Life After Meteor- By Adrian Wilson
Eh, just another 'Happy Family' fic, but I'll try my best. Please review. Beware that there will be a couple of angsty flashbacks.
"Cloud, look!"
I was an idiot.
"It's so beautiful!"
Such an idiot.
Why?
Why didn't I tell her?
What an opportunity.
Gone.
Wasted.
Down the drain.
"I want to meet...You."
Such cryptic words.
What did they mean?
Did she love me?
Or not?
Heh, I guess none of that matters now.
I'm happy.
I got a wife, a son, a nice little house in Nibelheim.
So, I've got a good life here.
Right?
Let me introduce you to the family...
(CHANGE OF POV- NOW GOES TO THIRD PERSON)
Cloud sighed as he looked out of the window of his small house.
"Cloud?" Cloud tuned around, and saw the smiling face of his wife.
"Hey, Tifa."
"You seem upset. What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I was just... thinking."
"About Aeris?"
"Yeah..."
"I don't blame you. After all, she did save the whole planet."
Cloud just gave a little sigh, which Tifa had learnt meant that he wanted to be left alone.
"Fine, I'll leave you alone." Tifa walked out, an angry expression on her face.
"Tifa, wait." Cloud stopped his wife from walking away, and looked at her, blushing a little. "I'm sorry, Tifa, It's just..."
Tifa smiled. "It's okay. I understand, Cloud. You and Aeris were very close."
"Yeah..." He paused and looked at his wife's smiling face. She was struggling to hold back the laughter. "Hey!"
Tifa giggled slightly. "What?"
"Are you suggesting...?"
Their conversation was interrupted by a loud scream upstairs. "DADDY!!"
Tifa sighed, but she still had a smile on her face. "Oh dear. Alexanders' up." She looked at Cloud with a look he was all too familiar with.
"I'll go take care of it." Cloud ran up the stairs and into his four year son's bedroom, where the young boy was crying, holding the sheets close to himself. "Hey, hey..." Cloud put a hand on his son's shoulder. "What's wrong?"
"DADDY!" The young boy literally threw himself onto Cloud's chest as soon as he sat on the bed. "It was awful! I had a nightmare!"
Cloud couldn't help but smile as he put an arm around his hysterical son. "Why don't you tell me what it was about?"
"There was this giant rock, and it was gonna hit the earth!"
Cloud raised an eyebrow before smiling again. "Come on, pal. That'll never happen."
Alexander looked at him with happy eyes. "Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry for botherin' you."
"You know I don't mind. Hey, I think lunch is nearly ready. Wanna come?"
"Yeah!"
Cloud hoisted Alex off the bed and onto this shoulders, something that he knew Alex loved. His son was almost a mirror image of him, with spiky, sharp hair, only it was black instead of blonde. When Cloud walked into the kitchen, Tifa smiled at just how much Cloud had lightened up since they had beaten Sephiroth. "Hey, Tifa, what's for lunch?"
Tifa giggled and shook her head. "I made some sandwiches!"
Cloud turned to Alexander. "Your moms' not much of a cook!" Alexander laughed loudly.
Tifa crossed her arms. "Alex, could you please leave? Me and dad need to talk alone for a while."
Alexander giggled again as Cloud put him back onto the floor, and he ran out of the kitchen, Tifa slamming the door. Cloud backed away. "Come on, it was just a joke!" He sheepishly scratched the back of his head.
Tifa just smiled widely. "I've got some good news. Care to guess what it is?"
"You know I hate all this..."
"Just try and guess."
" I don't know..."
"You really don't have a clue? Alright, I'll tell you."
Tifa walked forward and grabbed Cloud's hands. "I'm pregnant again."
Cloud's face froze. "What?"
"We're gonna have another kid!" Cloud just rubbed his eyes. "What's wrong? Aren't you glad?"
"Well, yeah. But how do we explain it to Alexander?"
"Leave that to me." Tifa then walked out, leaving Cloud by himself in the kitchen. He walked over to the window, staring at his reflection.
"Wow... Another kid..." He thought to himself. "I wonder... Will I have another son, or maybe a girl...?" He scratched his head in wonder. "Can we afford this...?" He walked out of the kitchen and into the Living Room, where Tifa had Alexander on her knee.
"Alex, there's something I feel you should know..."
Alex looked at his mom with his chocolate brown eyes. "What is it?" His voice, which was trickly and high, like his mothers', always made the hearts of everyone around him melt.
Tifa smiled before clearing her throat. "Mommy has a little baby growing inside her..."
