Sorry, Babe (Cloud Strife x Reader)

Your jaw clenched tightly as your call went to voicemail for the umpteenth time. You pulled away and slammed your phone on your nightstand. You collapsed into the pile of tissues that littered your bed and sobbed even further. Your own boyfriend. Forgot Valentine's Day. 

"Damn you, Cloud..." You groaned. 

Knock knock knock.

"(F/N)? Are you okay?"

"Go away, Tifa."

"You can't keep this up forever y'know."

"Shut up."

She sighed. "I know you're upset, but come on. I'm sure he didn't mean to forget."

"He still forgot." You growled into your pillow. Just then, you heard a click- a sign that your territory had been trespassed. You rolled off your belly and into a sitting position, a deflated pillow in your deadly bear hug.

"I told you to go away."

"This isn't good for you anymore." She said, rolling down the blinds and opening the curtains. You literally hissed at the sudden stream of sunlight entering your room and cowered underneath your blanket.

"Just let me wallow in my pain..."

"No," Tifa gripped the corners of your fuzzy blanket and attempted to pull it off your pathetic, hunched form. "let go."

"You let go."

"No."

"Then I won't let go either."

"(F/N)!" She sighed exasperatedly and her hands flew to her hips. "get out of bed. Now."

"Neeeegh." You mumbled, falling back down.

She blew a strand of hair out of her face and breathed in deeply while a soft ching sounded from downstairs. She looked up at the ceiling and pondered. Ah! Perfect!

"Okay, fine. Keep wallowing in your sorrow. I'll check up on you later."

You groaned and proceeded to close your eyes, tired of living. Meanwhile, Tifa tiptoed to your nightstand and swiped your phone off the table and scurried out before you noticed. However, you felt something was amiss. Without much thought, you clawed your nightstand for your phone- only to find out it wasn't there. You shot up like a bullet and looked all over your tissue-littered nightstand. You checked the floor and sifted through even more used tissues and you growled. Tifa.

You rolled out of bed and dragged your feet to the door. Your achy back creaked and cracked as you opened the whining door. 

"Tifa! Give me back my phone!"

"You have to come down to get it!" She called back, a slight tease in her voice. You hissed. You opened your mouth to let out some more not-really-appropriate stuff in your head, but you suddenly remembered that Marlene and Denzel were in the house. With a grumble only coherent to you, you trudged down the steps with your arms crossed. 

As soon as you stepped off the last step, your feet lost contact with the floor below you and you were twirled around like a doll. You let out a small scream as you were suddenly enveloped in a familiar scent. A nose buried deeply into the crook of your neck while a smooth baritone voice rumbled against your skin.

"I missed you, (F/N)."

Your eyes widened and suddenly, your arms ached to wrap around your boyfriend's neck and lock him in a passionate kiss. But a cold arrow shot through your heart and you pulled away, eyeing him with detestation. 

"Get off me."

"(F/N), let me explain."

"I said get off me!" You pushed him away and stared him down. Tifa gulped and quickly excused herself. 

"(F/N)..."

"Where were you? It's been almost a fucking week since I last saw you! You missed Valentine's Day!"

"I'm sorry... Really. I am," He sighed and combed his fingers through his hair. "I kinda left town for a bit..."

"Yeah, no shit." You hissed.

"But for good reason."

"What could possibly be a good enough reason to ditch your girlfriend on probably the most important day for couples-"

"For you." Cloud pulled out a silver box with two chocolate hearts taped on the front. Your hands had a mind of its own because before you knew it, the box's glossy covers were between your fingertips. You gulped as you pried it open. 

"Do you... Do you like it?"

A gold bracelet with a (Favorite Animal) charm in the middle lied in the box. An 'I love you' was inscribed just below the piece of jewelry in a rich rose red.

"It's beautiful..."

"I had that custom made for you. It took awhile to make and it costed a lot but... Your happiness is worth more than any amount of Gil."

"Cloud, this is honestly so beautiful. Thank you so much." You wrapped your arms around his neck and he pulled you closer to his chest. 

"Does that mean you forgive me?"

You laughed. "Yes. I forgive you."