Chapter 5
"Cloud gets a Job"
There is just something about the beach at sunset that just screams romance. Was it the refreshing breeze? or the color the water changed into once the setting sun dyed ocean water into that peculiar but magical hue of orange? The lovely tinge beautiful and unforgettable at this time of day, one that could beckon a young lover to jump in and dance about in its cold silk depths.
Though as tempting as a good swim did sound. Both Cloud and Tifa decided against it, neither had a change of clothes for the ride back home. At the speed Cloud's fenrir went-it was more than likely that he or Tifa would catch a cold. Cloud did not want to risk getting her sick.
The young couple instead took the time, to make up for what they had lost while apart the past week as melodramatic as it sounded. a week away from one another with such hostility took something from them and repairing their relationship was all that mattered right now. They cuddled, kissed and most importantly communicated.
Cloud had asked Tifa If she knew how far-along she was, Tifa reacted to his question with a cute laugh.
"What's so funny?" Cloud asked wryly.
"Cloud, we only had that one night." Tifa answered "From last month, unless kissing gets you knocked up too."
"Right, sorry." Cloud blushed in embarrassment; he really should have known the answer to how far into the 1st trimester she was in. But for him, that one night felt like it had happened years ago, that's how little they saw each other outside of school. One night. That was all it took. "I guess my swimmers are as fast as my fenrir."
Cloud froze in fear once he realized what he had just said. Tifa's jaw dropped in bewilderment the two stared at each other in stunned silence for a few seconds before Tifa burst out laughing.
"Cloud!" Tifa chuckled in alarm even playfully punching him in the shoulder. "That's so lewd!
They both laughed then, it was alright to laugh. If not now than when? Sadly, all good things as they do in life, have come to an end. It was getting dark. Cloud knew that Tifa would get in trouble if she came home late, he didn't want to get her into any trouble-coming to the beach was his idea after all. They began their drive back to Edge. The ride back into town was far more pleasant than the ride to the beach. Of course, the tension that was there at the beginning had since evaporated into the cool nights breeze.
Cloud felt Tifa resting her head on his back during the ride, Cloud knew that she was not only showing him affection but shielding her eyes as well. Cloud felt guilty for not offering her his goggles, he normally did not have this problem since he usually carried an extra pair. A pair of glasses that he had lost those goggles a few days before while at the race. Cloud decided that he was going to go buy another set as soon as he had the chance. Next time he drove Tifa around-her eyes would be safe.
He stopped his fenrir about six houses down from where Tifa's home stood, Cloud would have driven her to the front gate-but knowing Tifa's father that would have meant certain trouble for the two of them. Cloud remembered an incident that had occurred almost a year ago when he had started dating Tifa. He rode up to the gate on his bike late one night after a date with Tifa, her less than enthralled father had marched up to him and began scolding him for bringing Tifa home on such a dangerous contraption.
Tifa's father had ranted and offended Cloud by calling him a delinquent before sending him packing. Cloud never thought of himself as a bad guy, was it really so immoral that he drove a motorcycle instead of a car? What was it about bikes that made people think so badly of him? Branding him a delinquent, a menace...it just wasn't fair.
History has a habit of repeating itself, but neither Cloud nor Tifa wanted a recurrence of that night. Drama was the last thing needed at this time; they both knew that if they were going to do this that they had to keep their minds clear of negativity to focus on the baby. If they were going to make it as a couple and make sure that Tifa made it to college, they had to think positively and work ten times harder for the future.
"I'll see you on campus tomorrow...won't I?" Tifa inquired with uncertainty while standing on the curve of the sidewalk. She held her book bag in front of her, the bag dangled by her smooth pale bare knees "You're not suspended, are you?"
Cloud smiled and nodded.
"No, I'm clear to go back. I'll be there, I promise." Cloud reassured her; Tifa smiled and touched his left hand lovingly. Her touch was surprisingly warm after the long bike ride back into the city, he loved the feeling of her smooth gentle fingers. there was just something comforting about her touch, course Cloud could never bring himself to tell Tifa that.
"I figured with what you did to the field that you would be suspended for sure." Tifa added, Cloud shook his head at that, and got off his bike to stand in front of her.
"I'm in trouble with the school, so is Zack but I'll tell you about what awful punishment the principal has bestowed upon us some other time" Cloud joked, Tifa laughed but stopped when Cloud brought his hand up to cup the side of her face. His deep crystal blue eyes gazed down at her longingly. Tifa shivered bashfully upon receiving his gaze. It was so intense, As if he were soaking in her likeness, as if they would never cross paths again after this night.
