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Love is Never Silent	By : OneWingedAngel Category: Final Fantasy VII > Het - Male/Female Views: 1947 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VII, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
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OneWingedAngel's Note: I'm sorry if Marlene may seem a little OOC in this story, but I personally think that is how she would act! Now, onto the chapter!
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Rude stood in front of the door, pacing nervously, as he had done for the past thirty minutes. During this time he had went back to the flower seller and gotten some water to put them in, so the flowers wouldn't wilt while he worked up his courage. -Come on Rude. It's not that hard to knock on the door. - He thought as he raised his fist to knock. After a moment's hesitation, he lowered his hand and sighed, resuming his pacing. –This shouldn't be this hard. It's not like it's a date, it's just dinner.- He sighed, looking at the flowers. -It's perfectly normal to bring flowers to a female's house, especially after she's invited you to dinner, right? Or would she think that it's a date? Maybe she doesn't like flowers?- Rude stopped and shook his head, picking up the flowers, he raised his hand again. -Alright, let's do this Rude. Just knock on the door.- He took a deep breath as he finally knocked on the door. He took a few deep breathes to calm his nerves as he heard someone walking to the door.
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"Yes? Who is it?" Marlene asked as she opened the door and peeked outside.
Rude tried to give her what he thought was a smile. "Umm, hello there."
Marlene looked up at him, opening the door wider. "Oh, it's just you. What do you want?" She asked glaring up at him.
Rude gulped a little nervously. "Well I'm here to see Tifa-"
"Tifa doesn't want to see you! Neither of us wants to see you! You aren't welcome here! Nobody from ShinRa is welcome here! So you can just go away!" Marlene said as she slammed the door in his face.
Rude just stood there, eyes wide mouth open, trying to figure out what just happened, wondering if he had been just fooling himself.
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Marlene walked back towards the living room, humming to herself, stopping in the kitchen. "Tifa, what's for dinner?"
Tifa looked over at Marlene as she walked back in. "Marlene, who was that at the door?"
Marlene just smiled innocently up at her, "Oh there wasn't anyone at the door Tifa! So, what are we having for dinner? Can we have chocolate strawberries for desert?" She asked eagerly.
Tifa sighed, shaking her head. "Seriously Marlene, I heard you yelling loudly and you slammed the door so hard that I could feel it all the way up here! So who was at the door?"
Marlene went and grabbed the strawberries and handed them to Tifa. "It was one of those Turks. The big one that's always quiet. I told him that we didn't want to see him and that he needed to go away."
Tifa dropped the spoon as she turned to look at her. "Marlene! I can't believe you did that!" Tifa said as she ran to the door.
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Rude was still standing at the door, in shock, trying to figure out what on Gaia just happened. He was debating on whether or not he was going to leave. He had turned to continue his pacing when he heard the door open again.
"Wait Rude!" Tifa called as she walked out to him, she put his hand on his arm to stop him. "Please don't leave. I'm so sorry for what Marlene did. I guess I forgot to tell her that you were coming over to dinner. I wasn't expecting you for at least another hour or so!"
Rude looked down at her hand, smiling faintly at the contact that they shared. "It's okay. Here, I got you these." He said holding out the flowers, embarrassed. He turned his head a bit, watching her to see her reaction.
"Aww, you got me flowers!" She said brightly as she took them from his hand and inhaled them deeply. "How did you know that these were my favorites?"
Rude smiled a bit, very pleased with her reaction. "I just guessed. I'm glad you liked them."
Tifa took his hand gave it a squeeze, "They're very beautiful Rude! Thank you!" She gave his cheek a kiss.
Rude nodded once. "You're welcome."
Tifa smiled as she turned to walk into her house, still holding his hand. "Well I'm really glad that you were able to come! I was a bit nervous thinking you weren't going to show up." She walked inside, pulling him behind her.
Rude's face turned a light pink as he was pulled inside. He very much enjoyed the feeling of Tifa's hand in his. "I'm uh sorry if I…..inconvenienced you by showing up early."
Tifa smiled back at him, still holding his hand. "No it's okay. You might just have to help me finish some of the cooking." She said as she stopped in the kitchen.
Rude smiled a little, "I enjoy cooking."
Tifa smiled and giggled a little. "Really? You don't seem like the type to enjoy cooking."
Rude snorted a little, "Well….you've never tried Reno's cooking.."
Tifa laughed, "Yeah, I can't say that I have. It must be hard for a big strong man like you to survive on horrible cooking."
Rude laughed a bit, "Yeah, that's true."
Tifa smiled at him as they stood in the entryway of her kitchen.
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Marlene cleared her throat, "Tifa the chocobo is ready to go in!"
Rude quickly let go of Tifa's hand as he looked at the ground, feeling very awkward.
Tifa's face turned a bright red, feeling self conscious, as she looked over at Marlene and smiled. "Thanks Marlene, now why do you go and play in your room and then wash up before dinner? It should be ready soon!"
