When You and I Collide

11) The Meltdown

~Tifa's POV~

"So Light, do you think maybe the good fal'cei might be putting your world together? Like a new one?"

"I dunno," she shrugs. "I don't really think it's possible, but you never know."

"I don't think I'd want to go back," Snow yawns, full with his long arms stretched along the back of the booth we're sitting it. "I mean... With what happened and all." He looks down at the table with a frown.

"Hey," I bump my shoulder against him. "At least you've got all us weirdos to keep you company."

"Yeah," he scoffs with a grin directed toward Lightning. She rolls her eyes and looks at Hope.

"So kid, when're you gonna fess up to Teef?"

"Huh?" I furrow my eyebrows and Hope's eyes go wide.

"Er... I kinda, uh... I broke that antique vase thing that was in the room."

"It's okay," I smile at him even though on the inside I'm beating him up. Snow raises an eyebrow at me and Lightning hums something to herself under her breath, glancing back at the other tables every so often. Usually Cloud's. So she wasn't lying.

~Previous Day~

"Come on, Light! You're a female, there's always someone you think is attractive," I beg, scrubbing the dinner dishes.

"There's no one!" She insists, but the pink tinge of her cheeks gives her away.

"Oh come on," I groan. "You can tell me anything."

"Then you'll have to tell me who you like then," she shoots back. We feel like middle schoolers in some strange crush argument.

"But I don't..." I start, blushing.

"Yes you do!"

"You have to tell me first," I cross my arms stubbornly.

"I just... Feel kinda bad about it," she looks around awkwardly.

"Who!?" I'm an owl.

"..."

"Light, you have to..."

"Cloud."

"What?!" My eyes widen. "Really?" She nods, still looking down. "Why would you feel bad?"

"Snow said you two had something going on."

"And I told Snow we didn't," I roll my eyes.

"I bet that's who you think about all the time, huh?" She teases.

"U h..." I blush. "So what do you think of dessert?"

"I'm so getting you two together!" She squeals.

"Ugh."

~Present Day~

"Teef? You okay?" Snow breaks me from my thoughts. I realize it looked like it was staring at him abd blush.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine. Sorry."

"It's fine," he smiles. "Just quit daydreaming about me, it's creepy."

"What!?" I shriek, looking at Lightning. She purses her lips together and shames her head.

"... Well you were just zoned out and staring awkwardly into my eyes, so unless you were trying to hypnotize me, I assumed you were daydreaming. I didn't realize how offensive that would be."