HOLY SHIT! IT's been a WHILE since I updated, huh? Oh well...I'm sorry guys. I've been depressed lately. And I still am. Maybe this will cheer me up...
Chapter: WHAT? Is is like...4? or is it 3 or 5?
Chapter Whatever the hell: Cloud's Life.
Leon sighed as he stared at the ugly brown apartment door. He rubbed his temples, cleared his throat and rose his hand to knock on the door. Before he could touch it, however...he lowered his hand, scratched the back of his neck and once again...sighed.
It wasn't HIS fault that he had lost his temper. That Cloud was such a friggin nuisance. First off, he never showed up at work on time. Second, he was loud and obnoxious. Third...he was nosy. And to top if off, he get's himself DRUNK during work hours. And to make himself more of an ass, he splashes CURRY all over his OFFICE. HIS OFFICE! His office was his SANCTUARY! He didn't even let the janitors in there.
And that fool has to go and ruin his perfect office. With CURRY! The stuff is a bitch to get off...
He glared at the door, daring it to open. He huffed and swiftly turned on his heels. The blonde deserved what he got. You'd expect him to know better! He lives in the slums, in TRAVERSE TOWN. The most horrible and disgusting place to live in on that side of the city. Still...
It was a wonder how he made it to work smelling so fresh and looking Oh-So-Delicious. He probably spent all his time grooming himself at night and sleeping in during the morning.
Leon smirked as he stalked out of the back doors of the apartment, pausing to flick a bug off his shoes...
Grr...
Damn bugs.
"AND THEN HE-HE THREW IT IN MY HAIR! DID YOU HERE! MY HAIR! (hiccup) Can you believe that?"
Leon froze. 'That sounds like...'
His head snapped around, frantically looking for the source of the voice. Finally, his head stopped at the lowest window (half buried by dirt). Inside an incredibly dim light glowed, and he could faintly see a spiky, curry-covered, blonde head bouncing around inside. He lowered his head to the ground (careful not to let his hair touch the filthy surface) and pressed his ear to the window.
"NO, TIFA!" he sobbed, "It'll NEVER come out! I've tried! NOTHING IS WORKING!"
Leon raised an eyebrow. 'He's still upset about that? It's just a little curry...'
"SHUT THE HELL UP, TIFA! It's NOT just a little bit of curry! MY hair is the LAST bit of pride I have LEFT!"
Leon groaned.
Cloud sunk to the ground, pulling his knees to his chest. "No, Tifa" he whispered, "He will never understand. And neither will you or ANYONE else. He's always yelling at me for being late, when I don't even own a car, or enough money to pay for the bus fair. And then I fall asleep on the job so much I might even get fired. But you don't understand! I have to walk home and I've only been here for 19 days, so I get lost a lot. Plus, Sephiroth is here and he's always trying to rape me, my paycheck is always getting DOCKED, I have to pay bills and I don't even have food in my fridge! And most importantly, I haven't payed my rent and they're going to kick me out!"
Cloud nuzzled his chin into his knees and sighed. "No. Mr. Leonheart has every right to yell at me. I'm so lazy and stupid. I should have never picked this job, I'm too poor for it. I might as well resign and go work at the 10 cent store...what? No, no! Tifa, I'm not going to do that! I mean, he's attractive, sure as hell but...that's just it! He's my boss and...well...you get the idea..."
Leon felt his heart sink.
Cloud's eyes became huge. "WHAT! THEY DOCK YOUR PAY THERE, TOO!" His eyes became full and he sobbed into his knees. "Oh my gosh! I'm so stupid! I got drunk and I caused such a mess. What's the POINT of resigning? I'm GOING to get fired. A-and...this is the LONGEST time I've EVER kept a job..."
"Tifa...?" Cloud looked at his phone. "TIFA! Oh...it died on me..."
Don't you feel guilty?
Leon looked at the sky. Well...he really couldn't blame Cloud for being late. It was pretty damn far from his apartment to the building. AND it was rather confusing. Plus...it wasn't really Cloud's fault for getting drunk that night...
Sora WAS after all...the most diabolical creature to ever set foot on the surface of the earth. Cloud wasn't completely at fault.
