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Note: Soz about the corny jokes and perverted humor LOL.

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(Costa De Sol)

It hadn't taken long for the girls to get there. Tifa held onto the back of Skye and they took their bikes. The blonde Valentine had to hold back her giggles when the brunette bar owner screamed as she took off. It was a fun ride really. They avoided all monsters, and made it there in no time at all.

The sun shone down, lighting up the golden sand and the light blue ocean. The palm trees swayed in the warm breeze, and children could be seen playing and laughing all over the place. Nodding to each other, the girls split up to look around before changing into their bathing suits.

Skye was the first one out. Making her way to the beach, she adjusted her bikini top. It was a pale lavender, with black stripes around the waistline of the bottoms. Once she stepped onto the hot sand, she gasped and hopped from foot to foot as she made her way to the water. Feeling the cool water against her soles, she let out a sigh of relief before it turned into a startled yelp as she felt a push from behind and fell face first into the water.

Sitting back up and choking of salt water, Skye turned to glare at who pushed her and growled when she saw Rem laughing at her with a giggling Tifa behind her. Rem was in a forest green bikini, and Tifa, in a black one piece.

"Rem..." she started in a calm voice. Then she growled again. "YOUR ASS IS MINE!" Pushing herself out of the water, she sloshed to the beach and took off after her laughing friend, hopping along for a while until she got used to the hot sand.

"It was just a jooooke!" she called out as she ran around the people suntanning.

Tifa laughing now and had to hold her stomach because of the cramps she got. "G...Guys..." she breathed out, still laughing. "Come on!"

Sighing, Skye nodded and shook her head. I'll get you back for that later Remmie! she swore to herself as she walked back over to the red eyed woman waiting for them.

Walking along with her, Rem noticed the evil look in her eyes and knew she was in for it. Turning to Tifa, she gulped nervously. "So what's up?"

Skye turned with lightning quick reflexes and pointed at her. "YOU!" she yelled. Then she grinned. "You like my brother don't you?"

For a moment there, Rem was worried. "Well... I ah..." She knew she was blushing.

Again, Skye's face turned warm. "It's ok Remmie. He likes you too. You should try talking to him."

"I'd end up sticking my foot in my mouth." she said softly.

"Wow. That'd be a feat...no pun intended." Tifa put in with a blush to the last part.

Skye giggled. "You'd be a leg up above the others." Then she blushed. "That...really didn't sound right, sorry."

Rem laughed at their jokes. "Guys! Your hurting my soles." she whined with a smile as she sent the other girls into fits of giggles.

"Talk about your foot long." Skye breathed out before collapsing and laughing so hard she shook as she held her stomach. Oh my God! Everytinhg's coming out suggestive! she could only laugh harder at what she just said.

"Ok, let's be serious for a moment. Rem likes Vincent. Vincent likes Rem." Tifa said pointing to the brunette beside her. Then she pointed to Skye and smirked. "Tell us who you like." Though I already know.

Blushing, Skye shook her head. "No one." said she softly as she played absently with the sand.

Shaking her head, Tifa sat next to her. "I know you like someone. Who?" When she got no answer, she grinned. "Cloud maybe?"

Skye gasped and blushed, putting her hands to her cheeks.

Rem laughed out loud, making both girls look at her. "Talk about your animal lovers!" she squealed. "Chocobo Head! At least you can ride him to get around."

Both the other girls raised their eyebrows and Skye blushed deeper.

"Ok...that didn't come out right." Looking at the girls, Rem whined. "But you know what I mean!"

'Yes, I know what you mean, and that came out exactly how you meant it to." Skye said with a soft glare. "Ok, so I'll admit it. I like him, but he doesn't like me back, so lets drop it. Tifa, who do you like?"

Now Tifa was frowning but blushing at the same time. "Changing the subject. Just remember what I said, don't count yourself out just yet." Then she shook her head and looked sheepish. "Rude."

"What's rude?" Rem said, a little clueless.

"No, I like Rude."

Skye knew what she meant, but decided to play along. "You like rude guys?" She raised her eyebrows. She wasn't particularly pleased Tifa like a Turk, but let it slide.

"Nooooo." Tifa shook her head. "Rude's nice."

Rem raised her own eyebrows, now getting what she meant. She wasn't pleased either, but it's not like the woman could help who she liked. "Since when does rude mean nice?" She had to hold back a giggle.

Groaning in irritation, Tifa raised her eyes to the sky and shook her head. "No. Guys, come on! I like a man named Rude."

Skye nodded. "A bald man with sunglasses who happens to be a Turk?"

Looking at her in surprise, Tifa opened her mouth to say something when Rem cut her off.

"We ran into him and a guy named Reno earlier."

Nodding, Tifa looked at both girls. "You know, Yuffie likes Reno, though she won't admit it."

