AUTHOR'S NOTE: Well what do we have here? An update! Yeah! There are a few surprises in this chapter so I hope y'all are ready! Anyways I've had an amazing burst of inspiration for the next fic I have planned for Final Fantasy X, if you like this you'll love it! But sadly, I know if I start it I wont finish Strange Clouds, so I'm shelving plans for it right now, but I'm about halfway through with this one, so let's not get ahead of ourselves, as always please review
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The music was pumping, the lights were flashing. Teenagers were dancing and talking as far as the eye could see. Yep, the Meteor club was bumping!
Cloud recognised the song the DJ was playing. It was a lively tune by Avicii, what was its name again? Levels? Had to be. He wasn't really much of a dancer, but all the same he bobbed along with the beat.
It was New Year's Eve, around eleven at night. Cloud had seen many familiar faces that night. Everyone, Cissnei, Kunsel, Biggs & Wedge and, to his surprise, both Aerith amd Zack were present as well. And obviously no one could forget Tifa. The brunette bombshell, had come dressed to kill with her lavender mini which possessed a jaw-dropping low neckline.
Cloud had to admit, even the usually prissy Aerith wasn't afraid to indulge that night. He had spied her knocking one or two back during the night.
Tifa was off talking to Yuffie at the time, so Cloud decided to spend some time with them.
'Hello, you two lovebirds! What's happening?' he asked, happily.
'Cloud!' Aerith said breathlessly, her face flushed. She had worn a floor-length red dress for the occassion, as well as ditching her usual braid. She now wore her hair loose, like a cascading waterfall of rich brown, although she kept her pink hair ribbon.
'How much have you had to drink?' Cloud asked her, laughing at how hammered she looked, and the countdown hadn't even begun yet.
Zack snorted as Aerith's flush deepened, but quickly passed it off as a sneeze when his girlfriend glowered at him.
'I haven't had that much,' she protested. 'Two mugs at most!'
'That's a lot for her Cloud!' Zack added helpfully. 'She's still a lightweight!'
Cloud had an extremely disturbing moment of deja vu.
'Well, it is New Year's Eve,' he said, trying to shake it off. 'You might as well make it a night to remember.'
Aerith gave him a glowing look, but Cloud was not done talking just yet.
'And by that I mean, don't drink so much that you end up forgetting everything you end up doing tonight!' he continued, expertly dodging Aerith's swipe at him.
'Don't sweat it baby,' Zack said, wrappimg his arms around her. 'I'll look after you!'
'Thanks, Zack,' Aerith replied. The barman, put a tray of tequila on the bar, and her eyes whipped towards them. 'But that won't be necessary!' she added quickly, shaking his arms off, and practically diving for the shots.
Zack and Cloud's eyes, met in a look of bemused amusement.
'I...am not sure whether or not to be worried,' Cloud said slowly, as he watched Aerith taking a shot like a woman deprived. Zack said the girl was a lightweight, but there she was, knocking the tequila back like a seasoned pro.
'Well, I guess it's nice to see her let her hair down for once,' Zack said, scratching the back of his head, his tell-tale sign of unease. Then he brightened. 'You know what? Fuck it!'
With that he joined Aerith at the bar and took a shot clean from her and drained it.
Cloud joined them, shaking his head like an amused, yet exasperated parent. 'I never thought I'd see the day that I would have to keep an eye on you.'
Aerith looked up at him with a smile. 'Well, why aren't you drinking? I thought for sure you'd be completely wasted by now!'
Cloud chuckled. 'Let's just say I'm waiting for the right time to get hammered!'
'Eh?' Zack asked, simultaneously quirking an eyebrow and licking his lips. 'I'm not sure I like the sound of that.'
Cloud laughed and patted him on the shoulder. 'You just relax yourself buddy! Don't worry about me!'
Zack looked ready to argue, but Aerith was in such a good mood, that she interupted him.
'Oh, Zack, you're so sweet, even when you're drunk!' she gushed, patting his cheek, a little harder than she would have, had she beem sober. 'Always worrying about other people, even when you're fucked!' she said, pulling him into a thoroughly affectionate, but strangely rough hug.
Zack looked genuinely shocked at her behaviour and state, and it showed on his face, but Aerith gave Cloud a mischievious grin and winked at him from under Zack's black locks, all traces of drunkness gone.
Cloud couldn't contain it and had to grip the bar for support, in case he fell over.
'What's so funny?' Tifa asked as she joined them.
Cloud could only snigger and wheeze as he pointed helplessly at an utterly bewildered Zack and a still acting Aerith.
Tifa looked between them and Cloud in confusion, before shaking her head. 'Nevermind, you can tell me later. Anyway, you ready?'
'I was born ready, baby!' Cloud said, throwing his arms up.
