Part XV

[thunderedge]

Aerith: Just be extra careful, with whatever plan we come up with...
Zack: Looks like we could all use a bit of rest before we move on.
Zack: It'll give us time to come up with something.
Sora: *nods*
Aerith: And I could pick up my staff, or find a new one or something.
Aerith: Since I can't afford to NOT be armed.
Sora: Yeah...Riku needs to seriously rest. He shouldn't be moving so much on that leg..
Riku: I'm fine.
Sora: You're gonna rest.
Riku: .......
Sora: I don't want something bad happening to you. Better safe than sorry.
Cloud: ...we all need it. The question is, should we stay here or head back to Healin?
Cloud: Or maybe Edge....but we want someplace easily defendable.
Aerith: Healin, perhaps. Reno should check in with Rufus.
Cloud: ........
Reno: .......I didn't cheat.
Yazoo: DID TOO
Reno: D:
Aerith: ...We can leave him behind, if we must..*suggests quietly*
Cloud: .....Sora'll want him with us.
Izzy: (he's giving up. XD)
Aki: (haha )
Izzy: (on Reno, that is. XD No matter how much he annoys him...)
Aki: (*snickers*)
Aerith: *sighs* And I could cook something for everyone for dinner..
Aerith: I'll even follow the recipe...
Cloud: I'll look forward to it.
Aerith: Okay.
Cloud: Healin it is then.
Yazoo: Kadaj, do you feel that? It's a strange aura..*whispers, walking beside Kadaj*
Sora: *links arms with Riku* Healin~
Cloud: *walks to his motorcycle, takes his base sword out and puts it on his back* (not wanting to be caught unarmed again)
Kadaj: ...hmm?
Yazoo: It feels strange. It's actually making me a bit nervous.
Kadaj: Sure you didn't catch a cold because you're all wet?
Izzy: (he's being a bit silly because he's happy)
Yazoo: I don't have a cold. I'm serious.
Kadaj: .....
Aki: (XD Yazoo's kinda...creeped out..)
Izzy: (that takes a lot. XD)
Kadaj: Now that you mention it....
Yazoo: It's not Hojo, either..
Yazoo: It's some other person..
Sora: *singing, swinging his and Riku's arm around*
Leon: ....
Yuffie: Run, Squall~
Leon: No..
Kadaj: burning....
Izzy: (haha Axel XD)
Aki: (lmao)
Yazoo: Sure..*rubs the back of his neck absently*
Riku: *nerves a bit on edge though he doesn't feel it as strongly as the SHM*
Kadaj: *sneezes suddenly*
Yazoo: You're the one who's got a cold!
Aerith: Are you all right, Kadaj?
Kadaj: *pinches nose* I don't! It just tickled...
Kadaj: .....*looks thoughtful* Someone's talking about me~
Sora: Under the Sea~
Izzy: (wtf XD)
Aki: (He's singing )
Riku: Where did you learn those songs anyway?
Sora: Ariel.
Sora: ...I learned them from Fish, and mermaids, and mermen, and crabs!
Sora: Octopuses too!
Sora: and dolphins~
Riku: ....We saw dolphins sometimes at the islands...
Riku: But they were always too far away.
Sora: I rode one a few hundred times
Riku: And you got to see them up close...I guess I'm jealous.
Riku: *laughs a bit*
Sora: I could take you there sometime, to see them!
Sora: To Atlantica!
Sora: Just watch out! The sharks are scary!
Riku: Bu---.....I'll...look forward to it.
Izzy: (omg, did I tell you?)
Aki: (??)
Izzy: (the shark...it like, terrified me as a kid XD)
Izzy: (and I got to fight it)
Izzy: (hah)
Aki: (*laughs* Same)
Aki: (I hated that shark)
Izzy: (omg yeah XD)
Izzy: (that and the Cave of Wonders from Aladdin)
Izzy: (gave me nightmares)
Sora: *grins* You'll loooooove Atlantica. And I'll take you to Halloweentown! And...and The Land of Dragons!
Aki: (Omg, the cave. DX)
Izzy: (I wanna see Halloweentown Riku~)
Aki: (same XD)
Izzy: (he'd be like...goth. XD)
Aki: (*DIESSS*)
Izzy: (with lots of spikes. XD)
Aki: (omgggg yeah XDD)
Sora: And...I'll take you to the Pride Lands!
Sora: We get to see and talk to lions! And cheetahs and elephants and zebras!
Aki: (aw jeez, Sora's planning things, that probably won’t happen ever XD)
Izzy: (awwwww)
Izzy: (lion Riku pffft)
Aki: (He'd be albino XD)
Izzy: (lion Kairi would be cute tho)
Izzy: (XD)
Aki: (Yeah XD)
Sora: One little, two little, three little paopu fruits, four little, five~
Izzy: (okay, they need to get back to Healin)
Sora: DDDDD: RIIIKKKKUUUUU
Riku: What!?
