Jealousy
Chapter 2: Upcoming Dance
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Yuffie woke up into her nice warm bed feeling happier than usual. Her bangs rested one her forehead as she looked up into the ceiling.
Yesterday was an amazing day with Jake. His reassuring smile, and his loud laughter always brings Yuffie to happiness.
But what about Squall? Sure, Squall doesn't smile much, but there's something about him that Yuffie likes. Or more likely, loves.
Yuffie shook her head to get the thought out and she headed towards the shower. As she let the warm water sprinkle down her frozen body, Yuffie couldn't help get the thought out of her head. Squall was usually nice to her, and Yuffie sure loved the fights they had. It was fun, in a way.
As she got done with her shower, she quickly got dressed into her usual clothes and dried her wet black hair. After that, Yuffie headed out the door and walked along the hallway with everyone's rooms lining up.
The door to her right opened, and she saw squall step out. "Hi Squall!" Yuffie said and hurried over to him to walk next to him as both of them headed towards... towards wherever Squall is going.
"It's Leon, how many times do I have to tell you?" Squall said annoyed.
Yuffie shrugged, "It's just a habit. Anyways, you can change your name back to squall now, I mean you never were a Leon or never will be-"
"I'm not Squall, I'm Leon. Jesus Yuffie, why can't you just call me by Leon?"
"Like I said, it's a habit, and Leon isn't your name! It's Squall!" Yuffie started raising her voice a little as Squall and Yuffie walked out of the red carpeted hallway and out into the open fresh air, along the main floor where all the shops and restaurants were.
Squall didn't say anything more, but just ignored Yuffie. Yuffie gave up in trying to talk to him, and left him as he walked one way, and Yuffie walked towards the library.
'He can be so hard to be with some times,' Yuffie thought. 'I mean, he's Squall, duh! Why did he change it to Leon anyway? Hm, maybe I should ask him later on when he's still not mad at me,'
Yuffie walked through the large brown doors and into the main hall. She walked up the stairs while watching the couples that she passed. Yuffie couldn't help but think if she and squall were standing in their spots, their faces getting closer by the second...
Yuffie groaned and shook the thought out of her head and she opened the library doors, and entered the maze of bookshelves. Yuffie walked along the bookshelves, not sure of what she should read. She put out her hand and her index finger touched the books as she walked along.
"Yuffie?" someone said.
Yuffie jumped a little and turned around to see Aerith standing there, smiling.
"Did I scare you?" Aerith said with a smirk planted upon her face.
Yuffie shook her head, "Nothing ever scares the great Ninja Yuffie-" Yuffie stopped at Aerith's raised eyebrow. Yuffie sighed and said, "Okay, maybe you did, but it was so quiet in here!"
Aerith and Yuffie walked over to the table at the top layer of the library, and both sat down.
"Who were you with all day long?" Aerith asked, eyeing Yuffie.
Yuffie smiled, "Do you remember Jake?"
Aerith looked up to her forehead as if expecting the answer. "Isn't he the one that blew up after you didn't say you loved him?" Yuffie nodded.
"Well then why were you with him?" Aerith asked, confused.
"Well, Jake seems...changed somehow." Aerith didn't look convinced so Yuffie continued. "Well, Jake asked if we could start things over, and he seemed so nice so I said sure."
"And then you spent all day with him," Aerith finished.
"Well, pretty much yeah. He took me out to dinner, we read together, I mean, he's so cool now. I'm glad we've gotten back together."
"As friends right?"
Yuffie nodded quickly. "Well duh, I don't want to be like boyfriend girlfriend with him yet after four years ago..." Yuffie trailed off, remembering that day.
They paused for a while in utter silence until Aerith broke it. "Do you know about the upcoming dance?" she asked Yuffie. Yuffie snapped out of her 'remembering days' and shook her head at Aerith's question.
Aerith smiled. "Oh, well Hollow Bastion is having this dance in two days! It's going to be a real party and everyone in the castle is invited!" Aerith sure seemed excited, Yuffie thought.
"Are you going with Cloud?" Yuffie asked. Aerith nodded, still smiling and asked, "Are you going to go with Leon?"
Yuffie looked bewildered, "No way!"
Aerith smiled a little more and said, "Why?"
"Well he's snotty, hardly smiles, gives me glares-"
"Well you do to."
"Yeah, I do it 'back'. He hardly laughs, he wants to be called by a fake name-"
"And he cares a lot about you," Aerith said.
"Yeah and-wait, no! He doesn't care about me-"
"What about the times he helped you when you were in trouble-"
"He didn't give me a chance to save myself-"
"I'm just saying that Leon was always there to watch over you. Well, I have to go and talk to Cloud, see you." Aerith got up and walked out of the library, leaving Yuffie to the last words she said.
