Leon
"Why wouldn't she come to us right away? I just don't understand her decisions! Why... Why..." Aerith, coming to a loss of words, flopped on to her bed. Cloud taking her hand looked frightened at her hesitant state. Aerith was always so sure of everything, she was the stable one.
"I'm sure Yuffie had her reasons Aerith, maybe...maybe--'' Cloud faltered, he didn't know anything to sooth her.
"Maybe things happened to her that she isn't ready to share yet" Leon, speaking for the first time since they had gotten back startled them both with his response.
"Like what...you don't think Sephiroth would...." Aerith trailed off expectantly
"I think Sephiroth would, considering the last words we exchanged" Leon said inconsolably. He had told them reluctantly about the conversation when he had awoken from his fiery state on Cid's Gummi ship. Unfortunately, it was all in vain; there was nothing any of them could do then. But now...she was back...but in hiding. ' Dammit Yuffie! Why are you so afraid? '
Interrupting his thoughts Cloud whispered silently "Leon maybe she doesn't want to see you. You know, maybe she thinks you betrayed her. Because she asked you not to let Sephiroth take her, but he did." Gazing at the carpet, Cloud wouldn't look Leon in the eye, for fear of what he might find there, he knew he had to say it, though it might make Leon mad.
Instead of mad, Leon stood shocked. He hadn't thought of that 'would Yuffie do something like that? Blame me for her capture?' He thought about all the times he'd mad Yuffie made, how had she reacted? 'Grudges is what she's good at. Yes, she would blame me. What other reason could she have?' To Cloud he said "Yeah...I...I..." finally gaining composure again responded in his indifferent conduct "She might" And with that, he walked into the connect room, the green room where he slept, signaling the end of the conversation.
Walking to the balcony, Leon felt close to exploding. Now he was alone with his thoughts. And there were many ' Is it my fault? What had happened to you Yuffie? Usually you would love bugging me. Any chance you got, you'd take. But that was before, how had you changed? Or rather what happened to change you?' He needed her to tell him that it wasn't his fault, so she could get out of his head. He wondered if it was guilt that kept her in his mind. Maybe it was, then again maybe it wasn't. "Get out, leave me be!" he challenged to the stars. A challenge that had gone on forever, a battle between his mind and his thoughts.
Yuffie
'Leave' Yuffie thought. ' Go...Train or something. Just for like 15 minutes. Then I can get my headband back and leave before 'he' comes and hurts you all.' She was leaning against the wall just beneath the balcony that 'Leon' was standing on. She was like glue, stuck to the wall. Unmoving 'Don't say a word Yuf, or he'll see you' She smiled at her situation. It was like James bond for dummies. A laugh almost escaped; instead she smothered it to a hushed squeak. 'Please, you didn't hear that...you didn't, you didn't. No no no'
Luck was finally on her side for once though, and she heard him shut the balcony door. Yuffie left out a breath that she didn't realize she was holding. For the first time she could remember she felt giddy, happy almost. 'Ok, wait an hour or so, then let the games begin'
Time Lapse – One Hour:
'30 dead heartless gone on the ground' Yuffie sang thoughtfully to herself. An hour took forever and a day, but as she glanced at the clock inside the hotel she seen it was midnight. 'That should be good. Besides being an emotionless rock, he also sleeps like one' she remembered. 'Operation Take- Headband-Back has begun' and with that she climbed up the bricks towards the balcony he had been on. Yuffie would have rather jumped up there but her landing would have caused him to wake up. So, as it always seemed with her, she did it the hard way. Painstaking was each lift of her foot, each grasp of her hands on the pointed rock but she kept telling herself it was worth it, she could retrieve her headband and go off where Sephiroth could never find her, and never hurt her. She was almost there when she heard the hotel back doors open. She was clinging right above them, Yuffie gripped tighter, but she felt herself slipping. Sweat embedded her hands and forehead. 'Shit, I'm going to fall' she closed her eyes telling herself to stay on for a bit longer.
She heard someone 'the owner stupid' come out "huh I thought I heard shuffling" then yawning, he thought better of his escapade and retired back to bed. When Yuffie heard the shutting of doors, she instantly repositioned herself, making sure that she didn't fall in the process.
