Sorry for the late update, but I was sick as a dog. Thank you soooooo much for all of the reviews, though. They made me feel so much better!

The Hot Mage Aeris: So I guess I'm not the only one who gets cold in the shower? O.o Scary.

xCR1MSON-T3ARSx: Yup. Vincent got to know the stairs quite well that night.

whatevergirl: Sephiroth has cooking---issues.

Shigure-chan: Controlling the food with his mind? Oh, that's good. (plots) Wish I'd thought of it...

darkmistressofhate: Well, being sane is no fun. You have to worry about money and jobs and stuff.

Zeraphic Triomis: I'm sure Sephiroth would gladly cook you stuff, you just may not want to eat it. O.o

MAKUBEX-KUN: Thanks! A lot of people seem to be anticipating Sephiroth's cooking—it's not much.(sweat) Now I must add more of it.

Yoshiko-chan: Vincent broke a few bones on the way down the stairs. But he was happy at the hospital because the food was better than what he ate at home.

Sesshy is sexii: W00t! A TOS fan! One of my favorite games of all time. I'm on my 4th playthough.

Squiggles: Well, Cloud has very good reflexes. The wagon will never be the same again, though.

There are a lot of breaks in this chappy. Just a style I wanted to try out. .

Cloud ventured carefully into the smoke-filled house. Tifa grabbed Vincent's cloak, and much to his chagrin, wiped her sooty face all over it.

Being in the house was practically like being blind. Cloud felt his way around, trying to find the kitchen, when something hit him in the head.

"Dagnabbit!" Zack cried. "What is with these super-villains and their tights?"

Cloud kicked the offending Star Ocean case out of his way and proceeded to the kitchen.

The kitchen was even worse. Cloud vaguely remembered something about it not being good to inhale smoke, but it was a little fuzzy. Then again, everything was kind of fuzzy at the moment. Hmmmm..

"Alright, he's been in there too long." Vincent declared. "Where's the fire, Tifa?"

"Uh, I believe it's contained in the oven." She blinked. "Don't tell me you're going in there?"

He nodded. "Yup. With this handy fire extinguisher, I shall put it out!"

Vincent threw off his cloak dramatically, and entered the house, leaving Tifa, Aeris and Red to wonder where he got the fire extinguisher from.

"I'm telling you, it's not right, Yuffie!" Zack screeched. "I mean, they're tights!"

"More like thigh-highs, actually," Yuffie responded. "Hey, wait a minute. Are you insulting Albel? MY Albel?"

Zack gave her a level look. "Yuffie, he's a video game character. In a skirt."

"…You have a point. Hey, do you smell smoke?"

"Err…" Zack sniffed around. "No, I don't smell anything."

Five minutes later, Aeris ran into the house, which was now completely on fire. (Waiting is quite frustrating.) When she got into the kitchen, she found Vincent battling with the stove, Sephiroth sobbing into his 'Kiss the Cook' apron, and Cloud passed out on the floor.

"Normally I like setting fires!" Sephiroth bawled. "I mean, with the whole Nibelheim thing. But that was my soufflé'!"

Aeris picked Cloud up, and grabbed Sephiroth by the hair, dragging him out of the room.

Vincent emerged from the house a short while after Aeris. "Okay, fire's out," he declared. "I don't think your soufflé made it, though."

Sephiroth sulked.

Tifa wondered how the heck Vincent put the fire out.

"Uh, guys? Where are Zack and Yuffie?" Red asked.

"HAHAHA!" Yuffie cackled. "Albel OWNS you!"

Zack threw down his controller in defeat. "Okay Yuffie, you win again. Geeze, it's kinda hot in here."

"Move your butt, Zack," Tifa said. "We're setting up fans."

"Good idea," Yuffie commented. "It's smokin' hot."

--Owari

Did I spell Nibelheim right?(sweat) At any case, I promise lots more of Sephiroth's cooking later on to make up for the lack of it.

Does anyone here know Albel? I luvvies him.

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