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Chapter 2

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After a fabulous day of getting her nails and hair done, Yuna came near her and Vincent's mansion on the way back. Driving up the road, the sky turned darker and clouds loomed over it. No one knows why this happens, but while it's still bright sunny day in the city, as soon as you near the notorious mansion, black clouds fly and lightning strikes. Go figure.

Upon coming inside, Yuna almost got tackled by Benedikt Arnold. "Ben! I just got my nails done!" Yuna squealed in half surprise, half anger. Ben whined and backed away, finding interest in chewing one of his dog toys in the corner.

Yuna marched her way up the stairs to her and Vincent's room, walking in and sprinting towards the closet. Taking out her gauzy pink Calypso dress, Yuna threw it over the bed and began taking her current clothes off (careful not to ruin her hair and nails).

Meanwhile, a man by the name of Vincent Valentine was also making his way home. He left the set for the day, and shuffled towards his car, completely exhausted. He wore the traditional clothes we all know and love him in; that sexy black jumpsuit thing, the wavering blood red cloak, his shiny golden booted feet, and who could forget that ultra sexy golden claw arm? Move aside Anakin Skywalker, Vincent is the hottest armless guy now!

However, Vincent wasn't feeling too hot. As I said before, he was pretty dead beat. Doing all those flips, jumps, stunts, and action paced scenes for his newest game Dirge of Cerberus is no easy task. Our handsome leading man was smothered in bruises, cuts, and soot. Or, well, that could have just been make up purposefully done that way...But still!

Careful not to get any make up or dirt on the black leather interior of his expensive car, Vincent got in and started home. He couldn't wait to see Yuna in her new dress, all dolled up for the premiere. Yes, he'd have to put up with talking useless small talk and gossip to fellow co-workers, friends, and employees of the franchise Final Fantasy, but still...it was all worth Yuna's gorgeous smile in the end.

Driving up to the house moments later, Vincent parked and hopped out. Twirling his gun at his side and whistling, he got his keys out and made his way inside. "Yuna?" He called. His deep voice echoed throughout the walls of his mansion, yet no other voice replied. He figured she was upstairs getting ready.

Ben trotted over to him, happily barking and slobbering all over the place. "Ben, my boy," Vincent greeted in a business fashion. "How do you do?" Ben extended his paw and shook hands with Vincent at his command, a trick I think every dog should know.

Vincent laughed, patting Ben's head as praise and swooped his way up the stairs. He slammed open the door and Yuna inside whirled around, surprised. She was already in her pink dress; looking very stunning indeed. The dress itself was actually pretty loose (compared to what Yuna usually wears) but it clung to her in all the right places. Strapped around her throat was a pink pearl choker; pink pearled earrings tugged down on her earlobes. Up her arms were silky smooth pink gloves, and in one of her hands was a small pink Coach wrist bag.

"Vincent, you're early! Wonderful. Winston will be here in no time. Ugh, you won't believe the torture I had to go through with all this. I'm so glad you could-," Yuna started but Vincent walked steadily towards her with a fixed gaze.

He reached up a hand and cupped her chin lightly with his hand. "Seeing you tortured into this life of make up and fashion...it makes my blood boil," He murmured.

Yuna smirked. "As does mine," She replied in a hushed whisper. "But at least you could come to remind me."

"Being without you! That is the only torture," Vincent replied with a half smile. Yuna giggled and he leaned in, tickling her neck with kisses. As every man should know, never kiss a girl when her make up has already been perfected. Lipstick isn't put on to be smudged!

"That is death itself Darling," Yuna replied flinging her gloved arms around his neck. Vincent started to kiss her harder and Yuna wished they didn't have a stupid premiere to go to. But, she finally pushed him away before embarrassingly big hickeys started on her neck and, frankly, she was running out of cover up.

"Go get ready," She told him, looking him in the eyes. "When we get back you can kiss me all you want."

