Hello!

So here we are, my fingers have been itching to start writing again and well this is what it turned into ;) So this whole drabble thing is located after the events in Advent children complete on the timeline. Tifa and Cloud is a couple and they have adopted Denzel. Marlene still live with them since Barret is still out looking for oil. So Cloud and Tifa is her guardians.

Now that that's cleared up let's get on with the drabbles shall we :)

Happy reading!

Cloud was sat at his desk, studying the big map of Edge. His delivery service took him around the planet. It was tiresome but he made enough money to keep Tifa, Denzel and Marlene safe and that's the most important thing. He marked up the fastest path for his new delivery when Marlene walked into his room. The girl rolled her eyes at the un decorated space, she should really talk both of her guardians into actually making this into a room and not letting it look like a storage place. Marlene shook her thoughts aside as she poked Cloud's arm. He turned to her, mako fueled eyes looking at her with a unspoken question. Marlene bit her lip and looked at the pink ribbon in her hands.

" Cloud..could you maybe braid my hair?" she asked and looked up at him to see his eyes widden.

It wasn't a task he usually got, he was usually the one driving the kids to school, picking up food. Cloud Strife did not braid hair.

" Why don't you ask Tifa?" he asked softly.

" I would..but I can't find her" Marlene said and squeezed the ribbon.

Cloud sighed, silently wondering were his partner had gone, she would usually be downstairs preparing the bar.

" Please Cloud..It will only tangle if I don't have a braid" The brownhaired girl said.

The ex-solider streatched and motioned for her to climg into his lap. He was gonna attempt to do it, an honest attempt.

" Tell me if it hurts" he said, barely over a whisper.

That was something he had heard Tifa say when she were braiding the young girl's hair. Marlene nodded. Cloud used his fingers to comb through her hair, recalling Tifa doing the same thing. He frowned in concentration as he split the hair up in three parts then he stopped. How did Tifa do this?

The blonde warrior didn't usually pay attention to this part of the braiding. He stared at the hair, willing it to turn into a braid. Of course it didn't work. Cloud gripped the three parts before his shoulders sagged in defeat.

" Marl" he sighed, his nickname for the girl " How are you supposed to do this?"

Clod wasn't the one to ask for advice but he was in unknow territory and to not destroy her hair and making a big knot of it all he got over his manly pride. Marlene giggled lightly.

" You cross them, it's simple Cloud" she said

Cloud pursed his lips and crossed the sections. He kept doing it and in the end it didn't look at all like what Tifa's braid looked like. He released the hair and tried again.

" It's the easiest thing to do Cloud" Marlene said

" It's not" he muttered. " Easiest thing is to not do anything to it"

Marlene turned to him and pulled on one of his blonde bangs.

" I'd rather not look lika chocobo" she teased

Cloud narrowed his eyes and pulled on her hair lightly in response. Marlene saw the small smile tugging in the corner of his mouth and that was enough to make her smile widely and let him finish. In the end he managed to make a very sloppy braid but Marlene said it was okay. She pecked his cheek and jumped off his lap. Cloud watched her run out searching for Denzel. He shook his head, that would have to be the ugliset braid ever. The swordsman turned to his maps again.

It wasn't until later that Tifa came back, Yuffie had taken her to the store since the ninja felt like they hadn't had a proper girl talk in years. She had tried to pump the bartender on everything but Tifa was used to it. The black haired girl put away the groceries before walking upstairs, she checke d the kids and smiled as she saw them playing togheter. Tifa walked across the hall and leaned in the doorway.. She studied her partner with a soft smile. It wasn't often she had the oppurtunity see him like this, at peace and engrossed in his work. Tifa sneaked up behind him, she knew he knew she was there. He was a ex-soldier with a mako infused body and mind after all. Tifa placed her hand on his back, sneaking a glance at the maps infront of him, no long trips yet, what she coud see and it made her smile. Cloud sat up and looked at her. It was quite ridicouls how fast she got stuck in his bright blue eyes.

" I saw Marlene's braid" she said, biting back a giggle as Cloud groaned.

" It wasn't that bad" she reasured him as he leaned back in the chair, a silent invitation to her.

Tifa smiled and sat down in his lap. One of his arms snaked it's way around her waist.

" Don't let me do that again" he mumbled.

Tifa giggled and stroke his cheek.

" Blame this one on Yuffie" she said

Cloud raised a eyebrow at her.

" It's truly her fault this time" Tifa said

A smile ghosted over Cloud's lips. He wasn't making a braid again in his life. Tifa leaned agaisnt him and pulled at his bangs lightly, not to tease like the kids did but just to keep her fingers busy. Cloud pecked her cheek before she walked down to open the bar.

Starting out slow to test myself, first time writing a FFVII story so I'm testing the grounds with the characters and such.

More is to come though so please leave a review since there is always room for improvement :)