Vanilla

By: Tifa the Turk

Chapter 4

Tifa stood there, next to Reno, dumbfounded. They both were at a loss of words. Tifa couldn't believe she lost her best friend. Reno couldn't believe many other things. Tifa walked towards the window and leaned on the wall, her hair flowing around. She stared into nothingness as the sun was high in the sky now. Reno walked over to her, staring at her.

"Is that really how you feel, Lockheart?" Reno asked with the gentlest voice. He had a calm face, with a slight grin.

"Yes. Reno it is. I used to hate you for what you did. But I got a letter from a former AVALANCHE member, who died fighting you. She said don't blame the Turks, they had to follow orders." Tifa never looked at Reno; she kept looking at the endless plains. "I think when you saved me I began to relate you and my anger faded." Tifa then turned and looked at him. He looked like he was on the brink of tears.

"Tifa, I always liked you along with Rude, but now I realized that my feelings are more than what I thought they were." Reno explained. "I think I am in love with you---and I didn't sound like a greeting card, right?" Reno laughed but Tifa did not. She had the look of longing in her eyes. He leaned in, and kissed her. Tifa gave in to the kiss. She felt his hands pressing against her back. They stumbled back, still holding on to the kiss, and fell on the bed, Tifa on the bottom. Reno took off his shirt, revealing his muscles. Tifa ran her fingers across them. He kissed her again, long and hard. She then removed her shirt. Then they were both struck with a sudden pain. They both were knocked out, and they stayed lying together, the whole night.

Tifa was the first awake. She slipped on a black and white shirt with some jeans. She fixed up her hair and sat down at the table, fiddling with the ID Jessie made Cloud. Reno awoke and got dressed in his Turk uniform.

"Hey Teef." Reno said, grabbing a fruit bar. He sat down next to her, she hid the ID. She smiled at him. Then, a suddenly explosion happened and people were yelling and screaming. Tifa and Reno ran outside, by the Meteor memorial. There they saw a huge monster. It was standing on top of the memorial. Cloud walked by, going the opposite direction.

"Cloud! What are you doing?! We need to kill this thing!" Tifa yelled.

"You and Reno can do fine on your own." Cloud said.

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Tifa woke from her place on the table, realizing that Reno was trying to wake her. She sighed in relief that it was just a dream. She knew Cloud wasn't like that. She couldn't believe that she would even dream that.

"Tifa, it's nighttime. Wanna go to dinner?" Reno asked. Tifa smiled and nodded. Reno smiled back, his red bangs falling in the way of his Mako eyes. They walked the crowed streets of Edge; they didn't realize it was New Years Eve. They entered a crowed restaurant, full of New Year's banners.

"Everyone and their mother are here, huh?" Tifa joked. Reno had to laugh at that. They took their seats at a nearby table, next to the window. Tifa stared at her reflection, endlessly thinking about everyone else but Reno. "Tifa?"

"Huh?" She said, facing him. "Oh, sorry." Reno looked a bit confused. They ordered their food and ate the night away. Tifa looked at the clock. "Reno!" She shouted.

"What?!"

"Its 11:55! Let's go to the square!" Tifa grabbed his hand, forgetting to pay. Luckily Reno didn't. Their were parades of people, loud rock music, and confetti everywhere. People were joking and laughing under the full moon. Fights were breaking out and people were drunk. Tifa pushed her way through the crowd to the middle of the square where the ball would be dropped. Then the people started to countdown all around them.

"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!"

Tifa and Reno kissed on the stroke of midnight. Tifa opened her eyes during the kiss and saw Cloud with a girl kissing her in the corner. Tifa pushed away from Reno and walked over to him, with Reno close behind. Tifa went up behind Cloud and whacked him behind the head, causing the blond to let go of his kiss.

"What the he—oh Tifa?!" Cloud exclaimed.

Tifa looked him in the eyes, "You pig! Jerk! You told me you loved me and then go off and kiss a random skank?!" Tifa turned to Reno, "Let's go Reno." They walked off together, holding hands. As they walked home, Reno stopped Tifa.

"Tifa?" Reno asked.

"Yeah?" Tifa said back.

'I love you."

"I love you too"

A/N: I enjoyed making this. This is my first real fic and I had fun making it. There will be a sequel.

Disclaimer: None of this belongs to me. I don't intend to make money off of it.