Chapter 4

"Cloud…Cloud….Cloud…" Aerith said, over and over again.

"Um…what is it, Aerith?" He asked.

"Oh, nothing. I just like saying your name." She said, smiling.

"Ok…Aerith…Aerith…Aerith…" He said, imitating her.

"Oh stop it, Cloud!" She said, giggling.

"Hey it's unfair. You get to say my name all the time but I don't!" Cloud said, pouting. (Aww how cute!)

Aerith just giggled.

(Oh yes, ever since Cloud and Aerith got together, Cloud became more fun, as Yuffie/Crystal says. So he might seem a bit OOC, but don't mind him. It's a different Cloud…hehehe!)

Aerith walked towards Cloud, and while he was sitting and pouting, she decided to make him feel better by stroking his head.

"Aww, I'm sorry Cloudy…I promise you that next time, you can always say my name." Aerith said, hugging his head to her chest and stroking his hair.

Cloud just breathed the scent of her and hugged her around her waist. "Can I sleep like this?" He asked.

"Oh Cloudy, later then." She said.

Cloud grinned. (Hehehe…he grinned!)

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"AHHHHH!" Yuffie screamed.

"Come here, Yuffie. You belong to us…" Said a masked figure.

"You're that freak again, aren't you?" She said, angry.

"What freak, Yuffie? It's me." Said that masked figure.

"What do you mean, 'It's me'! I can't even see you! Who the hell are you?" She shouted.

The masked figure came closer to her. She tried to move back, but she was stuck. Oh god, no. Please not now. Why couldn't she be stuck when Squall was going to kiss her or something?

Then, everything turned white. She looked around, and saw the masked man gone. Then the scene changed to the top of the Gizmo shop.

"Huh?" She said.

Yuffie screamed. You know why? Because she was falling down the building again, and this time, neither Squall nor anyone was there to catch her.

"SQUALLLLL!" Yuffie shouted. She had tears falling down her eyes.

"What's wrong, Yuffie!" Squall said, alarmed.

Yuffie looked around while Squall was next to her, wiping away her tears. She saw that she was in the normal Green Room, and she had just woken up from her nightmare.

Instinctively, she grabbed Squall's shirt and buried her face into it, trying to make the faint memories of her nightmare go away.

Squall was surprised. Well, what happened yesterday was something he never expected he would do, but he felt good doing it. So what's so different about holding her close to him this time?

He did what he had to do. He held her tight, and while Yuffie was once again asleep in Squall's arms, Vincent knocked on the door. But it seemed that it was no point knocking because he went in the room anyway. He saw the sight of Squall holding a sleeping Yuffie in his arms. He smirked. He was actually going to laugh, but he held it back, since it wouldn't be like him to be laughing, and Yuffie's sleeping in dear Squall's arms…

"Squall, what happened?" Vincent asked wit the smirk.

"Shut up, Vince, and it's Leon." Squall said.

"Whatever. So nothing happened, or did something happen?" Asked Vincent.

"Yuffie got a nightmare, I think." Said Squall, looking at Yuffie in his arms.

Vincent smirked once again, and went out.

Squall just sighed, and lay down on the bed, Yuffie still sleeping on his chest.

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Vincent walked out of the room with the smirk still there. Hey, it was a sight to see.

Cloud and Aerith were walking out of their room, and saw Vincent smirking.

"What's so funny?" Asked Aerith, smiling.

"Go in the Green Room and see for yourselves. Meet me at the café when everyone is ready." Vincent said, as he walked out.

Aerith made an 'ooh' sound. "Let's go, Cloud! I want to see what's so funny!" She said, grabbing Cloud's arm and ran to the Green Room, even though it was just next to them.

Aerith decided to knock on the door but Cloud stopped her. "You wouldn't want them to stop whatever they were doing, would you?" He asked.

Aerith got the hint, and both of them opened the door slowly. On the bed, lay a sleeping Squall and Yuffie lying on his chest.

Aerith couldn't help but squeal. "That is soooo cute!" She said, and made Squall and Yuffie wake up.

"Yeah! Squall's cute!" Yuffie shouted, jumping out of bed, while Squall just got up and stared at her.

So did Aerith and Cloud. Then, they laughed.

Yuffie realized what she said, and blushed a deep red. Squall smirked at her.

"Wow, Yuffie. I didn't know you thought of Leon that way." Said Aerith, giggling.

"Uh…I was just saying that as a joke, ya know." Yuffie said, laughing nervously.

"Yeah…." Said Squall, not believing what she said.

"Yeah! Of course yeah!" Yuffie said, grinning triumphantly.

Aerith and Cloud were laughing. Squall just looked at her and smirked all the while.

"Uh…I'll just get ready." Yuffie said, as she ran to the bathroom. But she went through the wrong door.

"Yuffie, that's the door to our room." Said Cloud, laughing.

