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Love is Never Silent	By : OneWingedAngel Category: Final Fantasy VII > Het - Male/Female Views: 1947 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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~~--~~
As soon as they reached a high enough altitude, Rude took control of the chopper and began to fly them to their destination. “Tifa, take a look out your window.”
Tifa heard him, but didn’t reply, still upset at him for bringing Reno along, however she couldn’t help but look out at the view and gasped. They were just above Edge and she thought could see the ocean off in the distance, the view was breath taking.
“No matter how many times I come up in this, the view still takes my breath away. This is the only way to travel!” Reno said, grinning.
Tifa nodded. “It’s amazing. I had forgotten how beautiful everything was from up here. It’s like most of my problems just-”
“Seem not to exist anymore.” Rude finished for her.
Tifa smiled and nodded. “That’s it exactly.”
“So am I forgiven Tifa?” Rude asked a bit worried.
“Of course you are, Rude. I can’t stay mad at you for long.”
Rude smiled in relief, it would have been a long weekend if Tifa was mad at him.
“What about me Tifa? I was the one who suggested taking the chopper!”
Tifa glared at him. “I can stay mad at you till the end of time! I’m still mad at you for giving me Truth Serum!”
Rude turned and glared at him, almost causing the chopper to plummet into the water. “Truth Serum?! You gave Tifa Truth Serum?! Why did you have Truth Serum with you?!”
“Umm Rude? Don‘t know if you noticed, but the ocean is getting closer!” Tifa said, as she started to freak out and look for something to grab.
“I’m a Turk, I always have Truth Serum with me. You never know when you’re going to need it. Besides it got you two together, so there is no problem with it.”
“That’s blatant abuse ShinRa technology. I should tell the President about this.”
“Yeah well this little vacation of yours is blatant abuse of ShinRa technology.”
“Rude! The ocean is getting closer! We’re going to crash into it!”
Rude rolled his eyes as he quickly pulled up and leveled it out. “Sorry, Tifa. I didn’t mean to scare you.” Rude quickly apologized. “Reno, you should stop using big words that you don’t understand. This is my own personal chopper, I can do whatever I want with it.”
“Yeah, yeah, whatever. Y’know Rude, you’re just upset that you didn’t think of doing that first.”
Rude growled and then took a quick glance back at Tifa. “Are you okay?”
Tifa nodded a little, trying to catch her breath. “Yeah, just please don’t do that again.”
Rude nodded, focusing on making the rest of the trip as pleasant for Tifa as he could. “My apologizes, Tifa.”
~~--~~
“Tifa, take a look, we’re almost there, you can see the beach from here. We’re getting ready to land soon.”
Tifa looked down and gasped, “Oh wow. It’s even more beautiful from the sky!”
Rude smiled and laughed a little. “You’ve never seen it from the sky before?”
Tifa shook her head once, still mesmerized with the view. “Last time I came we stowed away on a ShinRa boat.”
“I remember that. You were so happy when you were here last time, you stood on the beach as long as you could.”
Tifa looked down a bit, her face turning pink. “You were watching me?”
“A bit.” Rude fake coughed.
Reno rolled his eyes. “Alright, enough about my partner and his stalker-like tendencies! I’m taking the chopper in for a landing, I would like some help with this!”
~~--~~
Tifa and Rude got checked into their hotel room and a hostess directed them to their room.
“I think the two of you will like this room very much. It has a splendid view of the beach and it’s also very romantic.” The old woman said giggling behind her hand.
Tifa and Rude blushed a little bit as they took their keys from the woman.
“Please enjoy your stay here and enjoy your honeymoon, lovebirds.” The old lady said as she giggled again.
Rude blushed and quickly held his hands up. “W-we aren’t married! We’re just boyfriend and girlfriend.”
“Well you booked the most romantic room we have and it is during the time when most weddings take place. There’s no fooling these old eyes. You two are definitely married, if not married, engaged.”
“Thank you very much ma’am.” Rude bowed to the woman, took Tifa’s hand and quickly led her to their room and closed the door behind him; then he began to laugh.
Tifa looked up at him and laughed as well, clutching her sides. “It looks like we’re going to have to avoid her for the rest of the trip! She’ll have us engaged by the end of the trip!”
Rude placed their suitcases on the bed, looking back at Tifa. “Take a look at the view.”
Tifa ran to the window and looked out, eyes bright. “Oh wow! This is beautiful Rude!” The large window allowed Tifa with a fantastic view of the white sandy beaches and deep blue water; she could also see part of the town as well. “The water is so clear that I can see all the fish!”
