Chapter 18: Typhoon
A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry it's taken me a while to update this story. School and work has been a real bitch to me. That and I had writer's block as well. Terrible, terrible illness. But at least you guys get another chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Final Fantasy 7, I just own my oc's while Bakuto Masaki owns his.
Enjoy!
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"Ugh! I just picked the perfect day to do laundry" Mikomi groaned.
The Kunoichi thought it would be a good idea to let the laundry dry outside today since she had so much laundry to clean. The only probably was that she didn't realize how windy it was going to be. So instead of relaxing and watching TV while the sheets were drying, she was stuck with making sure they didn't blow away and holding onto them for dear life.
Zack just laughed at her as she ran around the yard like a mad chicken.
"You know Mikomi, there is this new invention called the dryer" he said.
Mikomi glared at him as she folded one of the sheets and placed it in the basket with the others.
"Yeah? Well there's this new invention called a muzzle" she retorted.
Zack just rolled his eyes at her.
"You always turn the simplest things into the complicated ones" he said.
"Why can't you act like a normal person and use what you have?"
"And why can't you act like a normal animal and not talk?" Mikomi replied.
"Honestly, sometimes you can be so an-"
She was cut off when a sheet blew off one of the clothes lines and hit her in the face. Zack laughed as Mikomi tried to rip the sheet off, but failed miserably.
Tifa came outside and tried to keep her hair out of her face as the wind blew.
"Mikomi, you should come inside" she said.
"I just checked the weather and they said there's a storm coming"
Mikomi couldn't reply since she had the towel wrapped around her head, so Zack had to answer for her.
"Mikomi's a little busy at the moment" he said.
Tifa noticed that her friend was in trouble and quickly helped her get the towel off.
"Looks like you have your hands full" she said.
Mikomi gave her a lop sided grin as she took down the rest of the laundry. Tifa helped her so they could get done faster and so they could get inside.
"I not use the dryer?" she asked.
"It would have made things a whole lot easier"
Mikomi sweat dropped at getting lectured by her best friend.
"I thought this would be easier and I didn't realize we were going to have a storm" she said.
"I like to do things old school"
Tifa just laughed and carried the basket into the house.
"You're weird, you know that?"
Mikomi just shrugged.
"I guess" she said.
"Hey, do you know when Naruto will be back from his mission?"
Cloud shrugged from his spot on the couch.
"Don't know" he said.
"But if that stupid scarecrow that he calls his teacher knows better, he'll have him home before the storm hits"
Mikomi rolled her eyes at her brother's hatred for Kakashi.
"Why do you have to be so mean to Kakashi?" she asked.
"He hasn't done anything to you"
"I have my reasons" Cloud said.
Mikomi just sighed and headed upstairs for a shower.
Tifa picked up her cell phone and started calling everyone. They were on missions, and she didn't want them heading back home when a storm was about to break out.
"I hope they can get somewhere safe until the storm lets up" she said.
"Especially Yuri and Jiraiya. They're off trying to find more info about the Akatsuki"
Cloud flipped through the channels to see if he could find anything good on.
"They'll be fine" he said.
"Sure, they can be a bunch of idiots, but they're strong enough to fend for themselves. I have faith in them"
Tifa smiled fondly at that. Since Cloud was Naruto and Mikomi's foster brother, that meant Yuri and Jiraiya were his godparents. He really didn't show affection towards them like Naruto and Mikomi did, but he respected them enough to consider them his family.
The front door opened to have a soaking wet Naruto and Kakashi come it. Kakashi's usually gravity defying hair was pressed to his face from the rain that was pouring outside.
"Tifa! Ni-san! I'm home!" Naruto cried.
Tifa quickly grabbed a towel and started to dry Naruto off so he wouldn't catch a cold.
"Thank goodness you got home before the storm got worse" she said.
"Yeah, but he should have been home hours ago" Cloud retorted.
