A/N: Okkkaaaayyyy I'm sorry! I'm so sorry about my ever so slow updates lately. I'll improvenow since i've got a new beta.. smiles aww.. she's so nice! Ahem anyway.. I've forgot where I am on most of these fics since I haven't updated in a while.. hmmm.. I'd bettergo back and read em and let you LOVELY people read this and I pray that you review it too: crossesfingers : Ok.. on with the show! Oh yeah, quick note.. I was a little off while I was writing this so it's taken a turn, sorry everyone.

Disclaimer: This is stupid.. you guys know very well i own nothing other than a few random fic ideas that pop into my head; like this: ...POP lol...sorry. Word of warning, this chapter has some fight scenes and ya all know what happens in fight scenes, right? You get the picture, I hope.


Leon was the first through the door.. HA he must be scared of my ninja stars.. nyuk! I walk through the double doors and close them behind me, turning around ...I saw him. I let out a gasp and he watchs me carefully. Does he know me? I wonder if we had the same dream?..nah not possible. But he looks at me ... in this weird way I cant explain. I walk forward to get a close look and Leon puts a hand on my shoulder stopping me. What's the big idea! I'm not his all of a sudden! Leon leans down and puts his mouth close to my ear..is there any need for him to be THIS close?

"Remember what our plan is Yuffie? I wish you luck." With that he walks off to the side leaving me to fight with the hot blonde. A barrier forms around Cloud and I.. stupid grammer, I mean me and Cloud. I walk towards him and nod politley giving him my respects. I'm suprised as I look up to see he's bowing too I place my ninja stars in my right hand and smile. Holding out my left hand waiting to recieve his. Why isn't he giving me his hand?... Oh.. he has a claw.. well I'm not changing, a claw doesn't bother me.

"You can shake my hand sometime soon ya know..and your left hand doesn't bother me." I say softly. He gives his claw a quick faint glance before shaking my hand.

"See? That wasn't so hard was it? nyuk nyuk nyuk.." Okay.. I just used my laugh.. now he thinks I'm weird, well done Yuffie! I let go of his hand- uh,claw thingy and walk back to my fighting position; neatly placing 4 ninja stars in my left hand and 3 in my right. Finally done I watch him as he grips his sword in his right hand... ohmigawd! Look at the size of the thing! I look over at Leon and give him a I'm-gonna-die-aren't-I look he shakes his head and glares at Cloud.. yeah that'll help me win Leon. Get him angry then let him fight me first..clever! Note the sarcasm back there. I sigh then get into my offencive stance as Cloud gets into his,

"What's going on here? Cloud is supposed to fight both of you at the same time!" I hear a bellow from the upper private balcony, looking up I notice Hades; his 'hair' now red with anger and frustration.

"Cool it Hades.." I snap my attention back to Cloud..did he just talk? His voice is so... oh my gawd! I'm acting like an obsessed fangirl. ((( don't we all when we hear Cloud speak?))) "...besides I'm sure they have they're reasons?" Oh my gawd he's looking at me... oh yeah I better answer.

"Uh.. It's just a practise." Damn too quiet, I doubt they heard me.

"Say again?" ARGH as much as Cloud is so totally hot I cant stand that phrase, it drive's me conkers!

"Uh...heh, Again?" I grin and the whole arena burst out in fits of laughter. Nyuk. "..Sorry.. I'm having a quick practise with your contract-boy Hades. Any problems with that?" I ask cooly. Oh yeah I rule! I see Cloud in the corner of my eye trying not to smile. AW he looks so cute when he tries not to do that.

" ... Well yes there is. You see-" The hot headed God starts, he is sooo depressing!

"Afraid of him losing to a 17 year old girl Hades? Just like you were afraid to go against Sora?" I love teasing people. I hear him grunt and sit down with his arms crossed like a spoilt child. Please say I dont look like that in a tantrum! "Shall we then Mr. Strife?" Cloud is slightly taken back by what I just called him, his eyes show a flicker of shock.

"Call me Cloud." Just as he finishes his sentence he rushes forward and slams his sword down, I flip out of the way easily and go straight onto offensive.

