Title: Romeo and Juliet
(#10)
Word count: 269
Pairing: Aerith/???
Rating: T
Notes: This definitely
stands as the hardest one to write so far. Another for moogledaime!
Aerith leaned her head on her knees. She hated fighting with the others and rarely did it, but then again they rarely infuriated her to the extent they had today. She'd brought over her new boyfriend for dinner; Leon, Cid and Yuffie had tolerated him while he'd been there, but as soon as he left they started in on her.
What were you thinking, Aerith? You're really losing it.
An' hey, what about Cloud?
Aerith, gross!
She sniffled and squeezed her eyes shut. They didn't understand. If they would only give him a chance, they'd see what she saw: He was hard-working, yet sweet and playful and always made time for her (unlike Cloud). He was happy enough on his own that he didn't need her to be his pillar of support. They couldn't let go of their image of sweet, happy, lonely Aerith, and that was what their real problem was.
A tap on the window drew her attention. Aerith ran over, and as she expected, he was there. She opened the window and he leapt inside. Seeing the tears drying on her face, he gently touched her cheek.
"What's wrong?"
She sighed. "The others—they don't like our relationship." He gave her a sad, lopsided smile. They were interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Aerith? I'm coming in." Cloud's quiet voice filtered through the wood. "Leon said I needed to speak with you."
She and her boyfriend shared a panicked look. "Cloud, wait—"
The door opened, and Cloud stood there, looking worried. His expression quickly melted into confusion.
"Aerith, what's a moogle doing in here?"
A/N: Did you guess who it was?