Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Final Fantasy characters, locations, and references to the game are all owned by Square Enix. I have created, and only own my original character: Adriana.

Chapter 2: Love At First Sight

"Please, can I take your order." The good looking barmaid asked, smiling at the two guys that were sitting down at the bar. The well-built man, with azure blue eyes and gelled spiky black hair, was looking at her curvy body lustfully.

"Wow... You're gorgeous, can I get your number?" He asked as he leered at her large breasts and making her blush.

What a pervert, she thought to herself.

Before the barmaid could answer him, his friend politely interrupted. "Can we have two Mighty Potions, please." The barmaid nodded and smiled at him before she turned away to prepare their drinks.

He leant towards his friend and spoke quietly. "Why do you always do that Zack? It's with every pretty woman you see."

"Do what, Cloud?"

"Come onto them like you're a dog on heat!"

"I didn't come onto her, yet. Relax bro I just asked for her number; it's not like I'm gonna fuck her or anything." Zack explained, grinning.

Cloud slapped his forehead with the palm of his hand in frustration. "Yet?! Exactly my point!" He said, crossly. "Remember you have a girlfriend and I don't think Aerith will be very happy with you being suggestive and flirting with another chick."

"Whoa! Oh, come on Cloudy, lighten up! Don't be so serious, man..." Zack paused for a few seconds glancing back at the barmaid; his eyes eyed her nice ass when she was bending down, and he licked his lips at the sight of it. He then continued to speak, "I suppose there's no harm in looking, right?"

"Ok... But as long as your not planning on fixing her boiler." Cloud warned him.

"No, but I'd park my bike in her garage," He whispered, smirking.

"I hope you enjoy your drinks." The barmaid said cheerfully on her return as she served them their drinks. She glanced at Zack, who was just watching her with a big grin on his face.

"Thanks, gorgeous. What's ya name?" Zack asked her.

"Adriana."

"Pretty name. I'm Zack, and this is my bro, Cloud." He said, motioning his hand to his friend.

Cloud glanced at her, blushing slightly. "Nice to meet you."

Adriana reminded him of his childhood sweetheart, Tifa and he quite fancied her.

She smiled sweetly at him. "Nice to meet you too. What are you two doing out here in Costa Del Sol, then?"

Cloud casually sipped his drink and replied. "We are just taking a break before we start our mission,"

Zack nodded in agreement as he swallowed down some of his beer. "Yeah, we are here for a couple of days."

"Oh, so your both SOLDIERS?" She curiously asked them.

"1st Class SOLDIERS, actually," Zack boasted.

Her brows rose. "Really?! It must be quite scary for you, no?"

Glowing blue eyes locked on hers. "Nothing I can't handle, darling," Zack said, giving her a seductive wink.

Adriana rolled her eyes at him and couldn't help but laugh. She thought that Zack was a womanising charmer - a little cocky maybe and arrogant, but he didn't seem like a totally bad guy.

"Hey, Adriana!" Zack said, interrupting her thoughts.

"What?"

He smirked. "How about we get to know each other a bit better?"

She looked confused. "Huh?"

Scratching the back of his neck, Zack asked her, "How about one date?!"

"Zack!" Cloud said with frustration and annoyance thick in his voice.

"I really like you, Adriana," Zack confessed to her.

Adriana giggled and said, "Sure you do, I bet you say that to all the girls you meet."

His eyes narrowed at her comment. "No, you're different. I do really like you. Give me a chance and let me prove it to you."

"Ahem!" Cloud said, interrupting them. They both turned their heads to look at him. "Zack, how about you take Aerith instead?" He suggested, smirking.

"Who's Aerith?" Adriana asked Cloud.

Glaring at Zack, he said, "His girlfriend."

"Cloud, shut the fuck up, man!" Zack yelled, glaring at him, with his fists clenched.

Adriana grinned as she listened to them argue.

SOLDIERS, what are they like? She thought to herself.

While the two were busy arguing and yelling at each other, a very tall and muscular man entered the bar. Adriana instantly locked eyes with him and recognised who it was; Angeal Hewley. Angeal looked a lot like Zack, but he was more mature, masculine and strong looking. The big man had icy blue eyes, radiating of Mako and unlike the other SOLDIERS, he was still dressed in uniform. Adriana could tell that underneath his uniform was a strong torso.

I would never have imagined that my dream man would materialise right in front of me. What a hunk, she thought to herself.