It scared her.
"Cloud..."Tifa whispered his name and closed her eyes as she touched his hand and cradled it by her cheek, she did not want to let him go. Somehow, they found themselves embracing again. Lacing their arms around one another, her head was buried in his chest. Tifa could hear his heartbeat softly and it made her flush. Tifa did not want to separate now; she wanted to spend at least one more hour with him. A part of her wanted to get back on the fenrir and drive away. Far away, somewhere where they could be together and free.
Tifa knew that she was being childish, they would be together again soon hopefully.
It was not like she would never see Cloud again; he had given her his word that he would be by her side no matter what complications should arise. And Cloud was not the type to break a promise like that, it wasn't his style.
"Can you wait here until I make it past the gate?" It was a strange thing to ask him, but it was dark, and she did not want to be alone in the dark, she knew that he could not walk alongside her but at least he'd be there in case something happened.
"Sure, I'll stay right here." Cloud answered softly as the two slowly hugged once more, with this last hug Cloud held her a little tighter. He too was reluctant to say goodbye. He wanted to scoop her up and shower her face with kisses. Cloud wanted to hold her forever if the gods would allow him too.
After one last kiss, Cloud and Tifa reluctantly separated.
Tifa's warmth stayed with him, even after she began her short walk to her residence. Tifa looked over her shoulder every other step or so to see if Cloud was still at the curb. He was, he watched on protectively, never losing sight of her. Tifa finally reached her house; she waved at Cloud before going in. Cloud smiled to himself, he then flipped the keys and rode off into the darkness.
He knew that he was going to be in trouble with his mom, but not for breaking curfew, he did not have one. His Mom was surprisingly ok with him being out late if he behaved himself, Cloud knew that he was going to get be in for it for sure because of that stunt on the field. He hoped his mother would have mercy on him.
Once at home, Cloud parked his bike in the garage and used his personal key to open the door that connected the living room to the garage bracing himself for the worst. to his surprise there was no yelling or screaming- the house was eerily quiet. Cloud's mother did not go to work this early it was only a quarter to nine! And his mom went to work at ten-thirty. Surely his mother heard him pulling into the driveway, she must have! His bike was louder than a helicopter!
Cloud began to worry.
"Mom!" Cloud called for his parent; his voice was heavy with concern.
"I'm in the kitchen son" He heard her respond. Strange; his mother didn't sound angry at all, in fact her tone was calm, and shockingly cheerful. Cloud could not help but wonder, Cloud paced over to the kitchen to see what his mom was up too, his mother was sitting at the table but not by herself.
There was a short brown-haired woman at the table, she wore glasses, a round pair of spectacles they were. Cloud knew her, she was his mom's friend and next-door neighbor, her name was Shera. Shera was a bright, and kind woman who worked at the same hospital his mom did. Shera was the sweetest woman, but she was also quite timid, oddly she was married to a foul-mouthed chain-smoking airman named Cid, how those two got together was beyond him.
"Well Cloud, I'm glad to see that you're finally home. Safe and sound." His mother remarked, she had a warm cup of Chocobo feather tea in front of her, his mom wore a smile on her oval shaped face "Were you afraid about what I would say to you? About what you and your friend did to the field?"
Cloud froze in his place, his lips curled inward fearfully something that he did when he was nervous. he looked at his mother then at Shera. yet he could not find the right words to explain his transgressions, he wished that he weren't so damned awkward.
"My boy, always so quiet." his mother chuckled "right Shera?" Shera laughed.
"That is how your boy acts, maybe that is what makes him so cute." Shera chuckled, Cloud felt a little uncomfortable at this point and felt his face turn pink from it.
"I'm sure that's it." Joked his mother, Cloud felt that he did not belong here; he hated being the object of such ridicule. And so, he turned around and began to head up to his room when his mother shouted at him to stop, he turned to face her direction hastily and saw that her smiling face had changed; she was not playing nice anymore.
"Where exactly do you think that you are going young man?" Cloud felt an icy chill run down his spine, she was going in for the kill "We still have to discuss your actions at school, and I must say that I am disappointed in you! Why would do that son? Do you have any clue how much trouble you could have been in?" She stormed; Cloud flinched as she went on. He hated getting yelled at, Getting howled at by his mother was far worse than his encounters with Tifa's father.
Cloud noticed a tranquil Shera out of the corner of his eye, and she with a whisper was trying to calm his mom down.
