Oh My God! So terribly sorry for the EXTREMELY late update, but school has
been keeping me so busy, I barely have time to write anything! I'm so
sorry! Plus I have a new story coming up which is about Evangelion! But no
need to worry my fellow Cloti friends, more cloti is soon to come! Just as
soon as I finish one of these stories.
^.~ anyways, this chapter is going to be a bit short, sorry!
~~~The Arrangement ~~~
"Hmph! Some friends! Dumping me for Cloud and his friends! I'm never going to talk to them ever again!"
Tifa silently sobbed into her pillow, remembering what her friends had said and the friendship braclet she broke. It made her cry, knowing that she threw away a strong friendship that had lasted for so long.
"They deserved it! They'll see...Cloud is just going to do something mean like he always does! Then they'll come back to me!" Tifa thought.
She sobbed again and stuffed her face into her pillow so her parents wouldn't hear her.
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"This isn't right for a child her age..." Mr. Lockheart said to his wife while smoking his pipe.
"What do you mean? She is not a child anymore! She's in high school!" Mrs. Lockheart argued.
"Exactly. She's in High school and STILL has never gotten a date or a boyfriend! Look at Aeris and Yuffie! Both have dates with decent boys like Cloud and Vincent!" Mr. Lockheart continued.
"So?! That doesn't give us any right to do this to her! Besides, Aeris and Yuffie know Cloud and Vincent since they were kids! Tifa won't even know what the guys name is for Gods sake!"
"But that's just the beauty of it! You always said you liked romance like that! You know, where the girl sees the man she is to marry for the first time and, at first, hates him but later falls in love with him! I think this is the best for Tifa..." Mr. Lockheart argued back.
"But we should let her be a free child! Doing this is like taking away her rights! It's her own decision when it comes to what man she wishes to marry! We just observe and we tell her if he's good for her or not!" Mrs. Lockheart shouted, anger in her voice.
"But this way, we won't hurt her, the man she chooses won't hurt her, and we would have already have approved!" Mr. Lockheart said, now standing up and trying to reason with his wife.
"No...This would hurt her equally and she might even elope if she has already fallen in love! This is not right! We should let her choose when she is ready!" Mrs. Lockheart said, turning around and giving Mr. Lockheart her back.
"But that's just it! What if she's never ready! Our family will never continue!" Mr. Lockheart shouted.
"Oh! So now this is all about your family name to continue and not your one and only daughters happiness?!" Mrs. Lockheart roared as she turned once again and faced her husband, her sweet face filling with anger.
"I'm not saying that! I just think this is the best for her! We both know that if she chooses to marry who she wants, he will be bad and he will hurt her! But with an arranged marriage, we can make sure she's happy!"
"That's it! I can't argue with you anymore! Do what you wish, but if she gets hurt I had nothing to do with it and I will kill you!"
Mrs. Lockheart shouted at her husband, putting her hand on her forehead as if she was getting a headache.
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"How do I look?" Cloud asked his dad as he finished putting on his tie.
His father had insisted that Cloud and Vincent took Aeris and Yuffie somewhere extremely fancy and expensive. Though Cloud argued that if the girl really loved him, she wouldn't care for his money. But his dad was not paying any attention to him.
"You look great son! Like a real man..." Mr. Strife said as he fixed the bow tie a bit.
And he was right...Cloud looked extremely handsome in the tuxedo. The shirt was showing a bit of his muscles and he looked tall and more...mature.
"So...are you going with Yuffie or Aeris?" His dad asked as he checked himself in the mirror.
"...Aeris..." Cloud said.
"Ahhhhhh....yes, she is quite beautiful isn't she? She looks just like her mother...I see you have taste, Cloud." Mr. Strife complimented.
"Yeah...well..." Cloud said sheepishly.
"Come on! Don't want to be late do you now?! Go downstairs and Vincent is probably there too! Good luck and behave yourself Cloud!" Mr. Strife shouted after Cloud as he ran out of his room and down the marble stairs.
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"Okay...relax....just ring the doorbell and bring Aeris and Yuffie out." Cloud told Vincent.
"Why do I have to do it?! Why can't you?! Or at least come down with me! It would be the proper thing to do!" Vincent argued.
"Because...Sephiroth might be there...and you know how he feels about me and Aeris...he'll wring my neck! But he doesn't hate you, so just go!" Cloud said as he looked in the mini mirror that hung from the top of his car and fixed his hair.
