deeper into you

"...hey kid, come back here!"
Five men chased after a small figure that darted between the inns and shops of Junon.
The lithe figure ran into the night, narrowly avoiding the daggers being thrown at her from behind. The men muttered curses under their breathe as they continued to pursue the little bastard who stole their materia. The girl just turned the corner when she found herself facing a dead end. "Damn it!" As she turned around she slipped her conformer into her hand as she posed to fight.

As the men approached her one of them called out, "looks like we'll have to teach this little f sof some manners. No one steals from me and gets away with it!"He cracked his knuckles in hopes of intimidating the small ninja, but the girl just smirked at his arrogant statement.

"If you let me go now, I'll promise not to harm you in anyway," Yuffie said. Brock, the leader of the group, scoffed at what she just said and warned her,"We're not letting you go anywhere until you give us back our materia!" Just then, the moon crept from behind a cloud and the light lit upon Yuffie's features. All of them gasped in surprise as they looked at the beautiful girl before them. She had dark raven hair, the depth of her eyes shined like dark pools of liquid, and her face held the beauty of a queen. Over the years her tiny frame had developed nice, round curves in all the right places. Her tiny frame was graceful, but her stance held the strength of a fighter.

Brock's eyes gleamed with lust as he looked Yuffie over appreciately. He ed hed his dagger seductively without taking his eyes off of her and said "why don't we put our toys away...i'm sure me and my men have something friendlier to poke you with. Who knows, you may enjoy it." His gang laughed harshly and began to close off her escape more effectively.

Yuffie smiled to herself and whispered "Idiots, can't say i didn't warn them" Suddenly she jumped up and kicked Brock across his jaw. A sickening crack was heard as his neck snapped and he feo tho the ground. Without hesitating Yuffie threw shurikens in various directions and soon cries of pain filled the night. One of the men rushed at her from behind and managed to cut her arm before she finished dodging the attack. When she narrowly evaded a punch to her face she that it was time to end this. Swiftly she retrieved a material and yelled out "Shiva!!!" The blue orb glowed eerily in the dark night. The wind picked up and the air seemed to grow cold with each passing second. From the orb emerged the creature whose beauty warmed the hearts of men…that is until they looked into her eyes. Shiva's eyes held no mercy as her breathe froze the men in their place as she unleashed a shower of ice that cut into their skin. When it was over all Yuffie saw was the frozen corpses laid upon the ground. Smirking, Yuffie patted the blue orb and placed it safely back in her pouch and disappeared into the night.

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Walking along the country road, Yuffie began to examine newly acquired materia. "Hmmm...a fire orb, a long range orb, and a cure. It was worth the fight then." Just as she was placing them back in the pouch she heard the snap of a twig. Whirling around she was ready to face off when she saw that there was nothing behind her. Looking around to sur sure no one was there, she just shook her head and started walking again. The breeze cooled her skin as she walk and she started to wrap her arms around herself to stop her shivering. "Brrrr...i knew i should have brought extra clothing," she said as she looked down at black tank top and white shorts. Suddenly a hand clasped over her mouth and she gasped as she was being pulled toward the forest.

Yuffie struggled against her captor but couldn't break free from his grasp. She felt someone's hot breathe against her neck and her captor's hand was placed tightly around her abdomen. Finally, Yuffie bit his hand and dashed off into the night. Normally Yuffie would have fought, but something in her heart was telling her to run this time. She also knew that whoever was chasing her was very strong because he was able to fight off her attempts to get free. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she didn't notice the medium size rock until she stumbled over it. As she struggled to get back on her feet she heard a dry laugh and the voice of her assailant as he spoke for the first time. "And here I thought ninjas were supposed to be swift and graceful. I guess i was wrong." THAT VOICE! But...it couldn't be... Yuffie slowly turned around and met the silvery eyes of the man that was thought to be dead for three years. Sephiroth.