HI!
Before i let you all read this chapter i have a warning: RENGE-FIED AERITH! WARNING!
please don't hate me?
Itallic's: Inner theatre's and Clouds thoughts.
Underlined: Loveless Quotes/ Aerith's voice over
Shinra high school host club
The room was dark; every available surface was covered in effigies to a tall boy with glasses and long golden blond hair, though the exact shade was impossible to distinguish in the dimly lit room. The words ICHIYO MIYABI were spelt out in pink across the bottom of one of the posters.
The boy was dressed in a cream uniform blazer, tight fitting, well cut, he had grey slacks on, and a long red scarf wound around his throat and hug elegantly, on his uniform a small shield with the letters OP embroidered in white.
The walls had tall life sized posters, the ornate mahogany chest was littered with models of the boy in different poses, plushy's of the boy were strewn across the floor and arranged precariously upon the ceiling high canopy bed.
On the top of the bedside table were dozens of photo's of the boy, in one a picture frame the image of a young girl in a navy sailor like school uniform, had been added, she had soft chestnut hair and emerald green eyes.
The only source of light was a large television, on the screen was the boy, a hunched figure in a pale pink dress sat upon a soft plush arm chair, one that's colour was indistinguishable, the figure twitched slightly pressing a button on the Playstation (!) remote control.
The figure moved smiling, opening his arms and spreading them outwards in a manner, which blocked the background scene of a classroom from view. A calm voice rang out from the most likely expensive speakers a text box appearing underneath the figure, with the words the same as the spoken.
"I love you. You are all I can think about. Let us spend the rest of our lives together my darling."
A black text box appeared with two options, one being the response, "I am so happy, Miyabi-kun!" the other being unthinkable to he hunched figure of the girl, "I can't right now…."
A thumb moved the curser to click on the first option as its owner murmured to herself as she pressed the select button,
"Oh, I'm so happy…. Miyabi-kun."
The only sound apart from that in the darkened room was the synthetic select noise of the game controller, a knock on the door broke the revere as a warm polite voice called out,
"Excuse me Miss, the Master has returned home."
The figured ignored her, and continued to player her game, the voice called again laced with concern, as the young mistress of the house did not respond, "Young Miss?"
The door opened and golden light from the outside flooder the bedroom of the young Miss, a male figure stood at the door, he called out, "Aerith? I'm home."
The girl Aerith didn't respond, she merely continued to play her game, the man tried again to get her attention as he commented amused, "You do love those video games."
The girl stilled, as she turned and murmured towards the figure of her father, "Is that so wrong?"
The faceless man smiled, "Of course not, I'm your father and I want you to feel free do whatever you wish. I have always promised you that freedom." The girl gave no response; instead she turned and returned to the video game.
As she resumed the incessant clicking she murmured, "Yeah…"
oOoOoOo
Aerith and her father sat opposite earth other around a plain chestnut coffee table, both sitting in high backed chairs, Aerith sat perched on the edge of her chair with her back ramrod straight, her features were elegant and her long chestnut coloured hair was pulled back into a high pony tail secured with a large pink bow, the pony tail was then platted and fell to her waist shorter chestnut bangs framed her face, her eyes were a dark rich green and they had an honest earnest gleam about them.
Her father spoke as they sipped their tea, white bone china teacups and saucers, decorated with willow patterns, clinked as they were placed upon the table, a large open window was on the father's left, out side one could see the spire of the Under-Plate.
The Under-Plate was the most famous city of romance and culture, the Plate was one of the greatest shopping centres of the fashion world and it was a massive structure that over shadowed most of the Under-Plate, where the inhabitants of the city lived, whilst they worked on the plate.
The girl spoke attempting to break the silence between them, "Did your business trip in Midgar go well?"
The father smiled at his daughter warmly, "Why yes I think so! I had a lovely dinner meeting with one of my clients' family's whilst I was over there. I made sure to get a photo."
The man handed a photograph to his daughter, who looked up from her teacup placing down upon the table, and gently receiving the photo from her father, as she looked at the photo she froze, her father continued on oblivious,
"Take a look. They have a boy in high school who's about your age."
The girls hand shook, and she murmured, "H-he's the one," The photograph of the boy and the father shook in her hand.
Suddenly the girl shot up slamming one delicate hand down on the table, she yelped thrusting the photo into her fathers face, "I am going to marry the boy in this photo!"
Her father sat there shocked as her stuttered, "A-Aerith…"
She giggled and chirped delightedly, "Don't forget father! You promised me that I could do what ever I want!"
She squealed rushing about the place as her father watched stunned, bags packed at lightning speed she paused clasped her hands together starry eyed she proclaimed, "Just you wait! I'm coming for you—" she giggled musically, "—My Prince Charming."
And thus Aerith was out the door with a hasty goodbye bid to her father as she flew to Midgar all for the boy of her dreams.
On the table lying forgotten was the picture of the boy, his glasses reflecting the light of the camera concealing his eyes, his long silver hair gleaming and falling elegantly over on shoulder as he half smirked at the camera, as though he new the outcome of every thing that had taken place between father and daughter.
oOoOoOo
"Oh Genesis," a feminine voice sighed as a girl with black shoulder length hair that curled slightly, a blush firmly in place clasped her hands as she addressed the boy of her dreams, "My dear Genesis! Why are you so beautiful?"
A smooth voice replied, with a Banoran accent, "Why I am hoping to catch your eye. Even if for just one moment"
The voice originated from the reclining figure, he was dressed in a loose Wutanese kimono that was grey with a golden swirl pattern decorating it, draped over his shoulders was a Yukata, decorated with the colours of the sunset and green leaves. Red hair was pulled into a low ponytail restrained with a single purple ribbon, the colour of a dumb apple.
Behind the figure was a large faded gold and green paper screen that stretched behind the figure creating a backdrop that suited the boy, to his side a dark wood cabinet styled in the Wutanese style and adorned with a flower arrangement of red camellia's and dark wood twigs.
An ornate Wutien pipe rested in his hand making him look like something out of the Wutanese royalty, another girl hesitated to ask, face equally adorned with a rosy blush, behind her stretched the leaves of a bamboo plant, setting the scene for her request, "Then why is your voice so very sweet and mellow?"
The boy smiled charmingly and replied in the said, "sweet and mellow" voice, "I'm hoping to set your nerves at ease, so my confession of love may reach your ears…"
The third girl with cropped short hair asked dramatically, "Genesis, why are your eyes filled with tears each and every time you look at me?"
The boy brought one elegant hand to his face, brushing rusted locks from the side of his face; his blue grey eyes darkened by emotion as unshed tears glistened at the edges of his eyes, as he spoke passionately,
"Just one glimpse of your beautiful smile causes the fountain inside of me to overflow."
