White Flower
but all i ever wanted was to be with you
chp. v
desiring
*
She had been traveling with her partner for two days now. Their once angry demeanors had been the source of their exuberance, but as that dwindled, so did their energy. Now they were stuck on a mountain without nourishment. Exhausted, she sat down on a boulder, bending over as she coughed up spots of blood. They peppered the dirt; little red dots in a tan sea.
Her friend placed a hand on her shoulder. "Come on, we've only got to go a little bit farther," she said encouragingly. But her words were met with dim eyes as her companion rose her heavy head.
"Yes," she croaked. "But how do we know we are going the right way?"
Her associate didn't answer for a bit, and she bent her head again. But the answer came after a while.
"He's in my blood," her crony said, sending a chill up her spine.
As they began to walk again, up that steep mountain, she whispered barely audible words.
"That's what he said," she told the air. "He had said that about you."
*
He had been sitting in that hateful cage for two days. He had been fed, but it was as if he was a pet. His owner, sitting neatly on a wooden chair, watched him as if he were some interesting animal. He was an animal, true, but not her pet.
"Poor, poor baby," she clucked sympathetically, shaking her head. "They'll come soon. And you can watch me beat them up."
"I'll make sure they beat you," he thought in his head. "Even if it's the last thing I do.
*
"Hey, when are those three coming back?" Cait Sith muttered, staring at the clock.
"I bet they're all getting it on; a threesome!" Cid snickered.
"HA! BAD MENTAL IMAGES!" Yuffie exclaimed. "GROSSNESS! @#%$ it, old man!"
"Cid's starting to rub off Yuffie," Red XIII noted. Vincent nodded.
"You're not the first to notice," he mumbled.
*
"Do you think she's in here?" Aeris asked, placing a slender hand upon the strange engraving on the cave wall. Tifa shook her head. "Naw," she said. "I mean, it'd be too obvious. It's like in those TV Shows; you place your hand on the symbol." She moved Aeris's hand to match the small dots on the picture. "And you push," she explained as she pressed against her hand. The cave wall flipped over, exposing an entrance. "... And it usually flips open like that," Tifa finished. "Let's go!"
"Were you planning that?" Aeris asked suspiciously as she and Tifa ran into Almalda's cavern, renewed with feelings of excitement.
"Yeah," Tifa said as she ran ahead of Aeris. "Of course."
*
"So you made it," Almalda said, sitting on a small cliff high above. Her legs were crossed, and she had her head titled. Instead of that horrible dress like last time, she had on a green jumpsuit. Her hair, slightly wavy, fell in cascades around her. "Are you up to saving him?" She pointed to Cloud, grumbling in the cage next to her.
"Are we ever!" Tifa shouted at Almalda. "Bring it on, kid!"
Almalda eyes flashed. "If that's what you wish."
*
Aeris immediately realized she was without a weapon again. Apparently, so did Tifa. She grabbed a nearby branch, yanked it off the dead tree, and handed it to Aeris. "Sorry there's no materia," she muttered apologetically. "It's okay," Aeris responded. "I don't need it; I mastered most, remember?"
"Well, stop your conversing," Almalda cried, interrupting their conversation. She rose her hands a bolt of lightning struck Aeris. She screamed immediately, not used to the surges of pain that ran through her body. Tifa shrieked, and Cloud yelled.
"Hmph," Almalda said as Aeris slumped to the ground. "Is that all? What a pity."
Tifa glowered. "Yo-You monster!"
"Monster?" Almalda questioned, an amused smirk on her face. "Maybe." She rose her hand, and a large flame erupted into Aeris's body. Instead of shrieking, her body convulsed, as if she were possessed by a mad demon. Cloud yelled out again, some inhearable animal scream. Tifa growled, and summoned ice shards to strike Almalda. She shrieked in surprise, and Tifa was amazed to see how weak Almalda really was.
"Let me finish this," a voice said behind Tifa. She looked back to see Aeris, standing up. She held her hand up, and whispered three words: "I summon Odin."
Odin came, on his six-legged horse Sleipner. He ran down the side of the cave, his blade thrusted out at his side. With a sickening 'split', he ran the blade through Almalda. But Almalda did not scream, die, or even feel pain. She smiled, and flickered.
"Did... she?" Tifa gasped. "Did she just flicker?"
Almalda disappeared, and the real Almalda appeared behind them. "Hmph," she said. "You did okay against my hologram. Anyways, I've come to collect my toy." She grabbed Tifa's wrist. "Let's go."
"No!" Tifa cried, pulling away. "Let go!"
