Christmas Wish
Chapter 2: Christmas morning. . . and something else
Tifa woke up to the sounds of robins singing outside. She rubbed the sleepiness out of her eyes as she sat up. Blinking from the morning light streaming through the gap in the curtains, she got up.
Then she realized.. It was Christmas!
A little but of excitement jumped through her before she remembered last night and the wish she made. Cloud was still gone.
She opened the curtains to find Nibelheim covered in blanket of white snow. Her first white Christmas.. if only she could share it with somebody special.
She looked over to the inn and saw the door opening. Cid came out, followed by Barret, Reeve, Nanaki, Vincent and a *very* hyperactive Yuffie. They were all carrying boxes wrapped in brightly colored paper. Laughing with each other, they made their way to Tifa's house. Even Vincent was laughing, which was really rare. Yuffie was running around everybody in circles singing Christmas songs, like she had at least 5 bowls of sugar.
She put her nightgown on and hurried down the stairs. Barely glancing at the highly decorated living room with the six foot tall Christmas tree, she rushed to the front door and opened it for everybody to come in.
Tifa greeted them all with a big fake smile and a 'Merry Christmas', hugging everybody as they put the presents down around tree. She wasn't going to ruin their Christmas by being depressed.
Yuffie was bouncing up and down with excitement.
"Lets open the presents! Lets open 'em now! Hurry up! What are we waiting for? Lets open the presents!" She squealed.
So just to calm Yuffie down a little bit, they all sat down and exchanged gifts.
Tifa opened the present Nanaki had given her. She tore off the paper to find a cute golden chocobo teddy. Beaming at her gift, she knelt down by the lion-like creature and gave him a big hug.
"Thanks Nanaki! He's so cute! I think I'll call him... Midas!" She decided.
As she looked back to the teddy, the smile faded from her face. It reminded her of Cloud's chocobo, Shimmer. He had ridden Shimmer to victory in the S class at Gold Saucer. Everything seemed to be reminding her of Cloud.
Yuffie was squealing with happiness when she opened Tifa's present. A mastered wind materia. Yuffie had spent ages looking for one of these.
Tifa nearly suffocated when Yuffie embraced her in a deadly hug.
The whole room was filled with happiness and joy, laughing and chuckling.
But then, the laughing died down when they heard a knock at the door.
"Who could that be on Christmas morning?" Vincent asked quietly.
There was another knock, and everybody just stared at the front door.
"I'll get it then.." Tifa sighed.
Everyone just nodded and continued to open presents.
She walked over to the door and opened it.
Her jaw dropped.
There, standing just outside her doorway, was none other than Cloud Strife.
Same hair, same eyes, same nose. It was him. He was covered in flakes of snow, and just stood there staring at Tifa.
Tears welled up in Tifa's eyes as she stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him. He closed his eyes and returned the hug, taking in the smell of her hair.
"Hey Tifa! Who's at the door?" Cid called, trying not to drop his new smoking pipe. Tifa sniffed and rubbed away her tears as she looked into Cloud's eyes, ignoring Cid's question.
"Tifa.. I'm so sorry I left. I really needed to think about something. But I just couldn't stand being away from you anymore. Sorry.." He whispered. "Merry Christmas."
They both smiled and hugged again.
"Come in then! I don't want you to catch a cold." Tifa said in a shaky voice.
They both entered the living room and - once again - everyone was silent.
"Cloud?!?!" Everybody shouted after about a minute.
"Cloud! Why'd ya leave! That's it! I'm gonna kill ya!" Barret yelled. They all stared at him before he walked up to Cloud and shook his hand. "Merry Christmas!" Everyone sighed..that's Barret for you. Saying death threats then turning all nice.
Before Cloud knew it, he felt every singe person in the room hug him and ruffle his hair.
The whole group was happy again. Tifa was over the moon, and they all continued celebrating their favorite time of the year.
A/n: Ooooooooooooo! Cloud is BACK! I wonder what will happen next.. tum tee tum..
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters or places from FF7. They belong to Squaresoft. SO DON'T SUE ME!!!
