Drabble #8: Magic
Summary: The truth was, to him, that she was flawless from head to toe…flawless and magical.
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Cloud had always known that Aeris was the best at magical attacks. Her spells were almost at an equal power as his physical attack, which for the record was quite a lot. She was also an amazing healer, just a simple touch and the wound was gone no matter how deep or nasty it was. He also knew that it was because of her Cetra heritage that she was blessed with such skills.
Cloud put her other certain skills down to magic too. It was skills such as the fact that whenever she spoke, he found himself staring at her, or the fact that whenever she was near his heart skipped a beat. It must have been magic. After all, how could it be that Cloud Strife, the uncaring, selfish pig that he was, ever feel such emotion?
Then again, he could not put it down to just one thing about her that made him go weak in the knees. Yes, Cloud was man enough to admit to himself that he was falling for her even if he was too proud to admit it publicly. He was not sure which feature attracted him the most. She had the largest, most expressive orbs he had ever seen and they always sparkled with laughter and youth. Her sweet smile was forever on her lips, never leaving once and the mystery around her clung to her like a child to a mother. He could not decide on just one thing that he would choose over the other. It was just impossible.
He glanced up from the flames of the campfire before him when he heard Aeris call goodnight to everyone and he made sure to catch her eyes, if only to get the small smile she always gave him before disappearing into her tent. After that smile, Cloud would feel ready for anything.
So he knew that she must have some charms inherited from the Planet that drew his attention and made him want to be around her twenty-four seven. The truth was, to him, that she was flawless from head to toe…flawless and magical.