The REAL Chapter 9: Strife has a Birthday
Vincent was quietly sipping coffee at the dining hall, in his usual spot, in front of the fire place upon a big plush arm chair. For some reason nobody disturbed him while he sat there drinking his coffee or reading a book. He thought it was because of the atmosphere, perhaps the fire blazing away gave off a little warning sign. Maybe it wasn't that complicated, perhaps they just felt the warmth of the fire and simply thought, "Why ruin it?" and never came near so that they could preserve the tranquility of the fire and those around it.
But then again, he knew the real reason. They were all afraid of him. He didn't know what happened...did it happen while he first met them? Was there some big sign on his forehead reading "Back off?"
As soon as Vincent said his first word to them, they had labeled him as the loner. The outcast. The guy you leave alone because he doesn't talk to anybody, and who knows what he might do, who knows if maybe he has a dagger under that enormous red cloak? Then again some of them did talk to him. Actually, quite often. It's those who don't know him...bystanders on the street. They all scuttle off in fear, because by judging Vincent first hand by how he looks they already know they shouldn't even be near people like him.
That's why Vincent is stuck with the pathetic losers he calls 'friends' now.
His forehead sign reading "Back Off" works really well when he goes out in public, so whenever Cloud approached him he thought, "Can't Cloud read?"
Whenever Tidus asked him something, or Cloud went on and on about something else, he thought, "These idiots seriously can't read." He knew that they knew that they had labeled him how he is and they were perfectly fine with it. They all had labels, all of them. Some had more than one. They all label each other, and they're fine with it. Vincent wasn't fine with it...not really. He didn't mind that people on the street feared him, actually he rather not be disturbed in the first place. But sometimes...maybe he wants to chat with somebody. Maybe he wants to join in on all the parties the others have and such. But he can't, because he's labeled. He has to act by how they expect him to act, which really is how he acts naturally, but he doesn't really care. If he wants to sit down next to Yuna or something, he doesn't want little Rinoa going around spreading rumors about him. She is labeled the gossiper, but she doesn't have to be. And Yuna, just stands or sits there, acting as if she wants there to be a rumor about her.
But Vincent knows that isn't true, Yuna has told him many times how much she hates rumors, paparazzi, the whole thing. Vincent wasn't used to it...sure, there have been rumors about him before but not that interesting ones, and definitely not recently. Vincent just sighed. Yuna told him not to worry about it, the best way around it is to ignore it. Vincent wasn't used to ignoring things...he was just used to shooting it and getting it over with. It's all Yuna's fault. She doesn't know how to read either, especially signs, those she totally ignores. It all happened so suddenly...she started paying attention to him. She kicked the signs down as she walked and just did what she liked.
There's been a few mild rumors, but they have ended for now. That seemed to satisfy her; she talks to him everyday now, like they were best friends. Sometimes Vincent likes it, because at least he can have a normal conversation with her at times. Not at all like Cloud. Vincent talked the same way with Tifa too, but her mind was always busy with something and she wasn't into conversation. Unless it was on Cloud of course. Why does everything have to revolve around Cloud?
Well, anyway, Vincent didn't know what triggered Yuna because it couldn't have been the woods...that much he knew. First off, she wasn't even herself at the time, her mind was off in 'Final Fantasy X' or something. But then Vincent has thought of this so many times, he actually wondered if at one point she was faking it. But he knew that was false also, he had felt her fear and nobody can act that out so well. Now that they were "friends", Yuna talks to him sometimes a little too much.
It sometimes gets annoying.
Vincent can never know whether she's really into what they are talking about, or if she's acting out the whole thing. Though Vincent is anti-social, there's no escaping the rumor that Yuna and Tidus are in a huge fight. Which they are, because that's all Yuna goes on about. Vincent wonders if she's using him, to make Tidus jealous, or to get her mind off everything. But as much as Vincent doesn't want to talk to her, he can't help it. Once Yuna wants something, she's used to getting it and that unspoken rule is sometimes so powerful you don't dare break it...and there he goes letting her talk to him again.