"But what would Sephiroth be doing in Aeris' house?" Vincent argued.
"Number 1;he know about the date. Number 2;Him and Aeris have to work on a project for biology and number 3;HE LIKES HER !" Cloud said as he turned his attention back to Vincent.
'But wouldn't you be able to take him?! You're strong! Plus you get to show off in front of Aeris!" Vincent winked.
"Well...I heard he's also gotten stronger too...besides, why would I need to show off in front of Aeris?! She already likes me and you know how she's all against the violence thing." Cloud said.
"NOW MOVE!" Cloud shoved Vincent out the door, making him stumble out.
Vincent slowly walked towards the large white fancy door and, with his trembling fingers, pressed the doorbell.
He hesitantly looked back at the black Ferrari where Cloud sat and gulped as he looked up at the door, waiting for it to open.
Suddenly, the door creaked open and there stood Aeris in a red strapless dress, wearing mascara and blush which really brought out her eyes and pretty doll face. The dress was all sparkly and it went all the way down to Aeris' knees. Her hair was let down but had a small braid hanging at the back. She was wearing a pretty red ribbon around her neck and had her beautiful bangs twist around her face.
'Man, Cloud is so going to faint...' Vincent thought as he looked at Aeris.
"Oh! Hey...erm...where's Cloud?" Aeris asked as she looked outside.
"Oh! He's in the car...where's Yuffie?" Vincent asked as he looked in the house.
"Right here!" A young voice shouted as Yuffie stepped in front of the doorway. She was wearing a green dress that had 2 thin green straps go around her neck. Her dress was tighter then Aeris but also had sparkles. Her hair was let down it looked neater and less messy then usual.
"H-hey Yuffie...erm...you girls ready to go?" Vincent asked them.
Both the girls nodded and stepped outside, locking the door behind them and soon followed Vincent to the black Ferrari...
Muahahahahaha!!I finished this short chapter! It's only short because I wanted to update fast or else I would have written the date part too. But I didn't want to keep you all waiting! So I hope you enjoyed it and please Review!
By the way, if you didn't get it, Tifa's parents are thinking about an arranged marriage...want to know what happens next? Your going to have to wait and read!=D
Ja Ne for now until the next update!
^.~ anyways, this chapter is going to be a bit short, sorry!
~~~The Arrangement ~~~
"Hmph! Some friends! Dumping me for Cloud and his friends! I'm never going to talk to them ever again!"
Tifa silently sobbed into her pillow, remembering what her friends had said and the friendship braclet she broke. It made her cry, knowing that she threw away a strong friendship that had lasted for so long.
"They deserved it! They'll see...Cloud is just going to do something mean like he always does! Then they'll come back to me!" Tifa thought.
She sobbed again and stuffed her face into her pillow so her parents wouldn't hear her.
**~~~~~~~~~~~~~**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**
"This isn't right for a child her age..." Mr. Lockheart said to his wife while smoking his pipe.
"What do you mean? She is not a child anymore! She's in high school!" Mrs. Lockheart argued.
"Exactly. She's in High school and STILL has never gotten a date or a boyfriend! Look at Aeris and Yuffie! Both have dates with decent boys like Cloud and Vincent!" Mr. Lockheart continued.
"So?! That doesn't give us any right to do this to her! Besides, Aeris and Yuffie know Cloud and Vincent since they were kids! Tifa won't even know what the guys name is for Gods sake!"
"But that's just the beauty of it! You always said you liked romance like that! You know, where the girl sees the man she is to marry for the first time and, at first, hates him but later falls in love with him! I think this is the best for Tifa..." Mr. Lockheart argued back.
"But we should let her be a free child! Doing this is like taking away her rights! It's her own decision when it comes to what man she wishes to marry! We just observe and we tell her if he's good for her or not!" Mrs. Lockheart shouted, anger in her voice.
"But this way, we won't hurt her, the man she chooses won't hurt her, and we would have already have approved!" Mr. Lockheart said, now standing up and trying to reason with his wife.
"No...This would hurt her equally and she might even elope if she has already fallen in love! This is not right! We should let her choose when she is ready!" Mrs. Lockheart said, turning around and giving Mr. Lockheart her back.
"But that's just it! What if she's never ready! Our family will never continue!" Mr. Lockheart shouted.
