Ridin'dirty

Part 26

After the battle and some more arguing, everybody had arrived at Junon where the Highwind was located. The sun was already starting to set when they rode into the town. People were cleaning up their stalls and the shop owners were closing their doors for costumers.

Halting fenrir, Cloud balanced himself while he took of his goggles to take a look around. When he felt a soft, tender hand land on his shoulder, he knew it belonged to Tifa. Placing his own over hers, he gently squeezed her fingers.

"Let's find an inn and spent the night there. Don't feel like camping tonight." Cloud said while looking into the streets before him for an inn-sign.

"Sounds good to me!" Stretching her arms high above her head, Tifa tried to stretch her sore muscles, "I could use a good shower … or a bath." the last part purring into Cloud's ear.

When he slowly turned around, Cloud caught sight of Cid who was storming out of the truck and started striding towards the hangar which held his precious Highwind.

"Where do you think you're going?" Cloud said in a rather irritated voice.

"Go see m'baby! That's what!" Cid barked while striding past Cloud.

"CID!" Cloud yelled after him, causing him to turn around abruptly.

"Listen, I know you want to see her, but I really would prefer us to stick together this time. We will go see her first thing in the morning." Cloud explained himself. But it clearly wasn't what Cid wanted to hear.

"Bu … BUT! Ya CAN'T be serious boss!"

"Oh yes I am!"

"HUSBAND!"

Shera had jumped out of the truck and was now making her way towards her stubborn husband who was turning into a nice dark red. Placing her fists on her hips, she glared at her husband before yelling at him again.

"Cloud is right! We stick together and we'll see that bloody ship of yours tomorrow!"

"Did sheeeee just called the Highwind aaaaa Bloody ship?" Yuffie whispered in Barret's ear.

"Oh yes she'did." Barret said with a dumbfounded look on his face.

"What did ya say woman?" Cid asked with his brows raised up.

"That Cloud's right and we need to stick together."

"No no, 'bout my ship." Cid cleared things up for her.

"That we'll see it in the morning, now get your ass over here so we can go and look for an inn."

"You said BLOODY ship!" Cid growled while walking over towards Shera, who had turned around and was making her way back towards the truck. When she passed Cloud an Tifa she winked at them and whispered proudly,

"Works every time."

Cloud and Tifa booth looked confused at her leaving form and saw her disappear into the truck, a few seconds later, they saw Cid going in it after her and heard him growling rather loudly at his wife.

But now they understood what she meant, she had him lured back into the truck, so they could head towards an inn. Clever woman that Shera.

After Cloud had parked his fenrir and Barret his new shiny truck, they all made their way into the inn with Cloud up front.

"Good evening everyone, how can I help you?" the young man behind the desk asked when he looked at Cloud. His eyebrow raised when he took a better look at the man before him. Cloud was completely covered in dust and there was a huge gap in his sleeve. When Cloud found him staring, he made a low growling noise and was about to give the man in front of him a piece of his mind when Tifa appeared in front of him.

"We would very much like to rent a few rooms for the night if that is possible."

Clearing his throat, the man smiled at Tifa and nodded at her.

"Off course my lady, how many rooms would you want?"

Scratching the back of her head, Tifa turned around and stared at everybody standing in the lobby.

"Well, one for me and Cloud …"

"I'll bunk wiiiith VINNIE!" "I'll bunk wiiiith VINNIE!" Yuffie sang while jumping up and down, receiving a raised eyebrow from Vincent at her response. He just shrugged and placed his arms in front of him.

"OOOooh no ya not! Ya bunk with Shera! I'm not stayin in the same fucking room as her t'night!" Cid barked stubbornly while glaring at Shera.

"Oh you stubborn man! Grow up!" Shera glared at him with her arms folded in front of her.

"Hey hey! Eeaasy now! Let's not blow things out of proportion!" Zack said coming to stand between the bickering couple.

"Stay outta it oh powerful and mighty Zack!" Cid barked at him.

Faking hurt, Zack placed his hand over his heart and turned to look at Aerith who was trying to hide her smile behind her hand.

"Okay that's enough!" Cloud yelled taking it was time for him to join the conversation before it got any worse.

"Aerith, Yuffie and Shera take a room while Zack, Barret and Vincent take another."

"OOooh buuut I wannaaaa be with Vinieee!" "What the hell! I don't wanna sleep with those guys!" "Shit!"