It was rather early, so Vincent was startled when Yuna walked in. She acted like she didn't know he was there, but it was obvious she came in to see him. She smiled real wide and waved to him, making her way over. Vincent set up a large neon sign reading "I really don't wanna talk right now".
But he watched, crestfallen, as Yuna rammed it down and took a seat across from him.
"Hi there!" Yuna greeted in a mildly groggy voice, and she took a sip from a SpiraBucks cup.
"Good morning," Vincent replied, his eyes traveling back to the book on his lap. "Why are you up so early?" He couldn't help asking a minute later. He couldn't stand the silence, and he knew Yuna couldn't either. What Yuna wants, Yuna gets.
Yuna smiled this signature smile of hers, one she's shown Vincent many times. He remembered it vividly from when they were at Auron's wedding, and she had smiled like that to him when they were in the bathroom stall. Vincent wondered if that whole incident was why she kept coming back to him all the time, but she had been talking to him before that too. He sighed in his mind, confused and annoyed. Why? The question was simply...why?
"Oh...hard time sleeping last night...," Yuna trailed slowly, and Vincent noticed the dark circles under her eyes...but she had obviously tried to cover it up before getting out of her room.
"How come?" He asked worriedly. He didn't want to sound worried. But like he was getting hypnotized, he slowly closed his book, set it on the coffee table, and leaned forward towards Yuna so they can once again talk. All of a sudden he didn't care that more and more people were coming in and spotted them talking once again to each other, and he didn't mind the fact that he really didn't want to talk. He talked anyway.
Yuna seemed to be pleased and she bashfully fingered her coffee. "Tidus and I fought again yesterday. My mind was so full I couldn't get a peaceful sleep," She said.
"Talk to him, he's probably dying to talk to you," Vincent replied.
"I want too...but there's nothing to say. I said it all last night," Yuna resting her chin in one hand. Vincent didn't say anything, he was tired of talking about Tidus all the time and what Yuna should do. If Yuna wanted someone as a therapist, Aeris was only six feet away. "But I don't wanna talk about it," Yuna suddenly spoke up leaning back in her chair. "How have you been doing?" She asked.
"How do you think?" Vincent replied with a half smile. He didn't do anything all day, nor does nothing interesting happen. Yuna just nodded and shortly afterward turned to Rinoa who was calling her over.
"Well, later. I'm being summoned...again," Yuna said sarcastically and reluctantly got up. Vincent chuckled and waved. Then he picked up his book again, ready to read. But his mind was lost in thought again. The bachelor party. That was it. That one time they both sat down together and started to talk about the woods and stuff...and well, yeah they started to talk. That had to be the thing that gave Yuna the idea that she could talk to him anytime she wanted, and following that when they went to the fair she decided they were friends.
Vincent got up and dropped the book down on the coffee table, and swooped out of the dining hall. How come all of this happened without his intention to? Why would Yuna think they were friends...just because he won her that toy at the fair? Seems like Vincent was setting up the wrong signs after all, and Yuna did know how to read them.
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"Yunie, I heard what happened, are you ok?" Rinoa asked Yuna as she sat down.
"Um, yeah? Why wouldn't I be?" Yuna asked rather roughly.
"I dunno...Tidus says it was pretty harsh," Rinoa replied nervously shifting her eyes.
"Yeah, on him. I'm fine, he's the one that has to man up," Yuna said and finished off her coffee with one swig.
"Don't be so hard on him, next thing we know he'll be crying all over and stuff. Can't you guys just make up?" Tifa asked.
"No! That's exactly why...he needs to man up, I told you!" Yuna replied. There was a short silence until Aeris came and took a seat, looking flustered. Her braid was badly made and her bow was upside down, and she looked tired as well.
"Aeris...I wouldn't usually be asking this, but are you alright?" Tifa asked.
"I'm fine...I just think I'm going to take a break from therapy though," Aeris replied.
"Me too. I'm never going back, no offense," Rinoa said. "I was in tears."
"Yeah, we know," Tifa noted and rolled her eyes.