Alex gasped. "You're replacing me?"
"No, no!" Tifa said, putting a hand on Alex's shoulder. "It's just..."
"DADDY!" Alex leapt off of Tifa's lap and ran straight into Cloud. "Please! Don't let mummy replace me!"
Cloud scoffed a little before holding Alex close to him. "Relax, buddy." His voice was the only thing that could soothe Alex, which made Tifa feel jealous. "We aren't replacing you, just having another kid..."
Alex looked at his dad with pleading eyes. "Why? Aren't I good enough?"
Cloud scratched the back of his head again, an obvious sign of being uncomfortable. "Alex, the reason we're having another kid is because we think our family will be even better once it's bigger." He then leant in and began to whisper into Alex's ear. "Plus, there'll be another kid to take the blame when you get into trouble."
Alex smiled widely. "Alright! When does this kid arrive?"
Tifa got up and rubbed her stomach, her cheeks going slightly red. "Well, in about 7 months." Alex sighed, and Cloud began whispering to him again.
"Over the next few months, mom will be getting really fat, so try not to make her feel bad, okay?" Alex giggled again, and Tifa folded her arms.
"It's getting late." Tifa said, giving Cloud a playful look. "I think we should go to bed."
Alex ran up to Tifa, plowing into her. This was his attempt at a hug. "Okay, okay." Tifa said, hugging him back. "There's gonna have to be less of that over the next seven months." Alex then ran straight upstairs, leaving Cloud and Tifa by themselves. Tifa bit her index finger, tears falling down her eyes.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Cloud was taken aback by this.
"We're gonna have another kid..."
Cloud stepped forward. "And you're crying because...?"
Tifa flung herself into Cloud's arms. "Another kid!" It was then that Cloud realized that she was smiling, and he hugged her back, smiling and nodding. "We're gonna have a little girl, Cloud... We're gonna..."
Cloud stared off into the distance. "Yeah, I know."
As soon as they broke off, Tifa just sat on the couch, rubbing her stomach. "I just know we're gonna have a girl..."
Cloud sat down next to her. "Can we afford this...?"
Tifa gasped. "You're right... What can we do...?"
Cloud sat down next to her and began to rub her hand. "I'll ask chief for a raise."
Tifa looked at Cloud with those brown eyes he could never say 'No' to. "Do you really think he'll say 'yes'?"
Cloud grabbed Tifa's hands tightly. "I KNOW he'll say yes." He said with a smile.
Tifa and Cloud then shared another hug, before Tifa yawned loudly. "Tired? Let's go to bed." Cloud said before lifting Tifa off the couch, just like he did when they moved into their house for the first time. Cloud held Tifa so that his arms balanced her legs and head, and their lips pressed against each other passionately.
[FLASHBACK]
"Cloud, can I talk to you...?"
Cloud was taken aback by Tifa's unusually upset, nervous expression. "Sure, what's up?"
Tifa looked at the ground and twiddled her fingers nervously. "Do you... I mean, have you ever thought of starting a family?"
Cloud's eyes bulged. "What do you mean?"
Tifa's eyes began to fill with tears. "Cloud, that day... The day before we confronted Sephiroth..."
Cloud took a suspicious glance at Tifa. "What are you trying to say...?"
Tifa sobbed loudly. "Cloud, I'm pregnant!"
The bombshell. Cloud felt a million thoughts going through his head. "You- You can't be..."
"Cloud..." "Tifa..."
Tifa stepped forward and grabbed Cloud's hands, but Cloud broke free and began to walk off. Tears began to fall down Tifa's white shirt. "I thought you would be happy..."
[END FLASHBACK]
Cloud slowly opened his eyes, and realized he was in bed by himself. "Tifa?" He looked around the room, but saw no one. "Tifa, where are you?" He suddenly heard some horrid noises coming from the bathroom. "Oh..." he suddenly realized where Tifa was. He ran downstairs as fast as he could, and saw Alex in the kitchen.
"Hiya, dad." Alex said while eating his breakfast.
"Morning, pal. Have you seen mom?"
"Yeah, she's in the bathroom. She's sick or something."
Cloud began to say something, but Tifa stumbled in, clutching her stomach, her eyes red with tears. At the sight of Alex, however, she forced a smile. "M-morning."
"You okay, mom?"
Tifa struggled to sit down, using the chair for balance. "Yeah, this happens a lot to women like me."
Cloud put a hand on Tifa's shoulder. "How would you two like to visit Yuffie and Rikku?"