He glared at Kakashi, making it seem like it was his fault.
Kakashi laughed nervously and backed away from the blond who was capable of killing him.
"I just wanted to make sure Sasuke and Sakura got home safely" he said.
"They live on the other side of town, so it took a while"
Cloud scoffed.
"Whatever"
Tifa glared at her boyfriend's treatment to Kakashi. She personally didn't see anything wrong with the scarecrow and she found it sweet that he harbored feelings for Mikomi.
She gave him a pleasant smile as she handed him a towel.
"Thank you bringing him home, Kakashi" she said.
"We were worried he would get stuck in the storm"
Kakashi's eye curled to show that he was smiling and started drying his hair.
"It's no problem" he said.
"And I know how Cloud and Mikomi worry whenever Naruto's gone. I just wanted to make sure he got home safe"
Cloud rolled his eyes at the sappy speech.
"Ass kisser" he thought.
Kakashi handed Tifa the towel.
"Well, I better be off" he said.
Tifa looked out the window to see the rain coming down hard. She could barely see outside.
"Out in this weather? You live on the other side of town"
Kakashi shrugged.
"I'm a ninja. I can handle it" he said.
Tifa bit her lip. She knew Kakashi was tough and could handle himself. But she didn't want him to get sick from the rain.
"Why don't you stay here?" she suggested.
"It's bad out and I would feel bad if you got sick from all this rain"
Cloud whipped his head at their direction when he heard that.
"Say what?" he exclaimed.
Tifa shot him a glare before looking at Kakashi.
"What do you say?" she asked.
"You can have a nice hot dinner and can sleep in the extra guest room"
Kakashi rubbed the back of his neck nervously then looked at Cloud's deadly glare.
"Umm…well…" he said.
"Man, that was a great shower" Mikomi said as she came down.
She was clad in a short fuzzy robe and tried her hair off with a towel.
"Nothing beats a hot shower on a stormy day" she said.
When she pulled the towel away from her face, she paled when she spotted Kakashi standing in her house. She blushed deeply when she realized what she was wearing and wanted to crawl in a hole.
Kakashi took one look at Mikomi's outfit then looked at Tifa.
"I would love to stay the night" he said.
Cloud nearly smashed the remote to pieces in his hand as he growled at Kakashi.
Mikomi went red in the face when she realized that Kakashi was staying the night at her place.
She quickly ran upstairs to get dressed so she could look presentable in front of her crush.
"What's up with Nee-chan?" Naruto asked.
"Beats the hell out of me" Zack said.
Tifa led Kakashi into the kitchen for a hot drink while Cloud formed out a plan to keep the scarecrow away from his baby sister.
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"Tifa, why is Mr. Kakashi here for dinner?" Marlene asked.
Tifa placed the plates on the table while Denzel put the silverware down.
"Because it's really bad outside and he was nice enough to bring Naruto home" she said.
Marlene nodded in understanding. She liked Kakashi since he made Mikomi smile.
"But Cloud doesn't look too happy about it" Denzel said.
Tifa sweat dropped.
"Cloud doesn't like any guy who tries to get close to Mikomi" she said.
Marlene giggled.
"He acts like a dad instead of a brother" she said.
Tifa laughed a little too.
"Yeah, he does"
Since it was just seven of them in the house, Tifa made a big dinner for all of them to eat. She made hamburger patties along with ramen, fried shrimp and egg rolls. When the last of the food was put on the table, she called everyone over.
"Dinners ready so dig in"
Mikomi dressed in a pair of baggy pajama pants and a black t-shirt. They were technically Cloud's pajamas since the blond felt that her pajama's were way to skimpy to wear around the house. Especially since Kakashi was staying the night.
Said blond made a beeline to the table and made sure he was sitting in between Kakashi and Mikomi. He decided if the scarecrow was going to be staying in his house, he would keep an eye on him at all times. Even if that meant he had to sleep on the couch in the living room. He was the man of the house so it was his job to keep everyone safe.
