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My Eye's Can't Lie...
"Adoption?! What kind of an idiot do you take me for? I am not going to do that! I love my baby! Even though it is also Wufei's, I still love it. It is inside of me, and it is part of me. If I was to just give it up for adoption, then don't you think that it would be depressed? Knowing that it was made from hate, my giving it away will just add to the hatred and malevolence!" Yuffie yelled to the doctor in the doctor's office. She had come for a check up instead of going to the restaurant. She wanted to go alone, so she faked her plans at the restaurant.
"But you are going to do it for its own good!" The doctor replied.
"Well, I am keeping the baby, and if anyone in Wutai so much as looks at it with disrespect when it walks through Wutai, I swear by my grave that they had better watch where they walk. I will hurt them. I have protected the people here for years. It wouldn't hurt them to be kind to a child who had nothing to do with its creation."
"You...are the queen, my Lady."
"Yes I am. I am also going to use my superiority to full advantage so that my baby will have the best of the best of everything."
"Well, if you feel any types of mood swings, or emotional discomfort, take these. But only when you have to, or feel extremely depressed and uncomfortable. You don't want to damage the baby."
"Alright. Well, I'm outta here. I don't think I can take anymore of your sh*t." Yuffie then got up and left the office.
"Oh, Lady Kisaragi?"
"What?"
"It may not seem so, but I am with you. I only thought of the well being of the child. If I seemed...unemotional...I am very sorry. Please forgive me."
"I don't know ho you could have possibly thought that giving up on my baby could be any type of well being. Just be careful about what you say concerning my child from now on."
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"So, where is she? It has been three hours. I doubt there is traffic, since there are no cars allowed in Wutai. It is a small village and they don't approve of the exhaust. I know that no one could possibly have taken her hostage. She is Yuffie, Lady of Wutai, and has the people behind her almost at all times. I know she can't still be eating, so where the hell is she?!" Cloud was pacing around the room, more worried that Vincent was. He had finished his orders from Cid, and decided that waking Cid up from his slumber was not a good idea, so Cid was in his room sleeping. Cloud wanted to know how Yuffie was going to deal with the missions they had while having a baby to deal with too. As much as he hated to admit needing Yuffie on the team, he also didn't want to harm the life of an unborn child.
"She'll be fine. If something was wrong with her, Chaos would take over. I already told him to." Vincent said calmly.
"You WHAT!" Everyone exclaimed.
"It isn't like he is going to kill anyone. Just the person that is trying to harm Yuffie. I already sorted everything out."
"If you say so..."
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A light shower started as Yuffie walked down the streets of Wutai. She heard the little children running and laughing. Hurrying to get indoors as their worried mothers called for them before they "caught a cold."
"I wonder...if I will ever do that too...to my child." Yuffie said to herself. She stopped suddenly, and looked up into the sky, a few drops of rain falling into her eyes, causing her to blink fiercely.
"It's a good thing that it's raining. I don't want my shameful tears to show."
"But tears aren't only shameful. Sometimes, most times, they prove strength." A little girls with pigtails tied in pink ribbon was looking up at her, her eyes big and understanding.
"Who...are you?"
"I'm Yukina. I'm sorry if I disturbed you, but I didn't want you to feel bad anymore. If I'm bothering you, just tell me and I'll leave."
"No, you aren't bothering me. Where do you live?"
"Ummm...the truth is...no where. My mommy told me that my daddy left when he found out I was going to be born. I don't have any brothers or sisters. My mommy and I used to live in a house, but today after school, when I got home...she wasn't there. I stayed home thinking that she would come home later, like she usually did, but I got a phone call instead. It was mommy saying that she didn't love me and...*sniff*...and that she never wanted to see me again." She immediately started crying. Yuffie knelt down and comforted the little girl.
"I'm sorry. How about you come home with me? I may not be your mother, but I can provide a home for you until you are ready to live on your own..."
"Really? You mean it? Wow. Thank you ever so much! I get to live with the Princess!" Yukina wiped her tears only to have the rain wet her ivory face again.
"I'm not really a princess. Just a ruler who doesn't want to rule."
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"If she doesn't walk through that door in five minutes, I am going to go crazy. I'll go out there and look for her myself. She shouldn't be out in the storm anyways. It is bad for the baby."
