Dark Secret
Summary:Cloud has madly fallen for a certain brunette but it's strictly forbidden. Why? She's his sister! Cloti.
Rated- M (May contain some explicit stuff)
A.N. – I came up with this idea when I was just searching for an original plot. Afterall, this is my first FFVII fanfic. Many of you may not like that Cloud and Tifa are related, but that's the catch, you see. Anyways, I hope I'll get enough reviews so that I can continue the story, plus, it'll help my writing and encourage me to keep writing wink . And obviously, if I make a mistake, feel free to point it out.
I won't take much of your time, please enjoy!
Chapter-1
He ran his hand through his blond hair as he looked at the grave. It was marked:Alex Strife 1956-2008
Husband Of Late Rita Lockhart
Father Of Cloud Strife And Tifa Lockhart26 / 2 / 2008
There was a sob from the person beside him. He quietly wrapped his arms around his sister. He knew there was nothing more he could do to make her feel better.
"Cloud, we should leave."
He turned around to meet the gaze of his grandfather and for the first time, noticed that they were the only ones left.
He nodded and wrapped his arms around his sister again as he led her to the car.
After he saw that she settled in her seat, he got in himself.
Just as he was about to tell the driver to start, his grandfather came to the window, "Look, I won't be going home right now. I've got some meetings to attend and I don't think I'll be back in time for dinner, okay?"
Cloud nodded, "Yeah."
He instructed the driver to start and soon, they were speeding away in the damp road.
Cloud was surprised when Tifa snuggled onto him. Most of the time, they're bickering about the smallest things. But he has to admit, they're kind of close.
He chuckled in his mind, obviously, aren't siblings supposed to be close? And considering the fact that he is only a year older, it just too predictable.
He looked at her. Their father's death has had a big impact on them, especially, her.
He wondered if she'd stop smiling that beautiful smile after this. Her smile. It was beautiful and calming. And he didn't want it to disappear.
He gently tucked the dark brown strands behind her ear, that covered her face. She immediately looked up at him and smiled. Again. That beautiful smile. It makes the butterflies in his stomach flutter everytime she does that.
"You know, you look like a girl.", Tifa exclaimed, tangling her fingers in his hair.
"Oh really? Then, there's no problem if I have a bathe with you.", Cloud replied with a smirk.
"That silly smirk doesn't do it, Cloud. Anyways, we've done that couple of times, and I remember some of your naked photos too. Wonder where you hid them, they were really cute!"
Cloud turned a unique shade of red, "Whatever! And that was 11 years ago!"
"Oh come on, I was just joking. I never got to see them!", Tifa said, giving him a peck on his cheek.
Cloud folded his arms across his chest stubbornly.
Tifa wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him full on his other cheek, "Now, aren't you supposed to me my elder brother?"
Cloud took her by surprise and started tickling her to no end, with a fake menacing look on his face, "Yep, elder brother, I am!"
Cloud was singing along his MP3,"YOU, I wanna be pushed aside, so, let me GOOO! Let me take back my life, I'd rather be all ALO---", when someone knocked on the door.
He opened his door and found Tifa waiting in a short nightdress.
"I was wondering if I could look down your balcony.", she muttered nervously.
He wondered why she would want to look down the balcony at this time of day or, rather, night, but he let her in nonetheless.
As soon as she got in, he closed he door behind him.
Tifa hurried out to the balcony and looked down.
Cloud was silenly observing her. She looked down from all the corners of the balcony and froze at one.
Cloud tiptoed to where she was standing and followed her gaze. Some of the branches of the near tree were moving, something was out there.
His chest accidently touched her shoulder and Tifa, instantly, turned around to face him. She smiled at him nervously and scurried out of his room.
Cloud heard the door of Tifa's room being closed with a slam.
He leaned down the balcony to look at the moving branches closely.
He was about to go down and check iy out when the branches completely stilled.
It stayed like that for a while, but, it moved again and Cloud could make out something red.
Red….it rang a bell in Cloud, but, he couldn't seem to put his finger on it. He narrowed his eyes, trying to remember what.
Just then, the 'red' looked up.
"Reno.", Cloud hissed. Reno was in their class,popular like himself, and he seemed to have a huge crush on Tifa and didn't feel shy to show it.
He'd openly flirt with Tifa infont of Cloud, and to top it off, Tifa doesn't seem to mind at all.
Reno saw that Cloud spotted him, 'Damn!'. He got off the wild branches of the tree and ran off.
Cloud rolled his eyes, can't he ever come up with something new? I mean, climbing up trees is a 80s' fad.
Cloud put the volume of his MP3 louder. His favourite has song just started, "From the top to the bottom, at the core I've forgotten….!"
[Normal writings are Tifa and the Italics are the person on the other end of the line.
"You sholdn't show up like that."
"But I did."
"But that's not it, someone could've seen you!"
"So, what's wrong with that? They'll know the truth that we're gonna be an item. By the way, what do you think about us being an item? "
"What's wrong with that?! Well, nothing much. People, more specifically, our friends will get silly ideas about us that are not true, and you may not even be able to talk to me, let alone, be an item."
"I don't care, babe. Just tell your big bro to be ready with his 'Best Man's' speech."
"You're hopeless! Just stop stalking me around like some freak, okay! I don't even know you and you expect me to like you?"
"Oh really? Then, why do I always see you taking glimpses of me in class?
"Even if I do like you a little, that liking will soon vanish if you keep doing this!"
"So you do….."
"Ugghh…I'm hanging up!"
With that, Tifa hung up. She was mad at Reno. Very mad.
True, she has a crush on him, but, that doesn't mean he would sneak up in her house. It's the…..well, she's lost count of how many times he did this.
Even Cloud caught him sneaking in several times. Anyways, it was getting too much.
She'd think it was sweet and romantic if it had been once or twice. But it's started to get on her nerves. It was all too much.
She switched off her cell phone and crashed on her bed. She was so tired. So tired of the crazy world.
How she missed her father, he'd just laugh the matter away whenever she came up with this kind of problems saying, 'You're too beautiful for guys to handle.You're lucky, your dreamboy would get hitched just at the sigt of you.'
And those cliché words would actually make her feel better.
Tifa switched off the lamp. Wondering around the events of the day, she drifted off to her dreamland…….
A.N. – What do you think? I thought of adding some more to the chapter, but, my pet dog, Missy, is sick and I need to feed her some antidotes at this hour. But I don't think that's an excuse, anyways, sorry. I'll try making the next chapter longer.
And about what was inscribed in their father's grave, I don't really know what comes after what. I just know that the name, relations, the lifespan and the date of death is inscribed on it. If anyone knows, please, let me know.
There's nothing much in this chapter but you'll get the plot in the coming chapters.
Does anyone know which band's songs I used in this chapter? A huge Mars bar for the ones who answer!
Okay, enough of that, now, please review. It'll encourage me to keep writing and help me make my writing better.