"Now, now Claudia, we talked this over." Shera spoke gently, she looked unnerved by his mother's reaction. "Take deep breaths and keep on talking."
His mother's anger seemed to calm down, his mom relaxed and then rested her hands on the kitchen table as she sat down with her fingers interlaced. His mother took in a few deep breaths before she spoke again, Cloud's mother was usually a truly kind women but when she was angry, no unimaginable horror in this world could compare to her wrath. He was glad that Shera was here to relax her, maybe his mom had invited her over for this purpose.
"I'm sorry to act this way in front of you Shera" Said his mother, ashamed "I know that I said that I wouldn't yell at him but, what he did was so irresponsible!"
"I know but think of your blood pressure! Just give him the punishment that you decided on earlier so you can relax before we head off to work." Shera finished; Cloud suppressed a groan. Punishment? Well, he was expecting one from his mom, but why was his mother talking to a non-family member about it?
"Right right, punishment okay than." His mother inhaled and exhaled a few breaths before tucking a strand of blond hair behind her ear, she than walked up to him and stared him down Cloud gulped as his mother began to speak "I've decided on sending you to work Cloud, Shera's husband Cid has an opening in his shop and he needs a delivery boy, the position seems only fitting for you since you like to drive around on that motorcycle of yours."
A job? That was his punishment? It was quite convenient since he was going to go look for one anyway, delivering packages did not sound so bad either.
"Any thing you'd like to say hmm?" his mother tapped her foot impatiently; Cloud shook his head.
"Not really…but when do I start?" Cloud said dryly. Funny, that lump in his throat that he had felt only but a second ago had gone; it was easier for him to speak now.
"When do you start? When do you start!" his mother yelled angrily and jabbed her hands onto her hips, she then arched both of her eyebrows and pouted her lips as if in thought "Gee...when do you start?" Claudia looked over at Shera, who giggled at the puzzled expression that Mrs. Strife held, she stopped and cleared her throat.
"4 am, tomorrow Cid will be paying you for your services...but since this is a punishment, your pay has been reduced for a certain amount of time." Shera replied, now it was Cloud's turn to be puzzled.
"Reducing my pay? can he do that? I mean…legally?" Cloud murmured; his mother glared at him.
"For you he can! Now go upstairs and go to bed! You have to get up early tomorrow" His mother commanded.
"Yes ma'am" Cloud said to his mother and bid her and Shera goodnight as he ascended the stairs to his room. Well, at least he had a job now, that was something positive to think about. Still Cloud worried, about the future, school, the baby...and most of all Tifa.
He wondered if she was okay right now. He hoped that she was not in trouble with her parents for coming home so late.
Cloud had to stop himself from thinking destructively; he had to keep his chin up for once. He had to keep his mind on that job now, if he wanted to take care of his baby, he had to stay strong if was going to get Tifa to college. He was determined to get her there no matter what it cost him, he had to figure out how to make the best out of being a delivery boy.
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When Tifa stepped through the front door she heard footsteps, it was her dad. Tifa braced herself for a scolding but was surprised to see her dad smiling at her, Tifa smiled back so as to avoid suspicion. Just play it cool, if she played it cool, she'd be home free.
"Welcome home honey, how was the library?" her Father asked her. Library? What? What was her dad talking about? "Yuffie told me that you and a friend had to go study, and it's a good thing that she spoke up for you too I was about to call law enforcement and report you missing."
Tifa had to hold back from grinning, Yuffie? Her little Yuffie had covered for her? Oh, thank the gods! What would she have done if that little hellion weren't around? Tifa had to remember to thank her stepsister later. She only hoped that the reward Yuffie would ask for when the time came was within her price range.
"Really dad, the cops? You shouldn't worry so much about me, you know that I can take care of myself." Tifa said with a smile. And that was no joke; she really could handle herself...honest! Tifa was well trained in martial arts, she had been studying the sport ever since she could remember. Tifa was nowhere near the rank of master-but she would be one in a few more years. Tifa nearly frowned how would she continue her studies while pregnant? The time that she would spend carrying her baby was crucial to her furthering in the art, but she did not want to lose the baby practicing...
"Tifa, I know that you can look after yourself." Her father began "It would just be nice if you would phone in about these things, after all I did not buy you that cell phone to show off to your friends." Tifa felt bad now, she did not like lying to her dad...she only hoped that she would be forgiven later on down the road.
