Christmas wish
Chapter 3: Sneaky ninja strikes again
It was getting quite dark outside and Tifa put the golden turkey on the table. They all sat down to enjoy a long waited Christmas feast.
"Please could you pass the carrots Cloud?" Nanaki asked politely from the other side of the large dining table.
"Sure." Cloud replied as he passed the dish of carrots to Barret so he could give it to him, trying not to picture Nanaki spooning the vegetables onto his plate.
"Hey Cloud? Why did you leave anyway?" Vincent inquired as he piled roast potatoes on his plate.
Cloud scratched the back of his head and looked around the table. Everybody had stopped what he or she were doing and looking at him, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Cloud sighed and cleared is throat nervously - he never was good with words.
"Well, I left because I really needed to think about something important. I needed to figure it out by myself." He glanced at Tifa, who just looked at him expectantly. "I went to the ruined site of Midgar and just thought. For two months I just stayed there, thinking. Now, I regret ever going there. It was such a waste of time, because what I really wanted was right here in the first place." He finished the sentence and glanced at Tifa again, but she was too surprised by his last couple of words to notice.
"What were you thinking about anyway, Cloud?" Yuffie asked innocently. "Was it Sephiroth? Gawd, he's just a stupid silver-haired old jerk! If I had a chance, I would have stuck my Conformer right up his a-"
"No, I wasn't thinking about Sephiroth, I don't want to think about him, or what he's done, ever again.." He said coldly.
Tifa looked down at her plate. She would have paid millions of gil to know what he was thinking.
"Well, that explanation's good enough for me! Lets eat!" Reeve said cheerfully as he grabbed his knife and fork.
The whole table agreed and they all tucked in to a wonderful meal.
~*~*~*~
The evening passed ever so quickly, and everybody was tired and full of turkey and Christmas pudding - even Yuffie. She was snoozing in the armchair next to the fire, hugging her blue chocobo teddy - which was also from Nanaki. Her mouth hung open as she snored; a big drip of slobber was falling down her chin.
Cid chuckled and he tried to shake her awake.
"Huh? No, I dun wanna go to ninja school, daddy.." She mumbled as she rolled over and started sucking her thumb.
"Nope. The little brat ain't gonna bloody wake up now." Cid sighed as he started poking Yuffie in the arm. Yuffie growled and slapped his hand away, but still remained asleep.
Tifa giggled and walked up beside Cid. "That's ok, she can sleep here tonight."
Cid snorted and went over to collect his presents before he left for the inn.
Tifa bid everybody goodbye, and watched as they all entered the inn before closing the door.
She turned to face Cloud and jumped. "Cloud! Gosh, you gave me a heart attack! I almost forgot you were here, it's been so long.." She trailed off.
"I know." Cloud said.
The two just stood there for a while, looking into each other's eyes and listing to Yuffie's snoring.
Cloud blinked a few times, his eyes going back into focus. "Oh yeah, before I forget," He reached into his pocket, and pulled out a small red box with gold ribbon around it, "here's your Christmas present from me."
Tifa smiled and took the gift from Cloud. "Cloud, you shouldn't have.. I feel so guilty, I haven't got you anything.."
"Please don't feel guilty Tifa, you didn't need to get me anything.. I don't deserve it after what I done...." He sighed "Well? aren't you going to open your present?"
Tifa's cheeks went slightly pink with embarrassment as she pulled off the golden ribbon. She didn't notice, but Cloud was actually quite tense and nervous.
Tifa opened the small box and gasped.
This wasn't real.
A ring. Beautiful ring. A band of gold, crowned with a marvelous diamond and surrounded by smaller sapphires.
She blinked. A ring? This couldn't possibly mean..
She looked up, and noticed Cloud had moved closer.
"Tifa Lockhart, you are who I was thinking about all this time. I didn't really notice it back then, but I love you." He said shakily.
Tifa cry tears of joy. She smiled a perfect smile.
"I love you too." She whispered.
"Will you marry me?" He asked, barely audible, but Tifa heard every word.
Tifa froze. Those words. Everything was so shocking. He loved her, she loved him. He wanted to marry her. Everything she ever wanted, happening on this one day.
"Okay." She nodded.
Cloud plucked the ring from the box, and placed on Tifa's slender finger. Both of them smiling as their dreams came true. Cloud wrapped his arms around Tifa's waist and lowered his face to hers. They kissed the long waited kiss. Neither of them realizing Yuffie had stopped snoring.
Yuffie grinned. Finally. They had finally got together.
A/n: I know its short. I was thinking of continuing, but I'm still not sure what I should make happen next. If you have any good suggestions, please e- mail me.
Disclaimer: I do not own any Final Fantasy VII characters or places. They belong to squaresoft. SO DON'T SUE ME!
