A.N: hey here's chappie 2 hope you like it remember read and review
Disclaimer: once again I do not own final fantasy….stop rubbing it in ok I own the childish alcoholic
Chapter 2
Ariana woke early the next morning feeling like someone had smashed her head against a brick wall and a sick sensation in her stomach, knowing this feeling very well, she quickly ran down the hall to the bathroom and started to throw up in the toilet, just then she felt someone pull her hair back, when she thought she was finished she briefly turned her head away from the porcelain bowl and came face to face with a pair of black boxers but quickly turned her head back to the bowl. When she was actually finished Cloud handed her a towel to wipe her mouth with. When she got up she thanked Cloud and opened the door and started to walk out. "Pain killers are in the top cupboard, third from the left"
"Thanks again" she said then swung her head back around the door "um, sorry if I woke you up" she said with a faint smile and then left again.
When she got to the kitchen she went to the medicine cupboard and started to rummage around through it, she quickly pocketed what she was looking for when she heard someone coming to the kitchen. "Hey Ariana watcha doin up so early?" Tifa asked tiredly, rubbing her eyes.
"Um….just getting some pain killers" Ariana said quickly grabbing the bottle of aspirine and showing her, she grabbed two pills and made her way to the bar, she opened the bar fridge and grabbed a fresh bottle of beer.
Tifa came in to see what Ariana was doing and she found her on a bar stool reading a news paper with a beer in hand. "What…." She said her mouth a gape.
"Best way to fix a hang over is with more alcohol, at least that's my philosophy" said Ariana without looking up from her news paper.
Cloud walked in 15 minutes later dressed in his usual attire, a blue sweater vest and black jeans. "Finally I'd thought you been sucked down the plug hole" Tifa laughed.
"Going in the shower" Ariana stated grabbing another bottle of beer on her way to the door. Cloud's mouth dropped and he just pointed to her looking at Tifa with a questioning look on his face she just replied with a shrug.
When she got to the bathroom she took what she got from the medicine cupboard out of her pocket and put it on the basin, it was a large rolled up bandage. When she took off her top she dropped to her knees wincing and grabbing her bandage covered shoulder, when the pain had subsided she stood up and unwrapped the bandages from her shoulder to expose that her skin was not her normal light tan but a dark brownish black patch… she had Geostigma.
When Ariana had finished showering she re-wrapped her shoulder and got dressed in a pair of black denim short shorts and a t-shirt that just showed her diamond navel stud, the t-shirt showed a little of her bandage but she didn't notice, she was to busy focusing on getting the knots out of her long hair then putting it up in a ponytail. When she finished getting dressed and doing her hair she picked up her clothes and empty beer bottle but forgot her blackened bandages leaving them on the basin to go put her dirty cloths in the laundry.
After she finished breakfast she went to her room to get her motor bike keys and a jacket, once she'd got her keys and put on her jacket she went down to the bar only to be stopped in the hall by Marlene and Denzel, "are we gonna play a game again today Ariana?" asked Denzel
"Yup, but not now sweetie first I'm going to go for a ride but when I get back I promise we'll play hide and seek, ok?"
"Ok" Marlene said with a big smile on her face then she ran to her room, Denzel trailing behind.
Ariana then made her way across the bar to the front door she half opened it, when she turned back "hey Tifa I'm just going for a ride around town I should be back by lunch, any interesting places round here?" she asked hopefully.
"Ok. Well there's always the forgotten city and the old Midgar ruins but they're pretty boring" replied Tifa.
The only reason Ariana had come to Midgar was because she heard this was where the cure for Geostigma was and she intended to get some of the cure so she could cure herself and the children in her village.
She had been searching since 8am it was now 12pm and her empty stomach was getting the better of her, so she decided to turn her motor bike around and head back to 7th Heaven to get some lunch. Denzel and Marlene ran up to her as soon as she got through the door "are we gonna play hide and seek now?" asked Marlene.
"Sorry pumpkin not now, if I don't get anything to eat I'm gonna die, then I gotta go to my room for a minute, then I promise we can play" Ariana said with a smile on her face. She took her jacket off and walked up to the bar, Tifa looked up and noticed her bandage "Ariana what's wrong with your shoulder?" Tifa asked concerned.
"Oh that" she said looking down at her shoulder and quickly made up an excuse "I… just strained my shoulder that's all, nothing to worry about." she said solemnly "so how about some lunch? I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" Ariana added cheerfully, she could tell that Cloud was staring at her so she turned to him "take a picture, it'll last longer… and plus I may not be looking this good next time you see me" she said cockily, Cloud just shook his head so Ariana poked her tongue out at him.
When she finished her lunch she told Marlene and Denzel to go hide while she was in her room, she put her jacket and her keys on her bed and felt a sharp pain in her shoulder but brushed it off quickly when she heard the door open behind her, "so, you have the stigma" Cloud bluntly stated, Ariana felt her stomach drop but this time it wasn't because of the hangover, oh shit, how does he know? She thought, she turned and saw Cloud holding her blackened bandages, oh god I must have left them in the bathroom.
"You left these in the bathroom" explained Cloud confirming her assumption.
Yup I am such a tool, how could I forget them? She thought and slapped her hand to her head."I don't want to talk about it" she said as she grabbed the bandages and stuffed them in her bag and pushed past him, she got half way down the hall before, "wait" called Cloud, she turned around.
"I said I don't want to talk about it, plus I have two kids to find. Do you wanna play too? If you are you've thirty seconds find a hiding place". He just turned and walked into his room. "You know you shouldn't mope so much, it's not good for your health" Ariana called out. What Ariana and Cloud didn't know was that they had an eavesdropper; Denzel was hidden in the bottom of the towel closet not two feet from Ariana.
Huh? What doesn't Ariana want to talk about with Cloud? Denzel thought.
Ariana, Denzel and Marlene played games for hours on end and when Yuffie came to the bar she joined in too. It was finally time for closing. "Thank god you're awake this time, last night I had to wake up Cloud to take you to your room". Tifa said picking up empty beer bottles and glasses and putting the stools on tables.
"Really? Well I had a hard day yesterday, y'know all that traveling and then playing games with Marlene and Denzel on top of that" Ariana said helping Tifa clean up.
"Yeah they've really taken a shine to you. So what brings you to Midgar anyway?" Tifa asked curiously.
"Ah, well I just needed to get out of the village and go on a holiday" replied Ariana.
"Yeah, I just wish I could get out of this place sometimes" sighed Tifa
"You should one day, well I'm gonna go to bed now, a girl needs her beauty sleep y'know" said Ariana smiling.
"I'm hearing ya girl, it's just about the only time I get peace in this place" said Tifa with a small laugh.
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