Balamb Garden- Front Gate 7:00pm
"What's taking them so long?" Zack whined.
He had been waiting for over an hour…then again it was his own fault for arriving so early.
"Be patient Zack…"insisted Cloud.
Just then, two figures were visible from afar. One figure emerged from the darkness while the other stayed behind.
Zack's jaw dropped was that Tifa??
Tifa was wearing a long shimmering black dress. One that fit her figure perfectly. Zack's knees began to shake.
"Wow…um..ee….you look nice…!!" Zack stammered.
"Thanks…" Tifa smiled. "So do you. Cloud I'd like you to meet Aeris. Aeris???"
The other figure emerged and Cloud's heart skipped a beat.
Aeris was wearing a sparkling navy blue dress that showed off her flawless figure. Her hair was a honey brown that was tied up in a long braid with a pink ribbon. Her eyes were of the greenest green, with a faint glow.
"Hi!" Aeris said while shaking Cloud's hand.
"..uh…hello…you…look…really..nice…"stammered Cloud.
Aeris blushed.
What's that? Cloud's nervous...must be my imagination thought Zack.
"So shall we go?" Zack asked.
"Ya…" trailed Cloud not taking his eyes off of Aeris.
"How are we gonna get there?" asked Tifa.
"Well, my car is only a two seater, so I can take you in that." Replied Zack pointing to the convertible in the front of the garden parking lot.
"And our ride is… somewhere else." Cloud said looking at Aeris again.
Aeris giggled. "Let's go then."
Tifa laughed. "See you guys there." She and Zack got into his Black Convertible and drove off. Before they left, Zack gave Cloud a thumbs up sign.
Cloud scorned at that. He didn't want Zack embarrassing him.
"So…we should go get our ride." Cloud said taking Aeris' hand.
"So you coming to the Garden soon?" asked Cloud.
"Yes…it's really beautiful here…"replied Aeris.
"Not as pretty as you…"Cloud replied.
"I mean…err…" Cloud stammered.
Aeris blushed. "That's okay.." Then she laughed.
They chatted while they walked to the back of Balamb where there was a garage.
Aeris moved towards the garage..until Cloud blocked her way.
"Nuh uh…our ride is not in here…it's in there.." Cloud smiled.
"IN THERE??" Aeris said surprised. Then she laughed.
"What's so funny?" Cloud asked.
"You…I didn't expect THIS!" Aeris laughed.
They were outside the Chocobo stables. Cloud and Aeris went in and Cloud took out his Gold Chocobo…Baby.
"Aeris…meet Baby…Baby…Aeris.." Cloud introduced.
Aeris patted Baby's beak while Baby pecked at her hair. "Nice to meet you too Baby."
She turned to Cloud and smiled. "This is the neatest ride ever. A gold chocobo."
"Well let's go.." Cloud announced.
He hesitated for a moment. Then lifted Aeris by the waist and placed her on Baby's back. Then he got on in front. Aeris wrapped her arms around Cloud and waited.
Cloud grabbed the reins and Baby took off toward the horizon.
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Aeris was sleeping on Cloud's back. The ride had only taken 20 minutes…but she was tired.
They reached their destination. Gold saucer.
Cloud gently stroked Aeris' hair…and whispered into her ear… "Hey...wake up Sleeping Beauty…"
She yawned and stretched. She looked into his eyes…
Wow…they're so beautiful…
"Sorry about sleeping on you like that." She apologized.
"That's okay…"replied Cloud " I didn't mind…"
She blushed. "Well we better get inside."
He lifted her from the chocobo and took her hand as they walked inside Gold Saucer.
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Gold Saucer 7:20pm
Cloud and Aeris jumped into the Event Square.
Inside it was decorated into a magnificent ballroom. At one of the tables in the corner was Zack and Tifa silently chatting and laughing.
Looks like Zack hasn't screwed up yet. Thought
Cloud.
Cloud and Aeris slowly walked towards the table and sat down…
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Gold Saucer 8:00pm
After about 40 minutes of chatting, Tifa whispered something to Aeris…and Aeris nodded…
"Err…excuse me…we have to go to the powder room…" Tifa said apologetically.
"No prob…we'll wait for you here." Said Zack.
Tifa and Aeris went towards the bathroom while Zack and Cloud stayed behind and chatted.