Bust-ing Out!

[thegreatninja]

Characters: Yuffie Kisaragi
Where: Aqures Ixen
When: Late December 19th to December 20th
Summary: Yuffie is waking up from crystal stasis and more than just a few changes occurred. The cute little thief is now 17..
Warning: Some language and sexual humor~

Waking: Dec. 19th close to midnight

I was dreaming?

The crystal slowly began to break apart and disappear as Yuffie's eyes fluttered open. Her heart was racing as her nightmare came to an end. Her hand reached out grabbing at air as fresh tears streaked down her cheeks. Her throat tightened as a name trickled from her lips. "Yuri.."

She let her arm fall to the side as she remembered memories home. Her hands grabbed her head as she brought her knees to her chest. "Why is this so confusing!?" Those she knew here and those she knew from home. She unclenched her hand and looked at the white orb resting in her palm. It was real but it felt like she never left.

Wait.. Her eyes looked down at her chest. Things have certainly changed.

City: Dec. 20th morning

Yuffie wouldn't say she was adjusted but she wasn't going to spend her time mulling it over in a hospital room. It didn't surprise her that Mooshoo wasn't anywhere in sight and she was sure that he would eventually learn that she was back and come find her. He probably hadn't missed her anyway.

She walked through the city noting her two years of physical development. Would people recognize her? She was still the same height as before but her chest grew two sizes, and her eyes held the gaze of someone who has seen the passing seasons of war. Her hands went out and distinctly grabbed at her chest. She had to tell someone!

Comments

Waking!

[2hell_weride]

MarKus, having not seen Yuffie in a couple of days, had found out the girl was in stasis, and, well... he was worried. It was the first time someone HE knew was in stasis, and, well it wasn't the same not having the noisy ninja show up to deliver mail or nag him about her shuri-can.

Finally, or rather, unexpectedly, on a day he was coming to visit, as someone might visit a friend that was in the hospital and terminal, he found her stasis chamber empty and not far away was the short black hair he was used to seeing.

"Holy fucking christ! Yuffie!"

Waking!

[thegreatninja]

"Shit!"

Yuffie almost lost her balance at the sound of his voice. She hadn't been expecting someone to be here and honestly she hadn't noticed. There were too many other things for her to worry about and she was still a little disoriented after waking from her sleep.

The white crystal orb almost fell from her hand before she quickly pockets the valuable trinket, her eyes moving over towards MarKus.

"Don't scare me like that! I just woke up from a crystal you know!" She also probably shouldn't be shouting in a hospital.

Re: Waking!

[2hell_weride]

"Scare you? You're the one who was suddenly in stasis! I was worried!"

Of course, now that sounds kind of obsessive. "I mean... suddenly you're not coming by anymore so... I ended up finding you here. And nobody knew what had happened to you. A lot of people were worried actually but, still... Well, I'm glad you're okay now."

Of course he's presuming she just got caught up in a fight and got laid out as a result.

Waking!

[thegreatninja]

She let out a slow breath trying to calm herself. She wasn't really looking to show her own weakness. Yuffie wiped at her eyes playing it off like she wasn't just about to cry.

"I doubt anyone missed me." She knew that wasn't true but as always she put up walls around herself. Yuffie looked over at MarKus curiously. "Was I gone long then?"

Re: Waking!

[2hell_weride]

"Well I did. Having you show up is like, routine." he says, glaring a bit.

At that he had to do some math. This was the 3rd day he'd come to visit her here, and there was a day or two that he didn't know where she was, and a couple of days before that when he realized she wasn't coming around.

"I dunno, at least a week. What happened anyway? I don't mind going with you to get the jerk who put you here."

At the Hospital

[zodiac_brave]

Ramza paused at the door to Yuffie's room, a vase with a few red poinsettia flowers in one hand. For the first time in several visits, he heard a voice inside.

Ignoring the urge to fling the door open and check on his friend, Ramza gave the door an eager knock and waited for a response.

At the Hospital

[thegreatninja]

Yuffie quickly pocketed the crystal orb and wiped away her tears. She wasn't ready for anyone to see her own weakness. She brought her legs to her chest and watched the door criously.