"Not because of you, you're not even a paying client. I just can't stand the fact that I'll have to come face to face with Sephiroth again...," Aeris grumbled and massaged her forehead.
"What's the big deal? If you guys are so bored next time he comes, bring a board game or something," Tifa suggested. Yuna laughed because she thought it was a joke and Tifa glared at her.
"I'll just cancel the sessions until he gets the point and quits on his own," Aeris proposed nervously.
"But then who do you expect will take care of his personality problems? Cloud?" Tifa wondered sarcastically.
"Oh wow, thanks, will that be my birthday present?" Cloud asked. Everyone looked at him puzzled. Suddenly Tifa turned around so no one would see her and she flipped through her diary.
"Ah! Today's Cloud's birthday!" She cried and everyone awed.
"And you don't tell us?" Yuna snapped grabbing hold of Cloud's shirt collar.
"I thought my friends would remember!" He cried flinging her hand away.
"Wait...his birthday is tomorrow," Aeris suddenly spoke up. Tifa turned around again and opened her diary, then reading it she growled. How did she know? Tifa thought angrily.
"Cloud! Don't scare us like that!" Rinoa cried. Cloud snickered.
"Yeah, well, I never was one to actually have a party on the actual birthday. So I want to have one now! Now I tell you!" He cried and started to laugh evilly.
"Uh...now?" Yuna asked.
"Fine...later tonight. Then I will have my party!" Cloud cried and laughed evilly again.
Then, suddenly, a man came out of nowhere and started to play a long sad song on a violin randomly placed upon his shoulder. The doors flew open revealing a baggy eyed, unshaven, very very very very sad looking Tidus. He slowly dragged his feet over to them while holding onto a white blankey.
"Tidus!" Rinoa cried and ran over to him. Yuna muttered something and rolled her eyes up to the ceiling.
"Hey buddy, you ok? Something's different...did ya get a hair cut?" Cloud asked curiously. Tidus looked up and gave him a really annoyed glare, then sat at their table.
"Guys, I better leave. Something really smelly just entered the room," Yuna suddenly announced getting up.
"What's that noise? It sounds like something really annoying and fat...but then again I don't think I heard anything," Tidus spoke up. Yuna grimaced but with a hair flip she strutted out.
"That was really stupid Tidus, you guys are acting like five year olds!" Tifa cried.
"That's the only way Yuna thinks I act anyway," Tidus replied.
"Tidus buddy, my birthday is tomorrow and I'm having a little party in my room tonight. Don't ruin it for everyone, eh? Can't you and Yuna just either make up, or...break up?" Cloud suggested.
Everyone gasped real loud and dramatic like.
"You can't break up with Yuna!" Tifa cried at Tidus.
"Why not?" Cloud wondered annoyed.
"Because...," Rinoa tried but she and Tifa looked at each other helplessly.
"Look, just because they won 'Couple Of The Year' for two years in a row, does not mean they cannot break up! Everyone knows Final Fantasy couples never last forever. What do you say Tidus?" Cloud proposed.
"No way! I'm not breaking up with her...I just, I don't know," Tidus said frantically.
"Poor Tidy," Rinoa cooed and patted his shoulder.
"All I know is, if you start crying at my party-," Cloud just finished by pointing a menacing finger at Tidus.
"Hey man! I don't cry ok?" Tidus snapped and pushed his hand away. Then Tidus said he was going to go back to bed, and left.
"Don't give Tidus a hard time Cloud, Yuna's already being a bitch to him," Rinoa warned Cloud.
"Fine, all I'm trying to do is help the kid. But no-o-o, Cloud doesn't help anyone, no-o-o Cloud is just annoying, no-o-o-o Cloud's beautifully blonde head is full of air!" Cloud cried throwing his hands up.
"Cloud, calm down," Tifa said shifting her eyes.
"No! I won't! Everyone leave me alone! Nobody understands me!" He cried. Everyone sat there silently. "Ok...well, don't leave me alone at 8 o'clock. Meet me in my room. That is where the party shall be, and so on. So uh...yeah. Leave me alone until then!" Cloud wailed and walked off. Everyone sat there silently shifting their eyes.
