Final Fantasy VII SQUARE-ENIX.
"What…was that?"
Cid woke up and immediately got up on his feet.
Both Tifa and Vincent were sleeping so he decided not to bother them and inspect a little bit around on his own.
The night seemed quite peaceful…whatever it had been was gone. Then he heard it again, a rustle in the bushes behind him and Cid turned in an instant.
There it is was in all it's splendor a Chocobo…a small one, probably not adult yet.
"Hey little one com'ere…" he bent trying to seem reassuring.
The bird just kept looking at him from safe distance.
"Hey I'm not gonna eat you...even though I'm so hungry I could try Choco-chops."
The little one made a funny turn of his head making him look adorable.
"I was kidding! Might you know the way out of here? We're lost and I …"
In an instant Cid's new friend had made a quick turn and ran back from where it came.
"Hey...Wait up!"
Cid ran all he could following him, but it was almost impossible…human legs couldn't compete. Just then he saw the Chocobo make a weird jump, Cid ran to reach him but…he wasn't feeling the ground.
One last turn and he was falling down of a cliff…his hands trying helplessly to grab a good hold something…there! His right arm was holding a ledge of rock, without further thought he started yelling like crazy.
"HELLPPPP!"
He tried to get a hold on something else and climb up.
"Stupid bird! If I ever make it I'm roasting him!"
"HELPPP! TIFA! VINCE!"
His hand slipping….and then one hand was grabbing him tight.
"Cid!"
Tifa had been already awaken before he could yell, Vincent was arriving just then.
"Cid….hold on tight….please…"
"Holy World! If I make it I swear I won't ever peep on you again!"
"Shut-upppppppppppp" she pulled with all her strength while Vincent pulled Tifa.
Cid laced his foot against the wall of rocks and thought he found a save grip there but he slipped…Tifa's hands had gotten awfully sweaty along with Cid's and with out a moment to say a word Cid was down below.
Tifa bounced back with Vincent just to crawl immediately back to the edge.
"CIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDD!" she yelled with all her voice and Vincent observing the whole scene in horror without a word from his throat…the unbearable reality that was showing before them.
"CID! CID! CID! CID!" she turned to Vincent pulling him "CID!" she kept screaming as her eye's vision blurred from her tears.
"CID….CID….!"
"T-tifa…calm down" he had just realized she had been screaming his friends name on and on.
"HE'S DEAD! HE'S DEAD!"
"Shut up!"
"CID….CID…"
Not trying to be too violent he was forced to slap her face hard enough to snap her out of it. Tifa was pushed back a few steps with wide open eyes, but finally she seemed to calm down a bit. Vincent moved to the ledge trying to hear or see of any sign of the lost companion….no sound…no sight…and the clouds kept obscuring the already feeble light of the moon. He turned to Tifa, she was sitting on her knees with tears flowing on a blank face, what could he say to comfort her?
"He might be alive you know…I mean it."
Nothing, she kept still.
He pulled her close for comfort but he was really trying to comfort himself…did he want to cry too? Hell yes, but one of the two had to take a stance. She pulled tighter with her nails to him and began to sob hard.
"Com'on…" he parted from her slowly "…we have to go and find him."
"Y-yes…" she nodded energetically.
Getting up herself using Vincent as her support she got back on her feet but tears wouldn't stop.
"Cry as you please but please haste."
Following the ledge carefully he searched for an area that might show a safe way down, it was a long walk and it seemed so much longer considering the urgency to find their friend.
The light of the moon sparkled hard enough at one point showing a dip that would be perfect to go down. Vincent tested the slope first, once he felt safe to move on he signaled Tifa to follow. She seemed reluctant.
"I'm not sure Vince…I don't feel safe..."
"Trust me…I'll catch if you fall."
"We'll both fall!"
"We won't, you're being hysterical."
Tifa was resented.
"You'll see my underwear."
He wanted to kill her.
"Tifa get down here… Now!"
"No! There's no use…we'll end up dead too!"
He climbed back and Tifa backed a bit scared of his angry face, but he just turned around.
"Get a hold on my back and I'll take you down."
Seemed she needed that to understand how selfish and childish she had been acting, she settled it by drying the last tears.
"It's fine…I'd be more dangerous that way…I'll go down after you."
Vincent took a breath of relief and started his way down once more making sure she had a good grip as well. It went well for a while and then Tifa slipped and her buttocks landed on his face to the embarrassment of both.
"S-sorry" she blushed.
"It's…fine…just watch it."
The cold wind blowing down the pit reminded Vincent that he had left his cloak up there.
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