Hi my new friends! This is my first time writing a fanficton so please be kind to me! I know I am horrible at grammer and the writing might be off but I hope you like the start of my story. I know my writing style is different but constructive criticism is welcomed. If I get the characters detail off please let me know! I will try to update as often as I can. Thanks for reading!

xoxoxo- Iheartkiwi

**I edited this chapter to fix some errors I made - 4.10.15**

Note: I am not affiliated with FF7.

Chapter 1: Initial Meeting

The summer air feels so warm on my skin… Tifa Lockhart thought as she was sweeping the dust off the steps in front of her dad's bar. Her hair blew lightly in the wind as she wiped the sweat off her brow with the back of her hand. The 22 year old moved to where her dad opened his bar in Chiba since her mother's passing to help out with her dad at the bar since business was going well and was getting extremely busy. Along with the move, she had to transfer her last year from Tokyo U to Chiba University unfortunately, leaving her hometown of where she grew up in. There go all my friends and efforts that I put into my college career to go to somewhere completely different… I won't know anyone at this new university... Tifa sighed at having to start a new life and continued sweeping. She has only been in Chiba for a week and it's already felt like a year. She sighed once more and stared out into the ocean. Tifa looked back up onto her father's bar sign, 'MIDGAR BAR'. Her dad's bar was located on the beach with a beautiful view of the white sand and ocean. A lot of the locals as well as the tourist always stop by to have a drink or even to say hi to her dad through out the week. The week she has been there has been steady but not incredibly busy as her dad had mentioned.

"Why do I have to keep sweeping these damn steps if the damn wind is just going to keep blowing damn sand onto it?" Tifa complained out loud watching the wind blow sand onto the steps as if it was cue.

"Because it's the only job you can do decently..." , said a gruff voice. Tifa looked up to see big piercing red eyes looking back into hers. She swore she was looking in the mirror at her own eyes.

"Papa, I moved here because you were whining that business was so crazy, that you needed my help but yet the entire week I have been here it's been manageable and I done nothing more than sweep and wipe down tables! When can I work the bar?"

"But the tables and steps have never looked so clean all year", her dad stuck his tongue out at her and gave her the stink eye. As her response, she leaned down on the broom for support and she lifted her right leg into a spinning back kick but her dad who was faster caught her leg with his right hand and grabbed her ear with the left.

"Who do you think taught you how to fight?"

"Ow, ow, ow okay Papa! Let go of my ear I am not 10 years old! Ow, ow, ow, okay I give up! You win!" As her Dad let go of her ear, she jabbed her dad in the stomach and took off.

"TIFA! You get back here you little shit, before I throw my shoe at you!" Her dad hollered wincing in pain and supporting his hands on his legs. Her dad was a muscular man with graying dark chocolate long hair tied back into a pony tail. He may be getting old but he is still healthy as a horse. A lot of woman through the week will stop by to try to flirt with her dad but her dad still wear his wedding ring and was devoted as ever to her mother.

"Papa, I am just going to take a break! I will be back in a little bit okay! I love you! Bye!" Tifa yelled back to her dad and giggled as she was running along the sidewalk that was lining the beach. Her dad watched her run and a smile spread across his face. That little shit… she has grown into such a brat but beautiful as ever like her mother her dad chuckled to himself. He knew Tifa was still struggling with her mother's death and he felt it would be a good idea for her to spend time in a new environment away from their hometown Tokyo.

Tifa strolled along the busy sidewalk viewing the different merchant stands. She stopped at one stand to look at different homemade jewelry and saw a silver chain necklace with a diamond moogle shaped pendent hanging from it. It was a beautiful little moogle that took much effort into defining every small detail. She placed the necklace carefully over her head and glanced at the small mirror hanging on the tent. She smiled at her reflection on how well the chain compliments her skin tone and the moogle for some reason it made her loved it even more.

"You know, this is my most favorite piece that I have made, it did take a while to make," an elderly woman with a kind smile said to Tifa while examining the necklace on her neck. "The moogle will bring you luck… if you ever need it which doesn't hurt to have. Just think of it like a partner in crime", the elderly woman chuckled.

Tifa laughed at the comment. She didn't believe in luck but humor the elderly woman.

"Really? How much is this? The necklace is just so beautiful to me and you did such a lovely job on it. I can tell you put a great deal of effort into it" Tifa said, thinking it shouldn't be more than maybe a couple hundred gil but still that was pretty costly.

"Go on keep it, I won't charge you. You are right, it does look beautiful on you", the elderly woman smiled warmly at her. "You are such a beautiful young girl, you remind me of myself when I was younger. Of course my body now isn't as nearly as great as yours!"