"Did...Cloud get a hair cut?" Wakka asked breaking the silence.
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Yuna was walking out of her room in a casual dress and all dolled up at eight. She made her way over to Cloud's door and knocked reluctantly, not really in a party mood. Cloud opened the door and smiled.
"Yuna, doll! Just in time," He greeted. Yuna rolled her eyes and pushed past him. Basically Cloud had pushed over everyone's beds to make the room bigger, and there was music and drinks. Everyone was there plus some extras, like Yuffie, Barret, Cid, and everyone else from Final Fantasy VII that didn't get an official part in the parody. Hehe.
Cloud took Yuna's hand all of a sudden and brought her over to them.
"Yuns, meet some of my co-workers," Cloud said and introduced Yuna to all of them.
"Your new girl friend Cloud?" Barret barked. Cloud gave off a laugh and Yuna raised an eye brow.
"Cloud...what have you been telling them?" Yuna asked.
"Nothing! Guys, she isn't my girlfriend, just a friend. Ha-ha...ha...," Cloud laughed nervously as Yuna glared at him. Yuna lied that she'd be right back and made her way over to the drinks table.
"Yuna, hi," Someone said and Yuna turned around to face Vincent. She broke into a smile, it was the first time he greeted her directly! She was usually always the one coming up to him.
"Hi! When did you get here?" Yuna asked casually stirring her cup with a small straw.
"I, uh, kinda stay in the same room as Cloud, remember?" Vincent replied and Yuna laughed feeling incredibly stupid. Vincent chuckled too and noticed Barret watching him. Vincent narrowed his eyes and Barret turned away, smirking.
"Something wrong?" Yuna inquired looking up at Vincent.
"Uh no, here, want me to re-fill that for you?" Vincent asked and took her cup from her, though it was new and filled to the rim. He walked off with it and Yuna stood there sheepishly, scratching her arm.
Rinoa came over to her awhile later. "Hi Yunie! You liking Cloud's party?" She asked.
"Eh, it's ok. Hey, I haven't seen Squall in awhile...how come you guys are never together anymore?" Yuna asked.
"Oh...really, I don't know where he is. If you see him around, let me know ok?" Rinoa asked and smiled faintly. Yuna was a bit curious about that smile, but Rinoa got caught up in a conversation with someone else. With Tidus receiving his punishment of "space" and Rinoa acting strange, Yuna tried to look for Vincent so she could chat with him. She found him across the room with her drink still in his hand, looking a bit annoyed about something as he talked to Barret.
"So, how did Cloud get a reach of you anyway?" Vincent asked Barret, and absent mindedly took a sip of Yuna's drink. When he realized what he did he stopped and held the cup as far away from himself as he could and looked up at Barret.
"He has his ways. Nice hotel you guy's stayin' at, mighty fancy. Auron an' Quistis ditch y'all though, after the wedding?" Barret asked.
"Well, of course, though they had the courtesy of letting us stay at this hotel for spring break and their wedding for as long as we wanted, they still had their honey moon to go too," Vincent replied swiping a strand of hair from his face and looking around for Yuna.
"Lookin' for yer girl friend?" Barret grinned. Vincent turned around to give Barret a stern glare.
"You know I'm not like that," Vincent merely muttered.
"Ah c'mon, it was bound to happen sometime! I'm proud of ya!" Barret barked and laughed.
"No, seriously, she's not my girlfriend. She is merely my friend, and yes I am looking for her but only to give her drink back-," Vincent started but Barret smacked him on the back really hard, still laughing.
"Friend! Whatever you say...girl being a friend, HA!" Barret barked. Vincent winced as Barret smacked him, then he straightened back out.
"Yes! What is so wrong about that? Tifa and I are good friends aren't we?" Vincent grumbled. Yes, he was friends with Tifa but as he said before it wasn't the same talking to her as with Yuna, and she was after all always busy over Cloud and other such matters. Other then Tifa, the other girls didn't talk to him much, so that really did leave Yuna whom he finally spotted walking over to him.
