Random Reno Fangirl 05 (R R F for short): Hello peoples, who bother to read the authors notes. Uh yeah, but this A/N is rather important so I suggest you not skipping it. Okay this is a silly post-FFVII fic that's AU err, sorta since Advent Children exists. Um okay, this story doesn't generally have a plot; or it might, and I just don't see it, it's just here like an everyday life sort of thing, I might come up with a plot later but then it might make me change the genre. Also when I refer to a character as 'chibi' I don't mean a big headed small bodied one, I just mean a character that is somewhat chibi-fied (just like about half their normal size, has large eyes, and looks a little bit younger, nothing else is really chibi-fied, just the height, eyes, and how they look a bit young for their age) Uh what else…
Sandy: In the summary you said you would list the pairings inside…
R R F: Oh yeah, um well, let's see, this fic contains all sorts of pairings, hetro, shounen-ai, shoujo-ai (I think that's femalexfemale but I'm not sure) and actually a love triangle or two. I apologize with the same sex pairings if they sound rather odd at some point but that's cause this is my first shot at a somewhat serious yaoi and yuri thing and most of the love is implied.
Back to the pairings, they are as followed: ValenWind (Cid/Vincent), AeReno (Aeris/Reno, I think that's my only hetro pairing), Tseeve (I think that's what Tseng/Reeve is called), RufTif (Rufus/Tifa, I stand corrected, this is my other hetro pairing), Elena/Scarlet (Don't ask, saw a doujinshi, liked the idea, and since the ShinRa bishis get paired up with each other, who's left for Elena? Scarlet of course!), Tifa/Elena (I like this pairing and there is not enough Yuri out there, too much yaoi), and finally Zaclophiroth (I just made that up, Zack/Cloud/Sephiroth, it's not a love triangle before I confuse anyone it's slash).
Also I apologize for any random OOC-ness, this is rather hard for me since I am a humor writer, but I'll try my best to keep them in character. Since this fic has humor labeled first there won't be much Romance till much later, so I apologize to you romance lovers, you'll have to wait. Now did I forget anything?
Sandy: Yeah, something vital so you don't get sued, the disclaimer.
R R F: Oh, right, well, take it away my muse! Oh wait, and a few last notes, I need a beta reader for anyone who is interested, just write it in the review or an e-mail, either way is fine and I'll email you back. And, VERY IMPORTANT NOTE TO REVIEWS: Do not flame, please use constructive criticism instead, and if you're going to criticize the pairing because you hate it and tell me it sucks or change it, tch, too bad, deal with it and shut your trap if you're going to continue reading this, it's fandom and my opinion, what I don't mind is if you see anything awkward or it does have a line or two that don't make sense, point it out nicely and act civilized about it, and I will make note of to fix it and work on it in the future. That is all. Now you can do the disclaimer Sand!
Sandy: Random Reno Fangirl 05 doesn't own FFVII, she's just borrowing them, Square can have them back when she's done. On with the fic…
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Reno sighed as he trudged through the quite and dark streets of Midgar. 'A lot has changed,' the redhead thought tiredly to himself.
And he was right too, more or less. It's been about a year or so since Meteor and ShinRa had started over shortly after Holy saved the planet. ShinRa was believed to be over but Reeve had become the new president to turn the company around and have a fresh start. ShinRa no longer used mako reactors for sucking up energy; Reeve instead had resorted to natural resources, such as sunlight for solar energy.
Unfortunately since ShinRa started over and there was no SOLDIER or any other dirty work needed there was no need for the Turks anymore, they had no other choice but to disband, leaving them unemployed and to start searching immediately for a job.
Elena had become Vice President of ShinRa and was living with in one of the ShinRa apartments the company has for the President and VP. She was surprisingly her rather happy self even though Tseng was dead. Reno, Rude, and Reeve had suspected her to be grieving over him but since she was acting okay they now were starting to suspect that this was some act of a cover-up so they don't worry about her.
At least that's what they thought when until they went bar hopping a few weeks or so ago on the eve of Tseng's death. Elena was unusually quite and seemed rather content, like she had a lot on her mind, she would go into some sort of lapse and space out.
/Flash back…/
Elena sat on her stool absentmindedly stirring her martini with her finger with a dreamy look in her eyes. Occasionally sighing as if she was reassuring her comrades her spirit was still present just occupied with thoughts.
After her third sigh Reno slammed his hands on the table. "Alright Elena you win, what's the problem?" He asked slightly irritated that she just didn't say something earlier.
"Huh?" Elena said snapping out of her trance. She blinked a few times and came out of her daze realizing Reno had asked her something. "Nothing, I'm fine." She answered trying to gain her composure of looking by casually taking a sip of her beverage, but all she succeeded in was accidentally spilling a bit since she grabbed it with a rather shaky hand.
"Bullshit 'Laney, you've been sitting there the whole time, staring out into space with a dreamy look, sighing every now and then like you wanted our attention turned towards you. Now tell us, what's the goddamn problem so I can actually get back to enjoying myself." Reno recoiled.
Elena sighed again, "I told you, nothing, I'm fine. I've just… I've just had a lot on my mind lately and feel slightly stressed. That's all."
Reeve smiled and gave Elena a friendly pat on the back. "I see, pressure, right? With all the decisions you have to make as Vice President and all, I admit the pressure of deciding something can get quite stressing, but take it easy. I'll also give you a vacation if you want, you deserve one Elena for working so hard and restoring ShinRa to its glory." He said.
"I'm fine with being VP of ShinRa Reeve, and I don't need a vacation, I'm perfectly fine with making decisions for the company just like you are." She mumbled.
"You mean even making decisions that if you were to decide incorrectly it could lead to an all out world war and we could possibly end up killing each other and destroying all of humanity while we're at it?" Reno teased.
Elena narrowed her eyes. "Thanks a lot Reno, I never thought of that possibility popping up before if I happen to chose wrongly, now I feel so much better." She grumbled sarcastically.
The redhead laughed. "You know I'm just kidding with you 'Laney. Now seriously, what's on your mind?"
"What are you guys? Psychiatrists now? And why are you so interested in knowing what's going on in my head?" Elena asked.
"…We're worried Elena, that's why we'd like to know. It's Tseng isn't it?" Rude inquired.
"Of course," Reno started. "Tseng's anniversary of his death is coming up soon and Elena is obviously missing him. It's so obvious, how did I miss this?"
A look of shock spread across Elena's features but she quickly recovered and shook her head. "Actually, no, I'll admit I'm ashamed of myself. I actually forgot about Tseng till Rude brought him up, some Turk I am, I mean was, to forget about our leader like that." Elena replied looking somewhat embarrassed with a blush hinted on her face.
"Oh, so then what's bugging you?" Reeve asked.
