Life As It Is
Chapter 5 – Lock-Picking
A/N: I am SO sorry you guys that I haven't updated in a long time! ((cries)) My writer's block seems to still be there... but it has lessened considerably YAY IT'S SUMMER!!! That means I'll probably update more, but then I'll go on hiatus for vacation. Okay, for this chappie... there's probably going to be some humor, I think I may fit in some squiffiness in this chapter. If not, it's probably coming next chapter. Um... and ninjas are quite good at lock-picking ((winks)) Hm... this chapter will have some views from Riku and Sorina's viewpoints to move the plot. And... um... that's it. Now read!
This chapter is dedicated to my friend Lia. Sadly, I was getting quite depressed with fanfiction because all of my other friends say they're stupid and uninteresting. Lia actually agreed with me that fanfiction is like AWESOME! So now I'm back. None of my friends know that I actually write fanfiction though... writing tells people a lot about you (well in my opinion) and I don't really like them knowing all about me... that's why I love you guys! ((hugs all my readers))
ria-aeon-hunter – ((giggles)) You're first again! Don't worry, they're going to escape. ((smiles evilly))
hikari15candals – Hehe the kitty's going to help lots later on. Don't worry, send it to me if you have time. ((nods)) I can't wait to hear it though! I was replaying Kingdom Hearts and I saw the intro again. ((drools)) hehe. And that scene when Cloud walks by Sora during the coliseum... ((drools even more))
fanficlvr – Squiffiness either this chappie or next chappie, I dunno how long this fic is going to last, Squall will probably never be free of Riona because she's going to turn into a friend (she's a bit like Riku during the game, good-bad-good), and um... the reason you're asking all these questions is because you feel like it! wo0t! I answered all of your questions! And they'll escape. But since I'm the author... I'm going to torture them a bit first. ((cackles)) Leon: She's freaking me out. Yuffie: Even more than me? Leon: I mean, what's she going to DO with us? Yuffie: Aww it can't be too bad. Leon: Look what she made me into last time! Me: You're wasting my time! Remember, the faster I type the faster you two get through it. Leon: ((growls))
BroncosCheer-literofpepsy – She's coming. She's not there yet. ((pats Hikari)) The kitty never makes mistakes!
DemonSurfer – What's SS? And um... since majority said let them go... I'll make their escape semi-painful so you can enjoy that. ((grins))
zilly – Such a cool name you have! ((gasps)) I'm talking like Yoda! Ah well. He's cool. Thanks! Glad you like this story.
Disclaimer: I'm a 13-year-old girl who's mommy doesn't allow babysitting or any form of work to earn money. Yes I own Kingdom Hearts. ((glares)) On a more serious note, Sorina's mine and Hikari's also mine, so I would appreciate you telling me or something, like in a review or something. I won't say no, of course. ((grins)).
"Squall, why is your cat making that noise?" asked Yuffie. Squall jumped up nervously and eyed Hikari for a moment. Hikari cocked her head questionably at Squall.
"She's here..." he muttered, "You have to get out..."
"You mean we," Yuffie contradicted, hurrying up, "I'm not leaving you with her." Squall sighed. He desperately wanted to escape too, but two of them escaping will cause a lot more noise than one. He wasn't exactly as small and ninja-like as Yuffie.
He shook his head. "No. Go alone. Jump out of the window and hang onto a ledge. There's a motion sensor over there that you'll have to jump over. It's an easy jump to the lamp pole. Then you slid down and you're home free."
"I'm not leaving without you!" said Yuffie indignantly. Suddenly, they heard the door open outside. Squall eyed the wardrobe.
"Quick! Get in there!" Squall said, shoving Yuffie and Hikari in there.
"Squall?" a voice called from the other room. Squall shuddered. It was her. Yuffie took the chance and pulled Squall into the wardrobe in with the rest of them.
Yuffie peaked through the little crack in the wardrobe and saw the raven- haired girl looking around.
"Hm..." Yuffie heard Riona say.