"Vincent! If you want a drink so badly it's easier to walk over to the table and get one for yourself than steal mine off me!" Yuna exclaimed jokingly. She took her cup back and noticed Barret staring at her.
"Hello, er...Barret, was it? Cloud only did introduce me like ten minutes ago and I already forgot," Yuna said and laughed. Barret chuckled and shook his head.
"It's ok, you got it right though. So Vincent, I'll see ya when I see ya, right Foo'?" Barret winked at Vincent then patted him hard on the head before walking off.
"What was that all about?" Yuna laughed as Vincent rubbed the top of his head in pain.
"Barret was always a weirdo like that," Vincent replied.
"I HEARD THAT FOO'!" Barret cried from all the way across the room causing a lot of people around him to jump five feet, more to the fact the room shook when he bellowed. Hehe.
"C'mon Tidus, you'll be fine won't you?" Rinoa was saying to a miserable Tidus who didn't want to come in to the party.
"I know we sort of half agreed to do that 'space' thing but I can't help it! I'm not good with spacing! I can't space!" Tidus flipped out.
"You just need a distraction. Yuna has Vincent, so that's how it always seems like she really doesn't care and is cool with everything," Rinoa said.
"So...in the inside, she still cares?" Tidus asked with big teary eyes.
"Of course she does! She's just in denial, that's all. Give her the space she wants and maybe things will work out. How about after the party you even try talking to her again?" Rinoa suggested.
"Ok...maybe if I get into the party mood things will seem easier. Eh...I don't wanna go in alone," Tidus replied biting his nails.
"I'll come with you, no worries! Now c'mon, I heard Cloud has something special waiting for everyone, we wouldn't want to miss that now would we?" Rinoa said and Tidus shook his head, following her in. "Good Tidus, you're doing better already!" Rinoa exclaimed cheerfully and handed him a red lollipop while patting his head.
"Lolly!" Tidus cried and hugged the lollipop to himself.
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"Spin the bottle!" Cloud announced pulling off a velvet blanket that was concealing a state of the art glass bottle, which was now laying upon the big circle carpet.
"Good night," Sephiroth announced getting up to leave.
"Hey-hey-whoa-whoa-hey!" Cloud cried getting up fast on his feet. "You better play Sephiroth, or I...or I...I will cut off all your hair while you sleep!" Cloud threatened.
Everyone gasped. Dramatically.
Sephiroth grimaced and slowly sat back down. Cloud dusted off his hands and sat down. "Do you want to play this?" Yuna asked Vincent. He looked at her and noticed she was itching to sit down, this being a game Yuna probably loved to play.
"Looks like we don't have a choice, do we?" Vincent sighed.
"Oh c'mon, it'll be fun!" Yuna exclaimed tugging on his metal claw for him to sit. Tidus was biting all his nails off as he sat with Rinoa in the circle. He was across from Yuna and Vincent, but Yuna acted like he wasn't there.
"Calm down Tidus! Here," Rinoa said and felt around in her pocket. "Uh...I ran out of candy, so you'll have to do with this," She said and pulled out a dog biscuit. What she was doing with a dog biscuit in her pocket I do not know. Tidus didn't answer but just took the biscuit hurriedly and stuffed it in his mouth.
Suddenly out of nowhere InuYasha flew at Tidus and rammed him down. "Hey you! Scram!" Rinoa yelled and InuYasha whimpered, flying away.
After a dead silence of roughly two minutes Cloud went, "Oh...'kay..." And then he shifted on his seat and placed his hand on the bottle. "Birthday boy goes first!" He declared. He spun it and everyone anxiously awaited where it would land. It landed on Wakka. Cloud's eye brow twitched and Wakka grinned. Cloud then blew on it really hard, and it went further to the right where Aeris was sitting. "Woo-hoo!" Cloud cried punching the air.
Tifa's glass snapped in half in her hand and everyone next to her inched away a bit for their own safety.
"Oh," Aeris blushed. Cloud crawled across and started kissing her, almost swallowing her mouth whole (Haha).
