A/N: Thank you for reviewing and here's Chapter 6 for you. Enjoy.
Chapter 6.
Back in Kalm, Cloud and Zack were meeting a man from the Insane Asylum named, Sephiroth.
Sephiroth was tall, dark, and creepy looking. He wore all black and had long silver white hair. His eyes were glowing an errie green. He looked abit annoyed.
"I don't usually leave the asylum so late in the night. But the messenger said that your were very anxious in seeing me and you would make it worth while listening to. So make it quick." He said coldly.
Zack grinned leaning forward. "Sephy, you and I were good friends in the army so cool it dude. Remember you said you would do a favor for me when I saved your butt from that explosion?" He asked. Sephiroth growled coldly at his original nickname Zack always called him. But he kept his temper down. "Yes, Zack. And that was a mere coincidence. I didn't see that gernade coming." He said.
Zack nodded. "Anyway, you remember our good friend, Cloud?" He asked slapping Cloud on the back. Cloud was yawning.
It was late in the night and he wanted to be in bed. He blinked sleepily at Sephiroth. Sephiroth only glanced at him then back at Zack. "Yes. He was the one who was always had motion sickness in the truck." He said. Cloud rolled his eyes. "Don't remind me." He said. Zack nodded.
"Well, he has his heart set on marrying the Bartender's daughter, Tifa Lockhart. But keeps refusing to marry him. She just needs a little......persuasion." He said. Sephiroth still frowned. "Go on. What's in it for me?"He asked.
Zack reached into his vest and pulled out a large bag of gil. He dropped it on the table spilling a few of the gold coins out. Sephiroth's spider like hand reached over and picked up a coin. He looked amused at Zack. "You have my attention." He said.
Cloud and Zack leaned forward. "Everyone knows that Mr. Lockhart is crazy. He's the biggest oddball in town. Probably gets drunk while testing his alcohol and all. In fact tonight he was raving about the madman, Rufus Shinra of Midgar City. Saying something about how he's got Tifa and won't let her go. Yeah right. Rufus Shinra wouldn't give a care in the world about a bartender. He's only into his city chicks. And Mr. Lockhart was ranting and raving about it." Zack said.
Cloud nodded. "That's right. Everyone in here heard him." He said in a low whisper. Sephiroth just snorted. "Devid Lockhart is harmless." he said. Zack snorted abit. "So what? He's still crazy. The point is, Tifa loves her father very much and would do almost anything for him to make sure he doesn't get locked up in that loony bin of yours." He said.
Sephiroth looked darkly at him. "I'll take that as compliment." he said coldly. Cloud just nodded. "Yeah. She'd do anything. Even marry me." He said. Sephiroth's cold green eyes went to him trying to figuare out if Cloud even knew he had insulted himself.
Zack ignored his dumb blond friend. Sephiroth sat up straighter looking lazily at the pair. "So you want me to lock Mr. Lockhart up unless Tifa agrees to marry you?" He asked looking over at Cloud. Both spikey haired idiots nodded.
Sephiroth scratched his chin. "Let's get this straight. I get rich for throwing Tifa's father into my asylum, Tifa has to agree to marry Cloud for her father, and then we all go home happy, am I right?" He asked. Again they nodded. Sephiroth smiled cruelly. "Very well. I love this plan." he said. Zack grinned and nodded.
Mr. Lockhart was packing a few things. He was taking a pistol, a few maps of Midgar, extra bags of money and a heavy jacket. "If no one will help me, then I'll do this by myself. I'll get my dear Tifa out of that place." He said angrily.
He went out and harnessed Rogue. He then climbed onto her back and kicked her sides lightly. Rogue took off running into the oncoming snow storm that was coming up. Things were definitely not looking up for him.
As he left, Zack, Cloud and Sephiroth arrived at the 7th Heaven. Cloud was holding a torch as Zack kicked the door open. "Tifa, Mr. Lockhart?!" He called. It was quiet and dark. Sephiroth growled abit. "Where are they?" He asked.
Zack shook his head. "They must have took off for a while. They will have to come back sometime. Their things are still here and they wouldn't leave them. We'll need to station someone outside to wait for them to return. When they do, we'll be ready for them." He said. Sephiroth nodded. The three left the bar.
