Hello everyone! This is my first collection of one shots featuring FFVII, so I hope the characters aren't too OOC!
As the title suggests, this fic will be made of many one shots of various pairings and friendships (Cloud & Tifa, Zack & Aerith, Yuffie & Vincent, AVALANCHE, Angeal, Genesis, Sephiroth, SOLDIER…etc.) as well as family orientated scenes and situations If you want me to write a one shot concerning any of these pairings (or maybe even others I may have forgotten to write down) by all means feel free to write your ideas in reviews or PM me! Thanks!
Themes/genres written here: Anything ranging from romance to even short crime stories! Mentions of war, battles, funny situations, family moments, romantic moments here and there and silly friendships between the characters.
UPDATED: 22. April (THE WHOLE STORY!)
Without further ado, read and enjoy the story! :D
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot! Square Enix owns Final Fantasy!
Parents Day
Ms. Reevers asked with a smile on her face:" Alright, who will be the first one to introduce their parents?",
Jeff Nicholson, a little boy Denzel's age who lived also lived in Edge, raised his hand and asked:" May I start?",
The teacher nodded and sat down at her desk.
The little Jeff and his father stood now in front of the classroom.
Jeff started saying:" Hi everyone! I want you all to meet my dad! My dad is the coolest dad ever! He's a fireman working for Edge's fire department and he's saving a lot of people whenever there's a fire. I went with him to the fire department and it's really cool! There are a lot of really nice people working with him and my dad's the greatest hero ever!"
He looked expectantly up at his father.
His father smiled down at him, he cleared his throat and said:" Hello children, Ms. Reevers. As my son already said, I work for the Edge Fire Department. My colleagues and I reassure the safety of Edge's people by putting out any fires threatening your lives. There hasn't been a fire that was hard for me to conquer yet!".
The tall, built man grinned at the awe struck children in the classroom.
Ms. Reevers fanned herself lightly. She shook her head and looked at the class.
She said:" Right, yes. Thank you Jeff and Mr. Nicholson for your coming!"
The two nodded and Jeff sat back down on his seat while his father leaned smugly against the wall at the back.
Denzel and Marlene looked at each-other.
Marlene raised her hand.
Ms. Reevers looked at her and asked:" Yes, Marlene?",
She asked:" Ms. Reevers, is it alright if we introduce both our parents?",
The teacher smiled and said:" But of course! I'm sure it will be interesting.",
Just then, two figures entered the classroom.
One was a woman, with long, dark brown hair flowing down her back, dark brown eyes and a pretty smile, wearing her usual attire consisting of black shorts reaching her thighs, a long leather skirt covering her back legs, simple shoes, a black, leather vest with a sleeves shirt covering her stomach and full chest.
The other one was male, slightly taller than the female, spiky blond hair adorning his head, striking almost glowing blue eyes, wearing a dark blue sleeveless vest with a leather belt over his muscular torso, the zipper unzipped slightly showing off the fine definitions of a strong neck and collarbone, his muscled arms were on full display, black gloves protected his hands. The man wore black baggy pants with black combat boots. The most distinctive feature about him though wasn't only his spiky blonde hair, but also the large sword strapped to his back.
Both adults smiled at their children, the woman apologized to the slightly stunned teacher:" My sincerest apologies Ms. Reevers, my husband and I encountered several problems on the way here and we didn't have any time to change.",
The flabbergasted teacher nodded dumbly.
Denzel and Marlene smiled widely and stepped in front of the class with their parents.
Marlene started:" Hello everyone! This is my mother Tifa Strife! Tifa owns a bar called Seventh Heaven, it's pretty popular so a lot of you must have heard of it. Aside from owning a bar she and dad are the leaders of AVALANCHE, a group of fighters who saved the Planet from Meteor, Geostigma and the silver haired evil man. Tifa is an expert martial artist, she was trained by an old travelling master named Zangan in Midgar when she was younger. She can take down a whole group of Shadow Creepers, a Bahamut with the help of dad and at least two Behemoths all alone! She was fighting with AVALANCHE in the last battle against the evil silver haired man and managed to defeat all sorts of monsters. My mom's really great and I love her cooking! She's really sweet and caring and let me tell you – she's the best mother in the world and I love her very much."
Marlene beamed at her class, Tifa smiled down at her and hugged her tightly, kissing her forehead. Marlene giggled and hugged her back.
Ms. Reevers swallowed the lump in her throat, eyeing the woman that regularly attended parent meetings and had been introduced to since the start of the school year.