I throw my ninja stars at him swiftly and jump out of the way placing more stars in between my fingers. Cloud dodges a few, three hit him and one get's sent back to me. I catch it with ease and throw it back in such speed I doubt you could see it. Cloud runs at me again and brings his sword in a diagonal fashion, I step back and throw more stars at him grazing his hands and his face. Cloud looks at the blood now slipping through his skin and looks back at me in some sort of your-gonna-pay-look. What the hell? He rises into the air and a black bat-like wing emerges from his left shoulder, yellow lightning surrounding him. He flies towards me and slashes his gigantic sword. I roll out of the way and flip back up to notice he's right next to me again. I flip over him but he skims my shoulder with my blade, blood now leaking from me. That blade is sharp! EEEP! Again Cloud's on my tail... so to speak and instead of trying to cut me he throws me into a nearby pillar. I shriek as my back hits the hard stone in a strong force and I slip to the floor in pain. My arms and legs are shaking, I'm bleeding, I have no potions on me... and Leon's not here. I hear the crowd gasp as Cloud walks upto me and picks me up by the neck. I kick my legs and try to weigh myself back to the floor but with no use. Why is he doing this? I pull his one hand off my neck only to have it replaced and with a stronger grip. I struggle to breath.. why is he doing this? I look into his eyes and I'm shocked to say... he's crying? Some diamond tears fall from his glowing blue eyes and he tries to blink them back. I dont think he wants to do this. I let one word escape my lips.

" ..S-Squall!" I watch Clouds face turn to agony as Leon slashes his Gunblade at his back. Cloud uses one of his hands to hold his bandaged sword while the other loosens my grip and gently puts me on the floor. I sit down massaging my now free neck and watch the two male fighters battle it out until I recover. Both males are already bleeding and I can now see how much strength and skill Cloud has... he was going easy on me. Leon is now summoning his blade to grow as Cloud runs at an amazing force with his sword held infront of him, like some arrow and Leon's the target. I pull myself to my feet. Dream guy or not, I still cant let him harm Leon. I run forward and push Leon out of the way, instead Cloud hits me. I reach into my pouches and to my horror reaslise... I have no more stars left, a small green ball is tucked away in one of my pouches and I remember what it is. Materia! Oh I love it, love it, love it!

"Cure 3." A multicoloured light circles me, instantly I'm healed. I feel power flow through my veins and I summon my huge Conformer. Wait, why do I have two in my hands instead of one? Ah well the more the merrier.

"NO!" Leon falls to the ground with Cloud standing over him panting.

"There's no way.. I can lose." Leon says weakly, I didn't notice they were still fighting. I was about to heal him. I'm on my own again? Cloud takes hold of my arm and throws me to the floor.

"Give up Yuffie... I don't want to hurt you." Cloud whispers softly.

"I cant. Until I'm defeated I cant give up. I'm the Great Ninja Yuffie." I reply.

"No weapons!" I hear Hades shout. What? I cant beat Cloud in a fist fight! I've got the speed but not the strength BUT my kicks are pretty strong. Cloud let's his blade fall and I do the same with my two conformers, maybe a defensive stance would give me the upper hand.

"Yuffie please? Give up." He pleads as he pulls up his fists.

"No." I run at him and elbow him in the stomach, momentarily making him crouch. Then using my other fist I punch him square in the nose. YAY I made him have a bleeding nose. Wait I dont want to hurt him. ARGH! He goes to punch me and I dodge easily, I go to trip him up but he hops over my feet. AH-HA. I knew that would happen. I then spun around and sent a harsh blow to his chest making him fly backwards.

"OKAY WEAPONS. USE WEAPONS!" Hades must have realised Cloud wouldn't hit me. I sigh and pick up my blades, I'm aching all over. I curiously glance at the floor to see a shadow hovering above me. Wtf? I look up and just in the right time jump back. Cloud's sword was embedded into the floor and he was just about to pull it out, then an idea hits me. I do a backflip onto the pillar behind me, I then bouce off that and throw a Conformer at his leg. In midair I positioned myself and landed on his sword handle before flipping back up again.

