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{ CHAPTER XIV ~ MISUNDERSTANDINGS }
Tifa was overloaded with orders; since everyone in town saw that Cloud was there, they wanted to come and meet their famous hero. But strangely enough, they didn't ignore Tifa. A few customers gave her and Cloud gifts as the two served their food. Some even asked for Cloud's and Tifa's autographs.
Tifa loved the attention. She had earned much more than just 1000 gil today. Of course half of that would go to Cloud, but she was simply overjoyed at the thought of so many customers.
Cloud, on the other hand... He was getting way too many grateful looks. Not that it was a problem, but every time that a random customer asked for his autograph, it was enough to make Cloud blush. He just wasn't used to this.
Tifa walked past Cloud, balancing a small load of plates. She laughed as yet another table of people squealed at having the hero serve them. One of the women in the group was holding a little boy on her lap. She let him down and motioned for him to go over to Tifa.
The boy walked over. He placed his hands behind his back and shyly looked up at Tifa. "Congratulations, Mrs. Strife," he said quietly, mispronouncing a few words.
Tifa dropped the plates in surprise.
CRASH!
Everyone turned her way. The restaurant was silent. Tifa blushed severly.
"I'm sorry... Go back to eating, everyone..." She bent down and began to pick up the plate's shards.
Cloud walked over to help, but Tifa motioned for him to go serve another customer. She threw out the shards and got to work on sweeping up the smaller bits of glass. She was still blushing the whole time. Tifa refused to look up.
'Mrs. Strife? What had Cloud -told- them?!' She emptied the remains of the broken plate and walked upstairs calmly, just wishing to get away from it all. Tifa turned left and walked into her room. She sat down on the edge of the bed and sighed.
Had she misunderstood Cloud? Was this really him? The real Cloud that she knew could never care about her, or anyone. But he seemed to feel bad about being rejected. Then again, he had strange intentions... Going around and telling people that they were married...
Tifa looked around her room. Simple white walls, a desk, a bed. A door was on the far left of her room. It led out to a small veranda that she had built when remodeling the house. At the wall where her piano used to stand hung the framed old photo of the whole team at the Gold Saucer. Pretty much nothing else was here.
She remembered seeing Aeris's room once. Pink flowery walls, paintings that Aeris had collected on the walls, flowers nearly everywhere, a canopy bed with enough blankets and pillows on it for a Queen, and stuffed animals. The stuffed animals were all scattered on her bed, and they were the easiest thing to see when you walked into the room--there were huge piles of them. Aeris probably slept buried in the fluff like a fairy-tale princess. She loved her collection so much. It represented how much she loved Gaia and all the creatures that were on the planet. Marlene was in love with the toys as well, and that's why she loved to stay at Aeris's house far more than at Tifa's old run-down bar.
Upon seeing the pile of animals for the first time, Tifa had the impression that Aeris wasn't very organized. That was true, but it was Aeris's only fault. Besides, Aeris obviously couldn't help having stuff all over the place; her room was very small, yet the largest in comparison to the rest of hers and Elmyra's house. Every house in the slums was very small.
Tifa glanced around her own room once more. She would never have piles of stuffed animals or pink wallpaper. She was sure that she wouldn't ever even have a single flower. 'How can someone like someone as boring as I am?' Tifa laughed to herself. She stood up and walked over to the place where her piano stood.
She missed it so much. It was her most prized possession, that old instrument. But ShinRa had done their job too well... When Tifa came back to her house a year ago, not only was everything in ruins, but half of her stuff was gone. The piano was of course gone as well, and all that was left was a tattered stool.
Normally right now, Tifa would sit down and play the piano to let her anger disappear. She had done that when she was younger. But now Tifa hardly remembered anything, and plus, she didn't have a piano.
She frowned and kicked the wall in frustration. The photo of the team fell off the wall, the frame shattering. Tifa ignored it and walked out to the veranda to get some air.
After a moment, she heard light footsteps. Cloud was on the veranda with her a few seconds later.
"I'm sorry for running off..." Tifa turned around and put on a smile for Cloud. "We should get back to the customers waiting downstairs."
Cloud ignored her words. "Tifa, are you alright? I wanted to let you stay up here by yourself, but then I heard something break..."
"Oh I don't know, Cloud, maybe I'm just a little mad because you went around telling people that we were -married-."
"Hey, I didn't tell them that! They probably assumed it when they saw me back in town. What's the first thing you think of when you see a hero and a heroine that had feelings for each other as children, reunited?"
Tifa laughed. "Sorry then." She walked past Cloud and headed downstairs.
'She's special...' Cloud looked after her with a feeling of admiration. He had never had a real role model, growing up. Strangely enough, he probably just gained one.
