Vale: Arnvid is my muse/slave!
Arnvid: Tch…yeah right. And you're the tooth fairy.
Vale: *Nutcracker plays* *suddenly appears in Tooth Fairy costume and pokes Arnvid with wand*
Arnvid: oh God… _;
Vale: Anyway! *trashes costume* ooooh such good ideas for this chapter!!!
Arnvid: But because they are all so wonderful- Vale can't decide.
Vale: I personally like em all…and I can't decide ;_; …but I really like noodlepower's idea!! But I like Tange's too! The rest have them meet up in business so that sort of would work out with noodlepower's but I like Tange's hotel idea too! *sits and pouts like a little five year old* I don't know what to do~o
Arnvid: …
Vale: Aren't you supposed to help me decide MUSE!?
Arnvid: Um…what you could do Vale…is…
Vale: Yes…?
Arnvid: …You could make it so… *cha-ching!* Got an idea! Alright, you make it so *whisper whisper, whisper whisper*
Vale: !! Yeah!! ^_^ That's a great idea Arnvid-kun! *hug*
Arnvid: … *pushes Vale away* yea. I know I'm perfect. No reason to worship me though.
Flight of the Angels
Chapter Two
Aren't Hotels Great?
By:
Vale (Saturn Angels)
Aeris walked into the airport terminal and began walking to where she should wait, "B6…B6…" she mumbled, as she constantly looked up at the signs posted everywhere and then down at her plane ticket, "B6."
"Bingo." A male's voice said sarcastically as he walked by.
Aeris looked to see who it was, and to her dismay saw Sephiroth; the mean guy from the plane, walking behind her holding his duffel bag over his shoulder, "Haha. That was so funny I forgot to laugh."
Sephiroth smirked, "Do you know how old that comeback is?"
"Not older than you judging by your poor sense of hair color."
He smirked again in that little arrogant way that most jackasses had mastered, "Aren't we the feisty one today?"
"Well anyone would be after that god-awful flight!"
He smirked once more and stopped walking, "Ah. Unfortunately this is my stop," he said as he turned and sat down in one of the leather chairs they had for people who had to wait for their flight.
Aeris smiled glad at having gotten rid of him then she frowned as she continued walking and saw the sign that said 'B8'. She paused and looked back at where Sephiroth was seated, her eyes traveled upwards to the ceiling where a black sign clearly hung reading 'B6'. Her eyes widened and she pouted at her luck, "Fate has fun mocking me," she muttered to herself and she walked to the only empty seat, which was next to Sephiroth who was reading a magazine.
She could almost here his mocking laughter, even though he hardly took any notice of her.
"Are you stalking me?" he asked in mock suspicion.
She stuck her tongue out at him, "I'd like to ask you the same thing." She gave a long sigh and busied herself with staring out the window at the planes that were landing and taking off.
"How long is it until this flight leaves, miss?" An old woman asked as she walked up to Aeris her white hair tied back into a tight bun.
Both Aeris and Sephiroth looked at the old woman, then Aeris looked at her watch and answered the woman's question, "In about forty-five minutes…"
The woman nodded her thanks and left the two alone once more. Suddenly a loud beeping noise was heard followed by someone's voice over the PA system, "All flights are postponed until further notice, our tracking system has messed up and it would be dangerous for anyone to take off. We probably won't get the tracking devices working again until some time tomorrow morning. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, I wish you all good luck in finding a hotel."
There were shouts and angry muttering as everyone left their seats, some staying to crash at the airport until morning. Aeris got up and grabbed her flowered suit case and began walking off to find a good hotel.
~Ten Minutes Later~
After the extreme difficulties in trying to hail a cab, Aeris finally was forced to walk to the nearest airport which, thankfully, was one of the few good ones in town. She looked up at the twelve-story building and walked in the automatic opening doors.
She walked to the counter, "Do you have any availabilities in this hotel?"
The man at the counter looked at her and then he typed a few words into the computer which showed the rooms which were taken and empty, "I'm sorry Miss. The only vacancy we have is a Honeymoon suite, and you can't take that unless you are a newly wed…"
Aeris pouted and looked around the hotel lobby desperately, and then she spotted her foe in shining armor walking through the double-doors, silver hair gleaming underneath the lobby's intense lighting as he walked .
