"Ok Cloud, recite it with me." Lina said warmly.
Tifa was sitting on the otherside of the room just watching.
"People of the world. My name is Cloud Strife. I am announcing today a change in history. I Cloud Strife, will be the president of the formerly known Shinra Corporation. From now on, we will be called Aeris Corporation." Lina looked at him. "Try now."
"Uh, People of- Do I really have to say that?" Cloud said a little shy.
"Well of course dummy. This is a live broadcast to every single T.V. in the world!" Lina smiled. "Now smile!"
Cloud smirked, and tried to continue. "Umm, Peopl of. The world. My name is-"
"Num nuts!" Cid yelled, as he walked into the room.
"Cid!" Lina shouted at him.
"What?" Cid looked at her confused.
"Your interrupting as usual." Tifa said smiling. "My poor Cloud. He's a little nervous." Tifa stands up, and walks to Cloud. As she places her hand on his face, "Cloud, don't worry. I'll be by you the whole time."
"Yea! Me too!" Yuffie said obnoxiously walking into the room. "Except when you mess up, I'll be pointing the finger at you and laugh!" She giggles to herself. She started to toss a green materia in the air, and catching it. "Found it!" She grins.
"Sure." Cid said. "You probably jacked it from some kid." He laughs out loud.
"I did not!" Yuffie yelled at him, then she tossed the materia at Cid's head.
"OOWW!!!" Cid jumps up in the air after the materia hit him straight in between his eyes. "YUFFIE!!!"
"Uh! I'll find more materia, byies!" She runs out of the room.
"YUFFIE COME THE FUCK BACK HERE!!!" Cid runs after her with the materia in hand.
Lina covers her mouth, as she chuckles to herself. "Those two are funny sometimes."
"Well Cloud. I'll be back. I have some things to do." Tifa leans in and pops a kiss to his lips. "Love you." She smiles warmly to him.
"Tifa?" Cloud said.
"Don't worry about what I'm gonna do." Tifa said reading his mind. She then walked out of the room.
'You love her a lot don't you." Lina sat next to him.
He looks to her green eyes. "Yea, I do." Cloud realized he said that. Still not used to it, Cloud continued. "I have known her forever. I -" he pauses. "I'm glad to be with her."
Lina smiles and places her hand on his shoulder. "I'm so happy for you. Especially that I was fortunet enough to meet you, and see you grow happier with Tifa." She giggles. "Your very lucky Cloud."
"I am?" He pondered still not understanding.
"Of Course! Look at how beautiful Tifa is! And she is the sweetest woman I have ever known." Lina said.
"You should have met Aeris. Even Tifa would admit that no one could beat her." Cloud looks at her. "I kinda wanted to talk to you about that."
"?" Lina removes her hand from his shoulder. "About what?"
"Well, I don't know if anyone told you, but you look like her, a lot." Cloud scratched the back of his head.
"Of course they did silly!" She closes her eyes cheerfully as she giggles. "You told me first remember?"
"Oh. Yea. Well-"
"Yuffie told me already. It was really sweet too."
"She did" Cloud said a little confused.
"Somehow I give hope. I guess Aeris meant a lot to all of you." Lina's eyes lost a little cheer. "What did happen to her?"
Cloud took a deep breath. "She was murdered."
Lina gasps. "I knew she was dead, but-"
"A man named Sephiroth killed her."
"Sephiroth!" Lina gasped.
"You know him?" Cloud asked.
"Well of course Cloud! Who doesn't know the greatest SOLDIER who ever lived? My father told me stories about him when I was seventeen." Lina told Cloud.
"Oh, Ok." Cloud looked down to the ground. "I'll be honest. At first I was somewhat." Cloud couldn't finish.
"Its ok."
"No, I have to tell you. I was attracted to you." Cloud looked ahead, and did not meet her eyes.
"You were?" Lina asked.
"Yea. You. You look a lot like Aeris. I mean not entirely, but you did. I kinda liked you I guess. Your pretty much as sweet as her." Cloud finally looked at her.