"She'll be fine, Cloud. It is only a drizzle. And you are so concerned about Yuffie and the baby as if the baby was yours! Calm down before I calm you down!" Vincent yelled. Cloud quickly sat down.
"Thank God someone finally shut him up! I was about to knock him out cold!" Barret exclaimed.
"You know, I am starting to wonder where Yuffie is. I'm not worried, but I don't know where she is."
"I'm right here." Yuffie walked through the door soaking the rug with the drops of water from her hair. Yukina showed her shyness by hiding behind Yuffie.
"About time you got back! Why the hell did you go out and not tell anyone?! And then turn your PHS off?!" Cloud yelled, scaring Yukina.
"Cloud, now is not the time. This is Yukina. Yukina, this is AVALANCHE. Now that you all know each other, I am going upstairs to get the bath ready, and Yukina, you are going to up into my room and get a towel. I think I have a shirt you can use for sleeping in, and I'll wash your clothes tonight. Tomorrow, we can buy you some new clothes. Ok? OK." Yuffie said calmly and smoothly. When she finished talking, she took Yukina's hand and walked upstairs slowly.
"Where the hell you think you're going?" Cloud asked.
"I already told you."
"You know what I mean!"
"Cloud, Yuffie is right. Now is not the time." Tifa said.
"Fine. Whatever. I'll be in the kitchen drinking my coffee. Tell me when everyone is ready for the meeting." Cloud marched off into the kitchen, leaving everyone looking from the kitchen door to the stairs.
"What the hell is all the (*&%#^~@ noise?" Cid asked, walking out of his room.
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"Why was he mad, Miss Yuffie?"
"Please, just call me Yuffie, and he is almost always like that, so don't you worry about him. Is the water too cold or hot?"
"No, it's just perfect."
"Alright. You can go ahead and soak in the tub for a little while. I'll come back a little later. If you want to get out before then, just call me. I'll be up as fast as I can, alright? But I'm going to take a quick shower in the other bathroom, so you'll have to soak for at least five minutes." Yuffie winked at her, and walked out the room.
She is such a sweet little girl. It is sad that her mother was the way she was. I will never do that to my baby. Never. I don't want a motherless baby. Or a fatherless one. But I don't know about asking Vincent to marry me anymore. I will just have to wait for him. But...
"Yuffie? Can we talk?" Tifa asked. She was standing on the steps, Yuffie just about to turn the door knob to the other bathroom.
"Sure, but can I take a shower first? I'll be down when I'm done."
"Alright. There will be a meeting when your down there, too."
"OK."
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"So, what I'm saying is, if she fights, there is a big chance she will injure the baby, and I don't want that to happen. If we fight and the baby is harmed, the whole town of Wutai will..."
"Is that what this is *&%$^@~# about? Wutai *^%#~ hating us? Not having Wutai as a *&^#~ ally? Are you really that (&^%@~\ selfish, Cloud?" Cid interrupted him.
"No! Of course it isn't! If you let me finish, I will tell you everything." Cid sat down and didn't say anything. "I want what is best for everyone. Believe it or not, everyone's safety is one of if not the top priorities in all of our missions, and in everyday life. I want Yuffie to be careful. She is only 18, the youngest of our group, ruler of Wutai, and the first to have a baby. That is a lot for a person to take. I know that if I was her, it would be very stressful, and difficult. And now, there is that one little girl upstairs. I don't know who she is, but Yuffie seems to be taking care of her. So, she has another child to care for as well. And if you put it all together, she is going to be going through a lot of emotional trauma, and anxiety. I just..." Cloud stopped and looked to the floor. No one knew what was happening, until they saw a tear fall to the floor.
"...Cloud...thank you, for being concerned about me. Thank you very much, but...I am sure that I can take care of myself. No one will hurt my baby, and no one will hurt me. And I will help with all of the missions. Being pregnant will not hold me back from what I do. It never will." Yuffie rubbed Cloud's back, and he looked at her, surprised and a little embarrassed to know that AVALANCHE saw him cry...again. All because of women. Aeris was the first, of course. No one saw him cry for his mom.
"Yuffie...you do know, that if you ever feel too tired to fight, that you can always stay here and rest until you are better." Cloud told her, still holding misty eyes, threatening to break through the barrier his eyes held.
"Yes. I know."
"Well, alright, but until the baby is born, and until you are fully healthy, you are to always have the light jobs, and be in the most unlikely position of being attacked. OK?"
