A/N: Wark!

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Wild Chocobo's

"Hey, Cloud! These birds' feathers match your hair!" Marlene said giggling, as the four of them admired the large wild birds from afar.

For some odd reason, a large herd of wild Chocobo's ended up in Edge, just wondering around the streets. The children haven't left the large window in the apartment above the Seventh Heaven. It was the first time they've ever seen a chocobo and they were very interesting birds.

Cloud Strife slowly walked in the children's bedroom to see Marlene and Denzel seated by the window, they're eyes wide as plates, Clouds was no different once he saw the group of large birds roaming the streets of Edge.

The children giggled when they spotted a chocobo trotting down the street carrying a shopping bag in its wide beak, Cloud remained stunned.

How did they get here?

"Tifa! Tifa, can you come here please?" Cloud called down to the ravenette who was downstairs running the bar at the moment.

"Cloud, you know the answer to that! I'm working!" She called up to her lover while handing a costumer his drink.

"Please!?"

Tifa sighed and told the costumers she would just be a minute before she went up the stairs and into the children's bedroom to see what all the fuss was about.

" What is it Cl-" Tifa started but that was all she got out until her eyes widened as well from the sight of the Chocobo's outside, she had heard the rumor just a few minutes ago in the bar, but she thought that was just a bunch of Dilly Dally...until now!

"How In Gaia did they..." Tifa started but was cut off again, Cloud remained silent and the children kept giggling and pointing out every bird that they saw.

After a few moments Denzel finally turned around to the two heroes, he had a big smile on his face.

"Hey Cloud, can you take us riding on the Chocobo's? Please!?"

Before either Cloud or Tifa could answer Marlene joined.

"Yeah! Pleeeaassee? You can still ride them, right Cloud?"

"Well...yeah but um..." Cloud paused to look down at Tifa but she was still in complete shock, she couldn't remember the last time she's seen a chocobo!

"Please!?" They continued.

Cloud didnt want to say no, but he didn't want to ride a chocobo in the middle of the streets with two little children either, it was very dangerous, also the fact that he hasn't ridden one in a few years now.

"Eeerrrr..." Cloud looked at the two children that gave him their best puppy looks, and Cloud did not have the heart to turn down the puppy look, especially to children, no matter how blunt he could be.

Cloud sighed. "Yeah, alright...it Tifa's okay with it?" He looked down at Tifa who wasn't in shock anymore.

"Sure...do you remember to ride them, Cloud?"

"Of course I do, I'm not that old, Teef." Cloud said trying to fight off a smile, she smirked at him.

"Alright, just be careful!" She turned to the two children and looked at them sternly. "And you two must hold on!"

"Yes Tifa! " They replied before they raced each other out the door. Tifa turned back to Cloud and leaned up slightly to kiss his cheek.

"Have fun!" She said sweetly, admiring how cute he looked when he blushed.

"Oh! Oh! Cloud, can we ride that big fat one!?" Denzel asked pointing at a very fat slow-moving Chocobo, who was way more interested in searching for food than offering the three of them a ride.

Marlene giggled when she spotted the Chocobo Denzel was pointing at. "He's so chubby!"

A small smile spread across Clouds face. "No, no. You don't choose a chocobo you have to let them choose you, here watch..."

The two children watched the spiky-swordsman slowly step in the center of the empty street before fallowing him just as slowly as he did.

The three of them stood there, close together, but they did not wait for long when a tall and lean Chocobo slowly trotted over to them.

Marlene tugged at one of Clouds gloved hands excitedly and Denzel smiled widely.

Cloud slowly held out his free hand to the bird who nuzzled it lovingly with its feathery head before crouching down to lay on its reptile-like feet to let them know it was offering them a ride.

"Alright, you two ready?" Cloud asked the children gently who nodded almost instantly.

"Be gentle when you hold onto their feathers." Cloud warned before he lifted the two children onto the bird before getting on himself.

He kicked the Chocobo's side Gently with the heel of his boot, giving it the sign they were ready to ride

"Hold on now." Cloud said as the bird slowly rose to its feet, he didn't have to ask them twice.

"Wow!" Denzel exclaimed looking below them, they were at least eight feet up.

"We're so high!" Marlene added holding onto Denzel's waist tightly since she was seated between him and Cloud. "We won't fall of will we?"

"If we hold on and stay at a steady pace, we should be just fine." Cloud reassured her as the bird slowly started to trot around Edge with the three of them on its back.

Cloud ignored the stares everyone was giving them while the children waved and smiled as if saying 'We're riding on a chocobo!'

Besides the stares they were getting, Cloud had to admit that the ride through Edge was quite peaceful...that is until the bird started to rip them off, sounding like fireworks and smelling like garbage.

"Alright, rides over!" Cloud said kicking the birds side again while crinkling his nose from the unpleasant smells coming out from its rare.

It didn't take the children long to notice it either, they blocked their noises giggling as Cloud quickly helped them off the bird that continued farting away.

Cloud resisted the urge to gag, and he turned to give the yellow bird a glare.

"Really?"

The bird just 'warked' in response before it trotted away. The foul smell lingered around them, not leaving them with second thoughts of returning back to the Seventh Heaven.

Chocobo farts were NOT pleasant, however, it did leave the three laughing and with a precious family moment.