Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or anything like that.

A/N: Thanks again to my two loyal reviewers; if you have any suggestions about how I should get Yuffie and Vincent together I would love to hear them, because I'm struggling to come up with ideas of my own. My phone lines went down!!! And I had my A/S exams (English, R.E and Media Studies) to do this week, so that's why this chapter is a little late.
Tifa finished of scrubbing the dishes,

"I'm always stuck with tasks like this!" She sighed as she folded up the cloth she had been using.

The long haired woman pulled herself up on to the work service and sat down. She started to reflect on the evenings events.

"Maybe I frightened him?" she thought, "He was only cuddling his friend, its not like he kissed her or anything." Tifa felt bad, she understood that Reno would be cautious around her after what happened with Yuffie, but not that cautious.

She decided to stop moping and go and find the others, with that she jumped down off of the work service.

Cid was nattering on about something to Vincent; it didn't look like the gunman really understood what he was saying but nodded along anyhow. Yuffie was flicking through a magazine, only stopping to occasionally glance at Vincent.

Aeris was talking to Elena, who was waiting for Reno to come out of the bathroom so that she could get cleaned up.

Barret, Elmyra, Red XIII and Marlene had all gone to bed.

"How did you get so muddy?" Tifa asked Elena as she sat down with the
other girls.

Elena blushed, "I sort of tripped."

"Where is Reno?" Tifa asked.

"He also tripped, so he's in the shower." Elena said yawning slightly, it was getting late now.

Reno came out of the bathroom, with a towel round his waist and another wrapped round his hair, and went into his bedroom.

Elena got up and walked into the bathroom. Reno had drawn a smiley face poking its tongue out on the steam in the mirror, this made Elena smile.

"Has Cloud gone to bed?" Tifa asked Aeris.

"Yeah." The ancient sighed.

"Are you alright, you sound upset about something." Tifa queried.

"Oh Tifa, I've been putting it to the back of my mind time after time, but tomorrow is the anniversary of Tseng's death." She blurted out.

Tifa realized that Aeris had been waiting until the two ex-Turks were out of ear shot to bring it up in case it upset them.

"Oh of course! I'm sorry that I forgot." Tifa apologized.

"I know we were enemies, but I had known him since I was young." Aeris reflected.

"Do you want to take flowers to the Shinra memorial, they built one here in new Corel, at first Barret objected to it, he changed his mind when he remembered that even Shinra had lost loved ones." Tifa offered.

Aeris nodded, "Thank you Tifa, do you think we should take Elena and Reno?"

"Take Elena and Reno where?" The red head asked as he joined the rest of them.

"You know what tomorrow is? Don't you?" Aeris replied Reno lowered his head slightly and sadly nodded.

"Well, I'm going to go to the memorial to pay respects and I wondered if you and Elena would like to come?"

"That's very nice; yes I would like to go." Reno said, "I'm sure Elena will feel the same way." He sounded grateful toward Aeris.

"And that's why you've got to splash out and go for the premium oil." Cid explained.

Vincent had fallen asleep. Yuffie laughed when she noticed this.

"I %&£ can't believe him!" Cid exclaimed.

Yuffie tossed a pillow at him and he awoke with a start.

"I'm sorry Cid, I'm just tired." He excused.

"How are you tired, you ain't done nothing all day." Cid sighed.

"I put up decorations!" he protested, sounding kind of cranky. "I have to go to bed, goodnight everyone." Vincent yawned and stretched.

Yuffie smiled, Vincent could be so cute and not even know it.

He crossed paths with Elena as he walked to his room. She only had a towel wrapped around her. Elena came into the living room.

"I need to buy some more clothes." She concluded and sat down.

"I'll find you something to wear now." Tifa got up and went to find her something.

"We're going to pay respects to Tseng tomorrow, you coming?" Reno asked.

"Yeah, it's so hard to believe it's already been a year." Elena replied.

"I know what you mean. I miss him as well." Aeris agreed with her.

The two women gave each other an understanding smile.

Tifa returned with a T-shirt for Elena to sleep in.

"Before we go tomorrow, I have to get something nice to wear." Elena said remembering that the only outfit she had bought with her now had soup stains, ketchup and chocolate stains and was now covered in mud.

"I need to get new clothes as well." Reno added. His clothes had received almost the same stains as Elena's.

"Okay, we'll shop before we go." Aeris assured them, "Good night." She went to join Cloud in bed.

"I'm going to hit the sack as well." Cid said. The others had sort of forgotten he was there.

Yuffie closed her magazine, "I don't want to feel left out so I'm going to bed as well."

"Yuffie, before you go, would you get the blankets for Elena please?" Tifa asked, they had run out of rooms and so Elena had to crash on the sofa.

Yuffie did as she was told and made up the other sofa and returned to her room.

Yuffie began to change, she thought about Vincent's reaction to the cookie that she had given him and smirked.

"I'll win him over with the old Kisargi charm!" she thought as she climbed into bed.

