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 12: Last Words

"Uh," Tifa gritted as she felt a bullet go strait through her heart. "YUFFIE!" Tifa cried as she saw Yuffie escape. At that same moment Yuffie grinned and saw the policeman watch as she reversed into the freeway.

For a second Yuffie's heart ached but then disappeared, by she took no notice of the pain and molded her hand into a gun shooting at Vincent. Vincent starred at Yuffie in awe. ((How did she manage to escape? She was blocked, there was no way she could have escaped without help)) Was Vincent's thought as he walked slowly back to the vehicle he borrowed.

"Okay, now after that escape... I have all the ingredients for Tifa's late birthday!" Yuffie smiled as she raced home through the back ways, avoiding police cars at all costs.

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"Who are you?" A young Yuffie growled after she opened the door.

"I'm Tifa Lockhart, nice to meet you,"

"Tifa huh... well then... what are you here for?"

"Umm, I'm here to see a Godo Kisaragi. Is he your father?"

"Haha, he wishes, come right in but before you do... do ya have anything for me before I let you into my house?" She asked in a cocky yet innocent voice.

"Oh, um, I'm sorry," Tifa frowned checking her pockets.

"Ah, well then come right in," The young teen Yuffie grinned. Tifa bowed and took her shoes off before entering. As Tifa began to hang her jacket up, the young Yuffie reached inside her pocket carefully and took a shiny ornament out. But before the clever thief had a chance to place it in her pocket, Tifa swirled around and grasped her hand.

"I believe that's mine," The young brunette smirked letting the small girl's hand go, "but if you want it you can have it," With awe Yuffie nodded and placed the item in her pocket. "And you also have to promise no more of that,"

"But– how'd ya do that, I'm the best,"


"It seems not," Tifa winked, and with that Yuffie scurried off embarrassed.

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"Whoa, what was that?" Yuffie asked herself. ((Why did that memory all of a sudden pop up? Ah, whatever, well after the whole 'being-chased-by-cops-and-scary-vampires' scenario I'm ready to celebrate Tifa's birthday!)) Yuffie smiled. Parking off to the side a few houses from hers, so Tifa wouldn't complain to her about stealing things again, Yuffie jumped out and grabbed her things and headed toward her house.

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"Yuffie!" Godo called.

"What!" Yuffie replied back in her 'what-do-you-want' tone of voice.

"Come downstairs, I want you to meet someone!"

"Coming old man!" Yuffie yelled as she scurried down the stairs and into the livingroom.

"This is Tifa Lockhart," Godo introduced.

"Yeah, yeah, I already met her," Yuffie sighed glancing at the older woman.

"Your new nanny," Godo added smirking. Yuffie plopped open her eyes and coughed.

"WHAT! But... you said!"

"Yuffie, we already went through this, now with me and this project I can't keep an eye on you, and with all of your other 'babysitters' gone this young lady volunteered with no cost,"

"And what did she ask for? Room and board?"

"Precisely," Godo answered. Yuffie yet again popped her eyes out.

"And what about me?" Yuffie cried. "Where do I sleep?"

"In the basement with all your plush cats," Godo calmly answered. At this Yuffie and Tifa gasped in shock. As soon as Godo saw their faces he broke out in a fit of laughter.

((Wow... it's the first time I ever saw him laugh since... mother...)) Yuffie thought exiting out of the room.

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"What?" Yuffie whispered as she came up front of her house. The long stone staircase looked kind of funny to her. ((Tifa probably spilt a lot of stuff... well then I'm not cleaning this... I've got other things to do, like surprise Tifa with her gifts!)) At this Yuffie jogged up the stairs in excitement and held the gifts close to her. ((This will be the best birthday present ever! Tifa will surely–))

Yuffie instantly stopped in her tracks after she made it to the top. "Huh?" Yuffie whispered wide eyed. The stains on the stairs was none other than blood. Yuffie stood still for a moment and observed the house. There was broken glass everywhere, blood, and discarded bullets. After Yuffie's realization, she instantly dropped everything and bolted through the busted door.

