Once again, continuing the story from the RP. Yuffie is going to become a main character in the story, as most of you have probably figured out. I'm not going to give out any details, though. R&R!

"VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNY!" Yuffie whined and yowled out her lover's pet name for the fifth time since Reno had been in the clearing. "I miss yooouuuu!"

"By the mako-driven RAMPAGE, DO YOU EVER SHUT UP!"

"No. Not for people like you, you creep. You won't lemme use your cell phone, you bastard. So I'm going to torment you. VINNY!" Yuffie got on his nerves so badly that Reno's head was spinning. "I miss you, my Vinny, please find me, rescue me from the big bad dumbass Turkey that's being mean to me!"

"Mean to you? Ugh. I walk into the forest, and what do I hear? You, abusing the world's ears. This is supposed to be my vacation. How in the hell did I find you?"

"I dunno. I was here first, though, and I want my Vinny. Go find him." She shooed at Reno to go and do as she said. "The sooner I find Vincent, the sooner I can get out of here." She glared up at him.

"How about….No?"

"How about yes, you freak!"

"No. How in the hell does a ninja get lost anyway?"

Yuffie fidgeted a little bit as she tilted her head and stared down at the forest floor. "Well, I got of the path, and then all of a sudden, trees close in around me. AND I GET LOST! Can you believe it? The humanity… How could adorable me get lost? This forest must be haunted or something, cuz it's been mean to me ever since I got in here." She sniffled. "Please go fiiiiind him."

Reno burst into laughter at her expense. "Fuck you. I don't wanna go find him. Go find him your own damn self."

Tears welled up in Yuffie's eyes and she burst into tears. "But I'll never find him!"

Reno looked around frantically, biting his bottom lip. He never took it well when girls cried, even his enemies. "Uhh… Uhm. Okay.. We'll find him, alright? Just, stop crying? Damn, you hurt my ears."

Yuffie immediately brightened up. "You mean it, you'll find him?" She squealed and bounced up, glomping Reno very roughly. "OOOOOOOOOOH! I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE ALL BAD!" Reno's eye twitched as she clung to him.

"Get off of me!"

"No. Now go find my Vinny or else."

"Pfft." Reno shoved her away from him. Unfortunately, this caused her ankle to twist when she backed away, and she hit the ground rather hard. Immediately his mind formed an exclamation mark, then a literal --. No no no no no… Don't tell me now I'm gonna have to keep up wi-

"Waaah!" Yuffie wailed as she held her ankle. "YOU HURT IT! YOU STUPID BASTARD!" Tears coursed down her face, her sniffles making the squirrels all around scatter. "Why are you so meaaaaan?"

Reno sighed, massaging his temples. "I ought to leave your stupid ass."

"B-but…" Her lip quivered slightly, Yuffie's eyes watering as she sniffled more vigorously. Tears drifted down her face as she stared up at him. "Y-you can't leave me out here. I mean… Vinny doesn't know where I am and I might get eaten or something."

The red-head let a small smile pass over his face. "As loud as you are, I doubt anything would want to eat you. Any creature would go deaf before it even got close." He got a blank look on his face again as he stared down at her ankle. But you can't just leave her here. God damnit… Why do girls always have to show up in my life? Why can't the world be made up of guys and… Whoa, bad thought. No, no, no… Well… Not so bad, but still… I like my women too much. Reno sighed softly then shook his head. "Alright. You're comin' with me."

Yuffie stared up at him as if she could throw her arms around him and hug him. "I am?" She squealed and bounced up and down on her bottom, holding her hands out so that he could pick her up. "I'M NOT GOING TO BE EATEN! YAAAAAAAAY!" Her huge brown eyes started to shine up at Reno as he leaned over to pick her up by her arms.

Sighing, the red-head leaned down and wrapped his arms around her, picking her up and setting her up-right. "C'mon then. I ain't got all day." He kept one arm wrapped around her as he turned and seemed to naturally lead her back to the cabin. Reno never lost his sense of direction, probably because of the mako in his body that gave him the instincts to know his cardinal directions. He didn't need a compass. He was a walking compass.

Somewhere in the forest…

Vincent sniffled as he stared around. "Yuffie?" He frowned and shook his head. "This isn't funny. Yuffie, you need to stop playing around." Fear entered his eyes as he thought of his missing beloved; the second missing beloved! "OH DESPAIR!" He wailed and then freaked out, whipping around the clearing frantically as he searched for any sign of Yuffie, whether it be under rock, behind tree or under piles of dead leaves. "YUFFIE!"

He stopped, the dark man trying to catch his breath. Someone had STOLEN his Yuffie, his prize, his beloved, and they were going to PAY. As soon as he figured out which way was north. Vincent sweatdropped as he realized just how lost he was. "CURSES!" He spat and jumped up and down very irately as he puzzled over where his girlfriend could be and if she was in safe hands.

Back at the cabin...