Came all kinds of responses at the same time.

"SHUT UP!" Cloud yelled, silencing them all with those two single words.

"Suck it up and deal with it! what about you Rufus?" Cloud asked while looking towards Rufus, Reno and Rude.

"We will also take one room." Rufus spoke still looking rather amused with the scene he had just witnessed.

"Good." Turning around, Cloud eyed the man behind the counter who was looking dumbfounded at the people in front of him.

"We will take 4 rooms."

When the counterman had given Cloud the keys, he quickly made his way towards the backroom to get away from the people in his lobby.

"Now everybody, wash up, get some sleep and tomorrow we'll board the Highwind so we can get to Macalania woods."

" 'Kay boss!" "sure thing Spikey!"

"Make sure you get some sleep yourself man, you're the only one who gets to share his room with a girl!" Zack spoke bravely while winking in Cloud's direction.

"ZACK!" Cloud growled before launching himself towards him only to be stopped by Tifa's grip on his arm.

"Cloud, don't …"

Turning around, he found her looking adoringly towards him. Her face was slightly flushed and her hair was sticking at her face. Her eyes were boring into his and they held so much passion and need in them. Biting her lower lip, Tifa let her eyes wander to her hand that had made its way towards his. Intertwining their fingers, she pulled at him gently towards the staircase.

Following her without hesitation he stared at her and was completely in trance with her. The way she was looking at him, the way her eyes begged for him, the way her body moved with every step that she took. She had him in her grasp and she knew it.

It wasn't until the catcalls and whistles that Cloud jumped out of his trance and glared at the people behind him. When he heard Tifa giggle, he quickly turned around and sended a playful, evil glare towards her.

"I've warned you before, no giggling!" and with that said, Cloud picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.

"What the ..? Cloud! Put me DOWN! Put me down right now!"

"No can do baby! You gonna get paaaid!" Cloud smirked while making his way up the stairs with a grumbling Tifa hanging on his back.

"What? No! Cloud Strife! Put me DOWN! Put me … Oh for Gaia's sake!"

A slam of a door could be heard from the hallway and all of AVALANCHE stood awkwardly staring at the bottom of the stairs. They were all staring at the top of the stairs where Tifa and Cloud had just disappeared.

They all startled when they heard a door opening, followed by Cloud's voice,

"Stop staring and get some SLEEP!"

And again a door slammed shut could be heard.

"How did he know?" Aerith asked, turning to look at Shera who stood beside her. She was still looking up the stairs when she shrugged her shoulders.

"Beats me."

"He's not stupid." Came Vincent's voice from out of the darkness, when he came into view he simple started walking up the stairs and went to stand before a door.

"Who has the key?"

"I do! I do!" Barret grinned while waving the key in front of him.

"good lord …"

Turning around, Barret glared at Reno's comment and pointed a finger towards him.

"Watch it ya piece of a Turk!"

"Barret!" Aerith said angrily.

"What?"

"We have to work together now, try to be nice." Aerith explained herself when she walked passed him and up the stairs.

"But … But …"

"No buts! Come on and get some sleep, we're going to need it tomorrow."

When she made her way up the stairs, Zack's eyes wandered towards her pretty little form. He couldn't keep his eyes away from that cute little ass and those damned legs of her. Her braid bounced on her back with every step she took and her arms swayed next to her little body like a feather blowing in the wind.

"Wipe that drool of ya face 'nd come with'me ya horny idiot!" Cid grumbled while pushing Zack forward up the stairs.

"Oh OOHH! Look who's talking! I've seen you watch Shera when she was bending over to get those screwdrivers! If it weren't for me and Aerith in the same room, I bet you had jumped her right there!"

"Shut up ya freaking moron!"

"Never!" Zack sang before hurrying up the stairs and taking Aerith in his arms.

Shrieking, Aerith placed her hands on his shoulders to keep herself balanced. Staring into his eyes, she couldn't keep the smile from her face. Bending down, she placed a kiss on top of his nose. Placing her back on her feet, Zack let his hands glide over her lower back before gently caressing her cheek.

"Goodnight princess."

"Goodnight Zack." And with that said, Aerith went into her room, followed by Shera and Yuffie. The tree men stared at the disappearing women before turning around to get to their own room.

