Lone Hyena

By: irish d' salmon luver

Author's Note: I don't know what to say… I think it should be "Be gentle, please…"

Caution: The characters will be OOC a bit… or lot?

Disclaimer: No, I'm not own them. If I ever own Sephiroth, I must be death now… caused by heavy nose bleeding…

"…" Talk

'…' Thought

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Chapter 01: The New Teacher

"Hey Teef!"

Cloud Strife ran to the girl who walked into her class. The girl stopped her track, and turned her body to face the spiky blonde hair. Those deep blue eyes, which always mesmerized everyone who ever seen it, but the girl wasn't affected with those eyes (anymore). He grinned when he saw the sulking expression on her face.

"What is it, Teef? Lack of sleep again? Geez, what a study-freak."

"Shut up you Strife. I'm not in the mood right now."

"Hey, easy Teef. I'm just kidding," he held up his hand in surrender.

"Whatever," Tifa said as she tucked some strands of her hair, which tied in high ponytail, behind her ear. Cloud noticed that something was missing from her.

"Teef, where's your earrings?"

"Huh?"

"Your mother's earrings. You never left it out before."

"Ah… I woke up late this morning, and I was in hurry so I forgot it…"

"Funny… and I thought once you said that those earrings is much, much, more precious than anything in this world,"

"Fuck off, Strife."

"And now the most clever and solemn student in this school just said 'Fuck off' with me. Damn Teef, if any of those strict teachers ever heard you said those words you probably be rejected from your scholarship,"

"So I say: fuck off, Strife. You don't want to get into a trouble with me, do you?" the girl said as she held up her fist in front of Cloud's face. He cringed as he remembered how deadly her petit fist could be. One lesson that Cloud Strife earned from his lifetime with the martial artist: Never messed with Tifa Lockhart or else you got nutcracker.

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The girl named Tifa sighed heavily as she watched her childhood friend finally let go of her. She walked to her desk, and soon as her butt touch the chair she slumped over the desk. She closed her eyes. She was so damn tired right now. Last night she went for her new 'job', and it was drained her energy so much that she could barely opened her eyes.

'And Cloud just called me a study-freak. Sweet…' she rubbed her eyes and opened it just to saw Cloud grinned wickedly to her.

'I bet he like- no, it's underestimating- love to watch me weary like this. He's always looking for a chance to beat me. Damn him and his challenging spirit,' she closed her eyes again, pretending to sleep as she realized that Cloud walked to her direction.

"Hey Teef, are you sure you're alright? You look… lifeless," he said in an I'm-so-damn-worried-about-you-are-you-really-alright tone, but, although Tifa didn't see it, she could se how his eyes sparkling mischievously and he got his sly smile on.

"Damn Cloudy, can I ever get some sleep? Just like you said, I'm lifeless, so let me catch some sleep before the homeroom started, okay?"

His sly smile off from his face. Tifa knew exactly how he hated it when she called him 'Cloudy'. It was a cute name, though.

"Well, if you need sleep so much, why won't you go to somewhere else? Classroom is a place for study, not for sleep," What a smart-ass reply. After 10 seconds passed with silence between them, Tifa stand up. She grabbed her reading glasses and a thick book from her bag and walked outside the classroom. Cloud just stood there for a while with stupid confused expression on his face before he ran to catch up Tifa.

"Teef, where are you going? Are you mad at me? Teef, I'm sorry"

Tifa tried her best to hold her smile before facing Cloud. He was just too easy to get upset if he made her angry. Guess that he doesn't wanna lose his best friend, eh?

"Since somebody forbade me to sleep in the classroom, I'm looking for a place to sleep."

"But the homeroom…"

"Cover me up, please Cloudy? Pretty, pretty please? I know I can count on you," she begged to him with those big, round, and cute pleading eyes.

"No way Teef, I'm not falling to the same trap like that."

"…" She began to nibble her lower lip in frustration, still with those big, round, and cute pleading eyes.

