Author's note: well... I know that Cloud has blue eyes, but I'm making them
green now! So. :-P //\\ // emo! This chap goes to Silver Sprite (YOUR
REVIEW MADE ME FEEL SPECIAL!)
Chapter 2
The fact that Navi was hugging Cloud, or that Cloud was on their island was quite a shock.
At that moment, Riku thought that his chances were squashed. Talk about a blow to the chest.
Sora's face became imprinted with shock, and he grabbed Riku by the arm to pull him up the bridge. Kairi and Selphie followed, whispering, "Who's he?"
Navi was hugging Cloud tightly, but he didn't seem to mind, because he had one hand in her hair, and the other wrapped around her back, returning the hug. Navi's shoulders began to shake, and she lifted her head, "I thought you were dead."
Cloud let go, "I was, until I came home." Navi rubbed at her eyes, and to the group. It was the first time Sora or Riku have ever seen Cloud without his cape covering in eyes, and he had shocking green eyes.
Riku tried not to show any disappointment on his face, but he felt that in the past hour he knew her, he had already fallen.
Sora cleared his throat, waiting for explanation. "Oh!" Navi said. Riku examined Cloud's face, he and Navi had the same smile...
"Guys, I would like you to meet Cloud, my brother."
"Brother?" Kairi asked, obviously blushing. "Oh, Cloud, it's nice to meet you," She said, giggling. Sora's face darkened, and he inched closer to Kairi.
"Cloud, that's Sor-. "We've already met," Cloud stated.
"Really?" Navi asked.
"Yeah, he was hired to kill me," Sora said in an understatement. Cloud shrugged, and it took them a while to realize how worn he look. His face seemed to drop a little as every second passed, and his clothes were torn, as if he fought a terrible battle.
"Oh," Navi sighed; she didn't seem to shocked. "Well, I'm going to head back, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Navi turned, and waved, then took off, Cloud following eagerly at her side.
Riku watched her walk through the door of the shack, and in only a few seconds, she reappeared at the bottom. As tall as she was, Cloud seemed to tower over her.
He let out a breath that he didn't know he was holding, and closed his eyes. He suddenly heard Sora snicker.
"You like Navi."
Sometime, Sora could act like a five year old. "No, what makes you think that," Rike said stubbornly.
Sora raised his eyebrows, and Selphie gave a dreamy sigh, "What a hunk! Boy, being gorgeous must run in that family."
"Yeah," Kairi agreed, and they started off, giggling.
Sora shrugged his shoulders, winked at Riku, and started off after Kairi.
Riku waited awhile, until after they were gone. He could still see the footprints of Navi's in the sand. "Yeah, it sure does."
~*~
"Why did you come back?" Navi asked, and she laid her head side ways on Cloud's chest.
Cloud seemed to be in another world, and he didn't answer.
"When are you going back?" Navi asked, and she turned over his arm. It was scared with white lines of cuts, and his hand was unusually rough. 'He's been through such a rough time,' Navi sighed mentally.
He seemed like such a different person. But I guess three years of battles and being away from your family would do that.
"I'm not going back," Cloud whispered, lifting his head slightly.
"What?" Navi urgently said, and her head shot up. Cloud frowned and leant his head back down on the pillow, "I'm tired of all the drama, I don't want it anymore."
"But what Aerith," Navi asked, " and Leon, and Yuffie, they're your partners."
"They understand, I don't want to be apart of that anymore, I don't want to fight anymore. Besides, I want to be close to my little sister," Cloud laughed.
Now that was the old Cloud. Navi smiled and stretched her legs out on the bed. She hugged him, and breathed, "Thanks, Cloud."
Cloud smiled, and pulled out the headband in her hair, "You're welcome."
~*~
"Care for a re match," Riku asked, pulling out his sword. Sora frowned and lifted his chin, "No, I'm to slow remember."
"Sora, don't be that way," Riku laughed, and he ran his hand through his hair.
Sora made a 'humph' noise, and crossed his arms across his chest.
Riku laughed again, and he spotted Navi and Cloud walking towards them in the light of the bon fire.
"Hey Navi! Cloud. you look different," Sora said, giving up the stubborn act.
Cloud looked down at his new clothes, a dark blue tank and pants, and shrugged,
"Hey, it beats nothing."
Riku noticed that Navi was spinning a baton in her hand, "hey, wanna duel?"
Navi raised her eyebrows, and looked at Riku, "Sure, I'm up for it."
Riku laughed, and handed her a sword, but she rejected it, and walked to the fire. Navi tipped the two ends in the flames, and her baton ends became in flamed.
Cloud gave Riku a sympathetic pat on the back, and sat down next to Tidus, as he was busy trying to get Selphie's attention from Cloud.
Navi made her way across from Riku and held her baton, waiting for him to start. He gave her a confused look, and she sighed, "Just get on with it."
Riku shrugged, and grasped the sword with both hands. He started into a charge at Navi, and swung. She stepped away, and he fell into the sand.
He shot back up, and turned to her, shocked. Navi cocked her head, and smiled.
"Go, Navi," Kairi said, "and go Riku, too." She quickly added. She squirmed in the sand, and laid her head on Sora.
Riku charged again, this time Navi took a deep breath, and blew hard on the end of her baton, and a huge blast of flame shot at Riku. It hit the straps of his shirt, causing it to snap.
He gasped, and dodged back. Navi charged this time, and hit Riku in the stomach with the blown out end of the baton. Riku keeled over and hit the sand on his back.
Navi squated over him, the other end of the baton pressed close to his face. "I thought this was going to be a challenge," She blew lightly on the end, and it burned out. Navi got up, and walked over to Cloud, sitting next to him.
Cloud looked at Riku, "I told you." Riku laughed, and sat down next to Navi. He turned to her, "I'm going to have to learn a few tips from you."