Rude smiled at her as he hung up his suit in the closet. “You sound very excited Tifa.”
Tifa smiled and nodded as she walked over to her suitcase and began to get some of her clothes out, checking to make sure that her dress was still nice and neat.
Rude nodded appreciatively at the dress. “It’s a very nice dress Tifa.”
Tifa smiled as she held it up against her. “Do you think so? I’ve had it for awhile now. I got it when I infiltrated Don Coreno’s place and I figured I could save it and wear it again! You didn’t tell me what we were going to do this weekend, so I figured I should pack it!” She smiled as she hung it up next to his suit. “Can we go down to the beach now Rude?” She asked, getting out her swimsuit.
Rude gulped a bit as he looked down at Tifa’s suit; it was black and white, with some frills on the edges. “Are you sure you want to go down to the beach? We can still have that staring contest.” He teased.
Tifa stuck her tongue out at him. “You’re no fun Rude.”
Rude looked out the window and chuckled a little. “Well we aren’t going to the beach today anyway.” He said, gesturing to the window.
Tifa looked at the window and then moaned, it had started pouring down rain. “Oh man. That’s not fair!” She pouted crossing her arms. “I was looking forward to go to the beach.”
Rude smiled a bit taking Tifa in his arms and holding her close. “I’m sorry Tifa. Hopefully the weather will be better tomorrow. We’ll have to figure out something different to do tonight.”
Tifa smiled a bit, burying her face in his chest, she was enjoying being held in his arms very much. She was hoping that he couldn’t feel her heart racing. –Okay Tifa. This is the perfect moment to do this. Everything is perfect. Just do it!- She thought, looking shyly up at Rude. “Say umm Rude….there is something I want to say.”
Rude smiled a little, loving how cute Tifa was when she was being shy. He had to admit to himself that he enjoyed holding Tifa in his arms, perhaps more than he should. He felt complete and at peace. Reno could have come into the room stark naked and ran around, but he wouldn’t have noticed a thing. “Yes Tifa?”
-Don’t lose your nerve now Tifa!- Tifa took a shaky breath and looked up at him. “I was....I just….you….” Tifa stamped her foot on the ground, trying to summon up her courage. However, she misjudged the distance and stomped on his foot.
Rude winced a bit. “Ow….”
“Oh shoot! I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to step on your foot…”
“It‘s fine…I‘ve dealt with much worse. Or don‘t you remember those beatings you and your friends dealt me?”
Tifa looked at him worriedly. “Are you sure?”
“Tifa, there isn’t anything that you could do that Reno hasn’t done before or a thousand times worse. Now, what were you trying to say?”
“I just wanted to say…….that I….I…..was wondering…..I wanted to say…..I….wanted to go to the bar and do some dancing.” She said lamely, loosing her courage.
Rude raised an eyebrow at her. “You want to go dancing?”
Tifa flushed and hid her face, less he could figure out what she was trying to say and tease her because of it. “Yes, silly of me isn’t it? Wanting to go to a bar when I work in a bar.” She muttered.
Rude let go of her and gently pulled her face up to meet his eye, loving how pink her face was. He gave her cheek a gentle kiss. “No. You aren’t silly.” He whispered in her ear.
She took a deep breath and tried to give him a smile. “From what I remember the bar is really nice and I would love to do some dancing, since we can’t go down to the beach.”
Rude thought about it for few moments and sighed. “Dancing huh?” He looked down at his suit, a bit embarrassed at his outfit. “I’ll have to change my outfit; this isn’t really an outfit to wear at a bar.” He said as he grabbed an extra suit from his bag and headed into the bathroom to change.
As soon as the door was closed, Tifa grabbed the pillow and put it over her mouth to hide her scream. – Way to go Tifa! It’s notthat hard to do!- Tifa sighed annoyed with herself as she placed the pillow back on the bed and stood up. “Just come out and say it. Say, Rude I-”
“You what Tifa?” Rude asked as he walked out of the bathroom, wearing a blue suit that Tifa hadn’t seen him wear in a very long time.
Tifa sighed, balling one fist up, to keep it from shaking. “I just wanted to say that I…..I luh…I love the way that you look in that suit.” She said lamely, her courage once again betraying her.
Rude raised his eyebrow at her again. He knew that there was something she wanted to tell him, but he wasn’t going to force her to tell him. She would tell him when she was ready. “I haven’t worn this suit in a long time. I was worried it wouldn’t fit.”
