Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ A Tale Of Tifa ❯ The Beach ( Chapter 7 )

* Back again! I'm forcing myself to sit in this chair and type as much as I can! LOL! ^-^ Oh yeah, FF7 belongs to Squaresoft, while the story belongs to me! *

Chapter 7

The Beach!

Levin McFlare stood outside his parents flower shop watching Tifa come out of her bar/inn. She was the most remarkable young woman he had ever seen. Not only that she was a fighter who had defeated Sephiroth and saved the planet with her group, AVALANCHE. He always complimented her and gave her flowers, yet she still refused him. Why? Did I do something wrong?

He watched and admired her until something, or should he say someone caught his eye. It was a guy with a long braided blonde hair. He was about six feet tall and had a body like a warrior. He also noticed that Tifa was at ease with this complete stranger. Is this the reason she won't go out with me? It's that damn guy! Tifa I'll get you sooner or later, you're my woman not some surfer boys! Levin secretly followed behind the pair, as they made their way through town.

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Sephiroth had an uneasy feeling while he followed Tifa. Even though he was fully concentrating on the way Tifa's hips moved, he felt like he was being watched. When they walked down the golden brown stone steps to the white-sanded beach, his feeling still did not leave. He glanced back through the crowd to see someone just diving for cover.

"Tifa? I'll be right back?" Sephiroth said as he set the umbrella down.

"Where are you going?" she asked as she spread the blanket out.

"I'm going to get us some drinks…" Sephiroth lied. All he really wanted to do was find out who their stalker was.

"All right, but don't get lost. Oh, and make mine a lemonade." Tifa said with a smile. Sephiroth smiled back and headed back across the hot sand toward the stone steps. He made his way through the crowd and found a stand that sold several beverages. He waited in line patiently, yet he wished he had Masamune with him…

"Hey, you there with the braids." A voice said. Sephiroth looked toward the direction of the voice and saw a guy walking with his buddies toward him.

"Yeah, what do you want?" Sephiroth managed to ask politely.

"I've never seen you before here. Where you from?" the young man asked.

"I'm from Midgar." He replied.

"That's a lie, Midgar don't exist no more." One man said.

"That's right it doesn't, but that's where I last used to live. Now if you don't mind…" but he was cut off again by the fellow who seemed to be the leader.

"I do mind. What are you doing with Tifa?" the guy asked angrily.

"That's none of your business actually." Sephiroth retorted. His even and angry filled voice caused several people to make a circle around the group.

"Well then…by the way, the names Levin and yours is? I would really like to know the guy that I will have to hurt if he's messing around with my girl." Said Levin. Sephiroth remembered what Tifa told him. Don't let anyone know who you really are.

"My name is Se..Seth, Seth Valentine." Sephiroth answered after thinking quickly. Technically, his last name really was Valentine, Vincent was his true father.

"Well, Mr. Valentine, get ready to do battle!" Levin declared. Sephiroth burst out laughing. Levin was caught unaware by this man's act and stopped.

"What are you laughing at?!" Levin yelled.

"You are going to fight me? With what, might I ask?" Sephiroth said between fits of smothered laughter.

"With this!" Levin yelled angrily. He ran straight at Sephiroth and took a swing at his face. Seconds later Levin was knocked out cold on the sandy pavement.

"He didn't even touch the boy!" one shouted from the crowd. The boy's friends went quickly to their stricken comrade and pulled him away. Some of local girls came closer and started chatting stupidly behind him. He rolled his eyes and sighed.

"He's gorgeous!" one whispered excitingly.

"Well duh! Did you guys check out his eyes?"

"Why?" another whispered, "I didn't look."

"Of course you didn't! You were practically fainting back there!"

"So!" the girl defended.

Sephiroth was very happy to get away from the people. That was one of those things he had to work on and that was his social skills. He found Tifa sunbathing and he plopped down next to her.

"Where have you been?" Tifa murmured without opening her eyes.

"I was busy chatting with the locals, and I think I made a friend." Sephiroth answered with a smile, "By the way, my new name is Seth Valentine."