A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! I don't plan on giving this story up. I'm just slow to update. I had a lot of stuff to do lately and I just got back from a week vacation. Anyway! Here's a new chappie!

/--Yuffie--\\\

Time was passing by pretty quick, and it kinda sucks. Vinnie and I are having such good quality time. It's been almost 6 months since Vinnie equipped the Cat Fu material and we haven't seen any changes. I secretly think that Vinnie enjoys being a cat. He's getting fat too. Maybe I'm feeding him too much? HA! That'll be hilarious if he turns back and then has a beer-belly. …If.

I wouldn't mind if he didn't change back into his vampire-esque form. I liked having him as a companion. I've…I've never had someone who didn't mind being around me all day. Especially Vinnie. I just assumed that he was broody 24/7. Which, okay, he is, but he's also witty and nice. He's, like, super nice. And I…I've really enjoyed this time. I think it's going to be really hard for me to let him go.

But, don't go tellin' him I said that. I don't want him to get a big head about it, or get all confused and frustrated. I can just hear him now 'no, I love Lucrecy, I can't betray her love even though she's dead and I have a problem.' Err, well, of COURSE he doesn't love ME, but, but…ah, f#$ it. I don't know what I'm trying to say.

/--Vincent---\\\

I had never really indulged in laziness before, and as I have been a cat I've realized that laziness is the epitome of being cat-like. I am thoroughly enjoying being lazy too. I've always tried to steer clear of it because of its addictive nature, and now, I believe, I am addicted. What a shame…and somehow, I still don't care.

I do want to be human again though. Being a cat is very…likeable. Oh yes, very likeable. But every time I unconsciously start to lick my butt, I feel quite disgusted. There was even one day, when the inner cat got the best of me; I sprayed on one of Yuffie's spare futons. Yuffie even caught me in mid-act. I was too embarrassed to speak so I ran off and hid. Those are the downsides to being an animal.

The upsides are quite surprising really. I had never expected to bond with Yuffie. We are inseparable now. She will walk with me around town and we will chat for long periods of time and we'll eat dinner together. It's relaxing.

I never thought I was lonely before. But now I know I must have been. When Yuffie has to travel outside of town for something, like her favorite flowers that grow just at the bottom of the small cluster of mountains that guard Wutai, I will have to stay at the palace. And I feel restless until she returns. When she slides open that flimsy door she gives me a blindingly beautiful smile, and I am so happy to see her. I've never felt that way before.

It's strange, but, I sometimes wonder if becoming human again will affect this friendly relationship we have made. I truly hope not, although I can see Cid mercilessly making fun of me for becoming close with Yuffie.

-/-/-/-/-/-

"Vinnie! We have to start picking up soon!" I said, sighing, "Chocobo Head and everyone are gonna be here any minute!"

'Don't exaggerate, Yuffie.'

"I'm not exaggerating! …Oh, mannnn… Cloud is going to freak when he sees all this stuff…"

'I'm sure he won't really care seeing that it's your house.'

"I think being a cat is making your brain process stuff slower or somethin' cause Cloud is TOTALLY gonna freak," I said, hurrying to get a trash bag, "He's gonna think something really GROSS. I can already see the look on his face as he turns to us, disgusted, trying to form words but instead just lookin' like a stupid fish out of water!"

'I highly doubt it. Since when has Cloud ever jumped to conclusions? …Wait, don't answer that.'

"HA! Like…ALWAYS?"

'We'll simply tell him the truth. I don't think that it's impossible for a human and a cat to suddenly feel the urge to have a whip cream fight."

"Yeah, yeah. With cherries too. OH GOD! I think I'm going to start hyperventilating."

'Calm down Yuffie.'

The whole house looked like it had exploded. We had a whip cream fight late last night out of no where. I was just making a sundae and I looked very closely at the bottle and sprayed Vinnie in the eye. Why Godo kept 2 cans of whip cream in the refrigerate, I'm pretty sure I don't want to know.

Anyway, once Vinnie finally got his paws on one of them, he was actually using it quite well. Too well. It took us awhile to move the fight to the living room though. Vinnie had to roll his bottle off of the kitchen table and into the next room. After we ran out of whip cream I began throwing cherries at him and we were having so much fun I guess we just collapsed amid the mess. I was woken up this morning by a lovely PHS call from Cloudy Head saying they were ON THEIR WAY TO SEE US!

Cloud: Hey Yuffie. We're on our way to stop by and check on ya. See you in a few.

Me: Oh, cool. …Wait. WHAT!

Cloud: click

Me: SON OF A #(&#)(&$)(#&$!($"!"?$(&$& (I've always listening closely to Cid. Even when it didn't make sense. Like #$ in your momma's !$ #$#$ $$$$$$$. How is that even possible?)

I should have said more often how I'm totally NOT INTO inter-species erotica.

'Yuffie,' Vinnie said quite calmly.

"WHAAAAT!" I groaned, melting to the floor, resting on my knees.

'I think I can hear the Highwind.'

