A/N: My first AU!

LadyTeefStrife: "Okay! Cloud, Tifa and Zack! Get your uniforms! You three are going to go back to school!"

Zack: "Nice one, but it's not funny."

Tifa: "You aren't serious, right?"

Cloud: "Her jokes are getting worse every day."

LadyTeefStrife: "It's not a joke."

Koudelka: "..."

Cloud/Tifa/Zack: "WHAT!?"

Koudelka: "Disclaimer: LadyTeefStrife don't own anything."


To: Amaranthos

Prompt: AU high school/college *spoiler*

Title: At first sight.

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Another boring day in the same place, in the same class, in the same high school.

For Cloud Strife, (18 years old, blond, blue eyes. A guy who studies history) was a day like any other. He spared a glance at the teacher, as always he wasn't saying anything he didn't knew, so he returned his eyes to the window at his left.

The same trees, the same blue sky, the same... 'Wait. Who's that girl?' Her clothes were black and white and her brunette hair was tied in a loose ponytail, some tresses were moving with the wind's help. Her face was "Beautiful".

"What?" The voice proceeded from Cloud's right. Zack Fair was there, seated between his girlfriend and his best friend. Zack looked outside from the window and smirked "Maybe the right question in 'Who?' " Cloud blushed. "C'mon Cloudy-boy!-"

"-What is it?" Aerith's shushed voice sounded from Zack's right.

"Cloudy here has called 'beautiful' that girl." Zack pointed where the girl was so Aerith could see her too. Blushing-Cloud was trying to tell them they were in the middle of a class, but no avail, when Zack and his girlfriend were interested in something...

"Cloud is finally interested on a girl!?" Aerith yelled. Everyone heared her.

Cloud wanted to disappear.

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For Tifa Lockhart, (17 years old, brunette, burgundy eyes. A girl who studies photography.) was the day when she was going to meet 'him', the most popular guy in this high school, Zack Fair. His girlfriend was the one in charge of the garden of the college where she usually takes her photography's, so after seeing each other for a long time, Aerith proposed her to meet his photogenic boyfriend and take a few photos so she could keep them. Tifa was in debt with the girl, after all it was her well-cared flowers what she was 'using' for her works, so she agreed.

Tifa sat under a tree and prepared her camera. His class would end soon. Just then, a yell sounded from the building. "Cloud is finally interested on a girl!?" It was Aerith's voice. Tifa tried to identify from were had come but no avail. Just when she was starting to relax again the bell sounded. Tifa got up and waited for Aerith and Zack there.

"Hey! we're here!" A yell from one of the classrooms.

"Miss photographer!!" Another one. Tifa looked to the building again. Zack and Aerith were trying to call her attention. "C'mon! Aerith wants to take the photos here!" Tifa nodded and directed herself to their class.

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"She's beautiful, Cloud." Aerith and Zack were in front of Cloud trying to make him feel better.

"Yeah! Well, I prefer Aerith, of course, but that chick is beautiful!" Zack tried to cheer Cloud.

"And she's nice too, I'm sure you two could make a perfect couple!" Aerith was again in her matchmaker mode.

"Leave me alone." Cloud hides his head in his arms. "Thanks to you everyone thinks I'm gay or something."

"Hey! It's not Aerith's fault you never show any interest for any girl! Heck! You haven't even tried anything with Aerith!" At Aerith and Cloud's glare he continued. "I didn't mean that! I'm glad my best friend is noble enough to not make any move on my girlfriend, of course!" Glare. "Sheesh, you two are sure you both aren't siblings or something?" Death-glare. "I- I mean, you two-" Death-glare. "C'mon! Cut me some slack!" Glare. Zack sighed with relief. "Better that way... Anyway, you like that girl, right?"

Cloud sighed. "I don't even know her, I just said she's beautiful, that's all." The door opened. Cloud, Zack and Aerith turned to the door. "... Gorgeous"

Zack heared Cloud and elbowed him in the ribs. "Didn't you just said 'she's just beautiful?' "

Her hair wasn't tied now and it moved freely behind her back. Her long white sleeveless button-up shirt left bare her arms, and her black shorts would have left bare her legs if not we're for her black cowgirl boots. She and Aerith were talking while Cloud just stared at her. Zack elbowed him again.

Zack hissed to Cloud "Say something already!"

Cloud glared at Zack and cleared his throat. "... Hello." He blushed.

