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Always Smiling	By : EzriCandy Category: Final Fantasy VII > Het - Male/Female Views: 1595 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Chapter 8: Planning For Victory (Part 1)

(Same tags apply as in Chapter 1)
The sun shone brightly on the face of one sleeping ninja. Yuffie groaned. "That's just not right…" she said pulling the blankets up over her head and going back to sleep.
Today was the start of their third day at the canyon and tomorrow they would resume their journey. Cloud, Tifa and Barret were expected to return today. Today was also the day that she and Vincent discuss how they were to prepare for the pagoda.
There had been no problems with the weapon that was still roaming the skies, but it was only a matter of time.
.::-o-::.
-Knock, Knock-
Two hours after Yuffie had buried her head under the covers, she rolled out the soft, warm bed at the sound and gracelessly landed on the floor.
"Shit!"
"Yuffie, are you okay?" Vincent muffled voice came through the door.
She looked over at the door, then at the clock. 'Crap, I was suppose to meet him fifteen minutes ago!' She thought scolding herself.
"Yeah, Vinnie. Give me ten minutes and I'll meet you at the restaurant." She said grabbing her shower supplies and a change of clothes.
"I will see you then." Was heard through the door.
Yuffie walked into the bathroom turned the knob for the shower placing her clothing on the countertop. Having removed her rumpled bedclothes, she opened the Chocobo print shower curtain and stepped under the warm spray.
Five minutes later Yuffie was dressed and pulling a brush through wet hair and cursing at the tangles that were determined not to be easily removed. She sighed and looked at herself in the mirror. 'Not too bad considering I just woke up. Luckily its still somewhat warm here in the canyon so hopefully I wont get sick.' She thought to herself.
She tossed the brush on the counter, combing her fingers through her damp hair. On her way out the door, she grabbed a notebook and a pen out of her pack and left her room.
.::-o-::.
Yuffie walked into the restaurant to see Vincent sitting in a corner, away from the entrance. As she made her way over, Vincent looked up at her and waited for her to take a seat.
"Good morning Yuffie, I'm sorry for waking you."
"Mornin' Vinnie. I'm glad you did wake me, there's too much that we need to be thinking about for me to sleep all day." She said as she picked up the menu and sat the notebook on the table.
It pleased him to hear her say 'we need to be thinking' instead of I. "I have given some though to the situation. I think it would be best if we used Chocobos to travel to Wutai when the Highwind departs tomorrow. That way, we do not delay the search for weapon. We can then use the PHS and set up a rendezvous point and rejoin the group." He said glancing at the menu.
"That sounds good. If we have Cid drop us off near the coast east of Rocket Town, It should only take three to four hours to get there. To be honest Vince, I really didn't want them to travel to Wutai with us. I think it would just be too awkward and someone might accidentally slip about the whole 'heiress to the throne' thing. But I am glad that you will be there with me. I feel better knowing that I won't be alone." She replied with sincerity.
Before he could reply, the waitress approached took their orders, and made a quick departure.
"Have you given any thought as to which supplies you might need for the battle?" He asked.
She opened the notebook to a blank page and uncapped the pen and made three lines down the length of the page and each column was had a designation. There was one for items, materia, and the last one was named, materia for Godo.
"I've been thinking," she started. "And I refuse to take materia from anyone so I think I'm just going to purchase some from the materia shop here. Plus, I think I could get a pretty good discount since I helped the shop owner out the last time we were here."
Vincent nodded. "We should start with the Materia that you will use." At this, Yuffie looked slightly apprehensive at the thought of asking to use the materia out of the group's stores. She knew that they would ask too many questions and be overly suspicious of her. "Do not worry Yuffie, I will get them for you."
She gave a sigh of relief. "Thanks Vince." The waitress walked over with their meals and left them to enjoy their breakfast. Yuffie smeared a small amount of cream cheese on her bagel as Vincent took a sip of his peppermint tea.
"Lets start with magic materia. Um, lets see…" she said wiping rouge cheese off her finger she was becoming nervous and she didn't quite know why. Vincent reached over and took the notebook and pen as Yuffie took a bite of her bagel.
"I will write it down for you, continue." He said gently.
She smiled at him. 'He's so sweet, he knows how nervous I am.'
By the time they were finished with breakfast, their list was complete. Vincent would get the materias from Cloud which included, Bahamut Zero, Hades, and Ifrit for the summons; comet, fire, bio, Mastered Cure, and enemy skill for her magic. The enemy skill was so she would have the benefit of the Aqualung, Big Guard and Beta skills. He was going to allow her to use his ribbon for her accessory.
.::-o-::.
They had visited the item shop and Yuffie had her Conformer sharpened at the weapons stand on the way to the materia shop. She picked up ten weak materias for Godo. If he asked, she would say that she ran into a man who had just come from the materia shop, that's why they weren't higher than level one.