Tifa smiled, placing her hand on his arm. “I’m glad that it still fits you. This brings back a lot of memories.” She said a little bit sadly, thinking of the past and of Him.
Rude took her hand in his. “I’m sorry Tifa. I can change into a different suit.”
Tifa shook her head. “No, no. I’m fine, I promise! How can I not be fine when my handsome boyfriend is going to take me dancing?”
Rude smiled, giving her hand a kiss as he led Tifa out of the room. “Of course I am. It’ll be fun.”
~~--~~
Several hours and a few beers later, Rude was sulking in the booth at the bar. Watching as yet another man was dancing with his girlfriend. In fact, some of them were dancing a little too closely to her for this taste. He growled under his breath as her dance partner’s hand went a little too low on Tifa’s body. Rude angrily set his beer down, causing some of it to splash out. Rude moaned loudly, running both hands across his bald head, wishing that he had hair up there.
As the song ended, Tifa thanked her dance partner with a small smile. The entire time she was dancing she could see (and feel) Rude’s glares at the men she was dancing with. She shook her head a little, smiling at his insecurities as she got two beers from the bar and placed once on the table for him as she sat next to him. “Here you go Rude.”
“Don’t “Here you go Rude” me!” He said annoyed as he took another drink of his beer.
Tifa took a drink of her beer as she raised an eyebrow at him. “What’s the matter Rude?”
“You know what’s wrong! Those men were dancing way to close to you!” He said as he looked around the room glaring at the men. Some of whom weren’t doing their best to hide the hungry look in their eyes as they looked at her. “They were touching you too low on your body! Don’t they have any manners at all?”
Tifa laughed loudly as she took his hand. “Rude, you are so adorable when you’re jealous!”
“I’m not jealous.” He said, glaring at one of the men in particular.
Tifa laughed again, and pulled his face to hers. “Rude, we were dancing at least a foot away from each other. They never once touched me at all! It was just innocent dancing.”
“Not from what I could see.” He said taking a swig of his beer.
Tifa sighed and then stood up, finishing her beer. “Well there is only one way to solve this problem.”
“Good, we’re going back to the room then.”
Tifa shook her head and grabbed his arm, pulling him up. “No, you are going to dance with me for the rest of the night. That way everyone in this bar knows that I’m your girl.”
Rude sighed as Tifa dragged him out onto the dance floor. “Do I have to?” He asked.
Tifa just smiled at him. “Please Rude? Cloud never took me dancing. I want to know what it’s like, dancing with someone that I really care about.”
Rude looked at her for a few moments, not knowing if she was trying to manipulate him or not. “Alright fine Tifa. You win.”
Tifa squealed with happiness as she pulled Rude on to the dance floor as a slower song started. It was a slow song about two people finding something close to paradise. She closed her eyes and she laid her head against his chest.
Rude blushed a little, nervously leading Tifa around on the dance floor; happily holding her close to him. He glanced across the room, noting that Reno was too busy hitting on a girl to notice them. “Tifa?”
“Hmm?” She asked, not wanting to spoil the moment, by moving her head.

Rude just smiled down at her and shook his head. “Never mind. It can wait til later.” He said, holding her tightly as they continued dancing.
~~--~~
Tifa and Rude danced together until it was time for the bar to close, neither of them paying much attention to the others around them. When they realized that they were the last ones in the bar, Tifa looked around blushing, not realizing how late it was. “Hey Rude?”
“Hmm?”
“I think the bar closed.”
Rude looked away from Tifa, a bit surprised. “Huh, would you look at that?”
“Time just flew by.” She looked at him and kissed his cheek. “Thank you Rude, for dancing with me.”
“I think this was the first time that I’ve actually enjoyed dancing. Thank you Tifa.”
“It was my pleasure, Rude.” She whispered.
Rude looked around at the empty bar and sighed, hating for the evening to end. “I guess we should head back to our room.”
Tifa nodded, “We’ll need all of our energy if we’re going swimming tomorrow!”
Rude moaned inwardly, hoping that Tifa wouldn’t remember. “You’re still keeping your promise right?”
“I promise if your sunglasses get broken you can borrow mine.”
Rude nodded, “Fine. Then we can go swimming tomorrow.” He said, taking her hand and leading her out of the bar.
~~--~~
Rude was awoken in the middle of the night by a scream. He quickly put his sunglasses on and looked around, dazed and concerned. He flipped the light on and saw Tifa lying in the bed across from his; she looked to be in the middle of a nightmare. Rude quickly got up and went to her bed, shaking her gently. “Tifa. Tifa, wake up!”
