Chapter 2 "Dreams"
Tifa waited by Cloud through the night, she only fell asleep for about an hour. When morning came Tifa was feeling hungry so she decided to get something to eat while someone else babysitted Cloud. On her way out she ran into Barret.
"How's da spikey freak?" he asked in his normal tone. Tifa shook her head, "He's still sleeping, but he's fever's getting a little higher." Tifa sat down on the top step of the staircase and rested her head on her hands. "Well," Barret continued, "If his spikey ass ain't better soon then we'll have to go ahead."
Tifa snapped out of her little trance. "Shouldn't someone stay with Cloud?" Barret leaned over and smacked Tifa on the shoulder. "You, dummy!"
"Me!?"
"Yes you!"
"But…"
"That means Barret, Red XII, Yuffie, Cait Sith, Vincent and Cid! No Tifa's!"
Tifa couldn't help but smile, and then couldn't help feel her stomach growl. Barret gave off a flirty smile, "I heard that."
"Tee-hee, well; then you can buy me breakfast!" she laughed as she skipped down the stairs.
"I already asked Yuffie an Red XII to come an baby-sit da little baby and…Me!? Why da hell do I gotta buy you breakfast!?"
"Because, you hit me on the shoulder. It hurt!"
"Well," Barret said in a cocky voice. "Dat jus proves how strong I am!"
"Strong, sure, a-huh…" Tifa laughed sarcastically as she reached the front door to the inn. "Hey! Dun make me shoot your ass!" As Barret followed Tifa out the inn door, Yuffie and Red XII made their way through.
"I still don't see why we have to baby-sit Cloud!" Yuffie wined as she stomped up the staircase. Red XII waited for her at the top, "You know that as soon as he can get on his feet, he will." Yuffie finally made it to the doorway, still not convinced of Red XII's meaning. Yuffie turned the doorknob and slowly walked inside with Red XII, to find Cloud tossing very violently in his sleep.
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The scene was all too familiar, which was probably what scared him most. Yet, something had changed. There she sat on her knees, on the altar, parts of her long brown hair fell over her eyes. The light shined from about, where he came floating down with his long sword drawn.
The sword was impaled through her back and her stomach; her hair came undone as blood trickled from her body. Sephiroth took out his sword and aloud her to fall to the altar's floor as Cloud dashed up the steps with his hand on his sword's handle. Before he could swing it, Sephiroth slammed his sword through his side and leaned over his shoulder to whisper into his ear. "Just remember," his evil voice echoed, "She's next." Cloud fell to the ground and looked at her one last time. "Tifa..."
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"Tifa…. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
"Cloud, snap the hell outta it!"
SMACK!
Cloud's eyes snapped open as sweat ran down his forehead. Yuffie was leaning over him; still in the pose she took when she made the blow to his face; Red XII's eyes were large with shock. "It's alright," he said "It was just a bad dream, Cloud."
Yuffie reached across the bed to the dresser and grabbed a tissue and placing it in Cloud's hand. "I'm… Huff… Fine…" Cloud gasped, his face was beat red and hot. Yuffie put her hands on her hips and (for once) put on a serious face. "Then why are you crying?" she asked. Cloud didn't even noticed till he put his hand on his cheek, his face was stained with tears. Red XII led Yuffie to the doorway and whispered to her, "I'll go get Tifa, you try to talk to Cloud." Before she could even decline, Red XII dashed down the stairs and out the door.
Cloud had sat up and had his head buried in his knees, slightly embarrassed for crying. "Hey, it's alright!" she laughed, trying to sound casual. "What were you dreaming about anyway?" The question forced him to recall the dream, which made him sob. Yuffie sat on the side of the bed and gave him a light hug. "Hey, it's alright, Tifa's fine."
Cloud's head shot up and looked at Yuffie with a extremely relieved face, and then rested his head on her shoulder to take a breather. "How did you know?"
"About Tifa?"
"… Yeah…"
"You called out her name in your sleep."
Cloud blushed, but Yuffie couldn't tell since his face was so red anyway. "You really care about her don't you?" Cloud nodded his head slightly. "You love her?" Cloud's breathing suddenly got heavier; Yuffie put her hand to his forehead. "Holy hell! You're burning up!" Before Cloud could answer her question, his vision blurred and he passed out onto the floor.
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Oy-yoy-yoy, poor Cloud (that's probably my main line from now on ^^). Despite he's one of my favorite characters; he gets hurt more and more each chapter. Hmm, I guess I don't show my affection very well do I? ^_^ I'm really sorry if this all reads choppy. I first wrote all the chapters separate on a disc, then the disc ate chapters 1-4 so I had to rewrite them all on memory (never rely on my memory! ^_^ Oh well, please R and R!
