A Second Chance: His Circumstances
'' = their thoughts
Cloud took a long cold shower to ward of the effects Tifa had on him. He stepped out, and took a look at himself. His body was still slightly shivering from her touch. He toweled of his hair, and then took one more glance at himself. 'I can't believe I let her slide one on me. Sure she's fucking hot, but I always get my way.' Cloud turned off the light, and went back to his bedroom. He placed Tifa in a guest room across the hall, so he could get some privacy. He flicked on his cell phone, and it started ringing. "Rufus? Look man, she definitely knows the guy, but she's trying to hide the information." Cloud stated in an emotionless tone. "What? You mean she resisted you, don't you?" Rufus chuckled at the obvious annoyance Cloud had on not getting the girl to fall on her knees for him. "Anyway, it appears that AVALANCHE is on their way to 'rescue' Tifa. If they get her, Cloud, before I do, I'll make sure I'll kill you without hesitation, even if you are my brother. You got 15 days to head to Shinra Inc. campgrounds in the Wutai forest with the girl. You're to travel on foot so no one will hear you coming." Rufus hung up the phone.
Tifa plopped on the bed. She had no idea what was going on. Until now she realized that she willingly went with Cloud and didn't even question what his intentions were. She knew he must be in some type of dirty work since he worked with Shinra, and what they had done to her hometown. Her father. Tifa's eyes filled up with tears. 'Is Papa alive? What happened to him! How could I have been so stupid and played house for this long with Cloud without even thinking! Will he kill me if I try and run? How could he even try to think about playing me like those other bimbos he must've slept with?' She could tell he was a total playboy with a huge ego by how he had tried to seduce the answer out of her. Tifa suddenly felt tears of anger this time spill down her cheeks. She got off the bed and ran to the bathroom, and rinsed her face. The last thing she needed was to let Cloud think he already broke her down. She quietly jogged over to Cloud's room. The door was open. Without thinking she stepped into his room, coming eye to eye with a pissed off looking Cloud. She carefully ran a couple sentences in her head trying to think of a way to ask him without making a huge scene. "Yes." Cloud asked in an irritated voice. "2 days ago when you did the assault on Nibelheim, what happened to my father?" Cloud seemed to think a moment, then decided to take advantage of her feelings. He got up and walked over to Tifa, putting a hand on her shoulder, and forced her chin up so he looked into her eyes, trying to trace her emotions. Then stated, " If I have your complete surrender, then he's fine. But if you chose to complicate things for me, then we'll just let him die." Tifa stared in total shock of how heartless he could be. She couldn't stand to look at him. She turned her head away and let a few tears trickle once more. "Bastard." She mumbled. Cloud seemed to be enjoying this. "Thank you, Meet me in front of the house, k?" He then flashed her a cocky smile, happy with his obvious payback. Then walked out of the room. Once he was out of the room, she raced to her room. She put one her normal fighting attire, and tied her hair in a ponytail. She ran around the house in lightning speed trying to find a phone. She ended up in the kitchen with a phone hanging off the hook. She picked it up and tried to dial, but then she noticed two voices speaking on it already. She was afraid to even breathe. "Cloud, you said what? Hahahaha! Didn't know you could be so cruel. Her dad is in the hospital, and don't worry, we'll take good care of him." Said a female voice. Tifa recognized it as Scarlet. She saw her on TV before whenever President Rufus was making campaign promises on how Shinra Inc will always be there for you, and promised a better, safer world for all. She shook her head in disgust. Cloud was always there on TV too as head of Shinra military, talking about how the Shinra soldiers will protect everyone in their homes. 'Bullshit.' She hung up the phone and realized Cloud wasn't lying. She ran out to the front of the house. Cloud was leaning on his motorcycle. She took a deep breath at how disgraceful she would have to look in a minute. 'Here goes nothing.' She walked straight up to Cloud with only a half inch between their faces. "Let my father go. I promise my loyalty to you." Tifa looked up into Cloud's eyes, with fire burning in her own. The wind blew and he couldn't help but take a few good looks at her arse. He unconsciously captured one strand of her hair that fell lose from her ponytail and glided his fingers down it. It felt like black silk, and had the smell of lavender. Her eyes were so sexy when she got all worked up. He flicked open his cell phone and started dialing. "Scarlet? Rufus ordered you to let Mr. Lockhart go. I hope he's not in there still." Cloud could make out the faint sound of Scarlet scuffling around, then she hesitantly replied, "Of course not Cloud honey!" Cloud hung up. He turned to Tifa. 'What a good little actress you are Tifa.' "Your whole family is infamous for rebelling against Shinra. Rufus was supposed to deal with him, but now next time we see him, you'll be the one expected to fill those shoes." "Fine." Cloud looked down at his watch. 'Midnight.' He turned to Tifa. "Get up." She blinked. Cloud sighed in annoyance, then just turned around and started walking in the forest. She took a good look. The trail they were supposedly going to hike on was a plain dirt road, going up a huge mountain, with forest all around the path. She followed.
AN: This chapter was mainly about explaining things, but the action starts next chapter! This story has a lot of twists in it, so follow along! *Review* Maybe a little lime or lemon wit Cloud and Tifa later? What do you think? *Review* Next Chapter: Her Circumstances.