"Cloud. I understand already."
"You do? I mean its not that I don't think your pretty anymore! I mean I do, but I don't! Do you understand what I mean?" Cloud fumbled his words nervously.
She smiles. "Cloud I understand. I'll be around you just like Tifa. Only difference is, well really its simple. We are not in love with each other."
Cloud looks at her. Feeling somewhat better, "Thanks Lina. I'll protect you too. I don't want anything to happen to you."
They continued talking. Cloud told her his adventures, and told her about Sephiroth., Meteor, everything that he knew. They both later on found a seat at a corner of the room, and kept speaking. They sat on the floor. Cloud with his arms around his knees and Lina sitting meditation style. They got along very well, and both realized that they would be great friends.
"You guys are still here?" Tifa came in. "Whats up?" Tifa walked to the corner they were sitting at. Tifa seemed weird to Cloud, at least the way she moved.
"Whats wrong Tifa?" Cloud asked.
"Huh? Oh, no-nothing." Tifa looked away. How did he read me? She thought.
Cloud shrugs, "Well we've been talking the whole time. I told Lina about everything. The story basically." Cloud laughs. The thought of consider it just a story and nothing more is amusing to him.
Tifa glanced at Lina, and the back to Cloud. She only could feel jealous.
Does Cloud want to be with Lina now? Maybe he doesn't love me anymore. What if, what if he never loved me? No! Cloud wouldn't lie to me, would he? He has before, but he didn't know better. Cloud just didn't know.
"Tifa if you want I'll leave." Lina said.
Losing her train of thought, Tifa glanced quickly at Lina. "Huh? No, no its ok." Tifa sat down next to Cloud and held his arm. My Cloud! She thought.
"Tifa seriously what's wrong?" Cloud looked at her. Their eyes were only inches away. The perfect combination, red and blue. Cloud looked at her beautiful face.
I really got to get my act together, even Cloud can read my body language! That's not good. Dare I imagine Lina.
"Nothing Cloud, just that, I want you with me." She said as she though, That's true! I just didn't say everything.
Lina after awhile decided to leave, she got the hint from the moment Tifa walked in, and she didn't want Tifa to be jealous of her. There's no reason to be. "Bye guys."
"Where you going?" Asked Cloud.
"Just for a walk." She stood up. "We'll practice the speech later." She began to walk away. "Oh and Cloud! Don't worry, the speech won't be long." She left the room.
Just for a walk? Why leave in the first place, we were having a good conversation. Maybe she left because of Tifa. Maybe that's why Tifa is acting weird, but I don't understand why?
"Cloud, I missed you while I was gone." Tifa said warmly as she placed her hand on his face. "I was getting to know Athena. I saw Cid chasing Yuffie. Something about wanting to kill her. I don't think it was a good idea to thow that materia at him huh?" Tifa looked into his eyes.
"I guess not." Cloud looked away. "Tifa I want to know what's wrong. You weren't acting like yourself a few moments ago."
"I'm sorry Cloud." She decided she had to tell him. So with a deep breath she began. "Cloud, I was just a little nervous that's all."
"Why?"
"Simple, it's a girl thing. You were with Lina."
"And?" Cloud asked running his hand through his hair.
"And, well Lina is very pretty, and I think maybe it also helps, that." She mumbled very low. "That she looks like Aeris."
"What did you say? I couldn't hear you Tifa." Cloud looked at her interested.
"It helps that she looks like Aeris. Worst of all she acts like her too."
"What do you mean worst?"
"Cloud don't you get it!" She shouted at him frustrated.
Cloud looked away. "Sorry, I don't."
"I'm sorry Cloud, I'm just worried that you'll want her instead of me." There I said it.
Cloud turned his gaze at her. "Tifa your beautiful."
She smiles, "Thank you."
"No seriously, and I just don't mean you face, or you overall looks. I mean, well I mean that, that your real self-"
"Personality?" She asked about to smile.
"Yea that! Personality, is beautiful too. I love everything about you, therefore, I love you." And I mean that Tifa. His facial expression said it all.
