The petit Kunoichi rested against her oversized Shuriken, panting heavily. Hours had passed and they finally defeated all of the Heartless, but Sora, Donald and Goofy were no where to be found, had they been defeated by the Heartless? She had proceeded back to Merlin’s house with Aerith at her side. They met up with Merlin and Cid, who had been awaiting their return.

“Did Sora stop by?” Yuffie asked instantly after entering the house.

Merlin shook his head, “Where are the others?”

Aerith shook her head, “We don’t know.” She replied with a sad tone upon her lips.

“But the Heartless are gone, right?” Cid waved his hand in a circular motion above his head.

“Is that all you care about?” Yuffie shouted, flailing her arms about, “Sora and Leon and the others could be dead!”

“Relax,” Leon spoke from behind, “We’re alright.”

Yuffie turned to see Leon and Tifa standing in the doorway, “Any sign of Sora?”

Tifa shook her head, “No such luck there.”

Yuffie lowered her head, and then ran past the two, fearing only the worst. She rounded the corner and ran up the flight of stairs, rushing past Cloud, who carried his blade proudly over one shoulder, “Where are you off to?”

“You didn’t see Sora, did you?” Yuffie demanded, rather than asked.

Cloud shook his head, “Don’t worry, he is alright.” He nodded, “A bunch of Heartless wont beat them so easily.” He reassured while walking the rest of the staircase.

The ninja clad in black hummed for a moment, “But… Why would he leave without saying goodbye?”

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The young woman of seventeen stood limply in front of her mirror, with a soft from of frustration. Why couldn’t she be fuller like Aerith or Tifa? She poked at her chest once, “C’mon, grow damn you.” She demanded.

She gave a glare at the small protrusions claiming to be boobs before turning away from the mirror and headed towards bed. While she lay in her soft bed, under many covers, she couldn’t help but think about Sora; his upbeat attitude, gentle features, strong heart, and amazing blue eyes. The only thing she didn’t like was that he was too set on Kairi, which she admired in a way. She figured that if she too had gone lost Sora would come after her too.

She blushed at the thought of Sora rushing to her aid, Keyblade tightly in grasp, and skin glistening with perspiration from the intense battle he had to undergo in saving her. His shirt tattered and ripped from claws of the Heartless, leaving his bare chest showing through many large holes. She let out a soft giggle as she traced the air with her index finger.

She could only hope he was alright.

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Several days had passed, and Leon and the gang had gone back to restoring Hollow Bastion to what it once was. Leon, Tifa, Cloud, Yuffie and Aerith worked hard all day long, as the restoration committee, to bring back the Radiant Garden they grew up on. It was a slow process, but it was sure to be finished soon.

Yuffie let out a sigh as she sat down in Merlin’s house, dripping with sweat from the heat and work, “You know,” Cid spoke up, “Sora stopped by.”

Yuffie perked up immediately, nearly knocking over her chair, “Is he still here?”

Cid shook his head, “He stopped by with a page for the book, and Yuna said she ran into him.”

“Oh…” Yuffie sighed, “But he is alright?”

“As far as I could tell.”

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Another week passed, and today was Yuffie’s day off from the Restoration Committee, and from training. She decided to lie in bed until mid-day, before actually getting up to shower. She arose slowly from her lumpy bed, toes curling against the cold floor. A yawn escaped her as she stretched for the ceiling, missing it by about 5 feet. She scratched at her bare belly several times like a tired bear and then proceeded into her bathroom.

She later found herself being pelted with individual droplets of hot water. She stood below the shooting stream of water, with mouth open wide, collecting a pool of water in her mouth. Once her mouth was full of water she made a kissy face and spouted the water into the air. After her goofy antics of shower play she got dressed and roamed around Hollow Bastion for a few hours. First she made her way to the market, to see if there was anything new in the shops, but there wasn’t.

