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"Miss Lockhart."
'Today I need to babysit Marlene. I hope Yuffie will be alright while I'm out. Oh stop worrying Tifa, she'll be fine! Vincent's with her after all!'
"Miss Lockhart!"
Tifa snapped out of her thoughts to realize the whole class looking at her. And her teacher Mr. Russel did not look too happy at the moment.
"Uh..." Was all she could come up with.
Mr. Russel huffed. "I said, 'Describe the Northernmost Continent.'"
"Uh... It's... a heavily glaciated wasteland... covered in snow and ice, with its few settlements largely concerned with excavation or research."
'Good gods, I better stop getting lost in my thoughts!' Tifa scolded herself after she answered the question. But she couldn't help it, this class was so boring.
"Don't forget to do pages 355- 360 over the weekend." Mr. Russel unenthusiastically called out when the dismissal bell rang.
Tifa, Cloud, and walked out of the class and met up with Yuffie, Vincent, and a friend Jesse.
"Wow Tifa, I'm surprised you got that question right! You were practically drooling on your desk!" Jesse laughed.
Tifa scratched her arm bashfully. "I know, but goodness! Who doesn't drift off during Mr. Russel's long lectures?"
They all laughed. They passed by a group of girls and saw them all give Tifa looks. Tifa rolled her eyes. She and Yuffie were always some center of gossip, especially Yuffie, considering her open past.
"Can you believe that Lockhart girl?" one girl asked crossing her arms.
"She screwed Rufus and then dumped him!"
"Yeah right! Why would Rufus sleep with someone like her?"
"Maybe it was her sister. She's pretty slutty."
"Why doesn't Cloud notice me, instead of that?"
The girls all laughed and continued talking as if they weren't there. Tifa clenched her teeth and fists. Now was not the time to pick a fight, she had to babysit Marlene in 40 minutes.
"What a bunch of hot air!" Yuffie huffed crossing her arms. That was one of the things Tifa admired about her; She always spoke her mind.
"That Emi Hanako! Stupid blonde! No offense Cloud, but seriously that girl only has three brain cells and they're all fighting for each other." Yuffie yelled, so that the other girls could hear. Vincent whispered something in her ear, but she waved it off.
Emi looked up from her group and walked toward them.
"Come on Yuff, let's leave. You don't need to be in another fight." Tifa said grabbing Yuffie's arm. Yuffie easily removed Vincent and Tifa's hold on her arms and put her hands on her hips.
"Oh no." Tifa whispered. She felt Cloud grab her hand and gave him a appreciative smile for trying to console her.
"I'm sorry, did you have something to say, Yuffie?" She asked raising a brow.
"Actually, it's more of a question." Yuffie answered, receiving confused looks from the bunch.
Tifa bit her lip. Emi was one of the meanest girls in school, everyone knew that. She thought she was tough shit because she had gone out with Tseng and Reno. What everyone also knew was that she wasn't too bright.
"I was wondering if you liked nature, you know, despite what it did to you?" Yuffie finished.
Emi glared while her gang gasped.
"The only reason I hate nature is that it brought you and your slutty sister into it!" She angrily cried pointing at Tifa.
"You know, a sharp tongue doesn't mean you have a keen brain."
Emi glared again and was whispered something in her ear by one of her friends, then smiled.
"Why don't you go back to the Foster homes where you belong wench!"
Tifa now noticed a small crowd grouped around them and she inwardly groaned.
"That's enough!"
Everyone was shocked to see Vincent standing in front of Yuffie now and have spoken.
"You have no right to talk cruelly to Yuffie or Tifa. If you have a problem with them defending themselves, don't talk about them to begin with."
Everybody knew of the whole Vincent/Yuffie relationship, but thought it would only last a short time because of ages and personalities. How wrong they were.
Vincent led Yuffie to his car after saying their goodbyes to Tifa, Jesse and Cloud.
"Wow. That was interesting..." Jesse stated. Tifa and Cloud both nodded in agreement. Tifa had to admit that even though she didn't like for Yuffie to fight, verbally or physically, she was proud of her.
"Well, I have to go find Wedge. I'll see you two later." Jesse ran off to the end of the parking lot.
"Tifa."
Tifa looked at Cloud. "Hmm?"
He pointed to her bag. "Your phone's ringing."
"Oh!" She dug in her bag and pulled her phone out.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Tifa? It's Zack."
She scrunched her brows together. Why was Zack calling her? He was supposed to be working.
"Hi. What's up?"
"Uh... Do you think you could meet me here? It's pretty important."
She cocked her head to the side getting a curious look from Cloud.
"Well, I can't right now. I'm on my way to babysit, I could stop by afterwards, but that'll be around 7:00. Is that alright?"
"Yeah! It's perfect! Thanks Teef! Tell Spike I say hi."
"Got it. See ya then."
She flipped her phone closed and put it back in her bag.
"Who was that?" Cloud asked walking beside her.
She looked over at him, frowning slightly. "It was Zack. He said he needed to talk to me or something. Something important." She shrugged.
"Wonder what it could be..." Cloud trailed off.
Tifa nodded. "I hope he's alright. Oh, and he said hi to you too."
Cloud smiled as they approached Fenrir. He handed her the goggles, but she gave them back.
"I think I'll walk." She smiled.
"Tifa, it's raining." He frowned concerned.
She waved it off.
"Oh Cloud, you know how much I love the rain!" She laughed.
He knew that. He always thought of her when it rained.
"Alright, but call me if you need me to pick you up. I need to look for a job again." He sighed, causing Tifa to giggle.
"What's so funny?" He asked, slightly amused that she was laughing for no reason.
"Just don't break anymore windows at your new job." She laughed.
It had been funny when Cloud got a job as the paper boy. But she found it even more hilarious when he got fired for breaking 5 windows. They ended up hiring a 7 year old, who was on a baseball team.
He scratched the back of his head. "I didn't break them on purpose."
"Of course not." She responded putting on a bad impression of a serious face.
"Besides," he started, narrowing his eyes. "Two of those windows were your fault!"
She feigned shock and held her hand up to her mouth. "Me!? I did no such thing!"
"You were the one who decided t scream and ruin my aim!" He pouted.
She snorted then laughed. "Well, good thing too or you would have hit that puppy and the bird."
He frowned. "I wasn't going to hit him."
She raised an eyebrow. "Well, you weren't turning."
Their playful bickering was cut short when it began raining harder. The streets were already somewhat flooded from the non stop 48 hours of rain already.
He smirked at her.
"Fine! Give me the goggles."
They drove to Barret's house and she got off the bike when they arrived.
"If you get tired of searching for a job, I'm sure Barret won't mind you stopping by." Tifa told him handing Cloud the goggles.
"I'll see you soon then." He grinned.
She smiled broadly as she watched him drive off. She loved him so much. She just needed to find the right time to tell him...
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