'' = their thoughts
Cloud took a long cold shower to ward of the effects Tifa had on him. He stepped out, and took a look at himself. His body was still slightly shivering from her touch. He toweled of his hair, and then took one more glance at himself. 'I can't believe I let her slide one on me. Sure she's fucking hot, but I always get my way.' Cloud turned off the light, and went back to his bedroom. He placed Tifa in a guest room across the hall, so he could get some privacy. He flicked on his cell phone, and it started ringing. "Rufus? Look man, she definitely knows the guy, but she's trying to hide the information." Cloud stated in an emotionless tone. "What? You mean she resisted you, don't you?" Rufus chuckled at the obvious annoyance Cloud had on not getting the girl to fall on her knees for him. "Anyway, it appears that AVALANCHE is on their way to 'rescue' Tifa. If they get her, Cloud, before I do, I'll make sure I'll kill you without hesitation, even if you are my brother. You got 15 days to head to Shinra Inc. campgrounds in the Wutai forest with the girl. You're to travel on foot so no one will hear you coming." Rufus hung up the phone.
Tifa plopped on the bed. She had no idea what was going on. Until now she realized that she willingly went with Cloud and didn't even question what his intentions were. She knew he must be in some type of dirty work since he worked with Shinra, and what they had done to her hometown. Her father. Tifa's eyes filled up with tears. 'Is Papa alive? What happened to him! How could I have been so stupid and played house for this long with Cloud without even thinking! Will he kill me if I try and run? How could he even try to think about playing me like those other bimbos he must've slept with?' She could tell he was a total playboy with a huge ego by how he had tried to seduce the answer out of her. Tifa suddenly felt tears of anger this time spill down her cheeks. She got off the bed and ran to the bathroom, and rinsed her face. The last thing she needed was to let Cloud think he already broke her down. She quietly jogged over to Cloud's room. The door was open. Without thinking she stepped into his room, coming eye to eye with a pissed off looking Cloud. She carefully ran a couple sentences in her head trying to think of a way to ask him without making a huge scene. "Yes." Cloud asked in an irritated voice. "2 days ago when you did the assault on Nibelheim, what happened to my father?" Cloud seemed to think a moment, then decided to take advantage of her feelings. He got up and walked over to Tifa, putting a hand on her shoulder, and forced her chin up so he looked into her eyes, trying to trace her emotions. Then stated, " If I have your complete surrender, then he's fine. But if you chose to complicate things for me, then we'll just let him die." Tifa stared in total shock of how heartless he could be. She couldn't stand to look at him. She turned her head away and let a few tears trickle once more. "Bastard." She mumbled. Cloud seemed to be enjoying this. "Thank you, Meet me in front of the house, k?" He then flashed her a cocky smile, happy with his obvious payback. Then walked out of the room. Once he was out of the room, she raced to her room. She put one her normal fighting attire, and tied her hair in a ponytail. She ran around the house in lightning speed trying to find a phone. She ended up in the kitchen with a phone hanging off the hook. She picked it up and tried to dial, but then she noticed two voices speaking on it already. She was afraid to even breathe. "Cloud, you said what? Hahahaha! Didn't know you could be so cruel. Her dad is in the hospital, and don't worry, we'll take good care of him." Said a female voice. Tifa recognized it as Scarlet. She saw her on TV before whenever President Rufus was making campaign promises on how Shinra Inc will always be there for you, and promised a better, safer world for all. She shook her head in disgust. Cloud was always there on TV too as head of Shinra military, talking about how the Shinra soldiers will protect everyone in their homes. 'Bullshit.' She hung up the phone and realized Cloud wasn't lying. She ran out to the front of the house. Cloud was leaning on his motorcycle. She took a deep breath at how disgraceful she would have to look in a minute. 'Here goes nothing.' She walked straight up to Cloud with only a half inch between their faces. "Let my father go. I promise my loyalty to you." Tifa looked up into Cloud's eyes, with fire burning in her own. The wind blew and he couldn't help but take a few good looks at her arse. He unconsciously captured one strand of her hair that fell lose from her ponytail and glided his fingers down it. It felt like black silk, and had the smell of lavender. Her eyes were so sexy when she got all worked up. He flicked open his cell phone and started dialing. "Scarlet? Rufus ordered you to let Mr. Lockhart go. I hope he's not in there still." Cloud could make out the faint sound of Scarlet scuffling around, then she hesitantly replied, "Of course not Cloud honey!" Cloud hung up. He turned to Tifa. 'What a good little actress you are Tifa.' "Your whole family is infamous for rebelling against Shinra. Rufus was supposed to deal with him, but now next time we see him, you'll be the one expected to fill those shoes." "Fine." Cloud looked down at his watch. 'Midnight.' He turned to Tifa. "Get up." She blinked. Cloud sighed in annoyance, then just turned around and started walking in the forest. She took a good look. The trail they were supposedly going to hike on was a plain dirt road, going up a huge mountain, with forest all around the path. She followed.
AN: This chapter was mainly about explaining things, but the action starts next chapter! This story has a lot of twists in it, so follow along! *Review* Maybe a little lime or lemon wit Cloud and Tifa later? What do you think? *Review* Next Chapter: Her Circumstances.