Fic: Fighting(FFVII:AC-V/Cl/Ci/Ru-19/Ehwaz) PG-13

[icedark_elf]

Title: Fighting
Author: GW Katrina aka icedark_elf
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Characters:Vincent, Cloud, Cid, and Rufus
Claim:Vincent/Cloud/Cid/Rufus
Prompt:19-Ehwaz for 24_runes
Word Count: 380
Rating: PG-13



Fighting

They never had that glow of easy relationship that a lot of people did.

No, Cloud remembered it very clearly. There was a lot of fighting. A lot.

Cid and Rufus Did Not get along. They squabbled constantly. Cloud and Vincent tended to ignore the fights, choosing to not get involved with them when the two men did fight as long as it stayed verbal. After catching a book upside the back of the head because he wasn’t paying attention, Cloud always stepped in when it looked like it was going to move past words.

Cloud and Vincent got their share of being chewed out by Cid and Rufus when they would go quiet. It got a little irritating to constantly be told to “stop brooding” when the pair simply wanted to have a little quiet time. The only time Cloud ever heard Vincent raise his voice was at Cid after being pestered a little too long over being quiet. Cid didn’t do it again after Vincent broke the railing of the ship, human hand twisting it easily until it snapped.

Cloud simply tended to walk off. Once, while they had been flying, when they weren’t more than a hundred feet or so off the ground, he had simply jumped overboard and walked to civilization. That had lead to an even bigger argument, but it had been worth the quiet time Cloud had had.

Rufus and Cid had their opposite reactions when it came to dealing with arguments. Where Cid got louder and managed to work even more curse words into his language, Rufus went icy cold and each word was as short and cut off as he could make it. He turned into every inch the man Cloud had hated at the top of Shinra Tower.

Over all, it seemed Cid had the easiest time with the massive fights that would happen. Cloud figured it was because, honestly, the man was the most balanced and well adjusted of the lot of them. Which…was horribly amusing.

It wasn’t easy, but, somehow, they would fight and break apart and always find their way back to one another. He wasn’t sure how, but it seemed to work, and Cloud had learned long ago that if something wasn’t broken, he shouldn’t fix it.


Find the rest of the prompts here.

Wordcounts:

24 Runes: 1,823
January: 4,990
2007: 4,990

Comments

[artimusdin.livejournal.com]

*amused* The thought of Cloud jumping out of a ship to escape being nagged at amuses me for some reason. And really, I'm shocked the perv Rufus hasn't attempted to get Vincent and/or Cloud all dressed up (literally, a la Aerith) yet.

[icedark-elf.livejournal.com]

Ah, give Rufus time. Remember, this is when they first got together. They haven't hit that level of comfort yet. Though I'm sure he can suggest it and they will just laugh their asses off at him.

And, yeah, Cloud's learned that sometimes one was take drastic measures.

[artimusdin.livejournal.com]

True, had forgotten that. ... huh. Wonder what the turks think of their boss hooking up with those guys?

[icedark-elf.livejournal.com]

Well, Elena and Tseng did help.

[artimusdin.livejournal.com]

But then there's Reno. A greater perv does not exist. Well, 'cept for Aerith, but she's dead. ... and as much as she likes talking to Cloud, I'm sure he gets an earful from her about the harem he's managed to (sorta) collect.

[yuenoclow.livejournal.com]

*snickers* I'm with Artimusdin, Cloud jumping ship to get away from the nagging amuses the hell outta me. *thoughtful* I also can't help but wonder what it *would* take to get Cloud to snap back at them...

[icedark-elf.livejournal.com]

A lot. A whooooole lot. Cloud's very much aware of his own strength. *pets him* Flee, Cloud, flee. It's only a hundred foot drop. You can handle it.

[yuenoclow.livejournal.com]

...I want to see that now. It'd pro'lly be Rufus who pushed it too far, and then the aftermath, when you *know* Cloud would freak out over his loss of control like that...

[artimusdin.livejournal.com]

... *purrs* Unless, of course, it leads to Cloud totally topping/dominating Rufus in response. Because that'd be hot.

Please feel free to ignore the products of a fever-addled mind. It's producing some.. strange things.

[yuenoclow.livejournal.com]

...That *would* be totally hot. I *like* the way your mind works.

[artimusdin.livejournal.com]

^__^ Then I'm not too addled then, yay!

[icedark-elf.livejournal.com]

Just so you guys know, I hate you.

[yuenoclow.livejournal.com]

*grin* Did the plot bunnies assault you again?

[the-perkygoff.livejournal.com]

I, too, am on the bandwagon of the horribly amused of the thought of Cloud being like, "Nope! Bye bye!" and just jumping over the rail. Cid probably had a mild heart attack the first time he pulled that stunt, until he realized that, you know. Cloud is Cloud.

Mild spelling error: "He turned into ever inch the man Cloud had hated at the top of Shinra Tower." It should be every, yes?

[icedark-elf.livejournal.com]

Fixed. Thanks.

That seems to be the most popular bit of this story. Cracks me up. And now I'm almost tempted to write out the fic where that happens.

[the-perkygoff.livejournal.com]

Please do!!! It'll be AMAZING. Plus, there is potential to hit all emotional bases with it, from the very crack the act was born from to potential Rufus/Cid angst about "dead" Cloud (because I don't see Vincent being so quickly convinced). Actually, Cid and Rufus weepering on top of each other could be pretty crack-a-licious too.

Would Cid pour tea overboard in memory of Cloud? XD

See? It has much potential.

[icedark-elf.livejournal.com]

Or they saw him land and Cid just cursed. A lot.

[the-perkygoff.livejournal.com]

^^; Yeah. There's that too.

For some reason, I got it in my head that it was a crazy giant jumping abilities, ala Advent Children, wherein clouds eventually blocked all sight of, err, Cloud.

[icedark-elf.livejournal.com]

You are feeding the bunny. Stop that. You are just as bad as artimusdin, chofi, yuenoclow, and forgottenlover

*needs better locks on the bunny hutches*

[chibirisuchan.livejournal.com]

...meeep.

The thought of CID being the most calm, levelheaded, rational and well-balanced person in a group is, uh, pretty darn terrifying! ^__^;;; Wow, they're a collective mess... meep?

[icedark-elf.livejournal.com]

But a pretty and highly entertaining to watch mess.

[forgottenlover.livejournal.com]

::points up:: Overboard~

And if they didn't see him land...?

[icedark-elf.livejournal.com]

*hides from all you bunny feeders*

[liandra-m.livejournal.com]

I keep finding you everywhere!!!!! *is going through old acfiction posts*

......I love the Cloud jumping thing. I want to see the argument where Vincent broke the railing and Cid's reaction though. His poor ship.