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Chapter 4 Hide and Seek and Hidden Doors
She glanced in every direction, a small frown forming on her face. She knew he was in here somewhere, but then again, Cloud knew every hiding place in the village. Tifa shuddered slightly, wishing he had chosen a less spooky place than the Shinra mansion. Meanwhile the boy she saught currently sat up in the hallway rafters, looking bored. Playing with the children of Nibelhiem was nowhere near as fun as it had been in his old village...
'No, DO NOT think about that now', Cloud thought to himself.
Returning his focus to the matter at hand, the spiky-haired boy continued to watch the skitish human girl look about for him. After another five minutes, she sighed heavily.
"Okay, I give up!" she said loudly.
Cloud allowed himself a smirk before sliding down one of the cold metal poles that held up the building. He made exta sure to bring his feet down against the floor hard, causing Tifa to jump a few inches off the ground as well as letting out a short screech. Cloud grinned a little. It was just so easy to spook this girl.
"D-don't do that!" she said looking cross, but still shaken from his sudden appearance.
"Where's the fun in that?" he asked, his grin widening.
Tifa could not think of what to say in reply, so she settled for merely glareing at him. Out of all the children in the village under Mount Nibel, Tifa was the only person to act friendly towards him. Come to think of it, she was the only person his age to act friendly towards him _ever_.
"Hey, how'd you get up there anyway?" she questioned, indicating the area just below the ceiling where he had been hiding.
"That," he said folding his arms across his chest, "is for me to know and for you...not to."
The girl pouted, but after a year and a half of knowing Cloud, she knew she would get no further information out of him.
"Anyway, I'm getting out of this place," she declared.
"I'll be out in a minute," Cloud said, looking distant.
Tifa blinked at him, but shrugged.
"See you later then."
"Mmhm..."
The moment the mansion doors closed behind his friend, Cloud 'searched' for the presance he had felt before. The moment he found it he wished he hadn't; the pain that eminated from the presance was nearly overwhelming. Nearly. Without knowing quite why, the young Cetran boy found himself going further into the house to search for the source of that pain. He was going to help no matter what.
His searches led him into a room that could have passed for an ordinary bedroom, were it not for the oversized, overly suspicious fireplace in the corner of the room. Knocking on the grey stones above the fireplace itself, Cloud was not surprised to find it hollow.
'Whoever concealed this entrance was awfully bad at hiding stuff,' he muttered pushing the secret door open.
He peeked inside, and frowned at the extremely unsturdy looking spiral ramp that he saw. He stepped gingerly onto the ramp, cringing as it groaned under his weight. And Cloud didn't weigh all that much. He took another step, slowly, carefully, and began to make his way down. However, after he was only a fifth of the way down...
CRRRAACK!!
"OH SHIT!"
I hope I finish the next chapter before I get writer's block again...
Diamond Weapon
Chapter 4 Hide and Seek and Hidden Doors
She glanced in every direction, a small frown forming on her face. She knew he was in here somewhere, but then again, Cloud knew every hiding place in the village. Tifa shuddered slightly, wishing he had chosen a less spooky place than the Shinra mansion. Meanwhile the boy she saught currently sat up in the hallway rafters, looking bored. Playing with the children of Nibelhiem was nowhere near as fun as it had been in his old village...
'No, DO NOT think about that now', Cloud thought to himself.
Returning his focus to the matter at hand, the spiky-haired boy continued to watch the skitish human girl look about for him. After another five minutes, she sighed heavily.
"Okay, I give up!" she said loudly.
Cloud allowed himself a smirk before sliding down one of the cold metal poles that held up the building. He made exta sure to bring his feet down against the floor hard, causing Tifa to jump a few inches off the ground as well as letting out a short screech. Cloud grinned a little. It was just so easy to spook this girl.
"D-don't do that!" she said looking cross, but still shaken from his sudden appearance.
"Where's the fun in that?" he asked, his grin widening.
Tifa could not think of what to say in reply, so she settled for merely glareing at him. Out of all the children in the village under Mount Nibel, Tifa was the only person to act friendly towards him. Come to think of it, she was the only person his age to act friendly towards him _ever_.
"Hey, how'd you get up there anyway?" she questioned, indicating the area just below the ceiling where he had been hiding.
"That," he said folding his arms across his chest, "is for me to know and for you...not to."
The girl pouted, but after a year and a half of knowing Cloud, she knew she would get no further information out of him.
"Anyway, I'm getting out of this place," she declared.
"I'll be out in a minute," Cloud said, looking distant.
Tifa blinked at him, but shrugged.
"See you later then."
"Mmhm..."
The moment the mansion doors closed behind his friend, Cloud 'searched' for the presance he had felt before. The moment he found it he wished he hadn't; the pain that eminated from the presance was nearly overwhelming. Nearly. Without knowing quite why, the young Cetran boy found himself going further into the house to search for the source of that pain. He was going to help no matter what.
His searches led him into a room that could have passed for an ordinary bedroom, were it not for the oversized, overly suspicious fireplace in the corner of the room. Knocking on the grey stones above the fireplace itself, Cloud was not surprised to find it hollow.
'Whoever concealed this entrance was awfully bad at hiding stuff,' he muttered pushing the secret door open.
He peeked inside, and frowned at the extremely unsturdy looking spiral ramp that he saw. He stepped gingerly onto the ramp, cringing as it groaned under his weight. And Cloud didn't weigh all that much. He took another step, slowly, carefully, and began to make his way down. However, after he was only a fifth of the way down...
CRRRAACK!!
"OH SHIT!"
I hope I finish the next chapter before I get writer's block again...
Diamond Weapon