Well, Cloud was stood beside her... so of course he was hugged. Tensing up for the split second, he followed Rinoa in, drawing his sword and clenching his gloved fingers around the hilt of it. "Anyone even know what date it is?" It was a random question but he had a point.

Still, even if there were fiends in here, monsters of any kind, he was pretty sure they'd handle things with the miss-matched group they were in.

"Okay... lead the way, Rinoa." He gave her a light smile and a firm nod.