Hey everyone! Well my baseball games got cancelled today. But I found out after I was dropped off at school. I couldn't get a hold of my sis because she wasn't home or something so I had to snap with another player. Well anyway before I start this chapter I'd like to say that I have no idea what I'm going to do with this chapter so sorry if it comes out like.... well I don't know how it will turn out we'll just have to wait and see.
Disclaimer- I don't own Final Fantasy 7
Chapter 27- Meeting In The Dark
"Rima Hikari." The three back away from the woman.
Rima Hikari, doesn't know of her past between the ages 2 to 15. She seeks to find answers of her hidden past and how she became the way she is. Barely speaks about herself. Rima is believed to be an Ex-Turk based off from the experience she has in assassinations and combat. Usually working solo. Rima basically sees things in a different matter. Rima has been charged with murders in over 10 towns, reasons why Rima was involved is unknown.
"R-R-Rima Hikari!? The cold blooded murder from five years ago?" Mika says frighteningly, moving behind her brother and Yuffie. Rima just stares boringly at the three not answering the question.
Kao weakly draws his sword ready to protect his sister if the killer decides to attack. Yuffie just stares at the woman in confusion and wonderment. Rima crosses her arms and turns her head away ignoring Kao. Finally Yuffie speaks up. "Alright Kao put it away already." She orders.
Kao looks at her as if she is insane, "Are you CRAZY? She's a killer. The first chance she gets she'll kill all of us."
"I had a chance back at the generator." Rima points out her voice monotone. Rima turns her head back around and gazes down at Kao, "And there is no proof that I am the one that killed all those people.
"......."
"You were the only suspect. That's enough proof for me." Kao snaps and winces in pain from the burns on his body.
"Well I for one don't believe she's a killer." Yuffie suddenly says.
"Why do you say that?" Mika asks stepping out from behind her brother.
Yuffie gave them a grin, "Because, If she is a killer then she wouldn't of saved our asses back at the generator. Right?" Yuffie says turning to Rima. Rima doesn't say or do anything.
"Well, I say you go to General and inform him of our...visitor." Kao advises, after giving Rima one last look he turns around and walks away towards the sick bay where Mika can treat her wounds.
Yuffie watches them go and then turns around and faces Rima, "Well follow me. We got to see the old geezer." Yuffie says jokingly as she heads in the appropriate direction. Rima quietly follows not really caring.
"You know, you got a really good shot." Yuffie says starting to start a conversation with the other woman, "I wouldn't be surprised if you're just as good as Vinnie." Yuffie comments.
"Vinnie?" Rima repeats questioningly.
Yuffie chuckles, "Yea, that's the nickname I kind of gave Vincent. He doesn't like it too much but it's funny to see his eye twitch whenever I say." Yuffie says amusingly. "Speaking of which, how do you know about Vincent anyway? Is it because he's from AVALANCHE?" Yuffie asks.
"jo..."
"Huh?" Yuffie says not catching what Rima said. Rima doesn't say anything, acting as if she never said anything to begin with. Yuffie shakes her head dismissing it as she stops in front of a door. "Here it is." Yuffie opens up the door and walks in, Rima silently follows her.
"Ah.. Kisasagi good work. Everything in the base is operational." General says the moment he noticed Yuffie. General shifted his gaze to the other woman not recognizing her, "And who is this?" General questions.
"Uh yea. She kind of saved us back at the generator. We had some trouble down there and she popped out of nowhere and helped us." Yuffie immediately explains.
General nods in understanding, "And what is your name?" He asks Rima while he gives her a strange look as he takes in the gothic appearance. Rima doesn't respond.
"Her name is Rima." Yuffie answers for her. Yuffie waits for the outburst of shock to come from General but it doesn't happen.
General nods his head, "Well Rima. If you're going to be staying at the base there's only one thing you need to know. Everyone around here has to pull their own weight. What you do is your decision." Rima gives a slight nod of understanding.
"Um.. I have a suggestion." Yuffie suddenly says. Both Rima and General turn to her giving her their undivided attention. "Well I would like for Rima to be part of my squad. She seems like a great fighter so if it's alright I want her to be in my squad." Yuffie says a bit hesitant.
"That's her decision." General says glancing over to Rima to see what she has to say to the idea.
Yuffie turns around, faces Rima, and gives her a hopeful look, "What do ya say? Want to be part of my squad. I need more members." Rima's face remains expressionless as she stares down at the ninja. Finally after a few moments, Rima gives a small nod agreeing to join.
"Alright!!! My squad is going to be the best around Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk!"
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~Later That Night~
Yuffie yawns and leaves her quarters not able to fall asleep in the cold room. To many thoughts are racing through the ninja's mind to let sleeps fall upon her. She needs some fresh air to clear her head. The trouble is, where can you get fresh air in an underground base? 'I'll just have to sneak outside.' Yuffie smirks to herself as she heads towards the hatch.
When she arrives at the room with the hatch she quickly looks around to make sure no one is around. After all, she doesn't quite feel like getting into trouble right now. Seeing that the coast is clear she quietly climbs up the ladder and opens the hatch. Knowing that going up to the surface is dangerous she made sure to bring her Conformer with her.
Yuffie glances out of the hatch to make sure no zombies or anything else is nearby before she jumps out onto the surface. Although it's the middle of the night, Yuffie still is giving light from the spotlights the base has now that it has electricity.
Yuffie breaths in the fresh night air feeling better already. She just can't stand being in the base for long, it's air has some sort of stale taste to it, it's just hard for Yuffie to explain. Yuffie sits down in the dirt looking out into the ruins of Midgar. The spotlights do provide light but not a whole lot of it. Still it's better then having no light at all.
