Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 7, never have. It's one of my favorite games along with other really big fans. So no need to sue anyone.

AN: Sorry it took so long to get Chapter 2. A lot has been happening but atleast Chapter 2 is up!

As the young ninja girl, and the ex-soldier sat there in the guest room on the bed hugging, a loud beeping sound was heard. Yuffie lifted her head off Cloud's shoulder and looked around. The room then began to fade away as she then saw complete darkness. She realized she was just dreaming. She opened her eyes slowly as she brought herself to sit up into a sitting position. She lifted her hand, turning off her small alarm clock which was sitting by her bed on a small end table.

"It seemed so real...", Yuffie said as she slipped her feet out of the covers and onto the floor. She stood up, walking out of her room and into the nicely cleaned kitchen. She opened the fridge taking out a small jug of orange juice, popping off the top and taking a few sips, before putting the top back on and putting it back into the fridge. As she closes the fridge door there's a knock at the door. Not noticing she's in her pajamas, which was just a long t-shirt that barely covered her up, she walked over to the door sliding it open. She stood there in shock, not being able to move or speak, there stood Cloud looking at her with his usual serious face. Finally coming out of her shock she was able to speak.

"L-long time no see, eh Cloud?", She said smiling nervously.

"I guess...", He replied with no emotion as she walked in sitting on the couch. Finally Yuffie realized she was in her pajamas she just smiled and said, "I'll be right back. Make yourself at home." She walked through the dark hallway and into her room, changing into her normal ninja attire.

"Okay.", She said walking out of the hallway and into the living room as she sat beside him on the couch.

"So, what brings you into town?", She said looking at him. She knew something was wrong because he stared at the floor and didn't look up.

"......Tifa is sick. They said she might die but there's a 15 chance she might live. I've been by her side for 3 weeks straight...and I needed to get away. I can't stand to see her like that. So, I thought I'd come here and visit for a bit... you don't mind do you??" He said emotionless as he finally looked up at her with his mako filled eyes.

Yuffie was shocked. Tifa had always been so healthy and she had always been a fighter. ...How did she get sick? She was going to find out. People don't ask questions for nothing. "How did she get sick?" She said trying not to cry. Tifa was a very close friend but in another way a rival. She had Cloud's heart, but this wasn't the time to let the rival side of this come out.

"......I don't wanna talk about it.", He said turning his head back towards the floor. He was right though. He came to get away from all that not to come and have people ask questions about it.

"Alright then, you can stay if you want. But you really don't have to ask I mean this town is open for every---...wait let me rephrase that. This town is open for everyone except that damn Cait Sith. The last time he was here he knocked a hole in my wall and it took me a month to fix it!??!!.", Yuffie's face expression turned suddenly as Cloud then let out a soft chuckle as he stood up, his face turning back to it's usual seriousness.

"Alright, well...I thought I'd let you know I was in town then. I'm going to go check into the Inn...I'll be back later, okay?", Without hearing her reply he walked out of the door, sliding it close again heading off towards the Inn.

"Ummm...okay??. Jesus didn't even let me answer. Oh well.", She laid down on the couch staring up at the ceiling. Tifa is sick. Later on she was going to ask him if there was a cure and then if there was they were going to go find it. She nodded to her thoughts falling asleep.

Yuffie finally woke up, opening her eyes slowly she sat up rubbing them. It was starting to get dark already.

"I've been asleep THIS long!??!", She said to herself. She shrugged as she stood up stretching. She noticed a small folded up piece of paper laying on the floor by the door and walked over to it opening it. The note was from Cloud.

Hey Yuffie,

You were asleep so I didn't think I'd wake you. I'm sorry I wouldn't tell you anything earlier today. So now I will. Tifa has a rare sickness called Forest Fumes, you might have heard of it. The only way she can be healed is by finding an herb which only grows in the mountains called Twink Herb. That's the real reason why I'm here. To find that herb in the mountains here. I saw it 2 years ago when I was here before. I'm sorry I didn't tell you...

Cloud

Yuffie dropped the note suddenly the rival part of this was coming out of her.

"He only came here because of that stupid herb...just to save Tifa. He didn't come here to see me...I don't even think he wanted to see me...",She said to herself walking into the kitchen. She grabbed a box ontop of the fridge opening it. Inside was a couple of pieces of an herb.

"If this is what he wants then he can have it.", She said walking out of the house and walking to the Inn. She knew she shouldn't feel this way. Not while Tifa is sick. But inside all she wanted to do was yell out in anger and cry out in sadness. It was too much for her. She thought the sooner he left the sooner she could try to forget about it. This wasn't the first time he hurt her...not by a long shot.