'Leon's always there to watch over you,' that was stuck in Yuffie's mind. Yeah, he was always there, but he never even gave me a chance to save myself, Yuffie thought. No, you were always in trouble and always needed his help, her mind argued back.
Yuffie groaned and purposely banged her head against the table, probably leaving a little pink mark on her forehead.
"Are you alright?" someone once again asked behind her. Yuffie looked up from her position and saw Jake come and sit down next to her.
"Oh, I'm fine," Yuffie said and sat up grinning.
Jake smiled back. "Hey Yuf?" he asked after a moments pause. Yuffie frowned in her head, only Squall called her that when he had good moods.
"Yeah?" she asked.
"I was wondering if you'd want to go to the dance with me? You know, as a date." Jake looked hopeful in his eyes.
Without thinking, Yuffie said, "Sure," and then realized what she said. But she couldn't change it back; she didn't want to be mean.
"Great," Jake said and stood up. "Well I gotta go, see you soon," he waved and left the library.
Guilt rose inside Yuffie. Why? She didn't know. It's not like she was going with anybody else, and Jake IS one of her best friends. Or well... he was but now he seems like a best friend again.
'What about Squall?" her mind asked. 'He obviously wont go, and he'd never go with me', Yuffie argued back. 'How do you know if you never ask him?' 'Shut up!'
Yuffie sat there for a while, her head in her hands. Her fingers were going through her silky black hair as she thought of why her mind was tormenting her.
After a while, she got up, and grabbed a book off of the shelf labeled, 'The Lord of the Rings'. She picked out he first one of the trilogy, and started reading. Yuffie soon became entranced into the book and was soon engulfed into the world of hobbits.
She finished the book in two hours, and put it back into its rightful place on the shelf. Looking over at the large window, she saw the sun high in the sky. Figuring that she should go for a walk, Yuffie walked out of the library, and into the main hall, and then out to the open air and the warmth of the large red sun.
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How is it going so far? Just remember, THIS IS NOT A JAKE/YUFFIE fic!
Next chapter: Yuffie goes and talks to squall 'bout why he changed his name, and she talks to him some more...and more... and more... hey! It's just like that pink energizer bunny! Okay anyway, then Yuffie and Aerith go and but PRETTY dresses ^_^ lol, and they have a sort of 'girl talk.'
Please review!
Chapter 2: Upcoming Dance
*~*~*~*~*~*
Yuffie woke up into her nice warm bed feeling happier than usual. Her bangs rested one her forehead as she looked up into the ceiling.
Yesterday was an amazing day with Jake. His reassuring smile, and his loud laughter always brings Yuffie to happiness.
But what about Squall? Sure, Squall doesn't smile much, but there's something about him that Yuffie likes. Or more likely, loves.
Yuffie shook her head to get the thought out and she headed towards the shower. As she let the warm water sprinkle down her frozen body, Yuffie couldn't help get the thought out of her head. Squall was usually nice to her, and Yuffie sure loved the fights they had. It was fun, in a way.
As she got done with her shower, she quickly got dressed into her usual clothes and dried her wet black hair. After that, Yuffie headed out the door and walked along the hallway with everyone's rooms lining up.
The door to her right opened, and she saw squall step out. "Hi Squall!" Yuffie said and hurried over to him to walk next to him as both of them headed towards... towards wherever Squall is going.
"It's Leon, how many times do I have to tell you?" Squall said annoyed.
Yuffie shrugged, "It's just a habit. Anyways, you can change your name back to squall now, I mean you never were a Leon or never will be-"
"I'm not Squall, I'm Leon. Jesus Yuffie, why can't you just call me by Leon?"
"Like I said, it's a habit, and Leon isn't your name! It's Squall!" Yuffie started raising her voice a little as Squall and Yuffie walked out of the red carpeted hallway and out into the open fresh air, along the main floor where all the shops and restaurants were.
Squall didn't say anything more, but just ignored Yuffie. Yuffie gave up in trying to talk to him, and left him as he walked one way, and Yuffie walked towards the library.
'He can be so hard to be with some times,' Yuffie thought. 'I mean, he's Squall, duh! Why did he change it to Leon anyway? Hm, maybe I should ask him later on when he's still not mad at me,'
Yuffie walked through the large brown doors and into the main hall. She walked up the stairs while watching the couples that she passed. Yuffie couldn't help but think if she and squall were standing in their spots, their faces getting closer by the second...
Yuffie groaned and shook the thought out of her head and she opened the library doors, and entered the maze of bookshelves. Yuffie walked along the bookshelves, not sure of what she should read. She put out her hand and her index finger touched the books as she walked along.
"Yuffie?" someone said.
