Hey…I'm back…weird huh? Anyway, I'm trying to revise each and every chapter of Cherry Hill…because I just read over them and god, it sucked! So…revising time! Hope you like the new one. I do have to revise most of my stories…okay, maybe all. Depends. Oh and some chapters are combined to use less chapters…something like that.
Oh yeah. I decided to pick the couples…it. was. hard! And shi-angel is probably gonna kill me now because of what I did but let me point out something (to her): you wanted to try something new with the couples so nyah!
Couples (please don't kill me! *hides*):
Cloud-Aerith
Reno-Tifa
Zack-Scarlet
Vincent-? (Can't tell ya! You're gonna KILL me for sure when you find out…)
Sephiroth- He's like the brother figure of Tifa. Hehe…
Alternate Reality
Disclaimer: I don't own final fantasy vii
Outside
of the school were 25 rows with 55 kids in each. Each student wore their
respected uniforms and were faced towards the stadium where the principal and
two girls stood.
"Faculty
and students, I would like to welcome two new students. Aerith and Tifa
Gainsborough. They will be attending this school until they graduate and it is
required that you make them feel welcome as possible. Aerith will be in the 12th
grade and Tifa in the 11th. I will rely on you students that you
make them feel comfortable. It isn't easy being new students. Is that clear?"
Everyone
bowed as a sign of respect and that they were paying attention. The girls did
bow back showing their courtesy. It was a highly prestigious school and that
sign of respect was most appreciated. However, a girl in the very back row
refused to do so. Her eyes narrowed into slits as she glared at the two
sisters. They were pretty, in fact, too pretty. She hated that. She was the
only beautiful one in the school and it would stay that way…but with them
around it would be difficult. A slight nudge at her arm interrupted her from
her thoughts. She turned around and saw her boyfriend with the raven-colored,
spiky hair with beautiful coral blue eyes. It had a hint of mako but not much.
He grinned at her lopsidedly and pointed to all the students, to show her that
they resumed to their regular activities.
"I
should warn you, Cherry, that if you keep that face up it'll stay that way!" He
was teasing her once more.
"Oh
Zack! You shouldn't tease me like that!" She clung to his arm instantly and
rubbed her cheek lovingly against it.
"Am I teasing?" He brought her closer and kissed
her on the head.
"Quite frankly, yes you are. You and everyone else
knows that I hate being called Cherry. It sounds too…well…fruitish if you ask
me. I wouldn't want that reputation."
Zack rolled his eyes and looked at her with humor.
"Like Scarlet is any better?"
With a hard slap, her hand print was pressed
against his cheek. He rubbed his hand against it and tapped her nose.
"Hey babe, watch the face alright? Right now, I
have baby skin and if you ruin my good looks, I'll make sure you don't have a
boyfriend to kiss on, ya hear?"
"Sorry baby," She grinned and hid her face from
Zack. "Now how's about we introduce ourselves to those new students?"
"Great idea!" He maneuvered out of her grasp and
ran up to the stadium as the principal was about ready to put the microphone
away. The girls were chatting with one another about the new school. Never had
he seen girls so enthusiastic girls, except maybe for the boys. That was pretty
much it but school? It was horrifying. But shoving those thoughts away, he
admired the two girls. Aerith had her hair up in a ponytail, in braids, tied
with a pink ribbon. Her sister had her hair in pigtails, each braided, and held
with a white ribbon. Their clothing was obviously identical to each other's
because everyone else in school had the same uniform on. Guess they were catching
up. Just looking at their pretty figures he loved them already. He didn't care
whether Scarlet was beginning to loathe him. Let her. He stepped in between
both girls and wrapped an arm around them both. Aerith gasped but then regained
composure. Tifa seemed to have a bemused expression.
"Hey ladies. What you say in playin' basketball
with me and my boys eh?"
Aerith shook her head. "I can't. I have to learn my
schedule. I'm really sorry. Tifa could play…she's good at it. Sorry…um…"
"Zack," He finished for her. "That's alright. I'm
pretty sure we can manage."
"Alright. Tifa, meet me at the parking lot after
school so we could see the doctor, okay?"
Tifa nodded, and, before she could say anything,
Zack brought her off the stage and held her by the shoulder, pushing her over
to the courts where several other boys were playing.
Leaning against pole he continued to watch them
play, shaking his head in disappointment often. Soon after, they stopped when
they saw the new girl standing there. Beads of sweat were pouring down their
foreheads after their serious game but then cooled off as the spring breeze
washed over them. Zack walked back to Tifa and had his arm around her waist as
if they were already a couple. Tifa would have writhed right there if she
wasn't in public.
He pointed to a raven-haired man with intense
crimson eyes. He smiled at her, a welcoming smile that is.
"That's Vincent Valentine and over there is Cloud
Strife. He has the same hair style as me but ignore that. That's pretty much
where his popularity comes from; me." He said with a grin and evaded a
forthcoming basketball that was headed towards his face. "Anyway, that fiery
red head is Reno, the charmer when it comes to girls."
Reno walked up to Tifa, then taking her hand and
pressed a light kiss to it. She felt sick to her stomach.