Tifa threw herself in his arms. "Cloud I love you more than anything. I thank the planet that I'm given a chance to be with you."
"You don't have to thank the planet Tifa, the chance is yours cause you deserve it. You've been nothing but great to me, and because of everything you mean to me. I love you." Cloud ran his hand through her hair.
"So Cloud?" Tifa asked with a smile.
"What?"
"Whats your favorite feature of me?" She asked interested. Hopefully he's not like every guy.
"Your eyes."
Yes! She thought. "My eyes?"
"Yea, I see everything that makes you beautiful through them, I see your soul through those red windows of yours." Cloud said romanticly.
"Cloud, are you being romantic with me?" Not like him, she thought, but she was smiling nonetheless.
"Uh." He thought about it, and he received a revelation. "I guess-" He paused. "Yes I am Tifa."
Without hesitation, she kissed him, and held him tightly. The passion of their love spread from their lips, throught their entire body. Their hearts pumped, and their blood flowed. Their love for each other greater than even the most evil spirit.
I love you Cloud. She thought
I love you Tifa. He thought
They just sat there kissing.
"Hehe." Yuffie stepped out of the bushes she was hiding in. "Lost him." She looked around. "No sign of Cid." Then she stood upright. "Not that I'm afraid of him or anything, I'm a ninja! I can beat that old drunk anyway."
Suddenly someone tapped Yuffie on the shoulders. When Yuffie turned around she saw the one person who shouldn't have heard that. "Uh, Cid! Hi!"
"Old drunk huh?" Cid looked at her.
She slowly stepped back. "Watch out!" She starts to reach into her pocket. "Don't make me use-" She pulls something out. "THIS!" Suddenly she pulls out a piece of wire, with lint on one end.
Cid bursts into laughter. "Dumbass." He kept laughing. "Wire!" He fell on the floor.
"Uh." She decided to make a run for hit. She tosses the wire in the air.
As Cid started to stand up, the wire landed on his nose. "Ow! Hey! YUFFIE!!!"
As she ran away, "Not again!"
Tifa was sitting on the otherside of the room just watching.
"People of the world. My name is Cloud Strife. I am announcing today a change in history. I Cloud Strife, will be the president of the formerly known Shinra Corporation. From now on, we will be called Aeris Corporation." Lina looked at him. "Try now."
"Uh, People of- Do I really have to say that?" Cloud said a little shy.
"Well of course dummy. This is a live broadcast to every single T.V. in the world!" Lina smiled. "Now smile!"
Cloud smirked, and tried to continue. "Umm, Peopl of. The world. My name is-"
"Num nuts!" Cid yelled, as he walked into the room.
"Cid!" Lina shouted at him.
"What?" Cid looked at her confused.
"Your interrupting as usual." Tifa said smiling. "My poor Cloud. He's a little nervous." Tifa stands up, and walks to Cloud. As she places her hand on his face, "Cloud, don't worry. I'll be by you the whole time."
"Yea! Me too!" Yuffie said obnoxiously walking into the room. "Except when you mess up, I'll be pointing the finger at you and laugh!" She giggles to herself. She started to toss a green materia in the air, and catching it. "Found it!" She grins.
"Sure." Cid said. "You probably jacked it from some kid." He laughs out loud.
"I did not!" Yuffie yelled at him, then she tossed the materia at Cid's head.
"OOWW!!!" Cid jumps up in the air after the materia hit him straight in between his eyes. "YUFFIE!!!"
"Uh! I'll find more materia, byies!" She runs out of the room.
"YUFFIE COME THE FUCK BACK HERE!!!" Cid runs after her with the materia in hand.
Lina covers her mouth, as she chuckles to herself. "Those two are funny sometimes."
"Well Cloud. I'll be back. I have some things to do." Tifa leans in and pops a kiss to his lips. "Love you." She smiles warmly to him.
"Tifa?" Cloud said.
"Don't worry about what I'm gonna do." Tifa said reading his mind. She then walked out of the room.
'You love her a lot don't you." Lina sat next to him.
