Disclaimer: I Do not own FF7, it's characters, or anything dealing with Square Enix. This is a work of literary fiction and I do not gain anything from it other than personal pleasure.

A/N: Holy shit! Still no drunk Yuffie, I thought we'd have gotten there by now... oh well, I promise it'll be worth the agony. The night is still young, so I may get to the end of the scene before I turn in. We shall have to wait and see. Enjoy!

Getting everyone together, was easier than Keela thought it would be. It only took a half an hour to confirm. Cloud, Tifa, Yuffie, Rufus, Tseng, Reeve, Yume, Angeal, Rude, Reno and herself, would all be at Seventh Heaven for the party. Since her normal babysitters were going to be joining them, she called her backup. Rachel, the daughter of their neighbor, was more than willing to come over and watch Dreya. With everything set, Keela returned to the rest of the group with the good news.

~! #$%^&*

By the time the bar opened at Noon, Yuffie had only managed to get down the Corpse Reviver, before she was all but falling over herself. Luckily for her, a couple of the bar's regulars came in and graciously drank the rest of the drinks for her. She helped Tifa off and on throughout the day, and eventually sobered up somewhat. When the bar began to fill up, later that night, Tifa told Yuffie that she and Sandra could take it from there. She told her that Keela and the gang would be there soon, and she didn't want Yuffie to miss out. Yuffie was about to protest, when she saw Reno's bright red hair strut through the door.

Tifa took pity on her friend, knowing she still wanted to help. "Tell you what, you can get their drinks all night, sound good? In the meantime, just have fun. I'll be over when I can."

Yuffie thanked her excitedly, and ran over to the booth that held her friends. Angeal was on one end, to her right. Next to him, lining the circular booth was Yume, Reeve, Rufus, Tseng, Rude, Keela, and finally, Reno was on the end to her left. There was still plenty of room for the others.

"OK!" Yuffie bubbled. "What's it gonna be?"

Yume was the first to speak up, and she raised her hand energetically, "Whiskey. Gongagan, specifically." After her order, she hovered her hand over Angeal's head. "Vodka Tonic."

"What? No!" He objected.

"Oh, butch up, girlie pants. You were probably going to order water." She chimed.

He looked at Yume, "Sorry, but no." He then turned to Yuffie. "Whiskey Sour, please."

"Ooh, breaking out the big guns." Yume teased, making a muscle show with her arms. Angeal just rolled his eyes.

"I'll have a Rum and Coke." Rude piped up.

"OH! How about a Cuba Libre... it has lime in it..." Yuffie said, trying to convince him. He laughed a little, but didn't say anything. Yuffie wrote it down anyway.

"Just some Wutaian Wine, for me." Tseng said, politely.

Rufus and Reeve, both ordered Brandy Old Fashioned, which Reno thought was hysterical. He muttered something about 'An old man's drink'.Yuffie looked at Keela next.

"Cherry Sprite." Keela smiled.

Reno was last, "Tifa keeps a cold bottle of Vodka in the mini fridge, for me. Just grab that and a shot glass. But first," he added, making a circle motion with his finger around the table, "Jager Bombs."

Yuffie looked a little confused, "Huh? What's that?"

Keela laughed, and motioned for Reno to slide out. "I'll help ya, Yuf. It's pretty easy."

As Keela and Yuffie walked back up to the bar, Cloud came down the stairs from the apartment. He was rubbing his head and swearing up a storm.

"What happened to you?" Tifa asked him.

"Hit my head trying to get Jinx out from under the fucking cupboard again." He said. Jinx was Marlene's new kitten.

Cloud, unceremoniously, reached behind the bar and grabbed a bottle of Whiskey. He popped off the pour spout, and downed a shot right from the bottle. After he finished, he tossed the spout at Tifa, and winked at her.

"Hey." She said, "Where do you think you're going with that?" Even though she already knew the answer.

He winked at her again, "Oh, come on Tif. You know you love that I'm a cheap date." He said, giving her a quick kiss. With that, he turned and headed towards the booth where everyone sat.

Tifa had to yell for him to hear her. "Cheap date, my ass. Every time you decide to drink, I mysteriously end up missing an entire bottle of Whiskey. Think that shit grows on trees?" His laugh was her only answer.

What she hollered next, only made him laugh harder. "You piss the bed again, and I'll make you sleep in it."

Keela and Yuffie were staring at her, when Tifa looked over. "Wow." Keela said, "Sounds like Reno."

Tifa smiled, "Hey, Kee. What are you doing over here?"

Keela nodded at Yuffie, "Making drinks for her."

Tifa laughed a little, "I see."

Keela set to work on the round Reno had ordered first, taking out some cups Yuffie hadn't seen before. They had what looked like a shot glass in the middle of it.

"OK, Yuf. These are pretty simple." Holding up a dark green bottle, she told Yuffie, "This, is Jagermiester. One of the mighty liquor gods. He, goes in the shot glass. While this little guy," She said, opening a can of Redbull, "Goes into the glass around it. And whalaa! You have a Jager Bomb. Here, try it." She said, offering the glass to her friend. "Chug it, don't sip it."

Yuffie nodded. After she downed it, she made a face. "I don't know if I like it." She said, but after a couple seconds she smacked her lips, "Or do I? I can't decide."

