Disclaimer
I'm getting tired of doing this thing… Same cursed words used in a different order. Maybe this will be the last time I'll do this… I bet you people don't even look at this. Anyways, just in case any of you plan to be law majors just to steal money from me, I don't own Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
Author's Notes
This chapter will be based on Vincent and Yuffie's experiences right after returning to Midgar. It'll soon involve a few moments of Cloud and Tifa (oh, and Barret will be there too… How forgetful of me… But he ain't too important right now… Just moping about losing Marlene). So… for you Yuffietine fans out there… Here it is… lolz
Free Corp Knight: College life is weird…
Vincent Valentine: Quite…
Free Corp Knight: One second, I have free time… The next, none… Crazy…
Vincent Valentine: …
Yuffie Kisagari: Let me help translate for him! (looks Vincent in the eye) He says… Yup…
Free Corp Knight: Wow… You know him that well?
Yuffie Kisagari: Erm… Yes? (shrugs)
Free Corp Knight: GREAT! A person I know wants to ask a question… Do you mind?
Vincent Valentine: (shakes head) …
Yuffie Kisagari: (grins) He means yes!
Vincent Valentine: Wha-? (mouth gets stuffed by a sock)Mmmph!
Yuffie Kisagari: What was that? Oh… I see… He doesn't want to answer that person's question…
Vincent Valentine: (looks relieved)
Yuffie Kisagari: HE WANTS TO TELL THE WORLD WHETHER HE WEARS BOXERS OR BRIEFS!
Vincent Valentine: MMMMMPH! (turns into Chaos and spits the sock out)RAAAAAWR!
Yuffie Kisagari: EEEK! (dashes away)
Vincent Valentine: (pursues)
Free Corp Knight: Damn… No answers… I think that was her question too… Oh well… (leaves)
Vincent Valentine knew something was amiss when he walked into Midgar. There was an immeasurable sadness in the air. No, it didn't come from the Geostigma plague. It was sharper, as if it came from only one person but his/her suffering was equal to if not more than what the whole city is going through. Some horrible event had happened and it was disturbing him... immensely. 'What pain is this? This reminds me of… Lucrecia… It feels as if I'm losing her again…" The cloaked man paused, standing still with his real hand over his heart. 'These memories… This feeling… What could cause this? To a monster like me nonetheless… Hmmm… I rather know what it is now than to confront it later unprepared. The sadness… It's nearing… Is this emotion fear? Possibly… It matters not though… Soon I will know what happened-'
"BOO!"
A shout brought him out of his thoughts, only to alert him a second too late of the incoming projectile. Right before his eyes, a green paper crane zoomed toward him with remarkable speed and accuracy. Just before collision, it turned, quickly averting disaster. Yet, the origami got too close to avoid contact, its wings giving his nose a small paper-cut. Vincent could only stare at the finely crafted bird returning back to its caster, a frozen expression with a small trickle of blood oozing down the front of his face.
"BOOYAH! YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE ME! HA! I got ya this time Vinnie! Nyuk! Nyuk!"
That gleeful remark brought him out of shock instantly. His first reaction was the twitching of his eyes at the sound of his nickname. 'Vinnie? Vinnie… Not… again…' That was compounded by the fact that she finally managed to hit him after more than forty tries. Even worse was her victory dance being performed nearby. 'This… is… not… happening…' At this point, the ex-Turk firmly believed that his Outsider could spare a few bullets. 'Revenge is ever so sweet…'
BANG! BANG! BANG!
It was in the air for a millisecond before breaking apart. The carefully folded wings separated and the last bullet pierced the center of its body, leaving a smoking hole. What's left of it fell to the ground, fluttering downwards like dead leaves in a cool autumn day. Never will the green crane fly again. 'Never… Never will that abomination threaten me!' Vincent thought with a smidge of happiness.
The man in red looked over to see if the spunky ninja reacted to his shots. She was still dancing… 'No luck… I wonder what it'll take to get her attention… Maybe… … …'
Vincent almost smiled at the new thought. Seeing that his primary target was defeated and a secondary target was still available (and still doing her messed up victory dance nonetheless…), he put his Outsider away and simultaneously whipped out Redemption. 'Time to test my new creation… Heh…'
BOOM!
A thick silver bullet shot forth, lancing toward the dancing figure's head. With pinpoint accuracy, the slug tore through the knot holding her headband together. Two strips of forest green color fell. Instantly, the ninja stopped singing her song of joy and stilled.
There was silence… but it won't last long…
"THAT'S NOT FAIR VINNIE! YOU SORE LOSER! YOU CAN'T DO THAT!"
And thus, the two of them had another skirmish, probably their hundredth one so far. Yuffie's victory dance turned into a dance of rage, very similar to Galian Beast's berserk dance but far worse, involving both close combat and projectiles. In the end, Yuffie gave up because Vincent was leaping all over the place, still too fast for the ninja to catch. Failing miserably, she decided to throw every weapon she had, all her origami and boomerangs. Yes, it was a brilliant plan that the even the ex-Turk couldn't escape from unscathed. However, there was a drawback… Boomerangs come back.
It wasn't hard at all to throw thirty things in quick succession. It was impossible to catch all of them… in quick succession. After the smoke cleared, the battle was revealed to be a draw. Vincent made new plans to get a cloak since his current one is torn to shreds. Yuffie had to beg for help, being pinned to the wall. Her own weapons had trapped her.
"VINNIE! LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!" The Wutainese yelled at the top of her lungs.
"… I think you yourself caused that." The man said while picking up the red scraps. 'They had so much sentimental value…'
"NO! This is all your fault! Don't deny it! MEANIE!"