"Squall!" Riona called loudly, but was returned with silence. She smiled and pulled a crystal ball-like object from her purse. "My lordess," she whispered into the orb. A faint fog rose from the orb. It materialized. Yuffie gasped softly. A tall, white-skinned lady appeared in long, black robes. Her black lips frowned down at Riona.
"My lordess, you have arisen!" Riona cried, dropping to her knees.
"About time, too. That Riku-boy was getting on my nerves. He's terribly hard to get angry." the woman said.
"What is my task, my lordess?" Riona asked, bowing down to her.
"Get rid of his friends." the woman said bluntly.
"My lordess, forgive me, but the task..." Riona trembled.
"Do not worry about their magic. They will not use their magic and weapons until it is absolutely necessary. You must use their greatest weakness against them. Do you remember what that is?" the lady answered.
"Forgive me, my lordess..." Riona whimpered, pressing her forehead to the cold ground.
"It is love. Love is nothing. Remember that, young apprentice. Sephiroph will be working with you. Do not rely on him! He has not completely submitted to the darkness yet." the woman said cruelly.
"Yes, my lordess. But who must I destroy first?" Riona asked, head still bowed.
"Take out that brown-haired boyfriend of yours. He nearly destroyed me once. Besides, Riku looks up to him. And since he's your obedient boyfriend, a little slip of poison down his throat should be enough."
Yuffie trembled, tugging on a motionless Squall.
"Yes, my lordess." Riona replied.
"Good. You will be greatly rewarded. After they have been killed, I, the Dark Lordess, shall rule the world!" and with that the lady disappeared once more. Riona stood up, dusted herself off, and picked up the phone. A voice from Riona's purse said, "Do not use the phone! The police will spread the news, and his friends will know. Go walk there. You know where his house is." Riona nodded and walked out the front door. Yuffie sighed with relief. Now they can get out! She pushed against the wardrobe doors. They didn't budge. Squall groaned as Yuffie accidentally stepped on him.
"Yuffie, did you even wonder WHY I didn't want to hide in the wardrobe with you guys?" Squall asked, not budging.
"No..." Yuffie said, pushing against the door, "Hey Squall how do I get the door open?"
"It's locked. It automatically locks from the outside." he said, sighing.
"Why didn't you tell me that?" Yuffie said indignantly.
"It was too late. She was here." he said simply.
"Now what do we do?" Yuffie asked. Squall sighed.
"I don't know..." he said. Hikari climbed into his lap, purring. If only she had a hairpin or something... Yuffie thought. Hikari brushed her whiskers lightly against Yuffie's legs. That's it! Hikari's whiskers were as tough as a hairpin. She bent down and picked up Hikari.
"Hikari-dear, this'll hurt a bit..." she said, reaching down and plucking a whisker from off of Hikari. Hikari stood absolutely still, like she knew this was important and understood what Yuffie was up to.
"What are you doing?" Squall asked.
"Lock-picking" Yuffie replied, sticking the whisker here and there. There was a snap, and the door opened. Yuffie tumbled out, did a somersault and stood up. Squall carefully climbed out, Hikari around his neck.
"Where'd you learn that?" he asked, motioning her to follow him. Yuffie walked behind him as he opened the window. She smiled mysteriously.
"You know the special magical thingy that you guys all have? Well, so do I. I've got ninja blood," she said, nodding, and proceeded to trip over the carpet.
"I thought ninjas were... graceful," Squall sneered.
"Hey! You owe me one!" Yuffie said indignantly. Squall glared at her for a while, and then climbed out the window onto a ledge. The escape route was actually quite easy for the both of them.
"Now what do we do?" Yuffie asked. Squall eyed the narrow alleyway.
"I'm going sleep," he said.
"Where?" she asked.
"There," he said, pointing at a tree.
"Why don't you go to the dorm?" she asked.
"I don't live there. Sora and Cloud live there." he answered.
