They Live!!!
By: GQ and Zhak. (cha-ching)
Disclaimer: We don't own the song "Ni Yao De Ai"... it's by Penny Dai... and Comet Garden is just a spoof of the Taiwanese soap Meteor Garden and we're not fans of that horrible show... and Zachary and Yumi are just creatures popping out from out Zhak's mind and dancing "La Cucaracha". Mwahahaha XD ... and Kairi belongs to Kingdom Hearts. And of course, we don't own Final Fantasy 7 or anything related to it. Just the story plot of this fic. Feh. Suing us will just cause you to lose billions of moolah and you will die in seven days nod nod )
Chapter Fifteen: Reunited?
But Yuffie wasn't chipper at all the next morning.
She barely ate her breakfast of fish, soup and tea. She spent most of the time frowning. She doesn't even want to speak to her father, the servants, random guests, or anyone at all. Not one word, not one text message. She just sulked in front of the TV, not bothering to train anymore.
By lunchtime, her father once again tried to talk to her. She was watching this Wutaian soap opera, Comet Garden. The foreign Zachary, who was the boyfriend of Yumi, was just turned down by her father and was left in Midgar while Yumi and her dad went home to Wutai.
"Yumi… I'm so sorry… I'm not good enough!"
"Oh, Zachary! I will always love you. I'll wait for you in Wutai…"
Yuffie started crying.
Lord Godo frowned at the scene unfolding in the TV screen. It all sounded so familiar… "Yuffie… may I have a word with you?"
Yuffie turned up the volume. "I'll come back for you, Yumi! I promise!"
"Yuffie?" Lord Godo repeated, making his voice firmer.
"I know you will…"
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Lord Godo turned away. Zachary and Yumi just kissed. Yuffie bawled, "IT'S SO UNFAIR!!!"
Zachary painfully waved good-bye as he watched Yumi's ship leave the horizon... "Please don't try so hard to say good-bye..." were the last words uttered before the ending theme and credits played.
"That's it! Stop watching this before it pollutes your brain!" Lord Godo demanded, reaching out for the remote and clicking off the TV. Yuffie was too busy reaching for a Kleenex to stop him. "But I love this show..." she reasoned weakly. "Oh don't give me that reason, young lady! You hated those sappy shows!" he snapped.
"Well... not anymore..." Yuffie said, sniffing. "It's a whole lot better than listening to you, for one." She turned away, grabbing a magazine on the coffee table in front of her. The cover featured--who else--the actors of Comet Garden. Zachary and Yumi, more specifically. They're sweethearts in real life, and guess what--those are their real names too! She sniffed. "Oh they're so sweet..." she said bitterly. Lord Godo snatched the magazine away from her grasp. "Enough of this, Yuffie. You're not yourself! What's wrong with you? Why don't you tell me?!"
"There's nothing wrong with me." Yuffie said firmly, snatching back the magazine.
"There are a number of things wrong with you. You were the first one to say that Comet Garden was too far-fetched to be real. And that the director 'sucks', as you put it. The fact that you're crying about this show tells me that you're hiding something. Spill it," her father said sternly.
She just shut up, pressing her lips together and crossing her arms across her chest. "Hmf..." she turned her head away from him.
Lord Godo was trying to keep his patience... and then he had an idea. He sat down beside his daughter with a calm look on his face. "Alright. You don't want to talk? Fine." he said sternly. Yuffie just kept still. He proceeded, "I'm planning to close a deal with President Rufus tomorrow. He just sent me a telegram about it."
Yuffie was still silent, pretending not to care. Lord Godo proceeded with a thrilled tone, "And I would also like to ask him if he could marry you! That way, Wutai and Midgar can be united!!! Isn't that wonderful?"
Yuffie's eyes widened as she gazed unbelievably at her father, "YOU'RE CRAZY!!!" she shrieked. "Oh finally, you spoke up again..." he muttered before lightening up and smiled, "Well yes, like you." he told her rather sarcastically. She jumped off the couch. "GAWDS!!!!! The guy's engaged!!! You think you can fool me?!" she demanded. "Well, it was a fake engagement to fool his father. It means Tifa is free and Rufus is yours!" he reasoned.
She just pouted. "You're not going to do that. You're just... you're just..." she sniffed again. "...You're just saying that to make me... to make me..." she trembled as tears fell from her eyes. Lord Godo felt guilty so he got up and went to his daughter, "Aww... I'm sorry, daddy didn't mean those nasty things... he was just teasing you so that you will talk. You know how much your silent treatment worries daddy because daddy wuvs you vewy vewy much!" he told her as he embraced her, talking as if she's still a little girl. Her sobs turned into screams, stunning his ears, then she ran off. Lord Godo noticed that she was holding something... His Materia! He gasped. "YUFFIE!!! Where are you going?!" he demanded as he went after her.
