Mercenaries and Cafe's dont mix.

Or why Mercenaries drink Coffee

By XxLady RavenwingsxX

Part 2: The lovely Apron

Note: Clouds story will be in Italics so theres no confusions.

Enjoy

The sun shined high in the sky as Nibelheim was getting ready for their busiest day. Outside a cafe which had a very cute looking yellow Chocobo painted on the window,

holding a tray of coffee cups on the end of its wing and had bright eyes that looked larger than its body, a boy with blonde hair placed a sign out near the lamp post out the front of the cafe. On the sign it had written in large red, pink and yellow

writing.

"COME IN FOR OUR DELICIOUS COFFEES, CAKES AND THE MOST DELICIOUS TEA. BUY ONE TEA AND GET FIVE FOR FREE!!!...

"BUY ONE TEA AND GET FIVE FREE!!!! Hahahaha now thats the funniest thing ive ever heard. Thats even more funny than the time Vincent slipped over in the shower." Yuffie said, trying her hardest not to fall of the chair from laughing. Cloud was ready to stab

her in the chest, after all, he did warn them that if they did laugh then he would have no option but to stab them with his spoon. Yuffie suddenly realised and calmed herself down.

Okay back to the story...

Cloud had just finished putting out the hilarious sign and headed back inside to wait for his first customer for the day. He was wearing a lovely pink apron with white frilly edging and cute yellow chocobos on the front. He waited paitently behind the

counter, sitting on his stool he stared out the shop window, as passers by were looking at the sign, and then at the chocobo, and suddenly falling to the groung in laughter..."Damn sign writer, ill kick his butt, the next

time i see him." Cloud said to himself as he felt a sudden nerve pulsate in his head. Cloud waited...and waited...and waited...and waited...He could honestly see the spider webs gathering on the empty chairs and tables. He rested his head in

his right hand and his left fingers were tapping on the glass. "Geeze, where is everyone, feels like 12 pm already and not a single customer all day."

he said outloud. He looked at his wrist watch and suddenly his jaw dropped to the ground. "ITS ONLY 9:30 AM!!!!!!! WHERE IS EVERYONE?!?!?!" Cloud yelled outloud. His head hit the counter hard as he tried to knock himself out from boredom.

Everyone was trying to keep their laughter in as everyone had tears flowing from their eyes at the thought of Cloud wearing an Apron. Cloud cleared his throat as he continued to tell the story...

So...

Cloud fell asleep on the counter, drool flowed from the corner of his mouth and was snoring very loudly...Suddenly..."DING- A - LING - A - LING - A - LING!!!!" The little bell at the top of the cafe door ran as someone walked in from outside.

"Ahem!!" The customer said clearing his throat. "SNOOOREEEEE!!!!" Cloud continued to sleep, oblivious to the fact that his first customer ever had walked in...

"AHEEEMMMM!!!" the customer cleared his throat, this time louder. Again..."SNNNOORRREEEE!!!" Cloud again continued to sleep. The custome had just about had enough being ignored, and decided

to take matters into his own hands. The customer grabbed a teaspoon from the basket next to Cloud and began poking him in to nose. "oy, sleepy head, wake up." the customer said as he continued to poke

Cloud in the nose. "Huh...wha?" Cloud said as the sleep bubble over his head burst. "OY FOOL WAKE UP!!!! YOU are suppose to be workin, not sleeping."

Barret said as he dropped the spoon. "Oh its only you Barret...What do you want...Im busy working..." Cloud said rubbing his eyes.

"Im here for some light refreshments.." Barret said smiling and placing his hands on his hips in an Heroic stance. Cloud looked at him blankly.

"You know...light refreshemnts...best time of the day to have them..." Barret said again, trying to make it clear

to him. Once again, Cloud looked at him blankly. "You know, little pinky in the air refreshments, gossip to your girlfriends about your boyfriends refreshments." Barret said

once more, trying to put it into his head. Again Cloud looked at him blankly, this time the sound of crickets could be heard. They looked around the room to find the

source of noise. "(Sigh) Im here for some tea." Barret said looking at the floor. "OH...You want tea, why didnt you say so in the first place. Please take a seat and ill be

right with you in a second." Cloud said as it FINALLY clicked in his brain. Barret sighed once again and headed to a seat that had a strange painting of two chocobo's

sitting at a table drinking tea. He was just starting to feel a little uneasy, and a little bit worried fearful of his own life when he looked away from the painting. The table

where Barret was sitting at was lined with a rose pink tablecloth and in a vase in the middle of the table sat white and pink artifical flowers. Barret began to poke at the

flowers although he didnt know why, but he had a sudden urge to poke at them. "here you are sir, heres the menu." Cloud said with a smile on his face as he handed

Barret a menu. "Thanks" Barret said as Cloud was holding an note pad and a pen ready to take his order. Suddenly Barret looked at Clouds Apron.

"Aww...the muscular heroic Mercenary is wearing a very cute apron. Nice colour choice man, really suites your eyes." Barret joked as Cloud was going red in the face. "Hey dont make fun of my

apron, it was my mothers, so have some respect." Cloud replied. "Besides, you arent as brave and heroic as i am. Only a REAL Man would be brave enough to wear this

and not show his weakness." Cloud said with an evil smile on his face. "WHAT!!! Ill show you, you nigger." Barret said as he slammed the menu down on the table and ran

out the back room. "Hey hey hey employees only!!!" Cloud called out as Barret disappeared into the backroom, to grab an apron. He came back out a few minutes wearing

a bright yellow apron with white frilling around the edges and on the front were several white, pink and blue Moogles. Cloud couldnt hold his laughter in as Barret ran out the

cafe door and began strutting his stuff in front of everyone on the street, showing off his apron and repeating the phrase "LOOK AT ME...IM SO PRETTY...I AINT AFRAID

TO WEAR AN APRON...IM A REAL MAN!!!!" Cloud turned around and placed his hands on his knees and began to laugh. Suddenly Barret came in red in the face like a

tomato. "So what happened out there?" Cloud asked holding his chest as he stopped laughing. "I got asked out by a guy. I go out on a date next friday night and theres

something else you should know fool" Barret said taking the apron off. "What?" Cloud asked as he took the apron. "He wants me to wear the apron on our date." He

replied sitting down. Cloud suddely fell to the ground as he rolled around the floor laughing.

"You got asked out by a guy?!?! And why havent we been introduced to your new date?" Tifa said laughing. Suddenly Tifa felt the ground as Barret knocked her out with a

sleep Materia. "Can it sister!" Barret said going red in the face. "Although it was a very funny day barret." Cloud said, thinking about that day. "Dont start with me, or you

know what will happen." Barret replied with an evil look on his face. Cloud shut up about the apron incident and continued with his story.

So...

After the apron incident, Cloud took Barrets order and proceeded to make his order. "It will be ready for you soon. Now i hope this time you will pay me instead of "I.O.U's"

Cloud called out from the back room. "Yeah Yeah i will." Barret called out, although he would be paying Cloud in Once again "I.O.U's" "OMG!!!" Cloud suddenly yelled out.

"What?" Barret shouted back. "So...Many...TEAS!!!!" Cloud replied as he gazed at the 1000's of teas on the cupboard.