They were taking awhile so Sephiroth's fist shook and he clapped his hands for them to stop.
"Alright, alright, wrap it up! C'mon Strife that's enough," He said. Cloud came back to his spot and just smirked evilly at Sephiroth.
"I'll go now," Aeris said softly, still a bit red in the face. She spun the bottle and it almost landed on Cloud again but it landed on Zell.
"What?" Cloud yelped. Zell and Aeris shrugged, and Aeris went over to him and gave him a quick kiss. It was Zell's turn and it landed on Tifa.
"Why!" Cloud moaned. Tifa gave Zell a quick kiss too. Then it was her turn and it landed on Tidus. Vincent heard a low growl escape Yuna's throat and he sweat dropped. Tidus was inspecting the carpet and didn't even know he had to kiss Tifa. Tifa poked him on the shoulder and he looked up.
"What?" He asked.
"Hello? We have to kind of, uh, kiss now?" Tifa said and pointed at the bottle.
"Yikes!" Tidus yelped looking at Yuna. Yuna's eyes flashed red and he thought he was going to have an accident, but then he thought...Wait! This is the perfect chance to play at Yuna's little "game". He would kiss Tifa right in front of her, and give her a good kiss too! "Oh yeah!" Tidus said and dove at Tifa. Tifa's eyes flew open and she turned red as Tidus kissed her, but she wondered if Cloud was watching.
It seemed he was because he cleared his throat a little too hard, but Tidus wouldn't stop. "Hey! Stop it!" Cloud cried finally and sprayed a hose at them.
Tidus anime sweat dropped and pushed Tifa away from him. "Uh...sorry," He said and went back to his spot. Tifa growled at Cloud for getting her wet, and Tidus then spun the bottle himself and it landed on Rinoa. Yuna crossed her arms and huffed.
"Oh!" Rinoa cried and turned red.
"Well, you guys gonna kiss or what?" Cloud asked. Rinoa shifted her eyes between Yuna and Tidus, but when Yuna looked away, Rinoa just shrugged. She and Tidus were about to kiss when suddenly Rinoa's cell phone rang and she backed off to go answer it.
"Ah, shit, be right back," She said and got up.
"I say we just continue, who wants to have a go?" Cloud asked.
"I'll go!" Yuna cried hastily and spun the bottle. Yuna crossed her fingers, and the bottle fortunately didn't land on Tidus, but landed on Cloud.
"Heh, all right!" Cloud cried. Yuna smirked as she noticed Tidus's face, and kissed Cloud. She kept her eyes closed and looked like she was really enjoying it. Cloud then went, and it landed on Yuna. They kissed again. Yuna went, and it landed on Cloud.
"Jack pot," Cloud muttered happily and he and Yuna kissed once again. Vincent couldn't really watch, so he sighed and looked out the window. Tidus however was practically having steam come out of his ears.
"Can we do something else?" Tifa wondered after Yuna and Cloud stopped. Yuna shrugged, but Cloud was all love struck and fell back unconscious. When everyone got up gratefully, Yuna walked over to Vincent who was dusting himself off.
"Can you believe how jealous Tidus was? God, it was great," Yuna beamed at him.
"Well, so were you," Vincent noted.
Yuna shrugged one shoulder and looked back at Tidus. "Yeah, I was a little jealous. But nothing too serious, I just got kind of mad that Rinoa was actually going to kiss him!" She said.
"But the bottle landed on her," Vincent replied.
"Yeah, but hello? What about girl code? She can't go around kissing my boy friend!" Yuna snapped.
"But she didn't, did she?" Vincent smirked, trying to make Yuna feel better.
"Yeah, but she was about too! And she would have too, if her cell phone didn't ring. I bet if Squall was here she wouldn't have done it either. Plus she knows Tidus and I are in a fight," Yuna was flipping her lid.
"Look, you gotta calm down," Vincent tried, putting a hand on her shoulder. Yuna looked at it and just sighed.
"Everything's just a great big old mess. I'm not really in the party mood anymore, so I'm gonna bounce," Yuna said and lightly pushed Vincent's hand away.
