Fear and Courage Chapter 10
Finally off to Cosmo Canyon! All of them knew that it'd be as hot as Wutai, so a change of clothes was in need of. Cid and Barret decided that shorts
and surf T-shirts would be nice. Marlene wore bikini top and a skirt in pink, whilst Tifa wore the same in red and black. Tifa was wise as to use
sun cream on the two of them.
But Yuffie was having none of this. "Nothing can be as hot as Wutai, and I managed in this. No need to change!" Poor Yuffie, if only it worked that way. Yuffie, being the stubborn girl that she is, ignored instructions from everyone else and kept her Kimono and Zori on, her Obi tied tight to make
her look ever thinner than she was already.
The ship landed, and already they felt the humidity. The scorching sun beating down on them made them both tired and thirsty. Yuffie had her fan out all the way to the entrance to Cosmo Canyon, wafting it non-stop, and
breathing deeply.
"You okay, kid?" Cid asked. He had noticed she was quiet. A little too
quiet. "Me? Oh yeah, perfect!" came her reply.
"Okay, if you say so."
They all continued walking, and Barret, Cid and Yuffie walked into (the place where you find Bugenhagen at first), whilst Tifa went with Marlene to get her an ice cream and Cait Sith sat at the campfire. They found Nanaki
sat at the table with... Vincent???
"Vincent?" They gasped all at once. (Bet your getting sick of the whole
unison thing, huh?) "Well, that makes things easier!" Cid broke the uncomfortable silence between them all. "I don't have ta go all tha way to
Nibelheim now!" Barret could only laugh, and walked over to Vincent and gave him a friendly handshake with his only hand. Vincent smiled a little.
"It is good to see you all again," he intoned. Cid also gave him a
handshake, although his was a bit rougher than Barret's had been.
As Barret greeted Red XIII, Yuffie pounced on Vincent and squeezed him as
hard as ever, making it hard for him to breathe, let alone say hello to
Yuffie. "Hey Vinnie we've missed you!" "Yuffie, get the hell of Vincent, you're killin' him, goddamnit!" Barret yelled. Yuffie let go straight away and fixed her kimono. "Sorry, Vince,"
was all she could utter. His faced returned to the same pale colour as before. "It is so good to see you all, two years have past now. It seems
like forever." Nanaki stated.
Not even a moment had past, and the door flew open. In came Marlene, with
ice cream ALL around her mouth. "Hiya Daddy! Hello Uncle Vincent, Uncle Nanaki." Vincent and Nanaki couldn't help but laugh a little at Marlene's face. "Honey," Barret chuckled. "It's all over your face!" Barret fished out a tissue from his pocket and wiped her faced. She giggled because it
tickled her.
"Where's Aunty Tifa, honey?"
"She's outside. She told me she'd be up in a minute," Marlene answered
sweetly. Out of the window, Barret saw Tifa talking to a woman at the campfire, and sat next to Cait Sith. Barret couldn't help but feel sorry for Tifa. She couldn't stop thinking about Cloud. "Well, he better had make
her happy, the dumb blonde."
After telling everyone about what they had done for the past two years, Vincent and Red decided to sit in silence. "Well, we'll need to get some rest," Cid broke the silence yet again. "Tomorrow, we go to Spike's. We'll stay at the Inn for the night." Tifa was already at the Inn, waiting to be
served a drink.
As they walked outside towards the Inn, reaching the campfire, Yuffie panted heavily and uttered, "Can't breathe, must rest," whilst wafting the fan in front of her face again. As they all walked forward, not hearing her
request, they all heard a heavy thud. Cait Sith jumped up and shouted
"Yuffie!"
Turning round, they all noticed that Yuffie had fainted. Cid ran over and
threw her over his shoulder. "I told her ta change outta that Kimono!" Barret shouted angrily. "An' I told her ta loosen that damn &£$*#@ Obi!"
Cid also shouted angrily. "She won't learn until she has suffered the
consequences." Vincent whispered, although it was audible.
