{Author's note: FF7 characters belong to SQUARE. I tried to stick with storyline, but I sorta went off, forgive me. ^~)
Tifa cautious walked down the dark hallway. She was scared. Alone.
"Cloud? Cloud, where are you?"
She walked further as tears welled in her eyes. She seen blood. Then Cloud's body. She let out a scream.
~~~***~~~
"Tifa?!" Cloud shook Tifa.
"Wake up, hun!"
"Oh? Cloud!" She sat up and threw the blanket off of her... "Oh my..."
"Are you...okay?"
"Yeah... Um, I'm fine... yeah." Tifa slowly laid back down.
"What? Was it another bad dream...?" Tifa pretended to be asleep. She didnt want to tell Cloud. She didn't want him to worry. He always worried.
Tifa woke up early the next morning. She wondered if her dreams about Cloud had been an omen, of a sort. She watched her soon-to-be husband sleep as she sat next to him.
"Oh, Cloud... I want to tell you everything... I want to..."
"Tifa! Good Morning...! Mm, how about, I make some coffee, and we can talk about your dreams?"
Cloud always seemed happy, or concered. He had quite a strong will, and Tifa hated to disapoint him in anything she did. But... she didnt want him to worry. He couldnt know about her dreams. Nope!
"Well, uh, really, I'd love to, but I have to get to the bar..."
"Um, Tifa, the bar doesnt open for another hour and one half." Tifa bit her bottom lip.
"Its time you talk to me." He patted the spot on the bed next to him. She sat next to him.
"Yeah?"
"Well... your dreams."
"I...uh, promise you wont worry, Cloud?"
"I dont know, Tif..."
"Okay... well, whatever. I've been having the same dream over and over again every night... You... I mean, I found you dead...and-" Cloud moved back away from Tifa. He was a bit scared. But then when he seen tears running down her cheeks and a faraway look on her face, he hugged her gently.
"Nothing will happen to me, you hear!?"
"Yeah... but... isn't it odd... all of this?"
"Yeah, guess it is."
"Cloud.. I have to go now. To the bar."
"Alright... maybe, if I have time, I'll stop by, mmkay?"
"Okay!" Tifa walked into the bathroom and pulled on her normal attire. She quickly ran a brush through her hair, and decided to tie it up. Then she went off to work.
It was a slow day at work, and no one was coming by. Well, it was usually slow until 6, then the people poured in. Heh. At about noon, Cloud came in.
"Hey!! Cloud!"
"Hey, sweetheart. How are you?"
"Im okay. Whats up?"
"Well, there is going to be a partyl held at Gold Saucer on Saturday. Its for all of the people on AVALANCHE and their buddies. Um, so... you coming...?"
"Sure! Of course! Why wouldnt I?" She gave Cloud a look and smiled.
"Heh heh. Okay, Tifa. I have to go out and buy something to wear. See you, honey." He kissed her and left. Tifa stared blankly at her fiance' and waved at his back.
"Bye..." She whispered. She was worried. What if her dreams were warning her. Was she stupid?! She had to go with Cloud... She didnt want to lose him again... this time for good. She grabbed her leather jacket, tossed it over her shoulder, flipped over the sign that said "OPEN" on the door, and walked out, locking the door behind her.
"Cloud! Wait up!" She ran up to Cloud, who was walking alone. She panted as she put her hand on his shoulder.
"Tifa?" He turned. "Honey, what are you doin?"
"Cloud... can we go...shopping together?" Yeah, she knew it was quite and very corny, but if she had told him she had closed up because she was worried, then, he would be mad.
"Um, sure Tif."
When they had finished shopping, Tifa started to worry. Cloud had to go into work in five mintutes, until one in the morning. She would go back to the bar.
"Cloud, dont go to work?!"
"Ooh, so this is what this is all about, eh?"
"Cloud... I'm really worried about you. I am having these dreams for a reason! I know it."
"Honey, I have to go to work, and so do you. I have to go now. Im sorry."
"Oh Cloud..." She hugged him.
"Tifa...."
"Be careful... I know these dreams mean something."
"I love you... Tifa." He planted a kiss on her lips and left. Tifa stared at his figure as it faded into the distance then walked slowly back to the bar.
At midnight, Tifa left the bar and headed home. Cloud wouldnt be home for an hour. She sighed as she tossed off her clothes and pulled on a loose tank top and shorts. She plopped on the bed and turned on a lamp. She opened a book.
An hour later, she heard the door open. Cloud was home! And he was okay...!
"Tifa? Angel, you awake?"
"Hey Cloud, I'm in here..."
