Me or You?
Tifa leaned over to Cloud with a smile on her face, "I love you..." she whispered into his ear, he turned to her, and forced it 'I can do it, I love Tifa, I DO love Tifa, I know I do.' "I love you too" her soft brown eyes looked deep into his and she smiled "Really?" he nodded, he was confused, he believed he could love again, and Tifa loved him, why not? Was it so impossible? He'd always love Aeris, but he had to move on, he HAD to, it's what she would've wanted, he knew it was.
It was amazing the way he had it set up in his mind, sort of a 'Yes, I do love another woman, but it's OK to throw Tifa into the midst of it because that other woman is dead.' to anyone else it would be unbelievable, but there again, Cloud always was a great story teller. He'd had so much experiance lying to Tifa, why not add another lie to the list? But this time it was serious, this time it could REALLY hurt her, he shouldn't do it, but he was going to, and it could only end in disaster, but this was what, exactly what, he was going to do.
"Tifa?"
Her heart beat softly, quickly.
"Cloud?"
"Tifa, I love you, but there's one thing I need to know..."
"What?"
"Will you..." He drew in a deep breath, this was hard for him, but he thought he had to do it..."Will you marry me...?"
Her face lit up like the sun shone out of it, the smile played on her lips, as she replied,
"Of course!"
He smiled at her, as they shared a kiss.
* * *
Far, far away, a star shot across the star, blending beautifully in explosion with the Northern Lights and astounding all watchers. A chill wind blew and clouds rolled across the sky, and a young girl with long brown hair, swam from the bottom of a deep blue pond and took a gasping breath as she, fully clothed, hauled herself out and took stock.
* * *
Tifa and Yuffie wandered round the store, looking at dresses, Tifa walked over to a pink bridesmaid's dress and began to finger the material as she looked on in amazement, shock, and horror,
"Tifa, no!"
Tifa looked over her shoulder, "Oh come one Yuffie, you'll look cute, some nice shoes, a big bouquet, some pretty flowers in your hair, and of course-"
"Flowers in my hair!? Tifa, I don't THINK I wanna be your bridesmaid anymore!"
"Nope, it's too late, I'm sorry Yuffie, this is what you're-"
"OK, can we look around the bridal gowns??? We can decide my dress, later!"
Tifa sighed, then nodded, "OK."
* * *
She climbed, with feet cut by rocks, and blistered with hardships, up the side of the cliff, steadily but surely, not knowing where she was going, but knowing that her heart would guide her, up the cliff and threw the forest, she would make it, she knew she would.
* * *
Tifa finished lighting the last candle and stepped back, it looked pretty good, the singla rose in a glass vase, the lace tablecloth, the pink candles, it was so romantic, she smiled, she was wearing a cream strapless dress which went down to her knees, it was silk, 'Everything is perfect' she whispered to herself, and smiled.
* * *
Here she was, Costa del Sol, why she was here she had no idea, but there it all was, the sun, the golden sands, everything, she surveyed herself and sighed, tattered dress, blistered, unshoed feet, ragged hair, dusty and bruised, but alive, she was alive. She went to the dress store, then the hotel, at least now she had reached a proper town she could sort herself out.
* * *
Tifa smiled at Cloud,
"Come on, let's go for a walk!"
"Okay..."
She tutted and grabbed his hand, almost dragging him out of the house.
Cloud just walked along the street, hand in hand with Tifa, it didn't matter that he didn't like walks, he liked Tifa, and he was trying to make her happy, he was marrying her, whether he loved another, or not. He looked around, taking in the sights and sounds, this would be the perfect place to honeymoon, if they didn't live here. He just walked past the hotel, didn't even notice the face peering wistfully out of the window, or if he did, he ignored it, wishfull thinking, he turned to Tifa, stroked her cheek, leant into her, and kissed her, softly, carefully.
* * *
She woke up, she wasn't hungry, she crossed to the window and peered out, stared down the street, and gasped, someone she never expected to see again, someone special to her, "Cloud..." she whispered his name, there he was, walking down the road with Tifa, hand in hand, she bowed her head, they hadn't noticed her, she drew her breath in sharply as she saw them kiss, placed a hand on her heart, it hurt so much, Tifa lookedup at Cloud, then, with a confused expression, said something to him, she glanced around, and saw her face at the window, startled, she knew that the word Tifa cried out was her name.
* * *
Tifa smiled, then frowned, "Cloud, it doesn't feel right."
He looked at her, "What doesn't?"
"This, I mean, it's like someone's watching us," she glanced around, then saw something in a window, shocked, she couldn't make a noise, when she found her voice, she cried out,
"Aeris!"