"All Creation!" I haven't used that in a while. A beam of concentrated holy energy burst out of my one conformer and hits Cloud into the barrier. OUCH, that's gotta hurt. The force of my attack sent him flying through the barrier and into the crowd. I SO Rule! I grinned and landed on my feet wearily. I feel so drained right now, that attack took alot outta me. My Conformer is knocked out of my hand and I look up to notice Cloud's sword at my neck. I KNEW I should pay more attention!

"You win." I say weakly and I smile. Cloud gives in and smiles too before I notice him look at my bruised andscratched body. I watch Cloud drop his sword and hold my hand planting a soft kiss on it.

"Cure." He whispers, his lips hovering over my hand. I'm blushing oh no I'm blushing, damn hormones. I smile and I quickly give him a tight hug. That was wrong! BAD Yuffie BAD! He doesn't even know me, I just dreamt about him and now I'm hugging him. Oh no, quick change the subject!

"Uh, Leon? Are you okay?" I know he wont answer, obviously! He's knocked out. I'm panicing now, I don't know what to do. What do I normally do when I'm in trouble or something along those lines: call Squall. Damn he's knocked out. NO I normally call Aerith.

"Aerith? As In Aerith Gainsborough?" Cloud asks. Didn't that kiss effect him at all? Wait a second. He knows Aerith? Hey, did I just go through that small talk in my head out loud? Now I'm confused.

"You know Aerith?" I ask confused, I released my grip on him and stepped back to look at his eyes. Wow, they're better in reality than the dream.

"I know her yes. And I know Squall. Why do you call him Leon?"

"He insists we do. I don't though, sometimes I call him Squall to annoy him." How does he know Squall and Aerith?

"Are you Yuffie Kisaragi?" Duh Blondy!

"Yah, the one and only!" I grin chessily.

"You lived in Hollow Bastion didn't you?" My heart skipped a beat. How did he know that. I must look scared 'cause he's laughing quietly.

"Don't be afraid. I used to live there, I was Leon's best friend, don't you remember? I used to help babysit you with Aerith, Zack and Rinoa. "

"Yeah Leon didn't have any patience with me- Wait. How come I remember this now and I couldn't before?" I'm completely lost now. Cloud just shrugs. "Wow... I remember more. Hey you gotta come back to Traverse Town with us," I cast a glance at Leon. "I'll drive, don't worry." Cloud smiles a small smile, his face then changes back to an emotionless mask.

"I can't. As much as I want to. I can't."

"Why not!" I put my hands on my hips. So what if I want to get closer to him? I have my reasons, one: he's my babysitter and knows more about my past than me and the most important point: I kinda have a crush on him, fine maybe a very strong crush.

"I have to stay here. Hades rules, until I fufill my tasks I cannot leave. Why do you want me to come back with you anyway?" I look down to the floor.

"You're part of my past. I don't remember much about it, and besides it's like your one of us. We're the only survivors of the attack from 9 years ago. We haven't found any others."

"What do you mean 'we'?" Cloud kneels and looks up at my face with his eyes holding some concern.

"Aerith, Leon, Cid and me. That's it. No Rinoa, Zell, Zack... Shera. But we do know Kairi is alive, she's on Destiny Islands where the Keyblade Master lives." I say sadly. I feel Cloud's breath on me as he sighs to himself. His breath is minty!

"Can't you come back for a day? We could all have dinner and talk and - and have a great time! There's even a dance in two night's time, we can all go and have fun and -" I'm tripping over my words here. Gawd, nothing can describe how much I want him to stay near me.

"I could dance with you." I snap out of my thoughts and stare at him, did he just say what I think he said?

"What?"

"You heard me correctly. You and I could dance, you can re-introduce me to everyone."

"And then we can go onto a balcony, and look at the fountain." My hands cover my mouth instantly, I was just describing my dream. How embarrasing is this!

"What, what did you just say?" Cloud asks with a slight tone of confusion.

"Nothing. I said nothing, honest." I think I said that a little too quick. Cloud gently takes my hands from my mouth and smirks.

"Funny you should mention a balcony overlooking a fountain. I dreamt about one last night." My eyes are wide.

