HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY TIFA!

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

Characters: Everyone who wants to celebrate Tifa's (late) birthday!
Progress: Ongoing
Summary: It's late, but there's a party for her, since she missed her birthday.
Location: Strife-Lockhart Household, LUCA.
Date: 28th May 1804
Warnings: Shenanigans!


It had been difficult to distract Tifa all day. He couldn't talk, so conversations were entirely out of the question, and he was absolutely exhausted, considering he'd arrived home early morning and hadn't slept since two nights previous. Still, he'd achieved his difficult mission for the day and was headed back with her to their house.

The lights were out, as they should be with children in bed, but within the house were guests, all hiding in the dark. It was easy to make a text to Marlene to tell them to hide and turn the lights off.

Opening the door, Cloud flicked the lights on to a room full of guests springing up and shouting "SURPRISE!!"

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With the party in full swing, a cake was made and decorations were put up by the children. Music was playing and there was a kitchen full of alcohol for the adults along with juice and snacks. Everything had been put together with effort and care, by a family that really did adore their mother figure.

A table stacked high with gifts, from everyone excluding Cloud, was against one wall and there were more coming with the guests that arrived later.

Now everything was done, Cloud sat himself at the dining table with a glass of amber coloured alcohol, out of the way of much of the noise, and soon fell asleep on his arms on the table. It had been a long day getting everything ready for Tifa.

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ARRIVAL

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

"Thank you, Denzel." Tifa crouched down and hugged him, ruffling his hair. "Did you do all this? You've done an amazing job. I'm so proud of you."

She looked up and smiled back at Shelke, beckoning for her to join the hug. "Shelke, did you help?"

[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

Denzel returned the hug, still smiling brightly. He really was happy to be a part of this family. He felt so lucky to have them.

"We~ll~ Marlene was the mastermind behind it all, I just helped."

[tinymakoaddict.livejournal.com]

Shelke moved closer at Tifa's beckon, pausing close enough that she probably could've hugged her, but she isn't really very good at hugs yet.

"Marlene recruited a number of people to arrange this. But it was mostly her and Denzel who did the decorating," she explained quietly.

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

And coming in late was Marlene. She had been just making sure things were settled and everyone was having fun. She ran up, a big smile on her face.

"Happy birthday, Tifa!"

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

Tifa nodded and smiled at Shelke. When Marlene arrived, she immediately hugged her too, overjoyed to see her surrogate daughter looking so vibrant and happy. Shelke was welcome to join in the group hug if she wanted, though Tifa wouldn't force her.

"Thank you, sweetie. So this was all your idea?"

[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

"Marlene's an expert at arranging things and organising things! She's also a super artist. Her decorations are the best ones!" Denzel really did adore his little sister!

"Shelke helped too. We all did. For you, Mom!"

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

She hugged Tifa tightly, still grinning. "Well, I just wanted you to have the best birthday, and that didn't happen 'cause all of the dragons. So maybe I planned it a little?"

Marlene couldn't help but blush when Denzel went on. In truth, she was super happy that things had turned out so well. And that people had come, and other people had sent gifts! It was great.

"And Uncle Zack helped me make the cake!"

[tinymakoaddict.livejournal.com]

Shelke couldn't help but be awkward in situations like this, and she actually wanted to hug Tifa, in a sense. She knew it was the proper thing to do, and from the situations where she'd done it before she knew it wasn't a bad thing. But she still never felt right instigating it.

After a moment or two of thinking about it, as Marlene explained things about the party, Shelke finally closed the space there and gave Tifa a hug. Sort of. It was from the side. And it really only involved one arm? But she was trying! In her own awkward sort of way.

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

Tifa laughed, putting one arm around Shelke while the other stayed around Marlene.

"I'll have to thank Uncle Zack too, then. In the meantime, why don't you guys go and have fun? You all deserve it."