Marlene gave Rude a glare as she looked at the both of them, but then looked up at Tifa and smiled. "Okay Tifa!" She said as she ran over to Tifa and gave her a hug, smiling smugly up at Rude as she gave her a kiss on her cheek.
Tifa smiled a little at Marlene, "What's was that for Marlene?" She asked giving her a hug back.
Marlene shrugged, "Just cause you're always so nice to me and take care of me Tifa!" She called as walked out of the room, humming to herself as she looked at Rude with another smug look on her face.
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Rude watched her walking away, thinking –I'm not sure that I like that girl.-
Tifa blushed a little as she looked back at Rude. "Sorry about that. Marlene isn't usually so affectionate with me."
Rude shook his head a little, "It's not a problem, from what I know you are like a second mother to her."
"I just take care of her from time to time." Tifa shrugged. "I've been doing it for awhile now, it just seems second nature to me."
Rude nodded a little, "It looks so natural for you to be taking care of her."
"Well I wouldn't mind if her dad would come back. It makes having a personal life a bit hard." Tifa waved her hand to the door, sending the previous conversation out the door. "Well enough about Marlene! Let's finish this dinner otherwise we'll never eat!" Tifa said as she changed the subject.
Rude nodded, "Yes, of course. What are we having?" He asked as he removed his suit jacket and gloves.
Tifa looked down, trying not to stare at him. "Well, we are having herb roasted chocobo and chocolate covered strawberries for dessert."
"Sounds good. What do you need me to do to help?" He asked as he took an apron off the hook and put it on.
Tifa looked at him and giggled at the sight of the Turk in a flowered apron. "Well you can start by putting the chocobo in to roast, while I melt the chocolate for the strawberries."
Rude nodded, "Alright, that I can do." He said as he took it and placed it in the oven.
Tifa giggled as she began to melt the chocolate, stirring it so it wouldn't burn. "Rude, you look really silly in that apron."
Rude grabbed the strawberries and washed them, smiling faintly. "Well I'm used to having Reno around to screw something up. And that usually gets something on my suits. Which I don't like." He stated, not looking away from the task at hand.
Tifa looked at him and then down at the chocolate and then back up at Rude, grinning a bit as she picked up the strawberries and began to dip them in the chocolate. "So you don't like getting your suit dirty huh?" She asked as he gave her a tray to put them on.
"Yes, I don't like to get anything on my suits." He said as she opened the door to the fridge for him and she placed them inside to cool.
"Really now?" She asked as she held up the spoon, with the last of the chocolate on it and put a little drop on her finger. "So what would happen if I were to just put this little bit of chocolate on you?"
Rude turned to look at her, as she slowly walked closer to him, holding up her finger. "Tifa…." He warned, giving her a look.
Tifa just grinned even more brightly at him. "It's just a little chocolate Rude! It's not going to hurt!" She said as she got closer to him.
Rude slowly began to back away from her, holding his hands up. "Please Tifa, don't do this."
Tifa stopped right in front of him, holding her finger up and the chocolate covered spoon in the other, just grinned as she looked up at him. "What's the matter Rude? Don't tell me you're afraid of a little chocolate."
"I'm not afraid of chocolate….just what will happen if it gets on my suit." He said as he gently grabbed her wrist to try and stop her from putting the chocolate on him.
Tifa giggled a little at the situation. "So the mighty Rude is afraid of getting a little dirt on his suit. I'll have to use that to my advantage." She then wiped the chocolate on the apron and leaned over to whisper, "That's too bad. I happen to enjoy getting a little chocolate on me."
Rude looked at Tifa, his entire face a bright red, his sunglasses slipping down his nose a bit. He tried to exhale, but it seemed to get stuck in his chest and his knees seemed like they weren't capable of supporting his weight anymore and threatened to collapse on him.
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"Is dinner ready yet?" Marlene asked as she walked into the kitchen. She had been listening and watching from the hallway, she had noticed something going on between them and she had to stop it. Tifa belonged with Cloud, not with him. He was going to ruin their perfect family! She just had to stop them before it got worse!
Rude and Tifa quickly parted and blushed as they looked around, trying to find something else to look at, besides the other person. Rude faked a cough, as he scratched the back of his head. Tifa pretended to be busy with fixing the last of the strawberries, an optimistic smile on her face.
Tifa quickly opened the oven and looked at it. "Well I think the chocobo is ready, the strawberries won't be ready for a little while longer, so we can have them before you go to bed Marlene!" She said as she pulled the chocobo out and looked it over.
Marlene nodded, "Yeah! It'll be our treat tonight!" She said, looking over at Rude with a look of annoyance, not wanting to share Tifa or her favorite dessert.
Rude gulped a little, wondering how it was that a 9 year old girl could unnerve him this much.
