Chapter XXIII: A New Chapter Begins
"THERE you guys are!" Yuffie grinned, running into the huge commons area and instantly finding the four boys. "HEY!"
"Hello," Sephiroth smiled, at Yuffie and the group with her--Tifa and Shera.
"Why's Vinny look so floaty-happy?" Yuffie asked, blinking at the dark-haired man.
"Ah, he's in love," Cid grinned evilly from across the room.
"I am NOT!" Vincent protested. "I just met her! I hardly even know her!"
"You're in denial," Sephiroth smiled lazily.
"I am not!"
Sephiroth and Cid burst out laughing, and Vincent scowled.
"Where's Aeris?" Cloud couldn't stop himself from asking.
"In her room," Tifa answered. "She wasn't feeling good and went to bed."
"I wanted to say 'hi'...which room are you guys in?"
"BOYS," Yuffie yelled in Cloud's ear, making him jump, "aren't allowed in girls' rooms," she finished quietly. Tifa laughed.
"You'll just have to wait. Poor you," Sephiroth laughed as well.
Cloud glared at him, then shrugged.
"This all of us from band camp, then?" he asked.
"All but Nanaki, and he's around here somewhere...oh, and Barret. He couldn't come. Some anti-Shinra thingy," Cid answered, actually joining the group this time.
"Hi, Cid," Shera grinned.
"Shera," Cid nodded in return, blushing slightly under the laughing looks Sephiroth was giving him.
"Well, it's almost dinnertime," Yuffie pointed out. "We'll wanna get walking if we wanna get there first and get the fresh stuff!" Yuffie beamed.
"What about Aeris?" Cloud asked.
"I'll go get her," Tifa said. "Meetcha at the front door."
The group waited for the two, but only Tifa returned.
"She told me to just bring her a sandwich. I hope she's okay..." Tifa frowned.
Even Yuffie looked serious, just for a moment.
"Not like there's anything we can do about it," she shrugged.
"Guess we should just go eat," Cid shrugged, and the group walked towards the cafeteria.
a/n: I don't own anything!
You know, I'm very fond of short chapters. They're easy to read - And to write XD
Soooo…um…I just realized that there's a lot about FF7 I don't know…so this really doesn't relate much to the storyline of FF7 at all! Well it does, but it doesn't…feels uneasy How to put this…well…um…if you're reading deeply into this, don't. It's just a humor fic with a little romance - I just hope it's better than band camp….
Please stick with me!
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