Denzel was next.
He took a step forward, his grin nearly splitting his entire face.
"Alright! My turn! This is my dad, Cloud Strife. Cloud is the best father in the world! He and Tifa used to live in Nibelheim, a "backwater" village. They were childhood friends before my dad went to join SOLDIER, the military of Shinra. After years of being apart, Cloud and Tifa met again at the outskirts of Edge. Cloud was injured and poisoned from mako, so Tifa treated him until he was better. He saved me from the slums, back then I was suffering from Geostigma, like many other kids in Edge, Tifa and Cloud adopted me along with Marlene. We lived with them until Cloud left to search for a cure for Geostigma since he himself had it back then.
After coming back Cloud fought against three powerful guys, who tried destroying the Planet. He saved me and Marlene a lot of times, along with Tifa. He fought against the super SOLDIER Sephiroth and defeated him three times! The last time he defeated him, everyone managed to get cured of Geostigma. Cloud and Tifa were very happy so were Marlene and I! Cloud also has a motorcycle named Fenrir, it's the most awesome bike in the world! It's really fast, strong and has all sorts of compartments so Cloud can put his sword inside of." Denzel looked like he finished before he quickly remembered something and perked up with a smile.
"Oh right, Cloud has a large sword. He can command it to divide into many smaller swords. He's an expert swordsman and can defeat anyone! He saved a lot of lives and he trains daily and goes on deliveries, surely you heard of the "Strife Delivery Service". Cloud is the best and coolest dad ever!" he nodded, signaling he was finished talking.
Denzel looked up at Cloud, happiness radiating off him in waves.
Cloud chuckled and ruffled Denzel's hair.
Ms. Reevers, oh the poor Ms. Reevers, was holding a tissue to her nose, which was tinting a dark red color.
She said:" M-Mr. S-Strife, w-would it be a problem t-to show the kids y-your sword?",
There were several gasps, mainly female, when Cloud lifted his muscular arm to lift the heavy weight of his sword. He rested the sharp tip carefully on the floor, rotating it and showing the children and parents the different parts and swords inside of it.
Ms. Reevers retrieved another box of tissues when her eyes followed every move of Cloud's exposed, muscular arms.
Tifa cleared her throat and asked:" Ms. Reevers are you alright? You seem to be coming down with a fever." she smiled politely in concern, brown eyes kind and searching.
The teacher jumped and said with a "deer in the headlights" look:" What? I mean excuse me Mrs. Strife! No, no I'm fine. It seems someone must have increased the temperature in the room.",
Tifa nodded with a knowing smile, crossing her arms while noticing the jealous looks from all the married women in the room that were directed at her.
Cloud narrowed his eyes at three men, married of course, who were looking at Tifa like a pack of hungry wolves.
One of them was Jeff's dad. The fireman.
Cloud fought down a smirk when he asked:" Mr. Nicholson. Would you like a try?",
He offered the man to hold his sword.
The cocky man, his eyes still on Tifa, expected to lift the large, heavy sword up with ease.
No such luck.
The minute the man gripped the handle of the sword and attempted to lift it, the sword didn't budge.
Mr. Nicholson frowned and tried again, nothing.
He gripped the handle with both hands and the muscles in his arms bulged, but the sword still wouldn't move.
Cloud, with a hint of amusement, asked:"Do you require assistance?",
"No thanks." came the gruff reply from the struggling male.
Tifa glared half heartedly at Cloud's back, noticing his little game.
When the man finally accepted defeat, Cloud gripped the sword with one hand…
...and effortlessly strapped it on his back again, the muscles in his arm bulging.
The women in the room gasped, some fanning themselves, others sharing the tissue box with Ms. Reevers.
The children were amazed, gasping in awe and some whispering heatedly.
Ms. Reevers snapped out of her trance and said:" R-right! T-thank you a lot f-for coming Mr. Strife! A-and Mrs. Strife too of course!",
Cloud and Tifa smiled at the crowd and led their kids to their seats.
They kissed them each on the cheek before opting to lean against the wall and listen to the other children and their parents.
Cloud and Tifa smirked and fist bumped discreetly.
What a day.
Well? What do you think? I've read some fanfics with similar situations and tried writing my own as well. I always imagine a teacher, be it female or male, extremely flustered because of Cloud or Tifa. ;) Reviews and suggestions for further chapters are always welcome! :) Thanks for reading!