"Go get the plates Marlene. We'll bring everything out."
Marlene nodded, giving Rude one last glare as she turned and headed to the dining room.
Tifa looked over at Rude, her cheeks a faint pink. "Could you please carry this into the dinning room?" She asked being overly polite.
Rude nodded, putting his jacket and gloves back on. "Of course, Tifa. I'll do that for you." He said as he picked it up, following after Tifa, trying not to watch her as she walked in front of him.
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Marlene waited until Rude and Tifa walked in and then placed the picture of her family on the fourth place and said, "Please come home soon Cloud! We all miss you. Please come home safe!" She said, as she looked up at them, with a sweet smile on her face.
Tifa just smiled a little sadly, part of her wishing that Marlene had decided to not go through with that ritual of hers tonight. How was she going to explain that to Rude? She just smiled at Marlene as she showed Rude where to place the chocobo. "Marlene, did you wash up?" She asked knowing she hadn't.
Marlene smiled a bit, knowing she was caught, "Oops I forgot! I'll be right back!" She said as she ran into the kitchen to wash her hands.
Rude just looked at the picture very annoyed. –Seems like no matter what happens I'll always come second.- He thought, wondering if it was a mistake to have even agreed to this dinner. He just stood there, frowning deeply at the picture when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Look, I swear I didn't know she was going to do this….It's something that she's apparently done for awhile. She cared for C-Cloud a lot." She said her voice breaking a little as she tried to hold back her tears. "She misses him even more than I do, she thinks if she does this then maybe Cloud will come back. I don't want to crush her dreams, she's only a child."
Rude looked at Tifa, his heart breaking as Tifa tried to be strong. He put his hand on her face. "I understand. I promise that I won't crush her dreams."
Tifa just looked up at him with a small smile. "Thank you Rude." She whispered as she looked up at him.
"All right! Lets eat!" Marlene said as she quickly ran into the room.
Tifa and Rude quickly parted, once again looking at something else than the other person.
"Well umm, why don't we sit down and enjoy this before it gets cold?" Tifa muttered as she gestured to the table.
-I really don't like that girl.- Rude thought as he sat across from Tifa, watching as she first served him and then Marlene.
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Dinner was a very tense affair for Tifa and Rude. Whenever Rude would try and talk to Tifa or place his hand on hers he would look over and see Marlene glaring daggers at him, so Rude kept mostly to himself. Tifa and Marlene controlled most of the conversation. He noticed that Tifa seemed very upset by the number of times that Marlene mentioned Cloud, so Rude looked down and tried to figure out a plan to try and help her feel better.
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"Thanks for the dinner and the chocolate strawberries!" Marlene said as she walked downstairs, dressed in her pjs, giving Tifa another hug and a kiss.
"You're welcome Marlene. Now you get up to bed young lady. It's way passed your bedtime."
"But Tifa!" Marlene said as she looked over at Rude, not wanting to leave them alone, even for a second.
Tifa smiled down at her, "Don't 'But Tifa' me! Now come on let's get you to bed." She looked over at Rude and gave him a smile. "Give me a few minutes to get her to bed; I'll be right back down." She said as she led Marlene up to her room.
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As soon as Tifa went up the stairs with Marlene, Rude stood up and began pacing once again. He sighed, putting on hand on his head. Just when it seemed he had a chance of getting closer to Tifa, something always seemed to happen to drive a wedge in between them. First Reno, now Marlene. –Maybe I'm just fooling myself. Maybe nothing will happen between Tifa and I.- He sighed as his pace quickened. –Maybe I should just cut my losses now and be done with it. –
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Tifa came down the stairs and saw Rude pacing nervously. She giggled a little as she watched him. He was always so calm and so emotionless; it was interesting to see him so nervous. Tifa walked up to him and cleared her throat.
Rude stopped his pacing and turned to look at her. "Well I guess she finally fell asleep." He said, once again stating the obvious.
Tifa giggled again, "Yeah, I was almost tempted to use Sleepel on her to get to finally close her eyes." Tifa said laughing.
Rude chuckled a bit and then looked at her again, unsure if he should stay or if he should go. "So." He stated, just looking at her.
"So I was wondering if you wanted to go to the bar with me?" Tifa asked, surprising Rude. "I don't want to be alone right now. I know the bartender will give us a good discount on drinks. There's a remodeling special going on now."
Rude raised his eyebrow at her. "Remodeling special?"
"Yeah." Tifa nodded and smiled. "The bar got a really nice window and door put in, so she's giving free drinks out to the man who helped her pull herself together." She said as she took his hand again.
Rude smiled as he held her hand tightly in his and gave it a small kiss. "I would enjoy that very much Tifa." He said, giving her a smile.
Tifa just smiled back at him as she continued to hold his hand. –Thank you lifestream.- She thought as she led Rude to her bar, feeling much better than she had in a very long time.
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