Yay! I got reviews! Thank you, thank you! I'm so happy that you liked it! *celebrates*^___^! Okay, back to the story. Well, the beginning is kind of a flashback, or an idea of how Cloud and Tifa (and more!) met! Well, there are more characters that are going to be added, but I'm not going to give it away! Just keep reading! And reviewing! It makes me feel all warm inside! Plus, this chapter will be kind of longer then the other one! By the way, some of the characters may be out of character! ^___^
Chapter Two: Friends or Enemies?
"Tifa! Tifa! Come play with us!!" a little girl with light brown hair and big beautiful wide green eyes shouted.
"Hi!" Tifa shouted as she made her way across the large playing field towards the two girls, one with short brown hair and light brown eyes and the other one that had shouted to her.
"My name's Aeris! And this is Yuffie! You're new?" The one with the green eyes asked.
"Yeah, my mommy and daddy just moved here." Tifa replied.
"Oh! Okay! Come and play wif us! We're playing tag! Want to play wif us?" Aeris continued.
"Okay!" Tifa shouted, overjoyed by the fact of having new friends.
"Lets go th-TIFA!" Aeris said, trying to finish her sentence, but a young blonde boy came by and threw a rock at Tifa.
"Ouch!! Who did thats??" Tifa shouted as she rubbed the back of her head and turned around to face the person responsible.
"Cloud! Why did you do that to her??" Yuffie shouted at him.
"Cause she told on me! Tattletale!" He shouted as he stuck out his tongue at all three of them.
"I'm going to tell on you for that!!" Tifa shouted after him.
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A few years later. (Grade 4 to be more precise)
"Now, take out your math notebooks and begin writing this down." An old and skinny lady said as she wrote on the board.
The class obeyed as they scanned their desks for their notebooks and pencils.
"Ouch! Miss! Cloud is throwing spit balls at me again!!!" A beautiful brunette haired girl said as she pulled out a wet paper ball out of her hair.
"Ewwwww!!" She shouted as she tried to get it off her fingers.
"Cloud! What did I tell you about spitballs in class?! You are to see the principle during recess!" The old and scrawny teacher yelled at a blonde haired boy sitting across from Tifa.
Tifa turned around, facing the boy, and stuck out her tongue at him. Cloud just glared at her.
**~~~~** Later On, In the Evening
"But mom! She's a girl! Girls have germs and cooties! And they play with stupid dolls!" Cloud shouted to his mom as she cooked dinner.
"Honey, the Lockhearts are very kind people and your dad has known Mr. Lockheart from his childhood." His mom replied as she placed some roast beef into the large oven.
"But mom! That girl is nothing but evil! She always rats on me and I always get in trouble!!" Cloud kept saying to his mother.
"Cloud dear, it's because you're always trying to hurt her! I'm sure she's a very well behaved young girl and you two will get along just great! Plus, many of the other families are coming to join us for this celebration! You're dad is so happy that he got promoted, at least let him have his break!" His mother shouted back as she stirred some mashed potatoes.
"Mom, you don't know her! She's evil I tell you! She'll ruin this stupid party and it will all be my fault somehow! We never get along! You have no idea what she does in class! She bothers me!" Cloud argued, getting frustrated.
"Honey, I've had enough, the Lockhearts are coming over and you're going to behave yourself and be very friendly towards that girl, you hear me?" His mother shouted, now tasting the mashed potatoes.
"But-! Oh fine! But I'm not talking to her!" Cloud shouted, but his mom didn't seem to be paying attention as she pulled out some vegetables to cut.
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"Mommy, I can't go! Please don't drag me there! PLEASE! I don't want to go! Call that evil babysitter instead! Anything other then going to the Strifes! PLEASE MOMMY!!" Tifa was begging her mom as grabbed a large plate covered in paper foil.
"Oh, sweetie, everything will be fine! The Gainsboroughs, the Highwinds, the Kisaragis and every family that exists in the neighborhood is going to be there! We have to go!" Her mother responded.
"But mom their son is evil! He's evil I swear! He wants to kill me! Mommy please don't make me go! PLEASE!!!" Tifa pleaded as she dragged along with Mrs. Lockheart.
"That's enough! You are going either you like it or not! Their son is quite charming and I'm sure you two will get along perfectly! I don't want to hear anymore of this nonsense!" Mrs. Lockheart said quite sternly.
Tifa let out a deep sigh and simply nodded in agreement, without a choice.
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"Look at her walking in. Her and her stupid friends. I hate her so much! That stupid tattletale! If she even tries to tell on me, I'm going to cut all her Barbie's hair off and rip their heads off!" Cloud whispered silently to his friends; Zack, Cid, Sephiroth, Vincent and Barret.
They all nodded in agreement, with an evil smile on their faces as Tifa, Aeris and Yuffie walked in with their parents behind them.
"Oh! Hello, hello! You're just in time! Please come in and have a seat! The dinner is almost ready! Oh, and this must be Tifa! Oh, she's absolutely adorable! And that's Aeris! Oh my, they all look so cute in those dresses! And the shy one must be Yuffie! Simply irresistible!" Mrs. Strife said as the girls all hid behind their parents.