I whimpered, running a hand through my hair, "OW!"

Apparently, my hair was matted with whip cream. And I saw that Vinnie had a cherry stuck in the fur on his stomach.

We were so gonna have some explaining to do.

I heard a knock on the door and saw Cloud walk into the living room followed by Tifa, Cid, Red and Cait Sith. Everyone took a millisecond to evaluate the situation and then I heard a thud, which was Tifa passing out, and then simultaneously everyone's jaw dropped.

Red was already turning around to walk away.

"Nooooooooooo! It's not what it seems!"

'Does everyone really have that low of a standard for me?'

"HOLY #(&#(&!" Cid said, his eyes bulging out, "Did the furball actually SPEAK?"

"He's BEEN speaking since he transformed!" I said, huffing, hands on my hips.

"Yuffie, Vincent, I just… I thought you had more taste… This-this is…" Cloud said, mouth gaping like a fish.

"I TOLD you they'd react like this!" I said, glaring at Vinnie.

'Everyone, just listen. Nothing happened. I'm not really sure what you think could have happened, seeing as I'm a cat. Honestly.'

"YEAH! Pick your minds up and out of the gutter and wipe 'em off! How GROSS!"

'Yuffie…'

"Okay, I'll let Vinnie be the voice of reason here. But seriously…gross."

'I know it might seem strange, but we were just having a whip cream fight.'

"And the cherries?" Cloud said, raising his eyebrow.

'Once we ran out of whip cream, Yuffie began to throw them at my head.'

"No #& wonder. Don't you wanna rip your fur out by now, being alone with this crazy #& brat?" Cid asked, lighting a cigarette.

'Actually, I am quite enjoying this time.'

Everyone's jaw dropped anew.

"Vinnie, you're not doing a very good job. That is totally not the right thing to say."

'I won't lie. Yuffie has been very kind to me. She takes care of me and feeds me and makes sure I'm comfortable. She likes to talk, yes, but she can also be as silent as a tree, just listening.'

"Whoa, I think this whole 'being a cat' thing is #$ with Vincent's mind. I think, for his own good, we better move him," Cid said.

'Why does everyone think that being a cat has affected my brain?' Vinnie sighed.

"Cause you say weird shit," Cid said.

"Well he ain't lying!" I said, "I DO take care of him and make sure he's comfortable and stuff! I'm not out to make him go insane! He's my friend… I'd do the same for any of you too. Jeez! Not that you'd probably do the same for me."

"Damn straight!" Cid said, "If you turned into a cat, I'd throw you off the Highwind, in mid-flight over Cosmo Canyon! You'd probably be some freaky cat anyway, latching onto people's legs and scratching their eyes out."

"You're sucha #$#" I said.

"Oh yea? Well you're a !#$(&#$& cat #($(&#( whip cream lickin' #($#&( who's into bestiality!"

"I AM NOT! YOU #(&#&(! I bet you're into plant life anyway. That's the ONLY thing that give you the time of day, a (&#$ tomato! Something that can't run away or scream or hide!"

"A #(&#$)& tomato? HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE YOU #()#$#"

"You would know, not me. Since you're the one who !)&#$& it! You tell me!"

Just as Cid's face was starting to get as red as the tomato in question, Cloud pulled him back and gave him a Look. Cid then, in turn, gave me a very angry, very threatening Look and I, in turn, stuck my tongue out at him.

"Alright, that's enough," Cloud said, "It seems like Vincent is fine, and so are you Yuffie. So we will be leaving again. Barrett is still in Midgar with Marlene and they're helping with the construction and freeing of people trapped. We're going back, but we expect you to behave Yuffie."

"I am behaving Cloud!" I said, giving him a murderous look, "I am 17 and, not like you care, but I'm turning 18 in a few months!"

"That's right #(&$, we don't care," Cid said, spitting behind him.

"Leviathan, Cid! Don't spit in my house!"

Cloud sighed, pushing Cid outside, and giving us a final nod, before exiting too.

I only momentarily noticed that Tifa was still laying passed out on the floor.

"Men," I said venomously, "They're so…SOOO…ARGHH! DUMB ARROGANT UGLY WORTHLESS! Can't even remember TIFA!"

I deflated then and sighed, walking over to Tifa and helping her up. She came around just as I was opening the door and remembered what she had seen and promptly passed out again.

"HEY CHOCOBO HEAD! YOU FORGOT TIFA YOU #(&#("

Cloud turned and blinked at me, giving me a dirty look, and then suddenly realizing, seeing Tifa. He ran up to me and apologized and took Tifa and then ran back to the Highwind.

"Men," I said venomously again.

'Yuffie, you really do overreact sometimes. Don't let them bother you so much.'

"Vinnie, I think you're the only nice guy on the planet sometimes."

'I highly doubt that,' Vinnie said, then giving me a telepathic smile, 'I think there's at least 10 nice guys out there, but probably not more than that.'

I chuckled and scooped Vinnie up and shut the door.

Time to clean up.