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Tifa and Cloud were trekking on through the now blizzard snow.
"TeeF, why did we come here, of all places, on such a warm day. You might as well have chosen Gae's peak," grumbled Cloud as they stopped to do the little warm up thing (you know when they rub their arms to keep warm and the temperature goes up).
"Oh Cloud I don't know, I just thought it would be nice for us to be alone for awhile," she explained
"And it is, but why not Costa del Sol or somewhere warm,"
"Oh shut up, sometimes you are such a wimp, any way Vincent's house is just down there, if we hurry we could win," she said excitedly.
"Ok, calm down, I'll race you," Cloud said he new that if they ran they would stay warmer.
Tifa ran straight past him towards the mansion, he chased her and caught up with her. He grabbed her by the waist and spun her around; she wriggled and squirmed in his arms.
"Hey that's cheating," she accused as he put her down and ran in front, leaving her quite dizzy.
He walked slower as he approached the mansion; it still scared him to go near it. He took a deep breath and pushed the door open, Tifa an up behind him and gave him a reassuring look.
"It's different now Cloud, Vincent redecorated, no more memories of Zack and Sephiroth," she said softly.
Cloud nodded and pushed the door open. He was surprised to see Cid and Barret sitting on the couch.
"Yo, you finally here, we bin waitin," Barret said as he turned to look at them.
"We've had a nose around, the vamp's done a good job," Cid said not bothering to look at them.
"The other's, are they here yet?" Cloud said as he looked around the large dark red room, Typical Vincent he thought as he looked at the fireplace and dark wooden floors.
"Nope, still waitin for them foo's," Barret said as he turned his head back to the fire
Tifa shivered, then walked forward and found a space on the black leather sofa (Vince has taste.)
She signalled for Cloud to come and sit next to her. He happily obliged.
They sat and talked about what had happened on their trips for a while, and then Tifa asked them a question. "Who do you think Vincent likes better, Aeris or Yuffie?"
Barret and Cid looked puzzled for a second and then began to think.
"Aeris, he's always looking at her and stuff," Cid answered after a while
"Yeah, I'd say that to, but he kind of has this weird closeness with the Brat, once I said she had no hope of getting any one to dance with her at some festival in Wutai and he pinned me up against a wall in till I said I was sorry, he's stronger than he looks," Barret added
"They could just be close," protested Cid
"Nah, He is like seriously fascinated by her, you three don't have to share a room with him," Cloud said sitting up and putting a hand on Tifa's knee, she quickly slapped it away.
"Well thanks guys, that was helpful," she said trying to ignore the hurt puppy look Cloud was giving her. It didn't work and she burst out laughing and patted his head. "Can we keep him, he just followed me home," she said turning to Cid and Barret.
Barret chuckled "Better not, He'll chase Cait and Nanaki up tree's all the time"
Tifa laughed, "Awwwww okay, I better take him for walkie's anyway," she said pulling him up by the collar of his shirt and taking him out the room. She too wanted a quick nose of Vincent's house.
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Yuffie strode ahead still slightly embarrassed about earlier in the hot springs.
She couldn't wait to get back to Vince's place; he probably had better food than Aeris's naff bread, he probably also had a nice, warm, comfy bed to sleep in as well. She was exhausted; she would even share his bed with him if it came to it, in fact that would be an advantage.
She giggled. Giggling was not one of Yuffie's usual characteristics, but when the occasion came, like the thought of sleeping with Vincent, even she would giggle. Fortunately for her Aeris and Vincent did not hear her. They were walking behind talking about something. It looked boring so Yuffie decided to continue striding a head.
"Vincent?" Aeris asked softly
He turned to look at her but said nothing.
"Tifa said that you were in love with me, is that true?"
He shook his head, "There was a time when I would have said yes but now I think about it I realize that I was only attracted to you because you look like her, a little anyway, she had hair a little shorter than yours and she always would wear it in a high ponytail."
Aeris smiled and looked up at him, "I felt the same way about Cloud, he'd walk, talk, and wear the same clothes even as Zack would"
Vincent nodded and briefly looked up to check on Yuffie.
"But, now I realize that Zack is dead and I have to move on, Lucrecia is too so that means you have to move on as well,"
Aeris looked up at him, she saw he had been looking at Yuffie and had not heard a word she had said. "Or maybe you already have," she whispered
"Sorry, I didn't hear you, what did you say," he said turning back to look at her.
She just smiled, and patted his shoulder.
Vincent was confused; Aeris could be so mysterious at times. He questioned her with his eyes. She glanced at Yuffie and then back to him.
"What?" he said becoming more baffled.
"Hehehehhehe, you know exactly what I mean young man," she teased
"No, I'm quite sure I don't know," Vincent was becoming a little worried about Aeris's behaviour.
She shook her head, "You'll see" with that she ran forward to catch up with Yuffie, leaving Vincent bewildered. He shook it off; they were almost home now anyway. He was pretty sure they were in first place. He had told Yuffie what the prize was and that was part of the reason she was striding ahead. He smiled she would be happy if we wan he said. What he didn't know was that in fact she would be happy even if they didn't win, she had had a lot of fun with him today. He allowed people to see his fun loving side for once, and that really made her happy.
A/N: Sorry it's such a short chapter; it's all I can think of for now. Please R&R.