Almalda glared, and a strange, crimson glow flowed from her hand onto Tifa. Tifa started, but weakly bowed her head. Almalda smiled, and took Tifa, who followed obediently.
At soon as they were gone, Cloud's cage snapped open. He ran over to Aeris, who had collapsed during Odin's show.
"Aeris!" he cried frantically, shaking her. "Wake up!"
Aeris moaned, and weakly opened her eyes. Cloud muttered some words, and in a show of green lights, she was restored to full health. She looked at Cloud thankfully, then pulled on his arm. "Let's go save Tifa!"
But instead, Cloud captured her in one of his embraces, and she couldn't help leaning into him. He was so warm, so comforting, so... right. She breathed easily, and heard him mutter, "She wasn't supposed to hurt you."
"What?" Aeris asked in alarm, pulling away. "Did you make a deal with her?"
"I'll tell you later," Cloud said abruptly, then changed the subject. "Let's go save Tifa."
As they ran after Almalda, Aeris muttered "I said that!"
*
Almalda grinned as she saw them. Cloud grabbed his sword, and struck Almalda on the wrist. As the blood dripped from the cut, Aeris noticed Tifa was bleeding exactly where Cloud had struck Almalda.
"Cloud stop!" she cried.
"Why?" he asked, gritting his teeth.
"Look at Tifa!" she answered. He looked.
"If you hurt me, you hurt her," Almalda said lazily. "I'll be waiting here until you guys come up with a plan."
"Why are you doing this?" Aeris shouted, trembling in anger.
"... Do you not know? Haven't you realized yet?" she asked. "I am Almalda; I am bored, I need fun. So why not take over the world?" She shrugged. "I mean, I've got all this power..."
"You sick, sick bitch," Cloud scowled.
"Heard it," Almalda said.
"You savage, twisted butt!" Aeris yelled.
"Haven't heard that."
*
The doorbell rang. Vincent looked at the knob fixedly, then strode over. He opened the door, then smirked slightly as he saw Cloud's expression.
"Oh my god. What happened to the hotel room!?"
"Cloud! Calm down!" Aeris consoled, placing a hand on his shoulder. He immediately calmed, much to Vincent's amusement.
"Let's just say things got a bit... hectic," the man revealed. He bowed deeply, and moved out of the way. "So come in; you're paying anyways!"
Aeris giggled slightly as an angry Cloud stormed in.
*
"So you went out to rescue Tifa, and come back Tifa-less?!" Yuffie exclaimed. "What was the point?"
"We need to stay here to think of a plan!" Aeris responded, her voice firm. "We have no choice!"
"Pfft," Cid scoffed. "You two were probably too busy getting it on like dogs in heat."
"DAMMIT CID!" Barrett yelled. "STOP YO' JIBBA-JABBA!"
A silence ensued across the room.
"Barrett?" Yuffie asked tentatively. "What movies were you watching while we were sleeping..?"
*
The beach was peaceful. The moon was the only source of light, and it shone in all its brilliance that evening. Two lone figures sat on the sand, gazing at the water with sorrow-filled eyes. One would guess they had suffered some sort of loss.
"What are we going to do, Cloud?" Aeris asked, wrapping her arms around herself.
"I don't know," he admitted. "Let's think of it tomorrow."
Aeris looked at him, and nodded sadly. "Yeah, you're right, I suppose."
He smiled slightly, and took her small hand in his, then gaze it a gentle squeeze. Aeris blushed slightly, and leaned against him. He let go of her hand for a moment, to her disappointment, and wrapped his arm around her. His other hand took the place of holding her hand.
"Cloud..." she whispered dreamily.
Cloud had to work up so much courage for those few steps, but he didn't expect her to work up enough to do what she did next. She looked at him under her long lashes, green eyes shy, and she kissed him.
It was them and that was it for those few moments. The world was frozen for them; the wind stopped, the noises of the night stopped, and the sea stopped.
He pulled away reluctantly, then looked at her softly. "Aeris..."
"Y'know," she said, smiling cheekily. "You should return the favor."
He smiled, and this time, he kissed her.
*
PREVIEW OF NEXT CHAPTER: Mainly fluff! Aeris and Cloud go shopping for some weapons and other miscellaneous items! Basically, a mini story you can skip if you want.
