A new day, Cloud thinks to himself. Wondering about how Tifa feels
about living with him. Cloud yet has gotten out of his "bed" of blankets.
All his has his the clothes his slept in, and he has his hands behind his
head. He is just staring into the ceiling.
Maybe I'll go shopping with Tifa today. I do need a new bed. Perhaps I'll just go looking for a new apartment for the both of us. She did say she didn't mind sleeping in the same room. What did that mean? I don't get it. She could have just meant that we are friends and it does not matter. Did she mean sleep in the same bed or different. C'mon Cloud! Obviously, she meant different. She is just here because she's visiting everyone. I think. What if she does want to stay with me permanently? What if that means forever? Is that what she really wants? She just wants to stay with her closest friend. Am I her closest friend? Do I tell her anything about me? Maybe I Should. What would Aeris say about all of this?
A shadow casts itself over his face. Suddenly into vision Tifa's face appears, she is standing over him. Tifa is already dressed, she ready as usual.
"Thinking?" she asks him. "Nothing new huh?" she kneels beside him on both of her knees. "So! What to do today?"
He already forgot the first question. "I was thinking about buying a bed to sleep in."
"Tired of sleeping on blankets huh?" Tifa asked.
"Yea, I kinda thought that maybe it's a smarter idea to sleep in a bed with a blanket over you, rather than sleeping on blankets and . well a blanket over . me." He says in a failed attempt to be humorous.
"You could just do it backwards, and sleep on a blanket while a mattress is on top of you." She says smiling.
He smiles to her. "That does not sound fun."
"Would you rather have an entire bed on top of you?"
"No."
"Bunk bed?"
After breakfast they both showered and dressed. Cloud wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt that fits him tight, tucked out, but fitting over his belt. Tifa wore jean shorts and white shirt. They left the apartment and made their way to the nearest store that sold home furniture.
"Tifa?"
"Yes?" she replies.
"Were would I sleep?" Cloud asks.
"Well you could have your bed back you know"
"I haven't thought about that." He really did not.
"Are we going to sleep in the same room?"
"Is that what you want?" Tifa asks.
"Umm. I don't know." He brushes his hand through his blonde hair. Cloud realizes that they are almost they're. The day was sunny as usual. He glanced at Tifa to see her hair playing with the wind. She eventually noticed him, and looked at him with her red eyes.
"What's wrong?" she asks.
"Nothing!" he reacts. "Just don't know where to sleep." He thought for a second. "I do want to sleep somewhere other than my floor." He smiles. "For that I just sleep on the doorstep."
"Thanks Cloud!"
"Why?" he asked with a confused look.
"So your just going to give me the apartment, as long as I step outside occasionally to feed you. I promise I'll keep the doorstep clean!" She grins.
"Why do I bother to make a joke, you always have a better one."
"Well at leasts things are interesting." She smiles as she playfully punches his cheek.
Interesting is the right word. Since Tifa has been here everything has been pretty fun. Can't say I'm not enjoying myself at all. I can really get used to this. I haven't really lived with anyone, until well. that first day in Midgar. To think about it, I really miss being with everyone. That will never happen again. Reeve is working day and night as the president of Shinra. Barrett has his new life with Marlene. Cid has been flying left and right. The only reason he'll ever land is either he ran out of fuel, or he ran out of cigarettes. Maybe if the bathroom was clogged. No. he'll just do his business off the deck and laugh about who will be unfortunate enough to be walking out of their house that day..
Cloud smiled and a laugh escaped from his last thought of Cid.
"What's so funny?" Tifa ask him. "You have just been thinking this whole time, I decided to not bother you."
"Oh! Nothing really, I'm just thinking about Cid. dumb bastard." He laughs quietly for a second.
"Oh! Why don't we see them?"
"Who?" Obviously clueless that she knew he was thinking of everyone.
"The team, we could visit everyone. I know they are all busy, but. well we aren't. We could visit everyone."
She's right. Wait. I'm not sure if I want to go though. I . I actually want to stay in peace and quiet for awhile. I want to stay with Tifa. I'm actually enjoying her company.