"I think I'm in love." Elena answered quickly turning an even deeper shade of crimson.
That took her friends by surprise and reacted in rather predictable ways. Reno shouted "Whoa!" and fell off of his bar stool and landed on the floor. After he fell he added, "I'm okay. Concrete floor broke my fall, ouch, my back." Reeve on the other hand began to choke on his drink taken by such surprise of Elena's simple answer, he probably would've croaked right there and then if the blonde VP hadn't quickly gave him some water. Rude's regular composure looked the same on the outside, but behind his sunglasses, the bald man's eyes were as wide as saucers and on the inside he was temporarily lost for thoughts still trying to register what Elena had suddenly just informed them.
Reno got up and dusted himself off. "Elena? Are you serious? You mean you've moved on from Tseng? You're going to start seeing other people now?" Reno said recovering from his shock.
Elena averted her gaze so she didn't have to look them in the eyes. "Well, I'm not sure if it's love per say, but it sure feels like it." A small smile spread across Elena's face and she began to space out again a bit. "It's complicated to explain I guess, and I'm still trying to sort things out since I have mixed feelings about this stuff."
"So, who's the lucky guy?" Reeve pried.
"I'm not sure I want to tell you just yet, when I figure everything out I might…" the blonde trailed off. She then decided to become her normal, perky self. "Well, did we come here to talk about my love life or did we come here to drink? Bartender! Give us some of the hardest drinks you got, and make 'em double!" Elena yelled.
"Amen!" Reno agreed. Needless to say the blonde VP got undoubtedly got sloshed after her first drink and passed out until Rude woke her up so they could leave.
/End flashback…/
'Elena sure has been acting rather strange lately since she told us that.' Reno thought.
Then there was Rude; he had been working for hours on end trying to restore Midgar for the cities buildings have defiantly seen better days, if just to house the survivors of Midgar that have moved to the now overcrowded Junon more or less. He and Reno still made plans on some nights to go drinking, but most of the time Rude was too busy.
Finally, there was the Reno, the ex-leader of the Turks. The redheaded ex-Turk is basically stuck in his career life. Sure, Reno is an intelligent man, smart as hell, quick witted, and clever, but the thing was, Reno had no education making his job options very minimal, also having 'professional assassin' on his resume didn't help much either limiting his options even more. Reno basically now took almost whatever job he could since he now considered himself a mercenary. He lived in a rather decent apartment, but that was only because Reeve had lent Reno some money so he could keep his place, unfortunately for Reno, Reeve just lent the redhead some money about a two weeks or so ago again so he could pay the rent but the President said that it would be the last time, since Reeve can't continue to lend Reno or else he won't be able to fund new programs. Reno said he understood and knew he should start working his ass of so he could pay the next rent, but being a mercenary and taking whatever job you could to earn some cash, don't pay very well.
'I gotta find better paying work.' Reno thought to himself as he approached his apartment room. He opened the door and plopped himself down on the bed to relax a bit, but before that…
"Hmm, wonder if I've got any booze left." Of course, what better than some booze to enjoy while you're relaxing? Why nothing, well, at least to Reno. Reno checked his fridge but silently cursed at himself, he remembered he finished the last bottle last night and he had even made a mental note to buy some later.
Reno sighed and turned to leave to go make a quick stop to the Wall-Market. The redhead shoved his hands in his pocket as he dragged his feet to Sector 6.
He had been walking for only a few minutes until he came to a sudden stop in an alleyway when he heard some sort of noise, like a rustle of clothing. This would've been normal anytime, but it was pretty late, a time where barley anyone except people looking for a fight would be out.
Reno stood still for a second straining his ears to see if he could here what ever it was again. Silence. 'Maybe it left,' Reno thought, 'either that or my mind is playing tricks on me again, could be a sign for me to quit drinking or something.' Reno chuckled inwardly at the thought. He lifted his foot again ready to place it down but stopped almost immediately again, this time he knew he heard something, it sounded like something had just lightly hit an object of some sort.
This time Reno used his eyes to look for the possible source of sound and strained his ears even harder to find the direction, which it was coming from.
Tap. Reno heard it again, coming from his left. Curiosity got the best of him and he decided to check it out, he walked for a bit keeping his eyes peeled for something and his ears intent on listening to see if they could pick up the sound again.
Then finally the fiery ex-Turk found the source of the sound, and what he saw defiantly surprised him.
It was a chibi sized young woman, she had her chestnut brown hair in a braid with a bow, and she was wearing a pink dress, and she was lying on the floor and had her small body pressed against the wall, sleeping. She occasionally shifted trying to make herself more comfortable and accidentally hitting the wall as she moved.
Reno at first wondered why she would be sleeping in the middle of the street but upon closer inspection, she looked a bit scratched up with a few cuts here and there nothing really severe and something else that made Reno jump back startled by an even greater surprise.
The young woman had fox ears and a fox tail, that are the same color of her hair.
Reno rubbed his eyes to so he could find out that his mind wasn't playing tricks on him, but no, she was still there, sleeping soundlessly.
'I should just leave her here, someone else will find her and she can be taken in to live with someone else…' Half of Reno's mind told him.
'No, that won't happen and you know that. This is Midgar, people will abuse children even now days, you should know, you grew up here…' the other half of Reno's mind argued, pestered, and reminded.
Reno sighed. 'What am I going to do? Leave her here? She'll probably be severely injured or in a bad position with some sleazy guy who hires children to become "personal assistance" by morning or worse. Take her to an orphanage? No, that's not a good idea either; she's got fricken fox features for God's sake, they might send her somewhere to have all sorts of experiments done on her, plus they might interrogate me asking where I found her and everything. Wait a sec, why the hell should I care? In the slums it's everyone for themselves, yeah, ain't my fault she's like that and alone…' Reno thought turning to leave while continuously reminding himself that it isn't his problem while at the same time telling his conscious to go to hell and leave him alone.
'What if she dies?' Reno's conscious bugged while he continued his walk to sector 6 while trying to forget about the girl. 'Not my problem, people die everyday anyways.' He reminded himself trying to ignore his conscious and come up with a valid argument for every remark it made, in other words, Reno was having a war with himself, cold Reno against the nice guy Reno.
'Oh really? But you could save a person's life instead, isn't it better to give life then take it away?'
'Like I care. Again, people die everyday, whether it be my hands, someone else's, or God's.' He retorted.
'But that was because you we're ordered to kill people, not because you wanted to. Wouldn't it be nice to prevent someone's death for once instead of give it to them?'
Reno's conscious was now starting to get to him for that was a rather good point, but he came up with an excuse any ways, stubborn not to give in yet. 'World's overpopulated anyways, it's not like I'm murdering her, am I?' He protested.
