Chapter 5
Chapter 5 The Discussion
Cloud quickly drank the beer Tifa gave him to calm his nerves, while she talked to Vincent on the PHS. "Okay I've told Vincent, He's coming over now, you can tell him that you thought you saw Sephiroth..."
Cloud shook his head quickly, interrupting Tifa as he finished off the beer. "No Tifa, it was defiantly him, he was there..." Tifa frowned in puzzlement and worry for her friend, he'd never looked so upset and spaced out since Sephiroth had first died.
"Are you sure Cloud?" A quiet voice asked from behind Cloud, who jumped about a foot in the air, before he turned around to see Vincent staring at him; Cloud groaned at being let off guard.
"Jesus Vincent, tell me you're behind me in future will you?" Cloud was sure he saw a sly smirk on the EX-Turks lips before he nodded and sat down next to Cloud.
"Fine I'll keep that in mind, but Sephiroth? You saw him? How can that be possible?" Cloud shook his head, as he once again plonked his head on the bar counter; it seemed trying to get a major concussion was one of Cloud's favourite hobbies.
"I don't know but it was him, he was there, he still looks the same, Tall, green eyes, Silver hair, it was him, in sector two..." Cloud drifted of into a dream world, while Tifa and Vincent exchanged a look of disbelief and puzzlement.
"Cloud?...How can Sephiroth be alive...Y...you killed him two years ago...how could he be alive..." Cloud snapped out of his daydream and lifted up his head; he took a look at Tifa, then at Vincent. "I'm sorry to sound so harsh Cloud, but how can it be possible?" Cloud shook his head.
"I don't know, but he's alive, and I'm going to find him" Then Cloud stood and walked out, ignoring Tifa's pleas to stay, Vincent smiled as he watched the blonde warrior walk away. "Now THAT'S the Cloud strife I knew from two years ago, a stubborn as a mule and just as strong," Vincent remarked.
Tifa nodded, biting her lip as she stared at the bar door, half expecting Cloud to come back inside. "Vincent, if Sephiroth is still alive...do you think he's after Cloud? You know, trying to kidnap him or something?" Vincent shrugged.
"I don't know Tifa, but Cloud is hell bent on finding him. We'll just have to hope that Sephiroth is here for a good reason, if Sephiroth is here at all" Tifa nodded, before she turned to her next customer.
"What would you like?" Tifa asked a hooded man, there was silence for a moment before the guy answered.
"Hmm...Just you please" Tifa's eyes widened, sure men had flirted with her before, that was her job, but none had ever been so...straight forward!
"Hello Reno, how have you been?" Vincent asked the cloaked man without even looking at him. Tifa's eyes widened as she looked from Vincent then the hooded man and back. The hooded man gave a groan before pulling of the hood. Vincent had been right; it was Reno and right now he was pouting at being caught.
"Man how the hell did you figure that out?" Reno asked still pouting as he crossed his arms. Tifa blinked and looked at Reno who shrugged. "Don't look at me I have no clue as to how he bloody did that!" Vincent rewarded Reno with a sly smile.
"It's called intuition Reno, maybe you'll figure it out one day" Vincent said a grin forming on his face, Reno scowled at the EX Turk before ordering a drink. "Are you sure your old enough?" Tifa teased ruffling up Reno red/brown locks. Reno scowled again, ducking his head away from Tifa, prying hands.
"Hey! Keep your hand's off my locks" Reno cried clamping his hands down on his hair protectively, Vincent rose and eyebrow in amusement. "Touchy aren't we?" Reno didn't answer as he grabbed his beer and gulped it down quickly.
"So what are you doing here Reno? I herd you were with Rufus and Yuffie" Reno grinned and pulled out a pink envelope to Tifa, then one to Vincent, both exchanged a look before looking at Reno. "Don't just stare at them, open em!" Tifa opened her first and gaped at the letter, before she stared at Reno.
"Two months...Yuffie is getting married in two months!" Tifa cried almost bouncing for joy, before she grabbed Reno and Vincent, hugging them.
"Oh I can't wait, what am I going to wear? Who's being Maid of honour?" Reno scratched the back of his head nervously.
"I'm best man, but Yuffie wanted you to be maid of honour Tifa..." Tifa grinned before she squealed with happiness and began bouncing around the bar, both Vincent and Reno turned back to their drinks ignoring her. "Geez what is it with women and weddings?" Reno asked as he stared as his beer bottle. Vincent gave a sad, smile.
