A Ninja's Destiny
Chapter 3
By: Hotaru170
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy or any of its characters. I want to give a special thanks to Relena55 for helping me with this chapter.
"Represents Character Speaking" 'Represents Character thoughts' *Represents Chaos speaking to Vincent*
RECAP: What happened when Yuffie said this?" Tifa asked. "Well," Vincent said hesitant to continue, "I shoved her and m-my claw cut her accidentally when I shoved her-!" Tifa whole body started shaking with deep rage. "You did what?!" she screamed in a voice loud enough to be heard all over the town. "I know it was wrong but-!" Before he could talk more Tifa's hand went across his face and she was ready to beat him up. Suddenly four pairs of arms wrapped around Tifa trying to tug her off but it was useless until another pair of hands joined. Tifa was dragged off Vincent. "It's your fault she left!" Tifa spat at Vincent accusingly.
Tifa was struggling against the arms that were restraining her. She managed to break free and punched Vincent square in the jaw. The force of her punch made Vincent stumble back, but he managed to regain his balance before falling on his back. The rest of Avalanche managed to restrain Tifa once more. It took several minutes to convince Tifa to calm down and not to tear him apart. After Tifa calmed down, she stood off to the side thinking. Meanwhile, the rest of Avalanche reminded each other to never get on Tifa's bad side. She actually managed to give Vincent a bloodied mouth and would have done even more damage if given the chance. While the others were preoccupied Vincent slipped away to continue his search for Yuffie. He didn't care about the materia that she took. He just needed to find her and apologize for his action. 'I never meant to hurt her. It just made me mad that she talked about Lucrecia like that. Why did that even make me lose control? *Maybe because it is true. Lucrecia knew exactly what she was doing and didn't care about it until it was too late.* What? But that isn't true. Lucrecia was an angel and I wasn't there to protect her like I should have been. *Keep telling yourself that and you might actually believe it.* What would you know about such things, Chaos? All you care about is how much pain you can cause others and myself. *You don't get it do you? I am a part of you. What happens to you happens to me. What you feel I feel as well. I see in your memories everything that happened with Lucrecia. I can tell just from looking at those memories that she never loved you and she was definitely no angel. She used you. She is part of the reason you are the way you are now. Do you think Hojo performed all those experiments and surgeries on you on his own? Who was his lab assistant? It was Lucrecia who helped him turn you into what you have come to despise. You were just too blind to see the truth. That same blindness caused you to strike out at the one person who doesn't view you as a monster or a freak.*' Vincent stopped in shock at what Chaos just told him. He couldn't believe what he heard. Even though the whole idea sounded wrong, deep down Vincent knew that Chaos spoke the truth. 'Why? Why didn't I see it sooner? Yuffie was right about Lucrecia all along. I hurt the only person that truly understands and accepts me. I must find Yuffie and make things right.' Vincent continued his search with more determination and resolve.
Meanwhile.
Yuffie heard all the commotion between Tifa and Vincent. She had to admit that it did make her feel better when Tifa stuck up for her. 'I just wish Vincent would have been more understanding. I didn't mean to hurt his feelings. I was only speaking the truth about Lucrecia. He probably hates me now. I can't let him find me. He probably wants to kill me for saying those things and for stealing his materia.' Yuffie continued to move silently through the shadows to keep out of sight. 'Maybe I can hide out at Da Chao for a little bit. Just until things cool down or until they leave.'
She made her way silently out of town and headed towards Da Chao. It only took her about ten minutes to climb to the top of the mountain. There she sat and watched Wutai from above. 'It looks so peaceful from here. I can feel the ocean breeze from here. I hope the others leave soon; I don't want to be stuck up here for more than a day. I guess some meditation would help clear my mind and make the time go by faster.' With that thought finished, Yuffie sat down and crossed her legs. She closed her eyes and cleared her mind. Soon she was in a very deep state of meditation and blocked out the world around her. She left her senses open so that if anyone approached she would know it.
