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Cloudy sky - part four
Thursday, 25 March
Hullo. Now I oficially live in Lunatic Pandora. Was lucky, one room left there, in the attic. It's not very big, but I don't need a big one. It's just next to Squall's room, and it is somehow one big room, just divided so that two people can live there. I like it. Irvine and Zell had clients for the evening, but at night they were free, so they came up here to my room and with Squall either, and we were playing the cards. Many things in fact. I don't even remember, just I'm sooo tired...!
But well, work. Today's my fourth day and I have to get somehow better. I know Zack and Vincent thought I'm stupid that I wanted to talk to Seph, that's what Zell told me – and I decided to reveal who I really am. It wasn't easy... when we had a break, I asked Vincent, Zack and Cid either if they could resign a smoke and stay in the kitchen. They agreed and we sat in a small circle.
'I have to tell you something about me,' I stated.
'Oh?' Cid seemed quite uninterested.
'Yeah. And about that big jerk called Sephiroth,' I added and that caught their attention. 'Yesterday you saw me talking to him. That's not because I wanted to get laid. You have to know I'm not a person I say I am.'
'What do you mean, Cloud?' Zack asked. I sighed.
'I lied to you, well, not everything, but almost. Only the part about the ex-fiancee was truth in fact. And I really did need money, but not for myself. Tifa wanted it, but that doesn't matter. What I'm trying to say is that... I'm Sephiroth's younger brother.'
They looked at me disbelievingly. I knew Vincent and Cid didn't believe me, only Zack seemed to trust me. He smiled as if he was relieved – well, he was surely: one rival to Seph's heart less – and stood up.
'I was worried you'd fall for him as we did,' he said and I felt quite relieved, either. But there were also Vincent and Cid to convince...
'I never heard of him having a brother,' Cid said slowly, not looking at me.
'Oh, I don't think you'd go talking about a brother like me. I left home at fifteen and started stealing. I'm a common thief,' I answered casually.
'Then why are you here?' Vincent asked and I found out he had a really nice voice. Well, he could talk more, but no, what for? Ah, men are strange... wait, I'm a man! Ah, never mind...
'And what do you mean?'
'Why aren't you somewhere stealing? Or why don't you take money from Master, he's so rich, if you're his brother...'
'I'm not stealing because now I have a job. At fifteen I couldn't find a job, could I? Well, unless I wanted to be a whore. But I didn't want, successfully I'm still a virgin – and why don't I have a profit of his being rich? Oh, dear... does Sephiroth look like a man who would forgive me my escaping from him somewhere in the past?' I asked, rolling my eyes. Vincent didn't reply, but I thought he was convinced. Cid just looked at me, smiled and left, most probably to have a cig. Then we got to work again, but this time I felt better with Zack and Vincent aside, Zack with his usual friendly and crazy self – and Vincent as untalkative as ever. It was fun, taking orders and handing meals, and all those gay men seemed nicer than before and were giving bigger tips. At around dinner time, that nice boy whom I sent to the toilette yesterday arrived. He saw me and I took his order. What was his name again? Ah, yes – Ariel. So, Ariel ordered fish and chips and a salad of sea fruits, and a sushi. Oh, and me, eventually.
'Me? I don't know if the chief provides that... I'll ask him. But how do you want it? Rare, medium, well-done?' I asked smiling innocently.
'Like it is now...' he answered. I smirked at him and went to the kitchen with his order. After some time I came back with that meal he ordered, and a small note to come to my room in the attic in the evening after I finish work. Huh, I have a strange impression that I won' stay a virgin very longer...
Seifer didn't arrive today, nor did Sephiroth. Quite a pity, I have a few things to tell both of them: Seifer - he's a prick because Squall is a really nice guy; and Seph he's a bastard because he hurts my friends all the time. And he hurts ME. Ah, and that I decided to change, not to become like he is, a PRICK ne.
Vincent and Zack are staying for the night in their rooms next to mine and Squall's. They aren't whores here, they are a private property of my dear brother, but they usually sleep here. They are all alone, no families and friends except each other and Cid and – hopefully – me. I don't know... I feel strange now that I have no Tifa or Barret to argue with... it's weird. But well, it was my decision and I'm not going to regret it. I should have left them a while ago.
Now I get to know the clients of our bar. Mr Shirou, who wants me to call him by his first name (Kamui) has problems with his sadist boyfriend, but he cannot leave him, he loves him too much. Mr Niikura, a famous musician in a Japanese group – he now is visiting the States with his group – is in love with his second guitarist and doesn't know how to tell him. Ran Fujimiya-Maxwell and his younger brother Duo have no problems at all, except their quite terrible sister Shinigami, who wants Duo to stop getting laid by everything what moves and is male. And many others with their smal and bigger trouble. Zack wasn't right – I fit here perfectly with my ability of talking to people. I'm quite talkative, but you know? It is something I had to learn. It took me a long time to become who I am now, with my abilities of getting friends. I think that without Zack I wouldn't get on so well. He's really my friend now – a kind of friend Barret never was. I talk about anything in his presence and it's normal for me. And for him. Well, he's a nice guy, somehow crazy, but nice. And he's in love with that cold bastard. I have to help them someway – him and Vincent. It makes me mad to think what my brother does to them. It's sick. It's awful. I hate that man. But I want to be somebody he would respect, not only a dirt on his shoe. You know what I mean?
