Hehehhee.. so I see everyone is a Clorith fan. To tell you the truth, I'm not a dedicated Clorith… but I just wrote in anyway…
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Not a Fairy Tale
Chapter 3: Sneaking Out
Cloud was at the big giant security room watching various screens of various areas of the palace. He has just been hired the private security guard for the Princess.
"heey…" Zack leaned his elbow on Cloud's shoulder. "Wanna go out for a couple of beers tonight?"
"Sorry, I'm off-duty…" Cloud said disappointingly. "My job is 24/7…"
"Aaw.. that's too bad…" Zack said. He turned up to the screens and saw Aeris climbing down the wall from her bedroom window. "Don't look now, but Rapunzel is escaping her chamber…"
Cloud leaned over to the screen squinting his eyes. As soon as he realized it was the Princess, he immediately jumped off his seat. "Oh sh—" He ran out the door.
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Princess Aeris struggled to get her foot out of the vine. She pulled her foot harder and harder.
"Here, we don't want you to get dirty…"
Cloud came by her side and untangled the vines that made her foot stuck.
Princess Aeris took her foot out of the vine. "Thanks!" She chirped, and she skipped out on her way.
"NOT so fast, Princess.." Cloud called out.
Princess Aeris stopped and looked at Cloud guiltily. "You…. Private security guard, right?"
Cloud nodded.
Oh great.. she thought.
"And do you mind, Princess, telling me where you're going?" Cloud asked.
"Sneaking out, der.." Princess Aeris replied.
Cloud scowled. "But, your highness, I'm your security guard, and my duty is to protect and watch over you in order of the queen."
Princess Aeris smiled. "But, did she say to watch and protect me and keep me within the palace walls?"
Cloud paused. "No…"
"Then, that means you can come with me outside from the palace walls and still protect me from there!"
Cloud thought hesitantly. "Yeah.. I guess so…"
"GREAT! Let's go!" Princess Aeris grabbed Cloud's wrist and tried to run out.
Cloud jerked his hand out of the Princess' grip. "B-but, Princess!"
"Don't call me princess! It's annoying! Just call me Aeris!" Aeris snapped.
"Oo-kay… uhm.. Aeris.." Cloud said. "But the queen will be—"
"Queen, Shmeen!" Aeris mocked. "Why do people listen to her nag all day? Why can't I live my life normally?"
She sure doesn't act like a Princess… Cloud said to himself.
Aeris heaved a sigh. "You don't know how it's like being The Princess. You have to learn lessons, meet all these boring fancy people, you have to use table manners and all this other stuff…" She complained. "Just for once, I want to live a life out of that prison! I don't want to be a ruler, I want to live my life free!"
Cloud repeated her words over and over in her head. He heaved a sigh. "Fine… we'll go… But only for this night!"
"YAY!" Aeris grabbed Cloud's wrist and they both ran together out of the palace.
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So, Cloud and Aeris were walking the city streets Kalm City (AN: I couldn't think of a place so I turned Kalm Town into Kalm City) and Aeris continued to drag Cloud everywhere.
"Where are we going?"
"You'll see…"
Cloud, then noticed that no one was paying attention to Aeris at all. "How can you be so exposed to so many people?" Cloud yelled through the noise of the crowds.
"My mom never really put my appearance on public, for my own protection. I sort of take advantage of that, you know?" Aeris replied.
Cloud rolled his eyes. Sure, do..
Finally, Aeris and Cloud reached their destination.
"WHAT? You're going to a NIGHT CLUB!" Cloud yelled.
"Hey, the definition is fun here!" Aeris retorted.
"B-but.. Princess—"
"AERIS!" She snapped.
"Uhm.. Aeris…. But Princesses don't go to Night Clubs…"
Aeris corrected Cloud. "Princesses, don't. Unidentified Princesses do." She tugged Cloud's arm. "Now, come on!"
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Aeris and Cloud entered the club stalling in the center of the room. The pounding music hurt Cloud's ears. Neon lights flashed everywhere, and everyone was dancing on the dance floor as if there was no tomorrow.
"Hey, Yuffie!" Aeris started waving her arm up in the air trying to get her friend's attention.
All of the sudden, a young teenage girl with short black hair popped up from the crowd and in front of the two. "Hey Aeris!" She chirped. Yuffie turned her attentions to Cloud. "And who's this little hottie? Rarr. Is he your boyfriend?" She purred.
