Disclaimer: Final Fantasy, characters and everything associated with the Final Fantasy world belong to Square Enix.
Summary: In which Wedge's cat stays for the weekend.
Warnings: Please note that some of the stories will contain spoilers or reference OG, Advent Children, Dirge of Cerberus, Crisis Core and Remake. Also, some cat hating because some people think cats are evil and that all dogs go to Heaven. I can assure you that I love both types of animals.
~Cat~
Cloud could not say no to Denzel and Marlene. They had practically begged him. Tifa and Barret already agreed, so he was put on the spot about the final decision.
Either say noand break those poor children's hearts or say yes and become their ultimate favorite spiky blonde hero in the whole wide world.
Their doe eyes and puppy pout got him every single time.
So he caved in.
Wedge's eldest munchkin cat will get to stay for the weekend.
He could have said he was allergic, but Tifa knew him well and would probably give him the stink eye. He did not want that.
Cloud just had to endure two days.
But of course, as soon as the cat arrived, Cloud was unable to sleep comfortably at night, especially since the cat liked to curl up next to Tifa in bed, and take up Cloud's entire side.
Cloud ended up sleeping in a makeshift bed in his cold office, alone and miserable.
Worst of all, the cat would hiss every time Cloud got too close to Tifa. It seemed to have a vendetta against him and he had no idea why. Perhaps Sephiroth's spirit possessed this cat.
He was pretty sure the cat was named after Satan's spawn 'Lucifer' or the sort. Marlene decided to nickname the cat "Mr. Fluffikins".
He couldn't stand the fact that Mr. Fluffikins took the advantage by curling up on Tifa's lap, swaying its fluffy tail back and forth adoringly and purring in contempt while getting scratched under the chin at the right spot.
Not surprisingly enough, the 2-faced animal played nicely with Denzel and Marlene, pawing excitedly at the catnip they dangled above.
Even the big scary man with the machine gun for an arm, Barret, was smitten. It was quite odd seeing Barret with a tiny kitten, as he cooed and babbled at it like a baby.
Cloud crossed his arms and stuck his tongue out at the evil feline, "Good thing you're only here for the weekend and never coming back after...I hope."
The cat narrowed its glowing amber eyes at the ex-SOLDIER and Cloud swore he heard the cat answer back in a creepy voice, "I'll make your life a living hell if you don't back off. Tifa's meooo-miiiiine."
Cloud resisted the urge to crush-slash at it with his Buster Sword.
When the cat finally went home back to Wedge, not without leaving Cloud with a long scratch on his right eyebrow, he was finally able to approach Tifa without worry.
With a heavy sigh, and free from the hellcat, he laid his head comfortably on her lap as she stroked his blonde locks lovingly.
"Hmm...Have you been a good boy?" Tifa absentmindedly asked him that night while reading one of her epic fantasy romance novels, something about a refined summoner on a long journey and an upbeat aquatic-sport star athlete from another world.
Cloud thought Tifa had mistaken him for Wedge's cat and raised his head, unsure how to answer, "Uhh…what?"
Tifa put her book down to the side, finally taking notice of the faint scar from the cat's scratch and gently brushed her fingers across his eyebrow, "So I take it you've been bad then?"
Cloud chuckled at her serious yet silly words. She looked at him innocently, still expecting an answer.
He scratched the back of his head and shrugged, "Well...the cat is still alive and I didn't lose any mittens. So where's my pie?"
He cracked a smile. Tifa rolled her eyes and lightly flicked him on the forehead.
~owari