All three girls sighed, dreamily, "Oh Genesis…."
oOoOoOo
The three male figures reclined against each other, the largest of the brothers, leant against the wooden bench, his elder brother resting elegantly draped across his chest, the youngest sat to the largest's side not quite shoulder length silver hair fell across his big brothers arm as he rested his head upon Loz' bicep.
All three were dressed in dark blue Wutanese kimonos, decorated with pale green, blue and orange flowers, which looked like Wutanese cherry blossoms.
Across from the Remnant brothers three sat a couple of girls, seated on hard wood chairs, with plush red velvet cushions, between the guests and hosts was a large vase of pale blue gladioli.
One of the girls exclaimed, "I think it's adorable that you're wearing matching kimono's!"
Yazoo smiled from his position draped across Loz, giggling as Loz' chest vibrated as he responded, "Our mother designed everything the host club's wearing today, if you like something I'm sure we can take an order for you."
True to his word as Yazoo shifted the label on the neck of his kimono became viable, the cursive acid green words spelling, JENOVA.
Yazoo spoke smiling contently, "Yeah our grandmother even helped us to put them on today!"
Kadaj growled possessively, as he shifted and gripped Yazoo's chin whilst Loz' free arm wrapped around Yazoo's waist securing the long haired boy's position, before he could move away from their youngest brother.
Kadaj tilted his eldest brother's face up to look at him, (as their positions gave him the superior height), smirking when Yazoo blushed embarrassed, before practically purring, "But big brother, you know the only ones undressing you will be us."
Yazoo's eye's filled with tears as he murmured indignantly, "Kadaj! You're embarrassing me!" Loz immediately cooed, "Don't cry Yazoo," whilst stroking his elder brothers hair.
The guests squealed exclaiming, " Oh! What a tender embrace!"
Cloud sweat dropped looking at the triplets oddly, thinking, Oh…. They're up to that nonsense again…
Two female guests appeared out of nowhere, squealing, "Oh Cloud you look so cute in your kimono!"
Cloud blinked up at them saying softly with a shy smile, "You think so?"
Cloud was dressed in a three layered kimono, the outer layer was mint green and had tiny white flowers embroidered on it, the next layer in was dark midnight blue whilst the inner most layer was a pristine white. It had a dark blue obi the same colour as the middle layer. Over his shoulder was loosely draped a lilac Yukata with cherry blossom patterns on it in a slightly pinker shade.
In his hair was a small brocaded flower woven of fabric in the colours of his Yukata; white ribbons were draped elegantly in the place of leaves. He was sitting next to a large vase filled with white lilies.
He smiled innocently up at his guests before an evil purring voice called him from his left, Cloud turned to the owner of the voice as he spoke,
"Cloud, you've booked another appointment."
The Chocobo impersonator looked over to the resident evil mastermind of the host club, Sephiroth sat on a dark blue cushion writing in a Wutien notebook (replacing his normal evil book of unavoidable doom), he wrote with the Wutien calligraphy brush, he continued not looking up,
"It would seem that you have had a steady flow of new costumers lately, keep the good work."
The cat eyed man looked up and towards Cloud, the white embroidered panel behind with the images of cranes taking flight, was the perfect back drop for the kimono garbed demon in the flesh.
The tall boy, more of young man really, was dressed in a charcoal grey kimono with small swirling patterns embroidered in a pale grey, his under kimono was the same shade of pale grey as the swirls and his thin obi.
He gave Cloud his token scarily sweet smile, as he continued, ""I'm not going to charge you interest the way I normally do so keep this up and you may be able to pay back your debt, Of course the rental fee on that kimono your wearing is nothing to sniff at…."
Cloud stared at him mind working frantically as a cold chill went down his spine, … He's like some sort of heartless tax collector!
Two girls broke Cloud's train of thought, as the spoke faces flushed, "Hello Sephiroth, I can't get over how well you suit that kimono, are you planning to release anymore picture books of the host club?"
Sephiroth gave a polite half smile that easily distracted the girls as he answered, "I'm afraid we don't have anything planned at the moment."
Kadaj, Loz and Yazoo seemingly appearing out of nowhere, asking simultaneously, leaning over the large ornate panel behind Sephiroth, "But doesn't the club make a lot of money from the sale of promotional item's?"
Sephiroth turned to talk to them, "That's true but the items were poor quality," He produced some blurred photos from nowhere, fanning them out to show the triplets.
"Those picture books were filled with nothing but amateur hidden camera shots."
He then picked up a large calculator looking thoughtful; he punched a few numbers into the device before having a look at his log book, h e murmured softly, "If we wished to make something of higher quality, we would have to draw money from the schools budget."
He looked back at he log book silently noting something down, the girls looked on in awe as the resident, "Cool type" worked diligently, Cloud looked on thinking to himself,
If it weren't for Sephiroth the host club would spiral into the depths of despair and bankruptcy….
A whining voice broke him from his revere; Cloud whirled around as the Puppy whined, "Cloudy-pie! Help meee! I don't know how but I have lost one of my sandals!"
The energetic boy looked like a kicked namesake, violet eyes filled with frustrated tears as he held up one navy sandal, Zack pouted, he hated Wutien shoes! They were an evil hybrid between clogs and flip-flops!
Zack was dressed in a vibrant green Yukata with little dark green frogs embroidered on it; he had a white under layer and a navy blue obi. He had another Yukata placed about his shoulders in the same manner as Cloud, only it was a pale pinkie red and had large yellow camellia's embroidered on it, he looked very sweet, in a sort of man-boy way…
As Cloud walked through a couple of girls who stood wither side of the steps to the raised levels, he spoke in a sympathetic voice albeit a confused one, "But you were just wearing them weren't you?"
"Puppy," The deep rarely used voice of Angeal spoke softly but its deep tone could do nothing but ensnare all who heard it, the large stoic boy lifted one of Zack's feet up by the ankle and slipped the sandal onto the boys foot.
He was wearing a dark blue kimono that was plainer than the others, it had navy blue swirls decorating it subtly and he had a burnt orange sash about his waist matching his under layer of his kimono.
"I noticed you dropped it earlier, you should be more careful."
Zack looked at him a broad grin stretching across his face as he glomped his taller dark haired companion, exclaiming, "Wahh I love you Angeal! You're the best seriously!"
One of the two girls standing either side murmured, "How sweet," whilst the other, nodded in agreement murmuring in reply, "Isn't it just?"
Cloud watched the whole display unnerved, muttering to himself, "It appears that tears are popular with the ladies today…" … You've got to wonder though how are they all able to cry so easily?
