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My One And Only

Chapter 7

Secret Meeting

Aerith headed to the gym not really shore why she was doing this. It could be a trap or another trick from who ever it was that had took her clothe yesterday, but still she just had this feeling that she had to do this, even if it meant cutting class in plain day were every one could see her.

'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.' She though as her nerves started to get the better of her as the idea of being seen dishing class or worse caught by one of the teachers.

Her mom was not going to like that. But as the gym got closer Aerith felt her heart race and the adrenaline rush through her veins. In a way it felt exiting doing this. Meeting with an unknown person and cutting class almost like riding on Clouds motorcycle.

'Cloud…' At the thought of him Aeriths steps falter a little an she had to stop to take a deep breath before resuming her walk toward the back of the gym.

Now that she was there though…what was she suppose to do?

"Hello…?" She said not very loudly, though there was no gym class at this hour in the morning it wasn't bad to be precautious.

Though she was waiting for who ever it was that had send her that letter that could or could not be the one who stole her stuff and could only want to prank her again that was definitely being precautious. Not. She was definitely in over her head with this one, but that sense that what she was doing was right…

At that moment a hand cover her mouth while an arm wrapped around her waist pulling her back. Aerith eyes open wide in fear and she kick an struggle as best as she could against who ever it was behind her. Though who ever it was, was pretty strong and barely even flinch at her struggling. It was a boy she realize as he pull her back against his hard chest while the arm around her waist tighten slightly. Not painfully though but just enough to restrain her body against his. At that moment she felt his warm breath at the lob of her ear and she shiver.

"Aerith is me, its okay." Whisper a soft deep familiar voice.

"Cloud." She said though the word was muffled by his very warm hand.

She stop struggling against him instantly the moment she heard his voice an after feeling rather then hearing her say his name against his hand he let go of her mouth and turn her quickly by the shoulders to face him. She trip a little at how fast Cloud had turn her but his hands were right there to hold her steady as she face him. That's wend she notice the way he was looking at her differently, this time he was staring at her deeply in the eyes like wanting to read her somehow and that made Aerith very nervous.

"Aerith…why did you run away from me?" He ask his voice low but soft.

Aerith eyes widen for a moment before she look away. She didn't know if she wanted to answer that question, she still didn't know if what Yuffie and Tifa said could be true and Cloud wouldn't care what other people thought of them being friends. Then again what if he did. Aerith new she wouldn't be able to bare it if Cloud rejected her too. It would be to painful for her.

"Aerith," Cloud said as she still didn't answer his question.

She didn't look up at him so Cloud cup her left cheek with his finger and gently pull her face up so she would look at him in the eyes.

The way he cradle her cheek with his finger tips so gently and softly made Aerith heart do a flip. They were so warm too. And now that she was looking at him in the eyes so closely that she could almost feel his breath on her face made her cheeks blush crimson.

"Cloud…" Was all she could say as she try to look away from him, but he wouldn't let her as his hand kept her face from turning away from his, though he still held her gently as to not hurt her.

"Aerith, why?" He ask a little more firmly.

Aerith close her eyes tight she couldn't look at him any longer, it was to much. With out her knowing tears fell down her cheeks and at the site of them Cloud's eyes widen and he let go of her face only to pull her into a tight but warm embrace.

"Aerith I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry." He said concern and guilt evident on his voice.

He really did not mean to make Aerith cry, he just wanted to know what had cause her to run away from him before and now she probably hated him. He really wanted to kick himself now for this one, he just probably lost the only girl in the world that he had ever had real feelings for and right now the only thing he could think or care about was how to make it up to her.

Aerith who had been stun for a moment for his unexpected-but not unrequited-embrace had suddenly felt his guilt that not only had it been heard on his voice but also on his body as he held her protectively and tenderly against hid chest. Aerith shook her head against his chest and tried to look up at him.