"Reno, I think your asking the wrong person", then they both lapsed into a comfortable silence, and the only noise was of Tifa barley containing her excitement. Reno nodded and both men sighed, it was going to be a very long night......
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Cloud was walking, to where he didn't know all he knew was his were taking him to where ever they wanted, and Cloud didn't really care. Soon enough he found himself staring at the wall he saw Sephiroth disappear over. 'Was it you Sephiroth? If it was, then why are you hiding? Is it because I killed you? Hurt you? Upset you? Are you angry with me? Please don't, I don't think I could bare it...'
Cloud heard something splash to the floor; it took a second for him to realize that he was crying. Cloud wiped the tears away quickly, before he climbed up on the wall and sat there staring at the starry sky, and at the slums, to Cloud it looked like something out of a Christmas card, only without the snow. Cloud laughed bitterly to himself, then he once again lapsed into silence.
It was a long time before Cloud finally left...
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Soo...how was it? Was it okay? Sucked big time? Well don't gawp at the screen, click on the little thing below and TELL ME!
C: Oh. My. God. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!!!
Me: Hee...your depressed Cloud, your meant to be like that just take a chill pill will you!
S: Hey I'm not in it this time either! *Sulks*
Me: Look I cant have EVERYONE in one chapter yet, and besides I had to make it up to Vincent for shouting at him and Reno for not putting him in the last Chapter, so shut it!
S: fine! *Sulks*
Me: Oh Seph don't be like that, you'll be in the next chapter I promise!
S: Okay then! *Smiles*
Me: Thank god! Anyway your lucky I got this off the ground, I still have minor writers block you know!
C: Yeah whatever you're just saying that so you don't have do to any fics for a couple of weeks!
Me: Why you! *Slaps Cloud* If you must know writers block is a common and deadly diseases to any authors brain, just be lucky I'm still alive!
C: *Sniffs* Okay...Me sorry...WAAAAAA!!! *Runs to Sephiroth*
S: Jade that was mean! *Hugs Cloud*
Me: I know that's what I was created for! ^__~ Don't forget to R&R! BYE!!!
Chapter 5 The Discussion
Cloud quickly drank the beer Tifa gave him to calm his nerves, while she talked to Vincent on the PHS. "Okay I've told Vincent, He's coming over now, you can tell him that you thought you saw Sephiroth..."
Cloud shook his head quickly, interrupting Tifa as he finished off the beer. "No Tifa, it was defiantly him, he was there..." Tifa frowned in puzzlement and worry for her friend, he'd never looked so upset and spaced out since Sephiroth had first died.
"Are you sure Cloud?" A quiet voice asked from behind Cloud, who jumped about a foot in the air, before he turned around to see Vincent staring at him; Cloud groaned at being let off guard.
"Jesus Vincent, tell me you're behind me in future will you?" Cloud was sure he saw a sly smirk on the EX-Turks lips before he nodded and sat down next to Cloud.
"Fine I'll keep that in mind, but Sephiroth? You saw him? How can that be possible?" Cloud shook his head, as he once again plonked his head on the bar counter; it seemed trying to get a major concussion was one of Cloud's favourite hobbies.
"I don't know but it was him, he was there, he still looks the same, Tall, green eyes, Silver hair, it was him, in sector two..." Cloud drifted of into a dream world, while Tifa and Vincent exchanged a look of disbelief and puzzlement.
"Cloud?...How can Sephiroth be alive...Y...you killed him two years ago...how could he be alive..." Cloud snapped out of his daydream and lifted up his head; he took a look at Tifa, then at Vincent. "I'm sorry to sound so harsh Cloud, but how can it be possible?" Cloud shook his head.
"I don't know, but he's alive, and I'm going to find him" Then Cloud stood and walked out, ignoring Tifa's pleas to stay, Vincent smiled as he watched the blonde warrior walk away. "Now THAT'S the Cloud strife I knew from two years ago, a stubborn as a mule and just as strong," Vincent remarked.
Tifa nodded, biting her lip as she stared at the bar door, half expecting Cloud to come back inside. "Vincent, if Sephiroth is still alive...do you think he's after Cloud? You know, trying to kidnap him or something?" Vincent shrugged.
