Title: It Takes One To Know One
Disclaimer: If I didn't own it then, would my broke ass be able ta own it now? NO!
Setting: Dunno, don't care.
Summary: "One little, two little, three little fairies." "Cid, I do not think-" "Four little, five little, six little fairies." "Chief, you should not-" "Seven little, eight little-" "Do you have problems with gays?" "...What?!" -Cid and Vincent have a conversation that goes awry.
Warnings: Oh, where ta begin, where ta begin. Let's ust say anythin' can happen...who knows? Rated fer later, though!
Note: This is fer all those who voted fer Cid x Vincent in my poll! ...An' this's the fic that resulted from it!
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Vincent paused, staring at Cid, who just stood there, smiling foolishly. "Cid?" he asked softly, noticing how the blonde was blushing slightly while staring off into space. Puzzled, the brunette waved his hand in front of the pilot's face, wondering what made him trail off into his own thoughts. "Cid...are you feeling well?" Getting no response, the gunner sighed, shaking his head before he started to walk away, leaving the blonde standing alone in the street.
When the ex-Turk moved about a block away, Cid snapped out of his thoughts and looked around, wondering where the taller man had disappeared to. Finding him easily in the slightly crowded streets, the blonde quickly caught up to him, running up to his side. "Hey, Vin! Wait up!" Hearing the shot, the ganner stopped, turing slightly to watch as the pilot ran up to him. Once he was by his side, the brunette could not help but smile while the blonde wheezed, crouching while his hands resting on his knees.
"...Maybe you should stop smoking, Chief?" Vincent offered, smiling as he knew what the reaction would be.
"Nah! Just need...ta quit runnin'...'s all!" Cid said, grinning up at the gunner. "Why'd ya sprint over here in the first place?"
"...I walked away when you became unresponsive, Cid..."
"Oohh...sorry 'bout tha'," he said grinning as they began to walk down the street. "'Sides, ya wanted ta know how ya can get outta my debt, right?"
"Yes..."
"Well, I came up with an idea!"
"...That would be...what?"
"Ya accept the bullets an' go on a date with me!"
"...A date?" Vincent asked, looking over at Cid curiously. "As in a real, one-on-one date?"
"Nah, a play-date; 'a course I mean a real date, Vin!" Cid said, smirking nervously as he bit down on his cigarette filter once more. "...Do ya accept?"
"...I am...unsure... I have not been on a date for many years, decades even, and I am unsure if it still means the same thing."
"Prob'ly!" Cid said cheerfully, glad that he was not rejected, but still nervous as he was not accepted, either. "Yanno, a nice dinner, candles, romance...a bunch of shit I ain't really good at." This just made Vincent even more confused.
"...I do not understand Cid. If you are bad at dating, why would you want to go on one with me? I would not be any help."
"Why wouldn't I wanna go out with ya, Vin? I- ...Uhh...well, would ya?"
"I...do not see why not."
"Ya mean it?!" Cid nearly shouted, grinning widely. Vincent nodded, slightly unsure, but smiled when the blonde blushed slightly as he hugged him tightly, yet quickly. "I won't let ya down, Vin! Promise!"
"There is no need to try hard, Captain," the gunner replied once he was released from the tight grip, oddly finding himself missing the hold. "I am in your debt and I would not worry so much about it."
"Hey!" the blonde snapped, startling the ex-Turk by his side. "I ain't gonna force ya ta go with me, yanno? Ya have a choice! If ya don't wanna go out with me, we can always come up with some other way fer ya ta get out of a debt that doesn't even exist!"
"The debt does exist, Chief," Vincent said, nodding his head at the blonde pilot who had still stood in place. "Though, you should not misconstrue what I am saying; I would gladly go out with you on a date, but I am not sure of what to expect."
"Well, we'll come up with somethin', how's that?"
"That is...better," Vincent said softly with a smile.
Cid grinned back at him, shouting, "Then it's settled!" He then grabbed a hold of the gunner's right hand before taking the lead and heading towards the inn, hoping that they could begin to plan their night on the town in peace. Once they returned to the building, it took little coaxing for the blonde to get Vincent to leave the bullets in the room, carefully hidden, before going back outside, where they could hopefully stay away from the rest of the group. Unfortunately for the pilot, he was unable to get the brunette to leave without writing a note for the rest of the group, so they would not worry when they did not show up before they did.
Vincent curled his fingers gently around Cid's hand as he was led through the town once more, hoping that he would not upset the pilot by his action. Instead, the gruff blonde smiled at the small gesture before he led the gunner out of the town of Kalm, taking him back to the area that they were resting in the day before. Once they were far away enough for his liking, the blonde relaxed on the grass, happily noting that the brunette was lying down next to him on the grass. He sighed happily while looking up at the sky, keeping in mind that they were still holding hands while they gazed at the clouds.
"Hey, Vin," Cid said, smiling greatly. "Got any ideas for where ya wanna go to eat on our date?"
"...I do not know..." Vincent said softly. "I have not been in Kalm for very long."
"Well, what do ya like to eat?" Getting no response, the blonde looked over at his teammate before grinning. "Wanna just hit a bunch of places?"
"...That might be best."
Cid smiled happily as he turned back towards the sky, drifting off into his own world as he began to plan things out for his date with Vincent. AS he continued to work things out in his head, the blonde forgot to pay attention to the time and the next thing he knew, the bright blue sky above his head had turned a dark black, littered with stars. shocked, the pilot wondered why the gunner had not warned him that it had become so late. Looking over at him, the gruff blonde smiled sweetly, realizing that his friend had fallen asleep next to him. Trying not to wake up the brunette, Cid slipped his fingers out of the man's hand, before siding his arm under the gunman's shoulders. As soon as he did this, though, the blonde noticed that the dark, yet vibrant, red eyes had snapped open and were staring back at him.
"...Cid...what are you doing?" he asked gently, not hoping to scare the man into a heart attack.
"Uhh..." the blonde replied, grinning sheepishly at the man he was practically straddling. "Well...I was gonna carry ya back ta the inn 'cause ya were sleepin'."
"You could have just woken me instead of going through the trouble," Vincent offered as the pilot moved back so he could sit up.
"Well, there was no need to interrupt yer beauty sleep if I didn't have to."
"...Beauty sleep?"
"Yeah...'sides, yer to cute when sleepin'."
At this compliment, Vincent blushed brightly and averted his eyes. "...Thank you?"
"No problem!" Cid said happily, smiling greatly. "We might wanna get back 'fore Teef an' Spikey send out the others ta find us."
"That is correct," the gunslinger mused, nodding his head while the blond quickly rose to his feet. Before he could stand up, a hand was suddenly placed before him. Smiling slightly, the brunette accepted the gesture and was, surprisingly, gently pulled to his feet.
"Ya know what I was wonderin', Vin?" Cid asked, grinning a bit, which earned him a curious look from his friend.
"I do not know, Cid. What were you wondering?"
"How's about why you two still haven't come back?!" a voice shrieked out from behind them, making them spin around quickly to face the intruder of their conversation. Upon seeing the person standing there, Vincent rose an eyebrow, while Cid's left eye began to twitch furiously before he decided to lash out at the person.
End
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