Finally Fantasy character in KH will appear in his FF-look, NOT in his KH age or appearance!
"This…is the most disturbing image I've seen in a while…" Sephiroth announced out loud as he stared at his phone while lying in bed.
"What? What is it?"
"Zack sent me a picture of Cloud…" the silverette answered as he kept staring with a face of disbelief.
"Lemme see!" the phone was snatched out of his hand by a red-head lying next to him but it didn't take long for the man to start laughing.
"Genesis, grow up!" Sephiroth snatched his phone back and shook his head at it before closing it…though that didn't stop Genesis from chuckling and texting Zack to ask what happened.
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If one can die of laughter…Zack wasn't far from it.
"Aerith, if Zack dies, can I have the honor of burying him?" Cloud asked as he sat upon one of the beds and watched Zack literally on the ground with uncontrollable laughter.
"Now Cloud, let him have his fun," said Aerith, who stood next to him, with a light giggle.
"Am I the only here NOT amused by this?"
"Yeah," Tifa replied with a light chuckle.
"Ugh, well now that I'm done helping, I'm going to say bye to Roxas and Ventus and then leave," Cloud announced as he stood up.
"Waaait! Cloudy!" Zack called out but only continued laughing again.
"I hate you, Zack…" he growled at him over his shoulder.
"Oh come on Cloud, we're going to dinner together later!" said Tifa and Cloud only groaned when he reached the door,
"I'll go to dinner…I'll just go home and change first," he stated and he swiftly left after that though only realized he probably needs to get a taxi then since the girls are the ones that drove him here...great. Well, guess that's a worry for later.
He took out a piece of paper from his pocket to remind himself where Roxas and Ventus were. It's a big step for his brothers now that they're entering a private high school. Starting tomorrow they'll be in uniforms much to their distaste. Cloud could probably remind them to enjoy their last day in their street clothes…
"Waaaaah! Nii-Chan!" Ven cried and wrapped his arms around Cloud's waist the moment Cloud opened the door.
"Okay, what did Roxas do now?" Cloud asked after he shut the door and patted Ven's back. But the younger twin wasn't in sight much to Cloud's surprise.
"He changed his mind…again! He wants to move out of my room!"
"Well isn't it a little too late for that?" Cloud asked as he brought Ven over to the bed and sat him, and himself, down.
"He found the only student missing a roommate…" Ven murmured, still hugging Cloud,
"So…if he does move out, you'll just have this place to yourself right?"
At that thought, Ven looked up.
"I…guess that's true."
"See? That's not too bad. Now Ventus," Cloud placed both hands on the boy's shoulders and stared at him, "Don't let Roxas, or anyone for that matter, bully you or take advantage of you. Stand up to them and I for one wouldn't mind seeing you punching out someone."
"But violence never solves anything…"
"Well it can be self-defense too!"
"I guess…"
Cloud honestly doesn't want to get a phone call from school and his mother picks it up only to be informed Ventus got tossed into the garbage can or tied up in the bathroom…So he stands by his point: he rather get a phone call from the school letting them know that Ven punched someone out. Even if he was going to get detention, it may get people off the boy's back for the rest of his life in school.
Though before more could be said, the door swung open and Roxas came in with his new friend.
"And here's my brother and...Oh! Hey Nii-I mean…uh…" Roxas wasn't sure what to call Cloud.
"Cousin," Cloud murmured. He didn't want to be stuck as another sister of the family since this family was big enough as it is.
"R-Right…" Roxas slightly nodded.
"Hi! I'm Sora!" the brunette exclaimed after glomping Roxas from the back, "You must be Ventus! You don't mind your brother moving in with me do you?"
"H-Hi! Um, no, don't mind at all!"
"Awesome! Thanks! If you ever feel too alone, just drop by!" Sora offered and Roxas gave him a look,
"Why? I'm moving in with you just to get away from him."
"Aw that's mean, Roxy," Sora slightly pouted and Roxas sighed,
"Alright, but only if you really need it!" Roxas pointed at Ven who simply nodded. Ven was happy to see someone so friendly but…he called Roxas 'Roxy' and Roxas didn't turn around to punch him like he usual does in Ven's case.