Back to Cloud and the others.
Tifa had calmed down considerably, but she wasn't planning on letting the situation go that easily. 'He should have known better than to lay his hands on her. Here I was telling her to look out for him when he is the one that hurt her. We better hurry up and find her so that I can make Vincent apologize to her.' Tifa turned around to tell the others to continue their search, but stopped when she noticed something. She looked around and said, "Where did Vincent go?" The rest of Avalanche looked around and realized that he was indeed gone. Cid took out another cigarette and said, "Just great, now we have to find Vamp boy and the brat. This day just keeps getting f#$%^g better." Barret looked at Cid and grumbled, "Just shut up and lets find them already. I want my materia back, foo'." Aeris looked at Barret and said, "That shouldn't be the only reason we find her. She is apart of Avalanche and we owe her an apology for treating her so mean." Cloud sighed and said, " Your right Aeris, but we were searching for Yuffie until Tifa decided to use Vincent as a punching bag. Which reminds me, why were you trying to tear him apart to begin with?" Tifa crossed her arms in anger and said, "It was because of Vincent that Yuffie went missing in the first place." Cloud face showed extreme surprise and finally he asked, "How did that happen?"
Tifa explained to everyone what happened between Yuffie and Vincent the night at the Gold Saucer.
When she finished telling what happened the entire group was stunned into silence. Cid finally spoke up and said, "No wonder the kid left, Vamp boy had no right to do that to her. Hell, we all know that what she said about Lucrecia was true." Red looked up and said, "In any case, Vincent had no right to hurt Yuffie for merely voicing her opinion." Aeris nodded her head in agreement and said, "I can't believe Vincent did that. After she was always so nice to him and tried to cheer him up. I think we better find both of them and make sure Vincent apologizes for his behavior." Cloud looked Aeris and said, "You're right. We don't need to waste any more time standing around here. Let's go." Everyone stopped when they realized that Barret had not moved. Cloud looked at Barret and said, "Barret, are you alright?" Barret clenched his fist and said, "Hell no, I'm not alright with it. I'll kick his scrawny little ass for doing that to her." Cloud sweat dropped and said, "Um Barret? Don't you think we should keep looking for them? I don't think that hurting Vincent is going to solve anything. We will wait and see if he apologizes first. If he doesn't, then we can kick his ass." Barret looked up and said, "I'm holding ya to your word spike!" After that the rest of Avalanche split up to search for Yuffie and the now missing Vincent.
Back to Vincent.
Vincent was about to give up his search for the elusive ninja until he realized there was still one place he hadn't looked. That place was the Da Chao. Vincent looked up at very peak of the mountain, hoping that Yuffie was indeed there.
Vincent made his way along the trails that lead up the mountain. Just as he made his way to the last step up, he saw a figure sitting against the now setting sun. He put his hand up to block the sun in order to make out who was sitting up here alone. He looked closer and realized this was the very person that he was looking for. 'So I finally found you.' Vincent made his way quietly towards Yuffie's position. 'She must be meditating. I can barely see her move at all.'
Yuffie was still meditating until her senses picked up someone watching her. That someone was now making their way towards her using stealth techniques. 'There is only one person who could move that quietly and it is the last person that I wanted to find me. Great just my luck!' Yuffie decided since there was no way off the peak except the way Vincent was coming from, that she would startle him by announcing his arrival. She smiled inwardly and said, "So now that you have found me Vincent, speak your reason for tracking me down. Oh wait, that's right you want your materia back. Well, here it is." Yuffie tossed a pouch of materia to Vincent and said, "It's all there, you can even check for yourself."
Vincent looked down at the pouch in his hands and said, "I didn't come here to get this back. I came here for something else."
Yuffie turned around and looked up at him, "So what did you come here for?"
Vincent shifted nervously and said, "I came here to ask for your forgiveness. I never meant to hurt you Yuffie. I should have realized that you were right about Lucrecia. She was no angel, but I was too blind to see it."
