Only Time
By: Hotaru170
Disclaimer: Sigh Do I really have to put this in every single chapter?! Everyone already knows that I do not own Final Fantasy or anything other than my collection of swords and anime videos and dvds. If I did own Final Fantasy, I wouldn't have to write fanfic about it, now would I?! LOL! Well, I hope you enjoy the chapter! Sorry its kinda short but I'll try to make the next chapter longer.
Recap: 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.
Chapter 3: Watch out, cause Vinnie is pissed!!
After some rest and recuperation, the remaining members of Avalanche set out to continue their search for the young shinobi.
Meanwhile, back on the Highwind, Vincent Valentine was waking up. The staff that was looking over him while the other members of Avalanche were out, were more than a little scared. They had never seen someone heal so quickly.
Vincent cracked his eyes open slowly only to shut them quickly as the light above him burned his eyes. After a few seconds he opened them again and blinked a few times. Once his eyes adjusted to the light he was able to see clearly. He found himself inside the sick bay of the Highwind.
He glanced around the room and saw two of the Highwind's staff standing nervously by the door, ready to bolt from the room if need be. He put his hand to his head and tried to remember what happened and how he got here.
'I remember we were in the North Crater to stop Sephiroth. We defeated him but only barely. Then the walls of the crater started to collapse. I remember climbing the ledges until the one above me collapsed after Nanaki and Cid climbed off of it. I was stuck down below with Yuffie...' His thoughts trailed off as everything came rushing back. He bolted out of the bed with inhuman speed.
The two staff members standing by the door nearly jumped out of their skin at Vincent's sudden actions.
Vincent glanced around in panic until he remembered the two guys standing at the door. He rushed over to them and demanded. "Where is Yuffie?! Where is the rest of Avalanche?!" (AN: A bit OOC for Vinnie but hey this is my fic after all...LOL)
One of the staff guys nervously replied. "I believe that the remaining members of Avalanche went out to search for Miss Yuffie about an hour ago."
Vincent clenched his fists and visibly shook with surpressed anger. The staff members took this as the cue to get out of the room and fast.
A few moments later, an inhuman roar was heard from the Highwind's Sick Bay.
On the ground of the Northern Crater
When the roar reached the ears of Avalanche, Cloud tripped and fell face first into the dirt. Tifa screamed in fright. Barret spewed the water that he drank from his canteen over an equally scared and surprised Cait Sith. Cid almost inhaled his entire cigarette and Nanaki's fur and tail stood straight up.
After Cid dislodged the cigarette from his throat, he asked. "What the hell was that?!"
Cloud picked himself off the ground and brushed the dirt from his face. "I believe that means that Vincent is awake now and it seems he is extremely pissed." Cloud said grimly.
Tifa shuddered in fear and asked. "So what do we do now?"
Nanaki sighed sadly and said. "We have to tell him the truth and try to find a way to apoligize for leaving him behind in the first place. However, I doubt that things will ever be the same after our careless actions. We left two of our friends behind, although it was unintentionally, it isn't something that can be easily forgotten or forgiven. Even is Vincent does forgive us for leaving him behind, I doubt that he will forgive us for leaving Yuffie behind as well."
All of Avalanche had unshed tears in their eyes as they understood finality of their actions. Yuffie was dead because of them. Vincent is pissed off and will probably leave never to be seen or heard from again. Then to make matters worse, they would have to go to Wutai and tell Lord Godo that they left behind his only daughter and heir.
Tifa finally let the tears in her eyes fall and she said. "First Aeris is killed and now Yuffie is dead. Vincent probably hates us and there is nothing we can do to change that."
Just as Tifa finished her sentence, the Highwind was spotted flying towards them. It came to a halt above their current location.
Avalanche looked up in surprise as a ladder dropped down in front of them and a very pissed Vincent made his way down quickly.
Cloud gulped nervously as Vincent blood red eyes locked on him. He could see the anger literally swirling in his eyes. Each and every member of Avalanche knew that anyone that got on the bad side of Vincent would have hell to pay. Now here they were on the recieving end of his anger-filled glare and they finally understood why all of his enemies feared him.
"You have some explaining to do, Strife." Vincent's normally monotone voice held an underlying threat if he was not answered.
Cloud nodded nervously and proceded to explain the situation of how Yuffie and he were accidently left behind. He also explained where they found him. Last but not least, he had to explain to a upset Vincent Valentine that there was no sign of their shinobi companion.
