Chapter 3

Hi! I haven't been writing for so long.. finally got over my writer's block.. well, sort of at least. Thanks for all the comments and stuff! I thought the story was terrible, really.. but I guess it's not ^___________^

I want to thank *ellie* for her nice comments! Your fic is great, by the way…

Disclaimer: I do not own FF7, Tifa, Vincent and any of the other characters.

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"Hehe.. um.. sorry?" Tifa stammered, grinning innocently. He was handsome, yes.. but he was extremely intimidating. He would make even the bravest man tremble.. well, he's making ME tremble. Tifa could feel her knees shaking.

"…no problem. Everyone is clumsy once in a while….." He turned to leave. Tifa quickly shouted, "Thanks for picking my stuff up, whoever you are! I owe you one!" Blushing slightly, she quickly walked away, missing the slight smile that had appeared on his face as he turned to look at her once more.

As he walked along to his class, he thought about the girl that he had bumped into just now. She wasn't extremely striking but she had a natural beauty that could not be achieved even if you pile on heavy makeup. She had long raven hair, tied into a loose ponytail, which was kind of cute, if you think about it.

She had wine coloured eyes – attractive and lively, unlike his own emotionless blood-red ones. She had a beautiful smile and she seemed like a really happy person. But he felt that she had some secret… something inside of her, hidden from others. But whatever it is.. I shall never know. ( A/N : That's what HE thinks! Hehe.. )

He had reached his destination – Chemistry class.

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Tifa, all red and breathless, pushed open the door of her math class – 1M. Whew. Only.. um.. 15 minutes late.. Wait a minute… 15 MINUTES??!!! Uh – oh… this is not good… If only I didn't bump into that guy!! The teacher, whoever he is, will kill me now!

"Eh…. Good Morning Teacher.. Sorry for being late!" Tifa squeaked and tried to sneak past the teacher. But she failed, miserably. "Let me see.. Ms Lockhart, I presume?" The teacher sneered. "I'm sorry sir, I had a little accident on the way here. I promise not to be late next time!" She explained, trying to sound sorry.

The teacher turned around then, and Tifa looked up from the ground. The class leaned forward, trying to see what would happen next. Teacher versus Student – what would be the outcome? The students held their breath.. the teacher opened his mouth…..

"Since this is the first day of school, I shall excuse you.. for today only. You may take a seat now," He said. The class sighed disappointedly. They were hoping for a great showdown between him and her. Tifa, embarrassed, quickly took a seat next to a blond girl.

This was when she really noticed the teacher's features. He was tall – 6" 1 or so and he had long silver hair. Silver hair??!! What the- What is WITH this school and the guys with long hair? Strange thoughts began to appear in her head. Hmm.. maybe they are.. eww.. Tifa Lockhart! How CAN you think of such THINGS?? She shook her head and decided to return to reality.

She then looked at her seating partner. She had short blonde hair and wore business clothes. Err.. business clothes? Weirdo… She looked behind and saw another blonde haired girl, but this girl was wearing a really revealing red dress. They ALLOW this sort of clothes? Amazing.. Tifa observed the rest of the class. There was a really familiar and big guy sitting at the back of the class.

Eh.. looks a lot like Barret.. Tifa remembered her gorilla like friend- both in his looks and his actions. She laughed silently. Wait- Cloud DID say that the gang was here… so it COULD be Barret! Hey.. does he recognize me at all? It had been quite awhile.. she had moved from her old house for quite a long time already and with Barret's "wonderful" memory… most likely-no.

She decided to act nice and turned to her seating partner. She looks nice enough, I guess.. "Hey. I'm Tifa Lockhart. Nice to meet you," Tifa whispered to the girl, smiling sweetly. The girl stared back at her, as if no one had said 'hi' to her before or something.

"Erm.. hi.. I'm Elena," The girl replied softly. Maybe she's just shy.. I'll talk to her more then.. "Err.. who's the teacher? I forgot to ask," Tifa grinned sheepishly. Elena raised an eyebrow. "You don't know Sephiroth?"

Tifa shook her head. "No.. I just moved here a few weeks ago. Why? Should I know him or something??" Elena simply smiled and said, "No.. but he's so well known.." Tifa just nodded, deciding to concentrate on whatever this Sephiroth guy was teaching.

Fifteen minutes past, and Tifa was already totally bored. She noticed Elena staring at some guy with long, straight black hair. Surprise, surprise.. he's wearing a business suit too.. looks exactly like Elena's! Weirdos… Long hair too? Sigh.. "Hey. Elena, you like that guy?" Tifa smirked, tilting her head towards the long haired guy.

Elena turned TOTALLY red. She shook her head. "Tseng? N-no Way! He's just like a.. um.. brother! Yeah.. a brother, that's all!" Elena looked away, still a little red. Tifa just grinned. She now knew something about Elena.. And that the guy's name is Tseng. Hehe.. now to wreak havoc!!

A plan began to form in her head. All she needed was friends to help her.

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Hee.. what should the plan be? Stay tuned! Please review! I need to know what I do wrong! Thanks.. Please send extra comments to: rufushinra1@hotmail.com thanks..

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