"Wakey, wakey…"

Vincent rolled over and continued to sleep.

"Mmm, leave me alone, Mummy."

Confused. "Mummy? Since went do you say that?"

"I wanna pet horsy."

"Yeah, fine. Only if you wake up, Vincent."

"Yay… nightie…"

"Ah, to hell with this!"

SPLASH!

"Ahh!" Vincent sat up, soaking wet.

"Hehehehe, wake up!"

Vincent looked around to find the source of the voice. He glared at Serenity and the empty bucket.

"Why'd you wet me for?" Vincent demanded.

Serenity just shrugged. "You wouldn't wake up."

Vincent got out of bed and started making his bed. A thought suddenly hit him.

"Where did you get the water from?"

A smirk told him he shouldn't have asked.

"Oh, your toilet."

"Yuck!" Vincent cried and he darted into the bathroom.

"Yeah, Cloud says to hurry up! We're to meet one of my friends!"

Snickering, Serenity muttered, "I was only joking about the toilet water."

Everyone was already downstairs by the time Vincent walked in.

They were all sitting in the lounge patiently waiting for Serenity's friend.

"So, how many are coming?" Cloud asked. Aerith was beside him, twiddling her thumbs.

Serenity shrugged "Hmm, from what they said, only one."

"One?" Reno exclaimed. "You've been gone for two whole years and you only had one friend?"

Serenity looked at Reno lazily. "No, I have plenty more. Its just that they're all busy at the moment."

Before Reno could ask why, somebody had knocked at the door.

"I'll get it." Serenity got up and made her way to the door.

"I wonder if it's a boy?" Cloud said, looking pointedly at Vincent.

Vincent just cocked his head in response.

Why would I care? He thought.

"Hey everyone!" Serenity had come bounding in, a happy smile on her face.

"I'd like you all to meet my friend. Oh come on in here, Roxas!" A gorgeous young boy came walking in shyly. They all thought he looked a little bit like Cloud when he was younger.

"Hi." Roxas said, gazing around. He was fidgeting with the end of his jacket.

"I'm Cloud, nice to meet you."

"Aerith. Pleasure to meet you."

"Reno! Nice to meet ya, kid!"

"Vincent."

Serenity snickered at Vincent's greeting. It was what she had expected.

"So, um, how are you all?" Roxas asked, sitting near Cloud.

That got the conversation ball going. Serenity and Roxas was the centre of attention, until Yuffie came in.

"Hey everyone! I was looking for you… Who's this?"

Roxas and Serenity started to laugh.

"Yuffie, this is my best friend Roxas."

"Nice to meet you." Roxas said, taking her hand and kissing it.

Yuffie almost swooned. "Pleasure to meet you too…"

Serenity just laughed.

After a while, the conversation picked up again and everyone except Vincent was joining in.

Severely pissed off, Vincent up and went out of the room.

Ooh, Vinnie having another silent tantrum? Chaos cooed in his ear.

"Shut up, Chaos." Vincent muttered.

"I knew you'd walk out."

Vincent turned around to see a smirking Cloud leaning against a pillar.

"You did?"

"Gods, Vincent." Cloud laughed. "You don't realise how open you are when it comes to jealousy?"

Vincent just glared.

"Serenity told me how to tell. You juts look into their eyes and you can see bits of green stirring behind."

"I'm not jealous of some princely brat, okay?"

Sure you aren't. Chaos chuckled.

"You stay of this!" Vincent muttered.

"No, you may not be," Cloud said crossing his arms snugly. "But you're very possessive when it comes to my little sis."

"Vincent whipped around again and stared into Cloud eyes, confirming what he had just heard.

"Was it that obvious?"

"Yep." Cloud strolled over to his oblivious friend and placed a hand on his shoulder. "You were obvious to the point that even your object of affection noticed. She just ignored it. If she hadn't, well she would have completely lost it.

Vincent hung his head in shame.

"Hey!" Cloud said cheerfully. "At least to still have a chance of wooing her."

"Not when she has the kid." Vincent said darkly, pointing at Roxas who was lying in Serenity's lap at the moment.

"Nah." Cloud looked at him too, a smile forming on his face. "I don't think that's the kind of relationship they've got. It's still a best friend kind of thing."