Alas! I have updated quicker this time. Har har har!

Sick Day

I have never been happier in the last three months than I am today. To think, all it takes is for Aerith to get sick enough to leave her incapacitated and unable to keep me inside with her by her evil clutches. I'm free! FREE! Of course I also felt bad for the fact that she got sick since it's sort of my fault, in that sort of kind of way. I sort of, kind of, might have not cooked the chicken right last night, and sort of kind of, ignored the fact that she had warned me about undercooked chicken. Oops!

Happiness outweighed the guilt though, so while Aerith is laying in bed, I didn't waste anytime getting dressed. I threw on a pair of black shorts, a red sleeveless turtleneck, and boots before running out the door. Upon getting outside, I started spinning in circles, because you know, that's the first thing anyway does when they become free from prison. Spin, spin, spinny, spin! Urk.. Okay, no more spinning.

"What are you doing Yuffie?" I held my head in my hands as I waited for the wave of dizziness to pass as I sat on the ground. Once it passed, I looked up to see Leon. Or as I told Cloud a long time, the hot rock.

"Squallie!" I exclaimed before latching onto his arm. "I'm free!"

"It's Leon." He said shortly before lifting his arm up and out of my grasp, "Aerith's sick, what are you doing out here?"

I rolled my eyes, "Taking advantage of it, duh." I took notice of the container in his other arm, "Oh! Did you bring me food? That's so sweet."

"No. I brought Aerith chicken soup."

"…" I paused for a moment, taking in what he said before laughing. A fit of giggles hit me and I was rolling on the ground for a good minute. I think Leon might have thought I suddenly lost my mind. Once I calmed down, I stood up and dusted myself off. "Ah, that was good. This day is already getting good. Do you know why Aerith is sick?"

"Because people occasionally do?"

I cracked a smile, "Okay! Have fun!" I announced, before allowing him to walk pass. He seemed hesitant at first but he eventually walked pass, and I eventually got to get a good look at his butt. Ah.. The hotness. Aerith is going to love eating chicken noodle soup after the culprit that got her sick was chicken to begin with.

I giggled to myself as Leon disappeared into the house. I turned around and nearly smacked right into someone else. "Jesus Spikes! Don't sneak up on me like that. You nearly gave me a heart attack." I clutched my chest as I glared at him.

"You would have heard me coming if you weren't so… distracted." He raised his brows at me. I fought my blush down since I knew he caught me looking. I took notice of a small container in his hands which meant, he had come to give Aerith food to. How come I don't have anyone running to my side when I get sick? Jesus, Aerith has her own horde of… of… guys! That's so… un-Aerith-like. But maybe I'm wrong.

"Squall beat you to it already Spikes. And he has a bigger container of chicken soup."

"This isn't soup." He announced before popping the top and leaning it forward for me to look. "It's brownies." Delicious brown squared morsels appeared in my sights and their chocolaty scents wafted into my nostrils. My mouth suddenly watered as I stared at the junk food. Chocolate… Chocolate. Yuffie want.

"You want one?" He asked, as if he read my mind. Creepy.

"No!" I announced before reaching into the container and grabbing one. I popped the entire thing into my mouth. Oh it was melty, and not cake like. Fudgy and tasted like it had way too much chocolate in it than it should. It clung to the roof of your mouth and when you swallowed it, it feels like it clings to your throat. That was so good.

"These suck. I see why you don't bake often." I rolled my eyes as I teased his baking before reaching into the container to take another one. Ah the sugar in brownies, how could I resist.

"Yes, I'm glad you don't like them." He commented as I took a third one. Hell I don't need to go to breakfast when it is brought to me. "I didn't make them though."

My hand froze in the container after he said that as I wondered what on earth he was talking about, "Who did then?"

"A friend."

"You have friends?" My eyes widened at the concept of Cloud actually having friends outside of Me, Leon, and Aerith. Well, mainly Leon and Aerith. I never really was close to Cloud, no we just created a spikey mutated freak that is currently growing inside me.

"…Yes." Aww! He's turning into the 'I'm stoic and won't talk further into discussions' Cloud. That must mean I embarrassed him. Now if only I could not get that flat look on his face to make sure I'm right in assuming that he's suddenly embarrassed.

"Well! Then in that case. She cooks damn good brownies!" I announced, deciding not to question him further as I popped another delicious square of chocolate paradise into my mouth.

Cloud started smiling suddenly. Not a small one, but a full blown smile, and it's not a nice smile. It was kind of… scary. "What?" I asked with brownie in my mouth.

"How are you feeling?"

That's an odd question coming from Cloud. He never asked how I was feeling before, why now? "Uh.. Fine? Why?" He gave a light shrug before be snapped the container shut and made his way down the street. "Wait.. Aren't you going inside?"

"No, I never had any intention of handing these brownies to Aerith."

My mind did this sort of upside down flip that made it seem like my mind was whacked by a two by four, which left me incredibly confused at the moment. "Then… why are you carrying them?"

"I'm returning them."

"To who?"

"To my friend."

"Ok… why?"

"Because I know what kind of person he is."

"He?" I questioned before giggling, "A guy made you brownies?"

Cloud glanced over my shoulder and grinned so suddenly that I don't think he got what I was implying, "Yes Yuffie. A GUY made me brownies. And I happen to know that said guy is an asshole. So why do you think I'm returning them to their rightful owner?"

"Uh…"

"Have an amazing day Yuffie." He announced before he started jogging away.

That left me incredibly confused at what just happened. "Wait!" I announced as it suddenly dawned on me what must have happened. I started after Cloud and stopped as my stomach suddenly twisted. "Urrrgh."

It was a series of sprints, skips, and dancing movements that got me inside and into the bathroom without incident. That asshole Spikes fed me gross brownies! Damn him!