A bit of fluff in this chapter. And some heated moments. Yay!

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Disclaimer:I don't own Final Fantasy VII or any of its characters. This is only a fan story written by an adoring fan of the Vincent & Yuffie paring!

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Chapter Six

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Yuffie's night was a rough few hours often interrupted by the jolt of pain to her movements. She barely got enough sleep to function the next morning. Vincent stepped into her bedroom with clothes provided by Reeve and let out a sigh. It would be fine for her to remain in the clothes she put on last night before bed, but he knew her night had been rough. He could hear her groaning in pain all through the hours. There was no doubt her clothes were covered in sweat. Reeve provided her with a simple pair of sweatpants and a buttoned up shirt. A couple of pieced much easier to put on and take off then those previous clothes he gave her.

"Can't I just stay in these?" Yuffie asked still laying in her bed. "I mean, it's going to be super hard to get out of this shirt on my own. The pants will be no problem since I took notes while Tifa helped me change and realized what to do and what not to do. But the shirt is a no go unless someone is going to help me."

"I'll help you."

"And I know that…wait, what? You will?" Yuffie blushed and was unable to turn her face away from Vincent. "Are you sure?"

"Yuffie," Vincent rolled his eyes, "I have seen a woman's body before. It's not like I'm going to freeze up just because you're naked. We've worked together for how many years. Through those years I'm sure you've seen more of me than I care to know and the same goes for me. It's the simplest way to handle this."

Yuffie sat up slowly as Vincent stepped forward. He unbuckled the sling around her neck and carefully set her arm free. He caught sight of the wince her face made when her hand touched her knee.

"Why didn't they just put your hand in a cast?" Vincent asked. Her fingers were obviously broken under the swollen hand. Of course, her swollen hand could be a factor in it unable to be placed in a cast. The human body wasn't a thing he studied or understood completely. His own being a little outside the average find. "Is it alright if I removed your shirt?"

"Women must have a great time getting into bed with you. You give them enough time to back out," Yuffie teased and stuck out her tongue. Her face froze when his fingers dragged along her cheek and he gave her a warm smile. "Vinnie?"

"I told you last night," he said and moved to his knees so he could grab the bottom of her shirt. He kept his eyes on her own as he removed her t-shirt by ripping from the bottom up. It wasn't a romantic action, and Yuffie's body began to think of something else. "You are the only thing I've ever wanted."

Yuffie couldn't move her face away from his. He stood slowly with his hand traveling up the shirt where it was ripped to the top. The back of his fingers ran along her skin as he pushed the shirt over his shoulders. Before he could give himself too much time to think, he dipped his mouth down and kissed Yuffie one more time.

Yuffie gasped in shock and answered his kiss only a moment after his attack. A quick flick of her wrist sent the remainder of the shirt flying out of their way. Her hand ended on the back of his head as their kiss grew more heated through the passing time. She pulled his body to be on her own. Nothing could prevent them from taking their relationship to the next level.

"Shit!" Yuffie yelled when she made an attempt to move her dislocated shoulder to touch him move. She didn't want their moment to end. The only problem was the pain her body was in. Vincent looked down to her with a facing mixed between lust and grief. "Oh, don't give me that face!" She sat up slightly and licked his lips in a playful manner. "Let's get back to getting me dressed and we'll put our fun on hold. Chances are someone will be checking on us soon anyway."

"I guess you're right," Vincent said. He returned to his caretaker role. It was his job to protect her. To help her with her everyday tasks until a plan could be settled. Their fun could wait until everything was finished. That is only if she would have him though.

"Quit thinking whatever you're thinking," Yuffie said as he pushed in her wheelchair. "I am not going to let you where that face if you want to hang out with me. Although, it's not as if you really have a choice at the moment. You said you would and kind of sealed your fate with me." She giggled and shook her head. "I'm sorry, just imagining you standing in front of all of Wutai is making me giggle. I don't see you leading a country, but we shall see."

Vincent remained silent as he placed her at the table to wait before he made them breakfast. He was planning on simple toast and eggs for their first meal of the day. Nothing big was planned to happen unless their friends found a way to make everything work. It wasn't going to be easy to get Yuffie back into Wutai. Most of the people believed she was dead. Some thought she was never coming back. And some weren't afraid to show their excitement to her stepping down. A young woman without proper years of training was not a woman meant to lead.

"I'm sorry, Vinnie," Yuffie said. She ripped Vincent from his thoughts.

"For what?" he asked as he flipped the eggs around in the skillet.

"I sort of placed you right next to me in the future," she said and gave a small smile. She shook her head as if she were completely out of it. "Seems like I don't quite remember the person you are. You would be pretty miserable up there, wouldn't you?"

Vincent looked down at the eggs as he answered her question without a second to put heavy thought into it. "If you were standing next to me I don't see how I could say no. In case you've forgotten, I am a pretty loyal man when it comes to the things I like."

Yuffie's face fell a little to his well-known words. It hurt her to think about the woman he poured his heart to and how she tossed it aside. He was still so wrapped up in her. No matter how hard she tried, she could never break him from his past. It was what made him the man she loved. That was the total truth. She loved him and was afraid to see when the love would fall apart.

