Allo, and welcome! Here is the next chapter! I should really be sleeping right now but I wanted to post this before bed. I like this story. I think it really will be shorter than most of my others. There are a few plot-bunnies in the works, and more hilarity. I'm enjoying Reeve's personality a lot. More than I thought I would.

For all of you reading my other stories, I DO have updates for them, but they are in major need of editing. Look for them in the coming week or so!

I don't own FF VII or any of her characters. I just use them in my stories. Please don't sue me, I'm poor and need to eat.

Yuffie's house was beautiful. An archway marked the beginning of a path that lead to the front doors. A manicured lawn and garden made its way around both sides of the building and behind it. The doors, bright red and adorned with gold coins hanging from the handle, were opened for them when they approached. A woman bowed them in, asking them to 'please follow me'.

Reeve removed his shoes before following. Cloud and Cid kept their boots on, most likely because it was a hassle to remove them. He could do without shoes. They irritated him more than anything else, especially when an itch developed on the sole of the foot and he could not reach it.

They were shown into a sitting room, and served tea as they waited for Yuffie to come to them. Cid grumbled to himself while Cloud remained silent, a gloomy expression on his face. Reeve frowned at that. The man had not wore that expression since before Sephiroth's resurrection. He was about to comment on it when a door slid open and all heads in the room turned to see who had entered.

"If I'd known you were going to visit, I'd have gotten rooms ready for you."

Yuffie stood before them, bowing slightly in a greeting. It unnerved Reeve to see the action from her. He rolled his shoulders slightly in an attempt to relax. It did not work. She was smiling at them, but it was empty of her usual happiness. Reeve rolled his shoulders once again.

"It was a last minute trip. Yuffie." Cloud said. "We hadn't heard from you in a while, so we came to see you."

"Cut the shit, Cloud. Brat, what the hell are you doing, acting like this? This ain't you."

"What's so wrong about behaving like I should?"

"It's just WRONG, Brat. You should be jumping up and down and stealing our materia and annoying us."

Reeve watched her face carefully, trying to find some hint as to why she had changed so dramatically. He caught an expression, one of sadness, before it was hidden by a false smile. Yuffie being sad was disturbing during any circumstance. Now it made his heart sink that she was hiding her sadness from her friends.

"That's not all I can do, Cid. I have other talents, you just never noticed."

"Whatever, Brat, but what the hell's wrong with you? We're not leaving til you tell us."

"Nothing's wrong with me."

I've never heard a bigger lie come out of your mouth, Yuffie. What happened that you couldn't even tell ME about it? You used to tell me the most ridiculous stories and ideas about anything and everything, including a theory on just how tentacle rape in hentai came about. You even told me about the crush you had on Vincent years ago. About the man you were falling for that saw you as nothing but a friend. How can you tell me all that and not be able to share what's eating at your heart?

"I'm surprised you managed to drag Reeve away from Midgar. What did you do to get him to come? Beat him over the head?"

"We told him something was wrong with you, you damn brat! Why would we have to hurt him to make him come see you?"

"Well, you dragged him here for nothing. You can drag yourselves back to where you came from."

Yuffie left the room with those words, Cid yelling obscenities at her through the door. Cloud was still frowning at the door.

"Why don't the two of you go on and go? I'll stay here and find out what our little ninja is up to."

"You so damn eager to be alone with her again, Reeve?"

"As a matter of fact, yes. I've heard there are wonderful little hiding places in the open air baths to spy on the women inside."

"I think...Reeve's right, Cid. She doesn't seem to want to tell us anything."

"What! You're going to let him stay here and SPY on her in the fucking tub?"

"Really, Cid, that's not at all what I meant." Cid settled down to simply glowering at him instead of ranting and glaring. "It will be so much easier to get answers out of her in bed." Cid's right eye twitched violently and the veins on his forehead popped out. Reeve looked on amused, one hand supporting his chin as he watched the pilot fume. "Especially after getting her to call me 'Master Reeve'." He made sure not to change his expression at all while speaking, and the effect it had on Cid was enough to keep him in Reeve's hands for the rest of his life. The man simply did not see the camera clicking away while he fumed.

"Knock it off, Reeve. You're not making him feel any better."

"I wasn't trying to make him feel better, Cloud. He's simply jealous that no one calls him 'Master'."

"You sick bastard! This is serious!" Cid seemed ready to clobber Reeve from across the table.

"I'm being perfectly serious. I'll stay here and take the brunt of Yuffie's anger and then sweet talk the reasons for her change in behavior out of her. I'm sure you'd much rather sleep with Shera tonight, Cid."

"So what? I'm supposed to leave her with a sicko like you?"

"She told you to leave, remember? She didn't say for me to go. I'll stay, you go home and play patty-cake with Shera while I get to the bottom of this. And her underwear drawer."

"WHAT!" Cloud and Cid said in unison.

"That's where she keeps her journal. That's bound to have some answers in it. Don't you think so?"

"You...you do something outta line, and I'll rip that beard of yours out hair by fucking hair."

"I'll keep that in mind. Now, I'll call you later on, let you know how things are going."

"Come on, Cid. Let's leave this to Reeve." Cid got up and walked back to the entrance while Cloud lingered a moment before speaking. "Seriously, Reeve, no plots or jokes. This isn't a game."

"I never said it was. I need to call my office and let them know I won't be in for a while. Take care." Reeve took out a phone, dialing quickly. "Yes, Miccha? I won't be in for a while. I've decided I need a vacation. Why? Oh, I've met the most enchanting woman. I think she'll turn out to be the love of my life. Yes, now all I have to do is wait for school to get out. I do love those uniforms they wear. One of my favorite fetishes. Yes, thank you, Miccha. Say hello to your son for me. Good bye."

"You...are a strange man."

"You're just figuring that out, Cloud?"

YAY for Reeve and his apparent pervertedness! We'll see if it's real or not in the coming chapters! Review! Thanks a heap!

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