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Like The Blind Leading The Deaf	By : Quinninism Category: Final Fantasy VII > Het - Male/Female Views: 2361 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 2
The next morning, the girl woke up to find Cloud still sitting next to her. His eyes were closed, but she could tell he was awake. She cuddled in closer, desperately wishing that she didn’t ever have to leave, which scared her somewhat. When had she become so comfortable? She wanted to stay like this more than anything, but if she didn’t leave… she sighed, and thought darkly of her current situation. Life would never allow her this potential happiness...
“Sleep well?” Cloud’s voice cut through her thoughts, and she was happy to allow it. She looked up at him, not quite at his eyes, but close enough, and quickly shifted her gaze to the pool of water, and smiled. He held in a sigh as he recognised some emotion in her eyes. Sadness, loneliness, guilt, failure… all the things he used to hold, and still had problems avoiding. This however just seemed to boost him on, making him want to help her even more. He had gotten through it so why couldn’t she? He could help her trough it!
The girl suddenly shifted from his grip and stood up shakily. Cloud’s thoughts immediately dissipated, and reality took their place. She smiled again, but this time, she was apologising. She handed his makeshift blanket back, and began to limp as fast as she could out of the church, the rubble and destruction causing her a bit of unneeded trouble.
Cloud panicked, worried that if she left she would get hurt again, unsure where all this intense protectiveness had suddenly swelled up from again. He jumped up and chased after her, his clumpy boots resonating up into the arches of the ceilings.
“Wait, wait! Don’t go. You’re still not strong enough.” His hand grabbed her wrist, and she stopped, head hanging. She was so thin and devastatingly hurt, and he could tell this wasn’t a one off thing. He saw the scars all over, old wounds that had been reopened, and he saw, most of all, the pain in her eyes, the emptiness and the despair. She smiled that fake smile again, and thanked him for what he had done. She flicked her wrist out of the blonde’s grip expertly, and turned to leave again.
“Will I see you again?” the words came out before Cloud himself realised he was even thinking them, and he could feel a blush rising in his cheeks. She continued walking and turned to smile, but again, there was no eye contact.
“Maybe.” She reached the door looking very like she was at war with herself, and disappeared. Cloud fought with himself too. Should he go after her and make sure she was ok, or should he wait for her to come back. If things were bad, maybe him interfering would make things worse? Or maybe she was just waiting for someone like him to help. He had no idea, but his feet had decided for him as he chased after her again. Besides, he could just kill whoever was hurting her, easily.
As he reached the door, he skidded to a halt before he ran into the girl. She had come back? Or maybe she never even left...?
“Kotetsu… name.” She pointed to herself. “… Ko- Kotetsu.” She said in a small voice, nodding as a red tinge began to spread onto her cheeks. Cloud smiled at her, feeling slightly victorious somehow.
“That’s a lovely name.” he replied, trying to make her warm to him more, but Kotetsu just snorted comically.
“Boy name.” She giggled softly again at the look on Cloud’s face. “Thanks!” she quickly added, not wanting to embarrass him further. Cloud was surprised to hear her laugh, but was definitely not complaining. If anything, he found himself longing to hear it again.
“Where are you going?” Cloud blurted out, hoping to keep her there that bit longer. Every second counted here, and he was damn well ensuring he got as many as possible.
“Home” and with that she turned to leave again, and again a hand caught her wrist.
“I’ll give you a lift.” He didn’t give her time to argue when he hurried back into the church, picking up what was left of his first aid kit, and retrieving his sword from the floor. He was pleased and extremely surprised to see she had waited, and rushed to store everything away in his bike. “Hop on.” He called over as he himself mounted the bike. Kotetsu looked at the large bike and Cloud, not sure what to do. She decided just to copy the blonde, and kicked her leg over, closing her eyes tightly as pain shot through her. Not her best decision but she knew no other way. She held on to the seat below her, too shy to touch the blonde.
Cloud turned a questioning look to the unsure girl. “You’re going to fall off if you don’t hold on to me.” And with that, he took her least injured arm, and pulled it around his waist. A blush crept onto her cheeks again as she leaned closer, trying to get a better grip. He kick started the bike, the engine roaring into life, Kotetsu’s unsureness growing with every moment. Cloud smiled back at her reassuringly before turning his hand on the handlebar, the bike skidding into action.
The force of the wind that flicked through her hair was nothing like anything Kotetsu had felt before. Adrenaline pumped through her veins, an exhilarating feeling that she would quite happily experience again, but only with this Cloud. He somehow made her feel safe with his warm, knowing eyes, and very finely chiselled body that she couldn’t help admiring. He felt so strong! He must need to be to wield the sword that was currently hidden inside the bike, under the many folds within the impressive body work. She sighed softly as she tightened her grip slightly, hoping the blonde couldn’t somehow read minds. She blushed at the thought.
It was at that moment that Kotetsu began to feel the cold sting of reality hit her. She really and truly never ever wanted to go home again, if she could call it home. And if Cloud saw where it was that she stayed, there was no way he was going to let her off the bike, and he could drive pretty fast. Jumping was an option, but she couldn’t outrun him. She would have to take him somewhere nice, but not too far away that she would have to walk for too long. But where?