"No. He's my security guard for you know what reasons…"
"Oh."
"Oh! That reminds me!" The brunette turned to Cloud. "You never told me your name yet!"
"IT'S CLOUD!" He yelled through all the loud music and dancing.
Yuffie tapped Aeris in the shoulder to get her attention. "Hey, wait there for a moment, 'kay?" Aeris nodded and Yuffie ran off.
The brunette Princess turned back to Cloud. "Come on, Cloud! Just because you're a security guard doesn't mean you can't have fun! Now, dance with me!"
"No…. I – can't…"
Aeris frowned. "It's because of me being a princess isn't it?" she said. "Come on, I don't mind!"
"No… it's not that… it's just—"
"Uh-huh…"
"I – can't – dance…"
Aeris giggled. "Don't be silly! Anyone can dance!"
Cloud blushed. "Well, not me…"
Suddenly, the music switched to a quiet ballad.
"Pllleeeeeaaasseee! For me?"
"No…"
Aeris paused. "I – your Princess, order you to dance with me!"
Cloud sighed. "Do I have to?"
The brunette gave Cloud big puppy eyes.
The blonde nodded. Oh boy….
"YAY!"
"Okay, you have to hold my hands.." Aeris stated.
"Like this?"
"Yeah! You got it! Now this is the easy part! Just move left and right, left and right.."
"Eerrrgg… I don't think I'm doing this very well…"
"No, no! You're doing fine!" She said aloud. "1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, and dip!"
Cloud spun Aeris around and dipped her.
"Wow, Cloud! Are you sure you ever went out dancing before with a girl?"
"I swear.. I'm new to this kind of stuff."
"Uh-huh…"
The blonde pulled Aeris up and they continued to dance. "1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3.. hey! You're getting the hang of it, Cloud!"
Cloud blushed. As he said before, he hated dancing. "Can we go now?"
The Princess laughed. "NO! The night has only begun!"
Finally, the ballad slowly faded away.
"Everyone! May I have your attention, please?"
Everyone, including Aeris and Cloud, on the dance floor looked up on stage seeing Yuffie with a guitar and the rest of the band behind her. "Me and my band would like to perform a special number for one of my friends!"
Cloud and Aeris exchanged looks knowing whom she was referring to.
Yuffie turned to the band. "Alright, guys, let's do it!"
Yuffie's partner singer came up next to her. The drummer hit the side stick 3 times.
"I wanna be like other girls
I wanna see what other girls see
Just to be free like other girls…
Get to be.
Na na na. Na na na, na na na.
Na na na, na na na, na na na
Oh ooh ooohooh…"
Everyone started dancing, including Aeris and the reluctant Cloud.
"To wear my old jeans,
to eat an whole cake,
feel the sun on my feet
be quiet, be crazy!
Be anything I want to be….
Dance around, in my underwear!
To walk by myself, do nothing all day!
To eat a whole cake, get cranky with frosting.
No cameras, no pressures, no foamies,
No people who think that, they know my but don't.
No platform shoes!"
Aeris swung Cloud round and round and round. "Come on, Cloud! Dance with me!"
"NO! Stop it! I'm getting dizzy!"
"I wanna be like other girls
I wanna see what other girls see
Just to be free like other girls…
Wuh-oh. Wuh-oh.
I wanna be like other girls(other girls)
I wanna see what other girls see
Just to be free like other girls…
(I wanna be like, I wanna be like other girls..)
Get to be!"
The crowd cheered and Yuffie's band took a big bow.
"Yaaaay!" Aeris cheered. "Come on, Cloud, let's go get some Coffee!"
Cloud heaved a sigh. "This is going to be a long night…."
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Hhehee.. Cloud is forced to dance with Aeris.. The torure… Muahahahaha! LOL JK
Anyway, I bet all of you said, "WTF?" when you saw Yuffie being Aeris' best friend. To tell you the truth, I actually like, Yuffie. She's my favorite characters… Hope I didn't offend anyone.
Also, the song that Yuffie sang "I wanna be like other girls" came from the movie Mulan 2. My brother kept on listening to that song and it drives me nuts! Not only that, but the song fit perfectly in the story….
Anyway, please R-R! PLEEEZ!