"Yes?" She really didn't know why someone would knock at a hospital door but that didn't really seem like an important thought so she tossed it to the side. "I mean come in.."

Re: At the Hospital

[zodiac_brave]

Hearing Yuffie's voice, Ramza hurried through the door and to her bedside. He crossed the distance between them and wrapped his arms around her in a hug.

"Do not do that again," he implored her as he pulled away from her. He had lost too many friends and family members. He could not bear it again. Especially not when there was nothing he could do to prevent it or rescue the victim. He had been completely helpless to aid Yuffie this past week, and it had shaken him to the core.

At the Hospital

[thegreatninja]

Yuffie was surprised at the sudden hug if only because she never saw Ramza as the touchy feely type. Her arms tentatively wrapped around him before he pulled back.

"Hey, hey! I'm fine. No crystal can keep me down." She smiled at him feeling touched by his concern. "Besides it was sorta like I never left." Except that now she was two years older and it definitely showed.

Yuffie was wearing a tank top that exposed her stomach and short shorts. It appeared that her sleep didn't get the memo about how it was still cold in Crystallis.

Re: At the Hospital

[zodiac_brave]

As quickly as he had swooped down, Ramza had pulled away and settled into the visitor's chair beside the hospital bed. He touched others rarely, preferring to keep his distance, but there were times he felt it necessary. He had been scared for Yuffie, and the hug was as much for him, to reassure him she was safe, as it had been to show her how much she was missed.

"Never again," he repeated sternly as she made light of her stasis.

December 20th; Morning

[shinrasfinest]

He'd shipped into Aqures earlier than he really had intended to. By Spencer's watch, being the most reliable when it came to timekeeping, Sephiroth had a few hours to kill before he had to make his way to the Seventh district to get there at the time that had been arranged.

He adjusted the pack which was slung over one shoulder, flicking his long silver hair out of the way at the same time as he headed for the Residential District. It was the least he could do to look in right? He could lighten the load by dropping off his things, perhaps take a shower...

Sephiroth hadn't been in the City for the best part of the month and so passing Yuffie on the street would be as casual-a-thing as it always was. A light nod to his head as he passed her- longer silver bangs on either side of his face falling forwards out of the turned-up collar of his thick winter jacket.

December 20th; Morning

[thegreatninja]

That just wouldn't do though she was happy that he at least recognized her before walking off.

She knew that she should probably be scared of Sephiroth after everything that she has experienced but after living with him for a month or so it was very hard to see him past his shampoo products. Though she considers herself lucky for getting away with having his hair turn a funny color after walking into her trap. Which means she just might annoy him a little bit less.

"HEY! You just walk by and don't notice anything at all? Some Gentleman. Don't you know how to treat a princess?"

Yuffie crossed her arms just below her chest and glared over at Sephiroth. She wasn't scared of him but that didn't mean she wasn't a little angry at him. However he did mess ShinRa up pretty bad which was a little exciting.

"Haven't you noticed anything different?"

December 20th; Morning

[shinrasfinest]

He had made the choice to move out so there was no reason at all to hold it against Yuffie even if the inherent awkwardness they'd lived with had contributed to the decision. As with all other Heroes he knew of and might pass in the street, Yuffie would always get the polite nod.

Sephiroth stopped as she called out after him and, taking a breath he turned to look over her again. His brow furrowed as he looked over the small frame of the girl. He hadn't noticed, no - not being one to go around staring at teenagers in that way at all and so didn't see much of any difference in Yuffie herself offhand.

"Did you get a haircut or something?"

Something was different, he quickly concluded. However exactly what escaped him; maybe it were all the layers of clothing, considering how cold it was.

December 20th; Morning

[thegreatninja]

Her brows furrowed. It was so hard to believe that this would be the guy who caused so much trouble. To think that what happened in that forest a few months back wasn't so far from the truth of his personality. Yuffie knew that she probably shouldn't associate with him; being one of the people who has a hand in stopping him but she can't help it. She can't help but make things difficult and to be honest she wanted to know what happened.

Returning home had changed her perspective, not that she would let anyone know, and she wanted to know why it had all happened. What turned this grumpy SOLDIER who always followed orders, even ones that were stupid like Wutai, into a monster.

