Two Roads One Truth
By: ~*Tiffy*~
Chapter I: Lies of Truth
The moon was high in the sky, letting its luminance reach out across the land like fingers across a satin cover. Trees and grass glowed with excellence, as the wind whipped through every crevice and corner that it could possibly manage to slink into. Everything seemed to be at peace now.for the only rival to the world was destroyed.
Every rival except the one that still plagued her beauty and grace even in death. Tifa Lockheart was always a shy optimistic girl, and one who would only speak her mind when it needed to be spoken. But even now, her mind was about to explode with mixed emotions and feelings towards the one that seemed to have ruined her life.
Friendship was supposed to be a glorious thing that every person longed for so that way they could escape the grasp of loneliness. Yet, Tifa still seemed to manage the loneliness part fairly well, friends or no friends.
One man was the one that ruined her life at the moment, and he was the only one that would most likely be able to heal her wounded heart. He was her best friend, a long time companion in their younger days.although they never were true friends back then, but rather acquaintances. Still, that made no difference for the time that they now spent together was unforgettable, and she longed to hold every minute with him deep in the cascades of her heart.
"Cloud." the name rolled off her tongue and into the song of the wind as she lie on her back, her mind swirling with confusion. Her chest ached as she breathed, for her heart was breaking. Slowly but surely, Tifa Lockheart was becoming a pathetic broken down lady with nothing left to live for.
Meanwhile, in the little building that Tifa sat only a few yards outside of, a hustle was going on with the inhabitants at the moment. A white man with goldenrod hair gritted his teeth tightly together as his fist was clenched tightly with another. His muscles surged with power as he summoned all the strength in his body to fight his opponent. The table beneath their elbows began to shake as the drunkards around pounded their palms on the table.
"C'mon Cloud!" a burley man cheered on his friend. He raised his gun arm into the air, and he bellowed out encouraging his friend to beat his opponent. Cloud Strife ignored the crowd around him as he continued to struggle with the man facing him. Cid Highwind, a close friend to the entire bunch, was in the same predicament as Cloud, for he was the rival in the wrenching game of arm wrestling.
Finally, Cloud had decided that he had led Cid on too long and with a last spout of energy, he gave it his all to push the other man's arm flat against the table. The crowd went from rooting to laughter as they all patted Cloud on the back for a game well won.
"Damn!" Cid cursed and pounded the table. Defeat for him was not easy to deal with, but he made it easy by taking a chug from his cold beer that rested next to him. Cloud on the other hand, remained silent with only a smirk on his face. His smirk washed off though, as he looked around the room expecting to see a familiar girl, but to only see that she vanished.
"Hey Barret," Cloud asked Barret, who was standing directly behind him at the moment. "Have you seen Tifa?"
"Nah, can't say I have," Barret replied, curiosity of where his friend could have wandered off to now filling his head.
"Damn, I need to talk to her."
"About what?" Barret crossed his arms over his chest as he waited for his young friend to continue.
Cloud made his answer short and simple, and hoped for no explanation. "Aeris."
"Shit Cloud."
"Look, it's none of your business," Cloud pointed his index finger towards him to make his point clearer. Barret only raised his arms to show his submission, although he still shook his head at the idea.
"Just don't hurt her Cloud.she's my girl and I gotta look out for her." Barret put his hand out for a handshake, for he knew that this would most likely be one of his last meetings with him. "It's been fun."
"Yeah," Cloud replied a half smile on his face as he shook Barret's hand. And then that was settled, and there was nothing more to be said between the two of them.
"Ahem," a calm voice interrupted from the floor near their feet. Cloud looked down to be greeted by a pair of amber eyes (well, one amber eye at least) and a cold wet nose. "I saw Tifa head outside to go gaze at the moon."
"Red." Cloud could only think to say his name as he looked down at the beast. He knew that he heard his conversation with Barret, and he worried that he would decide to put in his two cents also.
"You'd best go find her before she leaves. And.the longer you wait, the more it'll hurt her."
Cloud wanted to be honest with his friend, for there really was no lie that he could tell at the moment. "I don't think I could hurt her more then what I'm about to say to her."