Author's Note: Wai! I'm sorry, I just had to put in that moment! I based it off a japanese doujinsu. Fwee, I'm so pleased right now. Much different from my once-angry feeling. RAWR! I CAN TAKE ON THE WORLD NOW! -gigglegiggle-
but all i ever wanted was to be with you
chp. v
desiring
*
She had been traveling with her partner for two days now. Their once angry demeanors had been the source of their exuberance, but as that dwindled, so did their energy. Now they were stuck on a mountain without nourishment. Exhausted, she sat down on a boulder, bending over as she coughed up spots of blood. They peppered the dirt; little red dots in a tan sea.
Her friend placed a hand on her shoulder. "Come on, we've only got to go a little bit farther," she said encouragingly. But her words were met with dim eyes as her companion rose her heavy head.
"Yes," she croaked. "But how do we know we are going the right way?"
Her associate didn't answer for a bit, and she bent her head again. But the answer came after a while.
"He's in my blood," her crony said, sending a chill up her spine.
As they began to walk again, up that steep mountain, she whispered barely audible words.
"That's what he said," she told the air. "He had said that about you."
*
He had been sitting in that hateful cage for two days. He had been fed, but it was as if he was a pet. His owner, sitting neatly on a wooden chair, watched him as if he were some interesting animal. He was an animal, true, but not her pet.
"Poor, poor baby," she clucked sympathetically, shaking her head. "They'll come soon. And you can watch me beat them up."
"I'll make sure they beat you," he thought in his head. "Even if it's the last thing I do.
*
"Hey, when are those three coming back?" Cait Sith muttered, staring at the clock.
"I bet they're all getting it on; a threesome!" Cid snickered.
"HA! BAD MENTAL IMAGES!" Yuffie exclaimed. "GROSSNESS! @#%$ it, old man!"
"Cid's starting to rub off Yuffie," Red XIII noted. Vincent nodded.
"You're not the first to notice," he mumbled.
*
"Do you think she's in here?" Aeris asked, placing a slender hand upon the strange engraving on the cave wall. Tifa shook her head. "Naw," she said. "I mean, it'd be too obvious. It's like in those TV Shows; you place your hand on the symbol." She moved Aeris's hand to match the small dots on the picture. "And you push," she explained as she pressed against her hand. The cave wall flipped over, exposing an entrance. "... And it usually flips open like that," Tifa finished. "Let's go!"
"Were you planning that?" Aeris asked suspiciously as she and Tifa ran into Almalda's cavern, renewed with feelings of excitement.
"Yeah," Tifa said as she ran ahead of Aeris. "Of course."
*
"So you made it," Almalda said, sitting on a small cliff high above. Her legs were crossed, and she had her head titled. Instead of that horrible dress like last time, she had on a green jumpsuit. Her hair, slightly wavy, fell in cascades around her. "Are you up to saving him?" She pointed to Cloud, grumbling in the cage next to her.
"Are we ever!" Tifa shouted at Almalda. "Bring it on, kid!"
Almalda eyes flashed. "If that's what you wish."
*
Aeris immediately realized she was without a weapon again. Apparently, so did Tifa. She grabbed a nearby branch, yanked it off the dead tree, and handed it to Aeris. "Sorry there's no materia," she muttered apologetically. "It's okay," Aeris responded. "I don't need it; I mastered most, remember?"
"Well, stop your conversing," Almalda cried, interrupting their conversation. She rose her hands a bolt of lightning struck Aeris. She screamed immediately, not used to the surges of pain that ran through her body. Tifa shrieked, and Cloud yelled.
"Hmph," Almalda said as Aeris slumped to the ground. "Is that all? What a pity."
Tifa glowered. "Yo-You monster!"
"Monster?" Almalda questioned, an amused smirk on her face. "Maybe." She rose her hand, and a large flame erupted into Aeris's body. Instead of shrieking, her body convulsed, as if she were possessed by a mad demon. Cloud yelled out again, some inhearable animal scream. Tifa growled, and summoned ice shards to strike Almalda. She shrieked in surprise, and Tifa was amazed to see how weak Almalda really was.
"Let me finish this," a voice said behind Tifa. She looked back to see Aeris, standing up. She held her hand up, and whispered three words: "I summon Odin."
Odin came, on his six-legged horse Sleipner. He ran down the side of the cave, his blade thrusted out at his side. With a sickening 'split', he ran the blade through Almalda. But Almalda did not scream, die, or even feel pain. She smiled, and flickered.
"Did... she?" Tifa gasped. "Did she just flicker?"
Almalda disappeared, and the real Almalda appeared behind them. "Hmph," she said. "You did okay against my hologram. Anyways, I've come to collect my toy." She grabbed Tifa's wrist. "Let's go."
"No!" Tifa cried, pulling away. "Let go!"