"Riku doesn't either?" she asked, remembering the conversation that she had just eavesdropped on.
"Can't you ever shut up?" he asked, eyeing her angrily.
"Can't you ever listen?" she retorted, "So why not the hotel?"
"Her dad owns it," he said, starting to climb into the tree.
"If it suits you," she said, and started to pick on a car lock.
"Don't do that!" Squall said, but it was too late. Yuffie had just chosen to hack into one of Riona's cars. The one with if you didn't turn off the alarm the police would come. The sirens could already be heard in the distance...
(A/N: Nope it's not over yet! Now we zoom in on Riku... Riku: ((looks scared)))
"You're mad," Sorina stated, sitting on a swing.
"I know that!" he retorted, glaring at Sorina. She blinked.
Silver hair swishing, he sat down on the sand. He had refused to go back to the dorm, so Sorina had dragged him to the park. "I can't believe my friends! I finally come and they all leave. They're so... annoying. I hate them!" he screamed quietly.
"Riku!" Sorina said, standing up, "Riku! Calm down! We have to be careful. You may have summoned... her... but you must not let her control you! She doesn't know who I am yet..."
Riku stared out into the blackness. "But still... I wonder what's out there. You know, in the dark. It can take me places I'd never dream of going..." he whispered.
Sorina closed her eyes. Memories... the broken promises...
"What's the matter?" Riku asked. Sorina's eyes snapped open. "N-nothing," she replied, trembling.
"Tell me," Riku slowly commanded.
"It's nothing, okay?" Sorina snapped.
"Sorina! Watch yourself!" he replied quickly.
"It's... so... hard," she replied, tears falling.
"I know, I know," he said, walking to her. She threw her arms around him.
"When will this end?" she whispered softly in his ear.
"I... don't know..." he replied.
"Well, well. Look what we've got here..." a voice drawled from beside a tree.
(A/N: Muhahaha more cliffy! Now we zoom in on Yuffie and that car...)
Squall jumped down quickly and grabbed Yuffie. She yelped, but quickly followed him. "There's no where to hide..." Yuffie whispered, "They've got the helicopters, and blocked out both ends of the alley!" Squall knew it was true. They were trapped. Hikari scurried down under a car. Lucky her, she was too short and small to be seen by the police. "Wait! I got it!" Yuffie said triumphantly, and dragged Squall under a car with her. Police never searched low. Squall's breath breathed heavily against her face. The feet of the police walked by her face ever few seconds.
"Nope, must have been a bird or something," she heard one man say.
"Yeah, let's go." another man said, and they left.
"Squall," she whispered, "Get up, they're gone." He didn't respond. "Squall!" she whispered more urgently. He was dead! No, he was breathing... he was asleep? He looked so peaceful... Yuffie smiled. He was sleep. She curled up next to him and soon fell asleep.
(A/N: okay, now let's get in some AerithxCloud-ness. They're at the opera, remember? And I don't think Cloud really likes it... Cloud: Hey! It's YOUR problem you made me to go that opera. Besides, Aerith thought it was cute.)
"Oh, look at her sing! She as a beautiful voice," complimented Aerith.
"Yes, let's watch the fat lady sing!" Cloud said, bored.
"Cloud, please, just watch the opera," Aerith whined. Cloud quieted down. How could anyone resist the begging of Aerith? The intermission came, and Cloud hurriedly got up.
"Where're you going?" asked Aerith.
"Bathroom" he muttered.
"Man, that opera was boring," he heard one man say.
"Yeah, I know... never thought I'd see you here, Cid" said Cloud.
"DAMN the whole thing!" the blonde, old man continued, "But your English teacher dared me to attend one. She bet me 100 bucks! And a free ticket. So here I am."
"INTERMISSION IS OVER!!!" said the doorman.
"But... I haven't gone yet!" said Cloud indignantly.
"What were you doing the whole time?" Cid asked, "This isn't the bathroom, this is the smoking room!"