"Sephy-honey!" Aeris called out to him and he gave her a strange look, a very strange look as if he didn't think he quite heard her correctly, "Sephy darling, you're just in time!" she latched herself onto his arm and gave him a look that said 'Play along' and in return he raised a thin silver eyebrow in question.
"The man says only the honeymoon suite is available, aren't we in luck?" She said nudging him in the ribs with her elbow.
"Wha…?" Slowly he seemed to catch on, but he looked at Aeris again as if she were crazy.
"Oh! Are you two newly weds?" The man asked looking at the pair over his glasses which were perched at the tip of his nose.
"N-" Sephiroth started but Aeris's voice quickly rose over his as she pulled him along by the arm, "Yes. Yes we are!" she said with a wide grin.
"Oh! Well in that case we have the honeymoon suite available at the special price of 250 gil per night!" The man said smiling.
"We'll take it!" Aeris said smiling all the while continuing to nudge the man next to her. She dropped 250 gil on the table for one night and grabbed the keys pulling Sephiroth behind her.
"What was all that about?" Sephiroth asked as he pried Aeris's hand from around his arm. "We're not married! I don't know what the hell gave you the ide-"
Aeris quickly shushed him, "Didn't you get the picture? The only room left was the honeymoon suite and if we didn't take it then we'd be out in the streets or at the airport right now!"
Sephiroth shook his head as Aeris pushed the button for floor 12.
She hopped from left foot to right foot excitedly, "This is so cool! I've never been to the top floor! The honeymoon suite is supposed to be the only room on the twelfth floor! It's supposed to be giant, from what I've heard."
Sephiroth looked uninterested as the elevator made its slow descent upwards,
Aeris kept rambling on about what the honeymoon suite was rumored to have, "An indoor swimming pool, a hot tub, a spa!"
The elevator stopped on floor seven and a family of four walked into the elevator and pressed the number one. The elder daughter looked at the number that was lit up, which was twelve, and she glance from Sephiroth to Aeris, "You two are newlyweds?" she asked and the rest of her family turned to look at the two that were in the elevator with them.
"Yup! Just married." Aeris said hugging Sephiroth's arm making sure to hug it extra tightly in attempt to cut off his circulation.
The younger daughter looked carefully at the 'couple's' hands, "I don't see any rings…" she mumbled looking closely at their hands.
Aeris cleared her throat and Sephiroth's stomach clenched and unclenched meaning that he was trying hard to contain his chuckling, "Er…yeah. His ring was the wrong size…so we had to send it back." Aeris thanked whatever God there was that she was wearing the ring her ex-boyfriend, Zack, had given to her. It was a simply gold band with a pink rose on it, a diamond in the exact center of the blossom. It was an engagement ring but he had gone and left her for an unknown reason and she had kept the ring as a reminder of what scum men can be no matter how kind they seem.
The younger girl admired Aeris's ring and the elder continued looking at the two curiously, "It's an omen you know." the older girl's voice broke through the brief silence.
Aeris looked up from the little girl to the older girl, "What is?" she asked blinking.
"When a ring doesn't fit right, it's usually a bad sign that you shouldn't have gotten married."
Her parents quickly quieted the older daughter and apologized. Aeris smiled kindly at the parents, "Don't worry! We won't let silly superstitions stand in our way of a happy and productive life."
The elevator cam to a halt at the 12th floor and Aeris pulled Sephiroth out of the elevator. Aeris practically bounded to the door to the room; which in fact was the only room on that floor, and put the key card in. The door unlocked and Aeris opened the door, what she saw made her jaw drop and eyes widen in amazement, "Wow…" was all she managed to mutter before Sephiroth walked in behind her.
The only sign that he was seeing what she was seeing was that his eyebrows rose slightly. The room had a separate area which had a sign hanging on the door saying 'Spa/Pool/Bath', a giant flat-screen television, equipped with 450 channels, the carpets were red and plush, almost everything was either red or pink, and in the middle of the room was four poster canopy bed with red covers that looked incredibly soft and silky. All in all very comfortable.
Aeris looked around and realized that was the only piece of furniture in the room besides the mahogany desks, "Where are you going to sleep?" Aeris asked as she dropped her suitcase and jumped onto the bed, she squealed in delight as she found it was a water bed.