Yuffie thoughts begin to shift to her friends as they usually do when she's not occupied with anything. She wonders how everyone is doing. Wondering if they are all alive. Shes wishes she knows what happened that day. She still remembers the promise she made Cloud make right before the battle.
The promise is one of the only things that keeps Yuffie's hopes up in seeing her friends again. Cloud always keeps his promises, she doesn't know of a single promise Cloud has made to anyone that he's broken. He promised her that he wouldn't die, no matter what. And she's still believes he's alive out there somewhere, all of them.
Her thoughts shift to her newest squad member, Rima Hikari. When she told Kao that Rima is now part of the squad, he amazingly took it quite well saying it was best so he could keep an eye on her to make sure she doesn't try killing anyone. Yuffie's thoughts went to the weird vibes she gets whenever around Rima.
For some reason Rima scares her in some way. It might be the fact that she's accused with murder but Yuffie doesn't think that's the only reason. Rima, seems to be hiding something from all of them. Well., Yuffie can't very well accuse her of hiding something since they just met her today, so of coarse there's going to be things they don't know about her.
Yuffie knew what made her feel uneasy about Rima the most. The fact that she's just like Vincent in many ways. She shares his stoic nature and monotone speech. They share the same style of clothing, gothic, and she shares the same sorrow filled look in her eyes as Vincent does.
That was the first thing Yuffie noticed about Rima, her eyes. They're filled with such sorrow as if something so precious was taking away form her. Then again in these days, everyone is losing something precious to them.
Yuffie's head shot up from it's resting place on her knees. Growling. Yuffie hears growling. She turns her head to the left where the spotlights aren't directed. Yuffie's misty gray eyes lock onto a pair of glowing crimson ones. Yuffie sat frozen in fear, 'It's the vampire! It's come back to fight me.' Yuffie screamed in her head.
Yuffie just sits there stuck in her trance as she gazes at the pair of crimson eyes. The growling grows louder as if warning something to back off. Suddenly a roar is heard and the creature in the shadows leaps towards Yuffie with lightening fast speed, looking like a black streak through the air.
Yuffie's eyes widen in fear and surprise the moment the creature springs from the shadows. Not even giving her body the command it dodges out of the way just in time for the creature to fly passed her. A dull thump is heard from behind Yuffie and she turns around to see a headless zombie on the ground.
Yuffie blinks in confusion as she gazes down at the dead zombie. Whatever that creature was it saved Yuffie from the zombie she didn't even notice sneak up behind her. Suddenly something over shadows the area as it stands in front of the spotlights. Yuffie gazes up at the creature that killed the zombie.
It levitates above the ground in front of the spotlights. It's powerful claws crossed over it's masculine chest. It's large black bat-like wings slowly moving to stay in the air. The creatures crimson eyes gaze down at Yuffie filled with unspeakable sorrow.
Yuffie gasps, "CHAOS!" Indeed it is Chaos who stands before Yuffie, "Vincent!" Yuffie cries happily knowing that if Chaos is there then Vincent is alive.
Chaos descends to the ground and Yuffie immediately runs up to it. "You're alive!" She says resisting the urge to throw her arms around the demons neck. "What about everyone else? Are they alright?" Yuffie immediately asks.
Chaos begins speaking words but Yuffie can't make heads or tails of them. She gives Chaos a blank look. "I... don't understand you. Turn back to Vincent so I know what you're saying." Yuffie says.
Chaos merely blinks at her and says a few words again trying to make Yuffie understand. Yuffie waves him off, "Look just turn back into normal Vincent so I know what you're saying." If it's possible Yuffie sees Chaos' eyes give a deeper sorrow then before.
With one deadly claw Chaos bends down and starts forming letters in the dirt. Yuffie eyes him curiously then looks down at what the demon spelled out. "Trapped? What's trapped?" Yuffie asks confused by the demon.
Chaos spells out another word. "Chaos? Trapped Chaos?" Yuffie ponders this. Then something clicks in her head. She just hopes it isn't what she think it is. Hesitantly she says, "You're trapped... as Chaos?" Yuffie asks fearful for her friend. Chaos nods it's head once showing that se's correct.
"B-b-but why? How?" Yuffie asks not understanding why Vincent is stuck in Chaos' form. The demon clenches it's claws in silent fury and draws four letters on the ground. "Hojo." Yuffie hisses venomously as she reads the writing. Yuffie gives Chaos a sad look, "Is there a cure?" Yuffie asks hoping that there is someway to change back Vincent.
Chaos points at Hojo's name again and Yuffie nods her head understanding what the demon meant, "Hojo would have it." Chaos nods once then gazes off to the night. He gives Yuffie one last look and leaps into the air and starts flying away.
Yuffie's eyes widen as she realizes Chaos is leaving, "VINCENT WAIT!" She calls out, but it's too late Chaos is already gone. Yuffie fell to her knees in despair, she has fially found one of her friends but he ups and leaves her. What's worse is he didn't tell her if the others are alright or not.
Yuffie wipes the tears out of her eyes that has gathered up. She looks up at the half-moon and makes a decision right then and there. Tomorrow... She's going to leave the base and search for her friends. She'll find all of them, no matter how long it takes. "I'll find all of you. I promise." She says aloud.
Unbeknownst to Yuffie, a pair of eyes watched everything that transpired from the hatch she left open. The person gazed out into the ruins of Midgar before disappearing back down to the underground base.
Sorry y'all but I'm going to have to leave it at that! Don't y'all just LOVE me ยง=0) Well we know one person is alive so far. But what about the others? Will Yuffie find them when she begins her journey to search for her friends? Will her friends on the base miss her? Will they know where she is going? Where will Yuffie search first? Find out next time on Cry of Eternity! Review Y'all! TTNC! I'll see y'all there!