Hey, im back! Oh I feel so awful! I apologize for the long wait! Hehe, schools demanding! I've finally found time to write the next chapter! I reaaally appreciate the reviews… it makes me all warm and tingly inside! –Giggles- I hope that you continue to review! Cloud and Aeris may be OOC in this Chappy as well as Tifa but otherwise I think its okay! Oh and it might have some Tifa bashing…
Disclaimer: I do not own FF7… I don't own anything! So please don't sue me!
Aeris's Pov:
He kissed me! I was shocked! Why did he kiss me if he was in a relationship with Tifa?! It didn't make any sense!
I gulped loudly, blushing. Was it possible?? Did he have feelings for me? I gently shook my head. Impossible… but then again… he did kiss me! I was so wrapped up in my own thoughts that I didn't notice that Cloud moved. I jolted when I felt a hand grab my shoulder.
I spun around, hand suspended in the air ready to strike. The next thing I new I was pressed against the bathroom wall my hands clasped above my head. "Cloud! Wha-?" I looked deeply into his piercing eyes.
Before I realized what was happening, he nearly crushed me against his chest. I blushed brightly averting my gaze.
"Aeris… look at me..." I gulped rather loudly and nodded my head. As I slowly looked up and into his eyes I gasped.
His eyes looked so sad… "What is it?" I asked timidly.
He turned his gaze away and I grew frustrated "You told me to look at you! Now you better look at me mister or. I'll…-"
My breath froze in my throat and I blushed... Cloud looked so angry! I mean it didn't show on his face, but his eyes were on fire!
"Why are you avoiding me?" His piercing gaze drilled into my eyes. I trembled lightly, cursing myself for showing such weakness. His gaze softened and he sighed, closing his blue eyes.
I was startled by the question. "I thought that was what you wanted…" I mumbled. Apparently he heard me.
His grip on me tightened and he opened his angry blue eyes. "Why would you think that, Aeris?"
He deadpanned. I fidgeted around glancing at the floor, as a seemingly interesting crack caught my eye. "Well…-"I took a deep breath, and tried again. "Well... Tifa told you that she loved you before me, and you two were so comfortable together, and she was on top of you and-"
Cloud's finger stopped the rest of my sentence, my lips trembled. I would've babbled anyways.
Cloud's grip on my wrist tightened, and the finger that was on my lips slid down to my chin, raising it up. I had no choice but to look into his eyes and what I saw made my heart start to flutter all over again.
His eyes…they were so soft, filled with love and were very wide. I just told the man that I loved, that I love him unintentionally. Wow I feel like an idiot. For some reason my eyes were welling up with tears. Stupid Tears! No, no, no, no don't come! Don't come don't come! Of course they came anyways. They trailed down my cheeks and since Cloud was holding my wrist I couldn't wipe them away. So I did the next best thing, I looked away.
Cloud's POV:
As I leaned against the bathroom door I watched my angel get lost in her thoughts. Well I wasn't expecting the sudden boost of courage I seem to gain, and I sure wasn't expecting for me to actually kiss her! Well while my train of thoughts were running rampage, my body was acting on its own… again. Before I knew what was happening I had my angels soft body pressed beneath mine and her wrists clamped in my hands. What a very familiar pose.
Oh the dirty images. I could just imagine her writhing and withering beneath me, gasping my name as I plunged into her- wooaaahhh there! It's not time for Penis to act! I have a mind that isn't related to plunging-urggghh! Damn hormones!
I looked at my angel and realized that she was looking expectantly at me.
All I could think to do, or what my heart wanted to do, was hold her close.
And thats exactly what I did.
I drew her in; delighted in the gasp I received from her.
My little (or large) friend twitched. Okay…so this was a very compromising position here…. No getting any ideas! I noticed that she wasn't looking my way.
How frustrating. "Aeris… look at me…" I felt my heart sink when she jumped. Why? I don't know. She gulped rather loud and glanced up at me.
I couldn't help but let the pained look escape my stoic mask. "What is it?" she asked softly.
My eyes grew misty and I looked away. "You told me to look at you! Now you better look at me mister or. I'll…-"that dried all the tears, oh yes. I was furious!
She
wanted it straight? Well damn it I was going to give it to her
straight!
"Why are you avoiding me?" I practically spat.
She trembled and some of my anger dissipated and my gaze softened. I closed my eyes counting to ten. 1…2….3...4...5...6... "…I thought that was what you wanted…" damn numbers don't help for shit. My eyes shot open.
"Why would you think that, Aeris?" I stated flatly. Why would my angel think that id want her to avoid me? Her gaze lowered and she sighed softly. "Well. I-"she stopped and sighed again staring at the floor. I was running out of patience.
For a guy that was well known for his patience, I was turning out to be a real hot head…"Well... Tifa told you that she loved you before me," she loved me? Oh dear Shiva, my eyes must've looked like dinner plates. –"and you two were so comfortable together, and she was on top of you and-"
I put my finger to her lips to stop the rambling.
