Every student at Cherry Hill High School gathered in front of the outside stadium, in 25 rows with 55 kids. Their eyes were focused on the two sisters, listening to the principal as he introduced them.
"Faculty and students, I would like to welcome Aerith and Tifa Gainsborough, two sisters who will be attending this school until they graduate. Aerith will be in the 12th grade while Tifa is in 11th. I will rely on all of you to make these two feel welcome, is that clear?"
Everyone bowed in respect and the two sisters did bow back. However, a young girl at the very back row glared at them in hatred. Her blonde hair was able to hide her frown and her eyes narrowed into slits as she despised them even more. A slight nudging at her arm interrupted her. She turned around to find one of the popular, yet distorted, boys in school. He had spiky raven hair with azure eyes, with the hint of mako. He grinned at her and pointed to all the students. They were returning to their normal activities.
"Hey Cherry, you shouldn't glare too much ya know? Your face might get stuck that way!"
"Oh Zack!" She clinged herself to his arm and rubbed herself lovingly against it.
"Aw c'mon, honey. What'd I do this time?"
"You know I hate being called Cherry. It sounds too...well...fruitish."
He rolled his eyes and looked at her with humor. "Like Scarlet is any better?"
With that remark she smacked him hard across the face.
"Hey babe, watch the face alright? I have perfect baby skin condition right now and if you keep at what you're doin now, I might not have a face at all and neither will you have a boyfriend to kiss on."
"Sorry baby." Scarlet replied. She grinned evilly, hiding her face from Zack. "How's about we introduce ourselves to the new students?"
"Great idea! I could give 'em a tour and they'll be instant girlfriends for me!" He maneuvered his way out of Scarlet's grasp and onto the stadium where Aerith and Tifa stood, leaving Scarlet in her own loathing. He thought they were both attractive. Both had long silky, chestnut brown hair, only one of them had put it into braids and the other had it held up with a white ribbon. Slender figures, pretty faces...he nodded in approval. He loved them already, especially the one with the garnet eyes. Zack stepped between the two ladies and wrapped an arm around their shoulders.
"Hey pretties! What say you and me join in on a little basketball game with the other guys?"
The one in braids replied, "No, I'm sorry. I have to learn my schedule. Sorry..um..."
"It's Zack."
"Sorry Zack. I'm Aerith and that's my sister Tifa. Listen Tifa, just meet me at the parking lot after school. We need to meet up with the doctor, okay?"
Tifa nodded and they both watched Aerith disappear into the school. Without letting Tifa respond, Zack led her across the field and onto the basketball courts where four boys were playing against each other, beads of sweat pouring down their foreheads.
They soon stopped as they saw Zack with a new girl. The four boys smiled warmly and walked up to her, the spiky blonde wiping a sweat off his brow.
"Okay guys. This little pretty here is Tifa Gainsborough, seeing as you guys didn't bother to see who the chicks were. And did I mention that she has a sister?"
They all chuckled and held out a hand for Tifa to shake. She took it respectfully and shaked their hands, then put her arm back to her side.
Zack first pointed to a raven-haired boy with a dashing grin and also had the same color of eyes as her.
"Vincent Valentine and over there is Cloud, who happens to look like me. That's where all his popularity comes from." Said Zack as he ducked down to evade the forthcoming basketball. "Anyway, that fiery red head is Reno, also known as the big charmer...considering girls in his case. And that cruel idiot is Sephiroth. Silver hair with emerald eyes...the usual, but there are some cases where he's considered old because it looks like he's got gray hair." Zack laughed as Sephiroth gave him a menacing glare.
"Yeah well, you guys are alright, I guess."
Reno arched an eyebrow. "You guess?"
She smiled and Reno was about to extend a hand out to her when the bell rang.
"Hey Tifa, meet us here at lunch. You have lots of catching up to do." Zack stated. "And while you're at it, bring your sister with you."
Tifa nodded and ran off.
Vincent took a deep breath. "What is she? A senior too?"
Zack shook his head. "Nah, just a measly junior. Who knows, we could make a pet out of her."
Reno stepped up between Zack and Vincent and slapped them across the heads. "You guys are total idiots! Can't you see she's one of them sexy girls who we can be over-possessive of? Take control you know? Not a pet."
"She might not be. We don't even know her that well yet." Cloud replied.
*
"Ah, Tifa, so glad you could make it." Zack grinned.
She nodded in response. "Aerith couldn't make it. She's going to try out for cheerleading or something."
Reno leaned against the tree trunk behind him. "And you didn't because? You would look good in a skirt you know. You do, anyway. You're wearin' one right now."
