Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy VII

Pairing: Cloud x Yuffie

A/N: OK here's the new chapter for those of you that requested it. Read and enjoy!

She's so Lovely

Chp.2: Late Night Thoughts

Later that night…

Cloud and Yuffie both had trouble sleeping that night. Lying on their beds, they both thought the night away. This wasn't something new to the love struck ninja girl though.

Before AVALANCHE had defeated Sephiroth, she had spent most of her nights thinking about a certain spiky headed boy she was infatuated with. He was her leader, her captain. It seemed kind of weird to her at first, but after a while she just didn't care. She was in love with him and that's all that mattered to her.

Meanwhile in Cloud's tent…

Cloud didn't know if it was the freezing cold that kept him up or if it was… her. He pulled his sleeping bag up to his neck and closed his eyes. The first thing that popped into his mind was that one night in the Gold Saucer. The time when Yuffie had asked him to go ride the gondola with her.

(Flashback)

Everyone was either sleeping or getting wasted that night. The two older girls Tifa and Aeris, accompanied by Red XIII, were in their room sleeping. Everyone else was gambling and drinking their asses off. Barret lost so much gil that night and Cid was so wasted that the security had to escort him to his room where he puked the massive amount of alcohol he consumed in his toilet. The pilot thought to himself, 'I am never, EVER going to drink again.' That of course was a lie.

Since Yuffie wasn't of legal age to drink nor was she sleepy, she stayed up and walked around the casino looking for someone she can do something with. A tall, muscular security guard came up behind her and said, "What are you doing walking around here without parental supervision girl?"

She turned and replied, "Relax man. I wasn't going to drink or gamble or nothin'. Just walking around that's all."

This didn't convince the security to let her go so he asked her to leave the casino area. "Sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave unless you have a guardian twenty one or older with you." He said.

Being stubborn as usual, Yuffie argued with him. "Listen buddy! I don't need anybody to watch over me. I can take of myself just fine thank you very much." She said.

This made the security guard angry and he said with a louder voice, "OK, either you get out of the casino by yourself, or I make you. Do you understand?"

With this said, Yuffie made a fist and was ready to punch the guard right square in the jaw until she felt a gloved hand grab her wrist. It was Cloud.

"She's with me. Sorry if we caused you any trouble." He said.

The security guard asked, "This brat is with you? Well tell her she shouldn't be arguing with security."

"Who are you callin' brat you stupid rent-a-cop!" Yuffie shouted back while trying to sock the guy.

Cloud put his hand on top of her mouth and grabbed her arm with the other. "Don't mind her sir. So sorry! We'll be leaving now." He said.

Cloud dragged her out to the hall and asked her, "Why were you arguing with the security? Are you trying to get us in trouble?"

She responded, "Well I was bored and he should've minded his own business."

"Why don't you go back to your room and get some sleep? It's pretty late." He asked.

She answered, "I'm not sleepy. And I wont go back to my room unless I do something fun. Would you want to do something with me?"

"If it will get you to behave then what do you have in mind?" He said.

"Hmm…" The young girl tapped her chin with her index finger while thinking of something to do. "Wanna ride the gondola?" She asked.

Cloud responded, "Sure then, why not? Let's go get tickets."

Since it was pretty late, the only people that were riding on the gondolas were couples that wanted to have a romantic night out with each other. Cloud and Yuffie walk up to the woman in control of bringing people into the gondolas and gave her their tickets.

"Aw how cute, another young couple. Have a nice ride you two!" The woman said as they walked in the gondola.

Cloud and Yuffie both looked at each other and then at the woman and explained, "We're not a couple." But as soon as they could say anything, the ride had started. The gondola made its way up to the highest point in the Gold Saucer. Besides the loud noises of the pretty fireworks and the happy upbeat music outside, inside the little cable car was dead silent. Yuffie looked at Cloud who was looking outside of the window. She got lost in his eyes. Those beautiful, blue, mako eyes of his were hypnotizing. The spiky headed man turned his head and looked at the young girl that was in front of him. They were now facing each other, another awkward moment. At the end of the ride, Cloud was still sitting. Yuffie stands up and goes towards him and kisses him on the cheek.

"What was that all about?" Cloud asks.

"I just felt like doing that." She replies.

"..." Cloud was speechless.

"Well, say something." Yuffie said.

"..." Cloud was still silent.

"Come on, say something!" She exclaims.

Now getting mad, Yuffie says loudly, "Dammit, say SOMETHING!"

"...Something..." He said.

SMACK

(End Flashback)

Cloud quickly opens his eyes and sits up. He touches his cheek; the one Yuffie had kissed and slapped that night in the Gold Saucer. "(Sigh)"

Meanwhile in Yuffie's room…

Since Yuffie couldn't sleep, she picked up the remote control on her side table and turned her television on to try and get Cloud of her mind. A romantic movie was showing. On the TV, the couple deeply kissed each other. Yuffie couldn't help but imagine her and Cloud doing the same. She shook her head to stop dreaming and she turned the TV off. She stood up off her bed and sat down on her desk. She reached over to turn on her radio which was next to her little box full of materia.

The DJ on the radio said in a deep soothing voice, "Hey you cool cats and night owls out there. It's time for the block of non-stop love songs. This one's dedicated to Shera in Rocket Town from her man, Cid. For old school and today's R&B tune in to 104.1 KLOV—"

The DJ's sentence gets cut off because Yuffie had turned the radio off. She didn't much feel like listening to corny slow jams. The girl smiled at the song dedication from Cid to his girlfriend though.

'So the old bastard does have his soft side.' She thought.

She then picked up her soft, plush chocobo from her desk and held it close to her. Yuffie examined it closely and saw that it had golden spikes and blue eyes. Just like Cloud.

"God damn you Cloud. Everything I see reminds me of you." She cursed.

She looked at her glowing alarm clock and it read 2:14 am. The young ninja girl lies down on her bed. "(Sigh)"

That is the end of chapter 2. I had to edit it because I wanted to add more to the date sequence.