When You're Gone
Chapter 16: What Hurts the Most

I went to Reeve's house and slept on the couch. It was surprisingly clean, probably because Reeve was never there. (There was, however, a thick layer of dust....)

When morning came, I started to tell Reeve what happened. It was scare in a way. This was something that was mine. MINE! Yuffie Kisaragi's! This was my secret... But I knew that I'd lose it if I didn't tell Reeve.

But what if I told Reeve, and I still lost it? Quickly I banished that thought.

As I told him, I realized that it was just pouring out of me. It was the same way as when I'd told Nero.

Only it wasn't. When I told Nero, it had made us come together. I had let him into my life, and he had accepted that. Telling Reeve was what would save this bond, and I felt bad that I'd be using Reeve.

Once I'd told him the basic story, I looked at him, and he said, "It's too early in the morning to deal with this."

I smiled awkwardly. "So... now what?"

Reeve groaned and put his head in his arms. I completely understood.

Shelke called and asked if I was there. Reeve looked questioningly at me, and I nodded. Reeve explained that I was.

She asked to talk to me and I gave a cheery, "Hey!"

"Why are you over at Reeve's house?"

I sniffed, "I needed to get out, and thought for certain that you and Vincent will enjoy the house to yourself."

"I..." Shelke was at a loss for words. I grinned as I imagined her squirm.

"Why so surprised?" I grinned, "I'm not a selfish person. I want two lovers to be able to be together."

"You'd know," she noted dryly. "You can't be with the one you love." Was she referring to Vincent or Nero?

Glowering, I said, "You don't know the first thing about not being with the one you love."

Silence, then: "I might not know about deprived lust, but I know two things you don't."

I was tempted to say 'how to be a bitch and ignorance' but didn't.

I said, "What?"

"I know how to survive hardships," she said, "You can't survive when it gets hard. You run away when you're afraid. Last night. When Vincent and I got together. You just run away from reality to enter your own world, where things go right."

Ouch. Tell me something I don't know.

"The other thing you don't know," Shelke glowered, "is something you wish you did."

"Why would I want anything-"

"Vincent Valentine." Shelke hung up.

I dropped the phone. Reeve moved closer.

Holy... I probably officially made Shelke waaaay OOC. I'm sorry, Shelke fans. (If your a Shelke fan, why are you reading?)

The title is the song 'What Hurts the Most', sung by Cascada and about a million other people.

I couldn't find a better title...sorry.

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