Night Out

Title: Night Out
By: Kaeries
Summary: Everyone needs a good drink every now and then.
Genre: Life. Probably a little fluff too
Pairing: CidxVin/ CidxChaos
Rating: PG. Warning for a lot of OoC-ness and some crack
Status: Complete
Type: Oneshot
Disclaimer: Not mine!!!

The bar in the outskirts of Rocket Town had always been known for the variety of its customers and the quality of its liquors ever since it had been established there back when Shinra had first started the Rocket Project. It was a very popular hang-out for locals and also a frequent rest-stop for travellers from all around Gaia, so it wasn't really a strange thing for the place to be full on a Friday night; and that was exactly the case when Cid casually strolled in, preceded by the soft sound of the chimes that marked the arrival of every new customer.

"Hey Tim" He greeted the barman as he made his way to the bar, noisily grabbing a stool and making himself comfortable next to one of the customers already there. Strangely, there weren't any other patrons present in their near proximity, most of them having chosen the scattered tables as a better spot to play their poker games and drink, leaving most of the space around them available.

"I knew I'd find you here." The pilot greeted the other with a friendly pat on the shoulder "Too stressful for you in there?" He smiled, gesturing for Tim to come take his order.

"You know it" Sighed the other, rubbing his forehead while he took a sip of his drink.  "I got a migraine from hell…they're all such a bunch of whiny bitches" He complained with a frustrated growl. Cid chuckled.

"If it's from hell, I'm sure you of all people would know"

"You're not helping Cid" a grunt "I swear, don't they ever shut up? How do you do it?"

"Whatever ya talking about? My Vince's the sweetest man alive, he don't give me no trouble"

"You are deluded" the tone of voice and the shaking of his head conveying the 'poor idiot'-part that was probably meant to follow the previous sentence "He's the worst of them all, the little bitch!"

"Hey! That's my little bitch you're talking about" exclaimed the blonde in mock outrage, but he was ignored in favor of the incoming rant.

"He complains about EVERYTHING! Galian sheds too much hair, Gigas gives him hair frizz every time he comes out, Masker won't leave his things alone and-" He was stopped mid-rant by the barman's appearance.

"What are you having today Captain?" Tim interrupted in a friendly tone.

"Uh? Oh right, sorry about that….mmm, make it a Martini. Thanks pal" The blonde said cheerily, instantly turning again to resume the conversation only to meet a single raised eyebrow.

"Seriously Chief, a Martini?"

"What? I can drink whatever the hell I want" He declared without an ounce of shame. "but don't try to dodge the subject. What does he say about ya?"

"He says…" There was a pause as he took another long drink "he says I steal your attention"

"Uh?"

"It's because you're always staring at my backside…" He said with a huff of annoyance.

"Well, you do have one fine ass-" The pilot snorted in amusement.

"I'm talking about the wings, you idiot" He rolled his eyes as he expanded said limbs in a sudden movement.

Now; it is probably necessary to explain that until that very moment, the enormous bat-like wings had been relaxed and folded in a comfortable way under the demon's cape (he had taken a liking to such garments thanks to his host) so as to not knock things over every time he moved. When the very inconspicuous appendages came out of his cape in such a fashion, the reaction it got out of more than half the other customers was really quite understandable.

The music stopped playing and - for a second - all that could be heard was the sound of panicked shrieks, the screeching of the chairs being dragged and – to describe more generally - the chaos usually present when people tried to rush to the nearest exit at the same time.

The blonde and the demon just watched as the bar quickly emptied, turning around again when they heard a quiet sigh behind them. It was Tim, who had come bearing the requested Martini. He looked a little miffed, but resigned at the same time; it wasn't the first time something similar happened.

"Those weren't locals, right?" Cid asked as he accepted the glass and offered the distressed bar-owner an apologetic look.

"Nope. Bunch of tourists most of them." He answered, already going to take the orders of a few locals still left in the bar.  

"I'm sorry" Apologized Chaos before the barman could go too far. He looked genuinely ashamed too.

"Don't sweat it lad, the time when the man with the Gatling Gun in his arm got drunk was far worse than this" the barman shrugged and continued on his way.

"…I guess that's it for tonight then." Chaos said, quickly finishing what was left of his drink and waiting for Cid to do the same. They made their way to the exit and waved goodbye to the few patrons remaining before leaving.

"Bye Guys!" yelled Cid to the little group in the corner, the only ones still there. "Have some more drinks in my place!" They waved back, cheerfully biding their own goodbyes.

"Got it Captain! Have a good night!" Said Marti, one of Cid's crew.

"Thanks for getting rid of the tourists Chaos!" Grinned Dim, the local butcher. The rest of the table laughed, agreeing wholeheartedly with him. People in rocket Town didn't like tourists very much.

"Anytime" Chaos answered, smiling at their antics.

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"So…you think Vince is jealous of you?" Cid asked as they walked back home. It was a clear night, so they had decided to take slowly so they could enjoy it.

"He just doesn't like it when you look at me too much and don't pay any attention to him" The demon shrugged.

"I thought that was the definition of jealousy"

"Then yes, he is. Stop looking at my wings so much"
"I don't think it's that bad" Said the blonde ignoring Chaos request. "He knows I love you too…I mean, in a way, you are him...he's never complained before" Chaos looked at him strangely.

"Surely you don't mean that. I know you are an accepting man, but I am a demon"

"So? I wasn't kidding when I said you had a fine ass" the blonde leered.

Chaos stopped walking and just looked at him for a long time, finally snapping out of it when Cid snapped his fingers in front of his face.

"Hey, what were ya thinking?" Asked Cid looking puzzled. It was rare for Chaos to zone out like that.

"That it's a shame we can't make a threesome work"

FIN