I do not own any of the rights of Final Fantasy 7. It all belongs to Square Enix.

This is why I'm writing fan fiction, right?

One day I won't be. Haha, and I'll have my own license to keep me fed for the rest of my natural life.

Anyway, this is my first Fan Fic (in the works.)

Please Enjoy!

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Chapter. 1 - Pain & Death

Aboard the Highwind Yuffie was sweating from the heat. The struggle they had endured against Sephiroth was finally taking its toll. Hypnotized by the roar of the engines & bound by the heat she felt as if she could doze off any second. Sitting on the floor wasn't very comfortable nor was the hard wall she was leaning up against. She kept fiddling with her favorite Materia as a means to keep herself awake. She was too afraid to fall asleep. If she did fall asleep what kind of nightmares would she have?

Would she dream of Aries's death she had seen before her very own eyes?

The murder she had witnessed was a bit too much for her to handle. It had taken Tifa what seemed like an eternity to calm Yuffie down.

"It's ok, Its over now, I can't believe she's gone either. It's ok…Shhh. Its alright." Tifa comforted as she hugged Yuffie tight. She too had tears in her eyes and felt similar emotions. She was just stronger than Yuffie. Why couldn't Yuffie be that strong?

Blood had flung onto Yuffie as Sephiroth stabbed Aries. Hysterically she had tried washing it off in the lake. It just wouldn't come off. In her mind the blood was going to be there forever. That had been when Tifa came rushing to her to try and calm her down.

Tifa…

She was closest to Tifa. For some reason Tifa had taken a liking to Yuffie from the start. It was something she was rather curious about but never got the chance to ask why Tifa had been so friendly toward her. She also felt a strong connection to Cloud. Cloud had been there that dreadful day too. He was probably the one most affected by the event. He seemed to love Aries and it had been kind of easy for everyone to see that. He had opened up his feelings to her, which was almost impossible for anyone else to get him to do. The others had stayed behind. That was kind of the problem she had with the others. They all wanted to go their own way or Cloud, as team leader didn't really feel like having them around.

Just about everyone was hard to get along with. Vincent was a complete mystery. He was someone who kept you guessing. No one likes someone who will be calm one moment and then yelling at you the next. Cait Sith really wasn't someone you wanted to talk to. It was actually a robotic puppet being controlled by some Shinra employee who didn't agree with Shinra's methods. The guy didn't even have the guts to join up with them in person. Barret on the other hand would just try to boss him around and who would want anyone to tell you how to lead your own team?

The others, what were they doing right now?

Yuffie wondered if she was completely useless. Really what had she done except steal their Materia. That had been a rather playful situation compared to this. I may be a thief but I'm no warrior, not yet anyway she thought. Is this what being a warrior would be like?

Despite being a proud member of the Wutai clan she was still only a young girl. The youngest in the group pressured by her inexperience. Death was a rather new idea seeping into her being. She once had a great aunt die but she was really too young to remember it that well. Even if she did it was still something she wouldn't be able to understand completely at that age.

Cloud and especially Tifa seemed to be the only ones who enjoyed her presence. Barret with his already tough demeanor would give her a scary stare every so often. It defiantly was one of some kind of discomfort toward her. Whether it was a bias or what she did not know. She really didn't care what it was.

Yuffie closed her tired eyes…

There was a sudden pained scream. Yuffie looked in horror as she saw Tifa's lifeless body roll across the floor. Looking up in horror she saw the dark figure of Sephiroth walking toward her. She didn't care if she was to be killed, She didn't even care how painful it was going to be. She knew everyone was dead. Her friends were dead. Sephiroth was just that kind of sick bastard. He had already gotten to Tifa, the only one who had been a real friend toward her. Why go on living?

Instead Sephiroth only grinned as he took his masamune and chopped Tifa's head off as if she was nothing more than a child's toy. Yuffie wanted to look away but was too horrified that she couldn't even blink. Her eyes started to water. Sephiroth pushed Yuffie against the wall hard. He ripped off Yuffie's top. Apparently he was going to take more than her life.

"I like it when they bleed," Sephiroth said as he forced his grip on her. Yuffie only wanted to die. Did Sephiroth really need her alive for this?

Why couldn't she just die?

"Yuffie, WAKE UP!" A faint voice called out to her. No matter how little attention it received it just kept calling and calling but it seemed only a delusion. Yuffie was just about to be shown true hell yet she still was curious to know what was calling to her. The voice was so angelic and familiar. Please wake up it had said over and over. Despite the beauty in the voice it had a hint of sadness and desperate concern.

Just as Sephiroth raised his sword it was then she opened her eyes.

"Yuffie, it's alright. It was just a nightmare," Tifa said.

Tifa was kneeling over her. Tifa was wiping something from Yuffie's forehead. Apparently she was shaking violently while asleep because Yuffie could feel something wet draining from her head. She must have hit her head during the nightmare. Yuffie saw that she had scratched Tifa during the struggle.

"I'm sorry Tifa. I didn't mean to…" She started but only wanted to rest her head back on Tifa's lap.

"It's all right, I'm here now. It's ok." Tifa reassured.

Yuffie then hugged Tifa hard. She didn't want to let go. The hellish dream had been so vivid & realistic. She wanted to be sure Tifa was really there.

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There you have it, chapter one. I'm not quite sure where the plot is going but I'll come up with something. Angst and Romance go together like Action and Comedy, which is the genre I'd like to use in my next Fan Fic.