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Nina blinked at him a few times, and without realizing it, her face turned a deep crimson. Her jaw dropped slightly but no words came out other than a soft "u-uh...."

Claire, out of natural habit, hugged the Infantryman tightly while sniffling. When she calmed down enough, she looked up at who she was hugging and tilted her head slightly. "O-onii-chan?... When did you dye your hair?... And you're not in your 1st Class uniform..." she asked, completely confused. The man looked so much like her brother, yet clearly wasn't.

Claire stared up at Cloud for a moment before scrambling to her feet. "I-imposter!" she yelled, running and stopped at least fifty feet away. She shut her eyes tightly and clung to her stuffed rabbit, which seemed to glow oddly. "Shiva!" The glowing from Mr. Fluffy-Feet increased drastically. Then a ray of light shone down from above as Shiva herself appeared. (idk how to explain this very well so just watch the pretty little video >< btw, it doesn't actually start until like 10 seconds in)

Nina looked down a bit. "V-vince... I-i um-" she cut off when she could hear the sound of a fight. Both a confused look and a worried one masked her blushing as she turned towards the trees. "S-shiva?! Isn't that Claire?!"

Claire stared up at the black dragon, blinking slowly when she recognized Vince's Bahamut. Then Vince came into view and she nearly tackled him in a hug. "Onii-chan!"

Nina took off after Vince, drawing her blade just in case. When she got there, she stood still for a moment before hurrying over to Cloud's side, resting a hand on his shoulder. "You alright?"

Claire kept her arms around Vince before sitting up slightly and pointing at Cloud. "H-he's-..." She paused when she saw Nina with Cloud, tilting her head a bit. "Bu-ut... H-he's an imposter... isn't he?..." she said softly, keeping Mr. Fluffy-Feet close. Shiva, however, merely looked up at Bahamut for a moment before vanishing from sight.

Nina sighed and shrugged, putting her blade away and resting a hand on her hip. "Well it's alright. If I know Claire like I think I do, then she'll forgive you in no time at all."

Claire looked up at Vince but lowered her gaze again, hugging him. "I'm sorry for making you worry, Onii-chan..." she said quietly.

Nina tilted her head a bit, seeing exactly how Claire could confuse him with Vince. "Yeah, she did." She pointed over to Vince and Claire before resting her hand on her hip again. "That's Vince, otherwise known as Onii-chan to Claire. Surprisingly, you two look a lot alike, so I can see how she confused the two of you."

Nina shrugged. "Don't worry about. Anyways, the name's Nina, 1st Class SOLDIER. Vince is another 1st Class while Claire is actually just a citizen. She's not even supposed to be here if it weren't for the fact she sneaks onto most of her brother's assignments."

Claire nodded slightly. She was quiet before slipping out of Vince's hold and trotting over to Cloud and Nina, looking up at the Infantryman while still holding Mr. Fluffy-Feet. "Um... I-i'm sorry about attacking you like that... I really am, I promise," she said to him in a rather soft voice.

Claire tilted her head at Cloud for a moment before looking up at Vince. "Can I go back to camp with Cloud? I wanna make sure the Captain understands he was with me. I'm sure he'll be alright with it then 'cause he knows me and you're my Onii-chan."

Nina thought for a moment and shrugged slightly again. "Might be worth a shot if the Captain does try and chew him out. Besides, Claire will be returned to camp safely while... you and I talk..."

Claire smiled a bit and took Cloud's hand with her free hand (as she was holding Mr. Fluffy-Feet with her other hand). She glanced up at Nina for a moment.

Nina nodded to Claire with a soft smile.

Claire only returned the smile before heading back to the camp with Cloud.