It was sad, for Cloud knew his words were going to leave Tifa in a shamble, but he had to tell her. He had to tell her the truth, before it was too late.
Tifa hugged her knees close to her chest as she sat and looked out across the small pond that was strangely quiet for the normal inhabitants of it were all silent.or perhaps speechless. She was quite the site to see at the moment, for the little bit of makeup that she would wear was now streaking down her pale face, and her eyes were puffy and red from the tears that fell from them.
The wind was the only sound, and it whistled as it blew through her hair and chilled her bare flesh. Although she enjoyed the silence, it also made any little disturbance in the atmosphere like an explosion. For example, the footsteps of a young man that was approaching her caught her ear several hundred feet before he was able to reach her.
'Cloud?' her mind was unsure as the footsteps closed in on her. Quickly and discretely, she tried to wipe the remnants of her tears before he reached her.
"Tifa," he called her name, making sure that she was awake and willing to speak. He watched her carefully, as she nodded her head at his presence, and it eased his soul slightly knowing that she would be willing to converse with him.
"Um.Tifa," he said her name once again, this time the uncertainty clear to her. "I really need to talk to you."
'Great.' she began to think, already knowing that this conversation was not the one that she was hoping for. Already she was hardening her heart, and trying not to let any drop of her inner emotions spill into the dark.
"I'm here for your listening purposes," she replied, trying to sound cold to him.
"What I'm about to say isn't said to mean to hurt you.I just don't want you to be waiting around for me when you could be moving on with your life." Cloud began to explain.
"Cloud.I know you love Aeris, but don't you think it's time to let go? She's not coming back."
"I know she's not! But.I'm not ready to move on. Hell Tifa, I just found out who I was only a few months ago. I need time, and seeing you grope around like this isn't helping. I haven't committed anything to you, and right now it feels like I'm supposed to get down on my hands and knees and worship you. Tifa.I can't live like that," Cloud seemed to sum up everything in a minute speech. Although to Tifa, that little talk seemed to be the world, for it told her that he didn't love her.and the way that it sounded, that he never would.
"I'm sorry Cloud. I suppose there's only one way to solve this problem then," she started to explain, straining to not cry in front of him. Her lip quivered, but she bit it and swallowed hard to remove the lump in her throat before she would continue to speak. "I suppose this is goodbye."
"Yeah, I suppose so," he agreed and stood up along with her. Not knowing what else to say, he decided the only polite thing to do was offer his hand for a handshake. She obliged, and took his in hers and made it short and quick before she turned in the opposite direction. At that moment, as she walked in the opposite direction, she felt herself come apart. Everything in her life was gone.her parents, her friends, everything that had any meaning.
Running would be too weak of a gesture at that moment though, so she walked off, her head held high as she swallowed the fear and tears that crept into every corner of her soul. Her footsteps seemed hollow, for the first time in her life she actually was alone.
Author's Note: Hi you all. Well, I have to openly admit that the original of this story had to of been the best thing I've ever written, but sadly it had been way out of date, meaning the writing was horrible and made completely no sense. Thus, I had a great idea of rewriting the thing using my more refined writing skills, and I'm hoping that I'm doing well. If anybody's read my first writing of it, they would know how bad my skills were then. I'm hoping that they've improved, and that's why I'm posting the first chapter, that way people can inform me if I'm doing better and if it's even a good idea to rewrite.
Right now I have a lot of it rewritten. Halfway done almost, to be exact. So, if anybody is ever interested in the progress, just e-mail me at Kimba_Lover@yahoo.com. My ff7tifa_lockheart account has been mutilated with SPAMS, so I rarely check it anymore. Anyway, I'll stop rambling now with the exception of one thing.
Disclaimers: I don't own any of the characters mentioned in this story. The only thing that does belong to me is the story plot. Thank you.
Chapter I: Lies of Truth
The moon was high in the sky, letting its luminance reach out across the land like fingers across a satin cover. Trees and grass glowed with excellence, as the wind whipped through every crevice and corner that it could possibly manage to slink into. Everything seemed to be at peace now.for the only rival to the world was destroyed.