By Maz
(marylouiseod@hotmail.com)
(http://www.envy.nu/mirroroflife)
Tifa leaned over to Cloud with a smile on her face, "I love you..." she whispered into his ear, he turned to her, and forced it 'I can do it, I love Tifa, I DO love Tifa, I know I do.' "I love you too" her soft brown eyes looked deep into his and she smiled "Really?" he nodded, he was confused, he believed he could love again, and Tifa loved him, why not? Was it so impossible? He'd always love Aeris, but he had to move on, he HAD to, it's what she would've wanted, he knew it was.
It was amazing the way he had it set up in his mind, sort of a 'Yes, I do love another woman, but it's OK to throw Tifa into the midst of it because that other woman is dead.' to anyone else it would be unbelievable, but there again, Cloud always was a great story teller. He'd had so much experiance lying to Tifa, why not add another lie to the list? But this time it was serious, this time it could REALLY hurt her, he shouldn't do it, but he was going to, and it could only end in disaster, but this was what, exactly what, he was going to do.
"Tifa?"
Her heart beat softly, quickly.
"Cloud?"
"Tifa, I love you, but there's one thing I need to know..."
"What?"
"Will you..." He drew in a deep breath, this was hard for him, but he thought he had to do it..."Will you marry me...?"
Her face lit up like the sun shone out of it, the smile played on her lips, as she replied,
"Of course!"
He smiled at her, as they shared a kiss.
* * *
Far, far away, a star shot across the star, blending beautifully in explosion with the Northern Lights and astounding all watchers. A chill wind blew and clouds rolled across the sky, and a young girl with long brown hair, swam from the bottom of a deep blue pond and took a gasping breath as she, fully clothed, hauled herself out and took stock.
* * *
Tifa and Yuffie wandered round the store, looking at dresses, Tifa walked over to a pink bridesmaid's dress and began to finger the material as she looked on in amazement, shock, and horror,
"Tifa, no!"
Tifa looked over her shoulder, "Oh come one Yuffie, you'll look cute, some nice shoes, a big bouquet, some pretty flowers in your hair, and of course-"
"Flowers in my hair!? Tifa, I don't THINK I wanna be your bridesmaid anymore!"
"Nope, it's too late, I'm sorry Yuffie, this is what you're-"
"OK, can we look around the bridal gowns??? We can decide my dress, later!"
Tifa sighed, then nodded, "OK."
* * *
She climbed, with feet cut by rocks, and blistered with hardships, up the side of the cliff, steadily but surely, not knowing where she was going, but knowing that her heart would guide her, up the cliff and threw the forest, she would make it, she knew she would.
* * *
Tifa finished lighting the last candle and stepped back, it looked pretty good, the singla rose in a glass vase, the lace tablecloth, the pink candles, it was so romantic, she smiled, she was wearing a cream strapless dress which went down to her knees, it was silk, 'Everything is perfect' she whispered to herself, and smiled.
* * *
Here she was, Costa del Sol, why she was here she had no idea, but there it all was, the sun, the golden sands, everything, she surveyed herself and sighed, tattered dress, blistered, unshoed feet, ragged hair, dusty and bruised, but alive, she was alive. She went to the dress store, then the hotel, at least now she had reached a proper town she could sort herself out.
* * *
Tifa smiled at Cloud,
"Come on, let's go for a walk!"
"Okay..."
She tutted and grabbed his hand, almost dragging him out of the house.
Cloud just walked along the street, hand in hand with Tifa, it didn't matter that he didn't like walks, he liked Tifa, and he was trying to make her happy, he was marrying her, whether he loved another, or not. He looked around, taking in the sights and sounds, this would be the perfect place to honeymoon, if they didn't live here. He just walked past the hotel, didn't even notice the face peering wistfully out of the window, or if he did, he ignored it, wishfull thinking, he turned to Tifa, stroked her cheek, leant into her, and kissed her, softly, carefully.
* * *
She woke up, she wasn't hungry, she crossed to the window and peered out, stared down the street, and gasped, someone she never expected to see again, someone special to her, "Cloud..." she whispered his name, there he was, walking down the road with Tifa, hand in hand, she bowed her head, they hadn't noticed her, she drew her breath in sharply as she saw them kiss, placed a hand on her heart, it hurt so much, Tifa lookedup at Cloud, then, with a confused expression, said something to him, she glanced around, and saw her face at the window, startled, she knew that the word Tifa cried out was her name.
* * *
Tifa smiled, then frowned, "Cloud, it doesn't feel right."
He looked at her, "What doesn't?"
"This, I mean, it's like someone's watching us," she glanced around, then saw something in a window, shocked, she couldn't make a noise, when she found her voice, she cried out,
"Aeris!"
By Maz
(marylouiseod@hotmail.com)
(http://www.envy.nu/mirroroflife)