Final Chapter:

Vincent, Yuffie and Lucrecia returned to Edge safely and got their rest. Of course, the next day there were swarmed by the gang questioning what happened. Lucrecia and Yuffie both did the honors of explaining. Which did take quite a long time since it was a lot to explain. But after all that was taken cared of, there was nothing for anyone to worry about. For now.

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A little over a month went by after the return of the three who went to Wutai. Everything seemed to be at peace once again. The happily engaged Cloud and Tifa had reopened the Strife Delivery Service (SDS). Marlene and Denzel have been asking them non-stop about when the wedding will be. Tifa always answers them with 'Whenever we feel ready'. Which by now, she's had to say it for the 36th time.

Lucrecia, with the help of Gerald, Barret, Cid, and sometimes Red XIII and Cait Sith, managed to build her own little medical center near 7th Heaven. A place for the sick and injured to get healed. Marlene and Denzel of course are still her personal assistants. Lately they've been helping with the advertising since the place was opened just recently. Which by the way, it is simply called 'Medical Center'. Lucrecia didn't feel the need to give it a fancy name. And yes, the little group did have a little debate on what to name the place. They did have fun with it though, despite Lucrecia being the winner.

Shelke had also been doing her share of helping everyone. She does a mixture of everything. From a few deliveries from SDS to lending a hand in the Medical Center to joining Vincent and Yuffie on a few travels. Which by the way, Vincent and Yuffie have been doping for several reasons. Wanting to help those in need and see the beauty of the world were obvious reasons. They also wanted to visit old friends across the world. But most of all, they wanted to find a good place to live. They'll stop by in Edge for a visit once in a while too. So far, they've found a few places they were interested in living. A couple not too far from Wutai, another around Costa De Sol, and they even considered the place where Vincent was found sleeping in that coffin, Shinra Manor in Nibelheim. They would have to buy the place and fix it up. Because, you know, Shinra still exists.

After about a week of making decisions, they decided to go with the last idea. Shinra Manor. Mostly decided by Yuffie since she seemed to really want that place. It was too 'special' to her because it was that place where she first met him. And because she wouldn't stop begging, Vincent finally agrees to it. They return to Edge to tell everyone the news. Some of the gang thought it was weird, Vincent too, (particularly the boys) and the rest (which were practically the women) were very understanding of it and thought it was a great idea. Who would've thought something like that turned into Boys vs. Girls. "Tch! Women. They're all weird," Cid spouts. "Oh? Well perhaps you'd like to become a woman yourself. Only then will you truly understand the mindsets of us women," Lucrecia suavely remarks. "Hell no! I like my manliness thank you!" Cid retorted, and everyone laughed. Vincent and Yuffie decided to stay in town for a week to relax after all the traveling, and properly plan their future. Especially how they're going to raise money to buy Shinra Manor.

Then one morning, a certain ninja was feeling sick again. The kind of sickness you'd call 'morning sickness'. Yuffie had spent the night with Tifa, and Vincent was out running a couple errands with Shelke. After Yuffie vomited, Tifa takes her over to Lucrecia's Medical Center and try to see what was going on. Though Tifa had a feeling about what it was, but she wanted to make sure. "What's wrong?" Lucrecia asks while getting up after Tifa and Yuffie came in. "She woke up and started vomiting," said Tifa, as she set Yuffie down in a nearby chair. "Really? Just out of the blue?" Lucrecia asked as she went over to Yuffie and checked her temperature. "I believe so," said Tifa. "Hmm," Lucrecia continued giving Yuffie a small check-up. "Let's have you lay down on that bed over there," she said. "Okay," Yuffie nodded. "Where's Vincent by the way?" Lucrecia asked while she helped Yuffie over to the bed. "He's busy at the moment," Yuffie answered. "I see," said Lucrecia as she went over to her desk and opened a drawer. Tifa went over to her and whispered something, then Lucrecia nods. Yuffie rubs her stomach, still feeling nauseous. Lucrecia watches he as she grabs a couple tools and runs a scan with her computer.

Meanwhile, Vincent returns from finishing his errands and looks for Yuffie. Cid, who was drinking, notices Vincent looking around. "Whatcha lookin' for?" he asks, then hiccups. Vincent eyes him, then shakes his head. "Have you seen Yuffie?" he asks anyway. "Mmmmm….I think so. This morning. Dunno if it was really her or not but, I definitely saw Tifa rushing someone to the Medical Center," said Cid, then takes another gulp. Vincent frowned slightly. "From here? It wasn't a customer?" he asked. "No, this place wasn't open then," said Cid. Yuffie? Vincent thought, then quickly made his way to the Medical Center.

Lucrecia had finished the testing, and showed the results to Tifa with a big smile on her face. After Tifa saw the results, she then had the same smile, and they looked at a confused Yuffie. "What's so funny?" Yuffie asked. "Nothing's funny. Really. It's just….the reason you're feeling sick," said Lucrecia. Yuffie plopped her head back on the bed and stared at the ceiling in disbelief. "Seriously? The reason I'm sick is enough to make you happy? What reason could that possibly be?" she said, making Tifa and Lucrecia laugh. Vincent had walked into the Medical Center and was about to knock on the door when he heard laughter through the door. "Yuffie, it's because you're pregnant," said Lucrecia. That brought a shock to both Yuffie and Vincent, which Vincent reluctantly opens the door, catching the girls' attention. Vincent's eyes went straight to the shocked Yuffie. Then slowly at Lucrecia. He hardly noticed Tifa.

Awkward silence.