"Oh," Cloud said dumbly, "No wonder, the men's bathroom never has a line..." and dashed towards the real bathroom. He ran past the women's bathroom and pushed into the men's bathroom. Or at least what he thought was the men's bathroom. Turns out it was another door to the women's restroom. A couple of girls screamed, and an old lady started bashing him with her umbrella.
"Ouch!" Cloud said.
"What are you doing here, young man?" asked the old lady.
"I... I'm here to tell you that the intermission is over!" he lied quickly.
"Oh. Well leave now." said the lady, shooing him away.
"Cloud!" Aerith called, dragging him towards the seats again, "What were you doing in the women's restroom?"
"I... went into the wrong bathroom" he said, flushing.
"Well, did you go?" Aerith asked.
"No..." he whined.
"Well, hold it for another couple of hours then. The opera's starting again." Aerith giggled.
"Great..." drawled Cloud.
(A/N: Okay, let's fast forward time a bit. It's still Cloud and Aerith, except A COUPLE HOURS LATER)
"It's over! Wasn't that wonderful?" asked Aerith to Cloud. Except... where was he? She looked towards the door and saw a flash of yellow.
"I guess I'll meet him in the car..."she said to herself, laughing.
"Well, wasn't that a wonderful show?" asked Aerith, in the car.
"It isn't as wonderful as you," Cloud said, leaning over to kiss her. She giggled and pulled him closer. There was a loud knocking against the window shield and a woman shrieking. Cloud looked up and Aerith quickly composed herself.
"Oh no, it's the old lady again..." he said.
"Where'd you meet her?" Aerith asked as he pulled out of the parking lot.
"The bathroom..." he muttered. Aerith giggled even harder.
"So... where'd you want to go now?" he asked, pulling an arm around her.
"Cloud! Be careful! You know it's dangerous to drive with one hand!" she reprimanded.
"Yes, ma'am," he said, and let go.
"How about... we go to my room?" she asked, blushing.
"Your friends..." Cloud said. His cell phone rang. "Hey, Cloud here." It was Squall, "Hey, tell Aerith Yuffie's not coming back to the dorm tonight, okay?" "Why? What did you do to her?" Cloud asked. Squall winced. "Come on, what could I do?" he asked. Wrong question, apparently. "You could..." Cloud rambled on. "Look, she fell asleep and I thought you two might want some alone time so she's at my other place," Squall interrupted, "Bye." and hung up.
Cloud looked over at Aerith. She was also on her cell phone.
"Sora and Kairi's at Sora's place," she said.
"Yuffie's at Squall's place," he said.
"WHAT???!!!" Aerith shouted, a rare event.
"Apparently she fell asleep so Squall took her to his place because he decided we needed some "alone time" continued Squall.
"Aw, how thoughtful," said Aerith, kissing Cloud on the cheek.
"I currently love Squall" said Cloud.
"Hey, I thought you loved me," Aerith said, slapping him a bit.
"Eww, that sounded wrong didn't it?" asked Cloud.
"Yuh-huh" Aerith said cutely.
"Well, you gotta thank him..." he said, parking.
"Come on," Aerith said, leading him to her room.
A/N: Okay, so that last part didn't really end up as I thought it would, but my writer's block is gone! WOOT!!! I think it was Linkin Park's "Breaking a Habit", Yellowcard's "Ocean Avenue" and "Hikari" that really got me motivated. hikari15scandals: I found it! The song, I mean. Anyways, so what did I leave you with? A love-dovey scene. But I just had to leave that wonderful little CLIFFY in the middle. ((laffs evilly)) Does anyone know who was Cid's girlfriend in FFVII? I forgot her name... it started with an S or something... and that dark lordess is really mean, ain't she? Makes you feel sorry for Riona a bit... I may be starting something new soon... but this isn't anything near done yet. Thinking of calling it Summer Dreams... but it may not be a fanfic... just a novel, ya know? Well, thanks for reading and don't forget to review! No picture today... I'm trying to find a nice host and hostess for my website...