A few days had passed. Tifa had awoken to see the winter wonder land of Midgar City. It looked very beautiful actually. The white snow sparkling under the sunlight. She was always wandering in the mansion looking around. She was starting to feel much better about being in Rufus's mansion. She found it very amusing.
There were a few other rooms in the house that was kept locked. But Tifa never asked anyone what was behind them. She didn't want to get on Rufus's bad side again. Rufus was starting to calm down around her. He wasn't so mean and bossy anymore. Yes, he was abit strict about what was done in his house but who wouldn't be.
He especially disliked Tifa's cloths and they way she wore them. Short mini skirts and tank tops. He thought she was sharing abit too much skin. But that was because sometimes the male servents in the house would stop doing their work when she entered the room and just stare at her. He decided that he needed to have a small talk with her about what she wore.
"Miss Lockhart, I know you must feel comfortable wearing those type of cloths but they are distracting some of my servents." Rufus said one day when she had entered the study. Tifa jumped abit. She hadn't noticed Rufus in the room when she looked around.
He was standing near the fire with his back to her. She let his words sink in before looking at herself. "Oh. I'm sorry. But these are the only cloths I have." She said. Rufus turned around and looked at her. He was quiet for a second before striding over to his desk.
He pressed a button on his phone. "Aeris, Elena, come into my study at once." He said more in a demanding tone. Tifa looked uncomfortably at the ground. Rufus stood straight as he watched her.
Aeris and Elena came running in the room panting heavily. "Y-yes, sir?" They both chimed nervously. Rufus glanced at Tifa then smirked. "Aeris, Elena, I'm giving you the day off today." He said. All three women looked surprised. "What?" Aeris and Elena asked.
Rufus walked closer. "I said you can have the day off today. Instead I want you to take Tifa shopping for some new cloths. Her attire is highly unacceptable in my house and is very distracting in everyone's work." he said.
Aeris smiled at Tifa who smiled back. Rufus placed his hand into his coat pocket and pulled out a golden card. He held it out to Aeris. His eyes were on Tifa. "You may buy whatever clothing, shoes, whatever you'd like. Just be back here before 5:00 pm. It gets dangerous after that time in the City. Reno and Rude will be accompanying you to make sure nothing happens to you three." he said turning away.
The three looked excitedly at each other. Rufus stopped. "Oh. By the way, Aeris and Elena." he paused. The two frowned nervously. Rufus turned around around. "I have given you a raise. Make sure you get yourselves a treat or something." he said. The two nodded happily. "Th-thank you s-so much, sir." Elena stammered. Rufus just waved their dismissal.
The three giggling women left the room. "That was so strange." Aeris said sliding the card into her pocket. Tifa looked at her. "What was?" She asked. Elena brushed her bangs back. "The boss has never ever given us a raise before. He's always deducting our money." She said. Tifa tilted her head trying to think about it.
Rufus was standing next to the window staring out. He was watching the three girls climb in the car. He felt so strange. Why had he given the raise to Aeris and Elena? Why did he feel so different when ever he looked at Tifa? He sighed. He wanted to know why.
Vincent was standing behind him. "Sir, are you alright?" he asked. Rufus turned his head. "Yes. I'm just confused, Vincent. That's all." He said. Vincent rose an eyebrow and tilted his head. "Really? About what?" He asked.
Rufus shook his head. "About Tifa. Before she even came here, I felt like I was better than the world. But now I feel like I want to join everyone else. I owe her abit a favor. I may have saved her life that night but she did have the best technique for healing cuts I've ever seen. I kind of want to do something for her now. I want to give her something but I don't know what she's interested in." He said.
Vincent smiled. "Sir, are you admitting that you may like Tifa?" He asked. Rufus opened his mouth to shoot no at Vincent but then it wouldn't come out. He was starting to relieze it. He was starting to like her. He shook his head. "Vincent, I don't know if I do like her or that she just interests me. I just want to see her happy for some reason." He said. Vincent nodded. "I understand. I will see what I can find out about Miss Lockhart for you, sir." he said. Rufus nodded. "Thank you, Valentine." He said. He watched the car leave.
