Characters: Yuffie and Lucrecia (except she's not exactly in a state where she can talk…)
Summary: Yuffie confronts the sleeping Lucrecia in her cave.
Disclaimer: If I owned Bleach, I would be a lot happier, but since I don't…
Rating: K+ to T, you decide.
Note: This is just a short, extra chapter for "Three is the Magic Number".
The cave wasn't dark. In fact, the wondrous light spilling from the sparkly barrier Lucrecia was encased in illuminated it. She was beautiful, Yuffie admitted. But even so, she had no right to do that to Vincent. Today was the day Yuffie, the ninja extraordinaire, would confront Lucrecia, whether she was listening or not.
It was like she was a priceless artifact put up for display. Her hands were gently laid over her chest, as if she was protecting her heart. Lucrecia looked like an angel.
But Yuffie couldn't forgive her.
Yuffie drew closer to the angelic form. Lucrecia was truly a diamond in the rough.
"I don't care if you're not listening, Lucrecia. But please try to hear me out."
Yuffie took in a sharp breath and continued.
"I can't forgive or forget what you did to Vincent."
Yuffie was too solemn to call Vincent by a pet name. She was too damn serious.
"You killed him inside. He's alive. He's alive and well, but all he ever thinks about is you. Even after you abandoned him and left with Hojo. He thinks he did this to you. He won't forgive himself, no matter what the others or I tell him."
She took another breath and snagged a short pause.
"He hates himself because of you. It's not his fault. It's yours. You played with his emotions. You yourself had mixed feelings about him. And you decided to play around. Of all people, you chose Vincent!"
She screamed. She hated it. She hated what Lucrecia did to Vincent.
"And then you left him. He was one of those people. Those people who would do anything for the one they love. And he left, even if it hurt him like hell. It changed him forever."
Yuffie glared at the statue-still figure, trapped in a diamond-like cage.
"You know what hurts me off the most?"
Lucrecia was silent.
"Vincent won't ever love me. Maybe not anyone else. Because he can't forget you."
Yuffie took in a deep breath. And for the next few seconds, she screamed inside the cave. Her scream mingling with anger, bitterness, and jealousy.
Yuffie didn't see it. She didn't see the tears slowly forming behind Lucrecia's eyelids. Yuffie didn't see the crystalline drop rolling down Lucrecia's cheek.
But Yuffie cried, too.
She turned on her heels, ready to leave the cave.
She looked back at Lucrecia. And Yuffie bowed her head.
"But still. You were only human."
With that, the ninja left Lucrecia's domain.