Finally Chapter 2! of my RenoxTifa fanfiction
be warned my fanfiction contains adult content and should not be viewed by anyone under 14 without parental consent.
Tifa looked down at her wrist again and saw the small silver hand on her fine leather watch reach the 12 figure, she decided she had done enough dilly dallying and she raised her speed up. The wind silently brushed over her gentle skin, the sensation gave her goosebumps all along the side of her back. She clasped the door handle under her strong grip but she didn't rush inside and start to open the bar like she normally did every Friday night. She paused, content with her thoughts for a moment, something was bugging her mind, but she couldn't place what. Edge was in full spring today as the city was preparing for its anual Midgar Remembrance Day parade. Tifa finally opened the door to her Bar, the dim lights of the Bar made Tifa feel surprisingly at home. She switched the Closed for Business sign quickly and starting preparing the glasses, the ringing of the bells which siganllised customers entering for their daily drinking rituals. Tifa felt a brush against her legs and saw Marlene looking up her with a discomforted expression across her normally cheerful face , "Tifa, I think something is up with Cloud?" said the youngster clearly upset. Tifa knew that Cloud had gone to Midgar maybe the memories had affected him more than he realised himself, the ringing of the bells warned Tifa another customer had entered the Bar, she quickly reassured Marlene that she would see to Cloud once she had closed the bar tonight, Tifa poked her arm from behind the Bar and saw the usual black opened button suit, the uniform from the turks and saw Reno was the occupier of such clothing. Marlene scampered through the back door as she saw Denzel disappearing to play with some older kids from the neighbourhood.
"Ever want any of your own Tifa?" asked Reno finding a comfortable stool to park himself on. Tifa frowned her brow at Reno, it was rather a personal question to be asking before even buying a drink. "They are better than having my own" replied Tifa sharp off the beat. Reno yawned loudly and saw many customers dribbling in from all walks of life. He looked in the corner and saw Red XIII licking what looked like to be brandy from silver plated bowl. Tifa walkedover to the gracious beast and bent to filled his bowl up a bit further, "How much do I owe you now?" asked Red XIII politely. "Don't worry about it, " said Tifa kindly and gave him a friendly wink and carried on cleaning the glasses from behind the bar. The more Reno drank, the more it seem time was fighting its way to get rid of him from the bar. As the last customer practically crawled away from the bar, Tifa crossed her arms clearly agitated from Reno's lack of movement, piercing Reno with her red crystal eyes. "I think its time for you to go" said Tifa opening the door to escort Reno outside.
Reno walked towards the door although his balance seemed to be off edge. Tifa sighed to herself as she waited for Reno to cross the threshold into the dark and empty streets of Edge, Reno turned slowly to Tifa, his eyesight seem to be out of balance as he strained his eyes to see Tifa from beyond the haze. "I have nothing left now.." he said in wallow of self-pity, Tifa clearly understood this was the drink talking and not Reno. As he walked cross the door way into the lonely and dangerous streets of Edge he looked back at Tifa, "You don't think you could reform Avalanche, you see then I would still have a job" Tifa smiled gently to herself and watched as Reno turned around the corner and out of view.
Tifa started to wash up, she knew she had something that she needed to do but she completely forgot what it was, she looked to the sky through the Bar clear window and saw the rising Sun blissfully sneaking up as a new day arrived at Edge.
She closed the door silently behind her not to awake Cloud and the kids up. She walked slowly not wanting to miss the rising Sun. The last time she truly appreciated the splendor of the Rising Sun was when she and Cloud sat beneath the Highwind not knowing if they would live to see the next day. Aloud cough from behind her knocked Tifa back to her senses she turned and saw Reno laying in the gutter, he awoke and saw Tifa starring down at him, the Sun behind her blurring his vision. "Let me help you up" said Tifa offering a helpful hand to Reno, he willingly accepted and she brought him up to his feet. "Thanks" Reno rubbed his head, he looked down to see he had been sleeping on a garbage bin lid. "I hope you will be ok" said Tifa worryingly. Reno lookedat her through slitted eyes, "Why does she care?"wondered Reno, I mean I did destroy her home, why does she even talk to me? Reno had had these thoughts for a couple of years since their show down with Bahamut SIN, even then she seemed to have forgiven him but why? Tifa carried him to her bar and placed him on one of the unoccupied seats, "Drink this" said Tifa offering him glass of warm liquid which turned out to be Tea. Reno put his head between his legs and started to mumble in coherently. "Whats wrong?" asked Tifain a rather concerned voice.
"Tifa!" said Reno loudly he grabbed her arms rather roughly, his face was full of turmoil, Tifa could even smell the reminants of alcohol in his breath,"Why have you forgiven me?" asked Reno desperately, Tifa brushed his hands away, "Forgiveness is not cause people deserve it its cause they need it." said Tifa firmly. "You have a big heart..Tifa" said Reno, Tifa looked back startled by this out of character statement. "I better go.." said Reno reaching for the door. "You do too!" stretching her voice so Reno could hear the words before he left leaving Tifa alone with herself for company.