A/N: There you go. What do you think? Please review.
Chapter 6.
Back in Kalm, Cloud and Zack were meeting a man from the Insane Asylum named, Sephiroth.
Sephiroth was tall, dark, and creepy looking. He wore all black and had long silver white hair. His eyes were glowing an errie green. He looked abit annoyed.
"I don't usually leave the asylum so late in the night. But the messenger said that your were very anxious in seeing me and you would make it worth while listening to. So make it quick." He said coldly.
Zack grinned leaning forward. "Sephy, you and I were good friends in the army so cool it dude. Remember you said you would do a favor for me when I saved your butt from that explosion?" He asked. Sephiroth growled coldly at his original nickname Zack always called him. But he kept his temper down. "Yes, Zack. And that was a mere coincidence. I didn't see that gernade coming." He said.
Zack nodded. "Anyway, you remember our good friend, Cloud?" He asked slapping Cloud on the back. Cloud was yawning.
It was late in the night and he wanted to be in bed. He blinked sleepily at Sephiroth. Sephiroth only glanced at him then back at Zack. "Yes. He was the one who was always had motion sickness in the truck." He said. Cloud rolled his eyes. "Don't remind me." He said. Zack nodded.
"Well, he has his heart set on marrying the Bartender's daughter, Tifa Lockhart. But keeps refusing to marry him. She just needs a little......persuasion." He said. Sephiroth still frowned. "Go on. What's in it for me?"He asked.
Zack reached into his vest and pulled out a large bag of gil. He dropped it on the table spilling a few of the gold coins out. Sephiroth's spider like hand reached over and picked up a coin. He looked amused at Zack. "You have my attention." He said.
Cloud and Zack leaned forward. "Everyone knows that Mr. Lockhart is crazy. He's the biggest oddball in town. Probably gets drunk while testing his alcohol and all. In fact tonight he was raving about the madman, Rufus Shinra of Midgar City. Saying something about how he's got Tifa and won't let her go. Yeah right. Rufus Shinra wouldn't give a care in the world about a bartender. He's only into his city chicks. And Mr. Lockhart was ranting and raving about it." Zack said.
Cloud nodded. "That's right. Everyone in here heard him." He said in a low whisper. Sephiroth just snorted. "Devid Lockhart is harmless." he said. Zack snorted abit. "So what? He's still crazy. The point is, Tifa loves her father very much and would do almost anything for him to make sure he doesn't get locked up in that loony bin of yours." He said.
Sephiroth looked darkly at him. "I'll take that as compliment." he said coldly. Cloud just nodded. "Yeah. She'd do anything. Even marry me." He said. Sephiroth's cold green eyes went to him trying to figuare out if Cloud even knew he had insulted himself.
Zack ignored his dumb blond friend. Sephiroth sat up straighter looking lazily at the pair. "So you want me to lock Mr. Lockhart up unless Tifa agrees to marry you?" He asked looking over at Cloud. Both spikey haired idiots nodded.
Sephiroth scratched his chin. "Let's get this straight. I get rich for throwing Tifa's father into my asylum, Tifa has to agree to marry Cloud for her father, and then we all go home happy, am I right?" He asked. Again they nodded. Sephiroth smiled cruelly. "Very well. I love this plan." he said. Zack grinned and nodded.
Mr. Lockhart was packing a few things. He was taking a pistol, a few maps of Midgar, extra bags of money and a heavy jacket. "If no one will help me, then I'll do this by myself. I'll get my dear Tifa out of that place." He said angrily.
He went out and harnessed Rogue. He then climbed onto her back and kicked her sides lightly. Rogue took off running into the oncoming snow storm that was coming up. Things were definitely not looking up for him.
As he left, Zack, Cloud and Sephiroth arrived at the 7th Heaven. Cloud was holding a torch as Zack kicked the door open. "Tifa, Mr. Lockhart?!" He called. It was quiet and dark. Sephiroth growled abit. "Where are they?" He asked.
Zack shook his head. "They must have took off for a while. They will have to come back sometime. Their things are still here and they wouldn't leave them. We'll need to station someone outside to wait for them to return. When they do, we'll be ready for them." He said. Sephiroth nodded. The three left the bar.