They walked into the Inn, Cid first, with Yuffie on his shoulder. Tifa shot up straight away, as if she had sat on a pin, and asked worriedly, "What
happened? Is Yuffie-sama alright?" "Yeah she's fine, don't worry yourself, hon." He then walked forward to let the rest of them in. Barret and Marlene followed. "Tifa," Barret called. "Get us a coupla rooms, will ya? She passed out, and we're stayin' here the
night." Tifa did as she was told. She didn't even see Vincent or Nanaki
come in as she ran up the stairs at haste. "Yeah, could we have 3 rooms
please?" Tifa asked.
Vincent looked up at the girl at the top of the stairs, and wondered who she was. He didn't recognise it was Tifa because of her short hair, tied in
pigtails. Nanaki also thought the same, until she walked back down the
steps. They both stared at her in awe.
"Vincent! Nanaki! Great to see you both," Tifa exclaimed. She was about to
hug Vincent, but noticed his muscled were extremely tense. "Why had he
tensed up? Is it because of me?" "Haha," Barret laughed. "Just hug him anyway. Yuffie squeezed the air outta him, that's all." This caused Vincent to relax and open his arms for her to embrace him. She did this gently; aware of what Barret had just told her. Vincent was grateful for this. They parted and she bent down to hug Nanaki in the same manner: gently. "I suggest we get some shut-eye. We gotta long
way ta go," Cid explained.
Barret, Marlene and Cid stayed in the first room, Cait Sith, Yuffie and Red XIII stayed in the second room and Tifa and Vincent stayed in the third.
Barret discussed the plans for the next day with Cid, while his young daughter slept. Yuffie was out for the night, exhausted from the fun. Cait told Red the exaggerated story of how Reno and Rude 'almost killed him.' Tifa and Vincent discussed the events of the past two years. Vincent had
been to see Lucrecia to say good-bye, and had lived in Nibelheim since then. Tifa explained about her Inn in Kalm, and the plans she had for the
place.
She also told him about the days events: meeting Reno and Rude again. He was intrigued to hear this. And about Marlene falling into the stream and something pulling her under, and how she saved her. He admired her bravery,
and with the heat and exhaustion, both of them fell into a deep and
peaceful slumber.
Finally off to Cosmo Canyon! All of them knew that it'd be as hot as Wutai, so a change of clothes was in need of. Cid and Barret decided that shorts
and surf T-shirts would be nice. Marlene wore bikini top and a skirt in pink, whilst Tifa wore the same in red and black. Tifa was wise as to use
sun cream on the two of them.
But Yuffie was having none of this. "Nothing can be as hot as Wutai, and I managed in this. No need to change!" Poor Yuffie, if only it worked that way. Yuffie, being the stubborn girl that she is, ignored instructions from everyone else and kept her Kimono and Zori on, her Obi tied tight to make
her look ever thinner than she was already.
The ship landed, and already they felt the humidity. The scorching sun beating down on them made them both tired and thirsty. Yuffie had her fan out all the way to the entrance to Cosmo Canyon, wafting it non-stop, and
breathing deeply.
"You okay, kid?" Cid asked. He had noticed she was quiet. A little too
quiet. "Me? Oh yeah, perfect!" came her reply.
"Okay, if you say so."
They all continued walking, and Barret, Cid and Yuffie walked into (the place where you find Bugenhagen at first), whilst Tifa went with Marlene to get her an ice cream and Cait Sith sat at the campfire. They found Nanaki
sat at the table with... Vincent???
"Vincent?" They gasped all at once. (Bet your getting sick of the whole
unison thing, huh?) "Well, that makes things easier!" Cid broke the uncomfortable silence between them all. "I don't have ta go all tha way to
Nibelheim now!" Barret could only laugh, and walked over to Vincent and gave him a friendly handshake with his only hand. Vincent smiled a little.
"It is good to see you all again," he intoned. Cid also gave him a
handshake, although his was a bit rougher than Barret's had been.
As Barret greeted Red XIII, Yuffie pounced on Vincent and squeezed him as
hard as ever, making it hard for him to breathe, let alone say hello to
Yuffie. "Hey Vinnie we've missed you!" "Yuffie, get the hell of Vincent, you're killin' him, goddamnit!" Barret yelled. Yuffie let go straight away and fixed her kimono. "Sorry, Vince,"
was all she could utter. His faced returned to the same pale colour as before. "It is so good to see you all, two years have past now. It seems
like forever." Nanaki stated.
