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Author: Joy Blue 1. Default Chapter2. Chapter 23. Chapter 3

R - English - Romance/Angst - Reviews: 9 - Published: 09-24-04 - Updated: 10-04-04 id:2069085

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One Heart 3/?

Aerith squealed in delight when a dazed Yuffie walked inside their apartment. The younger girl looked as if she was in a daze as

Aerith hugged her. "Yuffie! Shouldn't you be jumping for joy?"

"I'm just... shocked." She admitted, though about a completely different subject. On the way home, all she could think was about the brief moment

that Squall Leonheart held her, kissed her. The way he smelt, different than Leon, a fact she somehow should have been aware of.That brief second

when he responded to her kiss gave her such elation she could not explain. Kissing Leon had given her this sensation of electricity, but Squall... whoah.

Unexplainable.

"Yuffie!"

Yuffie blinked as Aerith shook her. "What?"

"I was asking if you were okay. Are you?" Her cousin asked, excitement replaced by worry.

Yuffie smiled. "Yeah.. I just couldn't believe I got in." She replied, pushing Squall out of her mind, as the reality that she got the internship she wanted

so much began to sink in again. "I can't wait to tell Vincent and Tifa!"

Aerith laughed as the two walked in the kitchen were Aerith prepared Yuffie's favourite chocolate brownies. "So, how did Leon react?"

"I... I didn't tell him yet. He had a visitor."

Aerith looked at Yuffie with interest as the girl blushed. "You're blushing."

"I am not!" Yuffie replied as she turned even redder.

Aerith grinned. "Yes you are! Let me guess, you were in the middle of a make-out session when the visitor walked in on you two?"

"NO!" Yuffie shrieked as she dropped the brownie. "That's not what happened."

"You're hiding something from me, Yuffie Kisaragi. Spill."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Yuffie said between bites, avoiding her cousin's eyes.

Aerith narrowed her eyes and snatched the brownie from Yuffie's hands, and the plate. "Tell me!"

Yuffie debated what to do, but the look on Aerith's eyes told her that she wasn't getting out of this one until Aerith was satisfied with an answer.

"I kissed Leon's brother. His twin brother."

Aerith nearly dropped the brownies on the counter. "Pardon?"

"I kissed Leon's twin, Squall."

"But Leon's scar..."

Yuffie looked at Aerith. "He has the same scar! Squall was wearing a suit, and I never saw Leon in one, but I didn't know about Squall then,

I see this guy in my boyfriend's office, who looked like my boyfriend, and I was so happy that I practically threw myself at him and I kissed him.

There! I kissed Leon's brother!"

"Oh my god!" Aerith breathed in disbelief as Yuffie's embarrassed face continued to turn even redder. "Did Leon see?"

"No... Squall pushed me away and asked me who I was. I thought he was just playing with me. He kept telling me he wasn't Leon. It wasn't until

Leon walked in that I saw both of them. Did I just cheat on my boyfriend?"

Aerith shook her head. "No.. not exactly. You kissed his twin brother, but you didn't know he had one. Didn't he tell you?"

"No, he didn't. He looked angry at Squall."

Aerith just shrugged as she gave Yuffie back her brownie and smiled as her cousin. "So, who's the better kisser?"

Yuffie choked on her brownie as she glared at Aerith. "Funny, Aerith. Really funny." Her cousin just laughed, but deep inside, as much as she tried

to deny it, she knew it was Squall.

"You do realise that it's illegal to have a sexual relationship with a minor, do you not?"

Leon glared at his brother across the table. "She's eighteen, Squall. And whatever relationship we have is none of your business."

Squall looked at his brother with interest. He knew by his tone that this relationship had not progressed further than he'd like.

"I never imagined her to be your type."

"Well, she happens to be." Leon snapped. "Is there any reason why you're here?"

"This is my office as well. Besides, I wanted to check up on you. I've read the last report."

Leon slammed his hands on the table. "This maybe your office too, but this project, this company is mine. My money, my idea...you have

no right to interfere."

"I do when you start dragging my company in your dealings. You want to stay out of the company? Fine. But don't use the Leonheart company

name to get your bids."

"I am a Leonheart!" Leon snarled as he glared at his brother.

"You maybe be one, Leon, but don't mislead your business partners into believing that your company is connected to mine, because you know full

well that they're not."

"What do you expect me to do? Change my name?"

Squall shrugged. "I don't care what you do Leon, but the next time you drag my company in your mess, I'll take you down myself..."

"You... how dare you?"

"How dare I?" Squall asked as his own anger showed through his voice. "You used my company name to purchase $23 million worth of stock

which you failed to pay. Who do you think they called to get the money from?

Leon turned bright red. "I'm taking care of that."

Squall stood up as he fixed his suit and grabbed a few folders from the table. "See to it. I'll be in town for a few weeks. We still have to discuss

the trust fund."