"Oh! Uh…It's Crystal!" She said, as she ran to the bathroom. The actual door, this time.

"Cloud and I will be waiting with Vincent at the café, ok?" Said Aerith, smiling.

Squall just nodded and took out his usual attire, while they went out of the door.

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Yuffie was in the shower, and daydreaming. Daydreaming about what happened just now. How embarrassing! How bad can her life be?

There was a knock on the door and Squall said, "Hurry up, Yuffie, or we'll be late!"

And then she remembered what happened yesterday. She blushed heavily at what happened yesterday. What happened to Squall? How can Squall be so….hot?

Yuffie finished bathing as soon as she could. And that meant she finished fast. She wore her undergarments, and another knock was heard.

"Ok already!" She shouted. She looked around. She always did that. She likes the bathroom. The bathroom was nice and all, but there was no lock to the door. That was utterly bad.

Outside…

When Squall heard her shout "OK!" He thought he could come in. He went in, and saw Yuffie wearing only her undergarments. Yuffie and Squall was just shocked. They were frozen in their places.

Squall was the first to recover. "S-Sorry, Yuffie." He whispered.

Yuffie didn't say anything. Maybe she was still shocked. Well, her mouth was in an O shape.

Squall decided her push her out and let her change outside. As he walked closer to her, she screamed. Well, screamed not too loud, but not soft either.

Squall closed his ears. "Ok I'm sorry!" He shouted. He stuck himself to his spot, afraid if she would scream if he came closer, and scream way louder.

"Look, I don't know what came over you yesterday night by teasing me, but you sure aren't doing anything good now!" She shouted.

Squall smirked. "So you felt flustered? Or teased?" He asked.

Yuffie huffed and walked out. She apparently forgot about her attire. Well, Squall thought she was hot. No problems…

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"So, Vincent, have you found out anything?" Asked Cloud.

"No. I haven't seen him anywhere after yesterday." Said Vincent.

Aerith was worried. She knew what they were talking about. That man who tried to kidnap Yuffie. What was his problem? Yuffie was just an ordinary girl…

"Cloud, I'm worried. What will they do to Yuffie if they happen to get her?" Asked Aerith, worried.

"I don't know. Damn. What do they want from her?" Said Cloud as he punched the table. But not hard.

Vincent calmly sat on his chair, and said, "Nothing can be done by just worrying about what would happen. What comes, comes." He said.

Cloud just nodded, even though he wanted to do more. Well, Vincent knew that Squall would be there to protect her. But it was still a problem, what did that man want from Yuffie?

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Yuffie was fully clothed now, and decided to wait for Squall. And she daydreamed. Sure she liked what Squall did to her yesterday, but it just wasn't like him. She was baffled. How can he act like that all of a sudden?

Squall came out of the shower. He only wore his pants, leaving his chest bare. Hot, was the only word Yuffie could think of when she saw him.

"Stop Yuffie. I know you like me." He said, as he searched for his shirt.

"W-What? I do not like you!" She said, blushing.

"Yeah….why are you blushing then?" He asked.

"I'm not blushing!" She said, blushing even more.

Squall just smirked and wore his shirt. He took his jacket and gunblade and went out. Yuffie followed.

"Squall, what was wrong with you yesterday?" She asked, blushing a bit.

"I don't know. I like seeing you flustered." He said, nonchalantly.

Yuffie sighed. How could she have thought that he actually liked her the way she did?

Thoughts come into Squall as he walked to the café. He knew that he liked Yuffie. He just didn't know if she liked him too. Well, not that he would show it or anything.

Yuffie had a forlorn face. Wonder why, he thought. But the moment they saw Vincent, Cloud and Aerith in the café, Yuffie turned into her cheery mode again.

"Hi guys! Did ya start eating before me?" She said.

Sudden change of mood. Squall noted.

"No. But it took you long enough." Said Cloud.

Yuffie 'hmphed' and took her seat next to Vincent. Squall took a seat between Cloud and Yuffie, which meant the chair he sat on was the last seat there.

"Hmm…" Yuffie thought as she looked through the breakfast menu. She already ordered milk, the best drink for breakfast.

"I'll have toast and eggs." Said Vincent, even though he didn't even feel like he had to eat.

"Vinnie's choosing that? Then I choose that too!" Said Yuffie happily.

Squall was a bit jealous that Yuffie choose the same thing as Vincent. It's as if though she wanted to be with Vincent rather than him. Oh wait…..

Jealousy? When did he feel that way?

Yuffie ate her breakfast fast, and excused herself. Squall finished quickly and followed her quietly behind.

He saw her going into the secret waterway. Was she going to train? She trained early in the morning?

When he went in the waterway after she went in, he saw her lying down with her eyes closed. It looked like she was sleeping. Did she always do that?

"I wanna…have a baby." Said Yuffie. Squall was shocked.

