Rating: M
Warnings: Yaoi, eventual lemon.
Author: JaDeDwithScArS
Disclaimer: I still dont own Final Fantasy Vii, no matter what my dreams say. --
Beta'd by: SF! Yay! -Huggles-
Authors Notes: Sorry if its short Im tired and my arms hurt. Stupid typing. Lol. Thanks to all who reviewed, especially those I couldnt reply to. -sending love-
Love,
Jaffa
xoxoxo
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Chapter Seven : I'm sorry has to cut it
Cloud wasn't entirely sure where he was going to find Tifa, but he was determined to get this over, once and for all. He tried all the usual places one would go; Even checked the church, his own refuge, before he thought of the old seventh heaven still half buried under Midgar rubble, at Tifa's request.
Slowly he made his way there. He wasn't surprised to see the woman he was looking for leaning against the building, eyes clenched shut. "Go away Cloud," she muttered as his footsteps approached.
"We need to talk this out," Cloud argued. As reluctant as he was to talk, this did seem the only option.
Tifa sighed. "I get it, you're gay. You can go back to your immaculate little ex-Turk now."
Cloud scoffed. "Jealousy doesn't suit you Tifa," he assured her. He fell onto a random crate beside her.
She scowled, eyes opening just so she could shoot a glare at him.
He gave her a small smile, unwillingly causing her heart to flutter. "Anger looks better," he admitted.
She blinked in surprise, then frowned. "Flattery will not make this go away."
There was a moment of silence where Cloud pondered what to say.
"If I could, I would love you Tifa," he promised. "I just can't. Not like you want me to."
She sighed and brushed her fringe out of her face. "I know. I just wish my heart would catch on."
There was another moment of silence.
"I don't blame you," Tifa finally told him. "I know... It was selfish of me to expect you to want me just like that."
Cloud shrugged. "I'm sorry you have to blame anyone."
Tifa stood up determinedly, brushing dirt off her backside. "Alright. Closure complete. I'm off."
Cloud pulled himself to his own feet and looked at her in question.
"C'mon Cloud. What did you want, a speech? Words won't change the fact that I'm in love with you, and you're falling for the resident 'Vampire'," she chuckled dryly. "I'm gonna go cry a bit with Yuffie and listen to her try to cheer me up with stupid plans for stealing the world's materia. I get that you're with Vincent, and underneath all the bubbling rage, desperation, and envy, I'm sure I'm quite happy for you."
The blond shook his head. "This isn't how it goes in the movies."
Tifa shrugged. "Real life ain't so clear cut Cloud. Sometimes a girl's gotta deal," she chuckled. With slight hesitation, she embraced him tightly. "I don't think I'll ever stop loving you Cloud. No matter how out of luck I am."
Cloud let her hug him, then watched her pull away with a small, sad smile before she moved off, heading for Yuffie's hotel.
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Reno followed Rude out of Rufus's apartment. "This is so boring, yo," the red-head complained.
"You weren't even there until ten minutes ago," Rude reminded him moodily.
"That Lockheart girl ran off, I was helping look for her," Reno sniffed defensively. "But Cloud found her so-"
"You were looking for her?" Rude asked in disbelief. "Why?"
Reno shrugged. "She makes a good drink I guess."
Rude didn't comment, but if Reno had bothered to look, he would have seen the disbelief in his partner's eyes.
Suddenly there was a roar of Fenrir's familiar engine, and Cloud's bike skidded to a halt before the Turks. The blond slid his goggles off so they rested on his neck.
Reno smirked, crossing his arms. "What can I do you for?" He inquired. "Come to tell me to butt out of your personal time with Mr. Dark and Spooky?"
Rude made a surprised noise that made Cloud look at him with a strange look, before looking back to the red head. "You didn't tell him about me and Vincent?" Cloud asked.
Reno shrugged lazily. "Didn't really come up," he grinned. "So, that really why you came all the way out here?"
Cloud shook his head, lips pursed with annoyance. "I got a call from Yuffie. She wants to invite you all to a cheer up party for Tifa. She screamed at me to make sure you both came."
Rude raised an eyebrow. "Us?"
Cloud shrugged. "And the other Turks I suppose," he assured them. "If you go, tell her I'm sorry. But that has to cut it. No more theatrics," he asked before settling the goggles back over his eyes. Before he could shoot off though, Reno's shout made him pause.
"You're not going?" He asked with a frown.
"She doesn't need me there," Cloud assured him. "She needs to think about what's going to change. Now she knows I can't love her. She can't do that while she's still thinking about the past," then he caught Rude's silent look of query. "She knows how I feel about him. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't lie to her that I feel any different." Then Fenrir roared into life, leaving the two dumbstruck Turks in his wake.
"Did he just say he loves Vincent Valentine?" Reno inquired after a moment.
"I think so." Rude frowned.
"...I think this is called emo-love," Reno muttered, scratching his head. "I always knew blondie was gay."
Rude just shook his head.
"So... Where the hell is this party at?"
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Authors Note: YAY! Finished the next Chap! There shouldnt be to many more to go. Whew, its tiring. This is a little bit of a lame ending but I really wanted to cut it off at the Turks. The next chapter will be back at Clouds house with Vinnie-kuns. Lets hope this time I can keep them from being interupted. Hehe.