Two: Truth
Tifa slowly opened her eyes with a little moan escaping her throat. She felt her head pounding that made her unconsciously lift her hand up from the covers to hold her head as if to steady it. She felt her body sore in places which made her brows furrow. She suddenly bolted up to find herself naked in someone else's room, and the sudden movement greatly intensified the pain she was feeling on her nether region. She looked around with wide eyes and found herself alone, she remembered the night before and those bright blue eyes which were staring intently into her soul was flashing back in her mind, then she looked down again with her eyes still wide from shock and horror of the realization that hit her, that she had slept with someone she hardly knew and it was her first time, too. She began shaking from head to toe and her eyes started swimming in tears.
"No..." She said to herself quietly, she then held her throbbing her both hands when she started sobbing from the pain of her body and the shock of her doing something like that. "No..." Then she lifted her head up and looked at the clock in the night stand, it was seven in the morning, she hurriedly leaped out of the bed, grimacing from the sudden pain and she started sobbing again when she saw blood on the sheets, she then bent down to grab her clothes to start dressing herself. When she was done, she fixed herself as best as she could at the mirror before heading down the stairs, where she had trouble getting through for a lot of sleeping bodies were sprawled all over the house, probably those who were too drunk to go home the night before. When she was able walk away from the house, she fished out her phone and hurriedly dialed Yuffie's number, she knows that her friend must have been so worried about her, and she was right, Yuffie answered in just two rings.
"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN PANCAKE?!" She yelled which made Tifa removed the receiver from her ear while she grimaced. She put it back to talk.
"Sorry Yuffie, I'm still here at Zack's house and I'm on my way home." She said while she walked away to grab a taxi.
"BETTER HURRY UP BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO!" Yuffie yelled then the line went dead. Tifa flipped her phone shut and sighed, she knew that Yuffie could be like an over protective mother to her and she felt sorry for making her friend worry. She waved her hand in front of a cab and slid in.
Tifa spent the whole ride remembering those familiar bright blue eyes, her heart lurched when she remembered what had happened, that they had drunken sex and he disappeared after it all happened.
How could I be so stupid? She mentally scolded herself and she felt hot tears on her eyes again. Her would pound and twist everytime she thought about the handsome, spikey haired blond that took her breath away everytime he looks at her. She hastily wiped a tear that escaped her eyes as she was nearing the apartment she was sharing with Yuffie. She paid for the fare before she opened the door to go out and finally go home.
"You what?" Yuffie asked with her arms crossed in front of her. Tifa on the other hand had been sitting on the couch with her head down.
"I'm sorry, Yuffie..." She said quietly while Yuffie scoffed.
"You know, you could have told me that you were going to spend time with some guy in a room and have drinks until you guys become too drunk to screw each other!" Yuffie yelled, Tifa grimaced at her words.
"I know... I-"
"Look, we're young, we party, we have fun, and I'm not a saint, I hooked up with someone last nigh-"
"You did?!" Tifa asked suddenly with wide eyes.
"THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME!" Yuffie yelled then sighed. Tifa looked down again. "I could have atleast given you advice or some of those goddamn rubbers if ever you decide to have a fuck fest with your guy, what if you got pregnant huh?"
"I... He... Outside... My tummy... He..." She was glad she remembered that he didn't release inside her.
"So what? What if he was too drunk or too stupid that he didn't have the right mind to release outside and you can still get pregnant from that, you know!"
"I'm sorry..."
"Or how about telling me where you were so incase you pass out, I could take you home safely, huh?" Yuffie was shaking, she was really worried about her bestfriend, she plopped down the couch beside Tifa and sighed. "Sorry for yelling pancake, I just-" She was cut off when Tifa hugged her which made her smile.
"I'm sorry Yuffie, it won't happen again..." Tifa reassured her friend who began patting her head.
"Good. Have you eaten?" Yuffie asked while Tifa pulled away.
"Not yet..." Then as if on cue, her stomach growled loudly which made them both laugh.
"Come on, let's go at that new diner just a block away." Yuffie said while she stood up, Tifa smiled and followed suit.
"I need some painkillers..." Tifa said weakly which made Yuffie sigh.
