AN Cid's language is toned down for the kiddies...respect THE K! BAH!
Pretty Boy
For: Lord Divestre Croft
Prompt: Gender Bender Cloud-girl
Summary: Stupid Ninja.
"How many freaking times did I tell you to watch his back?!"
"Shut up Cid! If I hadn't had to cover for you this would've never happened."
"Stupid ninja! I swear! You're just full of excuses!"
"You just don't want to hear the truth!"
"Just get him a freaking potion!"
Yuffie let out an indignant huff kneeling down to dig through her pack. Cid watched from behind keeping an eye on the pale Cloud Strife.
"Hurry up! He's losing blood!"
"Shut up old man!"
Cid's face turned red. "This is someone's life we're talking about here!"
Yuffie rolled her eyes, her fingers digging through her pack muttering. Cid could barely pick up her garbled words.
"...stupid pilot...his fault...couldn't even take down a freaking tonberry–
"Tonberry's KILL. Just get the potion already!"
"Here!" Yuffie shrieked, chucking the glass vial at Cid.
Cid yelped, his cigarette dropping to the ground as he scrambled to catch the precious vial.
"Stupid ninja..." he muttered, popping the cork out of the lid.
"Be careful," Yuffie barked, squatting beside of her pack. "That's my last one."
"So that's why you threw it at my head?"
Yuffie rolled her eyes. "Quit your worrying. It's a good one, so don't use it all."
Cid frowned, studying the murky color of the potion. "Never seen one like this before."
"Bought it off a woman in Wutai. She guarantees the best...though she did say..." Yuffie's voice trailed off as Cid lowered the bottle to Cloud's lips, and forced it between his teeth.
"Drink up pretty boy," Cid muttered as the murky liquid poured into Cloud's mouth.
Yuffie stood up slowly to watch the healing process, Cid straightening up to observe as well.
The skin around Cloud's ribs began to knit back together, the bone jutting out disappearing beneath it, and his skin returned to its healthy color.
Cid whistled, "Huh...it's a good one, ain't it?"
"Yep, only the best for Yuffie Kisaragi," Yuffie stated proudly, jutting her chin out.
"Wait...wait a second..." Cid mumbled, watching as the potion began to affect other areas. "What's happening? Is it supposed to do that? Holy..."
Yuffie gave a nervous chuckle. "Well, she did say something about a strange side affect..."
"Oh fudge."
"Yup...Tifa isn't going to like this one bit."
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Cid asked.
"What else do you suppose we do with him–her...it..." Yuffie muttered, putting a hand to her chin.
"What do we tell Tifa?" he asked, struggling to pull along his burden.
Cid was currently supporting a half conscious figure. This figure was stunning, beautiful in fact, with mesmerizing, half lidded blue eyes, and a smooth complexion. They had a thin, lean figure with just the right amount of curves, and golden blonde hair spilling messily around their face.
This beautiful person was also a woman.
This beautiful person was also Cloud Strife...albeit a very, very, very different Cloud Strife dressed in Yuffie's spare clothes.
"Does Cloud even have a clue what is going on?" Yuffie asked, waving her hand in front of his–her apparently dazed face.
Cid shrugged. "I dunno, but I ain't stickin around to see if he does. I'm dropping his dead weight butt off here, and we're making a run for it. If Tifa found out we turned Cloud into a woman for an indefinite amount of time...well..."
"True...but we did it to save his life!"
"Okay...if Cloud knew we turned him into a woman for an indefinite amount of time–
"Alright good point. Let's get this over with." Yuffie raised her hand and twisted the door to Seventh Heaven open.
Tifa was cleaning up around the bar, setting up for the night as they spilled in.
Her head jerked up, and her eyes widened. "Good lord, who is that?"
"Err..." Cid froze on the spot; luckily he had Yuffie with him.
"It's Cid's cousin!" she yelled suddenly.
Tifa blinked, taken aback by her sudden outburst. Yuffie giggled guiltily before taking control of her ninja lying abilities.
"Her name's...Rain–
"What the...Rain?" Cid hissed out of the corner of his mouth.
Yuffie kicked him.
"What happened to her?" Tifa asked, her concern for the woman overpowering her suspicion at the two's strange behavior.
"She was attacked..." Yuffie said slowly. "We healed her with a potion. She's a bit...dazed."