Tifa waited by Cloud through the night, she only fell asleep for about an hour. When morning came Tifa was feeling hungry so she decided to get something to eat while someone else babysitted Cloud. On her way out she ran into Barret.
"How's da spikey freak?" he asked in his normal tone. Tifa shook her head, "He's still sleeping, but he's fever's getting a little higher." Tifa sat down on the top step of the staircase and rested her head on her hands. "Well," Barret continued, "If his spikey ass ain't better soon then we'll have to go ahead."
Tifa snapped out of her little trance. "Shouldn't someone stay with Cloud?" Barret leaned over and smacked Tifa on the shoulder. "You, dummy!"
"Me!?"
"Yes you!"
"But…"
"That means Barret, Red XII, Yuffie, Cait Sith, Vincent and Cid! No Tifa's!"
Tifa couldn't help but smile, and then couldn't help feel her stomach growl. Barret gave off a flirty smile, "I heard that."
"Tee-hee, well; then you can buy me breakfast!" she laughed as she skipped down the stairs.
"I already asked Yuffie an Red XII to come an baby-sit da little baby and…Me!? Why da hell do I gotta buy you breakfast!?"
"Because, you hit me on the shoulder. It hurt!"
"Well," Barret said in a cocky voice. "Dat jus proves how strong I am!"
"Strong, sure, a-huh…" Tifa laughed sarcastically as she reached the front door to the inn. "Hey! Dun make me shoot your ass!" As Barret followed Tifa out the inn door, Yuffie and Red XII made their way through.
"I still don't see why we have to baby-sit Cloud!" Yuffie wined as she stomped up the staircase. Red XII waited for her at the top, "You know that as soon as he can get on his feet, he will." Yuffie finally made it to the doorway, still not convinced of Red XII's meaning. Yuffie turned the doorknob and slowly walked inside with Red XII, to find Cloud tossing very violently in his sleep.
* * *
The scene was all too familiar, which was probably what scared him most. Yet, something had changed. There she sat on her knees, on the altar, parts of her long brown hair fell over her eyes. The light shined from about, where he came floating down with his long sword drawn.
The sword was impaled through her back and her stomach; her hair came undone as blood trickled from her body. Sephiroth took out his sword and aloud her to fall to the altar's floor as Cloud dashed up the steps with his hand on his sword's handle. Before he could swing it, Sephiroth slammed his sword through his side and leaned over his shoulder to whisper into his ear. "Just remember," his evil voice echoed, "She's next." Cloud fell to the ground and looked at her one last time. "Tifa..."
* * *
"Tifa…. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
"Cloud, snap the hell outta it!"
SMACK!
Cloud's eyes snapped open as sweat ran down his forehead. Yuffie was leaning over him; still in the pose she took when she made the blow to his face; Red XII's eyes were large with shock. "It's alright," he said "It was just a bad dream, Cloud."
Yuffie reached across the bed to the dresser and grabbed a tissue and placing it in Cloud's hand. "I'm… Huff… Fine…" Cloud gasped, his face was beat red and hot. Yuffie put her hands on her hips and (for once) put on a serious face. "Then why are you crying?" she asked. Cloud didn't even noticed till he put his hand on his cheek, his face was stained with tears. Red XII led Yuffie to the doorway and whispered to her, "I'll go get Tifa, you try to talk to Cloud." Before she could even decline, Red XII dashed down the stairs and out the door.
Cloud had sat up and had his head buried in his knees, slightly embarrassed for crying. "Hey, it's alright!" she laughed, trying to sound casual. "What were you dreaming about anyway?" The question forced him to recall the dream, which made him sob. Yuffie sat on the side of the bed and gave him a light hug. "Hey, it's alright, Tifa's fine."
Cloud's head shot up and looked at Yuffie with a extremely relieved face, and then rested his head on her shoulder to take a breather. "How did you know?"
"About Tifa?"
"… Yeah…"
"You called out her name in your sleep."
Cloud blushed, but Yuffie couldn't tell since his face was so red anyway. "You really care about her don't you?" Cloud nodded his head slightly. "You love her?" Cloud's breathing suddenly got heavier; Yuffie put her hand to his forehead. "Holy hell! You're burning up!" Before Cloud could answer her question, his vision blurred and he passed out onto the floor.
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Oy-yoy-yoy, poor Cloud (that's probably my main line from now on ^^). Despite he's one of my favorite characters; he gets hurt more and more each chapter. Hmm, I guess I don't show my affection very well do I? ^_^ I'm really sorry if this all reads choppy. I first wrote all the chapters separate on a disc, then the disc ate chapters 1-4 so I had to rewrite them all on memory (never rely on my memory! ^_^ Oh well, please R and R!