Cinco De Mayo

Sunday, May 05, 2013

I jump up on the bed, waking my husband from his sleep. He rolls over and I straddle him. “What are you doing,” he asks me.

“I never got the chance yesterday with everything else going on,” I tease, “So I’ll just fit it in today.” I clear my throat and wave my hand in front of my face. “May the 4^th be with you,” I say before pinching his sides, “And Happy Cinco de Mayo!”

“Your sister’s here isn’t she,” Sephiroth ask.

“Ah Duh!” Aranel calls appearing in the doorway. “Miss a chance to party with my sis with some decent alcohol and good Mexican food. What rock did you crawl out from under?”

“Careful sis,” I warn, “Your starting to sound like an alcoholic.”

“You know me better and so does he,” she says pointing at Sephy. “Now where’s that bitch Cloud?”

I sigh, “He locked himself away in the guest room after our little… incident yesterday.”

“All day,” she asks.

“Most of the day,” I respond.

“Boy needs booze more than I do.” Just like my sister, fix everything with alcohol… although she does know better. She walks off down the hall to the guest room. “Yo Cloud! Time to come out and play,” she teases, “It’s Cinco de Mayo baby!” There’s no answer. I jump off the bed and follow my sister. She bangs on the door, “Cloud!”

The door opens slowly, “Whoa momma do you look like sh…”

“LIKE YOU really need to… get out of that room…” I interrupt. “Come on Cloud, you can help us cook. You know Aranel here is an amazing cook.”

“Gaia’s best,” she boasts. Cloud sighs, “No I think I should be on my way. Go beg Tifa’s forgiveness.”

“What she kick ya out for?”

“Aranel!”

“It’s okay,” Cloud said. He sighs again, “She caught me in a… private situation…”

“Masturbating,” Aranel asks. I glare at her.

“Yeah… and ya see when I… ya know… I called out Zack’s name.” Sephiroth’s laugh roared down the hallway. “Who’s Zack,” Aranel smirked. “He’s Tifa’s cousin… and my former mentor.”

“First Class SOLDER Zack Fair,” Sephiroth says joining the rest of us. “Well former SOLDER I should say. Always knew there was something going on between you two besides training.” “It was kind of one sided,” Cloud blushed.

“So why’d ya call him for? When… ya know,” Aranel mocked.

“He came by to see Tifa and well…”

Aranel and Sephiroth busted out laughing. “Ignore them,” I tell him.

“I can’t believe she kicked you out for that!” Aranel said between laughing fits.

“Tifa’s had a crush on me forever,” Cloud protest. “I kind of feel bad.”

“Don’t,” I say. “You know we’ve both had crushes on gay guys before,” Aranel informs him, “She’ll get over it.”

“What gay guy were the you crushing on,” Sephiroth asked.

“Chris,” Aranel and I said together.

“Your “Brother”?”

“We weren’t exactly thinking “Brother” when we first met him,” Aranel said sarcastically.

“Your sure she’ll get over it,” Cloud ask. “Of course,” I say, “She’ll be fine.”

Meanwhile…

Tifa sat alone in Seventh Heaven. Her eyes still red from all the crying she’s done. She walks over to the jukebox; searching through the songs she spots one and smirks a bit. “Thank you Miranda Lambert,” She says starting up the song…

"Mama's Broken Heart"

I cut my bangs with some rusty kitchen scissors
I screamed his name ‘til the neighbors called the cops
I numbed the pain at the expense of my liver
Don’t know what I did next all I know, I couldn’t stop

Word got around to the barflies and the baptists
My mama’s phone started ringin’ off the hook
I can hear her now sayin’ she ain’t gonna have it
Don’t matter how you feel, it only matters how you look

Tifa started to sing along with the song…

Go and fix your make up, girl, it’s just a break up
Run and hide your crazy and start actin’ like a lady
'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
Even when you fall apart
But this ain’t my mama’s broken heart

I wish I could be just a little less dramatic
Like a Kennedy when Camelot went down in flames
Leave it to me to be holdin’ the matches
When the fire trucks show up and there’s nobody else to blame

Can’t get revenge and keep a spotless reputation
Sometimes revenge is a choice you gotta make
My mama came from a softer generation
Where you get a grip and bite your lip just to save a little face

Go and fix your make up, girl, it’s just a break up
Run and hide your crazy and start actin’ like a lady
'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
Even when you fall apart
But this ain’t my mama’s broken heart

Powder your nose, paint your toes
Line your lips and keep 'em closed
Cross your legs, dot your I’s
And never let 'em see you cry

As the last choirs started to play, Zack made his way down the stairs. He watched as his punch drunk cousin danced around the bar, a bottle of Jack Daniels in her hand. She screamed when she noticed Zack. “Cloud,” he asked. She just pouted her lips and shook her head. 

Go and fix your make up, well it’s just a break up
Run and hide your crazy and start actin’ like a lady
'Cause I raised you better, gotta keep it together
Even when you fall apart
But this ain’t my mama’s broken heart

(I couldn’t help myself! The song started playing and I could just imagine this and had to write it. Now back to the main story.)

“Yeah I’m sure she’s fine,” Aranel mocked. She seemed to be in a mocking mood today. She led the way down the hall to the stairs. “BTW the crew sure be here in about an hour or so,” She called back.

“Please not her,” Sephiroth whined, “anyone but her.”

“Aranel’s idea not mine,” I inform him.