My finger slid down to her chin and lifted her face up to meet mine.
My eyes softened and I almost smiled, almost. Just suddenly her eyes started to fill with tears! What was this?! What did I do wrong?
She turned her head sharply almost losing her balance. Lucky I had a grip on her wrist. I didn't know what to say.
I mean, give me credit here, I was in SOLDIER, and all I've ever done is chase Sephiroth all my life, I'm not to good with women. "..Aeris…?"
She didn't look up, but she flinched sharply. I shook my head and said her name again, softening my tone to a whisper.
Apparently she realized that id let go of one of her wrists, and she raised it quickly to wipe her eyes.
Okay, to tell you the truth I was really getting pissed about the her not looking at me thing, so I decided to do something about it.
I placed my hand onto her cheek softly and she raised her gaze, looking at me with her emerald pools through her hair.
My breath caught and my heart decided to start doing summersaults.
The rest, to me, went in slow motion.
She raised her hand to cover mine and smiled beautifully. I felt my cheeks heat up but I didn't look away. My second hand joined the first and I gently cupped her face.
Her hands slid down to my elbows and she took a step forward, closing the foot gap to mere centimeters.
Gravity was pulling my face towards hers and my heart was beating as if I were running a mile. I've waited for this for forever!
Both of our faces drew together at the same time and we were a wisp away each other, breath whispering across my face. I shuddered and closed my eyes, my lips stretching into a smile. I felt her melt into my embrace and I prepared myself for the bliss soon to follow.
As our lips were about to touch, the bathroom door swung open and as fast as a chocobo on steroids, we shot apart; Aeris gripping the counter, and I was hunched over facing away from her. We were both blushing a color that I didn't even know existed.
I looked up at the intruder, ready to shove my First Tsurugi up their butt, and wasn't surprised to see that Yuffie was standing there at the door with her jaw hanging open like a goldfish.
My face flushed in anger. She ruined it! Why!? I looked up at the ceiling. What have I done to be suffering through this!!
I shook my head and sighed, taking a glance at Aeris. It appeared as if she'd regained herself. "Yuffie!" she scolded.
The ninja jumped and smiled widely. "Oohohhoho! Vinny owes me money!" Aeris blushed again and turned to me with a 'can you please help me?' look. I smirked and picked up the ninja while she started thrashing and screaming. "HENTAI!! HENTAI HENTAI HENTAAAIII!!"
I clamped my hand over her mouth blushing lightly. "I'm not going to do anything to you Yuffie... Aeris on the other hand…" I trailed off. Yuffie's eyes grew large when she noticed the now growing grin on the flower girls face.
"..Wha-what're ya gonna do to me?!" we both smiled evilly. "…oh, you'll see…"
Aeris POV:
Several minutes later…..
Cloud and I turned from the closet, his eyes twinkling and my face twisted into a huge grin. I turned to him my grin still in place.
"…so how long do you think it'll take for her to be found?" He shrugged, smirking. "Not long-"a large 'THUMP' was heard from behind them. Cloud shrugged and turned his head to me. "Time to leave the scene of the crime…"
He mumbled. I grinned again and nodded. We started walking down stairs to the bar. I would continue to take stolen glances at Cloud as we walked, unable to control myself. What was wrong with me?
I was acting like a hormonal teenager…I've been acting like this since Cloud came onto me….I shrugged off the butterfly feeling, or I tried to as we neared the bar….and Tifa. When Tifa spotted us, or in my opinion Cloud, her face brightened.
She turned to Cloud and wrapped her arms around his neck.
I twitched and took a step back, eyes narrowing at Clouds back. At this point id decided that I was going to fight for the place in Clouds heart!
I wasn't going to just stand aside as Tifa took what was so obviously MINE! Okay so that sounded possessive but hey, what can I say? Soooo I walked towards Cloud pushing Tifas hands away and snuggling into his chest.
I saw him blush brightly before he turned away and I grinned inwardly. Mineminemineminemine!!
I glanced at Tifa smiling in victory.
I mean no offense to her but…I want him! She may be my friend and we share, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to share MY Cloud! Tifas look of shock quickly faded and she frowned.
"…Aeris…" Tifa mumbled and I looked up at her innocently, or deviously, whichever way you want to look at it.
Cloud was looking down at me smiling slightly and placed a hand at the small of my back. I shivered and smiled again. "Yes, Tifa?" her eye twitched again and I squealed inwardly. "What are YOU doing with my boyfriend?" my eyes grew wide and my breath caught.
Was this morning just a fluke?
Was he using me?
Did I fall for it?
I looked down and began to loosen my grip around Cloud's waist, when I felt his arms wrap around my waist tightly.
My gaze shot up, a blush covering my cheeks. Clouds gaze was on me, his eyes smiling, shinning happily as I slid my arms around his neck. I smiled and snuggled his chest again. I heard Tifa huff and stomp her foot.