"Just get down on the fucking bed woman!" Cloud complained while pacing around in the room. Tifa had been in the bathroom since they had come in.

"Just a sec!" came her muffled reply, clearly she was brushing her teeth.

Groaning, Cloud sat down and pulled his shirt over his head, tossing it at the other side of the room he, laid himself down on the bed and stared at the ceiling. Mhpfm why was there a mirror on the ceiling?

The sound of a door opening brought him out of his thoughts, turning his head aside, he saw Tifa walking towards him, gently combing her hair with a brush. She was wearing those damned sexy black shorts again! He followed her until she had placed the comb back into their backpack and had set down on the bed.

"Finally!" Cloud jerked up and took the healing material he had taken earlier. The both of them had a few burn wounds on their arms from their previous fight and hadn't had a change to heal themselves.

"Come here." Cloud ordered her while tapping his lap. Raising an eyebrow, Tifa crawled over the bed and nestled herself on Cloud's lap.

"Like this?"

"No … Like this." Grabbing her leg, he repositioned her, so that both her legs were wrapped around his waist and they were chest to chest. Smiling at her, Cloud lifted the healing material and placed it in between their chests. Pulling her closer against him, they waited until it had fully disappeared. He kept caressing a nasty burn on her shoulder until also that was completely gone.

"Feeling better?" he mumbled against her neck, his breath causing her hairs to stand up straight.

"Mhm, definitely … but it can always get better" Tifa said seductively into his ear before letting her tongue slip out and lick his earlob. Tightening his hold on her, Clouds nails dug into her lower back, a low growl escaped from deep within his throat. While sucking on his ear, Tifa began to ride her hips against his, feeling him harden under her movements. She felt herself getting warmer at her core and let out a low whimper when Cloud grabbed her waist and thrusted hard against her .

"You're going to be the death of me!" Cloud growled in her ear before biting in her neck, causing Tifa to throw her head back and moaning his name.

Suddenly they heard a knocking sound on their wall and the both of them turned to look at the wall with frowned eyes.

"Will ya two keep't down! It's not'cause I agree that I fuckn need to hear ya fucking her!" Barret barked from the other side of the room.

"Heu … Heu … sorry Barret!" Tifa stammered. Her cheeks had turned into a nice shade of red and she was biting her lower lip. When she felt Cloud's thumb caressing her cheek, she turned towards him and looked into his eyes.

"No need to be embarrassed love."

"Those walls are way too thin!" Tifa complained while looking at the wall again.

"Mhm … definitely" Cloud agreed while he gently nipped and sucked on her neck, causing Tifa to shiffer all over her body. Enjoying the way Cloud made her feel, Tifa had to put in all her efforts to stop him from continuing. Quickly she pushed him away with her hands to stare into his demanding eyes.

"Stop doing that! I don't want Barret to break through this wall when we're … well when we are … you know!"

"Oooh come on baby! I can be quite" Cloud complained and continued his previous actions.

Her body reacted automatically on his movements and she pushed herself against him when his hips moved against hers. Capturing his mouth with hers, Tifa started biting his lower lip, getting a growl from him. His tongue demanded entrance which she gave without hesitance. They both fell on the bed hard, causing the old planks to crack under their weight.

"Don't make me'come over there!" Barret barked again through the wall followed by a loud bang. The painting that was hanging above their head swung dangerously against the wall.

Both Tifa and Cloud looked up and held their breaths. After it stopped moving, Cloud rested his forehead against Tifa's and gave a loud sigh.

"Guess we're going to have to behave for now…" Cloud whispered with a rough voice.

"Guess we do, we better get some sleep, it's going to be a rough day tomorrow." Tifa agreed while looking at her lovers face.

"Teef?"

"Yeah?"

His eyes were boring into hers. They were filled with love and concern. She knew he didn't like it what they were going to do at the lake, but it had to be done. Cupping his cheek with her hand she gently stroked his sharp cheekbone with her thumb. Leaning into her, Cloud licked his lips before speaking.

"Stay close to me tomorrow okay? There's something wrong and I have a bad feeling about this. I can't lose you."

"You're not going to lose me Cloud." Tifa reassured him, but she could see he was clearly struggling this time. Other times she would playfully dismiss his request and tell him she can take care of herself.

But this time she wasn't going to do it. He needed her to stay by his side tomorrow and that was what she was going to do.

"I promise. I'll stay with you."

