Text From Last Night: Final Fantasy Seven Drabble

Final Fantasy Seven: TFLN Cues



(Texts from Last Night)



Rating: T

BETA: Ziggy Pasta…

Cue: … want to name our new cat…

Warning: Kids say the darndest things…

Disclaimer: Don't own, just using for my own amusement. Do not profit from this endeavour.

Characters: Tifa, Cloud, Denzel and Marlene

POV: Cloud





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Denzel was looking up at him with his big pleading eyes and holding a small grey and black ball of fur that resembled a cat. "I just couldn't leave him."



"Can we?" Marlene said in an equally pathetic tone.



"He's so small and he'll get hurt if we put him back out in the cold, dark alley," Denzel pleaded as he petted the cat.



"Please," Marlene said, giving her best whine.



Cloud sighed and looked over to Tifa with a resigned look. The kids were ganging up on them with their pleading tones.



"We'll take care of him!"



"I'll make sure that there is always food and water," Marlene whimpered. "I'll brush her!"



"I'll even clean the litter box," Denzel pleaded and held up the cat which gave a soft mew, as if mimicking the kids' whines.



"They planned their attack," Tifa whispered.



"It appears so," Cloud returned.



"We can name her Fur Burger!" Marlene said and bounced.



~fur burger?~



"Nah-uh," Denzel countered., "We are going to name him Tiger!"



"Fur Burger!" Marlene announced. "She's not orange. She can't be a Tiger."



"His name is Tiger," Denzel said. "Fur Burger is a silly name."



Cloud swallowed and looked over at Tifa who was stifling laughter behind a hand.



"Her name is going to be Fur Burger! I could just eat her up!" Marlene said. "So, she is a 'Fur Burger'."



Tifa snorted and turned away. There were tears in her eyes.



Cloud ran a hand over his face and shook his head. How was he going to tell Marlene that naming the cat 'Fur Burger' was not really appropriate?



"Tiger!"



"Fur Burger!"



He looked over at the two arguing children and the poor kitten in Denzel's arms. He reached for the kitten and was grateful that they stopped arguing and looked at him.



"Why don't we compromise and just call her Fluffy?" The kitten mewed, seemingly grateful to be out of the argument.



"But I want to name her Fur Burger," Marlene pouted.



Tifa started to chuckle.



"If we keep the cat, we name her Fluffy," Cloud said in a firm tone. "There will be no more arguing about the name."



Both kids gave him a solemn look until they realized that they had permission to keep the cat.





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Cloud turned on his phone and was shocked to see that there were ten attempted calls from Barret and a few from Tifa. He blinked in confusion as pulled up his messages. He grew a little worried that something bad had happened.



Barret's voice boomed at him from his messages. "Wha' in the damn hell, 'ave ya been teachin' Marlene!?"





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My 8 year old wants to name our new cat "fur burger". how do i explain that this is not really appropriate?. .. Full inspirational text.



Was the 'Fur Burger' too obscure of a reference? Anyhoo…Kids! Ever a source of mirth

Note: Inspirational text from the website, TLFN, Texts from Last Night