"And the one with the silver hair and
emerald eyes is Sephiroth. He's usually mistaken for being old because of his
hair." He was teasing, yet laughed after Sephiroth shot him a menacing glare.
"So, what do you think of us?" Zack asked, hoping to get an opinion out of her for she hadn't talked for quite awhile.
She
shrugged. "You're alright…I suppose."
Zack
was about to hand the basketball to her when the bell rang. She was about to
leave when Zack caught her arm.
"Meet
us at lunch. We'll be out at the hill behind the school. You have lots of
catching up to do. And while you're at it, bring Aerith with you."
She
nodded and took off. Zack sighed and they all watched her as her figure
disappeared into the building. Vincent took a deep breath.
"She
a senior?"
"No
you idiot. Since you didn't attend that little introduction we had earlier,
she's just a measly junior."
Cloud
snickered. "Hm…one to make a pet out of. Maybe take possession?"
"That's
all she's good for." Reno remarked. They laughed and started for the building.
*
"Ah,
Tifa, so glad you could make it."
Tifa
smiled slightly. "Aerith couldn't make it. She's trying out for cheerleading."
Reno
leaned against the tree trunk behind him. "And you didn't because? You'd look
hella sexy in a skirt. A short skirt for that matter. Not that you don't look
good now. You're wearin' one at the moment." He paused. "You ain't body shy are
ya?"
Zack
smiled at her and her face turned pale.
"Uh…no.
I'm just not the cheerleader type or one that wears tons of make-up…like those
girls I've seen so far."
Cloud
looked at her with a smirk. "Listen, Tifa, it's okay you're body shy."
"I'm
not body shy."
"Oh?
Strip for us then?" Reno teased.
Tifa
felt like strangling him. Instead, she sighed and plopped down on the soft
grass next to Zack. Holding a cherry in her hand she began to twist off the
stem. Reno sat down and held out his arms. "Say, why don't you sit on my lap?"
She looked up. "You're a bit
forward. Why don't you have the nearest girl sit on your lap?"
"You are the nearest girl."
"No. I meant Sephiroth."
Everyone laughed hysterically
except Sephiroth.
"I fail to see the humor in
that one." He said, throwing bits of his cracker at Tifa, making her giggle.
Sephiroth smiled at her already, knowing that she was beginning to enjoy
herself.
She's getting comfortable
already…plan is goin' at the right pace. Zack thought.
Reno laughed. "Oh you know it
Sephiroth. Jump into a pink dress and hop into my arms."
Tifa clutched her stomach and
held in her laughter. "Stop! Sorry Sephiroth. I couldn't resist."
"Hey Tifa. Why don't you come
with us to Zack's house since tryouts for cheerleading last for awhile after
school. You're sister won't be able to meet you in time. We could bring you
home." Vincent offered.
"I guess." She finally pulled
off the cherry stem and popped it into her mouth.
"Great." They were all
watching her intently and then, without warning, she pulled them stem out and
they were amused to find it with a tight knot in the middle.
"Hey, we got a good kisser in
our group." Cloud stated. "I think this is one we could enjoy."
"No. I do that for fun." Tifa
replied and looked at her surroundings. "Now I know why they call it Cherry
Hill High."
"Yeah. Too much cherry trees
if you ask me." Vincent wrinkled his nose.
"I see your point."
*
Aerith waited impatiently for
Tifa to come by. She shook her head and was about ready to jump into her red
convertible when several motorcycles were headed her way and stopped. Aerith
was amazed at the colors…she didn't even know those colors existed when it came
to motorcycles. There was a red one, a blue, a silver, a white, and a black.
The one on the red had a passenger. The passenger took of the helmet and Aerith
was shocked at the person, probably would have scolded her.
"Tifa! You can't go with them!
We've got an appointment in fifteen."
"Just reschedule it or
something. I called dad through my cell phone and he said it was alright.
Besides, I thought you were at practice."
"I was. It ended earlier than
I expected. Just make sure you make it home safely okay? I'm worried you know."
The person in front of Tifa
took off his helmet, showing off his flaming red hair and glittering green
eyes.
"Lighten up, honey. We'll have
your sis home safe before you could count to ten. We're just gonna have fun,
aight? Chill out. She ain't gonna die just hangin' out with us. We'll be back
before you know it and you can count on it." He put on his helmet once more and
so did Tifa. Then, they sped off leaving Aerith with her thoughts.
"If you forget to take your
pills, Tifa, I swear…" She stepped into her convertible and drove off.
*
When they got to Zack's house,
they walked up to his room and got themselves comfortable. Zack took his bed,
his hands linked together behind his head. Reno opened the window and sat on
the windowsill, twirling the basketball on the tip of his finger. Sephiroth and
Cloud were beginning to play poker while Vincent took his everyday spot; a
corner of the wall. Tifa, nearly asleep, was sitting next to the bed with her
head on the soft blankets.
"So Tifa, where'd you
originally come from?"
"My mother."
"Hehe. No, seriously."
"Icicle Village."
Reno's eyes lit up. "Hey!
Ain't that where the snow chicks come from? Heard they were fine."