"Well Sora's gonna show me around, I'll see you guys later, okay?" Roxas waved and he left with an energetic Sora.
"…That new friend reminds me of you," Cloud stated and Ven gave him a weird look, "You were a lot like that when you were younger."
"Well maybe if Roxas wasn't such a bully…" Ven murmured and crossed his arms. Cloud sighed, but figured leaving him here was a good thing. The boy can't keep running to Cloud whenever he's in trouble. He's got to eventually learn to stand his ground.
"Come on Ventus, I'll show you around the school."
It was almost embarrassing to have a 15 year old hold your hand…
But that's what Ventus was doing as they walked around the school.
"Did you join any clubs when you were here, Nii-Chan?" Ventus asked as he noticed flyers everywhere to advertise clubs. Hmm…chess club sounds good. Oh! A Go club! For a private High school, it seems so much bigger to Ven than he imagined. Not just how big the campus is but how much more people there are and the idea of living here instead of home seems like an awfully big step. He thought private schools were very cramped but it doesn't seem to be the case, at least for this one.
"Nah, I wasn't a very social person and prefer not to deal with stupid people or those younger than me."
"Why?"
"Because a majority of the freshman and sophomores are idiots…even when I was freshman and sophomore. But I encourage you to join something."
"I don't know…" Ventus shrugged as he continued scanning the outside school grounds and its people. Though when he spotted the bathroom, he excused himself. Cloud was going to follow him if he didn't remember what he was currently wearing…So he waited by the fountain but apparently it was an ok to get hit on much to the man's annoyance…
"Being a girl really does suck more…Fucking asshole! Leave me the fuck alone!"
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Ven scurried out of the bathroom to rejoin Cloud but due to his rush he bumped into someone else and he hit the ground.
"I-I'm sorry!" he immediately apologized after scrambling to his feet and bowing politely.
"Watch where you're going, Freshman!"
Ven looked up and he let out a squeak upon seeing the fierce face of a scarred man.
"Hey, leave him alone, Seifer."
Seifer's arm was bumped by a second man with short brown hair also with a scar across his face…
"Ugh, whatever…get outta here, Freshman!" Seifer exclaimed and Ven flinched and he ran only to run right into Cloud's arms who approached the group the moment he spotted Ven.
"Hey!" Cloud immediately cleared his throat and lightened his voice before he continued and putting Ventus behind him, "Leave him alone!"
"Make me!" Seifer challenged, right up to Cloud's face,
"Fine: I'll kick your ass if you don't!"
"Bring it, Missy…"
"Oh I will…" Cloud was about to take off the jacket if a person didn't step himself between him and Seifer.
"Alright, break it up," the second scarred-man put himself between the two, "Lay off, Seifer, we're going to be late. And I apologize for him, Miss."
Cloud lightly raised a brow at that…
Well it's not every day you're called 'Miss.'
"Hey, we're allowed to be late, we're seniors," said Seifer with a smug look on his face, "Lighten up, Leon!"
Leon only sighed as Seifer walked off and he quickly followed. It was then Cloud noticed them both swing a sheathed sword over their shoulders as they walked. Ventus started tugging Cloud to go but Cloud had other plans as he pulled Ven along to follow them into the gym…
It didn't take long for them to notice they were being followed but they were already in the gym that was occupied by a small group of mostly juniors and seniors.
"Oh great, what the hell do you want?" Seifer nearly demanded after Cloud pulled Ventus along and he paused when he got close to the bleachers. Ven hid himself behind Cloud, mostly due to how everyone looked intimidating and having about a dozen pair of eyes stare at you was intimidating in itself already.
"Oh nothing, just to watch," Cloud replied coolly, which was the truth anyway. He remembered a club with sword fighting in it…but was canceled due to Zack injuring someone two years ago…
"Pth! Sorry, no fan girls allowed."