"See!" He held his arms out. "I'm just fine. Nothing to worry about." Tifa jumped up and ran over to Cloud. She hugged him.
"Now, I'm beat. Lets get some sleep."
"Okay, Cloud." She silently sat and watched him undress. She loved him so much. She was afraid to sleep. She didnt want to see him dead again.. no...
Cloud pulled on a T-shirt and sat on the bed.
"Tifa... Somethings bothering you... Those dreams?" He asked as he turned off the lamp.
"Yeah..." She crawled over and placed her head on his lap. He stroked her hair until she slept. He lay down and moved Tifa's head onto his chest.
"Good night, Tif.." Cloud drifted to a much-needed sleep.
~~~***~~~
"CLOUD!! NO!!!"
"Tifa!?!" He shook her. Another dream. Tifa opened her eyes. She felt his heart beating...
"I'm sorry Cloud... I just..." She looked over at the clock. 3:30 Am.
"No, it isnt your fault." She looked up into his blue eyes.
"I'm scared... I dont want you to leave me..."
"Shh. It'll be okay." Tifa fell back into sleep. Cloud was worried... about Tifa, and himself.
~~~***~~~
When Cloud and Tifa arrived at the party, Tifa could hear a piano being played. It was nice music.
"Hey, Cloud, man!" Barret walked up. "Hey, Tifa!" Tifa waved.
"Hello, Barret!" greeted Cloud.
"Hey, man, we gotta talk." Said Barret. He tugged on clouds shoulder.
"Hey, Tif, I'll be back. Dont worry, Barret's with me!"
"Okay... I'll be over there..." She pointed to an empty table.
"Okay!" Cloud and Barret walked off.
Tifa stopped at the drink counter and got a wine, and sat alone. She thought about her future... what would happen to Cloud?
She sighed. Then heard a scream. Cloud?! She ran full speed outside. She seen a man in black running, but the thing that attracted her most, was Cloud.
"Tifa...?!"
"Cloud...? What happened? Are you alright? Omigoodness, you are bleeding!"
"Tifa, Im okay. I dodged the bullet it only nicked me." She bent down and hugged him. Barret knelt down.
"Perhaps we should take him in, just in case..." He said.
"Hey! I'm fine..." Cloud protested.
"No...lets take him in... you do that Barret. I trust you." She ran off in the direction of the man who fled.
End Chapter one.
Tifa cautious walked down the dark hallway. She was scared. Alone.
"Cloud? Cloud, where are you?"
She walked further as tears welled in her eyes. She seen blood. Then Cloud's body. She let out a scream.
~~~***~~~
"Tifa?!" Cloud shook Tifa.
"Wake up, hun!"
"Oh? Cloud!" She sat up and threw the blanket off of her... "Oh my..."
"Are you...okay?"
"Yeah... Um, I'm fine... yeah." Tifa slowly laid back down.
"What? Was it another bad dream...?" Tifa pretended to be asleep. She didnt want to tell Cloud. She didn't want him to worry. He always worried.
Tifa woke up early the next morning. She wondered if her dreams about Cloud had been an omen, of a sort. She watched her soon-to-be husband sleep as she sat next to him.
"Oh, Cloud... I want to tell you everything... I want to..."
"Tifa! Good Morning...! Mm, how about, I make some coffee, and we can talk about your dreams?"
Cloud always seemed happy, or concered. He had quite a strong will, and Tifa hated to disapoint him in anything she did. But... she didnt want him to worry. He couldnt know about her dreams. Nope!
"Well, uh, really, I'd love to, but I have to get to the bar..."
"Um, Tifa, the bar doesnt open for another hour and one half." Tifa bit her bottom lip.
"Its time you talk to me." He patted the spot on the bed next to him. She sat next to him.
"Yeah?"
"Well... your dreams."
"I...uh, promise you wont worry, Cloud?"
"I dont know, Tif..."
"Okay... well, whatever. I've been having the same dream over and over again every night... You... I mean, I found you dead...and-" Cloud moved back away from Tifa. He was a bit scared. But then when he seen tears running down her cheeks and a faraway look on her face, he hugged her gently.
"Nothing will happen to me, you hear!?"
"Yeah... but... isn't it odd... all of this?"
"Yeah, guess it is."
"Cloud.. I have to go now. To the bar."
"Alright... maybe, if I have time, I'll stop by, mmkay?"
"Okay!" Tifa walked into the bathroom and pulled on her normal attire. She quickly ran a brush through her hair, and decided to tie it up. Then she went off to work.
