Disclaimer: Don't own any characters. Okay?
Author's Notes: I am soooo bad at looong stories so don't sue me. I have no
money coz I spent it on a new pair of boots.
Fear and Courage Chapter 4
The next morning, Tifa looked out of her window whilst buttoning up her white fur coat, waiting for Cid to arrive. The butterflies in her stomach would not settle, which made her feel sick, but no way was that gonna stop
her going, she thought. Just then, there was a rather loud knock at her door and a raspy voice yelling, "Teef, you there? C'mon woman, we haven't
got all *$£&^!"£ day!" The door flew open and there stood Tifa, looking very different. Her hair was now much shorter than before, and tied up in pigtails, she had lost a little weight and her skin was a lot paler than last time he saw her. But still as pretty as ever, he thought. Her smile
was still the same, too.
"Jeez Teef! You look so different!" Cid exclaimed. Tifa blushed a little and coughing because of the putrid smell of cigarettes. He ushered her to
the Highwind 2, which had been rebuilt to look exactly the same as the
other Highwind. After all, he had very special memories of that ship.
"So Teef," Cid started as he was steering the ship. "What'vya been up to? Not seen ya for two £^$%&*^ years!" Tifa laughed softly. Cid hadn't changed
at all. Still swearing like a trooper and smoking like a chimney. Tifa replied, "Well, I sold the Seventh Heaven and bought the inn in Kalm and renamed it. It's called Sueño Silencioso." Cid couldn't help but give her a
strange look, his eyebrow raised. "Swenowhat?" Tifa giggled. "Sueño
Silencioso!"
"What the $*&£ is that?" Tifa replied, "It's Spanish for Silent Sleep. And I don't care what you say, Cid Highwind because I like it!" Cid remained silent. There was no point arguing with
her, after all.
"And what about you, Cid. What have you been doing these past two years?"
Cid bluntly answered,
"Nuttin' much." Tifa's eyebrows knotted and then she smirked. "Aww come on, tell me! You must have done something!" There was a silence
between them, until Cid broke it. "Um, well, I sorta. well. I
sortakindgotSherapregnant." Tifa's eyes widened in shock. "Your kidding me?! Congratulations!" Tifa flung her arms around the pilot, almost strangling him. "Gee, thanks Teef. Anyways we're nearly at Barret's
so prepare for landing." Not too long after that was said, they had an unsteady landing which knock them both to the floor. "Oww goddamnit!" Cid bellowed as he stretched out
his hand to pull Tifa up. "Geez Cid, you really have to work on that landing." Cid tried to brush it off by telling her that it was a 'one-off '
but she showed him the hand, as if to say 'Whatever.'
They both arrived at Barret's door and decided it would be better for Tifa to knock on, so she did. Only moments later did Marlene open the door and
she gasped. Both Tifa and Cid looked totally different. Marlene cried, "Aunty Tifa! Uncle Cid!" And ran to embrace the woman who had looked after
her for years.
"Marlene, it's great to see you! Where's Daddy?" Tifa enquired.
"Daddy's trying to put a turkey in the oven, but it won't fit." She giggled. "He keeps shouting the S word." Tifa was quite shocked that he had
swore in front of his eight-year-old daughter, but found the thought of Barret, with an apron on, trying to fit a turkey in an oven unsuccessfully
quite amusing.
"Aww $^*£! Stupid turkey!" came a deep male voice from the kitchen. Tifa ran and shouted "Barret!" He almost dropped the bird in shock. "Tif! Haha!
S'good to see ya hun, come here," She ran into his arms and hugged him
tightly. She then let go and said, "Barret, there's no need to be doing
that, y'know."
"Oh yeah? Why's that?"
"Because we're taking a cooked one to Cloud's." "Awww Jesus! I forgot we're goin' to Spike's! What am I gonna do with this
goddamn turkey?"
"Whateva ya wanna do with it! We got one already, for cryin' out loud!"
yelled Cid from the living room. "What he said," Tifa murmured.
"Well, are ya ready then?" Cid asked Barret and Marlene.
"Yay! C'mon Daddy, let's go!" Marlene jumped around the living room, singing, "We're going to Uncle Cloudy's! We're going to Uncle Cloudy's!" "Yes honey," Tifa told her. "Yes we are." Tifa held Marlene's hand and led her to the Highwind 2 and the two men followed behind her. Tifa sat down
and sat Marlene on her knee. "Aunty Tifa,"
"Yes, Marlene?" Tifa faced the young girl.
"Do you like Uncle Cloud?"
"Of course I do, honey, I've known him since I was a child."
"No, no. I mean. Do you love Uncle Cloud?"
"Why did you ask, Marlene?" "Well," Marlene continued. "When he looks at you, you smile really sweetly and then you sigh really deeply, like this," and Marlene did an impression of her. Tifa laughed. Do I really do that? Is it that obvious that even a child can see? She thought. "Marlene, yes. Yes I do love Uncle Cloud, a lot
and he means so much to me. That's why I want to see him for Christmas, honey. I really want to tell him. But of course, you won't say anything,
will you?"
"No Aunty Tifa," replied Marlene. "I won't say anything."
Tifa whispered, "Thank you." Cid yelled, "Right guys, off to Wutai to pick up the brat!" And they set
off to pick up Yuffie.
Wahay! Off to Wutai. Personally I don't think Yuffie is a brat, but Cid
might. Will Marlene keep her mouth shut when they go and see Cloud for
Crimbo? Well, keep reading! Cheers Sally xxx
money coz I spent it on a new pair of boots.
