Only Time
By: Hotaru170
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy or any of its characters! Poor me!
Recap: After the team had successfully rescued Vincent they decided to take a short break and continue their search for Yuffie when they regained some strength.
Chapter 2: Left Behind
Drip drip drip...
"Yuffie." A mysterious voice called to the young shinobi.
The young shinobi stirred.
"Yuffie. Wake up." The voice repeated.
This time the shinobi moaned. "W-where am I-I?" She asked.
"Open your eyes and find out." The voice replied softly.
Yuffie opened her eyes slowly. All she could see was a blurry figure surrounded by green light. She blinked serveral more times before she could manage make out the figure's clothes. A pink dress and a small red overcoat. The face was still blurry. 'There is something familiar about this person.' She thought to herself.
The figure giggled and said, "Don't worry. Your sight will clear up in a minute. Your body is just trying to adapt to your surroundings."
Yuffie was confused. "What surroundings?" She asked nervously. 'Please let it all be a bad dream! The last thing I remember is Vincent holding me before we were swallowed by the lifestream.' She thought to herself.
The still blurry figures sighed sadly and thought. 'Here it goes. I hope she doesn't freak out to bad.' "Yuffie, I don't want you to freak out but you have to know where you are. You are in the Lifestream."
Yuffie was struck speechless.
'Oh dear! I think I could have delivered the news a little more easily.' She sighed again. 'Maybe I better tell her who I am. Hopefully she will calm down some so I can tell her she isn't dead.'
"Yuffie, do you know who I am?" The figure asked quietly.
Yuffie composed herself. "Umm, I'm not sure. You seem very familiar but I still can't see well to look at your face." She replied calmly but her thoughts were one big mess. 'Vinnie! Please be okay!'
The figure smiled to herself. "It just so happens that we know each other Yuffie. Now, I may be dead but I assure you. You are most alive."
Yuffie's mouth fell open in shock. "Y-You mean that I'm a-alive and that I k-know you?" She stuttered.
The figure giggled at Yuffie. "Why Yuffie, could you ever forget your dear friend, Aeris?!" She asked playfully.
Yuffie's mouth fell open in shock once again. Suddenly she squealed in delight and lunged for the beloved flower girl.
Aeris caught the young shinobi and laughed. "Its so good to see you again Yuffie. You have no idea how much I have missed you all!"
Yuffie's vision finally cleared and she could see that Aeris was indeed there. She smiled sadly. "Yes I do. Its just as much as all of Avalanche has missed you. Especially Cloud!" She replied.
She frowned right after she mentioned Cloud and Avalanche. 'Some friends they turned out to be!' She thought angrily.
Aeris noticed her frown. 'I wonder what made her sad and angry all of a sudden.'
"Yuffie, what is the matter?" Aeris asked quietly.
Yuffie looked at Aeris and saw the concern in her eyes. "Well, I not sure how to tell you." She said.
Aeris smiled and said. "Just take your time, Yuffie."
Yuffie sighed and shook her head. "It's just that after Sephiroth killed you, I was devastated. I was upset that I couldn't stop him. Well, afterwards I thought that we had all gotten closer and became better friends. Even Vincent was a little more open. Anyways, after we defeated Sephiroth for good, we had to get out of there fast because the place was collapsing around us. The Highwind swooped down so we could board it. We had to climb up the crater walls. Well Cloud was helping Tifa at the top. Barret was helping Cait right below Cloud and Tifa. Cid and Nanaki were just below Barret and Cait. Vincent and I were covering the rear like we usually did. Well, after Cid and Nanaki climbed off of the ledge right above me and Vinnie. It collapsed. Vincent pulled me out of the way just before it would have smashed me into Yuffie-pudding. He saved my life. We thought that Cid and Nanaki would tell the others about the ledge and that we were still down below." Yuffie paused for a minute when her eyes started watering.
Aeris had a bad feeling of where this story was leading. 'It would explain how she got here in the first place.'
After a few seconds, Yuffie calmed herself. "Like I was saying. Vincent and I were stuck down below. There was no way that we could make that kind of jump. Not even though we were the most agile of the group. I shouted to Cid and Nanaki before they boarded the Highwind. I screamed and screamed but they never turned around. Dammit, even Vincent yelled for them and not once did they turn back to help. Vincent hardly ever talked and he never yelled at anyone before. He was always so quiet. After Cid and Nanaki were out of our sight, the unthinkable happened. Our so called friends, the ones we laughed and cried with, fought together to save the planet and stop Sephiroth, left us behind without ever looking back." Yuffie explained.
Aeris was crying now and Yuffie was trying to hold her tears back.
Aeris grabbed Yuffie into and hug and the dam holding back her tears broke. She cried her heart out in the arms of the flower girl. She cried for Vincent. She cried for the chance that they lost to have a life together. Most of all, she cried because they were left behind by the only friends she ever had.
To be continued...
AN: Okay that was like a sad chapter. I knew it might help if I gave you the story of how Yuffie and Vincent were left behind. In the game nobody ever knew what happened to Yuffie and Vincent at the end of the game. It totally pissed me off too. This is the main reason for this fic. You can use your imagination and still have a plausable answer. I want to say that I'm sorry this chapter is kinda short but I have another topic for the next chapter. I hope you enjoyed it and please leave a review if you did. Ja ne!
