The Great Ninja Yuffie - Chapter 2: WRO?
How couldn't Yuffie forget Yuri? He was the one who helped her when everyone turned against her for bringing the stigma. Together, they traveled the caves to find a cure, but only for him to catch the stigma later that day. His mother eventually died from the same disease, so he lived on his own - about a 20-minute walk from Yuffie's home.
Although they had parted ways in their teen years, Yuri remembered well that he and Yuffie were once close childhood friends. Yuffie had no clue what he had been up to, but she was certain that he was no longer suffering. She wanted to see him happy again, happy for the possibly the first time for as long as she could remember.
Yuri was the average, 18-year old teenager with a 'beautiful nose', and black hair tied back in a ponytail. When the door opened, Yuffie stood still in front of him, grinning as they once again met eye-to-eye.
"Yu.. Yuffie?! Welcome back." Yuri's eyes widened as his head bounced back in surprise, but his voice sounded dull and monotone. "What's up?"
Yuffie put her hand on her waist and scowled. "Come on! You should be more excited than that! Did you miss me?"
"Yes... I mi-..!" Yuri cried as Yuffie tackled his torso - an aggressive way to hug someone.
Once she released him, she looked up and examined his face. No black pus, no open sores... and YES! He's smiling! "You... seem... healthy! How are you feeling?"
"Good, thank you. Come in?"
When Yuri turned around, his ponytail swung and grazed Yuffie's face. Yuffie followed him inside, only to notice that he was already pouring some water for her in the kitchen. The main living room consisted of two sofa couches perpendicular to each other, and a coffee table in the middle.
"Interesting..." She thought, making herself at home as she dove onto the sofa. She looked around some more and caught a neat display of trophies on a shelf. "Trophies... what for?" she pointed, thinking she should have known this before.
"All school stuff," Yuri called out as he approached Yuffie with a pitcher and two glasses of water. After placing them on the coffee table, he jumped on the other sofa couch. Yuffie then hopped over to where he was, switching sofas.
"Welcome back," Yuri smiled.
"I came back just two hours ago," Yuffie answered, placing her hand on his wrist. "I was about to take a nap.. then I remembered you."
Yuri nodded at her response. "Did you see your dad?"
"Yeah. He was happy to see me... happier than you were, surprisingly."
"Hey, I'm glad that you're back. Midgar was brutal, wasn't it."
"Almost as bad as Meteorfall." Yuffie stared down at her lap, frowning. She waited for Yuri's response, but a gaping pause of silence ensued instead. She took a deep breath and continued, "First off, the Bahamut, which I helped kill off, left thousands of people injured on the streets. Then a dude transformed into Sephiroth, only to have his ass kicked by Cloud. Again. After that, the Lifestream emerged from the surface and everyone was cured."
"Holy..." Yuri stared in space, wondering what to say next. He asked, "...Bahamut?"
"Summon."
With that quick one-word answer, Yuri fired another question. "How did Sephiroth come back?"
"I'm not the person to ask," Yuffie admitted. Go ask someone like Vincent, she thought, smiling to herself.
"Well, it's good that you weren't hurt."
"Eheheh, yeah," Yuffie giggled. She leaned her head against the back cushion, and another lull silence occurred. Trying to keep awake, she continued, "So, what have you been up to?"
"Not much," Yuri sighed, comparing his dull life to Yuffie's.
"Boring..."
"Hey, I've been studying. You know, I have to. My future-" Yuri paused when he saw Yuffie give him a sour look. "Why the face?"
Yuffie raised her brow and continued to stare at Yuri, but stops when a yawn interrupts her.
"Oookay then... tell me your plans. In Wutai."
"Um..." Yuffie turned away from him and paused for a bit, before admitting, "I don't plan to stay here any longer."
"Wh, what?" Yuri snickered at her response. "Again?"
"Uh... yeah."
"But why..."
Yuffie leaned over to his ear and whispered, "Don't tell anyone... but I'm joining the World Regenesis Organization."
Yuri opened his mouth, surprised. Then he shrugged his shoulders, wondering why she acted so secretively. "Uh... that's great. Okay?"
"Ye... yeah," she continued to whisper strangely. "Don't tell anyone! Please."
"Okay, weird." Yuri shook his head and chuckled softly. Yuffie punched his arm, causing him to flinch and laugh more.
That was one awkward moment. Yuffie pinched herself for not being able to speak more. She felt embarrassed to tell him her WRO plans, but she didn't know why it was such a big deal. She knew that her father would be upset if it was him who found out.
Tired, Yuffie broke the silence with a heavy yawn, and her body started to lean backwards.
"..."
Yuffie hugged herself and her legs kicked Yuri as they spread across the sofa. "So you're gonna sleep now?" Yuri murmured as he jumped off, making sure she didn't hear him.
Yuffie had gone sleepless for now over 24 hours, as there was a major time difference between Wutai and Midgar. With her motion sickness, it was tough for her to catch any sleep inside the airship.
"Ooh boy..." Yuri sighed, staring down at her. Scratching his chin, he studied Yuffie's body and noticed that she was wearing only short shorts, and a crop top which revealed a bit of skin. He was amazed by the nice curves she possessed, and also noted her slim arms and long legs. Once she fell asleep, Yuri grabbed a fresh pillow and pair of blankets, and covered his friend's body.
"Sweet dreams..."
A/N: Yuri is a character from FF7's On the Way to a Smile: Case of Yuffie.