'Still, if that girl was to die, it'd be your fault, because you didn't lift a finger to prevent it, you're the only one who knows she's there before she gets discovered by people who will do terrible, unmentionable things to the poor girl. Wouldn't you feel a bit guilty knowing you didn't do a thing to prevent any misfortunes that befall her?' Reno stopped in his tracks feeling a slight twinge of guilt.
"Damn conscious." The redhead muttered and he turned back toward the ally in sector 5. His conscious was only half the reason he turned back; the other half was because he was once in that position when he was younger, vulnerable, alone, and at everyone's mercy.
About five minutes later Reno was back at the spot he saw the girl, and there she lay, still sleeping, scratched up, and in the same uncomfortable looking sleeping position.
"Wonder why she's got those fox ears and tail." Reno mused as he stared at her for a second before shrugging it off. Reno picked up the young girl careful not to wake her. She was light, delicate and fragile Reno had observed and walked off to the direction of his apartment.
When he reached the building it earned him a few suspicious stares from passers bys. Reno would just give them a nervous smile and try to look natural; which is rather difficult when holding a young slum girl that looked pretty beat up, they'd stop staring by then and continue with their lives. Luckily none of the people would stare long enough to notice the girl's ears or tail.
"You owe me for this." Reno said quietly to the snoozing girl in his arms when he reached his apartment number. The red head fumbled with the keys for a second before he could finally get a good grip of them and opened the door.
Reno trudged over tiredly to his bed and placed the girl on one side of the bed, the side furthest from the side that he slept on.
He left his room to go in search of some drinks that'll temporarily numb his mind in the kitchen. Reno mentally kicked him self when he found no booze, 'Shit, I forgot to go buy some drinks, ya damn conscious, you made me forget about the booze, why couldn't you have bugged me later?' Reno shut the refrigerator door and leaned against it for a second.
"Forget it, I'll just go buy some in the morning." Reno yawned while rubbing his eyes, he was without a doubt tired and decided to change and join the runt in snooze villa. He'd worry about everything tomorrow…
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Tifa sighed as she did more paperwork. Ever since she returned to Midgar she became a businesswoman for ShinRa, but in her spare time she still ran her rebuilt Seventh Heaven bar. She was also a personal secretary for the vice-president of ShinRa; Elena, her roommate and close friend. The two of them had actually become good friends cause they actually sort of could relate to each other, and it felt like they've gone through the same things what no one else has making them closer than ever.
Elena knew Tifa's pain of losing a friend and Tifa knew of Elena's heartache because she knew what it was like when the person you care for more than ever just walks out of your life without warning whether they died or just left you. Because they didn't share those bonds with any of their other friends they were able to comfort each other and felt they could discuss anything with each other making the two women's bond unbreakable and they were unexplainably close because of it.
But they are more than friends too, much more. Basically a pair of lovers, maybe it was they both felt like lost souls and need each other to move on in life made them become life partners, or maybe they had secret crushes on each other to become an item, but whatever the reason, they'd stick together, through thick and thin, always and forever.
Tifa smiled at the thought of going home and collapsing on the bed to sleep, then Elena coming back home too. But she focused her mind on the paperwork instead after a few seconds of dozing off. She was just about done when her office phone rang.
"Hello? This is Miss Lockhart speaking, what can I get you?" Tifa answered halfheartedly trying to sound happy.
"Hey Teef, it's Reeve, I need to ask you, did you get Nibelheim's approval-" But Tifa didn't here the end of it for Elena had just burst in the office looking rather mischievous.
" Ack! Elena! Shouldn't you be at your office doing work?" Tifa asked while covering up the mouthpiece of the phone so Reeve wouldn't here anything.
Elena didn't answer and pounced on Tifa and hung up the phone. Elena then pulled out a vibrator and giggled mischievously. "Work is boring at the moment. I think I deserve a hard earned break, don't you Teef?" Elena whispered softly in the brunette's ear.
Tifa's eyes were as wide as saucers by then as Elena lightly pawed on the belts Tifa was wearing. "What are you doing? We're going to get caught." Tifa protested.
"Don't worry, it'll just be a quickie I promise, and I locked the door." Elena reassured while beginning to strip herself of her jacket and lifting Tifa's shirt.
Tifa rolled her eyes. "If you say so."
/one hour later…/
A happy and fully clothed Elena stood behind Tifa's desk while Tifa called Reeve back while holding a spare blanket and pillow to her chest trying to cover her unclothed body. (A/N: Shame on you, you probably thought I was going to write a graphical Yuri scene didn't you? Well, nope, sorry yuri lovers.)
"Uh huh, yeah, I got their approval. Um…why I hung up on you and decide to call back now well after an hour? …Well…err…umm… my cat died? I don't have a cat? Well it died, so of course I don't have a cat, anymore. Bye Reeve." Tifa replied into the phone.
Elena raised a blonde eyebrow. "Your cat died? What kind of excuse is that?"
"Well, what do you want me to say?" Tifa asked exasperated, she then held up her hand to the side of her face and imitated that she was talking to Reeve on a cell phone. "'I'm sorry Reeve; I didn't call back till now because Elena and I were in the middle of sexual intercourse. Oh what's that you say? You didn't know about us? Well, don't feel bad this is suppose to be a SECRET relationship we've got going on.'" Tifa said stressing the word 'secret'.
"Okay, okay, I get it. Our relationship isn't to be known or AVALANCHE and ShinRa might go ballistic." Elena said.
"Might? Trust me they will go completely at each others throats." Tifa scoffed.
"So, are you almost done here yet here so we can go home?" Elena asked rather impatiently and ignoring Tifa's remark.
"I was, until a certain blonde decided to walk in and not wait till we got home to have fun. Now I need to get dressed and finish a crap load of paper work." Tifa replied while glaring slightly at the VP.
Elena shrugged, "Okay, my bad, I thought you were done when I came in. So I'll meet you at home in an hour I suppose?"
"I guess. I hope you did whatever work you needed considering you left rather early."
"Don't worry about it. Already taken care of." The blonde replied while winking at Tifa in a playful way as she left.
Tifa shook her head as she put her clothes on. "That Elena, I swear…" Tifa started like she was ready to playfully insult her, but Tifa just shook her head again and wore a small smile. "…Where would I be without you? Lost and miserable at the very least." She answered truthfully.
Tifa finished her paperwork and cleaned her office so no one would get suspicious of the room and what antics that went on in there.
Tifa locked her room and prepared to leave the building, she was actually the last one left in the building. 'Hmm, I'm alone in this large company with a master key. I'm sure El wouldn't mind if I'm a teensy bit late and check out some of the rooms here.' Tifa thought. She couldn't resist, she never really looked at all the rooms on ShinRa before, besides, she wasn't going to screw up anything, just look around and give herself a personal tour, what could it hurt?
