Title: Day 2
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After sending the kids to school, Tifa started to get ready to open the bar. Then her gaze fell to the vase in the counter.
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"A Lilac? You went to the church?" Marlene loved the church, and 'Her' Lilacs.
"No, a girl brought it." 'Don't ask from who, don't ask from who, don't-ask-from-who!!'
"From who?" Tifa had to restrain herself to not roll her eyes. 'Of course she'd ask, Marlene is Marlene' She couldn't help herself but to smile at that.
"A blond with spiky hair and blue eyes."
3... 2... 1...
"CLOUD!?"
"Cloud?" Denzel had to speak up after that. Did Mr. barely-there-smiles-hero-of-the-planet really bring something as thoughtful as a flower to Tifa?
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Tifa dropped the cloth, washed her hands and went to turn the sign from closed to open; just then, the doorbell rang.
"Hi, Miss Lockhart!"
"A... Again?" There she was, the girl from yesterday, with a bouquet of heliotropes and a note.
"Well, I told you he left a note with instructions."
"Oh..." Tifa stared at the flowers. "Oh! You can call me Tifa, by the way." Tifa wasn't really fond of formalities.
"Okay, nice to meet you Tifa, I'm Islatro Lasant, you can call me Islatro." Islatro smiled at Tifa sweetly.
"Nice to meet you too, even if it's a day late." Tifa returned the smile.
"Yeah... well at least it seems like we will keep in touch." That got Tifa's attention. 'In touch?' At her look, Islatro explained further. "The instructions. They are for fourteen flowers, one per day, at 9:35 am exactly. He brings them personally, so we only charge him for the transportation. I don't understand that, don't you think it would be better if he brought them himself?"
"Maybe he's shy, yo" Islatro turned to the third voice.
"Reno, go away." Tifa didn't have the patience for Reno today. 2 weeks, 14 days, 14 flowers at 9:36 am and judging by the note in Islatro's hand, not just any flowers, but flowers with meaning.
After more than two years, hope had abandoned Tifa. After meteor, she was happy with having Cloud as a friend. She only wanted for him to be happy, 'if that meant being 'just friends' so be it, I'm happy with that.' but now... Flowers...
"Are they from Cloudy-boy or just another stalker?"
"The only stalker I know, is you Reno"
"You really aren't in the mood-"
"-No, I'm not. And I haven't opened yet, so go away" Tifa shooed him out of the way, and when she turned her attention back to Islatro, she was gone. The flowers were at the base of the stairs in front of Seventh Heaven with the note. After getting back inside of the bar and putting the bouquet in the vase, she read the note.
Heliotrope: Devotion / Strong personality
Well, at least one thing was sure. Marlene will love having new flowers every day.
Day 2 Heliotrope