Chapter 5 – Lock-Picking
A/N: I am SO sorry you guys that I haven't updated in a long time! ((cries)) My writer's block seems to still be there... but it has lessened considerably YAY IT'S SUMMER!!! That means I'll probably update more, but then I'll go on hiatus for vacation. Okay, for this chappie... there's probably going to be some humor, I think I may fit in some squiffiness in this chapter. If not, it's probably coming next chapter. Um... and ninjas are quite good at lock-picking ((winks)) Hm... this chapter will have some views from Riku and Sorina's viewpoints to move the plot. And... um... that's it. Now read!
This chapter is dedicated to my friend Lia. Sadly, I was getting quite depressed with fanfiction because all of my other friends say they're stupid and uninteresting. Lia actually agreed with me that fanfiction is like AWESOME! So now I'm back. None of my friends know that I actually write fanfiction though... writing tells people a lot about you (well in my opinion) and I don't really like them knowing all about me... that's why I love you guys! ((hugs all my readers))
ria-aeon-hunter – ((giggles)) You're first again! Don't worry, they're going to escape. ((smiles evilly))
hikari15candals – Hehe the kitty's going to help lots later on. Don't worry, send it to me if you have time. ((nods)) I can't wait to hear it though! I was replaying Kingdom Hearts and I saw the intro again. ((drools)) hehe. And that scene when Cloud walks by Sora during the coliseum... ((drools even more))
fanficlvr – Squiffiness either this chappie or next chappie, I dunno how long this fic is going to last, Squall will probably never be free of Riona because she's going to turn into a friend (she's a bit like Riku during the game, good-bad-good), and um... the reason you're asking all these questions is because you feel like it! wo0t! I answered all of your questions! And they'll escape. But since I'm the author... I'm going to torture them a bit first. ((cackles)) Leon: She's freaking me out. Yuffie: Even more than me? Leon: I mean, what's she going to DO with us? Yuffie: Aww it can't be too bad. Leon: Look what she made me into last time! Me: You're wasting my time! Remember, the faster I type the faster you two get through it. Leon: ((growls))
BroncosCheer-literofpepsy – She's coming. She's not there yet. ((pats Hikari)) The kitty never makes mistakes!
DemonSurfer – What's SS? And um... since majority said let them go... I'll make their escape semi-painful so you can enjoy that. ((grins))
zilly – Such a cool name you have! ((gasps)) I'm talking like Yoda! Ah well. He's cool. Thanks! Glad you like this story.
Disclaimer: I'm a 13-year-old girl who's mommy doesn't allow babysitting or any form of work to earn money. Yes I own Kingdom Hearts. ((glares)) On a more serious note, Sorina's mine and Hikari's also mine, so I would appreciate you telling me or something, like in a review or something. I won't say no, of course. ((grins)).
"Squall, why is your cat making that noise?" asked Yuffie. Squall jumped up nervously and eyed Hikari for a moment. Hikari cocked her head questionably at Squall.
"She's here..." he muttered, "You have to get out..."
"You mean we," Yuffie contradicted, hurrying up, "I'm not leaving you with her." Squall sighed. He desperately wanted to escape too, but two of them escaping will cause a lot more noise than one. He wasn't exactly as small and ninja-like as Yuffie.
He shook his head. "No. Go alone. Jump out of the window and hang onto a ledge. There's a motion sensor over there that you'll have to jump over. It's an easy jump to the lamp pole. Then you slid down and you're home free."
"I'm not leaving without you!" said Yuffie indignantly. Suddenly, they heard the door open outside. Squall eyed the wardrobe.
"Quick! Get in there!" Squall said, shoving Yuffie and Hikari in there.
"Squall?" a voice called from the other room. Squall shuddered. It was her. Yuffie took the chance and pulled Squall into the wardrobe in with the rest of them.
Yuffie peaked through the little crack in the wardrobe and saw the raven- haired girl looking around.
"Hm..." Yuffie heard Riona say.
