Yuffie's Guide to Everything

By:

Mystwalker

Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy VII.

A/N: Because my Another Side AU is suffering from a severe lack of Yuffie Kisaragi.

BACKSTORY: Once again, if you don't read my fic, Final Fantasy VII: Another Side, the only thing you need to know for this one is that Zack, Cissnei, Sephiroth and Kunsel are in the party and Genesis is the main villain (the last one isn't really important for this little collection of fics). Oh, and the shippings are Zack x Aerith, Cloud x Tifa, Sephiroth x Cissnei, Vincent x ?. (It's up for debate, see the poll on my profile).

TIMELINE: Fluid, but Disc One, after Cid joins the party (prologue is set before Cid joins) but before the Forgotten Capital.

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Prologue: It begins

Since leaving Midgar with their ragtag group, it wasn't often that Sephiroth found himself with a moment of quiet. There was always something going on. Even when they weren't fighting or running, there was always conversation, activity, and occasionally arguments. He had come into his own in the middle of a long war, so he was not unused to chaos, but he had to admit that all else being equal, he preferred a little tranquility. Today, however, was different. Today, Cloud and the others were out exploring Rocket Town, leaving him to stay at the inn and hold down the fort, so to speak. Today, he was going to rest for once, put his feet up, and maybe even read.

Or at least, that was the plan.

"...and I can't believe Zack and Aerith—and will you at least say something? Do you even talk? Do they even teach you to talk in SOLDIER, or is it just like, kill, kill, kill, 'cause I don't think Zack has that problem, and he..."

Sephiroth sighed, looking up over the top of his book as Yuffie paced the room, a frustrated look on her face.

"Yuffie," he said, interrupting her. "Why are you here?"

"Cause I felt like staying in today?" asked Yuffie, blinking at him.

"No," said Sephiroth. "I mean, why are you here in my room?"

"Oh!" said Yuffie, her eyes widening. She turned towards him. "Well...Aerith said that if I was gonna stay here, then I should try and get along with you better, because apparently you're not that bad, or something."

"And...how exactly is this helping?" he asked, gesturing at the scene in front of him.

"Easy," said Yuffie. "I talk, you pretend to listen, we don't get at each other's throats, and bam! Aerith happy."

"Fantastic," said Sephiroth dryly. "You've succeeded. You can leave now."

"But I'm bored!" whined Yuffie.

"Then go outside."

She folded her arms. "I can't!"

"Why not?" he asked.

She gave him a sheepish smile. "Um...they may potentially have a teeny-weeny...warrantoutformyarrest." She held up her forefinger and thumb, holding them very close together for emphasis.

Sephiroth sighed in irritation, deciding it was probably best for his sanity not to ask. "Then can you at least go do something quiet?" he asked.

"Like what?" asked Yuffie.

"Read a book."

Yuffie made a face. "Boring," she said. "I don't like reading stuff by other people! I'd rather write my own! I'm way more interesting!"

"Then...do so," said Sephiroth. At her look of confusion, he scowled, putting down his book and getting to his feet. Sephiroth crossed the room, reaching into his pack and pulling out a notebook and a pen. He handed them to her. "Write a journal or something. Just, please. Leave me alone."

He didn't watch to see what she did with it, walking back to the bed. Sephiroth picked up his book and sat back down, putting his feet up again and looking back at his page. After a few moments of blessed silence, he looked up, slightly worried, but Yuffie was lying on the floor, already scribbling.

As long as it kept her quiet, it couldn't possibly be a bad thing, he thought, continuing to read.

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Yuffie stared down at the book in her hands as Sephiroth walked away, a grimace on her face. It was a boring notebook, hardbound and dark green, like the type a person might carry to make strategy guides or field notes or ledgers or something stupid like that. She held it gingerly between two fingers as if it was about to bite her, wondering how many Wutaian battlefields its owner had dragged it through. It was probably haunted by the ghosts of her countrymen, or something disturbing like that.

She grimaced, watching as Sephiroth settled back down on his bed like he didn't even care. Well, what was she supposed to do with this? It wasn't like she was going out to make a field guide or something like that...

An idea struck her, and Yuffie grinned, placing the book down on the floor and laying on her stomach as she flipped it open. She spun the pen around in her hand, opening it to the front cover and beginning to write...

A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Gaia

By:

Yuffie Kisaragi