"Tifa? Tifa!" Yuffie cried, hoping with all of her heart Tifa was not harmed. Yuffie ran through the living room and into the kitchen where she saw knives scattered everywhere and then into the computer room where the monitors of her father's creation where blown to shreds. "TIFA!" Yuffie cried sprinting behind the computers. What she saw was none other than her sister surrounded by her own puddle of blood. "TIFFFFAAA!" Yuffie bellowed dropping to all fours and crawling to her sister.

Tears spilt out one by one from Yuffie's unclear grey eyes. Yuffie couldn't help it, she told herself she wasn't going to cry but now she couldn't hold it back. Yuffie's grip on her sister's cold body tightened as more tears flooded out. "Tifa, Tifa, Tifa, Tifa!" Yuffie wined. "Elder sister!" The young woman cried. ((If only I wasn't careless, if only I was more mature, if only I was like you... this would have never happened... why did you have to go... I don't want you gone... Mother, father, and now you...))

No matter what Yuffie wished, no matter how many times she said 'what if', no matter how many tears fell from her eyes, Tifa... would never come back. "Tifa..." Yuffie shivered. Glass had stuck onto Yuffie's pale skin as she moved around to get a better hold on her departed sister, but no matter how much Yuffie tried, Tifa was forever cold in her arms.

"I... I... I'm... I'll... revenge you Tifa, I know what you wanted, you wanted to live a peaceful life... free from the world and its horrors, but I didn't let you, I'm... I can't say I'm sorry now, it's already done, I'll revenge your death and murder the one who killed you," Yuffie whispered as she looked down into her sister's face. Yuffie noticed a lot of bullet holes on her body, one through the heart and the rest around her torso. With closer examination Yuffie notice a marking, it was a fresh cut on her neck. "Tifa..." Yuffie whispered. ((The person who did this... he will die for sure))

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After Yuffie returned from her sister's room, she covered Tifa's body with her white robe and held her once more. ((I can't bare to look...)) Yuffie cried as she buried her face into the red-like robe. ((But I have to be strong...)) With that on her mind Yuffie sniffled and rose up again, but this time Yuffie did not leave or try to comfort her sister, this time she crawled slowly to the computer and wiped away her tears to see the recording of her sister's death.

What Yuffie saw shocked her, almost to death.

There, she saw, Tifa was on the computer helping her out of the car chase as men came from all directions inside the house. Yuffie saw how Tifa quickly evaded their attacks and slyly moved around so she could get a good shot at them. Since many of the monitors were out Yuffie could only see part of her sister's daring actions, but it was enough to make her cry none the less.

Yuffie saw Tifa as she shot through windows, as she kicked and knocked out men, and how she shot at everyone. Yuffie also saw Tifa flip outside and knock some people out too, but was amazed her was when Tifa came back in and helped her once again. After a few more bullets were shot, Tifa dropped her weapon and smiled. That was when Yuffie knew that she had escaped from Vincent, but at that exact moment a bullet came from behind Tifa and shot at her heart making an ample amount of blood splat out of her heart.

Reading Tifa's lips through the monitor she saw that her last words was 'Yuffie', her name. Yuffie then cried some more. But the tape wasn't done yet, everyone who wasn't killed or knocked out surrounded Tifa and shot at her making sure she was dead. The men then instantly walked away from Tifa's body and exited the house. As soon as Yuffie was about to turn away another person came into view, it was a man with long hair and dark clothing and had a long sword, Yuffie instantly knew what he was going to do, for if Tifa's survived the bullets somehow she wouldn't survive a cut through the neck. And like Yuffie sadly predicted the man walked up to Tifa and bent down, slicing her neck. At this Yuffie coughing out tears and shuddered in emotion. Two more men came into view from behind Tifa, it was a bald haired man and... Reno?

"What is he doing there?" Yuffie whispered. The long haired man sheathed his sword and gave the two men a few things. The two men nodded and walked off throwing the items in the house. They all then left carrying the dead, save for Tifa, out.