"Squall!" Riona called loudly, but was returned with silence. She smiled and pulled a crystal ball-like object from her purse. "My lordess," she whispered into the orb. A faint fog rose from the orb. It materialized. Yuffie gasped softly. A tall, white-skinned lady appeared in long, black robes. Her black lips frowned down at Riona.
"My lordess, you have arisen!" Riona cried, dropping to her knees.
"About time, too. That Riku-boy was getting on my nerves. He's terribly hard to get angry." the woman said.
"What is my task, my lordess?" Riona asked, bowing down to her.
"Get rid of his friends." the woman said bluntly.
"My lordess, forgive me, but the task..." Riona trembled.
"Do not worry about their magic. They will not use their magic and weapons until it is absolutely necessary. You must use their greatest weakness against them. Do you remember what that is?" the lady answered.
"Forgive me, my lordess..." Riona whimpered, pressing her forehead to the cold ground.
"It is love. Love is nothing. Remember that, young apprentice. Sephiroph will be working with you. Do not rely on him! He has not completely submitted to the darkness yet." the woman said cruelly.
"Yes, my lordess. But who must I destroy first?" Riona asked, head still bowed.
"Take out that brown-haired boyfriend of yours. He nearly destroyed me once. Besides, Riku looks up to him. And since he's your obedient boyfriend, a little slip of poison down his throat should be enough."
Yuffie trembled, tugging on a motionless Squall.
"Yes, my lordess." Riona replied.
"Good. You will be greatly rewarded. After they have been killed, I, the Dark Lordess, shall rule the world!" and with that the lady disappeared once more. Riona stood up, dusted herself off, and picked up the phone. A voice from Riona's purse said, "Do not use the phone! The police will spread the news, and his friends will know. Go walk there. You know where his house is." Riona nodded and walked out the front door. Yuffie sighed with relief. Now they can get out! She pushed against the wardrobe doors. They didn't budge. Squall groaned as Yuffie accidentally stepped on him.
"Yuffie, did you even wonder WHY I didn't want to hide in the wardrobe with you guys?" Squall asked, not budging.
"No..." Yuffie said, pushing against the door, "Hey Squall how do I get the door open?"
"It's locked. It automatically locks from the outside." he said, sighing.
"Why didn't you tell me that?" Yuffie said indignantly.
"It was too late. She was here." he said simply.
"Now what do we do?" Yuffie asked. Squall sighed.
"I don't know..." he said. Hikari climbed into his lap, purring. If only she had a hairpin or something... Yuffie thought. Hikari brushed her whiskers lightly against Yuffie's legs. That's it! Hikari's whiskers were as tough as a hairpin. She bent down and picked up Hikari.
"Hikari-dear, this'll hurt a bit..." she said, reaching down and plucking a whisker from off of Hikari. Hikari stood absolutely still, like she knew this was important and understood what Yuffie was up to.
"What are you doing?" Squall asked.
"Lock-picking" Yuffie replied, sticking the whisker here and there. There was a snap, and the door opened. Yuffie tumbled out, did a somersault and stood up. Squall carefully climbed out, Hikari around his neck.
"Where'd you learn that?" he asked, motioning her to follow him. Yuffie walked behind him as he opened the window. She smiled mysteriously.
"You know the special magical thingy that you guys all have? Well, so do I. I've got ninja blood," she said, nodding, and proceeded to trip over the carpet.
"I thought ninjas were... graceful," Squall sneered.
"Hey! You owe me one!" Yuffie said indignantly. Squall glared at her for a while, and then climbed out the window onto a ledge. The escape route was actually quite easy for the both of them.
"Now what do we do?" Yuffie asked. Squall eyed the narrow alleyway.
"I'm going sleep," he said.
"Where?" she asked.
"There," he said, pointing at a tree.
"Why don't you go to the dorm?" she asked.
"I don't live there. Sora and Cloud live there." he answered.
