Hey, this is a repost of an old fic I deleted. I have decided to finish it up, as usual let me now.
-Fox
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Cloud was washing dishes one by one as Marlene and Denzel sat at a table at the bar, playing some new board game they had talked him into getting. All he could smell was dishwater and beer he still had tons of cleaning to do, before he could turn over for the night. He spared a glance at the clock 9:37, he turned his attention to the kids.
"alright guys, time to wash up get ready for bed, I'll be up soon." He told them as Marlene got up sleepily, she rubbed her eyes and stretched her arms out.
He sighed before picking her up. He looked at Denzel to receive a small nod before he took off up the stairs he slowly followed. Only after they were in bed and fast asleep did he realize they left their board game out. He thought of waking them, but decided against it. 'She always did say I was too easy on them' he shook his head he wouldn't think about her, she left it was her choice. Afterwards he set back upon the dishes it would be the last thing he would do for tonight, he didn't even know why he opened up the bar on the weekends. It was nothing more than a graveyard of memories.
He strode up the stairs he stopped at the door to her old room, he walked about the room it still smelt just like her. Upon her old bedside table lay a photo of himself,Tifa, Marlene and Denzel he flipped it face down. He didn't want to look at those beautiful ruby eyes and long black hair. He shook his head, getting rid of that train of thought. He stalked off to his room, putting on his black sleep pants and shirt. He lay there thinking about his things to do tomorrow after sending Marlene and Denzel off to school then speaking to reeve about a mission brief and grabbing some groceries. 'god I sound like a housewife me Cloud Strife'! After looking at the clock, it read 11:29 he grudgingly nodded off to sleep.
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She strode about handing out drinks to all of Reno's buddies while they played cards, all the cigarette smoke making her cough, he doesn't even look at her. She heads back to the kitchen to nurse her own drink and look through her phone the cursor stopped atop of Cloud. It had been what 2 months since she had left them, and for what long nights coming in at two in the morning drunk? She went through the old photos on her phone she came across one of herself with Marlene in her arms asleep and Denzel clutching onto her waist, she sighed she missed those two and that blonde haired man. Without thinking she snapped back to her contacts she called cloud she sat there anxiously listening to the phone ring, she was about to hang up when it clicked and a cold voice she knew all to well answered
"And what in gods name do you want?" it muttered. She stared at her drink dumbstruck.
"Cl-cloud...?" she stuttered unable to voice anything else.
He exhaled "Who the hell else would it be? Now what is it?" He spat under a whisper. She inwardly winced at how emotionless his voice sounded, with a lack of anything else to say "how are you and the kids?"
She heard him grind his teeth "We're fine, now don't call again if it isn't important, even then don't call." He said dangerously before she heard the click. She stared at the phone and tried to go to bed until Reno's arm snaked around her waist and pulled her into his lap. He grinned his stupid grin
"Sleep already?" He questioned she shook her head.
"Headache sorry, goodnight." Before he could protest she was up and in their bedroom willing sleep to come to take away this pain.