"Please tell me this food is edible, Cait." Yuffie looked up at Cait then
to Cid. He was still laughing about earlier today and she didn't feel to
well about it.
"Plastic at it's best." Cid stuck out his tongue and put down his fork. "Think I'll pass this time around Cait."
"Fine by me, I'll eat it." Cait smiled and collected his plate.
"Look, I know what happened back at Sector Seven is just about all of our faults." Reno said looking around at the Turks. "But we'd.. well I'd like to get out of this thing alive and I think the key to that, is forgiving one another and becoming friends."
Cloud looked at Reno, everywhere else along the table it seemed cheerful and happy, full of laughter and grins, but he just had to be sitting on the side of the table where all the negotiations went on. He was able to catch Kai's eye, who was sitting between Red, Cait, and Barret locked into a conversation about baby chocobos, which made him laugh inside again. She nodded at him as if telling him to agree with Reno and began to talk to Red again.
"You know what, Reno?" Reno looked up at Cloud. "I think we'll make a deal, bring this up tomorrow night. Discuss it with your party until then and we'll see if we can make two parties become one. How's that for now?"
Reno looked up; this was working better than he thought. He never thought that Avalanche would work along side the Turks but he figured that was probably a good thing. "Fine by me, tomorrow night. Dinner." He nodded and Cloud nodded back. Cloud could see Kai from the corner of his eye.
She was pretty, how many times did he have to admit that to himself? It was pretty much abusing the word admitting and moving onto forcing himself to tell himself that. But she is pretty, you idiot. He rolled his eyes at himself, if that's possible.. It hadn't even occurred to him that he didn't know her age. She didn't look much younger that Yuffie, as a matter of fact she didn't look much older either, he sighed. I'll just ask her later, that wouldn't hurt, but little did he know, it would hurt her.
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As everyone got up out of their seats the Highwind landed at Icicle Inn.
"We'll just stay here overnight, we'll get to work in the morning." Cloud and Reno paid for any rooms they might need for everybody.
"How many rooms did you get?" Yuffie ran up to Reno curiously.
"Aye Cloud, how many rooms?" Cloud threw three keys at Reno.
"Six, there's twelve of us. If we counted right, anyways pick a partner. 'Cause you're going to have bunk buddies tonight. It'll be safer if we all split up in smaller groups, if this is a new corporation they're going to try to kill us so pair up, boy girl everyone."
"Cloud, there's eight guys and four of us girls, four of the guys are going to have to pair up." Elena counted everyone one more time.
"Well Barret, that'll probably be us. That's the thing about getting old, not exactly wanted anymore. We'll see you all in the morning." Cid turned to Barret and nodded. He replied with a grunt as they walked upstairs.
"Well, Vincent, old friend, what do you say? Do we share a room again?" Red looked up at Vincent. They had always had a mutual understand but Red would understand if he didn't want to bunk with him.
Vincent looked at Red for a split second and Red seemed to have read his mind. "Ahh yes. Cait let us go take a room upstairs. Come follow." Red bowed to everyone and left to go upstairs.
Cait turned around to everyone, "Well I'll see you all tomorrow, sleep well."
Vincent turned to Tifa and she nodded. A part of her wanted to go with Cloud but she knew that he was going to pick Kai anyways. Vincent and Tifa walked up the steps while Cloud threw a key at Vincent who caught it in his metal arm.
"I guess we have a lot to talk about." Vincent looked at Tifa and she smiled.
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"Well, since I know that the only guy I'll be bunking with from here on out is Rude, I'll just take Rude already." Elena sighed as she took a key from Cloud. She would have rather bunked with Reno. She knew that they were constantly bickering, but he was almost like a brother to her and Rude was just a bit too quite for her likes.
"Well, that leaves us. Let's go Yuffie." Reno began to walk up the stairs then looked back down at Yuffie who hadn't moved at all. "Well are you coming or not?"
Yuffie looked up at Reno, she hated to admit it, but Reno was kind of cute. Kai cleared her throat and looked Yuffie in the eyes and nodded her head a bit. She went up to Yuffie and whispered in her ears, "I think you got this one. Go for it, he's definitely had his eyes on you." Kai looked back at Yuffie and smiled as she made her way towards Reno.
Hey, maybe that girl Kai wasn't too bad after all, Yuffie thought. So she thinks I got Reno eh? Well let's see if she can get Cloud. Yuffie smiled at the thought and decided to wait in the hallway for Kai to come up.
Reno unlocked the door. "Hey Yuffie, aren't you coming in?" He looked at her and she just smiled back. "I'll be over in a sec." Well hey, she was kinda cute, why not share a bed with her, he thought to himself.
"Guess that kind of leaves us." Kai looked up at Cloud, yeah he was right, it did leave them, she wondered if Tifa was going to kill her the next day.
"Well let's go then Cloud, I don't see why not." She smiled and led the way up the stairs surprised to see Yuffie waiting for her at the top. "Uh, Cloud, I'll meet you in the room ok? What number was it again?"
"26 don't forgot. I'd hate to be looking all over for you." He smiled gently and walked off.
"So what's up with you and Cloud?" Yuffie examined her, she really wasn't a threat. Maybe to Tifa, she thought. But Yuffie and Tifa were two totally different leagues.
"Probably nothing close to what you're thinking." Kai looked at Yuffie, so this was the girl who had gotten mad at her earlier today. She's probably my age, Kai thought. Hopefully we can be friends.
"Sorry about today, I got touchy about that." Yuffie didn't get why she was saying sorry to this girl she had just met, she had never said sorry to Barret in her life and she knew he saved her skin a few times.
"Oh, its alright happens sometimes. I totally understand. Anyways, you and Reno? What's that?!" Kai looked at Yuffie and smiled. Yuffie smirked. They could both tell this was going to be a very fun mission.