Yuffie looked at Vincent with shock written on her face. She finally managed to regain her voice and said, "You came all the way here for that?"
He looked into her eyes and said, "Yes, it was of the most importance to me. I don't care about the materia."
Yuffie got up from her position on the ground and said, "Well, if you say it like that, then there is no way that I can remain upset at you. There is nothing to forgive, Vinnie. I shouldn't have said that stuff without thinking about how it would hurt you. I am the on that needs to apologize."
Vincent looked at Yuffie and said, "Don't worry about it Yuffie. We both said things without thinking about the consequences of our actions. It was just a misunderstanding."
Yuffie smiled up at Vincent and said, "Well then, now that we have that cleared up. I must be going."
Vincent looked shocked and asked, "Where are you going? Are you not going to come with us?"
Yuffie was surprised that he asked and replied, "I don't think the others would want me to come with them after I stole their materia."
Vincent looked at her strangely and said, "Well that isn't how they acted when they found out what happened. Tifa almost broke my jaw and I am sure that the rest of Avalanche is going to help her finish the job when they find me."
Yuffie laughed and said, "Don't worry Vinnie. I'll make sure you they don't hurt you. Now let's go and find those numbskulls."
Vincent and Yuffie made their way down the mountain and back to Wutai.
Back to Cloud and the others.
Cloud was slouching and dragging his feet while he walked. "My feet are killing me! Where in the world have those two disappeared too?" Aeris looked at Cloud and said, "I am just as tired as you, but we can't give up. We have to find Yuffie and make sure she is ok."
Tifa and Red XIII walked up and almost collapsed on the ground.
Cid and Barret stumbled along behind Tifa and Red XIII. Cid grumbled and said, "I am tired of looking for those two. I don't even have any damn smokes left." Barret smacked Cid in the head and said, "Stop complaining foo'. The sooner we find Vince and Yuffie, the sooner we can keep searching for Sephiroth." Cid rubbed his head and said, "Geez, you didn't have to hit me so damn hard."
Suddenly the group heard a laugh come from behind them, and they all turned around. Low and behold there were the people they have been searching for. Yuffie was laughing while Vincent was smirking under the cover of his collar.
Tifa and Aeris ran over to Yuffie and hugged her until she was turning blue in the face. Yuffie was squirming. "I need air!" She whispered.
Tifa and Aeris finally let her go. She was never so thankful for air in her life. She smiled and said, "Geez, you two almost killed me there. That would have been something to put on my head stone. 'Yuffie Kisargi, suffocated to death from two insane girls hugging her.'"
Cloud stepped forward and nervously scratched the back of his head. He looked at Yuffie and said, "Hey Yuffie, I just wanted to say that I was sorry for being so mean to you. I also want to ask if you would like to travel with us again. We could really use your help."
Yuffie smiled and said, "Aww come on, did you guys really think that I would let you kick Shinra's ass without me."
Cloud smiled and said, "One more thing Yuffie. We need our materia back."
Yuffie laughed and said, "Don't worry Cloud. I already gave everyone's materia to Vinnie here. Sorry about stealing it from you guys." She turned to Vincent and said, "Go ahead and give them their materia, Vinnie."
Vincent tossed the pouch to Cloud and said, "I already removed the materia that belonged to me. You can distribute the rest as you see fit." Cloud nodded and returned everyone's materia.
After everyone equipped their materia, they decided to call it a night. Yuffie invited everyone to stay at her house. It was a tight fit, but they all managed to find a comfortable place to sleep. Everyone but Yuffie and Vincent were asleep.
Yuffie moved quietly out of the house and climbed up the side onto the roof. She lay on her back and stared out across the star filled sky. "I am so selfish. I should have left on my own. I will only bring more hurt to the others. I just couldn't stand the thought of doing it on my own. We have to make our way to the City of the Ancients next. I have a feeling that is where we will encounter Sephiroth. I just hope I am ready to face him. I must make sure that Aeris is protected at all times. I could never forgive myself if I let something happen to her. I just wish I could tell her the truth. It would be nice to have a sister."