Yuffie bent down to the computer and ejected two disks out, the recording of Tifa's death and her father's creation. "Tifa... those men... they will die," Yuffie whispered taking out her camcorder and taking a last picture of her sister. "You'll always be with family," Yuffie whispered. In the distance Yuffie heard sirens and began to pack up. "I'll come back for you... I know you'll make it, you're Tifa Lockhart!" Yuffie managed to smile making more tears fall down. The ninja then leaped out of the house and away from the sight.

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"Father..." Yuffie whispered as she came to his gave site. Rain had begun to pore making Yuffie's shiver. "I know you and Mother are up in heaven and I want to tell you I'm sorry... I'll be there soon but for now you won't have to be alone... you'll have Tifa with you in heaven," Yuffie smiled getting down on her knees. Yuffie took the camcorder out and placed the picture of Tifa on its screen. "You'll be with family Tifa..." Yuffie cried as she saw rain droplets fall onto Tifa's picture making the camcorder's screen unclear. Yuffie then set the device down and began to dig. After Yuffie dug through the wet mud she carefully placed Tifa's image down and began to fill the hole up.

"Yuffie," Yuffie heard. The voice was Tifa's.

"Tifa!" Yuffie cried digging back into the hole she dug. Yuffie brought up the camcorder again and cleared the screen with her muddy thumb. "Tifa..." Yuffie whispered and tears fell down.

The rain helped clear the screen and Yuffie cried some more. "Yuffie," Tifa smiled. It wasn't the picture of her grave, but it was a recording of Tifa from before. Yuffie cleared the screen once more to get a better look at her. Yuffie could see that Tifa was in her room and jumping like Yuffie had always done when she was in trouble. After a few more jumps Tifa grabbed the camcorder and flipped her messy hair back smiling. "I'm sorry, for everything that's happened tonight at the police station... I was a little harsh on you," Tifa smiled. "You remember when dad used to make you jump when he was mad at you... well he was never mad at you, and neither was I. Well... I also wanted to say that since I'm here I forgive you, no matter what stupid thing you'll do next, just as long as you say you're sorry. You're my only family now and I accept you, what I mean is... oh, the phone!" Tifa gasped in shock. Yuffie's tears spilt out as she recalled all the memories. "Hello?" Yuffie heard.

"Hello, this is the manager at the Kalm bar, is a Tifa Lockhart there?"

"This is she,"

"I heard you were looking for a place to start business here and I couldn't resist the offer. Are you willing to pay one hundred gil for this place to make your own?"

"Oh really! I would love to!"

"Good then I'll be expecting you any time soon,"

"Thank-you," Tifa smiled.

"No, thank-you," Tifa then hung the phone.

"I can't wait to tell Yuffie!" Tifa yelled. Tifa then walked over to her bed and smiled. "Oh wait... the camcorder is still on... now how do you turn this off... oh there we go–"

The tape then ended and Yuffie collapsed onto the mudded ground. "You had everything planned... why did you leave... why couldn't you stay?" Yuffie yelled. "WHY!"

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Vincent sat on his couch in thought. ((How did she escape... no one could have done it with help... as far as I know she had no one in the vicinity to help her... and plus that exit was blocked... she couldn't have seen it, no one could have)) Vincent mused.

Knock... knock... knock

The knocking sound made Vincent snap out of his thoughts. ((Who could be here at this late of night?)) Vincent slowly rose from his couch and walked to the door. He peeked out of the eye glass through his door and saw two policemen. Without worry, Vincent unlocked the door and opened the door.

"What seems to be the problem?" Vincent asked. The policemen exchanged glanced and nodded.

"You need to come down to the sation with us," One said.

"On what charges?" Vincent asked.

"Do you know who this person is?" The other said take photos out and showing them to Vincent. Vincent examined them and noticed exactly who it was.

((Tifa? But...)) Vincent thought, his question was then answered.

"This woman was murdered this afternoon, and all the evidence points to you," The one who wasn't holding the pictures explained.

"That isn't possible," Vincent said. But the policemen did not listen. Vincent nodded in agreement and stuck his hands out. The policemen then cuffed them and led him out. Vincent would surely get this problem straitened... he hoped.


A/N: Lady Evelynn here. Haha, I'm sorry about the long delay, happy late Turkey Day! And hoped you enjoyed this chapter… to some extent.