Tifa went into the elevator and decided to go up to the top floor; the 70th, and look up there, she's never really explored that floor before and she only went up there when Reeve or Elena called for her, but that was rare since they always came down to her and when she did get called up, she's to report to the office and leave, not a chance to look at any other rooms up there.
Tifa stepped out of the elevator and began to walk down the long, narrow hallways. She came to a stop at the Ex-President's office. She wondered for a while why Reeve didn't use this office verses the one he built in for himself. Maybe it's because he didn't want to remember the old ShinRa, but if he didn't want to remember it, why did he bother rebuilding it. Maybe it was some sort of reminder to the people. Whatever the reason, Tifa figured it to be as a memorial of some sort to Reeve, after all Reeve did work for old ShinRa for a long time, and he might want it there to remind him to never turn out like him, or his son.
Tifa stared at the grand oak doors for a moment, then curiosity got the best of her and she opened the door. She looked around the luxurious room and it was exactly how she remembered it from her first glimpse at the place a year ago when Tseng and Rude caught them in the building.
Tifa strolled over to a bookshelf and looked for anything that might be of interest but found nothing to her tastes. She sighed and approached the window to look at the glorious view outside and smiled as many memories filled her head.
"You're blocking my view." A voice suddenly said in a snobbish tone startling Tifa.
" EYAA!" Tifa screamed surprised while accidentally dropping her folder with the paperwork in it. She quickly regained her composure and decided to risk asking. "Wh-who's there? I'm warning you, if you snuck in here I know martial arts, and I'll clobber you if I find out you don't work here." Tifa stammered. She turned around looking for the owner of the voice but couldn't find it. "Where are you?"
"To your left in the chair you imbecile. And no need to worry, I work for ShinRa. My question is what are you doing here in my office." The voice responded.
Tifa looked at the big office chair and her jaw basically dropped at the sight she saw. Sitting in the chair was a chibified young man wearing a white trench coat, a black turtleneck underneath it, he had blonde hair with some bangs falling in front of his left eye, and his eyes were a piercing blue. What was really strange was the fact that he had pointed black panther ears and a black panther tail.
"D-do I know you?" Tifa asked confused. 'Could he be…? …No, he couldn't…he just can't…can he?'
"Hmm? Might, I know many people so I don't expect to remember them all." He sneered while he got out of the chair.
"Rufus?" Tifa dared questioning out loud.
"What? And it's sir to you."
"You're Rufus ShinRa? No way, impossible, he's dead."
"Sorry to be the barer of bad news, wait, no I'm not, I could careless if I make you miserable with bad news, but I'm indeed alive and in the flesh." The blonde retorted.
"Why, and why the heck are you a midget? And where did those ears and tail come from." Tifa asked while kneeling down a bit so she could be eye to eye with Rufus.
"Does it matter? Point is I'm alive. Now do you mind telling me whoever you are what you're doing here?" Chibi-Rufus demanded.
"My names Tifa Lockhart, I dunno if you remember me, and I'm here because I was looking around the place. Do you have anyone to go home to?" Tifa asked.
"No, I'm alone." Rufus answered bluntly.
"Alone? As in, no one to go to?"
"Yes you idiot, or shall I teach you what the word alone means?"
Tifa's eye twitched, she was resisting the sudden urge to throw the Chibi-Rufus out the window and enjoy the pleasure of watching him fall 70 stories to his impending doom and death.
"So then, does anyone know you exist?" She asked as kindly as possible.
"Nope, you're actually the first one to come across my very existence, good for me, I get discovered, but I get discovered by a girl who probably has more cleavage than brain cells, woo-hoo." Rufus sarcastically cheered.
Tifa twitched again. "Where's you're home…other than here." She added.
"Nowhere, but I could work something out. As a matter of fact, you Miss Lockhart, I demand you to bring me home with you. And keep my existence a secret at you home,"
Tifa's jaw hit the floor. "Wha? Nu-uh, there is no way in hell I'm taking you home." She replied. Rufus smirked in response.
/5 minutes later…/
Tifa came out of the ShinRa building while carrying a duffle bag with the chibified Rufus inside.
'How did I get myself in to this?' Tifa asked herself wondering how the heck she was persuaded into taking Rufus to her home so easily.
Tifa entered the apartment and threw the bag in a corner, which made Rufus growl insults. Tifa kicked the bag. "Pssst, shut up, I've got a roommate okay?" Tifa hissed.
"Well at least let me out of here, you have no idea how much this laundry smells." Rufus whispered from inside the bag.
"Really, let you out? If Elena sees you, then you won't be a secret anymore will you?" Tifa replied in a mocking tone.
Rufus cursed, "Well, she won't know I'm real, I can always pretend to be a stuffed plushie that you just bought and sleep with."
Tifa sweatdropped, "Fine, if you're going to be such a prick about it," She opened the bag and picked up Rufus who went completely still to pass as a plushie. Tifa yawned and place Rufus in the bathroom quickly while she changed in the bedroom. When she changed, the brunette grabbed the blonde and went into the bed next to Elena's, cuddled up with the ticked Rufus and soon fell asleep, not even noticing that Elena wasn't even home…
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Elena was still shocked, she'd just left to check out the weapons department for she needed a new gun, and standing right in front of her was a chibified Scarlet with rabbit ears and a fluffy rabbit tail. Elena was just staring at Scarlet and half listening to some of the things she was saying, not really paying too much attention. At least not till she said 'take me home.'
"Excuse me? I didn't catch that last bit, mind running that by me again?" Elena asked confused not sure if her ears deceived her.
"Take me home, you know, as in to live with you?" Scarlet said. Elena blinked, 'You've got to be kidding me.'
"No, I can't, I mean, I've got a roommate, and no doubt she'll see you at some point."
"Relax, she won't even know I'm there. I'm very good when it comes to being secretive." Scarlet reassured her fellow blonde.
"You mean laughing 'Kya ha ha ha ha!' Is secretive?" Elena questioned.
"We all have our faults. My laughter just happens to be one of them, and you've got some too, and I quote from Tseng and Reno, 'Elena, you talk too much.'" Scarlet said in a matter-of-fact tone.
Elena sweatdropped and laughed nervously. "Eh, heh-heh, right."
"Now c'mon, take me to your home." Scarlet commanded while impatiently snapping her fingers in the VP's face.
"I still don't get why." Elena said.
"You found me, I want to remain a secret, you obviously ruined it and you might tell people with that big mouth of yours. I'm going to be the flame under your ass to make sure you don't utter even a single syllable about me." Scarlet said. "Besides, I need a new place." She added as an after thought.
Elena was still puzzled but sighed. "There's no way getting out of it eh? Fine, get in that bag over there and stay in there while I carry it home." Elena said pointing to her bag that was filled with all sorts of things.
