Scared

AN: I own nothing in this story. This is for aerisbolt so enjoy! Please R&R.

Tifa had just gotten out of the shower and was drying off her long brown hair when she heard the shriek. It was piercing and she ran towards the sound. It eventually led her to the living room where Reno was backed up against the wall, eyes wide and crimson hair sticking up slightly.

"What's wrong?" Reno pointed with a shaky finger towards the carpeted floor. Tifa looked around but just saw a tiny grasshopper that had somehow gotten in from outside. Turning back to her boyfriend, Tifa raised an eyebrow.

"Is this some kind of joke?" Reno shook his head and looked like he was ready to run into another room.

"No...I'm scared of grasshoppers..." he said, whispering the last word.

"You're scared of what?"

"Grasshoppers okay? They freak me out!" Tifa didn't know whether to laugh or support her boyfriend. Her body was quicker than her mind however and she gave a snort of a laugh. This soon became a grand torrent of giggles, guffaws, and chuckles, the barmaid eventually having to hold her sides. To think that an assassin would be scared of something like this.

"Stop laughing, yo!" Reno exclaimed, face turning as red as his hair. Tifa stopped after several more moments, her face red from all the laughter. Before another word was spoken, the grasshopper hopped closer to the couple and Reno ran into the kitchen. "Get rid of it!" Tifa glared at him then and Reno gulped. "I mean would you mind getting rid of it?" Tifa nodded, the glare vanishing like mist.

"Alright Re, I'll get the nasty bug away," Tifa said, adding a teasing lilt to her voice. Walking over, she bent down and quickly had the grasshopper in her palm. Going to the front door, she opened it a crack and set the insect on the ground. Shutting it, she returned to her boyfriend. She was about to place her right hand on his shoulder when he moved back a little.

"Please don't touch me with the same hand you touched that devil spawn with," Reno said. The smile that lit up Tifa's face made Reno nervous. She lunged toward him out of the blue and Reno started to run.

After several minutes of cat and mouse Tifa finally caught up with him back in the living room. She soon had him pinned and started stroking his cheek with her right hand.

"Most guys like it when their girlfriend does this Re," she commented.

"I'm not most guys Teef."

"That's true, most guys wouldn't be scared of grasshoppers." Reno gave a sigh and hung his head. Tifa stopped her caressing and got off her boyfriend. Laying down beside him, she looked into his eyes and kissed him on the cheek.

"Alright, I'll stop teasing you...if you'll make breakfast."

"Is that the only reason you moved in with me, for how good I was in the kitchen?" Reno asked jokingly.

"Drat you figured it out," Tifa replied, her lips upturning into a smirk. Reno laughed and pressed his forehead against hers. Neither said anything for sometime, they just stared into the others eyes, hands entwined.

"Reno..." Tifa murmured after awhile.

"Yes?"

"I was serious about breakfast." Reno chuckled and nodded.

"Since you saved me from that grasshopper breakfast is the least I can do." Reno stood up and reached out a hand to help his lover to her feet. Once they were both standing again, Reno started to walk towards the kitchen when he felt Tifa's arms wrap around his waist and pull him closer until his back was pressing against her chest.

"I love you, just thought you should know that..." Tifa whispered softly into Reno's ear.

"I know babe."

"I'll always be with you, understand?" Reno nodded. "And you know what else?"

"What?" Reno could feel Tifa's lips form into a smile as she kissed his neck.

"I'd get rid of all the grasshoppers in the world for you."

"Is that so?" Reno asked.

"Yeah..."

"I'm really lucky to have someone like you in my life Teef." Tifa turned him around then and Reno saw that she was blushing.

"Ditto..." Reno rolled his eyes as he walked towards the kitchen. Leave it to Tifa to spoil the romantic mood. But he loved her anyway, even if she would tease him about this at least once a week for the next month.