As Cloud backed away from the guests he bumped into Kadaj who had just said goodbye to his guests, as Cloud bumped into the silver-haired, mildly sadistic, (and probably disturbed) boy a small green plastic bottle about the size of the head of a tooth brush fell to the ground, dislodged from his bell sleeved kimono.
Cloud bent over and sweat dropped when he say the labelled, Neo-Shinra high grade eye drops, before speaking to the now smirking Kadaj, "What the…. Just what is this?"
Loz' arms were around his waist before Cloud could blink and Yazoo had appeared on the opposite side of Cloud to Kadaj, Loz chuckled nuzzling Clouds temple, before smirking and saying, "For your information, Its common for a host to use eye drops."
Yazoo grinned taking clouds free hand in his own and clutching it to his chest dramatically before continuing Loz' sentiment, "No woman alive can resist a man on the brink of tears."
Cloud was not moved, "That's cheating." He replied adamantly, Kadaj grinned, singling an arm around Clouds shoulders, (Loz' moved back loosening his hold momentarily to let his little brothers arm snake between him and his life size Chocobo styled cuddle toy before tightening his grip once more.)
Kadaj poked Clouds cheek and chuckled, "Oh don't be such a party pooper…"
Zack who had been previously saying goodbye to his own guests, bounded over rummaging in his sleeve, yelping excitedly, "Oh by the way, Here spiky-head! This is for you!"
He then thrust a small clear plastic container into Clouds hands; inside it was a traditional Wutien sweet, it was a sugar thing in the shape of a lotus flower that was a pale sugar pink.
Cloud cradled the box with two hands staring at it before looking up at his dark haired Sempai (2) before asking with a shy blush, "I-its for me?"
Zack and the Brothers cooed simultaneously, "Aww aren't you the cutest?" Identical adoring grins in place.
To guest's that hadn't yet left immediately ran up to Cloud hearts in their eyes, one of them asked, "I didn't know you liked Wutien sweets Cloud!"
Cloud floundered slightly flushing at the sudden attention, "T-to be honest with you I don't really… But… It would make a nice memorial offering to my father…"
Cloud smiled his strangely serene smile, it was the smile of someone who had seen hardship and yet still managed to see the beauty in life.
The guests and the hosts, (the brothers three had released Cloud) stared with in awe of that smile, the girls had tears in there eyes whilst the boys looked on with fond smile's of their own, as the Chocobo head had managed to worm his way into the host clubs hearts (though the triplets and the puppy were still debating if Sephiroth had one.)
Genesis exclaimed dramatically, and at the top of his voice, "Oh how admiral of you!" He twirled dramatically tears glistening at the corners of his eyes as he proclaimed, "Such devotion to your fathers memory!" he began to pile more of the sweets likeness onto the slightly disturbed Clouds out stretched hands, "Here Cloud! Take as many as you like!"
As the other hosts stared on the scene apathetically they clapped mockingly once Genesis had finished, Cloud merely stared at his Sempai and deadpanned, "Let me guess, the tears are fake?"
Genesis recoiled insulted as he squawked, "How could you!" as more tears gathered at the corners of his blue grey eyes, "My tears are always genuine, Cloud! Being able to cry without the use of eye drops, it is the mark of a true host!"
A single crystalline tear ran down the side of his face, out lining his cheek before falling onto the expensive fabric of the kimono, as Genesis continued to rant dramatically, oblivious to the fact Sephiroth had now escorted all the guests from the host club and the other hosts yawned, board as the dramatic boy proclaimed his hosting kingliness to the world.
Un-noticed to all present there was the figure of a young girl garbed in the yellow of the school uniform, her long chestnut hair, was braided from a high pony tail and garbed with a large pink ribbon, dark green eyes watched the proceedings whilst their owner peaked around the door frame.
"Tell me! Have I impressed you? Have you fallen for me yet?"
Cloud stared at the red head uninterested as he said monotonously, "You wish."
Genesis twirled around Cloud in his usual manner; Genesis took up a thinking pose and murmured to himself, but very much out loud, "My romantic overtures do not seem to be reaching you for some reason."
Genesis flicked his hair from his face and questioned, "Perhaps I should add a little more panache to my character?" Cloud ignored the boy in favour of looking away, as he did so he spotted the figure half concealed by the doorway.
Genesis spotting that is beloved, "Daughter" was not listening looked in the same direction as Cloud only to spot the same figure, at the boss's silence the other hosts looked around, the figure retreated slightly but not enough to conceal themselves.
The triplets simultaneously spoke with matching grins, "Looks like the host club has a new guest…"
Loz and Kadaj looked at each other both going, "Aha!" in realisation. They both went to greet the new guest; Loz leant against the doorway murmuring lowly, bending down slightly to her level, "Come on in, what are you waiting for?" Kadaj draped him self over his big brothers shoulder, offering a rose to the girl, "Watching from afar is no fun, come on in…"
Yazoo appeared by Kadaj's shoulder also offering a rose, speaking softer than his brothers, "Please, miss? Don't be shy…"
Genesis spoke sharply in a firm tone, "Stop that. How many time's must I tell you boys to be more courteous to our first time guests."
Genesis then turned to the girl and spoke softly and gently also offering a rose, "Please, you do not have to be afraid, My Princess" His out stretched hand gently tipped the girls face as he leant close, he stared into her eyes kindly as he spoke, "I welcome you to the Shinra host club."
He smiled kindly as she blushed slightly, as she tried to say something; he encouraged her gently, "Yes?"
Nothing could have prepared him for the sudden slap in the face, as the girl screamed, "NO! DON'T TOUCH ME! YOUR PHONEY!
The host clubs eyes widened, as the king recoiled one hand clutching the injured area, he reeled the turned and asked despairing, "W-what do you mean I'm phoney?"
The girl pointed at him continuing without mercy, "Just what I said! You're phoney!" staring at him with, (to Genesis) evil and cruel green eyes, the girl continued, "And I find it hard to believe that someone like you is the prince character of this host club!"
Genesis stepped back horrified, as she continued he flinched as though every insult was a giant oversized arrow piercing unto his own body, the girl continued mercilessly going for the kill, "You shouldn't go spreading your love around so easily like that you stupid!" Twang goes the arrow, "you must be a dim-witted narcissist!" "Thunk, there goes another, "Your incompetent! You're a commoner!"
Thunk, thunk, the arrows labelled with the insults seemingly hung the king in the air before he was zapped by lightning, the equivalent of the girls final insult.
"You're a disgrace!"
Loz exclaimed in awe with a sweat drop, as Genesis fell to earth a broken man, "He's created a new technique! One man slow motion!"