"See? You are supposed to come! Please? I..I really want to see you in a tux too, nyuk, you'd look so funny. It'll be a nice change from seeing this place anyway. What do ya say?"

"I say," Cloud bent down close to me, looking me in the eyes and holding my hand. "I belive you've already seen me in a tux, just as I know what dress you will pick out. A silk green one maybe?" My eyes are wider than saucers. How the hell does he know about my dream! Cooky place this is, I always knew this Coliseum was weird and creepy! I open my mouth to speak and Cloud leans forward and plants the most softest, gentle kiss ever imaginable. His lips are so soft, and he kisses me like I'm fragile glass. It isn't long before he breaks it and looks me in the eye, grinning that grin from my dream. Gawd he was so cute!

"Argh.. ahgr.. hjfgutl cantrhd deuive." Leon grumbles, I turn my back on Cloud hiding my blush and staring at the mumbling Leon.

"Leon?" I walk over to him and stare down at his beaten figure.. "Leon?" I ask again.

I turn to Cloud and I grin, my blush still comforting my features.

"SQUAAAALLLLLLL!" I watch in triumph as his eyes open and he sits up holding his head.

"What!" He winces as he shouts.

"We have to go now." I help him up as though he was my brother. I guess that's the only love I ever felt for him, I just didn't notice.

"Did we win?" He asks hopefully. I shake my head and smile.

"Better luck next time eh?" He nods and gets out his Gummiship keys from his leather trouser pocket, "I'll go start the engine." He states walking to the World Exit with his Gunblade in one hand.

I rush back at Cloud and gave him a tight goodbye embrace. Feeling his arms wrap around me I grin. YES; I think I got him! I'm so charming! Go me, I rule! I mentally danced and Ipull back.

"I'll see you around Cloud." I go on tip toes and give him a teasing peck on the cheek. Ha HA! Now to get a proper kiss off me he'll have to come to the dance. I'm so smart. nyuk nyuk nyuk. I pick up my weapons quickly and walk to the World Exit, opening the door I turn to face him. His cheeks have a pale pink tint to them and he sinks lower into the safety of his crimson cloak. I wave to the crowd and give an award winning smile. Even though I lost the battle, I still feel like a champion.


Closing the metal Gummiship door behind me I dump my sharp weapons onto the small red sofa and kick off my shoes. Ow, one of those stupid small ninja stars cut me. "Owie." I suck my finger to get rid of the small amount of blood.

"Yuffie?" Strange, why is Squall in the bedroom? I follow his voice and I look at the tired man spread out on the blue sheeted bed. He opens one of his ice-like navy eyes and throws the gold keys at me.

"Why do I have these for?" I ask as I catch them easily. OOO shiny gold!

"I can't drive in this state, think you can drive for me?" My grin forms on my face again.

"Sure you just lie there and rest, I'll drive extra carefully for ya. Don't worry, Aerith will fix you up soon." I close the bedroom door and skip to the pilots seat, literally skipping.

" nyuk nyuk nyuk. Revenge is a dish best served cold Squallie-Boy. ' Extra carefully ?' I think NOT!" I push in the keys and turn, the engine roars with life. " To Traverse Town." I mutter to myself. Touching my lips momentarily I'm praying Cloud will be at the dance, I desperately want to see him again. Oh.. look at me, I'm a wreck. I've only been away from Cloud for 10 minutes maybe and I want to see him already! I sigh to myself and take off, swirving from the multicoloured meteor bits and attacking the weak Heartless ships easily. I dive quickly earning a shout from Leon to 'slow down'. Slow down? I don't know the meaning of the word, I laugh and make the ship do loops and sharp turns. "Revenge Squallie...nyuk revenge."


A/N: I'm soooo sorry everyone. I lost my spark for this while I was writing it. But, who knows it might be a turn for the better. If you've read it please review it? I've seen the amount of people reading this compared to the amount reviewing. So I'm giving a huge thanks to my reviewers. Without all of you I couldn't have done all this. This chapter, plus the next ( which will also be the last I'm afraid ) is dedicated to all of my reviewers. You guys and girls rule!