Not even a moment had past, and the door flew open. In came Marlene, with
ice cream ALL around her mouth. "Hiya Daddy! Hello Uncle Vincent, Uncle Nanaki." Vincent and Nanaki couldn't help but laugh a little at Marlene's face. "Honey," Barret chuckled. "It's all over your face!" Barret fished out a tissue from his pocket and wiped her faced. She giggled because it
tickled her.
"Where's Aunty Tifa, honey?"
"She's outside. She told me she'd be up in a minute," Marlene answered
sweetly. Out of the window, Barret saw Tifa talking to a woman at the campfire, and sat next to Cait Sith. Barret couldn't help but feel sorry for Tifa. She couldn't stop thinking about Cloud. "Well, he better had make
her happy, the dumb blonde."
After telling everyone about what they had done for the past two years, Vincent and Red decided to sit in silence. "Well, we'll need to get some rest," Cid broke the silence yet again. "Tomorrow, we go to Spike's. We'll stay at the Inn for the night." Tifa was already at the Inn, waiting to be
served a drink.
As they walked outside towards the Inn, reaching the campfire, Yuffie panted heavily and uttered, "Can't breathe, must rest," whilst wafting the fan in front of her face again. As they all walked forward, not hearing her
request, they all heard a heavy thud. Cait Sith jumped up and shouted
"Yuffie!"
Turning round, they all noticed that Yuffie had fainted. Cid ran over and
threw her over his shoulder. "I told her ta change outta that Kimono!" Barret shouted angrily. "An' I told her ta loosen that damn &£$*#@ Obi!"
Cid also shouted angrily. "She won't learn until she has suffered the
consequences." Vincent whispered, although it was audible.
They walked into the Inn, Cid first, with Yuffie on his shoulder. Tifa shot up straight away, as if she had sat on a pin, and asked worriedly, "What
happened? Is Yuffie-sama alright?" "Yeah she's fine, don't worry yourself, hon." He then walked forward to let the rest of them in. Barret and Marlene followed. "Tifa," Barret called. "Get us a coupla rooms, will ya? She passed out, and we're stayin' here the
night." Tifa did as she was told. She didn't even see Vincent or Nanaki
come in as she ran up the stairs at haste. "Yeah, could we have 3 rooms
please?" Tifa asked.
Vincent looked up at the girl at the top of the stairs, and wondered who she was. He didn't recognise it was Tifa because of her short hair, tied in
pigtails. Nanaki also thought the same, until she walked back down the
steps. They both stared at her in awe.
"Vincent! Nanaki! Great to see you both," Tifa exclaimed. She was about to
hug Vincent, but noticed his muscled were extremely tense. "Why had he
tensed up? Is it because of me?" "Haha," Barret laughed. "Just hug him anyway. Yuffie squeezed the air outta him, that's all." This caused Vincent to relax and open his arms for her to embrace him. She did this gently; aware of what Barret had just told her. Vincent was grateful for this. They parted and she bent down to hug Nanaki in the same manner: gently. "I suggest we get some shut-eye. We gotta long
way ta go," Cid explained.
Barret, Marlene and Cid stayed in the first room, Cait Sith, Yuffie and Red XIII stayed in the second room and Tifa and Vincent stayed in the third.
Barret discussed the plans for the next day with Cid, while his young daughter slept. Yuffie was out for the night, exhausted from the fun. Cait told Red the exaggerated story of how Reno and Rude 'almost killed him.' Tifa and Vincent discussed the events of the past two years. Vincent had
been to see Lucrecia to say good-bye, and had lived in Nibelheim since then. Tifa explained about her Inn in Kalm, and the plans she had for the
place.
She also told him about the days events: meeting Reno and Rude again. He was intrigued to hear this. And about Marlene falling into the stream and something pulling her under, and how she saved her. He admired her bravery,
and with the heat and exhaustion, both of them fell into a deep and
peaceful slumber.