Yuffie jumped a little and turned around to see Aerith standing there, smiling.
"Did I scare you?" Aerith said with a smirk planted upon her face.
Yuffie shook her head, "Nothing ever scares the great Ninja Yuffie-" Yuffie stopped at Aerith's raised eyebrow. Yuffie sighed and said, "Okay, maybe you did, but it was so quiet in here!"
Aerith and Yuffie walked over to the table at the top layer of the library, and both sat down.
"Who were you with all day long?" Aerith asked, eyeing Yuffie.
Yuffie smiled, "Do you remember Jake?"
Aerith looked up to her forehead as if expecting the answer. "Isn't he the one that blew up after you didn't say you loved him?" Yuffie nodded.
"Well then why were you with him?" Aerith asked, confused.
"Well, Jake seems...changed somehow." Aerith didn't look convinced so Yuffie continued. "Well, Jake asked if we could start things over, and he seemed so nice so I said sure."
"And then you spent all day with him," Aerith finished.
"Well, pretty much yeah. He took me out to dinner, we read together, I mean, he's so cool now. I'm glad we've gotten back together."
"As friends right?"
Yuffie nodded quickly. "Well duh, I don't want to be like boyfriend girlfriend with him yet after four years ago..." Yuffie trailed off, remembering that day.
They paused for a while in utter silence until Aerith broke it. "Do you know about the upcoming dance?" she asked Yuffie. Yuffie snapped out of her 'remembering days' and shook her head at Aerith's question.
Aerith smiled. "Oh, well Hollow Bastion is having this dance in two days! It's going to be a real party and everyone in the castle is invited!" Aerith sure seemed excited, Yuffie thought.
"Are you going with Cloud?" Yuffie asked. Aerith nodded, still smiling and asked, "Are you going to go with Leon?"
Yuffie looked bewildered, "No way!"
Aerith smiled a little more and said, "Why?"
"Well he's snotty, hardly smiles, gives me glares-"
"Well you do to."
"Yeah, I do it 'back'. He hardly laughs, he wants to be called by a fake name-"
"And he cares a lot about you," Aerith said.
"Yeah and-wait, no! He doesn't care about me-"
"What about the times he helped you when you were in trouble-"
"He didn't give me a chance to save myself-"
"I'm just saying that Leon was always there to watch over you. Well, I have to go and talk to Cloud, see you." Aerith got up and walked out of the library, leaving Yuffie to the last words she said.
'Leon's always there to watch over you,' that was stuck in Yuffie's mind. Yeah, he was always there, but he never even gave me a chance to save myself, Yuffie thought. No, you were always in trouble and always needed his help, her mind argued back.
Yuffie groaned and purposely banged her head against the table, probably leaving a little pink mark on her forehead.
"Are you alright?" someone once again asked behind her. Yuffie looked up from her position and saw Jake come and sit down next to her.
"Oh, I'm fine," Yuffie said and sat up grinning.
Jake smiled back. "Hey Yuf?" he asked after a moments pause. Yuffie frowned in her head, only Squall called her that when he had good moods.
"Yeah?" she asked.
"I was wondering if you'd want to go to the dance with me? You know, as a date." Jake looked hopeful in his eyes.
Without thinking, Yuffie said, "Sure," and then realized what she said. But she couldn't change it back; she didn't want to be mean.
"Great," Jake said and stood up. "Well I gotta go, see you soon," he waved and left the library.
Guilt rose inside Yuffie. Why? She didn't know. It's not like she was going with anybody else, and Jake IS one of her best friends. Or well... he was but now he seems like a best friend again.
'What about Squall?" her mind asked. 'He obviously wont go, and he'd never go with me', Yuffie argued back. 'How do you know if you never ask him?' 'Shut up!'
Yuffie sat there for a while, her head in her hands. Her fingers were going through her silky black hair as she thought of why her mind was tormenting her.
After a while, she got up, and grabbed a book off of the shelf labeled, 'The Lord of the Rings'. She picked out he first one of the trilogy, and started reading. Yuffie soon became entranced into the book and was soon engulfed into the world of hobbits.
She finished the book in two hours, and put it back into its rightful place on the shelf. Looking over at the large window, she saw the sun high in the sky. Figuring that she should go for a walk, Yuffie walked out of the library, and into the main hall, and then out to the open air and the warmth of the large red sun.
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How is it going so far? Just remember, THIS IS NOT A JAKE/YUFFIE fic!
Next chapter: Yuffie goes and talks to squall 'bout why he changed his name, and she talks to him some more...and more... and more... hey! It's just like that pink energizer bunny! Okay anyway, then Yuffie and Aerith go and but PRETTY dresses ^_^ lol, and they have a sort of 'girl talk.'
Please review!