Cloud sat in his room with the blanket pulled over his blonde little head . Zack Faire , his best friend for the last year and a half or so . Zack was a handsome , strong he worked out all the time , made it with just about every girl he's been with . While Cloud was pale flimsy and somewhat akward in just about everything he did .And at that he was pretty antisocial . Zack was doing push ups on the opposite end of the room , while taking a glance at the T.V everytime he lifted up . He knew that Zack was in his room for a reason , usually he did his exercises in his room or in his more favorite spots , in the lawn in front of girls (naturally ) . Cloud kept the blanket over himself , he didn't feel like talking , or eating , or even breathing for that matter .
" Cloud . " Zack huffed between what had seemed like his hundreth push up . Cloud stayed quiet and lifeless under the bed hoping Zack would just give up . He could hear Zack's heavy breathing he tended to really push himself when something was bothering him . " We dont have to talk about Tifa now , but we are going to talk about her . " he said with a sterness rare for him .Zack was upset because he'd finally convinced Cloud to get out of their dorm room and go with a bunch of his friends for the break , then Tifa broke up with him and it seemed as if Cloud's whole world had fallen apart . Cloud huffed and threw the blanket skyward only to have it land back over his face . Zack got up after counting a whopping one hundred twenty three push ups in the last few minutes , he pulled the blanket off of his corpse of a friend and sat jovially on his stomach . Cloud rose up and attempted to push Zack off , but caved in under the signifigantly heavier boy . " Zack !!! I'm gonna hack up a lung , get off !!" Zack laughed and slid off of Cloud and onto the side of the bed . " I have a theory to why it didn't work out between you and Tifa . " Zack 's smile turned into a devious smirk , Cloud sighed knowing very well that Zack was about to " Tell him about himself " and turned the other way . " You blend into the background man , you're transparent . Girls especially girls like Tifa , are into exciting , daring guys at this age . " he explained . " Try not to be under her so much , it pushes girls away y'know ? All girls like attention and to be listened to and stuff but at the end of the day you still have to be her 'Man' . It's not like she cut you off from her life forever , she just needed some room to breathe . " Cloud flashed anunimpressed look and laid back down . " You never know , maybe you'll get back together . " Zack causually said nudging Cloud with his foot .
" Yeah , i guess ....Zack why ar eyou telling me this ? " Cloud asked remebering Zack's first hundred talks in the last month about how he needed to let his exgirlfriend go . Then he came to an aburpt and eye opening realization .Cloud gave jumped up and pounced on Zack . " You invited HER didn't you ?!?! You invited Tifa !!! You ...!" Cloud said while trying to make grabs at Zack's neck . Zack grabbed Cloud's fists and held him still , then explained " C'mon , Cloud Tifa has a car . How else would we get there ? I couldn't just walk up and say ' Hey Tifa heard you have a car , would you mind if you could take me , a guy you barely know and your exboyfriend who is obessed with you and takes rejection terribly ,six hours out into the woods where no one can hear you scream , would you ? " Zack put emphasis on how weird it would sound from Tifa's satnd point .
Cloud opened his mouth to argue with Zack's hyperbole , then a horn all but wrecked his train of though and ability to shut Zack up . They both lifted the blinds to the drab , dark room and fought to see out of the small window . Ther was a large SUV parked outside , with a raven haired girl , with a white tank top and a cowboy hat waving ouside the window . Zack was the first one down stairs , Cloud watched Zack from the open window , greeting Tifa with a big hug and swinging her around like a baby doll . He observed Zack and Tifa below , Zack and Tifa were talking after about a minute Zack pointed to the window where Cloud was and she waved at him . Cloud recoiled and returned a halfhearted wave .
"Hey Cloud ! Get your bags it's time to go . " Zack called up to him . Cloud reluctantly collected both of their bags , on his way downstairs he was silently hoping that half way down the staircase that he'd slip and die , thus being able to avoid the akawardness of riding for six hours in a car with her . He regretfully made down the stairs and out the door safely . He quietly said hello to Tifa and received one of her trade mark life taking hugs .
" This is gonna be awesome !!!" Tifa said shouted as she took the bags from Cloud who at this point was at the verge of becoming dizzy , and threw them in the back . " Zack all but pulled Cloud into the backseat " OKay let's roll . " Tifa said as they pulled out and got on the road .