Vincent took all the information in while not revealing any of his thoughts. 'Fate has always been unkind to me in the past. Now that I found a new reason to live, fate steps in again and snatches everything way in the blink of an eye. Yuffie. You can't be dead. I know you are alive somewhere and I won't stop until I find you.' Vincent looked at the remorse on the faces of his comrades but couldn't bring himself to forgive them just yet.
'God forbid that if Yuffie is dead then it would be because of their careless actions.' He thought solemnly. For now he would keep his hopes of Yuffie being alive to himself and search for her on his own. He looked at the members of Avalanche before turning around and climbing back up the ladder without saying a word.
Cid shook his head and said. "Well at least he didn't kill you Spike. I don't think he'll be around much longer."
Cloud nodded in agreement. After several more seconds he sighed and said. "Lets make one more sweep before we'll call off the search. If Yuffie was here we would have found her by now. Come on." He turned and lead the group through one more search.
After two more hours of searching, Avalanche called off their search for Yuffie and boarded the Highwind in a somber mood.
Avalanche decided to make a last effort to look for Yuffie and searched the only other place where the Lifestream surfaced.
After an unbearing search in and around Mideel, Cloud concluded that their next stop would have to be Wutai. They needed to inform Lord Godo of his daughter's death. He also announced that a monument in Aeris' and Yuffie's name would be constructed in Kalm in order to honor their sacrifice for the planet and its inhabitants.
When Vincent heard Cloud's decision about the monument, he decided that now was the time for him to part ways with Avalanche. He would go on his search for Yuffie. He only prayed he would find her alive and well.
On the way to Wutai, Vincent went to the small chocobo stables on the Highwind and packed up Yuffie's gold chocobo, Hikaru. He did have his own but Yuffie's was much faster and had better stamina. Once he packed up all of his supplies, he mounted Hikaru and led her out of the stable.
As the Highwind landed a few miles outside of Wutai, Vincent led Hikaru down the loading ramp. He looked towards Wutai and said. "I'll find you, Yuffie. I promise." With those final words, Vincent turned the chocobo around and headed east over the ocean.
To be continued...
Well, this chapter didn't turn out as well as I hoped it would but at least I updated! If you enjoyed it, please leave a review. It inspires me to write and if you have any suggestions or ideas just let me know! Well I gotta go now but thanks for reading! Ja ne!
Jennifer (Hotaru170)
By: Hotaru170
Disclaimer: Sigh Do I really have to put this in every single chapter?! Everyone already knows that I do not own Final Fantasy or anything other than my collection of swords and anime videos and dvds. If I did own Final Fantasy, I wouldn't have to write fanfic about it, now would I?! LOL! Well, I hope you enjoy the chapter! Sorry its kinda short but I'll try to make the next chapter longer.
Recap: 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.
Chapter 3: Watch out, cause Vinnie is pissed!!
After some rest and recuperation, the remaining members of Avalanche set out to continue their search for the young shinobi.
Meanwhile, back on the Highwind, Vincent Valentine was waking up. The staff that was looking over him while the other members of Avalanche were out, were more than a little scared. They had never seen someone heal so quickly.
Vincent cracked his eyes open slowly only to shut them quickly as the light above him burned his eyes. After a few seconds he opened them again and blinked a few times. Once his eyes adjusted to the light he was able to see clearly. He found himself inside the sick bay of the Highwind.
He glanced around the room and saw two of the Highwind's staff standing nervously by the door, ready to bolt from the room if need be. He put his hand to his head and tried to remember what happened and how he got here.
'I remember we were in the North Crater to stop Sephiroth. We defeated him but only barely. Then the walls of the crater started to collapse. I remember climbing the ledges until the one above me collapsed after Nanaki and Cid climbed off of it. I was stuck down below with Yuffie...' His thoughts trailed off as everything came rushing back. He bolted out of the bed with inhuman speed.
The two staff members standing by the door nearly jumped out of their skin at Vincent's sudden actions.
Vincent glanced around in panic until he remembered the two guys standing at the door. He rushed over to them and demanded. "Where is Yuffie?! Where is the rest of Avalanche?!" (AN: A bit OOC for Vinnie but hey this is my fic after all...LOL)
One of the staff guys nervously replied. "I believe that the remaining members of Avalanche went out to search for Miss Yuffie about an hour ago."
Vincent clenched his fists and visibly shook with surpressed anger. The staff members took this as the cue to get out of the room and fast.
A few moments later, an inhuman roar was heard from the Highwind's Sick Bay.
