Marked
Startling Meeting.
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A/N : Okay as you can see in the summary, I edited all of the chapters. That's right. ALL OF THE CHAPTERS. It took me a very long time, so leave reviews on whether or not you like it…
'' – means somebody's thoughts
A tired sigh could be heard if anyone was there to listen, but the only person who was there was the one who was sighing. Wine colored eyes, belonging to a twenty two year old woman, opened to see her clock reading the time of ten am. Letting out a groan, the woman rolled out of bed and dressed in her normal outfit, excluding her fighting gloves, all though she had those in her back pocket in case she had a customer who couldn't keep his hand to himself.
Jogging down the stairs, the woman flicked the lights on and walked over to the door flipping the 'Closed' sign over to read 'Open'. 'Yet another day.' She stretched and rolled her eyes when she spotted a note on the bar counter. Speaking aloud to herself she said, "Let me guess, it's a note from Cloud that's going to say, 'Dear Tifa, I'm not here as you can see, and I'll be back later. Don't stay up too late waiting for me.'"
Making her way over to the note, she picked it up and read aloud:
Dear Tifa,
I'm not here as you can tell, but I'll be back later. Don't wait up for me.
Crumpling up the note and tossing it into a nearby trash can, Tifa began putting chairs down on the floor and cleaning the tables off. The tiny bell on the Seventh Heaven's door rang, announcing that a customer had arrived. Looking up, Tifa couldn't see what the person was, because of the cloak, and she was assuming the customer was a male. The man made his way over to the counter and, sat down on one of the bar stools. He was silent, and Tifa was grateful for it. She needed time to think. However she wasn't so lucky.
The man spoke up quietly, "You seemed to be troubled Tifa." Tifa glanced at him, shook her head, and went back to work. "So is this how you treat all of your customers? Just let them help themselves to a drink? Such a kind bartender." Tifa glanced at him again and sighed saying she was sorry. He raised an eyebrow and spoke again, "I was thinking you would like some company. The bar has just opened up so, know one is here yet and therefore I popped in hoping to talk for a little while."
Tifa raised an eyebrow and sat down next to the customer, asking, "Well your not a normal customer, that's for sure." The man chuckled slightly and said, "I heard Cloud destroyed the SHM yet again… Is he not strong enough to keep them down?" Tifa instantly gritted her teeth. "I did not mean to upset you. Should I have not spoken of the SHM or Cloud?" The man spoke softly.
Eyeing him she said, "I wish you hadn't. Cloud has always been anti-social, so I can understand him not being here every once in a while but….. He's never here when I'm awake or getting ready to go to sleep. And, he's never here when I need him. I thought he and I were friends, but I guess I was wrong…" She let out a sigh and began sweeping behind the bar counter. The customer's eyes followed her movements. "What if I could tell you where he was every morning, day, and night, my kitten?"
Tifa froze when she heard the word kitten. The customer was speaking in a different voice. She slowly turned around to face the customer who had pushed the hood of his cloak down. "You…Kadaj…. He killed you… What.. How..?" She stuttered and quickly pulled her gloves on preparing for a fight. "You don't want to fight me kitten. I'm just going to tell you where your little lover-boy goes off to while he pretends to be interested in you." Her eyes widened and she went to say something but Kadaj quickly cut her off. "He's with Yuffie all of the time, and he's doing more than searching for fucking materia. As a matter of fact, he's doing the fucking." Kadaj said blankly.
Tifa eyed Kadaj mistrustfully and backed away from him when she noticed he was walking towards her slowly, like he was trying hard not to scare her. He let a slow smile spread across his face. "I'm not scaring you or hurting you am I, kitten?" Tifa said nothing, but her fists clenched tightly and she grew rigid.
"Pardon me Kadaj, but you haven't exactly been the best of company the last few times I was around you." She looked past him and eyed the door that was behind him. "The door is right there, so you may turn around and leave at any moment." She spat out angrily. Tifa didn't really understand why she was angry, but she was. Kadaj hadn't done anything to her… yet.