Later she resided in the Bailey, sitting for no reason, just relaxing. She taped her foot for a long while, pondering many things. She didn’t ponder much, and for one obvious reason: She didn’t like thinking so hard. She ventured to the tunnel way and rode a skate board around for awhile. Finally she took a rest in Ansem’s study, napping there for several hours.

She was woken by Leon’s stern fist, slamming against the thick desk. She sprang upright and glared at the man through hateful eyes, “Sora was here again.”

She was wide-eyed, “What!?”

“Yeah, he visited the book, then left.”

She sank back down into the chair.

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It was late, and she had been working all week. She was tired and wanted another break, but knew that it wasn’t coming for another two days. She rested in her bed, her entire body heavy and aching. She stared into the darkness, and let a soft sigh escape her. A yawn crept past smile lips, and sigh became blurry. She closed her eyes and rolled onto her side, “Maybe… Sora will stop by tomorrow.” She felt a chill go down her spine.

She hummed silently with a goofy grin worn on her lips. She rested her head on her arm, while her free hand wandered her body. Yes, even ninja’s are allowed to enjoy themselves every so often. A lovely shade of scarlet came across her cheeks as the thought of Sora popped into her head.

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“Sora’s back.” Leon stated firmly interrupting Yuffie as she got dressed for the day.

She nearly jumped out of what little cloths she had on, “LEARN TO KNOCK!” She shouted, throwing a lone shuriken located on her dresser at Leon.

He closed the door from reflex, and the blade lodged itself deep within the wood, “Come out whenever you want.”

Yuffie snarled at Leon, muttering many colorful words, but her anger soon subsided when she realized what he had told her. She scrambled to get the rest of her cloths on, and then rushed out her front door, leaving the shuriken embedded into the door.

She made her way through the Bailey quickly, jumping most of the way to reach her destination much quicker. She perched herself on the railing, while Sora walked into the Tunnels. She squealed in excitement before jumping from the high placement and proceeded into the tunnel way.

“Sora!” She jumped up and down waving her hands about before Sora, Donald and Goofy made their way around a corner.

“Yuffie,” Sora ran up to the girl two years his senior, “Where have you been?”

“Where have I been?” She poked Sora in the chest several times, “What you can’t wait for me when you come for a visit?”

Sora looked at the frowning teen, “Sorry…”

She quickly smiled, “I was kidding!”

Sora nodded, “We’re going to go ahead, Sora,” Donald spoke up, “Figure out everything we need to do.”

Sora gave a nod to Donald and Goofy, “Okay, I will catch up in a bit.”

“So? Been busy saving worlds?” Yuffie asked the heroic Keyblade master.

Sora sheepishly scratched at his nose, “Me? No way!” He joked.

“He’s so cute…” Yuffie giggled to herself while trying to force a blush from surfacing, but couldn’t stop it, “I heard you found all the pages to the book.”

Sora gave a nod, “Yup! Sure did!”

Yuffie smiled in reply.

It became quiet, and Sora wasn’t sure how to continue the conversation, “Well I better not keep them waiting too long!” He began to turn away from Yuffie and wave.

“Sora, wait!” She urged, grabbing a hold of his hand.

Sora looked at the young woman quizzically, “What’s up?”

Yuffie looked at their hands, and then away, “Promise… you’ll be safe?”

Sora nodded, “Of course!”

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Yuffie watched the ecstatic teen push random keys on the keyboard after his victory in Space Paranoids. An electronic voice, which Sora called Tron replied with laughs.

“Well, looks like we should be on our way,” Sora spoke up, giving his goodbyes again, “Make sure to get this place finished soon.”

“You make it sound like you won’t be back anytime soon.” Leon stated.

“Naw, I’ll be back, for sure!”

Yuffie ran up to the boy, “Good luck Sora, make sure to come back.” She reminded with a soft kiss on the cheek.

Sora blushed and took a step away from the girl, “Uh…” He gulped then nodded, “Sure thing, Yuffie!”

Donald and Goofy laughed at Sora from behind.