"Shows how much you know. If
you're talking about Snow in general, then yeah. We see her often during
midnight. It's easy to spot he since she's…blue." She yawned. "Now if you're
talking about the human 'snow' chicks…then they're complete bitches and it
wouldn't occur to me whether they're doing well or not."
"I see." Reno responded.
"We'll just have to visit this hometown of yours sometime."
"Uh-huh." Her eyes fluttered
close and Zack got off the bed, replacing his spot with Tifa. He then occupied
her previous spot.
"Listen, Spike, what are we
gonna do with her?" Reno asked.
"What are you? Stupid? We use
her like we do with all female juniors. We'll use her to get her sister. She's
obviously very close with her."
Cloud spoke up. "Yeah well,
she's cute and all but what about Scarlet? She's gonna have a hissy when she
finds out you wanna go out with Aerith."
Zack shrugged and leaned on
his bed. "And I would care because? All that bitch does is hang around me like
I'm her doll."
"I'll take her if you don't
want her." Reno grinned.
Several books began flying out the window as Reno tried to dodge
them.
*
Tifa woke up to find herself
in warm covers. She noticed finally that her arm was wrapped around someone.
She gasped as she wondered if they-no, she sighed gratefully. She was still
fully clothed, thank god. Well, whoever it was she didn't care. All she wanted
was to sleep. She was too tired to think whom she had her arm around. She could
have sworn she would have almost shrieked if she was in the mood, but no. Right
now all she wanted was sleep so she cuddled to the boy next to her and let
sleep overtake her once more.
Zack groaned and squinted. His
eyes traced the room to find his friends sprawled on his floor fast asleep. He
felt something and looked down at Tifa who had her arm on his chest. He smiled
to himself and looked at the ceiling, wondering what he would do with her.
Without knowing it, she was beginning to make him have second thoughts about
her.
*
"Dad? Aerith? Anyone home?"
Tifa searched the house but when she found out no one was in, she pulled in the
five guys. "You guys can look around while I take a shower. If you guys barge
in on my shower I'll make sure you'll never see the light of day again."
She ran up the stairs and
slammed the door to her room.
"Nice crib," Sephiroth
commented. After taking a look at the bottom half of the house they all walked up
the spiral stairway and into one of the room randomly. Without noticing it,
they had entered Tifa's bedroom. They seemed to have forgotten her warning.
When Tifa was done, she came out wrapped in a towel. She was shocked to find
the boys in her room but for now, she'd let it slip.
"You guys, if you don't mind,
could you turn around while I change?"
They turned around and gaped.
Her hair cascaded down in wet strands up to her waist as her hair wasn't any
longer. Without wasting any moment, they turned around and just inspected her
room a little bit more while they heard Tifa scuffling around for clothes.
Tifa had a four-poster bed
with see through sky blue curtains around it. Almost fit for a princess. What
was so amusing about the bed though were the sheets. Imprinted on the
pillowcases and the blankets were fluffy, white clouds with angel chocobos
resting upon it. They even had the white gown and halo. They all chuckled. Not
because it was stupid but it was amazing that a 17-year-old owned that kind of
stuff. It was amusing but it fit her personality well. She was still a kid at
heart.
Near the window was a shiny,
wooden desk with notebooks, a container of pencils, a stack of paper, and a
computer all neatly arranged. On the other side, however, was a piano and her
closet, and in front of her bed was a huge television.
"Okay,
you guys can turn around now." She was dressed in a pair of coveralls with a
black t-shirt. She pushed the curtains aside and hopped on her bed.
"That
was pretty quick." Cloud said.
"No,
really?" Tifa said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Hey,
listen, where's your sister?" Cloud wondered aloud.
"I'm
assuming she's at the hospital."
"Hospital?"
Zack queried.
"Yeah. My mom's in the hospital and normally, we all visit together but since no one brought me home then I wasn't able to go."
"Well,
I'm gonna go visit her." Cloud said and left the room. "And guys, don't wait
for me."
"Like
we would." Sephiroth snorted. Everyone laughed, including Cloud.
"Why
aren't you guys goin' with him?"
"We
wanna keep you company sweetie." Reno flirted.
She
put on a smile. "Aw…how sweet…now get out!"
Zack laughed. "Impossible to
get us out, honey. Anyway, why don't we go out on our own? It'll be fun."
Tifa complied and got off the
bed. They all began to walk out when Zack fell behind when he saw a white
colored diary on the floor. On the front it was labeled with fancy letters:
Tifa
Gainsborough's Diary
*Please do not open*
With a
quick swipe, he put it into his jacket pocket and followed the rest.
They
jumped into Reno's DeLorien and took off, leaving gray smoke behind them.
*
Author's
Notes: Okay, a few major changes but oh well. You guys gotta live with the
changes. The following chapters will change a great deal and you'll see why.
The diary entries will be different…and the change is um…well…she didn't know
them at all (you know what I'm talking about if you've read the original
version). And what happens to Tifa later is sad…you know, I'm starting to hate
the boys myself for using her. ^^;; Nah, that's okay. Things will change after
awhile. Hope you like the new version. It's gonna change A LOT…but that camping
trip that they'll be having is still on. ^_^