"Oh! So now this is all about your family name to continue and not your one and only daughters happiness?!" Mrs. Lockheart roared as she turned once again and faced her husband, her sweet face filling with anger.
"I'm not saying that! I just think this is the best for her! We both know that if she chooses to marry who she wants, he will be bad and he will hurt her! But with an arranged marriage, we can make sure she's happy!"
"That's it! I can't argue with you anymore! Do what you wish, but if she gets hurt I had nothing to do with it and I will kill you!"
Mrs. Lockheart shouted at her husband, putting her hand on her forehead as if she was getting a headache.
~~~**~~~~~~~***~~~~~~~~~~***
"How do I look?" Cloud asked his dad as he finished putting on his tie.
His father had insisted that Cloud and Vincent took Aeris and Yuffie somewhere extremely fancy and expensive. Though Cloud argued that if the girl really loved him, she wouldn't care for his money. But his dad was not paying any attention to him.
"You look great son! Like a real man..." Mr. Strife said as he fixed the bow tie a bit.
And he was right...Cloud looked extremely handsome in the tuxedo. The shirt was showing a bit of his muscles and he looked tall and more...mature.
"So...are you going with Yuffie or Aeris?" His dad asked as he checked himself in the mirror.
"...Aeris..." Cloud said.
"Ahhhhhh....yes, she is quite beautiful isn't she? She looks just like her mother...I see you have taste, Cloud." Mr. Strife complimented.
"Yeah...well..." Cloud said sheepishly.
"Come on! Don't want to be late do you now?! Go downstairs and Vincent is probably there too! Good luck and behave yourself Cloud!" Mr. Strife shouted after Cloud as he ran out of his room and down the marble stairs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~**~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Okay...relax....just ring the doorbell and bring Aeris and Yuffie out." Cloud told Vincent.
"Why do I have to do it?! Why can't you?! Or at least come down with me! It would be the proper thing to do!" Vincent argued.
"Because...Sephiroth might be there...and you know how he feels about me and Aeris...he'll wring my neck! But he doesn't hate you, so just go!" Cloud said as he looked in the mini mirror that hung from the top of his car and fixed his hair.
"But what would Sephiroth be doing in Aeris' house?" Vincent argued.
"Number 1;he know about the date. Number 2;Him and Aeris have to work on a project for biology and number 3;HE LIKES HER !" Cloud said as he turned his attention back to Vincent.
'But wouldn't you be able to take him?! You're strong! Plus you get to show off in front of Aeris!" Vincent winked.
"Well...I heard he's also gotten stronger too...besides, why would I need to show off in front of Aeris?! She already likes me and you know how she's all against the violence thing." Cloud said.
"NOW MOVE!" Cloud shoved Vincent out the door, making him stumble out.
Vincent slowly walked towards the large white fancy door and, with his trembling fingers, pressed the doorbell.
He hesitantly looked back at the black Ferrari where Cloud sat and gulped as he looked up at the door, waiting for it to open.
Suddenly, the door creaked open and there stood Aeris in a red strapless dress, wearing mascara and blush which really brought out her eyes and pretty doll face. The dress was all sparkly and it went all the way down to Aeris' knees. Her hair was let down but had a small braid hanging at the back. She was wearing a pretty red ribbon around her neck and had her beautiful bangs twist around her face.
'Man, Cloud is so going to faint...' Vincent thought as he looked at Aeris.
"Oh! Hey...erm...where's Cloud?" Aeris asked as she looked outside.
"Oh! He's in the car...where's Yuffie?" Vincent asked as he looked in the house.
"Right here!" A young voice shouted as Yuffie stepped in front of the doorway. She was wearing a green dress that had 2 thin green straps go around her neck. Her dress was tighter then Aeris but also had sparkles. Her hair was let down it looked neater and less messy then usual.
"H-hey Yuffie...erm...you girls ready to go?" Vincent asked them.
Both the girls nodded and stepped outside, locking the door behind them and soon followed Vincent to the black Ferrari...
Muahahahahaha!!I finished this short chapter! It's only short because I wanted to update fast or else I would have written the date part too. But I didn't want to keep you all waiting! So I hope you enjoyed it and please Review!
By the way, if you didn't get it, Tifa's parents are thinking about an arranged marriage...want to know what happens next? Your going to have to wait and read!=D
Ja Ne for now until the next update!