's hands covering his mouth.
"The Eye of Leviathan? That is what this was all about? I can't believe it! Wufei really thinks I am not capable of keeping the Eye safe? I'll show him! The Eye is very safe. It is in the safest hands that could be found." Yuffie said.
"Oh my. You didn't, Yuffie. Tell me you didn't." Gorky said looking at her pleadingly, using her first name out of despair. He already knew the answer.
"What are you talking about, Gorky?" Staniv asked.
"She has never boasted like that about herself. Well, maybe she has, but not about something serious...nevermind. She did that too. But, this is different. I know my Yuffie. When things are like this, she knows better than to joke and boast stupidly. So, she obviously isn't talking about her own hands." Gorky said smacking his head with his hand.
"WHAT?!?!?!?!" Everyone screamed except for Yuffie and Gorky.
"What? Do you not trust me now? I know the Eye is safe. It is only obvious that the Dark Ninjas will first search Wutai. In my house. And they will think I have it. But since I don't, they will never find it." Yuffie stated.
"But they might kill you if you don't have it!" Shake cried.
"Don't worry. They only have until the town clock strikes twelve. They will never kill me before that. And plus, if they do, they will never know where the Eye is. Only I and the person who has it know."
"But...they can. If they kill you, they can take your soul, and use it as a guide to the Eye. Since you are the only legal holder of it and only legal born heir of Wutai." Staniv said, staring at the wall on his left. Away from Yuffie.
"...Sh*t..." Yuffie muttered. "I'll be back then. No, I won't. It isn't in my hands anymore. He will come to me when the time is right. I know he will. I believe in him, just like he believes in me...or...used to..."
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"You shouldn't *(&^%#@ scare me like that, Vincent! Don't you know it isn't nice to give men like me a heart attack?" Cid said. His cigarette lay on the floor forgotten. Luckily, it had gone out when Cid landed on it after jumping ten feet in the air.
"Well, you seem alive and well to me. Except for your face. It's a tad red." Vincent said calmly.
"Shut the *&^$@ up, ya vampire. Oh, and this *&^%# thing is from Yuffie. She wanted me to give it to ya." Cid said tossing the box to Vincent.
"I don't know whether to open it or throw it out into the sea from the Highwind." Vincent said catching the box with one hand.
"If I were you, I'd open it. She said it was important, and I was to make sure you opened it. She'd *&^%#~ kill me if she found out you just ~@%*)$ threw it out into the (!^$&@ sea. I have a whole lotta stuff I wanna do before I croak, so please, just open the d*mn thing. If you don't like what's inside, just (~^$!#* send it back to her." Cid said. He even added 'please' which was not a Cid Highwind thing to do.
"Fine. But, I will do it in privacy. Just in case she wants it kept secret." Vincent said leaving the room.
"Whatever, vampire. I just better not wake up in hell." Cid pulled out some cigarettes from his pocket.
"...I'm not a vampire, Cid."
"Yeah, whatever you wanna call yourself. I don't care. You're still a blood-suckin', Yuffie stealing monster to me." Vincent stopped.
"Yuffie stealing? What do you mean?"
"Oh. Well, you are a *(&^%@!~ quiet type of guy, so I guess I could tell ya. Don't you ever ~@&$(# speak of it again, though. Well, I never got married and had any kids of my own, and well, I guess even though it didn't seem like it, I kinda adopted Yuffie, in a private sort of way. She is like the wild little girl I never had. Hell, I can even fight with her like I would to someone who was my own flesh and blood! Only, our fights are more fun. We actually use weapons and cause bruises. If I was married and did that to my kid, whoever the mother was would kick my @$$ so hard, I'd have to have her foot surgically removed from my @$$hole." Cid said. "And it was obvious that you two were more than friends. So, when you got close and personal, it kind of made me think that you were taking her from me."
"I see. Well, you have nothing to worry about. She doesn't seem to care about me or AVALANCHE anymore. She left angry. She slapped me, and snapped at everyone else. We were just worried about her."
"She slapped you? Holy f*cknuggets! And I didn't get to see it!"
"Cid."
"Sorry! But, geez. I had no idea. She came on the Highwind sad, but definitely not angry. Sad and determined."
"Sad?"
"Yeah."
"..." Vincent walked out of the room now confused and wondering what was in the strange looking box. He walked into a room and opened it delicately but quickly. When he finished, he dumped what was inside on the bed. Out fell a piece of paper and another little box. This one was dark green and velvety. He picked up the box first and held it in his hand, noting that it was heavy for its size. He was about to open it, when his instincts urged him to open the letter and read it before opening the box. His instincts usually being right, he picked up the letter and opened it. Yuffie's sloppy handwriting had changed from chicken scratch to a beautiful script. It wasn't cursive, but beautiful nonetheless.
Dear Vinnie,
Hello! I'm sorry about slapping you. You
were just caring about me. I don't know
what came over me, but before I realized what
I was doing, it was too late to stop.I give you
my sincerest apologies.
Anyways, I have decided to give you a
very special thing. In the green velvet box,
there should be something called the Eye of
Leviathan. It holds the very power of the
great and powerful God that the Wutainese
community worship. It is traditionally passed
down from Kisaragi to Kisaragi. But last
night, I had a feeling that if I kept the eye,
then when Goliath, the evil brother of
Leviathan, would gain possession of it. I
cannot allow that to happen. Goliath comes
Only once a year from the underworld. And
That day is the 20th of November. Please help
me in keeping the Eye safe and holding it
until after that time. If you don't, then I have
failed my father, my people, and myself. I hope
you understand. Please, Vincent...Vinnie.
I love you, and no matter what happens,
nothing and nobody will change that.
Love,
Lady Yuffie Kisaragi
"...Eye of Leviathan? I think I have heard of it before. I'm not sure..." Vincent whispered to himself. He reached over a little and picked up the velvet green box. Its weight tried to pull his hand down. He opened the box and pulled out a sphere. It looked like a material, but was silver with blue and gold swirls around it. It was light compared to the weight of the box.
Yuffie must have done that on purpose. It doesn't matter. Why of all people must I be the one to hold the Eye? What makes her think the Dark Ninjas won't sense that she doesn't have it and come after me? I have to talk to her...but will she listen to me?
Of course she'll listen to you. As much as you'd hate to admit it, she loves you and because you didn't let a brat have her way, she got rough. You need to think a little.
Silence, beast! You have no right to listen to my thoughts!
It isn't as if I can help it, you know. I am within you. I am you. How am I supposed to just not listen when your head is my head?
Fine! Just shut up!
...touchie, aren't we?
...
You know, you might want to hurry up and see this girlfriend of yours. You might be right about the Dark Ninjas sensing that she doesn't have it. They might kill her, and you for not having it when she should. You aren't even a Kisaragi.
But I could be.
Only by...ooooohhhhh! Is my host having thoughts about the future?
Shut up! Can't you not torment me for once?
Maybe.
*sigh* You are the worst curse to be given to any being.
Thank you, that makes me so happy to hear you say that. I must be doing my job well.
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OK. Everything after this is made up as I go. I hope it is better than what I have so far.
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Ruri-sugar