"I'm two years older and you know, you are a jerk."

It wasn't the best way to get answers but Yuffie was still stubborn and ended up making things about herself more than others.

December 20th; Morning

[shinrasfinest]

A lot had happened in the two years that Yuffie had spent returned to their World. Sephiroth was not yet at the point where the final straw would topple the delicate house of cards that would become what was left of his sanity. Not that Yuffie would know it, but the seeds were already well-sown and the events in that forest hadn't helped at all. Hence the escape from the other Heroes for a while, retreating into a world he knew all too well- that of a soldier in the field.

Still, she was still mostly the same selfish teenager she was when she had left. Sephiroth didn't care to point that out though, he wasn't in the mood to bait Yuffie like he had before. Maybe that in itself was an unconscious side-effect of the fact she had aged. Maybe he was just tired of the confrontation.

"Two years later and you still think so?" He replied with a rather casual tone, almost as if he were dismissing the idea out of hand.

City - let's get these two to meet in person

[line_piece]

[Chiaki's out and about in the city today, busybodying around the various shops and things looking for quests. She tilts her head and blinks at the sight of Yuffie grabbing at her own chest, too surprised to look away.]

City - Oh good

[thegreatninja]

[Yuffie looks up and drops her hands with a sheepish smile. Not that she is embarrassed but more so because she has been caught and Yuffie never likes being caught.]

What chu stare-in' at?

[line_piece]

[Chiaki glances back and forth quickly before looking back at Yuffie.]

Um... sorry.

[thegreatninja]

[That doesn't really answer her question and she is left to wonder just who this person is. Yuffie doesn't have her moogle with her so there isn't much indication that she is a hero of light besides the fact that she is walking around in the snow in shorts, a tank top and only a thin jacket that stops at her knees. Though she is at least wearing boots.

Yuffie continues to stare just making their encounter more awkward. Who is this girl anyway?]

Yeah. So whats up?

[She has been gone for a week.]

[line_piece]

...Aren't you cold?

[It's not like Chiaki knows exactly who she's talking to either, but she did decide to try to meet some of the other people here, so she bravely presses onward with the conversation.]

[neverfirstclass]

Cloud had been checking in on Yuffie from time to time in her crystal form. He really couldn't say why. It wasn't like he liked the girl very much but...at the same time she was another person from Gaia, and while there were a few of them she was still a reminder of home.

If anything, her absence made her better in his memory. 'She's not so bad' drifted into his mind remembering her help in fights as opposed to the time she assaulted him in the shower.

Today however wasn't one of those visiting days, but he was passing by the hospital when she stepped out in her more adult form. He stopped and stared, gaping a bit at her new appearance. "Y...Yuffie?"

[thegreatninja]

When Yuffie stopped Cloud her lips curled into a smile. She remembered there encounters here as well as the journey they went on together and even though he didn't remember she couldn't wipe the cocky smile from her lips.

"CLOUD!" She spoke louder than she meant to and jumped towards the SOLDIER boy. "I missed you! Well sorta, you didn't really go anywhere."

Yuffie wrapped her around around him and gave him a friendly hug completely ignoring her surprise at her new age.

[neverfirstclass]

The spiky blonde couldn't help but take a step back as Yuffie bounded towards him. The hug just made him go stock still on top of that. What happened to her?!

"I uh...good to see you? Are you okay? You've been crystal for a week." He squirmed in her grasp, trying to get loose.

[thegreatninja]

"OH! That's right. You don't remember me!" Yuffie pulled away with a wide smile. She didn't seem to concerned with his reaction as she continued talking.

"Cloud! You are never going to believe this! We become Friends!" She smiled widely though hearing her say friends might sound weird because it was a concept her younger self didn't really understand. In her mind Cloud, Tifa and everyone were her first friends. "Then we save the world!"

She wasn't going to mention evil ShinRa. Yuffie was well away how much Cloud fawned over Sephiroth here.

[neverfirstclass]

Friends? Friends with the thief ninja girl? He always thought she was a little off her rocker but this just made her sound all the more crazy.

But she was from Gaia. And she looked different than she had in the crystal state. Was it possible for people to return home and come back?

"We...what?" Wait...save the world? "So I....I become a hero?"