All first person point of view is Yuffie, except if said otherwise.

Disclaimer: Yuffie, Vincent, Aeris,the towns and everything else Final Fantasy wise all belong to Square, the rest of the characters and the plot is mine!

Tears of Sorrow
Chapter 2: Sorrows Alike

It has been a month since I 'convinced' Vincent to come with us. He turned out to be a long-range fighter like myself, gunner to be more exact.

To my surprise, he calls himself a monster, something I don't think. Not even from the beginning. He's always gentle with me, so I think otherwise.

As hard as I've been trying, I've only begun to crack through his stoic exterior. Actually, weeks ago I would have said he was too damn silent for his own good. He still only speaks when spoken to, and even though it is a few words. Now, I've got him talking a more, sometimes sentences at a time, but he hardly starts those damned conversations.

A few times I saw him look at at me strangely, but more so annoyed when I talk for minutes at a time.

Sure, I've been called annoying by most, but, he's different. In a way I'm sort of scared. I'm beginning to actually enjoy those peaceful silences with him, although they used to annoy the hell out of me. Before I would have been like, 'God, could he have been any more anti-social? Wait, don't answer that.'

I've really got to be careful not to get attached to him or I'll end up hurting myself..again.

Okay, so it was hard enough when I found out Kai was only with me because he though I was easy, and , because he thought he could over-power me, the Great Ninja Yuffie(I heard it on Kingdom Hearts, and I'm not gonna stop using it!) and take over the Tisuki's.

What a jerk. I can't believe I thought I loved him. But, Vincent's different. I don't think he's like that..

Beautiful green orbs of a child of eleven snapped open to her mothers pleading. The look on her mothers face was one of fear.

Shifting her gaze to look out the window of her room, she saw the flames spreading across the village, burning it down.

War had been going on for months now.

One thought crossed the child's mind as she saw destruction, Wutai's attacking!

Looking back over to her frantic mother, she got up out of bed and tugged on her hand gently, a sign for her mother to follow her.

A smile then came to her mothers face, replacing the fear as she whispered to her daughter, "Such a brave little Aeris I have," before following her out of the house.

Just as she reached outside the small house, a nearby soldier spotted her and her mother instantly.

Fear came back to her mother, this time accompanied by herself as well, just as the soldier came down on her mother, sword down, cutting her beloved mother in half.

Cries of other villagers being burned and killed off caught her ears. Next thing she knew, a ninja star was flying toward her. As she didn't have time to block, she was hit and instantly fell to the ground, dead before reaching that destination.

The same girl, now nineteen, shot up out of bed, her breath ragged and uneven. Nightmares of that night still came to her.

Before her appeared the one who had brought her back to life, her savior, as she could have been called.

"So, Aeris, you finally decided to awaken?" asked the girl coldly.

As minutes passed, Aeris did not answer the question.

The other girl, now fed up with the silence, gave Aeris a look containing concern. It was she who broke the uncomfortable silence. "Same dream?"

Ignoring the concerned look she had gotten, and answered her question with a rather harsh, "Yes, Tsuna, it was. What's it to you?"

Tsuna gazed out the window. "It has been affecting your abilities, and that, is unacceptable." She sighed and left the room, leaving the younger girl to herself, but not before adding, "We shall attack the Tisuki's soon. Be prepared."

::Aeris' point of view::

I gathered my troops as Tsuna gathered hers. Because of My troops are all equipped with a rod and a bow and arrows, some with ninja stars as well, but getting back on topic, we got the task of bombing, other than casting magic. Tsuna, of course, got to be IN the battle, the mercenaries with her equipped with mostly swords. They had to be the ones in close-range combat, something that I do not particularly like.

After about an hour, everything was still going good on our part..except the fact the leader is not here!

As if on cue, Yuffie rushed up, beside a man. I got the feeling not to tell Tsuna I saw them. Let her suffer herself. This, is only the beginning of getting everyone back, including Tsuna for commanding me around.

I turned back to the direction I was previously facing, the one without the ninja and noticed the battle was officially finished. Commanding all the troops, including mine, to leave the area, was, of course, Tsuna. Leader like always.

I inwardly growled at her, jealous coursing through my body but I contained it and went to meet her.

::Back to Yuffie's point of view, about three-quatres through the timing of the attack::

Seeing smoke and hearing yelling from our camp, I rushed back, alongside Vincent. I had been the one to convince him to come for a stroll, but I used my ever-so-famous, 'To kill off monsters, and get some exercise, of course!' excuse to get him to come. It seems like the most effective way with him.

At the arrival, ,my eyes widened at the destruction and ruthless slaughtering. Bombs crashed down on tents, and soldiers were fighting. Looking for something in particular, I spotted what I was looking for. Kayami and Shiyoku.

Tears of sorrow finally flooded down my cheeks as they lay dead on the ground, side by side.

An arm wrapped around me awkwardly, and I looked up to the owner. Vincent. Shock spread through me as I thought only one thing. Vincent Valentine, comforting me, Yuffie Kisaragi.

He blinked as he saw my expression, as if ti say, 'Did I do something wrong..?'

A warm smile replaced my shock instantly. I surveyed the area to find all my gang dead except a few. Vincent's arm managed to pull me closer to him, his warmth a comforting feeling. Seconds later I turned to him and buried my head in his chest, crying my eyes out.

"Don't worry, it'll be okay.." he whispered in my ear, reassuring my doubts.

As I finally calmed down, he lifted me up bridal style before pulling me closer to his chest and dashing away from this place of now sorrowful memories.

I brought my gaze up to his and saw his handsome smile. One that had probably not been used in a long while.

Drowsily, I whispered one last thing to him, a small, "See? You're not a monster," before allowing a deep, peaceful sleep to claim me.

Okay, before I go post this, I have one thing to mention. The title of the chapter is because Aeris and Yuffie have now both lost someone of importance in attacks.

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