Chapter Seventeen: Without Emotions
Tedious Disclaimer: Sorry lawyers, but I don't claim to own Final Fantasy 7, any Naruto references, or the name Kyou from Fruit Basket.
-Kicks lawyers out the door-
Bai-bai!
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Yuffie rubbed her eyes as she woke up. Where am- oh yeah…we're in Gongaga…lovely. Well, time to get to work. She shook her bangs out of her eyes as she reached for her backpack. Oh yeah… she yanked on Reno's pony-tail softly.
"Hey lazy bum, get up!"
Reno began to stir as she walked over to Rude.
"C'mon; Up and at 'em!"
Rude nodded as if he had never gone to sleep at all.
"…hum?"
"We're working up a plan. That kid will probably send us to Talbot soon."
Yuffie set her bag down on the bed as she dumped the contents out. Reno came and sat down too.
"What's that, yo?"
He pointed to a small rubber ball.
"Hey! I didn't even know I had that in there! I guess it was stuck in that side pocket. I swear that the Midgar Zolem lives inside of my pack. Once something goes in there, it never comes out; usually."
Rude reached to pick it up, but Yuffie stopped him.
"Whoa there big guy; if you're not a ninja then you can't possibly touch this thing without setting it off."
Reno tilted his head to the side.
"So…what is it?"
Yuffie smiled, but lowered her voice.
"Smoke bomb: it's great for escape like a regular smoke bomb except that it puts you to sleep in a flash."
Reno nodded.
"Let's put this stuff up, yo. Don't forget about cameras."
Rude shook his head.
"This room has an alarm in it that goes off if there is any metal in it."
Yuffie grinned.
"Oh, really; how do you know?"
"Turk, remember?"
Yuffie gasped as she heard someone unlocking the door from the outside.
"Everyone," she whispered, "separate!"
The door opened and Kyou stepped into the room. Yuffie was lying on her bed facing the wall, Rude was on his bed staring at the ceiling and Reno was standing against the wall with his foot propped against it and his arms crossed. The young man came to stand in the middle of the room.
"I am truly sorry, but Mr. Talbot will not be able to see you until this evening." He made a formal bow.
Reno glared.
"The heck we won't! Where is he?"
Kyou smiled.
"Lady Kisaragi will accompany me to see him."
Yuffie sighed inwardly.
Vinnie…
Kyou spoke again.
"My lady, will you please follow me?"
Yuffie stood up and nodded warily. The pair walked out the door with Kyou locking it behind them.
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The hallways were long and curvy; anyone intruders would be hopelessly lost. Vincent Valentine…you'll get lost if you try to come down here. I'll be fine. I guess it is time to test out my plan… Yuffie moved her hand to her backpack and pulled out a paper bomb and tucked it in between her fingers.
"Can I ask you something?"
Kyou nodded.
"I suppose."
Yuffie looked up.
"Why do you work for Talbot anyway?"
He looked down.
"It is hard to explain."
She smiled.
"Try me."
They continued down the corridor in silence for a while.
"I am not entirely human. No one here is. I joined Turks two years ago then quit. Lord Talbot…altered me, all of us. We are experiments with the leftover Chaos cell that Hojo left behind; there weren't enough cells left though to create an army for you see, that is what Talbot wants: a massive military. Our emotions were snatched away from us…but sometimes I begin to feel again."
They had both stopped walking.
"I-I'm sorry."
Kyou shook his head.
"Do not be alarmed."
Yuffie slid the paper bomb back into her pack. I just can't use it yet. I have a nagging feeling that Kyou will have a part to play somehow…
They had arrived at a set of double-doors with guards on either side. Kyou and Yuffie were let through immediately, to be greeted by Talbot himself.
"Lady Kisaragi, what a pleasure."
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Author's Note: Yes, this chapter was very, very short. I'm just trying to wrap it up at Chapter 20…but the quality will not decrease of course! By the way, I'm going to have ya'll vote on what fiction I should write next. Before the next chapter, the category that gets the most votes is what I will write about.
A Yuffie x Vinnie
A Reno x Yuffie
A Sakura x Sasuke
It's your choice! Remember to review!