SORRY FOR THE DELAY! I was away for March Break. R&R.
Once Reno and Yuffie had been moved to their hotel rooms by Vincent and the children were busy coloring (well, Marlene was, Denzel was playing video games in his room), Tifa got out of bed.
She was astounded to see Vincent trying to grip a crayon with his claw, as Marlene tried to guide his fingers, giggling so much that it was more of a hindrance than a help.
"C'mon, Vin! You can do it!" Marlene said, still giggling.
Vincent grumbled and finally took his claws, wrapped them around the crayon, and-
The crayon snapped in half.
Marlene stared and started giggling again.
Vincent looked away from Marlene, eyes widening slightly in surprise as he saw Tifa in the doorway.
Dude, could you PLEASE keep any mushy thoughts about that girl AWAY from MY SIDE OF YOUR HEAD!?!
Shut up. I'm busy contemplating her beauty.
Was that a joke? WAS THAT A FU-
Apparently Chaos was feeling just a teeny bit stressed?
It's a bit sad Vincent didn't even notice his only victory over the demon.Tifa smiled back at Vincent.
"Hey Teef! Can you show Vince how to hold the crayon?" Marlene asked.
"Of course sweetie." Tifa replied, smiling again and walking over to the small, long table.
She knelt beside Vincent (adults had to kneel to reach the top of the table) and took his claw, arranging his metallic fingers around the crayon the right way.
Vincent was forced to look at her and try not to fidget, blush, or look deep into the eyes of the woman who was-
SHE'S FREAKING HOLDING YOUR HAND!!! HOLY-
Holding his hand.
Tifa gently patted Vincent's arm and walked over to the stack of papers. She took two and gave them to each 'artist', smiling in a slightly mischievous way. "There, now both of you kids can color."
"Excuse me, Lockheart? I'm OLDER than you!"
"How old are you, Vin-vin?"
"Marlene, would you please refrain from calling me that, it makes me sound like a cow-"
"Marlene, you're hurting VIN-VIN's ego, please refrain from calling him that."
"But you just said it-"
"You must still stop, Marlene, TEEFY might not obey her own rules but you should anyways."
"TEEFY?!?"
"Yes, Tifa?"
"WHY, WHY TEEFY?"
"Because you called me Vin-Vin."
An exasperated sigh came from the martial artist as Marlene looked confusedly from one 'adult' to another.