"Yea, but. lets wait for awhile. things haven't calm down yet."
"Hello, Hello, Hello." A quite familiar voice speaks behind them. They both turn around to see the turk of all turks. They were standing outside of the store.
"Rude, guess what, looks like we are destined to see these jokers for the rest of our lives." Reno says as he pushes himself of the wall.
"Reno, nice to . see you again." Says Cloud.
"Its been awhile Reno, Rude. But you quite haven't changed you slob."
"Thanks for the compliment." He brushes his long red hair with his right hand.
"Well its great to see that you are actually tucking you shirt in now. Baby steps." Replies Tifa.
"Oh! Your right. I was at the bar last night and went to sleep. I was probably drunk. I saw blue eyes yesterday." He speaks as he unstuck his shirt out. His clothes were wrinkled from sleeping in them.
Cloud put his hand on his forehead in shame of actually knowing this pig.
Reno begins undoing his belt. "Well then. So what brings you love birds together now a days." Finishes taking his belt off and tosses it to Rude. "Catch"
".." Rude catches the belt and puts it over his shoulder. Rude on the other hand was dressed differently from the day before. He showered too.
"What do you mean by that?" Asks Cloud replying to the comment Reno made.
"Well you guys are a couple right?" He asks smoothly, giving off his usual smirk.
"No!"
Tifa remains quiet. thinking to herself. Her eyes show enough, but Cloud can't see clues that women leave, even If Tifa were to say Cloud I LOVE YOU!!! He would probably say "What does that mean?" or "I don't get it."
"You're telling me. You have this beautiful chick around you all the time, and when I say beautiful I mean she is freaking hot, and you have the balls to tell me no?" says Reno as he smoothly walks in between them. "Spikey boy are you a fruit or something?" He turns around to look her up and down.
Tifa starts to blush, but she attempts to hide it by walking away into the store.
"Whatever." Replies Cloud.
"You sadden me."
"Big word." Cloud says obviously insulting Reno.
Reno fixates his eyes on Clouds for a second. "Lets go Rude, and don't forget my belt." He walks away with his hands in his pocket.
".."
"Why did Tifa leave?" he asks himself. Cloud puts his hands in his pocket and walks into the store.
Maybe I'll go shopping with Tifa today. I do need a new bed. Perhaps I'll just go looking for a new apartment for the both of us. She did say she didn't mind sleeping in the same room. What did that mean? I don't get it. She could have just meant that we are friends and it does not matter. Did she mean sleep in the same bed or different. C'mon Cloud! Obviously, she meant different. She is just here because she's visiting everyone. I think. What if she does want to stay with me permanently? What if that means forever? Is that what she really wants? She just wants to stay with her closest friend. Am I her closest friend? Do I tell her anything about me? Maybe I Should. What would Aeris say about all of this?
A shadow casts itself over his face. Suddenly into vision Tifa's face appears, she is standing over him. Tifa is already dressed, she ready as usual.
"Thinking?" she asks him. "Nothing new huh?" she kneels beside him on both of her knees. "So! What to do today?"
He already forgot the first question. "I was thinking about buying a bed to sleep in."
"Tired of sleeping on blankets huh?" Tifa asked.
"Yea, I kinda thought that maybe it's a smarter idea to sleep in a bed with a blanket over you, rather than sleeping on blankets and . well a blanket over . me." He says in a failed attempt to be humorous.
"You could just do it backwards, and sleep on a blanket while a mattress is on top of you." She says smiling.
He smiles to her. "That does not sound fun."
"Would you rather have an entire bed on top of you?"
"No."
"Bunk bed?"
After breakfast they both showered and dressed. Cloud wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt that fits him tight, tucked out, but fitting over his belt. Tifa wore jean shorts and white shirt. They left the apartment and made their way to the nearest store that sold home furniture.
"Tifa?"
"Yes?" she replies.
"Were would I sleep?" Cloud asks.
"Well you could have your bed back you know"
"I haven't thought about that." He really did not.
"Are we going to sleep in the same room?"
"Is that what you want?" Tifa asks.