On the ground of the Northern Crater
When the roar reached the ears of Avalanche, Cloud tripped and fell face first into the dirt. Tifa screamed in fright. Barret spewed the water that he drank from his canteen over an equally scared and surprised Cait Sith. Cid almost inhaled his entire cigarette and Nanaki's fur and tail stood straight up.
After Cid dislodged the cigarette from his throat, he asked. "What the hell was that?!"
Cloud picked himself off the ground and brushed the dirt from his face. "I believe that means that Vincent is awake now and it seems he is extremely pissed." Cloud said grimly.
Tifa shuddered in fear and asked. "So what do we do now?"
Nanaki sighed sadly and said. "We have to tell him the truth and try to find a way to apoligize for leaving him behind in the first place. However, I doubt that things will ever be the same after our careless actions. We left two of our friends behind, although it was unintentionally, it isn't something that can be easily forgotten or forgiven. Even is Vincent does forgive us for leaving him behind, I doubt that he will forgive us for leaving Yuffie behind as well."
All of Avalanche had unshed tears in their eyes as they understood finality of their actions. Yuffie was dead because of them. Vincent is pissed off and will probably leave never to be seen or heard from again. Then to make matters worse, they would have to go to Wutai and tell Lord Godo that they left behind his only daughter and heir.
Tifa finally let the tears in her eyes fall and she said. "First Aeris is killed and now Yuffie is dead. Vincent probably hates us and there is nothing we can do to change that."
Just as Tifa finished her sentence, the Highwind was spotted flying towards them. It came to a halt above their current location.
Avalanche looked up in surprise as a ladder dropped down in front of them and a very pissed Vincent made his way down quickly.
Cloud gulped nervously as Vincent blood red eyes locked on him. He could see the anger literally swirling in his eyes. Each and every member of Avalanche knew that anyone that got on the bad side of Vincent would have hell to pay. Now here they were on the recieving end of his anger-filled glare and they finally understood why all of his enemies feared him.
"You have some explaining to do, Strife." Vincent's normally monotone voice held an underlying threat if he was not answered.
Cloud nodded nervously and proceded to explain the situation of how Yuffie and he were accidently left behind. He also explained where they found him. Last but not least, he had to explain to a upset Vincent Valentine that there was no sign of their shinobi companion.
Vincent took all the information in while not revealing any of his thoughts. 'Fate has always been unkind to me in the past. Now that I found a new reason to live, fate steps in again and snatches everything way in the blink of an eye. Yuffie. You can't be dead. I know you are alive somewhere and I won't stop until I find you.' Vincent looked at the remorse on the faces of his comrades but couldn't bring himself to forgive them just yet.
'God forbid that if Yuffie is dead then it would be because of their careless actions.' He thought solemnly. For now he would keep his hopes of Yuffie being alive to himself and search for her on his own. He looked at the members of Avalanche before turning around and climbing back up the ladder without saying a word.
Cid shook his head and said. "Well at least he didn't kill you Spike. I don't think he'll be around much longer."
Cloud nodded in agreement. After several more seconds he sighed and said. "Lets make one more sweep before we'll call off the search. If Yuffie was here we would have found her by now. Come on." He turned and lead the group through one more search.
After two more hours of searching, Avalanche called off their search for Yuffie and boarded the Highwind in a somber mood.
Avalanche decided to make a last effort to look for Yuffie and searched the only other place where the Lifestream surfaced.
After an unbearing search in and around Mideel, Cloud concluded that their next stop would have to be Wutai. They needed to inform Lord Godo of his daughter's death. He also announced that a monument in Aeris' and Yuffie's name would be constructed in Kalm in order to honor their sacrifice for the planet and its inhabitants.
When Vincent heard Cloud's decision about the monument, he decided that now was the time for him to part ways with Avalanche. He would go on his search for Yuffie. He only prayed he would find her alive and well.
On the way to Wutai, Vincent went to the small chocobo stables on the Highwind and packed up Yuffie's gold chocobo, Hikaru. He did have his own but Yuffie's was much faster and had better stamina. Once he packed up all of his supplies, he mounted Hikaru and led her out of the stable.
As the Highwind landed a few miles outside of Wutai, Vincent led Hikaru down the loading ramp. He looked towards Wutai and said. "I'll find you, Yuffie. I promise." With those final words, Vincent turned the chocobo around and headed east over the ocean.
To be continued...
Well, this chapter didn't turn out as well as I hoped it would but at least I updated! If you enjoyed it, please leave a review. It inspires me to write and if you have any suggestions or ideas just let me know! Well I gotta go now but thanks for reading! Ja ne!
Jennifer (Hotaru170)
