A/N: I don't own this stuff.


Vincent groped around for his phone.

He located it and flicked it open to check the time. There was a missed call from Shelke, she had probably just wanted to say where she was living now, but he already knew so he ignored it. It was 9.17 am.

Yuffie stirred beside him, he vaguely remembered conversing with her last night as to why he was in her bed, he also remembered talking about Lucrecia, he cringed to himself slightly.

It had been along time since he had woken up with a woman next to him. He tried to remember, Claudette, from 34 years ago. She had been blonde but that's about all he could remember, he never really thought about his life before the Nibelheim events.

Vincent looked down at Yuffie, she was laying on her front. He noted that she had one of those faces. A face that was pretty and feminine enough to pull of her short hair. He liked that she had short hair where as his was long, sort of like a gender role reversal.

She sighed and opened an eye, her long dark lashes sweeping open. "Morning sunshine, fancy some breakfast?"

Yuffie sat and went about adjusting the straps on her top, they had shifted and left her shoulders bare.

"I expect you're hungry, I'm mean I totally forgot to offer you dinner last night, and after you came all this way to see me." she straightened out her hair, and turned to give him a grin, "best get dressed first though" her eyes flickered over him.

Yuffie got to her feet and ran out of site into her kitchen.

Vincent borrowed her brush and tied back his hair, he got up and located his shirt. It was slung over screen. He dressed and found his shoes.

"Right, breakfast is ready, but lets not eat here, lets get some air."

Vincent noted the picnic basket and found that it did not depress him as it once had.

Yuffie opened the door of her house and they stepped out into Wutai. When he had arrived yesterday it was already dusk so he hadn't got a good look at it.

Wutai brought peace to Vincent, it was the one place in the world which had not changed. Its ancient beauty remained untouched. Yuffie lead the way insisting she knew the perfect place, she spoke of her love for her homeland as they walked.

The townspeople wished their princess a good morning and she replied with warm greetings.

"Where are we going?" Vincent asked, Yuffie moved fast, it seemed he had only awoken a moment ago, Vincent wasn't a morning person.

"Da Chou, there's this spot and you can see all of my beautiful Wutai."

She led him up the mountain, he felt as though they had been walking for at least a half of an hour before she found the place.

"You see, isn't it glorious."

"Lovely, you were right."

"Heh, as usual." Yuffie sat down and set about building a fire to cook breakfast on.

Vincent watched with interest as she produced a delicious looking meal.

"I didn't know you could cook." he commented

"I'm a grown woman for gawd sake, plus I've lived alone since I was 12! I sorta need to know how to fend for myself."

"I've just never seen you cook before."

"Heh, that's because I enjoy that stew you make so much. I thought that if I had to do the cooking I wouldn't get it as often." she said with a smile.

"Yuffie, I think you are the only person who enjoyed that stew."

"Ah but you see that was the beauty of it, I got to eat the others portions as well."

Vincent enjoyed his breakfast and the view, he really did like it here, it was nice to be looked after for once.

"Yuffie, would it kill you to let me know when your home?" asked Godo as he passed them on his way back from a temple further up the mountain.

"Sorry dad, oh dad - Vincent, Vincent - dad." she introduced

"Yeah we met last night. Is he the one with the filthy mouth?"

"Oh no, that's Cid."

"Oh right, Vincent is the one you said was pretty."

Yuffie glared at her father, he gave a slight chuckle and carried on back down the mountain.

"Pretty?" asked Vincent with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh don't pretend you don't know you're a hottie" She jibed.

"Uh…you are pretty as well."

"Do you think so?" she asked, flicking some of her hair

"I noticed this morning, while you were sleeping."

"The thought hadn't occured to you before?"

"Perphaps, i don't know."

"Well ah Thanks…umm did I ever tell you the story of Leviathan?" she asked nervously trying to change the subject to safer grounds.

Vincent shook his head and leaned back against the ground.

Yuffie begun telling the story, he listened closely. It had been so long since he had just taken time out to lay under the sun in the company of someone who really cared for him.

Yuffie was an unusually compassionate woman and while sometimes her constant chattering could be a little annoying, he was always grateful for it. There were many times when he found himself at a loss for words but he didn't have to worry about that when in her company.

Hours passed, Vincent asked for more stories about Wutai, to which Yuffie happily obliged.

It was about 2 o'clock when one of the village children interrupted them with a message.

"Thank you, it's a nightmare that there is no cell phone signal up here, but then I guess it does insure a peaceful atmosphere."

She unrolled the message and read it aloud.

"Yuffie,

Come to Rocket Town, me and Shera got some news for all of ya, and guess what so have Cloud and Tifa.

See ya in a bit,

Cid

P.S: if ya see Vincent on your travels tell him to get over here as well, he ain't picking up his phone either!"

Vincent gave a smile, he had a hunch as to what Cid and Shera's news was

Yuffie grinned widely, she had a hunch what Cloud and Tifa's news was.

"What do you know?" they asked in tandem

"Uh-ah, I'm not telling! Its good to have a bit of mystery."

"Very well, it seems we will just have to go and find out for ourselves."


"Papa! Cloud and Tifa are finally getting married!" Shrieked Marlene as she rushed from the pilots house into her fathers arms. He had received a message telling him to come to Rocket Town as well.

"No way! I don't believe ya!" he said as he lifted her up.

"It's true she has a ring and everything."

"Ha! Well I never I guess things really are looking up."

"And Shera…"

"Marlene, don't you think we should let someone else have a chance to tell?"

"Hehe, yeah I guess."

Barret carried his daughter into Cid's house, "Everyone's out back."

He opened the back door and was welcomed by his friends, he could instantly see what Cid and Shera's news was.

"WELL LOOK AT THAT! Either you have been on the pies woman or the captain here's gunna be a daddy."

Shera smiled and placed a hand on her stomach.

Barret congratulated them both, and then slapped a hand on Cloud's shoulder.

"And as for you! You better take proper care of Tifa or you'll have me to answer to."

Cloud looked slightly nervous, Barret laughed and he relaxed slightly.

Tifa showed of her ring.

"Its so pretty, isn't it daddy."

"Sure is something, I'm real happy for all of ya!" Barret looked around at his friends.

"Yo where's Sassy and Sulky at?" he asked.

The rest of the group gave Barret and awkward look which collectively spoke to him as "behind you."

Yuffie and Vincent gave matching glares upon hearing his nicknames for them. Their expression faded to rather more cheerful ones when they noticed Shera's stomach and Tifa's ring.

A/N: reviews please!