Tifa slowly opened her eyes and looked around, confused, but when she saw Rude she hugged him tightly, crying into his bare chest. “Rude…Rude…” She said sobbing.
“Shh. It’s okay Tifa. It’s okay.” He said as he began to stroke her hair. “I’m right here Tifa. Everything is okay. It was just a dream.”
Tifa just sobbed harder. “He was gone. He was gone.”
Rude moaned inwardly, she was dreaming of him. After the wonderful night they had spent together, he was still on her mind. – I swear if he ever comes back I’m going to kill him!- He thought as he continued to stroke his hair. “Tell me what happened Tifa.”
“Cloud was gone, the Bahamut attacked him.”
-Hmm. That has potential. I wonder where I could get that Summon Materia?-
“But then I was getting overwhelmed by something and you pushed me out of the way to save me! I couldn’t get to you, you were being hurt! And I couldn’t save you! They were going to kill you! I couldn’t save you!” She sobbed even harder.
Rude was taken aback by the turn of her dream. He had to admit he was a bit shocked, Tifa was crying because he was dying. Did that mean? He shook his head, not daring to hope. Rude just kissed her forehead as he continued to stroke her hair. “It’s okay Tifa, look, I’m here and I’m okay. See? Nothing’s hurt me.”
Tifa looked up at him, her eyes red with tears. “Promise?”
Rude gave her a smile, wiping her tears away. “I promise, nothing’s going to take me away from you. Okay?”
Tifa nodded sleepily as she laid her head on his chest and held him tighter. “Hold me please.” She whispered as she began to fall back to sleep.
“With pleasure.” He said, kissing her forehead again, feeling himself drifting back off to sleep as well.
~~--~~
Tifa awoke the next morning, feeling completely relaxed and content. She kept her eyes closed as she smiled and stretched a bit. Her eyes opened with a start as she felt muscles underneath her hand. She gasped loudly as she saw a topless Rude lying next to her, with his sunglasses on, she couldn‘t tell if he was asleep or not.. –So he wears his sunglasses when he sleeps? That’s odd.- She blushed a bit as she took him in, he was absolutely gorgeous, she hesitantly reached out and ran her finger down his chest and to his abs. – Oh my….-
Rude moaned a little and moved away from her touch. “Go away Reno. I‘m not ready to get up.”
Tifa giggled as she watched him some more. –Poor guy, he just can’t get away from Reno can he? - She shook her head as she leaned over and kissed his cheek. She then stood up and stretched a bit, letting him sleep a bit longer as she got ready for her day.
~~--~~
Rude rolled on to his side, his arm seeking Tifa’s warm body, when he couldn’t find her he slowly opened his eyes and looked around. “What?”
“Good morning Rude!” Tifa said loudly.
Rude moaned a little, covering his already covered eyes with his arm. “It’s too early for this.”
Tifa giggled as she sat on the bed next to him, moving his arm. “Come on Rude! It’s a beautiful day out! You promised we’d go to the beach!”
Rude sighed and looked at Tifa; she was already wearing her swimsuit, with her towel tied around her waist like a skirt. His mouth fell open as he just stared at her. “Wow Tifa, you look amazing.”
Tifa blushed a little as she turned around once. “Do you think so?”
Rude nodded, his throat feeling very dry all of a sudden.
Tifa grinned brightly, “Well thank you sweetie! Now hurry up! Get dressed! I wanna get down there before-”
~~--~~
Tifa and Rude both jumped as the door suddenly burst open, revealing Reno, wearing a towel and a huge grin. “Mornin’ lovebirds! Let’s get movin’! The beaches are open and all the women are waiting to get a piece of this!” He said, gesturing to his body.
“…….Reno wakes up.” Tifa finished annoyed.
Rude sighed as he stood up and stretched. “Yeah, yeah. Cause every woman wants a piece of you Reno.” Rude grabbed his swimsuit and headed into the bathroom.
“Of course! Every woman wants me!”
“Well I don’t.” Tifa said, crossing her arms.
“Yeah well, there’s something wrong with you then, if you don’t want me.”
“You saying there’s something wrong with my girlfriend?” Rude growled from the bathroom.
“Obviously there is if she’s dating you bro.” Reno said grinning. “Come on Tifa, why don’t you dump baldy for a few hours. I can show you what a real man is like.” He said giving her a wink.
“I’ll tell you want Reno, when I find a real man I’ll let you know.” She teased.
