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Night fell all to quickly for the enthusiastic Tifa. She was finaly going to have one of her dreams come true. She has always wanted to attend a ball, learning how to dance and behave everytime she could to a point where you may mistake her for a noble.
Tifa helped her foster family prepare then got ready herself. She put on a strapless, rosy red gown. The sleves were tranceparent and hued a slight pink and the gown itself was form fitting and the skirt flowed with her movements. Around her thin waist was a sash of pink silk and sround her neck was a pale green sphere embeded in gold in the shape of angel wings supported by a thin gold chain. Her knee length hair was relesed from its bun and into a very low ponytail. She wore no makeup, for she didn't have any, but that didn't hide her beauty at its full potential. Clean of all impurities she was the perfect sight.
The baroness wore a dress of black velvet. With her hair tightly coiled, as usual and the same pastes and creams covered her face.
Buyo wore a dress of silver. Her hair was tied with a silver ribbon, letting her curls fall at shoulder length. She hardly wor any makeup save for the light pink paste on her lips.
But only Aerith came close to Tifa's beauty. Aerith wore a dress similar to Tifa's but with no sleeves and it was pink. Her knee length hair was let loose and she was covered in jewels. A crimson paste covered her lips and a pink covered her eyelids. Emerald hearts dangled from her ears to finish the look.
Tifa looked herself over with some doubt in her mirror, having second thoughts.
"Tifa! Hurry up you dumb girl, the carrage is here!" the baroness barked from the front door.
"Coming stepmother!" she called back, then looked at herself one last time. To late to back out know. Tifa thought, then she ran down the stairs as fast as she could and to the carrage.
Cloud's POV
The ball was going smoothly for Cloud. Already he has found beautiful women that he could take as a bride, but with everyone of them came a problem. The weren't that stupid or naive so he couldn't get away with his old habbits. So he continued his search untill a faint green light began to shine from the enterance, warning him of a strange arival.
This light could only be seen by those who weren't human. It was very faint, like s low hum that grew louder and clearer over time as the light grew brighter. the light intesified to a point of blinding untill it disapeared all together as the door opened to reveal an old woman and her three daghters. He swiftly made his way to them to greet them.
"Good evening m'lady, what an honor for you and your lovely daughters to attend." Cloud gave a small bow of respect and kissed her hand. Then he saw her. A red rose among the thorns. But the one thing that caught his eye more than her beauty was what she wore around her neck. Is that Holy!?! his mind screamed. "May you please introduse me to your breath taking daughters." he breathed, making eye contact with the woman in red.
"But of cource, this is my eldest daughter, Aerith, and her sister Buyo." the baroness smiled with pride, "The ordinary one in red is Tifa, she isn't my daughter. I merely took her in. She serves us in return. I apologize ahead of time if she causes any trouble." the baroness added.
"I don't think she will cause any trouble. Tell me, Tifa where did you get that necklace?" Cloud inquired, directing all his attention to her delicious crimson eyes.
"This? I've had it ever since I was born, but of it's origins, I don't know, my prince." Tifa replied with her eyes cast down as she bowed, and her hand clasped over it protectively. "I never take it off."
"I see, your quite polite, I'm very impressed, If you are ever out of work you can always find it at my kingdom. We've run been running short of servants for various reasons and someone like you may last long." Cloud then pulled her hand to his lips and kissed the soft, delicate skin. "I hope you enjoy yourself, Tifa." he then stalked of to take care of more of his duties, like dancing with all the eligable maidens. Oh goodie. his mind thought sarcastically.
"Did you see that mother! He was giving Tifa all the attention! All because of that stupid necklace!" Aerith was outraged.
"Don't worry my daughter, all you need to do is dance with him and do what I told you." The baroness sighed.
"Yes mother, ta ta." Aerith skipped toward the prince and pushed the other girlsto the side so she would have her turn whilst Cloud's back was turned.