"What now?" Leon sneered. "I'm spending too much?"

"We'll discuss it next time. You wouldn't want to keep your clients waiting." Squall left, but not before he heard Leon's curses. He nodded curtly to

Leon's secretary as he walked in the elevator. A few seconds later, the door opened and he walked out to the parking lot where his

limousine was waiting for him. "Back at the hotel, please."

The driver nodded and opened the door for him. Once he was inside, Squall took a deep breath and rested his head on the leather seat. He wished he

had a better relationship with his brother, but ever since they were young, no matter how hard he tried, something always happened. Their relationship

consisted of being rivals. Always trying to outdo the other. That's how it was then, and from the look of things, that's how it would always be.

His thoughts drifted to the girl who launched herself at him. He was shocked when she kissed him. He had never been fond of women who was too forward,

too modern, and the way she held him and kissed him caught him by surprise. It was not a new experience for him, and he knew that his brother would have

experienced it as well. The difference would be he would be pushing them away, while Leon would encourage them on. But today...she smelled of strawberry

bubblegum. Her lips pressed against his, he kissed her, and the moment he did, he knew it was wrong. He pushed her away, and the moment his brother's

name came out of her lips, he knew he was right.

He wasn't innocent, he probably slept with only a few number of women less than his brother, except he was discreet. He was only human, and in moments

like this, he would marvel at how could he and Leon be so similar, and yet so different. He looked outside the passing scenery as the car made it's way to

his hotel. The girl was trouble, his instinct whispered, and he knew it was true.

/Breathe./

Yuffie commanded herself as she looked at the bathroom mirror. She was going to have her first appointment with her editor, and she wanted to make a

good impression. She took a deep breath as she walked in the reception area and introduced herself.

"Hello Miss Kisaragi. You're here early!" The secretary greeted warmly.

"I had this nightmare last night that I came late... so I thought it was better to be safe than sorry."

The older woman nodded. "That's the attitude. Follow me, Mr. Kensington is ready for you."

They walked through the marbled hallway and Yuffie looked at the various magazine covers that graced the wall, recognising most of them from the

collection she got at home. They stopped in front of a glass door and the secretary knocked.

"Come in. Is that you Mauve?"

"Yes sir. Miss Kisaragi is here." Mauve answered as she opened the door and motioned for Yuffie to step inside.

Yuffie smiled nervously at the older man who stood up to shake her hand. "Welcome, Miss Kisaragi."

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity. Mr. Kensington."

The older man smiled. "I saw your portfolio, and it was by far the most impressive. Please have a seat. We have another guest that I want you to meet.

"At Yuffie's surprised expression, the older man smiled. "There's going to be a Restoration Society set up to save the Sea of Atlantica... I want you to

be one of our photographers. Not just the development, but I want you to work closely with the company who set up the funding. This was just approved

last night, and I'm very happy to be one of the few who was privileged enough to hear the news before it is releasedto the general public."

"Impressive project. Only half of the coral reefs in Atlantica remain."

Oliver Kensington nodded. "The project is aimed more at preserving the ones that are remaining, before it plans on expanding. It was good to know that

you have a license to dive, since you'll be spending half of your time under the sea. When you're in land, you'll be with the head of the funding since

he's a pretty much the hands-on type of fella. Always wants to be part of the crew, not just throwing his money around..." The older man explained

before he smiled. "He's also single..."

Yuffie blushed and Oliver laughed. "Ummm, I'm not."

Oliver sighed. "Too bad, he's quite a catch..." Before the older man could finish, Mauve knocked again, and Yuffie thought she was going to die when

she saw who was behind Oliver Kensington's secretary. "Squall! it's so good to see you again! Come in, thank you Mauve."

Squall Leonheart walked in and shook Oliver's hands and glanced at Yuffie who looked positively horrified. "Squall Leonheart, meet Yuffie Kisaragi,

she's the intern who'll be shadowing you."

/Gawd, kill me. Kill me now./ She silently begged as Squall looked at her and offered her his hand. "We've met, though we were never introduced properly."

Oliver looked surprised. "Really?"

"She's going out with Leon."

Oliver now looked completely shocked. "Oh my! I didn't know..."

Yuffie shook Squall's hands limply as she began to realise how much time she was going to spend with Squall.

"It's not going to be a problem, is it, Miss Kisaragi?"

Yuffie looked at her editor who looked worried. "N... no, I don't see why it should."

Oliver took a deep breath, and smiled. "Nothing, nothing... I just want this project to go as smooth as possible. So, shall we get down to business?"

Squall nodded as he released Yuffie's hand. Yuffie and Squall sat next to each other, across Oliver Kensington. As the meeting went on, Yuffie forgot

about Squall as she began to get more excited at being part of such an important project. The whole meeting wrapped up after three hours, with Yuffie

learning that she has three months before the deadline.