A few days had passed. Tifa had awoken to see the winter wonder land of Midgar City. It looked very beautiful actually. The white snow sparkling under the sunlight. She was always wandering in the mansion looking around. She was starting to feel much better about being in Rufus's mansion. She found it very amusing.
There were a few other rooms in the house that was kept locked. But Tifa never asked anyone what was behind them. She didn't want to get on Rufus's bad side again. Rufus was starting to calm down around her. He wasn't so mean and bossy anymore. Yes, he was abit strict about what was done in his house but who wouldn't be.
He especially disliked Tifa's cloths and they way she wore them. Short mini skirts and tank tops. He thought she was sharing abit too much skin. But that was because sometimes the male servents in the house would stop doing their work when she entered the room and just stare at her. He decided that he needed to have a small talk with her about what she wore.
"Miss Lockhart, I know you must feel comfortable wearing those type of cloths but they are distracting some of my servents." Rufus said one day when she had entered the study. Tifa jumped abit. She hadn't noticed Rufus in the room when she looked around.
He was standing near the fire with his back to her. She let his words sink in before looking at herself. "Oh. I'm sorry. But these are the only cloths I have." She said. Rufus turned around and looked at her. He was quiet for a second before striding over to his desk.
He pressed a button on his phone. "Aeris, Elena, come into my study at once." He said more in a demanding tone. Tifa looked uncomfortably at the ground. Rufus stood straight as he watched her.
Aeris and Elena came running in the room panting heavily. "Y-yes, sir?" They both chimed nervously. Rufus glanced at Tifa then smirked. "Aeris, Elena, I'm giving you the day off today." He said. All three women looked surprised. "What?" Aeris and Elena asked.
Rufus walked closer. "I said you can have the day off today. Instead I want you to take Tifa shopping for some new cloths. Her attire is highly unacceptable in my house and is very distracting in everyone's work." he said.
Aeris smiled at Tifa who smiled back. Rufus placed his hand into his coat pocket and pulled out a golden card. He held it out to Aeris. His eyes were on Tifa. "You may buy whatever clothing, shoes, whatever you'd like. Just be back here before 5:00 pm. It gets dangerous after that time in the City. Reno and Rude will be accompanying you to make sure nothing happens to you three." he said turning away.
The three looked excitedly at each other. Rufus stopped. "Oh. By the way, Aeris and Elena." he paused. The two frowned nervously. Rufus turned around around. "I have given you a raise. Make sure you get yourselves a treat or something." he said. The two nodded happily. "Th-thank you s-so much, sir." Elena stammered. Rufus just waved their dismissal.
The three giggling women left the room. "That was so strange." Aeris said sliding the card into her pocket. Tifa looked at her. "What was?" She asked. Elena brushed her bangs back. "The boss has never ever given us a raise before. He's always deducting our money." She said. Tifa tilted her head trying to think about it.
Rufus was standing next to the window staring out. He was watching the three girls climb in the car. He felt so strange. Why had he given the raise to Aeris and Elena? Why did he feel so different when ever he looked at Tifa? He sighed. He wanted to know why.
Vincent was standing behind him. "Sir, are you alright?" he asked. Rufus turned his head. "Yes. I'm just confused, Vincent. That's all." He said. Vincent rose an eyebrow and tilted his head. "Really? About what?" He asked.
Rufus shook his head. "About Tifa. Before she even came here, I felt like I was better than the world. But now I feel like I want to join everyone else. I owe her abit a favor. I may have saved her life that night but she did have the best technique for healing cuts I've ever seen. I kind of want to do something for her now. I want to give her something but I don't know what she's interested in." He said.
Vincent smiled. "Sir, are you admitting that you may like Tifa?" He asked. Rufus opened his mouth to shoot no at Vincent but then it wouldn't come out. He was starting to relieze it. He was starting to like her. He shook his head. "Vincent, I don't know if I do like her or that she just interests me. I just want to see her happy for some reason." He said. Vincent nodded. "I understand. I will see what I can find out about Miss Lockhart for you, sir." he said. Rufus nodded. "Thank you, Valentine." He said. He watched the car leave.
A/N: There you go. What do you think? Please review.