Sephiroth who had been looking thoughtful questioned, "I don't suppose… You are…"
The girl looked at him before bursting into tears and throwing herself at him exclaiming, "Its you! Sephiroth!"
As she ran to him she trampled poor Genesis whom lay upon the floor still dazed from her vicious take downs. The girl threw her arms about Sephiroth's waist as she buried her face in his chest, proclaiming whilst sighing dreamily, "Oh how I've longed to meet you! My one and only prince charming!"
Suffice to say, Sephiroth looked shocked.
oOoOoOo
"Your fiancée?" questioned Kadaj disbelievingly, Yazoo murmured in a similar state of disbelief, "Sephiroth?" Loz looked at the girl mentally assessing if she was mentally sound, "Are you sure?"
The girl smiled demurely, far cry from her earlier antic's her hands folded neatly in her lap, as she sat upon one of the expensive ruby sofa's, her cup of tea upon the table next to a vase of long stemmed roses, her pretty emerald eyes smiling as she chirped happily.
"Yep, My name is Aerith Gainsborough and I shall be transferring into first years class A tomorrow."
Genesis sat in a shadowed corner, sulking with a petulant expression on his face, vein throbbing on his forehead. By this time the hosts had changed back into their regular uniforms.
Loz stared at the host club's king and asked confused and exasperated, "Why is he sulking?"
Kadaj smirked and replied, "Because Mummy was keeping a secret from Daddy."
A vein throbbed in Sephiroth's temple, as he asked rhetorically, "Why does everyone insist on referring to us as though we are husband and wife?"
The girl, Aerith sighed dreamily, "Ours is a story of love at first sight!"
"I couldn't resist the way you admired those flowers when you thought no one was looking!"
xXxXxXx cue inner mind theatre xXxXxXx
Sephiroth knelt next to the grassy knoll, the darkened sky above him contrasting with his long silvered hair, one large pale hand, calloused from where they had trained in kendo, (a Wutanese fighting style).
Gently the stoic boy cupped the yellow flower and tilted it so he could se it fully, a small appreciative smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
xXxXxXx end of inner mind theatre xXxXxXx
"Or the way you helped that little kitten in the rain!"
xXxXxXx inner mind theatre proudly presents xXxXxXx
Sephiroth was walking home from school, the darkened sky had burst and the heavens had opened therefore his black umbrella was up but did little against the lashing rain.
A pitiful meow caught his attention, his sensitive hearing pinpointing the location, a small black kitten with green eyes stared up at him from where it was huddling in attempt to get away from the rain.
Sephiroth frowned it was November the pitiful thing would not survive on its own it was too small too young, sighing slightly, he placed his school bag and his umbrella on the wet ground and knelt down, carefully slowly, murmuring reassurances to the terrified creature he gently lifted the kitten up holding it to his chest, his uniform quickly becoming soaked with the rain, cradling it with one arm and reaching down to retrieve his umbrella and schoolbag.
Sephiroth started as he felt a rough warm wet lick against his exposed neck, startled he looked down to see the kitten nuzzling his collar bone, chuckling lightly he lifted the now affectionate animal up, only to let loose a breathy laugh as the little pink tongue darted out again this time catching the tip of his nose.
xXxXxXx inner mind theatre end xXxXxXx
Aerith sighed dreamily, and the host club stared at her, disturbed at the mental images produced by her declarations.
Tentatively as though approaching a wild animal, Cloud asked, "Are you sure you've got the right person?"
Surely she couldn't mean this Sephiroth, there must be another as there's no way she could mean, the-I-am-so-evil-I-make-the-demons-of-hell-look-like-girl-scouts shadow overlord of the host club could she?
Aerith rounded on him exclaiming, "No way! I could recognise my love anywhere!"
"He's a gentlemen, who's kind and affectionate,-" The host club floundered the triplets desperately trying to figure out who she was talking about! Sephiroth Akumu did not rescue kittens in the rain!
"He does kind things and never asks for anything in return…"
Cloud gawked at her, thinking, he does not! He's more heartless tax collector!
"He enjoys solitude but sometimes he gets lonely!"
Zack reeled terrified and confused, what in Minerva's name is she on about? Since when did Mr. I-kill-you-if-you-interrupt-my-quiet-time, get lonely!
"He also looks like the character from the popular dating sim Uki-doki Memorial!"
She pointed at Sephiroth dramatically, "You are my real life Ichiyo Miyabi!"
The host club, sans Sephiroth and Cloud, froze coming to the realisation, Zack the triplets and Genesis screamed at the same time, "OTAKU!"
Cloud looked on confused, what's an Uki-doki?
Loz yelped loudly and threw his arms around Cloud as though to protect him from the thing dubbed an "Otaku", Yazoo looked at Aerith in horror as he murmured, "A real life Otaku…" Kadaj clung to Yazoo terrified, "I've never seen one before…"
Calmly, completely differently from the other members of the host club, Sephiroth sat down on one of the sofas, as he placed one hand in his thinking mode, as he spoke calmly, "I see, your in love with that character and are therefore projecting those feelings onto me and have somehow deluded your self into believing were engaged."
In the background Aerith twirled hearts in her eyes as she sung Sephiroth's praises and squealed excitedly.
Sephiroth continued apathetically, "I would also assume this Miyabi character also wears glasses and has long hair."
The host club gathered around the sofa where Sephiroth sat, Genesis asked tentatively, "So its not true then? She just made it up?"
Sephiroth looked at him one eyebrow raised and replied bluntly, "Well I don't recall ever asking for her hand in marriage."
The host sweat dropped almost comically as Sephiroth continued folding his arms across his chest, "Besides this the first time I have ever met the woman."
Cloud sweat dropped at Sephiroth's declaration, he could have said something sooner!
Suddenly Aerith placed her self next to Sephiroth clasping her hands in front of her as if she were praying to god as she reverently whilst gazing at him adoringly, "According to my research, your the clubs manager aren't you, Sephiroth?"
Zack grinned at her placing his arms on the sofa and resting his chin on Chocó in a very little kid like manner, he chirped, "Yep! Sephy-pants is the clubs director!"
Aerith looked between the puppy and her beloved before asking excitedly, "You're the clubs director? That's perfect!"
Bringing her clasped hands closer to her heart she squealed happily stars in her eyes, "Oh wow, I've always wanted to wear a sandwich board to advertise a business."
Kadaj muttered mutinously staring at the over excited girl, wincing when her high girlish voice exasperated his sensitive hearing, "We don't advertise. We're just a host club."