Scarlet rolled her eyes and flopped her white rabbit ears down and obligated. Elena zipped up the bag and slung it over her shoulder and headed to her apartment.
When Elena arrived she noticed it was dark and quite. 'Maybe she went to bed early.' Elena thought to herself as she gently placed the bag down. She unzipped the bag for Chibi-Scarlet and set her down.
"Since you're going to sleep here, you sleeping under the bed, got it?" Elena whispered.
Scarlet put her hands on her hips and glared in what was meant to look threatening, but because of her appearance it made Elena burst out laughing. "How so?" She asked, arching a blonde eyebrow.
"Cause Tifa will be sur-oops!" Elena started but stopped when she realized her mistake, she just basically told Scarlet about Tifa; the woman Scarlet hated more than ever, was her roommate.
"What?" Scarlet basically whisper-screamed.
Elena laughed nervously. "Please don't get mad, we've become friends, and she isn't so bad, she's really sweet actually. If you're going to live here, you'll just have to put up with her or else I'll let something slip." Elena threatened.
"You wouldn't, this is blackmail."
"Sure I would, it's not that hard, besides, it's not like you'll see Tifa often, you look cute enough to be a plushie, maybe, hmm, maybe I could lie and say I bought you and then I could keep you out in the open." Elena mused to herself.
"I refuse to act as some plush toy."
"Okay then, suit yourself. Then you'll just have to hide all day and not see the light of day until who knows when." Elena said in an annoying tone.
Scarlet seethed with frustration for a moment but then calmed her self down and sighed in defeat. "Fine, I'll act as a plush toy. But don't you dare treat me like one you can hug and cuddle with, that's where I draw the line."
"Alright, but still, sleep under the bed tonight, or at least under the covers, don't want Tifa to see you in the morning and start asking how you suddenly appeared in my bed." Elena said sheepishly.
Scarlet narrowed her eyes but obeyed and crawled under the covers. Elena smiled happily and went into the bathroom to change, came back out, and clambered onto the bed and fell asleep with Scarlet next to her legs under the covers.
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Reeve walked into his office with Cait Sith waddling behind him. He remembered he had left an important document that he had to type up and save to his computer. He searched for a grand total of three minutes when Cait Sith found it placed in a junk folder.
"Here ya' go Reeve, you coulda lost this for good if it wasn't for me." The cat said handing his creator the paper.
"Phew, thanks Cait Sith, why did I put this in the junk folder is beyond me." Reeve said as he placed the document in his briefcase.
"Hey Reeve," Cait Sith started as he pulled on Reeve's pant leg to make sure he got his attention.
"Yes?"
"I was thinking…hmm, you wanna go to the Turks' lounge for old times sake?"
"Now? At this time?"
"C'mon, please?" Cait Sith begged.
Reeve sighed, "Okay, you win. But not too long." Reeve said. Cait Sith let out a cheer of "YAY!" and he led Reeve to the old and useless Turks' lounge. Reeve had asked for it rebuilt so it could serve as a memorial to the Turks and what they've done, and also Elena asked so she could just sit in there occasionally and think about the good ol' days, Reno, Reeve, and Rude would also occasionally join her but not that often.
Cait Sith entered the room and began happily buzzing about looking at every last thing in there, but being careful not to break anything. Reeve sighed and chuckled at the sight slightly. Reeve plopped himself down on the couch and began to read a book he had been reading for his own entertainment.
About ten minutes later there was the noise of a loud crash that surprised Reeve and the President accidentally threw his book in surprise.
Reeve felt his eye twitch, "Cait Sith! What have you broken?" He demanded.
The cat peered out from behind one of the old Turks' desk; Tseng's as a matter of fact, and his ears drooped. "It didn't break anything, I swear! But someone else did." He answered waving his arms frantically.
"Yeah, right. What are you going to tell me? A ghost did it?"
"Not exactly, but it wasn't me."
"Yes, I apologize, it was my fault entirely. I carelessly placed china there while I was examining it and left it there. My sincerest apologizes." A smooth voice said from behind the desk.
"What the-?" Was all Reeve could manage.
"Oh right, I apologize again for not showing myself…" The voice said, a few seconds later a chibified Wutaiin man stepped out from behind the desk. Reeve recognized him immediately, well, almost; he then saw that the little man had black pointed cat ears, and a fine thin charcoal black tail.
"Tseng?" Reeve started. Reeve being the curious man he is, picked Tseng up and began to lightly tug on his cat ears. Tseng squirmed in protest but Reeve continued his examination. "That really you?" He asked.
"Yes. Will you let go now?" Reeve ignored the latter of Tseng's response. "Are these real?" He inquired lightly pulling on the cattail.
Tseng snatched his tail and began to lightly stroke it, "Stop that, yes it's real, and it's attached to my body just like any other limb is, so it hurts when you pull, so please stop." Tseng said calmly.
"So where'd you come from, aren't you supposed to be dead?"
"That, I cannot really say, for I'm not sure why myself either."
Reeve was ready to ask more questions but Cait Sith choose that moment to interrupt. "So can we keep him Reeve? Can we? Pleeeeeaaaaasseee?" Cait Sith asked annoyingly.
Reeve rolled his eyes as if he was saying no.
"I agree with Cait Sith, Reeve, I don't wish to be known and living here complicates it a bit, so it'd be easier to live with you and not be known." Tseng said coolly.
Reeve narrowed his eyes at the cat-Tseng. "Any reason as to why you want to stay a secret."
Tseng heaved a sigh and shook his head. "Fine, if you were me and well, you had these…" Tseng swished his tail and perked his ears. "…Wouldn't you want to stay in hiding in fear that you might be donated to a laboratory so scientists can experiment on you."
Reeve blinked. "Good point, they'd probably want to prod your body and do all sorts of things in the name of science…then again, what would scientists do with a cat-human?"
"You don't want to know, here's three names to give you an idea: Hojo, Red XIII, and Aeris. Does that answer your question?"
Reeve thought for a moment then shuddered. "Bestiality was bound to happen if AVALANCHE didn't arrive on time, and thank goodness for that, Aeris is human, not an animal that could be bred. And that's even further proof that Hojo is a sick man…"
"How so, I think we all knew that, how would that increase his insanity?" Tseng inquired even though he wasn't that interested.
"He was going to watch, I mean, man, I know some people like it kinky, but that's just plain wrong." Reeve shuddered again and Tseng did to at the mental image.
"You know, that's a comment I'd expect from Reno not you of all people." Tseng said.
"Yeah, well, maybe Reno's Reno-ness is rubbing off on us, right Cait Sith?"
"Yeah!" Cait Sith shouted happily, apparently a little two loud because Tseng flopped his ears down and winced at the annoying voice of the machine. "Oh, sorry Tseng, can we go home yet Reeve?" Cait Sith asked.