Tifa looked at Cloud and stared. Who was that guy? Blonde, crazy spiky hair, 'Is he blushing?' navy blue sleeveless vest, black cargo pants and... Blue. The bluest eyes Tifa has ever seen. "Nice eyes." Tifa was so dazed she didn't know she has said it out loud until the three looked at her with surprised expressions. She blushed. "I- I mean... Hello." Stare. "To you." Blank-stare. "Too." Everyone cocked his or her heads. "I- I mean-" Aerith and Zack started to laugh uncontrollably while Cloud and Tifa just blushed harder.

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After everyone was cool and calm once again, Tifa directed to Zack.

"Where do you both want to-"

"-Here!" Aerith pushed Zack to his usual place in the classroom. Once he was seated, she called Cloud. "Cloud! Come here you too!"

"What?" Cloud stared at Aerith.

"The photos are a memento of our last year here! You have to be here too, silly!" Aerith was already sitting at Zack's right. Cloud sighed, at least it'll be good to have something to remember. Cloud seated on his place and Zack put an arm around his neck and the other around Aerith's shoulders making them stay close for the photo.

"Okay, beautiful! you can take the photo now!" Zack grinned when Tifa blushed.

"O-Okay..." Tifa readied her camera while Cloud stared. By the look of her face she seemed to enjoy her 'camera works', he admitted he himself has made the same face while reading some of his History books. Tifa positioned the camera and looked at them. "How many photos do you want?"

"Oh! we can take more than one?" Aerith's voice was hopeful.

"Of course!" Tifa smiled, and Cloud couldn't help but think it was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. "So?"

Aerith thought about it. "How many can you do?"

"Thirty. Is that enough?"

"Yeah, don't worry. How about we make ten here and the other twenty in the garden?" Tifa just nodded and prepared the camera again.

"Okay, are you ready?" Zack pulled Aerith and Cloud closer and grinned to the camera. Aerith embraced Zack from the side and smiled while Cloud grabbed Zack's arm and tried to free himself from his death-grip.

Snap.

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After nine more photos in the building -most of them of Zack and Aerith just embracing or kissing- they directed themselves to the garden. While they were walking -Zack and Aerith walking hand-in-hand ahead of Cloud and Tifa- Tifa took a photo of the couple.

"They are just walking." Tifa looked to her right, Cloud was staring at her, a slight puzzlement in his face. Tifa then turned her head to the couple again. The hall made a tunnel effect and the door at the end was the only light, casting shadows and lights to them. Their features, the only thing totally visible.

"I know. But the best photography's are of natural moments, like that." Tifa pointed to the couple, Zack and Aerith were looking at each other, a smile in their faces. "They look more in-love now than in the photos where they were kissing." Cloud nodded in understanding. It was true, they looked a lot happier like that.

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Nine photos after, Aerith grabbed Tifa's arm. "C'mon! I want some photos of you too!" Zack grabbed Tifa's camera before she could protest.

"Don't worry, I'll make them!" Zack took a picture and then an idea crossed his mind. "Cloud, how about a few photos with 'gorgeous' here?" Zack winked at Tifa and she blushed once more. Cloud really wished a hole could appear under him right now and then. Seeing their hesitance Zack and Aerith pushed Cloud and Tifa together in some bench.

"Sorry about this." Cloud scratched the back of his head. "Zack and Aerith are always trying to hook me with someone." Cloud blushed. "And it seems this time they have picked you." He looked at Tifa directly and sighed. "Sorry."

Snap.

Cloud and Tifa turned towards the flash. Zack and Aerith were smiling at them. "Oh, no." Tifa looked at Cloud once more. "They are planning something. I know that smiles, and they aren't good."

"Cloud, how about you two stand up and you embrace her from behind?" Aerith used her 'puppy-dog eyes' on him. Too bad he was Cloud and not Zack.

"Aerith, I think you had maked suffer the poor girl enough, don't you think?" Cloud stood and crossed his arms over his chest.

"It's okay, Cloud. I don't mind. But I think it would be better spend the last photos on some group moments, if you all want, of course." Cloud, Aerith and Zack looked at each other, and after nods from Aerith and Zack, and a sigh from Cloud, Tifa set the timer of the camera while Aerith pulled the guys to her favourite spot of the garden. A patch of white and yellow flowers surrounded by red roses. Aerith sat in the flowers and pulled the two boys with her.

