Hey Coolies, here's the next chapter . ...Geez, I'm lame...
Heeheehee, introducing Cloud in this Chapter.
Enjoy

She sat in the 'Longland express' train, staring out the window. It was late afternoon and she had already been in the train for two hours. Her eyelids were getting heavy and her whole body had grown tired.

It was holiday season so as expected the train was packed with people. She had stared out the window for the two hours, with the occasional glance at the person sitting next to her. She was seated next to a young man who looked no older then she did; in his early twenties. The thing that got her attention was his strangely styled blonde hair, which stood up at the back.

He'd been busy the whole trip reading a novel, so she didn't bother him with small talk. (That and she was quite shy, so she wasn't one to really start conversations with complete strangers.) So they had kept to themselves for the past two hours of the trip.

She straightened herself up on her seat and focused what energy she had left to keep herself from falling asleep. She didn't want to do anything embarrassing when she was in a dream state.

But slowly sleep became too overpowering…

Ok…I'll just take a long blink…that's all…just a long blink…She thought to herself.

She did as she thought and she closed her eyes for a long blink. But instead of opening her eyes afterwards, she kept them closed and she began to nod off. That was until she found herself slowly falling to her side. Before she could open her eyes and stop herself from falling, she had fallen head first, on the man sitting beside her.

She opened her eyes and looked up, embarrassed.

There goes me not doing anything embarrassing…

She looked around; her head still in his lap and then quickly sat up. There was an awkward silence for a few minutes. But the man broke the silence, "Glad I could soften your landing." He said and a small smile appeared on his lips. His once strong concentrated face had softened and his blue eyes looked at her forgivingly.

"Sorry." She quickly replied, still embarrassed at the fact that she had landed on his lap. She flashed a humiliated smile at him and quickly turned to face the window. Her long dark locks whipping him on the face.

She turned to face him again. "Oh, I'm sorry!" She apologised for the second time.

He blinked a couple of times, and wrinkled his face, "It's alright" He said, as he laughed a little.

She couldn't help but let out a small laugh as well. Having humiliated herself twice in front of a complete stranger…who by the way was quite the looker.

"Is there anything I can do? Could I get you anything? I mean…to make up for…everything" She squeaked nervously.

He glanced at her emerald eyes and then to the window and back at her face. Grinning a little, he suggested: "Well…you could give me your name."

A small blush painted her cheeks. She smiled, "It's Bella..." She answered and held out her hand.

He shook her hand; his cold smooth hand touching her warm soft one. She shivered at his cold shake, the young man noticing.

"Sorry, Cold hands…" He apologised as he let go of hers. "I'm Cloud. Cloud Strife."

"Cloud Strife. That's new…" She stated with a smile.

"I guess," He shifted himself on his seat, so he could slightly face her, "Is there a last name to Bella?"

"Amos. Bella Amos." She said smoothly.

"Well, Miss Amos…It is Miss isn't it?" Cloud asked waiting for her response.

Bella laughed at his slyness. "Yes, it's Miss."

Cloud Chuckled. "So Miss Amos, are you going home for Christmas?"

"Yes, I'm visiting my parents." She answered, "And all my siblings will be coming over…so it'll be pretty chaotic…" Realising that her story probably had no interest to him, she stopped rambling. "What about you, Mr. Strife?"

"Well, I'm actually here on business…I'm on a sort of mission actually." He said, smirking at her.

"What sort of mission?" She asked, intrigued.

"I would tell you…but if I did, I'd probably have to kill you." His smirk grew into a chuckle.

She laughed with, realizing that he was joking.

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Mhmm, that's right. I have long lashes. My friends say that they're freakishly long eye lashes.

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-YKI