"Ah, Aerith, what an honor. May I have this dance?" Cloud feigned a smile as his mind begged for this to end.
"That's why I'm here my prince." she purred.
"Then shall we." they began as soon as she took his hand. "All I know about you is your name, tell me about yourself." This won't take long, she'll probably say, I was born and raised on a small manor. I was strictly disaplined. I have a great hand at sewing, I made this dress you know. Everyone loves me and all I'm waiting for is someone to love and marry.
"I was born and raised on a small manor. I was strictly disaplined. I have a great hand at sewing, I made this dress you know. Everyone loves me and all I'm waiting for is someone to love and marry." Aerith said as she leaned on his shoulder
Just as I thought.
"But I'm hoping it will be you. In fact I have a proposal for you." Aerith began
This is new.
"I've heard that you haven't had blood for so long."
"Yeah so,." Intrigued, he pressed on.
"If you take me as your fiance, I'll give you Tifa."
"Go on." at the sound of Tifa's name all his attention was on what Aerith had to say.
"She's quite troublesome, can be disobedient and needs to be taught the ultimate lesson. But she has never been touched by men, not even her father, so I asume her blood will be so sweet to you. You can also have her necklace too, once your done with her. But only if you choose me and move my family and I to your palace imediately." Aerith whispered into his ear.
"Aren't you smart, you hit my weak spot. I agree to your terms, and I'll take you as my bride. Though I won't eat your Tifa right away. She may come in handy." Cloud releiced Aerith as she gave a loud cheer and kissed him.
"See you soon then, let me just tell my family. Tifa will have to find out about our deal on her own though. I'll be right back." Aerith ran off to her mother with such agility that it put Cloud himself to shame.
"Good, meet me in the garden then." Not what I hoped for, but the job was alot easyer and that Aerith is very beautiful. Plus I'll finaly get to really eat. Cloud thought as he stalked to the garden and sat on the bench near the roses.
"Oh! Good evening my prince." Tifa popped up from around the corner near the peonies and smiled at him sweetly.
"Good evening Tifa, what a surprise to see you. Why are you here and not with the baroness?" Cloud asked.
"Well, you see, I was kinda sepurated from her and everyone was looking at me weird so I came out here where I feel more confortable, though I might be in trouble when I find the baroness." Tifa replied shyly.
"And why's that?" Cloud questioned
"Why's what?" Tifa cocked her head to the side with curiosity
"Why would you be in trouble, it's not your fault you were seperated."
"My stepmother won't think so, thant's another reason why I'm out here. Mother nature always makes me feel better, no matter how much trouble I'm in, my prince." Tifa mummbled.
"Your not like other girls are you?" Cloud stated.
"How's that my prince?"
"Most girls could care less about Mother nature, especially when they'r in trouble, but you seem completely different. Tell me what do you like to do when your not working." Cloud was really curious about Tifa. She was a puzzle to him, just waiting to be solved.
"I love stories, so I also love to read, but I'm not really allowed to do much of that anymore. So I play with the animals when it's not winter and they dont have a risk of freezing. But when it is, like now, I would make up my own little stories, sometimes even playing as one of the characters." Tifa relaxed and sat down next to him.
"Is that so, why aren't you aloud to read?"
"Stepmother says that reading is a waste of the time and energy I need to clean, cook, and keep my stepsisters from getting wrinkled, and that reading puts these silly ideas into my head my prince." Tifa whined alittle, but playfully.
"Please just call me Cloud. Though to me it sounds like you have it rough. How are they treating you?" Cloud went on.
"Terrebly- um I mean..." Tifa stuttered.
"I thought so. Tell me about Aerith, I should atleast know what I'm getting myself into before I marry her next year during the spring." Cloud laughed "But no lying, or I might have to force the answers out." Cloud said playfully She's so sweet, and her beauty is beyond compare. So naive, free spirited, and adorible. Yet, if that really is holy, than there is more to this girl than meets the eye.
End of chapter 2.