Vincent was looking at the various materias in the display case while Yuffie made conversation with the shopkeeper. A pinkish-colored materia caught his eye…'a luck plus, that might be beneficial for her.' He thought.
"Excuse me," he said quietly. "How much would you like for the luck plus materia?"
"That one will run you 17,000 gil since it's mastered. However I have had a hard time selling it so the price has been lowered from 22,000" The shop keep said "But since you're with Yuffie here, I'll give it to ya for 12,500."
Vincent pulled the gil out of his pocket and handed it to the man who opened the glass display. "Thank you." He said as he reached in and took the pink orb.
The walked out of the store and decided to head up to the observatory. Nanaki was nowhere to be seen when they entered the small living area.
"I think he said something about going to visit his father before the others returned." Yuffie said looking up at the ceiling.
Vincent looked up also, but saw nothing and glanced at the young ninja, curious as to what she was doing. "Yuffie?"
"Follow me." She made the familiar climb to the top floor and placed their bags near the window. He shadowed her to the top of the building and sat on the roof patting the spot next to her.
"This is where I come when I need to be alone for a while. Isn't it beautiful?" She closed her eyes, basking in the warm, early afternoon sun smiling.
"Yes, it is quite beautiful." He said, looking at her instead of the scenery. He drew his eyes away from her and looked at the view. "Actually, the view is similar to the one where I go to think."
"Where do you go, that is, if you want to tell me?" She asked lying back on the roof.
"Its located on the other side of the Gi Caves. I found it when Nanaki learned the truth about his father."
Her eyes opened and she gazed over at him. "You go through the caves alone?"
"Yes."
"I guess the beasts there don't pose much of a threat. I didn't get a chance to see them last time we were here. One day, I might get a chance though."
"Maybe when this is all said and done, I can take you to my spot." He said, following her lead and laying on the roof.
She was touched at his offer. Even thought it meant venturing through the Gi Caves, he was willing to show her an area that was special to him. "I'd like that, Vinnie."
They had no desire to move from their positions on the roof. Yuffie was dozing and Vincent was meditating when his keen hearing picked up faint warking of an excited Chocobo. He sat up and saw three golden birds, on of which, was receiving some greens from Tifa.
He glanced over at Yuffie, who had fallen asleep again, and gently picked up her hand in his. "Yuffie," he said gently patting her hand with his. "Wake up. Tifa and the others are back."
"I'm up." She said yawning. "Lets go down and meet'em." Her voice was slightly slurred with sleep.
.::-o-::.
They made their way down to the entrance where Tifa, Barret and Cloud were standing with their Chocobo's. Tifa and Cloud looked excited. Apparently they had found what they were looking for.
"Hey Tifa, how was the trip?" Yuffie walked to where Tifa was standing with Kira and gave the golden bird a scratch behind the ears.
"Hi Yuffs! It was wonderful!" Tifa replied eagerly "The forest was absolutely beautiful and the weather for our little trip was perfect. I had almost forgotten what I was like to be in an area that hadn't been touched by man in hundreds of years. It was so peaceful…I was just like…"
Vincent left the women to their conversation and approached Cloud and Barret. "I trust your trip was successful?"
"Very. I think the stuff we found will help greatly. Hey, do you think that you and Yuffie can tell everyone to meet at the candle in a half hour? We'd like to discuss what we found and our plans for tomorrow, but first, I think showers are in order." His nose wrinkled at the sight of his dirty purple uniform.
"Of course." Vincent said as Yuffie and Tifa walked over.
"So, what's the plan Vincent?"
"We are going to gather the others and meet at the Candle again while they get cleaned up."
"Ok Vince, lets go. We'll see you all in a bit." Yuffie waved over her shoulder as the trio watched them walk away.
"Ya know, I think the brat is the only one Vincent opens up ta." Barret said with a hint of amusement in his voice.
"Barret, don't call her that! Yuffie is a sweet girl if you spent a little time with her. And as for Vincent, he is starting to open up. Before we left, I had a conversation with him, and unlike in the past, it wasn't one sided. He's actually a very nice guy." Tifa socked him in his arm.
The burly man looked down at Tifa slightly shocked at this new information and rubbing where she punched him. 'Sometimes I think she doesn't know her own strength.' He thought. "You mean you actually started a conversation with Vincent?"
"Actually no, he came to me while we were at the candle before we left and spoke for a little over fifteen minutes." She said with a slight smirk. Cloud remained a silent observer of the two.
"Jus' when I thought I'd heard everything…" Barret trailed off headed towards the inn.
Tifa turned around to Cloud who had been standing to the side "You ready?" He nodded. "Lets go then, we can have Cid call someone from his crew to get the Chocobos."
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