That's it! He had finally lost his mind, and it was all because of this tinny brown haired blue eyed girl before him. A girl who had too much of her mother in her. Stubborn and defiant.
"Why can't I help!" Lilith "Lily" Strife said stomping her foot on the ground, "you let Denzel help you!"
The ten-year-old had a point, but Denzel was also older than her and more careful around his motorcycle.
When Cloud didn't answer, Lily gave him a wide-eyed puppy dog look and started to beg, "Please! Please! Please! Let help!"
He should tell her no, but damn that look! He couldn't say no.
"Fine," he sighs, "but you have to listen to me."
"Yay!" Lily exclaimed.
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The house was quiet… almost too quiet. Even with Denzel at friends and Aaron taking a nap.
Where was Lily! Aerith should be able to hear her daughter's TV as Lily watched her princess movies. But Lily wasn't in her room! And upon further investigation, Aerith quickly found out that her daughter wasn't anywhere in the house.
Scared and panicked, Aerith opened the door to the garage hoping that her husband knew where Lily was or if he could help find her. But as soon as she opened the door, she heard voices and the laughter of a little girl.
On the ground, next to Cloud's motorcycle was Cloud and Lily. Cloud's gaze was on the girl as he gave her instructions on what she should do.
Both of them covered in oil.
The sight of them swept away her worry and replaced it with adoration.
With a smile on her face, she watched the pair work.