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Sephy the Kitty- 5) Snow

Tifa sighed. Another slow day at the 7th Heaven. But what scared away the customers was not the sometimes jealous fiance of the barmaid, or the evil cat that would sometimes watch them drink. It was the weather forecast that got them this time. The supposedly "inclement snowstorm," was just a regular flow of snowflakes. But since this was the first snowfall of the year, it looked like a lot. And people were too afraid to leave their houses. She sighed again.

It's been snowing ever since the morning, and now since it was mid-afternoon, there was a fine layer of snow on the ground. Some people came in for a drink in the middle of the day to escape from their work, and some just came in to avoid the falling flakes. But they didn't have much, fearing that it would get worse if they waited too long.

So Tifa was in the bar alone. Cloud claimed earlier that morning that he wasn't feeling well, so he's been sleeping in their bed all day. She imagined that it was about hearing about the shocking news the other day about Aerith's pregnancy. They had decided that they would give her puppies to their friends that really wanted them; Tifa happened to know that Cid and Shera wanted a furry new friend. Aerith was now resting with Zack. Not even Sephy came down to play with her. He was probably thinking of a way to torture Cloud on his day off. Either that or the kids where playing with him.

For some reason, Sephy really liked the kids. Sure, when they were looking at him, he would be cold and indifferent. But Tifa remembered one time when Marlene fell down and got her hands and knees scraped, Sephy came right up to her and looked worried. But then Marlene saw him and he pretended that he was just walking by. It proved that he was actually a nice kitty, even if he didn't want to admit it himself.

Looking at the snow outside, an idea hatched in Tifa's head. She walked over to the staircase.

"Hey Cloud! There's snow outside!"

Within a matter of seconds, she heard the floors creak and loud quick thumping coming down the stairs. He emerged and rushed towards the window. He saw how the snow was untainted on the ground, and still looked really soft. There was a look of pure excitement on his face and Tifa smiled. Tifa remembered when they were kids in Nibelheim she would see Cloud playing in the snow all alone and she would be tempted to join him but she feared what the other kids of the town would think. She was making up for it now.

"Can we play in it?" Cloud asked like he was a little kid. His hair was a lot messier than his regular spikes. The undershirt he started to wear to bed was rumpled from sleep and the plaid pants were baggy around his legs. He looked adorable, was Tifa's first thought.

"Of course," She giggled as sparkles came into his eyes. He ran past her and she heard the door slam to their room. She walked up the stairs to tell the kids.

When she opened the door to the kids bedroom, her previous thoughts were confirmed when she saw the kids playing with Sephy's paws. When he saw Tifa, he jumped away from them, and pretended that he was disgusted by the games they were playing.

"We're going to go out in the snow, do you want to come?" Tifa asked the kids. They brightened up right away.

"Yes!" They both chanted at the same time. The Marlene reached over to pick up Sephy.

"Can Sephy come too?" She asked with begging eyes. Tifa smiled.

"Sure, but make sure he has something warm on"

So within a half an hour, they were all ready to play in the snow. Tifa closed up the bar early so they could go to the park down the street to play. Cloud was looking more excited that usual, and the dogs seemed to enjoy the walk in the snow. Zack was trying to catch the snow flakes that were falling, but whenever he thought he go it, it would disappear. But then he would get distracted by another snowflake, then the cycle would go on. Marlene was holding Sephy, who was wearing an old sweater that was much too big on him. Denzel was holding the leash incase Sephy got out of Marlene's grip. But Tifa doubted that he would try to get away.

When they first sighted the park, they were pleased to find that no kids were there. Now they could hog the place all to their selves. Cloud ran forward and jumped on a particularly soft pile of snow and he smiled as the cold sensation hit him. The dogs followed Cloud's example and dove into the snow. The kids also did it too, with Sephy securely in Tifa's arms. She walked over to a snow infested bench and wiped off a small spot for Sephy to sit. He seemed content just to watch them.

While the humans started to make snowmen, Zack was happily digging holes in the snow, So he didn't notice the perfectly camouflage cat come up to him until he got some snow on him. Aeirth thought that she was watching the whole thing in slow motion as she saw the snow hit the silver furred cat. Zack was now paralyzed with fear. Only when Sephy raised his paw to smack him, Zack went bolting.

Due to Sephy's small body, he had to bounce in the snow to avoid being buried. And the large sweater wrapped around his body wasn't helping his speed either. Zack was able to get away easily. Sephy soon tired out and collapsed in exhaustion in the snow. Aerith walked up to Sephy to see if he was okay. She put her face underneath his body and slip him down until he was riding on her back. She carried him to the bench and slid him off her back so he was safe on the bench. Zack looked betrayed that she would actually help the demonic thing that tormented him. But he soon got over it and tackled Cloud.

Their play in the park had to be cut short since it was starting to get darker and colder out. Since the kids were tired, Tifa took Sephy in her arms and Sephy purred as he rubbed his face against her neck. Cloud didn't like the fact that sadistic cat was getting close to his fiancée. But he didn't have to worry for long because they reached the bar within a matter of minutes.

Tifa told the kids to get dry while she started to make hot chocolate. She took the wet sweater off Sephy and grabbed a small towel and wiped his fur dry from the parts that were exposed to the snow. Zack and Aerith shook their fur dry, and Cloud did something familiar to his golden spikes.

So not only was hot chocolate a bad idea, it also caused a very big mess. Sephy tries to annoy Cloud when nobody is looking, so when Cloud put his mug down to grab some marshmallows for the kids. Sephy walks over and knocks over the cup right on Zack's dirty fur. Zack doesn't seem to mind the burning liquid on his back, but he does mind it when Aerith was looking at him with laughing eyes.

Cloud noticed the spilled hot chocolate and looked at the evil looking cat.

"Sorry Cloud, that was the last bit of hot chocolate…" Tifa said reluctantly.

Cloud looked at the cat with murder in his eyes.

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