Proof of Life

[wallwalker]

Title: Proof of Life
Fandom: FFVII OGC
Characters: Barret/Tifa, Marlene, Cait Sith
Word Count: 100
Summary: Barret insisted on speaking to his daughter once in a while.

The toy cat fidgeted nervously. “They’ll call here,” he said. “You’ll have five minutes.”

Barret nodded. What’d the bastard expect him to do? Thank him?

He glanced up at Tifa, gesturing toward the phone. She smiled, but shook her head. Later, she mouthed. And Barret could understand; she needed to hear from her father first. Still... Tifa would get a chance too. He’d make sure of that. She might not’ve known her since the start, but that didn’t mean she wasn't-

The phone rang; Barret snatched it up. “Hello!?”

“Hi, Papa!”

Marlene sounded so happy, as if nothing was wrong.