He looks to her green eyes. "Yea, I do." Cloud realized he said that. Still not used to it, Cloud continued. "I have known her forever. I -" he pauses. "I'm glad to be with her."
Lina smiles and places her hand on his shoulder. "I'm so happy for you. Especially that I was fortunet enough to meet you, and see you grow happier with Tifa." She giggles. "Your very lucky Cloud."
"I am?" He pondered still not understanding.
"Of Course! Look at how beautiful Tifa is! And she is the sweetest woman I have ever known." Lina said.
"You should have met Aeris. Even Tifa would admit that no one could beat her." Cloud looks at her. "I kinda wanted to talk to you about that."
"?" Lina removes her hand from his shoulder. "About what?"
"Well, I don't know if anyone told you, but you look like her, a lot." Cloud scratched the back of his head.
"Of course they did silly!" She closes her eyes cheerfully as she giggles. "You told me first remember?"
"Oh. Yea. Well-"
"Yuffie told me already. It was really sweet too."
"She did" Cloud said a little confused.
"Somehow I give hope. I guess Aeris meant a lot to all of you." Lina's eyes lost a little cheer. "What did happen to her?"
Cloud took a deep breath. "She was murdered."
Lina gasps. "I knew she was dead, but-"
"A man named Sephiroth killed her."
"Sephiroth!" Lina gasped.
"You know him?" Cloud asked.
"Well of course Cloud! Who doesn't know the greatest SOLDIER who ever lived? My father told me stories about him when I was seventeen." Lina told Cloud.
"Oh, Ok." Cloud looked down to the ground. "I'll be honest. At first I was somewhat." Cloud couldn't finish.
"Its ok."
"No, I have to tell you. I was attracted to you." Cloud looked ahead, and did not meet her eyes.
"You were?" Lina asked.
"Yea. You. You look a lot like Aeris. I mean not entirely, but you did. I kinda liked you I guess. Your pretty much as sweet as her." Cloud finally looked at her.
"Cloud. I understand already."
"You do? I mean its not that I don't think your pretty anymore! I mean I do, but I don't! Do you understand what I mean?" Cloud fumbled his words nervously.
She smiles. "Cloud I understand. I'll be around you just like Tifa. Only difference is, well really its simple. We are not in love with each other."
Cloud looks at her. Feeling somewhat better, "Thanks Lina. I'll protect you too. I don't want anything to happen to you."
They continued talking. Cloud told her his adventures, and told her about Sephiroth., Meteor, everything that he knew. They both later on found a seat at a corner of the room, and kept speaking. They sat on the floor. Cloud with his arms around his knees and Lina sitting meditation style. They got along very well, and both realized that they would be great friends.
"You guys are still here?" Tifa came in. "Whats up?" Tifa walked to the corner they were sitting at. Tifa seemed weird to Cloud, at least the way she moved.
"Whats wrong Tifa?" Cloud asked.
"Huh? Oh, no-nothing." Tifa looked away. How did he read me? She thought.
Cloud shrugs, "Well we've been talking the whole time. I told Lina about everything. The story basically." Cloud laughs. The thought of consider it just a story and nothing more is amusing to him.
Tifa glanced at Lina, and the back to Cloud. She only could feel jealous.
Does Cloud want to be with Lina now? Maybe he doesn't love me anymore. What if, what if he never loved me? No! Cloud wouldn't lie to me, would he? He has before, but he didn't know better. Cloud just didn't know.
"Tifa if you want I'll leave." Lina said.
Losing her train of thought, Tifa glanced quickly at Lina. "Huh? No, no its ok." Tifa sat down next to Cloud and held his arm. My Cloud! She thought.
"Tifa seriously what's wrong?" Cloud looked at her. Their eyes were only inches away. The perfect combination, red and blue. Cloud looked at her beautiful face.
I really got to get my act together, even Cloud can read my body language! That's not good. Dare I imagine Lina.
"Nothing Cloud, just that, I want you with me." She said as she though, That's true! I just didn't say everything.