Reeve nodded and yawned. "Yeah, it's getting pretty late, and I still need to type that damned document." Reeve motioned for the door and Cait Sith and Tseng went out and followed Reeve to his apartment.
Cait Sith held out the key to Reeve so he could open the door. When Reeve did so a black and white cat crept out and rubbed against Reeve's legs and purred. Cait Sith also dashed in and disappeared inside what was Reeve's bedroom, probably to enter sleep mode.
"Hello Stella, forgot about you for a while, I bet your hungry." Reeve greeted. The cat mewed in response, and then it began to sniff Tseng out of curiosity as to see who this stranger is.
Tseng stiffened. "Um… Hello…?" Tseng greeted nervously as the cat began to lick his face. The cat purred as she rubbed herself against Tseng's body.
Reeve laughed at the sight, his cat rubbing herself against a white, shaky, and nervous Tseng. "It's not funny," Tseng whined.
"Yes it is." Reeve said while he picked up Stella away from the nervous Tseng and placed her in a basket.
Tseng opened his mouth but shut it when Reeve said, "Never mind, now, you go do what you want while I type that document."
"I could be of assistance."
"You're going to help me type the document?"
"I'll type it for you if you'd like, and you can go to bed."
"Right, well, here's the document." Reeve said taking the sheet of paper out of his pocket and handing it to the chibi-Tseng. "Night Tseng, see you in the morning, then I can tell you what I've been doing with my life." He yawned as he went into his room where he found a sleeping Cait Sith in the corner.
'Like I wasn't to know what's going on in your life, but then again it'd be nice to catch up on what I've missed this past year.' Tseng thought while rolling his eyes, and then left to the office to do Reeve's paper work.
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Cid strolled through Nibelheim looking alert for one reason or another. "I still don't get why the hell Yuffie still thinks Cloud would be here. The little brat, she probably wanted to set me up for something, she knows he doesn't live here, maybe she finally cracked, or all that materia went to her head." Cid grumbled, then he shrugged, "Oh well, not her fault she was dropped on her head down three flights of stairs repeatedly when she was little, but it's still her problem."
Cid continued his stroll and looked everywhere for any signs of Cloud, a trap for a prank, or Yuffie. Cid barley ever saw any of the old members of AVALANCHE ever since Meteor.
Cloud had, well, after Meteor, Cloud had just left without a word and just stepped out of everyone's lives with no good byes or anything, like he didn't care if they acknowledged his leave or not. He had been missing and they tried finding him but gave up for Cloud was too stubborn to be found and if he wanted to be a lone wolf, let him then.
Tifa was heart broken by Cloud's sudden leave and had moved to Midgar to try and get over him, she still kept in touch with the other members of AVALANCHE, and the last time Cid saw her, she was smiling and happy, not depressed at all, which was sort of a mystery to Cid, but she still wanted to find Cloud since they were friends and all.
Barret was restoring North Corel and was doing a good job of it, although he barley had time to keep in touch for he was far too busy. Last time Cid saw him face to face was about a month after Meteor.
Yuffie, well, she saw Cid the most for she enjoyed bugging him and liked to keep in touch with Cid the most since she liked cracking jokes and having fun with Cid.
Red XIII had moved back to Cosmo Canyon and became the guardian of the place, while also searching for a mate for himself in the long run even if his race was rare who's says he shouldn't find a mate like his grandfather told him too.
Cait Sith, Reeve really, Cid hadn't seen him since Meteor but he knows that Tifa sees him since she talks about Reeve every now and then.
Vincent, god knows what happened to Vincent, he disappeared too, or he hasn't bothered trying to keep in touch, but that's okay, they all knew Vincent was more than likely the biggest anti-social guy on the planet after Rude of course. "He probably went to sleep for another shit load amount of years." Cid found himself saying. "Heh, I wonder if I should disturb him from his long sleep while I'm here, it'd give me something fun to do while I'm here."
Cid decided he'd do so, disturb Vincent, wherever he was. 'Probably in that old mansion locked in the basement in his coffin.' Cid thought while he turned in the direction to the Nibelheim ShinRa Mansion.
When Cid saw it come into view he was about to go through the front, but something by the side of the house caught his eye. "Hmm, Vincent can wait, it's not like he's going to go anywhere for another 30 years or so." Curiosity overwhelmed Cid and he approached the item that caught his eye.
"A mini coffin?" Cid's vain in his forehead twitched. "Why the hell is there a fricken' mini coffin out here. What in fuck's name is happening, are children now copying Vincent, or are they all going goth or emo or something? Whatever it is, Vince, you must have big influence on people if they copy you, or you've got a lot of damned stupid fans or wannabes." Cid kicked the coffin thinking he could get whoever was in there to come out and tell him why they were sleeping in a coffin.
A second later the coffin opened and a small man in a red cape, with long flowing black hair, wearing a gauntlet, and had strangely enough black cat ears and a black cattail with a white tip peaked out of the coffin.
Cid was more than taken aback he was confused too. "What the fuck? You mean Vincent inspired cats to copy him? This is rich, no, it ain't rich, it's down right fucking scary, wrong, and disturbing yet amusing at the same time." Cid stated and began to inspect the smaller man to get a better look.
"Eh? Wha's this?" Cid questioned as he spotted something on the man's neck. He squinted and saw that it was a collar and Cid spotted the tag and couldn't believe what it read, 'Vincent Valentine'
Cid's eyes became as wide as saucers. "Okay, this is really getting weird, either everyone here is obsessed with Vincent so much they'd dress up their cat like him and name it after him, or this really is some sort of sick joke Vince is pulling on me. I'm really hoping it's the former." Cid said, and he decided right there and then he should leave, which he did without a second thought.
The man cocked his head to the side in curiosity as to why he was awakened, so he decided to follow Cid.
Cid continued to walk through Nibelheim to head to the hotel but he then quickened his pace when he felt like someone was following him. He turned around to see who, or what, was following him. His eyes landed on the chibi-cat-Vincent, upon seeing that Cid quickened his pace to a run towards the hotel. Vincent did the same to keep up with Cid.
Cid realized that he wouldn't loose Vincent so easily so he broke into a run for his room, and when the blonde reached his room he quickly opened it and slammed it shut.
"Phew." Cid sighed with relief as he rested on the door. "Glad I lost whoever the fuck that was."
"Or not. By the way, the answer to your question is none of the above, the correct answer is I am Vincent Valentine."
Cid froze and stared at his bed; there sat the chibi-Vincent with what was quite possibly a look of amusement on his face. "Alright, what the hell are you talking about? Vince is sleeping in his coffin in the Nibelheim mansion and won't wake up for another few decades because he thinks that's how to atone for his sins. Besides, Vincent is at least 6 feet tall and doesn't have cat ears or a tail." Cid pointed out.
