Final Fantasy 7 Copyright of Square soft.

Pleasant Sounds

Chapter 7

Vincent lay near Tifa. She was still sleeping, her breath was calm and her face expressed fulfillment.

The words of Cloud…"get rid of her"…he sure didn't mean to actually kill her, did he? That'd be crazy. Tifa hadn't done so much harm to deserve death. It probably was something Cloud had said in an instance of rage. Yeah…nothing else…

His hands slowly putting her locks of rebel hair on the back of her ear. She was a delightful sight and was becoming more than a mere task. To make money by sleeping with women…that sounded weird, besides…he really liked her…she was cute and so sweet.

"Hnnn…" she woke slowly pushing herself up and looking at Vincent. He was reading something by the dim light of the dawn.

"V-vincent…what time is it?" she panicked.

"Calm down…I called home…Cloud went out yesterday night. You are lucky I had the brains to take care of the matter"

Tifa smiled and hugged him, kissing his chest.

"I guess so…" she got out of bed looking around.

"Have you seen my wedding ring?"

"Umm…inside the drawer on your side…"

Tifa took it out looking at it trying to decide whether to wear it again. She decided to put it in her bag and started combing her hair.

"That's my brush" he implied with fake anger.

Vincent looked at her for a while and Tifa spotted his look from the mirror. She noticed his look was searching for an answer within her.

"What is it?" she encouraged him.

"I…was talking to Cloud the other day…I mean, neither of you seem in love anymore…whatever made you get together?"

Tifa took her time before answering but kept combing.

"We were two kids, probably we didn't realize. When we were very little Cloud did the impossible to play with me but I was always surrounded by other kids, eventually I noticed him and found him to be a very caring person…"

"Has he changed so much?"

"…when I went to study away for some time I heard Cloud joined SOLDIER…I know it's a prestige to join such an army but I know a lot of weird things happen there too. He was very sad when I saw him again…I tried my best to cheer him up. Seems some people died on an accident and someone he cared for died. He got over it; we went Sundays to bring flowers to a chapel raised for them. After short time we got married…and that's about it"

"What do you mean about it? When did you start falling apart?" Vincent getting more curious as he moved forward.

"Little by little…" she smiled with melancholy and turned to face him "…Cloud immerged totally in his job and well…he said I was getting annoying…" now she was sad.

"Sorry for dragging it out but…"

"Never mind. I don't really care for him anymore…ooh love ended long ago…that's for sure…my hopes however lasted longer…but I'm happy here with you"

Tifa and Vincent looked each other with smiles, and then Tifa's eyes gazed up looking for something.

"I remember…"

"What?" Vincent getting dressed.

"…Once a friend that went to SOLDIER with him…name Zack I guess…he came visit us not even a year ago. I didn't hear them I only know he was sad and said when he left "I sure miss Aenis…" or something like that, it was a female name…maybe Zack's girlfriend"

Vincent stared at her for a while but really at her. His eyes looking inside of himself for answers.

Tifa got dressed and then they went downstairs to leave each other.

"See you tomorrow?"

"Maybe, we'll see Cloud's schedule ok?"

"Sure, I was mostly satisfied thank you" she giggles and plunged her tongue inside of him for a last kiss.

"A reminder?"

"Something to keep you warm for as long as I'm not here"

Tifa left in a rush not for worry but trying to resist the urge to kiss him again. She was obviously walking on pink clouds.

Vincent closed the door and his thoughts went back to what they just had talked about. He never heard Cloud talk about SOLDIER. They weren't as friendly as Tifa thought but then again…He would find out.

Cloud was waiting for Tifa in the living room watching some local news. He knew perfectly where she was and what she had done…he'd tell her he had just came back from his business trip.

But Rufus would be here soon and he had been explicit that Vincent should send Tifa over as soon as possible. The scheme would soon begin.

Tifa was all exited. She ran to the door and before rining rested pacing her breath and hearth-beat…but this last would probably race once she met with her husband. He heard her enter with her innocent face and her usual up-tight manners…with Vincent he had noticed she had taken a lot of freedom with him as she expressed her disgust for him more and more explicitly.

"You go wash yourself, wear something less flashy and bring out your manners…wherever you might have shut them off to" he approached giving her orders.

"What's this all about?" she didn't want to hear him.

"I have a VERY important client coming over for dinner you treat him with respect and me too or you're really going to regret it"

"Oh pleeeese! You never let me meet anyone" she joked and moved to the stairs "You can present me and send me off"

"YOU DO AS I SAY" he pointed warning her and shouting with a scary voice as Tifa would swore she had never heard. She got a bit scared but was not going to give in so easily.

"What's this all about now? Why should you care?"

Cloud grabbed her arm and pulled her to his study.

"There is no need for this Cloud…CLOUD! SERVANTS!!" she shouted.

"Shut up!" and pushed her in against his sofa.

Cloud leaned against her still with his menacing finger at her.

"You are pregnant!"

"Wha…?!Hey…that's…"

"PREGNANT!" he shouted once more grabbing her cheeks with his hand…tightly making the blood rush to them.

Tifa shoved him away and turned around even more frighten.

"How's that?" she said not looking at him.

"You are pregnant…you will treat me with respect…and now…GO…you have one hour to get all pretty, sweet and practice your script! Did you hear me?" he started calming down in order to achieve her consent to the deal.

"Yeah…if you only asked a bit more politely…"

"There is no way to obtain something with out menacing you…" he moved to the door and opened it up showing her out.

Tifa moved slowly at the door and as she passed by him ran away mostly scared he might try any other psycho trick on her.


Cloud shut the door off more in stress than an in anger. Thank goodness his studio was unsounded. He sat on his chair and noticed he was sweating…and went to clean in his bathroom…

That man would be here soon…dammit…and his weapons weren't ready yet! Shit!

Well, there's a lot of talking but hey…there's a story here…it's not only a paring story…not only Romance…it has Angst on the Category!! I still don't know if the ending I have in mind is the best one...Hope for your reviews as always ;_;