Last of ye olde Giftmas Ficlets
“I smell like your girlfriend.”
Cloud sounded so glum that Zack had to laugh. He laughed even harder when Aeris swatted Cloud on the ass, making him yelp.
“You make that sound like a bad thing,” she commented tartly, but her sparkling eyes gave her away. Zack had to step away for a moment and try to catch his breath as Cloud stumbled through apologies and explanations.
When Zack could breathe again, he walked back and inspected Cloud. The blond looked like he was in rapturous study of the church’s pews, like he wished he was one of them right now…which was perfectly possibly, all considering.
“Quit fidgeting,” Aeris scolded, smacking Cloud’s ass again and making him yelp. Considering Zack didn’t see Cloud fidget, he decided that Aeris had just wanted to smack Cloud’s ass.
“You said that you wanted to help Seph,” Zack reminded Cloud, proud of himself for keeping his voice steady. If he laughed again, Cloud was probably going to kill him. “Unless you thought of something else…?”
Cloud was adorable when he was sulking. Zack wanted to take a picture, but he valued his life. It was just one of those things.
Cloud was still grumbling under his breath when Aeris stepped back to study him. “Perfect!” she exclaimed, delighted. “I mean, your hips are a little boyish, but…”
It was rare that Cloud glared Black Death at Aeris, but considering he was currently wearing one of Aeris’ dresses, the glare had little to no effect.
“Screw Seph,” Zack commented admiringly, walking around Cloud. “You can be MY date at the Officer Ba--Ow! Aeris!”
Not satisfied in the least watching Aeris hit Zack, Cloud crossed his arms over his padded chest and scowled.
He was pretty sure this wasn’t what the General meant when he complained about the lack of company at the President’s table.
When Aeris had first met the Great General Sephiroth, she had smiled warmly and shook his hand before yanking the shocked man into a hug. She had teased him until confusion had replaced the tentativeness in his feline eyes. She had laughed and joked until Zack had finally relaxed, not looking quite so much like he had tossed two dragons into one small room.
Afterward, she had thrown up for almost an hour.
It had felt like she had been torn apart from the inside. That gentle ball of light inside of her that warmed her at night and always made it feel like Ilfana was close had been like a lightning storm. The Planet shrieked and railed like she had gone up against a monster instead of some poor, shy man.
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Aeris’ migraine had lasted three days. Her mother had instantly used that as an excuse to try to ban Zack from their house.
She failed, of course.
When Aeris had met Cloud, it had been a click, a quick brush of lightning, a roar in the distance that she knew could very quickly overwhelm her.
There had also been an eerie recognition, even if she was sure she had never met Cloud Strife before, had never been touched by the ice that seemed to cling to his skin.
Aeris saw Death in his sky-blue eyes and never understood why.
When she met Vincent Valentine and was nearly overwhelmed by blooddestructionpredatormonster, things began to click into place.
Cloud sounded so glum that Zack had to laugh. He laughed even harder when Aeris swatted Cloud on the ass, making him yelp.
“You make that sound like a bad thing,” she commented tartly, but her sparkling eyes gave her away. Zack had to step away for a moment and try to catch his breath as Cloud stumbled through apologies and explanations.
When Zack could breathe again, he walked back and inspected Cloud. The blond looked like he was in rapturous study of the church’s pews, like he wished he was one of them right now…which was perfectly possibly, all considering.
“Quit fidgeting,” Aeris scolded, smacking Cloud’s ass again and making him yelp. Considering Zack didn’t see Cloud fidget, he decided that Aeris had just wanted to smack Cloud’s ass.
“You said that you wanted to help Seph,” Zack reminded Cloud, proud of himself for keeping his voice steady. If he laughed again, Cloud was probably going to kill him. “Unless you thought of something else…?”
Cloud was adorable when he was sulking. Zack wanted to take a picture, but he valued his life. It was just one of those things.
Cloud was still grumbling under his breath when Aeris stepped back to study him. “Perfect!” she exclaimed, delighted. “I mean, your hips are a little boyish, but…”
It was rare that Cloud glared Black Death at Aeris, but considering he was currently wearing one of Aeris’ dresses, the glare had little to no effect.
“Screw Seph,” Zack commented admiringly, walking around Cloud. “You can be MY date at the Officer Ba--Ow! Aeris!”
Not satisfied in the least watching Aeris hit Zack, Cloud crossed his arms over his padded chest and scowled.
He was pretty sure this wasn’t what the General meant when he complained about the lack of company at the President’s table.
When Aeris had first met the Great General Sephiroth, she had smiled warmly and shook his hand before yanking the shocked man into a hug. She had teased him until confusion had replaced the tentativeness in his feline eyes. She had laughed and joked until Zack had finally relaxed, not looking quite so much like he had tossed two dragons into one small room.
Afterward, she had thrown up for almost an hour.
It had felt like she had been torn apart from the inside. That gentle ball of light inside of her that warmed her at night and always made it feel like Ilfana was close had been like a lightning storm. The Planet shrieked and railed like she had gone up against a monster instead of some poor, shy man.
predatorcalamitydarknessdestructionmonster
Aeris’ migraine had lasted three days. Her mother had instantly used that as an excuse to try to ban Zack from their house.
She failed, of course.
When Aeris had met Cloud, it had been a click, a quick brush of lightning, a roar in the distance that she knew could very quickly overwhelm her.
There had also been an eerie recognition, even if she was sure she had never met Cloud Strife before, had never been touched by the ice that seemed to cling to his skin.
Aeris saw Death in his sky-blue eyes and never understood why.
When she met Vincent Valentine and was nearly overwhelmed by blooddestructionpredatormonster, things began to click into place.