A/N: Well here I am with a drabble folder, something I should have made a while ago, to dump all my stuff in. I know this probably ought to have gone at the beginning chapter, but I didn't think lol. You know the drill, read it and rate it even if you hate it XD have fun reading guys!


Forgot your keys?

The night was one of those nights you didn't really want to be caught out in, you know the one, with rain and mud coating your shoes, creeping into your socks, chilling your blood as the torrential downpour makes its way down the back of your jacket and trickles down your neck. All you really want is to be able to get home, hop in the shower, get clean and dry then crawl into bed, tucking your feet under yourself in a feeble attempt to warm your frozen toes. You might even have with you a hot drink that burns your tongue and mouth as it goes down to warm the cockles of your heart. Or more often than not just scold your throat to the point of making it difficult to swallow or talk straight, unintentionally making your situation just that little bit more uncomfortable, but at least it's in the comfort of your own home, right?

And, as is more often than not, it was on these nights when Cloud was caught outside, looking glumly through a window at the shiny set of keys that rested on the table right next to the front door. It was sods law really, that he should be locked out of his own home just when the heavens decided they were going to open and release their load, right on the top of his now very droopy spikes.

To make matters just that little bit worse, the door bell was broken. Tifa had been asking him to fix it for some time, but being Cloud he just never had the time or, as the case most often was, he just wasn't there. Muttering about his misfortunes, all of which he could count on one hand but still thought them to be highly unfortunate, Cloud pulled out his phone and flipped it open. He was reluctant to dial the number for the house phone, but with any luck Tifa would still be awake, he wasn't that late after all, so hopefully he wouldn't be disturbing her.

He peered through the window as the ringing sounded; the burring in his phone accompanied by the small lights he could flashing away on the handset in the bar. It took a little while, but eventually a light clicked on and a pair of legs appeared at the top of the stairs, slowly making their way down to ground level. A familiar and much loved voice appeared on the other end of the phone, sleepy and quite, "Hello, Seventh Heaven and Strife Delivery Service, you name it we deliv-"

He cut her off, "Tifa it's Cloud."

"Oh!" There was a note of pleasant surprise in her voice that didn't go unnoticed by Cloud. "Where are you?" She continued, "I was expecting you home about now..."

"Turn around."

Cloud watched through the misty glass as Tifa did as he instructed and waved when he was sure she was looking at him. There was the muffled sound of feet rushing to the door and then it was open and she was standing outside it, rain immediately spattering on her face and shoulders, one of which was exposed by the hanging sleeve of a shirt that was quickly becoming see-through in the downpour. Cloud hung up the call and slipped the phone back into his pocket smiling sheepishly as he said, "Forgot my keys."

The smile that broke over Tifa's face was the best thing he'd seen all day, and he didn't waste any time in claiming it, enjoying the feel of the water on her skin as he caressed the side of her jaw with his thumb. When he pulled back, it was Tifa who was touching him, her fingers feather light on his face, tracing the scar above his eyebrow as she said, "How long have you been out here?"

Cloud shrugged, "Few minutes."

"But you're soaked through!" The concern in Tifa's voice make him chuckle as she pulled him into the dry and out of the rain. She frowned at the sound and turned her head on the side in the way she always did when she didn't understand something. "I don't get what's so funny?"

He shrugged again, "I've been driving here from Kalm Tifa, and it's been raining, of course I'm soaked through."

She didn't know what it was, maybe it was the way he said it, or the way he plucked at his sodden T-shirt to reinforce his statement, or perhaps it was just the sleep deprivation from waiting up all night for him finally getting to her, but whatever it was, it had Tifa doubled over with laughter, tears of mirth appearing in the corners of her eyes, causing Cloud to frown and shake his head as he pocketed the keys that were sat on the table, a small smile playing on his lips.