Chapter one, A meeting with a Turk
Reno flicked the lighter off and on as he sat on the chair with his left leg crossed over his right. He looked at Cloud through his lighter. Cloud sat in the chair at the other end of the room with his arms folder together. His eyebrows were frowning as he grew a little annoyed due to the headache he was receiving. Reno had a somewhat sarcastic look on his face as he smiled at Cloud. Rude and Rufus guarded the door, staring off into space not making a single sound. All could be heard was the flicking or Reno's lighter. Flick on, flick off, flick on, flick off. Cloud wasn't about to snap anytime soon, he could wait there all day if he had to. Reno's red hair was flaming as much as the madness in his eyes.
"So, Cloud…where is this…'Highwind"
"On the roof," Cloud replied jokingly. Like he knew where Cid was. It wasn't his fault he wasn't on time. Cid was never on time. The Highwind was always faulty and he always had a struggle with it. Most people had trouble finding a parking space, for Cid it was an everyday thing to try and get the darn thing to run longer then thirty minutes. BANG! "Open the damn door!" Cloud put his hand on his forehead and shaking his head in embarrassment. Rufus calmly opened the door as Cid came rushing in.
"Cloud why didn't you wait for me God Damnit?" He had an angry facial expression with sweat dripping from the sides of his face and he smelt as if had just put out a cigarette before he came in.
"Cid," Cloud whispered trying to make less of the scene, "just take a seat, I'll give you a nice shiney materia when we are done"
"A nice one, not the shitty scan that you gave me last time," Cid replied calming down but still angry.
"I'll give you lightening," Cloud nodded talking to him as if he were a five year old. A smile came across Cid's face as he took a seat.
"Are you two….finished," Reno asked, acting professional but Cloud could see right through him, knowing Reno wasn't a business type.
"Shut the hell up you fucking Turk!" Rufus and Rude pulled out their guns and aimed them at Cid. Cloud gave Cid the ever popular death look as Reno put out his hand to his guards, "That isn't necessary." The two nodded and lowered their guns, Cid grew silent. Cloud couldn't help but to laugh at Cid's childish expression. Reno let out a smile as well.
"What do you want anyways, um…sir," Cid quietly asked with a little glare in his eye that only Cloud caught. He could tell Cid was secretly blowing the Turks up with a shot gun, preferable Vincent's. Cloud had caught Cid on a number of occasions admiring Vincent's gun when it was Vincent's turn to cook and was preoccupied. Cloud smiled, 'whatever keeps him amused,' he thought.
"We have found a special materia," Reno started, "it has the ability to go back in time"
"and," Cloud said knowing there was an angle to Reno's intentions just like every other time.
"We want you to help us get it." Cid and Cloud both opened their mouths to start arguing but Reno spoke first, "Do not interrupt me, our time is limited. We want to go back to save Aeris because she is the only one capable to kill Sephiroth"
"Why are you so interested in killing him all of a sudden"
"We all want the black materia, he's the biggest competition," Reno replied not trying to insult Cloud but seeming like it. Cloud didn't argue considering this could be twisted to his advantage.
"Where is this materia"
"That is where you come in," Reno smiled lighting his Cid's cigarette. "Do you know where Spira is, Cid"
"No, but I've heard about it," Cid replied inhaling a whiff of smoke slowly enjoying every second of it.
"Its in another dimension according to our maps," Reno started, "we will send you guys there but the only problem is you might get stuck there if we fail"
"Hell no I don't want to get stuck there"
"Cid, its for Aeris," Cloud replied, Cid took a second to think. He thought long and hard. His arms crossed his cigarette in his mouth, the veins sticking out of his forehead as he thought. He tapped his foot quietly and finally replied, "Alright, but only for Aeris"
"You may take one other person," Reno added. Just to jerk Cid's chain Cloud replied, "Cait sith"
"No way in hell am I going with that faggot!" Reno laughed but bit his lip to hold it in, he looked over to Cloud who had the same expression as he did. "Then who do you suggest we take"
"Vincent," Cid replied calming down, "he wont annoy me." Cloud smiled at Cid, "Are you calmed now? Had you happy pills"
"Shut the fuck up!" Reno would have had his sides burning and tears rolling down his face in laughter but he was trying to be professional. "Okay well back to what your mission adjective, the materia is worn on a girl's neck. Her name is Yuna, she is a summoner, you'll find out when you get there. Tomorrow is the first day of her pilgrimage you need to become her friend and gain her trust. The rest shouldn't be to hard to figure out. Do not get emotionally attached, after the finally battle with Sin there will be a warp point. Its how you'll get back home." "Okie dokie, sounds good can we get the hell out of here now," Cid yelled interrupting Reno impatiently.
"Yes, you may leave." Cloud stood up and shook hands with Reno.