Naruto was a little freaked out that his Sensei was staying over for the night, but tried not to think about it. Maybe he could teach him a few tricks so he could be stronger than Sasuke?
Nobody really talked at they ate. Denzel and Marlene chatted with Mikomi while Naruto tried to steal food from Cloud's plate.
Tifa looked at Kakashi's plate and saw that he didn't touch anything.
"Aren't you hungry?" she asked.
Kakashi blushed a little.
"Oh, I'm fine" he said.
Naruto looked at his sensei and wondered if he would be able to see his face.
"I need to keep a close eye on him" he thought.
Cloud was doing the same thing, only making sure Kakashi didn't pull anything. He noticed the looks Kakashi was giving to his sister and he didn't like it.
Zack was whining as he sat next to Mikomi.
"Feed meeeeeee!" he said in a weak voice.
Mikomi glared at her pet.
"You have food in your bowl" she said.
"Go eat it"
"But its crappy dry dog food" Zack whined.
"I want meat!"
"Don't swear in front of the kids" Tifa snapped.
Denzel shrugged.
"We've heard worse from Yuri and Cid" he said.
"And Onee-chan from time to time" Marlene added.
Cloud glared at his sister, who only laughed nervously.
"I didn't know they were around" Mikomi insisted.
Cloud just rolled his eyes and went back to eyeing Kakashi.
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When it was time for bed, Kakashi decided to sleep downstairs on the couch. It could have been that he felt weird to be sleeping in Mikomi's home or it could have been that he feared Cloud would kill him in his sleep.
He thought he would have the living room all to himself, but he was sadly wrong when he saw Cloud take up the other couch.
"Tifa and I had a fight" he plainly said.
He knew that was a lie, but he didn't say anything, fearing for his own life.
Mikomi was a little sad because she thought she would have a chance to be close to Kakashi.
"At least he's sleeping under the same roof as me" she thought.
She looked at Zack.
"Make sure Ni-san doesn't kill him" she said.
Zack's ears went back. He was hoping to sleep with her, but now he was stuck with babysitting duty.
"Fine" he mumbled.
When everyone went to sleep, Cloud stayed wide awake. He was a light sleeper anyway, so he didn't care that he would be losing a couple of Z's. He simply watched as Kakashi slept on the other couch and made sure that he didn't move at all.
"If he even thinks about moving in his sleep, I'll snap his neck" he thought.
"You know you're over reacting, right?" Zack whispered.
"Shut it" Cloud replied.
When it was near two in the morning, Cloud started to feel his eyes grow heavy.
"I gotta stay awake" he thought.
When eyes finally closed, he fell asleep.
Just as he fell asleep, Kakashi woke up and got up from the couch.
Zack noticed this and quickly nipped Cloud on the hand.
"Scarecrows up" he whispered.
Cloud's hand shot out as Kakashi past him and latched onto his hand. Kakashi jumped and laughed nervously.
"I was just going to the bathroom" he said.
His reply was Cloud flinging him to the floor without even looking at him.
"You're a ninja, you can hold it in" he said as he rolled over.
"Besides, the bathroom is the other way, shit head"
Kakashi sighed in defeat and went back to his spot on the couch.
It was a long night for the two of them.
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Kakashi thanked Tifa for her hospitality the next morning.
"I will forever be grateful for this" he said.
"Think nothing of it" Tifa said.
"You're more than welcome to stay here as long as you like"
Kakashi secretly looked at Cloud, who was cracking his knuckles, as if daring him to stay another night.
"Nah, I'm fine" Kakashi quickly said.
"I need to feed Pakkun anyway"
He quickly left the house and ran back to his apartment.
From now on, he told himself, if there's storm then just stay home. Because there were worse things than a little bit of rain.
There was Cloud.
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A/N: I know it wasn't much, but I wanted to get a chapter out.
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Ja ne!