"I can tell," Tifa said, leaning in close to get a good look at... 'Rain'.
"She looks familiar." Tifa frowned, studying her face closer.
Cid suddenly jerked backwards, taking Rain with him. "That's cos she's my cousin!"
Tifa nodded. "I suppose that's why."
She sighed, glancing around. "Well, take her up to Cloud's room...he isn't back yet. Wonder where he's gotten to..."
Cid and Yuffie didn't wait for anything else. Cid began to drag Cloud's unconscious body up the steps, Yuffie following behind him quickly.
They entered Cloud's bedroom, and Cid deposited Cloud onto his bed.
Cid straightened, brushing his hands off with a triumphant look.
About that time a musical tune began to sound from Cloud's pocket. Cid paled.
"His cellphone. Tifa's calling it!" Yuffie hissed, diving for Cloud's pocket.
"Get it! Get it!" Cid waved frantically at her.
Yuffie snatched the phone from Cloud's pocket, tossing it onto his desk just in time. Tifa walked into the room, spying the phone lying on the desk; she didn't notice it was still wobbling from Yuffie's frantic throw.
"Tch...he forgot his cell again. I swear, that man..." Tifa mumbled, walking back out of the room.
Cid glanced at Yuffie. "She is going to be pissed when he finally turns back into a man."
"Was he ever a man to begin with?" Yuffie chuckled mischievously and Cid laughed with her.
"Ugh...Yuffie?" A musical, feminine voice sounded from behind her.
Yuffie and Cid froze before stiffly turning towards the bed.
Cloud was shaking out his excessively long hair as he...she...it sat up. He pressed a hand to his head, wincing.
"What the...?"
"Cloud!" Cid yelped.
Cloud frowned at Cid's voice. "Keep it down...what happened to the tonberry?"
"Uh..."
"You're name is Rain! You're Cid's cousin! It wasn't my fault!" Yuffie spat out suddenly.
"What?"
"It was too your fault brat!"
"Forget it Cid!" Yuffie yelped, grabbing onto Cid and pulling him out of the room quickly.
Cloud watched, confused, as the two ran out of the room. He ran his hand through his hair; he was still trying to figure out how his hair got so long–
Oh no...you can't be serious.
Cloud looked down, spying his new friends hanging out on his chest.
No no no no no no no no... He closed his eyes and began to shake his head back and forth.
It's just a dream...just a dream...just a freaking dream... He cracked an eye. ...crap they're still there.
"Rain? Are you awake?"
Cloud's eyes went wide.
Tifa!
"You're name is Rain! You're Cid's cousin! It wasn't my fault!"
Cloud's eyes narrowed; it was definitely Yuffie's fault.
It was always Yuffie's fault.
Tifa walked into the room, and smiled when she saw that 'Rain' was awake.
"Hi there...I'm Tifa. Cid just dropped you off...he said he'd be back in a little bit."
"..."
Tifa smiled warmly, giggling. "He said you were shy...don't worry, you're okay now. He said you got hit by a tonberry...though where you ran into a tonberry around here...I've no clue. You feeling okay?"
Cloud had never been more aware of the fact he wasn't talking at all.
"..."
Tifa chuckled nervously. "I'll take that as a yes. Do you need anything? Something to eat or drink?"
For once Cloud spoke the first true and honest thing that came to mind.
"I am going to kill Cid."
Cloud mentally winced at his new voice, but Tifa laughed right out.
"Can't say I blame you... I'd be pretty mad too if he got me involved with some tonberries. Course," Tifa muttered, glancing off to the side. "I'm ready to murder a particular blonde haired, blue eyed male myself."
Cloud swallowed roughly.
"I know Cid's bad," Tifa continued on. "I guess it must be a blonde thing. They're all so stubborn...and dense."
Dense? Was he really that dense?
"How so?"
Tifa laughed again. "Well, you know Cid. It took him forever to figure out why Shera stuck around..."
Cloud nodded his head, shifting uncomfortably. He was still getting used to his new body.
Tifa's head raised as the phone echoed from down the hall.
"Excuse me...maybe that's Cloud..." Tifa said, walking out the door.
Cloud paled since it obviously wasn't himself and this would only serve to tick Tifa off even more.
Cloud made a mad dash for his phone on the desk, dialing Cid.
"'ello?"
"Cid."
"Tifa?"