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The fanfic isn't over yet. o.O You'll know when it's over cause I'll put up big huge words that say "TEH END!!!!!11:D" to let you know. ^.^
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{ CHAPTER XIV ~ MISUNDERSTANDINGS }
Tifa was overloaded with orders; since everyone in town saw that Cloud was there, they wanted to come and meet their famous hero. But strangely enough, they didn't ignore Tifa. A few customers gave her and Cloud gifts as the two served their food. Some even asked for Cloud's and Tifa's autographs.
Tifa loved the attention. She had earned much more than just 1000 gil today. Of course half of that would go to Cloud, but she was simply overjoyed at the thought of so many customers.
Cloud, on the other hand... He was getting way too many grateful looks. Not that it was a problem, but every time that a random customer asked for his autograph, it was enough to make Cloud blush. He just wasn't used to this.
Tifa walked past Cloud, balancing a small load of plates. She laughed as yet another table of people squealed at having the hero serve them. One of the women in the group was holding a little boy on her lap. She let him down and motioned for him to go over to Tifa.
The boy walked over. He placed his hands behind his back and shyly looked up at Tifa. "Congratulations, Mrs. Strife," he said quietly, mispronouncing a few words.
Tifa dropped the plates in surprise.
CRASH!
Everyone turned her way. The restaurant was silent. Tifa blushed severly.
"I'm sorry... Go back to eating, everyone..." She bent down and began to pick up the plate's shards.
Cloud walked over to help, but Tifa motioned for him to go serve another customer. She threw out the shards and got to work on sweeping up the smaller bits of glass. She was still blushing the whole time. Tifa refused to look up.
'Mrs. Strife? What had Cloud -told- them?!' She emptied the remains of the broken plate and walked upstairs calmly, just wishing to get away from it all. Tifa turned left and walked into her room. She sat down on the edge of the bed and sighed.
Had she misunderstood Cloud? Was this really him? The real Cloud that she knew could never care about her, or anyone. But he seemed to feel bad about being rejected. Then again, he had strange intentions... Going around and telling people that they were married...
Tifa looked around her room. Simple white walls, a desk, a bed. A door was on the far left of her room. It led out to a small veranda that she had built when remodeling the house. At the wall where her piano used to stand hung the framed old photo of the whole team at the Gold Saucer. Pretty much nothing else was here.
She remembered seeing Aeris's room once. Pink flowery walls, paintings that Aeris had collected on the walls, flowers nearly everywhere, a canopy bed with enough blankets and pillows on it for a Queen, and stuffed animals. The stuffed animals were all scattered on her bed, and they were the easiest thing to see when you walked into the room--there were huge piles of them. Aeris probably slept buried in the fluff like a fairy-tale princess. She loved her collection so much. It represented how much she loved Gaia and all the creatures that were on the planet. Marlene was in love with the toys as well, and that's why she loved to stay at Aeris's house far more than at Tifa's old run-down bar.
Upon seeing the pile of animals for the first time, Tifa had the impression that Aeris wasn't very organized. That was true, but it was Aeris's only fault. Besides, Aeris obviously couldn't help having stuff all over the place; her room was very small, yet the largest in comparison to the rest of hers and Elmyra's house. Every house in the slums was very small.
Tifa glanced around her own room once more. She would never have piles of stuffed animals or pink wallpaper. She was sure that she wouldn't ever even have a single flower. 'How can someone like someone as boring as I am?' Tifa laughed to herself. She stood up and walked over to the place where her piano stood.
She missed it so much. It was her most prized possession, that old instrument. But ShinRa had done their job too well... When Tifa came back to her house a year ago, not only was everything in ruins, but half of her stuff was gone. The piano was of course gone as well, and all that was left was a tattered stool.
Normally right now, Tifa would sit down and play the piano to let her anger disappear. She had done that when she was younger. But now Tifa hardly remembered anything, and plus, she didn't have a piano.
She frowned and kicked the wall in frustration. The photo of the team fell off the wall, the frame shattering. Tifa ignored it and walked out to the veranda to get some air.
After a moment, she heard light footsteps. Cloud was on the veranda with her a few seconds later.
"I'm sorry for running off..." Tifa turned around and put on a smile for Cloud. "We should get back to the customers waiting downstairs."
Cloud ignored her words. "Tifa, are you alright? I wanted to let you stay up here by yourself, but then I heard something break..."
"Oh I don't know, Cloud, maybe I'm just a little mad because you went around telling people that we were -married-."
"Hey, I didn't tell them that! They probably assumed it when they saw me back in town. What's the first thing you think of when you see a hero and a heroine that had feelings for each other as children, reunited?"
Tifa laughed. "Sorry then." She walked past Cloud and headed downstairs.
'She's special...' Cloud looked after her with a feeling of admiration. He had never had a real role model, growing up. Strangely enough, he probably just gained one.
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The fanfic isn't over yet. o.O You'll know when it's over cause I'll put up big huge words that say "TEH END!!!!!11:D" to let you know. ^.^