First impressions last, as anyone would know. However, for the first encounter, they had to start over. The team headed out of the Inn with much sympathy. The owner and his family were already gone and cold. Somehow, it seemed weird to have pity for someone whose lives were taken away because of them. They were assassins, killing was their job, yet for the man and his family, they couldn't have felt even worse.
They headed to the more isolated part of town and to a well hidden club. Only the Swine's of the city would come crashing there, and at some point, those who were hiding away from the city's eyes.
For the group of assassins, the second option was the reason. They got the best private room in the club. It wasn't easy getting it though. But sure enough, they weren't any ordinary group of people.
With a fierce kick out the door, Yuffie managed to just threw the last unconscious guy out the room.
"This wasn't what I meant when I wanted to kick some ass" she frowned while looking at her sister. Aerith just smiles at her while sitting like an innocent angel on the sofa.
"You wanted to fight, so I leave you all the guys here, wasn't that enough?" she reasoned while smiling.
"Yeah, but you made me clean their asses out the door! Isn't it obvious they weigh a hundred pounds! And there were five of them! The boss was even worse! He is the fattest man I've seen! I can't even see his neck!" Yuffie's went on for quite a long time. You couldn't really count the seconds since you'd either be too tired or lazy to listen to her rants.
When her rants became annoying to the ears, not like it wasn't after the first few minutes, Tifa just had to stop her.
"Yuffie, as much as I love you…PLEASE STOP IT ALREADY" once the last phrase was out; she took a breath then sighed. Cloud found it amusing. He was messing with her hair, curling it along his fingers. She looked at him, feeling the pull of her hair then smiled, finding it comforting looking at his amused face.
Yuffie stares with mouth open at Tifa. But her sister had her attention elsewhere. She sighs in defeat, knowing she can't interfere and just sat on one of the stools. Taking a new bottle of brandy on the table; she was about to take a gulp till a thin thread of bright green lifts the bottle out of her grasp and into the light brunette's palms. A frown grazed Yuffie's face.
"You're not yet old enough to drink" Aerith said. She placed the bottle on top of the coffee table.
"I'm only a year younger"
"That's still then a year of no drinking"
"I wish Vincent were here; he lets me take gulps from his" Yuffie pouted. Aerith gave her a sharp stare which completely makes her stiff. With those green eyes gone cold, it only meant one thing. This conversation is over.
"Memo to me, have a talk with Vincent later" once she had said it out loud, her green orbs bought back its warmth.
"Like he'd listen" Yuffie mumbled. If anyone else knew Vincent better, that'd be Yuffie. And sure enough, Vincent was a man you can't threaten that easily, even Aerith has proven it on a number of occasions. He is one man the green eyes angel can never threaten.
"It never hurts to try….again" Aerith stressed out the last word. When Yuffie wouldn't even hand over a scoff, Aerith turns her attention to the couple on the couch.
Tifa's eyes were closed while her head leaned down on Cloud's broad shoulder. The blonde on the other hand was humming a soft tune while still playing with Tifa's hair. Both were ignoring the rest of the world; the two other people in the room included.
"Well now, why not tell us what's gotten our Tifa in trouble and then associated to a Wolf when she was sent out to kill someone" Aerith had an amused smirk when Tifa opened up one eye and began to sit up straighter. Cloud on the other hand could care less, and he did.
"Well…" Tifa started, a thin smile forming mouth while her eyes wanders somewhere else, hoping to find an answer. When she was taking longer than expected, Cloud did the honors.
Tucking her hair behind her ear, Cloud sits up then face Aerith with the most casual smile he had "Let's start with the fact that your sister and I figured out that we were sent to kill each other by the same person"
"Proof?" Aerith was looking at him straight in the eyes. It didn't bother him at first, until he slowly realized that the green swirls in her eyes seemed as if it's searching him, as in the insides of him. It kind of made him felt uncomfortable; nevertheless, he made himself relaxed as possible.
Tifa threw at Aerith the two pictures of them. Her sister caught it swiftly and examined it quickly. She quickly realized it had the same Logo. Aerith eyes the two who just blankly stared back at her.