Tifa sighed and plopped down next to Zack. "I'm not like that. I'm not interested in cheerleading or that make-up crap you know?"
Cloud snickered. "I see. Well, well...I guess you're a pretty unique one, hm?"
She shrugged and took a bite out of the apple she was holding.
Reno held out his arms. "Hey baby, why don't you sit on my lap?"
Tifa looked at him surprisingly. "You're a bit forward. Why don't you have the nearest girl sit on your lap?"
"I know. That's you."
She scoffed. "I meant Sephiroth."
Everyone laughed, except for Sephiroth.
"I fail to see the humor in this one." He said as he threw bits of his cracker at Tifa as she giggled. He smiled slightly at the sight of her enjoyment already.
Reno grinned and held out his arms to Sephiroth. "Oh yeah, you know it Sephiroth. Why don't you jump into a pink dress and jump into my arms!"
Tifa laughed harder. "Oh stop! Sorry Sephiroth...sounded too amusing."
Everyone laughed this time.
"Hey Tifa. Why don't you come over to Zack's place and hang out? You don't have to go home and since your sister is so dedicated to cheerleading, we can all meet her when we drop you off. That okay?" Sephiroth offered.
Tifa shrugged. "It's no problem with me."
"Great."
*
Aerith waited impatiently for Tifa to arrive but she was nowhere to be seen. She decided to give up when five motorcycles drove up. They all stopped but the engines were still running. Aerith was amazed by the colors; blue, black, silver, red, and white. The one on the red one had a passenger, her hands wrapped around his. The girl took off the helmet off her head and Aerith was shocked by who it was.
"Tifa! You can't go with them! We got to go to the hospital! And you know why!"
"Lighten up Aery. They're gonna drop me off…just reschedule the appointment or something."
"We can't!" Aerith protested. "We have to go! Dad's going to kill you!"
Tifa shook her head. "Called him already and he said I could go. Just go shopping or something with your friends like you always do, alright? Don't worry about me, I'll be fine!"
The person in front of Tifa lifted up his helmet revealing his flaming red hair and glittering emerald eyes.
"Listen, honey. We're gonna take your sis home before you can count to ten. We're just gonna take her out for a bit. Chill out. We'll be back before you know it and you can count on it." He put his helmet back on and so did Tifa. She waved at Aerith before all of the five motorcycles and its riders, sped off.
Aerith shook her head. "Tifa…you're going to get hurt again…" And she got into her red convertible.
*
"Faculty and students, I would like to welcome Aerith and Tifa Gainsborough, two sisters who will be attending this school until they graduate. Aerith will be in the 12th grade while Tifa is in 11th. I will rely on all of you to make these two feel welcome, is that clear?"
Everyone bowed in respect and the two sisters did bow back. However, a young girl at the very back row glared at them in hatred. Her blonde hair was able to hide her frown and her eyes narrowed into slits as she despised them even more. A slight nudging at her arm interrupted her. She turned around to find one of the popular, yet distorted, boys in school. He had spiky raven hair with azure eyes, with the hint of mako. He grinned at her and pointed to all the students. They were returning to their normal activities.
"Hey Cherry, you shouldn't glare too much ya know? Your face might get stuck that way!"
"Oh Zack!" She clinged herself to his arm and rubbed herself lovingly against it.
"Aw c'mon, honey. What'd I do this time?"
"You know I hate being called Cherry. It sounds too...well...fruitish."
He rolled his eyes and looked at her with humor. "Like Scarlet is any better?"
With that remark she smacked him hard across the face.
"Hey babe, watch the face alright? I have perfect baby skin condition right now and if you keep at what you're doin now, I might not have a face at all and neither will you have a boyfriend to kiss on."
"Sorry baby." Scarlet replied. She grinned evilly, hiding her face from Zack. "How's about we introduce ourselves to the new students?"
"Great idea! I could give 'em a tour and they'll be instant girlfriends for me!" He maneuvered his way out of Scarlet's grasp and onto the stadium where Aerith and Tifa stood, leaving Scarlet in her own loathing. He thought they were both attractive. Both had long silky, chestnut brown hair, only one of them had put it into braids and the other had it held up with a white ribbon. Slender figures, pretty faces...he nodded in approval. He loved them already, especially the one with the garnet eyes. Zack stepped between the two ladies and wrapped an arm around their shoulders.
"Hey pretties! What say you and me join in on a little basketball game with the other guys?"
The one in braids replied, "No, I'm sorry. I have to learn my schedule. Sorry..um..."
"It's Zack."
"Sorry Zack. I'm Aerith and that's my sister Tifa. Listen Tifa, just meet me at the parking lot after school. We need to meet up with the doctor, okay?"