"I'll walk you out. I never was one for parties either," Vincent muttered and Yuna laughed lightly.
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Rinoa came back from the bathroom looking sheepish, and she saw Tidus lingering by the drinks table. "Hey, I'm gonna split, 'k? I think the party is pretty much over," Rinoa laughed.
"Oh, alright. Good night then," Tidus replied.
"Hey uh, you gonna talk to Yuna tonight?" Rinoa asked as she put her jacket on.
"Yeah...I'll try. Probably won't come off it bruise free though, that whole spin the bottle thing really tensed things up," Tidus sighed.
"Yeah...I should have declined going to kiss you...she's probably just as mad at me too," Rinoa replied.
"I'll clear ya, if I can get a decent word in. Catch you later," Tidus said and headed towards the door. Rinoa took a sip of her drink and waited for Squall, but hoping that Tidus will be alright.
Yuna meanwhile walked with Vincent to her room and got her keys out. "I need some sleep, eh? Well, see ya later Vincent," Yuna was saying and opened her door.
"Bye, I'll talk to you tomorrow," He replied and waving, he turned around and walked back to Cloud's room to see if everyone cleared up yet so he could get to bed himself. "But...will I really want to be talking to her tomorrow?" Vincent wondered to himself. Eh...he doesn't mind so much anymore. He'd said it himself tonight anyway. Yuna really was his friend.
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Tidus nervously walked up to Yuna's room. He already had to sleep in Wakka and Zell's room once, he was tired and wanted to go back to his own room. It was his room too after all! Yuna had no right to kick him out. But that's just what she did, but officially this time. Tidus was walking over to it and he noticed the door was locked.
"Yuna, come on, open up!" He called knocking on the door. Yuna opened the door a few minutes later and glared at him.
"I'm trying to get some sleep here, if you haven't noticed," She said in a real annoyed tone.
"It's my room too you know, and I wanna go to sleep also!" Tidus cried angrily.
"There's no room for pathetic jerks who go around kissing my best friend, sorry!" Yuna snapped and was about to close the door but Tidus put his foot down. "C'mon Tidus, just leave!" Yuna growled.
"You come on! Yuna, you're being really unfair with all this-," Tidus tried helplessly but Yuna just turned around and rummaged through a drawer. Tidus wondered if he could go in, but Yuna returned shortly afterward and hung a sign on the wall reading "Room Mate Wanted", obviously proclaiming that Tidus wasn't staying there anymore.
"Try that for unfair!" She snapped and shut the door on him.
"Fuck." At first Tidus growled out of anger, and he watched the sign swing back and forth until it stopped. He was about to leave when the door opened again and he looked up a bit hopeful, but all he got was a blanket and pillow chucked at his head. He picked them up and dragged his feet miserably to Cloud's room. He knocked on the door and Cloud opened it.
"Whoa, what happened?" He asked surprised, letting Tidus in.
"I got kicked out," Tidus grumbled. Vincent looked up from his book and saw Tidus miserably throw his blanket and pillow at a corner.
"Ouch, hey man, you can stay here as long as you want," Cloud said sympathetically and patted Tidus on the back.
"I don't want Blondie taking up residence where I stay as well!" Sephiroth growled.
"Hey Sephiroth, lighten up! The kid just got kicked out. You be quiet or you'll be next!" Cloud threatened. Then he turned to Tidus. "I'm really thinking about it actually, I think he should move in to Auron and Quistis's old room," Cloud said.
Sephiroth over heard this. "Fine, I shall!" Sephiroth cried and he picked up his few belongings and just left. He really didn't want to share a room with all those idiots, and he much rather have a big room to himself.
Tidus picked up his pillow and blanket and threw them on Sephiroth's old bed instead. "Before you sleep make sure there aren't any dead animals under the pillow Tidus buddy," Cloud warned casually as he made his way over to his own bed.
"Thanks guys, I really appreciate this," Tidus muttered ignoring Cloud's little joke. He didn't bother putting on pajamas and just fell asleep under his thin blanket.
"Poor kid," Cloud muttered before going to sleep himself.