Lina after awhile decided to leave, she got the hint from the moment Tifa walked in, and she didn't want Tifa to be jealous of her. There's no reason to be. "Bye guys."
"Where you going?" Asked Cloud.
"Just for a walk." She stood up. "We'll practice the speech later." She began to walk away. "Oh and Cloud! Don't worry, the speech won't be long." She left the room.
Just for a walk? Why leave in the first place, we were having a good conversation. Maybe she left because of Tifa. Maybe that's why Tifa is acting weird, but I don't understand why?
"Cloud, I missed you while I was gone." Tifa said warmly as she placed her hand on his face. "I was getting to know Athena. I saw Cid chasing Yuffie. Something about wanting to kill her. I don't think it was a good idea to thow that materia at him huh?" Tifa looked into his eyes.
"I guess not." Cloud looked away. "Tifa I want to know what's wrong. You weren't acting like yourself a few moments ago."
"I'm sorry Cloud." She decided she had to tell him. So with a deep breath she began. "Cloud, I was just a little nervous that's all."
"Why?"
"Simple, it's a girl thing. You were with Lina."
"And?" Cloud asked running his hand through his hair.
"And, well Lina is very pretty, and I think maybe it also helps, that." She mumbled very low. "That she looks like Aeris."
"What did you say? I couldn't hear you Tifa." Cloud looked at her interested.
"It helps that she looks like Aeris. Worst of all she acts like her too."
"What do you mean worst?"
"Cloud don't you get it!" She shouted at him frustrated.
Cloud looked away. "Sorry, I don't."
"I'm sorry Cloud, I'm just worried that you'll want her instead of me." There I said it.
Cloud turned his gaze at her. "Tifa your beautiful."
She smiles, "Thank you."
"No seriously, and I just don't mean you face, or you overall looks. I mean, well I mean that, that your real self-"
"Personality?" She asked about to smile.
"Yea that! Personality, is beautiful too. I love everything about you, therefore, I love you." And I mean that Tifa. His facial expression said it all.
Tifa threw herself in his arms. "Cloud I love you more than anything. I thank the planet that I'm given a chance to be with you."
"You don't have to thank the planet Tifa, the chance is yours cause you deserve it. You've been nothing but great to me, and because of everything you mean to me. I love you." Cloud ran his hand through her hair.
"So Cloud?" Tifa asked with a smile.
"What?"
"Whats your favorite feature of me?" She asked interested. Hopefully he's not like every guy.
"Your eyes."
Yes! She thought. "My eyes?"
"Yea, I see everything that makes you beautiful through them, I see your soul through those red windows of yours." Cloud said romanticly.
"Cloud, are you being romantic with me?" Not like him, she thought, but she was smiling nonetheless.
"Uh." He thought about it, and he received a revelation. "I guess-" He paused. "Yes I am Tifa."
Without hesitation, she kissed him, and held him tightly. The passion of their love spread from their lips, throught their entire body. Their hearts pumped, and their blood flowed. Their love for each other greater than even the most evil spirit.
I love you Cloud. She thought
I love you Tifa. He thought
They just sat there kissing.
"Hehe." Yuffie stepped out of the bushes she was hiding in. "Lost him." She looked around. "No sign of Cid." Then she stood upright. "Not that I'm afraid of him or anything, I'm a ninja! I can beat that old drunk anyway."
Suddenly someone tapped Yuffie on the shoulders. When Yuffie turned around she saw the one person who shouldn't have heard that. "Uh, Cid! Hi!"
"Old drunk huh?" Cid looked at her.
She slowly stepped back. "Watch out!" She starts to reach into her pocket. "Don't make me use-" She pulls something out. "THIS!" Suddenly she pulls out a piece of wire, with lint on one end.
Cid bursts into laughter. "Dumbass." He kept laughing. "Wire!" He fell on the floor.
"Uh." She decided to make a run for hit. She tosses the wire in the air.
As Cid started to stand up, the wire landed on his nose. "Ow! Hey! YUFFIE!!!"
As she ran away, "Not again!"