"Fine," Vincent replied reluctantly, and went over to his closet. Yuna smirked and took a seat on their bed, watching him take his clothes off. Down to only boxers, Vincent started rummaging through his stuff in vain, looking for the suit he planned to wear. "Yuna? Where's my Armani suit? The black one?" Vincent wondered, getting half eaten by the closet.

Yuna blinked, snapping back to life. "What? Oh, I already got it out for you. Besides, what suit do you have that isn't black?" She pointed out.

Vincent emerged from the closet and spotted the suit laid out upon the back of a chair. He smiled at Yuna. "How did you know I was going to wear that one?" He wondered.

Yuna shrugged a shoulder. "I had a feeling," She replied. Actually, she overheard Vincent asking one of his assistants to go pick it up for him at the laundry place, but Vincent didn't need to know that.

Taking the suit, Vincent also took the time to bend down and give Yuna a kiss on the cheek. "Love you," He said.

"Love you," Yuna replied, falling back against the four poster bed and staring up at its ceiling. Vincent started putting his suit on and Yuna looked over at the alarm clock. "Winston is late," She pouted.

"I'm not even ready yet, so no worries," Vincent said, sprinting across the room to Yuna's vanity table. He looked in the mirror and checked that the suit was on good, then he pulled off the red headband in his hair. Opening a drawer he pulled out another one just like it, except black. Placing it in his hair, it almost looked like he wasn't wearing one. But he had too, or else his long hair would fly everywhere and it bugged him when it did that.

"Your hair is longer than your girlfriend's," Yuna suddenly piped up. "Isn't that odd?"

Vincent laughed. "Yeah, probably. But they won't let me cut it until the game is over with," Vincent sighed. Since dating Yuna, Vincent had taken a lot of changes to his life he never thought he would take. But it was different before. He was alone, and frankly, didn't even have a reason to cut his hair, buy designer clothes, any of that. But now that he's with Yuna; now that he's with someone, he had to change. But it was all for the better. He couldn't have gone on living the way he did, and the best decision he'd ever made in his life was to move on. Now, he wasn't a whole completely different person. The same Vincent we've always known and loved is still in him. Somewhere. Just with better taste in clothes and a healthier complexion.

So moving on and dating Yuna wasn't completely a bad thing. And it proved to all the other Final Fantasy characters out there that they too can date someone out of their own video game.

Yuna stood up from the bed, fluffed up her hair once, and strutted over to where Vincent was fooling around with his headband at her vanity table. "You look fine," She assured him, wrapping her arms around his waist.

"Hey, it's not that," Vincent protested with a half smile. "I'm just adjusting it so it'll stay on."

He didn't have much time however to fix it anymore. A car honk could be heard, and Ben started barking desperately downstairs. "Winston's here," Yuna announced, letting go of Vincent and hurriedly running over to the door. Vincent quickly splashed some cologne on him and followed Yuna out of the room.

They were making their way downstairs when Vincent realized something. "Oh, damn. Be right back," He said and ran back up the stairs.

"Vincent?" Yuna questioned, but Winston honked again. She shushed Ben and made her way outside, waving at Winston to let him know they were coming.

Vincent came back downstairs, a pair of Christian Dior dress shoes in his hand. It seemed he had forgotten to put them on.

Yuna laughed as he came up to her. "You silly," She scolded jokingly.

"Sorry," Vincent apologized. Grabbing his wallet on the way out, he bid Ben good bye. "Take care of the house boy," He ordered. Ben barked a response. Taking Yuna's hand, Vincent then lead her outside and towards Winston's limo.

"Now, is Winston the butler who doesn't like me?" Vincent asked in a low voice as they came closer to it.

Yuna laughed. "I don't think so!" She replied. Vincent smirked and opened the car door for Yuna first, then made his way inside himself.

"Hi Winston," Yuna greeted. Winston was at the driver's seat, obviously, wearing a traditional limo driver hat and looking pretty good for a man of sixty years of age.

"How do you do, Lady Yuna?" Winston replied.

"Hello there as well Winston," Vincent piped up, not wanting to be rude.

"Yes, yes, you too." Winston sounded annoyed and started driving again in silence.