Alex beamed widely. "Yeah!"
Cloud, Alex and Tifa approached Yuffie's house and knocked on the door. It was a subtle, average house in Wutai. When the door opened, a very happy 20 year old greeted the three. "Alex!" Yuffie picked up Alex just like Tifa would. "Wow, you've gotten big, haven't ya, squirt?" Alex blushed sheepishly.
"Hi, Yuffie." Tifa said, slightly overwhelmed at how cheerful Yuffie was.
Yuffie put Alex back on the ground. "I bet you'd like to see Rikku!" Alex nodded. "Rikku!"
A four year old girl, who was pretty much a mirror image of Yuffie, came slowly down the stairs. "What is it, mommy?"
"Alex is here to see you!"
Tifa was jealous of Yuffie. The two of them got pregnant around the same time, except Yuffie never told anyone who Rikku's father was, and she raised her by herself. Rikku was a sweet girl, but she was also strong in mind; She never cried. She cared for other people, and she was polite. She walked up to Alex and smiled. "Hi, Alex!" Alex just scratched the back of his head, much like Cloud did.
Cloud gave Alex a gentle nudge. "Go on, say something!"
Alex gulped. "H-Hi, Rikku. What's up...?"
"We've got a new slide in the back yard! Wanna go play?"
"Yeah!"
As Alex and Rikku ran outside, Yuffie smiled and turned to Cloud. "Y'Know, those two are probably gonna get married in a few years."
Cloud laughed. "Get outta here."
Yuffie sat the three of them down in the kitchen of her relatively small house. "So, what have you come round for?"
Tifa looked shocked. "What? We just wanted to say 'hi'."
Yuffie just smiled and shook her head. "Don't be like that. I think we all know you're here for a reason. Have you come to ask who Rikku's father is again?"
Tifa looked at her feet. "No, we're here to tell you that we're gonna have another kid."
Yuffie chuckled. "Well done with that one."
[FLASHBACK]
"Reno, can I talk to you?"
Reno looked at Yuffie sceptically. "What do you want?"
"Reno, I'm gonna have a baby."
Reno turned around and flicked his hair. "I don't think so."
Yuffie gasped. "What?! Why...?"
"Because, Yuffie, you showed as much range, charisma and excitement in bed as a Chocobo egg. Goodbye."
[/FLASHBACK]
Yuffie stared off into the distance. "Yeah, I made a massive mistake."
Tifa looked at her as if she was a whole new person. "What do you mean?"
Yuffie smiled grimly. "I was sixteen, and I slept with a man we all detested, and didn't cancel the baby." She looked outside at Rikku, who was playing happily with Alex. "Heh. The only reason I kept the baby was because I wanted to prove a point to him. I'm still not sure it was the right decision..."
Cloud looked at Tifa, then at Yuffie again. "Don't you love Rikku?"
"Of course. I wouldn't be a proper woman if I didn't love my daughter, would I?"
Cloud stood up. "Thanks for having us over."
"No problem. Come back in a couple of months."
Tifa went into the garden. "ALEX! WE'RE GOING!"
"Aww... I don't wanna go..."
Rikku hugged Alex, which completely took him by surprise. Tifa smiled. "See ya, Alex!"
"Yeah..."
When the family arrived home, Cloud took Alex up to bed. "You know, Alex, in ten years, you'll be glad you met Rikku."
"What do you mean, daddy?"
Cloud smiled, and looked at Tifa, who was standing outside. "You'll see soon enough."
As soon as Cloud walked out of the room, Tifa put her hands around his neck. "You are a fantastic father..."
Cloud put an arm around his pregnant wife. "Yeah, thanks."
Tifa immediately picked up on the tone of Cloud's voice. "Is something wrong?"
Cloud looked back at his son. "Do you think that Alex is a little too... 'Advanced' for a four year old?"
Tifa looked at the ground. "Cloud, we've already talked about this..."
"I'm just sayin', could it be that he's got Jeneva in him?"
Tifa looked at Cloud, tears threatening to form in her brown eyes. "Cloud, if you really love our son, you'll know the answer to that question."
"..." Cloud just looked at Tifa. "Sorry."
Tifa put her head on Cloud's shoulders, tears rolling down her cheeks. "I'm sorry, Cloud... It's just..."
Cloud put a finger on Tifa's lips. "I know, I know. Don't worry about it."
Tifa started thumping on Cloud's shoulder, tears continuing to flow. "DAMN... STUPID...HORMONES!"