Ariel was eating with those small mouth of his; Vincent and Zack were talking; Cid was having yet another cigarette and I was cleaning one of the tables, when Mr Loire called me to his small office. I finished cleaning the table and went there.
'Hi, Cloud,' he said. I smiled at him and replied,
'Hello. What is it, sir?'
'I heard of your bad behaviour toward Sephiroth-sama yesterday. He was here personally to complain. I'm afraid if that repeats, I'll have to find somebody to replace you,' he said and I fell on a chair weakly. 'He told me you were trying to argue with him when he wanted one of his pets. Could you explain it?'
'Well... yeah...' I said and quickly recovered. 'He was lying. Didn't he want you to sack me immediately?'
'Oh, he wanted, but I refused to do so. How do you know?' Mr Loire looked quite surprised. I smiled and sighed.
'He's not happy I work here. He'd prefer if I worked somewhere in the office or something,' I replied. 'He hasn't changed... well, at least he has no choice now, I do what I want to do. Of course, you can sack me. I'd even deserve it. I won't complain about it.'
'Who is he to you?' Mr Loire asked curiously, leaning closer to me as if I was about to tell him a big secret. It was just as Squall said: he was an overgrown child, with that naive curiosity.
'My older brother,' I said casually. Then I told my boss the whole story about my departing from home – I only didn't tell him the reason why I left. I don't want to talk about it. It wasn't very nice, and it still causes much sadness and hatred in me. I never knew I could hate my brother even more... But hey, I'm not a creature made only of hatred! I LOVE FUN!!! Ariel is coming in a while! Everything is just perfect with me. I didn't like alcohol – untill now. Screw work. If Seph comes again, I'll just beat him senseless and screw the consequences... or I hope so.
Now I have to finish. Ariel is knocking on my door. Well, my bed needs to warm up a bit... hey, I'd never say anything like that before I started working at Lunatic Pandora. Well... I start to like that Seifer guy – for he was the one who showed me Ariel. And Ariel's my koi for this night... and maybe the next one too. We'll wait, we'll see. Oyasuminasai.
TBC
Cloudy sky - part four
Thursday, 25 March
Hullo. Now I oficially live in Lunatic Pandora. Was lucky, one room left there, in the attic. It's not very big, but I don't need a big one. It's just next to Squall's room, and it is somehow one big room, just divided so that two people can live there. I like it. Irvine and Zell had clients for the evening, but at night they were free, so they came up here to my room and with Squall either, and we were playing the cards. Many things in fact. I don't even remember, just I'm sooo tired...!
But well, work. Today's my fourth day and I have to get somehow better. I know Zack and Vincent thought I'm stupid that I wanted to talk to Seph, that's what Zell told me – and I decided to reveal who I really am. It wasn't easy... when we had a break, I asked Vincent, Zack and Cid either if they could resign a smoke and stay in the kitchen. They agreed and we sat in a small circle.
'I have to tell you something about me,' I stated.
'Oh?' Cid seemed quite uninterested.
'Yeah. And about that big jerk called Sephiroth,' I added and that caught their attention. 'Yesterday you saw me talking to him. That's not because I wanted to get laid. You have to know I'm not a person I say I am.'
'What do you mean, Cloud?' Zack asked. I sighed.
'I lied to you, well, not everything, but almost. Only the part about the ex-fiancee was truth in fact. And I really did need money, but not for myself. Tifa wanted it, but that doesn't matter. What I'm trying to say is that... I'm Sephiroth's younger brother.'
They looked at me disbelievingly. I knew Vincent and Cid didn't believe me, only Zack seemed to trust me. He smiled as if he was relieved – well, he was surely: one rival to Seph's heart less – and stood up.
'I was worried you'd fall for him as we did,' he said and I felt quite relieved, either. But there were also Vincent and Cid to convince...
'I never heard of him having a brother,' Cid said slowly, not looking at me.
'Oh, I don't think you'd go talking about a brother like me. I left home at fifteen and started stealing. I'm a common thief,' I answered casually.
'Then why are you here?' Vincent asked and I found out he had a really nice voice. Well, he could talk more, but no, what for? Ah, men are strange... wait, I'm a man! Ah, never mind...
'And what do you mean?'
'Why aren't you somewhere stealing? Or why don't you take money from Master, he's so rich, if you're his brother...'