"Cloud…? Can I speak to you?-"
He glanced up at her briefly before looking back to me. I smiled reassuringly at the questioning look. He lowered his head and rested his head in the crook of my neck. I felt him smile against my skin before he kissed my neck lightly, a promise to return… I smoothed his golden locks and rested the palm of my hand on his cheek pushing his head far enough away that he could see my lips. 'go.' I mouthed and he nodded.
He turned towards the door and Tifa followed glaring at me when Clouds back was turned. I began to follow and she turned sharply and hissed "Alone!" so I stopped and nodded, feeling tears gather at the corner of my eyes.
I heard the little bell on the top of the door go off. How could Tifa act that way? I could understand that I was being a little harsh and that she wanted Cloud too but….she didn't have to be so cruel!
I sighed and decided that while I was waiting that id go to the grocery store.
I decided to leave a note so Cloud wouldn't get upset when he wasn't able to find me.
I smiled happily and quickly scribbled a note humming as I left through the back door.
Cloud's POV:
As I walked through the front door of Tifa's bar and walked away from Aeris I realized that I knew exactly what Tifa wanted from me.
Well while we walked to the side of her bar my thoughts turned back to Aeris. The woman inhibited my every thought!
But deep in my heart I knew that all good things came to an end, so I had better get over this shyness that stopped me from showing Aeris my true thoughts.
I just knew that Sephiroth was going to come and take her away!
He always did that! Took the things that I love, and crushed them to dust without a second thought! I came out of my thoughts when the presence that was Tifa stopped. I stayed looking ahead concerned that we were going to get into an argument.
The silence was deafening. I felt Tifa hand on my shoulder and I flinched turning my head. Yet Tifa was persistent. "Cloud…"
She applied pressure to my shoulder and I turned to face her furious voice. Oh crap… she stared hard into my eyes and I gulped averting my gaze.
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't scared of tifa, I just know better than to mess with her when she was mad. She gave me a pretty bad bruise a while ago and I didn't want to take my chances. I felt the movement rather than saw, when her fist collided with my jaw.
My head cracked to the side but I stayed put, I guess I kind of deserved this…didn't I? "…How could you, Cloud!?" She growled glaring at me. I frowned and crossed my arms. "What're you talking about?" I asked innocently. Seriously she was just overreacting, it's not like I just had hot steamy sex on one of her bar tables…but now that I thought about it…ohh the dirty images. I blushed lightly and glanced at her again. She huffed again and turned pacing the floor. "Why were you all over Aeris like that? You're supposed to be with me! I love you damn it!" why why why? That's all that comes out of her mouth nowadays. Then right when I let the question run through her head I realized that she said we were together! When did this happen!? So I decided to voice my thoughts. "Since when have we been together, Tifa?" she gave me a look that equaled, 'what are you stupid?' I sighed when I realized that she wasn't going to say anything unless I did. "I never agreed to being with you Tifa..." He eyes grew big. "b-but you s-said!" I shook my head and her eyes welled up with tears. "-but you reacted to me when I jumped on you!" I shook my head again. "No I didn't. You must be imagining things…" I didn't mean to sound so harsh and I immediately felt bad when it came out of my mouth. She flinched and turned around and started to walk away. I stepped forward. I didn't want to leave things this way! I still wanted Tifa to be a friend if anything else! "Tifa, wait!" she hesitated and turned her head, acknowledged me. "I still want to remain friends! You're a very important person to me!" I started out loud and ended in a whisper. She smiled sadly and nodded. "Sure I just need time to get over you..." I winced but nodded nonetheless. As she rounded the corner I breathed a sigh of relief. Now all I have to do is ask Aeris to be mine. I blushed at the perverted thoughts, and shook my head negatively. Only if she wants to, I told myself. Yet the more I thought about it, the more I began to realize that being with Aeris…Actually being with her, would be the best feeling in the world, as possessive as that sounds. I turned to the back of the bar walking towards the back door so I could easily reach the stairs towards my room. I opened the door and raced upstairs making a bee-line for my door. As I opened and closed my door I noticed that something small was on my bed. I walked closer and realized that it was a note. I opened and read the contents:
Cloud,
It's me Aeris. I wanted to tell you that I'm going to the store to buy
Groceries for dinner tonight! I didn't want to worry you so I wrote
This note. I'll be back soon! Behave your self!
Love,
Aeris
I chuckled and sat on my bed rereading the note. So she was going to the store huh? I sighed and closed my eyes briefly. The word love kept repeating itself in my mind… like a mantra. She loved me eh? My heart squeezed tightly and I smiled up at the ceiling.
I love you, too.
mineminemineminemineminemineminemineminemineminemine
hehe well how did you like my chappy? I tried really hard to make Cloud more outspoken! I hope you guys review! Please please please review! id make me really happy!