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

Why YuffiexTifa?

Eh, I really wouldn't mind writing about "Shounen-ai," The anime cult way of saying boy on boy love. It's just that I feel that there isn't enough "Shoujo-ai," The anime cult way of saying girl on girl love that is normal in Fan Fiction. Too focused on hotness of it…

At least the ones written by males, because to them female on female romance is nothing more than hawt.

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Chapter. 2 – That Feeling

Tifa walked into the engine room, Yuffie's favorite hangout. It was the only place Yuffie was able to escape to; she really wasn't shy of everyone or anything. It's just that Yuffie didn't seem to get along well with the others. She had discovered that no one really liked being in this room, something about the "oily smell," chased everyone off. It really was the best place for her privacy. Everyone seemed to have found a place like that on the Highwind, a place to think alone.

Cloud had the captain's room, Cid out on the deck, just about everyone else in the crew's quarters. Even Tifa had a place to think, the Chocobo stable.

TheHighwind had become their home, a place everyone came back to think. It was actually kind of nice, to have a place like this. Traveling had been hard on everyone. There were many greetings and so many more goodbyes, which had been the hardest part. It was nice to relax with friends and have some certainty in life.

Tifa saw Yuffie sitting down, leaning up against the wall. At first Tifa thought Yuffie was awake but noticed strange movements. She was shaking and whimpering in her sleep.

"Yuffie?" Tifa asked in concern, trying to wake her up but to no avail. Nothing but whimpering, Tifa decided it was best probably not to disturb her.

As she was leaving Yuffie let out pained scream. In concern Tifa rushed to Yuffie's side, reaching for her shoulder. She shook her gently, "Yuffie?" Tifa asked yet again…

Yuffie seemed to react in fear. Whatever was happening in her dream was simply awful. The way Yuffie was shaking reminded Tifa of the time shortly after Aries's death.

Tifa was devastated but not nearly as disturbed as Yuffie had been. Seeing Yuffie act that way had made her heart sink, she had forgotten Yuffie was still younger than her. She had acted so brave and sure of herself that it was hard to see her as a kid. It really had been her first time, seeing someone die, right in front of her.

Yuffie was now thrashing about screaming in her sleep.

"YUFFIE! Yuffie, please wake up?" Tifa kept asking for her to wake up. Tifa had to restrain Yuffie as she was now violently moving about; Tifa had been scratched during the struggle. Yuffie banged her head against the wall, Tifa gasped in horror as Yuffie now had blood running down her forehead.

After many attempts of calling out to her, Yuffie finally opened her eyes.

Yuffie was crying in Tifa's arms, bleeding from the forehead. Yuffie had been injured pretty badly from banging her head. Just as Yuffie calmed down, Tifa suggested Yuffie come with her to the makeshift medical room Cid had previously setup. Tifa gently helped Yuffie onto the bed.

"What were you dreaming about Yuffie? It sounded real scary and the way you were moving in your sleep had me worried," Tifa asked in a sweet caring voice.

"It…It was nothing really," Yuffie answered trying to sound as calm about it as possible. Of course Yuffie wasn't at all calm, not really. The dream had been pretty horrifying.

"Well, that's ok if you don't want to tell me. Please raise your head just a bit," Tifa directed Yuffie to look up by gently pushing her chin up. She was wiping the blood from Yuffie's forehead.

"Ah, Shit…" Yuffie said in pain. Tifa was just a little too rough at first.

"Sorry, It's a pretty nasty wound," Tifa said in a sorrowful manner.

"Nah, it's ok. I think I kind of deserve it, I did scratch you after all," Yuffie explained.

"Oh this? Nah, that's nothing. You should see the scar I've got from before we left the city. Look at this," Tifa showed Yuffie a scar that resembled a bite mark of what looked to be of a lizard.

"Oh my god! How did you manage to get that?" Yuffie asked surprised by the severity of the scar.

"This was from a bizarre beast in the sewer," Tifa explained.

"Did you say sewer, what were you doing down there?" Yuffie asked.

Tifa explained the story of the disgusting pervert and how Cloud had dressed up as a woman to save her. Yuffie shivered in disgust from remembering that the damn pervert had been the same guy who tried forcing her to marry him and have his way with her. It had kind of been her own fault putting herself in that situation.

"Oh, Tifa, that reminds me. I really am sorry for taking your Materia, I really am. To tell the truth I only did it because our proud clan wanted me to, it's not like I was trying to be your true enemy or anything," Yuffie admitted in a guilty tone.

"Oh don't worry about it," Tifa said.

"Tifa, can I ask you something?" Yuffie said nervously.

"Hmm?" Tifa gave Yuffie permission with a hint of curiosity.

"I've been wondering for a long time now. About you and Cloud, why do…you know never mind," Yuffie said blushing.

"What? What's the matter, oh come on now, you got me all curious now. You can tell me," Tifa was real curious now.

"All right, I think I can only ask you though," Yuffie answered.

Yuffie sighed and let Tifa continue her medical patching. Yuffie noticed how great Tifa's figure was, she hoped to look and act as cool as her some day. Really, she was someone she looked up to. She never really had much experience with other females since she had been born into a small family full of male figures.

"Well, it's Cloud and especially you. You've both treated me quite differently from the others," Yuffie started. Tifa blushed and seemed to pretend to have not had heard her at first.

"What, What is it?" Yuffie asked trying to hide her face. She too was blushing.

"Well, I can't speak for Cloud, deep down he's just a good person. I just know it. I on the other hand have well…" Tifa started.

"It's ok if you don't want to answer. I have trouble talking to people too if you didn't notice," Yuffie interrupted. She looked away in sadness.

"I'm sure Barret didn't mean anything by it," Tifa reassured her. Barret had previously made a comment categorizing Yuffie as certain gender of a dog. Barret of course had always cursed like a sailor only to be matched by Cid.

"It's just the way Barret talks, that's all," Tifa continued.

"Even so, I'm scared of him. Of everybody," Yuffie said.

"Oh, I guess that's it. The reason, I always have this feeling for you. A feeling of sadness at the way everyone treats you around here," Tifa said.

"Oh…" Yuffie sounded disappointed at the comment.

"What? Hmm, Did I say something wrong?" Tifa asked.

"Nah, not really. Well, I guess I should get some rest," Yuffie said.

"Well ok, I guess I'll go then," Tifa then left.

Yuffie turned on her side and started crying. She felt a gut feeling that she would always be alone, that even her own friends would be killed if she made any. Yuffie had wanted to talk to Tifa about everything, about Aries's death, her insecurity, and her feelings for Tifa. It was slowly beginning to hurt on the inside, was she really that bad of a person?

Outside in the hall Tifa was standing right beside the door frowning at the sound of crying.

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Gasps for air

Whew, I think I lost them. Well, that's it for this round. Until next time, same bat channel. I also promise the next chapter will be filled with a lot more angst and romance.

Paranoid Chaotickalas would like to apologize in advance, for his statement about girl on girl love to be nothing more than hot.