“Maybe I’ll stay after all,” Cloud said perking up a bit. Sephiroth scoffed and I couldn’t help but smile.

Later

“So there we were, surrounded by solders; our backs to the wall, nowhere to go. I took out my sword ready to fight.” Isdela always had a story to tell. Her and my sister are treasure hunters. “Your Aunt drew her twin pistols, she could tell by the look in my eye we were heading for a fight.”

“Aranel shut her up,” Sephiroth demanded. He didn’t like Isdela much. He found the vampire girl to be obnoxious and completely idiotic.

“I can control her mouth about as well as Angel here can control your kids,” as she started to fix the Chocobo meet for the Tacos.

“Not for lack of trying,” I whine, putting the tomatoes in my home made salsa. “Tied ‘em up once, but Kadaj just chewed through the ropes and they were off again. Little runts got some sharp teeth.”

“She’s just kidding,” AJ, Lizzy’s sister, said to Cloud, “You are just kidding right?”

“No A.J. I’m not kidding,” I answered.

“Why would you do that?!”

“Because I love them,” I say. Lizzy just laughs. They were behaving at the moment, mainly cuz they were fixatied on Isdela’s story. Most of which I was convinced was made up.

“I was moving at lighting speed. Aranel firing into the crowed. Me dodging every bullet, swaying and swinging. They were no match for Gaia’s best treasure hunters!”

Cloud looks over at Aranel, “I didn’t open fire on solders, they were monsters,” Aranel said to him. Cloud groaned.

“So where are you from,” A.J. asked Cloud.

“Then we saw him. This great big beast of a man. He had glowing red eyes. His teeth seemed to glow in the darkness. He was ready to bare down on us, But you aunt and I were ready for him.”

“It was a T-Rexaur,” Aranel whispered, “And she screamed like a little girl.”

“I live in Edge with a friend of mine,” Cloud answered AJ.

“Is it fun living in the city,” Lizzy asked him.

“It can be,” he said, “Sometimes, most of the time it’s boring though.”

“I ran my blade across his face, wiping the smile from his lips. Then Aranel let lose with a barrage of bullets, bringing the fiend to his knees.”

“I’d like to live in the city one day,” AJ said, going off into one of her daydreams.

“You can barley take care of yourself at home,” Lizzy exclaimed.

“I wasn’t talking to you,” AJ snapped back.

“Down girl,” I call to her, “No need to get all huffy.”

“Yeah this is a party,” Aranel added. “Have a drink and settle in.”

“I don’t drink,” AJ informed her.

“Lame,” Aranel scoffed.

“Leave her alone,” I demand, “she has her reasons and there damn good ones. So just drop it.”

“Sorry…”

“Then I delivered the killing blow. Chopping his head off! And that’s how we got this baby,” Isdela held out a glowing gold Materia.

“What does it do Isdela,” Kadaj asked practically drooling over the orb.

“It summons this great beast, the likes of which has never been seen before in all of Gaia.”

“What,” Aranel whispered.

“So what brings you out this far,” AJ ask Cloud.

“He got kicked out,” Sephiroth answered.

“For calling out someone else name when he was masturbating,” Aranel proclaimed. Lizzy bust out laughing as Cloud turns a bright red.

“It’s a beast so powerful, only the one worthy can summon it… and it can’t be beaten.”

“We have no idea what that Materia does and you know it,” Aranel yells at Isdela.

“She just doesn’t want you to know cuz she doesn’t want you to get in trouble,” Isdela said with a devilish grin. “I on the other hand…” She goes to hand the Materia to Kadaj.

“Don’t you dare Isdela,” I yell at her.

“Oh come on, what harm could it do?”

“Famous last words,” I mumble eyeing her. “Sorry boys, mom says no fun.” The boys whine.

“So do you… uh… have a girlfriend,” AJ ask Cloud.

“I… uh…” Cloud gets even redder.

“Give it up AJ,” Aranel said. “This one likes boys.” Cloud’s almost in the floor. He looked like a Bomb ready to blow. Then AJ’s ear piercing scream filled the house as she tackled Cloud to the ground.

“Oh my Gods that is too cute! Do you have a boyfriend? Could I meet him? Is he as cute as you? Oh I bet you’re just too adorable together,” AJ squealed. Sephiroth loses it. “AJ get the poor boy,” I insist. Cloud looked sunburned, he was blushing so hard.

“He has a crush on someone,” Sephiroth said when he was done laughing. “But I don’t think the feelings are mutual,” Cloud sighs.

“I could ask for you,” AJ offers. “Why don’t you just tell him,” Lizzy suggest. Cloud whines. “Okay dinners ready,” I say, “AJ off Cloud. Dinning room… lets go.” We all head toward the dinning room.

“Who wants Margaritas,” Aranel ask carrying the pitcher in.

“When did you make Margaritas,” I demand.

“When you weren’t looking,” She smarts off handing me a glass. “Sephy?” He groans at his pet name falling from Aranel’s mouth. She smiles and hands him a glass. “Lizzy?” “No thanks.” “Kay… I know your not drinking,” she says to AJ.

“Drop it,” I demand.

“Cloud,” she asks, “drown your sorrows?”

“Yesssssss…” he says taking a glass. “Me and Isdela. Happy Cinco De Mayo Everyone!”

Note: I don’t think poor Cloud could be anymore embarrassed than he was in this chapter. And I really couldn’t help adding in the song. It just fit so perfectly.