A/N: Heyee! Wow, these two days felt like an eternity! O.O I feel I haven't been… doing anything but… mope and listen to techno all day! Eeep! Anyways, I have been plagued with writers block when I wrote this. But, I managed to break free and finish it. Hope you enjoy!

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Back To Those Human Years
Chapter Six

Broken Grasp

Walking through Wutai definitely cooled me down from before. In fact, it was impossible to stay angry now since I was anxious for the festival. Not only me, be obviously the people of the village. I stopped to watch everyone make their last minute set ups, like… food stands, games, adding more decorations, and merchandise. Practically everyone was running around in their yukatas. I guess Yuffie was right… it was chaotic. I couldn't even move without bumping into someone.

I managed to make my way through a large crowd of paper fans and into an open area. I was curious to know where Yuffie had disappeared to before. I shifted my head towards the Pagoda. She said something about going to see her father. The only place she could be at was the Pagoda… but it was off-limits until the festival began. But, I just wanted to check…

As I made my way up the stairs, I immediately spotted Godo and Yuffie talking right at the top. I gasped and crouched down, hoping they didn't see me. From the way they were acting, it looked like they were arguing… yet again. Don't they ever get along? Don't they know that today is a special event? I wonder what was going on…

I slowly made my way down. I didn't want to get involved in whatever they were doing anyway. Before I reached the bottom of the stairs, someone's arms wrapped around my waist tightly. I gasped and quickly turned around.

"Where do you think you're going!" Yuffie squealed, tightening her grip.

I cringed my teeth at that. "N-Nowhere, Yuffie…"

She twirled around in front of me and took a good look at me. "Hehe, I knew the yukata would look good on you!"

I blushed. "Uh, t-thanks… yours looks good on you, too."

She smiled and twirled around in her yukata. It was a dark shade of blue with white and orange colored koi fish. She had a blue sash that went well with it. I smiled as she continued twirling around. She stepped back and leaned forward.

"You… never told me about your ritual. So… did you… make one?"

I tilted my head at that. Sounded like she was nervous when she asked me that. I slowly nodded and responded, "Yes, I did."

That made her frown. "Really?"

"Is something wrong?"

She looked away then shook her head around. "Nuh uh! I was just wondering."

I could tell she was lying. Something definitely was bothering her. Perhaps… it had something to do with her father? As much as I wanted to know what was wrong, it was a family issue… so I didn't bother to question. Yuffie tugged the sleeves of my yukata and stared right into my eyes.

"…I…I…"

I paused then turned my head slowly to the side. "What's wrong, Yuffie?"

She leaned forward and rested her chin against my shoulder. I was worried. She was acting like she committed something horrible. My chin rested against her shoulder as we both embraced each other.

"…it's nothing," she whispered.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

"EHI! SAKE ALL AROUND!"

"Ah! Don't drink so much, Cid!"

"Holy…"

At long last, the Wutai festival was now commencing! The festival had been going on for only two hours but it felt like it was going on for a week! There were people coming in from the other villages to see their friends and relatives. Children were everywhere, laughing, running, and playing games. There were even people performing unbelievable stunts! I couldn't get my eyes off of the man that was breathing out fire from his mouth before!

I was with Cloud, Tifa, Vincent, Barret and Cid who, desperately I may add, wanted to visit the sake stand. I had no desire to get myself drunk, but Cid thought otherwise. He practically finished up three bottles in one sitting! I was disgusted by the way he drank it in one gulp. Unbelievable. He should have been a performer…

"Stop drinking all the sake! You realize how much gil we have to pay?" Cloud growled, shaking Cid's shoulders.

Cid burped loudly and turned to Cloud, revealing his red puffy cheeks. "Ah… duunn beeee such a… pooper partper… partper… poopy…head…" He hiccupped and fell backwards.

I rolled my eyes and walked away from the crowd of people forming around us. I didn't want to waste the rest of my day standing around a drunkard. I've been searching for Yuffie all afternoon, but I couldn't find her anywhere. She had to leave before but didn't tell me where. I was still worried… I hope everything was all right. Maybe… she had something to do with the festival? After all, Godo was her father and he was in charge. I shrugged the thought off and decided to head for the Pagoda. Perhaps… I would find Yuffie there…?

As I made my way to the Pagoda, I lifted my eyebrows. I was right! Yuffie was there! It seemed like she was waiting for someone. I sighed to myself. Why didn't I come here in the first place, stupid! I scolded to myself. A crowd of people started to form in front, blocking my view of her. I grunted and slowly made my way through, bumping into so many people. Finally, I could see Yuffie's figure again. She began to walk towards the Pagoda with someone much taller than her. I wonder who that was? I squeezed through the huge mob of people and finally headed up towards the Pagoda.

Surprisingly, there weren't as much people in here. There were people scattered here and there. A small band was playing slow music on the other side as a few couples started dancing. That's when I spotted Yuffie and Godo, the person she walked with. It seemed like they were talking to the leader of the group. I leaned closer and noticed the boy, around nineteen years of age, gently taking Yuffie's hand and kissing the back of it. Yuffie blushed and quickly drew her hand back to her side. The boy smiled and lifted his arms up as everyone turned to his attention.

"I would like to dedicate this song… to your special someone… and mine as well."

"H-Huh?" I whispered to myself. "Did he mean… Yuffie?"

The boy bowed half way and placed his recorder tip between his lips and began to play a gentle song. The soft beat of the drums and violin soon accompanied it. He pivoted around Yuffie as she watched him play his instrument. When he stopped playing, the drummer and violinist continued playing as he cupped his hand on Yuffie's cheek. She smiled slightly and bowed her head forward. The boy smiled and slowly wrapped his arms around her as she did the same. The people that were dancing with their partners soon joined in, blocking my view of Yuffie and the boy.

…I turned and made my way out of the Pagoda.

A/N: End of chapter six! Ah! I'm sorry if it was too short. T'was the writer's block fault. :sigh: I rushed through this without thinking. Luckily, I didn't get into the ritual yet! Twist in the story! Ah! Hint Hint. :cough: This is the first long-chapter-story that has ever been successful. (so far...) And, I plan on sticking to the successfulness! Hopefully, past chapter ten! Hehehe... So! I hope you enjoyed and please tell me how you thought of it!