Yuffie felt slightly disappointed, she had hoped that Reno would have shown more of an interest with Tifa, she knew things would have been complicated but it could have worked.

Tifa seemed disappointed by this to; Yuffie hoped that it wouldn't upset Tifa too much; she hadn't had much luck with men recently, what with Cloud getting Aeris back and now Reno and his overly affectionate friendship with Elena. Yuffie decided to forget about it, there are always complications in relationships and if Reno really cared for Elena there would be nothing she could do anyway.

Elena, Tifa and Reno were the only ones still awake. Elena was shuffling a pack of cards, they had decided to play some card games and finish the drinks that Tifa had made earlier.

"Fold!" Tifa sighed

"Hit me." Elena said enthusiastically. Reno gave her another card.

"Okay, I'll stick."

"As will I." Reno added

"21!" Elena said proudly.

"Bugger! 20." Reno sighed

"Yes I win again." Elena collected her winnings which consisted of a sandwich and sewing kit from a hotel that Tifa had picked up somewhere along the way.

"Do you want to try to make one of those towers." Reno asked as he started to put the cards up. Elena helped him and soon they had a very impressive tower, Unfortunately Tifa fell forward and knocked it down.

"Is she asleep?" Elena asked as she poked her.

"I guess the drink went to her head." Reno suggested, He picked her up and carried her to her room. Reno laid Tifa on her bed and put a blanket over her.

"I'm sorry about earlier, but you have to understand that I couldn't trust myself with you." He whispered.

"What about Elena, aren't you afraid you'll hurt her?" Tifa questioned as she woke up. Reno jumped back; he was startled at her abrupt awakening.

"I could never hurt Elena, no matter how crazy I get, its weird but I just don't have it in me to harm her." Reno felt confused.

"Do you love her?" Tifa asked as Reno turned to leave.

"Of course." He attempted to leave again.

"No! I mean are you in love with her?" Tifa protested.

He stood silently for a moment. "Good night Tifa, sleep well." Reno closed the door behind him.

Tifa felt she had pushed him too far again, she sighed and went back to sleep.

Elena had fallen asleep in the towel she was wearing; Reno put the blanket over her and sat down next to the sofa, he turned and kissed her forehead.

"Yuffie was right, I don't love her I said that to try and make things right, man! How stupid of me." Reno reflected. He picked up his bottle of beer that he had left on the coffee table and took a swig.

"I don't love Yuffie, because I love you and I've always loved you, but I'm such a coward I can only tell you when you're asleep."

Reno laughed slightly. Elena's arm flopped off the sofa and draped over his shoulder.

"I was angry at Yuffie and that rage and all the things going on in my life is what pushed me to do what I did, I am sorry and I wished I hadn't done it, I hope you know that." Reno continued,

"I'm not trying to justify what I did, I just want you to know that I could never hurt you, but you already know that and I suppose that is another reason why I love you, Argh, I rambling now."

"I had to witness you with Tseng and Rude and I know you weren't truly happy with either of them, but I could make you happy, I think? Maybe?"

Reno leant his head back; Elena's chin was now against his cheek.

"I don't think that you are unprofessional or ditzy, like Tseng did, and I don't think you need protecting and smothering like Rude does. I love you for who you are." Reno smiled.

"Some day I'll tell you that."

"Good night Elena." Reno said as he put her arm back on the sofa, he turned out the light as he made his way to his room.

A smile formed on Elena's face as she opened one eye to check he had gone.

Reno came out of his room to get his beer. "Hey! you were awake! thats cheating! And you didn't say anything!" Reno gasped.

Elena sat up and giggled, she held her arms out to him.

He sat on the sofa and hugged her.

Reno was blushing furiously, something he didn't usually do. "You are stupid Reno; you know you can tell me anything." Elena whispered as she stroked his long red hair.

"I know. I just have a hard time talking about feelings and junk like that." He replied. Reno's was resting his head on her shoulder.

"Aww, well if it helps's I....I..." Elena stuttered.

She looked confused. "I've lied so many times that it's hard to say it for real." She looked up at Reno and gained eye contact.

"I love you." She said finally, Elena smiled happily, "I really mean it!" Reno kissed her on the lips; she ran her hands through his hair and returned his kiss.

"We really should get some sleep, we have that thing tomorrow." Reno said as he reluctantly pulled away.

He stood up and attempted to walk to his room. Elena grasped his arm. "Don't go, or if you do, can I come?" she asked.

Reno stopped and thought for a moment.

"We don't have to do anything; I just want to be with you." Elena understood that Reno wasn't his usual self and didn't want to push him.

If he was his usual self he probably would have bedded both her and Tifa by now and probably at the same time as well. This thought made Elena laugh out loud. Reno didn't understand why she was laughing. It wasn't fair that she had to sleep on the sofa and he really did want to take her with him. He turned round and lifted her up,

"I hope you don't snore!" Reno teased as he carried her off into his room.

A/N: please review, thank you XX, (I said I was going to try and focus on some of the other characters some more but I forgot. I'll try harder next time.)