Furry Chest

AN: Well this may be a one-shot fic it depends on the reaction I get. Please remember to review. This is a very odd couple Red XIII who will be called sometimes Red for short and Tifa. Some of the characters may be a little OC but I can't help it sometimes. Please read and review. I don't own FF7

I had been one year since Aeris had died it had been the longest year of their lives. In fact Tifa hadn't seen Cloud crack a smile since the incident. He just stood there most of the time. He said little and he ate little. It annoyed Tifa that Cloud could be so emotionally attached to a girl he barely knew but she the person he had known his entire human life, he barely even noticed her anymore.

For about a week they had tried to have an intimate relationship, this didn't work. Cloud was always thinking about Aeris and Tifa could sense it. The days of romance between the two were over. Cloud practically limped over to the bar counter. The bar was nice and had never been so bust and never had so many people hit on Tifa, but she just rejected them. She didn't want their love, maybe she didn't want love period. Cloud asked for the usual straight liquor he said that it was the only thing that eased the pain anymore. Tifa knew that Cloud had a drinking problem but she wasn't going to stop him in fact she almost encouraged it. Letting him drink bottle after bottle until Cloud couldn't see straight.

Was this her own sick way of getting revenge at Cloud? Tifa was convinced that was the only real way. Cloud slurped down the entire bottle then slammed the bottle onto the ground "More." He said. Tifa obeyed and gave Cloud another bottle. Cloud drank the bottle up and smashed the bottle into a wall. "Ah, that's the stuff." He sighed. Suddenly Barret grabbed Cloud's neck collar and lifted him up to his face. "Hey watch it bub! You've been nothing but a jerk to Tifa all week! Get a grip!" yelled Barret in his face. Tifa could see the spit flying. Cloud blinked a few times then he lightly pushed Barret off of him and stormed out of the bar.

Barret then tried to comfort her. "You okay Tifa?" asked Barret worried. Tifa just nodded her head and began to clean off the counter from the beer Cloud dripped onto surface.

Red XIII sniffed the night air. He sensed tension had aroused. He didn't even need to think twice, it was Cloud and Tifa. He wondered why Tifa was so nice to Cloud even though Cloud was so cruel to Tifa. Was it because Tifa still loved Cloud? Red XIII just shook his head. He was disgusted by this fact. He felt so sorry for Tifa. Tifa could get any guy she wanted, but instead she kept nipping at the heels of Cloud.

Yuffie strolled up to Red XIII "Hey, Red why don't you come inside? It's getting dark." Asked Yuffie. Red XIII knew that it wasn't about the dark; it had been dark for at least two hours. No, this was something else. "What really is it?" asked Red XIII. "H-have you been alright lately? I mean you don't talk much and you're always fading out. Your daydreaming too much, it's like you're in love. But with who?"

Red XIII sighed. He had been figured out, he loved Tifa. He had been thinking about Tifa day and night for the past month. It was driving him crazy! He wanted to tell someone but he didn't know how, even if he did they would probably laugh. I mean how would people react to know a tiger experiment was in love with a beautiful woman? But he felt as if he could trust Yuffie, for some strange reason. Perhaps he didn't truly trust her he just wanted to tell someone so he could get the stress off of him.

"The truth is Yuffie, and don't tell anyone…I like Tifa." Blurted out Red XIII. Yuffie gasped for a moment. Red XIII looked Yuffie in the face. Her expression was almost indescribable it was like a mix of confusion, intrigue, shock and happiness. Yuffie then couldn't help but giggle. "I would have never guessed. I thought if you fell for anyone it would be some sort of animal, but Tifa? Why?" asked Yuffie who had regained her composure. Red XIII rolled his eyes for a quick moment then returned to face Yuffie's face.

"There is something magical about her." Explained Red XIII. Yuffie just nodded. To be honest she wasn't too keen on an animal liking a human, but what's so wrong with that, at least in Red XIII's case he actually sort of is. "Please don't tell Tifa." Pleaded Red XIII "She'd probably laugh at me." He sighed. "I promise not to tell her." Soothed Yuffie. Red XIII then began to gaze at the stars wondering why he had just told Yuffie, he had planned to take his secret love for her to the grave. But now he knew eventually she would know.

A guy was shamelessly flirting with Tifa. Tifa just yawned and told him that he wasn't interested. To tell the truth Tifa was very interested in anybody. Could she go out with Barret perhaps? No way, Barret was not her type. Cloud was obviously out of the picture. Cait and Sith, never in a million years and Cid, well he was just Cid.

Red XIII walked into the bar. He never drank any beer he always ordered water, which of course was free for him. As Tifa handed Red XIII a bowl of water she began to ask him something. "So Red, found anybody yet?" asked Tifa. "The search continues." Said Red XIII dryly. He hadn't really found any interesting animals to mate with. In fact he hadn't even tried.

Tifa then leaned in towards Red XIII practically showing off her breasts. Red XIII gulped down a bit of water very quickly. He started to lick the roof of his mouth. "Don't worry every guy will find a special someone." Said Tifa cheerfully, her breasts pushing against the counter top. Red XIII tried as hard as he could to avoid staring at them; after all he was a gentleman. Or would you say more like a gentle tiger? Lion? Whatever he was. That's what sucked about being him, not only was his right eye almost completely unusable since he didn't wear clothes his erection was growing obvious. Red XIII pushed his body against the counter so nobody would notice.

"You okay?" asked Tifa. "I'm fine." Replied Red XIII. Suddenly Yuffie entered the room. Yuffie nudged Red XIII in the stomach teasingly. "So uh, what are you two talking about?" asked Yuffie slyly. It wasn't so sly to Red XIII who found Yuffie to be a bad actress. "Uh, nothing really." Stammered Red XIII. Tifa raised an eyebrow. "So uh, Tifa I have a question. W-would you like to come with me on a walk in the park this Friday?" asked Red XIII nervously., trying to make it seem casual. "You mean like a date?" asked Tifa raising her eyebrow higher. "No! I mean…no. Just a s friends, you know an afternoon stroll." Explained Red XIII. Yuffie just giggled. "But who would watch my bar?" asked Tifa. "I will!" proclaimed Yuffie jumping up and down.

"Well then, sure why not?" said Tifa. Red XIII almost fell over backwards. Had she really just said yes to him? Of course she thought they were going as friends. She didn't know about al the nights he would lie in bed dreaming about her. "Okay how's one o' clock?" asked Red XIII. "That's good." Replied Tifa with a smile. Red XIII now had to find the perfect way to exit. "Well okay I'll see you tomorrow." Said Red XIII as he exited the bar. Yuffie once Red XIII was out of hearing range burst out laughing. "What's with you?" chuckled Tifa.

"Don't you get it Tifa? Red wants to go out with you!" Yuffie squealed. "No. He said just as friends." Defended Tifa. "Sure, sure just as friends. Friends with benefits." Winked Yuffie. Tifa rolled her eyes and cleaned off the bar taps. "Even if it was true Yuffie I don't really have any attraction to people right now. The right one hasn't come along." Tifa explained. "Well what I it's Red XIII?" asked Yuffie leaning in. Tifa blushed. "I don't think he's the one." Chuckled Tifa.

AN: Okay next chapter is the date. Please read and review. Got any suggestions put em' in! Flames are allowed it helps me to get better at writing.