(A/N) Okay, these are going to be posted ever Thursday and Sunday so now I don't think they'll be anymore spontaneous updates :D
and I forgot to say thanks to those who reviewed for the past couple chapters! I want to thank: thesakuraclow, vLuna, natcat5, lady-yuna7, TornAngelWings, Heaven's Assassin, LadyTeefStrife, spacegal 19, and FallenFeathers~BrokenHearts
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Zack the Puppy - 3) Getting Some.
"Damn it Zack! Stay still!" Tifa snapped at the dog. His response was to try to jump out of the tub and she caught him in midair, making her already soap sudded shirt more soapy.
It was Tifa's day off from the bar and there were only a few weeks until Christmas. Zack decided that today was the day that he would jump in the fish market's crate of rotten fish while they were out on his walk. Zack yipped happily as Tifa had to actually dig her hands in the spoiled fish and dig the dumbass dog out before he got sick. And of course Cloud was with her, but refused to help. He claimed that he didn't want to go through the alley way because he knew something like this would happen. The kids were also with them, but in order to save their innocence of never having to experience something like that, Tifa had to sacrifice herself.
Tifa plopped Zack back in the tub and he whined loudly and looked at her with hurt in his eyes. "You're such a faker," Tifa told Zack and he started to pant happily. Was this dog ever doing something not happily?
She started to put more soap on the puppy and he proceeded to shake and it caused the water and bubbles fly everywhere. Tifa attempted to cover herself with her arms from the sudden assault and she could hear a low chuckle come from behind her. She snapped her head around and saw Cloud leaning against the doorway, holding a bottle of beer that he most likely stole from the bar.
"You're really not going to help?" Tifa asked, trying to look very pathetic so he would help her.
"Nope." he said and chuckled again before taking a long pull of the beer. Tifa stood up and swiped the half empty bottle away from him before chugging the rest of it. When she downed it she put the now empty bottle in his hand and wiped her mouth with her forearm.
"Thanks, that was refreshing." She smirked and kneeled down next to the tub and continued to scrub the puppy. Cloud just stared at her shockingly with his mouth agape. "OK Zack, I promise if you stay still for 5 minutes, then I'll give you a treat." she bribed. Zack's tail started to wag quickly and he was nearly shaking with excitement. Cloud scoffed from behind her.
"You're bribing him?" Cloud said as he put the beer bottle in the recycling bin. He crossed his arms over his chest and Tifa turned her head slightly in his direction so she could peek at him with one eye.
"And if you don't shut the hell up then you're not getting any tonight." Tifa said, irritated. Cloud then did what he was told.
"Get any what, Tifa?" they heard Marlene ask. Tifa quickly turned around and saw the children watching their little scene. Tifa quickly flushed and saw that Cloud was trying to contain his laughter. She sent a glare at him before looking at the kids, fumbling to come up with an answer.
"Uh he… he won't get any dinner!" Tifa smiled as she came up with the answer. Marlene and Denzel looked at each other, confusingly.
"But when that guy said that you threw him through the wall." Denzel stated and Cloud instantly stopped snickering.
"Said what?" Cloud asked the children.
"Nothing, he said noth…" Tifa tried to explain but was cut off.
"He said that he wanted to give Tifa some." Marlene said and Tifa cringed, knowing what was going to happen.
"Why don't you kids do your homework and after we'll have dinner." Cloud tried to say calmly, but there was a little anger in his voice. The kids knew not to argue with him and they scrambled to their room. "Why didn't you tell me?" Cloud's voice was soft, but stern.
"Because I already took care of it," Tifa explained and dried Zack off with a large black towel. She rubbed his head and he was panting happily and his tongue hanging out of his mouth. "I didn't want you to get involved with something that wasn't a problem anymore."
"But I could've done something! I should've been there to take care of you!"
"It's not your fault Cloud! I knew what I was getting myself into when I started a bar, especially after Midgar was destroyed." Tifa said and stopped drying Zack and he looked up her confusingly. Where's his treat? Tifa knew what he was asking so she grabbed the box on the sink and pulled out a dog biscuit. She tossed it to him and he caught it and skipped away. Since Tifa didn't really dry off his paws he slipped in the hallway and they could hear him yipping.
Cloud looked down and muttered, "I want to be there to protect you, Tifa." She was about to open her mouth but he cut off her protest. "I know that you can protect yourself, but if something happened to you, I don't know what I'd do. I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
Suddenly Tifa knew where this was going because Cloud kneeled down on the wet floor and pulled a black box out of his pocket. "I was going to ask you on Christmas Eve, but I can't wait any more. Tifa will you marry me?" he opened the box and Tifa felt the urge to pass out.
Was he really proposing to her in a bathroom, on a wet floor? But she found the whole thing to be incredibly sweet and a smile lit up her face. She nodded and Cloud stood up and crushed her in an embrace. Even though he didn't "shut the hell up" he knew that he was getting some tonight.
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