Chibi-Vincent sweatdropped. "You mean I was asleep in my coffin trying to get some sleep for a few decades or so, until you came along and woke me up Cid. And don't insult the way I atone for sins." Vincent shot back.
"You know what? Forget I even said that. Let me get to the point, what do you want with me and why?" Cid asked gruffly.
"Nothing. What you see is the reason I was planning on sleeping."
"Having cat ears, a tail, and being a midget?"
"…You didn't have to put it so negatively."
"Whatever, and if you want to go to sleep for another thirty-fucking something years then go, I ain't stopping you." Cid said.
Vincent narrowed his eyes at the pilot. "You woke me up you idiot. Besides, I'd be damned if I let you humiliate me in front of any other members of AVALANCHE, now that I think about it, what happened to everyone since Meteor?" Vincent asked curiously since he left before everyone else.
Cid fell silent, talking about what happened to the group and why they split up wasn't one of Cid's favorite subjects. "Well, uh, you see…we sorta all went our separate ways is the best way to say it I guess."
Vincent blinked his large red eyes at Cid and nodded. "Oh, okay I get it. Still keep in touch with anyone?"
Cid nodded and chuckled a bit. "Yeah, Yuffie, who would've thunk it? That I'd keep in touch with her, of all people, the most."
"What happened to Shera?"
"Shera? She had gotten married…"
"To you?" Vincent said with astonishment.
"NO! What the fuck makes you say that? No wait; don't answer that, I really don't wanna know. She moved out and started seeing someone, that's all."
"You still live in Rocket Town?" Vincent asked deciding to change the subject.
"Yes, but I plan on leaving. There's nothing left for me there, the rocket was launched and destroyed, the Tiny Bronco is gone for good since it was damaged beyond repair, Shera left, no one would really give a damn if I left or not. That place has gotten pretty boring for me, nothing to do, except maybe drown myself in alcohol, but I could do that anywhere." Cid explained.
Vincent fell silent and remained silent for about a minute or two. Cid narrowed his eyes at the cat-chibi-Vincent; to make sure he was alive Cid poked him in the side, but apparently a little too hard, for Vincent fell off the bed.
"…" Vincent said from on the floor and glared at Cid, who smiled sheepishly in response to the glare.
"Sorry, didn't expect you to fall off the side like that."
"…" Vincent climbed back on the bed and sat there with his legs dangling off the side.
"So…are you going to go back to sleep for another x amount of years?" Cid asked trying to start a conversation to end the awkward silence between the two men.
Vincent looked up at Cid and just blinked. "…No."
Cid was taken aback by his decision. "Say what? No, why not? I thought you wanted to sleep."
Vincent sighed. "I did. But I just realized how lonely I am, and that I've got friends so why isolate myself from them, for they sound lonely too, and by me not keeping in touch doesn't really help much. Also, if it wasn't for you guys, I wouldn't have understood my past so clearly, so it's the least I could do in return, and I remember now, that I have no sins to atone for, for I didn't commit anything wrong, the one who should've been in my coffin for thirty years is Hojo, and he should've been in it right now when I was planning on sleeping…not me, not me at all. Right?"
Cid nodded, "…Right, I think I understand, a little at least. So then where will you go?"
"I don't know, I just thought of that. Where will I go? You're the only one who knows I'm awake…" Vincent trailed off. He then looked up at Cid with a smirk on his face. "Oh Cid…"
The color drained from the blonde's face when he realized what the raven haired man was asking. "Oh no…"
Vincent's lower lip trembled and he looked at Cid with big adorable red eyes. He thought maybe he could win Cid over with cuteness. "Please?"
Cid twitched and flinched at the adorable sight. "Ahhh! The cuteness, it burns! Okay, you can stay, just stop with the adorable, cute, innocence, puppy dog pout thingy, and girly shit like that…"
Vincent smiled devilishly at the fact that he had one Cid over. "…But under one condition," Vincent face fault immediately, whatever that condition was he sure that it would be difficult, humiliating, and or, unsatisfying. "…You will basically clean the place, or be a housekeeper at most."
"Housekeeping? How hard can that be? Alright Cid, you've got yourself a deal." Vincent said and how wrong he was.
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Cloud stared at the old, blown-up reactor in Gounga. (A/N: How is the village Zack was born in spelled? I don't remember, and I've got a huge feeling I spelled it wrong.) He sighed and reflected a bit on quite a few things. He knew that walking out of everyone's lives without warning wasn't smart, but he figured they wouldn't care, and if they did, they shouldn't. He wanted to be forgotten but not gone.
Cloud would love to run home but he knows he ain't got one cause he felt he lived in a world where he's best forgotten. 'I wish everyone would just forget about me and leave me be. It would make me happy and they'd find out in the long run they'd save loads of time. Quit while they're ahead.'
"Hmm, maybe I'll go visit Zack." Cloud mused to himself as he trudged towards his friend's grave. Okay, so Zack's burial place is on the outskirts of Midgar, but his grave was placed in Gounga.
Cloud approached his grave and began to reflect on his friend's death. "Maybe, maybe if he abandoned me, he wouldn't have…and he would be…"Cloud found himself saying.
He reflected for another five minutes or so that he didn't even realize the small man that stood next to him until he spoke.
"It's not your fault you know, it was my decision to save you, and I don't really regret it." He said.
Cloud literally leaped three feet in the air from the sudden words spoken from some random stranger. "Say what?" Cloud then looked down at the smaller raven-haired man and scrunched up his face in thought. He looked familiar, spiky long dark hair, stormy eyes, only odd thing was the fact that he was short and had pointed black dog-ears and a fluffy tail which astonished Cloud quite a bit.
"You heard me."
"Do I know you?"
"You don't remember me? I'm hurt Cloud, that really hurt Cloud Strife, I save your life from endless science experiments with Hojo and how do you repay me? By forgetting me, stealing my identity, my girlfriend, my life, and for denying the fact that I even exist. Jeez, I guess that's the last time I dare help your sorry ass if it means I've got to die and you don't thank me in the least or act grateful." The stranger said.
Cloud processed all that in his mind for a second trying to think about who this person was. "…Zack? That really you Zack? But I saw you get shot in the face sixty times, it'd be impossible for you to live." Cloud stated.
Chibi-Zack rolled his eyes. "Yes, it's me Cloud, now tell me, how's Aeris?" Zack asked.
Cloud went pale for two reasons. One: Zack was suppose to be dead yet here he is talking to him like they're old friends catching up on all sorts of things, and two: Aeris, Cloud really didn't want to tell his old friend that his girlfriend died, who would?