Vincent was watching her from the shadows and was shocked by her statement. 'I had no idea that Yuffie was related to Aeris. This just keeps getting stranger as we go. I wonder why she doesn't tell Aeris that she is her sister. I am sure that Aeris would understand. I best get going before she notices my presence again.' Vincent quietly snuck back into the house and resumed his spot on the floor.
A few minutes later Yuffie also snuck back in and got into her bed. She fell asleep with her worrisome thoughts still on her mind. They continued to plague her mind even in her sleep.
Cloud's Dream.
Cloud looked around himself. He was in a forest he knew he must have been dreaming by the presence he got. He suddenly caught sight of a figure behind a tree. Long chestnut locks bound in a braid with emerald eyes gazing at him piercing through his soul. "Aeris?" he whispered. She smiled serenely and stepped from behind the tree. "I thought I'd come see you." She said softly. "In my dreams? You can do that?" Cloud wondered. Aeris nodded. "I have to go a while for a while but don't worry. I'll be back when it's all over." (A.N.- Aeris says that in the game). "Where are we?" Cloud asked. "Sleeping Forest." Aeris replied. "Why are we here?" Cloud asked her confused. Aeris shook her head. "It doesn't' matter. I just wanted to say good bye and you'll always be in my heart." She said and Cloud looked even more confused. "What for?" Cloud asked and suddenly a light consumed them both. "Good bye, Cloud..."
"Cloud wake up!" it was Tifa's panicked voice. "What is it?!" Cloud asked. "It's Aeris! She's gone!" Tifa said and Cloud jumped to his feet. "She left this note." Barret said handing it to Cloud. "We have to find her!" Tifa exclaimed. "We don't' even know where she went!" Barret argued. "I do..." Cloud spoke up. All eyes rested on him.
Chapter 3
By: Hotaru170
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy or any of its characters. I want to give a special thanks to Relena55 for helping me with this chapter.
"Represents Character Speaking" 'Represents Character thoughts' *Represents Chaos speaking to Vincent*
RECAP: What happened when Yuffie said this?" Tifa asked. "Well," Vincent said hesitant to continue, "I shoved her and m-my claw cut her accidentally when I shoved her-!" Tifa whole body started shaking with deep rage. "You did what?!" she screamed in a voice loud enough to be heard all over the town. "I know it was wrong but-!" Before he could talk more Tifa's hand went across his face and she was ready to beat him up. Suddenly four pairs of arms wrapped around Tifa trying to tug her off but it was useless until another pair of hands joined. Tifa was dragged off Vincent. "It's your fault she left!" Tifa spat at Vincent accusingly.
Tifa was struggling against the arms that were restraining her. She managed to break free and punched Vincent square in the jaw. The force of her punch made Vincent stumble back, but he managed to regain his balance before falling on his back. The rest of Avalanche managed to restrain Tifa once more. It took several minutes to convince Tifa to calm down and not to tear him apart. After Tifa calmed down, she stood off to the side thinking. Meanwhile, the rest of Avalanche reminded each other to never get on Tifa's bad side. She actually managed to give Vincent a bloodied mouth and would have done even more damage if given the chance. While the others were preoccupied Vincent slipped away to continue his search for Yuffie. He didn't care about the materia that she took. He just needed to find her and apologize for his action. 'I never meant to hurt her. It just made me mad that she talked about Lucrecia like that. Why did that even make me lose control? *Maybe because it is true. Lucrecia knew exactly what she was doing and didn't care about it until it was too late.* What? But that isn't true. Lucrecia was an angel and I wasn't there to protect her like I should have been. *Keep telling yourself that and you might actually believe it.* What would you know about such things, Chaos? All you care about is how much pain you can cause others and myself. *You don't get it do you? I am a part of you. What happens to you happens to me. What you feel I feel as well. I see in your memories everything that happened with Lucrecia. I can tell just from looking at those memories that she never loved you and she was definitely no angel. She used you. She is part of the reason you are the way you are now. Do you think Hojo performed all those experiments and surgeries on you on his own? Who was his lab assistant? It was Lucrecia who helped him turn you into what you have come to despise. You were just too blind to see the truth. That same blindness caused you to strike out at the one person who doesn't view you as a monster or a freak.*' Vincent stopped in shock at what Chaos just told him. He couldn't believe what he heard. Even though the whole idea sounded wrong, deep down Vincent knew that Chaos spoke the truth. 'Why? Why didn't I see it sooner? Yuffie was right about Lucrecia all along. I hurt the only person that truly understands and accepts me. I must find Yuffie and make things right.' Vincent continued his search with more determination and resolve.