Vincent walks over to Yuffie. The two stare at each other for who knows how long, as if they were talking to each other with their minds. Neither of them paying attention to their surroundings anymore. Yuffie did start to form a smile on her face. "Ahem," Lucrecia get's their attention. "Well then, the news it out. What are you going to do about it?" she asks them. "What do you mean? You think we're just gonna toss this aside!?" Yuffie asked her as if that was the craziest question she'd ever asked. Lucrecia laughs. "No, silly! I mean how do you plan on celebrating?" she corrected herself. Vincent and Yuffie looked at each other like they really didn't know what to do. "Before there can even be a celebration, everyone else has to know about it too! Ohhh this is so exciting! I'm so happy for you two! Congratulations!" Tifa ran over and gave Yuffie a tight hug. Yuffie couldn't help giggling. She was indeed happy about it.

Lucrecia laughs. "Well don't start getting too crazy. Now that it's clear, that means you've got to transition into the nurturing stage and start taking good care of yourself," she said, specifically to Yuffie. "Really? Boy, I don't even know how to start," said Yuffie. "You can start by following your Doctor's orders. Especially since your Doctor has at least had some experience," said Lucrecia. "Oh yeah..," said Yuffie, remembering that Lucrecia had gave birth to Sephiroth. Lucrecia chuckled. "For now, you should be fine," she said. "Okay-," said Yuffie, and Tifa already started blurting out all kinds of ideas.

Before you knew it, everyone was having a party. Everyone had gifts for Vincent and Yuffie. Tifa planned the biggest gift of all though, which, everyone had to pitch in for.

Tifa had overheard their discussion about buying Shinra Manor. "So, I went and talked with the president and asked about the price. He said he'd sell it for 10 million. Though he seems to have the impression that's it's impossible, but it's no biggie!" Tifa began to explain. "No biggie!? 10 million is no biggie!?" Yuffie expressed her surprise. "Wait…don't tell me you guys actually paid for it!" Yuffie started to freak out. Everyone just laughed. "Actually, in a way, yes. We did," said Tifa, still laughing. "Oh brother…," Vincent practically facepalmed himself. "Whyyy!? Wait no, HOW!? Actually, answer both!" said Yuffie. "Why? Because we wanted to! How? Well, we just divided up the cost. 1 million per person. Me, Cloud, Cait Sith, Red XIII, Cid, Barret, and Shelke makes 7 million. Lucrecia and Gerald together made the 8th million. But Denzel and Marlene are excluded since they're children. That leaves the remaining 2 million for you two to add in," Tifa explained. "Huh…no wonder you said 'no biggie'..BUT STILL! Man..now we're indebted to every single one of you," Yuffie places her hands on her hips while shaking her head. They all just laugh. "Well then, consider that debt paid by simply accepting our gift and saying 'Thank you'," said Tifa. Yuffie tried not to smile, but she just ended up laughing. "Gosh, we're so lucky to have you guys. Thank you very much!" Yuffie bowed to them. "You're welcome! Congratulations!" Everyone cheered.

A few hours of partying and laughter went by and Yuffie decides to step outside for a nice breather and a good stretch. Vincent soon did the same. He quickly spotted Yuffie standing outside gazing at the full moon, and walked up to her from behind. "Hi Vinnie," Yuffie greeted, after she turned her head to him. "Let's go for a walk," she said, and was already moving. Vincent just stares at her blankly for a moment, then follows. They say nothing as they stroll. Though Yuffie just skips and hums. Then she finally comes to an abrupt stop and spots a high, nearby hill. "Let's go there!" she points and practically runs over there as if to race Vincent there. But Vincent just walks. "Ahh! We can see the sky so much clearer from up here!" she comments in awe. Vincent could tell Yuffie wanted to talk about something, but he waits patiently. Yuffie sighs. "I don't know how to explain it but…I kind of feel overwhelmed," she says. Vincent just stares at her back. Her hands were clasped together behind her as she stared up at the moon.

"Like…in a way, I'm worried but happy at the same time. Just thinking about all this stuff with Lakshmi, and wondering what our future child will be like…you know what I mean?" said Yuffie. Vincent looks down. It was clear he hadn't thought about it as hard as she was. It was true he thought about the future, but not to the extent of having Lakshmi involved. He had almost forgotten about that. Yuffie suddenly giggles. "Tifa was already trying to get me to make a list of names for the baby," she said. Oh brother…, Vincent thought. "Just use what comes to mind," he said. "That's the thing. I can't think of anything. I guess you could say I'm not really good at that," Yuffie laughs. Neither am I, Vincent thought. "Well I'm not surprised you aren't either, but still. Either way, this is new to us," said Yuffie, as if she read his mind. Which sort of shocked Vincent at first.

"I just hope nothing bad comes out of all this," said Yuffie. Vincent looks at her from behind, as if he could see her face. "I really want us to have a bright future. Our child to have a bright future," Yuffie looks down at her stomach. "That's why I want to be prepared and help build a good foundation for them to have a good start from," she said. Vincent walks up to her and slowly wraps his arms around her stomach, holding her close to him. It surprised Yuffie at first, but she smiles and places her hands over his arms, as if adding a protective layer over her stomach. "We will. I'll make sure of it. I won't let anything stand in our way," Vincent claimed in the most serious tone he ever had. Yuffie chuckles. "Me too," she said, leaning the back of her head against his chest, still watching the moon and stars. Vincent soon looks up and watches the sky as well. "We both will. This perfect night sky on this perfect day is proof of it," Yuffie remarks. Vincent slowly nods, and they stay in embrace for as long as they felt like it, watching the beautifully lit, night sky as time went on.

The End.

A/N:

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