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Chapter 2 - Turk Jerks
Tifa spun around. Someone had been feeling her up! Reno grinned at her as she turned around.
"Hi babe," he drawled. Then he recoiled slightly as Tifa slapped him across the cheek with all her strength. An ugly red mark appeared on the left side of Reno's face.
"You PERVERT!" Tifa shrieked. The grin reappeared on Reno's face as he rubbed his sore cheek.
"Ow, you sure pack a punch babe." Tifa raised a fist.
"Don't babe me, you-!"
"No, don't Tifa!" Aeris grabbed Tifa's raised arm. She glared at Reno. "Why can't you leave us alone!"
"Uh, I don't know," Reno said, rolling his eyes. "Because you're all loosers? Though you two are pretty hot."
"Shut UP!" Aeris yelled. Cloud surged forward, ready to rip Reno to pieces. Aeris let go of Tifa and grabbed Cloud's arm instead.
"No, Cloud…don't cause any trouble, please! They're not worth it," she pleaded. Vincent caught Elena's eye, and the latter nodded. They both stepped forward.
"Reno, stop," Vincent said. "It's the first day of school. At least give them a break."
"Yeah," Elena agreed. "And I don't like what you did to Tifa, Reno. You've got to remember, I'm a girl too." Reno looked at Cloud, Tifa, Aeris, and Yuffie for another moment, then backed off.
"Fine," he said. "Today only." Reno left. Rude stood there, looking apologetic.
"Three minutes to the bell," Elena said to Tifa. She paused, then sighed. "Sorry about what Reno did." She, Rude, and Vincent left. Yuffie glared at their backs as they turned around the corner and disappeared.
"Those JERKS!" she burst out angrily. Aeris sighed.
"Well, come on guys, we'd better hurry, or we'll be late."
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Vincent entered the music classroom with Rude. He looked around. The classroom was quite large, with many instruments, music stands, and microphones. There were tables that seated four in the center of the room. Rufus was seated at one of them. He beckoned Vincent and Rude over.
"Hey guys," he greeted as they sat down.
"Hi," they replied. Rude looked curiously at Rufus.
"You like singing?" he asked. Rude nodded, grinning.
"Yeah. Singing and playing the keyboard. You guys?"
"Singing and playing the electric guitar," Vincent answered.
"Playing the drums," Rude said. "Not singing."
"I like singing all right, but I really suck at writing songs," Rufus said, frowning at the thought.
"I like writing songs," Vincent commented.
"I can write songs," Rude said. "But they aren't too good."
"Hm…well, you'll just have to help us Vincent," Rufus decided. Vincent looked amused. He turned around and saw that Aeris had burst into the classroom. Then, the bell rang. Aeris looked around for a seat. She went over to where Bernette and Torre were sitting. "So, Gainsborough is in the class," Rufus observed. "She looks quite angry. I wonder what happened to her?"
"Well, Reno tried to feel Tifa up," Rude said.
"Oh. Heh." Rufus laughed softly. "Trust Reno to do things like that on the very first day of university."
"Yes," Vincent agreed. Just then, a loud sound reverberated through the room, catching everyone's attention. A young woman had banged on a cymbal. She smiled.
"Hi everyone. I'm Professor Shimiro, and I'm your music teacher." She looked around the room. "Hm, we don't have many people in here. In fact, there's only…" The teacher checked the attendance. "Wow, only 14 people. Well, I suppose that's a good thing. It won't be too noisy in here." She smiled again. "There aren't a lot of rules in this class. Just the basics, plus one important one." Professor Shimiro suddenly glared at everyone. "Don't. Damage. The. Equipment. Got that?" Everyone nodded quickly. "Ok, good. Now, throughout this course, there will be concerts, presentations, and projects. Don't worry about the concerts though; there will only be three. The Winter Concert, Spring Concert, and Summer Concert. There will be weekly presentations, as well as a couple of projects. The main things about this course are the presentations and concerts. Also, another thing you guys may be happy to hear…there are no tests or quizzes." At this statement, a cheer went around the room. The teacher waited for the cheering to die down. "Any questions?" Torre raised his hand.
