Save Your Tired Soul
Save Your Tired Soul
AN: I own nothing in this story. This is dedicated to MysticSpiritus, my Muse if you will for my ReTi stories. This is also inspired by Somewhere Out There by Our Lady Peace. Please R&R.
He didn't belong here, next to her. Reno glanced at Tifa snuggled up to his side, her breathing steady and calm. Her long black hair pooled around her pillow like a lake of midnight and her right hand was resting on Reno's chest. Looking away from her the Turk started to rise from the bed but the sudden motion woke Tifa.
"Reno where are you going?"
"I don't know." Silence reigned between the two for a few seconds. "I don't belong with you Tifa. You're too innocent for a killer like me. When I'm with you I feel like I'm defiling you somehow."
"Have you been reading Cloud's journal or something? Re, I love you, do you feel the same?"
"Of course I do it's just," here Reno started rubbing the scars under his eye, an unconscious reaction, "I've done such horrible things and I- but whatever Reno was going to say next was cut off by Tifa wrapping her arms around his middle.
"So you carry the guilt of the things you've done all alone." Tifa whispered, looking up at Reno's pale face and giving him a beaming smile. "It's time you were forgiven, and freed."
"Tifa…" But Reno couldn't say anymore. He fell into her arms then, tears falling down his cheeks. The fighter placed kisses along the trail of tears over and over again.
"I'm never going get all these…I'm never going to be able to get all these am I?" Once she was done kissing Reno, she hugged him. "What do you feel? Describe it that always helps me. My mom, my mom said 'What's the word that's burning in your chest?' Look at me." Reno did, his emerald gaze meeting her vermillion one. "What is it?"
"I would say that it's love. It's this love I have." Tifa smiled at his answer.
"Yeah it is. You've got so much of it in you. God you do, you've got years of it struggling to get out." Reno's arms now returned her embrace.
"Fuck this hurts so much."
"I know." Tifa said, kissing him once more.
"Tifa I don't want to lose this. But what can I do?"
"You should just start over. Any life begins by simply living it. But I won't leave you Re, understand?" Reno nodded and started placing kisses along her jaw until he reached her lips.
"Thanks Tifa, thank you for saving me." He snuggled into her shoulder and she gripped onto him tighter, watching as sleep claimed him. He felt safe in her arms and he never wanted to leave.
"I'll never let go of you Re…" Tifa whispered placing a kiss on her lover's forehead and joining him in slumber once more.