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Five Love Songs
Chapter 1
Teardrops On My Guitar
It was a nice early day in Midgar High. Spring was coming and with it the annual spring dance also known as the Valentine's day dance, a dance in which a sixteen-almost seventeen-year old Aerith Gainsborough was not looking forward to attend since she didn't have anyone to attend with.
'Now you know that's not true.' Said a voice in her head.
Aerith sighed she knew why she didn't have a date for the dance. It was not because she wasn't pretty and guys had not try to ask her out for the dance ever since school started again-which was getting quiet annoying-she had been ask a hundred times by a hundred boys that went to her school and even boys that did not go to her school had ask her to the Valentine's day dance(which was really weird for her since she never met any of them before in her life!)but non of the was the one she wanted to go to the dance with.
'And probably never will.' Her thought sadden again as she thought of the only boy she wanted to go to dance with and would never ask her for one good reason…
"Aerith!" She heard said boy call her name.
She turn around and smile a fake smile so he wouldn't see her true feelings.
"Cloud, your early today?" She ask still smiling that fake smile though she try to make as real as possible for him. He deserve that much.
Cloud Strife the hottes guy in the hole school and her best friend walk toward her smiling that half smile that made her breading stop and her heart work over time. Cloud didn't like to smile to much but wend he did it was like the sun had set on his face, making him look even more handsome, if it was possible.
"I thought I come early since they're having an audition for a live band to play for the Valentine's day dance and I wanted to enter it with my band to see if we got lucky an play in it this year." He told her once they were close enough to each other.
Aerith blush. She couldn't help it, just being this close to him, just enough to smell the sent of him made her head swim. Aerith shook her head mentally and tried to focus on what he just said and at least make a decent reply. As her brain started to function again and she understood what he just said she smile brightly at him a real smile this time as the idea of him playing with his band in the dance made her almost jump with excitement, it even made her forget she didn't have anyone to go with.
"You'll definitely win that audition Cloud!" She said honestly and cheerfully. "Your band is one of the best bands in all of Midgar there is no way they let your band not play in the Valentine's day dance."
When Aerith finish saying this Cloud had been stun speechless at the amount of confidence she had on him and his band he really didn't know what to say. He then smile at her warmly and patted her on the head softly making her blush red as her eyes went wide while she stare up at him with innocent eyes. She was so cute like a little girl, she had always cheer him on and his band even wend he felt like giving up she wouldn't let him.
"Thank you, Aerith," He thank her his hand brushing part of her bangs behind one ear. "You don't know how that means to me." And he knew he could always count on Aerith to cheer him on, always.
Aerith just smile up at him leaning her face slightly to his hand as it lay gently on her cheek. She enjoy his touch and relish the feeling of his callous but warm and gentle hand on her face.
'I love you so much!' She wanted to tell him but all that came out was, "Hey what are a best friends for."
She had grown use to those words knowing those were the only words she could be able to tell him and for a good reason.
"CLOUD!" A happy girl's voice yell before said girl jump on Cloud from behind and gave him a big hug.
"Cloud your early today! Don't tell me you came early just to see me!" Tifa Lockhart, Clouds girlfriend and the reason why Aerith was never to tell Cloud her true feelings was now giving her soon to be dead boyfriend a strangling bear hug.
"T-Tifa I c-can't breath." Cloud was able to chock out as his longs were robe of oxygen by his girlfriend death grip around him.
"Oh!" Was all she said before she let go of him and his ability to breath was restored.
"I'm so sorry sweaty," Tifa apologize to her boyfriend as he try to breath as much oxygen as possible back to his poorly abuse longs. "I keep forgetting how strong I am, my bad." She said giving him an apologetic smile.
Cloud took one last swallow of air before he look up at his girlfriend and gave her reassuring smile and shrug. He then place and arm around her shoulders and gave her a light kiss on the nose.
Aerith who had been standing in front of the couple watching the scene before her with mild amusement when Cloud had been gasping for air-which was kind of funny since a girl had done that to him-now stare at them with only pain in her heart as she watch the only boy she ever love kiss and hold another girl in his arms somebody who was not her and could never be her. Aerith turn swiftly around and ran to the bathroom to wash away the tears that had already started spill the moment she saw Cloud press his lips on Tifa's perfect ones.
She hated it! She hated not being the one by Cloud's side, she hated not being the one he held hands with or the one he press his warm lips to and most of all she hated her self for being such a coward by never having the guts to tell Cloud how she really felt about him.
And hour later…
"Aerith! Have you been crying again?" A loud and worried voice ask her.
