Nineteen

Tifa woke up with a slight groan, she tried to open her eyes but she grimaced from the sudden pain of her head. She furrowed her eyebrows before she tried to slowly open them again but her blurred vision was not helping, her face turned into a scowl when she felt someone beside her, and her eyes widened when the said someone had an arm wrapped around her stomach. She unconsciously reached for the bedside table, a habit of hers after waking up and she was glad that her glasses were there. She immediately put them on and she got the shock of her life when she found a sleeping, half naked Cloud Strife laying beside her. She instantly shot up, forgetting the pain in her head, and she started screaming in a high pitch tone. Cloud was startled by the sudden noise that he too bolted up, yelling on top of his lungs while he frantically looked around.

"You...! You FINALLY RAPED ME?!" Tifa exclaimed but Cloud didn't get the chance to answer when she strangled him and the next thing she knew, she was straddling him with her knees on either side of hips.

"What...! Let go!" Cloud tried to hold into her wrist but she was strong. " SO STRONG!" He yelled in both admiration and anger.

"HOW DARE YOU RIP APART MY FLOWER OF YOUTH!"

"WHAT THE FU-"

"YOU TOOK AWAY MY PURITY YOU SEXUAL FIEND!"

"That is a non sexy statement but somehow I got turned on." He said while trying to catch his breath.

"Eeeeek!" Tifa immediately let go of him to back away. Cloud slowly sat up while he rubbed his neck with a grimace.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" He asked angrily while waving his hands in the air. Tifa backed away more while she covered her chest with her arms.

"You... You didn't rape me?" She asked.

"I did not! What the hell?!" He said while he rubbed his face. Then Tifa looked at herself then her eyes widened again.

"You changed my clothes! Just how much did you see?!" She asked while she covered herself more. Cloud looked up at her slowly.

"I saw..." He got closer to her making her whimper. "EVE-RY-THING." Tifa's jaw dropped.

"EVERYTHING?!"

"Of course I would see! I was changing your clothes!"

"But why were you changing my clothes?!"

"Because you were sweating like a pig!"

"...What?" She asked but then, her vision started to blur again. She fell forward but Cloud caught her.

"Hey. Hey!" He tried to shake her but her eyes were closed and she was breathing heavily. "Idiot." He gently laid her down the bed then he removed the cooling pad before he placed his palm on her forehead. "You still have a fever, stop moving too much!" He scolded. Tifa grimaced again before she opened her eyes slowly.

"So... Sorry..." She said quietly while breathing heavily, Cloud's face softened then he brushed a few strands of her bangs away from her sweaty forehead.

"Wait here." He said before he slid out of bed. Tifa followed him with her eyes. Minutes later, he was back with tray in hand and a towel hanging on his arm. He placed the tray on the bedside table, it contained a bowl with water and another bowl with looked like soup. There was also some medicine.

"Sorry Cloud..." Tifa said with a sniff.

"Don't worry about it, but now I know that you're a psycho when you're sick." He said while he dropped the towel on the bowl of water. "I need to take off your shirt." He suddenly said.

"Wh-what?"

"I need to wipe your body with this." He pointed to the bowl of cold water.

"Okay..." She said weakly. Tifa was so sick that she didn't care anymore, he had seen her half naked anyway. Cloud placed a hand on her nape and her back then he helped her up, he grabbed the hem of her shirt before he lifted in over her head. Then he helped her lay back down again before he grabbed the towel, wringed it then he slowly and gently started wiping it on Tifa's face, neck, arms, between her breasts and stomach. Tifa shivered from the cold towel while her eyes were closed.

"I saw the cake." He said, Tifa opened her eyes again to see him smirking as he continued to wipe her body. She chuckled.

"And you... liked it...?" She asked and he smirked again.

"I already ate the ass." He said which made her laugh slightly.

"Glad to hear that, that's very comforting."

"I brought you some soup, well, it's canned soup but you need to need to take your medicine." He said while he dipped the towel again. Tifa smiled a little.

"Thanks... Cloud... I'm sorry for causing you trouble..."

"Don't worry about it. How long have you been outside?" He asked before he continued to wipe her with the towel.