Yuffie laughed. "Haha…I'm kidding…" She said.

It seemed like she knew that Squall was there. But she didn't.

"If I was to have a baby, who would I have it with?" She said. The whole time she had her eyes closed.

"Maybe….maybe with…" She said the name in her mind.

Squall wondered who she was thinking of. Was it him? No…that won't happen.

"If I could make a difference, who would I make it for?" She said.

Who?

"Him…" She said.

Who was him?

"If I had one wish, what would it be?" She said.

What?

"I would wish that I could give my wish to him…" She said.

Who the hell is him?

"Yup…I'd practically give everything to him…when he doesn't even notice me." She said, sad.

"Who the hell is him!" Squall shouted.

"Huh?" Yuffie said, surprised. "SQUALL?" She shouted.

"Yeah, it's me. So what?" He said, coolly, trying to cover up the outburst.

"You wanna know who's him, Squall?" She said.

"It's Leon." He said.

"Yeah….well, 'him' is…" She said. Squall tried to listen more closely, but didn't want to show that he was.

"He is…someone who is none of your concern." Said Yuffie, getting up.

Squall was holding in his breath but let it go when she got up. "Who is it?" He asked.

"Why do you care?" She said.

"I just want to know." He said.

"Oooh…Squall's jealous?" Yuffie teased.

"Shut it, Yuffie." Said Squall.

"Aww…Squall's jealous because he thinks I like someone!" She said, laughing.

"Shut up, Yuffie." Said Squall, annoyed.

Yuffie laughed. "Don't worry Squally, I wont tell anyone that you like me." She said.

"I don't like you, Yuffie." Squall said. He was getting annoyed by her calling him Squall or Squally.

"Then what about, yesterday, Squall? Did you just do that to play with my feelings?" She said, turning serious now.

"That was…something else." He said.

"So you just played with my feelings." She said. She got up and walked back to the Second District.

"Yuffie…" Said Squall.

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Yuffie heard Squall say her name as she went out. "Don't say my name, Squall. No use." She said in her mind as she walked away.

She couldn't believe she actually fell for that. For once she actually thought he liked her. But of course not, that's all in her dreams. It's not going to happen in reality.

But why would Squall play on her like that? He wouldn't even dare to do such a thing like that to anyone…why now? What changed him?

She needed to talk to someone. Not about what happened; just talk. Like blab her mouth open. Say stupid stuff. Anything just to get her mind of him, and whatever happened with him.

Who would it be? Usually she talks to…well usually she talks to Squall most of the time, him being her partner and her not being able to stop following him and all.

"Who?" Yuffie said. Time to go to Pooh-like mood.

Yuffie went to sit on the top of the Accessory shop, because if she went to the top of the Gizmo shop, she'll get nightmares again. She so does not want that anymore…maybe she needs to recover from that again.

And she doubts Cid will kill her. He probably won't even notice her there.

"Think, think, think. Think, think, think." Said Yuffie, her stance like Pooh's.

"Yuf-Crystal? What are you doing up there?" Aerith said. And Cid was next to her. Shit.

"Kid! Get down from there!" He shouted.

Yuffie sighed. Why did Aerith have to have wandering eyes? "All right, old man! I'm coming!" She said, and slid off the roof.

"Don' call me an old man, kid. It ain't good for me." He said.

"Yeah, whatever." Yuffie said as she walked to the second district.

"Something wrong with Yuffie?" Asked Aerith to Cid.

"Don't know." He said.

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Well, time to face my fears, thought Yuffie. Well it has to happen right?

She took a deep breath. She's the great ninja Yuffie, right? She can't be scared!

She went up to the roof. So far so good.

When she finally reached the top, she looked around to see if anyone was there. And there was. The person she least expected to see. Squall.

But she needed somewhere to think. And she didn't want to go to the underground cavern because that's not where she can concentrate on thinking. It has to be the top of the Gizmo shop.

Well, if she doesn't talk to Squall, neither will he, right? So all's fine.

Squall was leaning against the wall and saw her. But he didn't want to say anything. So Yuffie went to stand not to close to the edge of the place. She held on to the pillar with the bell sign. But when she looked down, she felt scared and dizzy.

She placed her hand to her forehead, feeling as if she was going to faint.

Squall saw this. He became worried and saw her falling backwards, fortunately. But he went and caught her before she fell.

"Yuffie, are you okay?" He asked.

Yuffie tried to snap out of her dizziness and swatted his hands away. "My name's Crystal." She said, even though she felt a bit bored of her name.

She stood up properly, and was going to leave. But her arm was being held back by Squall.

"I think I need to talk to you, Yuffie." He said, seriously, but nervously.

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Author's notes: Wow, this is the longest I've ever written…hehe…please review…oh yeah, I know, no Vinnie in this chappy…well he was probably just snoozing in his hotel room….hahah.