Kadaj shot her a smile, that revealed remarkably, sharp, fangs. "Is it all this talk about Cloud? Or is it the fact that your confused? Or maybe your wondering what I am? Well I'm a vampire, and so is Cloud. You don't have to believe me, and you probably don't, but I'm sure he'll show you tonight when he gets home. Most male vampires don't like having their 'property' messed with. "He began to push her back slightly, but with force and she winced when the back of her knees hit the cabinet where the glasses where kept.
Before Tifa could regain her balance, Kadaj was in front of her, gripping her chin tightly and forcing her to look at him. "Do you know who he's fucking twenty-four seven, my dear kitten? I believe her name is Yuffie… An annoying brat that one is. Seems like she never shuts up. But, I'll leave you to your thoughts…. Right after I mark you, dear." Before Tifa could do anything, Kadaj had sunk his fangs deep into the side of her neck. He retreated from her neck after a few seconds and, left her to dizzily lean against the glass. "Seeing as your in no condition to be serving drinks, I'll flip the sign back to 'Closed' on my way out."
As she watched him leave, she moved over to a bar stool to rest on. Tifa let out a groan of discomfort. Her neck was sore and her head hurt from trying to understand why Kadaj was even alive and, why he was a…a.. vampire. Another jingle was let loose as the bell was shaken for a second time that day. Without looking up, Tifa called out, "The sign says we're closed. Please come back later." A small laugh could be heard. "Your kicking me out of my own place that I stay in Tifa?"
Tifa's head shot up and she instantly regretted moving so fast. Letting out a weak groan, she slapped Cloud's hands away as he quickly rushed over to steady her. He raised an eyebrow, but backed off to give her some space. 'Something's not right…' Cloud thought quietly. 'There's another vampire scent in here and all over Tifa.' He returned his attention to her and asked her if she was alright. She weakly nodded yes and, that's when he noticed the marks on the side of her neck. Perfect bite marks. That explained the vampire scent.
"Tifa? What are those holes in your neck? I'm sure they weren't there this morning when I left.." Her hand instantly shot over to her neck to cover the wounds. "I uhhh…. Fell and stabbed myself on the corner of the bar counter twice… You know… clumsy me….heh…" She flashed a small grin, obviously nervous about Cloud questioning her.
Cloud raised an eyebrow. "Tifa you never lie to me… who marked you?" He was baring his fangs now, confirming Kadaj's statement that Cloud was a vampire, and he looked angry. Very angry. She began backing away from him and tried to avoid his gaze.
'Why? Why did this have to happen to me of all people?!' Tifa's mind was stuck in a hurricane of chaos.
'It comes with being close to vampires. Sooner or later, your life is flipped upside down.' A foreign voice spoke in her mind.
Tifa let out a growl. 'So your in my mind now too, Kadaj?'
A small chuckle. 'Congrats, you figured it out. Being bonded to me allows me to talk to you and keep a close eye on you so no one like Cloud takes you from me.'
'What's the big interest in me all of the sudden? Last time we met, you tried to kill me… well Loz did, but that's besides the point… And speaking of points, Cloud has very pointy fangs and I think he's going to bite me..'
Tifa dropped her mind speak with Kadaj and focused on the approaching Cloud. He looked very angry and for some reason, she thought he was going to bite her. Her thoughts became true, as he pressed her against a wall and sank his fangs into the other side of her neck. The side that Kadaj hadn't bit her on.
'Why me?? Why do I have to be bitten twice??'
Tifa blacked out from Cloud's sleeping venom. Her body couldn't fight the venom off, due to the fact that she was so weak and dizzy from Kadaj's bite.
A/N: Okay the very first edited chapter has been completed. It was a lot longer, so I hoped you enjoyed it, and I'm going to try to make longer chapters, guys. The original chapter, had a word count of 743 words and this chapter has about 1600 words. So I guess I'm making an improvement.
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