"I'm sorry poppa." Tifa walked up to her dad and hugged him, with more sincerity than he realized "I promise to call in next time ok?"
"Alright then, you just go on to your room." He began "I'm sure you have homework to do so get started on it." he ordered.
"I will poppa, goodnight" Tifa bid her father farewell and continued up the stairs. She did not make any stops. it was best to head for her room and not risk any slips for the rest of the night.
Once in her bedroom, Tifa's bosom raised slightly as she exhaled a big sigh of relief. She was home free...for now at least. Tifa knew that she would have time to reveal the truth to her dad, the day was not today though. Plus, she had to work up the courage to explain to her poppa that he was going to be a grandfather.
Tifa dreaded that part; her poppa was only thirty-seven years old! And her stepmom was only thirty-four. That was too young to be a grandma. She knew deep down that it was going to be bad, Tifa only hoped that her parents could forgive he when that day came.
Relaxing, Tifa stripped herself of the school uniform and changed into a baggy pair of silk pants, she slipped on a sleeveless V-neck shirt to unwind in. Even though her pants and shirt were slightly loose fitting. They still hugged Tifa's form, not snuggly, but enough to show off her slender hips, her smooth stomach and her well-developed chest.
Tifa knew that guys found her attractive. But she never understood why until a friend of hers, who had overheard some guys, told her that it was because of how big her boobs were. That annoyed Tifa, and now with a bun in the oven they were bound to get even bigger! Tifa only hoped for all that was high and mighty that she would be spared of any further breast development, she was already a 40 DD she did not need them to get any bigger. What even came after a DD? E cups? Was there a double E?
Yikes!
Tifa then looked at herself in the mirror, tilting her head slightly Tifa placed a hand on her flat stomach. Tifa's eyebrows arched in curiosity, her waist was tiny, and her stomach was so evenly leveled, it made her wonder exactly how this could stretch to hold a child? She had seen in books how small a woman's uterus was and that made her nervous.
"How can a baby of 8 or more pounds fit in there?" She said out loud "It just doesn't seem possible..." Tifa rubbed her belly in a circular motion and smiled.
"I wonder if you find it roomy in there my little boy or girl...with your home right now being so small" Tifa spoke to her unborn baby "It's going to be very unpleasant for me you know? But I'll endure it for you." Tifa smiled. Tifa looked at her side in the mirror she lifted her shirt up over her belly, she wondered how big she would get around the middle and if she would be showing soon, she hoped that she would be a late grower.
"Woo! Look at that pot belly! Tifa you need to work out!" A perky girl's teasing voice rang in Tifa's ear, and Tifa quickly covered herself up and looked at the door to face her sister Yuffie. She knew that it was her, only Yuffie would be daring and rude enough to step into her room without knocking.
"Yuffie! How many times have I told you to knock?" Tifa nearly screeched with her arms cradling her tummy.
"And miss a chance to test my ninja skills on you?" Yuffie bounced over to Tifa's bed and landed on it with a thud "I don't think so!" Yuffie had a tendency to sneak up on people; it was a fun pastime of hers.
"Oh, damn you and your Wu Tai heritage!" Tifa glared "I want you to knock from now on, I mean that! What if I was naked?"
"So? Were both girls nothing I've never seen before." Yuffie shrugged while raising her arms over her head to stretch, Tifa shook her head disapprovingly.
"I still need my privacy." Tifa went on and looked at Yuffie square in the eye "Please Yuffie? I don't ask you for much." Yuffie's eyes eased and wondered what was up with her sister.
"Thanks for covering for me by the way, I owe you one" Tifa changed the subject, Yuffie glanced up at Tifa and smiled mischievously.
"no prob, I figured that it was the least that I could do." Yuffie cracked her knuckles as she went on "Since I forgot to tell you about that phone call you missed the other day"
Tifa eyed Yuffie, her eyes holding a puzzled expression.
"What phone call?" Tifa questioned Yuffie who was now sitting on her queen-sized bed; Yuffie brought her knees up to her chest.
"On your cell phone, haven't you checked it? That guy you go out with, um...Cloud, yeah he called you yesterday a couple of hours after you came home from school." Yuffie went on, at that Tifa ran over to her book bag and took out her cell phone. She had not checked her phone since yesterday, she had actually kept it on do not do disturb. with no vibrate. and to her complete and utter horror, Tifa saw that Cloud had indeed called more than thirty times.