"I know your intensions are good, Cloud, but I don't want you to treat me any different as before. Please."
"But Yuffie..."
"He's right, Yuffie. If you really care for the baby, you will be careful. You aren't going to be as fast as you were, and you are going to be emotionally unbalanced. Crying for no reason, fearful of certain things that you never were fearful of before, everything changes. Just be careful, OK?" Vincent said.
"OK. I guess you all agree. I will be more careful, I promise on my family name." Yuffie declared, putting her right hand in the air.
"OK, now for the next subject. Who is the little girl in the bathroom?" Barret asked.
"Oh, she is...Yukina." Yuffie said quietly.
"Yukina?" Everyone said in amazement, looking at her.
"Yeah. And I know what you are thinking. Her name sounds like my sister's name. Maybe that is one reason why I took her in. I also felt sorry for her. Her father left her mother because he found out she was pregnant, and her mother left her not too long ago because she apparently didn't love her daughter. It is very sad, and the thought of my baby being in the same position...it just hurt me. It hurt me a lot."
"But, Yuffie. You shouldn't put your baby in that kind of position. We will make sure that will never happen. I'll personally make sure that whoever you pick for the father stays the father, and I will personally make sure that you will stay the baby's mother. So, you have nothing to worry about." Barret said. "And plus. It will make a nice playmate for Marlene. Both kids."
"Both? Are you having twins?" Cait Sith asked stupidly.
"No, you moron. Yukina and Yuffie's baby!"
"Oh."
"Miss Yuffie! I'm ready to get out now! My fingers are all pruny! I look really old! Hehehehe!" Yukina called from the bath.
"Alright! I'll be there in a second! Well, there is my call. Is there anything else I need to know or hear before I go?" Yuffie asked.
"Yeah. Our next mission. We are going to search the shrine again." Cloud said, avoiding her gaze.
"The shrine? The shrine? Cloud, why the hell do you want us to go back there?"
"Because. I put the Eye in a very safe place, Yuffie. But when I looked at it yesterday, it was as red as blood. And I cleaned it before I put it in it's place. I looked up stuff to find out what was happening with the help of Nanaki, and, well. It means that we have to go back and destroy the Eye where you killed Goliath. You have to destroy it, Yuffie. You never knew that, though, because no one ever had to go through what you did. But you can end the line of torture by destroying the Eye there and now." Tifa explained.
"Well, that doesn't seem so hard."
"Well, actually..."
"Actually what?" Yuffie asked, looking at Tifa, daring her to say anything horrific.
"Because you didn't complete the whole procedure, Goliath isn't fully dead, either. That means...he isn't dead. But he isn't alive either. You have to destroy the Eye before it makes a gateway big enough for him to go through. The Eye isn't just an Eye, it is also a dimensional gateway able to let the dead pass through if they have enough power."
"So, we'll just destroy it before that happens."
"The shrine is in a new location. It moved when I entered your mind."
"What? Why!?"
"Because time became unstable for a brief moment, causing a few land masses to shift. It is somewhere else. We need to find it before the Eye gets bigger, which by Nanaki's calculations..."
"...in one week. The Eye will become the gateway in one week." Nanaki finished.
"Oh my God."
"Miss Yuffie! Do you know a person who is dressed in black? Because he or she is in here and...AAAAAAAAAAHHH!" Yukina screamed.
"Yukina!" Yuffie ran upstairs to the bathroom, and threw open the door. "Who the hell are you?! What the f*ck do you want?!" Yuffie yelled, her shuriken in her hand, pulled back, ready to throw. She didn't, though, because the person, who looked like a woman, held Yukina by the neck with a knife to her throat.
"I want my daughter back."
"Your daughter? If you really loved her, you never would have left her in the first place. And you wouldn't have her in the position you do."
"But you don't see what I am trying to do. I know you love her too, and I can use it against you. I can kill you now if I really wanted."
"No! Please don't kill her, mommy! Please don't! She has been really nice to me and...aahhh..."
"Hush now, baby girl. You don't want to accidentally get hurt, do you?"
"Why are you being mean, mommy? What did I do?"
"I'll tell you what you've done! I've taken care of you all by myself ever since you were born. But because you were born, your father left me."
"But that's not my fault!"
"Yes it is! It is all your fault, you ungrateful little b*tch!" Yukina's mom slapped her hard on the face, leaving a red hand print on her ivory skin.