Leon stood up and brushed off his pants (leather...mweheheheh 8F). He was going in there, no matter what the hell could be lying on the floor...Cloud included.
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Cloud just simply stared at him. "Leon...?"
"Strife." Came the blunt reply.
Cloud gasped. "Wha-What are you doing here? I KNOW! YOU CAME TO FIRE ME!" he screamed, "B-BUT I KNEW THAT!"
In a flash, the man had disappeared behind the wall...
...Only to emerge holding VERY dusty pillows.
Leon blinked. "What are you-"
"SILENCE!" Cloud shrieked.
And he threw a pillow at Leon. "I KNOW WHY YOU'VE COME!"
And he threw yet another pillow at Leon.
Leon growled as he dodged the flurry of dusty pillows. "WtF!"
Cloud (obviously still drunk) jumped onto his sad excuse for a couch and...started throwing the cushions. "I WONT LET YOU DO IT!"
he picked up his shoe...
"I HAVE A LIFE TO LIVE, DAMMIT!"
Leon dodged the pillows, the cushions, the shoes, the FRIGGIN COUCH and tackled the blonde to the ground.
"LISTEN TO ME," he hissed. "I am NOT here to fire you. I am here to apo-apol...ap-p-p..."
"Apologize?" Cloud gasped.
"Yes...it seems that Sora was out of line...giving you an alcoholic drink that you obviously could not handle. What happened was clearly...um...you get the point."
Cloud's eyes shined. "So you mean, today wasn't my fault?"
Leon nodded.
"And you're not going to fire me?"
Leon nodded again.
"And that you're not going to dock my pay or anything?"
Leon's head was starting to hurt.
"No..."
"S-So I get to STAY?"
"Yes..."
Cloud smiled brightly, and threw his arms around Leon's neck. "THANK YOU!" he breathed. Crying tears of happiness, he buried his face in the crook of the other man's neck. "THANK YOU! You won't regret it! I promise!"
Leon blushed, but (hesitantly) returned the bruising hug.
"Make it worth my while..."
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"Get OFF of me, Yuffie..."
Yuffie squeaked happily. "OH SQUALL! YOU BIG FAT SOFTIE! We ALL saw what happened between you too!" she grabbed his hands and danced around in a little sugar-hyped circle.
"And how did you do that?"
Yuffie giggled. "With Aerith's CAMERA off course! Man, if she never had suggested bringing while we followed you, we would have NEVER had been able to broadcast you're touching lil moment!"
Leon should have screamed. At that moment, he should have grabbed the girls neck and wrung it in half. He should have burned down the office building and hurt whoever dared to bring the subject up again.
But he was too giddy to care.
Well...not that you could tell. I mean, this IS Leon we're talking about.
So...
He simply rubbed his temples and cursed out loud. "Yuffie...why the HELL were you two following me?"
Yuffie seemed to think for a moment, and then she smiled coyly. "Oh...well...we just wanted to see if you had the balls to go all the way with you're hot new secretary!"
Leon glared at her. "No, Yuffie. I just went there to apologize to him."
Yuffie rolled her eyes. "And since when do you apologize to people?"
"Since I met Cloud Strife. For an idiot...he's not that bad."
Yuffie stared at him. For a whole minute and a half, she just STARED at him...not talking...not breathing...just staring.
Okay, it didn't last long...
BEFORE SHE FRIGGIN BLASTED THROUGH THE WALL!
"You LIKE him!" she screamed. "OH! I KNEW IT! IknewitIknewitIknewit! I knew that you like him!"
"Just because I said that he was 'Okay' doesn't mean that I like him."
"Yes it does...! OO! Wait till I tell Aerith!" and with this announced, she blew through the wall (re-demolishing it) and sprinted down the hallway.
"Why is everyone trying to KILL MY OFFICE?" Leon sighed. His eyes roamed the hallways and rested on his secretary's desk.
"I blame it on you..." he whispered harshly.
Yet he couldn't hide his smile...
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done...sorry it took so damn long. Suggestions? Comments? Complaints? Go ahead and review me...
