The next day Tifa awoke to the absence of Cloud. Slightly confused she went out to look for him. She walked towards the stairs that cloud and Nanaki were sitting the previous night and sure enough there he was...reading to Tifa's shock.

"Hey, I missed you this morning" after the confusion of the morning Tifa realized she had a massive headache and sat down.

"I just got up early to do some reading" Cloud was annoyed at the distraction but he responded never the less.

"Well ok. Ill be in the room, I've gotta get out of this light. Its gonna kill me." Tifa staggered off towards their sleeping quarters at the Inn.

As she went she ran into the large cat Nanaki. "How are you doing Tifa?" the lion didn't look too well himself and didn't put out too much effort to hide it.

"I'm...gonna go lay down after I take about 30 aspirin." Tifa's hand rose to her head. "It feels like I'm being split in two."

"Yeah, I know what you mean." the cat went off to lie in some shade and get out of Tifa's way.

Tifa finally made it to her room and was glad to just be able to collapse onto her bed. Almost at once she decided agenst it. She needed a shower, badly. Slowly she got up and headed to the bathroom adjacent to her room.

I wonder when we will get our own place. Tifa was very curious on this issue. But no matter what she would let Cloud make that decision. As far as she knew, she was just along for the ride.

She got out of the shower and decided to sleep off her hangover. This is why I only serve drinks.

In only what seemed like a few seconds, she was asleep.

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Cloud immersed himself in the book he was reading before he was disturbed. The knowledge he was gaining astounded him. All of the information ran through his head like lightning. He read one book after another and before he realized it was 1 in the morning.

He left the library and headed to the room he shared with Tifa. All of what he learned in just one day buzzed around his head. Once he got inside he went to take a shower and get ready for bed. Had he not been so distracted he probably wouldn't have cut himself trying to shave

"Ow! Damn it." Slightly irritated he went off to bed. Slowly he crawled under the covers as not to wake Tifa. He lay back on his pillows with his hands behind his head, just waiting for the next day. So close yet so far. I will have you back. With that thought Cloud drifted into sleep