"Stop it, you f*cking b*tch! How dare you do that to her!" Yuffie ran up to her, grabbed the hand that held the knife, and snapped the arm back, creating a loud cracking sound as her elbow broke. As the evil woman screamed in pain, Yukina ran away, Tifa ran after her, and Yuffie pinned the woman to the ground, and put one of the points on her shuriken on her neck, ready to press down and kill her.
"Please! Don't kill me! I am still young with a life ahead of me!"
"I don't think so. You deserve to die. After what you have done to Yukina."
"Why do you care? She isn't your daughter! I'm her mother!" Yuffie pushed down hard on her shuriken, piercing through the clammy flesh of her neck. Blood spraying everywhere around her, and on Yuffie's face. When Yuffie pulled it out and stood up, she kicked the woman in the stomach and in the face to add to how much she hated her. "I hope you are burning in hell right now, you mother f*cking piece of sh*t!" Yuffie screamed, tears flowing down her face.
"...*sniff*...Miss Yuffie? *sniff*...Thank you..." Yuffie walked to Yukina, Barret not letting the little girl into the room due to the horrendous sight. Yuffie picked up the sobbing girl, and put her in bed. Just shut your eyes now. And in the morning, you will feel much better, OK?"
"OK. Miss Yuffie? Can you..."
"Can I what?"
"Can you be...my new mommy?" Yuffie stopped breathing for a few seconds, and blinked at her.
"Do you...really want me to be your mother?"
"Not like my mommy was, but a better mommy. Just like you are now. You protected me, you cared for me, and you love me. At least I think you love me. I love you, do you love me?"
"Of course I do. And if you really want me to be your mother, I will." Yuffie took her hand in hers, and started crying all over again.
"Goodnight...mommy."
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That was a very sad chapter. To me, anyways. And guess what! That is more than 50000 words for this fic! I am so happy! ^^ If I get more than 75 reviews, that is even better! But...^^ I'm sure that even Santa Claus couldn't grant that wish. But, I have a question. Does my fic seem too predictable? When I read it through, I thought it did, but I was wondering what you thought... Well, please read and review!
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My Eye's Can't Lie...
"Adoption?! What kind of an idiot do you take me for? I am not going to do that! I love my baby! Even though it is also Wufei's, I still love it. It is inside of me, and it is part of me. If I was to just give it up for adoption, then don't you think that it would be depressed? Knowing that it was made from hate, my giving it away will just add to the hatred and malevolence!" Yuffie yelled to the doctor in the doctor's office. She had come for a check up instead of going to the restaurant. She wanted to go alone, so she faked her plans at the restaurant.
"But you are going to do it for its own good!" The doctor replied.
"Well, I am keeping the baby, and if anyone in Wutai so much as looks at it with disrespect when it walks through Wutai, I swear by my grave that they had better watch where they walk. I will hurt them. I have protected the people here for years. It wouldn't hurt them to be kind to a child who had nothing to do with its creation."
"You...are the queen, my Lady."
"Yes I am. I am also going to use my superiority to full advantage so that my baby will have the best of the best of everything."
"Well, if you feel any types of mood swings, or emotional discomfort, take these. But only when you have to, or feel extremely depressed and uncomfortable. You don't want to damage the baby."
"Alright. Well, I'm outta here. I don't think I can take anymore of your sh*t." Yuffie then got up and left the office.
"Oh, Lady Kisaragi?"
"What?"
"It may not seem so, but I am with you. I only thought of the well being of the child. If I seemed...unemotional...I am very sorry. Please forgive me."
"I don't know ho you could have possibly thought that giving up on my baby could be any type of well being. Just be careful about what you say concerning my child from now on."
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"So, where is she? It has been three hours. I doubt there is traffic, since there are no cars allowed in Wutai. It is a small village and they don't approve of the exhaust. I know that no one could possibly have taken her hostage. She is Yuffie, Lady of Wutai, and has the people behind her almost at all times. I know she can't still be eating, so where the hell is she?!" Cloud was pacing around the room, more worried that Vincent was. He had finished his orders from Cid, and decided that waking Cid up from his slumber was not a good idea, so Cid was in his room sleeping. Cloud wanted to know how Yuffie was going to deal with the missions they had while having a baby to deal with too. As much as he hated to admit needing Yuffie on the team, he also didn't want to harm the life of an unborn child.
