Reno could hear Barret say to Marlene to go run along and play while he haves a chat with them, which also means: "Piss off now while I kick their asses."

"What do we HAVE here?" asked Barret in a calm voice.

Barret was 10 metres away from his as he stepped further.

"Come out; I won't bite," Barret said.

He walked further so see two pairs of legs lying on the ground.

He smirked.

"YUFFIE!" Reno whispered. "DO SOMETHING!"

"WAH?" Yuffie said in confusion. "WHY ME?"

"I DON'T KNOW! CAN'T YOU NINJAS DISAPPEAR OR SOME MAD SHIT LIKE THAT?"

Yuffie remained silent as something hit her.

Barret was closer to the box pretending to mind his business whistling to himself.

Heh, what shall I do to both of them? Barret pondered.

Kick Reno's ass hard.

Tell the brat off to Avalanche, they will explode like shit.

That'll be fine.

"DOOO SOMETHINGG!" Reno begged half desperately now.

Yuffie who was not paying attention, was looking at the sky thinking to herself.

Barret was only 6 metres away from them; he didn't need to look at the box if they were there. He stopped and laughed evilly to himself.

"YUFFIE!" Reno hissed slapping her with his free hand on her cuffed arm.

Yuffie shook out of her trance and tilted her head to look at Reno.

"Wha?" Yuffie said half-dazed.

"DO SOMETHING!" Reno begged like a child desperately needing candy for its food source.

Yuffie slowly got up to peek behind the box; to see Barret's back facing towards them. Yuffie quickly bobbed down as Barret turned around.

"Where is he?" Reno asked cautiously.

"Not that far," Yuffie said. "But he's not really paying attention on us, I think."

"YOU think," Reno mumbled to himself pouting.

"Oh let's cut the shit now," Barret said angrily as stomped towards the box.

"YUFFIE YOU ASSWIPE!" Reno cursed.

Yuffie can hear Barret's angry footsteps coming towards them.

5 metres, 4.5 metres …

Thinking of her past to her success of her ninja skills; the thing that hit her finally hit her again.

"Close your eyes," Yuffie said simply.

"WHAT?" Reno whispered, his voiced only sounded like a crack now.

"DO IT!" Yuffie said sternly like a half pissed off Mother telling their young to behave.

Reno closed his eyes tightly his hands trembling out of small fear.

He felt Yuffie's cuffed hand slide into his.

"Relax," Yuffie said. "If you don't, then it won't work."

Reno felt his face getting hot.

"What won't work?"

They both could hear Barret's footsteps louder then ever before.

"Yuffie?" Reno whispered.

"Shut up," Yuffie hissed as she tightly gripped Reno's hand and started to concentrate deeply.

Barret was 3 metres away he smirked to himself and turned around.

He scratched the back of his head with his gun-free hand.

What do I do now?

Should I bend down and look at them?

Lunge at them?

Shoot the god damn box that's pissing me off hard?

Or shoot them instead.

Barret smiled to himself again.

Second priority will be good.

Good because lunging at them will make them suffocate and die.

(Well maybe not really.. BUT Barret's weight can suffocate one.)

He laughed to himself.

Reno could hear Barret laughing to himself.

What a dickhead, Reno thought to himself.

He gripped Yuffie's hand in return of her squeezing.

Reno could hear Barret getting closer and closer.

This is it, what a way to die, either I'm getting shot by his big-ass gun or getting my ass kicked in space. But DON'T worry Yuffie would be sharing the pain as well, Reno thought in sarcasm. He didn't know what Yuffie meant when she said to relax or it won't 'work'. Must be some yoga thing or something; the shit girls were into when they were stressed or something, obviously it's a load of bull crap and it doesn't work anyway.

Reno noticed Yuffie took his hand out of his and started to take equal steady breaths at a time.

"Doing yoga at a TIME like THIS?" Reno said in sarcasm.

Yuffie ignored him as she continued her steady breathing.

WOW! She must REALLY be into this, Reno thought shaking his head in shame.

He shut his eyes tighter now, as he felt Barret jump onto them shouting "GOT YOU FUCKERS!"

Was Barret THIS light? Reno thought too afraid to open his eyes.