Night fell all to quickly for the enthusiastic Tifa. She was finaly going to have one of her dreams come true. She has always wanted to attend a ball, learning how to dance and behave everytime she could to a point where you may mistake her for a noble.
Tifa helped her foster family prepare then got ready herself. She put on a strapless, rosy red gown. The sleves were tranceparent and hued a slight pink and the gown itself was form fitting and the skirt flowed with her movements. Around her thin waist was a sash of pink silk and sround her neck was a pale green sphere embeded in gold in the shape of angel wings supported by a thin gold chain. Her knee length hair was relesed from its bun and into a very low ponytail. She wore no makeup, for she didn't have any, but that didn't hide her beauty at its full potential. Clean of all impurities she was the perfect sight.
The baroness wore a dress of black velvet. With her hair tightly coiled, as usual and the same pastes and creams covered her face.
Buyo wore a dress of silver. Her hair was tied with a silver ribbon, letting her curls fall at shoulder length. She hardly wor any makeup save for the light pink paste on her lips.
But only Aerith came close to Tifa's beauty. Aerith wore a dress similar to Tifa's but with no sleeves and it was pink. Her knee length hair was let loose and she was covered in jewels. A crimson paste covered her lips and a pink covered her eyelids. Emerald hearts dangled from her ears to finish the look.
Tifa looked herself over with some doubt in her mirror, having second thoughts.
"Tifa! Hurry up you dumb girl, the carrage is here!" the baroness barked from the front door.
"Coming stepmother!" she called back, then looked at herself one last time. To late to back out know. Tifa thought, then she ran down the stairs as fast as she could and to the carrage.
Cloud's POV
The ball was going smoothly for Cloud. Already he has found beautiful women that he could take as a bride, but with everyone of them came a problem. The weren't that stupid or naive so he couldn't get away with his old habbits. So he continued his search untill a faint green light began to shine from the enterance, warning him of a strange arival.
This light could only be seen by those who weren't human. It was very faint, like s low hum that grew louder and clearer over time as the light grew brighter. the light intesified to a point of blinding untill it disapeared all together as the door opened to reveal an old woman and her three daghters. He swiftly made his way to them to greet them.
"Good evening m'lady, what an honor for you and your lovely daughters to attend." Cloud gave a small bow of respect and kissed her hand. Then he saw her. A red rose among the thorns. But the one thing that caught his eye more than her beauty was what she wore around her neck. Is that Holy!?! his mind screamed. "May you please introduse me to your breath taking daughters." he breathed, making eye contact with the woman in red.
"But of cource, this is my eldest daughter, Aerith, and her sister Buyo." the baroness smiled with pride, "The ordinary one in red is Tifa, she isn't my daughter. I merely took her in. She serves us in return. I apologize ahead of time if she causes any trouble." the baroness added.
"I don't think she will cause any trouble. Tell me, Tifa where did you get that necklace?" Cloud inquired, directing all his attention to her delicious crimson eyes.
"This? I've had it ever since I was born, but of it's origins, I don't know, my prince." Tifa replied with her eyes cast down as she bowed, and her hand clasped over it protectively. "I never take it off."
"I see, your quite polite, I'm very impressed, If you are ever out of work you can always find it at my kingdom. We've run been running short of servants for various reasons and someone like you may last long." Cloud then pulled her hand to his lips and kissed the soft, delicate skin. "I hope you enjoy yourself, Tifa." he then stalked of to take care of more of his duties, like dancing with all the eligable maidens. Oh goodie. his mind thought sarcastically.
"Did you see that mother! He was giving Tifa all the attention! All because of that stupid necklace!" Aerith was outraged.
"Don't worry my daughter, all you need to do is dance with him and do what I told you." The baroness sighed.
"Yes mother, ta ta." Aerith skipped toward the prince and pushed the other girlsto the side so she would have her turn whilst Cloud's back was turned.