"Riku doesn't either?" she asked, remembering the conversation that she had just eavesdropped on.
"Can't you ever shut up?" he asked, eyeing her angrily.
"Can't you ever listen?" she retorted, "So why not the hotel?"
"Her dad owns it," he said, starting to climb into the tree.
"If it suits you," she said, and started to pick on a car lock.
"Don't do that!" Squall said, but it was too late. Yuffie had just chosen to hack into one of Riona's cars. The one with if you didn't turn off the alarm the police would come. The sirens could already be heard in the distance...
(A/N: Nope it's not over yet! Now we zoom in on Riku... Riku: ((looks scared)))
"You're mad," Sorina stated, sitting on a swing.
"I know that!" he retorted, glaring at Sorina. She blinked.
Silver hair swishing, he sat down on the sand. He had refused to go back to the dorm, so Sorina had dragged him to the park. "I can't believe my friends! I finally come and they all leave. They're so... annoying. I hate them!" he screamed quietly.
"Riku!" Sorina said, standing up, "Riku! Calm down! We have to be careful. You may have summoned... her... but you must not let her control you! She doesn't know who I am yet..."
Riku stared out into the blackness. "But still... I wonder what's out there. You know, in the dark. It can take me places I'd never dream of going..." he whispered.
Sorina closed her eyes. Memories... the broken promises...
"What's the matter?" Riku asked. Sorina's eyes snapped open. "N-nothing," she replied, trembling.
"Tell me," Riku slowly commanded.
"It's nothing, okay?" Sorina snapped.
"Sorina! Watch yourself!" he replied quickly.
"It's... so... hard," she replied, tears falling.
"I know, I know," he said, walking to her. She threw her arms around him.
"When will this end?" she whispered softly in his ear.
"I... don't know..." he replied.
"Well, well. Look what we've got here..." a voice drawled from beside a tree.
(A/N: Muhahaha more cliffy! Now we zoom in on Yuffie and that car...)
Squall jumped down quickly and grabbed Yuffie. She yelped, but quickly followed him. "There's no where to hide..." Yuffie whispered, "They've got the helicopters, and blocked out both ends of the alley!" Squall knew it was true. They were trapped. Hikari scurried down under a car. Lucky her, she was too short and small to be seen by the police. "Wait! I got it!" Yuffie said triumphantly, and dragged Squall under a car with her. Police never searched low. Squall's breath breathed heavily against her face. The feet of the police walked by her face ever few seconds.
"Nope, must have been a bird or something," she heard one man say.
"Yeah, let's go." another man said, and they left.
"Squall," she whispered, "Get up, they're gone." He didn't respond. "Squall!" she whispered more urgently. He was dead! No, he was breathing... he was asleep? He looked so peaceful... Yuffie smiled. He was sleep. She curled up next to him and soon fell asleep.
(A/N: okay, now let's get in some AerithxCloud-ness. They're at the opera, remember? And I don't think Cloud really likes it... Cloud: Hey! It's YOUR problem you made me to go that opera. Besides, Aerith thought it was cute.)
"Oh, look at her sing! She as a beautiful voice," complimented Aerith.
"Yes, let's watch the fat lady sing!" Cloud said, bored.
"Cloud, please, just watch the opera," Aerith whined. Cloud quieted down. How could anyone resist the begging of Aerith? The intermission came, and Cloud hurriedly got up.
"Where're you going?" asked Aerith.
"Bathroom" he muttered.
"Man, that opera was boring," he heard one man say.
"Yeah, I know... never thought I'd see you here, Cid" said Cloud.
"DAMN the whole thing!" the blonde, old man continued, "But your English teacher dared me to attend one. She bet me 100 bucks! And a free ticket. So here I am."
"INTERMISSION IS OVER!!!" said the doorman.
"But... I haven't gone yet!" said Cloud indignantly.
"What were you doing the whole time?" Cid asked, "This isn't the bathroom, this is the smoking room!"