Aerith ignored him twirling and exclaiming, "I have made up my mind! From now on I shall be the manager of this host club!"
Kadaj frowned sighing frustrated by the fact she was not listing, Yazoo placed a hand on his arm to placate him.
Genesis hesitatingly placed his hands on the back of the sofa, where Sephiroth remained seated, he asked tentatively a nervous expression on his face, "Say Seph—"
The silver haired shadow lord cut him off, "Miss Gainsborough is the only daughter of an important Akumu family client, so please be polite and try not to offend her alright?"
Genesis deflated placing his head in his arms defeated.
Aerith smiled sweetly, green eyes sparkling as she giggles prettily, tilting her head to one side demurely and smiling as she said, "Well boys I can't wait to work with you!"
And thus for whatever reason the Lady Manager was born….
oOoOoOo
The next day the host boys were having a meeting before club activities started, the boys (back in their normal school uniforms) were sitting around one of the elliptical mahogany tables, cups of tea placed upon the said table, Genesis spoke in his clear voice with his Banoran accent, his voice had similar qualities to Shakespearian actors, as it was clipped and clear and carried to be heard in every corner of the room, no matter the volume.
"Well boys, I thought about it a lot last night and I think that having a Lady Manager might not be such a bad idea."
Genesis spoke from his position sitting on a rich red velvet seated sofa, Sephiroth sitting at his left as usual and Zack on his right, who happened to be munching on a biscuit childishly at the time Genesis had spoken, meaning he had choked and spluttered quite spectacularly.
Cloud and Angeal sat at opposite ends in single armchairs of the same rich crimson colour, whilst the Trio lounged on the opposite sofa to their King and cousin.
Yazoo raised a disbelieving eyebrow at exactly the same time as Sephiroth and his little broths and asked in a flat tone, "And why do you say that?"
Genesis folded his arm over his lap and brought the other up so he could rest his chin on hi hand elegantly, before replying calmly, "Well its fairly obvious isn't it? Aerith just transferred into Clouds class didn't she?"
xXxXxXx Genesis inner mind theatre proudly presents: xXxXxXx
The sky was blue over the rolling meadow in the school grounds, from the top one could look out over the entire school's building complex lofty spires making it a picturesque background.
Laughter floated on the wind.
Atop the crown of the hill amongst yellow and white flowers sat two feminine figures garbed in the pale yellow uniforms of Shinra Academy, their hair blowing slightly in the pleasant breeze that turned the white blades of the windmill close by.
The two looked at each other the long chestnut haired girl placed a hand upon her head in hopes of keeping the wind from blowing her bangs into her green eyes, she smiled as the wind twisted and tugged at her long braid and made the ends of her pink ribbon dance about her.
The other figure looked back also smiling and placing a hand upon their head, to stop Chocobo gold spikes from being blown into the figures face, a plain white hair band restraining the feather like locks a little but merely making the towering spikes angle downwards slightly giving the figure a more feminine look.
The glistening blue eyes twinkled and danced as the figure smiled and giggled slightly.
xXxXxXx end of production xXxXxXx
"So if Cloud has a girl friend around, Aerith's air of girlish tenderness may stimulate Clouds own sense of femininity!"
Genesis declared is hair-brained scheme in a manner that implied you were foolish if you did not see the monumental awesomeness of his plan.
Cloud sweat dropped, good grief he never stops does he?
Genesis became more serious as he declared, "Now is our chance to help Cloud get in touch with his feminine side, this is an important project men as Cloud had no friends in class at the moment apart from these shady Remnant brothers!"
He pointed at the said trio of brothers dramatically; in response he received three matching evil glares, though at varying degrees of evilness, as Loz could usually not bring himself to be a "meanie" and Kadaj and Yazoo snapping, "Take a good look at your self boss!"
The door opened successfully distracting Genesis from retorting to the triplets as Aerith pushed open the tall painted wood door that led to the third music room, as she chirped happily, "Hey everyone! Your new manager has baked everyone some cookies!"
The girl smiled happily as she pulled out a package of cookies wrapped in a purpled lace handkerchief,
Genesis was out of his seat and across the room before you could blink, as he proclaimed flicking his hair dramatically placing a finger upon his brow, "Oh how ladylike! I'm so moved by your generosity!"
Aerith shot him a poisonous look, as she muttered, "I didn't bake these cookies for you, you phoney prince!"
Genesis was once again defeated and crushed by her words; he curled up in his corner of gloom, which, at this stage an almost permanent feature.
Ignoring his antics with ease Aerith made her way over to Sephiroth smiling shyly with a blush, as she offered the lace lined container to him, "I'm sorry I burnt them a little bit. I did the best I could."
She sighed dreamily placing one hand on her cheek, "I all ready know what you are going to say…"
xXxXxXx Aerith's inner mind theatre presents xXxXxXx
Sephiroth smiled warmly spreading his arms as though offering an embrace, as he replied kindly, "Anything that you make for me will be delicious, my darling."
xXxXxXx end of inner mind theatre xXxXxXx
Aerith squealed sighing with a vibrant blush, "Your always so sweet to me!"
Zack cautiously whilst no-one was looking pinched a cookie from the container, re-adjusting Chocó he opened his moth wide with a grin to take a bite, as he gnawed on the cookie he spoke muffled slightly by the said confectionary, "She wasn't kidding these cookies really are burnt!"
Angeal appeared immediately taking the cookie from Zack exclaiming in his usual deep voice only this time laced with alarm and concern, "Don't eat that puppy, it's bad for you!"
Aerith's countersense changed instantly.
The previously sweet loving girl died and a monster took it's place, she glared at Angeal practically surrounded by the black flames of hell, vein throbbing in her forehead, eyes glowing demonically and her hair seemed to whip around her to form snakes that hissed and glared, becoming Medusa incarnate as she chased them around, whilst Angeal and Zack ran for their lives!
Zack practically cried as he fled from the enraged Under-Platian crying out, "Wahh! She's scary!"
Cloud watched the proceedings with a raised eyebrow and a slight amused smirk; gently he plucked the package off the floor from where Aerith had discarded it, shrugging he popped one in his mouth.
Cloud grinned whilst he munched away, whilst saying, "hey guys you should try these they aren't half bad! They've got a good flavour to them."
The triplets took one look at Cloud and one at the sulking boss before gaining an evil idea.
Loz wound his arms around the blond boy embracing him and holding him to his chest from behind, strong arms once again winding around the petit boys waist and placing a gentle kiss to Clouds temple before nuzzling into his soft spiky locks, Kadaj smirked placing a cookie between Clouds teeth before asking smoothly,
"May I try?"