Shaking her head, Skye couldn't help but question their taste in men quietly. "Well, why don't we relax for a while. When we getback, we can lock Rem and Vincent in a room together." she said with a grin.

Tifa nodded and Rem blushed as she sputtered. "H-Hey! That's mean!"

"What's mean?"

A male voice interrupted the girls and they spun to see three men looking at them hungrily.

"Can we help you?" Tifa questioned with a glare as all three girls stood up.

A man with long blue hair pulled back onto a ponytail, walked over to Skye and put his arm around her shoulder. "Hey babe. Name's Seymour, and you are?"

"Not. Interested." Skye answered through gritted teeth as she glared at the man.

The second guy, who was full of muscles and looked like a bodybuilder came up to Rem and put his arm around her waist as he leaned in and sniffed her. "You smell good sexy lady." he crooned out in a raspy voice.

Rem shot him a glare. "That's nice." she said without interest or amusement.

Tifa turned to the third guy just in time to be grabbed around the waist. Giving a startled scream, she jumped up and kicked him where the sun don't shine and both girls knocked the respective men off them as well. "Butt out asshole!" Tifa hissed through a glare. "We're not interested."

The guys got up and walked towards them again with glares planted on their faces when a gunshot sounded, making everony on the beach scream and run off. The men stopped and looked around to find the two previously mentioned Turks looking at them with glares. Rude was lowering his gun eye level with Seymour, and Reno glared as he tapped his EMR on hisshoulder.

"The ladies said they weren't interested yo." The redhead said in a surprisingly low voice.

Rude nodded. "So leave them alone."

Both Skye and Rem were shocked. Two Turks -TURKS mind you- just came to their rescue!

Tifa was blushing as she folded her hands across her chest and looked down nervously.

Looking at each other, all three guys nodded. They took a step away from the women, only for the blue haired man to spin around, pulling out a knife, and grab Skye.

Screaming, Skye suddenly felt a knife pressed against her throat and her eyes widened.

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Cloud was working at the bar when everything began spinning and he felt an overwhelming sense of dread. Vincent had rushed over and grabbed his arm before he could collapse, and though Cloud could hear him, he couldn't respond.

An image floated to his mind. Skye was being held by a man with blue hair and he had a knife to her throat. He could see and feel her fear and felt his own body stiffen up.

"SKYE!"

His scream echoed across the bar, and he felt the grip on his arm tighten. "LET HER GO!" He screamed again, not aware of anything but this overwhelming sense of protectiveness.

He saw the man take a step back, dragging her with him, and noticed him press the knife tighter to her throat, drawing a little blood as tears fell from her eyes. "Bastard!" he hissed venemously. "Let her GO!" His voice was deceptively calm as he felt for his sword. "You touch her and I'll make you wish you'd never been born!" he growled out angrily.

Feeling a sharp slap across his face, he felt his eyes tear up as his face shot to the side. Closing his eyes a moment, he grabbed for his sword, only to have his wrists grabbed, and his eyes flew open as he turned to glare at the person holding him. When his rage filled blue eyes met with concerned and angry crimson eyes, he felt himself relax a bit.

"What happened?" Vincent demanded in a low tone, fear lacing his entire body. He felt Chaos stirring, but pushed it aside to deal with the immediate threat to his family.

Feeling more tears falling, Cloud broke free of his grip and grabbed his Tsurugi which laid on the end of the bar. "Some guy has a knife pressed to Skye's throat in Costa De Sol." he answered lowly

Vincent felt the blood drain from his face. "Skye?" he whispered. The fear he felt before had suddenly changed to horror.

Cloud moved to the door, grabbing his keys on the way, and nodded. "Let's go." he said simply as he walked out the door.

In no time they were on their way to Costa Del Sol. Vincent was running, being able to move as fast as Cloud's Fenrir, and Cloud was speeding along. He hadn't even bothered to put on his goggles, so he had to squint and blink repeatedly to see where he was going.

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Back in the sunny, tropical town, everyone was watching in horror as Skye was slowly led to the edge of the water. Tears streamed down her pale face and she was trembling. Her mouth kept opening and closing, but no words were coming out and she kept blinking to clear her wide eyes.

Rem was in a rage! She felt how helpless she was, only being able to watch as her best friend was dragged away, and wanted so badly to do SOMETHING!

Tifa screamed in rage, and looked at the two other men who looked just as shocked as they. Looking back to Seymour, she growled. "If you hurt her, I will-"

"Shut up lady!" The man called. "Make a move and she'll be dead before you can blink!" As if to prove his point, he pressed the knife even tighter to her neck, making her tilted her head back to alleviate the pressure a bit.