"Uh, Aeris? Aeris who, I don't know any Aeris…" Cloud lied.
"You're a terrible fibber Cloud, Aeris Gainsbrough, you know her don't deny it." Zack said tapping his foot.
Cloud submitted. "She, uh, well, what's the best way and nicest way to phrase this?"
"Just spit it out man."
"ShewaskilledbySephiroth." Cloud mumbled quickly hoping Zack wouldn't understand that.
"What? Speak clearly and slowly."
"She died. You know, Sephiroth killed her…"
"WHAT!" Zack yelled out of anger. He tackled Cloud down and began to strangle him. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN SEPH KILLED HER! AND YOU LET HER DIE LIKE THAT? SEPHIROTH I'LL KILL YOU!"
Cloud gagged. "I didn't mean to, Sephiroth just swooped down and did it like that, it looked quick and painless so she died a…uh nice death?" Those remarks only made Zack tighten his strangle hold. "Err, you don't have to worry about killing Sephiroth, we already did it for you, eh-heh." Cloud tried.
Zack released Cloud's neck and sighed. "No use taking my anger out on you, it's not necessarily your fault in particular, its Seph's fault more or less. And since you killed him I forgive him since he got what he deserves."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute. You mean to tell me since Sephiroth is dead you forgive him and since I'm alive you don't forgive me for something that's not even my fault?"
"Basically more or less." Zack replied shrugging. "Oh yeah, I want my sword back."
Cloud sweatdropped and shook his head. "You're difficult."
"Like I care. You let my girl die and you also went out with her so you stole her away from me."
Cloud narrowed his eyes at those two remarks. "Zack, you've got two things wrong. One: I did not steal your woman, I didn't even date her or none of that stuff, we were just friends. Two: You and Aeris weren't serious, she said so herself, also if you were serious, then you sure as hell were a terrible boyfriend, you hit on a lot of girls for all the time I worked with you, you also said you considered yourself a real ladies man, and might I remind you of that female rookie Turk six years ago that you got trapped in a cave with? You were basically a damn womanizer, am I right?" Cloud pointed out.
"Okay Strife, you got me, I'm a real lady killer ain't I?"
"No, and I wouldn't know considering I'm a guy and I'm not gay."
"Yes you are…"
"I am not. I'll have you know I'm asexual."
"Whatever, you can't hide what's inside, you know it, I know it, Sephiroth knows it, the whole world knows it…well, except maybe that Tifa girl, she was sorta clueless no? I mean she was literally throwing herself at you and she didn't get that you're into the same sex. Poor girl, cute, sexy, busty and all that good stuff sex wise, but probably in the long run stupid and suffers from lack of brain cells, maybe all the nutrients of things she eats go to her overly large breasts along with a couple hundred brain cells too. I don't think I've met anyone dumber than her before." Zack rambled.
Cloud bubbled with anger. "Tifa's not stupid, she's smart, at least she ain't like you with a one-tracked mind. And I believe I have met the dumbest person ever before." Cloud defended.
"Who? You?" Zack retorted.
"Yes-I mean NOOO! Not me you dumbass. The stupidest person quite possibly ever would have to be Elena, she's just so…blonde to say the least." Cloud declared.
"Oh I get it, you mean the only hole she has is in the back of her head." Zack said.
Cloud's eye twitched. "That's vulgar. Must you always turn an innocent conversation not-so-innocent, it's like you rape every thing of its innocence."
"What can I say? 'Live life, get laid, get paid.' is my personal philosophy in life."
"Really? I thought it was 'Remember my name. You'll be screaming it later.' was your philosophy."
"Nope, that's Seph's. And they do scream his name don't they?"
"Yup, in terror."
"Hey Cloud, I forgot, what was your personal philosophy again. Enlighten me."
"Uh, well, we don't need to discuss that do we?"
"Oh yes, now I remember, it's 'I'll see you in Hell watching cable T.V' am I right?"
"Hey look Zack, I think I saw something in the reactor, go look!" Cloud said pointing towards said reactor so he can change the subject.
Zack arched an eyebrow. "What?"
Cloud tried to think of something so Zack would just drop it. "Uh, women, hot women…making out with each other." He lied.
"Lesbians! Why didn't you say so? Where are they?" Zack said eagerly.
"Reactor…" Cloud started and Zack made a mad dash to the old blown up reactor. "Wait Zack! There's all sorts of monsters, you just can't run off!" Cloud called to the shorter man.
Too late, by the time Cloud caught up with the chibified Zack, a Hochu was attacking him.
"Shit, I don't have my sword or materia, so I can't kill the damn thing. Maybe I can nab Zack and make a run for it and hope for the best." Cloud said to himself trying to get to Zack unscathed.
Suddenly a couple of boulders smashed and smoke and dirt blew everywhere. Cloud coughed and shielded his eyes until the dirt and smoke cleared up, and when it did the blonde saw the creature was dead and Zack was okay. 'But what saved him?'
"Hey Cloud! Seph saved both our sorry ungrateful and useless asses." Zack yelled.
"Seph? Sephiroth? …SEPHIROTH'S ALIVE!" Cloud looked next to where Zack stood and there stood a chibified version of the silver haired General, except with white cat ears and a nice white cattail. "Uh, I don't feel too good." Cloud groaned and he then fainted.
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R R F: WOOT! This has got to be the longest thing I ever typed, 26 fucking pages. And it took days too.
Sandy: (looks up) It looks rushed, making it not too good, and a lot of things don't make sense and the author's notes take up a complete page, AND you repeated yourself too much.
R R F: (sweatdrops) (hits muse) Shut up. I know a lot doesn't make sense now but it will get better and clear up in the next chapter I promise, I also wasn't too fond of the Reno part myself for some reason. And the next chapter, I don't think I'll do everyone, man that'd drive me up a wall if I did, too much to type. Now hold up the sign! Before I'm being accused of making the characters child molesters or something, the chibis have two forms.
Sandy: (holds up a sign that says "Will work for insanity") This one?
R R F: (hits muse again) No, the other one stupid, and are you going on strike and leaving me?
Sandy: (holds up sign that says "I'm being an abused muse, someone hire me to be their new muse, I will work for any of the following: Yaoi, Yuri, insanity, Reno, Rufus, or their pants.") You mean this one right?
R R F: (sweatdrops) I never gave you these signs…
Sandy: (Grabs another sign that says "REVIEW PLEASE!") Oh, you meant this one. Gotcha.
R R F: (Sweatdrops again) Yeah, just do what the sign says… (Looks at muse who's holding a new sign) (Double takes)…no not that one Sandy, I don't people to go jump off a cliff…(sighs) Just review please, and no flames. Remember, I need a beta reader so if you're willing to offer please do so. Now I'm off to start chapter two and a bunch of other things.