Jennifer (Hotaru170)
By: Hotaru170
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy or any of its characters! Poor me!
Recap: After the team had successfully rescued Vincent they decided to take a short break and continue their search for Yuffie when they regained some strength.
Chapter 2: Left Behind
Drip drip drip...
"Yuffie." A mysterious voice called to the young shinobi.
The young shinobi stirred.
"Yuffie. Wake up." The voice repeated.
This time the shinobi moaned. "W-where am I-I?" She asked.
"Open your eyes and find out." The voice replied softly.
Yuffie opened her eyes slowly. All she could see was a blurry figure surrounded by green light. She blinked serveral more times before she could manage make out the figure's clothes. A pink dress and a small red overcoat. The face was still blurry. 'There is something familiar about this person.' She thought to herself.
The figure giggled and said, "Don't worry. Your sight will clear up in a minute. Your body is just trying to adapt to your surroundings."
Yuffie was confused. "What surroundings?" She asked nervously. 'Please let it all be a bad dream! The last thing I remember is Vincent holding me before we were swallowed by the lifestream.' She thought to herself.
The still blurry figures sighed sadly and thought. 'Here it goes. I hope she doesn't freak out to bad.' "Yuffie, I don't want you to freak out but you have to know where you are. You are in the Lifestream."
Yuffie was struck speechless.
'Oh dear! I think I could have delivered the news a little more easily.' She sighed again. 'Maybe I better tell her who I am. Hopefully she will calm down some so I can tell her she isn't dead.'
"Yuffie, do you know who I am?" The figure asked quietly.
Yuffie composed herself. "Umm, I'm not sure. You seem very familiar but I still can't see well to look at your face." She replied calmly but her thoughts were one big mess. 'Vinnie! Please be okay!'
The figure smiled to herself. "It just so happens that we know each other Yuffie. Now, I may be dead but I assure you. You are most alive."
Yuffie's mouth fell open in shock. "Y-You mean that I'm a-alive and that I k-know you?" She stuttered.
The figure giggled at Yuffie. "Why Yuffie, could you ever forget your dear friend, Aeris?!" She asked playfully.
Yuffie's mouth fell open in shock once again. Suddenly she squealed in delight and lunged for the beloved flower girl.
Aeris caught the young shinobi and laughed. "Its so good to see you again Yuffie. You have no idea how much I have missed you all!"
Yuffie's vision finally cleared and she could see that Aeris was indeed there. She smiled sadly. "Yes I do. Its just as much as all of Avalanche has missed you. Especially Cloud!" She replied.
She frowned right after she mentioned Cloud and Avalanche. 'Some friends they turned out to be!' She thought angrily.
Aeris noticed her frown. 'I wonder what made her sad and angry all of a sudden.'
"Yuffie, what is the matter?" Aeris asked quietly.
Yuffie looked at Aeris and saw the concern in her eyes. "Well, I not sure how to tell you." She said.
Aeris smiled and said. "Just take your time, Yuffie."
Yuffie sighed and shook her head. "It's just that after Sephiroth killed you, I was devastated. I was upset that I couldn't stop him. Well, afterwards I thought that we had all gotten closer and became better friends. Even Vincent was a little more open. Anyways, after we defeated Sephiroth for good, we had to get out of there fast because the place was collapsing around us. The Highwind swooped down so we could board it. We had to climb up the crater walls. Well Cloud was helping Tifa at the top. Barret was helping Cait right below Cloud and Tifa. Cid and Nanaki were just below Barret and Cait. Vincent and I were covering the rear like we usually did. Well, after Cid and Nanaki climbed off of the ledge right above me and Vinnie. It collapsed. Vincent pulled me out of the way just before it would have smashed me into Yuffie-pudding. He saved my life. We thought that Cid and Nanaki would tell the others about the ledge and that we were still down below." Yuffie paused for a minute when her eyes started watering.
Aeris had a bad feeling of where this story was leading. 'It would explain how she got here in the first place.'
After a few seconds, Yuffie calmed herself. "Like I was saying. Vincent and I were stuck down below. There was no way that we could make that kind of jump. Not even though we were the most agile of the group. I shouted to Cid and Nanaki before they boarded the Highwind. I screamed and screamed but they never turned around. Dammit, even Vincent yelled for them and not once did they turn back to help. Vincent hardly ever talked and he never yelled at anyone before. He was always so quiet. After Cid and Nanaki were out of our sight, the unthinkable happened. Our so called friends, the ones we laughed and cried with, fought together to save the planet and stop Sephiroth, left us behind without ever looking back." Yuffie explained.
Aeris was crying now and Yuffie was trying to hold her tears back.
Aeris grabbed Yuffie into and hug and the dam holding back her tears broke. She cried her heart out in the arms of the flower girl. She cried for Vincent. She cried for the chance that they lost to have a life together. Most of all, she cried because they were left behind by the only friends she ever had.
To be continued...
AN: Okay that was like a sad chapter. I knew it might help if I gave you the story of how Yuffie and Vincent were left behind. In the game nobody ever knew what happened to Yuffie and Vincent at the end of the game. It totally pissed me off too. This is the main reason for this fic. You can use your imagination and still have a plausable answer. I want to say that I'm sorry this chapter is kinda short but I have another topic for the next chapter. I hope you enjoyed it and please leave a review if you did. Ja ne!
Jennifer (Hotaru170)