"So, that's my part. I'll leave the two of you to sort out all the other details." Oliver said as they all stood up. "We'll meet again here, next week at five?"

Seeing them both agree, the three walked out of the meeting room. "I'll see you two next week."

Squall and Yuffie stood in the hallway as they watched Oliver Kensington walk away. "I need all your contact details. Home phone, cell, e-mail and

address." Squall said as he pulled out his wallet and handed Yuffie his business card. "I need you to be available at all times, as much aspossible.

We'll be spending our time either diving, in the office..." He started to walk away and Yuffie followed as Squall started giving her a briefing of what

they'll be doing in general. Her head was swimming with so much information that she nearly lost her balance when Squall stopped suddenly.

"Do you have any plans with my brother tonight?"

"No. I don't think so." Yuffie replied and Squall nodded.

"Don't make any. Meet me at the marina, dock 7 at three. Bring an overnight gear, I need you to get your diving suit fitted, and have all your equipment arranged."

"Okay..."

The two of them stood again in silence until Squall spoke. "I need your details..."

Yuffie blinked, and turned red. "Yeah... I nearly forgot." She opened her bag and pulled out her organiser. She wrote her details down on the pad

and ripped it, and handed it to Squall. Their hands brushed against each other, and Yuffie fought hard not to blush. "I... I'm sorry aboutyesterday.

I didn't... well, didn't know about you."

"It's nothing. I'll see you at the docks by three. Don't be late."

With that, Squall Leonheart walked away, and Yuffie was left holding his business card in the hallway.

At ten to three, Yuffie stood on dock 7, overnight bag in hand. She tried reaching Leon, but he's been unavailable. She looked around the dock and

her gaze settled on the impressive boat not far from where she was standing. She walked closer and stared at the design on the side of theboat.

She looked closer and realised that it was a lion.

"The family crest."

Yuffie jumped at the voice behind her. She turned around and saw Squall Leonheart, still in his suit. "I... I never saw that in Leon's office."

"Leon chooses to use the family crest when it suits him the most. Are you ready?"

"Yeah, I am..."

"Let's go, you'll be getting fitted inside. I had your room prepared. It's on the third level, fifth door from mine, you'll be right next to the cinema..."

"You have a cinema in there?" Yuffie asked shocked. The boat looked big, but she didn't expect it to be that big. "Wow!"

"It's only a small one. Leon's is bigger."

"He has a boat?"

Squall looked at Yuffie as he took her bags and motioned her to follow him. "I'm surprised he hasn't taken you for a ride."

"He's busy... I guess." Yuffie replied as they walked inside, and Yuffie felt like she was in a movie as she observed her surroundings.

"I could live in a place like this!"

"Considering that this is where you'll be for the next three months, then I'm glad to hear that..."

"I'll be here for what?"

"Like I mentioned, most of our time will be split between diving and in my office, which is here. We'll be in land a few times, but this is where

we'll be. I'll show you to your room."

Yuffie followed Squall, trying to process this new information. "But I need to develop my films..."

"I have a dark room on the second floor, and your room is equipped with the latest computer equipment. There's nothing that you'll be missing.

If there is, name it and I'll see that you get it." He stopped in front of an open door and allowed Yuffie to pass. "Your room."

Squall watched as Yuffie looked around her room in awe. While other women have looked in greed, Yuffie looked with so much excitement and

wonder, and total delight as she saw the equipment she would be using.

"How did you get this? This just got out like, not even a month ago and there was only fifty created!" She asked as she held a slim grey camera,

the latest in underwater photography technology. "I can actually use this?"

Squall nodded and winced as Yuffie squealed. "This is so cool!"

He leaned against the door frame and watched as Yuffie continued to marvel at what she'll be using. "Is there anything else you need?"

"Nope." Yuffie replied as she looked at Squall. "I think this will do."

Squall nodded. "I'll have Karen come up here when she arrives. She'll speak to you about the diving equipment."

"Okay." Yuffie replied happily as she returned her attention to the cameras. Her phone rang and she answered it and the third ring.

"Hello? Aerith! You'll never guess!..."

Squall left Yuffie alone as he walked to his office. His own phone beeped, and he answered it, and was not surprised to he hear his

brother's angry voice. "You stopped my account?!"

"You overspent almost a million dollars for this quarter, Leon. We agreed on seven hundred fifty thousand per quarter. This is the fifth time you've

gone over the limit." Squall closed his door and Leon continued to complain. "My decision still stands, Leon. I'll be in the marina. If you want to

discuss this, make an appointment with my secretary and we'll have both of the trust fund's lawyers present."

With that, Squall turned the connection off and closed his eyes. Dealing with his brother was getting harder, and he could only hope that their

relationship would not deteriorate any further.

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