Title: Decorations
Fandom: Final Fantasy: Advent Children
Characters: Cloud, Tifa, Barrett
Prompt: 091 - Birthday
Word Count: 238
Date finished: 10/09/2006
Rating: G
Summary: It's Marlene's birthday.
Author's Notes: I'd already written a birthday fic. This was harder.
Disclaimer: Characters are owned by Square Enix and Sony Pictures as far as I know.

Decorations

Birthdays were never Cloud's thing. He usually forgot his, and no one else seemed to remember it, either, which was fine. When someone asked his age, he'd generally have to do a quick math problem to figure it out. He usually got it wrong, but it was close enough for most people.

Tifa was almost the same; her birthdays were marked by a simple gathering of friends - even if Yuffie tried to make something bigger of it. But Tifa usually talked to her, generally starting weeks in advance, and the Ninja would back off, disappointed, but happy to be there when the party started.

They both decided to make an effort for the children, though; Denzel deserved something just because they'd all been so sure he wouldn't live to reach eleven, and Marlene wanted to see her father at least once a year.

Well, that wasn't fair, but they knew he'd make it for her birthday.

Which was why Tifa, Cloud, and Barret found themselves decorating the bar one afternoon while the children were out. Marlene had opted to just have AVALANCHE - and associated partners - for her party, so the decorations didn't have to be too bad. But it did look nice, and the modest pile of presents made the bar look less adult and more childish.

Barret leaned against the door when they'd finished, and smiled. "Yeah," he said softly, glancing at them. "That's what she'll like."

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