"Plastic at it's best." Cid stuck out his tongue and put down his fork. "Think I'll pass this time around Cait."
"Fine by me, I'll eat it." Cait smiled and collected his plate.
"Look, I know what happened back at Sector Seven is just about all of our faults." Reno said looking around at the Turks. "But we'd.. well I'd like to get out of this thing alive and I think the key to that, is forgiving one another and becoming friends."
Cloud looked at Reno, everywhere else along the table it seemed cheerful and happy, full of laughter and grins, but he just had to be sitting on the side of the table where all the negotiations went on. He was able to catch Kai's eye, who was sitting between Red, Cait, and Barret locked into a conversation about baby chocobos, which made him laugh inside again. She nodded at him as if telling him to agree with Reno and began to talk to Red again.
"You know what, Reno?" Reno looked up at Cloud. "I think we'll make a deal, bring this up tomorrow night. Discuss it with your party until then and we'll see if we can make two parties become one. How's that for now?"
Reno looked up; this was working better than he thought. He never thought that Avalanche would work along side the Turks but he figured that was probably a good thing. "Fine by me, tomorrow night. Dinner." He nodded and Cloud nodded back. Cloud could see Kai from the corner of his eye.
She was pretty, how many times did he have to admit that to himself? It was pretty much abusing the word admitting and moving onto forcing himself to tell himself that. But she is pretty, you idiot. He rolled his eyes at himself, if that's possible.. It hadn't even occurred to him that he didn't know her age. She didn't look much younger that Yuffie, as a matter of fact she didn't look much older either, he sighed. I'll just ask her later, that wouldn't hurt, but little did he know, it would hurt her.
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As everyone got up out of their seats the Highwind landed at Icicle Inn.
"We'll just stay here overnight, we'll get to work in the morning." Cloud and Reno paid for any rooms they might need for everybody.
"How many rooms did you get?" Yuffie ran up to Reno curiously.
"Aye Cloud, how many rooms?" Cloud threw three keys at Reno.
"Six, there's twelve of us. If we counted right, anyways pick a partner. 'Cause you're going to have bunk buddies tonight. It'll be safer if we all split up in smaller groups, if this is a new corporation they're going to try to kill us so pair up, boy girl everyone."
"Cloud, there's eight guys and four of us girls, four of the guys are going to have to pair up." Elena counted everyone one more time.
"Well Barret, that'll probably be us. That's the thing about getting old, not exactly wanted anymore. We'll see you all in the morning." Cid turned to Barret and nodded. He replied with a grunt as they walked upstairs.
"Well, Vincent, old friend, what do you say? Do we share a room again?" Red looked up at Vincent. They had always had a mutual understand but Red would understand if he didn't want to bunk with him.
Vincent looked at Red for a split second and Red seemed to have read his mind. "Ahh yes. Cait let us go take a room upstairs. Come follow." Red bowed to everyone and left to go upstairs.
Cait turned around to everyone, "Well I'll see you all tomorrow, sleep well."
Vincent turned to Tifa and she nodded. A part of her wanted to go with Cloud but she knew that he was going to pick Kai anyways. Vincent and Tifa walked up the steps while Cloud threw a key at Vincent who caught it in his metal arm.
"I guess we have a lot to talk about." Vincent looked at Tifa and she smiled.
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"Well, since I know that the only guy I'll be bunking with from here on out is Rude, I'll just take Rude already." Elena sighed as she took a key from Cloud. She would have rather bunked with Reno. She knew that they were constantly bickering, but he was almost like a brother to her and Rude was just a bit too quite for her likes.
"Well, that leaves us. Let's go Yuffie." Reno began to walk up the stairs then looked back down at Yuffie who hadn't moved at all. "Well are you coming or not?"
Yuffie looked up at Reno, she hated to admit it, but Reno was kind of cute. Kai cleared her throat and looked Yuffie in the eyes and nodded her head a bit. She went up to Yuffie and whispered in her ears, "I think you got this one. Go for it, he's definitely had his eyes on you." Kai looked back at Yuffie and smiled as she made her way towards Reno.
Hey, maybe that girl Kai wasn't too bad after all, Yuffie thought. So she thinks I got Reno eh? Well let's see if she can get Cloud. Yuffie smiled at the thought and decided to wait in the hallway for Kai to come up.
Reno unlocked the door. "Hey Yuffie, aren't you coming in?" He looked at her and she just smiled back. "I'll be over in a sec." Well hey, she was kinda cute, why not share a bed with her, he thought to himself.
"Guess that kind of leaves us." Kai looked up at Cloud, yeah he was right, it did leave them, she wondered if Tifa was going to kill her the next day.
"Well let's go then Cloud, I don't see why not." She smiled and led the way up the stairs surprised to see Yuffie waiting for her at the top. "Uh, Cloud, I'll meet you in the room ok? What number was it again?"
"26 don't forgot. I'd hate to be looking all over for you." He smiled gently and walked off.
"So what's up with you and Cloud?" Yuffie examined her, she really wasn't a threat. Maybe to Tifa, she thought. But Yuffie and Tifa were two totally different leagues.
"Probably nothing close to what you're thinking." Kai looked at Yuffie, so this was the girl who had gotten mad at her earlier today. She's probably my age, Kai thought. Hopefully we can be friends.
"Sorry about today, I got touchy about that." Yuffie didn't get why she was saying sorry to this girl she had just met, she had never said sorry to Barret in her life and she knew he saved her skin a few times.
"Oh, its alright happens sometimes. I totally understand. Anyways, you and Reno? What's that?!" Kai looked at Yuffie and smiled. Yuffie smirked. They could both tell this was going to be a very fun mission.