So, what did you lot think? Please r n' r. Fenko! ^_^
Eh, just another 'Happy Family' fic, but I'll try my best. Please review. Beware that there will be a couple of angsty flashbacks.
"Cloud, look!"
I was an idiot.
"It's so beautiful!"
Such an idiot.
Why?
Why didn't I tell her?
What an opportunity.
Gone.
Wasted.
Down the drain.
"I want to meet...You."
Such cryptic words.
What did they mean?
Did she love me?
Or not?
Heh, I guess none of that matters now.
I'm happy.
I got a wife, a son, a nice little house in Nibelheim.
So, I've got a good life here.
Right?
Let me introduce you to the family...
(CHANGE OF POV- NOW GOES TO THIRD PERSON)
Cloud sighed as he looked out of the window of his small house.
"Cloud?" Cloud tuned around, and saw the smiling face of his wife.
"Hey, Tifa."
"You seem upset. What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I was just... thinking."
"About Aeris?"
"Yeah..."
"I don't blame you. After all, she did save the whole planet."
Cloud just gave a little sigh, which Tifa had learnt meant that he wanted to be left alone.
"Fine, I'll leave you alone." Tifa walked out, an angry expression on her face.
"Tifa, wait." Cloud stopped his wife from walking away, and looked at her, blushing a little. "I'm sorry, Tifa, It's just..."
Tifa smiled. "It's okay. I understand, Cloud. You and Aeris were very close."
"Yeah..." He paused and looked at his wife's smiling face. She was struggling to hold back the laughter. "Hey!"
Tifa giggled slightly. "What?"
"Are you suggesting...?"
Their conversation was interrupted by a loud scream upstairs. "DADDY!!"
Tifa sighed, but she still had a smile on her face. "Oh dear. Alexanders' up." She looked at Cloud with a look he was all too familiar with.
"I'll go take care of it." Cloud ran up the stairs and into his four year son's bedroom, where the young boy was crying, holding the sheets close to himself. "Hey, hey..." Cloud put a hand on his son's shoulder. "What's wrong?"
"DADDY!" The young boy literally threw himself onto Cloud's chest as soon as he sat on the bed. "It was awful! I had a nightmare!"
Cloud couldn't help but smile as he put an arm around his hysterical son. "Why don't you tell me what it was about?"
"There was this giant rock, and it was gonna hit the earth!"
Cloud raised an eyebrow before smiling again. "Come on, pal. That'll never happen."
Alexander looked at him with happy eyes. "Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry for botherin' you."
"You know I don't mind. Hey, I think lunch is nearly ready. Wanna come?"
"Yeah!"
Cloud hoisted Alex off the bed and onto this shoulders, something that he knew Alex loved. His son was almost a mirror image of him, with spiky, sharp hair, only it was black instead of blonde. When Cloud walked into the kitchen, Tifa smiled at just how much Cloud had lightened up since they had beaten Sephiroth. "Hey, Tifa, what's for lunch?"
Tifa giggled and shook her head. "I made some sandwiches!"
Cloud turned to Alexander. "Your moms' not much of a cook!" Alexander laughed loudly.
Tifa crossed her arms. "Alex, could you please leave? Me and dad need to talk alone for a while."
Alexander giggled again as Cloud put him back onto the floor, and he ran out of the kitchen, Tifa slamming the door. Cloud backed away. "Come on, it was just a joke!" He sheepishly scratched the back of his head.
Tifa just smiled widely. "I've got some good news. Care to guess what it is?"
"You know I hate all this..."
"Just try and guess."
" I don't know..."
"You really don't have a clue? Alright, I'll tell you."
Tifa walked forward and grabbed Cloud's hands. "I'm pregnant again."
Cloud's face froze. "What?"
"We're gonna have another kid!" Cloud just rubbed his eyes. "What's wrong? Aren't you glad?"
"Well, yeah. But how do we explain it to Alexander?"
"Leave that to me." Tifa then walked out, leaving Cloud by himself in the kitchen. He walked over to the window, staring at his reflection.
"Wow... Another kid..." He thought to himself. "I wonder... Will I have another son, or maybe a girl...?" He scratched his head in wonder. "Can we afford this...?" He walked out of the kitchen and into the Living Room, where Tifa had Alexander on her knee.
"Alex, there's something I feel you should know..."
Alex looked at his mom with his chocolate brown eyes. "What is it?" His voice, which was trickly and high, like his mothers', always made the hearts of everyone around him melt.
Tifa smiled before clearing her throat. "Mommy has a little baby growing inside her..."
