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A/N: This story was written based on a conversation I had with DarRay online so he gets some credit for this! I agree, it's a bit odd, but it made a story! So because of this, it's slightly AU, although everyone's basically the same as they were in the game. I've just added a few different things and it's not based during any specific time before or after Meteor.
/thoughts/
Chapter 1-Meeting Again
They had talked once before, she and the blonde-haired man. Curiously Raven watched him out of the corner of her eye as the man before her droned on about meaningless topics, trying to hold her attention. The entire party had failed to hold her attention, however, until he showed up. She couldn't even remember his name, but still, he fascinated her.
"So that's when I first—"
She cut Wally off. "Could you please excuse me for a moment?"
"S-sure," Wally, the man that had been talking to her, stammered out nervously.
Stepping away from him into the crowd, she spotted the blonde-haired man sitting alone in a dark corner of the room, watching her. Controlling the blush that was trying its best to spread across her cheeks for reasons she could not explain, she made a path through the many drunk and dancing people.
"Hello once again," she said calmly as she sat in the chair next to him.
"Hello," he simple replied. This threw her off a bit, making her wonder if he didn't want any company. But then she remembered their last short conversation. He was a very reserved person and didn't talk much anyway. Mentally sighing, she tried again.
"I'm sorry, but I don't remember your name, although I know we've met before."
He looked up at her for a brief moment and then moved his eyes back to the crowd, taking a short while to reply, as though he were contemplating whether he should answer or not.
"Cloud. My name is Cloud. And yours would be Raven if I remember correctly?"
She glanced away from him, a bit embarrassed that she forgot his name while he remembered hers, but of course, she would never let him know that.
"Yes, my name is Raven. How have you been since we last talked?"
/Why is this so awkward?! I feel like I can't even say one sentence to him without feeling like a complete fool./
"I've been alright I guess. And you?" He said this as though he were reciting lines from a boring text book. She growled mentally and decided to just go with it.
"I've been alright too I suppose," she replied in the same tone. Suddenly thunder boomed outside, making everyone in the group jump with the exception of Raven and Cloud.
"Well, if you'll excuse me..." he trailed off and stood, making his way for the door. Raven stood quickly and followed him.
"Where are you going?" she asked, trying to sound uninterested but failing. He turned just enough to see her out of the corner of his eye.
"I'm going outside to stand in the rain," Cloud replied, sounding almost as if it were obvious. After this remark, he continued to walk towards the door. Raven still followed him, unable to stop herself.
"I'm coming with you then; I love the rain," she said to his back, a hint of a smile gracing her beautiful but normally somber face.
"As you wish," he said unconcernedly. He opened the front door of the two- story house and strode off, heading for the forested park nearby. Silently she followed him, feeling that saying something now would just annoy him. As they reached the grass, he stumbled a bit, like he was hurting somewhere.
"Are you alright?" she asked, a bit concerned although not showing any of her emotions.
"I'm fine," he mumbled and wiped his hand across his cheek, leaving a smudge of blood. Her eyes widened just the tiniest fraction.
"Fine, huh? Where did the blood come from then?" Slowly she walked over to him and wiped the blood from his face. Looking down, she noticed that his clothes were torn and bloody in several places, revealing semi-healed gashes beneath.
/Wow, what happened to him? How could I not have noticed this before?/
"Yes, I said I'm fine so I am. I was just attacked by some demon hunters on my way home from the store earlier today. It's nothing. See, I'm already beginning to heal myself." He turned away from her and began walking again, almost as though he were angry that she cared enough to question it.
Raven continued to follow him, still not knowing why. He seemed nice enough when they had talked before, he was just so defensive and suspicious about everything. For some reason, she was intrigued by him. It was something about the way his glowing, ice blue eyes studied every detail of the world so carefully, the way his muscles rippled under his clothing when he moved, the way his voice made the ice in her heart melt....
/NO, NO, NO!!! I will NOT start thinking like that now. It'll only make things even weirder. Besides, I have Tyru..../
"But wait, I thought you told me last time we talked that you're not fully a demon, so why are they still chasing you?" Raven voiced her question as they continued to walk over the neatly trimmed grass, heading for the trees. The rain fell heavily, already having them both soaked to the skin by now, but neither cared in the least.
"Why don't you ask one of them why they hunt me," he said bitterly. Sighing mentally and cursing those who chased them, Raven studied Clouds movements as he calmed himself and continued walking, this time more slowly.
As they reached the edge of the forest, Raven stopped, looking up into the falling rain. Her lips curved into a small smile as she closed her eyes and let the rain beat down on her already wet cheeks. Cloud noticed and stopped as well, watching her curiously, but his eyes betrayed nothing of the emotion he was feeling within. Suddenly, Raven opened her eyes and the smile slipped away.
"I'm sorry," she apologized, "I just love the rain. It's one thing that brings me true happiness in this dismal world. The drops just seem to wash away all the impurities that evil has rooted in the soil...." She trailed off, realizing that she was beginning to babble. She hated babbling.
"It's no problem, I also love the rain," he said without emotion. But then, a half smile appeared on his perfect face and he stepped towards her, reaching out to brush aside a strand of wet her from her face.
/Why did he have to do that?! Why did he have to do that?!/
/You wanted it anyway, you know you did. You don't care about Tyru, do you?/
/Of course I do! Why would I be living with him if I didn't? At least I think I do.../
A/N: Sorry if this seems like a weird place to stop, I've been trying to figure out how to best separate the chapters and this seemed like the best I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! Please review since this is my first multi-chapter story!