"I don't know Tifa, but Cloud is hell bent on finding him. We'll just have to hope that Sephiroth is here for a good reason, if Sephiroth is here at all" Tifa nodded, before she turned to her next customer.
"What would you like?" Tifa asked a hooded man, there was silence for a moment before the guy answered.
"Hmm...Just you please" Tifa's eyes widened, sure men had flirted with her before, that was her job, but none had ever been so...straight forward!
"Hello Reno, how have you been?" Vincent asked the cloaked man without even looking at him. Tifa's eyes widened as she looked from Vincent then the hooded man and back. The hooded man gave a groan before pulling of the hood. Vincent had been right; it was Reno and right now he was pouting at being caught.
"Man how the hell did you figure that out?" Reno asked still pouting as he crossed his arms. Tifa blinked and looked at Reno who shrugged. "Don't look at me I have no clue as to how he bloody did that!" Vincent rewarded Reno with a sly smile.
"It's called intuition Reno, maybe you'll figure it out one day" Vincent said a grin forming on his face, Reno scowled at the EX Turk before ordering a drink. "Are you sure your old enough?" Tifa teased ruffling up Reno red/brown locks. Reno scowled again, ducking his head away from Tifa, prying hands.
"Hey! Keep your hand's off my locks" Reno cried clamping his hands down on his hair protectively, Vincent rose and eyebrow in amusement. "Touchy aren't we?" Reno didn't answer as he grabbed his beer and gulped it down quickly.
"So what are you doing here Reno? I herd you were with Rufus and Yuffie" Reno grinned and pulled out a pink envelope to Tifa, then one to Vincent, both exchanged a look before looking at Reno. "Don't just stare at them, open em!" Tifa opened her first and gaped at the letter, before she stared at Reno.
"Two months...Yuffie is getting married in two months!" Tifa cried almost bouncing for joy, before she grabbed Reno and Vincent, hugging them.
"Oh I can't wait, what am I going to wear? Who's being Maid of honour?" Reno scratched the back of his head nervously.
"I'm best man, but Yuffie wanted you to be maid of honour Tifa..." Tifa grinned before she squealed with happiness and began bouncing around the bar, both Vincent and Reno turned back to their drinks ignoring her. "Geez what is it with women and weddings?" Reno asked as he stared as his beer bottle. Vincent gave a sad, smile.
"Reno, I think your asking the wrong person", then they both lapsed into a comfortable silence, and the only noise was of Tifa barley containing her excitement. Reno nodded and both men sighed, it was going to be a very long night......
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Cloud was walking, to where he didn't know all he knew was his were taking him to where ever they wanted, and Cloud didn't really care. Soon enough he found himself staring at the wall he saw Sephiroth disappear over. 'Was it you Sephiroth? If it was, then why are you hiding? Is it because I killed you? Hurt you? Upset you? Are you angry with me? Please don't, I don't think I could bare it...'
Cloud heard something splash to the floor; it took a second for him to realize that he was crying. Cloud wiped the tears away quickly, before he climbed up on the wall and sat there staring at the starry sky, and at the slums, to Cloud it looked like something out of a Christmas card, only without the snow. Cloud laughed bitterly to himself, then he once again lapsed into silence.
It was a long time before Cloud finally left...
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Soo...how was it? Was it okay? Sucked big time? Well don't gawp at the screen, click on the little thing below and TELL ME!
C: Oh. My. God. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!!!
Me: Hee...your depressed Cloud, your meant to be like that just take a chill pill will you!
S: Hey I'm not in it this time either! *Sulks*
Me: Look I cant have EVERYONE in one chapter yet, and besides I had to make it up to Vincent for shouting at him and Reno for not putting him in the last Chapter, so shut it!
S: fine! *Sulks*
Me: Oh Seph don't be like that, you'll be in the next chapter I promise!
S: Okay then! *Smiles*
Me: Thank god! Anyway your lucky I got this off the ground, I still have minor writers block you know!
C: Yeah whatever you're just saying that so you don't have do to any fics for a couple of weeks!
Me: Why you! *Slaps Cloud* If you must know writers block is a common and deadly diseases to any authors brain, just be lucky I'm still alive!
C: *Sniffs* Okay...Me sorry...WAAAAAA!!! *Runs to Sephiroth*
S: Jade that was mean! *Hugs Cloud*
Me: I know that's what I was created for! ^__~ Don't forget to R&R! BYE!!!