"She'll be fine. If something was wrong with her, Chaos would take over. I already told him to." Vincent said calmly.
"You WHAT!" Everyone exclaimed.
"It isn't like he is going to kill anyone. Just the person that is trying to harm Yuffie. I already sorted everything out."
"If you say so..."
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A light shower started as Yuffie walked down the streets of Wutai. She heard the little children running and laughing. Hurrying to get indoors as their worried mothers called for them before they "caught a cold."
"I wonder...if I will ever do that too...to my child." Yuffie said to herself. She stopped suddenly, and looked up into the sky, a few drops of rain falling into her eyes, causing her to blink fiercely.
"It's a good thing that it's raining. I don't want my shameful tears to show."
"But tears aren't only shameful. Sometimes, most times, they prove strength." A little girls with pigtails tied in pink ribbon was looking up at her, her eyes big and understanding.
"Who...are you?"
"I'm Yukina. I'm sorry if I disturbed you, but I didn't want you to feel bad anymore. If I'm bothering you, just tell me and I'll leave."
"No, you aren't bothering me. Where do you live?"
"Ummm...the truth is...no where. My mommy told me that my daddy left when he found out I was going to be born. I don't have any brothers or sisters. My mommy and I used to live in a house, but today after school, when I got home...she wasn't there. I stayed home thinking that she would come home later, like she usually did, but I got a phone call instead. It was mommy saying that she didn't love me and...*sniff*...and that she never wanted to see me again." She immediately started crying. Yuffie knelt down and comforted the little girl.
"I'm sorry. How about you come home with me? I may not be your mother, but I can provide a home for you until you are ready to live on your own..."
"Really? You mean it? Wow. Thank you ever so much! I get to live with the Princess!" Yukina wiped her tears only to have the rain wet her ivory face again.
"I'm not really a princess. Just a ruler who doesn't want to rule."
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"If she doesn't walk through that door in five minutes, I am going to go crazy. I'll go out there and look for her myself. She shouldn't be out in the storm anyways. It is bad for the baby."
"She'll be fine, Cloud. It is only a drizzle. And you are so concerned about Yuffie and the baby as if the baby was yours! Calm down before I calm you down!" Vincent yelled. Cloud quickly sat down.
"Thank God someone finally shut him up! I was about to knock him out cold!" Barret exclaimed.
"You know, I am starting to wonder where Yuffie is. I'm not worried, but I don't know where she is."
"I'm right here." Yuffie walked through the door soaking the rug with the drops of water from her hair. Yukina showed her shyness by hiding behind Yuffie.
"About time you got back! Why the hell did you go out and not tell anyone?! And then turn your PHS off?!" Cloud yelled, scaring Yukina.
"Cloud, now is not the time. This is Yukina. Yukina, this is AVALANCHE. Now that you all know each other, I am going upstairs to get the bath ready, and Yukina, you are going to up into my room and get a towel. I think I have a shirt you can use for sleeping in, and I'll wash your clothes tonight. Tomorrow, we can buy you some new clothes. Ok? OK." Yuffie said calmly and smoothly. When she finished talking, she took Yukina's hand and walked upstairs slowly.
"Where the hell you think you're going?" Cloud asked.
"I already told you."
"You know what I mean!"
"Cloud, Yuffie is right. Now is not the time." Tifa said.
"Fine. Whatever. I'll be in the kitchen drinking my coffee. Tell me when everyone is ready for the meeting." Cloud marched off into the kitchen, leaving everyone looking from the kitchen door to the stairs.
"What the hell is all the (*&%#^~@ noise?" Cid asked, walking out of his room.
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"Why was he mad, Miss Yuffie?"
"Please, just call me Yuffie, and he is almost always like that, so don't you worry about him. Is the water too cold or hot?"
"No, it's just perfect."
"Alright. You can go ahead and soak in the tub for a little while. I'll come back a little later. If you want to get out before then, just call me. I'll be up as fast as I can, alright? But I'm going to take a quick shower in the other bathroom, so you'll have to soak for at least five minutes." Yuffie winked at her, and walked out the room.
She is such a sweet little girl. It is sad that her mother was the way she was. I will never do that to my baby. Never. I don't want a motherless baby. Or a fatherless one. But I don't know about asking Vincent to marry me anymore. I will just have to wait for him. But...