Yuna clapped her hand over her mouth so she wouldn't crack up into a fit of laughter.

"I told you," Vincent mouthed to her. Yuna shook her head, disbelieving, but reached up and gave Vincent a tender kiss on the cheek.

"No one can not like you," She whispered with a seducing little smirk. Vincent shrugged, having had quite a share of enemies in his day. Yuna let go of his hand and reached out towards the mini bar. "Winston, did you restock the Cristal?" Yuna wondered.

"I did indeed Lady Yuna. Though, your father does wish you wouldn't drink so much," Winston said.

"Daddy's just being over protective again," Yuna rolled her eyes, opening a fresh new bottle of Cristal champagne for her and her Foofy.

"Want to be drunk before we even get there?" Vincent mused, holding out a tequila glass. He wasn't much of a drinker, and when he did drink, he preferred red wine.

"Ha-ha. No, but I might as well should be. I'm not much in the mood to gossip and fight back gossip in turn tonight," Yuna sighed, filling in a champagne glass for herself and chugging it down in one gulp.

"That is what these events are for, Sweetheart," Vincent reminded her. Yuna shrugged, re-filling her glass.

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"Hi, I'm Tracy Nashville reporting for the Deling City Entertainment news! I'm here at the latest premiere of Kingdom Hearts II, the anxiously awaited sequel to the award winning first video game of the kind, Kingdom Hearts. The stars of the Square Enix world have already started coming in, and we'll have a fashion and gossip update at the ready!

"Of course, we see the notorious four already making their way down the red carpet. Sora looks deliciously adorable, choosing to wear the clothes he wore for the game! On his hand of course is the lovely Namine, wearing a gorgeous Chloe white dress with frills. Her Gucci purse fits just right! Riku is looking like the man of the hour in his Hugo Boss suit, and on his hand Kairi with a beautiful blue velvet dress. Roxas comes in a little while later (adorable white Armani suit!)...alone! Hmm, ladies, will this be the night to change that?

"Enter now the guest stars to the game, who also featured in other Square Enix projects such as Final Fantasy VII, VIII, X, and X-2. And we thought Advent Children was the end for the Final Fantasy VII actors making their way in now! Like, as if. Pulling off the bad ass look with adorable features as always, walks in Cloud Strife with girlfriend Tifa Lockhart. Together they co-starred in Kingdom Hearts II, and many say that's when the sparks flew for the childhood friends. Other than that my lips are sealed! Armani is making a fortune in celebs it seems as Cloud walks in wearing a handsome white and black Armani tux and Gucci dress shoes. Tifa looks beautiful in her long and black Prada dress! You go, girlfriend.

"Next is everyone's all time favorite villain Sephiroth, sporting a well made Tom Ford black tux. On his hand, the lovely Aeris Gainsborough, always looking wonderful in red. The shocking announcement of this couple's love was still too recent for everyone to fully process, but they seem happy and just fine showing off their admiration for each other. No extreme gossip columns will get those two down! They also co-starred with friends Cloud and Tifa, and with each other in both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. Who would have thought they'd end up together?

"We're getting some more mixed couples by the moment people! Squall Leonheart walks in, always pulling off the loner look with an angst of feeling. He's wearing a nice black Gucci tux, and on his hand lady friend Yuffie, whom he co-starred with in both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II! Still hurt from his recent break up with everyone's favorite damsel in distress, Rinoa Heartilly, Squall claims he isn't ready to start dating again, and he and Yuffie came as just friends. We'll see!

"Speaking of the lovely Rinoa, here she comes with not only a lovely navy Gucci dress (Gucci is making millions!) But everyone's favorite Blitzer, Tidus, sporting a Fendi tux slightly opened at the chest for that fresh, careless look. They look so cute together! But of course, this brings just too many questions to everyone's heads. Will both be able to face their recent ex's? Like Aeris and Sephiroth, the joining of these two was quite a surprise and raised many other questions, such as what Squall and Yuna did to cope. No one knows who broke up with who, and both parties claim it was by mutual agreement! Still, it wasn't long after both breakups that Yuna was seen even more often with everyone's favorite soon-to-be Final Fantasy VII leading man, Vincent Valentine. More scoop on them later as we wait for their arrival! I can't wait to see what Yuna is wearing!