"…"
"Don't ignore me!"
"…"
"Ooooooh… You're making me soooooo mad…"
"…"
"DAMN YOU! If you don't get me down by the count to three, I'll kick your ass!" Vincent paused. 'I guess she's been around Cid for way too long… Wait, how can she attack me if she's up there?'
"One…"
"…" The ex-Turk continued to pick up the remains of his cloak.
"Two…"
"…" Vincent moved further away, spying a trace of red moving away with the wind. 'Better get that one before it escapes me…'
"Two and a half…"
"…"
"Two and three quarters…"
"…"
"THREE! VINNIE! GET BACK HERE! GET BACK NOW!"
"I believe that people who wish to request a service should ask politely…" He replied, walking back triumphantly with all pieces in hand. 'Whew… That took longer than I thought…'
Yuffie growled but remained sane enough to be relatively calm. "Vinnie… Grrr… Will you… Grrr… get me down… Grrr… RIGHT… Grrr… NOW!"
Vincent eyed her quaking form. 'Does she really need my help?' He backed away a little before making another statement, one sure to make her blow up. "Requests usually employ the word 'please'…"
"WILL YOU SHUT THE HELL UP WITH THE PROPER… erm… What would that stuff be called? Hmmm… Wait! This is ruining the moment! WHATEVER! Will you PLEASE get me down oh mighty Vincent Valentine? Pretty please?" He took another step back. The man contemplated for a moment, wondering whether or not it would be in his best interest to free her. 'If I free her, she may try to get back at me… Revenge borne from revenge. The eternal cycle of destruction… It must stop. In addition, I think she learned her lesson… However, if possible, I think I should do so at a safe distance… … …No… No other way…'
"Yes my lady…" Vincent finally decided. He neared her and carefully removed each and every weapon sticking her to the wall.
"Sheesh… Took you long enough Vinnie!" Yuffie stomped on his foot.
Clink!
"… OUCH! JEEZ! What are your feet made out of? Metal?"
"Ummm… Yuffie, I have golden mithril boots on…" The formerly-cloaked man pointed at them.
"Erm… Ow… Heh… I knew that… Ow… Did it hurt? A little bit?"
"… No… It did not…"
"Damn!"
"… You know Yuffie… It's not proper to swear… You're learning too much from the pilot of the Highwind…"
"Fuck you!" She tried to give him her version of his death glare. Obviously, against a man who had demons inside of him, it didn't work. In fact, it almost elicited a smile from him.
"Well…" Her mischievous mind worked hard to pin Vincent with an accusation. "… Hey! It's your fault that we wasted this much time! It took forever for you to get me down!"
"Took you a long time to ask politely…" He countered.
'Touché," the young ninja thought. "HEY! LOOK! We're here!" Yuffie jumped up and down, pointing at the Final Heaven.
"… We were standing here for the last ten minutes Yuffie…" Vincent pointed out, slowly shaking his head. 'Thank Planet… I don't know if I can take any more of this insanity… This is too much… even for me…'
"So what? I saw it first! Nyuk! Nyuk!" And so, Yuffie forgot about their most recent fight and did another one of her crazy dances.
"…" A tired and worn-out Vincent sighed and dragged the feisty ninja to the entrance of the bar.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
The door opened suddenly and Barret barreled out, almost knocking over the duo standing close to the door. His eyes showed hope but it disappeared once he saw whom they were. It was as if he was expecting someone else. "Oh… It's just you two…"
"WHAT! Is that how you greet a friend?" Yuffie stomped forward and pulled her hand back. "YOU BASTAR- AAAAAAAAAH!"
Vincent quickly pulled her back by the collar. "Maybe it would be wise to invite us in…" Then he whispered into the ninja's ear. "Behave or I'll send you back to Wutai and try to resurrect Don Corneo!"
Author's Note
Whew! Finally done! I know this is extremely short but this is pretty good for two days of rushed work. I completely messed up in my first try… If you really want to know, I made Yuffie too evil and Vincent way out of character (more than he is now). I also wanted to include a fight between the two but that'll probably be next… Anyways, I wish to leave you readers with another conversation between the characters of Final Fantasy… something like a compensation for the shortness of this chapter.
Another Random Conversation
Free Corp Knight: Okies! Make some funny scene guys!
Vincent Valentine: …
Nanaki: I will not be used in such a manner... My time could be better spent elsewhere… (pads away)
Cid Highwind: Fuck you! (leaves)
Cloud Strife: … (continues to mope) … Tifa?
Tifa Lockhart: I'm here Cloud… Let's go somewhere else to talk… (both of themleave)
Free Corp Knight: Ummm… What about the gals?
Yuffie Kisagari: (snitches Vincent's wallet) Nyuk! Nyuk! Can't stay… Ermm… Gotta do my laundry! Bye!
Vincent Valentine: … (follows Yuffie)
Aeris Gainsborough: (dead and still with the fishies)… What kind of fish would live there anyways? O.o
Shera: Want some tea? (drops off a tray of tea and leaves)
Free Corp Knight: Could it get any worse?
Cait Sith: WANT ME TO READ YOUR FORTUNE?
Free Corp Knight: Ummm… No?
Reeve: C'mon! You gotta try it! He's new and improved!
Free Corp Knight: Oh alright… This better make sense…
Cait Sith: Here we go!
Cha-Cha-Cha-Ching!
Free Corp Knight: Ummm… This says "…"
Cait Sith: Yup! It makes sense!
Free Corp Knight: It… sure… does… I think… (leaves and scratches head)
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