Cloud felt Aerith move on his arms and loosen his grip a little to look down at her. There's were both their faces came to an immediate stop wend they discover the surprising closeness there faces were to each others. Noses touching, eyes wide as they stare at each other and of course an intense blush on both there faces, they kept quiet for a few seconds until slowly with out any of the two really noticing there faces got closer and closer to each other until for a brief moment there lips touch and the electricity that ran trough them in that moment by the contact made them split apart in surprise, both of them with red faces and really fast heart beats.

"Forgive me, I-I shouldn't h-have…um…d-don-" Before Cloud could finish that sentence his lips were stop by a pear of other lips.

His eyes widen and a deep blush cover his cheeks as Aerith soft lips were press against his. His shock lasted at least a second before he let his eyes slowly close an finally kiss her back with a little more force that he had meant to, but the incredible need to have her in his arms and kiss her like he was doing now had been consuming him ever since the first time he saw her.

Aerith was surprise that Cloud had kiss her back and even more surprise how fiercely he was kissing her. Though she didn't mind it at all, actually she rather like it, she liked it a lot. She started to kiss him more strongly as well as she wrapped her arms around his neck, though a little hesitant since it was her first kiss an she didn't have much experience in kissing but the ones she had seen on romance movies with her mother.

As Cloud felt her lips press harder against his and her arms wrapped around his neck making her soft curvy body press more closely to his made Cloud's blood boil like lava on his veins. He made a little growl sound in the back of his throat as he held Aerith more tightly against his body his arms wrapped around her back possessively. The kiss grew more heated as the devoured each other lips hungrily. They broke apart wend the need for oxygen was really needed but they still held each other possessively kneader one of them wanting to let go of the other.

Cloud close his eyes and lay his forehead against hers still breathing heavily after their passionate kiss. Aerith also close her eyes locking away all those painful thoughts away wanting to make this moment last as long as she could. As they regain there breath and there heart beats slow becoming one Aerith eyes slowly open two find Cloud's glowing sapphire eyes staring intently at her again but this time he was looking at her like he was trying to memorize her face instead of trying to read it.

Though they just chare a very passionate kiss Aerith couldn't help but blush a little at his stare and she look down embarrass. Cloud only smile, he love that about her. Her shyness, her sweetness and now her passion as he discover in the kiss they had just chare. He reach for her face again and tilt it up so she would look at him, wend she did she had a cute blush on her face and her lips were swollen from their kiss. He ran the back of his fingers gently down her cheeks till her jaw. His sapphire eyes looking lovingly at her blushing face as he did this.

"Aerith…" He said his voice husky but soft.

He bent down his head to kiss her again but this time instead of kissing him back she stop him by placing her small and delicate hand on his lips.

As her face was down cast again she said, "Don't." In a low whisper.

She drop her hand from his lips and try to move away from his embrace this time he didn't fight and let her go. She move away and turn her back on him, he just stare at her not believing this. One moment she was kissing him and the next she is pushing him away. He wanted to know why and this time he was getting his answer.

"Why?" He ask voice fierce with the need to know.

Aerith shiver at the fierceness in his voice knowing he wanted an answer and this time she was going to give it to him no matter the consequences. At least she had this one last kiss to remember him by if he rejected her.

'And if he didn't?' A little voice in the back of her head ask. 'If he still wanted to be with you despite what other people mite think of him?'

'One could always hope.' She answer back in her head.

Aerith took a deep breath. She knew she had to do this, even if part of her wanted to just run away again, this time she would stay and confront it…no matter how much it would hurt.

"Because if people in this school see us together…they would reject you and make fun of you for being with me." She said sadly, an as she started to speak she didn't turn around to face him, she couldn't handle seeing the look of rejection on his face once she was done saying this. "I was a girl from the street wend I was younger and later an adopted orphan who had been home school must of her life…till now…that's why I ran from you and that's why I push you away now."

Behind her Cloud staid quiet, probably absorbing this and rethinking the hole kissing thing. She didn't blame him, but its still hurt as she thought how must he be looking at her right now. Probably repulse at having ever been near a girl from the street like she had been. Though she wasn't anymore its still didn't change what she had been in the past and now in the future even though Elmyra had adopted her and is-for all that she had done for her-her mother she was still an orphan from the street. Aerith close her eyes tightly fighting away tears so they wouldn't spill down her face.