'You're not that drunk just yet, darling,' Tifa replied, but she smirked all the same. 'Come on, see you Zack, Aerith!'
Aerith giggled and waved, while Zack had another shot to calm his nerves.
'She's not really that fucked is she?' Tifa asked, as she led Cloud through the nightclub.
'Nope, but you should've seen the look on his face!' Cloud said, still tearing from the scene they had left.
Tifa giggled, as they approached the door to the ladies bathroom. 'Here we are!' she said, waltzing in and holding the door open for him. 'Well, you coming or not?' she asked, seeing him hesitate.
'Uhm, Tifa. That's the ladies' bathroom,' Cloud said uneasily.
Tifa laughed. 'Oh, Cloud! You're too much! Come here for a second. You don't have to come in, just listen.'
Cloud did as he was told, leaning in. He heard moaning. Moaning that was definitely not female.
'See? Its just a formality,' Tifa explained.
'They fucking in there?' Cloud asked incredulously. 'Is that what the ladies' bathroom is for?'
Tifa laughed. 'Well, not the ladies' specifically. I just like it more, 'cause it's cleaner.'
'Oh, right,' Cloud said following her inside. He didn't have much time to look around, as Tifa dragged him into the nearest stall and locked the door behind them.
The light in the bathroom was a bright crimson. It gave Cloud a slight headache, aggravating the light-headedness he had begun to feel.
While Tifa busied herself with something in her small handbag, Cloud looked at a piece of paper taped to the door. It read:
'Please do not have sex in the restrooms. Kindy use the couches or VIP lounges for that.
-Management
'It's not like anyone cares,' Cloud muttered irritably, as the sounds of the couple in the neighbouring stall went on, blending in with the distant sound of the music.
'Sorry, didn't catch that,' Tifa whispered, straightening up.
'Its nothing,' Cloud whispered back. 'The stuff good?
'Yeah, you ready?'
Cloud nodded, as he looked at the small brown bag Tifa held. It was tied at the top, but a small straw protuded from it. Without further ado, she took a sniff from it, then offered it to Cloud, who leaned in for a sniff of his own.
The effects were not immediate. Tifa had gone down for her third sniff, and Cloud still felt no difference. It was only when he sniffed it again did he begin to feel the changes. If he had been light-headed earlier, his head weighed nothing now. He noticed Tifa's large breasts in his direct line of sight. He had not noticed how close their proximity had become as they had taken the narcotic.
With a sigh, he leaned towards her, and she into him, their foreheads resting together.
'We should probably be getting back, before anyone catches us,' Tifa whispered, though her eyes were closed, her hands were against his chest.
'Just a little longer,' Cloud replied. The red light was getting to him.
'Okay, Cloud.'
He didn't know how long they stood like that, foreheads touching, lips brushing against each other, his hands had been on her hips at the time, he could smell her perfume through the horrible smell of the bathroom.
'Damn,' he said, to fill the gap. 'This stuff's powerful.'
'I told you so,' Tifa replied.
He closed his eyes, and tried to laugh, her lips brushed his again and this time, he reacted, trying to catch them with his own. She shifted in his hold, it seemed like she was playing the same game as him. His hands wandered down to her legs, and them ran up to her shapely backside, it felt firm, yet soft at the same time. Without thinking, he gripped it and pulled her closer.
'Cloud, what are you doing?' she asked him.
'Uhm, nothing. I'm sorry,' Cloud said, releasing her. He half-expected her to slap him and storm out, but she didn't. She waited until he opened his eyes and looked into hers.
'No, Cloud. I am.' She turned away from his surprised gaze. 'I...wanted it too. More than you could ever know, but-'
'But what?' Cloud demanded. For a moment, his heart had leapt.
'You have a girlfriend!'
'I don't give a fuck about her!'
'But she's there! And as long as she is, I can't- I won't! I could never do this sort of thing to another woman,' Tifa said, turning from him.
Cloud's anger disappeared. 'Tifa...I'
'Alright boys and girls, enough fucking,' a voice drawled and a sharp knock sounded on the stall door. Tifa hurriedly stuffed the goods into her bag as a large woman in a security outfit pushed the stall door open.
'Usually I'm supposed to kick you out, but because tonight's a special occasion, I'll let y'all off with a warning. So fuck outta here!' she said, stepping back, allowing them to pass.
They returned to the main area of the club, where the lights were flashing various shades of purple and blue.
'Wanna dance?' Cloud asked, half-heartedly.
Tifa gave a sort of shrug. 'Not really.'
'Did someone say dance?' Aerith asked, popping out of seemingly nowhere. 'Sure I wanna dance! Let's dance!'
Both Tifa and Cloud laughed, Aerith was so drunk it was priceless. Her face was red and her hair looked dishevelled.
