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"Breakfast"

K.T. Selner (02/20/2011)

Cloud opened his eyes slowly, permitting the warm sun already shining through the window high and hot. It'd be Sunday. Smiling, he curled up to his pillow realizing that he didn't need to be in a rush to get out of bed. He'd be resting and bumming around the house anyway.

The sounds of little footsteps running on the hallway alerted him. Marlene and Denzel; both kids entered the room with delight. He feigned sleep as Marlene tousled his hair and shouted "Cloud! Cloud!"

Cloud didn't move, instead he curled more and buried himself under the sheets. He heard the kids backing away, murmuring something.

"1,2,3!" Both the kids jumped on the bed. Marlene grabbed a pillow and pounded Cloud with it while Denzel straddled while tickling the chocobo head.

It didn't take a minute before Cloud tried to sit up and wriggling out of the sheets saying "I'm up, I'm up."

Tifa heard the laughter upstairs. She hurried fixing the tray of breakfast for Cloud. She piled up toasts and strips of bacon, a hot pot of black coffee and a glass of Banora white juice before going up.

The scene she saw was hilarious.

Marlene and Denzel kept on pummelling Cloud with pillows while the Chocobo head, arms across his head feigning hurt.

"Don't bully Cloud, you guys." Tifa teased, giggling.

"He won't wake up." Marlene said stopping, breathless "He'll take us out today."

"He will. It you let him eat first." Tifa placed the tray on the side table, sitting at the edge of the bed.

Cloud sat up and leaned his back on the headboard. "Why didn't you wake me up earlier?" he asked Tifa.

"You need sleep." Tifa pressed then looked at the kids "You two should get ready. Cloud will take you out after he eats."

"YEY!" roared the kids and went running to their room.

Tifa moved closer to Cloud, sitting beside him leaning her back to the headboard also. "Here you go sir." she said placing the tray on his lap.

Cloud grabbed a fork in his right hand and started eating; his left arm wrapped around Tifa's shoulder making her lean onto him. "I could get used to this, Teef." He said placing a kiss on her temple.

"You should." Tifa replied with a kiss on Cloud's cheek. "Where are you taking the kids today anyway?"

"Maybe some ice cream and we'll go biking at the new park."

"Hmmm... sounds nice." Tifa took a piece of toast took one bite and fed it to Cloud. "Don't forget to buy the things on the list I gave you okay?"

She received another kiss, this time on the lips. "I won't forget." Cloud replaced the tray on the side table and stretched. "We should get going now. I still need some sleep before my trip tomorrow."

"Do you really have to go?"

"You know I do." Cloud went to his dresser to change his clothes. "Barrett insisted. Don't worry; I'll be back in no time."

Tifa joined and hugged him from behind. She felt Cloud tense up for a second. "I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too." Cloud turned to face Tifa and gave her a squeeze and another kiss on the top of her head. "Besides we still have tonight." He said then winked.

A few minutes later, two excited kids came running to their room.