A/N: Alright guys i'm back! Eepskies. I've noticed a tad more spelling errors then I remembered counting in the last chapters. Sadly, my computer recently crashed and I'm a bit too lazy to retrieve the file and edit it. So...just ignore it alrighty?
Irk. One hundred forty eight people red this story so far, and only four have reviewed. That upsets me! Like, grr your soul is mine! Upsetting. Ah well, you don't /have/ to review, but...but..if you like it, fave it okay? Sniff It makes me smile!
Anyways. I didn't really know where I was going with this chapter, so sorry if it drags a little bit. Or is incredibly random.
Disclaimer: Yadda, yadda. Not mine. Hmph.
Chapter three: Pandora's oh-so shiny box!
Yuffie blinked dumbly around the dimly lit shop, her grey eyes having to reach the size of saucers in order to function properly. Why was she here again with the monster of a step-brother, who wouldn't really be a step-brother, for another month or so?
Oh yeah. A gift.
Shit. No wonder I'm cursed like this. Yeah. That's it. This is all just some horrible plot to make me go insane for forgetting the old-farts birthday! Haha! I won't give into your ploy...well. Squall has been rather nice today...it's like...a whole different side of him I've never seen before! WAIT. What am I saying! IT is a monster. A horrible monster who will devour your soul when you're not looking!
...A very..very...sexy monster.
Yuffie looked up at the man who oh-so-spectacularly surpassed her in height. She frowned at the quizical expression on his face, he had really been nice to her today. Well. Nicer than normal. He even hinted at a compliment. Well. Almost anyways.
Maybe instead of seeing a new side of him, she was really just noticing every aspect of his personality. Well. The ones she chose to ignore the moment he called her a boy and jail bait.
Anyways, as I was saying...OHMIGAWD! SHINY! A glint caught Yuffie's eyes, her head nearly snapping in the direction of a small box that seemed to almost glow with reflecting light. In other words: It was shiny. Really, really shiny.
Of course this made Yuffie giggle insanely, causing the shop keeper and Squall to stare at her as though she were a freak. Then again, maybe she was. After all, who snuck up on an item at an antique shop? ...Well, her obviously, and possibly a few others. But perhaps the humming of a mission impossible theme and the ducking and rolling across the carpet every now and then... was a bit much.
Woah snaps. I have got to have this box! It'd be like perfect for storing goodies in it. Like materia. I mean. Shiny-on-shiny. How kinky is that? Or maybe candy. Hey, I wonder if this box'll make candy shiny. Can candy be shiny? I mean sure gumballs are shiny, but can the wrappers be shiny? Well...some wrappers are shiny, but the shitty not-cool-generic-piece-of-shit-gum wrappers... Grinning ear to ear she continued to stare at the box. It was kinda old looking, but still. It was Shiny. That was what mattered! Ho-ho!
Yet still, the scream that escaped Yuffie's lips the moment she opened the box was all but expected.
"OHMYFREAKINGODWHATTHEHELL! I'MBLINDICAN'TSEE!OHSHITSQUALLI'MSUINGTHISDAMNPLACEGETMEALAWYERLIKERIGHTNOW.GARBLEHUBBLEFLARGESHIMERLEVIATHANBYGODMEYYEEEEEEEEEEESS!" Squall winced as the small girl fell backwards the moment the lid was open.
What was inside that thing? Oh. It was a light up box. How...original...wait what the hell? Light up BOX? Who thought of this twisted shit?
Still. The man couldn't help but laugh as Yuffie spun around in circles on the ground, (positioned on her side no less!) her hands clamped over her eyes while screaming the same phrase repeatedly.
"MY EYES. OH MY FREAKING GOD. MY EYES! I'm BLIND. Holy. SHIT. I'll never be able to have babies now that i'm blind!" Sure. Yuffie's logic was a bit off, but still. It was humorous. Well, it'd be more humorous if her ear-piercing whailing could be controlled.
"Yuffie, is that you?" A young womans voice asked tentively from above. It was kind and motherly sounding.
"Yes. When you hear the beep, please record your message. Beeeep." Yuffie sat up, laughing at her own stupid joke, which no one else found funny. Luckily enough, the woman known as Aeris, (Who Yuffie was able to identify once her hands were off her eyes.) was kind enough to laugh.
"So, watcha doing here?" Yuffie inquired, jumping to her feet kinda forgetting Squall was there. And in the process of watching the two with mild interest.
"Yuffie.."The girl made a 'tsk' sound, her hands on her hips which were currently covered by a pink dress. "do you really listen to anything I say? I work here! I'm worried about you, and why were you screaming like th-"She cut herself off mid sentence, finally noticing the man behind her friend. Well near her at least.
She frowned thoughtfully while Yuffie just arched a brow confused before her wrist was in a death grip, and her body was being propelled foreward by the much taller girl.
"Yuffie!"Aeris hissed into her ear, sounding angry.
Wait...Aeris could actually GET angry! Shit. Yuffie thought to herself while the petite lady started ranting. Which the easily distracted ninja only caught bits and pieces of.
"What do you think you're doing off on your own with a man of that age!"
Heeey...a butterfly! Wow. It's like. All blue-ish and purplely. Kairi would probably like it, she's into that girly shit.
"Do you have any idea how many sickos are out there? He's the step-brother you told Cloud about, isn't he!"
I wonder where Cloud bought his cape. I mean. Really. I want one. Not that he wears it anymore...after the incident on Halloween and all. Maybe he'd give it to me...?
"Yuffie! Are you listening to me! Even if he isn't related to you by blood, incest is a sin!"
Ooh yeah. That one snapped Yuffie out of her daze.
"AERIS! I am SO not attracted to my Step-Brother damnit! We are NOT on a date, incest is a sin, and is there anyway Cloud would ever consider giving me his old cape?" Eep. Maybe she should've kept her voice down. After all...Aeris did bring Yuffie into the corner, purposely away from Squall and the owner who were now staring at the two.
Yuffie grimaced slapping her forehead, while Aeris just blushed excusing herself.
"What was that all about? " Squall asked with a slight smirk once they were back in the car and heading home.
"Nothing. Just my friend and her delusional idea about me being attracted to you."Yuffie snickered.
Okay. Who cared if it was true? Aeris didn't need to know. No one did for that matter. She could probably tell Riku. Yeah. She'd tell him when he came over tomorrow. After all, a little jealousy was good for a relationship every once in awhile!
Frowning Squall glanced at her sideways, and the small item on her lap. "Please enlighten me why we're buying the very thing that 'burned your eyes until they exploded' as you called it."
"Are you kidding me?"She looked up at him as though he was the crazy person, and she was the one who was sane. " You really have to ask? Shit, Squall! This thing scared the hell out of me. Do you have any idea what it's going to do to my DAD?" She cackled.
Squall sighed shaking his head, his concentration fixated on the road. He wasn't even going to try and figure her out this time.
Even if he tried, he'd probably never understand it anyways.
A/N: End of chapter three! Like, ohmigee! This is the farthest i've ever gotten with a fiction! -blows off fire works- The trend is set! ...Eep. Sorry again. Reading over it, I didn't care too much for this chapter. More of a filler since I didn't have this ones back-bone down. I just knew they'd go to a shop, and meet Aeris. Anyways, review please!