So Close

Warning: I don't own any of the characters or even the plot. It's a remake of a movie I saw called "So Close". I changed some of the pairings in the movie so there won't be any Yuri of the sort in it.


Chapter 9: The Backfire

"Ha! Take that! This is totally my night!" Yuffie grinned. After running like a chicken with its head cut off down the street she had finally found a car. Using her swift and slick ninja skills she unlocked the car and jumped into it. "Ha, I knew all those secret lessons with Barett about high wiring would pay off!" Yuffie grinned.

After the seventeen year old started the car she found a cell phone and began to dial her home phone. "Dang, it's eleven and Tifa might be mad… I hope she lets me off easy... ahh, who am I kidding... I'll just sweet talk her like always,"

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They both knew what was coming next, and yet they both didn't want it for a reason, they would fight for what they believed in.

((You know who I am… I have nothing against you, but now I have to take you out)) Tifa thought as she slowly pulled away from his warmth, still keeping the eye connection. Deep down inside her heart she knew that she shouldn't kill him, but he knew there secret, but also she only kills the people she is paid to kill. ((Yuffie… Assassin's aren't supposed to hesitate and doesn't get spotted by the police… you know that, now this might ruin my only chance with Cloud))

After the long hesitation Tifa growled and side kicked the man. "I have nothing against you Vincent, but I must do this to protect myself and my little sister," Tifa yelled as she began placing combos on her counterpart.

"Don't be so sure you are going to win," Vincent calmly replied trying his best to block the powerful attacks Tifa was emitting.

"I'm sure because I already took out your boss and his lady friend," Tifa whispered hoarsely as she threw a roundhouse kick at the man. "And they were no sweat,"

((Err, this guy... he's withstanding my combos... this isn't good)) Tifa thought. ((If he keeps this up then... no, I'm the best paid assassin... the never been caught Angel... I won't be defeated like this))

((She losing power fast... I thought she would be a better fighter than this... I might as well end this now)) Vincent thought as he grabbed her knee with his clawed hand. Tifa glared at Vincent for a short second, the tore her gaze as she went flying to the wall.

"Uh," Tifa yelled as she caught herself before she hit the cemented wall. Tifa's boot heel broke her impact making Tifa do a triple aerial.

((Hmm, she's better than I anticipated...)) Vincent let out as he dodged another kick.

-I'll protect my sister, you won't get away with this- Tifa thought as she punched the message to the man in black.

Vincent stood still not realizing that Tifa was still fighting in slight shock. ((Did I just hear her? Understand her?))

"Hiya!" Tifa screamed as she cartwheeled onto Vincent making him impact onto the cold floor.

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Cloud growled, the whole place was a maze. "Yeah, you go look for an escape and I go look for your brat of a sister... Tifa... I swear... and I guess that's why I–"

"–What the?" Cloud asked as he reached a door, "I guess I found it, now for the tough part... getting Yuffie," Cloud sighed. The blonde haired man entered the room and looked around. After taking a few steps he found what he was looking for... erm... he found the cell he was looking for but no prisoner. "Yuffie... you're... dead..."

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"Hm, she's not answering the home phone... must be sleeping... and ignoring me... okay now that doesn't sound like the real Tifa... okay I'll call her PHS..." Yuffie sighed as she parked the stolen vehicle on the side of the dim highway road.

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((He has to have a weakness... his metal arm isn't help at all either... he's way better than Tseng and the blonde)) Tifa thought as she punched Vincent. "You're holding out better than I expected," Tifa smiled.

Vincent blinked his eyes in confusion at her optimism, and earned a powerful blow to his side for the distraction. ((She's unnerving me... I must concentrate)) Vincent thought as he quickly regained himself. "And you are doing good also Miss Lockhart,"

"Please, Tifa," Tifa said hoarsely as she tackled him onto the hard ground.

"Very well then," Vincent coughed as he tried to pry her off of himself.

/RING... RING/

"What?" Tifa blinked. Vincent locked his eyes on her burgundy eyes for a split second then looked at the source of the noise, her back pocket. Vincent instantly shot his good hand out onto her back pocket, or butt pocket, and grabbed the phone. Tifa growled and tried to reach for it but Vincent flipped her over with his clawed hand making her lean her back fully against him. ((Damn... this is not going to look good...))

Tifa began to wiggle but Vincent's grasp was stronger than she thought making it hard to get out of.

