Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ If I Could Be You For A Day ❯ One Year Later ( Chapter 13 )

If I Could Be You For A Day

By Charles Xavier

…One year later…

It was now the second anniversary of Sephiroth's defeat. AVALANCHE had once again gathered to the new improved Gold Saucer to celebrate together.

"Gee, I hope Vincent is all right this year." Barret nudged Cloud. "We haven't seen that guy since."

"I hope so too." Cloud said. "I haven't seen Yuffie for some time either. I wonder how she's doing."

"Say." Cid thought. "Do you think this might be related to their funny behavior from last year?"

…Murmurs…

…Whispers…

"NAH!"

They all laughed until Vincent suddenly appeared before them.

"Vincent?" Tifa broke out, glancing at the much taller and more brightly dressed up man.. "Wow. You HAVE changed since we last saw you."

"Yowzas." Cait scratched his head. "You certainly have."

"Hello, everyone." Vincent spoke calmly. "It's nice to see you all again."

"Hey, Vince, have you seen Yuffie?" Barret asked.

Vincent didn't answer. For there came loud scream of laughter from what sounded like….

"HUH?"

Within seconds, Yuffie showed herself, carrying a small baby girl in her arms.

"Hi, guys." Yuffie smiled.

Everyone gasped their mouths so wide that they almost felt that their jaws might have actually dropped to the ground.

"VINCENT!" Red shouted. "You're not…are you…?"

He gave a light nod. Taking out his wife's hand, he showed the diamond ring to AVALANCHE.

"OH MY GOD!" Tifa laughed clapping her hands to the married couple. "I'm so proud of you two!"

"No wonder we didn't see you guys." Said Cid.

"But Vincent, Yuffie? How did you two ever get…?" Cloud was confused by what he saw. "I mean…oh, never mind."

"Well…"

"Well, let's just say we got to know each other better!" Yuffie interrupted Vincent. "And we kind of…liked each other from then on!"

"Makes…perfect sense." Barret shrugged, though puzzled.

Vincent became ganged up by most of his friends, who were hoping to tell them everything about himself since last year, but Tifa was the only one who approached Yuffie and gazed down at her daughter.

"Hikari!" Yuffie rocked her sleeping daughter. "Wake up, dear! Say hello to your Aunt Tifa!"

Two crimson eyes opened. Yuffie brushed away her messy brown hair and lifted up the white headband she wore round her head, which kept falling onto her eyes.

"She's so cute!" Tifa giggled. "How old is she?"

"Three months old. The doctor said that she should be okay for tonight's party." Yuffie answered. "She's a strong girl! Just like her father!"

Hikari without warning grabbed Tifa's long hair and started pulling on it.

"HEY!" Tifa laughed, trying to resist the baby's force. "Let go!"

Hikari was laughing loudly and wasn't listening to Tifa's words.

"Hikari, no." Yuffie took Tifa's hair out of Hikari's hands. "Let go of Aunt Tifa's hair."

"I didn't see that coming. She's almost like you, Yuffie! And she's got quite a grip there, for a girl her age." Tifa tidied up herself. "You weren't kidding when you said she'll be as strong as Vincent!"

Yuffie looked at Tifa's body from head to toe.

"Tifs, can I ask you a personal question?"

"Sure, Yuffie. Just as long as it's not too personal." Tifa was willing to have Yuffie fire away with whatever she was curious about.

"Have you been gaining weight?"

Uh-oh.

"Well." Tifa mumbled. "You see…Cloud and I talked…and…we decided…"

"YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY TOO!"

Voices of by-passers fell silent as their eyes locked onto Tifa and Yuffie.

"Please, not so loud, Yuffie."

"Sorry!"

"Here we are, the cinemas!" Cloud led the way. "Tell you what, guys, why don't we just watch whatever we like and go to our own movie screens?"

"Sounds great!" Said Yuffie. "Vinnie and I can see 'Rainbow Brite And The Star Stealer' [1]! Hikari loves Rainbow Brite! Don't you, Hikari!"

Yuffie began tickling Hikari's belly. The baby girl laughed as fingers crawled around her soft skin.

"HEY! Isn't Hikari dressed exactly like Rainbow Brite?" Barret pointed out.

He was right. Hikari was wearing navy dress with a rainbow colored belt. She wore blue thick boots and had a sprinkling purple star painted on her left cheek.

"YEAH! That's so cute! I wish I could be dressed up like a Color Kid!" Cid chuckled.

"Now why didn't I notice that!" Tifa cried. "But Barret…Cid…just when were you guys interested in Rainbow Brite?"

The two of them looked away and pretended they didn't hear Tifa's question.

"Come on, honey!" Yuffie pulled Vincent's arm. "Let's go!"

"Well, so long guys." Vincent waved before departing. "See you after the movies."

"Tifa." Cloud tapped her shoulder. "What do you want to see together?"

Tifa saw Barret and Cid following Yuffie and Vincent into the 'Rainbow Brite' screening room. But that didn't really get her attention. She watched upon Vincent and Yuffie play with their daughter as they queued up in the line. Her thoughts zipped back at that same day, she never quite got the idea of why they might have been acting so strange and quite bizarre. It was almost like they were…each other.

I wonder…last year…did they…?…No…they couldn't have…not the old wishing star thing…that's just a silly rumor!

"Tifa, are you okay?" Cloud asked. "You don't look too well."

"Oh, it's nothing. I'm fine." She sighed and looked back at the happy couple in the distance. Her husband wrapped his arms round her and stroked his fingers her swollen tummy. "You know honey, just by looking at those two, I think I've learned a valuable lesson today."

Cloud glanced at Tifa's direction.

"Yeah…me too…" Cloud sighed too and sank his chin onto Tifa's shoulder.

Don't spend twenty bucks on a video game.

"What did you say, dear?" Tifa frowned, looking at her husband's dreamy face.

"Huh? Oh, nothing."

"No. I swore you said something. What was it?"

"Nothing, Tifa. I didn't say anything."

Why did I say that?

Tifa turned round and looked at Cloud straight in the eye.

"Come on. You said SOMETHING." She raised her brow. "Just let it out."

"Forget it! I said nothing!"

"Hmmm….sure…" Tifa nodded sarcastically. "And my name isn't Tifa Strife!"

"Honey, you have to believe me! I had no idea why I said that!"

"OH! So you admit that you DID say something!"

"Oh, great. This might take a long while…"

Fin

[1] Watch that movie. It's actually really good. I saw it recently and it's now become one my favorite films. Swear!

Author's Note: NOPE! I'm not quite done with this story! I'm going to post up some Alternate Endings next.

E-mail: charlesxavier85@hotmail.com .