"Yuffie? Can we talk?" Tifa asked. She was standing on the steps, Yuffie just about to turn the door knob to the other bathroom.
"Sure, but can I take a shower first? I'll be down when I'm done."
"Alright. There will be a meeting when your down there, too."
"OK."
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"So, what I'm saying is, if she fights, there is a big chance she will injure the baby, and I don't want that to happen. If we fight and the baby is harmed, the whole town of Wutai will..."
"Is that what this is *&%$^@~# about? Wutai *^%#~ hating us? Not having Wutai as a *&^#~ ally? Are you really that (&^%@~\ selfish, Cloud?" Cid interrupted him.
"No! Of course it isn't! If you let me finish, I will tell you everything." Cid sat down and didn't say anything. "I want what is best for everyone. Believe it or not, everyone's safety is one of if not the top priorities in all of our missions, and in everyday life. I want Yuffie to be careful. She is only 18, the youngest of our group, ruler of Wutai, and the first to have a baby. That is a lot for a person to take. I know that if I was her, it would be very stressful, and difficult. And now, there is that one little girl upstairs. I don't know who she is, but Yuffie seems to be taking care of her. So, she has another child to care for as well. And if you put it all together, she is going to be going through a lot of emotional trauma, and anxiety. I just..." Cloud stopped and looked to the floor. No one knew what was happening, until they saw a tear fall to the floor.
"...Cloud...thank you, for being concerned about me. Thank you very much, but...I am sure that I can take care of myself. No one will hurt my baby, and no one will hurt me. And I will help with all of the missions. Being pregnant will not hold me back from what I do. It never will." Yuffie rubbed Cloud's back, and he looked at her, surprised and a little embarrassed to know that AVALANCHE saw him cry...again. All because of women. Aeris was the first, of course. No one saw him cry for his mom.
"Yuffie...you do know, that if you ever feel too tired to fight, that you can always stay here and rest until you are better." Cloud told her, still holding misty eyes, threatening to break through the barrier his eyes held.
"Yes. I know."
"Well, alright, but until the baby is born, and until you are fully healthy, you are to always have the light jobs, and be in the most unlikely position of being attacked. OK?"
"I know your intensions are good, Cloud, but I don't want you to treat me any different as before. Please."
"But Yuffie..."
"He's right, Yuffie. If you really care for the baby, you will be careful. You aren't going to be as fast as you were, and you are going to be emotionally unbalanced. Crying for no reason, fearful of certain things that you never were fearful of before, everything changes. Just be careful, OK?" Vincent said.
"OK. I guess you all agree. I will be more careful, I promise on my family name." Yuffie declared, putting her right hand in the air.
"OK, now for the next subject. Who is the little girl in the bathroom?" Barret asked.
"Oh, she is...Yukina." Yuffie said quietly.
"Yukina?" Everyone said in amazement, looking at her.
"Yeah. And I know what you are thinking. Her name sounds like my sister's name. Maybe that is one reason why I took her in. I also felt sorry for her. Her father left her mother because he found out she was pregnant, and her mother left her not too long ago because she apparently didn't love her daughter. It is very sad, and the thought of my baby being in the same position...it just hurt me. It hurt me a lot."
"But, Yuffie. You shouldn't put your baby in that kind of position. We will make sure that will never happen. I'll personally make sure that whoever you pick for the father stays the father, and I will personally make sure that you will stay the baby's mother. So, you have nothing to worry about." Barret said. "And plus. It will make a nice playmate for Marlene. Both kids."
"Both? Are you having twins?" Cait Sith asked stupidly.
"No, you moron. Yukina and Yuffie's baby!"
"Oh."
"Miss Yuffie! I'm ready to get out now! My fingers are all pruny! I look really old! Hehehehe!" Yukina called from the bath.
"Alright! I'll be there in a second! Well, there is my call. Is there anything else I need to know or hear before I go?" Yuffie asked.
"Yeah. Our next mission. We are going to search the shrine again." Cloud said, avoiding her gaze.
"The shrine? The shrine? Cloud, why the hell do you want us to go back there?"
"Because. I put the Eye in a very safe place, Yuffie. But when I looked at it yesterday, it was as red as blood. And I cleaned it before I put it in it's place. I looked up stuff to find out what was happening with the help of Nanaki, and, well. It means that we have to go back and destroy the Eye where you killed Goliath. You have to destroy it, Yuffie. You never knew that, though, because no one ever had to go through what you did. But you can end the line of torture by destroying the Eye there and now." Tifa explained.