"Hurts down there?" Yuffie asked worriedly.
"Yeah..." Tifa whispered, embarrassed. "And my head, too."
"It'll go away after a while..." Yuffie reassured her friend with a smile, she knew how Tifa was feeling, she lost her virginity to someone she barely knew and Yuffie didn't want to say anything about it to make her feel worse.
The two of them had breakfast at the new diner and they greatly enjoyed their meal, they chatted and laughed about their stories of how their night went, Tifa was reluctant in telling her story but she did anyway, they never hide anything from each other. Yuffie told Tifa how she met a handsome guy named Vincent Valentine, and how they ended up intertwined with each other the night before.
They decided to go to the mall after a while to do some shopping, Yuffie insisted to buy Tifa everything she wants and needs which Tifa greatly rejected, but Yuffie is Yuffie and she would always have her way when it comes to buying things for Tifa. They tried on some clothes and modeled it for each other on the dressing room while they take pictures, laughing at the goofiest shots they took of each other. They went to cafe to have some cake and coffee before continuing on their walk and more shopping. While chatting away, they bumped into someone they never thought they would find in a mall in the morning. Yuffie smiled brightly before she waved her hand.
"Zack!" She called him over and he returned the smile when he saw the two of them.
"Hey! You're here early. Shopping?" He asked then rested his eyes on Tifa, who blushed greatly.
"Yeah, but why are you here so early? What about your house, it's a mess." Yuffie asked with an amused look. Zack scratched the back of his head.
"Oh, that, well, I'll deal with that later, I have a meeting with a friend, she just came back from Kalm and I'm meeting her here."
"I see..." Yuffie said.
"Hey, you two, why don't you come with me so I can introduce you?" He said then smiled at Tifa.
"Oh... I-"
"Sure, why not." Yuffie interjected then smiled back at Zack.
"Great! Let's go then, she should be there by now." He said while he looked at his watch. He started walking away while Tifa and Yuffie followed him. Both Yuffie and Zack laughed and talked for a while, they greatly got along for their personalities were almost the same, Zack stopped when they finally reached the cafe where he was meeting his friend. Then Tifa saw how he smiled brightly as he stared at a very beautiful girl with chestnut hair, she has delicate curls that was framing her face and the rest was held up in a ponytail while tied in a pink bow, she was talking with someone who they can't see for a wall was blocking the person, she looked over to her left and smiled the most beautiful smile, Tifa noticed that her eyes were bright green and it just added to her overall beauty. Zack gestured for Tifa and Yuffie to follow him. When they have finally reached the table, Tifa's heart stop.
On the other side of the table, was the same blond haired, blue eyed guy whom she was with the night before, who was equally as shocked as her. Tifa's heart went hammering mad just at the sight of him. She blushed and stared at him in shock, she felt herself tearing up a little.
"Zack!" The pretty, green eyed girl stood up and hugged the raven haired man, who started laughing while he hugged her back, Tifa and Cloud continued to stare at each other while Yuffie became uneasy, she remembered that it was the same guy that she last saw Tifa with but decided to keep quiet about it.
"Aerith, I want you to meet my friends, Yuffie and Tifa." He said as he gestured to the two girls he was with, Yuffie smiled at the green eyed girl.
"Nice to meet you, Aerith!" She piped which made the Aerith giggle.
"Nice to meet you, too, Yuffie." Then Aerith looked over at Tifa, who was now looking down with a shocked expression. "Hi...?" She said which made Tifa wake up of her daze, she smiled but it didn't reach her eyes.
"Hi... I'm Tifa... Nice to meet you Aerith..." She said timidly with a shy smile.
"Nice to meet you, too." Aerith answered back. "Oh, I almost forgot!" She said and she started going over the table and pulled up Cloud from his seat, she clung to his arm and the blond was doing his best to avoid eye contact with the beautiful brunette in front of him.
"This is Cloud, My fiance."
Tifa thought she heard the sound of her own heart shattering into a million pieces.
A/N: Please don't kill me, Cloud is not a jerk in this story and you'll know why in the later chapters. Thanks for the review 'cloti lovers', you always make me happy. ;)