Chapter 2: Christmas morning. . . and something else
Tifa woke up to the sounds of robins singing outside. She rubbed the sleepiness out of her eyes as she sat up. Blinking from the morning light streaming through the gap in the curtains, she got up.
Then she realized.. It was Christmas!
A little but of excitement jumped through her before she remembered last night and the wish she made. Cloud was still gone.
She opened the curtains to find Nibelheim covered in blanket of white snow. Her first white Christmas.. if only she could share it with somebody special.
She looked over to the inn and saw the door opening. Cid came out, followed by Barret, Reeve, Nanaki, Vincent and a *very* hyperactive Yuffie. They were all carrying boxes wrapped in brightly colored paper. Laughing with each other, they made their way to Tifa's house. Even Vincent was laughing, which was really rare. Yuffie was running around everybody in circles singing Christmas songs, like she had at least 5 bowls of sugar.
She put her nightgown on and hurried down the stairs. Barely glancing at the highly decorated living room with the six foot tall Christmas tree, she rushed to the front door and opened it for everybody to come in.
Tifa greeted them all with a big fake smile and a 'Merry Christmas', hugging everybody as they put the presents down around tree. She wasn't going to ruin their Christmas by being depressed.
Yuffie was bouncing up and down with excitement.
"Lets open the presents! Lets open 'em now! Hurry up! What are we waiting for? Lets open the presents!" She squealed.
So just to calm Yuffie down a little bit, they all sat down and exchanged gifts.
Tifa opened the present Nanaki had given her. She tore off the paper to find a cute golden chocobo teddy. Beaming at her gift, she knelt down by the lion-like creature and gave him a big hug.
"Thanks Nanaki! He's so cute! I think I'll call him... Midas!" She decided.
As she looked back to the teddy, the smile faded from her face. It reminded her of Cloud's chocobo, Shimmer. He had ridden Shimmer to victory in the S class at Gold Saucer. Everything seemed to be reminding her of Cloud.
Yuffie was squealing with happiness when she opened Tifa's present. A mastered wind materia. Yuffie had spent ages looking for one of these.
Tifa nearly suffocated when Yuffie embraced her in a deadly hug.
The whole room was filled with happiness and joy, laughing and chuckling.
But then, the laughing died down when they heard a knock at the door.
"Who could that be on Christmas morning?" Vincent asked quietly.
There was another knock, and everybody just stared at the front door.
"I'll get it then.." Tifa sighed.
Everyone just nodded and continued to open presents.
She walked over to the door and opened it.
Her jaw dropped.
There, standing just outside her doorway, was none other than Cloud Strife.
Same hair, same eyes, same nose. It was him. He was covered in flakes of snow, and just stood there staring at Tifa.
Tears welled up in Tifa's eyes as she stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him. He closed his eyes and returned the hug, taking in the smell of her hair.
"Hey Tifa! Who's at the door?" Cid called, trying not to drop his new smoking pipe. Tifa sniffed and rubbed away her tears as she looked into Cloud's eyes, ignoring Cid's question.
"Tifa.. I'm so sorry I left. I really needed to think about something. But I just couldn't stand being away from you anymore. Sorry.." He whispered. "Merry Christmas."
They both smiled and hugged again.
"Come in then! I don't want you to catch a cold." Tifa said in a shaky voice.
They both entered the living room and - once again - everyone was silent.
"Cloud?!?!" Everybody shouted after about a minute.
"Cloud! Why'd ya leave! That's it! I'm gonna kill ya!" Barret yelled. They all stared at him before he walked up to Cloud and shook his hand. "Merry Christmas!" Everyone sighed..that's Barret for you. Saying death threats then turning all nice.
Before Cloud knew it, he felt every singe person in the room hug him and ruffle his hair.
The whole group was happy again. Tifa was over the moon, and they all continued celebrating their favorite time of the year.
A/n: Ooooooooooooo! Cloud is BACK! I wonder what will happen next.. tum tee tum..
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters or places from FF7. They belong to Squaresoft. SO DON'T SUE ME!!!