"… Shit, I always lose with those puppy eyes. Okay, okay, I'll cover you. Just stop it already!" He huffed in defeat and crossed his arm over his chest. Tifa flashed him a bright smile before stormed out from school's building.

"And don't call me Cloudy again!! You know I hate that name!!" Cloud yelled at her.

"Sure, sure, whatever…" she yelled back before she trailed off, "…Cloudy."

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After walking for a while, Tifa came to a secluded place at the back of the school. It surrounded by bushes, and in the middle of it there was an oak tree. It was a beautiful place, Tifa admit that. She placed her blazer under the oak tree, and then she lay on top of it. She put on her reading glasses, opened her thick book and began to read. The morning breeze mad her asleep soon, and after she placed the book on her torso she was fast asleep.

Not too long after Tifa fell asleep, a tall figure approached the tree. His long silver-colored hair cascaded behind him as the breeze blew his hair. His cat-like emerald eyes widened a bit as he noticed a small figure under the tree. His perfect sculptural lips turn into a small smirk when he saw the dark-brown haired girl, slept with her glasses still on her face. She looked so peaceful and content in her sleep. He watched her sleep, and noticed that she was slightly shivered. He sighed, and took off his black coat. He tucked the girl gently into his coat, and after he glanced at her sleeping form for the last time, the man walked away to the school's building silently.

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The homeroom already started. Cloud was fidgeting on his chair while the teacher made his entrance. Wait, there were another two people came inside the classroom. One of them easily caught Cloud's eyes. He was freaky tall, and his piercing green eyes scrutinized the class. He had waist-length -silver-colored hair, which was tied neatly behind his neck. Beside him, there stood a young man with silky blonde hair and clear blue eyes. His attire was white, white, white, and white. From coat to his pants was all white. It was just his turtleneck shirt, his gloves, and shoes that weren't white; it was black. Why he used gloves, Cloud had no idea about that.

"Silent, yo!" Reno, the redheaded teacher was a young man in his mid-twenty. He always wore sunglasses on his head, and all of his clothing always looked like it never been touched by an iron from the first time he bought it. And he loved to flirt with pretty girls, included his own students. But he was the most outgoing and carefree teacher in this school. Although he couldn't be an example of good teacher, but every students liked him. Cloud also liked him, but he wasn't sure Tifa like him. Once Tifa called him "Stupid-Redheaded-Jerk" after Reno flirted with her.

"Listen up, students. You see, I bring these two strangers in class." The blonde's left eyes twitched a little when he heard the word 'strangers'. He coughed a little. Reno noticed this, so he corrected his words quickly.

"Oookay, so they aren't strangers. This blonde man in over-clean-and-white clothes-"

"Reno" the blonde man warned him.

"Aye-aye sir, geez… Okay, so this man is our new principal, yo."

All the girl students squeaked happily.

"He's our new principal?"

"OMG, he's too young and cute to be our principal"

"Such a fresh face, compared to the last principal"

"Of course, how can you compare that old-fat-piggy geezer with this young-handsome-cool man?"

Cloud rolled his eyes.

'Girls,' he thought, 'Lucky Teef isn't here. She's gotta vomit, I'm sure about that,'

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"ACHOOOO!!"

Tifa sniffled.

'What a nice nap… and it was disturbed by a sneeze. Cloud must be talking about me,'

She yawned lazily, and noticed another garment on top her. She grabbed it and took a better look of it. It was a black coat, and from its size it must be men's. Tifa wondered for a while, before she brought the coat with her belongings and headed back to the class.

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"His name is Rufus Shinra. From his name, you must know that he's the son of our last principal. As you already knew, Mr. Shinra died last week coz of heart attack. So Mr. Rufus will take his position starting for today. Your words, Sir"

Rufus stepped forward. He shoved his hands inside the pocket at his pants. His face looked bored as he eyeing the class.