Safe hands indeed. Reno smirked as he ran his hand along her side, squeezing her to him. He was a womanizer, no matter how desperate for death he would get, and he liked the fact that Yuffie seemed to leave herself wide open to his skills. She was squealing and squeaking things to him, mostly things about his cell phone and Vincent and getting home and Vincent and also where the other Turks were. Reno rolled his eyes as he suddenly remembered Rude and Elena. He figured they weren't going to take too kindly to their new visitor.

Stepping up to the door, Reno started to just push it open, then remembered about his 'good friends'. They were very good friends, and the thought that ran across his mind made him shudder. Gingerly, he reached out and knocked on the door. Yuffie stared at him oddly. "You have to knock at your own cabin?"

Reno shot her a glare. "I don't wanna walk into a make-out session, or worse."

"Ooooh… Awww, are they together, Renny-kun?"

Reno's eye twitched. "If you ever call me that again, I'm gonna rip your arm off and beat you with it."

"Yeah right! You can't touch me, I'm KAWAII!" Yuffie squealed and sort of glomped Reno just as the door opened.

Rude stared out at his best friend as he was surrounded by Wutaian girl, squeezed into submission until his face was blood-red. "Damn, Reno. How do you find girls in the woods? Must be a Maenad wandering from her tribe. She's a cute little Maenad, too. Are you gonna pounce around the bonfire with her?"

Reno shot the bald-headed man a glare that would melt the Northern Continent. "Get 'er the fuck off'a me. She-… Crushing…. Windpipe."

"Renny-kun, you're really cute. I gotta admit that." She squealed and then bounced away from Reno, grabbing for Rude. Rude raised a brow. "How in the hell did you find it?"

"I was walkin' in the fuckin' woods, then all of a sudden I heard something wailing. I thought it was a dying animal, so I was gonna put it out of its misery, then I noticed it was an animal with boobs and a loud mouth. I like the boobs, but I wish it didn't have the mouth." Reno and Rude smirked simultaneously. They were obviously going to have some fun with the situation.

Yuffie glared back at them. "Sorry son of a bitches… GIMME YOUR CELL PHONE SO I CAN CALL MY VINNY!"

Elena looked up from the corner at Yuffie. Another girl! She felt relief wash over her as she saw Yuffie. "Ooooh… How did you get here, Yuffie?" She squealed, recalling the time she was trapped on the cliff with her. It hadn't been much, but they'd been in peril together. It was a bond to last a life-time in her opinion, especially since Don Corneo had almost claimed them both. A shudder went through Elena's spine at the thought of that creep touching her.

Yuffie twirled on her good leg and waved at Elena. "Got lost from my boyfriend in the forest. Your resident bastard found me."

"Which one, the bald one or the mako-glimmered one?"

"The doped up one."

"Fuck you, I ain't doped up you little whore."

"You look like a stoner to me." The words echoed in Reno's mind as he glared at Yuffie, then stomped away. "Pfft… What, is he tender about being a stoner? Can't change what he is until he acknowledges it."

The other two Turks were quiet as Reno headed out of the cabin. "Eh… He's touchy about some things. So what do you need?"

Yuffie started to explain the use of the cell phone. Rude shook his head. "Mine's out of area. Reno has a new model, since his got crushed by… Well, on a mission." He remembered that Reno had lost his in the struggle with the drug lord about a month and a half back. Rude and Elena had pitched together and bought him a new cell phone, trying to bribe him into rehabilitating himself. It hadn't worked, unfortunately. They'd let him keep the phone. "You could ask him really nice if he'll let you use his…"

"Pfft… You know Reno won't let me use his phone. He doesn't like me."

"Well, Reno isn't that bad. You just have to get used to him."

"I'd rather gag myself with a jagged stick."

"Suit yourself."

Reno was stomping around outside, trying to rid himself of the anger he felt. Damnit, he was tired of being disrespected and tossed to the side. Not like it mattered… He sulked, sort of hunching down as he thought about her words. Stoner… That's all I am to everyone. Irritating burden. I bet they're tired of dealing with me anyway. Reno frowned, finding himself wishing that he had a bottle of alcohol or something on hand to drown the voice. It wouldn't go away and he didn't know why. He would've cried if he had the tears left. Turning, he headed back into the cabin and straight for the small bed he'd claimed in one corner of the cabin.

Yuffie and Elena looked up when he entered, watching the blue-clothed Turk as he headed for the bed. He took his ponytail down and laid out on the bed, allowing his hair to fan out across the pillow and the side as he shut his eyes tightly. Elena nudged Yuffie toward the red-head. "Go on, ask him."

Frowning, the little ninja girl hobbled over to the side of the bed and reached out, poking Reno gently in the ribs. He slowly opened his eyes, looking up at her. The sight of him on the bed sort of made Yuffie blush as she looked straight into his eyes. "What?"