"I don't know... Three hours...?" Cloud looked at her in disbelief.

"Believe it or not, I was at your house, too." He said. Tifa's eyes widened slightly.

"You were...? Why...?" She asked then he suddenly blushed.

"Sto... Stop asking ridiculous questions!" He suddenly exclaimed. TIfa wanted to roll her eyes if it wasn't from the pain of her head.

"Whatever..." She said then she closed her eyes again. Cloud placed his palm on her forehead and a smile smile tugged his lips when he felt that her temperature went down. He placed the towel back on the bowl before he helped Tifa up again to put back her shirt. Then he lifted her up so she can lean on his headstand before he grabbed the bowl of soup so she can eat. He started blowing on a spoonful before he placed it in front of her lips, she timidly opened her mouth to eat. He continued to feed her patiently until she was done. Neither of them spoke the whole time until the soup bowl was empty and it was time for her medicine.

"You forgive me...?" Tifa suddenly asked. Cloud looked at her before he pushed the tablet on her lips, she took it in then he handed her a glass of water.

"Yeah. Don't worry about for now. You need to rest." He said then he placed the glass back down on the table. He helped her lay back down then he lifted the covers unto her shoulders. He stood up, grabbed the tray then turned around to walk away.

"Cloud... Will you come back... Here...?" Tifa asked weakly, the blond model looked over his shoulder then nodded his head.

"I'll be back." After a few minutes, Cloud came back then he crawled up his bed to lay beside Tifa. She turned to her side to face him with a small smile.

"I can't believe I have a very handsome nurse..." She said weakly, Cloud smirked before he started rubbing her arm.

"Better believe it. Do you want to watch a movie?" He asked. Tifa thought for a while.

"I think that would be nice... But what kind of movie?"

"An action film would be fun."

"What?" Tifa said with a little laugh. "I don't like that kind of stuff..."

"What do you want then? Don't tell me you liked those shitty chick flick movies."

"What? Don't call them shitty, they're wonderful and they teach you a lot about love..." She said with a smirk. Cloud raised an eyebrow at her.

"Don't talk about love when you haven't experienced it yourself."

"And what makes you say that?"

"Well, have you ever been inlove before?" He asked with both eyebrows raised. TIfa smiled weakly before she spoke.

"As a matter of fact, I'm inlove right now..." She said. Cloud's face fell.

"What? With who?" He asked with a scowl. "Is it Vincent?" He asked darkly. Tifa looked at him in confusion. Then she smirked.

"I'm not going to tell you that." She said. Cloud stared at her face with the scowl still visible before he sat up to get out of bed. "Hey where are you going...?"

"To clear my head." He said as he walked away.

"What? Hey... Don't leave a sick woman in bed..." Tifa said before she started sneezing again. "Hey..." Cloud stopped on his tracks then looked over his shoulder. "Hey... Look, I'm sorry... Come back..." Tifa started coughing then she slowly sat up while holding her mouth. She started gagging then she ran towards Cloud's bathroom and she started throwing up on his toilet. Cloud instantly panicked then he ran after her but she slammed the door shut.

"Don't look at me, I'm disgusting." Her muffled voice sounded from the other side.

"I need to take you to the hospital." He said while he knocked on the door.

"No, I'm always like this when I take medicine. That's why it takes a while for me to get well." He heard the flushing of the toilet. "Dammit."

"You sure?"

"Yeah..."

"I'm going to get some cooling pad." Cloud said then he was gone. Tifa held herself up on the sink so she can wash her mouth, she found a mouthwash and she used it to get rid of the nasty in her mouth. Then when she was done, she wiped her mouth clean then she opened the door to find Cloud standing in front of it then he helped her by wrapping his arm around her. He made sure that Tifa was comfortable on the bed, he removed her glasses before he placed the cooling pad on her forehead. Then he slid himself under the covers to lay down beside her.

"Sleep." He ordered while he wrapped an arm around her while she faced him. Tifa slowly closed her eyes, her vision was blurring again and the pain in her head was not getting better. But before she could succumb to sleep, she unconsciously said the three words that greatly shocked Cloud Strife.

"I love you..."

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