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A/N: Ugh, I'm sooo tired! Anyhoo, here's another fluffly chapter! Thank you reviewers! I love you all to pieces! -Sobs-
...Er.... Enjoy! XD
Sickeningly Sweet
For: Cloudlover2989
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Darkangel8694
Cloud was ready for his day off, and started it well by sleeping in. Of course, sleeping in for him was until just 8:30 in the morning; but seeing as he woke up everyday at 5, it was a luxury to be taken advantage of.
As he made his way downstairs, he noticed the emptiness of the bar. Tifa never closed the bar on weekdays.
He walked to the sink and saw two bowls with little remains of cereal left. Kids must've ate cereal before going to school. He thought.
But if Tifa wasn't down here... where was she?
He felt the familiar prick of worry sting at his chest and hastily made his way up to Tifa's room. He knocked lightly before entering, and uncomfortably stepped in. He always admired the way she was neat and organized; after all, someone in this place had to be.
What caught his attention though wasn't the feminine tidiness of the room, but rather the occupant still curled up in bed: Tifa was curled with her knees to her chest and a pillow resting over her face.
It was completely unlike her to be in bed past 6, and Cloud knelt beside her to check her closely. "Tifa?" He questioned.
The response he received was a muffled groan.
He furrowed his brows and took the pillow off her face. He frowned when he saw her skin covered in a sheen of sweat and her cheeks flushed. "Tifa?" He asked again, trying to gently wake her up.
She lazily opened one eye, acknowledging him. "Hnn?"
He frowned deeper and pushed some raven strands away from her face, behind her ear. "You're sick." He stated, still crouching beside the mattress.
Tifa joined in on the frowning. "No. S'okay... Mfine, really."
He gave her a look before heading out the room and into the bathroom for some medicine. As he returned to the room, he noticed Tifa had sat herself and was leaning, half heartedly, against the headboard.
He handed her some pill and a glass of water. "Here. Drink this. I'll be back, I'm going to make you some breakfast."
Around twenty minutes later, Cloud emerged in her room again, with a tray with juices, fruits and a bowl of steaming chicken soup.
Tifa blinked slowly and smiled at him. "You're so sweet Cloud. Thank you."
He shrugged, hiding his embarrassment at her sincere gratitude. "No problem."
After she was done, the two of them sat there on the bed and talked until Tifa became tired once more, and fell asleep. Cloud busied himself with little chores around the tavern and greeting the kids from the return from school, before going to check on Tifa again.
"How are you feeling?" He asked, sitting at the foot of her bed.
She pouted playfully. "I feel like I've wasted a perfectly good day. I hate being sick."
Cloud chuckled, before getting up to leave and make dinner. "Rest, Tifa."
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After dinner and cleaning, Cloud sent the kids to do their nightly rituals before going to bed. Of course, before he was going to call it a day, Cloud entered Tifa's room and saw her climbing into bed, fresh from a shower and looking equally tired as him.
"Oh Cloud, come." She smiled softly patting the mattress. He found his feet carrying himself to the bed.
She sighed happily before leaning back into the pillows. "Thank you for taking care of me today."
Cloud gave one firm nod in his way of "you're welcome."
As he was about to leave, he felt a gentle hand grab his. "Cloud," Tifa started, biting her lower lip. "I still feel... slightly lightheaded... Would you mind... sleeping here? Just for tonight?"
Cloud felt himself blush. "Erm... you sure?"
"Yes." She whispered, looking down.
He nodded again, before awkwardly settling himself under the covers.
A few minuted passed in uncomfortable silence, before Tifa thankfully interrupted it. "I'm sorry you had to waste your day off taking care of me." She chuckled, without humor.
Cloud turned his blue orbs to hers, "You didn't," he stated firmly. "It was no trouble at all."
Tifa smiled, and hesitantly reached blindly for his hand. When their skins touched, a cliché spark of electricity shot through both of them. "Thank you, Cloud." She yawned before drifting into a peaceful slumber.
Cloud felt the corners of his mouth twitch upwards tiredly, before bringing her hands to his lips. "No problem." With that, the comfort of each other's presence was enough to send Cloud into a wonderful, nightmare free sleep.
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Cloudlover2989- Sick TifaX
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Plushietiger: Cloud hair malfunctionX
Plushietiger: Cloud losing spar because Tifa's clothingX
CrimsonPromise: Tifa's day off/Cloud and houseworkX
DynastyWARRIORS: Sparring lessonsX
Cho-Kun: BirthdayX
Brocky: Yuffie cuts Cloud's hairX
Jynx Tsilevon: Snowman building
Brocky: Newspapers; Tifa madX
Jynx Tsilevon- Date or Valentine's DayX
Typical- Spider incidentX
Valentine'sNinja- Brother mistakeX
Angel Sakura x- BunniesX
Valentine'sNinja- Grocery shoppingX
Brocky: Scared CloudX
Clotinotcleris - unrequited love, angst, Cloud's epiphanyX
Sanji-kunZoro-san : Zack's death anniversaryX
Madame Lockhart: Rain RomanceX
Madame Lockhart: Clothing malfunctionX
xoxphi: Ultra cool but weird parentsX
Kiome-Yasha: Zangan's grave; Tifa strongerX
Amaranta: Jealous CloudX
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th3 maniac: Kids and Yuffie interrupting Cloti momentX
Valentine'sNinja: Cloud/Yuffie stalking Tifa and dateX
City of Dis: Pregnant, hormonal TifaX
FairheartStrife: Ride on FenrirX
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SKEvans: AU, funny w/ edge
Plushietiger: Cloud attempts cleaning
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