'I think you've had enough to drink,' Cloud said, deftly taking a glass from her hand and downing it instantly.
Aerith glared at him for a moment. 'Okay, fine! But I still wanna dance!'
'You guys dance, I think I need to sit this one out!' Tifa said, walking over to the bar.
Aerith turned to Cloud expectantly. Cloud just decided to throw in the towel.
'Okay, Aerith. One dance. But be warned, I'm a lousy dancer.'
'So? Half the people here are probably worse!' Aerith replied, all the same, she led Cloud to the dancefloor.
A short while later, after much 'excuse me's and 'sorry', they found a decent space to dance in.
Cloud was just begining to enjoy himself with Aerith when an angry voice interupted him.
'I KNEW IT!'
Cloud groaned. 'Please no,' he muttered turning around, as Aerith looked curiously over his shoulder.
What he saw was definitely not pretty. It was Jessie, looking awful, as if she had been crying and drinking. And the scowl she wore made the whole mess into a walking catastrophe.
'What Jessie?' he asked as calmly as he could.
Jessie shook with fury. 'I knew it!' she repeated. 'That was very clever of you, lead me into thinking you cheating on me with that other skank Tifa, and in the mean time you've been getting it on with this floozy!' she spat.
'What the fuck are you talking about?'
It was not Cloud who had spoken, but Aerith and she was staring death into Jessie's very soul.
'Cloud and I are just friends, although,' she continued, giving Jessie a scathing glance. 'I wouldn't blame him for looking around.'
'Don't lie to me, you whore!' Jessie practically screamed, people were begining to stop and stare. 'You've been fucking him the whole year, I've seen you two together!'
Aerith gave a humourless laugh. 'We do the same course, but why am I even explaining myself to you? I don't know you bitch, and you don't know me, so fuck you!'
'You-'
Cloud hurriedly placed himself between the two angry women, and imediately regretted it.
'Look Jessie, I should have told you this sooner, but...,' Cloud hesitated. 'We aren't working, Aerith and Tifa really are just my friends and I didn't cheat on you, but this has got to end!'
Jessie gave a shrill cry, and slapped him across the face, and turned and stormed out with a howl.
The people watching simply resumed what they were doing as if nothing happen. Cloud placed his hand on his cheek, still wondering if that even happened.
'What happened?' Zack asked, walking towards them, shock evident on his features.
'Good news, Cloud and Jessie are finally over!' Aerith said gleefully. 'But he didnt get away without of smack.'
Zack laughed and swung his arm around a still shell-shocked Cloud.
'Don't worry about it Spike, you aren't a man until you get bitch-slapped across the face.'
Even Cloud laughed at that, his eyes caught a glance of someone through the crowd.
'Excuse me guys, there's something I gotta do,' he said, walking towards her. He straightened his shirt and glanced nervously around, before walking to her.
'Hey,' he said, leaning on the bar next to her.
'Hey,' Tifa replied.
'Well.. I don't have a girlfriend anymore,' he said with a shrug.
Tifa let out a small softly. 'I saw, I'm sorry.'
'Haven't we been through this before? Don't ever apologise for something that isn't your fault!'
'I didn't know what else to say!'
'Now you sound like me!'
'Shut up!' Tifa said, giving him a playful slap on the shoulder. 'You're rubbing off on me!'
'And that's such a bad thing?' Cloud said, bending his head, so his face was in her neck. This time, she made no move to push him away now.
Tifa laughed, but didn't answer. 'So, what are you gonna do now?'
'I don't know, there's someone else I've been eyeing for a while now,' Cloud said. 'In fact, since I met her. She's amazing! Beautiful, no gorgeous and smart too.'
'Do I know this girl?'
'Why, jealous?
'Not at all, I just want to fuck this bitch up! And she's not the only one who's gonna get it. This other blone, spike-headed prick is gonna see his ass kicked!'
'What? Why?' Cloud asked.
'Well the blonde guy stole something very important from me! But this girl is in deep trouble,' she said, pulling him close. 'Because, you belong to me,' she said into his ear.
Cloud felt his whole body temperature rise and he could hardly believe his ears, when he looked sheepishly at Tifa, he saw her smiling shyly, right back at him.
'And what did this Spike-headed jerk take from you?'
Tifa smiled and inclined her head. 'My heart.'
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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And finally after 16 chapters and almost 46000 words Cloud and Tifa have finally got together, and he got rid of Jessie as well! I knew from the beginning that the break up was gonna be big! I was sorely tempted to insert a lemon in here, but I figure this fic is hardcore enough without one, so I controlled myself, y'all will just have to use your imagination when it comes to how CloTi celebrates the new year! BOOYAKA!