He then lent down grasping Clouds chin to hold him in place gently and took the other end of the cookie between his teeth, and snapped it gently, before enveloping it completely with his lips all the while keeping his bluish green gaze locked of Clouds cerulean one.
Yazoo slunk around Loz and placed a hand on Clouds shoulder smirking as he mock exclaimed, "Oh Cloud, you have cookie crumbs on your cheek, here."
The boy then lowered his lips to Clouds cheek, pink tongue darting out and catching the offending crumbs before curling and retreating between pink lips, Yazoo placed a gentle kiss to the spot and purred "There you go all gone."
Something within Genesis snapped.
He was up in a flash, yelling furiously and pointing an accusing finger at the trio who were still practically wrapped around Cloud, in Loz' case literally.
"DID YOU SEE THAT! ONE ATE THE COOKIE WHILST IT WAS IN CLOUDS MOUTH WHILST THE OTHER ONE LICKED HIS FACE—"
Sephiroth merely adjusted his glasses replying in a nonchalant manner, "And suddenly the quart of classmates are closer than ever."
Cloud hesitantly touched the spot Yazoo had "Contaminated" in Genesis' mind, before looking up at the two he could see grinning at him, still perfectly comfortable in Loz' arms. "You know you could have just told me and I would have wiped it off."
He looked at Kadaj accusingly, "And if you wanted to try one there's plenty here."
The two shrugged simultaneously as Loz nuzzled deeper into Clouds hair, tightening his grip almost reflexively.
Genesis yelped like wounded animal, grasping Clouds face (though he was still secure in Loz' arms) Genesis cried, "That's not the way you're supposed to react! You're supposed to stay strong and casually brush them to the side!"
Cloud looked away from the grey blue gaze that was merely inches from his own before muttering, "This is sexual harassment Sir."
Genesis squawked out raged as Loz twirled Cloud out of his reach, "SEXUAL HARASSMENT? IF THAT COUNTS AS SEXUAL HARASSMENT THEN THEY'RE TWICE AS GULTY! NO TEN TIMES GUILTIER!"
Aerith watched the proceedings oddly seriously and quiet, her gazed thoughtful suddenly a childish voice broke her musings, "Angel-Chan, Angel-Chan?"
Aerith looked up at the childish boy who grinned at her pleasantly and offered a powder blue mug with a Chocobo on it, "Want some its milk?"
She looked at him oddly, dark green gaze still thoughtful, before looking away and murmuring a finger on her lips, "lukewarm."
Zack cocked his head to one side and did the intelligent, mature and eloquent thing to do, he asked, "Huh?"
Aerith suddenly yelled startling Zack (who thought he had made her angry at him again) and pointing at the host club, "ALL OF YOUR CHARACTERS, except for Sephiroth, ARE LUKEWARM!
The host club jumped slightly at the volume and Genesis twitched as her accusing finger landed on him terrified she was going to insult him again.
She continued her tirade at a raised volume, though not quite as loud as it had been, "Each of you needs to have some sort of dark side! Girls are venerable to handsome young men who are troubled!"
The host club stared at her in horror as she continued mercilessly, "If you keep caring on like this its only a matter of time before the girls get tired of you and stop coming all together!"
She placed her hands imperiously upon her womanly hips as she asked the loaded question, "Are you trying to ruin my precious Sephiroth's business?"
The host club stared on frozen in place.
"As your manager, it is my job to change your character backgrounds!"
She rounded on Zack who yelped tears in his eyes, "Starting with you! If all you are inside and out then your no different to a baby!"
Drawing her self to her full height she declared, "From now on you are the baby faced thug!"
"And Angeal-Sempai, you are his childhood friend who's actually a flunky!"
Angeal stared at her impassively eyebrow raised in confusion as she rounded on her next victim.
"The triplets will be aspiring martial artists, who are slaved in their own world trying desperately to earn recognition from their mother who favours their elder cousin, Sephiroth."
Loz and Kadaj clung to Yazoo in terror.
"Cloud! You are an honour student who's constantly being bullied!"
Cloud stared on in bemusement he knew this attitude from somewhere but he couldn't quite remember.
Aerith lowered her hand and turned to the King, saying in an almost calm voice, "As for you Genesis! You're the school idol who's constantly being admired for his good looks and charm, but you actually have an inferiority complex that you are hiding from the world."
Genesis sweat dropped as she spoke but as she finished his eye's widened as though having an epiphany, as Aerith declared,
"You are the lonely prince!"
The girl then twirled and gazed up at Sephiroth sweetly, saying adoringly, "Oh Sephiroth your perfect just the way you are, so I want you to stay as kind and affectionate as ever!"
As Genesis posed dramatically in the background Sephiroth gave a sweet smile that didn't suit him, to Aerith replying gentlemanly, "I'm honoured."
Genesis floundered before posing dramatically as though he were on stage and in the spotlight of some great tragedy as he spoke, "The lonely prince! Its true, that title is perfect for me!"
Cloud twitched, I was right that girls delusions couldn't be father from the truth…
Suddenly Sephiroth found Yazoo and Kadaj clinging to his shoulders as they stage whispered with fearful expressions, "Come on Sephiroth! You've got to stop her!"
Sephiroth merely shrugged and asked, "Why? It seems like the boss is up for it…"
The two thirds of the trio swivelled their heads, Loz' was now cuddling Cloud as though he was a stuff toy that would make the scary lady go away, the eldest and youngest Remnant shuddered as they saw Genesis pose dramatically his eye's over shadowed with a mournful expression in place.
"How about this Aerith? Is this suitable for the lonely prince?"
Aerith nodded passionately before squealing, "Yes yeas! But you know it would be even better if you were standing in the rain!"
Sephiroth addressed the sweat dropping host club (minus its king and manager) placing one hand on his chin and folding the other across his body in his "I'm plotting" pose, "Lets just see how this plays out, it should be interesting…"
He looked up at the other hosts before purring,
"It always is…."
oOoOoOo (3)
The two Kendo competitors faced off, it was the qualifying round and who ever won would take part in the final with the rest of their team.
Yazoo sighed from behind the metal ribbed mask, and readjusted his grip there was one point between them, and he was beginning to tire, but thankfully so was his opponent.
As the flag dropped the other boy advanced as did Yazoo, as the other boy raised his arms above his head, Yazoo's eyes widened he saw an opening, like lightning he moved striking his opponent and gaining the point.
Yazoo let out a delighted gasp behind his mask as he and the other competitor backed off and bowed, grinning he took off his mask and turned his back on the other boy as he ran to great his brothers similarly dressed, and grinning at him.
Suddenly the coach cried out as the other boy out raged lunged at Yazoo, swinging the wooden sword at Yazoo's unprotected back.
