((I’ll have to admit that this is quite difficult for me, as I couldn’t see any of them arguing on that subject. But I did my best and this is how it turned out. But it was fun and very interesting to write x3 Thank you for the prompt!
I struggled a bit on the ending as well, but I hope it’s okay and that you’ll like it :3 ))
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The room was silent as the two heroes sat across from each other, watching the piece of paper with a query posed at both of them. The girl in question only sat quietly, brown eyes darting back and forth between the two males.
Cerulean orbs met with glowing crimson one and the uncomfortable silence ensued. The gunner remained unmoving as the swordsman shifted his weight slightly. Another small pause and the silence was broken by the sounds of deep voice ranging in unison.
“You’re better off with Cloud/Vincent is better than me.”
The two contrast color gazes widened for a split moment at the said word. The absence of sound was back before long, causing the girl to perch on her seat, quiet sigh escaped her lungs. Senses of discomfort multiplied.
“I don’t deserve such feelings.” The raven-haired man began, eyes shifting from the floor towards his companion sitting across from him. “I’m merely an existence of destruction.”
“But you’re more determined than I am.” The blonde argued in a firm voice, not lifting his gaze away from the dark wood beneath their feet. “You always know what to do. As for me, I’m not fitting to protect anyone.”
“You saved the world.”
“So did you.”
“You are aware I have Chaos and other beasts within me, right?”
“I allowed myself to be manipulated by Sephiroth. I’m not strong enough.”
“That’s in the past.”
“You can control Chaos now.”
“Cloud.”
“Shut up.”
“Okay, that’s enough!” Female voice cut through suddenly, interrupting the discussion -or rather argument-between the two friends, drawing both attention towards the owner of the voice. The girl was standing, her feet planted firmly on the floor as her eyes glowed with apparent anger, hands at her sides and clenching just slightly. She spared a sharp glance at the usual silent gunner first, then shot another one to the reserved blonde swordsman.
“You both are wonderful in your own ways, stop arguing or I’ll seriously throw something right about now.” She said, her eyes looked at both of them as her emotions slowly cooled down a bit. “I won’t compare the two of you. You can’t compare a person to another anyway, that’s just unacceptable.” She took a pause, breathing calmly. “Two of you are equally great, okay? No argument on that.”
“However…/But…”
“End of discussion.” She said sharply, staring them down. This might be the first time she was brave enough to act in such way in front of the two. “I’m sorry, Vincent. But I’ll take this Chocobo-head back now. Sorry for all the trouble.” She informed the raven-haired man and ended with an apology, only to receive an understanding nod from him. Crossing her arms, she then turned towards the blonde, her gaze softened considerably.
“I don’t care if there’re any guys better than you out there. I told you I love you. You’re my everything. The reason I existed. I’d love you regardless of the reasons, Cloud. Nothing is going to change that. It has to be you and only you.” Her voice was warm and gentle, conveying her feelings directly to him. There was a moment of silence before the swordsman nodded his head, and a smile broke free on the girl’s lips.
No matter what, you’re the only one for me, Cloud.
My hero…
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(( Yes, I don’t think either of them will think of themselves as ‘better’ than another considering their personalities.. = u = So this is what I’ve got.
And yup.. you all saw that ending coming. For me, it has to be Cloud. No questions asked.))
