Chapter Three: Crazy Weather We're Having
Disclaimer: There's some swearing in here, but hey, it's Cid...think about it. (The story is PG-13, remember!) While I do not own any of the FFVII characters... Alex Regal is my own creation, therefore...YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM!!! He is (C) Me. :P Stealing will result in great pain.
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Tifa petted her gold chocobo, Choki, and walked around Wutai. It had become her new home since her dramatic escape from Costa de Sol. "Hey Tifa!" A deep, rich voice called. She turned to see a pair or turquoise eyes twinkling back at her. A bright grin accompanied the eyes, and the boy's dark brown hair blew in clumped spikes. Tifa smiled.
"Hi, Alex," she said politely. Since she had come here, Alex Regal seemed to have taken a liking to her. Not that he was anything to look past himself, standing at 5'10" with a solid build, friendly personality, and those gorgeous eyes. They were good friends now, having known each other about two weeks. Alex loved working with machines and technological projects, thus explaining why he almost always had grease somewhere on his hands and face. He wiped the grease off his hands onto a rag.
"What's up?" Alex flashed his award-winning smile her way.
"Oh, not much," Tifa sighed. "Just thinking."
"'Bout what?" He began to groom Choki.
"Clou--I mean, uh, the clouds. It looks like it's going to storm soon...?" Whew. That was close. 'I don't want to mention Cloud. Alex always looks so sad when I do.' She told herself. Alex looked up at the fluffy white clouds. He arched an eyebrow.
"Uh, sure...'kay..." he shook his head. "Well." Huh? He looked over at her. Her usually bright scarlet eyes had turned stony and blank. She bit her lip, gazing off into the sky. "Hey..." Alex put a hand on Tifa's shoulder. "You okay, Tif?"
"What?" She jumped, snapping back to reality.
"I said are you okay?" Alex looked at her with deep concern. Tifa forced a slight smile.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She placed her hand gently on his, sending electicity up his spine. Tifa couldn't help but let her authentic warm smile break through after seeing his cheeks flush when she touched him.
"You want to take a walk up in the mountains later?" He looked at her, eyes glittering with hope. Tifa nodded and smiled.
"Sure." Alex's eyes lit up. He squeezed her shoulder gently.
"All right then!" He grinned and started to jog away, then called back, "It's a date!"
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Cloud sat in the church, thinking hard. "How couldn't I have known?! I've been such a jerk... Tifa... I lo--" he stopped. "I...love her?" He smiled sadly. "Cloud, you moron. You never let yourself admit it, did you? How cruel...to both of you!" He glanced at the bed of flowers, and noticed the blooming pink and yellow blossom in the center, the most beautiful of them all. Cloud looked at it, then at the ground.
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Cid crouched on the ground in a clearing outside of Rocket Town, polishing his pride and joy, his airplane, the Highwind. "Eh...nice day today." He wiped the sweat of his forehead with the back of his gloved hand, cigarette between his lips. "Damn, helluva scorcher." Maybe if he hadn't been wearing a heavy jacket and gloves he would have been more comfortable. He pushed his goggles farther up his head to hold his blonde hair back better, though it was short enough to not be a problem. Cid stood up just as an enormous rumbling caused him to lose his balance and topple to the ground. He glanced around wildly, searching for the source of the earthquake. Slowly, a creature standing twenty times over the Highwind, and clouded in shadow rumbled over the hill. Cid couldn't see much more than the thing's outline. His cigarette fell from his mouth as he gaped in shock. "Holy shi..."
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Chapter 4 coming soon! Thanks for reading, please review! ^^ ~Moriko
Disclaimer: There's some swearing in here, but hey, it's Cid...think about it. (The story is PG-13, remember!) While I do not own any of the FFVII characters... Alex Regal is my own creation, therefore...YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM!!! He is (C) Me. :P Stealing will result in great pain.
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Tifa petted her gold chocobo, Choki, and walked around Wutai. It had become her new home since her dramatic escape from Costa de Sol. "Hey Tifa!" A deep, rich voice called. She turned to see a pair or turquoise eyes twinkling back at her. A bright grin accompanied the eyes, and the boy's dark brown hair blew in clumped spikes. Tifa smiled.
"Hi, Alex," she said politely. Since she had come here, Alex Regal seemed to have taken a liking to her. Not that he was anything to look past himself, standing at 5'10" with a solid build, friendly personality, and those gorgeous eyes. They were good friends now, having known each other about two weeks. Alex loved working with machines and technological projects, thus explaining why he almost always had grease somewhere on his hands and face. He wiped the grease off his hands onto a rag.
"What's up?" Alex flashed his award-winning smile her way.
"Oh, not much," Tifa sighed. "Just thinking."
"'Bout what?" He began to groom Choki.
"Clou--I mean, uh, the clouds. It looks like it's going to storm soon...?" Whew. That was close. 'I don't want to mention Cloud. Alex always looks so sad when I do.' She told herself. Alex looked up at the fluffy white clouds. He arched an eyebrow.
"Uh, sure...'kay..." he shook his head. "Well." Huh? He looked over at her. Her usually bright scarlet eyes had turned stony and blank. She bit her lip, gazing off into the sky. "Hey..." Alex put a hand on Tifa's shoulder. "You okay, Tif?"
"What?" She jumped, snapping back to reality.
"I said are you okay?" Alex looked at her with deep concern. Tifa forced a slight smile.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She placed her hand gently on his, sending electicity up his spine. Tifa couldn't help but let her authentic warm smile break through after seeing his cheeks flush when she touched him.
"You want to take a walk up in the mountains later?" He looked at her, eyes glittering with hope. Tifa nodded and smiled.
"Sure." Alex's eyes lit up. He squeezed her shoulder gently.
"All right then!" He grinned and started to jog away, then called back, "It's a date!"
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Cloud sat in the church, thinking hard. "How couldn't I have known?! I've been such a jerk... Tifa... I lo--" he stopped. "I...love her?" He smiled sadly. "Cloud, you moron. You never let yourself admit it, did you? How cruel...to both of you!" He glanced at the bed of flowers, and noticed the blooming pink and yellow blossom in the center, the most beautiful of them all. Cloud looked at it, then at the ground.
*****
Cid crouched on the ground in a clearing outside of Rocket Town, polishing his pride and joy, his airplane, the Highwind. "Eh...nice day today." He wiped the sweat of his forehead with the back of his gloved hand, cigarette between his lips. "Damn, helluva scorcher." Maybe if he hadn't been wearing a heavy jacket and gloves he would have been more comfortable. He pushed his goggles farther up his head to hold his blonde hair back better, though it was short enough to not be a problem. Cid stood up just as an enormous rumbling caused him to lose his balance and topple to the ground. He glanced around wildly, searching for the source of the earthquake. Slowly, a creature standing twenty times over the Highwind, and clouded in shadow rumbled over the hill. Cid couldn't see much more than the thing's outline. His cigarette fell from his mouth as he gaped in shock. "Holy shi..."
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Chapter 4 coming soon! Thanks for reading, please review! ^^ ~Moriko