Tifa and Cloud were trekking on through the now blizzard snow.
"TeeF, why did we come here, of all places, on such a warm day. You might as well have chosen Gae's peak," grumbled Cloud as they stopped to do the little warm up thing (you know when they rub their arms to keep warm and the temperature goes up).
"Oh Cloud I don't know, I just thought it would be nice for us to be alone for awhile," she explained
"And it is, but why not Costa del Sol or somewhere warm,"
"Oh shut up, sometimes you are such a wimp, any way Vincent's house is just down there, if we hurry we could win," she said excitedly.
"Ok, calm down, I'll race you," Cloud said he new that if they ran they would stay warmer.
Tifa ran straight past him towards the mansion, he chased her and caught up with her. He grabbed her by the waist and spun her around; she wriggled and squirmed in his arms.
"Hey that's cheating," she accused as he put her down and ran in front, leaving her quite dizzy.
He walked slower as he approached the mansion; it still scared him to go near it. He took a deep breath and pushed the door open, Tifa an up behind him and gave him a reassuring look.
"It's different now Cloud, Vincent redecorated, no more memories of Zack and Sephiroth," she said softly.
Cloud nodded and pushed the door open. He was surprised to see Cid and Barret sitting on the couch.
"Yo, you finally here, we bin waitin," Barret said as he turned to look at them.
"We've had a nose around, the vamp's done a good job," Cid said not bothering to look at them.
"The other's, are they here yet?" Cloud said as he looked around the large dark red room, Typical Vincent he thought as he looked at the fireplace and dark wooden floors.
"Nope, still waitin for them foo's," Barret said as he turned his head back to the fire
Tifa shivered, then walked forward and found a space on the black leather sofa (Vince has taste.)
She signalled for Cloud to come and sit next to her. He happily obliged.
They sat and talked about what had happened on their trips for a while, and then Tifa asked them a question. "Who do you think Vincent likes better, Aeris or Yuffie?"
Barret and Cid looked puzzled for a second and then began to think.
"Aeris, he's always looking at her and stuff," Cid answered after a while
"Yeah, I'd say that to, but he kind of has this weird closeness with the Brat, once I said she had no hope of getting any one to dance with her at some festival in Wutai and he pinned me up against a wall in till I said I was sorry, he's stronger than he looks," Barret added
"They could just be close," protested Cid
"Nah, He is like seriously fascinated by her, you three don't have to share a room with him," Cloud said sitting up and putting a hand on Tifa's knee, she quickly slapped it away.
"Well thanks guys, that was helpful," she said trying to ignore the hurt puppy look Cloud was giving her. It didn't work and she burst out laughing and patted his head. "Can we keep him, he just followed me home," she said turning to Cid and Barret.
Barret chuckled "Better not, He'll chase Cait and Nanaki up tree's all the time"
Tifa laughed, "Awwwww okay, I better take him for walkie's anyway," she said pulling him up by the collar of his shirt and taking him out the room. She too wanted a quick nose of Vincent's house.
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Yuffie strode ahead still slightly embarrassed about earlier in the hot springs.
She couldn't wait to get back to Vince's place; he probably had better food than Aeris's naff bread, he probably also had a nice, warm, comfy bed to sleep in as well. She was exhausted; she would even share his bed with him if it came to it, in fact that would be an advantage.
She giggled. Giggling was not one of Yuffie's usual characteristics, but when the occasion came, like the thought of sleeping with Vincent, even she would giggle. Fortunately for her Aeris and Vincent did not hear her. They were walking behind talking about something. It looked boring so Yuffie decided to continue striding a head.
"Vincent?" Aeris asked softly
He turned to look at her but said nothing.
"Tifa said that you were in love with me, is that true?"
He shook his head, "There was a time when I would have said yes but now I think about it I realize that I was only attracted to you because you look like her, a little anyway, she had hair a little shorter than yours and she always would wear it in a high ponytail."
Aeris smiled and looked up at him, "I felt the same way about Cloud, he'd walk, talk, and wear the same clothes even as Zack would"
Vincent nodded and briefly looked up to check on Yuffie.
"But, now I realize that Zack is dead and I have to move on, Lucrecia is too so that means you have to move on as well,"
Aeris looked up at him, she saw he had been looking at Yuffie and had not heard a word she had said. "Or maybe you already have," she whispered
"Sorry, I didn't hear you, what did you say," he said turning back to look at her.
She just smiled, and patted his shoulder.
Vincent was confused; Aeris could be so mysterious at times. He questioned her with his eyes. She glanced at Yuffie and then back to him.
"What?" he said becoming more baffled.
"Hehehehhehe, you know exactly what I mean young man," she teased
"No, I'm quite sure I don't know," Vincent was becoming a little worried about Aeris's behaviour.
She shook her head, "You'll see" with that she ran forward to catch up with Yuffie, leaving Vincent bewildered. He shook it off; they were almost home now anyway. He was pretty sure they were in first place. He had told Yuffie what the prize was and that was part of the reason she was striding ahead. He smiled she would be happy if we wan he said. What he didn't know was that in fact she would be happy even if they didn't win, she had had a lot of fun with him today. He allowed people to see his fun loving side for once, and that really made her happy.
A/N: Sorry it's such a short chapter; it's all I can think of for now. Please R&R.