Tifa gave a huge smile with a giggled of embarrassment and thank the elderly woman tremendously. She continued along her way with the moogle necklace on dangling from her neck. She found a nice secluded spot on the beach where not a lot of people were around and sat to view the ocean waves crashing onto the shoreline. She dug her feet into the hot white sand as she closed her eyes to breathe in the ocean's air, taking in the hot summer sun and clasped her hands over her head to stretch her back out, twisting and turning. Granted, one good thing about being in Chiba was seeing the ocean as often as I like. She twirled the moogle between her fingers and thought of what the elderly woman said. Luck? I wonder if it will bring me luck…who knows. I don't feel so lucky knowing I am alone on a crowded beach with no friends...

"HEY WATCH OUT!"

Tifa glanced to where the voice called from - SMACK! A volley ball flew into the side of Tifa's face which she was pushed down to her side with such force from the hit. She use her hands to catch her fall despite even though she was sitting down, her face were mere inches from the white sand. Tifa was immediately heated and blew the hair out from her face as she pushed herself back to a sitting position and rose up with the volleyball to see who the hell would hit her with it. She turned and saw the most beautiful azure eyes staring back right into hers. Instantly she forgot about the volleyball ordeal. His blue eyes were filled with worry, breathing hard as he was out of breath sprinting to her.

"Hey, I am so sorry! My friend Zack always plays so competitively so that his serves are sometimes kind of dangerous... I am really sorry, are you hurt?" the soft spiked blond hair said to her. Tifa could not stop staring at him or hear him ask her a question, he was incredibly handsome; his golden blonde hair was somewhat long and naturally has soft spikes falling softly onto each other perfectly framing his face. His jaw line was defined with a structured face and those eyes... Those serious bright blue eyes were melting her into him.

"Hey, are you okay, are you hurt?" the blonde furrowed his brows in concern as he repeated himself by not receiving an answer back.

"Uh what? Yes-yes I am fine. I grew up learning how to fight from my dad so I can take a few hits no problem",Tifa said with a small smile. Oh gosh, was that something stupid to say? Why on all the days I have to meet a handsome man that I am not wearing any make up!

"Yo Cloud! Are we playing or what? Are you done flirting with her? Is she okay? Sorry for hitting you with the ball, just give him your number already!" hollered who she assumed was Zack as he pushed back his black spiked hair. Ugh, what is with all these cute guys on this beach and their bodies? Tifa blushed to herself and feeling slightly mortified and could tell Cloud was too. She glanced at Cloud's shirtless body. He had defined pectoral and ab muscles for days which glistened with small beads of sweat from the sun and his work out. If only she can glide her fingers across his abs..

"Can I have my volleyball back?" a voice interrupted her thoughts. Tifa looked back to Cloud's eyes and he gave her a gentle smile as he held out his hand to her. His cheeks were slightly red from Zack's comment.

"Oh sorry, here" Tifa flushed red with embarrassment as if he saw her thoughts.

"Thanks... sorry again, I need to talk to Zack again about how crazy he can get," Cloud sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair. Tifa was wondering if he was a model or something, her cheeks blushed red as she felt she has been staring at him for too long.

"Don't worry about it, I should head back now..." , Tifa said quickly as she turned to head back to her dad's bar. She wanted to quickly get out of there as fast as possible to avoid any more awkward moments especially with such a sexy shirtless man.

Cloud grabbed Tifa's wrist lightly before she could walk off, "Wait, what is your name?" His eyes burned into hers with such curiosity as if he wanted to ask more than just her name.

"Tifa... Tifa Lockhart," Tifa blushed at the tender feel of his warm grasp. His hand felt so hot against her skin but her wrist felt so perfect in his hands.

"Nice to meet you Tifa, names Cloud Strife." Tifa gave a smile and small nod with acknowledgement. She went to her way back to her dad's bar with those vivid azure eyes in her thoughts as she played with the moogle between her fingers.

Maybe it won't be so bad here after all...

...

Cloud stared at the back of the beautiful woman he just met. Her long chocolate hair blew behind her and her slender arms swung by her side rhythmically as she walked away. She's…..beautiful. She had a slender face with rosy cheeks and natural pink lips. The piercing deep red eyes with thick lashes made him want to stare at her even more. Her green shorts showed one of her attractive feature, her legs. They weren't thin but thick with muscle. He could tell she wasn't lying when she said she grew up learning how to fight. Her breasts are very impressive as well Cloud thought then frowned at the perverted thought but just something about her makes him want to learn more about her.

"Yo! What are you doing?" Zack called out to him bringing him back to reality. Cloud glanced at her once more and jogged back to his best friend. They played a few more rounds to get a good work out of it and decided to call it a day after they were too exhausted to play more. They climbed into Cloud's black jeep and headed back into the city. "So who is that girl that I hit the ball with, was it that bad? She almost face plated onto the ground... she has great reflexes" Zack said as he stared down at his phone.