"Ah, Aerith, what an honor. May I have this dance?" Cloud feigned a smile as his mind begged for this to end.
"That's why I'm here my prince." she purred.
"Then shall we." they began as soon as she took his hand. "All I know about you is your name, tell me about yourself." This won't take long, she'll probably say, I was born and raised on a small manor. I was strictly disaplined. I have a great hand at sewing, I made this dress you know. Everyone loves me and all I'm waiting for is someone to love and marry.
"I was born and raised on a small manor. I was strictly disaplined. I have a great hand at sewing, I made this dress you know. Everyone loves me and all I'm waiting for is someone to love and marry." Aerith said as she leaned on his shoulder
Just as I thought.
"But I'm hoping it will be you. In fact I have a proposal for you." Aerith began
This is new.
"I've heard that you haven't had blood for so long."
"Yeah so,." Intrigued, he pressed on.
"If you take me as your fiance, I'll give you Tifa."
"Go on." at the sound of Tifa's name all his attention was on what Aerith had to say.
"She's quite troublesome, can be disobedient and needs to be taught the ultimate lesson. But she has never been touched by men, not even her father, so I asume her blood will be so sweet to you. You can also have her necklace too, once your done with her. But only if you choose me and move my family and I to your palace imediately." Aerith whispered into his ear.
"Aren't you smart, you hit my weak spot. I agree to your terms, and I'll take you as my bride. Though I won't eat your Tifa right away. She may come in handy." Cloud releiced Aerith as she gave a loud cheer and kissed him.
"See you soon then, let me just tell my family. Tifa will have to find out about our deal on her own though. I'll be right back." Aerith ran off to her mother with such agility that it put Cloud himself to shame.
"Good, meet me in the garden then." Not what I hoped for, but the job was alot easyer and that Aerith is very beautiful. Plus I'll finaly get to really eat. Cloud thought as he stalked to the garden and sat on the bench near the roses.
"Oh! Good evening my prince." Tifa popped up from around the corner near the peonies and smiled at him sweetly.
"Good evening Tifa, what a surprise to see you. Why are you here and not with the baroness?" Cloud asked.
"Well, you see, I was kinda sepurated from her and everyone was looking at me weird so I came out here where I feel more confortable, though I might be in trouble when I find the baroness." Tifa replied shyly.
"And why's that?" Cloud questioned
"Why's what?" Tifa cocked her head to the side with curiosity
"Why would you be in trouble, it's not your fault you were seperated."
"My stepmother won't think so, thant's another reason why I'm out here. Mother nature always makes me feel better, no matter how much trouble I'm in, my prince." Tifa mummbled.
"Your not like other girls are you?" Cloud stated.
"How's that my prince?"
"Most girls could care less about Mother nature, especially when they'r in trouble, but you seem completely different. Tell me what do you like to do when your not working." Cloud was really curious about Tifa. She was a puzzle to him, just waiting to be solved.
"I love stories, so I also love to read, but I'm not really allowed to do much of that anymore. So I play with the animals when it's not winter and they dont have a risk of freezing. But when it is, like now, I would make up my own little stories, sometimes even playing as one of the characters." Tifa relaxed and sat down next to him.
"Is that so, why aren't you aloud to read?"
"Stepmother says that reading is a waste of the time and energy I need to clean, cook, and keep my stepsisters from getting wrinkled, and that reading puts these silly ideas into my head my prince." Tifa whined alittle, but playfully.
"Please just call me Cloud. Though to me it sounds like you have it rough. How are they treating you?" Cloud went on.
"Terrebly- um I mean..." Tifa stuttered.
"I thought so. Tell me about Aerith, I should atleast know what I'm getting myself into before I marry her next year during the spring." Cloud laughed "But no lying, or I might have to force the answers out." Cloud said playfully She's so sweet, and her beauty is beyond compare. So naive, free spirited, and adorible. Yet, if that really is holy, than there is more to this girl than meets the eye.
End of chapter 2.