[Thread] CLARIAAAAAA~ ♫ ...gdit Sheifa

[liveandforgive]

Who; Cloud Strife liveandforgive & Maria Traydor crescentlocus & Kir (Aligoté) soulinflight
What; Maria came to Cloud to fill him in on what he missed from the previous alliance meeting. Knock knock~ Hello mistletoe!
Where; Yil-Ennea
When; Shortly after this.
Warning; Yeah. Because mistletoe automatically = something worth mentioning. Awkward cute between two stern people, tis' all~

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[crescentlocus]

Maria stood across him, although she really wasn't very far; whatever magic the mistletoe had, it definitely kept them close enough. Too close for comfort, in fact. She sighed, pushing herself off the invisible wall and turning to Cloud, exerting much effort to keep the annoyed look off her face. It wasn't his fault, anyway. Just the mistletoe showing up in the wrong place and at the wrong time.

"So. About the meeting..."

But this really wasn't the best place to talk about that, was it? Alliance stuff were of the top-secret kind, and this building wasn't exactly their stronghold. Maria vaguely remembered that just below, on her floor, lived the notorious Li Yelan, matriarch of a clan of assassins from which a friend of theirs hailed from.

That and, well, there was really too much tension. And tension of this kind was something Maria was not used to dealing with. At all.

[liveandforgive]

Good. Meeting. That was something good to think about. He didn't particularly feel comfortable discussing it practically in the hallway. And the longer they stayed like this, the more vulnerable they were. Who knew if someone would take advantage of this moment to attack them? A certain silver haired man in particular came to mind.

"...this is a good start," the sarcasm was quite evident in his voice as his gaze shifted upward to meet with her. It was almost as if he was being defensive in this manner, the way his arms were folded, leaning against the barrier as his mako-induced eyes managed to keep sight of her.

[crescentlocus]

Aligoté had told her that it would wear off. But Maria wasn't exactly the most patient of people, especially because she was a very busy woman and standing out in the hallway with a guy wasn't exactly productive. They were not just unable to discuss Alliance matters, they were pretty much vulnerable, too.

"Alright," she said with an exasperated sigh. The tension was too much. She looked at Cloud, utterly serious.

"Kiss me."

[liveandforgive]

His eyes widened some at that rather bold and serious remark. "What...?" Blinking some as his cheeks glowed, looking rather baffled by how forward and blunt she was, he felt that there just wasn't enough space. Was he scared? No way; he just...

Cloud wasn't exactly the best of charmers for the ladies. Looks aside, he was a social reject in some aspects. That is, until he started trying. Until then, he was just a ridiculous and shy man.