Chapter 3 - Of Crushes, Visitors, and Phones
With a rushed pace, she walked down the street, positive that she knew the destination of the mysterious man she had met only moments earlier. 'I can't believe I just met one of the heroes of the planet and didn't even realize it was him.' She continued this train of though as she made her way to the Seventh Heaven, using words such as 'stupid' and 'idiot' to describe herself.
Noticing the closed sign on the door, she thought about going home, and bringing it back tomorrow, but decided that it might be important for him to have his phone. She summoned her courage and knocked on the door, getting ready to meet the the heroes who saved the planet, not only once, but three times.
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"So Teef, what's the plan of attack?" Yuffie asked with a vibrance that only she could have at this time of night.
"There is no plan of attack." Tifa sighed leaving her current task of cleaning up the kitchen to confront the ninja. "I don't have any plans for the future at the moment."
"Ah, come on Teef," Yuffie said as she spun around on the bar stool. "When was the last time we talked about boys together?"
"The other night when I asked if there were any guys that you had set her sights on," Tifa said as she walked around the bar and next to the girl she thought of as her sister. "And you never gave me an answer either," she teased, slightly shoving her shoulder into the girl next to her.
"Oh, come on! You know that when I say talk about boys, I actually mean talk about you and Cloud," She said, returning the shove. "Besides, the only guys in my life are either like some sort of father or uncle to me, resemble a dog, or Cloud. And I have a friend who has dibs on him (which is the point where Tifa interrupted with a stifled laugh), which is alright, cuz he's kind a like a brother to me anyway. Or there's vampire boy, who only shows up when somethings wrong."
"Hmm, so you don't put Vincent in the uncle category?"
"Ha! No way! Vinnie's to hot to be my uncle!" Yuffie quickly covered her mouth with her hands. "Did I just say that aloud?"
"Yep," Tifa said, her lips forming a wide smile. "I guess I got the answer to my question."
"Hey! No fair!" the young ninja shouted in outrage. "First of all, I didn't mean to say that out loud, so you can't use it against me," she said waving her hands in Tifa's face. "Second of all, just because I think he's hot doesn't mean that I like him!" 'Me and my big mouth,' Yuffie thought, mentally slapping her hand on her forehead.
It was then that a knock came on the door. 'Saved by the... uh, knock on the door,' Yuffie thought, sighing with relief. "I'll get it," Yuffie said, jumping off her seat.
"Wonder who that could be?" Tifa asked to no one in particular since Yuffie was already half way to the door. "Couldn't be Barret or Cid, they would never take the time to actually knock," she said as she shrugged.
Yuffie reached for the handle and slowly pulled the door open. "Hi," the woman at the door said shyly. "My names Sara Frost. Is Mr. Valentine here?" Yuffie looked her over, slightly annoyed that the woman was here to see Vincent. "You must be Miss Kisaragi?" Sara asked, looking into the grey eyes of the ninja in front of her.
"What? No! The names Yuffie. Miss Kisaragi makes me sound old," Yuffie said, allowing the woman to enter the empty bar. "Why? Did Vince say something about me?"
"You're not proving your point Yuffie!" Tifa teased from behind the bar, receiving a slightly hushed 'Shut up' from her friend at the door. "I'll go get Vincent," Tifa said slightly laughing as she walked up the stairs.
"Umm, no," the woman said, replying to Yuffie's question. "I've barely even met Mr. Valentine. I just recognize you from all the news reports about the people who saved the world."
"Yep, thats me, the Great Ninja Yuffie, Savior of the Planet!" Yuffie thought for a second about what the woman had just said. "Wait, why are you here to see Vinnie if you barely even know him?" the young ninja asked as she scrutinized Sara's features.
"Well, I ran into him earlier and he accidently left something behind," Sara said, noticing a red cloaked man walking down the stairs, followed by two others. "Oh, Mr. Valentine."
"Vincent is fine," he said in his rough voice. "You're the woman from earlier," the gunslinger said, his tone of voice a bit lighter than before. "What's your name?"
"I'm Sara Frost," she said, half frightened, half captivated by his crimson eyes. "I'm sorry to bother you Vincent, but you had dropped your phone when I ran into you earlier, and I figured it might be important for you to have it tonight," she explained as she pulled out his phone from the front pocket of her pants.
"Thank you," he said as he grabbed the object she handed him. He looked in her eyes and noticed something he hadn't noticed before, her green eyes had a mako gleam. "Hmm, may I ask you a question?" he asked as he placed his phone inside one of his pockets.
"Sure, thats fine." She nodded at him, smiling.
"Yours eyes have a mako gleam, like someone from SOLDIER would have." He paused for a second, hoping that he wasn't intruding. "What is it from?"
She was somewhat shocked that he had noticed, although his eyes, and the eyes of the man behind him, 'Most likely Cloud Strife,' she thought, had the same sort of shine. "I have an illness, and the only way to keep me healthy," she said with a shy smile, "is to have small doses of mako injected in me on a regular basis."
"I'm sorry to hear that," Vincent sighed, not really sure of what else to say.
"Its alright," she said giving him a smile, "I'm used to it." She looked around at the other beople in the building, all of who had sad faces on. "Well, I better get going," she said, not wanting to intrude any more than she already had. "It was nice to meet you all," she said waving. "Maybe I'll see you all some other time." She headed to the door and opened it.
"Thank you, again," Vincent said as he stepped to the door to close it.
"My pleasure," she said smiling as she walked away from the bar.
After the silence past, Vincent decided that it was time to rest. "Goodnight," he said, making his way to the stairs, before remembering the grafiti that plagued the screen of his phone. "By the way, Yuffie."
"Yeah Vincent," the ninja said eagerly, turning to face the mysterious gunslinger.
"Fix it," he said, handing her his phone, and continuing to make his way up stairs.
"Aw, come on Vinnie, I was just having a little fun!" the ninja shouted, her words falling on deaf ears. "Fine," she said with a sigh and sat down at the bar, fidgeting with Vincent's phone.
"What did you do this time, Yuffie," Tifa said, looking at the girl from the other side of the bar.
Yuffie didn't say anything. She only turned the phone so that Tifa could she the words that were on the screen.
"Ha! Oh yeah, thats really gone make him fall for you," Tifa said, laughing at the ninja sitting at the bar.
"What?" Cloud said, confused as to the conversation that was taking place at the bar. "Whose going to fall for you?"
"Nothing and no one!" Yuffie protested, covering the bar maid's mouth before she spoke out of turn.
"Whatever," Cloud sighed as he walked up the stairs.
"I told you Teef! I don't like him," the infuriated ninja said, once she was sure Cloud was out of ear shot. "Well, I mean, I like him but... ugh, whatever," Yuffie said, starting to get up from her seat. "If you so much as whisper anything about this, I will shove the Conformer so far-"
It was Tifa's turn to cover Yuffie's mouth, letting only mumbles be heard coming from the ninja's mouth. "You need to stop hanging out around Cid," Tifa said as she turned to walk up the stairs.
"Hey! I wasn't finished with you!" Yuffie shouted up the stairs, waving her fist wildly in the air. "Come back here!"
--Author's Notes--
Wow, I haven't updated this in forever. Sorry about that. Anyway, I hoped everyone liked the chapter. I have had a massive writer's block, and, in my opinion, this is the first half decent thing I've written in the past year. Anyway, thank you for reading, and remember, people who review are people who get chapters faster. Oh, and by the way, I don't own Final Fantasy, Vincent, Yuffie, Tifa, Cloud, or any other characters, with the exception of my OC, Sara Frost.
Thanks,
Orion