Yuffie just kept on running until she reached outside the gates of the Kisaragi residence. She turned her head from left to right, as if thinking which way to go. "Oh hell..." she muttered before deciding to go straight ahead and jumped onto the roof of the house facing the Kisaragi residence and then proceeded with her escape. "I have to find his parents. I hope this Materia can support them in their expenses." she was thinking.
Zack hugged his parents upon seeing them again, "Oh mommy! Daddeeee!!!!" he was saying with tear-stained eyes.
"Zack!" His mother hugged him and kissed him at the cheeks repeatedly. "Look how you've grown! Such a big boy, our Zacky-wacky is!!!" she said, pinching his cheeks.
"Zack! Ha-ha..." His father ruffled his hair. "How's my boy been? Eh?"
"J-just fine, Dad!" Zack said, rubbing his now-sore cheeks. "Hey, your house here in Wutai is a lot nicer than the one back in Gongaga..." He looked around the house. It was more colorful and the furniture were arranged quite strangely. Oh, and it was full of cats too. "But... you rented the cat house..."
"Oh you know... Wutaians and their Feng Shui... we wanted to fit in. We bought ourselves a few good dictionaries to help us learn their language better, as well," his father replied, slapping his back. "As for the cats, this house was the cheapest one to rent in this area... they're very nice kitties, and the people around here tell us that they're good luck. And they're right! My boy came home!" Her mother pinched his cheeks again. Zack winced. "How much is the rent for this place and who owns this?" he asked.
"Some Wutaian named Tseng. He resides in Midgar and works for ShinRa... but he's quite a nice fellow despite the fact that he's from ShinRa. We're paying him 20,000 Gil every two months." his dad explained.
"20,000? But..." Zack began, but didn't bother anymore. His daddy slapped his back again. "Oh, don't worry your furry little head about it, boy. We got enough money for the two of us... So, how's the bodyguardin' job of yours?" he asked. Zack just smiled weakly at them.
His mother's face lit up further, "Oh Zack! Your father and I are so excited to know that you're happy with your job! So tell me, do you already have a girlfriend?" she asked excitedly as she invited him to sit down on the couch with her. Zack just followed his parents with his gaze and a weak smile on his face as he watched them sit down. "Uhm..." he hesitated. He felt like crying all of a sudden, but he still pulled himself together.
"What's her name?" his father asked.
"Her name? Uhm... her name is..." he began, but was interrupted when the door just burst open and they all turned to the door in surprise. "?!"
Yuffie was standing there, panting hard but still flashing her best smile at everyone. "Heehee! Hey everyone! Got some moolah for ya'll from the rich! Nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!" she told them... and she was stunned.
Zack felt the whole room spinning around him. "Yuffie?!" he said in awe.
Yuffie gaped at him in awe. "Zack?!" she exclaimed.
Zack's parents got up and stared at them in confusion. "You know each other?" his mother asked.
"Y...yes... I... know her. She's... the one I'm telling you about..." Zack replied rather weakly.
Then out of nowhere, there was another voice yelling, "I KNEW IT!!!!!!"
Silence.
Behind Yuffie was her father, holding a Samurai sword and panting hard like a deranged ninja... and yes, he's also wearing a ninja suit. Yuffie jumped up in surprise and ran behind Zack, hiding there. "OH MY GAWD!!!!! You're crazier than Sephiroth!!!" she shrieked.
The cats hissed at Lord Godo.
Lord Godo was surprised at the cat and then he just started to sneeze.
Silence.
He continued to sneeze and he began to feel itchy too. "Oh no..." he moaned in annoyance.
"Nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk! You're allergic to kitties!!!" Yuffie teased while jumping around in joy before handing the Materia secretly to Zack, taking his right hand into hers and putting it against his palm. "Here you go. Sell this for Gil. It amounts to around almost a million. I got it from Rufus and then gave it to daddy... and got it for myself again! Heehee! It's the hair materia." she told him.
Zack stared at her in awe. His parents were busy trying to help Lord Godo stop sneezing by the doorway. "Hair materia?! What does it do?!" he asked her.
"It makes your hair look nicer! But anyway, I don't think you need it for your own hair." Yuffie said.
"But what if Rufus looks for it?" he asked.
"Oh I suppose he can get more of these somewhere." she stated flatly while keeping her gaze into his eyes. He just kept quiet and bowed down with an apologetic look on his face as he shook his head and handed the Materia back to her. "I can't take this." he told her.
"What?! But why?!" she demanded in annoyance.
"I just can't! I'm not supposed to!" he told her. She opened her mouth to protest, but no sound came out. He smiled bitterly at her, "I'm sorry," he told her solemnly.
