CHAPTER 10
"Aerith!" Yuffie ran towards her.
"15 minutes late," she rolled her eyes and looked at her, "What's so new about that anyway?"
She pouted, "I'm sorry… Please forgive me."
"Fine. Treat me today."
"Eh? Why me?" her jaw dropped.
"Who's late?" Aerith raised her eyebrow.
Yuffie cling her arms to hers, "I was just joking about that. Let's go now," she smiled.
"Why are you late, anyway?" Aerith asked while walking. Yuffie grinned, "I just accompanied my friend."
"Friend?" she tilted her head. Yuffie nodded, "Blind date."
"Okay…" she slightly nodded, "Oh! Yuffie, let's buy a milk tea! I'm craving for it since yesterday!"
"Huh? Okay…" she said. Aerith then pulled her arm, "Two orders, please?"
"Coming right up!" said the girl in the counter.
"Buy me milk tea, please?" Reno ran towards the store. "But, it's too expensive!" Vincent scratched his head.
"Two orders of milk tea!" Reno said happily to the girl.
"Okay, sir. Coming right up!"
Yuffie abruptly looked at the two guys, 'Is this coincidence or what? They are the guys at the bar last time.'
Vincent looked at her and gave her a smile. Yuffie bowed a little and looked back to Aerith.
"Two orders of milk tea, ma'am," the girl handed the drinks to Aerith and Yuffie handed the money to her. "Thank you. Please come again."
Aerith sipped her drink, "Kyaa~ It's so delicious!" she sipped once more, "Thank you, Yuffie!"
Yuffie looked at her money inside her wallet and sighed, "I'll just tell Zack to pay me," she mumbled.
"Sir, your orders. Two milk teas."
"Thank you!" Reno got their orders and sipped both of the drinks. Vincent's eyes got wider, "Yah! Reno! That's mine!" he got the other drink to Reno's hand and asked the girl in the counter for another straw.
Looking at the two guys, Yuffie can't help herself but to giggle. Vincent looked at her, 'Great. The girl is laughing at us now…' he rubbed the back of his neck and sipped his drink.
"Let's find something to eat, shall we?" Aerith asked. "Sure! Milk tea makes me so hungry," Yuffie patted her stomach.
She was too busy sipping her drink and didn't pay attention to her steps. After five steps, she tripped by a small rock and almost kissed the floor. She closed her eyes, afraid that she will get hurt.
"Yuffie, are you okay?" she heard her friend's voice.
"Are you alright?" she heard a guy's voice, too.
When she opened her eyes, she almost scream to see that she was lying on top of Vincent. Her eyes rounded, 'That's why I am not hurt. He caught me!'
Vincent looked at her with his one eye closed, "Are you okay?"
She blinked many times and nodded slowly. She got up quickly and straightened her uniform. Reno pulled him up, "Oh, Vince, your shirt!"
Vincent looked at his shirt. His jaw dropped. Yuffie just realized her drink was poured in his shirt. At once, she bowed at him, "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I am really sorry!"
"Hey, miss… It's okay. It's just a shirt," Vincent shook his hands in front of her, 'Yeah, JUST a shirt. This is my favourite shirt…'
She bit her lip, "I'm really sorry…" she mumbled. Vincent just grinned, "It's alright," he fanned his shirt, "Let's go home now. I'll just tell Denzel to wash this for me." He faced to Reno and chuckled. Both of them walked away.
"Are you sure it's alright to you? It's your favorite, right?" asked Reno.
"Of course it is not alright. But…" Vincent sighed, "After Denzel washed this, I am sure that the stain will no longer visible." He smiled creepily.
Yuffie looked down. "Do you still want to eat?" Aerith asked. She shook her head in response, "I think we should go home now."
"Go home now, I still need to meet Zack today," she giggled and patted her back, "It's just an accident, okay? It's not your fault. And, hey! It's just a shirt. No worries!"
"Thank you, Aerith…" she smiled, "See you tomorrow, okay? And, have fun with Zack." She waved at her and walked away.
30 minutes had passed, still, Rufus and Tifa were not yet finish with their foods. Both of them don't feel awkward with each other anymore. It seems that they knew each other for a long time.
He nodded and chuckled as they talked about their favourites. Suddenly, Tifa's phone beeped. She pouted when she opened the message. It was from Cloud. He sent a blank message. 'What's wrong with this guy?' she put her phone at the table and kept pouting.
Baekhyun's gaze looked at her phone then back to her, "I didn't know you're close with Cloud"
"Eh?" she looked at him. He looked at her phone again and back to her eyes. Her eyes rounded to see the display photo on her phone. It was still Cloud. "Waah~ I forgot to change it."
She immediately grabbed her phone and started looking for a display photo, "I have no cute photos here except for… this little kitten…"
Rufus suddenly got the thing from her hand. He did a peace sign near his cheek and took a photo of him using her phone. He changed its display photo to his, "You said you have no cute photo here, right? There… You already have one," he chuckled and gave back the phone to her.
Tifa looked at his phone and giggled, "You're right. This photo is cute."
He just smiled, "So… You and Cloud are friends?"
"We just met yesterday," she answered. He just nodded slowly and sat up straight. He looked at the window, "I think we should go home now. I think it's late. And… You need to finish your assignments, right?"
She looked at the window, too, "You're right… Let's go home now."
Rufus suddenly offered his hand for a hand shake. She looked at his hand then to his face. "Let's be friends," he smiled.
She smiled back, "Of course, Rufus," she giggled and shook his hand.