DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FINAL FANTASY OR ITS CHARACTERS. THEY BELONG TO THE ONES THAT CREATED IT. ALL I OWN IS MY IMAGINATION.

Hello everyone I am back. I have missed reading the stories but I was reading some of the stories on my cell phone but I was unable review.

I have been working on this story for a very long time. I may change the title later I don't know yet. This story will have some songs in it. And I guess you can say it's also a crossover since I will be using characters from Final Fantasy 7, 8, and 9. I hope everyone will love it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Now without further ado, here is my new story.

Meet me by the Fountain

Chapter One

The Love Note

"Good afternoon and welcome to the Seventh Heaven Diner!" The three young women shouted to the customers that entered the diner. The Seventh Heaven Diner is one of the most popular places in Nibelheim. The diner has the best food and drinks in town. But the real reason the business did so well was because of the owners. The diner was once owned by a very popular chief and his wife, Lok and Elena Lockhart. They also had a young daughter named Tifa Lockhart.

Ever since Tifa was 8 years old she had been watching her parents cook and prepare drinks. By the age of 12 Tifa was already cooking and preparing cocktails by herself. Her father could not have been happier. Her mother on the other hand wanted Tifa to follow another career.

Singing was both Elena's and her sister Julia's passion before Elena met her husband. Every now and then Elena would perform at the diner, but that is not the life she wanted for Tifa. She wanted Tifa to sing in front of thousands of fans who cheered her name.

Tifa was not going to lie. She could sing and she did enjoy it but not as much fun as working in the diner with her father.

About four years ago the Lockhart's had an accident that ended in tragedy. Both Lok and Elena died and Tifa was in a coma for two weeks.

Now, things were different. Tifa now ran the diner with the help of her aunt Julia Heartilly, her cousins Rinoa and Garnet, and Julia's charming boyfriend, Laguna Loire, who was the bus boy.

"The usual for you two?" Tifa asked the pair that just walked in. Once they nodded Tifa smiled and walked over to the kitchen window to place the order. "Two specials for the Smith's please, Mom."

Her aunt smiled, "Sure honey."

Tifa turned to prepare the drinks for the guest but out of the corner of her eye she saw her longtime boyfriend Cloud Strife making his way to the diner. Tifa smiled and turned to the bartender, Zack Fair, who was also a good friend to both her and Cloud. "Zack, could you take care of this order please?"

"Hey, I'm not a waiter." Zack said sarcastically, "You are going to have to pay me extra."

Tifa sighed, "Alright, how about I go out with you once?"

Zack laughed, "Ha, and end it with a kiss too?"

"Sure, I plant you a big wet one right here." Tifa placed her index finger on his lips.

Zack blushed. "Go on get over there."

Tifa removed her apron and made her way to the front door as Cloud entered the diner. Behind him, Tifa's best friend, Aeris Gainsborough entered. Tifa moved in closer to kiss Cloud but he quickly turned away so that she would kiss his cheek.

"Cloud?" Tifa asked, sounding a little hurt. "Everything okay?"

Cloud nodded, "Yeah, hey I have to talk to Zack." He made his way to the bar.

"Cloud?"

Aeris sighed and turned to Tifa, "Don't worry about him, sweetie. He has a lot on his mind."

"A lot on his mind?"

Aeris smiled, "Well, finals are just around the corner."

"Yeah, your right." Tifa smiled as they both made their way to a small booth in the back of the diner. As they sat down Tifa noticed a man that was sitting at the bar. Was he staring at her? She looked back at the bar and he was now talking to Laguna. Maybe it was just her imagination.

"Oh his is cute." Aeris said looking at the man. Aeris gasped, "Hey, I know him." Aeris turned to faced Tifa.

"Yeah? Who is he?" Tifa asked trying to sound like she did not care, but her voice was betraying her so were her eyes.

"That's Vincent Valentine." Aeris answered as she took a sip of her drink. "He just moved into the same apartment building as Cloud."

"Oh really? And how do you know that?" Tifa smiled.

"Um, well, I went to help Cloud with a project and we saw him moving in." Aeris answered, she tried hard to not look at Tifa.

Tifa laughed, "What is wrong with you?"

"Huh?"

"If you have a crush on Mr. Valentine, then why don't you go and talk to him?" Tifa smiled at her friend. "He seems to know Laguna so we can have him introduce you-"

"NO!" Aeris shouted, causing everyone to stop what they are doing and stare at the two women.

Tifa could not help but laugh, "Calm down," she giggled, "I was just joking."

After a while Cloud walked over to the table. He still did not look at Tifa. "Hey, Aeris, we need to go, umm, study."

Aeris's eyes brighten up, "Yeah right." She turned to Tifa, "See you later, okay?"

"Yeah," She got up to kiss Cloud but he walked away. She watched them walk out of the bar and looked at Zack. He looked very upset. "What is wrong with Cloud?" She asked herself.

Tifa began to clean the table when she noticed a piece of paper on the floor. She picked it up and unfolded it. It was a note:

There has never been anybody like you. I cannot get you out of my mind. No one will ever compare to the love that you have given me these last few years. I cannot and I will not live my life without you. Please meet by the fountain tonight at 7 pm.

Would you please wear the same dress you wore when I first saw you?

With all my love and soul,

Cloud

Tifa gasped. Cloud? Was this a proposal? Was he going to ask her to marry him? Tifa's body was shaking; she felt butterflies in her stomach. She was dreaming of this for so long now. They have been together for three years. But something was strange. Wear the same dress? I didn't wear a dress when we first met.

Oh who cares! He is going to propose to me! Tifa tried hard not to scream. She walked over to the bar, "Zack, could you-"

"Teef, I need to tell you something important." He said.

"I already know Zack. Could you take care of things here?"

"But-"

Tifa kissed him on the cheek, "Thanks." Tifa ran out of the diner. Tonight her life was going to change. She was not watching were she was going when she ran right into a wall and fell to the ground on her butt. "Oww."

"My apology, Miss Lockhart." The 'wall' said to her. She looked up and saw the man that was staring at her from the bar of the diner. "Are you hurt?" He reaches down and helped her up.

Tifa blushed taking his hand, "No I am fine. I should have been watching were I was going." Tifa bowed, "I am sorry."

Vincent chuckled, "It's no trouble at all. May I ask where you are going in such a rush?"

Tifa looked at the tall stranger standing in front of her. She could not tear her eyes away from his eyes. He had crimson eyes, almost hypnotizing. His hair was neatly cut, with a few bangs that hide his face.

"Miss Lockhart?"

"Home."

"Pardon?"

"I was on my way home."

"Oh, well have a good afternoon." He began to walk away, but stopped, "Miss Lockhart-"

"Tifa."

"Huh?"

"When you call me 'Miss Lockhart' it makes me feel so old."

"Very well, Tifa."

It sounds so nice when he says it. Tifa thought.

"Tifa, it's not what it appears."

"Huh?"

"Just be careful tonight." He said as walked way leaving a now confused Tifa.

"Um, okay."

That's the end of Chapter one. What do you think? I love this story and again I hope everyone will like it too. Again please read and review. I would like to point out that I have not been online for a while so I have not read many of the stories. But this is my story I have been working on it for a while now. And I have the notebooks to prove it. The reason I put this is because someone wrote in my one of my other stories that I have copied it from their friend, a friend that I have never even met let alone read their story. I will work on this and my other stories and update them soon.