Chapter 3 – The plan

Hi.. holidays are here so expect the chapters to come faster than usual! But maybe not.. final exams are coming to.. ^__________^ Sigh.. I hate final exams.. You know there are SO many CloTi fics! I can't believe it… what do people see in a CloTi pairing anyway? Expect SOME RuTi ( Rufus/Tifa ) maybe.. and some Tseng/Elena.. But this fic will ALWAYS be a VinTifa fic!

Wrote so much crap.. :P LOL! Anyway, the usual disclaimer. So, please read and review, thanks!

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It had already been a long time and she was still thinking of a decent plan. Hmm.. does Tseng even like Elena? Math is so boring.. how long more… hey.. only five more minutes! Yay! Without noticing, Tifa had raised her hands in the air as a sign of joy.

"Yes, Ms Lockhart? Do you have something to say?" Sephiroth asked. Eh.. no? Oops.. what is my hand doing in the air? Eeek! I'm such an idiot.. "Sorry, sir.. It was an accident.. " Tifa said, embarrassed. "I.. see.. See me after class, Lockhart. Now moving on… the pi of 3.456743 is…"

Oh.. great.. already a teacher doesn't like me... I'm so dead! Tifa noticed Elena giving her a pitiful glance. "Elena? Why are you looking at me like. that?" Tifa asked. Weird.. Elena feigned innocence, saying, "What? I never did anything.." WEIRD.. Elena is so weird! Hmph.. I won't help her think of a plan anymore.. Not like she asked me too anyway.. * grin *

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"Class dismissed, you may go to your next class now," Sephiroth announced. The usual chattering started as students rushed out to their next class. Tifa noticed a quiet, but proud-looking blonde guy looking her way. He too, was dressed in a business suit, but a white one.

Behind him was Elena, Tseng, the girl in the revealing dress and other weird people in business suits and coats. What IS their problem? Wearing such clothes to SCHOOL… and Blondie over there is shooting me weird glances.. Silly preps! But Blondie there is quite cute… hee.. so many bishis in Shinra High! The Barret lookalike shot her a knowing glance, as if he was saying, 'Have I seen you before?'

He's Barret! I'm sure of it! Tifa was about to rush off to greet the gorilla-lookalike when the oh so great teacher, Sephiroth called her back. Oh.. I was supposed to stay back.. great! This is just GREAT.. I'm SO looking forward to this meeting.. "Yes sir?" She said in the sweetest voice she could muster.

"Ms Lockhart, I realise that you don't pay attention in class. And this is the first day of school." Sephiroth glared at her, making her cower in fright. Whew. This guy is SCARY.. "And," Sephiroth continued, " You were also tardy. On the FIRST day. Plus, you disrupted the class multiple times." Excuse moi? ME? I disrupted the CLASS? Idiot!

"And.." Sephiroth was about to continue when he heard a soft knock. "Come in.." He called. A familiar face peeked around the doorway. "Hey- Oh.. I apologize for intruding. Please, continue," The person disappeared. Not able to contain her curiosity, Tifa blurted out, " Who's that, sir?"

Sephiroth raised a brow. "Come in.. this young lady 'demands' your presence!" He called. Though he didn't show it, he was actually chuckling inside. The student came in, looking at the floor. "Yes, what do you want?" The student looked up. Tifa recognised him as the strange guy she had met that morning. 'Hey!' she nearly greeted but kept silent instead.

The boy showed no signs of recognition. "Someone asked me to go to you. You're the activities head right? I wish to join the sharp shooting team…" He explained. Sephiroth coughed. He looked the guy over. " You? Are you sure you can.." He was about to say more but the boy gave him a piercing glance.

"Ah- never mind. What's your name boy?" Sephiroth asked. The long-haired boy looked up and said, "Valentine. Vincent Valentine…" Sephiroth nodded. " Be sure to come down to the tryouts this afternoon at 2. Be punctual." The boy registered everything into his brain and left.

Hmm.. Vincent Valentine huh? I'll be sure to look out for him. He's quite cute close up. Hee.. "Um.. Ms Lockhart, you may go now.. please try to be more punctual next time." She stood up and rushed to her next class.

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It was that girl again.. I wonder what she was doing with that teacher.. Oh well, it's not my place to say anything.. Vincent Valentine sat down into his seat. He was a new guy, just transferred from another school – T.U.R.K.S which stood for The United Russian Kings School. It was a private school but he transferred to Shinra High after a terrible incident.

Mum.. Dad.. Sister.. I.. miss you all… I wish you didn't die in that crash. His mum, Valencia Valentine, his dad, Lucas Valentine and his sister, Lucrecia Valentine had died in a fatal car crash. He was merely 10 years old. He was taken into many foster homes and now that he was 17, he lived by himself in a gigantic mansion, which he inherited.

"Good morning class!" Professor Tamia's cheery voice greeted the class, pulling Vincent out of his thoughts. He could hear his sister's last words in his head..

'When fate calls us, we will meet again.. Until then, Vincent, take care of yourself.. Me, mum and dad, we all love you very much.. I'm sorry..'

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Tifa ran and ran as quickly as she could to her next class, English. She could hear the teacher's loud, happy voice as she opened the door. "I'm sorry for being late, Professor.." She looked at her timetable, " Tamia.. My previous teacher kept me back for awhile." This time, the teacher was nice and told her to sit down.

She took a seat next to a yellow haired girl. Hey.. its Elena.. She looked around. Many of the people from her first class were in this class too.. including Blondie and.. Hey! Vincent is here too! Cool.. he seems so mysterious! I MUST get to know him!

No more Elena – Tseng plan for her anymore! It was time for the get-to-know-Vincent-the-mysterious- boy plan! It was simple! All she has to do now is to work out a plan. Now THIS was a challenge!

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