Alex gasped. "You're replacing me?"
"No, no!" Tifa said, putting a hand on Alex's shoulder. "It's just..."
"DADDY!" Alex leapt off of Tifa's lap and ran straight into Cloud. "Please! Don't let mummy replace me!"
Cloud scoffed a little before holding Alex close to him. "Relax, buddy." His voice was the only thing that could soothe Alex, which made Tifa feel jealous. "We aren't replacing you, just having another kid..."
Alex looked at his dad with pleading eyes. "Why? Aren't I good enough?"
Cloud scratched the back of his head again, an obvious sign of being uncomfortable. "Alex, the reason we're having another kid is because we think our family will be even better once it's bigger." He then leant in and began to whisper into Alex's ear. "Plus, there'll be another kid to take the blame when you get into trouble."
Alex smiled widely. "Alright! When does this kid arrive?"
Tifa got up and rubbed her stomach, her cheeks going slightly red. "Well, in about 7 months." Alex sighed, and Cloud began whispering to him again.
"Over the next few months, mom will be getting really fat, so try not to make her feel bad, okay?" Alex giggled again, and Tifa folded her arms.
"It's getting late." Tifa said, giving Cloud a playful look. "I think we should go to bed."
Alex ran up to Tifa, plowing into her. This was his attempt at a hug. "Okay, okay." Tifa said, hugging him back. "There's gonna have to be less of that over the next seven months." Alex then ran straight upstairs, leaving Cloud and Tifa by themselves. Tifa bit her index finger, tears falling down her eyes.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Cloud was taken aback by this.
"We're gonna have another kid..."
Cloud stepped forward. "And you're crying because...?"
Tifa flung herself into Cloud's arms. "Another kid!" It was then that Cloud realized that she was smiling, and he hugged her back, smiling and nodding. "We're gonna have a little girl, Cloud... We're gonna..."
Cloud stared off into the distance. "Yeah, I know."
As soon as they broke off, Tifa just sat on the couch, rubbing her stomach. "I just know we're gonna have a girl..."
Cloud sat down next to her. "Can we afford this...?"
Tifa gasped. "You're right... What can we do...?"
Cloud sat down next to her and began to rub her hand. "I'll ask chief for a raise."
Tifa looked at Cloud with those brown eyes he could never say 'No' to. "Do you really think he'll say 'yes'?"
Cloud grabbed Tifa's hands tightly. "I KNOW he'll say yes." He said with a smile.
Tifa and Cloud then shared another hug, before Tifa yawned loudly. "Tired? Let's go to bed." Cloud said before lifting Tifa off the couch, just like he did when they moved into their house for the first time. Cloud held Tifa so that his arms balanced her legs and head, and their lips pressed against each other passionately.
[FLASHBACK]
"Cloud, can I talk to you...?"
Cloud was taken aback by Tifa's unusually upset, nervous expression. "Sure, what's up?"
Tifa looked at the ground and twiddled her fingers nervously. "Do you... I mean, have you ever thought of starting a family?"
Cloud's eyes bulged. "What do you mean?"
Tifa's eyes began to fill with tears. "Cloud, that day... The day before we confronted Sephiroth..."
Cloud took a suspicious glance at Tifa. "What are you trying to say...?"
Tifa sobbed loudly. "Cloud, I'm pregnant!"
The bombshell. Cloud felt a million thoughts going through his head. "You- You can't be..."
"Cloud..." "Tifa..."
Tifa stepped forward and grabbed Cloud's hands, but Cloud broke free and began to walk off. Tears began to fall down Tifa's white shirt. "I thought you would be happy..."
[END FLASHBACK]
Cloud slowly opened his eyes, and realized he was in bed by himself. "Tifa?" He looked around the room, but saw no one. "Tifa, where are you?" He suddenly heard some horrid noises coming from the bathroom. "Oh..." he suddenly realized where Tifa was. He ran downstairs as fast as he could, and saw Alex in the kitchen.
"Hiya, dad." Alex said while eating his breakfast.
"Morning, pal. Have you seen mom?"
"Yeah, she's in the bathroom. She's sick or something."
Cloud began to say something, but Tifa stumbled in, clutching her stomach, her eyes red with tears. At the sight of Alex, however, she forced a smile. "M-morning."
"You okay, mom?"
Tifa struggled to sit down, using the chair for balance. "Yeah, this happens a lot to women like me."
Cloud put a hand on Tifa's shoulder. "How would you two like to visit Yuffie and Rikku?"
Alex beamed widely. "Yeah!"