"Uhhh…" The blush got brighter as she stared down at him a few more seconds. "I… was going to ask you if I could use your cell phone. Rude said his was out of range and stuff, so if I could use yours, I could probably get out of here pretty fast and not bother you anymore." She wrung her hands together nervously as the red-head dug his elbow into the mattress, sitting up. He had the feminine curves of a woman, and that seemed to draw Yuffie's eye as he leaned over and rummaged in the bag he'd brought. Yuffie noticed that his hair had a shimmer that she couldn't quite manage when hers had been long. She was almost tempted to reach out and tou-… What the FUCK am I thinking? Holy shit… No no no no no! I'm in love with VINCENT! Not a little stoner. My god, I think I need something to eat before I start hallucinating and fantasizing. While Reno was searching for the phone, Yuffie turned and smiled at Elena. "Uhm, got anything to eat?"

Reno rolled his eyes as he continued searching. Stupid god damn ninjas. Always gotta impose and interrupt. Call me a fuckin' stoner, god damnit… I'm tired of this shit, so why do I take it? His face fell again. Cuz you are a stoner. You dumbass, they're right. He got a pouty look on his face as he finally wrapped his fingers around the phone, digging a path up through the junk he'd brought with him just to get it out. "This is a brand new phone. You break it and I'll break your ass in two."

Yuffie glared at Reno. "Prick. I'm not gonna break the phone, I'm just gonna use it." Reno turned the phone on and found a signal, holding it out to her. "Thanks, I guess." She glared at Reno, then turned and started to dial Vincent's number. She put the phone to her ear as Reno laid back on the bed again, enjoying the nice warmth of the sunlight that streamed down on him. It was the only perk he had, he figured, so he was going to take advantage of it. He closed his eyes slowly as he got comfortable and everything was quiet. Until an ear-splitting wail interrupted his silent moment. The crunching sound of new technology met his ears over the wail and he growled, sitting up.

"No… Oh GOD! NOOOOO! New phone…" He almost wanted to wail with Yuffie as he stared at the poor phone on the floor where she'd dropped it. "God damn stupid clumsy ass ninja!" Reno rolled over onto his stomach and sighed. "I need a drink…"

Yuffie glared over at him. "HIS PHONE IS OUT OF AREA! WAAAAAAAAAH!"

"What about MY phone? IT'S OUT OF SERVICE NOW! You broke it!"

Rude frowned and covered his ears. "Both of you just shut the FUCK up! Tired of hearing you both. God DAMN you bicker like two school children. I understand Reno doing it, but you're too loud." He eyed Yuffie. "Stop fuckin' with him. We'll take you back to Midgar when we leave so you can get into contact with someone that can get you back in touch with your boyfriend. But PLEASE try to get along with Reno, else I think I'm going to end up killing either a co-worker or you. And you don't want it to be you." He narrowed his eyes behind his sunglasses.

Reno scowled, red hair falling around his form as he curled up into a ball on his side. He felt like shooting her, most definitely. He wanted to put her out of his misery in more ways than one. A good strangling would be great. Then again, if he had a bottle of Sake or something he could easily drown the annoying voice out. He glanced over at her and raised a brow. Might even make the proportions look better. Smirking wickedly, he laid his head back down and closed his eyes. Everything'll be better someday, neh? I just wanna stop aching. My stomach hurts. Reno frowned as everything hurt.

Yuffie sniffled and sat down on one of the beds. She figured that it would be okay. Everything would be fine. She looked over at Reno as he laid there, his hair strewn across him like a flimsy blanket. Everything's going to be okay, isn't it? I'll get away from them, I'll be back with friends. Everything is going to be okay. I mean, it could've been worse, right? I could've still been stuck out there without…Vinny…without food…without shelter. He found me… Didn't hurt me much. Much. Yuffie scowled as she felt her ankle. She knew she would have to get ice on it soon else it would swell like a balloon. I just wanna go home. Wutai, I wanna come hooooome to you. No one to go home with, though. Nothing. Slowly, Yuffie closed her eyes as she barely saw the trembles that the red-head was going through.

Later that night…

Reno frowned as he felt his body tremble, the shock of withdrawals going through him like a terrible sickness. He felt like fresh shit, as he knew that his body was going to start trembling so badly he wouldn't be able to hold his electro-mag rod steady, muchless a switchblade or butterfly knife. Scowling, he tried to sit up, but his body trembled nonstop. He looked around. Everyone was in bed, the ninja laying across from his. Trembling as he tried to reach over for his ponytail holder, it dropped out of his grasp and tumbled across the floor, out of his reach. Curling up into a ball, Reno sighed and laid down again, trying to suffer through withdrawals. They made him wish he'd never touched drugs or alcohol. He felt eyes boring into his back, the Turk training teaching him to identify such a thing.

Turning over, he let his gaze pass over Yuffie, who was watching him. She looked confused at the shakes, but he didn't bother to explain. He gave her a cold glare, then turned back over, facing away from her. Like she gives a fuck. No one but Rude and Elena give a fuck. He felt like crying as he fell into a fitful sleep.

Things whizzed past Yuffie's mind as she watched the trembles get worse. She didn't know what to do for him, nor if it was anything actually wrong with him. She frowned, then closed her eyes to try and go to sleep, oblivious to all he'd gone through in the past. She figured she'd get over the feelings she'd felt when she looked at him, didn't really count on acting on them. What did it matter? She had Vincent, and that was all she needed. Right?