Hello all! I'll be updating on my normal schedule again, so no worries!
I went to my local aquarium today and was immediately inspired. Yes, some of the actions in the chapter were done by yours truly. That includes dialogue, so keep that in mind.

So, Who Has The Short Attention Span?

"Ooh! Look at that one!"

"Yeah? Well this one is huge!"

"So what? This one has such pretty colors!"

"But look at how enormous this one is!"

"God, Denzel, shut up! We know it's big! Cloud's head is big and you don't see me pointing at that!"

Denzel's surprised look from Marlene's outburst turned into an amused one and he tried hiding his laughter. Cloud raised an eyebrow at Marlene who squealed and ran to the otters' section of the room they were in. Cloud, Vincent and Tifa watched the two teens dart around the room, awed at such a variety of sea creatures. Vincent was the only one who didn't seem to be enjoying himself; he didn't particularly like animals.

Cloud was reading a paragraph on Flatheads while Tifa and Vincent peeked in a tank with seahorses and incredibly tiny crabs. The aquarium was quite an interesting place, especially when there were hardly any other people in it.

Denzel began to appear bored when something caught his attention.

"Holy hell!"

"Denzel!"

"Sorry, Tifa, but look!"

The four others turned to see Denzel running towards a rather large glass window. Behind it were several different types of fish, and lots of them. But what had obviously caught Denzel's attention were the two large nurse sharks that drifted back and forth behind the glass.

Marlene's eyes got wide and she followed Denzel.

"Whoa! Denzel, those are so co – oh, wow!" Marlene's short attention span forced the three adults to laugh. Tifa and Vincent followed Marlene while Cloud stood behind Denzel, watching the sharks and the suddenly appearing giant turtle.

Marlene leaned over a large, circular pool-like tank that held at least ten stingrays. She pulled her sleeve up and reached in, brushing two fingers on one of the creatures that swam by her. She giggled and pulled her arm back.

"Ew, they're so slimy!" She waited a moment, then hurriedly stuck her arm back in. Vincent chuckled and shook his head, then walked to where the horseshoe crabs were located. Tifa leaned against the pool and watched as Marlene continued to play with the surprisingly graceful animals below her.

Vincent's patience was short with the horseshoe crabs, so he walked into a room to his left. The lighting was a mystifying blue, and he looked at the tanks in front of him. There were jellyfish, and the lighting in the room made them look majestic almost.

Vincent nearly turned to leave when he heard the door close – he wasn't sure if they were allowed to do that or not – and smiled at the blonde man entering the room.

"This lighting does wonders for your face, Vince." Cloud closed in on Vincent and pushed him against one of the tanks, trapping him with hands on either side of the older man. Vincent smirked.

"That makes one of us."

"Shut up," Cloud laughed with an added playful poke. Vincent slid his arms around Cloud's neck, pulling him in and taking control of the blonde's lips. Cloud sighed into the kiss and grabbed Vincent's waist in a hug, pulling him closer.

No one could possibly know how long they stayed like that. Well, no one other than the ten jellyfish huddled in the corner closest to the two men, watching curiously.