Rude opened the door and came out, not wanting to make eye contact with anyone. He hated the fact that he was almost naked. He could feel a draft all over his body. The only plus side was that he was able to find a pair of black swim trunks. “Alright, I’m ready to head down to the beach.” He muttered as he grabbed his towel.
“Oh look! I found a real man Reno! How about that?” Tifa teased, grabbing his arm and pulling him down the hall.
“Oh come on! That’s low Tifa!” Reno called as he ran after them.
~~--~~
Reno beat them down to the beach and then quickly ran to the water, heading over to the girl he was chatting with at the bar last night.
Tifa laid her towel out as Rude grabbed a chair and positioned it just right under an umbrella. Rude had made a mental note of each child at the beach, how far away they were from him and their potential threat level. He did the same thing with the people who were playing volleyball half way down the beach.
“Eww! Is that….” She asked as she picked up an article of clothing.
“That would be Reno’s swimsuit.” He said, adding Reno to his watch list, making sure to keep an extra eye out for him.
“That’s gross!” She said as she threw it away from her. “How can he be swimming here naked?! That’s against the rules!”
Rude gave a noncommittal shrug. “When have the rules stopped Reno before?” He asked as he sat down in his chair and got himself comfortable.
“Yeah. I guess that’s true.” She said, reaching into her bag and pulling out a green materia. She held it in her hands for a few moments as it glowed and covered her, she then put it back in her bag with a nod.
Rude raised his eyebrow at her. “What was that?”
“Barrier. I have to protect myself from getting sunburned. What better way than using materia?”
“That seems like it’s a waste of the materia though.”
“Not really. When was the last time I got in a fight and needed it?” Tifa then stood up and stretched, loving the feel of the sun on her face. “Say Rude, before we go swimming can we have some sex on the beach?”
Rude looked up at her shocked, as he fell out of his chair. “W-what?”
“I want some sex on the beach. I always have sex on the beach before I swim!”
-Crap. Did I bring condoms? I don’t think I did. I honestly didn’t expect this. I should ask Reno. Reno always has a box or two of condoms on him. But if I ask him, I’ll have to go into the water. Maybe I can just sneak into his room and steal some? He wouldn’t notice if I took one or two right?- Rude shook his head for a second. “Tifa…..I think sex on the beach is illegal in Costa.”
She peered at him with the most innocent look she could muster. “But…all it is is some peach schnapps, vodka, and cranberry juice. Why would that be illegal?”
Rude mentally face-palmed as he realized what she really wanted.
“I’ll go check because I swear I got it the last time I was here….” Tifa ventured off towards the drink stand.
~~--~~
“This day is perfect!” Tifa walked down to the shore and stood in the waves. “Brr! The water is cold!”
“That’s why I’m going to stay right up here. You enjoy the cold water.”
“Fine I will!” She said as tied her hair back into a ponytail and then dove into the water.
Rude sighed, shaking his head, settling himself in for a nice quiet nap.
~~--~~
After awhile of swimming by herself Tifa started to get bored, she was tempted to join Reno, but then she remember his swimsuit laying on the beach and that quickly changed her mind. –I wish Rude would come in here with me. We had a good time dancing last night.- She thought as she began to float on her back. -I just have to convince him that to join me.- She thought for a few moments and then grinned as she made her way to him.
Rude sighed as he relaxed in the sun. It had been about an hour and his sunglasses were still safe, the kids kept their distance from him and Reno was nowhere to near him to annoy him. It was a very relaxing day.
“Say Rude?”
“Hmm?” He asked, his eyes still closed.
“What would happen if you were to get very wet all of a sudden?”
“I would be very upset that I got wet.”
“Okay. Just wondering.”
Rude sighed as he continued to relax under the warm sun, until he hard the sound of something coming at him. He opened his eyes just in time to see Tifa throwing a bucket of water at him. He was completely drenched from head to toe with freezing water. He just looked at her shocked and hurt. “Tifa…”
“Oh would you look at that? Clumsy me, I was just helping these kids make a sandcastle and the water just threw its self out of my hands.”
“Tifa that’s not fair! I was warm and dry and relaxing! Now I’m cold and wet! I hate being cold!”
Tifa giggled, “Well that means now that you are wet you’ll just have to join me in the water then!”
Rude shook his head. “That means that I’m going to stay up here until I get dry. Then I am going back up to the hotel room for the rest of the day, where it’s nice and safe. And dry!”
Tifa pouted a little, “Well fine then. I’ll just go swim with Reno. At least he’ll know how to have fun at the beach.”