"I don't know…all I know is her name is Tifa. You know you really need to watch out with your killer serves. Luckily you didn't do any real damaged to her" Cloud said irritably but feeling relieved that her perfect face was not bruised or harmed.

"She is a total babe, did you check at those legs and especially that rack? Man,I wonder what she is like in the sack." Cloud slapped his best friend on the back of his head at the comment made and glared at him.

"Sorry man" Zack retracted, "I didn't know you were so smitten with her already."

"It's not like I am smitten, I just don't like how you talk about women like that." Zack was more of a playboy than he was. Cloud always comes off as a gentleman which was probably the reason why he was very popular with the women. He never thought of having a girlfriend since he was mainly focused on his studies being his last year at his university. Zack always saw girls hanging around them but never saw Cloud took interest in any, not like how he did today with Tifa.

"You are such a knight, no wonder girls love you. Why you are single is beyond me, at least have some fun with the girls that are willing at least", Zack sighed with envious to his best friend. Cloud keeps Zack grounded and not go too crazy throughout the years. The only reason he was even passing was because of Cloud. If he could have it his way, he would be drinking and partying with girls every weekend.

"There is something about her though…" Cloud thought out loud.

"Who Tifa?" Zack asked. Cloud ignored his question and cranked up the radio while continue driving in silence into the city. After dropping off Zack at his home he drove back to his apartment which was overlooking the city. Cloud unlocked his door and was greeted by his blue baby chocobo. Cloud knelt down to pet him for a moment, then got up to toss his keys on the entrance side table. He went to the fridge to grab a bottled water and plopped down onto the couch. He played a little more with Azul, his chocobo then went to take a hot shower to soothe his muscles. The hot water was raining down him as he rubbed the back of his neck and shoulder which was sore from playing volley ball. He closed his eyes and allow the hot water massage his neck. Tifa appeared in his mind suddenly. Those eyes, her skin, that smile, those legs, and her br… Cloud shook his head at the thoughts. Pretty soon he will need to take a cold shower if he continued to think of her but he resisted the urge to and got out. He heard his cell go off in the other room as he wrapped a towel around his waist and went to go check the text he received from Zack.

'Get rdy, Vincent wants to go grab drinks at this new bar on the beach'

'I am exhausted. Just feel like staying in' Cloud texted back. He didn't feel like going to the bar, even though it was still early on a Saturday night.

'u are coming out, I'm coming to get u in 30'

Cloud sighed and tossed his phone onto his bed. There is no use trying to avoid this. Maybe going out for a little bit will be fun. I haven't seen Vincent for a while either, I wonder what he's been up to. He went to his closet and picked out a white tee, a black zip up hoody, and dark blue jeans. He always kept comfortable and casual when going out to the bars. He went back into the bathroom and towel dried his hair some more. His hair naturally does it self which his best friend Zack is completely jealous of. The soft blonde spikes set themselves perfectly forward framing his face. He sprits some cologne on and went to the kitchen to grab a quick bite. He tore off a piece of bread from his turkey sandwich he just made and fed it to Azul. He felt bad for having to leave him again but he pet Azul assuring he will be back early. Cloud phone went off in his pocket and he knew it was from Zack.

'yo, I am here. Come down'

Cloud went downstairs after locking up and saw Zack's black Audi R8 parked at his condo entrance.

"Hey long time no see Cloud," Vincent called out while getting out from the passenger side of the R8. Vincent had on a dark red V-neck sweater and black jeans with black laced boots. He wore his straight raven colored hair down which was parted slightly to the side making his bangs more defined on the left side of his face. His blood red eyes smiled at seeing his longtime friend. Cloud gave a hard pat on Vincent's back and swung his arm around his neck into a choke hold.

"So it's really not like you wanting to go out for drinks Vince. Usually you are more anti-social than me", Cloud laughed and released his friend.

"What? I thought you wanted to go out tonight", Vincent cautiously said. Both men just stared at each other dumbfounded and then leaned down to the passenger window to view Zack sitting nervously on the driver side. Zack rubbed the back of his neck and gave a small nervous grin.

"Well, you two bastards never want to go out so I thought it be fun. Come on guys, it's our last summer before our senior year in college. Live a little!" Zack nervously laughed. He knew Cloud will sucker punch him later for conning him into going out but he feels they won't get to hang out like this as often in the future. The three of them were the hottest group at their university. Every girl wants them.

Cloud laughed and gave Zack a smirk. He got into the back while Vincent sat in the passenger.

"So what bar are we going to?" Cloud asked.

"Midgar bar, I heard it's a popular joint with the hottest babes," Zack said. "Maybe Vincent will get lucky tonight!"

All three of them laughed and continue to catch up while making their way to Midgar Bar.

To be continued...