"Oh, and here's a little present for you! Congratulations on the promotion!" Mrs. Lockheart said as she handed Mrs. Strife a plate with paper foil on it and a neatly wrapped gift.
"Where are you're kids? I hear they are completely adorable!" Mrs. Gainsborough said, looking in the large beautiful house.
"Oh, I'll get them! Cloud dear! Come out, we want to see you!" Mrs. Strife called out into the house.
Not soon after had Cloud, Zack, Cid, Sephiroth, Vincent and Barret walked towards Mrs. Strife.
"Oh my! They are simply adorable!" Mrs. Gainsborough shouted as she saw all of them come out wearing a tux.
"Please do come in!" Mrs. Strife added, as she led them into the dining room.
The dining room was quite large with a beautiful wooden table and very fancy chairs. The fancy cabinets had very fancy plates, cups, glasses, forks, spoons, knives and more inside of the glass cabinet door. There was a chandelier to light the dining room. The 3 girls and their parents slowly made their way in.
"Please, have a seat!" A man, which looked like he was in his 30's, with blonde hair and dark green eyes said as he gestured them to the chairs that surrounded the large table.
There already were some older people sitting on the chairs, chatting away. Tifa clutched her moms dress, trying to hide from the unfamiliar people. Tifa's, Aeris' and Yuffie's family all had a seat. Tifa carefully sat down; making sure that nothing was on her chair. And the others seemed to be doing the same.
Soon, the roast beef was brought out, along with the other dishes. Chatter and laughter echoed through the room, but the children just sat there. They ate away but very cautiously, making sure that nothing was set out to hurt them in any way.
"Watch this..." Cloud whispered into Zack's ear as he placed some peas onto his spoon and used it as a slingshot.
He carefully aimed it at Tifa, trying not to miss, he shot it. Zack gasped as he watched this. Cloud seemed to be laughing but stopped when he realized that the chattering and laughing had stopped. He turned his head to look in Tifa's direction only to see that not a single pea had touched her clean, pale face. Then his eyes slowly drifted towards the man sitting beside Tifa's mom, which was Cloud's own father. He saw that a bunch of peas had stuck onto his cheek and some had fallen onto his napkin and on the table. Cloud immediately looked away, trying to look innocent. But he felt a dozen pair of eyes watching him which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Hmm, Hmm..." His dad's voice echoed through the room, as he tried to get Cloud's attention.
Cloud slowly turned around, finally noticing that all the eyes weren't on him, as Cloud suspected. His father was staring at Mrs. Gainsborough and so were all the others. The next thing he knew, Mr. Strife grabbed some mashed potatoes and threw it right at Mrs. Gainsborough. She screeched as she saw half her face and her dress were now covered in mashed potatoes. Mr. Strife laughed menacingly, until some gravy hit him hard in the face, which once again started another silence.
Then, Mr. Highwind roared up in laughter. A few more people joined in,
but were soon disrupted by a small child's laugh. They all turned and
faced the laughing Tifa. Cloud was sitting there, his whole face
covered in tuna caviar. All the other children roared with laughter at
the sight. Cloud swiped some of the caviar off his face, obviously not
having much success. Just as Tifa laughed, Zack got up and spilled his
coke all over her. Tifa simply sat there, her hair soaked from the
coke. Cloud laughed at her. Yuffie then crawled behind Cloud's chair
and put some mashed potatoes onto his head and Zack's. Everyone
laughed at this.
"FOOD FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sephiroth shouted with an evil smile on
his face.
At that everyone began to throw food at each other. Mrs. Lockheart
aimed the pudding at Mrs. Strife, but missed and she ended up hitting
Mrs. Highwind instead. She laughed as some pie had hit the side of her
face. Cloud was chasing Aeris, trying to hit her with some pudding.
Meanwhile, Sephiroth was aiming some pie at Tifa as she tried to hide.
Barret and Cid were all throwing peas around at each other, each face
covered in mashed potatoes and gravy. Vincent and Yuffie were a little
busy torturing each other themselves.
Mr. Strife took a slice of cake and aimed it Mrs. Lockheart as she was
cleaning off some peas that covered her face. He hit her and he fell
on the floor with laughter, which made Cloud trip and spill the
pudding on Mr. Strife's already food covered face. Aeris, still
looking behind her as she ran around the table, tripped on them too
and hit her face right in the pudding bowl. The place roared with
laughter, and soon even the servants had joined in the food fight.
The evening went on like that until everyone grew tired and decided to
help clean up. The kids had all fallen asleep, their faces still
covered in many foods. The parents silently cleaned up and then, after
they had finished, picked each of their kids up and whispered bye to
each other as they silently went out the door. It was truly an evening
to be remembered.
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Yippee!!! There's the second chapter all completed! Funny? Hehe, I thought it was and I'm hoping you did too. Of course, this still is kind of an intro to how these soon-to-be great friends met! So please, please review! This chapter goes out to Yunyun, who dedicated her wonderful CloTi story to me. This ones for you!!! Well, please stay tuned for the third chapter!
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