Reno sat on a couch, drinking another beer, looking very satisfied with himself.

'You finally got laid, yo! I'm so proud!'

Cloud glared at him.

'You got me laid. Is htis some sort of sick...coping skill? And you think I need therapy.

Reno laughed. 'Yo, it's just part of life. We came, we saw,we fucked. Easy.'

Cloud shook his head. 'Man, come on, I need a beer, this isn't fair.'

'Not likely.' Reno took a long swig from the bottle. Cloud's left eye twitched. 'I hate you.' Reno just laughed.

'I'm gonna tell Tifa on you if you don't give me one.'

'C'mon yo, that's childish.' Cloud raised his eyebrows and walked away.


'Tifa, Reno got me laid!' Complained Cloud, sounding rather like a four year old.

'You did what!?

Tifa slapped him so hard, Cloud's head swung back.

'Ow! What did you do that for?'

'Get out.'

'What? Why should that matter to you? We're not in a realationship, and it wasn't my fault, anyway.'

'You're right, We aren't in a realationship, are we? I want you to leave, Cloud, and don't come back.'

Denzel appeared at Tifa's side, looking like an abandoned puppy. In some sense, he was.

Cloud walked away, quietly closing the door between him and Tifa.


He felt the wind through his blonde hair as he rode farther and farther away from Tifa, and his life.

Cloud passed his shelter. A short way down the road was a bridge overlooking a rushing river. During the spring thaw, it was still ice-cold. Cloud stopped his motorcycle.


'Tifa, have you seen Cloud.'

'YOU GOT HIM LAID!' Tifa shouted into the phone.

'Have you seen Cloud?' Reno had genuine concern in his voice, so Tifa answered his question.

'I saw him about fifteen minutes ago. Why? Isn;t he with you?'

'No, he's not, but i think i might know where he is. bye.' Reno hung up.


Reno got in his mustang and sped off towards Cloud's little hut. He stopped in front of it, but he didn't See Cloud's motorcycle. Confused, he slowly drove on. He reached the bridge just in time to see Cloud jump.

'Cloud!'