Haunted by the Past- Visitors and Decisions
"I'm telling you that the brocade with mahogany will look better in the library. And since I'm the only one who's ever going to actually go in there, my word is law."
"And I'm saying anyone who gets a coffin renovated has no taste and cannot be trusted with important renovation decisions."
"Are you still upset about that? I told you, it's important to me. The house wouldn't be complete if it wasn't here."
"It's too creepy! We do not need a coffin in the house. Give me one good reason for having a coffin anywhere near the house!"
"Yuffie shall arrive later today."
Silence followed. Vincent knew then that he'd won the argument. He knew that it was one of Cloud's private dreams to lock Yuffie in the coffin after one of her annoyingly thoughtless comments about Vincent being a vampire. And Cloud would let brocade and mahogany adorn the library if he got a chance to lock Yuffie in a coffin. He could almost hear the maniacal laughter echoing through Cloud's mind.
"Alright, brocade and mahogany it is. Hey, have you seen the duck tape? And by the way, what is brocade?"
Vincent only shook his head and walked away, laughing as Cloud went back to plotting Yuffie's doom.
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True to prediction, Yuffie arrived just after 9:00 am. She had hitched a ride with Cid and Shera, desperately trying to escape her father and Wutai for awhile. By then Vincent had unpacked everything he needed for decorating and set it in the long formal dining room. He'd tried to place things in some kind of organized manner, but had given up and just piled it all together. Yuffie would have run in and started on her own if Shera hadn't held her back and pointed out that there was still "it" on the Sierra and the ninja ran out to get it. Cid had stomped in behind them, muttering about playing taxi to stupid ninja princesses and shaking Cloud's offered hand. Shera had gone to Vincent, getting instructions for where things went and how they were supposed to be set up. They both knew that Cloud and Cid were probably going to be employed as heavy lifting only. Neither had much skill for decorating.
Barret arrived soon after them, with Tifa, Marlene and Denzel in tow. Tifa was immediately employed with curtains, drapes and colors, while Barret went to help Cloud and Cid with the carrying of furniture and bemoaning of hunger and lack of entertaining activity. Denzel and Marlene used the many empty floors and rooms for all out Hide and seek, and eventually the adults joined in too. And even Vincent had to admit that pelting around the house toward 'Safe' was a lot more fun then he was expecting. But as he chased after Cid, having been named "it", he learned one very important thing:
Chaos wanted to come out and play.
A/N: Wow. That took me a lot longer than I thought it. But I promise that I will use the day off tomorrow to get two, maybe three chapters up. Maybe more, who knows. Thanks a bunch for reading! Drop a review before you go , because they are love.
