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A/N: I want to thank everyone who has been reviewing, it's really pleasing to see that my writing has caught your guys' interests. And if you're not reviewing (you know who you are) you'd better start or I'll hunt you down! XP Anyway, thanks again, and I hope you like this chapter cause this is pretty much where the romance starts.
Yuffie was well into her sixth month and could not go to sleep. She looked at the empty bed across the room and figured Vincent had went downstairs like every night to have a glass of wine.
She was a bit confused because previously that day, Vincent had asked her if she wanted to go back to the Mansion. Yuffie was still really hormonal and these past weeks she had been on an emotional roller coaster yelling things at every one and crying for no reason and laughing at everything.
Her emotions led her to times that she wanted to hate Vincent and wanted to never forgive him where as, other times she wondered if she was falling in love with him again and if she forgave him so soon.
She had responded with a very simple, "I'll let you know in the morning."
She seriously missed her bed with Vince at the Mansion, but was afraid that he would leave her again.
She suddenly jerked when she felt her baby kick. It had been about a month and a half ago that she was kicking this much. Yuffie struggled to get out of bed and made her way downstairs. "Vince!" She whispered a bit loudly.
He looked up from across the room and was instantly worried that something was wrong. He didn't have time to get up because Yuffie was already next to him. She grabbed his hand and put it on her very round stomach.
His reaction was amusing to her, because his eyes widened and he pulled his hand back fast. He looked up to her eyes and she smiled and nodded for him to continue. He placed his hand on her tummy again and let the feeling of his daughter kicking him set in.
He smiled behind his cloak.
Yuffie decided she didn't want to stand, so she grabbed a chair and sat next to him. "Man Vince, she must really like you. I've never felt her kick so much before."
"Maybe she is kicking because she dislikes me." He answered, his hand still not leaving her skin.
Yuffie rolled her eyes. "Must you be so pessimistic and hard on yourself?"
"I will never forgive myself for what I did to you." He said, looking away from her eyes.
Yuffie frowned. "Cripes Vincent! Will you knock it off!? You can't change the past!" She yelled, not loud enough to wake anyone though. He looked at her and knew she was peeved.
"I wish I could." He replied.
"You know what you can do Vincent?" She said, determination in her eyes. "You can help build a different future... You can change your outlook on things." She threw her hands in the air. "You need to change how you view life. Why don't you view the glass as half full instead of half empty? I mean, come on! You were given a second chance! Use it! Live your life!"
Yuffie surprised even herself with how mature she sounded at scolding Vincent.
He looked into her eyes and tried manage the emotions that had escaped his control. He leaned forward and kissed her and was surprised when she didn't pull away and punch him in the face.
However, Yuffie remembered the situation she was in and pulled back, albeit hesitantly.
"Vincent," She asked, a little out of breath and a bit shaky. "What are we doing?"
He couldn't stop staring and couldn't stop thinking how much he actually loved this woman. This woman that was carrying his child.
"Yuffie.." He whispered. "I love you."
Yuffie buried her face with her hands. "Vincent, you can't. You can't love me."
"Why? Why can't I love you?" he asked, thinking back on her previous words she had directed towards him.
She slammed her hand down weakly on the tabletop. "Because! I don't even know if I can love you anymore!" She let a few tears loose because she knew she was lying. She knew she was still head over heels for him... but she was afraid. "You hurt me so much Vincent... I... I can't- I won't let myself be hurt like that again. I refuse to!"
Vincent didn't know what to do, but he sure wasn't giving up on her. "I promise I will never hurt you again Yuffie."
She sniffed and turned her head. "You don't know."
He gently grabbed her chin and directed her face to look at his. "I do know. I will never intentionally hurt you. I will wait forever to have you forgive me for what I've done and I will wait for you to love me in return."
Yuffie's eyes watered. "I've already forgiven you Vincent... But I won't allow myself to be second best."
Vincent's brows scrunched. "Second best?" He whispered, mostly to himself.
"I won't be second best or second choice to Lucrecia! I deserve to be loved for me! I deserve to be loved fully and truly! And... and-" She couldn't finish the rest because she had begun sobbing.
"Yuffie," Vincent began, feeling guilty and ashamed that she had even thought that he would put her as a pedestal of some sort. "You can never be, and will never be second to me."
Vincent wasn't really a man of words, so it was safe to say that he really didn't know how to make Yuffie believe him and help her see that he was serious.
"How can I know?" She asked, looking at him with much intensity.
"Believe me when I say... there is no one but you who has captured my heart as you did. It may have taken a while for me to realize it, but it happened and I can't express my feelings for you in words."
His eyes and words held such sincerity that Yuffie reluctantly believed him; but not before asking the most important question.
"Then why did you run? And most importantly, why to her?"
Vincent's face did not change, and remained emotionless. "I wanted to finally release my love for her and say goodbye."
"I thought you had said your goodbyes when Shelke found you." She interrupted.
"I thanked her for saving me from death. I hadn't really let my love her lay at rest. Unfortunately, however, as I put my love to rest for her, I became painfully aware at how much trouble you'd be in with Wutai if they found out you had a lover. I didn't want to taint your image, so I thought staying out of your life would be in your best interest."
True, it had probably been the longest she heard Vincent talk, but that didn't stop her from being upset.
"You thought leaving with no notice after I confessed my love for you would be better for me!?" She whispered harshly. "I was already unable to return to Wutai, you knew that!"
"I thought that if you were married you'd be happier."
Yuffie scowled. "You knew I didn't want to marry someone I didn't know. How could you be so selfish as to try and make that decision for me!?"
Vincent looked down. "I'm sorry. I realize the mistake now, I apologize immensely."
Yuffie sighed, getting tired with being angry. "It's alright... as long as you realize how stupid your decision was and if you learned form it, I guess I can't really stay upset with you for long."
After staring at each other in silence for a few minutes, Vincent broke the silence.
"Please... allow me another chance."
Yuffie sat for a few minutes. "Vincent..." She started. "I'll move back in with you... and we can see where that leads us. For now, I think I need a little time."
Vincent released a relived sigh behind his cloak, but kept his face impassive. "I will wait."
Yuffie sniffed and wiped her eyes before grabbing his hand. "Thank you for understanding."
"You do not need to thank me. It is I who should be thanking you."
Yuffie smiled slightly and then yawned. Their little spat had really exhausted her.
Vincent pulled her up. "Come."
"Thanks Vinnie." She said sleepily, not really hearing he words that she said. Vincent stopped and looked down at her.
"You're welcome... Yuffie."
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