The scene had changed. Everyone had cleared off of the beach, beside Tifa, and one other stranger. Darkness covered most of the area; the only light that could be seen clearly was in the stranger's mysterious eyes.
Tifa could feel the eyes of the stranger gaze upon her, looking her up, down, and then back up again. Sensing this, she tried to cover herself up, but nothing was near her. The towel that had been set right beside her chair had vanished, along with, to her surprise - the chair itself.
Silkily, the stranger stepped close to her, so that he was standing right above her. Light shone all at once on his face, and Tifa could tell exactly who it was. Cloud Strife, the 21 year-old mercenary looked down at her, a smirk crossing his face.
He grabbed Tifa's hand with his own, helping her to stand up. They just stood there looking at one another for a few minutes, seemingly not knowing what to do in such a situation. All at once, Cloud wrapped both arms around Tifa's mid-section, pulled her into him, and began to passionately kiss her lips. Panic crossed her mind for a split second, but quickly left. Once it had vanished, she found herself returning his kisses, draping both arms around his neck.
Someone shook both of Tifa's shoulders, sending her back to reality. When she opened her eyes, she could see Aeris, the lovely flower girl from the slums, looking down at her. "I'm sorry to have waken you. It seemed you had dozed off, though...and it's getting late. We're all heading in now." Everything was a dream. The way Cloud looked at her, the way he'd felt, and most of all, the way he'd kissed her...
Following Aeris and Cloud into the lobby, Tifa felt her spirits fall. Before, she thought that she was completely over her past crush. Why did she suddenly feel it come back to her? It really was a burden that she'd rather not carry. Especially when she still had a crush on Cid...
Once Yuffie took notice to the fact that the trio had entered the lobby, she positively shrieked. She had been sitting on Vincent's lap, and (with their arms tightly around each other, of course) had been, in short, lip-locking him. Although no one else seemed to have taken notice, the ninja girl was red with fury.
"Yuffie, what's wrong?" Aeris said gently, trying to seem politely puzzled as to why the girl was so upset. It was very evident, however, that she knew that reason all-to-well. "YOU CAUGHT VINNIE AND I MAKING---!!" Yuffie began, but decided not to continue the sentence. Instead, she loudly cursed at them, and stomped up the stairs into her room. Vincent, looking fairly embarrassed, followed after her without a word.
"HAHHAAHAHHA!" A loud, bellowing laugh sounded. Turning around, Tifa saw Barret standing in the door way behind them, Cid and Cait Sith at his sides. "Ohhh, Vinnie! Mwah, mwah, mwah!" The toy cat shouted, making kissing gestures into his hand. This caused the entire group to crack up laughing, and Yuffie to let out a loud "HMPH!" from upstairs.
For an instant, Tifa caught Cid's eye, and noticed him wink at her. Turning slightly pink in the face, she looked away, pretending to laugh even harder than she was. There was no doubt in her mind now. The pilot from Rocket Town really did have a crush on her, and she had to do something about it...
Tifa could feel the eyes of the stranger gaze upon her, looking her up, down, and then back up again. Sensing this, she tried to cover herself up, but nothing was near her. The towel that had been set right beside her chair had vanished, along with, to her surprise - the chair itself.
Silkily, the stranger stepped close to her, so that he was standing right above her. Light shone all at once on his face, and Tifa could tell exactly who it was. Cloud Strife, the 21 year-old mercenary looked down at her, a smirk crossing his face.
He grabbed Tifa's hand with his own, helping her to stand up. They just stood there looking at one another for a few minutes, seemingly not knowing what to do in such a situation. All at once, Cloud wrapped both arms around Tifa's mid-section, pulled her into him, and began to passionately kiss her lips. Panic crossed her mind for a split second, but quickly left. Once it had vanished, she found herself returning his kisses, draping both arms around his neck.
Someone shook both of Tifa's shoulders, sending her back to reality. When she opened her eyes, she could see Aeris, the lovely flower girl from the slums, looking down at her. "I'm sorry to have waken you. It seemed you had dozed off, though...and it's getting late. We're all heading in now." Everything was a dream. The way Cloud looked at her, the way he'd felt, and most of all, the way he'd kissed her...
Following Aeris and Cloud into the lobby, Tifa felt her spirits fall. Before, she thought that she was completely over her past crush. Why did she suddenly feel it come back to her? It really was a burden that she'd rather not carry. Especially when she still had a crush on Cid...
Once Yuffie took notice to the fact that the trio had entered the lobby, she positively shrieked. She had been sitting on Vincent's lap, and (with their arms tightly around each other, of course) had been, in short, lip-locking him. Although no one else seemed to have taken notice, the ninja girl was red with fury.
"Yuffie, what's wrong?" Aeris said gently, trying to seem politely puzzled as to why the girl was so upset. It was very evident, however, that she knew that reason all-to-well. "YOU CAUGHT VINNIE AND I MAKING---!!" Yuffie began, but decided not to continue the sentence. Instead, she loudly cursed at them, and stomped up the stairs into her room. Vincent, looking fairly embarrassed, followed after her without a word.
"HAHHAAHAHHA!" A loud, bellowing laugh sounded. Turning around, Tifa saw Barret standing in the door way behind them, Cid and Cait Sith at his sides. "Ohhh, Vinnie! Mwah, mwah, mwah!" The toy cat shouted, making kissing gestures into his hand. This caused the entire group to crack up laughing, and Yuffie to let out a loud "HMPH!" from upstairs.
For an instant, Tifa caught Cid's eye, and noticed him wink at her. Turning slightly pink in the face, she looked away, pretending to laugh even harder than she was. There was no doubt in her mind now. The pilot from Rocket Town really did have a crush on her, and she had to do something about it...