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Chapter 4 – I Love You

Yuffie buried her head into her knees. She was crying away. It looked like no one was ever going to love her, something she badly wanted…needed. She saw Cloud and Tifa hugging and made the assumption they were in love. They however were in fact just close friends.

Yuffie however had not known that. She had run back to the engine room in tears. This wasn't fair…

"Perhaps I should go home…" Yuffie told herself softly while sniffling. Going home however would mean disgracing her family. She couldn't do that, could she?

"Yuffie…" A familiar voice spoke hidden from the door's corridor. It was Tifa respecting Yuffie's privacy.

"Tifa?" Yuffie asked.

"Yeah…" She answered. "May I come in?" Tifa asked still hiding herself. Yuffie quickly wiped her tears away. She had never seen Tifa cry; she wanted to imitate her behavior.

"S-sure…" Trying to clean her face up. She didn't want Tifa to see she had been crying. She wanted to be cool headed but it was so hard to. Tifa walked in frowning.

"Yuffie…" Tifa started looking down at the flushed face. She knew she's been sulking, she knew she'd been crying for a while now.

"Yes?" Yuffie asked. She badly wanted to confess right then and there she loved Tifa. How she yearned to scream it. She wanted everyone to hear the words but stopped herself.

"I know what it looked like but I assure you Cloud is just a good friend," Tifa assured.

Oh God, had she seen me? Yuffie asked herself in thought.

"You…saw me?" Yuffie asked embarrassed. How was she going to explain this one? Is she going to hate her now? Is she going to be freaked out? A million questions ran through her head. She hadn't wanted to proclaim her love if it meant losing Tifa's friendship.

"Yes…I guess I should tell you. I've known for a long time now, that you have deep feelings for me," Tifa answered.

Yuffie didn't look up. She was afraid to.

"Yuffie, I have something I need to tell you too," Tifa confessed.

Yuffie was deafly afraid. Was she going to denounce her friendship? She only looked on from Tifa's face. She didn't want to remember Tifa as another person who left her for who she was.

Tifa kneeled down in front of Yuffie.

"Action speaks louder than words," Tifa said.

She slowly embraced Yuffie. This made Yuffie blush; she wasn't use to such close contact. She had wanted to be close like this but no one ever had allowed her to be this close. This warmth Tifa brought to her made her tingle. It was a nice feeling…

Tifa brought her face closer and closer. What is she doing, Yuffie asked herself again and again?

Caught in the moment Yuffie embraced back, bringing her arms around Tifa. Were they going to really do this?

Tifa pushed her lips to Yuffie's. Yuffie's eyes gave a look of comfort and welcomed the kiss. She closed her eyes to focus on the kiss.

After a few minutes Tifa broke herself from the kiss. "It's alright Yuffie…you can say it," Tifa assured.

"Tifa…I…I…love you!"

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Short but sweet, nothing more to say.