"No! It's Cloud," he growled; it just wasn't the same with his new, falsetto voice.
"Oh! Oh! Cloud–
"How do I change back?"
"...I don't know."
"Okay...when do I change back?"
"I don't know..."
"Cid!"
"Don't worry! Yuffie said to calm down–
"Calm down?!"
"–and the affects should wear off in at least a day...if not...well, if not...I'm sorry, cus."
"W-what?!" Cloud sputtered.
"Uh...got to go! Bye!"
"Cid!"
Cloud growled as the dial tone answered him, flipping the phone shut and tossing it on the desk again.
He could hear Tifa heading back down the hallway; he wasn't sure if he could handle this for much longer...and just what did she mean by all blondes being dense?
Tifa sighed as she entered the room, leaning up against the door frame. "It wasn't him."
"...sorry," Cloud squeaked.
She smiled, "It isn't your fault. I guess that was rude of me earlier since you're blonde too. I'm sure not all blondes are dense."
That's right.
"Just the male ones."
Cloud sighed, glancing off to the side. "It's fine."
Tifa shook her head. "No it isn't...I'm just...frustrated, that's all."
"..."
"I mean, you're a pretty girl...you should understand the complications of a male-female friendship, right?"
Oh crap.
Cloud had now entered the domain of girl talk.
"Uh..."
Tifa glanced off to the side. "It's hard to take a friendship up to that next level, you know? And one can never be sure if the friend even wants that...especially when his signals are so unclear."
Cloud flushed; he supposed that could be partially true about himself.
"I mean, would it kill the guy to be a little straightforward every now and then?"
Did women really talk like this? Did they just meet strangers and then just open up that easily?
"I'm sorry, I'm talking a lot... you probably need your rest. If you need anything just holler."
Cloud nodded his head watching Tifa's retreating form feeling a bit guilty as she left.
When Cloud woke that night in the dark he was extremely uncomfortable. His clothes were squeezing his body so tightly his arms and legs were nearly numb. He rolled off the bed, hitting the floor with a muted grunt. He glanced at his arms, noticing the skin tight clothing.
He was wearing Yuffie's shirt.
Cloud groaned, the memories of the day flooding back into his head. That stupid freaking ninja.
However, Cloud's first priority was to get her clothes off himself; he supposed he should just be grateful he was a man again. (Hooray!)
Cloud reached up, grasping the thin shirt with one hand and yanked. The shirt ripped easily, and so did the shorts. Cloud then redressed himself in his own clothes from a basket of clean laundry before discarding Yuffie's ripped ones out the window.
Cloud sighed, lacing his boots up. Time to put on the act.
Tifa never needed to know about this. It was bad enough she witnessed his cross-dressing moment.
It was three o'clock when Cloud entered Tifa's bedroom. She stirred almost immediately, glancing at his silhouette in the door.
"Hey," she said softly, still groggy from sleeping.
"Hi..." he whispered, moving over towards her bed.
"I was starting to get worried. I could barely sleep," she yawned. "You're really late."
"I know," he said, sitting down on her bed. "I'm sorry. I forgot my phone. I tried calling once, but the line was busy."
"Where were you?" she asked, frowning.
"I had to run an errand for Cid...something about...his cousin," Cloud mumbled in the dark.
"Oh yeah!" Tifa exclaimed. "That reminds me...there's a very shy, and strange girl sleeping in your bed. I don't think she'd appreciate it if you tried to climb in it with her."
Cloud almost said she wasn't there anymore, but frowned, deciding against it.
Time to be straightforward. "Can...I sleep...in here...then?"
Tifa's mouth fell open in the dark, but she recovered quickly. "Sure, sure!"
She slid to the side, making room for him. Cloud peeled off his boots he had just put on and rolled into the bed beside of her. Truth be told he wasn't sleepy at all, but Tifa didn't need to know that.
Cloud laid back onto her pillows slowly as Tifa shifted beside of him. Squeezing his eyes shut he bravely reached out to pull her closer, slipping his arm beneath her shoulders as he did so. Tifa stiffened but rolled up against his chest, trying to relax but finding this rather hard to believe. Had something happened today to Cloud to make him change his ways?
She sighed, inhaling deeply as her nose pressed up against his shirt.
Strange, she thought as she drifted to sleep.