"Um…do we have to sing?" he asked.
"In most of the presentations, yes. But not in the concerts or other things if you don't want to," the professor answered. She looked around. "No more questions? Ok, well, I'll give you all your first assignment. Write a song and be prepared to sing it on Friday. The song has to be original, and it has to have at least two body parts and a chorus." A few people groaned. Professor Shimiro smiled. "I know it's tough in such a short time limit, but I want to see what you all can do, and where you each need to start off. You guys have all the classes this week to work on it. Questions?"
"Does the song have to be memorized?" Aeris asked.
"No," the teacher answered. "Oh, and one other thing I forgot to mention. You will have to play an instrument while you're singing. You can also record the music, but it has to be original and played by you. If you record it, I expect you to say your name after the music." Everyone groaned. "Don't worry, I won't mark too harshly," Professor Shimiro said.
"Can a friend help with the lyrics?" Rufus asked.
"Yes, but you must give credit to them if they do." The professor looked at the students. "Well, what are you all waiting for? Get started. I'll be coming around to see how you do." Everyone instantly started talking.
Vincent got out a piece of paper. He frowned, thinking of a name for his song. He decided to dedicate it to his girlfriend. Vincent tried picturing the blonde, but another image floated into his mind. It was a girl with long, silky, chestnut hair and hazel eyes. Vincent smiled for a moment, thinking about the girl…then frowned again. His girlfriend was Elena. Why on earth was he thinking about Lucrecia? Vincent tried to picture Elena again, but the image of Lucrecia kept blocking his mind. He gazed at his paper…then wrote down a title. You Cloud My Mind.
"Vincent?" Rude's voice brought Vincent out of his thoughts.
"Yeah?" he asked, looking up.
"Have you got anything yet?" Rude questioned. Vincent nodded.
"A title," he answered.
"Me too," Rude said.
"Same here," Rufus said. "Mine's Get Out of Here."
"How…subtle," Rude commented. Rufus laughed, noticing the sarcasm.
"Yeah, well, I said that I was bad at writing songs, including titles. What's yours." Rude flushed slightly.
"Um…Count On Me."
"Is that supposed to be a love song?" Vincent asked. Rude nodded. Vincent returned to his paper, thinking. Suddenly, a few lines struck him. He scribbled them down, then sat back to read.
Every night, when I sit down
To turn on the TV,
I try to focus on the show
But words just escape me.
I can't think of anything else
I can't see,
I'm blind to everything in front of me
When you appear in my thoughts.
No words are here,
No pictures are there,
Nothing can describe you.
If it is my problem,
I cannot say
But that
You cloud my thoughts
Tonight.
"Whoa, you already have that much!" Rude exclaimed as he stared at Vincent's paper. Vincent shrugged.
"It was a sudden idea attack," he said. Rufus whistled.
"Well, you're probably gonna get a perfect score," he sighed. "I can't think of anything else."
"Well, the words of your song should come from your heart," Vincent said. "Why did you decide to title your song Get Out of Here?" Rufus scowled.
"I was thinking of Scarlet," he said, looking murderous.
"You guys had a fight?" Rude asked. Rufus nodded.
"See, those words come from your heart. Basically, you're telling Scarlet to 'get out' of your life?" Vincent questioned. Rufus nodded again. "So, just keep on writing your thoughts. As long as nobody can tell that you're talking about Scarlet, your lyrics should be fine." Rufus grinned.
"Thanks man!" He started writing furiously. So did Rude. Vincent continued on with his song.
I'm helplessly here
On my own,
Caught in a spider's web.
Tangled in my thoughts of you.
Everything else
Just goes right through me.
Passing through the
Thought that's you.