Yuffie's face fell. She stared blankly at him, then dropped her gaze to the floor. "Oh. I see." was all she said before glumly walking out of the cat house, swishing the materia towards her dad, who would have caught it if he wasn't sneezing violently. "I give up." She ran back towards the Pagoda, blinking back tears.
"Waaaaait!" Zack ran after Yuffie, arms outstretched and everything.
Yuffie's crying form turned towards him, the sunset giving a very nice effect. "Zaaaack!!!"
They ran towards each other. Random Wutaians minding their own businesses looked at them, shocked at this display.
Zack caught Yuffie in his arms. A very nice song, that goes something like "Wo ming bai / Wo yao de ai /
Hui ba wo chong huai..." played in the background. They hugged. The audience clapped. "Zack..." Yuffie whispered.
"Yuffie... I...." Zack was saying. Fade out.
That would have happened, with the special effects and everything, if Zack lived in a soap opera. Of course, no such thing happened. What really happened was a lot... stranger.
Zack tried to run after Yuffie as random thoughts went through his head. She was also thinking a lot of things that she could do to divert her attention to instead of wasting the rest of her life thinking about what she could have done so that she could be with Zack. "That's it... I'm going to haul myself inside the convent! Or maybe I'll run away and join the terrorists... or maybe just stay in the streets and become a wanderer forever... or become a mafia member... or..." she stopped her thoughts when she accidentally bumped against one of the posts of the Pagoda. "OW!" she reacted as she fell backwards. She wasn't minding where she was going because she was busily thinking about a lot of things that she could do for the rest of her life away from Zack.
"Yuffie!!! Are you alright?" he asked as he helped her up. She was crying because of pain... on her nose. "Waaah... I think it's broken..." she said helplessly.
"Oh, poor Yuffie... your heart is broken? I'm sorry... it's my fault... I... I promise I'll never do it again." he told her as he embraced her tightly against himself. She was stunned. "Wha...what? What are you talking about? Broken heart?! You gotta be kidding me..." she trailed off when he proceeded, "I'm sorry if I didn't tell you sooner that I love you and... I promise I'll never leave you again... and I'll never let you go ever again and I'll just stay here and take care of you. I know I was selfish to think that Aerith really cared for me and I blinded myself with that lie that I wasn't even able to realize that you're here and... I love you!" he said with tear-stained eyes. She just gaped unbelievably at him, feeling so shocked. She could feel all her blood rushing to her head. He looked up at the skies with a pleased look on his face, "I may not have lots of money like your family does, but I'll really work hard! And we'll live in any place you want... small house or big house, I'll give it to you!!! Whatever your heart desires! And we'll have babies! Wait! How many children do you want? One? Two? Oh... just one... and if it's a girl, we'll name her Kairi! Isn't that great?! I've always wanted to have a daughter!!!" he was going on and on and on...
Yuffie went pale all of a sudden. "...babies? ...d...d...daughter? ....K...Kairi?!" she struggled to say while shaking violently... and then she passed out.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY DAUGHTER?!?!?" Lord Godo demanded angrily, interrupting the moment.
"YIPES!!!" Zack jumped up, with Yuffie still in his arms, seeing Lord Godo still holding the Samurai sword and his face filled with hives. "ARGH!" he cried out in disgust and fear.
"Sorry boy, we couldn't stop him!" his father told him with a worried look. Zack was already fearful for his own life... and also for Yuffie's sake.
Lord Godo clenched his fists. "What did you tell my daughter?" he hissed. Zack stammered, "I... I... I..." Lord Godo yelled, "TELL ME THE TRUTH!!!"
Zack jerked and started talking nervously and quickly, "The truth? Uhm... well... I told her that even if I don't have much money I'll do everything and anything for her because I love her so much and that we'll have a family together and if we have a daughter we'll name her Kairi and..."
Lord Godo's eyes widened and his grip on the sword loosened. "Wh...what?" he asked.
"I... said that I don't have much..." Zack stammered, attempting to repeat what he had just said, but Lord Godo said softly, "You said... Kairi?"
Zack was stunned. "Oh... yes. Why, sir?" he asked nervously but he still smiled nervously at him.
Lord Godo burst into tears. "THAT'S THE NAME OF MY WIFE!!!!!"
Silence.
"Really?" Zack asked. Lord Godo nodded vigorously while wiping tears of joy. "But... I just made it up... oh well," he thought in confusion as Lord Godo hugged him as if he were a son already.
In the background, Zack's parents were smiling at him proudly, tears of joy streaming down their cheeks as well.
Random Wutaians passing by raised a curious eyebrow at them.
And Yuffie was still on the ground, unconscious, not aware that she and Zack were as good as engaged.