Fear and Courage Chapter 4
The next morning, Tifa looked out of her window whilst buttoning up her white fur coat, waiting for Cid to arrive. The butterflies in her stomach would not settle, which made her feel sick, but no way was that gonna stop
her going, she thought. Just then, there was a rather loud knock at her door and a raspy voice yelling, "Teef, you there? C'mon woman, we haven't
got all *$£&^!"£ day!" The door flew open and there stood Tifa, looking very different. Her hair was now much shorter than before, and tied up in pigtails, she had lost a little weight and her skin was a lot paler than last time he saw her. But still as pretty as ever, he thought. Her smile
was still the same, too.
"Jeez Teef! You look so different!" Cid exclaimed. Tifa blushed a little and coughing because of the putrid smell of cigarettes. He ushered her to
the Highwind 2, which had been rebuilt to look exactly the same as the
other Highwind. After all, he had very special memories of that ship.
"So Teef," Cid started as he was steering the ship. "What'vya been up to? Not seen ya for two £^$%&*^ years!" Tifa laughed softly. Cid hadn't changed
at all. Still swearing like a trooper and smoking like a chimney. Tifa replied, "Well, I sold the Seventh Heaven and bought the inn in Kalm and renamed it. It's called Sueño Silencioso." Cid couldn't help but give her a
strange look, his eyebrow raised. "Swenowhat?" Tifa giggled. "Sueño
Silencioso!"
"What the $*&£ is that?" Tifa replied, "It's Spanish for Silent Sleep. And I don't care what you say, Cid Highwind because I like it!" Cid remained silent. There was no point arguing with
her, after all.
"And what about you, Cid. What have you been doing these past two years?"
Cid bluntly answered,
"Nuttin' much." Tifa's eyebrows knotted and then she smirked. "Aww come on, tell me! You must have done something!" There was a silence
between them, until Cid broke it. "Um, well, I sorta. well. I
sortakindgotSherapregnant." Tifa's eyes widened in shock. "Your kidding me?! Congratulations!" Tifa flung her arms around the pilot, almost strangling him. "Gee, thanks Teef. Anyways we're nearly at Barret's
so prepare for landing." Not too long after that was said, they had an unsteady landing which knock them both to the floor. "Oww goddamnit!" Cid bellowed as he stretched out
his hand to pull Tifa up. "Geez Cid, you really have to work on that landing." Cid tried to brush it off by telling her that it was a 'one-off '
but she showed him the hand, as if to say 'Whatever.'
They both arrived at Barret's door and decided it would be better for Tifa to knock on, so she did. Only moments later did Marlene open the door and
she gasped. Both Tifa and Cid looked totally different. Marlene cried, "Aunty Tifa! Uncle Cid!" And ran to embrace the woman who had looked after
her for years.
"Marlene, it's great to see you! Where's Daddy?" Tifa enquired.
"Daddy's trying to put a turkey in the oven, but it won't fit." She giggled. "He keeps shouting the S word." Tifa was quite shocked that he had
swore in front of his eight-year-old daughter, but found the thought of Barret, with an apron on, trying to fit a turkey in an oven unsuccessfully
quite amusing.
"Aww $^*£! Stupid turkey!" came a deep male voice from the kitchen. Tifa ran and shouted "Barret!" He almost dropped the bird in shock. "Tif! Haha!
S'good to see ya hun, come here," She ran into his arms and hugged him
tightly. She then let go and said, "Barret, there's no need to be doing
that, y'know."
"Oh yeah? Why's that?"
"Because we're taking a cooked one to Cloud's." "Awww Jesus! I forgot we're goin' to Spike's! What am I gonna do with this
goddamn turkey?"
"Whateva ya wanna do with it! We got one already, for cryin' out loud!"
yelled Cid from the living room. "What he said," Tifa murmured.
"Well, are ya ready then?" Cid asked Barret and Marlene.
"Yay! C'mon Daddy, let's go!" Marlene jumped around the living room, singing, "We're going to Uncle Cloudy's! We're going to Uncle Cloudy's!" "Yes honey," Tifa told her. "Yes we are." Tifa held Marlene's hand and led her to the Highwind 2 and the two men followed behind her. Tifa sat down
and sat Marlene on her knee. "Aunty Tifa,"
"Yes, Marlene?" Tifa faced the young girl.
"Do you like Uncle Cloud?"
"Of course I do, honey, I've known him since I was a child."
"No, no. I mean. Do you love Uncle Cloud?"
"Why did you ask, Marlene?" "Well," Marlene continued. "When he looks at you, you smile really sweetly and then you sigh really deeply, like this," and Marlene did an impression of her. Tifa laughed. Do I really do that? Is it that obvious that even a child can see? She thought. "Marlene, yes. Yes I do love Uncle Cloud, a lot
and he means so much to me. That's why I want to see him for Christmas, honey. I really want to tell him. But of course, you won't say anything,
will you?"
"No Aunty Tifa," replied Marlene. "I won't say anything."
Tifa whispered, "Thank you." Cid yelled, "Right guys, off to Wutai to pick up the brat!" And they set
off to pick up Yuffie.
Wahay! Off to Wutai. Personally I don't think Yuffie is a brat, but Cid
might. Will Marlene keep her mouth shut when they go and see Cloud for
Crimbo? Well, keep reading! Cheers Sally xxx