A/N: This story was written based on a conversation I had with DarRay online so he gets some credit for this! I agree, it's a bit odd, but it made a story! So because of this, it's slightly AU, although everyone's basically the same as they were in the game. I've just added a few different things and it's not based during any specific time before or after Meteor.
/thoughts/
Chapter 1-Meeting Again
They had talked once before, she and the blonde-haired man. Curiously Raven watched him out of the corner of her eye as the man before her droned on about meaningless topics, trying to hold her attention. The entire party had failed to hold her attention, however, until he showed up. She couldn't even remember his name, but still, he fascinated her.
"So that's when I first—"
She cut Wally off. "Could you please excuse me for a moment?"
"S-sure," Wally, the man that had been talking to her, stammered out nervously.
Stepping away from him into the crowd, she spotted the blonde-haired man sitting alone in a dark corner of the room, watching her. Controlling the blush that was trying its best to spread across her cheeks for reasons she could not explain, she made a path through the many drunk and dancing people.
"Hello once again," she said calmly as she sat in the chair next to him.
"Hello," he simple replied. This threw her off a bit, making her wonder if he didn't want any company. But then she remembered their last short conversation. He was a very reserved person and didn't talk much anyway. Mentally sighing, she tried again.
"I'm sorry, but I don't remember your name, although I know we've met before."
He looked up at her for a brief moment and then moved his eyes back to the crowd, taking a short while to reply, as though he were contemplating whether he should answer or not.
"Cloud. My name is Cloud. And yours would be Raven if I remember correctly?"
She glanced away from him, a bit embarrassed that she forgot his name while he remembered hers, but of course, she would never let him know that.
"Yes, my name is Raven. How have you been since we last talked?"
/Why is this so awkward?! I feel like I can't even say one sentence to him without feeling like a complete fool./
"I've been alright I guess. And you?" He said this as though he were reciting lines from a boring text book. She growled mentally and decided to just go with it.
"I've been alright too I suppose," she replied in the same tone. Suddenly thunder boomed outside, making everyone in the group jump with the exception of Raven and Cloud.
"Well, if you'll excuse me..." he trailed off and stood, making his way for the door. Raven stood quickly and followed him.
"Where are you going?" she asked, trying to sound uninterested but failing. He turned just enough to see her out of the corner of his eye.
"I'm going outside to stand in the rain," Cloud replied, sounding almost as if it were obvious. After this remark, he continued to walk towards the door. Raven still followed him, unable to stop herself.
"I'm coming with you then; I love the rain," she said to his back, a hint of a smile gracing her beautiful but normally somber face.
"As you wish," he said unconcernedly. He opened the front door of the two- story house and strode off, heading for the forested park nearby. Silently she followed him, feeling that saying something now would just annoy him. As they reached the grass, he stumbled a bit, like he was hurting somewhere.
"Are you alright?" she asked, a bit concerned although not showing any of her emotions.
"I'm fine," he mumbled and wiped his hand across his cheek, leaving a smudge of blood. Her eyes widened just the tiniest fraction.
"Fine, huh? Where did the blood come from then?" Slowly she walked over to him and wiped the blood from his face. Looking down, she noticed that his clothes were torn and bloody in several places, revealing semi-healed gashes beneath.
/Wow, what happened to him? How could I not have noticed this before?/
"Yes, I said I'm fine so I am. I was just attacked by some demon hunters on my way home from the store earlier today. It's nothing. See, I'm already beginning to heal myself." He turned away from her and began walking again, almost as though he were angry that she cared enough to question it.
Raven continued to follow him, still not knowing why. He seemed nice enough when they had talked before, he was just so defensive and suspicious about everything. For some reason, she was intrigued by him. It was something about the way his glowing, ice blue eyes studied every detail of the world so carefully, the way his muscles rippled under his clothing when he moved, the way his voice made the ice in her heart melt....
/NO, NO, NO!!! I will NOT start thinking like that now. It'll only make things even weirder. Besides, I have Tyru..../
"But wait, I thought you told me last time we talked that you're not fully a demon, so why are they still chasing you?" Raven voiced her question as they continued to walk over the neatly trimmed grass, heading for the trees. The rain fell heavily, already having them both soaked to the skin by now, but neither cared in the least.
"Why don't you ask one of them why they hunt me," he said bitterly. Sighing mentally and cursing those who chased them, Raven studied Clouds movements as he calmed himself and continued walking, this time more slowly.
As they reached the edge of the forest, Raven stopped, looking up into the falling rain. Her lips curved into a small smile as she closed her eyes and let the rain beat down on her already wet cheeks. Cloud noticed and stopped as well, watching her curiously, but his eyes betrayed nothing of the emotion he was feeling within. Suddenly, Raven opened her eyes and the smile slipped away.
"I'm sorry," she apologized, "I just love the rain. It's one thing that brings me true happiness in this dismal world. The drops just seem to wash away all the impurities that evil has rooted in the soil...." She trailed off, realizing that she was beginning to babble. She hated babbling.
"It's no problem, I also love the rain," he said without emotion. But then, a half smile appeared on his perfect face and he stepped towards her, reaching out to brush aside a strand of wet her from her face.
/Why did he have to do that?! Why did he have to do that?!/
/You wanted it anyway, you know you did. You don't care about Tyru, do you?/
/Of course I do! Why would I be living with him if I didn't? At least I think I do.../
A/N: Sorry if this seems like a weird place to stop, I've been trying to figure out how to best separate the chapters and this seemed like the best I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! Please review since this is my first multi-chapter story!