"Are you ready?" Tifa called, and at everyone's nods, She runs to them.

Cloud was at Aerith's right while Zack was at her right. They were sitting, Aerith with her legs under her, Zack was propped on one elbow with his legs facing the camera and Cloud was with his forearms in his knees. Tifa made her way to Aerith's right, only to have Zack blocking her way, so she kneeled between Cloud and Aerith.

Snap.

Cloud couldn't help but look at Tifa, she was really beautiful.

Snap.

Tifa felt Cloud's gaze and turned her head.

Snap.

Cloud blushed at being caught and turned his head to the camera again.

Snap.

Tifa put one hand on his shoulder to make him know that it was alright.

Snap.

Cloud froze, but soon relaxed on her touch and looked at her again, directly into her eyes. Their burgundy colour was attracting him.

Snap.

She stared at his eyes. 'So blue...' They were mesmerizing Tifa.

Snap.

Cloud closed his eyes and felt something soft on his lips.

Snap.

Tifa didn't know what had happened, she just knew that she was in paradise.

Snap.

"That was the last one!" Aerith turned her head to the right where Cloud and Tifa were. "When would be they ready to-" Aerith stopped and clasped her hand against her mouth. Zack startled by Aerith's sudden silence looked to the right too.

"Well, that was... unexpected." Cloud hearing his friend's voice returned to earth.

Cloud was kissing Tifa.

'I'm kissing 'gorgeous'. I'm kissing the most beautiful girl I've ever meet and she hasn't slapped me yet or pulled back.' Just then Tifa pulled back and opened her eyes. Cloud opened his and blank-stared at her.

"I- I... I'm sorry!" Tifa stood up, grabbed her camera and after saying goodbye over her shoulder, she exited the school.

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Cloud was still in a daze. 'What the hell just happened?' When Cloud's brain started to function at normal rate again it was too late, she was already gone and Zack and Aerith were looking at him for some sort of explanation.

"What was that?" Zack smirked at Cloud and he just stood up.

"Aerith, she's from this school?" Cloud was staring to the place where her camera had been.

"No, she's from one of those 'only girls' school, I think... She told me something about being the only place-"

"-You know the name of her high school?" Cloud thought about it a little more and turned to his friends. "Do you know her name?" At their blank expressions, he elaborated. "We didn't even ask her name. Zack just called her 'beautiful' or 'gorgeous' and you called her 'Miss Photographer'. You don't know her name?"

Aerith thought about it and shook her head. "No, I always called her that and she didn't mind, so I've never asked her name, sorry."

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"You kissed him!?" Tifa winced at the high-pinched yell. "But then why you ran away? He kissed you too, and by his face in the photos-" Tifa snatched the pictures from Yuffie's hands. "-Sheesh... Calm down... Anyway, he seemed like he enjoyed it too! You haven't talked to him again yet?"

Tifa sighed. "No. And I don't plan on doing it either." Yuffie was about to protest, but Tifa cut her. "I don't care. A guy who has kissed me like I was 'his' and just knew me from less than two hours, are you kidding? I can't be with someone like him! He's just a charmer and I had been a fool." Tifa crossed her arms.

"But you have to go there again, right? You have to give them the photos-"

"-That's why I called you." Yuffie knew where this was leading.

"No!"

"Please! I don't want to see him!" Yuffie sighed.

"And what about if 'he' wants to see you again?" Tifa looked at the photos. He really seemed to be enjoying it. And those eyes...

"Why would he want to see me? I don't think he even knows my name."

"And if he asks it?" Tifa just kept silent.


A/N: End of the first part! I know, this is supposed to be a one-shot, but it's too long.

Zack: "Hey! I want the those photos!"

Cloud: "Why would you want photos of Tifa and I kissing?"

Zack: "I don't want those! I want the ones with AERITH and I kissing!"

Tifa: "Then I want the rest."

Cloud: "Teef?"

Tifa: "What? They are sweet."

Cloud: "Yeah, but you don't need those photos."

Tifa: "What do you... Oh!" *blush*

Cloud: *smirk* "Yeah... Oh."

Koudelka: "Get a room, you two."

LadyTeefStrife: "You really have to always break the mood..."

Koudelka: *shrug* "Disclaimer: LadyTeefStrife don't own anything."

Zack: "R&R!"

LadyTeefStrife: "Thanks for reading. And Kou, the next time you cut off a cloti moment you're going to regret it."

cloti is happiness!!