So a quick decision was made. She would just give him some random directions just now, careful not to shout in his ear over the noise of the bike. She found herself enjoying the closeness and friction this caused when she had to lean in closer still to reach his ear, but quickly scolded herself for thinking such things. There was something definitely wrong with her. He was trying to help, that was all. And why would someone as great as he definitely was be interested in a monster like her… And so the downward spiral began.
Around twenty minutes later, Kotetsu pointed to a street, saying “there fine”. Cloud stopped the bike, and she got off, a bit more clumsily than she had hoped. She had figured her first impression wasn’t really going down well anyway, so a little stumble would probably go unoticed.
Cloud however noticed her awkwardness, which had him offering his help again, which then only sent the shy girl into a stream of ‘thank you’s and ‘I fine’s. He looked around, feeling a sense of dread fill him, before asking,
“So where about is it you stay?” He had a feeling she wasn’t letting him near her house. She smiled sheepishly and pointed down the street towards some run down looking houses.
“I don’t mind to walk. I need exercise.” She joked while giggling sweetly, and Cloud raised an eyebrow inquisitively. It wasn’t the first time her grammar had seemed off, and exercise?
“Sure you do…” sarcasm clearly evident in his voice. “Are you going to be okay?” he mentally sighed at the worry that had escaped through his voice. Kotetsu seemed surprised, but pleased none the less. She smiled again, and nodded.
“Yes!” She turned to walk off, when Cloud spoke again.
“Well, if you ever need any help, please, come find me. If I’m not at the church, I’ll either be at the Seventh Heaven or on a delivery. Though do come to the inn first since it is a lot closer and safer to get to. It’s here in Midgar, just up from the main street, you can’t miss it. Go there, and Tifa will get in contact with me if I’m not around.” His eyes stared hard at the girl, hoping she would take up his offer.
Kotetsu felt her heart stop at the mention of this ‘Tifa’. She smiled and nodded, hiding her panic as she turned to leave.
“Thanks much.” she chimed, smiling sadly again before she limped off. Cloud gave a small smile as he watched her until she disappeared into the distance. He didn’t know why, but he didn’t want to leave her. Well he did know why, but wasn’t sure why it was so strong, so compelling, like his own life depended on it. It also bugged him a little that she still hadn’t made any eye contact with him. He took one last look at where Kotetsu had headed, kicked started his bike, and left, regretting it all the while.
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That night he told Tifa all that happened, and she agreed to what he had said, and would contact him if this mystery Kotetsu came round. She teased him slightly for chasing after her, but stopped after she noticed the look of panic in his eyes.
“It’s not like that” he mumbled, blushing lightly. Tifa choked back laughter and he shot her a look of pure evil.
Later that night he headed back to the church with some things, just in case she dropped by in a bad state again and he wasn’t around. He sat by the pool of water, and thought back on some things, mainly Aerith. He wasn’t as sad as he used to be about it, and had finally forgiven himself, but he regretted having lost her. They had never actually gone anywhere as a couple, just been really close. Plus he thought he was his friend Zack at the time, and grew confused as to whether his feelings for Aerith were his own, or his friends. Maybe a bit of both? He would be happy with that. He believed that if they had maybe engaged in an intimate relationship, he would have probably fallen in love with her never-the-less. He sighed as he thought of some of the things they did, and some of the things they could have done. He laughed quietly thinking of how she had talked him into wearing girl clothes. Not just a dress, but lingerie! Not doing that again, that was for sure. The things he did for that girl…
He then found himself thinking about Kotetsu. She seemed like a lost child, but she looked like she was in her teens. He sighed as he remembered how thin she was. Maybe she was older, just didn’t look it. He then remembered the bite mark on her neck, and felt an overwhelming amount of guilt hit him. He had just let her walk home. What if she was attacked in the street, or maybe even at home? She was so frail, and badly hurt. But then again, she didn’t seem to be a stranger to pain, or a beating. But he couldn’t help someone that wasn’t looking to be saved. Maybe he should have just taken her home and kept her safe by force? He grimaced, thinking of all the scars she had, how some were overlapping, and some were still healing, with new ones carved on top. Anger bubbled inside as he thought about her eyes. Those sad, dead eyes she had. No sign of life in them at all. He was sure they were different colours, but he couldn’t see them clearly in the dark. He made a note to check next time he saw her… if he saw her.
There was a noise outside that had him jerking his head around. Could she be back already? He stood up, heart pounding, and headed outside to see a stray cat knocking over some wood. He felt like kicking the cat to relieve some of his anger. Served it right for getting his hopes up he had concluded, but the cat remained un-kicked.
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Cloud returned to the church religiously for the next few nights, and continued to head home disappointed. He had to go on a delivery soon, and he wouldn’t be here for a couple of days. What if she came round and needed him?
Unfortunately, they needed the money, and the important delivery had already been postponed. Before he left the night before he had to go, he made sure there were enough supplies. He had checked loads of times before, but it gave him something to do. He waited slightly later than usual, in the hope she would turn up, but again, he left in disappointment.
Maybe next time.
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