Looking rather shocked at her he eyed her skeptically. He had thought she was going to fight with him again like she always does, but this time she didn't and he was glad about it. Letting out a shaky breath, he leaned down and kissed her tenderly.

When he broke the kiss, he laid himself down next to her and pulled her close against him. Lying her head on his chest, she started caressing his muscled chest and let her fingers glide over the big scar that ran over his chest.

"Good night Cloud. I love you."

Squeezing her more tightly, he kissed her on her hair. His fingers dug deep into her sides, he wasn't going to let her go. He needed her beside him tonight.

"Love you too baby, night."

"Allright! Everybody ready to go?" Cloud said towards his men with a rough voice after he had paid for their rooms.

"Yup!" "everything's in order!"

"Good, let's get to the Highwind, load everything up and get this little show on the road!" Cloud commanded while wrapping his arm around Tifa's waist and sending a death glare towards Reno.

Pulling up his arms, Reno shook his head towards him.

"Just looking man, can't blame me for looking!"

"Yes I can and I will do much more to you if you keep doing that." Cloud growled towards him, his eyes dangerously narrowed.

"Shit, you are one possessive fellow! " Reno complained after picking up his backpack and walking out the door.

"Sure as hell am." Cloud whispered in Tifa's ear, causing her to chuckle.

"Whyyyy do we aaaalway have to take that SHIP! I haaaaate flying!" Yuffie whined when they came outside and stared at the rest of them.

" 'Cause it's faster ya stupide ninja!" Barret barked, throwing their stuff into the truck's trunk.

"What maaakes one tiny day different?"

"Everything!" Barret barked again before storming over towards her, picking her up and walking back towards the truck. Placing her down he opened the door and motioned for her to get in. Before stepping in she kicked his shin and glared at him.

"Don't dooo that ya big goof!"

"Your group really is something ordinary Mister Strife." Rufus grinned towards Cloud who had been watching the scene in front of him with amusement. Lifting up the corner of his mouth he turned his attention towards the man in the wheelchair.

"Yeah, but I wouldn't trade them for anyone in the world."

Looking up, Tifa laid her hand on his chest and looked at him with pride in her eyes. She knew Cloud hardly showed his feeling for his friends in public, let stand talk about it. Turning her gaze towards her friends, she saw them all looking towards their leader with a light smile on their faces, all of them aware of what he just said.

When Cloud noticed that everybody's attention was pointed towards him, he snorted and turned around making his way towards fenrir. Chuckling, Tifa spun around and joined Cloud on fenrir. She couldn't hide the smile that had formed on her face and leaned over a bit to look at the man she loved. Feeling her gaze on him, Cloud turned towards her and raised his eyebrow.

"What are you laughing at?"

"About what you said … that was nice."

Grumbling, Cloud turned around and boosted up his beloved fenrir so they could head towards the Highwind.

After a few hours, everything was loaded into the highwind. Fenrir and the new truck securely strapped in the lowerdeck. Normally the trip would have taken them three days, but with the new improvements Shera had done, they would be arriving around sunset. Everybody went their separate ways ones inside the ship, knowing that the evening to come would be hard on all of them.

After a few hours of flying, Shera made her way towards her husband who was standing at the rear. She saw him staring into the distance, he knew his wife had entered the room but tried his best to ignore her.

When she had made her way beside him, he could smell the lovely scent of thee and he couldn't resist to take a peek at her. He saw her staring up at him with his favorite mug in her hands. When she reached it out towards him, she smiled up at him with that freaking lovely smile of hers. The smile that had made him fall in love with her in the first place.

Oh who was he kidding, he couldn't stay mad at her! Gently taking the mug from her, he let his fingers linger a few moments on her hand before taking a sip of his thee. I'll be damned! She even made my favorite thee! Mixed with cinnamon and honey! After he took a sip, he placed the mug down and pulled his wife towards him. He let his rough hand glide over her cheek only to cup her face in his hand and pull her close.

"I'm sorry Sherie…"

"I'm sorry to love…"

After the apologizes had been made, Cid placed his lips on hers and they met in a passionate kiss. Enjoying this, Shera pulled her arms up and let her fingers roam through Cid's hair. Getting a growl from he, she smiled against his lips and deepened the kiss.

"Well isn't this a sight for sore eyes!" Zack laughed when he entered the room.