Behind them, the Turks exchanged worried glances. They couldn't just back down, but they couldn't do anything either. If Rude shot him, he'd either hit the girl, or this nut job would slit her throat on the way down, and Reno couldn't do anything because of his EMR. It was a short range weapon, meaning he'd have to get close to attack and that would get her killed too.

Skye was feeling faint. The pain in her throat was bad, and her fear, worse. She closed her eyes when a soft voice called to her.

Skye. You are an ancient. Use your powers to protect yourself.

Holding back to urge to shake her head, she didn't know what to do. How?

Simple. Use the lifestream to distract him.

Realizing what the voice was getting at, and who it was, she held back a small smile. I get it Aeris. Thank you.

Concentrating on the pulsing of the living ground beneith her feet, Skye felt deeper for the lifestream. It took a moment, but a light green light came into her field of vision and she frowned as she concentrated harder. Pulling it up, she made it into a spout of mako that would erupt from the water behind them.

Hearing the water bubbling and feeling the ground shake, she opened her eyes and looked up to the sky. NOW! she thought as the mako spouted behind them.

When Skye's eyes closed, her friends worried she had fainted, but when she frowned and her eyebrows narrowed, they suspected something was up. When they opened again, Tifa and Rem gasped at the green glow in them and behind them, the Turks could only gape in shock.

That's when a large green spout of mako burst out of the ocean behind them, making Seymour jumped and spin around, cutting a gash in Skye's neck as he threw her away.

Landing hard in the water, she managed to make it to her knees when she heard a gunshot and saw his dead body fall into the water beside her. Holding her bleeding neck, she stared at him in horror before turning to find the Turks looking to their left. Rude's gun was on the ground, and Reno looked shocked as they both looked at the person responsible for shooting the threat.

Getting slowly to her feet, she made her way to the beach where she was immediatly hugged tightly by two crying girl and they all just stood there.

Taking a look to where the Turks were looking, she noticed Vincent lower his gun before reholstering it. "Vincie?" she said softly, her eyes still pouring tears. Her neck hurt, but it wasn't anything she couldn't deal with.

A moment later and a familiar black bike pulled up, the blonde rider jumping off and rushing towards them.

"SKYE!" Cloud screamed as he ran. He'd heard the gunshot, but when he saw her standing with Tifa and Rem, he felt his heart skip a beat. Then it stopped all together when he saw the gash on the side of her neck. He growled a bit as he slowed and walked towards them, glad the man was already dead, for he would have killed him much slower if he'd had the chance.

Hearing Cloud's worried cry, Tifa looked at him and smiled softly before pulling Rem away and walking towards the Turks and former Turk.

Seeing his childhood's smile was all the ecouragement he needed. As he reached her side, he felt nervous as he slowly reached up to brush his fingers against her neck. Pulling a cure materia out of his pocket, he took another step forward so they were only a foot apart and placed it at her throat. "Cure 2." he muttered quietly, watching in satisfaction as it healed her wound.

When he touched her neck, Skye had to hold back a shiver at the sensation. Looking into his eyes, she noticed just how scared and worried he'd been and smiled softly to reassure him she was alright. Cloud healed her throat and she nodded a bit to him. "Thank you." she said softly.

Nodding back, Cloud put the materia away. "Are you alright?"

"I think so." Skye rubbed her neck a bit before shaking her head. Taking the last few steps forward, she quickly threw her arms around Cloud and cried. "I've never been so scared!" she sobbed out.

Placing his own arms around hers, he hugged her back tightly. "I know the feeling." he said softly into her ear.

Pulling away a bit, Skye could only look at him in confusion. "You? What did you have to be scared of?"

"Losing you." Cloud replied with tears falling down his cheeks. "I saw what happened, how he had the knife to your throat, and I was so worried." He pulled her closer and kissed her deeply.

Gasping into the kiss, it took no time at all before Skye responded. She wrapped her arms even tighter around his neck and pressed more firmly up against him as he slipped his tongue into her mouth. What started out as a desperate kiss, soon turned to a kiss of great passion.

Behind them, Rem was giggling behind her hand, and Tifa was smiling knowingly. She shot a quick glance at the bald headed Turk and blushed when she noticed him looking right at her. Vincent also had a smile on his face, though it was hidden behind his collar. Walking over to Rem, he placed a hand on her shoulder and looked into her eyes.

"Are you alright?" He unconsciously mimicked Cloud's earlier words. "I saw your fear when Skye was held at knife point."

Nodding to him, she leaned into his side and closed her eyes. "She's my oldest and best friend. I just didn't want anything to happen to her."

Shaking his head a bit, Vincent watched the two kissing on the beach as he slipped an arm around her waist and held her close. "I feel the same way. She is my only remaining family. I do not want to lose her."

"Looks like you lost her to Cloud." Rem said with a raised eyebrow.