Cloud, Alex and Tifa approached Yuffie's house and knocked on the door. It was a subtle, average house in Wutai. When the door opened, a very happy 20 year old greeted the three. "Alex!" Yuffie picked up Alex just like Tifa would. "Wow, you've gotten big, haven't ya, squirt?" Alex blushed sheepishly.
"Hi, Yuffie." Tifa said, slightly overwhelmed at how cheerful Yuffie was.
Yuffie put Alex back on the ground. "I bet you'd like to see Rikku!" Alex nodded. "Rikku!"
A four year old girl, who was pretty much a mirror image of Yuffie, came slowly down the stairs. "What is it, mommy?"
"Alex is here to see you!"
Tifa was jealous of Yuffie. The two of them got pregnant around the same time, except Yuffie never told anyone who Rikku's father was, and she raised her by herself. Rikku was a sweet girl, but she was also strong in mind; She never cried. She cared for other people, and she was polite. She walked up to Alex and smiled. "Hi, Alex!" Alex just scratched the back of his head, much like Cloud did.
Cloud gave Alex a gentle nudge. "Go on, say something!"
Alex gulped. "H-Hi, Rikku. What's up...?"
"We've got a new slide in the back yard! Wanna go play?"
"Yeah!"
As Alex and Rikku ran outside, Yuffie smiled and turned to Cloud. "Y'Know, those two are probably gonna get married in a few years."
Cloud laughed. "Get outta here."
Yuffie sat the three of them down in the kitchen of her relatively small house. "So, what have you come round for?"
Tifa looked shocked. "What? We just wanted to say 'hi'."
Yuffie just smiled and shook her head. "Don't be like that. I think we all know you're here for a reason. Have you come to ask who Rikku's father is again?"
Tifa looked at her feet. "No, we're here to tell you that we're gonna have another kid."
Yuffie chuckled. "Well done with that one."
[FLASHBACK]
"Reno, can I talk to you?"
Reno looked at Yuffie sceptically. "What do you want?"
"Reno, I'm gonna have a baby."
Reno turned around and flicked his hair. "I don't think so."
Yuffie gasped. "What?! Why...?"
"Because, Yuffie, you showed as much range, charisma and excitement in bed as a Chocobo egg. Goodbye."
[/FLASHBACK]
Yuffie stared off into the distance. "Yeah, I made a massive mistake."
Tifa looked at her as if she was a whole new person. "What do you mean?"
Yuffie smiled grimly. "I was sixteen, and I slept with a man we all detested, and didn't cancel the baby." She looked outside at Rikku, who was playing happily with Alex. "Heh. The only reason I kept the baby was because I wanted to prove a point to him. I'm still not sure it was the right decision..."
Cloud looked at Tifa, then at Yuffie again. "Don't you love Rikku?"
"Of course. I wouldn't be a proper woman if I didn't love my daughter, would I?"
Cloud stood up. "Thanks for having us over."
"No problem. Come back in a couple of months."
Tifa went into the garden. "ALEX! WE'RE GOING!"
"Aww... I don't wanna go..."
Rikku hugged Alex, which completely took him by surprise. Tifa smiled. "See ya, Alex!"
"Yeah..."
When the family arrived home, Cloud took Alex up to bed. "You know, Alex, in ten years, you'll be glad you met Rikku."
"What do you mean, daddy?"
Cloud smiled, and looked at Tifa, who was standing outside. "You'll see soon enough."
As soon as Cloud walked out of the room, Tifa put her hands around his neck. "You are a fantastic father..."
Cloud put an arm around his pregnant wife. "Yeah, thanks."
Tifa immediately picked up on the tone of Cloud's voice. "Is something wrong?"
Cloud looked back at his son. "Do you think that Alex is a little too... 'Advanced' for a four year old?"
Tifa looked at the ground. "Cloud, we've already talked about this..."
"I'm just sayin', could it be that he's got Jeneva in him?"
Tifa looked at Cloud, tears threatening to form in her brown eyes. "Cloud, if you really love our son, you'll know the answer to that question."
"..." Cloud just looked at Tifa. "Sorry."
Tifa put her head on Cloud's shoulders, tears rolling down her cheeks. "I'm sorry, Cloud... It's just..."
Cloud put a finger on Tifa's lips. "I know, I know. Don't worry about it."
Tifa started thumping on Cloud's shoulder, tears continuing to flow. "DAMN... STUPID...HORMONES!"
So, what did you lot think? Please r n' r. Fenko! ^_^