Adriana noticed that she was staring at him for too long and suddenly snapped out of her gaze, dropping her eyes onto the counter. She picked up a washcloth and started to clean it. Angeal had to do a double-take when he saw Adriana, his heart nearly stopped. His eyes were taking in every detail, and he thought that the woman was gorgeous; Long dark hair that ran down her curvaceous body and her sultry eyes were as dark as onyx, but they sparkled and were the most beautiful eyes that he had ever seen in his life. She had a glistening tan, and he thought that she was probably in her mid-twenties. Adriana wore a sexy white low cut dress, which was very short and revealing, outlining every curve of her body. The exotic babe topped off her outfit with matching strapped kitten heels on her flawlessly manicured toes. Angeal liked what he saw and subconsciously licked his lips as his eyes slowly slid down over her body.

Gaia, she is beautiful, he thought to himself.

Angeal snapped out of his daze when he heard Zack and Cloud arguing with each other. He strolled over to them, his expression all of a sudden changing into a serious and stoic one. He overheard the argument and knew that the puppy was up to his old tricks again. When the two arguing SOLDIERs saw their Commander, they immediately stopped their quarrelling and became silent. Angeal broke the silence as he finally stood, towering over the two country boys.

"What are you two doing? We have an important mission in a couple of days, and both of you should be practising and getting combat-ready. Get back to the Inn, now!" He ordered.

"Yes, Sir!" They saluted to their mentor and said their farewells to Adriana before leaving the bar.

"Later, gorgeous," Zack said with a cheeky wink and a wave goodbye.

"Bye Adriana," Cloud said, also waving goodbye.

She smiled and waved back at the two. "Bye, take care."

The two SOLDIERS quickly left the bar and headed back to the inn before they got into any more trouble with their Commander.

Angeal felt jealous when he saw Adriana getting hit on by Zack. He had never felt so insecure or strange before in his life. The beauty in front of him stopped cleaning and was ready to serve him.

"Would you like a drink?" Adriana asked, smiling warmly at him.

Angeal smiled and sat down on a bar stool. "Yes, please. What do you recommend?"

She put her delicate forefinger up to her plump lips and thought for a couple of seconds of what to offer him. For some strange reason, Adriana wanted to impress him. "Hmm, how about a Mega Hero cocktail?"

He chuckled and folded his strong arms across his broad chest. "Sounds great,"

She smiled and then started to prepare his drink. Angeal watched her find and mix the different liquors.

"I am sorry if they were bothering you, especially Zack. Whenever he sees a pretty lady, he is like a dog on heat." He said with humour in his voice.

"Hehe... No, I'm fine thanks." Adriana giggled nervously and continued talking while pouring the concoction into a large glass. "Besides, I'm kinda used to it."

Angeal smirked. "Oh, I bet you are."

She served him the drink, and their hands briefly touched one another's.

"Thanks." Angeal had said before he started to swallow some.

"How is it?" She asked him.

He licked his lips after swallowing a mouthful. "This is rather good. I can see why you're so busy."

Adriana smiled when he praised her. She leant forward and rested her arms on the bar counter, gazing at him with one hand cupping her cheek and the other arm underneath her ample chest. Angeal shifted uncomfortably in his seat while his eyes travelled down to her chest.

"I'm glad you like it, Mr Hewley."

Angeal shifted his gaze between her eyes, then her chest, then back to her eyes, locking his icy blue orbs with her dark, sultry ones. He licked his dry lips and waved off her formality and told her to call him by his first name.

"You already know my name, but please call me Angeal."

Adriana nodded and smiled at him. "Ok."

Placing his drink down on the counter, he asked, "What is your name?

"Adriana."

"That's a very beautiful name, Adriana. Nice to meet you." He complimented and offered her a handshake.

Adriana smiled at the SOLDIER Commander and took his hand. "Thank you."

Their eyes stayed locked on each other as they shook hands. Angeal really did think that Adriana was amazing. She was his dream girl. They talked and flirted for what seems like hours, both accessing each other and she couldn't stop giggling. The atmosphere was comfortable between them, and he couldn't stop staring at her beautiful face.

Angeal put his glass down on the counter and fetched for his wallet. "Thanks for the drink, here take this." He said, handing her a thousand gill.

Adriana took the gill. "Ok, I'll bring your change," She told him.

"No keep it." He told her.