Izzy: (he doesn't understand why Sora keeps getting so upset...)
Sora: ...*taken aback, somewhat* nothing. Forget it.
Aki: (Sora wasn't upset, really, that time XD)
Aki: (He was whining, cuz he was jealous of Yuffie, cuz she gets a piggyback ride XD)
Izzy: (...XDD But Riku can't really carry him.)
Izzy: (he can ask Zack tho)
Aki: (haha XD)
Aki: (he's only paying attention to Riku though XDD)
Sora: *unlinks their arms and keeps walking*
Yuffie: Squall, you should cook with Aerith, tonightttt :DDD
Leon: ...If you get off of my back.
Yuffie: ...hmm.
Tifa: Well, I for one would like to taste Leon's cooking.
Cloud: .......
Yuffie: IT’S REALLY GOOD.
Yuffie: As embarrassing as it may seem to him, it's got like...this mother's touch to it!
Yuffie: And it's reaaaaaaally good
Leon: *sighs*
Yuffie: And Cloud would love it too
Tifa: That's right!
Leon: ...It doesn't matter if he does or not.
Yuffie: Of course it does!
Cloud: What's that supposed to mean?
Leon: You don't have to like my cooking?
Cloud: That's not...
Yuffie: ....Squall could make anything you ask him!
Izzy: (but Cloud WANTS to like Leon's cooking. XD)
Izzy: (Cloud: you. Shut up.)
Leon: .....Sure.
Yuffie: What do you want to eat for dinner, Cloud?
Leon: And you, Tifa?
Yuffie: What about me? :D
Tifa: hmmm...I'll eat anything...but do you have a specialty, Leon?
Izzy: (let's say they're heading back while talking. XD)
Aki: (yeah, I was assuming that XD)
Leon: ...some Balamb dishes are specialties.
Leon: But, Balamb food is a little bit of an...'acquired' taste...you might want something else.
Tifa: Acquired?
Leon: ...yeah.
Leon: As in...most of the time, only Balamb citizens will appreciate the taste...
Tifa: Well, yes, but why? Is it...extra spicy or something?
Leon: It really depends.
Yuffie: You just don't want to cook food from home, right?
Leon: That's not it..
Yuffie: Then what?
Leon: ...nothing, never mind. I'll make those foods if you want me to. *half-smile*
Yuffie: :D
Cloud: ...I'll look forward to it.
Tifa: You all say the same thing, huh.
Cloud: ...what's that supposed to...
Tifa: Nothing. ^^
Leon: *raises a brow, but doesn't bother questioning*
Yuffie: ...And don't cheat on us, and make hotdogs, either.
Izzy: (haha hotdogs XD)
Aki: (XD)
Leon: ......I won't.
Yuffie: Zell had fun with that, from what I heard.
Leon: He seemed to..
Yuffie: You had fun tooo~
Leon: .....It was traumatizing, but fun all the same..
Zack: At least Cloud's not cooking.
Cloud: hey!
Leon: *laughs a little*
Zack: Admit it, you don't know parsley from celery.
Yuffie: :]
Cloud: .....
Leon: ...I could always teach Cloud to cook..
Leon: since he seems like he could use the ability..
Zack: That's more time and effort than it's worth. *winks*
Cloud: ....hmph.
Zack: I tried, way back when. Didn't amount to much.
Leon: Ah.
Leon: Mm. Same with Irvine.
Cloud: Stop talking about me like I'm not here...
Zack: Huh? You were listening?
Cloud: ...........
Zack: *slaps him on the back* Really, lighten up, will ya? I was kidding.
Yuffie: *puts her hands over Leon's eyes*
Leon: *trips and falls*
Yuffie: yeeeee!
Leon: YUFFIE.
Yuffie: *scoots away from Leon* DDD:
Leon: ...................................no dinner for you.
Yuffie: BUTBUTBUT.
Leon: ..........
Tifa: We're here~
Leon: *stands up, and hops slightly, before regaining balance*
Yuffie: YAY!
Sora: *glancing at Riku nervously*
Yazoo: ...I wonder if Mr. President can feel the weird aura, too..
Riku: *looks down because his stomach is growling*
Riku: ..hope I'm just hungry.
Kadaj: It makes my nose itch.
Yazoo: It makes me feel cold DDD:
Loz: *looks like he's gonna cry*
Kadaj: Don't cry, Loz, you're probably just hungry.
Sora: ....*looks slightly peeved about something*
Loz: I want to eat Mother's cooking~
Yazoo: Me too.
Aerith: I'll be cooking along with Leon, so you'll be able to~
Reno: *also seems a bit nervous*
Kadaj & Loz : :DDD
Reno: ...