Finally, she lowered herself silently on the balcony. 'Ninja skills I thank you!' She patted herself on the back mentally. 'Now the tough stuff' It was ironic to say that considering all that she had been through, the pain, the suffering of Sephiroth, that one simple thing like opening a sliding door would be tough. But she was too concentrated on her task right now to think of that.
'Thank you god for being on my side!' Yuffie had successfully opened the door without it making the slightest sound (A/N: I know, impossible but give me a break). She slide in, and one look at the bed told her Squ– Leon was there. 'Ninja senses don't fail me now' Yuffie locked on to Leon, attuning her hearing to him, something she'd learned when she was little, trying to escape Sephiroth. She heard his breathing, like it was right in her ears. ' Low, even and steady. No faults. He's fast asleep' She crossed the room towards the dresser. 'Headband where are you?' After searching unsuccessfully in the drawers (two were empty), she gave up in the area. Stopping every now and then to make sure he didn't wake up. It was during one of these moments that she spotted it. Beside him on his nightstand sat a green headband. 'Crap'
Like a ghost she crept, keeping to the dark in case he woke up. Yuffie got so close she was right beside the bed now. Her heart was beating rapidly, her efforts to silence it was in vain, it wouldn't stop. 'Huh, over the years you've really grown out of that skinny body. Your all muscle, and handsome too. It's a shame I can't stay here.' She smiled.
Grabbing the headband, she turned to leave. She decided to go out into the hallway, it would probably be quieter anyway. 'Ok, let's leave this place. I will take my gummi ship and head... hmm I don't know, different worlds each week?' she made a reach for the door handle lost in thoughts.
"Yuffie?" She whipped around and turning the door handle at his voice. He was standing, a few feet away. His eyes were wide, like he thought she was a mirage, or a person in a dream. Like he didn't believe she was here.
Yuffie, out of pure panic dashed out the door, down the stairs and out into the street. She ignored the shouts of her name from up the stairs.
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"Why wouldn't she come to us right away? I just don't understand her decisions! Why... Why..." Aerith, coming to a loss of words, flopped on to her bed. Cloud taking her hand looked frightened at her hesitant state. Aerith was always so sure of everything, she was the stable one.
"I'm sure Yuffie had her reasons Aerith, maybe...maybe--'' Cloud faltered, he didn't know anything to sooth her.
"Maybe things happened to her that she isn't ready to share yet" Leon, speaking for the first time since they had gotten back startled them both with his response.
"Like what...you don't think Sephiroth would...." Aerith trailed off expectantly
"I think Sephiroth would, considering the last words we exchanged" Leon said inconsolably. He had told them reluctantly about the conversation when he had awoken from his fiery state on Cid's Gummi ship. Unfortunately, it was all in vain; there was nothing any of them could do then. But now...she was back...but in hiding. ' Dammit Yuffie! Why are you so afraid? '
Interrupting his thoughts Cloud whispered silently "Leon maybe she doesn't want to see you. You know, maybe she thinks you betrayed her. Because she asked you not to let Sephiroth take her, but he did." Gazing at the carpet, Cloud wouldn't look Leon in the eye, for fear of what he might find there, he knew he had to say it, though it might make Leon mad.
Instead of mad, Leon stood shocked. He hadn't thought of that 'would Yuffie do something like that? Blame me for her capture?' He thought about all the times he'd mad Yuffie made, how had she reacted? 'Grudges is what she's good at. Yes, she would blame me. What other reason could she have?' To Cloud he said "Yeah...I...I..." finally gaining composure again responded in his indifferent conduct "She might" And with that, he walked into the connect room, the green room where he slept, signaling the end of the conversation.
Walking to the balcony, Leon felt close to exploding. Now he was alone with his thoughts. And there were many ' Is it my fault? What had happened to you Yuffie? Usually you would love bugging me. Any chance you got, you'd take. But that was before, how had you changed? Or rather what happened to change you?' He needed her to tell him that it wasn't his fault, so she could get out of his head. He wondered if it was guilt that kept her in his mind. Maybe it was, then again maybe it wasn't. "Get out, leave me be!" he challenged to the stars. A challenge that had gone on forever, a battle between his mind and his thoughts.