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Aeris stared at her notebook. A Cinderella Story was written across the top of the page, but she didn't have any idea of what to write. Her music teacher had told her before that the words had to come from her heart. But…Aeris didn't have a boyfriend currently…so there really wasn't any "Cinderella story". Or was there? Aeris imagined herself as Cinderella. That would be the perfect way to meet her boyfriend. Aeris was always a bit of a romantic. She preferred romantic guys. Her old boyfriend was romantic…but he moved away. They had lost touch since. Aeris tried picturing the prince.
"Hm…" Aeris thought. "The prince. He looks like…like…like…Cloud?" She stopped, shocked. No! What was she thinking! Cloud was Tifa's boyfriend! Aeris shook her head firmly and replaced Cloud with her old boyfriend, Zack. Zack…hm…Cloud looked kind of like Zack…"Stop it!" Aeris told herself angrily. She started writing.
If it was true
When I met you,
You were the perfect one
For me.
I thought that we could stay
Like that forever.
I was happy,
And so were you
Until the day you moved away
And blinded me with tears.
How was this the perfect life?
How was this the life I dreamed?
How was this the thing I wished for?
How could we live happily?
No matter what you say to me,
What promises you gave.
You gotta know one thing
This is no Cinderella story.
Day by day,
Week by week,
I waited for a message from you.
Something, anything.
If you really cared about me,
You would've written something.
I wasn't happy
You broke my heart
And I vowed to care no more
To have nothing to do with you.
Aeris finished. She smiled as she read the song. That was exactly how she felt about Zack. Zack. The mere thought of him made her feel angry. "That stupid spiky-headed jerk," she thought venomously.
"Hey, Aeris?" Aeris looked up and saw Bernette looking at her. "Um…can you help me?"
"Oh, sure," Aeris said, smiling. "What do you need help on?"
"Well…I want to write a love song, but not a sad one. All the love songs I've ever listened to are sad ones." Aeris blinked.
"Um…well, do you have a boyfriend?" Bernette shook her head. "Oh. Hm…is there someone you like?" Bernette blinked…then blushed.
"Maybe…I think…" Aeris tapped her paper secretively.
"You don't have to tell me who…just write all the feelings you have for the person down, then form the words into a song."
"Ok. Thanks Aeris," Bernette said, still blushing, but looking happier. She got to work.
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Two hours later, at 5:15 pm, the bell rang. Vincent, Rude, and Rufus exited the music classroom. Rufus said goodbye and left. Vincent and Rude met up with Elena and Reno in the cafeteria.
"How was music?" Elena asked. Vincent shrugged.
"It was ok. Aeris is in our class, though."
"Lockheart and Kisaragi are in our class," Reno sighed. "Well, it's not our fault if we get crap in our class."
"You're the crap, Turk!" came an angry voice from behind the redhead. The Turks turned around and saw their arch-enemies glaring at them.
"Oh. The losers," Reno said, raising an eyebrow.
"Shut the hell up!" Cloud snarled. Reno snorted.
"That the best you can do?" he taunted. Yuffie growled.
"You guys get angry so easily," Elena observed, smirking.
"Come on guys," Reno said, leaving. "I'm not gonna break my promise for today." The Turks left.
"I hate those guys so much, they can just go to hell!" Yuffie snarled. Cloud nodded.
"Same here. I just want to beat them up. Especially Reno."
"Yeah, he's the worst," Aeris agreed. "Elena's okay, though."
"Vincent too," Tifa said. "He's not that bad. Rude isn't really bad either, but he listens to Reno, so…yeah."
"And to think," Cloud muttered viciously. "I have to share a dorm with one of them!"
"Me too!" Yuffie reminded Cloud. Aeris sighed.
"Let's go have dinner guys."
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Vincent walked into his dorm. Cloud was sitting at one of the desks, doing homework. He had looked up when Vincent came into the room, but had immediately started ignoring him. This suited Vincent fine, for he wasn't in the mood to have a fight with Cloud. Vincent sat at the other desk and took out a piece of lined paper. He completed his one-page response for sociology. After that, he took out his incomplete lyrics and stared at them. Vincent already had 2 verses and a chorus, which was all that was required, but he felt that his song still wasn't finished. Vincent frowned, thinking. He scribbled down seven more lines.