Cloud: *frowns and looks up at the sky*
Yazoo: You too?
Reno: Yeah..
Reno: ...
Reno: I'll be back, later, or something. *walks off to find Rufus*
Cloud: I think I'm gonna take a nap.
Tifa: You feeling okay?
Cloud: I'm fine...just tired.
Tifa: ........
Sora: I'm going to go find something to kill. Be back later.
Tifa: Be careful, okay? Want me to come with you?
Riku: Or me.
Sora: I'll be fine..
Sora: I won't go off with any strangers, I'm not stupid. *walks off*
Tifa: Especially not...strange men in lab coats. *sighs*
Zack: Hmmm...looks like there's gonna be more than just Heartless to deal with...
Yuffie: ...go on Riku, go after him..
Yuffie: Cuz, Zack's right..
Yuffie: Cerberus might come back. Or even hydra.
Riku: You don't need to tell me.
Yuffie: Well, you're just STANDING there.
Riku: He's not gonna let me come with him. I'll catch up later.
Riku: You're so impatient.
Yuffie: ....He looked like he wanted your company. Maybe you missed his glances!
Riku: Look, it's not like I'm gonna...argh! *runs after Sora*
Yuffie: Yuffie 1, Riku 0. *walks inside the lodge*
Cloud: *sleeping somewhere quiet*
Leon+Aerith: *cooking*
Zack: *lurking outside the kitchen*
Aki: (AHA. I knew he was a food lurker >:0)
Kadaj: Where did Sora go...
Yazoo: ...He went to go kill things...he seemed pissed..
Kadaj: hmm....
Kadaj: I wonder...if he feels it too....
Yazoo: How could he NOT feel it..
Kadaj: *sniffs*
Kadaj: *perks up* I smell Mother's cooking!
Yazoo: :0

Aki: (Leon sends his love to Cloud~)
Aki: (*DIES*)
Izzy: (ahahaha)
Izzy: (Cloud: *hides face*)
Aki: (Leon: ........)
Aki: (Leon: That's a special reaction.)
Izzy: (well, he's embarassed. XD)
Aki: (XD Yeah)
Aki: (Leon: In that case, I will refrain from comment-making)
Fenrir: *runs around Zack's legs* wark wark wark wark~
Aerith: ehh. Fenrir..
Aerith: Don't make Zack trip.
Zack: Don't worry, I'm used to it.
Fenrir: waaaaaark wark~ :DDDDD
Aerith: ah. Okay.
Sora: *stabbing the ground with his keyblade*
Fenrir: *sits on Zack's boot for a minute or two before running around his legs again*
Leon: *watching the whole thing* ...
Fenrir: *runs over to Cloud, pecks his boot and runs around crazily*
Cloud: .........someone fed you sugar, didn't they.
Fenrir: *glances at Zack*
Cloud: ........
Fenrir: *continues to run around Cloud's feet*
Zack: *laughs*
Fenrir: ...*stops to look at Cloud's pant leg, before running under it* WARK.
Aerith: Cloud, I think Fenrir likes you..
Aerith: She's so small, how old is she, Zack?
Zack: Dunno, I found her wild. She's gotta be pretty young still.
Zack: less than half a year by my estimate
Aerith: looks like a gold chocobo. You're pretty lucky.
Aerith: She looks like Cloud.
Zack: *laughs again*
Cloud: .....
Fenrir: *chewing at his socks*
Cloud: Hey! Stop that!
Fenrir: Waaaark.
Fenrir: *pecks his leg*
Fenrir: *falls off his boot by accident*
Fenrir: *chocobo tears* waaark..
Cloud: .......
Zack: Look at that, you made her cry!
Fenrir: *Still crying* waaaaaaark. waaaaaaaaaaaaark.
Fenrir: *gets up and runs to Zack* Waarrrkk.
Fenrir: WAAAAARK *looking up at Zack*
Zack: *picks her up*
Zack: *sits her on his shoulder* This little girl has been taking good care of me.
Fenrir: *gives a matter-of-fact wark* Wark.
Fenrir: *Sticks tongue out at Cloud*
Cloud: ......
Cloud: I'm going back to sleep. Wake me up when dinner's ready.
Leon: Dinner's ready~
Cloud: ....
Leon: Aerith, where were you? You didn't do much.
Aerith: I was spending time with Zack and his daughter~ :D
Leon: Zack has a daughter..?
Zack: Yep! Though she resembles Cloud more than me.
Fenrir: *sticks tongue out at Cloud again*
Leon: ...She has his attitude, too.
Izzy: (wtf)
Izzy: (I went to type "Tatakau Mono-tachi)
Izzy: (but instead typed "Tatakau Momo-tachi”)
Izzy: (..."fighting peaches".)
Aki: (*DIES*)