"Oh," Cloud said dumbly, "No wonder, the men's bathroom never has a line..." and dashed towards the real bathroom. He ran past the women's bathroom and pushed into the men's bathroom. Or at least what he thought was the men's bathroom. Turns out it was another door to the women's restroom. A couple of girls screamed, and an old lady started bashing him with her umbrella.
"Ouch!" Cloud said.
"What are you doing here, young man?" asked the old lady.
"I... I'm here to tell you that the intermission is over!" he lied quickly.
"Oh. Well leave now." said the lady, shooing him away.
"Cloud!" Aerith called, dragging him towards the seats again, "What were you doing in the women's restroom?"
"I... went into the wrong bathroom" he said, flushing.
"Well, did you go?" Aerith asked.
"No..." he whined.
"Well, hold it for another couple of hours then. The opera's starting again." Aerith giggled.
"Great..." drawled Cloud.
(A/N: Okay, let's fast forward time a bit. It's still Cloud and Aerith, except A COUPLE HOURS LATER)
"It's over! Wasn't that wonderful?" asked Aerith to Cloud. Except... where was he? She looked towards the door and saw a flash of yellow.
"I guess I'll meet him in the car..."she said to herself, laughing.
"Well, wasn't that a wonderful show?" asked Aerith, in the car.
"It isn't as wonderful as you," Cloud said, leaning over to kiss her. She giggled and pulled him closer. There was a loud knocking against the window shield and a woman shrieking. Cloud looked up and Aerith quickly composed herself.
"Oh no, it's the old lady again..." he said.
"Where'd you meet her?" Aerith asked as he pulled out of the parking lot.
"The bathroom..." he muttered. Aerith giggled even harder.
"So... where'd you want to go now?" he asked, pulling an arm around her.
"Cloud! Be careful! You know it's dangerous to drive with one hand!" she reprimanded.
"Yes, ma'am," he said, and let go.
"How about... we go to my room?" she asked, blushing.
"Your friends..." Cloud said. His cell phone rang. "Hey, Cloud here." It was Squall, "Hey, tell Aerith Yuffie's not coming back to the dorm tonight, okay?" "Why? What did you do to her?" Cloud asked. Squall winced. "Come on, what could I do?" he asked. Wrong question, apparently. "You could..." Cloud rambled on. "Look, she fell asleep and I thought you two might want some alone time so she's at my other place," Squall interrupted, "Bye." and hung up.
Cloud looked over at Aerith. She was also on her cell phone.
"Sora and Kairi's at Sora's place," she said.
"Yuffie's at Squall's place," he said.
"WHAT???!!!" Aerith shouted, a rare event.
"Apparently she fell asleep so Squall took her to his place because he decided we needed some "alone time" continued Squall.
"Aw, how thoughtful," said Aerith, kissing Cloud on the cheek.
"I currently love Squall" said Cloud.
"Hey, I thought you loved me," Aerith said, slapping him a bit.
"Eww, that sounded wrong didn't it?" asked Cloud.
"Yuh-huh" Aerith said cutely.
"Well, you gotta thank him..." he said, parking.
"Come on," Aerith said, leading him to her room.
A/N: Okay, so that last part didn't really end up as I thought it would, but my writer's block is gone! WOOT!!! I think it was Linkin Park's "Breaking a Habit", Yellowcard's "Ocean Avenue" and "Hikari" that really got me motivated. hikari15scandals: I found it! The song, I mean. Anyways, so what did I leave you with? A love-dovey scene. But I just had to leave that wonderful little CLIFFY in the middle. ((laffs evilly)) Does anyone know who was Cid's girlfriend in FFVII? I forgot her name... it started with an S or something... and that dark lordess is really mean, ain't she? Makes you feel sorry for Riona a bit... I may be starting something new soon... but this isn't anything near done yet. Thinking of calling it Summer Dreams... but it may not be a fanfic... just a novel, ya know? Well, thanks for reading and don't forget to review! No picture today... I'm trying to find a nice host and hostess for my website...