Now if it's something
Simple as
A kiss and hug
That'll clear my mind of you,
I would gladly give in
To your touch
And hold you close to me.
Vincent glanced at the clock. It was 10:37 pm. Cloud was still up, writing at his desk. Vincent shrugged, then went to bed.
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Tifa entered literature with Aeris the next day. She and Aeris sat in the same seat as they did yesterday.
"Hi Tifa," Cloud said to her. He winked at Aeris. "Hey babe." Tifa didn't mind, because she knew that Cloud joked around like that with Aeris all the time.
"Hey there hottie," Aeris replied, rolling her eyes. "Seriously, Cloud. You should be doing it to Tifa, not me." Tifa smiled.
"Oh, I don't mind. In fact, I pity you Aeris. Having to stand Cloud's flirting." Cloud turned around in his seat and flashed a flirtatious smile at Tifa.
"Aw, now, don't be jealous Tiffy-sweetie." Tifa blanched.
"I'll Tiffy-sweetie you!" she said dangerously, holding up her binder. Cloud turned around quickly.
"Eh heh…" He laughed nervously. Aeris giggled. The bell rang.
"Good morning class," Professor Tseng said. "Today, we will start on some Shakespeare poetry." He passed out paperback books titled "Shakespeare Poetry". "Now, please turn to page 16. I want all of you to write a two-page response on the poem, single-spaced." Everyone groaned. The teacher frowned. "It is due at the end of the class. I want highly detailed responses analyzing the poem. Refer to many quotes. I don't want to see things like: 'this poem's stupid. It's retarded. It's dumb.' I want explanations, descriptions, quotes, and analysis. Start working."
"Aw , crap," Reno sighed. "I don't get it. What's with all the stupid 'thee's', 'thou's', 'thy's', 'shalt's', and the other trash?"
"I don't know," Elena said, frowning at the page.
"It's not trash," Vincent said calmly. "That was the way English was spoken back in Shakespeare's day."
"Well, you're freakishly smart," Reno grumbled. "Do you get it, Rude?"
"Kind of," Rude answered. Reno swore. People in the class had started drifting around, asking each other for help. Professor Tseng didn't seem to mind. He had gone into his office. Vincent glanced at Tifa. She was staring at the poem, looking confused. From what Vincent could see, she only had two or three lines written. Tifa was also wearing a white shirt. Perfect. Vincent quietly got out a water bottle that was almost full. He unscrewed the cap so that it would fall off at a single touch. It was crushed at the bottom so that Vincent could pass by Tifa on the pretense of throwing away the wrecked bottle. Vincent got up. As he passed Tifa, he pretended to stumble. His finger touched the cap, which fell off, and he "accidentally" spilled water all over Tifa. Tifa gasped. She was instantly soaked, and since she was wearing a white, thin shirt that was now wet, her bra showed through clearly. Everyone turned to look. A few guys whistled.
"Whoops," Vincent said, smiling at Tifa. Tifa stared at him, and her eyes filled with tears. Aeris quickly handed her coat to the poor girl, who covered herself with it and ran out of the room, crying. Vincent continued on to the trash can to throw away the water bottle. He returned to his seat with Cloud, Yuffie, Aeris, and Reeve glaring daggers at him. Reno clapped Vincent on the back.
"Nice going Vince!" he said, grinning. Vincent smiled. Rude's expression was unfathomable. Vincent looked at Elena. She wasn't looking at him, but she was frowning slightly. Suddenly, the satisfaction that Vincent had felt was gone. At the memory of Tifa's tear-stricken face, Vincent felt ashamed. Revenge wasn't as sweet as he thought it would be.
Hm…kind of a short chapter. Oh dear, Vincent…-shakes head- Poor Tifa. Next chapter: Chapter 3 - Emotion Crash. Please REVIEW. Thank you.
PS. Also, please remember to read and review my new oneshot, "These Crimson Eyes of Mine". It's a humor fic, so those of you that like to laugh should take a shot at it. XD