((A/N: Just your typical aftermath. Yuffie/Vincent, Barret/Elmyra, implied Reeve/Scarlet, Cid/Shera, and another couple))

Prolouge

Meteor was destroyed. Humans were saved by the great deeds of AVALANCHE alone. While the race was corrupt, that group of brave heros had stepped forward to save them. The Ancients had convinced the planet to give the humans a second chance.

Many of these people took this second chance as quite a blessing. The Turks decided to rebuild Shinra, free of Rufus, and the use of Mako energy. They cleaned up all of Midgar, saving those who could be saved, and taking care of the mess left by those who couldn't.

Our heros each went on with their lives, starting new lives, or picking up where they left off. In some cases, both.

Vincent and Yuffie went off to Wutai to begin a life together. Yuffie took her rightfull place atop the pagoda, Vincent joining her. They were wed, and became rulers of Wutai together. Over the years, they restored the resort town to the powerfull empire it once was.

Cid returned to Rocket Town, to his home with Shera. He finally admited his feelings to her, and they were married soon after. Cid repaired the Highwind fully within a few months, so he and Shera could move to the new home he'd purchased after Shera became pregnant. Now they had twins, a boy and a girl, named Chris and Cheryl.

Barret returned to Kalm, to find Elmyra and Marlene in one of the small homes there. Elmyra happily invited him into her home, and soon the two began to develop feelings for eachother. By the end of the year they were married, and the next year Marlene had a baby sister, Aeris.

Reeve returned to the soon rebuilt Shinra, where he met up with Scarlet for the first time since Meteor. The two became fast friends, and perhaps more. Together they ran the new Shinra, making it a better company than it ever was before.

Then, there was Tifa. She had returned to Nibelheim, since it was the closest thing to a home she ever had. She spent most of her time in the small grave yard up near the mountains. She knelt down in front of a group of three graves.

She sighed. Each of the graves belonged to someone important to her life. A loved one whom she'd lost. The first grave was her mother's. She smiled, and placed one of the flowers in her hand over it. A tulip...they were always her mother's favorites.

The second belonged to her father. On that one she placed a violet. She didn't really know what kinds of flowers he'd have liked, but she assumed that this would be just fine.

The last grave didn't actually contain a body, as it was never actually completely established that the man was dead. He'd dissappeared just after meteor, and after he was gone for a year, a small funeral had been held with an empty casket.

The tombstone read 'Cloud Strife'. Tears came to Tifa's eyes, just reading the name. She set down the last of her flowers on the grave. A red rose. Symbolic of the love she still had for him. She heard some footsteps behind her, and the breaking of a few twigs.

She ignored the sound, and continued to cry silently. She could sense someone standing behind her, watching her.

"What do you want!?" she exclaimed, not turning around. The man sat down next to her, and looked at her.

After a moment, he spoke...

"A flower for me? You shouldn't have...."



((short, I know. Oh well...please review, still))