Twelve

Cloud adjusted his tie in as he stared at himself in the mirror on the guest room inside the Lockhart residence. He sighed before he went out the door only to find Tifa emerging from her own room and he studied her form from head to toe, the way the dress he gave her hugged her body was amazing, it only reaches her knees and the sleeves only reaches her elbows, then he looked down at her shoes before he raised an eyebrow.

"What the hell is that?" He asked with a perplexed look, Tifa looked down at the shoes that Zack gave her then back up at Cloud with a questioning brow.

"They're shoes." She said.

"Since when do you wear heels?" He asked making Tifa roll her eyes. "You don't wear heels."

"Well sometimes I do, these are gift from Zack by the way." She said. She saw how the model's eyes hardened for a brief second before he spoke.

"Take those off." He said, then without wasting any time, he barged in into her room to look for something, and when he found it, he lifted it up for her to see, it was her black sneakers. "Wear these."

"Why?" She asked, becoming irritated.

"Those are not you." He pointed on her heels. "This is you." He gestured for the sneakers. Tifa couldn't help but smile at him, and without further ado, she kicked off her heels before Cloud asked her to sit down on her bed.

"You're not going to rape me, are you?" She asked with a huge grin on her face, Cloud, who was kneeling down in front of her looked up at her with a perplexed look.

"What the fu-"

"I'm just messing with you."She said. Cloud snorted then proceeded to put on her shoes with a smirk.

"Why, do you want me to rape you? Because if you do, I won't hold back." He suddenly asked which made her flinch. Then she started laughing while she smacked his head, hard, making him yelp. "GODDAMMIT WOMAN!"

"Sorry... But you're being a sick pervert." She started laughing again. She watched him while he put on her shoes and when he was done, Tifa stood up to look at herself in the mirror, she gasped when she saw that her shoes actually went well with her dress. "Wow... It looks... Cute..." She said as she tilted her body look at her feet in different angles.

"Let's go, we don't want your guests to be kept waiting." Cloud said while he stared at her at the mirror, he saw how Tifa's face fell suddenly so he approached her to put a hand on her shoulder. "You ready?" He asked, she nodded slowly before Cloud pulled her away to go out.

Tifa and Cloud were standing in front her father's open casket, the brunette had been visibly shaking while Cloud never removed his hand on her shoulder, they were getting whispers and gossiping from everyone in the village, they recognized Cloud after all. She was trying hard to control her tears as she looked down at the peaceful face of her beloved father.

"Hi Dad... I just want to let you know that I'm here..." She smiled sadly. "Dad... Here with me is my boss, do you see him? He's a supermodel and he's very handsome, isn't he?" Shes said while Cloud glanced at her. "But he's a bully, he yells at me all the time and he calls me ugly." Cloud slowly lowered his hands away from her shoulder while looking at the peaceful man in front of him, fear visible on his bright blue eyes. "He's a demon in sheep's clothing, He always treats me like crap, he's mean, has anger problems, a control freak and is verbally abusive." She said again and Cloud was already nervously looking around, scared that the vengeful spirit of Tifa's father will suddenly appear to strangle him to death. "But despite that, he's very nice in his own way, he took me here and even bought me this dress... Do you see this, Dad? It's beautiful isn't it..." TIfa said before her lips started quivering. "I just wish you could see it..." She whispered before she started sobbing with her eyes tight shut. Cloud's face softened then he wrapped his arm around again to pull her closer to him. He kissed her forehead before she wrapped her arms around him.

Tifa was the last one to place a flower on the closed casket before it was operated to go down the ground, she started sobbing again as she watched her father being buried while Cloud never removed his hand on her never took her eyes off her father's casket until it was fully covered in dirt, she then buried her face on Cloud's chest to weep some more while the blond was patient to let her cry.

"Sorry for soaking your expensive suit, that's really big of you, for letting me soak it like that." Tifa said while she nursed her drink, the funeral was over and guests were piled in their home.