Yazoo went down.
Kadaj and Loz' cried out in horror immediately running to their elder brother as the medics were called and the other boy was restrained by his team members, who yelled at him for pulling a dirty trick.
Kadaj desperately clutched at Yazoo's hand cling to it as he would to a lifesaver, tears pooling at the corners of his eyes threatening to spill, Loz kneeling by his brother's side one arm wound around Kadaj's shaking from, as his little brother whispered heart wrenchingly to Yazoo,
"You promised! How could you get hurt? You promised we would win the championship for mother! To make her happy!"
Yazoo smiled gently, his eyes clouded in pain from his most likely broken shoulder, as he whispered, "Don't cry Kadaj, I hate it when you cry… It doesn't matter about mother, she will always choose him, I just wanted to see you smile again…"
Loz buried his face in his little brothers shoulder face wet with silent tears, as Kadaj clung to his big brothers hand.
"Waiting for it to be received. A harsh tomorrow and rolling winds defy us."
The brothers sat together in the rain, Kadaj clinging to Yazoo's bandaged chest as Loz clung to his shoulder.
A lonesome figure stood close enough to watch yet to far away to be included, standing in his soaked shirt and plain black slacks the figure murmured, longing and aching loneliness clinging to every syllable.
"You know, I have always envied that about you three, no matter what happens you always have each other."
Kadaj looked up into the anguished blue grey eyes, more grey than blue in the rain, rusted red hair dripped with water as it clung to the slightly sun kissed skin, of the schools idol, confused he asked,
"But Rhapsodos-Sempai, you're the schools idol, why would you envy us, we do not even have our mothers love she always chooses him."
He looked away bitterly as Loz' spat, "Everyone chooses him." Before enveloping his shaking brother in his arms.
Genesis smiled a small sad smile, one that made you wish for him to stop, to do anything but show you that smile again, he looked up closing his eyes and feeling the cold drops of rain splash his eyelids, as he spoke softly,
"I hate that, I hate that everyone worships me for something as superficial as my appearance, perhaps it would be better if I was alone, people never seem to understand the one thing the have that I do not, which makes them far more beautiful than I ever could be…"
He whispered looking towards them almost inaudibly, "You are lucky that you have your brothers who love you and whom you love in return…"
"Your wish where life is fostered. The Gift of the Goddess is handed down."
Cloud ran, his lungs burning his spiky yellow locks, curled at the tips clinging to his face making him look younger, smaller far more venerable, he stopped panting harshly as slid down the tree exhausted, bark biting into the skin of his palms as he collapsed.
Two figures approached looming in the rain, their dark hair looking ever darker sodden from the rain.
The shorter of the two looked up violet eyes glinting cruelly, as he smirked, "Why're ya runnin' spiky-head."
He knelt slightly gripping Clouds chin and forcing the shaking boy to look at him, "You should know by now you'll never get away from me…"
The other taller figure murmured lowly, "Just let him be Zackary, he's terrified."
Zack peered over his shoulder and mocked, "I didn't ask for any advice from you, don't forget just who owns you Angeal."
He turned back to Cloud bringing the terrified boy closer to him as he whispered cruelly once more, "Just how shall I clip your wing's my little Chocobo, I wouldn't want you to escape me after all…."
He loomed over the smaller boy and stared at the boy hard before….
Glomping him apologising profusely, "Wahhhh I'm sorry Spiky-head I didn't mean it! Forgive meeee!"
CUT!
oOoOoOo
Aerith fumed looking at the two boys in the rain the blond blinking up at her innocently and smiling apologetically as he pet the distraught boys hair, who was lamenting loudly and bawling into Clouds shoulder.
The camera crew wince sympathetically as the girl fumed once again surrounded by the flames of hell, in her hand a script that was being brutally mutilated by perfectly manicured nails.
Aerith growled, "I told you to stick to the script! Its supposed to be dramatic, filled with tension!"
"But I can't! Chocobo-brains always look's so hurt! I can't make him cry like that!"
Sighing dramatically Aerith twirled, pointing her script, "Stop rolling camera man!"
The man nodded sticking a thumb up and intoned, "Yes Boss!"
Turning back she continued, "I want the rain to make things seem tragic!"
Watching the scene the three brothers sat in chairs whilst Sephiroth stood behind them once more scribbling in his black book of infinite doom and despair. Loz sweat dropped as he watched as he muttered, "How did changing our characters turn into shooting a movie about them?"
Clouds walked past towelling his hair dry as Zack and Aerith continued to squabble, he asked, "Why is an entire film crew here to soot it anyway?"
Sephiroth smirked adjusting his glasses, "She flew them in from Cosmo Canyon and don't you recognise the director? He's the man who director the top box office hit, the vampire movie "Millennial snow"."
Cloud raised an eyebrow at the rotund greying man, is he really that famous? Damn these rich people!
Kadaj ground whacking his script with his hand, "And another thing, how come this stupid thing portrays Yazoo as the pitcher?"
Yazoo nodded, "Yeah…"
Cloud blinked at them innocently, "What does that mean?"
The four silver haired boys looked at him and deadpanned, "If you don't know never mind…"
Cloud looked at the confused, Pitcher?
oOoOoOo
"Cloud!"
Genesis' exuberant tones rang out through the set, as he ran over accepting the towel Cloud handed him and loosening his sodden tie, he asked excitedly, "So how was I?"
Cloud smiled at him, "You were really believable Sir!"
As Genesis rubbed the water from his hair he grinned saying, "You think so? I've discovered a new darker side to myself! I'm starting to think it might be a good idea to explore it."
Cloud looked up at him with an earnest expression, "Are you sure about that? I think you're fine just the way you are now Sir."
Genesis face flushed, unseen by Cloud as the towel over shadowed his face, almost bashfully, he murmured fidgeting, "Well if you say so Cloud."
Cloud looked away distracted thinking, if he gets in touch with his darker side he will be that much more trouble…
Cloud heard Aerith calling him so he yelled back, "Coming!"
He abandoned his blushing Sempai, in favour of rounding a corner to the other set, to see Aerith waving at him, beckoning to him, "Hey Cloud over here!"
Behind her stood two of the scariest people Cloud had ever seen, Aerith just smiled and gestured to them, "These two gentlemen have just agreed to make a special appearance in our film!"
The taller (yet less scary) of the two objected, "Hey wait! Film, just what's going on here?"
Aerith continued ignoring him, "After all were going to need some tough guys for the big climax!"
The three boys gawked at her disbelievingly as she continued, "That's when all the hero's come together to fight against the real villains at their school, these two boys who are part of a wealthy family, who got their money by being a part of the mafia!"
