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Chapter 2

Tifa's

Denzel had been acting odd. I mean, it was normal enough to see a young child or teen locked up in their room for private time, but Denzel had never stayed in his room for more than 30 minutes at a time. But today, he was up there for over 2 hours! And when I went p to see what he was doing, he seemed like he was doing something that wasn't something he wanted me to know. I guess that I should just let it slip for now, but just in case, I think that I had better give Cloud a ring.

"Tifa?" I start as I hear Yuffie's slight concern in her question. Did I really seem that out of it? "I'm fine Yuffie, just thinking about something that Denzel said."

Yuffie laughed. "Is that all? It's nearly Christmas! He's probably just trying to finish up some Christmas presents!" Why didn't I think of that? Of course that was probably what he was doing!

"So, Yuffie, Vincent, whats up? Anything knew?" There have been rumors that Vincent was going to propose to Yuffie soon, but there were no confirmations.

" Not much, just the usual missions for the WRO." Vincent quietly stated. Well, it was a little bit louder, and probably about 5 words more than what we used to get out of Vincent. That's just the magic with Yuffie. She can make anyone come out of their shell.

"You guys all set for the big Christmas/AVALANCHE reunion we are having?"

" You betcha!"

Cloud's

You know the feeling that the open road can give you? It's just you, the ground, the air, the secrecy, and whatever form of transportation you are using. I used to go for rides on the road because it was the only way I could handle all of the things going on in my life. Zach and Aerith dying, Denzel and Marlene, Tifa, AVALANCHE…it was just too much. After the geostigma, and me seeing how close I came to losing Denzel-and Marlene-I just started only taking them when I needed them. Now I focus much more on family.

Which is precisely why I was out taking a ride right now. Tifa had called me and told me that Denzel was acting strange, even for a 13 year old. She said that he had been holed up in his room for over 2 hours, and he apparently didn't answer her calls until she was right outside his room. Also, he had been writing something. I agree with Tifa, there is something going on with Denzel, but it may just be that he is trying to decide what to get every one for Christmas. I don't know, I guess I'll just talk to him about it.

A/N- I know that this is a little short (OK, maybe it's really short) but this is a really busy time for me... I'm trying to juggle being a freshman in High School, marching band, school work and some personal issues. This may be a last update till September, but I will try. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and To my Beta reader Padfoot-rawr