Navi turned, and smiled at him warmly, "I think that might work out."
Chapter 2
The fact that Navi was hugging Cloud, or that Cloud was on their island was quite a shock.
At that moment, Riku thought that his chances were squashed. Talk about a blow to the chest.
Sora's face became imprinted with shock, and he grabbed Riku by the arm to pull him up the bridge. Kairi and Selphie followed, whispering, "Who's he?"
Navi was hugging Cloud tightly, but he didn't seem to mind, because he had one hand in her hair, and the other wrapped around her back, returning the hug. Navi's shoulders began to shake, and she lifted her head, "I thought you were dead."
Cloud let go, "I was, until I came home." Navi rubbed at her eyes, and to the group. It was the first time Sora or Riku have ever seen Cloud without his cape covering in eyes, and he had shocking green eyes.
Riku tried not to show any disappointment on his face, but he felt that in the past hour he knew her, he had already fallen.
Sora cleared his throat, waiting for explanation. "Oh!" Navi said. Riku examined Cloud's face, he and Navi had the same smile...
"Guys, I would like you to meet Cloud, my brother."
"Brother?" Kairi asked, obviously blushing. "Oh, Cloud, it's nice to meet you," She said, giggling. Sora's face darkened, and he inched closer to Kairi.
"Cloud, that's Sor-. "We've already met," Cloud stated.
"Really?" Navi asked.
"Yeah, he was hired to kill me," Sora said in an understatement. Cloud shrugged, and it took them a while to realize how worn he look. His face seemed to drop a little as every second passed, and his clothes were torn, as if he fought a terrible battle.
"Oh," Navi sighed; she didn't seem to shocked. "Well, I'm going to head back, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Navi turned, and waved, then took off, Cloud following eagerly at her side.
Riku watched her walk through the door of the shack, and in only a few seconds, she reappeared at the bottom. As tall as she was, Cloud seemed to tower over her.
He let out a breath that he didn't know he was holding, and closed his eyes. He suddenly heard Sora snicker.
"You like Navi."
Sometime, Sora could act like a five year old. "No, what makes you think that," Rike said stubbornly.
Sora raised his eyebrows, and Selphie gave a dreamy sigh, "What a hunk! Boy, being gorgeous must run in that family."
"Yeah," Kairi agreed, and they started off, giggling.
Sora shrugged his shoulders, winked at Riku, and started off after Kairi.
Riku waited awhile, until after they were gone. He could still see the footprints of Navi's in the sand. "Yeah, it sure does."
~*~
"Why did you come back?" Navi asked, and she laid her head side ways on Cloud's chest.
Cloud seemed to be in another world, and he didn't answer.
"When are you going back?" Navi asked, and she turned over his arm. It was scared with white lines of cuts, and his hand was unusually rough. 'He's been through such a rough time,' Navi sighed mentally.
He seemed like such a different person. But I guess three years of battles and being away from your family would do that.
"I'm not going back," Cloud whispered, lifting his head slightly.
"What?" Navi urgently said, and her head shot up. Cloud frowned and leant his head back down on the pillow, "I'm tired of all the drama, I don't want it anymore."
"But what Aerith," Navi asked, " and Leon, and Yuffie, they're your partners."
"They understand, I don't want to be apart of that anymore, I don't want to fight anymore. Besides, I want to be close to my little sister," Cloud laughed.
Now that was the old Cloud. Navi smiled and stretched her legs out on the bed. She hugged him, and breathed, "Thanks, Cloud."
Cloud smiled, and pulled out the headband in her hair, "You're welcome."
~*~
"Care for a re match," Riku asked, pulling out his sword. Sora frowned and lifted his chin, "No, I'm to slow remember."
"Sora, don't be that way," Riku laughed, and he ran his hand through his hair.
Sora made a 'humph' noise, and crossed his arms across his chest.
Riku laughed again, and he spotted Navi and Cloud walking towards them in the light of the bon fire.
"Hey Navi! Cloud. you look different," Sora said, giving up the stubborn act.
Cloud looked down at his new clothes, a dark blue tank and pants, and shrugged,
"Hey, it beats nothing."
Riku noticed that Navi was spinning a baton in her hand, "hey, wanna duel?"
Navi raised her eyebrows, and looked at Riku, "Sure, I'm up for it."
Riku laughed, and handed her a sword, but she rejected it, and walked to the fire. Navi tipped the two ends in the flames, and her baton ends became in flamed.
Cloud gave Riku a sympathetic pat on the back, and sat down next to Tidus, as he was busy trying to get Selphie's attention from Cloud.
Navi made her way across from Riku and held her baton, waiting for him to start. He gave her a confused look, and she sighed, "Just get on with it."
Riku shrugged, and grasped the sword with both hands. He started into a charge at Navi, and swung. She stepped away, and he fell into the sand.
He shot back up, and turned to her, shocked. Navi cocked her head, and smiled.
"Go, Navi," Kairi said, "and go Riku, too." She quickly added. She squirmed in the sand, and laid her head on Sora.
Riku charged again, this time Navi took a deep breath, and blew hard on the end of her baton, and a huge blast of flame shot at Riku. It hit the straps of his shirt, causing it to snap.
He gasped, and dodged back. Navi charged this time, and hit Riku in the stomach with the blown out end of the baton. Riku keeled over and hit the sand on his back.
Navi squated over him, the other end of the baton pressed close to his face. "I thought this was going to be a challenge," She blew lightly on the end, and it burned out. Navi got up, and walked over to Cloud, sitting next to him.
Cloud looked at Riku, "I told you." Riku laughed, and sat down next to Navi. He turned to her, "I'm going to have to learn a few tips from you."
Navi turned, and smiled at him warmly, "I think that might work out."