Aerith look up surprise she hadn't felt or heard her best friend sit next to her desk, she must had really been in deep thought since her best friend was anything but quite. Yuffie Kisaragi was Aerith best friend after Cloud, she was younger then Aerith but was able to chare a few classes with her since this was high school.
As Aaerith look at Yuffie profile she could see that she was upset at her since she notice she had been crying, again.
"I'm sorry Yuffie, I know I should stop doing this to myself but I-" Aerith was cut off as Yuffie race a hand to stop her.
"Forget it. I heard that line to many time this year Aerith, so save your breath." Yuffie retorted annoyed, she really was tired of hearing the same thing over and over again but most of all she hated to see the pain expression on her best friends face wend she talk about her problem with her feelings toward Cloud.
'That idiot. I can believe he still hasn't notice her feelings yet…Men are really stupid.'
Aerith look down sad thinking she made her friend mad at her for being such a pain all the time. As if reading her thoughts Yuffie rush to reassure her.
"Hey! No don't think like that! Look I'm not mad at you just worried that's all." Yuffie said as calmly as she could which was not very since she also hated making her friend sad and that just made her frantic and getting all mad at her self for hurting her best friend's feelings.
Aerith look up at her friend frantic and worried face, she felt the corner of her lips twitch. Lips curving up Aerith let a small smile grace her lips as little giggles came out of her mouth and then slowly turning into a full laugh while she smile fully at her friends now shock face.
"What's so funny?" Yuffie ask very confuse and kind of worried at her friends instant mood swings.
"I-I'm s-sorry Y-Yu-ffie b-but your fa-ce look so funny!" Aerith was able to say between laughs.
Yuffie frowned for a moment at her friends disrespect for her concern but the more she watch her friend laugh the more her frown started to turn up ward into a smile too and she soon join her friend in crazy laughter.
As the day went on Aerith emotions went through a severe rollercoaster ride. First of the announcement of the bands for the Valentine's day dace were made and to Aerith great joy Cloud's band had won the audition! She wanted to go and congratulant him maybe invite him out to celebrate but as her luck turn out she found Cloud being congratulated first by his beautiful girlfriend with a passionate kiss at his locker in front of every one making it painfully clear to Aerith she did not belong in that picture. After that Yuffie had console her since of course she had been also there to witness the show that Cloud and Tifa had made and try to make Aerith laugh at her remarks at how they both look like they were slavering each other not kissing. Aerith had laugh a little and try her best to cheer up for Yuffie and her intent of making her feel better, but by the end of the day Aerith just wanted to go home and for get all that had happen in the day though luck would not have it that way for her today.
"Oh, Aerith?" Ask her old astronomy teacher Mr. Bugenhagen.
"Yes professor?" She ask back with her books on her arms as she was ready to head home or so she thought.
"Would you mind closing the astronomy room for me dear? You see I'm in a bit of a hurry today to go to a doctor's appointment and it takes me a while to get all the doors lock and all the chairs in order in here, so would you mind doing that favor for me?" He finish asking his old tired face almost begging her to do and old man a favor, as if he needed to beg.
Aerith was a softy went it came to helping people in need especially if it came from her favorite teacher.
"No problem professor you can count on me." She said smiling at the old teacher.
"Thank you my dear, the planet and the stars will definitely bless you for your kindness." He said patting Aerith in the hands.
As he left Aerith sighed, she had stop believing in the blessing of the planet the moment Cloud had ask Tifa to be his girlfriend. That day Aerith had cried more that she had ever cried in her hole life, her heart had been chatter into millions of pieces and she had wish so much so very much that day. She had staid all night by her window wishing for the courage to one day tell Cloud how she really felt and when that day came she was receive by the painful news that Cloud Strife had ask Tifa Lockhart in front of the hole school to be his girlfriend.
Aerith close her eyes the memory still fresh and painfully clear in her mind.
~Flashback~
"Hey did you hear? Cloud Strife has just ask Tifa Lockhart to be his girlfriend! Can you believe it!" A girl that Aerith couldn't recall at that moment as she was to stun by the news to even notice the girl face well to care.
She had ran through the hole school bumping against most of the people in the way but not caring as she kept looking for the truth, looking for confirmation, looking for…him.
And there he was, his arm wrapped around the beautiful dark hair girl kissing her temple, her cheek, the tip of her nose and finally her lips.
Aerith eyes went wide her hands had shot up to cover her mouth as she try to hold back a chock sob from coming out of her now dry lips. Her eyes sting and blur with unshed tears and her legs almost gave out but before they did she ran away not wanting to ruing that moment for Cloud. She couldn't and would never cause Cloud any sadness or pain at seeing her like this. That's why from that moment on she swore never to tell Cloud about her feelings… Ever!