"I…I understand if…if you don't want to be around me anymore I-" Aerith gasp as she was cut of wend Cloud strong arms wrapped around her from behind and pull her against him in a tight, warm embrace.

She hadn't even heard him walk toward her, but she couldn't have care less because right now she was being held by him and nothing else matter. Though she did wonder if this meant he didn't care what other people thought of them being friends or were they friends? After that kiss she wasn't very shore if they could be cold friends anymore or if they ever were.

"Aerith…I do want to be with you…always. Ever since I first saw you wend you came here to this school, I wanted nothing more then to meet you to be able to talk to you…even after I heard those rumors." He said in a low voice as his warm breath tickle her ear and made her shiver softly.

She got so lost in the feeling of his strong arms around her and his steady warm breath on her ear that it took her a few seconds to actually register what he just said. Then it sank in, he knew. All this time he had known about her past and he still wend out of his way to help her yesterday an even take her to school the next.

"You knew." She bread it wasn't a question but he still answer with a nod and his face softly brush against her hair.

"Yes." He finish saying it out loud.

Aerith shook her head not being able to believe it. Cloud turn her around and stare deeply into her shining emerald eyes that now shine even brighter because of the unshed tears in them. He bend his face forward and Aerith let her eyes close as she waited for his kiss causing some of her unshed tears to slip out making Cloud stop un his tracks and kiss away her tears first tasting the salt in them before kissing her softly on the lips. He tasted her lips noticing how sweet they were the opposite to her tears just like her. She was full of opposite; brave but timid, intelligent but innocent, serious but playful. She had so many feelings and faces that Cloud just wanted to be there to see them all, to know them all he wanting to know everything about Aerith Gainsborough and more.

As Cloud reluctantly broke the kiss Aerith let out a little whimper of disappointment that made Cloud chuckle. Aerith eyes open wide and her face flush crimson at the sound she just made that only made Cloud laugh harder. Embarrassed, Aerith began smacking Cloud in attempt to get him to stop.

"Cloud! Is not funny!" She said still smacking him in the chest while scolding at him.

"Yes it is." Cloud said between laughs as she kept smacking him.

He then grab her hands by the wrist and stop her, pulling her by the wrists he place her hands around his neck and kiss her passionately on the lips rendering any thought about being mad at him to disappear instantly. His lips were warm and soft against hers and she love the way he tasted, like blue berries and peppermint and was that a hint of chocolate. She wasn't shore but she shore love his kisses and she shore love him.

As they broke from the kiss to get some air again Cloud smirk at her.

"What? Your not going to smack me anymore?" He ask still grinning at her.

Aerith pouted at him and look away to hide her blush.

"Its not funny Cloud." She said still pouting.

Cloud chuckle and kiss her on the cheek making Aerith blush a little more. He then turn her face to him and smile sweetly at her.

"Yes it is since you look so cute wend your mad like that." He said smirking again wend he saw Aerith turn ten shades of red.

She look down again an look up after a moment her eyes showing resolve as she stare at him and he wonder what she was thinking.

"Cloud…what are we now?" She ask, her eyes questioning now.

Now it was Cloud's turn to blush. He scratch the back of his head and look away a little embarrass. Aerith could see that he was nervous so she let him take his time in what ever he was about to say.

"Well I thought we…I-I was hoping y-you would l-like you know…" He said stuttering and blushing so much Aerith couldn't help but giggle a little bit at his sudden shyness, it was really cute.

As Cloud heard her giggle his blush deepen and he tried his best not to mess up what he was about to say next.

Taking all the courage he could master he said, "Wouldyoubemygirlfriend?" The words wend out in a rush and were hardly understandable but Aerith understood them.

The words making her smile the most dazzling smile she had ever made before she tackle Cloud to the ground with a hug yelling a, "YES!" at the top of her longs in respond to his question.

Sweet Wasn't It? XD

Well see ya next time as more drama will appear couple with a little more humor and lots and lots of romance from our favorite couple.

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