Her eyes grew wide with surprise, and she refused to accept it. It was far too much gill just for one drink!

"No, I'll bring your change. I can't accept this; it's far too much. That's very generous of you, but-" Angeal cut her off by gently taking her hand into his, lightly squeezing it. She gasped at his gesture; his hands were so big compared to her's that they made her hand look like a child's.

"Adriana." He said.

Adriana looked back up to meet his ruggedly handsome face. They both stared straight into each other's eyes, in a trance.

"Just keep it."

When their hands connected again, it felt like an eternity when they both removed their hands off from each other. Her hand still tingled from his touch.

Smiling, Adriana thanked him, "Oh, thank you so much! If there's anything you want, please let me know." She then walked around the bar to go and give him a hug.

I want you.

While they hugged each other, Angeal inhaled her perfume so that he could memorise the smell. Her scent of amber and vanilla was amazingly erotic to him. Adriana moved closer to his neck, sniffing his soapy smell. She giggled when his stubble around his chin, tickled her neck. They parted and stopped embracing each other when customers were coming in and as usual, the bar was getting busy again.

"I'll be right back," She whispered in his ear; her warm breath made him feel all kinds of crazy.

As Adriana strutted away to serve her customers, Angeal watched the bottom of her dress as it hugged the curve of her round ass that was sensually wiggling from side to side. He had to suppress a growl, his eyes burning with desire as he could feel his pants tighten and a bulge appearing. If those customers weren't there, he would have taken her there and then, ravishing her body over the bar counter. Angeal hungrily leered at her like she was a piece of meat. He was captivated by her body, her scent... Everything about her drove him to the verge of insanity as he just wanted to lose himself in her completely. He was obsessed with her, and she was infectious. Adriana could feel him staring at her, his eyes burning into her back. She finished serving her customers and returned to Angeal. He gazed up at her with a wry smile, giving her a little two-fingered salute.

"Angeal, how long are you staying here for?" She asked him, getting used to his name on her foreign tongue. Adriana liked it and found it exciting.

Angeal gave her a sexy grin. "Here in Costa Del Sol?" He paused, leaning closer to her. "Or here with you?" He asked, seductively winking at her.

She laughed. "Angeal Hewley, are you flirting with me?"

He smirked and said, "Yes Adriana I am, and I mean every word of it. How am I doing?"

Adriana started laughing again and playfully slapped his bicep with her hand.

"Seriously, how long are you staying here for?" She repeated.

Angeal took another sip of his drink, his orbs never leaving hers. "Well, I'm here for a couple of days, and I was hoping that you could show me around town a bit."

Adriana was happy that he was staying for a couple of days as she really liked Angeal and would like to spend more time with him. She knew deep in her soul that he felt the same way.

"Why me?" She playfully asked him.

"I'd love to spend some more time with you." He confessed to her.

Adriana felt like her heart was racing, she didn't understand it. She has never felt this way about anybody before. There was just something about him...

I was in love with him.

As calmly as possible, she answered, "I'd love to. I'm free in the afternoon; I can show you around then?"

"It's a date, then." He agreed with a smile and a quick nod. Adriana tried her hardest not to blush at his words.

Angeal swallowed down the rest of his drink, placing the empty glass down and rolled his shoulders as he stood up. "I should probably get going." He paused, getting his PHS out before asking her, "Can I get your number?"

Adriana felt her heart flutter again.

"Yes." She said, and they both exchanged numbers.

"Phone me anytime, baby."

Adriana blushed at the nickname and liked the way he said it.

"I will Angeal." She said, looking up at him as he towered over her.

Angeal smiled and said, "I'll see you tomorrow, Adriana."

"See you in the afternoon," Adriana said, also smiling back. He nodded, then turned around to leave the bar.

When Angeal got to the door of the bar, he stopped and turned around to face Adriana. Their eyes locked once again with each other. He then winked at her and raised his hand to wave goodbye; she returned the wave, and he left the bar. Adriana watched him walk away the sounds around her dimmed down to nothing. She came to her senses and quickly poured herself a glass of red wine. Drinking it, the thought of spending more time with Angeal tomorrow made her feel giddy, nervous and excited - all these different emotions were building up inside of her. Adriana began to wonder if he felt the same way as she did.

On that day when I first met Angeal, I thought he was my first true love. It was the first time I thought I knew what love at first sight was. I guess I was... Wrong.

xoxoxo

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