First of I have to say thanks to everyone who reviewed I was very surprised to see a review in the first hour and very happy although I now feel slightly pressured to do a very good chapter but don't worry it's a good type of pressure. I can honestly say I'm not as happy with this chap as I was with the first one but I figured the more I work on it the more I'm going to dislike anyway enough with me interrupting the story enjoy
I don't own Final fantasy really I don't.
Tifa had been as busy as ever making the food and helping to serve currently being short staffed. Her busy day got a bit worse when she had been in the kitchen people were starting to run towards her where she had been collecting flour. The staff where saying things about smoke bombs, Marlene being kidnapped, a girl with short hair jumping around her restaurant and suddenly with a loud bang zaid girl and Marlene landed on the flour bags putting them all under a thick fog of smoke from the flour.
She glared at the mess they made and the disturbance of her restaurant.
"Hey Teef long time no see"
Her glare quickly fell into a smile when she noticed it was Yuffie, "I should have know it was you when they mentioned smoke bombs"
Marlene giggled they were completely covered in white flour "alright everyone back to work we have customers, Yuffie I take it you're going to be staying here for a while?"
Yuffie nodded sheepishly. "Al right then, I still have work to do and I think you need to go take a bath or something, Marlene why don't you take Yuffie upstairs and get cleaned up and show her the guest bedroom"
Marlene nodded taking Yuffie's hand; Yuffie stuck her tongue out as she passed Mr. Penguin man serves him right for not letting her in. Tifa just shook her head at Yuffie's actions, and quickly got everyone back to work. Making sure everything was running smoothly.
The kitchen was officially closed but the bar section was still open and Jessie the part timer had just came in to start her shift "hey Jessie, remember if any of the patrons give you any trouble you come get me."
"Sure will do, now go get some rest and tuck Marlene into bed" Jessie said as she ushered Tifa out of the bar.
"Oh and you're really sure you'll be alright without me here for the rest of the week?" Jessie asked Tifa had one foot on the first step "don't worry I think help fell from the vents today" She looked confused but didn't ask anything else as a customer just walked in.
Tifa managed to find the two girls cleanly dressed in their sleepwear watching one of Marlene's favourite princess movie " What's wrong with that princess didn't she learn how to at least protect herself, well at least she wasn't kidnapped instead she let herself be kidnapped, why is the queen always evil?" Tifa decided then to let them know she was there "Alright Marlene it's time for you to go to bed"
Marlene pouted "I want to see the end of the movie"
"You already know how it's going to end; you know the rules, remember tomorrow's Friday you'll get to stay up late"
Marlene got up still sulking a bit but doing as she was told she said goodnight to Yuffie and followed Tifa to let her tuck her in bed. When Tifa got back Yuffie had already switched the channel to some action movie but she soon turned the volume down when she saw Tifa coming in.
"So whose kid is that?" Yuffie asked
"You remember Barrett?" Yuffie nodded "Well he adopted her when she was 2, she came to stay with me last year, when he found work in the coal mines, and he wanted to wait till he finished building a house before taking her there"
"Oh" Yuffie's eyes scrunched up in thought "Why isn't my name on the friends list?"
Tifa looked confused for a second "What friends list?"
"Mr Penguin said if I didn't have an appointment or wasn't on the friends list that he wouldn't let me in"
Tifa laughed at the name Yuffie had given her doorman "Oh I see I'll have to talk to him about that, and besides I was not expecting to see you at all its been 5 years since you just came in said bye and left, didn't even know if you were still alive"
"Sorry about that, you know I went back to Wutai with my old man and how the country people are all about tradition and I was put in this very tough ninja school and to top it all off there where these boring princess classes!" it was hard for Tifa to remember that Yuffie was in fact the princess of Wutai they had met when Gilmore, her adopted father, had introduced them saying that she would be staying in Midgar and that she and Vincent needed to take care of her.
"So boobs you have a guy in your life yet"
"No I'm too busy with the business and Marlene right now to be thinking of men, you know I don't need one to take care of me, what about you?"
"Oh Godo has had me meet many potential suitors but none of them can handle a babe like me, although there was one, but that was right after I went to Wutai he wasn't a suitor though, anyway Godo said something about me needing to learn to support myself before being able to support a country. It's only for a year though but if I'm lucky I might get it to be two years so you have a job for me or what?"
