Family Bliss - Staying Hidden

Family Bliss – Hidden
Author: Enide Dear
Rating: cute

Pairing: Valenwind, also featuring the Remnants, but no Remnantcest

Summary: Cid goes shopping to his suddenly extended household

Author’s note: If anyone – anywhere – knows where I can buy that shampoo, I will be forever grateful…


It wasn’t very easy, keeping three Remnants hidden away at Cid and Vincent’s house outside Rocket Town. Shera was the one who found them out first.
The former mechanic, now married store clerk, stared at the grocery list Cid had handed her. Apart from the huge amounts of food, a few things really stuck out.

- 5 litres of ShinRa Extra Silky Smooth Shampoo

- 3 family sized jars of Strife’s Ultra Strong Hair Cement

- 1 big box of Dry-Tears Tissue

- Whatever detergent best removes blood stains

- Lots of band-aids. The biggest kind.

- Aspirin. As much as they got.

- Chocolate and raspberry flavoured ice cream (no other kind, or buy more band-aids)

She puzzled a bit over one word that seemed to have been violently erased, crossed out several times with a permanent marker and finally scorched and concluded that it was probably ‘oatmeal’.

The last item she read three times before sputtering:

“10 *litres* of Leather Care Oil?! Cid, what the Hell does Vincent need 10 litres of the stuff for?!”

“Um….” Cid scratched his head, trying to think fast. “We…use it for lube?” he said, sheepishly.

“Cid!” She scowled at him.

“Keeping our bondage gear in good shape?”

“Cid Reginald Highwind!”