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Sora dragged himself back into Central Radian Garden, beaten badly from taking on Sephiroth all by himself, “Uncool…” He muttered.

“We’re sorry we couldn’t be of more help, Sora.” Goofy pouted.

“Don’t worry about it Goffy,” Sora smiled at the significantly taller friend, “You had no choice, you were blocked off from the battle.”

Donald huffed, “But you kicked his ass!”

Sora smiled in reply.

“Sora?” Aerith shifted her attention to the boy, holding himself up by his Keyblade, “What happened?” She rushed to his aid.

“He took on Sephiroth all by himself.” Donald explained.

“By yourself?!”

Sora nodded and laughed hesitantly, “Yeah, but Cloud showed up and relieved me of battle.”

“Where are they now?” She asked, helping the boy back to Merlin’s.

“They disappeared.” Goofy answered, “Then Tifa just walked off after giving Sora a Keychain.”

Aerith shook her head slowly as they entered Merlin’s, “Sora!” Yuffie jumped form her seat, “Aerith, what happened to him?”

“He fought with Sephiroth.”

“Wow, kid.” Cid snorted, “That took guts.”

Sora laughed before holding up his thumb, then collapsing onto the floor.

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Yuffie examined the boy’s almost naked body. He lay in her bed, riddled with bandages, all across his chest, stomach, arms and legs. When they were putting his dressings on she couldn’t help but laugh at his Chocobo Boxers, and now the image stayed in her head, something that would always cheer her up. The back of her hands slid gently across Sora’s cheek, then through his spiky hair.

She stared at his sleeping expression, smiling back at him. She lowered herself close to him and inhaled deeply, before pressing her forehead against his carefully, so not to wake him. A horrible blush made an appearance on her cheeks and over her nose as her lips hovered just above Sora’s.

She couldn’t help herself, she couldn’t control it. She pressed her lips against the Keyblade Master’s softly. She held herself there for a moment before pulling away. She watched as the boy’s sleep face, turned into a smile, before a grunt escaped him and he rolled onto his side. Yuffie giggled softly at the boy before sitting back in her bedside chair.

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“I’ll be back to help Cloud.” Sora gave a firm nod, “Sephiroth will go down!”

Leon brushed his hair form his face, “Relax there, Sora.”

“Yeah, that is one battle that Cloud must finish on his own.” Tifa explained.

Sora pouted softly as he leaned against the Gummi Ship, “Yeah, I suppose.”

“You guys better not waste anytime,” Leon gestured, “Get out of here.”

Donald gave him a thumb up and Goofy nodded with an added ‘Hyuk’. Sora smiled at the man before turning from him and climbing into the ship, “And make sure to wash behind your ears.” Aerith added.

Sora wasn’t sure if she was serious or kidding, but he laughed at her anyways, “Sure thing, Aerith.”

She smiled and gave a victorious nod.

The fumbling girl ran up to the group, almost missing Sora again, “You weren’t going to leave without saying goodbye to me again, were you?” Yuffie snarled with a waggling finger.

Sora jumped down from the ship and approached Yuffie, “Well, you were up late, I wasn’t sure if I should have waked you up.”

Yuffie stuck out her tongue, “I’m fine,” She nodded, “I am the Great Ninja Yuffie! I can go for days without sleep!” She stated proudly before a yawn escaped her lips.

Sora glanced at her, “Uh-huh.”

She covered her mouth with both hands, “Shut up!”

Sora laughed at her before wrapping his arms around the girl, “Thanks Yuffie.”

An intense crimson engulfed the girl at the boy’s embrace, “Seeya,” He spoke up after releasing her.

Sora jumped atop the Gummi Ship and gave a wave to the group, keeping his gaze on Yuffie. He jumped into the Ship soon after and they began to launch from the stone platform.

“Make sure you come back, Sora!” Yuffie cried out, seconds before the ship jettisoned into space.

Yuffie could have sworn that for a brief moment she saw Sora turn around and wink at her before the Ship set off into space.

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