He didn't smell like gas and dirt like he usually did when he got back from a long trip.
Instead he smelled like fresh laundry.
A/N: I LIVE! I had my chem final Friday (KILLED) , and I worked all weekends...thanks for all the reviews loves! You make my day!
Requests! Rant and Rave as usual!
1. Le Pecore Nere- Dog Filled
2. Tri17 – Aeris' dress Filled
3. mistakenXsilence – piano Filled
4. sam – Tifa gets angry, cloud makes up Filled
5. Alice001 – CloTi fluff Filled
6. Aknskywalker – friendship Filled
7. Calistar Heir – argument Filled
8. x.one.winged.angel.x – decorating Filled
9. elebelly – irony Filled
10. Le Pecore Nere – sadness w/ flower, to happiness Filled
11. Meilinoa – Training Filled
12. Mandylion – Mistaken Identity
13. Paintball Willie – Tifa beats Cloud at Paintball
14. Lord Divestre Croft – accident (Hospital) Filled
15. Zaz9-zaa0 – Cloud babysits (who's this guy?)
16. Tifa Lockheart Strife – Songfic When You're Gone Filled
17. Iskra Revoir – Cloud the doctor loses patient Filled
18. G.M. Potter – Tifa gets sick/Cloud takes care of her Filled
19. Lachrymosity – Love subtle
20. sam – songfic (kismet)
21. src83 – Cloud&Tifa detectives (Solve murder) Filled
22. purple parasol – Tying up lose ends filled
23. Cerberus angel – sweets Filled
24. DynastyWarriors - childhood at school and cloud alone and Tifa asks him to play with her
25. Julian K. Spire – Vincent appearance
26. Ur1Nonly - Tifa jealous, Zack Jealous
27. ArEAf-rules – Post AC Cloud/Tifa argument Filled
28. Flower Girl – ClotTi fluff during sparring
29. anime girlie10 – Cloud w/ reading glasses Filled
30. KaleidoscopeLight – biological parents of toddler w/ fluffy convo
31. Lord Divestre Croft – Nightclub
32. xx-lheanna lockheart-xx – Cloud-bedtime story Marlene/Denzel
33. xXNejiluverXx – Drunk Cloud Filled
34. Verona Sage – "Go ask your mother"
35. Verona Sage – proposal
36. space-halo – Cloud/ Tifa dinner w/ dad
37. ArEAf-rules – Teenage Cloud/Tifa at party
38. sparky – that day seven years ago (Nibelhiem incident) Filled
39. Biskitty – phone convo
40. Tifa Lockheart Strife – Cloud finds Tifa's diary/drawings Filled
41. Xxyuna4evaxX – Muse-unintended songfic
42. ChieriAn9el – Tifa is missing, Cloud freaks over nothing
43. Unpersonified - Tifa's death Finished
44. x.one.winged.angel.x - Cloud has an irrational phobia
45. Lord Divestre Croft - Cloud-girl "Gender Bender" Filled
46. Iskra revoir - Beach Trip
47. Firefox99 - Cloud ticklish
48. xXNejiluverXx - jealous Cloud
49. Valentine's Ninja - Blind Date
50. laila - hangovers
51. Zenbon Zakura - snow boarding vacation
52. Sunset dreams- Cloud hyper off of sugar
53. Janneason - Cloud sick, Tifa nursing 'I love you' subcon.
54. KaryuuNoHaneKata - ripped pants
55. Sunset Dreams - Young Cloud meets Tifa's overprotective father
56. Ur1Nonly - Marlene/Denz spy on Cloud/Tifa
57. x Sarizar - Cloud attempts laundry - results in pure chaos
58. Free Hero - Tifa coerces Cloud to watch Chick Flick
59. Hipatha - Cloud lusts over Tifa
60. Cho-kun - Highschool romance (Cloud pop, Tifa smarty)
61. Darth Pudding - Birds and the Bees
62. ChieriAn9el - Cloud, Tifa, that time of the month. O.O
63. Lord Divestre Croft - Cloud and Tifa go to a musical on Broadway
64. Lord Divestre Croft - Cloud and Tifa get lost in wilderness...alone...
65. Lord Divestre Croft - Tifa saves Cloud from drowning/gives CPR on beach
66. Lord Divestre Croft - Cloud gets on Tifa's nerves (LOL has only completed 1/7 for you)