Meanwhile.
Yuffie heard all the commotion between Tifa and Vincent. She had to admit that it did make her feel better when Tifa stuck up for her. 'I just wish Vincent would have been more understanding. I didn't mean to hurt his feelings. I was only speaking the truth about Lucrecia. He probably hates me now. I can't let him find me. He probably wants to kill me for saying those things and for stealing his materia.' Yuffie continued to move silently through the shadows to keep out of sight. 'Maybe I can hide out at Da Chao for a little bit. Just until things cool down or until they leave.'
She made her way silently out of town and headed towards Da Chao. It only took her about ten minutes to climb to the top of the mountain. There she sat and watched Wutai from above. 'It looks so peaceful from here. I can feel the ocean breeze from here. I hope the others leave soon; I don't want to be stuck up here for more than a day. I guess some meditation would help clear my mind and make the time go by faster.' With that thought finished, Yuffie sat down and crossed her legs. She closed her eyes and cleared her mind. Soon she was in a very deep state of meditation and blocked out the world around her. She left her senses open so that if anyone approached she would know it.
Back to Cloud and the others.
Tifa had calmed down considerably, but she wasn't planning on letting the situation go that easily. 'He should have known better than to lay his hands on her. Here I was telling her to look out for him when he is the one that hurt her. We better hurry up and find her so that I can make Vincent apologize to her.' Tifa turned around to tell the others to continue their search, but stopped when she noticed something. She looked around and said, "Where did Vincent go?" The rest of Avalanche looked around and realized that he was indeed gone. Cid took out another cigarette and said, "Just great, now we have to find Vamp boy and the brat. This day just keeps getting f#$%^g better." Barret looked at Cid and grumbled, "Just shut up and lets find them already. I want my materia back, foo'." Aeris looked at Barret and said, "That shouldn't be the only reason we find her. She is apart of Avalanche and we owe her an apology for treating her so mean." Cloud sighed and said, " Your right Aeris, but we were searching for Yuffie until Tifa decided to use Vincent as a punching bag. Which reminds me, why were you trying to tear him apart to begin with?" Tifa crossed her arms in anger and said, "It was because of Vincent that Yuffie went missing in the first place." Cloud face showed extreme surprise and finally he asked, "How did that happen?"
Tifa explained to everyone what happened between Yuffie and Vincent the night at the Gold Saucer.
When she finished telling what happened the entire group was stunned into silence. Cid finally spoke up and said, "No wonder the kid left, Vamp boy had no right to do that to her. Hell, we all know that what she said about Lucrecia was true." Red looked up and said, "In any case, Vincent had no right to hurt Yuffie for merely voicing her opinion." Aeris nodded her head in agreement and said, "I can't believe Vincent did that. After she was always so nice to him and tried to cheer him up. I think we better find both of them and make sure Vincent apologizes for his behavior." Cloud looked Aeris and said, "You're right. We don't need to waste any more time standing around here. Let's go." Everyone stopped when they realized that Barret had not moved. Cloud looked at Barret and said, "Barret, are you alright?" Barret clenched his fist and said, "Hell no, I'm not alright with it. I'll kick his scrawny little ass for doing that to her." Cloud sweat dropped and said, "Um Barret? Don't you think we should keep looking for them? I don't think that hurting Vincent is going to solve anything. We will wait and see if he apologizes first. If he doesn't, then we can kick his ass." Barret looked up and said, "I'm holding ya to your word spike!" After that the rest of Avalanche split up to search for Yuffie and the now missing Vincent.