"Oh my!"Tifa could not believe it, Cloud had called her yesterday and she had not even been aware of it, she had to ask why her sister had failed to inform her about the calls "Yuffie why didn't you tell me? Do you realize how important Cloud is to me?" she shouted something she rarely did when it came to Yuffie.
"It's not like I did it on purpose" Yuffie crossed her legs and looked up at Tifa.
"Really now? Do explain my dear ninja girl."
"You left your cell phone in your book bag, and right when I was about to take it upstairs to you mom came home and dragged me off to the doctors and then I just plain forgot after that" Yuffie explained dully and yawned "But you don't mind now do you? I mean you did spend time with him today and I did cover for ya" she concluded.
Tifa narrowed her eyes and then sighed and released any tensions rising within her-she could not go and yell at Yuffie; not after what she had done for her, that would be wrong. Instead, Tifa walked over to the bed and sat next to Yuffie and hugged her.
"I'll forgive you for not telling me about Cloud's phone call, I should have checked my phone anyway, and I'll let it slide that you snuck in my room tonight since you covered for me with poppa." Tifa let go of the petite girl "Just don't sneak up on me too often, I'm pretty jumpy lately…cuz of my boyfriend…you know dad doesn't like him." Tifa almost let slip about her pregnancy, she wasn't sure if she was ready to tell Yuffie just yet.
"Don't worry I won't" Yuffie grinned cheekily and jumped onto her feet "Gotta go! Dad has a box of expensive chocolates imported from Mideel and they have my name on em'!" Yuffie rushed out of the room shutting the door behind her. Tifa paused for about a second or so before she burst out laughing, things were going to be fine now. Just fine...for a while at least.
c.
Cloud heard the alarm from his clock go off at about a quarter to four, groaning, he sat up and stretched before getting up on his feet. Cloud scanned the room for something to wear other than his school uniform and found a pair of black pants with back pockets but no front ones, seeing that that was the only thing to cover him up until he changed into uniform. He snagged them up.
He stripped out of his lounge wear pants and quickly zipped and buttoned the black pants snuggly around his waist. Cloud then picked up a long sleeve blue knit shirt and slipped it over his head. Lastly he double checked to see if he had all pieces to his uniform, he had to put the clothes somewhere for when he changed for school otherwise they would just fly off his bike.
Cloud snapped his fingers, he had just the thing!
After grabbing a few more things he would need for school, Cloud scrambled downstairs and opened up the storage closet. He searched for only a second or so before emerging from the closet with an old black knapsack. He had used it in his last year in junior high and had since forgotten it. It was a good thing his mother never threw anything like knapsacks away.
'you never know when you are going to need them' this mom would say.
Cloud stuffed his school clothes into the black bag and slung it over his shoulder. Cloud then grabbed his keys and went into the garage where his Fenrir resided; according to his mother he was going to need it on his deliveries. At least he would be able to ride his bike he hated big clunky cars, perk of the job now that he looked at it.
Cid, Shera's husband. Owned a shop that specialized with airship parts and motors, Cid was also a licensed pilot and from what Cloud knew a damn good one with a booming business worth more money than Cloud could imagine.
That fact puzzled Cloud, if Cid and Shera had so much money why were they living in that old house next to him and his mom? The neighborhood wasn't bad, but it was nothing like the upscale ones that Tifa lived in, far from it. With the money that Cid and Shera had they could afford a nice home by Shinra Ave.
'I guess they just like the simple life' Cloud figured and kick started his Fenrir and roared off in the direction of Cid's shop, Cloud knew where it was because he had visited it once a few months back to drop off a homemade dinner that Shera had prepared for Cid. Cid was one of those guys that liked to work late, and never seemed to notice that he was working longer than needed. Poor Shera, Cloud thought, no wonder she was a working as a nurse at night, Cloud hoped that he would not be made to work overtime, he had school, and he did not want to neglect Tifa.
Only god knew how much she needed him now.
A few minutes later, Cloud had reached his destination. He pulled around back of the building and killed the engine, the only thing that made a sound now was the wind, it howled ever so lightly that it gave Cloud goose bumps. It was somewhat eerie, that was the last feeling Cloud needed.
Cloud rubbed his fore arms to warm himself up, it was chilly outside and his long sleeve shirt was far too thin to repel the cold. He then walked up to the heavy black copper door that was in the back, Cloud was told to knock on it three times so that Cid would know that he was there.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Cloud beat the door three times with his fist, the copper door clanged lightly. He waited a few seconds and then it opened. And Before him stood a tall blond-haired man with short hair, the man wore a headband that looked kind of loose, there was a patch underneath it too. a blue t-shirt and baggy light-colored pants, he wore a tied jacket around his waist to complete the attire. What weird fashion senses this man had Yup, Cid was an unconventional man alright.