Chapter 3: Sneaky ninja strikes again
It was getting quite dark outside and Tifa put the golden turkey on the table. They all sat down to enjoy a long waited Christmas feast.
"Please could you pass the carrots Cloud?" Nanaki asked politely from the other side of the large dining table.
"Sure." Cloud replied as he passed the dish of carrots to Barret so he could give it to him, trying not to picture Nanaki spooning the vegetables onto his plate.
"Hey Cloud? Why did you leave anyway?" Vincent inquired as he piled roast potatoes on his plate.
Cloud scratched the back of his head and looked around the table. Everybody had stopped what he or she were doing and looking at him, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Cloud sighed and cleared is throat nervously - he never was good with words.
"Well, I left because I really needed to think about something important. I needed to figure it out by myself." He glanced at Tifa, who just looked at him expectantly. "I went to the ruined site of Midgar and just thought. For two months I just stayed there, thinking. Now, I regret ever going there. It was such a waste of time, because what I really wanted was right here in the first place." He finished the sentence and glanced at Tifa again, but she was too surprised by his last couple of words to notice.
"What were you thinking about anyway, Cloud?" Yuffie asked innocently. "Was it Sephiroth? Gawd, he's just a stupid silver-haired old jerk! If I had a chance, I would have stuck my Conformer right up his a-"
"No, I wasn't thinking about Sephiroth, I don't want to think about him, or what he's done, ever again.." He said coldly.
Tifa looked down at her plate. She would have paid millions of gil to know what he was thinking.
"Well, that explanation's good enough for me! Lets eat!" Reeve said cheerfully as he grabbed his knife and fork.
The whole table agreed and they all tucked in to a wonderful meal.
~*~*~*~
The evening passed ever so quickly, and everybody was tired and full of turkey and Christmas pudding - even Yuffie. She was snoozing in the armchair next to the fire, hugging her blue chocobo teddy - which was also from Nanaki. Her mouth hung open as she snored; a big drip of slobber was falling down her chin.
Cid chuckled and he tried to shake her awake.
"Huh? No, I dun wanna go to ninja school, daddy.." She mumbled as she rolled over and started sucking her thumb.
"Nope. The little brat ain't gonna bloody wake up now." Cid sighed as he started poking Yuffie in the arm. Yuffie growled and slapped his hand away, but still remained asleep.
Tifa giggled and walked up beside Cid. "That's ok, she can sleep here tonight."
Cid snorted and went over to collect his presents before he left for the inn.
Tifa bid everybody goodbye, and watched as they all entered the inn before closing the door.
She turned to face Cloud and jumped. "Cloud! Gosh, you gave me a heart attack! I almost forgot you were here, it's been so long.." She trailed off.
"I know." Cloud said.
The two just stood there for a while, looking into each other's eyes and listing to Yuffie's snoring.
Cloud blinked a few times, his eyes going back into focus. "Oh yeah, before I forget," He reached into his pocket, and pulled out a small red box with gold ribbon around it, "here's your Christmas present from me."
Tifa smiled and took the gift from Cloud. "Cloud, you shouldn't have.. I feel so guilty, I haven't got you anything.."
"Please don't feel guilty Tifa, you didn't need to get me anything.. I don't deserve it after what I done...." He sighed "Well? aren't you going to open your present?"
Tifa's cheeks went slightly pink with embarrassment as she pulled off the golden ribbon. She didn't notice, but Cloud was actually quite tense and nervous.
Tifa opened the small box and gasped.
This wasn't real.
A ring. Beautiful ring. A band of gold, crowned with a marvelous diamond and surrounded by smaller sapphires.
She blinked. A ring? This couldn't possibly mean..
She looked up, and noticed Cloud had moved closer.
"Tifa Lockhart, you are who I was thinking about all this time. I didn't really notice it back then, but I love you." He said shakily.
Tifa cry tears of joy. She smiled a perfect smile.
"I love you too." She whispered.
"Will you marry me?" He asked, barely audible, but Tifa heard every word.
Tifa froze. Those words. Everything was so shocking. He loved her, she loved him. He wanted to marry her. Everything she ever wanted, happening on this one day.
"Okay." She nodded.
Cloud plucked the ring from the box, and placed on Tifa's slender finger. Both of them smiling as their dreams came true. Cloud wrapped his arms around Tifa's waist and lowered his face to hers. They kissed the long waited kiss. Neither of them realizing Yuffie had stopped snoring.
Yuffie grinned. Finally. They had finally got together.
A/n: I know its short. I was thinking of continuing, but I'm still not sure what I should make happen next. If you have any good suggestions, please e- mail me.
Disclaimer: I do not own any Final Fantasy VII characters or places. They belong to squaresoft. SO DON'T SUE ME!