Skye's Cloud Chapter 10: Meeting Turks and Costa De Sol, a final fantasy vii fanfic

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It took them a few hours, but they managed to get over their hangovers enough to get up and slowly walk towards the bar, having left their motorbikes there the previous night. They didn't get far when arguing voices reached their sore ears.

"I swear Rude, I don't know where they went yo!"

"You had them last. I want them back. Their my favorite pair"

"I don't have 'em!"

"Then buy a new pair!"

Now the girls walked in on the arguing pair and immediately stiffened up, grabbing for their weapons. There in front of them, next to a sleek black car, stood two men. One had long red hair back in a ponytail with goggles in his head and red tattoos under his green eyes, and the other was bald and darkly tanned. His eyes couldn't be seen under the sunglasses he wore, but both were dressed in navy suits and that showed they were Turks.

"Favorite? They're all the freakin' sa-Well hey ladies. How's it going yo?" he practically crooned when he saw the two lovely girls standing in front of him.

Glaring at the redhead, Skye drew her gunblade and beside her, Rem drew her staff. Raider stayed a few feet behind them and growled warningly.

Raising an eyebrow, the redhead kept grinning. "I'm not gonna hurt you yo. Just wanted to know if I could help you in any way." he then winked at Skye. "Any way at all."

Growling herself, Skye took a step forward. "Who the hell are you?" She had an idea. He was a Turk, but she wanted to know the name of the man she was about to castrate.

Letting his grin fade, he scratched the back of his head. "Reno. Reno of the Turks, and my partner here is Rude."

Rem walked up to him and placed the end of her staff at her throat. "Turks? As in the Turks who killed my adopted father?"

Shaking her head, Skye used her free hand to pull her friend back. "Remember what Vincent said. They're not the same ones."

Now the bald man spoke up. "Vincent? Vincent Valentine?" He sounded genuinely surprised.

Nodding, Skye smirked. "I'd be his adopted little sister, Skye Carehart Valentine, and this is my friend Rem Bridgestone."

Hearing the lovely blonde's name, Reno blanched and backed away so quickly, he left a cloud of dust in his wake. "Geez, sorry 'bout that sweetcheeks."

Shaking her head, she turned and pulled Rem towards the direction of the bar, keeping her weapon out in case they tried to attack. The surprising fact was that even though she was angry, it was more for the fact that he was hitting on her, then the fact that he was related to the people who killed her parents.

Once they entered the well lit building, she put her blade away and held her head, her fading headache had come back with avengance. "I swear, one of these days you'rr going to make my head explode Remmie" she grumbled grumpily.

This caused a giggle, but not from her best friend. Looking up, she noticed Tifa with a bottle of aspirin and two bottle of water on the counter, waving them over. Slowly going over to her, Skye noticed she looked a little sadder than she should've and tilted her head slightly. Though she was jealous of her, she still kind of liked the woman. She was always hospitible, not matter what, and treated them like family though she barely knew them.

Rem excitedly sat at the bar and took a couple of aspirin. "Thank god! Tifa, your my new best friend!"

Skye raised an eyebrow and shook her head. "What about me?" she whined.

Looking at her oldest friend, Rem giggled. "Sorry Skye. Your still my bestest best friend of course!"

"I know dumbass, I was kidding." She shot her friend a look before helping herself to a couple aspirin. Looking at the brunette barmaid, she let her concern show. "You ok Tifa?"

Rem put in as well. "Where's Cloud?"

Noticing the faint wince at his name, Skye felt bad. Did something happen between them? she wondered silently. When Tifa notioned for her to follow her upstairs, she nodded and told Rem she'd be right back.

Besides going up there to use the washroom, she had no idea what room was what, so when Tifa led her into a small office, she looked at her in confusion.

"This is Cloud's office for his deliveries." Looking into her eyes, she gave a warm smile. "I owe you an apology."

"Huh?" Was Skye's intelligent reply.

"I was all over Cloud last night, not caring if it bothered anyone. The truth is, I thought I had feelings for him, but he didn't like the way I was acting." Sighing a bit, she moved to sit on the edge of the desk. "He told me this morning he didn't feel the same way, and I was surprised when it didn't hurt like I thought it would. I found out it was just a small crush, but I really have feelings for someone else." Looking into Skye's eyes, she nodded. "So does he actually. He even used the words 'she stole my heart'."

Skye looked down and sat in the chair. "Well, she's lucky then." she said quietly, not catching what Tifa meant.

Shaking her head, Tifa smiled. I'm not going to come out and say it. That's for you to figure out. "Have you ever been in love?" she questioned idoly.

