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Jealousy
Chapter Two

"Are you sure you'll make it back all right?" Yazoo asked worriedly. "Midgar's not exactly the safest place to be running around after nightfall."

"Yeah, I know," Tifa said, running a hand through her hair. "But I can take care of myself."

"Well, if you're sure you don't want one of us to walk you home. . ." he trailed off hesitantly.

"I dragged that lummox here all by myself, didn't I?" She demanded, gesturing to Loz's unconscious form. "I'll manage. If anyone tries to kill me, I'll just jump at him and yell 'GRR!'"

"You're kidding, right?" Yazoo quirked an eyebrow at her, and she laughed.

"Maybe. Maybe not. Make sure you keep your brother off the booze, though—I don't need any more drunken brawls to deal with. It scares away the customers, y'know?"

Yazoo winced. "Yeah. He never was good at holding his alcohol."

"Yeah. I noticed." She laughed again, and made a face as her pocket started vibrating. "Ugh. PHS—sorry."

"It's fine," Yazoo said.

"Hello? Mm, yeah. I'm just leaving now. I'll be home soon. No, I'll be fine—it's not that far to walk. Hm? Cloud, you're breaking up. I can't—" She flipped the PHS closed and rolled her eyes. "I need to get going before he sends out a search party."

"He would, wouldn't he?"

"Yeah. He's paranoid like that. I'll see you around," she said, and bounced down the stairs two at a time. Yazoo stared after her until the door slammed shut and tried not to grin.

Stubborn, isn't she?


Author's note: I apologize for the brevity of this update. Real Life has been intruding on my writing attempts, and this has been sitting on my hard drive for a while. I'll be updating again soon, so please forgive me for the teasing. All comments are welcome and appreciated, so feel free to click that link and tell me exactly what you think of this so far. Thanks for reading!