Back to Vincent.
Vincent was about to give up his search for the elusive ninja until he realized there was still one place he hadn't looked. That place was the Da Chao. Vincent looked up at very peak of the mountain, hoping that Yuffie was indeed there.
Vincent made his way along the trails that lead up the mountain. Just as he made his way to the last step up, he saw a figure sitting against the now setting sun. He put his hand up to block the sun in order to make out who was sitting up here alone. He looked closer and realized this was the very person that he was looking for. 'So I finally found you.' Vincent made his way quietly towards Yuffie's position. 'She must be meditating. I can barely see her move at all.'
Yuffie was still meditating until her senses picked up someone watching her. That someone was now making their way towards her using stealth techniques. 'There is only one person who could move that quietly and it is the last person that I wanted to find me. Great just my luck!' Yuffie decided since there was no way off the peak except the way Vincent was coming from, that she would startle him by announcing his arrival. She smiled inwardly and said, "So now that you have found me Vincent, speak your reason for tracking me down. Oh wait, that's right you want your materia back. Well, here it is." Yuffie tossed a pouch of materia to Vincent and said, "It's all there, you can even check for yourself."
Vincent looked down at the pouch in his hands and said, "I didn't come here to get this back. I came here for something else."
Yuffie turned around and looked up at him, "So what did you come here for?"
Vincent shifted nervously and said, "I came here to ask for your forgiveness. I never meant to hurt you Yuffie. I should have realized that you were right about Lucrecia. She was no angel, but I was too blind to see it."
Yuffie looked at Vincent with shock written on her face. She finally managed to regain her voice and said, "You came all the way here for that?"
He looked into her eyes and said, "Yes, it was of the most importance to me. I don't care about the materia."
Yuffie got up from her position on the ground and said, "Well, if you say it like that, then there is no way that I can remain upset at you. There is nothing to forgive, Vinnie. I shouldn't have said that stuff without thinking about how it would hurt you. I am the on that needs to apologize."
Vincent looked at Yuffie and said, "Don't worry about it Yuffie. We both said things without thinking about the consequences of our actions. It was just a misunderstanding."
Yuffie smiled up at Vincent and said, "Well then, now that we have that cleared up. I must be going."
Vincent looked shocked and asked, "Where are you going? Are you not going to come with us?"
Yuffie was surprised that he asked and replied, "I don't think the others would want me to come with them after I stole their materia."
Vincent looked at her strangely and said, "Well that isn't how they acted when they found out what happened. Tifa almost broke my jaw and I am sure that the rest of Avalanche is going to help her finish the job when they find me."
Yuffie laughed and said, "Don't worry Vinnie. I'll make sure you they don't hurt you. Now let's go and find those numbskulls."
Vincent and Yuffie made their way down the mountain and back to Wutai.
Back to Cloud and the others.
Cloud was slouching and dragging his feet while he walked. "My feet are killing me! Where in the world have those two disappeared too?" Aeris looked at Cloud and said, "I am just as tired as you, but we can't give up. We have to find Yuffie and make sure she is ok."
Tifa and Red XIII walked up and almost collapsed on the ground.
Cid and Barret stumbled along behind Tifa and Red XIII. Cid grumbled and said, "I am tired of looking for those two. I don't even have any damn smokes left." Barret smacked Cid in the head and said, "Stop complaining foo'. The sooner we find Vince and Yuffie, the sooner we can keep searching for Sephiroth." Cid rubbed his head and said, "Geez, you didn't have to hit me so damn hard."