Keela laughed, "Ah, the power of Jagermeister."

Keela finished making the round and sent Yuffie off with the drinks, while she stayed to finish up. She made Rude's Rum and Coke... minus the lime, of course. She had located Reno's Vodka and had Yume's Whiskey and Angeal's Whiskey Sour all made. Tseng's wine was done as well, all she needed to do was make the two Brandy Old Fashioned. She looked around, but couldn't locate any Old Fashioned mix.

"Whatcha lookin' for?" Tifa asked.

"Old Fashioned mix." She said.

"Oh, I'm all out." Tifa sighed.

"That's OK, do you have any Angostura Bitters?" She asked.

Tifa stared at her in shock, "You know how to make Old Fashioned mix?"

"Um, would you believe me if I told you, I was a bartender before I became a TURK?" Keela asked, hoping.

"Uh, sure." Tifa said, slowly.

Keela nodded in response, "Oh, good, we'll go with that then."

~! #$%^&*

Cloud walked up to the booth, and motioned for Angeal to scoot over. He sat on the edge of the seat, one hand wrapped around the neck of his bottle.

"Wow. One of those days, huh?" Yume asked.

He smiled, and took a swig from the bottle, willing his headache to go away. After his drink, he let his head fall back, but he misjudged the distance to the wall and hit his head pretty hard.

"Ow, Fuck!" He yelled.

Yume giggled a little. "Yup, one of those days."

The Jager Bomb started hitting Yuffie around the same time that she made it to the table with the tray. She staggered a bit, and nearly dropped the drinks.

"Yo, Yuf, let me help you with that." Reno said, jumping out of his seat. "You OK?" He asked, after he took the tray from her.

"Yeah. Keela had me try one of those. But I think I'll stick to the Corpse Reviver from now on." She sighed, sitting down in a nearby chair.

A dark voice piped up, "Corpse... Reviver? Quite fitting, if I do say so myself."

Yuffie looked up towards the voice, "Vincent! You're back early!" She squealed. She jumped up, but had to steady herself, before running and throwing herself at him.

Vincent caught the inebriated ninja, and pulled her in for a hug. "I'd ask if you behaved yourself while I was gone, but judging from the way you are walking, I would have to say you didn't."

"Vince, I was going bonkers without you. I had to find something to occupy my time, so Tifa is teaching me to become a barbender. I mean tartender. Ugh, Bartender." She stammered.

"And what does learning to tend bar have to do with you imbibing alcohol? Yuffie, how much have you had to drink?" He asked.

She thought for a second. "Um..."

Keela had heard Vincent's question. "I asked Tifa that, and other than the Jager Bomb she just downed, she only had one of those Corpse Revivers, which was at noon. Tifa did say though, that Yuffie had never drank before. Give her a bit of credit though, Vincent. Tifa told me Yuffie just quit smoking pot."

Vincent gave her an intriguing look. "And taking up drinking is a tolerable substitute?"

"I didn't say that. But I think that you need to give credit where credit is due. I don't think she drank for that reason." Keela stated.

Vincent nodded. Noticing the group seated close by, he asked, "A celebration, I see. Found out you were having twins?"

Keela laughed, "Gods, no! If that were the case, Reno would be drunk already."

"Yes, Reno would be." Reno added, as he stood up and took the tray from her, and placed it on the table. After grabbing his bottle from the assortment of drinks, he put his arm around his wife. "Kee decided to become a TURK again." He grinned, and pulled her in for a kiss.

"I see. Well, congratulations." He said, at the same time a weird look came upon his face.

Reno misread it, "Yo, Vince, it's a bar. PDA is almost required." He signaled to where Rufus and Tseng were seated, before adding, "Just wait for the boss to get drunk, he'll be mackin' on Tseng in no time."

"I will not." Rufus retorted.

"Wanna bet, yo?" Reno challenged.

"No money, Reno." Keela said, sternly.

Rufus misunderstood her meaning, "Thank you, my dear." He smiled.

Keela smiled back, "I didn't say he couldn't bet, I said no money." Turning back to Vincent, she asked, "What was that look for?"

She had said it low enough that no one else had heard. Vincent pried Yuffie off, and set her back on her chair. He had to promise he would be right back, before he could motion for Keela to follow him.

He and Keela walked towards where the bathrooms were, since it was relatively deserted at the moment. Once they were there, Vincent explained himself. "I'm sorry if I didn't seem elated. I know that it isn't the same as when I was a TURK. And I know, even if no one knows that I know, how much you love being a TURK. I just want you to know, you and only you, that if there is ever anything you need help with, all you need do is ask. You and I go way back, Akeela, I would help you in a heartbeat. That is, if I had one." He smiled with a wink, remembering how she had joked about that once.

"Permission?" She asked, with a smile.

Knowing what she meant, he nodded and held out his arms. She moved forward and hugged him, "Thank you, Vincent. As before, I'll try not to need your services too often. You really are an amazing friend."

After the hug, he smiled at her, a rare Vincent Valentine smile that few ever saw, and motioned for her to take the lead. "Lady's first."

She laughed a little, but turned and walked back to the table, with Vincent a few steps behind her. Once they got there, Keela's eyes nearly fell out of her sockets in shock.