A/N I own nothing but Yuki….for now…
Ch. 3 The Plan
"Yukina." Leon held the sobbing girl in his arms as she finished her story.
"I don't know how I got here." She whispered through tears. "I don't know where my parents are." She stood up suddenly and paced. "Why did I escape and they DIDN'T?!" She punched the wall in front of her repeatedly until Leon grabbed her arms from behind to stop her. Yuki fell to her knees briging Leon down behind her. She buried her face in her hands and sobbed.
Leon turned Yuki around and let her bury her face in his chest until she couldn't cry any more. When her eyes were dry Yuki was still too weak to move so Leon picked her up bridal style and set her on the bed. A knock sounded at the door as Leon put Yuki under the covers.
"What?" His voice showed no emotion, but Yuki could see caring in his eyes.
"There was a noise. Are you ok?" It was Tiffa's voice.
"Get everybody together down stairs. We need to have a meeting." Tiffa left and Leon addressed Yuki. "Get some sleep. I'll let them know what happened. We'll decide what to do, then I'll wake you up for dinner and tell you the decision." Yuki barely managed a nod before drifting off to sleep.
Leon watched her, no longer than a moment before joining the others in the lobby.
"We can't find Yuki! We looked all over the place. No one's seen her." Yuffie was in hysterics.
"Yuki is upstairs resting. There was a situation earlier." Leon explained everything to the team, not mentioning the details or her crying.
"Oh that's awful." Aerith held a hand over her hurting heart.
"What do we do?" Cid was gazing into the newly lit fire.
"We look for the Darkness and for her parents." Leon's word was final and no one had any arguments. "Someone will always be with her. I'm going to train her to fight." They all nodded in approval and started off to dinner as Leon went to his room to retrieve Yuki.
When Leon entered Yuki was curled up in a ball under the blankets with her face buried in the covers. "Yukina. Yukina wake up." He shook her gently and she stirred slightly. Big green eyes peered over the red comforter.
"Leon?" She was still exhausted, but she needed to eat.
"Yeah. Get up. We're going to dinner." She rose wearily.
"But I'm tired." Her voice was soft, she seemed so vulnerable.
Leon's heart gave a twist. "You need to eat."
"Mk." She seemed so young. As they walked to the cafe in the first district Leon noticed Yuki's attire. He blushed a deep red as he saw how beautiful she truly was. After they sat and ordered dinner Leon explained to Yuki what the plan was.
"And I'm going to train you." His voice and eyes were grave.
She looked up at him, startled. "I don't have any weapons."
It was Leon's turn to be surprised. She didn't question it. Didn't ask why or how. She just accepted it. She trusted him to take care of her, so he was going to do his best to keep her safe. "I'm going to take you to the weapon store after this. We'll pick out the weapon that best fits your strength and" He blushed, "Body type." Yuki nodded and blushed as well. "After that we'll go back to the hotel for you to sleep. We'll start training tomorrow after breakfast." Yuki nodded again just as their food arrived. Their dinner was quiet, but nice. They didn't feel the need to fill the silence with needless, pointless conversation. They both liked it and felt very comfortable in each others presence.
When they finished Leon led the way back to the second district and down the street into the Weapons shop, but not before Yuki dipped her hands in the water of the fountain and smiled innocently. All sorts of weapons lined the walls and shelves and sat in glass cases. Beautiful knives and long swords lined the walls. Shelves held bows and arrows, shields and giant axes that were taller and weighed at least 100 pounds more than Yuki. But out of all the magnificent weapons in the room, two items caught her eye. She reached for a bow taller than her. It was made of dark cherry wood with light green leaves imprinted on it. She found arrows to go with it and went to the counter where in the glass case lay a black sheathed knife with on emerald in the handle. Yuki pointed to it and looked at Leon with pleading eyes.
"Leon?" He nodded in approval and bought the items. "You are spending so much money on me."
"It's fine." He seemed uncomfortable so Yuki dropped the subject and walked silently next to him.
They walked to the hotel and up to the room before. Leon told her to plan for the next day. "You'll get dressed and we'll go to breakfast tomorrow morning." He took off his jacket and his belts. "We'll start basic training tomorrow. We'll take a break for lunch and then resume training. The training will get harder every day."
"Alright." Her voice was tired.
"Go get changed then get some sleep." He got in the bed.
"Alright." Yuki went into the bathroom and changed into black sweats and a white tank top then curled into a ball under the blanket on the floor. Once Leon was sure Yuki was asleep he gently picked her up and moved her to the bed.