"On the bed." Sephiroth said as he carelessly tossed his duffel bag on the floor.
Aeris' face paled at this thought, "But I'm sleeping on the bed!"
"It's big enough for both of us, good god haven't you heard of sharing?" he asked as looked out the window at the night sky.
Aeris frowned, "Fine. Be that way! I call control of the remote control!"
"That has to be the most childish thing I've heard an adult say." Sephiroth said shaking his head as he saw Aeris grab the control and turn on the TV, "I'm going to take a shower and enjoy the hot tub this place has."
Aeris shrugged, "Go ahead!" she began switching the channels and Sephiroth walked into the bathroom.
~An Hour Later…~
Sephiroth emerged from the separate room hair wet and clinging to his face that was slightly flushed from the heat of the water. He had already changed into his black silk pajamas and he looked over at Aeris to see what she was doing.
Aeris sniffled a few times, "Jonathan you idiot!" She grabbed a tissue and blew her nose, "How could you two-time on the love of your life?" She began crying again and tossed the Kleenex into the trashcan where a pile of many other lay after use. She blew her nose again, "never trust a man," she said quoting Isabelle's voice from the TV, she didn't seem to notice Sephiroth was there because the sound of his voice startled her, "What are you watching?"
Aeris jumped and quickly turned the TV off as if ashamed, "Watching?" she asked innocently turning her back to him in hopes of him not seeing her puffy red eyes.
"Well? Are you going to answer or am I going to have to kick you off the bed and make you sleep on the floor." At her silence he ended with a threatening, "You know I won't hesitate to do that."
Aeris fidgeted for a while, "Soap opera reruns. Can you believe that Jonathan cheated on the love of his life? And then she went and killed herself and left him this," she paused here to swallow her tears, "really long note… and it was SO saaad!"
Sephiroth shook his head at the girl and climbed into the bed making sure to get as close to the edge as possible without falling off, "I'm going to sleep so I'm going to turn the lights off." He clapped once and the lights dimmed, he clapped once more and the lights were off completely.
There was silence before clapping was heard and the lights turned back on, Sephiroth turned to look at Aeris annoyed.
She looked at him returning his glare, "Blow dry your hair! It's going to get the sheets wet!"
He shrugged, "Well it is a water bed."
She stuck her tongue out and clapped twice so the lights were off again.
They stayed still for a while, both not sleeping, Aeris began tossing and turning trying to find a comfortable position.
"Stop moving." Came Sephiroth's annoyed voice from somewhere in the darkness, since it was a water bed all movements could be easily felt.
The movement stopped and Aeris sighed and moved a few more times before settling into what seemed to be a comfortable position.
'How did I get myself into this situation again…?' Sephiroth thought shaking his head to himself as he slowly drifted into a quiet slumber.
~*~*~*~*~*~
To be continued…
Vale: Hehe! Well…thank you for all your wonderful, wonderful reviews!
Arnvid: So without further ado here's the long awaited-
Vale: Shout-out list!!!
Arnvid: Here are the rules. bold underlined for signed reviews. Bold for anonymous reviews who leave their e-mail address. And underlined for anonymous. Bold Italics for people who e-mail me. ^_^
Liz: hehe, my first reviewer! Yay! ^_^ I hope you liked this chapter…!
ann: Thanks for your idea ^_^ and thanks very much for your review!
Tange: here's the hotel part! ^_^ Thanks for your review! ^_~ much more coming up!
Lady Spoon/Cutiemew: ^_^ thank you for your review ~ short but sweet.
mistressofterror: lol, I understood it! Then again…I make no sense…okay ^^; well thanks for your review! I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
RaistlinofMetallica: Well here's chapter two! Hehe, I'm glad you liked the fanfic.
noodlepower: Thank you so much for your idea! ^_^ yes, I'll be using it. Lol. How could I not use it?
Yoda: ^_^ according to the un-helpful Arnvid *cough, cough* he says he'll have to think about her getting the job or not depending on how the fic goes along. I'm glad you liked how I cast Cid, lol ^_^
Akira Silveracious Majere: Lol, well here's chapter two. Not much of Cid until a chapter or two from now…maybe sooner ^_^ hehe
Reviews would be much appreciated! Another shout-out list in the next chapter ^_~.
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