Starlight Bright Midnight Eyes
chapter 2
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Dio smiled with excitement as he had learned earlier that AVALANCHE had entered the Gold Saucer. Almost immediately had he arranged a celebration the next night for the courageous souls who had ventured into the North Crater and saved the world. A generous amount of money had been spent already preparing for the wonderous bash, and his eyes were glowing brightly. This is sure going to give the group the attention they deserve, and so will Dio because of his generosity. If he were an anime charactor, dollar signs would be glowing in his eyes. This was really going to bring in a lot of more customers.
He rubbed his hands together greedily. Just imagine the profits that he's going to make!
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"Aw ****!" came a cry of complete anger. Several heads turned to see a young brunette with short hair jumping up and down. "Can't these ****ing games ever give anyone a fair chance???" She kicked the game, complaining loudly of how it must have been possessed by Sephiroth, before realising she was out of gill. She turned sweetly to Cid. "Ciddykins......"
He laughed and handed over a few gill. "Even though you can be such a brat, it's nice to hear someone else wit that language." She glared at him and he laughed again before he turned back to his game that he was currently losing as well. The words 'You lose, game over' flashed across the screen. "Aw screw it all! I'm headin' over to the chocobo racing."
Yuffie shrugged, then cheered loudly as several GP tokens poured into her hand. 'Just enough to buy that funky weapon they've got here..' she thought with a grin, then saw Tifa and Cloud in the corner of her eye. He was helping her into the submarine machine, and from the look in Tifa's eye she was enjoying the attention, but the look faded when Cloud started to casually explain the aim of the game. He was more interested in the game at the moment. Yuffie looked down at the GP in her hands, and stuffed them into her pocket, a sly grin on her face.
After making sure they hadn't seen her, Yuffie slipped from the room and began to bolt.
Suddenly a figure slid in front of her and she came to a sudden haltt. "Wha'cha up to....?"
The young ninja jumped. "Oh gawd, Reno!" she gasped when she saw the rumpled blue suit, and backed up. "What are you doing here?" She looked around, but saw no one else she recognised. It was pretty crowded in the area, and stopping in the middle wasn't a good idea, but anything was better than being alone with someone who'd tried to kill her before.
"Glad to see you too. I'm jus' on vacation with Rude an' Elena. What brings you here?"
She met his eye. She had fought him many times to the death, and here he is talking to her like they were old buddies??? "Oh, we're just back here to stop that clone of Sephiroth that we never got last time. I heard he was after you Turks. Maybe you should run while you've got the chance"
"Funny." he said, blue eyes trying not to laugh at her. "You're awfully puny to be talking like that to a big bad Turk."
She looked at his thin waist. "Big?"
"I don't have time for this, I've got more important people to talk to. See ya later, squirt." He patted her head, then walked off into a big crowd. Yuffie glared at his back, not knowing whether to chase after him and tackle him down, or to ignore it. Tackling seemed like more fun, but he was already gone and she had other plans. Making a mental note to later tell Cloud about Reno, she resumed her running.
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"I'll get it!" said Tifa just before someone knocked on the door. Nanaki looked at her in mild surprise but decided he didn't want to know. Tifa opened the door to see a ghost carrying a note.
"Ms Lockheart?" She nodded. "A note has been left at the main desk for you." He quietly handed her the note and dissappeared into the hallway ceiling with a scream. She watched in sudden shock, but shook her head and looked at the note.
"Dearest Tifa,
Have I ever told you my exact feelings for you? This is very hard, so I'm just going to say it flatly; I love you. Please meet me tomorrow tonight at the party hall.
Anonymous"
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Cloud yawned and scratched the back of his head while he picked up his alarm clock. He slept in, and how nice it was.
Pulling on his clothes, he noticed a note pushed just under his door and picked it up.
"Dear Cloud,
I'm not very good with words, but I have feelings for you that cannot be explained with this silly note. I would like to talk to you so very much at the celebration the night after tonight."
He scratched the back of his head as he read it, and stuffed the note into his pocket, deciding not to worry about it right away. Right now breakfast was his main priority.
"Morning Cloud!" said Tifa cheerfully from the kitchen and Cloud sat at the table.
"I love that color!" giggled Yuffie. She stopped laughing when she received odd looks. "What? 'Morning Cloud' is a real color!"
"Right......" said Barret "Anyone else excited about dat party tonight? It's gonna be da bomb!"
Various agreements could be heard from everyone. Cloud and Tifa could both feel the notes in their pockets, each wondering who could have given them the notes.
Yuffie smirked. It was obvious that tonight was going to be very interesting....
