Author's Notes: Hey all! Sorry it took so long to update but here's Chapter 5! Thanks for the reviews everyone! Well, quit reading this and go on to the chapter!

Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah…same old, same old. Don't own, don't sue.

—Chapter 5—

Tifa put her hands on her hips as she looked at the clock on the far wall. It was half past seven and there was no sign of Yuffie anywhere. Cloud was sitting at the table, leaning the chair back on two legs and looking half asleep. Outside the rain beat against the windows and roof. The wind had picked up greatly.

"Maybe we should try calling her?" Tifa asked, breaking the silence.

Cloud jumped a bit. "Uh, yeah. Yeah. It wouldn't hurt to try calling her. Just to find out where she is." He shrugged. "I wouldn't worry about her though. She's capable of taking care of herself."

"But the storm sounds like its getting worse. What if something happened?" Tifa looked really worried.

Cloud stood up and walked over to her. He put his arms around her. "Hey, Yuffie's a big girl. If she needed help she would call us." He paused for a second. "Can we eat now?" his stomach growled in response.

Tifa sighed with a shake of her head. "I suppose we might as well. Before the food gets any colder."

Cloud hugged her tighter and raced back to the table and the food. Tifa smiled and followed.

Yuffie sat in front of Vincent in the alleyway still. Both were ignoring the rain completely. He was thinking about the past, she was thinking about what would happen in the next five minutes.

His thoughts drifted. Details he had hoped he could forget were coming back. Hopes and dreams would die again. The pain would be felt…again…

"It was a clear night that Friday when I went to pick her up…" Vincent started.

((Flashback))

Vincent stood in the center of the hallway after ringing the doorbell for the second time. He ran a hand through his ear length blackish brown hair, to get it out of his dark brown eyes. He hadn't known what to wear so he was dressed in his usual blue Turk suit; only the tie was blue, not red.

After only a second had passed, the door was opened. Lucrecia stood there, wearing a soft light blue dress. Her hair was pulled up into a bun but strands had fallen free to frame her face.

"Hello Vincent." She greeted, a slight blush appearing on her cheeks. "Sorry it took me so long to get to the door."

"Hello Miss Lucrecia. No, don't worry about it. It's all right." He returned.

She smiled. "You can just call me Lucrecia."

He nodded. "If that is what you wish. Are you ready then?" he asked

"Let me get my coat and I will be." She answered turning to the coat rack on the wall nearby.

She picked her coat up and turned to put it on, but he caught it and held it for her. She smiled at him. "Such a gentleman." She said teasingly.

A light blush spread over his face and she laughed. She picked up her purse and they stepped out into the hallway. They started walking to the elevator.

"Do you have any place special you would like to go to?" he asked, watching her from the corner of his eyes.

"Umm…" she looked thoughtful. "No not really. Do you have something planned?"

He nodded as he pushed the button for the lobby of the apartment building. "I was thinking we could go to Reda's. If you want to that is."

She spun around to face him. "You got reservations for Reda's? That's the hardest place to get into! How did you manage that?" she looked extremely happy. Reda's was the best restaurant in Midgar. Not to mention the most expensive.

He shrugged, a ghost of a smile spreading across his lips. "It was simple really."

She crossed her arms and gave him a sideways glance. "Really?" she raised an eyebrow. "Fine then." She paused as the doors to the elevator opened.

They walked into the lobby area and out the doors. His car was right where he had left it, of course. He held the door open for her, then went to the driver's side and got in himself.

They made the trip to the restaurant in a comfortable, not very awkward silence. They got to Reda's about twenty minutes later. It seemed that every stoplight was against them; they had all been red. Vincent got out of the car after parking, and quickly opened the passenger side door for Lucrecia.

She smiled up at him as she straightened. He held his arm out to her as they started walking but she shook her head. He looked at her for a second but then shrugged.

Just inside the door a waiter took her coat and Vincent's name. He led them to their table. He held the chair for her as she sat down, then gave them their menus.

"Do you need a few minutes, or are you ready to order?" the waiter asked.

"We'll need a few minutes." Vincent nodded to him. The waiter nodded and walked off to another table.

Lucrecia looked at their surroundings, with wonder on her face. "I've never been here before." She looked at him. "Thank you." She added softly.

"It's my pleasure, just don't get the most expensive item on the menu." He smiled.

She laughed and turned her attention back to the menu. After a few minutes the waiter came back and they placed their orders. Lucrecia cleared her throat and looked down at her hands.

Vincent took a breath. "Maybe we could use this time as a chance to learn more about each other?" he asked, head tilted to the side a bit.

She looked up with a thoughtful look. "You know, that would be a good idea." She smiled. "Why don't you start then?"

"Me? Okay then." He paused. "Well, I'm twenty four. A Turk." He waited for her reaction but she just nodded. "I don't enjoy what I do at all. I don't really have any free time though. But when I do I like to read." He shrugged.

Lucrecia shrugged back. "Well then, I'm twenty two as of three weeks ago. I too like to read but have hardly any time to do so. We've just gotten a new experiment approved and plan to start it within the next month. I'm very excited about this one. Professors Gast and Hojo said I'll be able to work beside them."

"Will this be your first experiment?" he asked.

"Basically yes. I'm just an assistant but I'll be able to perform on my own for this one. Both Gast and Hojo have said I'm ready." She looked lost in her own world.

Vincent waited for a minute then cleared his throat. The waiter came with their drinks just as she looked up, startled.

They laughed after the waiter had left.

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