"I'm not a fan girl, I'm a good swordsm-swordswoman myself," Cloud quickly corrected in the midst of his sentence. Though he only got a wave of laughter.
His brow was twitching furiously as Cloud held in a literal growl. Despite the fact that he's not actually female…he finally understood how Tifa, his sister, and Paine felt and forgave them for all the times any of them, especially Paine, knocked a guy out (or beat them up) over a stereotypical or sexist comment.
"You're just asking for me to shove that sword up your ass aren't you?" Cloud commented in a serious tone and the laughter slowly died down.
"Pretty big words for a little girl."
Cloud could imagine himself in an anime at that moment: that anime vein just got bigger on his head as he practically stomped his foot when he took a step closer. He knew for a fact he's probably taller than at least half the people in this room! Before Cloud reached out for Seifer's weapon and clunk him over the head with it, Leon strolled over and pulled Seifer to the side and sent him away. He approached Cloud once again with that same monotone face…and Cloud noticed this man never makes an emotional face, it's almost like this man doesn't seem to care about anything enough to, well, care.
"Look, I'm sorry if we offended you…but this isn't a game."
Cloud couldn't believe it! Even the most stoic guy here thinks he isn't serious!
"Okay, you know what? You. Me. Fight. NOW!"
And when Cloud's dedicated to something, he'll get it. So Leon found himself about to fight a girl…
When getting ready, Cloud was going to take the jacket off…but remembered his puddings…so he instead zipped it up all the way to prevent them from falling out if that were to happen. He borrowed a sword and after unsheathing it, noticed it was pretty real. Not as sharp, but it was for safety reasons after all…not that this was actually 'safe' at all…
"Be careful Nii-Chan!" Ven lightly cheered from the side but away from the bleachers and Cloud gave him a look to remind him of his current appearance, "I mean…Nee-Chan…?" Cloud would've game him another look or correct him again since he's not supposed to be their sister either but…he just gave up and turned towards his opponent.
Cloud prepared himself and saw Leon was still not taking him seriously. Well he's going to be sorry in about 5 seconds. Despite the fact Cloud's slightly restricted due to the tight leather jacket, he knows he'll make it through this without a scratch…and it's not because Tifa will kill him if he damages her outfit in any way.
"I hope Cloudy's not mad at me," said Zack as he strolled through the school with Aerith and Tifa.
"Oh he'll get over it," said Tifa, waving it off,
"Oh! So Angeal said he's might bring that sword fighting club back this year! That's why I'm here, I'm supposed to go check on old members and see if any want to rejoin."
"You mean that club that was cancelled because you accidentally stabbed a sword through one of the student's legs?" Tifa asked to make sure.
"Shut up! That was two years ago! And we're supposed to get less sharp swords," Zack exclaimed as he led them over to the gym.
"I still think it's really dangerous," said Aerith, "I mean…what if someone like Roxas can't control himself if he decides to join? He's a good boy but...he's a pretty evil younger brother so I'm just worried for Ven's sake." It's not like Roxas practically torturing Ven was news for anyone.
"You're worrying too much, Love! I'm just gonna check to see how many people are here and then head back to Angeal okay?" Though the moment Zack opened the gym doors, a loud grunt was heard followed by many people gasping as a body hit the ground hard plus a sword went flying and nearly hitting someone's head at the bleachers.
"Best of three huh? Give me a break…" Cloud tapped the sword on his shoulder with a smirk and turned his back to his defeated opponent to face Ven but his face fell when he saw his friends at the door behind the boy, "Crap…"
Tifa's hand met her face in an instant,
"He was supposed to lie low!"
"…Awesome job, Cloudy!" Zack exclaimed and Tifa nudged him the side,
"What part of lying low or have a low profile do you guys not understand?"
Without bothering to look back, Cloud placed the sword down, grabbed Ven, and ran up to them.
"What are you doing here?" he asked in whisper.
"Zack had a job to do," Tifa pointed, "What are YOU doing here?"
"Uh…beating up bullies?" It wasn't a total lie…and if Cloud told Tifa the real reason, well, there won't be any members of this club, if it's a club, left!