Almalda glared, and a strange, crimson glow flowed from her hand onto Tifa. Tifa started, but weakly bowed her head. Almalda smiled, and took Tifa, who followed obediently.
At soon as they were gone, Cloud's cage snapped open. He ran over to Aeris, who had collapsed during Odin's show.
"Aeris!" he cried frantically, shaking her. "Wake up!"
Aeris moaned, and weakly opened her eyes. Cloud muttered some words, and in a show of green lights, she was restored to full health. She looked at Cloud thankfully, then pulled on his arm. "Let's go save Tifa!"
But instead, Cloud captured her in one of his embraces, and she couldn't help leaning into him. He was so warm, so comforting, so... right. She breathed easily, and heard him mutter, "She wasn't supposed to hurt you."
"What?" Aeris asked in alarm, pulling away. "Did you make a deal with her?"
"I'll tell you later," Cloud said abruptly, then changed the subject. "Let's go save Tifa."
As they ran after Almalda, Aeris muttered "I said that!"
*
Almalda grinned as she saw them. Cloud grabbed his sword, and struck Almalda on the wrist. As the blood dripped from the cut, Aeris noticed Tifa was bleeding exactly where Cloud had struck Almalda.
"Cloud stop!" she cried.
"Why?" he asked, gritting his teeth.
"Look at Tifa!" she answered. He looked.
"If you hurt me, you hurt her," Almalda said lazily. "I'll be waiting here until you guys come up with a plan."
"Why are you doing this?" Aeris shouted, trembling in anger.
"... Do you not know? Haven't you realized yet?" she asked. "I am Almalda; I am bored, I need fun. So why not take over the world?" She shrugged. "I mean, I've got all this power..."
"You sick, sick bitch," Cloud scowled.
"Heard it," Almalda said.
"You savage, twisted butt!" Aeris yelled.
"Haven't heard that."
*
The doorbell rang. Vincent looked at the knob fixedly, then strode over. He opened the door, then smirked slightly as he saw Cloud's expression.
"Oh my god. What happened to the hotel room!?"
"Cloud! Calm down!" Aeris consoled, placing a hand on his shoulder. He immediately calmed, much to Vincent's amusement.
"Let's just say things got a bit... hectic," the man revealed. He bowed deeply, and moved out of the way. "So come in; you're paying anyways!"
Aeris giggled slightly as an angry Cloud stormed in.
*
"So you went out to rescue Tifa, and come back Tifa-less?!" Yuffie exclaimed. "What was the point?"
"We need to stay here to think of a plan!" Aeris responded, her voice firm. "We have no choice!"
"Pfft," Cid scoffed. "You two were probably too busy getting it on like dogs in heat."
"DAMMIT CID!" Barrett yelled. "STOP YO' JIBBA-JABBA!"
A silence ensued across the room.
"Barrett?" Yuffie asked tentatively. "What movies were you watching while we were sleeping..?"
*
The beach was peaceful. The moon was the only source of light, and it shone in all its brilliance that evening. Two lone figures sat on the sand, gazing at the water with sorrow-filled eyes. One would guess they had suffered some sort of loss.
"What are we going to do, Cloud?" Aeris asked, wrapping her arms around herself.
"I don't know," he admitted. "Let's think of it tomorrow."
Aeris looked at him, and nodded sadly. "Yeah, you're right, I suppose."
He smiled slightly, and took her small hand in his, then gaze it a gentle squeeze. Aeris blushed slightly, and leaned against him. He let go of her hand for a moment, to her disappointment, and wrapped his arm around her. His other hand took the place of holding her hand.
"Cloud..." she whispered dreamily.
Cloud had to work up so much courage for those few steps, but he didn't expect her to work up enough to do what she did next. She looked at him under her long lashes, green eyes shy, and she kissed him.
It was them and that was it for those few moments. The world was frozen for them; the wind stopped, the noises of the night stopped, and the sea stopped.
He pulled away reluctantly, then looked at her softly. "Aeris..."
"Y'know," she said, smiling cheekily. "You should return the favor."
He smiled, and this time, he kissed her.
*
PREVIEW OF NEXT CHAPTER: Mainly fluff! Aeris and Cloud go shopping for some weapons and other miscellaneous items! Basically, a mini story you can skip if you want.
Author's Note: Wai! I'm sorry, I just had to put in that moment! I based it off a japanese doujinsu. Fwee, I'm so pleased right now. Much different from my once-angry feeling. RAWR! I CAN TAKE ON THE WORLD NOW! -gigglegiggle-