Looking up at her sharply, Skye hesitantly nodded. She could tell Tifa was hiding something, but somehow trusted her anyways. She was just glad the rivalry between her and the bar owner was over now. Wait. Rivalry? Thinking about it, she knew that some part of her did feel like she was competing for Cloud's attention and she felt small for that.

"What was it like?"

"It hurts." was her immediate response. "Despite how wrong I know it is, I love him anyways, but it hurts he can't return my feelings, and it hurts that he doesn't even know how I feel." Looking around the room, she noticed two photos on Cloud's desk and looked at them a moment. "I've only been in love once, and it caused me only pain. If I could help it, I would never love again."

Tifa shook her head. "Don't count yourself out just yet." she said softly. "I believe love can be the greatest thing. You just need to find the right one."

"Maybe." Skye said absently, still looking at the photos. "But, out of maybe six million people on Gaia, I don't feel like letting my heart get broken again and again until I find the right one."

Getting up slowly, she walked to the door before turning back. "I don't think love's for me." Turning back around, she heard a door open and a moment later Cloud passed by the open door to his office, dressed only in black jogging pants, rubbing the back of his head slightly.

Seeing him, Skye stopped and blushed. His naked, smooth chest almost glowed in the sunlight and she looked at the floor just before he stopped and took a few steps back.

"Hi?" His eyes were narrowed as he looked towards Tifa, then to Skye. Why are they in my office?

Looking up, Skye forced herself to look into his eyes while she folded her arms behind her. "Hi." she said quietly.

Raising an eyebrow, he shook his head making his spikey hair sway a bit. "Why are you guys in my office?" His tone wasn't harsh, but Skye caught the suspicious look he sent Tifa.

Raising her own eyebrow, Tifa stood up and walked to Skye's side. "We were just sorting some things out Cloud. It's alright. Actually, we were just about to head down stairs."

Skye nodded and smiled a bit before slipping past the half naked blonde and walking down the stairs, Tifa right behind her.

Making it downstairs, they saw Vincent by the door, and Rem seemed to be concentrating too hard on her bottle of water. Grimacing a bit, Skye remembered what she had said to her earlier about her brother liking her. Looking at her brother, she noticed his frown and shook her head. He'll tear my throat out if I tell him what I told her!

Sitting down next to her friend, she leaned over nd nudged her shoulder a bit. "You know. You shouldn't stare at your water like that. It's not going to get up and run away." she said with a smile.

Rem blushed and shook her head. "He-"

"SHHH!" Skye harshly shook her head. Seeing a pen and papaer, she wrote the next words, He'll hear you.

Seeing the note, her blush increased and she lightly banged her head on the table while quickly cumbling up the note. "Can we go out for a bit?" she questioned softly.

Looking at Tifa who was listening, she noticed her purse her lips before nodding to her friend. "Why don't we visit Cost De Sol for a little while? It'd be nice to take a break."

Tifa also hesitantly nodded. "You guys can go ahead if you like. The bar's not opening tonight."

They helped her out a bit as a sort of thank you to her for treating them nicely. She had insisted they were ok, but the girls remained stubborn.

Rem smiled and brightened right up. "Why don't all us girls go? We can make it a girl's day out!" She looked excited at the prospect.

Nodding to herself, Skye looked at Tifa. "Want to join us?"

Tifa brightened that this. "If you guys don't mind. I think it would be fun."

Looking to her brunette friend, Skye smiled. "We'll all bring our bathing suits and suntan for the day."

Once all the girls were agreed, Rem went with Tifa to find a bathing suit and Skye went over to Vincent. "Hey Vincie. Tifa, Rem and I are-"

"I know." he interrupted softly. "Going to Cost De Sol. I heard everything." Looking at his sister, he nodded briefly, hugging her tightly. "Just be careful Skye."

Swatting his shoulder playfully, Skye nodded. "I'm a strong warrior now." she playfully boasted. "I can handle some monsters!"

Shaking his head, Vincent held back the urge to roll his eyes. "It's not the monsters I'm worried about."

Getting his meaning, Skye shot a quick glance to the stairs as Cloud came down them, rubbing his eyes sleepily. "Your afraid of some guys coming after me, right big brother?" She turned back to Vincent just as Cloud looked up. Whispering so only he could hear her, she continued. "I'm not interested and if they bug me, they'll find their privates at the sharp end of my gunblade."

Vincent chuckled a bit at that. "I see." Looking serious, he looked into her purple and blue eyes. "Your heart already belongs to someone."

Feeling her face heat up, Skye nodded. "It does." she almost whispered.

"Then I give you my blessings and wish you luck." Again Vincent hugged her tightly. Just be careful little sister. I do not wish to see anything happen to you. he silently prayed.

Hmmm...interesting...

Hope everyone liked it.

How does the trip to Costa De Sol go for the girl? What will they talk about and what will happen?

R+R please.

Tenshi