"Cloud! That's horrible!" Aerith scolded.
"I thought that was awesome. You just took down Squall Leonhart," said Zack with a light chuckle, as he still can't take Cloud seriously, "Took him down in a dress too!"
"Zack, don't encourage him to beat up students!" Aerith exclaimed, almost too loudly.
"Hey, its fine, I'm going to be out of here anyway and never see these people again," Cloud reminded.
"What if they ask me who you are? What am I supposed to call you?" Ven asked and Cloud groaned.
"Rikku/Cloudia," Tifa and Cloud answered before they exchanged looks. They looked back at Ven again and said. "Cloudia/Rikku."
"Make up your mind!" Cloud shouted at Tifa after hearing the reverse.
"Ugh…alright: we can't call you Rikku since the real Rikku will come back. Cloudia it is. Especially since Zack called you 'Cloudy' and the whole gym heard…"
"Ah, right…Sorry Cloudy!" Zack lightly chuckled.
"Well I'm getting out of here before I have a mob after me…"
"…Too late," Zack pointed behind him and Cloud didn't dare look, but he did hear a bunch of swords being unsheathed.
"Bye guys! I'll be back for that dinner!" Cloud immediately took off with Ven following. Cloud has always been here for 4 years and he's not going to stay here any longer than he has to! But as he ran, he thought back on Squall-Leon-whatever-his-name-is and couldn't help but think how familiar he looked. Maybe he met him before when he first joined the club with Zack two years ago…only to have it cancelled not long after. Since it didn't last too long, there weren't anyone to really remember. Yeah that must be it…he must've just seen him at the old club before. He could always ask Zack later at dinner, but he didn't really care. He won and that was that. Cloud didn't think he ever would see any of them again…but he was proven wrong by the very next day, much to his annoyance.
The blonde was hanging around his room with a book and an open laptop. He was enjoying a slow quiet day until his cell phone rang…with Ven on the other end but that's really no surprise.
"Hello?"
"Hey Nii-Chan."
"Hi Ven, how's it going over there?"
"Not bad but…"
"But?"
"You know that guy you beat up? He's looking for you."
"If he's messing with you, I'll-"
"N-No he's not but…he's waiting outside my room as we speak, waiting for me to get off the phone with you. He kept catching me after all my classes, asking if I asked you yet. So now that I'm on a free period, I thought I might as well ask now before it looks like I'm being stalked by him."
Cloud could not believe it…this guy is that determined for a rematch? At least that's what Cloud assumed. Why else would this guy be trying to contact him?
"Ugh…fine, I'll meet him tomorrow…"
"You could always say no, Nii-Chan…"
"Yeah but I want him off your back without question. Does that guy have no girlfriend or best friend to tend to or something? Sheesh…"
"Well I found out he was openly gay after he and his girlfriend broke up a year ago; and he has lots of fans but he rejects everyone."
Cloud was just surprised how fast personal profiles can spread at a school over one day…
"So maybe he's asking you out."
"He thinks I'm a GIRL, Ventus!"
"Oh right…sorry…"
"Just ask him where he wants to meet!"
"On it, Nii-Chan!"
Cloud cannot believe this…now he has to ask Aerith and Tifa to dress him up…again! But they have to figure out a way to make sure his fake breasts don't fall out...He's going to give them man the beating of his life for making him dress up as a girl again!
"Nii-Chan?" Ven was back on the phone and Cloud's attention went back to him, "He said whenever you're available. He's willing to cut class. I told him you graduated last year so yeah…he knows you don't go to school here."
"Ugh…I rather not have him miss school. I say his free period or maybe even after school is over."
He heard Ven put the phone to the side and can hear him talking to Leon. After a moment of waiting, Ven came back.
"He said okay and to meet him at the back of the school, near the garden, at 6."
"So this is a rematch?"
"Um…he said just to meet him there."
Cloud sighed and rolled his eyes. Maybe he'll bring some steel-toe boots just in case…
And whatever happened to his vow to never cross-dress again?
Squall has his FF-look when he has short hair.
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