"Thanks Cloud, we really appreciate it"
"…"
"See you tomorrow," Reno added. Cloud just kept silent as he walked out of the door with Cid. His vacant expression had the deer-in-the-headlights look as Cid went on a rant about how he couldn't believe how 'gay Reno was acting.' Cloud was semi listening but was really thinking. 'what if we don't make it back,' was the only thought that was passing through his head. Cloud remained silent for the rest of the day, tomorrow was practically the biggest day of his life.
"On the roof," Cloud replied jokingly. Like he knew where Cid was. It wasn't his fault he wasn't on time. Cid was never on time. The Highwind was always faulty and he always had a struggle with it. Most people had trouble finding a parking space, for Cid it was an everyday thing to try and get the darn thing to run longer then thirty minutes. BANG! "Open the damn door!" Cloud put his hand on his forehead and shaking his head in embarrassment. Rufus calmly opened the door as Cid came rushing in.
"Cloud why didn't you wait for me God Damnit?" He had an angry facial expression with sweat dripping from the sides of his face and he smelt as if had just put out a cigarette before he came in.
"Cid," Cloud whispered trying to make less of the scene, "just take a seat, I'll give you a nice shiney materia when we are done"
"A nice one, not the shitty scan that you gave me last time," Cid replied calming down but still angry.
"I'll give you lightening," Cloud nodded talking to him as if he were a five year old. A smile came across Cid's face as he took a seat.
"Are you two….finished," Reno asked, acting professional but Cloud could see right through him, knowing Reno wasn't a business type.
"Shut the hell up you fucking Turk!" Rufus and Rude pulled out their guns and aimed them at Cid. Cloud gave Cid the ever popular death look as Reno put out his hand to his guards, "That isn't necessary." The two nodded and lowered their guns, Cid grew silent. Cloud couldn't help but to laugh at Cid's childish expression. Reno let out a smile as well.
"What do you want anyways, um…sir," Cid quietly asked with a little glare in his eye that only Cloud caught. He could tell Cid was secretly blowing the Turks up with a shot gun, preferable Vincent's. Cloud had caught Cid on a number of occasions admiring Vincent's gun when it was Vincent's turn to cook and was preoccupied. Cloud smiled, 'whatever keeps him amused,' he thought.
"We have found a special materia," Reno started, "it has the ability to go back in time"
"and," Cloud said knowing there was an angle to Reno's intentions just like every other time.
"We want you to help us get it." Cid and Cloud both opened their mouths to start arguing but Reno spoke first, "Do not interrupt me, our time is limited. We want to go back to save Aeris because she is the only one capable to kill Sephiroth"
"Why are you so interested in killing him all of a sudden"
"We all want the black materia, he's the biggest competition," Reno replied not trying to insult Cloud but seeming like it. Cloud didn't argue considering this could be twisted to his advantage.
"Where is this materia"
"That is where you come in," Reno smiled lighting his Cid's cigarette. "Do you know where Spira is, Cid"
"No, but I've heard about it," Cid replied inhaling a whiff of smoke slowly enjoying every second of it.
"Its in another dimension according to our maps," Reno started, "we will send you guys there but the only problem is you might get stuck there if we fail"
"Hell no I don't want to get stuck there"
"Cid, its for Aeris," Cloud replied, Cid took a second to think. He thought long and hard. His arms crossed his cigarette in his mouth, the veins sticking out of his forehead as he thought. He tapped his foot quietly and finally replied, "Alright, but only for Aeris"
"You may take one other person," Reno added. Just to jerk Cid's chain Cloud replied, "Cait sith"
"No way in hell am I going with that faggot!" Reno laughed but bit his lip to hold it in, he looked over to Cloud who had the same expression as he did. "Then who do you suggest we take"
"Vincent," Cid replied calming down, "he wont annoy me." Cloud smiled at Cid, "Are you calmed now? Had you happy pills"
"Shut the fuck up!" Reno would have had his sides burning and tears rolling down his face in laughter but he was trying to be professional. "Okay well back to what your mission adjective, the materia is worn on a girl's neck. Her name is Yuna, she is a summoner, you'll find out when you get there. Tomorrow is the first day of her pilgrimage you need to become her friend and gain her trust. The rest shouldn't be to hard to figure out. Do not get emotionally attached, after the finally battle with Sin there will be a warp point. Its how you'll get back home." "Okie dokie, sounds good can we get the hell out of here now," Cid yelled interrupting Reno impatiently.
"Yes, you may leave." Cloud stood up and shook hands with Reno.
"Thanks Cloud, we really appreciate it"
"…"
"See you tomorrow," Reno added. Cloud just kept silent as he walked out of the door with Cid. His vacant expression had the deer-in-the-headlights look as Cid went on a rant about how he couldn't believe how 'gay Reno was acting.' Cloud was semi listening but was really thinking. 'what if we don't make it back,' was the only thought that was passing through his head. Cloud remained silent for the rest of the day, tomorrow was practically the biggest day of his life.