A/N: Chap 25!

Tifa: "Shots? Are you going to shoot someone?"

LTS: "It's not 'shots' of guns and bullets, it's of injections."

Cloud: "I don't like that any better."

Zack: "I don't like any of them."

LTS: "Oh, it's true... You two aren't good friends with that word..."

Tifa: "Disclaimer: LadyTeefStrife doesn't own anything..."

Title: Shots

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The wings in Tifa's back were starting to shrink and retreat back inside of her. She was biting her lips and muffling her sounds of pain in Cloud's shirt while he embraced her and tried to comfort her.

When it was finally over, he looked at her back. It had some blood, but the wounds were healing.

"It takes some minutes... But they heal very fast..." Her breath still came in uneven gasps, but her eyes had turned to their normal red.

"But they leave scars, right?" Tifa nodded. "We probably should get out of here." He looked around. If he stood up, he could easily reach the top. "Can you stand?" She tried to get up, but her legs felt like jelly.

"Sorry..."

He smiled. "Don't worry, it's okay." He turned around. "Hold on."

She cocked her head to the side and he couldn't help but think how cute she looked. "Huh?" He smiled again.

"Put your arms around my neck." She didn't move. "Do you trust me?" Tifa nodded and put her hands on his shoulders. Cloud took her hands and pulled at them towards his chest, causing her to slump against his back. She let out a gasp. "Hold on tight." This time she did.

He got out of the well with Tifa clutching his back. Once they were on 'dry land' again, Cloud helped Tifa move her legs to each side of his waist, and carried her on his back. "Ready to go back home?" She nodded.

"I hope Zack is okay..."

"Yeah. Don't worry, I'm sure Angeal found him." They looked to the sky.

"The crack of dawn..." The sun was still hidden behind the mountains, but the sky was already red and turning blue, the colours made Tifa smile. "It's beautiful..." Cloud only nodded. The feeling of her body against his was leaving him speechless. It felt good and strangely... Right... "Cloud?" He snapped from his dream world and grunted in acknowledgment. "I... Am I too heavy or something? You can put me down if you want... You must be pretty tired..."

"It's not that. Don't worry, I'm not tired." He kept walking.

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Sephiroth, Shalua and Vincent were in Zack's room keeping an eye on him while Angeal went out to search for Tifa and Cloud.

Just when Angeal exited the room, the front door opened. They all rushed there only to stop at the sight in front of them. Tifa was on Cloud's back and they were smiling. When the two realized they were being watched, they blushed crimson.

"I... Cloud, you can let me down..."

Cloud looked at her over his shoulder. "Huh?"

"We're home..."

"Oh! Yeah, sorry..." He crouched down and let go of her.

Vincent chuckled. "This means you two are okay, then?" They blushed even redder and nodded. Sephiroth turned around and headed towards Zack's room.

Tifa composed herself. "Is Zack here?"

Angeal nodded. "I found him." He glanced at Shalua and at her nod, he continued. "You want to see him?"

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Tifa and Cloud went to Zack's room and Sephiroth opened the door for them.

"Oh my god..." Zack's body was almost fully covered in bandages and he had a black eye. Tifa kneeled at one side of the bed. "...Zack?"

He opened his eyes. "Hey, are you okay?" His voice was weak because the painkillers and tranquillisers Shalua had given him.

"You idiot! You're the one in bed!"

"You're the one whose back has been torn apart." He sighed. "I promised I wouldn't let it happen again... Sorry Tifa." She shook her head.

"It's okay."

Cloud took a step forward. "Hey, Zack."

"Hey, spiky." He smiled. "I've heard from tall and handsome-" Sephiroth huffed. "That you're the one who carried my sister back here."

Cloud could feel the blush but ignored it. "You know something about shots?" From the clueless expressions on everyone's faces, he knew he had to explain better. He pointed towards Tifa. "Look at her neck."

"Huh?" Tifa looked at Cloud and he nodded. She got up and went towards the mirror; she pulled back her hair and looked at her neck. "What's wrong?"

Sephiroth approached her and searched for something strange. "A needle mark?" He turned towards Cloud. "Someone has injected her with something?"

"Teef, who was at the door when I called you?"

She returned to Zack's side and sat on the bed, after a long pause, she answered. "Hojo."

A/N: Yup. Hojo. *shrug*

LTS: "Chocolate pie for anyone who can make a non-evil Hojo."

Cloud: "**"

LTS: "No cussing!"

Cloud: "It wasn't a curse, just two asterisks."

Hojo: "Disclaimer: LadyTeefStrife owns everything, sue her."

LTS: *kills Hojo like he killed Vince* "Disclaimer: I don't own anything."

Vincent: "VENDETTA!"

LTS: "WTF!"

Cloud: "R&R."

Dead Hojo: "Thanks for reading, **"

LTS: *re-kills Hojo* "No cussing, bastard!"

CIH! 16/02/2010 Everyone still remembers this is a high school fic, right...? *sweat drop*