END OF CHAPTER TWO
chapter 2
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Dio smiled with excitement as he had learned earlier that AVALANCHE had entered the Gold Saucer. Almost immediately had he arranged a celebration the next night for the courageous souls who had ventured into the North Crater and saved the world. A generous amount of money had been spent already preparing for the wonderous bash, and his eyes were glowing brightly. This is sure going to give the group the attention they deserve, and so will Dio because of his generosity. If he were an anime charactor, dollar signs would be glowing in his eyes. This was really going to bring in a lot of more customers.
He rubbed his hands together greedily. Just imagine the profits that he's going to make!
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"Aw ****!" came a cry of complete anger. Several heads turned to see a young brunette with short hair jumping up and down. "Can't these ****ing games ever give anyone a fair chance???" She kicked the game, complaining loudly of how it must have been possessed by Sephiroth, before realising she was out of gill. She turned sweetly to Cid. "Ciddykins......"
He laughed and handed over a few gill. "Even though you can be such a brat, it's nice to hear someone else wit that language." She glared at him and he laughed again before he turned back to his game that he was currently losing as well. The words 'You lose, game over' flashed across the screen. "Aw screw it all! I'm headin' over to the chocobo racing."
Yuffie shrugged, then cheered loudly as several GP tokens poured into her hand. 'Just enough to buy that funky weapon they've got here..' she thought with a grin, then saw Tifa and Cloud in the corner of her eye. He was helping her into the submarine machine, and from the look in Tifa's eye she was enjoying the attention, but the look faded when Cloud started to casually explain the aim of the game. He was more interested in the game at the moment. Yuffie looked down at the GP in her hands, and stuffed them into her pocket, a sly grin on her face.
After making sure they hadn't seen her, Yuffie slipped from the room and began to bolt.
Suddenly a figure slid in front of her and she came to a sudden haltt. "Wha'cha up to....?"
The young ninja jumped. "Oh gawd, Reno!" she gasped when she saw the rumpled blue suit, and backed up. "What are you doing here?" She looked around, but saw no one else she recognised. It was pretty crowded in the area, and stopping in the middle wasn't a good idea, but anything was better than being alone with someone who'd tried to kill her before.
"Glad to see you too. I'm jus' on vacation with Rude an' Elena. What brings you here?"
She met his eye. She had fought him many times to the death, and here he is talking to her like they were old buddies??? "Oh, we're just back here to stop that clone of Sephiroth that we never got last time. I heard he was after you Turks. Maybe you should run while you've got the chance"
"Funny." he said, blue eyes trying not to laugh at her. "You're awfully puny to be talking like that to a big bad Turk."
She looked at his thin waist. "Big?"
"I don't have time for this, I've got more important people to talk to. See ya later, squirt." He patted her head, then walked off into a big crowd. Yuffie glared at his back, not knowing whether to chase after him and tackle him down, or to ignore it. Tackling seemed like more fun, but he was already gone and she had other plans. Making a mental note to later tell Cloud about Reno, she resumed her running.
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"I'll get it!" said Tifa just before someone knocked on the door. Nanaki looked at her in mild surprise but decided he didn't want to know. Tifa opened the door to see a ghost carrying a note.
"Ms Lockheart?" She nodded. "A note has been left at the main desk for you." He quietly handed her the note and dissappeared into the hallway ceiling with a scream. She watched in sudden shock, but shook her head and looked at the note.
"Dearest Tifa,
Have I ever told you my exact feelings for you? This is very hard, so I'm just going to say it flatly; I love you. Please meet me tomorrow tonight at the party hall.
Anonymous"
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Cloud yawned and scratched the back of his head while he picked up his alarm clock. He slept in, and how nice it was.
Pulling on his clothes, he noticed a note pushed just under his door and picked it up.
"Dear Cloud,
I'm not very good with words, but I have feelings for you that cannot be explained with this silly note. I would like to talk to you so very much at the celebration the night after tonight."
He scratched the back of his head as he read it, and stuffed the note into his pocket, deciding not to worry about it right away. Right now breakfast was his main priority.
"Morning Cloud!" said Tifa cheerfully from the kitchen and Cloud sat at the table.
"I love that color!" giggled Yuffie. She stopped laughing when she received odd looks. "What? 'Morning Cloud' is a real color!"
"Right......" said Barret "Anyone else excited about dat party tonight? It's gonna be da bomb!"
Various agreements could be heard from everyone. Cloud and Tifa could both feel the notes in their pockets, each wondering who could have given them the notes.
Yuffie smirked. It was obvious that tonight was going to be very interesting....
END OF CHAPTER TWO