Yuffie
'Leave' Yuffie thought. ' Go...Train or something. Just for like 15 minutes. Then I can get my headband back and leave before 'he' comes and hurts you all.' She was leaning against the wall just beneath the balcony that 'Leon' was standing on. She was like glue, stuck to the wall. Unmoving 'Don't say a word Yuf, or he'll see you' She smiled at her situation. It was like James bond for dummies. A laugh almost escaped; instead she smothered it to a hushed squeak. 'Please, you didn't hear that...you didn't, you didn't. No no no'
Luck was finally on her side for once though, and she heard him shut the balcony door. Yuffie left out a breath that she didn't realize she was holding. For the first time she could remember she felt giddy, happy almost. 'Ok, wait an hour or so, then let the games begin'
Time Lapse – One Hour:
'30 dead heartless gone on the ground' Yuffie sang thoughtfully to herself. An hour took forever and a day, but as she glanced at the clock inside the hotel she seen it was midnight. 'That should be good. Besides being an emotionless rock, he also sleeps like one' she remembered. 'Operation Take- Headband-Back has begun' and with that she climbed up the bricks towards the balcony he had been on. Yuffie would have rather jumped up there but her landing would have caused him to wake up. So, as it always seemed with her, she did it the hard way. Painstaking was each lift of her foot, each grasp of her hands on the pointed rock but she kept telling herself it was worth it, she could retrieve her headband and go off where Sephiroth could never find her, and never hurt her. She was almost there when she heard the hotel back doors open. She was clinging right above them, Yuffie gripped tighter, but she felt herself slipping. Sweat embedded her hands and forehead. 'Shit, I'm going to fall' she closed her eyes telling herself to stay on for a bit longer.
She heard someone 'the owner stupid' come out "huh I thought I heard shuffling" then yawning, he thought better of his escapade and retired back to bed. When Yuffie heard the shutting of doors, she instantly repositioned herself, making sure that she didn't fall in the process.
Finally, she lowered herself silently on the balcony. 'Ninja skills I thank you!' She patted herself on the back mentally. 'Now the tough stuff' It was ironic to say that considering all that she had been through, the pain, the suffering of Sephiroth, that one simple thing like opening a sliding door would be tough. But she was too concentrated on her task right now to think of that.
'Thank you god for being on my side!' Yuffie had successfully opened the door without it making the slightest sound (A/N: I know, impossible but give me a break). She slide in, and one look at the bed told her Squ– Leon was there. 'Ninja senses don't fail me now' Yuffie locked on to Leon, attuning her hearing to him, something she'd learned when she was little, trying to escape Sephiroth. She heard his breathing, like it was right in her ears. ' Low, even and steady. No faults. He's fast asleep' She crossed the room towards the dresser. 'Headband where are you?' After searching unsuccessfully in the drawers (two were empty), she gave up in the area. Stopping every now and then to make sure he didn't wake up. It was during one of these moments that she spotted it. Beside him on his nightstand sat a green headband. 'Crap'
Like a ghost she crept, keeping to the dark in case he woke up. Yuffie got so close she was right beside the bed now. Her heart was beating rapidly, her efforts to silence it was in vain, it wouldn't stop. 'Huh, over the years you've really grown out of that skinny body. Your all muscle, and handsome too. It's a shame I can't stay here.' She smiled.
Grabbing the headband, she turned to leave. She decided to go out into the hallway, it would probably be quieter anyway. 'Ok, let's leave this place. I will take my gummi ship and head... hmm I don't know, different worlds each week?' she made a reach for the door handle lost in thoughts.
"Yuffie?" She whipped around and turning the door handle at his voice. He was standing, a few feet away. His eyes were wide, like he thought she was a mirage, or a person in a dream. Like he didn't believe she was here.
Yuffie, out of pure panic dashed out the door, down the stairs and out into the street. She ignored the shouts of her name from up the stairs.
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REVIEW REVIEW!!! urges to review
By the way Thanks to Squll for reviewing! YAYAYAY Hip Hip Hooray!
Next Chapter: ???? you will just have to wait! Muah hahaha! I am so evil sometimes