[Thread, Closed]

[heartofheaven]

Characters: Cloud and Tifa
Progress: Complete
Summary: Cloud and Tifa reunite in Lindblum.
Location: Lindblum Grand Castle
Date: January 1803
Warnings: Stressed-out parents.

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[loveandstrife]

Returning from his meeting with Tidus, Cloud was actually pretty happy. Sure, he'd put up with the younger blonde's twitching and idiotic way of trying to deny the blatant truth but the fact that they'd made that breakthrough was just too good a thing not to be happy about it. Of course, he wasn't stupid and he knew he was in for hell when he got back.

Making his way inside and having to be directed to the right room, Cloud pushed the door open quietly, his eyes falling on Tifa from behind his sunglasses. Silently, he slipped his swords off his back, leaning them against the wall with the smallest sigh of relief from the strain on his back.

Well, now he was waiting for his lecture.

[heartofheaven]

Tifa's lips tightened as she watched Cloud come in. Part of her was simply glad to see him - the part that made her heart beat faster and her breath hitch. Damn him. Her stomach had tied itself in knots, but she didn't show any of that. She remained seated, with her hands pressed primly against her knees.

"You're late."

[loveandstrife]

"I went to meet Tidus. He needed to talk." His words came out far too relaxed considering how he knew he was in trouble with her, but Cloud proceeded to remove his sunglasses and the shoulder guard he wore.

Pulling his boots off, Cloud sighed slightly, sitting in the chair across from her, rubbing the back of his neck.

[heartofheaven]

Tifa leaned towards him as she spoke, her voice becoming increasingly aggravated. "Tidus needed to talk? What about us? Did you forget my last message? Those exact words - I said that we needed to talk."

She sighed, looking away from Cloud. "I suppose it must have been very important. More important than seeing me."