That is probably why Cloud already respected him.
"Hey! Claudia's boy!" Cid was rather loud; he had a thick accent to boot "Remembering people's names ain't my game but...you're ...Cloud! Right?"
"Yeah, that's me." Cloud said blankly, Cid laughed and patted Cloud on the shoulder roughly and pulling Cloud into the building.
"Well don't just stand out here! Cold as hell, I don't want my new delivery boy to turn into a statue before he even begins his new job!" bellowed Cid "It'd looks bad for business." Cid laughed heartily and slapped Cloud on the back, yikes! He hit kind of hard. It nearly knocked the spiky haired blond flat on his keester! Cid was a pretty macho guy, so Cloud figured that the older man meant no harm by his actions.
"So... what will I be carrying?" Cloud asked silently, Cloud was kind of shy around people he did not know so Cloud figured that it was best to just get right down to business. He wanted to start those routes and soon.
"Nothing too heavy, just a few engine parts, and some gears you can handle that right?" Cid walked ahead of Cloud and left the nervous teen alone in the room and went into a white roomed storage. Cloud heard boxes scatter and metal clink against other metals, before Cid came out with five small packages piled neatly atop of the other.
Cid handed Cloud the boxes, they were pretty heavy, it was like picking up six eight-pound rocks! It was a good thing that Cloud worked out with thirty-five-pound weights every night before going to bed, otherwise he figured that he would have dropped the packages on the floor and damaged the goods or broken his foot.
"Here's the list of addresses they have to go too, deliver these in two hours and you get a pay bonus." Cid added as he slapped a piece of paper on top of one of the boxes "The time thing is like a game to us here so go for the best score kid. The other guys are pretty competitive so go all out."
"But" Cloud finally spoke "my mother said that I was gonna have a pay cut, as part of my punishment." there was a pause.
"Yea about that…" Cid trailed "heard of what you did, I don't see the big deal so I ain't gonna cut out your pay I'd get in trouble for that you know it's against the law, not that I'm some kind a goody-goody but trouble is the last thing I need around here. Bad for business" Cid opened the copper door for Cloud.
"Now get a move on, you have any problems you just call me, and I'll send out one of my guys to help you ya hear?" was the last thing Cid said to him, and Cloud was out on his first delivery. Well paid delivery route really. The route wasn't really that bad, Cid had gone easy on him with the job. Cloud supposed it was because he was new, there was a downside though.
After taking the first parcel to its destination Cloud realized what he had forgotten. A nice warm jacket to shield him from the dropping temperatures. What was he thinking! Going out in just a long sleeve was not going to keep him warm!
Cloud sighed in frustration; his breath frosted before him. It was cold, the crisp morning air chilled him to the core, it was only now that Cloud wished he had picked out a jacket. He knew that he was going to be out all morning until school began, and with him delivering on a Fenrir he knew that he was going to be a living icicle. Well...there was his blazer, Cloud eyed his knapsack and began to gnaw at his bottom lip. He hated that damn blazer; it was itchy and to be honest...made him look like a dork. But then right now he did not really have a choice, he needed it.
"Just this once" Cloud grumbled and reached out for his knapsack. Once he had put on the blazer, Cloud continued with his route, with no trouble whatsoever.
WOOO! Finally, chapter five is finished, Sorry it took so long, I was really busy (and lazy) and I had my heart out on writing this at 9000 words, but with what I have in mind it would be best to save it for chapter six, I hope it's alright with everyone. Please review!
now...time to reply to the reviewers!
AsianGlitter- heheh! Yeah, I can't believe Cloud did that either, and i wrote the darn thing! Lol, i hope you keep on reading, because with me authoring, Cloud is bound to do other crazy things -evil grin-.
Mitsura- Glad you liked the ending for the last chapter, I hope you enjoy this one! Ps. Still lovin your story!
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Kiome-Yasha – hehe, I dunno for some reason I always pictured those to would be a troublesome pair if they were real and in highschool lol. I can't wait to post the chapter when the rents find out, I already have it written out too!.
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Rend-Yeah it takes me awhile, and it took me even longer for this chapter to come out too, oh well glad you're enjoying this story, it means a lot coming from you, I've read all your stories and I must say I hope one day I reach the level you're at! ps. Update Desert Twilight!
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