Vincent placed a plate full of her breakfast on the table. He watched as she moved to eat. Her movements were slow with trained poise. It was frustrating to think they still saw him as the man wrapped in his past. Although, it wasn't their fault it was all he had ever been.

"Yuffie." He kept his eyes on her. When she only glanced at him for a second he stepped forward. He pulled her face to look up at him by her chin. "I let go of her when we defeated Deepground. Yes, I loved her. Yes, she will always be a part of my past. But I will do my very best to keep her there. Yuffie, how many times do I need to say it until you believe my words? You are the only thing I want."

Yuffie smiled and shook her head. "But leading Wutai…"

"Must be done by a person of proper blood," Vincent said. "You guys never worked to dig up my past other than my history dealing with Sephiroth. I was born in Wutai and I'm sure my records are somewhere in the content's records. Do you think we could give it a try?"

Yuffie giggled and looked up to Vincent with a smirk. "Are you asking to marry a married woman, Vincent Valentine?"

"It wouldn't be the first time I've thought of it," Vincent said and filled up his own plate. What was with the young girl? How could she get him to joke around like a kid he had once been? "Would you be able to marry a man close to the age of dirt?"

Yuffie burst into a fit of laughs. "That was pretty good!" She took a bite of her breakfast and sat back in her wheelchair with a happy face. "We'll make a cute couple, but first things first. We need to knock Derran out of power."

"Easier said than done," Vincent said. A knock sounded at the door. He left their table with his defenses raised. If they were being attacked the person probably wouldn't knock, but anything could happen. He opened the door slowly and was greeted by Reeve and their group of old friends. "What's going on?"

"We have a plan figured out!" Tifa said. She winked to Yuffie as she walked in with Denzel and Marlene behind her. The two kids were now in the middle of their teen years and no longer kept out of their situations. Denzel wouldn't have that and Marlene was is ever on again, off again girlfriend. "I'm crashing here while the men head out."

"What?" Yuffie looked confused.

"A message was sent from inside the castle of Wutai," Reeve said. "It seems the inside of the works are getting bad. Bad enough for the people to call for help."

"It must be bad if Wutai is stepping outside for assistance," Yuffie said. Her home was always well guarded to only allow problems handled by the people. Asking for help from even the great group of Avalanche was absurd. "What's going on?"

Reeve stepped forward with a laptop and opened it for Yuffie and Vincent to see. He watched as Vincent crouched down with his arm wrapping around Yuffie's back. Much more than protection seemed to happen while those two were left alone. A small feeling of relief filled him before he opened the icon of a camera on the desktop.

"Our people inside set up a wireless connection through many ports to get us this video recording," Reeve said. The video showed a group of young men and woman gathered together in a very large room. It appeared to be the basement of the castle. They weren't crying or upset, but their smiles were only half lifted. "Derran has gathered the homeless through promises of protection and food. The only thing in exchange is their services he requires. Men are often gathered to capture people not listening to his role or to serve as a replacement for a guard injured or dead. The women are used as cooks, servants and any act he requires a woman's body to complete."

Yuffie looked to Reeve in shock. She knew her husband was a horrid man, but these actions were below low. "What should we do?"

"Tifa is going to stay here and protect you," Reeve said. "Vincent we are going to get our old team from Avalanche together and sneak in. A couple of guards are working under our hands. As many spies as Derran holds, we have doubled. Get whatever you need together and meet us in the hallways so we can go set up our plans."

The men all stepped outside to give Yuffie and Vincent a moment of privacy. Even Tifa left them alone. They were not blind to the new things growing between their old friends.

"Yuffie," Vincent didn't stand and only looked to her as he said her name.

"Vinnie, let's pretend like we didn't know this was going to happen," she said and gave a playful wink. "Ah, we have fought together many times before. This isn't something to be afraid over. I know you'll be back and then we can rule together to clean up whatever mess you guys make."

Vincent smirked and pulled his out his gun with the long chain. Yuffie looked to him with a puzzled face. She didn't see it on his body when they first woke up. It appeared he was more of a magic man than she ever knew. He took hold of the charm hanging from the gun with a twist. The metal chain broke and he placed it into her hands.

"The gun feels really odd without that chain in place," he said. He gave his weapon an odd look. "I don't have anything fancier than that for now. But this will have to work as a marking. Yuffie, I love you. Will you marry me once we have your husband tossed aside?"

Yuffie giggled to his words and wrapped her arm around his neck. "Couldn't do things in a normal way, could we?"

"You wouldn't have liked that," he said and kissed her cheek. "I take that as a yes?"

"You better be back in time for dinner!" she said and held the odd charm to her heart. "Knock 'em dead, honey."

Vincent rolled his eyes and kissed her once more before he walked away. It wasn't a clean setting, but it was still a decision they made. He promised himself to her and he knew it was a welcomed gesture. All he had to do was take out the man standing in his way.

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Ah, it seemed a little rushed to me, but I think it's also cute in its own way. Hopefully, Vincent and the gang can get this settled without any troubles! He has big plans for the future with his one and only, Yuffie! Yay!