Disclaimer: I don't own FFVII
A/N: Okay, here's a fic I did for the most coolestness person Valentine'sNinja. I figured since I'm always requesting stories and shit, I might as well return the favor with her fav pairing, right? I hope you all enjoy it. As most of you may know, I am a die hard Cloti fan, so this was a bit of a challenge for me to write and I just hope it came out alright. No flaming!
Tifa grumbled angrily and slammed her locker shut, then threw her scrubs in her bag before stomping up to the Hospital's lobby.
She looked at her fellow nurses, and spotted her best friend sorting through some patient's files. "Yuffie!" She called out grabbing her attention.
The younger woman ran over to the counter, worry and concern etching her face. "Hey. You okay?"
Tifa shrugged, and looked down. "Yeah, I'm fine... I already got accepted to the Edge Hospital across town, so it doesn't really matter. By the way, remind me to thank Aeris with a crazy girl's night."
Yuffie shrugged. "No problem. Aeris is a great Chief of Medicine, so it's a good thing we know her. Plus, after my summer training here, I'm totally going over there with you guys."
There was a small, uncomfortable silence before Yuffie spoke again.
"Sooo... what did Cloud say?" She murmured.
Tifa frowned, and tucked a stray hair behind her ear. "He said that a few drunken nights shouldn't be the reason for giving up such a good job. I told him it wasn't such a great job, and he was bad in bed."
Yuffie laughed out loud at the last part, having Tifa release a small smile of her own. "I'd better go. My new shift starts at 4 tomorrow morning."
Yuffie smiled, and threw herself across the counter to hug Tifa fully. "I'll call you tomorrow. Oh, and you should really change. You know how bad these stupid summer storms are, and here you are parading around in a skirt and white button up blouse. Seriously, Teef."
"I'm fine. Oh, do you need a ride later?" Tifa asked, before she turned to leave.
Yuffie waved her hand dismissively. "Nah, Vince is picking me up. Thanks though."
"Bye, Yuffie."
"See ya, Teef!"
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Tifa was trying to get her truck to speed up, before a loud clanking sound erupted from it, along with some sputtering, and finally coming to a complete stop in the middle of the road.
"You have got to be shitting me." She muttered, before hitting her head against the steering wheel.
"Ugh! Stupid piece of junk!" She yelled, hitting the wheel, before jumping from the horn noise that emitted from it, accidentally.
She got out of the truck and angrily slammed the door, before groaning at the sight of a smoking engine. She was also now soaked.
She looked up to the sky in exasperation, then lividly kicked her tire. "You stupid truck! I knew I should have left you in that junk yard!"
True, she was probably acting like Yuffie right now, but she had had a pretty shitty week.
"Something wrong?" A voice interrupted in her one sided ranting.
Tifa didn't even turn to regard the voice, but was so mad at nothing and everything at the moment, she just spilled.
"I'll tell you what's wrong! Two weeks ago, I slept with my boss, then he blew me off after the 5th time saying 'I had fun, but you deserve more', then I forgot to pay my light bill, so I don't have any electricity, and then it rains on my one day off that I have to collect my stuff from work, then, my stupid car breaks down in the rain!"
She finally turned around to meet eyes so deep blue, they were almost violet. They held much amusement and she wondered if she should be angry or blush at the fact he's so incredibly hot.
He walked up to her, and stood next to her, shielding her from the rain with his umbrella. "That sucks."
She looked at him incredulously. Seriously, was this guy trying to be charming? Because he really sucked at it.
He dug in his vest pocket and pulled out a flower then handed it to her. "Here."
She stared at it, eyes wide. "What?"
He chuckled, "It's my mom's birthday. I was actually on my way there. She likes flowers and all that girly stuff, but I think you need it more. Take it."
She numbly grabbed the delicate lily from him and tentatively sniffed it. It had a very subtle, but nice smell. "Thank you." She said, sincerely, tucking it behind her ear.
Garnet eyes met blue, and she felt her heartbeat quicken when he smiled widely. "I should be thanking you."
She narrowed her eyes curiously. "Why's that?"
He shrugged, "I've always wanted to rescue a beautiful woman."
Tifa blushed and looked down. Maybe he was charming after all...
"Not to be forward, but would you like a ride home? As much as I love standing in the rain, you or I could get sick and wouldn't want that now, would we?"
Tifa frowned. "But what about my truck?"
The man ran a hand through his spiky raven locks, "Hmm.. Oh! My friend Cid owns a towing company. I can give him a call if you want."
Tifa smiled shyly. "Thanks, that's very sweet of you."
He shrugged and led her to his car. She stopped before he opened the door for her and narrowed her eyes at him. "If you try anything though, just know, I'm a superior in martial arts and won't hesitate to kick your ass, or anything else around that area." She told him pointedly.
He held his hand in mock surrender and laughed. "Hey! I'm not like that!"
"Let's hope not." She stated, getting into the nice car and finally out of the rain.
When he reached her apartment, he smiled that charming, gorgeous smile at her and held his hand out for her.
She grabbed it and gave it a firm shake. "Thank you for the ride...um.."
"Zack. Zack Fair. And it was no problem. You can make it up by going to dinner tomorrow night with me."
She raised a brow at him in amusement. "You don't even know my name."
"I know it must be a beautiful name to match a beautiful face." He said, grinning cheekily.
She blushed and scoffed. "Flattery will get you nowhere." Her eyes had a certain sparkle in them to confirm she was teasing, causing him to chuckle.
After a moment's hesitation, she pulled out a paper and pen from her purse and wrote something down. What the hell. He seemed genuinely nice and what would it hurt?
She handed it to him, and smirked before climbing out of the car. Her upper body was still leaning in the open car door, and she looked him square in the eye. "By the way, it's Tifa. My name's Tifa." She said, before closing the door and running up to her apartment.
"Tifa," he repeated, letting the name roll smoothly through his lips. Looking at the number written on the paper, Zack shook his head and chuckled, before watching her disappear into her home.
Today had gone good after all...
Remember, no flaming! They make me sad... :( Hope you enjoyed it, Jo!