Tifa smiled at Yuffie who was currently doing the best puppy eyes she could manage. "Well I might have an opening somewhere maybe you could help manage the bar at night and be waiter by day?"
"That would be perfect" Yuffie jumped hugging Tifa not hearing someone entering the room.
"Welcome back Vincent" Tifa said, Yuffie immediately let go of Tifa to turn and look at him, 5 years did a whole lot of good to him he looked older and he had grown out his hair, she couldn't seem to hide the small blush as his crimson eyes landed on her.
"Tifa, Yuffie" he greeted
Yuffie jumped up and hugged him "long time no see Vinnie how ya been?" she let go of him when he didn't return the hug. "I have been well; it's good to see you Yuffie"
Tifa stood up from the couch "I just gave Yuffie a job, so she's going to be staying here" Vincent nodded at that "Well then Tifa, Yuffie I need to check the books if you'll excuse me"
He left the room silently after that "I better go check on the bar so night Yuffie, I'm glad your back oh and you'll be starting work tomorrow at 9 so be ready I'll get you a uniform" Yuffie retreated to her room for the night
Her wonderful dreams of a dark and brooding gunslinger with a red cloak was horribly interrupted by a banging on her door she groggily opened her one eye. "Yuffie wake up!" she turned around and put the pillow over her head. Trying to go back to that dream she had been having, until someone pulled the covers off her taking that wonderful heat away. Yuffie jumped up ready to kick the person responsible only to trip and fall of the bed with a thump
"Ouch! That hurt" she moaned as she cradled her head. She looked up to see Tifa with some clothes folded over her arm. "Here this is your work clothes get ready and be in the kitchen in 15 min or no breakfast" She placed the clothes on her bed and left.
Yuffie quickly checked the outfit a pair of black pants a white button up shirt, black tie and a small apron. She immediately threw away the long pair of pants and got out her black shorts. There was no way she was going to hide her legs behind some long pants. She got down stairs and found Marlene already eating breakfast, Tifa handed her a plate as she sat down. She dug right into it "wow Teef I had no idea you could cook like this"
"Thanks, hurry up I need to put you through some quick training before I open the place...Marlene you're going to miss the bus"
Marlene grabbed her bag "Bye Tifa, Bye Yuffie" she shouted as she left the kitchen. Yuffie was just about to finish her last bite when Tifa already started pushing her towards the bar "you're going to have to start working in the bar first before you can work in the restaurant, and why are you wearing short oh never mind its almost time for the breakfast rush"
Yuffie was a fast learner never dropping a single Glass sticking her tongue out every time she saw Mr penguin man whose name she later found out was Bob which only made her laugh a bit more. Vincent showed up again briefly to talk to Tifa about a new delivery service saying something along the lines of the guy will be there at the end of the day or something. She was mentally scolding herself for the silly crush she still seemed to have on him she had been so sure it had been gone, but nooo she had to go and crush on a guy who is her best friend's older brother.
Yuffie had been so busy staring at Vincent that she failed to notice how she overfilling the glass of wine she had been pouring, the customer didn't seem to mind since he got more wine for the same price. She was wiping the mess she had made when Vincent walked over towards her.
"Yuffie" he said as he sat down on a bar stool, a bright smile lit her face "Hey Vince what can i do for you?"
"A glass of coral wine please" She quickly got him his drink "So Vinnie are you still a Turk?" she asked trying to make conversation
"no"
"What are you doing now then?"
"I'm a co owner of a few small businesses this place being one of them"
"Wow so you're like rich now?"
He raised a brow "Yuffie don't even think about it"
"Think about what?" she asked oh so sweetly
"I know the exact amount of gill I have right now so I'll know it was you if there are any missing"
"Vincent" she sounded shocked "why would you think such awful things about me I've grown up since you last saw me I don't steal anymore"
"mmm" he said not really believing but not willing to continue the discussion.
She had to serve a customer before coming back with another question in mind "so are you still together with Lucrecia?" He stiffened at the mention of her name he took his last sip of the wine before standing up "hey Vince was it something I said?"
"Lucrecia and I are no longer together, if you'll excuse me I have work to do" he played for his drink and left. Leaving a very confused ninja behind.
Later when Vincent got his wallet out he noted that there was indeed money missing.
So there you have it end of chapter two I think I've said all that is needed to say at the beginning... But you know still looking for a Beta *nudge nudge wink wink* oh and I already said thanks to the reviewers but I'd also like to thank the followers you guys are awsum :)