He looked at her, sunglasses falling down his face. “You’d swim with Reno?! But he’s naked! And in the water!”
Tifa nodded, crossing her arms. “Yup. And he’s hitting on a girl who looks to be a bit too young for him. We should stop him.”
Rude rolled his eyes. “It wouldn’t be the first time and it won’t be the last.”
Tifa thought for a second, running out of options. “Yeah well the girls’ parents might kill Reno!”
Rude shrugged as he sat himself down. “Reno’s a big boy, he can handle himself.”
Tifa sighed scratching her head. “Fine Rude. I give up. I guess you’d rather be sitting in a boring room the entire time. I’m going back down to the water, by myself.” She said sadly, slowly walking back down to the shore and sitting down, head in her arms. .
-Tifa’s down by the water, where it’s wet. Not to mention all the children playing, all the beach balls flying in the air! There are plenty of opportunities for my sunglasses to get broken! But it’s Tifa, the girl of my dreams, in her swimsuit! Down by the water…..where it’s wet. And it’s dangerous! My sunglasses are going to get broken!- He sighed as he ran his hand against his head, once again wishing that he had hair. –Tifa or my sunglasses……Tifa or my sunglasses……- He looked around at all the dangers and then at Tifa, who seemed to be very upset. He quickly calculated how best to get by the dangers and nodded. –Okay, I think I can do this, I just gotta be quick.- He took a few steps back and then began to run, dodging the children playing and holding his arm up to protect his face from a beach ball. He then jumped in the air and landed by Tifa.
Tifa looked up as she saw Rude land beside her, he looked terrified, but she was glad that he was there. “Rude! I was worried you would go back to the room!” She grinned as she hugged him tightly.
Rude took a big breath of relief. –Made it down to the ocean with my sunglasses still in one piece!- He hugged Tifa back. “Well I couldn’t have you swimming with Reno. Who knows what he would’ve tried to pull?”
Tifa giggled, “He would have tried to get me drunk, tried to sleep with me, or perhaps both.”
“That’s why I came down here. Someone has to keep you from destroying buildings by punching Reno.” He teased.
Tifa stuck her tongue out at him as she then splashed him with water.
Rude looked at her, shocked. “Oh so that’s how it’s going to be?” He then stood up and then quickly picked Tifa up in his arms.
Tifa blushed as Rude held her. –This feels so nice. I could get used to this.-
Rude then walked into the water until his knees were covered; wincing with each step he took. -This water is freezing! How do people swim in this?-
“Rude…what are you doing? Tifa asked, holding onto him tighter.
“Well you seem to think its okay getting me completely soaked, so I think it’s time to repay the favor.” He stated.
Tifa squealed a little bit holding onto him tighter. “No! No! Please don’t do it Rude!”
Rude laughed a little, “Are you sorry?”
Tifa nodded her head hard. “Yes! I’m very very sorry!”
Rude laughed again, “Will you never do it again?”
“I’ll never ever do it again! I promise! Just don’t drop me!”
“Okay. I won’t drop you.” Rude said.
Tifa took a sigh of relief as she relaxed her grip on him. “Good.”
“But throwing you is fair game.” He said as he threw her into the water.
Tifa gave a small scream before she hit the cold water. She swam up to the surface and towards him, where she floated annoyed. “You said you wouldn’t do that!”
Rude just laughed and looked down at her. “No, I said I wouldn’t drop you. Throwing and dropping are two different things!”
Tifa pouted and then splashed him annoyed, “Oh you!”
“Now you’re going to get it Tifa.” He said as he dove into the water and saw after her.
“Eep!” Tifa said as she quickly swam away from him, surprised at how fast a swimmer he was.
~~--~~
“Do you give up?” Rude asked as he grabbed her hands.
“No way! I’m not giving up!” She said as she struggled to break free, then she could swim away from him, into deeper waters, where she would have a better chance.
“Oh really? Are you sure you aren’t going to give up?” He asked as moved to pick her up and throw her again.
“Okay! Okay! I give up! I give up! You win! Just please don’t throw me!” She said, as she closed her eyes and braced herself for the impact.
Rude grinned, kissing her temple. “Good. Now we’d better be getting out if we want to make our reservations for dinner.”
Tifa opened her eyes and asked eagerly, “Reservations?”
“Of course, reservations. Did you think I was going to make you eat bar food?”
Tifa hugged him around his neck. “Oh Rude, you’re the best!” She said as she swam back to the shore.