"Now here comes the recently wed couple of the Final Fantasy franchise, Sir Auron and charming Quistis Trepe! They were wed a few months ago at a church in a small town, claiming they only wanted a small but decent wedding with their family and friends. As if anyone who was anyone wasn't there! The couple spent their honeymoon in a hotel resort nearby, and frankly, we haven't heard from them since! Looking good even so, Sir Auron looks sexily professional in his suit, and Quistis as well in a deliciously coral pink evening dress.

"Following close behind, the three ladies everyone just loves talking about! Paine looks gorgeous in a sleek black Dolce & Gabbana dress tonight, with her man Baralai not so far behind. Only he can truly pull off wearing a matching white Prada tux! The black bow tie is just too cute. This duo have been married for almost two years, and almost turning two himself, their little one Bruno is being kept at home with a nanny.

"Everyone's favorite Al Bhed couple coming in rear, Princess Rikku and Machine Faction leader Gippal! Rikku is wearing a gorgeous, no, beautiful, amazing golden Versace dress! It just fits too well with her wonderfully tan skin. How does she do it? This will definitely erase everyone's minds of when she was marked down by her dress last premiere. Good job, Rikku!

"Oh! Here comes Yuna! Everyone's favorite leading female star, looking simply sublime in a pink Calypso dress! Finally, some variety in designers! She's just like a goddess come down to Earth. Someone else seems to think so, holding her hand snugly, her (and practically everyone else's!) recent flame Vincent Valentine, also wearing an Armani tux, and handsome Christian Dior dress shoes. All in black, but hey, black is so the new color of the year! They seem to be the new couple of the year as well, because they are simply in every gossip column you can find! It was tragic on everyone's part when Couple of the Year for two years in a row winners Yuna and Tidus decided to call it quits (by mutual agreement!) But along with Yuna's new image, she seems to want a new man! And nobody can blame her for her newest choice, for Vincent Valentine will soon be a leading star himself in his own game Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus. I can't wait for the premiere for that one! And let's face it people, nobody could stand Vincent being alone after all these years! I'm just so happy for both of them! I hope the fan girls don't get too angry..."

With that Tracy Nashville signs off for the moment to get a break. A few moments later, all the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts celebs have officially stepped out of their limos, gone through the red carpet, and have had many, many, pictures taken of them. Security guards usher rabid fans away and escort the famous one's into their lounge room, where they await to secure a seat in the big theater room, where they will view (if they want) Kingdom Hearts II. Other than that, next to the theater room, is where all the real action is going to take place. The party room is the place to hang out, reunite, talk, gossip, dance, and eat. Most of the celebs will definitely be hanging out here, and who knows what will happen when both rivals and friends are all stuck in one room for a certain period of time? Just because the party hasn't started yet, doesn't mean the rumors aren't being set off by the millions.

"Whose wearing what?"

"Is that fake or real?"

"Is she really pregnant!"

"Oh God, they are SO not dating. Are they?"

"No way!"

"He said that?"

"She did not just do that!"

"She's so jealous..."

"I can't wait to tell them! They won't believe me!"

"I heard she has a surprise announcement..."

"She's telling him tonight?"

"I bet she bought that from some hand-me-down store. Her hair was so done at a second hand run down salon."

"He looks so cute! I wonder if he'll talk to me tonight..."

"Look at him with her. They think they're all that."

"Why does she keep looking over at me?"

"His shoes are so last year."

"Ew! What's on her face?"

"She looks so hot tonight. That dress...that body...wait, what's wrong with me?"

"I'm so getting some tonight."

"Oh, wait. That is her face."

"I heard she made her own perfume! Couldn't afford any at the last minute!"

"Is it me or does this caviar taste funny?"

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(Haha, sorry for such long list of quotes. They just kept coming to me. Read and review!)