~Flashback ends~
Aerith felt the familiar hot tears ran down her cheeks and she wipe them furiously away. She look in her bag and found the Mp3 player Yuffie had given her for Christmas last year and put the headphones on as she turn it on and lessened to the first song that played as she started to put all the chairs in there place. Then she notice to her great horror that the first song was 'Teardrops on my guitar' by Taylor Swift. She excel a defeated sigh and just let the song play, but for some weird reason though it actually help her relax a little and she even started to sing along to the song, of course with one little change to the lyrics…
Cloud looks at me
I fake a smile so he won't see
What I want and I need
And everything that we should be
I'll bet she's beautiful That girl he talks about
And she's got everything That I have to live without
As Aerith sang along to the song her thoughts and memories started to consider with the lyrics as she remember all those times she spend with Cloud laughing and talking, always forgetting were she was or if they were even alone all the time.
Cloud talks to me
I laugh 'cause it's just so funny
I can't even see Anyone when he's with me
Aerith also remember after he and Tifa had hook up how many times he had said how much he love Tifa and that she was the one for him and she always wonder if he could tell how much she thought about him or how much his words hurt her.
He says he's so in love
He's finally got it right
I wonder if he knows He's all I think about at night
He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing Don't know why I do
Cloud walks by me
Can he tell that I can't breathe?
And there he goes, so perfectly
The kind of flawless I wish I could be
Cloud always took her breath away even wend he was with her and Aerith always thought that she should hold him tight love him with all her heart and never let go, looking into those beautiful blue eyes of his Aerith knew she wouldn't have. That's why Tifa Lockhart was a very lucky girl.
She better hold him tight
Give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes And know she's lucky 'cause
At the sound of someone singing Cloud who had forgotten his backpack at his locker and had come back to get it and was ready to leave heard a beautiful but sad voice singing some were close to the astronomy room and he headed there to find out who could be singing.
He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing Don't know why I do
As the instrumental part of the song played Aerith who was now in the middle of the Astronomy room like a real singer started to sway and close her just lessening to the melody a few stray tears running down her cheeks.
So I drive home alone
As I turn out the light I'll put his picture down
And maybe get some sleep tonight
As Cloud watch from behind one of the doors from the astronomy room that he had open slightly to see who was singing and to his surprise and fury to say the least at seeing his long time best friend since middle school singing her heart out to some bastard who had probably broke her heart the way she was singing so sadly and with tears running down her face.
'Cuz he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart
He's the song in the car I keep singing Don't know why I do
All Cloud could think about in that moment was to find the bastard who had made Aerith cry and bit him into a bloody pulp!
He's the time taken up but there's never enough
And he's all that I need to fall into
Cloud looks at me I fake a smile so he won't see
Cloud staid there froze, all ability to think strait momentarily disable. All he could do was think how? And how long? And why? But most importantly why had he not notice sooner, was he that dense that he could not tell Aerith feeling toward him were more then friendship. That could explain why she had change so much when he started to date Tifa and why she always made and excuse that she needed to go some were when he had invited Tifa to see the band practice, even when they went out she always made and excuse when she heard Tifa was coming. Because it would hurt her to much to see him with Tifa, because Aerith...
Was in love with him.
Cloud felt something bile slid down his throat like the most bitter of drinks. He just figure out who was the bastard who had broken his best friends heart, his best friend who loved him so much she never told her his feelings. Probably not wanting to make him feel bad about never noticing her feelings and chosen Tifa instead. His heart twisted painfully in his chest, his fingers were tingling, his mouth was dry and his eyes were burning!
He had hurt her! All this time! When they were together she had just smile at him not ever showing how she really felt all because she didn't want to make him feel sad.
He stare at her through the slightly open door begging her with his eyes, with his thoughts to turn around and look at him. To give him the courage to walk toward her and tell her how he feels, but how did he feels…?
Cloud didn't care he just wanted her to look at him so she knew he was there that it was okay that he knew and would never let her cry another tear again. He needed her to see him because he couldn't move on his on his legs were rotted to the floor and would not let him go to her because…
Aerith turn around to the opposed direction grab her books and headed out the door closing it behind her.
Cloud staid there un move then he slowly close the door he had open and walk the other way like the coward he was.
Authors note: So much for biting the bastard up huh Cloud? K.O.! Ouch that got to Hurt!
Oh well leave a review and tell me if you like it and just like the title says there are five song one for every chapter so that means that I will write only five chapters so it will be rather short fic but I still hope you like them so see ya soon!
By the way I don't own Final Fantasy VII or the song in this fic to bad huh?