"Umm. I don't know." He brushes his hand through his blonde hair. Cloud realizes that they are almost they're. The day was sunny as usual. He glanced at Tifa to see her hair playing with the wind. She eventually noticed him, and looked at him with her red eyes.
"What's wrong?" she asks.
"Nothing!" he reacts. "Just don't know where to sleep." He thought for a second. "I do want to sleep somewhere other than my floor." He smiles. "For that I just sleep on the doorstep."
"Thanks Cloud!"
"Why?" he asked with a confused look.
"So your just going to give me the apartment, as long as I step outside occasionally to feed you. I promise I'll keep the doorstep clean!" She grins.
"Why do I bother to make a joke, you always have a better one."
"Well at leasts things are interesting." She smiles as she playfully punches his cheek.
Interesting is the right word. Since Tifa has been here everything has been pretty fun. Can't say I'm not enjoying myself at all. I can really get used to this. I haven't really lived with anyone, until well. that first day in Midgar. To think about it, I really miss being with everyone. That will never happen again. Reeve is working day and night as the president of Shinra. Barrett has his new life with Marlene. Cid has been flying left and right. The only reason he'll ever land is either he ran out of fuel, or he ran out of cigarettes. Maybe if the bathroom was clogged. No. he'll just do his business off the deck and laugh about who will be unfortunate enough to be walking out of their house that day..
Cloud smiled and a laugh escaped from his last thought of Cid.
"What's so funny?" Tifa ask him. "You have just been thinking this whole time, I decided to not bother you."
"Oh! Nothing really, I'm just thinking about Cid. dumb bastard." He laughs quietly for a second.
"Oh! Why don't we see them?"
"Who?" Obviously clueless that she knew he was thinking of everyone.
"The team, we could visit everyone. I know they are all busy, but. well we aren't. We could visit everyone."
She's right. Wait. I'm not sure if I want to go though. I . I actually want to stay in peace and quiet for awhile. I want to stay with Tifa. I'm actually enjoying her company.
"Yea, but. lets wait for awhile. things haven't calm down yet."
"Hello, Hello, Hello." A quite familiar voice speaks behind them. They both turn around to see the turk of all turks. They were standing outside of the store.
"Rude, guess what, looks like we are destined to see these jokers for the rest of our lives." Reno says as he pushes himself of the wall.
"Reno, nice to . see you again." Says Cloud.
"Its been awhile Reno, Rude. But you quite haven't changed you slob."
"Thanks for the compliment." He brushes his long red hair with his right hand.
"Well its great to see that you are actually tucking you shirt in now. Baby steps." Replies Tifa.
"Oh! Your right. I was at the bar last night and went to sleep. I was probably drunk. I saw blue eyes yesterday." He speaks as he unstuck his shirt out. His clothes were wrinkled from sleeping in them.
Cloud put his hand on his forehead in shame of actually knowing this pig.
Reno begins undoing his belt. "Well then. So what brings you love birds together now a days." Finishes taking his belt off and tosses it to Rude. "Catch"
".." Rude catches the belt and puts it over his shoulder. Rude on the other hand was dressed differently from the day before. He showered too.
"What do you mean by that?" Asks Cloud replying to the comment Reno made.
"Well you guys are a couple right?" He asks smoothly, giving off his usual smirk.
"No!"
Tifa remains quiet. thinking to herself. Her eyes show enough, but Cloud can't see clues that women leave, even If Tifa were to say Cloud I LOVE YOU!!! He would probably say "What does that mean?" or "I don't get it."
"You're telling me. You have this beautiful chick around you all the time, and when I say beautiful I mean she is freaking hot, and you have the balls to tell me no?" says Reno as he smoothly walks in between them. "Spikey boy are you a fruit or something?" He turns around to look her up and down.
Tifa starts to blush, but she attempts to hide it by walking away into the store.
"Whatever." Replies Cloud.
"You sadden me."
"Big word." Cloud says obviously insulting Reno.
Reno fixates his eyes on Clouds for a second. "Lets go Rude, and don't forget my belt." He walks away with his hands in his pocket.
".."
"Why did Tifa leave?" he asks himself. Cloud puts his hands in his pocket and walks into the store.