Lean On Me (FF7)

~Cloud's POV~

I can tell I took her by surprise when our lips meet. She jumps and somehow ends up stepping on my foot, to which I want to roll my eyes to, but I can't because my eyes are shut. I feel her arms on my neck, pulling me closer to her short height. I smile, almost laughing at the height difference. 5'2 to 5'7 isn't a HUGE difference, but enough to make my neck bend. Wait, why am I thinking about this?

"That's when the engine started smoking," I hear Cid say, somewhere around the corner. The thump of four pairs of boots rings through the ship. I feel my heart speed up and pull away, tugging her into a hug just as they round the corner.

"Act surprised," I whisper in her ear.

"Um..." I can practically sense Cid's raised eyebrow.

"I have no idea," Yuffie shrugs, holding up her hands.

"What'd you do? Kill a roach or somethin'?" Barret asks, following Cid down the hall.

"You idiot," she shakes her head when I pull away, just as they move out of earshot.

"Am NOT," I pout playfully, my mood lightening easily.

"Are too!" she shoots back, sticking her tongue out. I smirk at how her cheeks are slightly red.

"Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Don't you have a patient to attend to?" I smirk, raising an eyebrow.

"I was going to attend to him, but some pretty-boy decided to play 'Weird the Cid Highwind Out'."

"Ooo, did he win?!" I hide a smile.

"Not really. He didn't do the ONE thing that would make him pee himself."

"What would that be?" I smirk and raise an eyebrow. My eyes widen as I listen to her perfectly evil plan.

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"Ready?"

"Ready," I nod.

We both look at the wall where our shadows are clearly projected and line them up, not even having to touch each other. Not that I care or anything... Ahem, back to the shadows. Yuffie skillfully manages to make it look like we're making out or whatever. All I have to do is play along. And pretend to be Barret. Which would be now. I clear my throat and give it my best shot.

"Yo Cid, get yo butt ovah here!" I yell.

"Hang on," I hear him yell.

"Now!" I yell again, trying to hold back my laughter.

"Okay, Okay, coming. Geeze!"

"Go!" Yuffie whispers. She starts making... ODD sounds. Our shadows look... well, like we're kissing. Intensely. I'm trying so hard not to crack up right now.

"Barret, where are... Cloud?" Cid says from barely ten feet away. "Yuff... Oh. Uh... I'm gonna go..."

"Plan B," Yuffie whispers, sliding her hands into her shirt and turning it around backwards while I make a lame attempt at messing my hair up.

"Cmon Cloud, it won't kill you," she reaches over and makes all my blonde spikes turn into... messiness. Then we run around the corner, nearly crashing into the pilot. I jam my hands in my pockets.

"Did you need us?" I raise my eyebrows expectantly.

"Er... No, that's..."

"I swear you said our names," Yuffie shakes her head.