"Pleasure to meet you, students. And it's a pleasure for me too to take over my old man position. I hope I can make a better principal than my father. So I beg your cooperation to make Shinra High School to be a better school" he spoke in a bored tone too, and then he flicked his bangs. All the girls were, "Awwwwwwww…"

"Silent, yo! Anyway, there's another man I will introduce to you. His name is Sephiroth Crescent, and he will be my substitute teacher,"

There was a little ruckus inside the class. Sure the students liked Reno, and his substitute teacher didn't look as… light-hearted as Reno. In fact, he seemed like he brought a storm along with him everywhere. His handsome face always looked grumpy. The students already claimed him as a killer teacher.

A girl named Jessie raised her hand.

"Um… Mister… Crescent. May I ask you something?" She asked hesitantly.

"Depends from the question," he answered curtly. Cloud frowned.

'What a nice person…'

"Um… you see… from your last name, I guess that you still a family with our school's doctor, Ms. Lucretia Crescent, right…?"

"Yes, she's my younger sister,"

"I'm sorry I ask this, but… you don't look like-"

"Looks like her, I know,"

"Your hair color-"

"It's real, if that's what you wondering. And stop asking me dumb questions."

Jessie tried to say something, but she opted to silence; her face was red. Cloud saw the new teacher mouthing "Thank you".

'Damn, he just never learnt how to be polite to other people, huh?' he thought as he kept watching the man.

"Well children, as for the reason why Mr. Sephiroth is here, I want to tell you guys that I'll be leaving tomorrow for a while. Ya know, my mom is sick, and since she only had me, I gotta go to my hometown to take care of her. And FYI, Mr. Sephiroth will teaching you started from today, yo."

All of the students were grunted and whining. Not only that Reno would go for a while, they had to be taught by a teacher like Sephiroth.

"So, that's it. Mr. Rufus and I gotta go to another class. Please take care of my students, Mr. Sephiroth." Reno offered his hand to Sephiroth. Sephiroth looked at his hand, a smirk plastered on his face.

"I'll do my best." Sephiroth took Reno's hand and shake it.

"You must, yo."

Reno faced the students and bid them a farewell.

"See you next time, kids."

All the students yelled back, "Take care, Mr. Reno!"

After Reno and Rufus completely gone, Sephiroth took the student's name list and began to check on it.

"Allison Smith,"

"Here."

"Bob Doreen,"

"Here."

"Belle Lorne,"

"Present."

"Cloud Strife,"

"Hnn…"

(Several name later)

"Tifa Lockhart,"

"Um, Sir?"

"Yes, Strife?"

"Tifa Lockhart didn't feel good this morning, so she took a rest at the infirmary."

"…Okay. Timothy Brown,"

"Here, Sir"

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Tifa arrived at her class when the bell was ringing. The homeroom was just over. She opened the door, and she was opened her mouth to make an excuse to Reno when she realized that the teacher in front of her class wasn't Reno. His cat-like green eyes starring her, she could see a flash of recognition in his eyes, and it made her nervous. She stood dumbly at the door, closed her mouth, and then opened it again, and then closed it again. The new teacher lifted his elegant brows, and asked her in his deep, masculine voice,

"And who might you be?"

"Oh- I- umm… I'm… Tifa Lockhart."

"I see… Are you feeling better? Better enough to start study?"

"I…" Tifa stiffened and glanced at Cloud's direction. He mouthed, "I told him you sick" to her. She flicked her gaze back to the new teacher, and then she fixed her glasses. "…I 'm feeling better now, thank you. Now if you excuse me, I want to go back to my seat."

Sephiroth's eyes caught the black coat, which she brought along with her. He smirked a little before he replied her, "Sure, Ms. Lockhart. Please take your seat. The lesson will start soon."

Tifa quickly went to her chair. She sighed in relief that the new teacher didn't ask her furthermore.

"Oh, by the way Ms. Lockhart," he called her, made her stiffened again, "I'm a new teacher and also your new homeroom teacher, Sephiroth Crescent. Pleased to meet you"

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A/N: So, that's the first chapter, yo. Tell me if you like it or note, so review review review review!!