'I'm not stealing because now I have a job. At fifteen I couldn't find a job, could I? Well, unless I wanted to be a whore. But I didn't want, successfully I'm still a virgin – and why don't I have a profit of his being rich? Oh, dear... does Sephiroth look like a man who would forgive me my escaping from him somewhere in the past?' I asked, rolling my eyes. Vincent didn't reply, but I thought he was convinced. Cid just looked at me, smiled and left, most probably to have a cig. Then we got to work again, but this time I felt better with Zack and Vincent aside, Zack with his usual friendly and crazy self – and Vincent as untalkative as ever. It was fun, taking orders and handing meals, and all those gay men seemed nicer than before and were giving bigger tips. At around dinner time, that nice boy whom I sent to the toilette yesterday arrived. He saw me and I took his order. What was his name again? Ah, yes – Ariel. So, Ariel ordered fish and chips and a salad of sea fruits, and a sushi. Oh, and me, eventually.
'Me? I don't know if the chief provides that... I'll ask him. But how do you want it? Rare, medium, well-done?' I asked smiling innocently.
'Like it is now...' he answered. I smirked at him and went to the kitchen with his order. After some time I came back with that meal he ordered, and a small note to come to my room in the attic in the evening after I finish work. Huh, I have a strange impression that I won' stay a virgin very longer...
Seifer didn't arrive today, nor did Sephiroth. Quite a pity, I have a few things to tell both of them: Seifer - he's a prick because Squall is a really nice guy; and Seph he's a bastard because he hurts my friends all the time. And he hurts ME. Ah, and that I decided to change, not to become like he is, a PRICK ne.
Vincent and Zack are staying for the night in their rooms next to mine and Squall's. They aren't whores here, they are a private property of my dear brother, but they usually sleep here. They are all alone, no families and friends except each other and Cid and – hopefully – me. I don't know... I feel strange now that I have no Tifa or Barret to argue with... it's weird. But well, it was my decision and I'm not going to regret it. I should have left them a while ago.
Now I get to know the clients of our bar. Mr Shirou, who wants me to call him by his first name (Kamui) has problems with his sadist boyfriend, but he cannot leave him, he loves him too much. Mr Niikura, a famous musician in a Japanese group – he now is visiting the States with his group – is in love with his second guitarist and doesn't know how to tell him. Ran Fujimiya-Maxwell and his younger brother Duo have no problems at all, except their quite terrible sister Shinigami, who wants Duo to stop getting laid by everything what moves and is male. And many others with their smal and bigger trouble. Zack wasn't right – I fit here perfectly with my ability of talking to people. I'm quite talkative, but you know? It is something I had to learn. It took me a long time to become who I am now, with my abilities of getting friends. I think that without Zack I wouldn't get on so well. He's really my friend now – a kind of friend Barret never was. I talk about anything in his presence and it's normal for me. And for him. Well, he's a nice guy, somehow crazy, but nice. And he's in love with that cold bastard. I have to help them someway – him and Vincent. It makes me mad to think what my brother does to them. It's sick. It's awful. I hate that man. But I want to be somebody he would respect, not only a dirt on his shoe. You know what I mean?
Ariel was eating with those small mouth of his; Vincent and Zack were talking; Cid was having yet another cigarette and I was cleaning one of the tables, when Mr Loire called me to his small office. I finished cleaning the table and went there.
'Hi, Cloud,' he said. I smiled at him and replied,
'Hello. What is it, sir?'
'I heard of your bad behaviour toward Sephiroth-sama yesterday. He was here personally to complain. I'm afraid if that repeats, I'll have to find somebody to replace you,' he said and I fell on a chair weakly. 'He told me you were trying to argue with him when he wanted one of his pets. Could you explain it?'
'Well... yeah...' I said and quickly recovered. 'He was lying. Didn't he want you to sack me immediately?'
'Oh, he wanted, but I refused to do so. How do you know?' Mr Loire looked quite surprised. I smiled and sighed.
'He's not happy I work here. He'd prefer if I worked somewhere in the office or something,' I replied. 'He hasn't changed... well, at least he has no choice now, I do what I want to do. Of course, you can sack me. I'd even deserve it. I won't complain about it.'
'Who is he to you?' Mr Loire asked curiously, leaning closer to me as if I was about to tell him a big secret. It was just as Squall said: he was an overgrown child, with that naive curiosity.
'My older brother,' I said casually. Then I told my boss the whole story about my departing from home – I only didn't tell him the reason why I left. I don't want to talk about it. It wasn't very nice, and it still causes much sadness and hatred in me. I never knew I could hate my brother even more... But hey, I'm not a creature made only of hatred! I LOVE FUN!!! Ariel is coming in a while! Everything is just perfect with me. I didn't like alcohol – untill now. Screw work. If Seph comes again, I'll just beat him senseless and screw the consequences... or I hope so.
Now I have to finish. Ariel is knocking on my door. Well, my bed needs to warm up a bit... hey, I'd never say anything like that before I started working at Lunatic Pandora. Well... I start to like that Seifer guy – for he was the one who showed me Ariel. And Ariel's my koi for this night... and maybe the next one too. We'll wait, we'll see. Oyasuminasai.
TBC