"TIFA!" A voice on the other line yelled out. It was Yuffie's annoying voice unfortunately, and it made Tifa and Vincent twitch their eyes in annoyance at the sound of it. Tifa instantly stopped struggling and allowed Vincent to slowly pull her up along with his body fully attached to her back. "You there? TIFA! Well anyways... if this is your answering machine then I guess I'll leave you another message, but if you want you can check the home message machine where I left all the detail at... well here goes. So I was at the club, now before you say anything... CLOUD WAS WITH ME! Haha, and as I was saying, what was I saying? Oh yeah, so I was at the club and I saw this creepy guy, and Tifa before you say anything–"

"Miss Kisaragi," Vincent said calmly interrupting her story time.

"Vinnie?" Yuffie asked quite shocked at his voice.

((Vinnie?)) Tifa thought snickering inside. ((Hey wait... I'm still in 'Vinnie's' grasp... but at least I know Yuffie's alright))

"Miss Kisaragi," Vincent said with a slight irritation in his voice. Tifa heard a bit of a chuckle from the other line then a dead silence. "Did you call for a good reason or just for a distraction?"

"... are you and Tifa a thing now... TIFA WHAT ABOUT CLOUD?" Yuffie screamed on the other line. Tifa's eyes popped out and her knees caved in from the shock of the question. Vincent just coughed in shock but recovered himself. "Don't worry Tifa... I'll keep Cloud for myself," The ninja snickered on the other line.

At this Vincent snorted and Tifa growled. "YUFFIE!" Tifa screamed. She then wiggled furiously and stomped on Vincent's foot in anger.

"Uh," Vincent mumbled as Tifa escaped out of his death grasp. "Tifa," Vincent calmly said as her glared at the tall woman.

"Oh, on first name bases are we? Tifa!" Yuffie giggled. Tifa twitched her eyebrow then charged at Vincent angrily. Vincent glanced at Tifa then at the phone, he then hung up on Yuffie and threw the phone strait at Tifa. The brown haired woman smiled at his choice of action and quickly kicked the phone back at him with her long legs.

Vincent dodged it and allowed it to hit the narrow dimmed hall's wall... but it never hit. Tifa and Vincent stopped their actions and looked behind them.

It was Cloud.

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"Okay, okay, maybe what I said in there was bad... I mean Tifa has Cloud right?" Yuffie asked herself as she drove her way back to the police station. "I mean, I'm not attracted to that vampire right? Right?" Yuffie growled. "This is not possible... I can't like a freak like him... I can't," The short haired girl whispered. ((That... kiss... meant nothing, right?... right?))

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Cloud quickly grabbed Tifa's gloved hands and sped off away from the, now, unconscious cop. "Tifa, are you okay?" Cloud asked as he let go of her hand. Tifa caught up to his speed and gave him a quick smiled.

"Thanks for knocking him out for me," Tifa whispered.

"No problem, Yuffie said she'll meet us out in the front,"

"Okay," Tifa smiled. ((Wait... how will she pick us up, my car is still at the bar... oh never mind... at least we have transportation... I hope...))

The two fighters quickly exited out of the building and saw a brown old fashioned car in the distance. Tifa waved for it then ran towards the car. Cloud nodded and followed Tifa's lead.

The passenger window automatically rolled down and Yuffie's head popped out. "Nice ta see ya again!" Yuffie smirked. Tifa frowned and opened the passenger side door and got in. Cloud followed close behind and got into the back of the car.

"Yuffie when did you learn how to drive?" Cloud asked as he shut the car door. Tifa glared at Yuffie in anger then crossed her arms. Yuffie grinned at Cloud and glanced shortly at Tifa sitting beside her, she then pressed her foot onto the gas pedal and they sped off.

"Who said you ever had to? Just know your gas pedal from your stop and you've got it made," Yuffie smirked as she kept her eyes on the dark roads. Cloud scratched the back of his head in thought then shrugged his shoulders enjoying the ride. A long period of silence then occurred making Cloud look up to Tifa then to Yuffie and back. He could sense the tension between the sister, and the silence wasn't helping it either.

"Hey Yuffie?" Cloud asked breaking the silence.

"Yeah?"

"Is this even your car?"


A/N: Hehe. A short and rushed update I know... blah, blah, blah. At first I was going to throw Cloud and Tifa in jail and have Barett bust them out… but after reading shikaku zetsumei's review I was in thought for a long time. So I changed it around making the plot more interesting, thank-you! And also I cut out another scene, this time a Tseng, Elena, and Cloud fight scene. Hehe... I promise I'll add all my cutout scenes in sometime, somewhere... told you I was losing my interest in this story.