The Twins

by Larien Surion

Cloud lived alone, just far enough away to get some semblance of privacy, but not far enough to isolate himself from his friends. Trying to recover from a loss, he suddenly ends up with two blonde children on his doorstep and in his care.

12. Family

Chapter 12 - Family

It was snowing. Two months had passed since Cloud had been wounded, and now Len and Rin were trying to catch snowflakes on their tongues.
"Rin. Len." Cloud called from the back door. He smiled as the pair came running over, kicking off their boots before coming inside.
Rin suddenly grabbed Len's hand. She didn't like the other person that was in the house. "Who's that?" she asked.
"Rin, don't be rude." Len whispered.
Cloud smiled. "Kids, this is Rufus Shinra. He's a lawyer."
The twins regarded the white-suited man with a wary stare, even as they put their boots and coats away.
"They're very well behaved children, Cloud." Rufus observed. "I can understand why you'd want to."
Len looked over. "Want to what?"
"Well, Rufus is here to do some legal work, depending on your answer to a question." Cloud said.
"Your talking in riddles." Rin pouted. "What question?"
"Do you want to be a family?" Cloud asked.
The pair blinked at him.
"I thought we were family." Len said. Beside him Rin nodded hard enough to have her alice-band-bow fall over her eyes.
Cloud smiled and nodded to Rufus. He gathered the twins close and held them, smiling.
"There we go. Adoption papers for two." said Rufus. He placed the copies on the table. "Congratulations, Cloud. Their beautiful children."
"Thanks, Rufus." Cloud smiled. He looked at the twins.
His twins.
His family.