Rude just shook his head, making sure that Reno was completely busy before heading back to shore himself. –I don’t want Reno to somehow spoil this perfect dinner I have planned for her. I made these reservations weeks ago! I want everything to be perfect for tonight.-
~~--~~
Tifa quickly showered and changed into her dress as she walked back into the room, adjusting her earrings.
Rude watched her walk out, stopping as he was tying his tie. He looked her over and blushed a bit, clearing his throat with a small cough.
Tifa blushed and looked down at her feet embarrassed, running a finger through her hair. “It’s too much isn’t it? It’s an old dress.”
Rude looked her over and smiled. “Tifa, you look absolutely beautiful.”
“Thank you Rude. You look handsome as well.” She said, as she helped him to fix his tie. “So where are we having dinner at?”
“It’s called Villa Cloud.” He said hesitantly, worried about her reaction.
“Really? Villa Cloud?! That’s amazing!” She grinned happily as she checked her work.
“You…aren’t upset?” He asked as he straightened his tie.
Tifa shook her head eagerly. “No way! After we stopped Jenova we agreed to sell it to the current owners! They apparently did a major overhaul of it! I can’t wait to see what it looks like how! I’m even the one who gave it its slogan, ‘Your own little slice of Heaven.’ This is the best place you could’ve picked Rude!” She gushed.
“Well I’m glad you approve.” He looked down at his watch. “Well, we’ve got just enough time to make it for our reservations.” He said as he offered her his arm.
Tifa giggled a little as she took his arm. “Why thank you Rude.”
~~--~~
“I’m sorry sir, but we are completely booked right now.” The Maitre D’ said, wringing his hands together.
Rude looked at him, completely shocked. “B-but..We have reservations. I made them a few weeks ago!”
“Well we just had a customer book the entire place for a private party. He paid the entire amount up front in gil too. We just couldn’t pass that up.”
Tifa looked at him upset, “But I’m the one who gave this place its slogan! I was one of the people who sold this place to you! We should be able to get in!”
“I am very sorry Miss, but he did pay upfront in gil. If you have a problem you can take it up with a D. Nation.” He said, reading the name from a card.
-D. Nation? Who on Earth is that?- Rude wondered as he sighed.
Tifa looked down dejectedly. “Okay, thanks very much.”
Rude gulped nervously. –Okay Rude. Hurry up and think! This is NOT going the way you planned it! Okay, how do we fix this? It’s gotta be something really romantic. But what can take the place of the most romantic restaurant in town? Where would Tifa want to eat instead? Not the bar, she probably gets enough bar food at 7th Heaven. I know, but it’s going to involve getting your suit very dirty. Just suck it up for now Rude. This is for Tifa! Hopefully you’ll be able to save the suit.- He thought.
Tifa sighed again as she slowly walked away. –Great, I guess its back to the hotel room for the rest of the evening and this day was going so wonderful too.- She sighed again, “So where are we going for dinner?”
“Well I was thinking that since you enjoyed the time we spent at the beach earlier, why don’t we have dinner down at the beach?”
Tifa’s eyes grew wide as she smiled at him. “Really Rude? Oh I’d love to eat down at the beach, as long as you don’t mind getting your suit dirty.”
Rude smiled, her reaction was worth his suit getting dirty. “Alright, we’ll just have to pick up a few things first.” He said, taking her arm and leading her away.
~~--~~
Tifa sipped her glass of wine and sighed happily, watching as the sun began to set, turning the ocean a pale pink. “Oh Rude, this is so romantic.” She said as she leaned up against him. “Everything thing is perfect.”
Rude smiled down at her, wrapping his arms around her. “I’m glad you think so. It’s pretty nice out here, especially when there’s nobody around to-”
Before he could finish his sentence a volleyball came flying and hit Rude right on the face, making a loud crunching noise.
“Oh no Rude!” Tifa said as she threw the volleyball back at the teens. “Hey jerks! Watch what the hell you’re doing next time! You could’ve hurt someone!” Tifa quickly knelt back down and looked at Rude. “Sweetie are you okay?” She asked, looking at him worriedly.
Rude was shocked as he slowly pulled his sunglasses down from his face and held them in front of him as the lenses began to crack and break. “My sunglasses...they broke my sunglasses…” He said sadly, looking like a hurt puppy.
Tifa just looked at him, mouth open. She couldn’t believe it. She was looking at his eyes. “Rude….” She couldn’t think of any words that could describe the color of them. It was a color somewhere between honey and melted chocolate. She could feel herself melting as she looked at him.