Growling, Cid ended the kiss and glared at Zack's form in the doorway.

"What?"

Meanwhile Aerith, looking down at the fields below them. Sighing deeply, she felt tears forming behind her eyes. She would have gladly taken Rufus his place, but she couldn't. and she knew that all too well. After standing there for a few minutes with only her thoughts on her mind, she suddenly felt a soft hand on her shoulder. Turning towards the owner of that hand, she found Tifa standing behind her.

"Hey … you okay?" came Tifa's soft and gentle voice.

"Yeah , yeah, I'm … Oh who am I kidding! No I'm not fine… I just don't know what to do…" Aerith said with a tremble in her voice that she desperately tried to hide. But Tifa's trained ears picked it up. Gently squeezing her shoulder, she came to stand next to the young woman who had recently earned a place in her heart.

"I know sweety, and I came here to tell you that you still have a choice. You don't have to do this if you don't want to. We will all understand that." Tifa had a hard time saying those words out loud, because she knew, if Aerith wouldn't go through with this, they had to find another way to save Cloud. And then it would probably too late. She hoped that Aerith wasn't going to reconsider her task, but she would understand if she did.

"I know, but don't worry Tifa, I will do what is expected off me. I won't fail any off you. It's just … It's just so hard …" Aerith said between sobs and wanted to turn around but was stopped by Tifa her arms. Taking her tiny brunette friend into her arms, Tifa hugged her tightly to let her know she wasn't alone in this. Burying her head against Tifa's chest, Aerith slowly let the tears fall that had been formed behind her eyes. Trying to calme down her friend, Tifa rocked her gently while whispering soothing words into her ear.

When Tifa opened her eyes, she found Cloud standing in the doorway watching the both of them. She didn't know how long he had been standing there, but she saw the hurt in his eyes. She wanted to go towards him, but Cloud shook his head and nodded towards Aerith. Smiling softly, Tifa understood what he meant. He wanted her to stay with Aerith as long as she needed her.

As quiet as he came, Cloud also left and made his way towards the front of the ship. Just as he rounded the corner that would lead him to Cid, he bumped into a running Shera. Reaching out, Cloud held her by her shoulders to keep her from falling over.

"Oh! Didn't see you there Cloud!" Shera said while pushing her glasses back up her nose.

"No kidding!" Cloud half joked while releasing the petite woman who was cocking an eyebrow at his comment.

"Ha ha, really funny!"

"Why were you running anyway? Called the Highwind a big floating bag off garbage or something?"

"Oh Cloud! Make sure he doesn't hear that! And no, I didn't do something like that! I was actually looking for you. We are arriving the Macalania woods, so it's just another fifteen minutes or so before we reach the lake."

"Okay thanks Shera, go inform the others, I'll be up front with Cid." And with that our hero made his way towards Cid who was grinning from ear to ear clearly satisfied with what his ship had accomplished.

"Nice flying there mate." Cloud commented him, so his mood would be even better!

"Thank'ya boss! I tell ya! She's the'best!" Cid said triumphantly before giving the steer a kiss.

Cloud just raised an eyebrow at this before looking out through the big window. Indeed the woods were in front of them and in the middle he could make out an opening. That was probably where the lake was.

They were almost there, almost an end to this fucking curse that was roaming through his body, not only his, but also of his best friend and many others. It was going to be hard to watch Rufus kill himself, but it was for the greater good and the man had chosen this himself.

"Everybody get ready! We're almost there!" Shera yelled while running through the corridors. She had not a clue were everyon was, so she had opted to run around the ship and yelling that they were arriving at their destination.

"Helloooo! We're arriving at the woods! Anybody?"

"What's all the f*ckin rackn about!" Barret barked from a doorway at her right. When she looked at him from head to toe, she found him standing there in only his boxers and rubbing his eyes. He had clearly opted for a nap during the flight.

"Heu sorry Barret, but we're almost at the lake, we have to get ready."

"oh OH! Why didn't ya say that!" Barret yelled before storming through the hallway.

After a few strides, Barret stopped at another door and rammed his fists against it.

"NINJA! Get outa there! We're at the woods!"

"Oh ya stuuuuupid bighead! I heard sheeeeeera the fiiiiirst time!" came a mumbled reply from behind the closed door.

"Yo open the f*cking door before I smash't!" Barret yelled before knocking his fists against the door again.

