Yayz! As promised, I am posting another chapter. Hope you all read and enjoy!!!

Disclaimer:I own nothing in this story, except for the original characters and the storyline (of course).
Oh, and I don't own Cloud or Kadaj (though I wish I owned the latter...er, former...I mean...ugh, I give up...)

After that ever so shocking announcement for a moment there was absolute silence. What. The. Hell. Lindsey dropped her wooden spoon.

"What do you mean?" Cloud stepped forward.

"Just what it sounds like. You're in for it Cloud. That guy Lucian wants you. I'm not sure why yet, but he does. And you can't take care of it by yourself this time," Kadaj said studying his fingernails.

Cloud growled and moved to take out his sword, pulling it out in a fluid motion. Kadaj did the same taking a defensive stance as he did. Knowing that it wouldn't end well, I reached out and put a hand on Cloud's arm. "Enough. You're tired; you should conserve your strength. If you really want to fight him that badly, then save it for later."

"And don't do it at my house. Blood stains are killer to get out of carpet, and my mom would kill me if any of her knickknacks were broken," said Lindsey with a stern look on her face.

Kadaj laughed. "If you insist." He sheathed his sword. Reluctantly, Cloud did the same.

"Do you have anywhere to stay tonight?" Lindsey asked Kadaj.

He smiled mysteriously. "Is that an invite?"

Her concern instantly turned into annoyance, I could see it. "Well it was, but now I don't know if I want such an arrogant pig in my house."

Kadaj laughed. "Well, at least you're honest."

Cloud rolled his eyes and turned to leave the kitchen. After one last look at Lindsey and Kadaj, I followed him.

"I just don't understand," Cloud muttered to himself once they were in Lindsey's bedroom.

"Hmm?" I asked.

He looked at me and quickly shook his head. "Nothing....Umm....Thank you."

Did he...just thank me...?

"Thank you...for what?"

"For helping me out...I was...kind of...stuck, you know....So anyways...thanks," Cloud said, shrugging and looking away.

I smiled and blushed as I looked away as well, secretly pleased. "It was no problem."

Cloud shrugged again. "Umm...."

"Oh, right; you need your sleep...so umm...goodnight, and I guess I'll see you in the morning," I said, backing out of the room.

As I turned to leave, I could have sworn I heard him whisper, "Goodnight, Christina."

The next morning, I woke up to the smell of eggs and bacon. Stumbling into the kitchen (I couldn't help it!;the smell was intoxicating...) I saw Cloud standing at the stove. "You cook?" I asked, shocked.

"Yep."

"Really? That's strange. I mean for a..." I trailed off. Oops...

"A video game character?" Cloud supplied with a smile.

"Y-yeah....so...does that mean you believe me?" I asked, sitting down at the table. Cloud...just smiled at me;HOLY CRAP! Okay, calm down, just breathe!, I thought. The last thing I needed right now was a fangirl attack!

"Hmmm....I'm not sure. I mean...it's a whole lot to take in," he said, putting a plate down in front of each of us before putting the bacon and eggs on them.

I nodded, keeping quiet. Cloud has to learn to accept this on his own time. I couldn't possibly convince him.

It was silent for a few moments before I looked around, realizing Lindsey wasn't there. "That's weird," I said, tilting my head to the side.

"What?"

"Lindsey's not here. It's weird because this is sorta her house."

Cloud shrugged, taking a bite of egg. "She'll come back eventually." I nodded, picking up my fork and taking a bite. My eyes went wide. It took everything I had from jumping from my seat;those eggs were GOOD! Who knew that Cloud could cook so well...?, I thought, grinning at him as I did so. Apparently he noticed, because he grinned back at me. Who would've thought that I would one day eat breakfast with one of my--no, scratch that--my favorite video game character ever?

At that moment, we heard the front door open and close, followed by two voices. I turned toward the noise. The closer they got, the more distinctive they became until Lindsey and Kadaj's voices were clearly distinguishable. It was also clear that they were arguing. Well, Lindsey was arguing. Kadaj sounded more amused than anything.

"I told you bringing a sword into a Waffle House was not a good idea!" Lindsey yelled at him as they walked in the room. My eyes widened, then I had to stifle a laugh;Cloud chuckled as well.

Kadaj shrugged. "No one would have noticed if not for you acting so suspiciously."

"Me? I wasn't the one with a huge ass stick across my back!!! Don't you think that looks a little suspicious?"

"No. Not really."

Lindsey stared at him for a moment, an unbelieving look on her face. "You're impossible!" she exclaimed, throwing her hands up in frustration as she walked out.

"What was that about?" I asked, perplexed.

"You two weren't up, so we went to have breakfast on our own, and she freaked out about me carrying a sword into a place full of children," Kadaj said, shrugging once again.

"Stupid," said Cloud shortly.

Kadaj nodded.

I looked from one to the other a couple of times before shaking my head and following Lindsey out of the room. Geez...why is it all the people around me are completely nuts...? I thought, putting a hand to my head as I walked out.

As I left I heard Kadaj tell Cloud, "I think it was something you said."

I have to say, I love this chapter! It's too funny!!!
On another note, I'm sorry if the main character seems a little too...full of herself (for lack of a better term). But I guess that's one of her flaws;sometimes, the only thing she can think of is herself. Hopefully she'll learn something from our favorite spiky-haired hero!
Anyway, I will try to update as soon as I can.
Please review!!!