Author's Note: Finally, another update! I decided to combine the next two chapters since I agree, the others were WAY too short. Please feel free to review if you want. ^_^
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"Uh…hello Tifa… my name is Squall…" he said. By now he was extremely tired, and he wasn't really up to falling asleep in the streets.
"Erm…Tifa…would you happen to know a cheap place where I could get some rest?" He asked her.
"Hmm… nope. The only inn around here I think you've already been to. You could stay at Seventh Heaven if you want to," she replied.
"Seventh Heaven…" Squall wondered aloud. He didn't care what kind of place it was, he just wanted to get some sleep.
"Sure… okay I'll go…"
"Okay then! Follow me!" she said, and started walking towards a big wooden building.
'Must be a bar or something…' Squall thought to himself. Tifa led him up the stairs and into the building, and then walked behind a counter.
'Yep… definitely a bar…'
"You can sit down here if you want. Would you like something to drink? It's on the house…" she said softly.
"No… I just want to go to sleep."
"Hmm... well then you should go to the lower level."
"Lower level… I don't see any stairs around here…"
"Well of course not, silly! There's a button behind the pinball machine that activates a hidden elevator."
Squall got up and walked over to the pinball machine.
"See ya later!" Tifa exclaimed.
"…Okay," Squall replied. He then pushed the button and was taken down. This lower room was colorful, and he noticed that the television was on.
'Hmm… where am I supposed to sleep?' he wondered. After looking around for a few minutes, he found a small blanket and pillow in one of the corners.
'Ahhh… there we go…' he thought, as he smiled. He lay on the floor and covered himself up, and soon he fell asleep.
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He was woken up after a few hours by loud voices. He stretched and then looked around. There wasn't anyone around, but the huge television had been turned off.
'They must be upstairs… Maybe they found Rinoa!' He got up and then walked over to where the pinball machine had come down.
'There must be a button around here somewhere….' He searched around for a while, and finally found a small, red button.
'Let's see what this does…' He pushed the button, and the pinball machine started to descend. He stepped onto the small platform and rode the machine to the upper level.
He wasn't expecting to see a large crowd, but that's exactly what welcomed him to the upper level. There was a group of men at a table, and a girl was standing by Tifa.
"Squall!" exclaimed Tifa, from behind the counter.
"…Tifa." He didn't know where to go, so he just stood there.
Everyone turned and looked at him.
"Well, come on over here Squall!" Tifa said, happily.
"…"
Squall walked over to the counter and sat beside the other girl.
Tifa looked at both of them for a few moments, and then started to introduce them.
"Squall… this is Jessie. Jessie… this is Squall."
He turned his head to face the girl, and noticed she was blushing.
'…?'
He extended his hand in a polite manner, and shook her hand as she did the same. Jessie and Tifa started up a conversation, and he felt left out. But then again, he didn't talk much.
He glanced around the bar, slightly paying attention to the other males in the room. He couldn't pick up what they were saying, and he wanted to join them.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and a large man stood up.
"@$#! It's always bout yer money, aint it Cloud?!"
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"Uh…hello Tifa… my name is Squall…" he said. By now he was extremely tired, and he wasn't really up to falling asleep in the streets.
"Erm…Tifa…would you happen to know a cheap place where I could get some rest?" He asked her.
"Hmm… nope. The only inn around here I think you've already been to. You could stay at Seventh Heaven if you want to," she replied.
"Seventh Heaven…" Squall wondered aloud. He didn't care what kind of place it was, he just wanted to get some sleep.
"Sure… okay I'll go…"
"Okay then! Follow me!" she said, and started walking towards a big wooden building.
'Must be a bar or something…' Squall thought to himself. Tifa led him up the stairs and into the building, and then walked behind a counter.
'Yep… definitely a bar…'
"You can sit down here if you want. Would you like something to drink? It's on the house…" she said softly.
"No… I just want to go to sleep."
"Hmm... well then you should go to the lower level."
"Lower level… I don't see any stairs around here…"
"Well of course not, silly! There's a button behind the pinball machine that activates a hidden elevator."
Squall got up and walked over to the pinball machine.
"See ya later!" Tifa exclaimed.
"…Okay," Squall replied. He then pushed the button and was taken down. This lower room was colorful, and he noticed that the television was on.
'Hmm… where am I supposed to sleep?' he wondered. After looking around for a few minutes, he found a small blanket and pillow in one of the corners.
'Ahhh… there we go…' he thought, as he smiled. He lay on the floor and covered himself up, and soon he fell asleep.
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He was woken up after a few hours by loud voices. He stretched and then looked around. There wasn't anyone around, but the huge television had been turned off.
'They must be upstairs… Maybe they found Rinoa!' He got up and then walked over to where the pinball machine had come down.
'There must be a button around here somewhere….' He searched around for a while, and finally found a small, red button.
'Let's see what this does…' He pushed the button, and the pinball machine started to descend. He stepped onto the small platform and rode the machine to the upper level.
He wasn't expecting to see a large crowd, but that's exactly what welcomed him to the upper level. There was a group of men at a table, and a girl was standing by Tifa.
"Squall!" exclaimed Tifa, from behind the counter.
"…Tifa." He didn't know where to go, so he just stood there.
Everyone turned and looked at him.
"Well, come on over here Squall!" Tifa said, happily.
"…"
Squall walked over to the counter and sat beside the other girl.
Tifa looked at both of them for a few moments, and then started to introduce them.
"Squall… this is Jessie. Jessie… this is Squall."
He turned his head to face the girl, and noticed she was blushing.
'…?'
He extended his hand in a polite manner, and shook her hand as she did the same. Jessie and Tifa started up a conversation, and he felt left out. But then again, he didn't talk much.
He glanced around the bar, slightly paying attention to the other males in the room. He couldn't pick up what they were saying, and he wanted to join them.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and a large man stood up.
"@$#! It's always bout yer money, aint it Cloud?!"