"No smashing! Cid will kill you!" Shera yelled while running towards Barret who was ramming at the door before him like it had just stolen his breakfast. Throwing her arms around his waist, Shera tried to pull him away from the door when Zack rounded the corner. Raising his eyebrows, he leaned against the side of the wall and enjoyed the sight before him.

A tiny, fierce woman pulling at an almost naked man who was two times as big as her. The naked man was slamming his fists against a door that was almost about to give in and behind that door he heard the angry sounds of an irritating little ninja from Wutai.

"well well, this isn't something you see every day!" Zack sang while enjoying the show.

When Shera heard his voice, she quickly looked up and glared at him.

"Can't you help me out here!" Shera yelled with as much anger as she could master, but it wasn't good enough to scare the great and powerful Zack.

"Hah! No way! I'm not touching an almost naked Barret who is only wearing a ducky boxershort!" Zack said back with amusement in his voice.

"Whaaaaaat! Ducky boxers! I gooooot to see that!" Yuffie yelled from behind the door and not a second later, the door swung open and revealed a really fluttered Yuffie. After staring at Barret for a few seconds, Yuffie burst out in a fit of laughter and had to support herself against the doorframe.

"What?" Barret barked looking confused at his partner in crime who was going to fall over any minute now.

Just when she was about to fall over, two arms reached out from behind her and pulled her back up.

"Oh! Thaaaaanks Vinnie!" Yuffie smiled at her rescuer before turning back towards Barret, only to start laughing again. Both Shera and Zack were gaping at Vincent who had suddenly appeared behind the little ninja, not really expecting Vincent to be in the same room as Yuffie. What was he doing there in the first place?

"Ya laughn at me stupid ninja?" Barret barked while taking a threating step closer towards Yuffie.

"Duuuuh!"

"Why you!" Barret barked before launching himself at Yuffie.

"I think this is enough! Yuffie go get ready." Vincent said while pulling Yuffie backwards into the room.

"I agree with Vincent Barret! Go get ready and meet at us at the rear, I bet Cloud wants us all ready to go as fast as possible." Shera said after she had composed herself.

"You heard the lady big guy! Get your Donald duck shirt on and don't forget to bring Goofy with you!" Zack said while walking away with Shera at his side.

"SHUT IT IDIOT!"

After ten more minutes, everyone had gathered at the rear and were standing in front of Cloud. Tifa was standing beside him, double checking their backpack to make sure they had everything they were going to need. After she gave Cloud a confirming nod, he turned his attention towards his team.

"Allright listen up! Cid is going to drop us off in front of a ruin. According to the book and Aerith, the ritual has to be performed in there. Together with Tifa, Barret and Yuffie, I will keep watch at the front while Aerith, Vincent, rufus, Reno and Rude go inside to … You know" he didn't really know how to say this in front of Rufus, so Cloud skipped that part and turned his focus at Tifa who was looking up at him with compassion and strength in her eyes. Pulling her close against him, he whispered in her ear, "Stay close to me, no matter what happens! Don't leave my side!"

He felt her shake her head and heard her whisper back,

"I won't Cloud."

Letting out a deep breath he kissed her forehead before turning his attention back towards AVALANCHE.

"Let's get this show on the road…" Cloud said before signaling towards Cid to lower the ramp.

After Cid had lowered the ramp, everybody made their way of the ship and straight towards the ruin. If it wasn't crumbled down by age, it would have been one of the most beautiful buildings Aerith had ever seen.

It would have been a rather tall building with towers that would have reached high towards the sky. There were still a few windows but most of them were broken, probably because of storms. There were trees growing out the broken windows, which gave it a soothing glow. At the front there was a big archway with words carved around it. Nobody could read them, only Aerith understood their meaning.

"To thee who wish to seek the truth, thee who wish to find knowledge, to thee who deserve this, enter and we shall decide." Aerith whispered out loud while reading the words.

"Well, let's go find this truth and knowledge then shall we!" Zack said with half a smile while walking towards Aerith so he could place his arm around her waist and pull her close to him so she would know he was there for her.

"Not so fast!"

Turning around with a shock, everybody looked towards the shadows from the trees were the voice came from. Cloud narrowed his eyes and could make out a figure walking towards them, followed by two others behind him.

"No way…" he silently whispered while glaring at the men on front of them.