It was an early hour in the morning and the sun wasn't even peering over the horizon yet, but Cloud was wide awake, reflecting the incident that happened yesterday. He wasn't a bold person and he surprised himself when he put Raine's finger into his mouth. He didn't even realize what had happened until it was all over.
He remembered how Raine's violet eyes widened in shock and he distinctly remembered the vivid color of her flushed cheeks and how her coral lips parted to release a soft gasp. Cloud groaned and covered his eyes with his arm. Raine was fairly new to Seventh Heaven so he didn't pay much attention to her but now that he did, he realized that she was pretty cute.
Cloud thought back to his bet with Reno. Recently, Reno came into possession of something that held significant importance to Cloud and his past and he wanted it but Reno declined, saying that it was specially given to him and that it was important. Reno finally agreed when Cloud said he would do anything.
The deal was that Cloud had to kiss Raine twenty times without her figuring out his reason for kissing her. It didn't have to be a kiss to the lips; any kind of kiss counted.
Cloud didn't like the thought of using Raine-Reno said it was just for fun-and Cloud knew that it was the only way to get what Reno had promised him. Cloud sighed; he hoped Raine was thick-skinned...or extremely forgiving if she ever found out.
Cloud's phone vibrated on the nightstand by his bed and he reached over to grab it. He frowned slightly when he saw the caller id and he reluctantly answered the call.
"Hey! You're actually awake! I'm surprised, yo!"
Cloud winced and held the phone away from his ear. He didn't understand how Reno could be so energetic at this hellish hour of the morning.
"I was thinking about some things. Why are you awake?"
"Oh, well, Tseng sent me and Rude on a mission to recover some important artifacts and so I-"
"I'm hanging up."
"Wait! I just wanted to wish you good luck because I-"
Cloud hung up and placed his phone back onto the nightstand.
He rolled onto his stomach and sighed into the pillow; he definitely needed all the luck he could get.