Vincent chuckled and nodded. "Perhaps, but I see this as gaining a brother, not losing a sister."

Thinking about it, Rem knew he was right and nodded. "That's true."

Finally pulling away, Cloud and Skye blushed when they heard the claps and cheering. Turning to their audience, Skye grinned and pulled away to bow. "Thank you. Thank you very much." she giggled.

Cloud chuckled. "Show's over everyone. Go home."

Looking at the blonde, Skye tugged a chunk of hair lightly, noting how his head tilted and his eyes closed briefly before he pulled away and looked at her. Oooooh! So he LIKES having his hair pulled like that! I'll have to remember that. "You know. We have to go home too." she said as she tilted her head and ran a hand through his blonde spikes to tug lightly.

Closing his eyes in bliss, he absently mumbled an 'I know' as he tilted his head to give her better access.

If I didn't know any better, I'd swear he was about to start purring! Skye giggled at her own thoughts and leaned in to whisper in his ear. "You look like your about to start purring you know."

Blushing Cloud pulled his head away before taking her hand and pulling her to his bike. Halfway she stopping him and raised an eyebrow. "Two things Chocobo Head." she said with a giggle. "Firstly, my stuff is still at the Inn." She saw him nod. "and secondly, I have my own bike. I'm not leaving Shiva here for justanyone to grab."

Hearing a throat being cleared behind them, they turned to see Tifa standing beside Rude. "I can take your bike back to the bar if you like Ms. Valentine. I will be going that direction anyways to take Tifa home."

Raising an eyebrow, she turned to the blushing brunette barmaid. "So you told him?"

Tifa's eyes went wide and she gasped.

Smiling sheepishly, Skye bowed her head a bit. "Oops. Guess not. Sorry about that." She ran to the Inn before anyone could say anything and changed back into her open front t-shirt and short skirt.

Once she came back out, she found Cloud to be the only person left. He stood leaning against his bike with his arms crossed over his chest and his head tilted back with his eyes closed. Awww! He's so cute like that! she thought to herself. Deciding to sneak up on him, she crept around his bike as she stopped in front of him. His eyes were still closed and she grinned as she tried not to giggle. Leaning forward, she was careful not to touch him just yet, and she reached out ith her arms.

Going for it, she placed her arms on his waist and kissed him at the same time, hearing a gasp and feeling him jump before his body relaxed and he repsonded. Pulling away slowly, she looked into his eyes and saw him raise an eyebrow. "Sneaking up on me?" he said with a chuckle.

Giggling away, she nodded. "Your not very alert if I could sneak up on you like that." she teased.

That's when he yawned and looked at her sheepishly. "Sorry." he muttered through a blush.

Shaking her head, she smiled softly. "Tired huh? Let's go home then."

Hopping onto the bike behind him, she giggled again before wrapping her arms around his neck.

Looking over his shoulder, he began moving. "You might want to hang on lower Skye."

Letting her grin turn evil, she nodded to herself. Lower huh? Lowering her hands, she laughed out loud when she was met with a yelp from the blonde.

Feeling where her hands moved, Cloud yelped and felt himself harden, swerving to avoid crashing as his body jerked a bit. "Not THAT low!" he called out over his shoulder.

Skye laughed again before giving another squeeze that met with a hiss and had him swerving again. She felt how hard he was under her hands and wanted really badly to tease him. Rubbing him a bit, she felt his body shake as he bucked up into her hands.

"SKYE!" he called out desperately. "Your going to make me crash!" To be perfectly honest, he really didn't want her to stop, but he couldn't focus on driving at the same time as she was...doing that!

They were now out in the middle of no where and Skye leaned forward to blow gently into his ear before whispering, "Maybe you should pull over then."

Shuddering at the sensation, Cloud saw a nearby wooded area and pulled into it before turning off his bike and leaning back to breathe a bit.

That's when Skye jumped off and pulled him along with her. Barely managing to keep from catching his buddies in the side of his bike, he stumbled along behind her and she led him into the woods. After a moment, she turned and pushed him up against a tree before kissing him deeply, sliding her tongue into his mouth as she pressed up against him.

Feeling her press against him and feeling her body flush against his arousal, he moaned a bit into the kiss as his hands went to her waist. Pulling her even closer, he kissed her back, their tongues dancing passionately together as they relaxed and enjoyed their time together.

Letting her hand travel down to his waistline, she gently massaged him through his pants, earning a grunt and hiss as he threw his head back.

(I'm evil...no more stuff like that. You can imagine it any way you want LOL)

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If you wanted a lemon, I'm working on a separate story with my OC Rika. It'll either be called Lemony Goodness, or Sweet Dreams and it's a Cloud/OC story.

Hope you liked this. I think I'm almost done. I'm running out of ideas for this fic (cries) I'm so sorry!

R+R please.

Tenshi