"So what's your plan on this?" Aerith asked, completely serious .On the other hand, Yuffie who was at first uninterested of their chat, has turned her seat over to them, her ears perked up to every detail.
"Were getting to the bottom of it…" Cloud finalized, leaning on the couch "The hunting would be cancelled for awhile"
Aerith nodded, considering their answer. Yuffie also nodded, but something caught her thoughts that didn't stop her from questioning.
"Why were you being targeted by Shinra?" Three pairs of eyes looked at her. She didn't flinch, she just answered as casually as she can.
"I saw the Company name on the dead guards' uniforms when I was looking for any useful thing they might have for me"
"Yuffie….stealing….really?" Tifa looked at her with bored eyes. It was never a surprise Yuffie would steal. It was her life.
"They were dead, they didn't need those. Besides it'll be more useful in my hands than theirs" she put her tongue out for display in front of them. The others sighed and focused at the topic at hand.
"My turn to ask questions" Cloud intersected. It was a surprise he wasn't afraid that he was with three assassins from a different turf. Guess he has more confidence in him that one can imagine "How did you know where we were?"
"That's easy" Yuffie chipped in "Tifa alerted us"
This earned Tifa a questioning stare. She raises both her hands in defense "I couldn't help it! It's not my fault I can't decide if I should kill you or not! A girl's mind is more complex than of a guy"
"Right" he said without emotion, leaving Tifa all the more guilty and confused.
"You're mad aren't you?" Tifa said, staring intently at him.
"Never said that" he muttered.
"No one lie to me, especially you!" She jumps on him, as in literally on him.
It took the blonde by surprise making him hit his head on the arm rest of the couch. The other two girls sighed as the couple were back in their own world.
This continued for only a couple of minutes till Aerith spoke, causing everyone to be silent.
"This place is isolated. Other people are here…they're coming in all too cautiously" she said this with her hands moving in different ways.
"How can she tell?" Cloud wondered. He noticed, in the slightest, the thin green thread that had pulled Tifa's hands up and had kept him down the bed.
"Aerith has the Cetra's blood" Tifa said. Yuffie offered a more complex answer.
"She's one of the last, and her blood gave her access into controlling the flow of Mako, then turning it into her own deadly threads"
"'Aerith's web' as they call it" Tifa smirked.
"So she's the famous spider queen" he smirked, having heard of it from different sources.
"She doesn't actually like that nickname put on to her by others" Yuffie said.
"Most likely because she hates spiders" Tifa added once again.
"Any suggestions?" Aerith smiles at them.
"I've had enough, you can have them" Yuffie dismissed.
"Were cool, just do your thing sister" Tifa grinned.
"As you wish" Aerith slightly bowed. Without moving from where she sat, her hands and most specifically her fingers began moving.
Soon a pack of cut of screams was echoing only a few feet away from their room. The agony didn't seem to bother the four of them as they listened to the scream of shock and pain.
All was well, even for Aerith who just swayed her hands as if leading an orchestral. The only time panic surged at them was when something caught Aerith's senses.
"Someone's going beyond my strings" she said, quite horrified. No one gets out of Aerith's webs. Only a few people can see it, but they have a hard time making sure they don't get caught. However, there seems to be someone who has managed to get through them.
"It's getting near" Aerith was in a panic, this wasn't like her. Yuffie got up, a weapon in her hand, alert. Tifa was about to stand as well, but Cloud pulled her down onto him, whispering into her ear "Relax"
Soon, they heard light footsteps, and with a hard kick of the door, A man with jet black spiked hair approached with a sword.
"There's a bunch of green thin threads scattered outside and a lot of dead bodies. What's up with that?" His violet orbs scanned the room and soon landed to the blonde man who seemed to have a brunette on top of him. He also noted the other two girls in the room ready to attack. Well the black haired one was. The other brunette seemed surprise at him.
"Great, I come here trying to save your ass...and here I find you messing with three girls"
Aerith and Yuffie stared at Cloud. So did Tifa, and her face shows the complete expression of questioning.
"Hi Zack" was the only thing he muttered.
I am Back! :D took a long, and I mean very long while. I'm sorry, but I'm trying to make up for it. Did this as quickly as I could, hope it satisfies! Please review!