Suddenly the group heard a laugh come from behind them, and they all turned around. Low and behold there were the people they have been searching for. Yuffie was laughing while Vincent was smirking under the cover of his collar.
Tifa and Aeris ran over to Yuffie and hugged her until she was turning blue in the face. Yuffie was squirming. "I need air!" She whispered.
Tifa and Aeris finally let her go. She was never so thankful for air in her life. She smiled and said, "Geez, you two almost killed me there. That would have been something to put on my head stone. 'Yuffie Kisargi, suffocated to death from two insane girls hugging her.'"
Cloud stepped forward and nervously scratched the back of his head. He looked at Yuffie and said, "Hey Yuffie, I just wanted to say that I was sorry for being so mean to you. I also want to ask if you would like to travel with us again. We could really use your help."
Yuffie smiled and said, "Aww come on, did you guys really think that I would let you kick Shinra's ass without me."
Cloud smiled and said, "One more thing Yuffie. We need our materia back."
Yuffie laughed and said, "Don't worry Cloud. I already gave everyone's materia to Vinnie here. Sorry about stealing it from you guys." She turned to Vincent and said, "Go ahead and give them their materia, Vinnie."
Vincent tossed the pouch to Cloud and said, "I already removed the materia that belonged to me. You can distribute the rest as you see fit." Cloud nodded and returned everyone's materia.
After everyone equipped their materia, they decided to call it a night. Yuffie invited everyone to stay at her house. It was a tight fit, but they all managed to find a comfortable place to sleep. Everyone but Yuffie and Vincent were asleep.
Yuffie moved quietly out of the house and climbed up the side onto the roof. She lay on her back and stared out across the star filled sky. "I am so selfish. I should have left on my own. I will only bring more hurt to the others. I just couldn't stand the thought of doing it on my own. We have to make our way to the City of the Ancients next. I have a feeling that is where we will encounter Sephiroth. I just hope I am ready to face him. I must make sure that Aeris is protected at all times. I could never forgive myself if I let something happen to her. I just wish I could tell her the truth. It would be nice to have a sister."
Vincent was watching her from the shadows and was shocked by her statement. 'I had no idea that Yuffie was related to Aeris. This just keeps getting stranger as we go. I wonder why she doesn't tell Aeris that she is her sister. I am sure that Aeris would understand. I best get going before she notices my presence again.' Vincent quietly snuck back into the house and resumed his spot on the floor.
A few minutes later Yuffie also snuck back in and got into her bed. She fell asleep with her worrisome thoughts still on her mind. They continued to plague her mind even in her sleep.
Cloud's Dream.
Cloud looked around himself. He was in a forest he knew he must have been dreaming by the presence he got. He suddenly caught sight of a figure behind a tree. Long chestnut locks bound in a braid with emerald eyes gazing at him piercing through his soul. "Aeris?" he whispered. She smiled serenely and stepped from behind the tree. "I thought I'd come see you." She said softly. "In my dreams? You can do that?" Cloud wondered. Aeris nodded. "I have to go a while for a while but don't worry. I'll be back when it's all over." (A.N.- Aeris says that in the game). "Where are we?" Cloud asked. "Sleeping Forest." Aeris replied. "Why are we here?" Cloud asked her confused. Aeris shook her head. "It doesn't' matter. I just wanted to say good bye and you'll always be in my heart." She said and Cloud looked even more confused. "What for?" Cloud asked and suddenly a light consumed them both. "Good bye, Cloud..."
"Cloud wake up!" it was Tifa's panicked voice. "What is it?!" Cloud asked. "It's Aeris! She's gone!" Tifa said and Cloud jumped to his feet. "She left this note." Barret said handing it to Cloud. "We have to find her!" Tifa exclaimed. "We don't' even know where she went!" Barret argued. "I do..." Cloud spoke up. All eyes rested on him.