"Well, that doesn't seem so hard."
"Well, actually..."
"Actually what?" Yuffie asked, looking at Tifa, daring her to say anything horrific.
"Because you didn't complete the whole procedure, Goliath isn't fully dead, either. That means...he isn't dead. But he isn't alive either. You have to destroy the Eye before it makes a gateway big enough for him to go through. The Eye isn't just an Eye, it is also a dimensional gateway able to let the dead pass through if they have enough power."
"So, we'll just destroy it before that happens."
"The shrine is in a new location. It moved when I entered your mind."
"What? Why!?"
"Because time became unstable for a brief moment, causing a few land masses to shift. It is somewhere else. We need to find it before the Eye gets bigger, which by Nanaki's calculations..."
"...in one week. The Eye will become the gateway in one week." Nanaki finished.
"Oh my God."
"Miss Yuffie! Do you know a person who is dressed in black? Because he or she is in here and...AAAAAAAAAAHHH!" Yukina screamed.
"Yukina!" Yuffie ran upstairs to the bathroom, and threw open the door. "Who the hell are you?! What the f*ck do you want?!" Yuffie yelled, her shuriken in her hand, pulled back, ready to throw. She didn't, though, because the person, who looked like a woman, held Yukina by the neck with a knife to her throat.
"I want my daughter back."
"Your daughter? If you really loved her, you never would have left her in the first place. And you wouldn't have her in the position you do."
"But you don't see what I am trying to do. I know you love her too, and I can use it against you. I can kill you now if I really wanted."
"No! Please don't kill her, mommy! Please don't! She has been really nice to me and...aahhh..."
"Hush now, baby girl. You don't want to accidentally get hurt, do you?"
"Why are you being mean, mommy? What did I do?"
"I'll tell you what you've done! I've taken care of you all by myself ever since you were born. But because you were born, your father left me."
"But that's not my fault!"
"Yes it is! It is all your fault, you ungrateful little b*tch!" Yukina's mom slapped her hard on the face, leaving a red hand print on her ivory skin.
"Stop it, you f*cking b*tch! How dare you do that to her!" Yuffie ran up to her, grabbed the hand that held the knife, and snapped the arm back, creating a loud cracking sound as her elbow broke. As the evil woman screamed in pain, Yukina ran away, Tifa ran after her, and Yuffie pinned the woman to the ground, and put one of the points on her shuriken on her neck, ready to press down and kill her.
"Please! Don't kill me! I am still young with a life ahead of me!"
"I don't think so. You deserve to die. After what you have done to Yukina."
"Why do you care? She isn't your daughter! I'm her mother!" Yuffie pushed down hard on her shuriken, piercing through the clammy flesh of her neck. Blood spraying everywhere around her, and on Yuffie's face. When Yuffie pulled it out and stood up, she kicked the woman in the stomach and in the face to add to how much she hated her. "I hope you are burning in hell right now, you mother f*cking piece of sh*t!" Yuffie screamed, tears flowing down her face.
"...*sniff*...Miss Yuffie? *sniff*...Thank you..." Yuffie walked to Yukina, Barret not letting the little girl into the room due to the horrendous sight. Yuffie picked up the sobbing girl, and put her in bed. Just shut your eyes now. And in the morning, you will feel much better, OK?"
"OK. Miss Yuffie? Can you..."
"Can I what?"
"Can you be...my new mommy?" Yuffie stopped breathing for a few seconds, and blinked at her.
"Do you...really want me to be your mother?"
"Not like my mommy was, but a better mommy. Just like you are now. You protected me, you cared for me, and you love me. At least I think you love me. I love you, do you love me?"
"Of course I do. And if you really want me to be your mother, I will." Yuffie took her hand in hers, and started crying all over again.
"Goodnight...mommy."
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That was a very sad chapter. To me, anyways. And guess what! That is more than 50000 words for this fic! I am so happy! ^^ If I get more than 75 reviews, that is even better! But...^^ I'm sure that even Santa Claus couldn't grant that wish. But, I have a question. Does my fic seem too predictable? When I read it through, I thought it did, but I was wondering what you thought... Well, please read and review!
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