A/N: Re-uploading these with a few changes to make them flow better, nothing major. I'm working on this one, slowly but surely.

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The Vacation

Chapter 1

I had wanted to take the helicopter, it was faster. But they wouldn't let me. Probably because I was shaking from excitement and would've ended up crashing into the ocean. But sitting in the Shinra SUV annoying the hell out of Elena and Rude couldn't have been any better. I think Elena wanted to throw me out of the car. She stuck me up front with Rude, who was driving, cause he seems to be the only one who can calm my ass down. But why should I calm down? Rufus was giving himself and all the Turks a two-week vaca at the beach! I wanted to dance with excitement, and in fact already had a couple of times. Costa Del Sol, land of sunshine, beaches, and night clubs. Apparently our boss had some kind of huge house down there he had forgotten about. Only Rufus could have so many hide-outs he forgot about the one in my favorite city ever.

"Are we there yet?" I asked for the billionth time. Car rides bored me to no end. Especially knowing there was a cool drink and some hot babes waiting for me when it was over. Rude sighed and didn't answer. I occupied myself searching though CD's for a while. I let out a cry of delight when I found my favorite one. I thought I had lost it on a 'business trip' to Junon. I quikely put it in the CD player before anybody could ask what it was.

"Oh, not his Reno!" I smirked and ignored Elena as the vulgar lyrics and heavy bass played loud enough to burst eardrums. I closed my eyes and leaned back into the seat. Suddenly I felt something slide over my ears and the music was a lot closer. Rude had plugged a pair of headphones in and slipped them on my head. I stuck out my tongue but didn't bother to complain. Instead I played air guitar and sang loudly till Rude hit me.

Eventually Elena fell asleep and I took up starring out the window. I had discarded the headphones and was taking turns with Rude choosing CD's. He kept the music at a low volume and I didn't turn it up cause I didn't want to wake Elena. She could get as naggy as Tifa sometimes. It was about the time when Rude had just put one of his favorite CD's in that my thoughts turned to a certain blond that had been popping into my head a considerable amount latly. I couldn't deny that Cloud Strife was hot, I don't think anyone could.

But the chances of me getting into the world's hero's pants where less than zill. And as luck would have it, some stupid mushy song decided to come on just then. I took a side-glance at Rude, who wasn't paying the slightest bit of attention to me. We had another couple of hours, day dreaming seemed to be a perfect way to spend time. I let my mind wander to the what ifs of having a relationship with Cloud Strife. Apparently I slipped and let some stupid happy look show on my face cause Rude said:

"Day dreaming about Strife again?" I quickly changed my expression and shot a nasty 'no' at him. But I'm sure he could tell. Rude knows me like that, we've been together longer than not. I pouted out the window as the scenery changed from dense forests of hardwoods to palm trees. The land became flatter and the traffic heavier. Elena woke up when a guy cut off another guy a few cars ahead and they preceded to have a fight with their car horns.

"Are we there yet?" Oh, so she's allowed to ask and I'm not.

"Almost," Rude said as we excited the highway. We followed the traffic into Costa Del Sol. Everywhere there was tourist-trap trinket stores, bars, woman in bikinis, restaurants, and sun. I pressed my face against the window, memorizing all the places I wanted to go. I hadn't been to Costa Del Sol in ages, and never for long enough to really enjoy it. I soon gave up memorizing bar names and just made a mental note to go everywhere. Rude turned off the main road and followed a maze of small, less crowded side roads. Houses lined to road, with beach towels and bathing suits hung out to dry, and little kids playing in kiddy pools. I began to bounce in my seat. We turned down a nearly invisible side road that I soon realized to be a really long driveway. After a few minutes a tall, white house appeared before us. I was the first out of the car, bounding to the door. It swung open before I reached it, revealing a smiling Rufus Shinra.

"Welcome."

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Cloud Strife frowned as rain obscured his view. If the weather kept up, he'd have to pull over and risk being stranded under an overpass till it stopped. 'What shitty weather. It better be nicer in Costa Del Sol' he thought to himself as he peered out, trying to see the road through his rain-covered goggles. Rufus Shinra had invited all of Avalanche, including Denzel and Marlene, to his family's vacation house in Costa Del Sol for two weeks as sort of an apology and get-to-know-each-other-now-that-we'll-be-working-to-rebuild-the-planet kind of thing. Cloud was all for staying and taking care of Tifa's bar while the rest went to the beach, but all of Avalanche's constant badgering and the puppy-dog eyes Denzel and Marlene kept giving him had forced him out in this awful weather. The rest had already started out on the Sherra the previous day, while Cloud finished one last delivery before putting his business on stand-still for a two-week vacation. The blond shivered a bit as the rain streamed down on him. He pictured sunny beaches and the bright ocean. He smiled when he remembered the promise he'd made to the kids to help them build a huge sand castle. Then an image he hadn't expected popped into his head. A certain red head, wearing only swim trunks, wet from the salty sea water, laughing…'this is going to be a long vacation…'

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