The two boys flinched and yelled out raged, "What the hell is wrong with this girl? What ever my Dad does it's got nothing to do with me!"
Cloud attempted to intervene, "Wait a minuet, Aerith—"
Aerith was tugging the mafia bosses son's arm and pulling him in the direction of the set, "Just come over here and wait for your cue—"
Suddenly the boy (the shorter and scarier one) yanked out of her hold on his arm and pushed her away yelling, "You think you can push me around? You don't even know me!"
Crying out Cloud called to Aerith as she fell backwards into some precariously balanced stage equipment.
There was a loud crash that drew the attention of everyone on the set.
Aerith opened her eyes trembling slightly, as she was gently pushed foreword by Cloud, who at the last second had got between her and the staging equipment, slowly Cloud slid to his knee's hand over his eyes.
Aerith, immediately worrying over his health, questioned him, "Are you alright Cloud?"
Cloud spoke lowly his voice tinged with pain; "You can't do that Aerith, if you judge people by their appearances' your stereotyping them and you'll never see the person inside…"
Aerith looked down eyes sad as she murmured, "I-I don't understand… Why did you…"
Genesis rounded the corner jogging slightly as he asked, "What happened Cloud we heard a crash—"
Genesis trailed off suddenly as Cloud looked up, blue eyes glistening with pain as a single crystalline tear slipped down a pearlescent cheek.
Genesis' eyes darkened with anger as he darted foreword with startling speed, he grabbed the shorter of the two thugs who was still standing with his arm out stretched, by the collar and slammed him into the wall.
Towering over the shorter man Genesis spoke lowly in a menacing tone, "So which one of you jerks started this?"
The other boy called out, "No wait Rhapsodos! It's not what you think! That girl started it!"
Cloud stood whipping the tears from his eyes as he supported their claim, "He's telling the truth Sir and it wasn't their fault."
Staring at the blond boy Genesis let the boys collar go, terrified the two boys fled as Genesis walked over to Cloud and gently gripped the boys shoulders, as he stooped to Clouds level he asked, "Are you alright Cloud are you in any pain?"
Cloud answered with, "Yeah…" he slowly brought his hand away from his eyes revealing a contact lens, "My contact lens fell out so the light here is burning my eyes."
Genesis froze before laughing and placing a hand on his head, "Ah I see how it is your able to cry without using eye drops! You truly are a host!"
Aerith stared before whispering, "You-You, Please tell me you got that camera man?"
At a "Yes Boss" Aerith clenched her fist with the script in it, "Apart from Cloud's contact falling out that was a perfect final scene! Now all it need's is a moving narration by my beloved Seph—"
SMASH
There stood Sephiroth arm out stretched holding a rock over the smashed camera lens, calmly he spoke, "I am afraid I can't allow any record of a club member participating in violence, I am afraid you've caused quite enough trouble for now Aerith. Please stop being such a pest."
Aerith froze looking at him with large hurt bottle green eyes, as she whispered, "Why Sephiroth? You're supposed to pat me on the head and tell me not to worry! You're supposed to be kind and affectionate!"
Glistening tears slid down her cheeks as she murmured, "Why? Why are you acting so differently now?"
Genesis murmured, "Because that's not the real Sephiroth."
Aerith turned to face the red head before falling to her knees.
"Does it matter?" Cloud asked gently as he knelt in front of the crying girl, smiling at her encouragingly.
"Who cares if Sephiroth's a little different than you expected him to be? Take a good look at the person inside and get to know them little by little."
Cloud smiled broadly, "Its just more fun that way."
oOoOoOo
The Sephiroth look a like smiled warmly, "Now Aerith why do you looks so down? Come one now you learnt an important lesson today, so smile for me okay? I'm so glad you finally understand, I think your ready to move on to the next level Aerith."
oOoOoOo
"Hello ladies come on in…"
The host club were clustered around one of the large sofas whilst their guests sat on or stood around the sofa opposite the band of handsome young men.
One of the girls squealed happily a vibrant blush in place as she chirped, "I bought a copy of that film you made!"
The other girls crowed in agreement and delight, as the girl continued, "That scene in the rain was just phenomenal!"
"I loved the lonely prince!"
"And the loving relationship between the Remnants! it was so sweet how they strived for their mothers approval!"
As the girls squealed and sighed, the host club watched the scene twitching slightly none of them moving until they heard, "Oh I want Puppy to act like a thug again!"
Genesis twitched he raised his hand and murmured warningly, "Sephiroth…."
As the hosts turned to look at him (minus the Remnants they were too transfixed with the strange sight of the girls "Fangirling") Sephiroth smirked making notes once more in his book.
"I may have broken the camera's lens but the footage inside was unharmed. Naturally I did cut out that one violent scene."
Finishing his notes he turned and gave Genesis a sweet smile that would terrify the strongest of men, before saying just as sweetly, " Sales have been pretty good so far. That Cosmo Canyon film crew did a fantastic job, but I guess that's to be expected."
The Remnants sweat dropped having dragged them selves away from the sight of the fangirls to stare at their elder cousin, "So is this what you meant by interesting?"
Sephiroth merely shrugged saying diplomatically, "Its always best to have as much money as we can in the clubs budget."
Cloud gawked at him, Just when did he start calculating all of this?
A shy voice distracted the host club from questioning the creepy boy further, "Hi everyone. Good afternoon."
Genesis questioned looking at the girl confused, "Aerith? I thought you had gone back to Under-plate already."
Aerith seemingly not hearing him murmured, "I can't believe I didn't realise it sooner, the way you saved me and lectured me about judging people, those eyes and that accent! I'm so sorry I didn't recognise you Cloud!"
She clasped her hands and looked at the terrified blond boy who was thinking furiously, I know her…. She can't be... Please god no! …
"How could I not recognise my best friend! You used to model all my latest dress designs for me in Middle school before I moved!"
Cloud gasped horrified as Aerith grabbed his arm and pulled him in the direction of the changing rooms, "Come along, I have loads of new designs for you to try, Miss Cloud!"
Genesis watched in despair, as Cloud was dragged away by the deranged girl, crying out with anime tears in his eyes, "Noooooo don't take Cloud from meeee!"
The triplets asked confused, "But Boss we thought you wanted Aerith to help Cloud get in touch with his feminine side."
"YES BUT NOT KIDNAPPED AND FORCED TO CROSSDRESS!"
O_O;; so many words...
(!) i thinks as this is copywrited i have to do a disclaimer so its not mine okies? ^ ^
(2)japanese for upper classmen
(3) i have no idea how kendo matches work so this is all made up kays ^ ^
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