Tifa nodded and they both watched Aerith disappear into the school. Without letting Tifa respond, Zack led her across the field and onto the basketball courts where four boys were playing against each other, beads of sweat pouring down their foreheads.
They soon stopped as they saw Zack with a new girl. The four boys smiled warmly and walked up to her, the spiky blonde wiping a sweat off his brow.
"Okay guys. This little pretty here is Tifa Gainsborough, seeing as you guys didn't bother to see who the chicks were. And did I mention that she has a sister?"
They all chuckled and held out a hand for Tifa to shake. She took it respectfully and shaked their hands, then put her arm back to her side.
Zack first pointed to a raven-haired boy with a dashing grin and also had the same color of eyes as her.
"Vincent Valentine and over there is Cloud, who happens to look like me. That's where all his popularity comes from." Said Zack as he ducked down to evade the forthcoming basketball. "Anyway, that fiery red head is Reno, also known as the big charmer...considering girls in his case. And that cruel idiot is Sephiroth. Silver hair with emerald eyes...the usual, but there are some cases where he's considered old because it looks like he's got gray hair." Zack laughed as Sephiroth gave him a menacing glare.
"Yeah well, you guys are alright, I guess."
Reno arched an eyebrow. "You guess?"
She smiled and Reno was about to extend a hand out to her when the bell rang.
"Hey Tifa, meet us here at lunch. You have lots of catching up to do." Zack stated. "And while you're at it, bring your sister with you."
Tifa nodded and ran off.
Vincent took a deep breath. "What is she? A senior too?"
Zack shook his head. "Nah, just a measly junior. Who knows, we could make a pet out of her."
Reno stepped up between Zack and Vincent and slapped them across the heads. "You guys are total idiots! Can't you see she's one of them sexy girls who we can be over-possessive of? Take control you know? Not a pet."
"She might not be. We don't even know her that well yet." Cloud replied.
*
"Ah, Tifa, so glad you could make it." Zack grinned.
She nodded in response. "Aerith couldn't make it. She's going to try out for cheerleading or something."
Reno leaned against the tree trunk behind him. "And you didn't because? You would look good in a skirt you know. You do, anyway. You're wearin' one right now."
Tifa sighed and plopped down next to Zack. "I'm not like that. I'm not interested in cheerleading or that make-up crap you know?"
Cloud snickered. "I see. Well, well...I guess you're a pretty unique one, hm?"
She shrugged and took a bite out of the apple she was holding.
Reno held out his arms. "Hey baby, why don't you sit on my lap?"
Tifa looked at him surprisingly. "You're a bit forward. Why don't you have the nearest girl sit on your lap?"
"I know. That's you."
She scoffed. "I meant Sephiroth."
Everyone laughed, except for Sephiroth.
"I fail to see the humor in this one." He said as he threw bits of his cracker at Tifa as she giggled. He smiled slightly at the sight of her enjoyment already.
Reno grinned and held out his arms to Sephiroth. "Oh yeah, you know it Sephiroth. Why don't you jump into a pink dress and jump into my arms!"
Tifa laughed harder. "Oh stop! Sorry Sephiroth...sounded too amusing."
Everyone laughed this time.
"Hey Tifa. Why don't you come over to Zack's place and hang out? You don't have to go home and since your sister is so dedicated to cheerleading, we can all meet her when we drop you off. That okay?" Sephiroth offered.
Tifa shrugged. "It's no problem with me."
"Great."
*
Aerith waited impatiently for Tifa to arrive but she was nowhere to be seen. She decided to give up when five motorcycles drove up. They all stopped but the engines were still running. Aerith was amazed by the colors; blue, black, silver, red, and white. The one on the red one had a passenger, her hands wrapped around his. The girl took off the helmet off her head and Aerith was shocked by who it was.
"Tifa! You can't go with them! We got to go to the hospital! And you know why!"
"Lighten up Aery. They're gonna drop me off…just reschedule the appointment or something."
"We can't!" Aerith protested. "We have to go! Dad's going to kill you!"
Tifa shook her head. "Called him already and he said I could go. Just go shopping or something with your friends like you always do, alright? Don't worry about me, I'll be fine!"
The person in front of Tifa lifted up his helmet revealing his flaming red hair and glittering emerald eyes.
"Listen, honey. We're gonna take your sis home before you can count to ten. We're just gonna take her out for a bit. Chill out. We'll be back before you know it and you can count on it." He put his helmet back on and so did Tifa. She waved at Aerith before all of the five motorcycles and its riders, sped off.
Aerith shook her head. "Tifa…you're going to get hurt again…" And she got into her red convertible.
*