Rude just looked at his broken sunglasses, completely depressed that they had to break. He looked up at noticed Tifa was staring at him. “Tifa? Did you bring the sunglasses down with you?” He asked worriedly, looking around for where she might have put them.
Tifa held them out in her hand, “Rude, I have a request before you put the sunglasses back on.”
Rude grabbed them quickly, “What is it Tifa?” He asked pausing as he began to place them on his head.
Tifa looked at him for a few more minutes before she leaned over and kissed him on his lips. “Okay, you can put them back on now.”
Rude just looked at her, stunned at what just happened. –She kissed me. Tifa….kissed me.- He just smiled at her, not really knowing how to reply to that.
Tifa looked down at her feet embarrassed. “Sorry, I just didn’t want our first kiss to be while you were wearing your sunglasses. The moment just seemed perfect for it.”
Rude continued smiling at her, “So did you plan the ball getting thrown at me too? Did you have a back-up plan incase that didn’t work?”
Tifa giggled behind her hand. “You’re just too adorable Rude. I love you.” She said kissing his cheek.
Rude felt his heart skip a few beats, he wasn’t certain that he had heard her correctly. –Did she just say what I think she said?- He blinked a few times at Tifa and finally found his voice, “W-What did you say?”
Tifa giggled again. “You silly Turk, I said that I love you.”
Rude smiled down at her as he took her in his arms again, “I love you too Tifa.” He whispered as he kissed her on her lips.
~~--~~
When the sun had set Tifa and Rude made their way back to their hotel room, each of them completely happy at what had happened and also a bit shocked. Rude held Tifa’s hand tightly in his and kept looking down at her as they made their way into their room.
Tifa blushed as she looked up at him and opened their door. “Say Rude?”
“Yes Tifa?” He asked as he placing his hand on her cheek.
“Will you sleep with me again tonight?”
“Of course I will Tifa, you know I’d do anything for you. I love you.” He said as he kissed her on her lips again.
Tifa felt her knees grow weak as he kissed her. She put her arms around his shoulders as she kissed him back. She hated to have to pull away, but she did. “I’ll go take a shower and change real quick, and then we can sleep.” She said as she quickly ran into the bathroom and closed the door. She couldn’t help the squeal of delight that escaped her lips as soon as the door closed.
Rude just chuckled as he looked himself over, right now, he didn’t care that his suit was covered in sand. He didn’t care that he lost yet another pair of sunglasses. Tifa loved him, she kissed him. He was really glad that he took this trip with her, nothing could spoil this moment right now.
~~--~~
“So you’re going to sleep with her tonight huh?” Reno asked as he closed the door behind him.
“Reno how long have you been there?” He asked, not particularly caring at the moment.
“I’ve been here awhile. So you’re sleeping with her huh?” He asked walking up to him.
Rude rolled his eyes as he took off his suit jacket and tie and hung them up. “She had a nightmare last night. I just held her until she fell asleep.”
“Yeah sure, I’m not that stupid Rude.” He said rolling his eyes. “You guys are totally going to have sex. So how did your evening go? It sucks about you not being able to eat at Villa Cloud.”
“It went really we…wait, how did you know we weren’t able to get a Villa Cloud?” He asked turning to glare at him.
Reno just grinned, crossing his arms. “I booked the entire place. I entertained a few females in there. I gotta tell ya Rude, you sure do know how to pick really romantic places. The place was perfect for a date.”
Rude blinked at him a few times. “You booked the entire place? You’re D. Nation?”
“Yeah, just don’t tell the boss that I used Dark Nation’s name to book it. I don’t think he’d be very happy with that.”
Rude just smiled at him. “Thank you Reno! Thank you very much.”
“Yeah, yeah. I know, no piz…wait you thanked me? Why?” Reno asked, suddenly very worried.
“Turns out having dinner on the beach during sunset is a really romantic dinner. She told me she loved me.” Rude said, still in awe over the incident.
“What?!” He asked, nearly falling over.
“She said she loves me. Now if you don’t mind, I would like to be alone with the woman I love.” Rude said as he opened the door and pushed him out, locking the door behind him.
~~--~~
Reno stalked down to his room angrily. How did his plan completely backfire on him like that?! There is no way that their day could have ended like that. He moaned annoyed. –There’s no way I’m loosing my best friend to her! We’re going to have to do something about this and quick!- He pulled out his phone and dialed a number. “We gotta do something drastic; they said they loved each other. We gotta break ‘em apart. Soon!” He then angrily hung up his phone and threw it against the wall. –Now what?-
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