This is a crossover fan-fiction spanning Final Fantasy 7 and Vocaloid. It takes place in the Final Fantasy world, some time after Dirge of Cerberus. For the purpose of this story, Cloud still lives apart from Tifa, but still close enough to the others so as not to isolate himself.
Due to issues revolving around death/family/and personal problems, this story has been rated M for Mature.
The Twins
Chapter 1 - On My Doorstep
Cloud Strife, closing in on his twenty-eighth birthday, yawned and looked over the pages for the days deliveries. He lived in a somewhat ramshackle house, several blocks from Seventh Heaven. He rather liked the privacy, but there were times when . . .
He walked over to the window as he noticed a glint from a distance. Sticking his head out, he yelled "QUIT WITH THE SPYING, TIFA!" Cloud slammed the window shut and closed the curtains. Ok, privacy was still a bit of an issue, but at least she wasn't breathing down his neck for everything. Besides, Tifa had someone, so why was she always watching him?
Stepping out to get the mail, Cloud almost stepped on two children huddled on the steps. He blinked, unsure how they even got there.
One child was crying, hands up and trying to wipe the tears away from the dirty face. The other child was trying to shush the first.
"Quiet, the monsters are going to come." The child looked up at Cloud, and the blue eyes got wide with fright.
Cloud could hear the monsters starting to venture closer. "Get inside." he said, pulling the two children into his house. As he did, he noticed that the hair, while grubby and dirty, was a golden color, much like his own. He closed the door, noticing the bump against it as a monster hit the thick wood. With a sigh, he walked over and dropped his mail on the table. Monsters usually never ventured this far into the city, so these two must have been chased a fair distance in.
"What are your names?" he asked.
"I'm Len Kagamine." said the one that wasn't crying. "This is my twin sister, Rin."
Cloud raised an eyebrow. Twins were a rarity on Gaia as it was, but to find twins abandoned and alone was even rarer. "Where'd you come from?" he asked as he checked outside to see if the monsters were gone, or if he'd have to toss cans of pepper spray out the second-floor window again.
"I don't remember." Len replied. "Thanks for saving us, Mister."
"My name's Cloud Strife."
"Thanks, Mr. Strife." came the softer voice of the sister.
"Cloud works just fine." he said, smiling slightly at them. The pair were starting to relax, which was a good sign. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to have someone living with him again. After all, there were other rooms.
Rin hiccuped, and Cloud smiled. She looked so cute, dressed in her long sleeveless shirt and short-shorts, legwarmers and dirty white shoes. The filthy white bow in her hair was adorable, too, especially since it seemed to bounce a little as she hiccuped again.
"Here." Cloud handed her a bottle of water. He handed another to Len, trying to be fair.
"Thank you." said Rin, her cheeks turning a little reddish.
"You know, you can stay here if you want." Cloud said. "I've got extra rooms."
"Thank you." said Len.