It was a slow day at work, and no one was coming by. Well, it was usually slow until 6, then the people poured in. Heh. At about noon, Cloud came in.
"Hey!! Cloud!"
"Hey, sweetheart. How are you?"
"Im okay. Whats up?"
"Well, there is going to be a partyl held at Gold Saucer on Saturday. Its for all of the people on AVALANCHE and their buddies. Um, so... you coming...?"
"Sure! Of course! Why wouldnt I?" She gave Cloud a look and smiled.
"Heh heh. Okay, Tifa. I have to go out and buy something to wear. See you, honey." He kissed her and left. Tifa stared blankly at her fiance' and waved at his back.
"Bye..." She whispered. She was worried. What if her dreams were warning her. Was she stupid?! She had to go with Cloud... She didnt want to lose him again... this time for good. She grabbed her leather jacket, tossed it over her shoulder, flipped over the sign that said "OPEN" on the door, and walked out, locking the door behind her.
"Cloud! Wait up!" She ran up to Cloud, who was walking alone. She panted as she put her hand on his shoulder.
"Tifa?" He turned. "Honey, what are you doin?"
"Cloud... can we go...shopping together?" Yeah, she knew it was quite and very corny, but if she had told him she had closed up because she was worried, then, he would be mad.
"Um, sure Tif."
When they had finished shopping, Tifa started to worry. Cloud had to go into work in five mintutes, until one in the morning. She would go back to the bar.
"Cloud, dont go to work?!"
"Ooh, so this is what this is all about, eh?"
"Cloud... I'm really worried about you. I am having these dreams for a reason! I know it."
"Honey, I have to go to work, and so do you. I have to go now. Im sorry."
"Oh Cloud..." She hugged him.
"Tifa...."
"Be careful... I know these dreams mean something."
"I love you... Tifa." He planted a kiss on her lips and left. Tifa stared at his figure as it faded into the distance then walked slowly back to the bar.
At midnight, Tifa left the bar and headed home. Cloud wouldnt be home for an hour. She sighed as she tossed off her clothes and pulled on a loose tank top and shorts. She plopped on the bed and turned on a lamp. She opened a book.
An hour later, she heard the door open. Cloud was home! And he was okay...!
"Tifa? Angel, you awake?"
"Hey Cloud, I'm in here..."
"See!" He held his arms out. "I'm just fine. Nothing to worry about." Tifa jumped up and ran over to Cloud. She hugged him.
"Now, I'm beat. Lets get some sleep."
"Okay, Cloud." She silently sat and watched him undress. She loved him so much. She was afraid to sleep. She didnt want to see him dead again.. no...
Cloud pulled on a T-shirt and sat on the bed.
"Tifa... Somethings bothering you... Those dreams?" He asked as he turned off the lamp.
"Yeah..." She crawled over and placed her head on his lap. He stroked her hair until she slept. He lay down and moved Tifa's head onto his chest.
"Good night, Tif.." Cloud drifted to a much-needed sleep.
~~~***~~~
"CLOUD!! NO!!!"
"Tifa!?!" He shook her. Another dream. Tifa opened her eyes. She felt his heart beating...
"I'm sorry Cloud... I just..." She looked over at the clock. 3:30 Am.
"No, it isnt your fault." She looked up into his blue eyes.
"I'm scared... I dont want you to leave me..."
"Shh. It'll be okay." Tifa fell back into sleep. Cloud was worried... about Tifa, and himself.
~~~***~~~
When Cloud and Tifa arrived at the party, Tifa could hear a piano being played. It was nice music.
"Hey, Cloud, man!" Barret walked up. "Hey, Tifa!" Tifa waved.
"Hello, Barret!" greeted Cloud.
"Hey, man, we gotta talk." Said Barret. He tugged on clouds shoulder.
"Hey, Tif, I'll be back. Dont worry, Barret's with me!"
"Okay... I'll be over there..." She pointed to an empty table.
"Okay!" Cloud and Barret walked off.
Tifa stopped at the drink counter and got a wine, and sat alone. She thought about her future... what would happen to Cloud?
She sighed. Then heard a scream. Cloud?! She ran full speed outside. She seen a man in black running, but the thing that attracted her most, was Cloud.
"Tifa...?!"
"Cloud...? What happened? Are you alright? Omigoodness, you are bleeding!"
"Tifa, Im okay. I dodged the bullet it only nicked me." She bent down and hugged him. Barret knelt down.
"Perhaps we should take him in, just in case..." He said.
"Hey! I'm fine..." Cloud protested.
"No...lets take him in... you do that Barret. I trust you." She ran off in the direction of the man who fled.
End Chapter one.