"Don't worry about it, that'll cost you though." Cloud said which made Tifa roll her eyes.

"I knew there was a catch."

"Oh, Tifa." Her eyes widened when she heard the voice of the one and only mean girl of Nibelheim, Cissnei.

"Cissnei." Tifa said with a fake smile when she finally faced her.

"How's life in Midgar? Have you succeeded in your dream to become a news anchor? Or did you end up cleaning floors because you couldn't get through the interview because of your ugly looks?" She asked with an eyebrow raised, Tifa opened her mouth to yell and curse but she couldn't, it was her father's funeral and this girl doesn't know the meaning of respect and class, and there was no way that she would tell her rival since childhood that she was merely an assistant to a popular celebrity, who was also with her that moment, Cloud looked at Tifa with his eyebrows knitted together then at the mean girl, the said mean girl finally noticing him and her eyes widened at an incredible speed.

"Oh... Oh my Gods... Oh my Gods... You're Cloud Strife..." She said in an almost whisper. Tifa rolled her eyes while Cloud gave her a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, I am." He said flatly with a bored look.

"But... But... What... Why are you... Are you with...?" She asked while she looked at Tifa then back at Cloud, Tifa sighed and opened her mouth to speak when she felt Cloud grab her left hand but kept it hidden behind her skirt then she felt something being inserted on her ring finger, she froze then she glanced at Cloud who was just staring ahead to Cissnei. She subtly looked at her hand from behind him to find a beautiful platinum ring, the top part was a rose and on the middle of it was a small ruby. She inwardly gasped and when she was about to asked him about it, he spoke and what he said turned the heads of everyone in the room.

"Yes, I'm with her." He said before he wrapped an arm around her shoulder. " And I'm her fiance."

Everyone's mouth were wide open, including Tifa's.

"Why would you say that Cloud?!" Tifa asked him while they were inside her room when the guests have finally left. Cloud ran his hand through his golden locks before he spoke.

"I saw how she was treating you and I wanted to teach her a lesson."

"But... Pretending to be engaged to me is a little bit too much! Have you forgotten who you are? This will start a ruckus! Remember that everyone knows that you are with Aerith!"

"Aerith and I have ended a long time ago."

"Even so, you didn't break up with her!"

"I already did."

"When?" Tifa asked with her arms crossed.

"Last night." He said which made Tifa scoff.

"Last night? And now you're freaking engaged to your ugly assistant?"

"Okay fine, I was rash and stupid."

"Yes you are." Tifa said with her eyebrows furrowed while Cloud let out a loud sigh.

"I'm sorry, alright." He said quietly, Tifa's eyebrows shot up, not sure that she heard him right.

"I'm sorry what was that?" She asked with a smug look on her face making him sneer.

"I said I'm sorry! Okay?!" He yelled.

"See Dad? Anger problems." TIfa said with the still smug look. Cloud rolled his eyes and it was then that Tifa looked at her left hand.

"But why are you carrying a ring with you?" She asked.

"Yuffie told me that it was your birthday next week, and I was planning to give you that today as an advanced gift... To cheer you up." He said his last sentence quietly but Tifa heard him. She smiled before she went closer to him and she wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Thank you... It's beautiful..." She said. Cloud slowly embraced her then he nodded. "But this will cost me, will it?" She asked which made him chuckle.

"Good to know your brain's working." He said that earned him a smack on his arm.

"And yours isn't! How are we going to deal with this FREAKING ENGAGEMENT?!" She suddenly yelled while she pushed him harshly away.

"I don't know! I DON'T KNOW!" He started yelling on top of his lungs and they continued bickering while Tifa's neighbors looked up at the Lockhart residence with perplexed looks, their muffled argument were fully heard but they couldn't understand what they were fighting about.

"Not even married yet and they're already at war." A village elder said with a shake of his head.

A/N: Can you imagine these two being married? Total chaos that's for sure. But totally hot, make up sexy time will commence after that, that's for sure. Thanks for your reviews!