Every rival except the one that still plagued her beauty and grace even in death. Tifa Lockheart was always a shy optimistic girl, and one who would only speak her mind when it needed to be spoken. But even now, her mind was about to explode with mixed emotions and feelings towards the one that seemed to have ruined her life.
Friendship was supposed to be a glorious thing that every person longed for so that way they could escape the grasp of loneliness. Yet, Tifa still seemed to manage the loneliness part fairly well, friends or no friends.
One man was the one that ruined her life at the moment, and he was the only one that would most likely be able to heal her wounded heart. He was her best friend, a long time companion in their younger days.although they never were true friends back then, but rather acquaintances. Still, that made no difference for the time that they now spent together was unforgettable, and she longed to hold every minute with him deep in the cascades of her heart.
"Cloud." the name rolled off her tongue and into the song of the wind as she lie on her back, her mind swirling with confusion. Her chest ached as she breathed, for her heart was breaking. Slowly but surely, Tifa Lockheart was becoming a pathetic broken down lady with nothing left to live for.
Meanwhile, in the little building that Tifa sat only a few yards outside of, a hustle was going on with the inhabitants at the moment. A white man with goldenrod hair gritted his teeth tightly together as his fist was clenched tightly with another. His muscles surged with power as he summoned all the strength in his body to fight his opponent. The table beneath their elbows began to shake as the drunkards around pounded their palms on the table.
"C'mon Cloud!" a burley man cheered on his friend. He raised his gun arm into the air, and he bellowed out encouraging his friend to beat his opponent. Cloud Strife ignored the crowd around him as he continued to struggle with the man facing him. Cid Highwind, a close friend to the entire bunch, was in the same predicament as Cloud, for he was the rival in the wrenching game of arm wrestling.
Finally, Cloud had decided that he had led Cid on too long and with a last spout of energy, he gave it his all to push the other man's arm flat against the table. The crowd went from rooting to laughter as they all patted Cloud on the back for a game well won.
"Damn!" Cid cursed and pounded the table. Defeat for him was not easy to deal with, but he made it easy by taking a chug from his cold beer that rested next to him. Cloud on the other hand, remained silent with only a smirk on his face. His smirk washed off though, as he looked around the room expecting to see a familiar girl, but to only see that she vanished.
"Hey Barret," Cloud asked Barret, who was standing directly behind him at the moment. "Have you seen Tifa?"
"Nah, can't say I have," Barret replied, curiosity of where his friend could have wandered off to now filling his head.
"Damn, I need to talk to her."
"About what?" Barret crossed his arms over his chest as he waited for his young friend to continue.
Cloud made his answer short and simple, and hoped for no explanation. "Aeris."
"Shit Cloud."
"Look, it's none of your business," Cloud pointed his index finger towards him to make his point clearer. Barret only raised his arms to show his submission, although he still shook his head at the idea.
"Just don't hurt her Cloud.she's my girl and I gotta look out for her." Barret put his hand out for a handshake, for he knew that this would most likely be one of his last meetings with him. "It's been fun."
"Yeah," Cloud replied a half smile on his face as he shook Barret's hand. And then that was settled, and there was nothing more to be said between the two of them.
"Ahem," a calm voice interrupted from the floor near their feet. Cloud looked down to be greeted by a pair of amber eyes (well, one amber eye at least) and a cold wet nose. "I saw Tifa head outside to go gaze at the moon."
"Red." Cloud could only think to say his name as he looked down at the beast. He knew that he heard his conversation with Barret, and he worried that he would decide to put in his two cents also.
"You'd best go find her before she leaves. And.the longer you wait, the more it'll hurt her."
Cloud wanted to be honest with his friend, for there really was no lie that he could tell at the moment. "I don't think I could hurt her more then what I'm about to say to her."
It was sad, for Cloud knew his words were going to leave Tifa in a shamble, but he had to tell her. He had to tell her the truth, before it was too late.
Tifa hugged her knees close to her chest as she sat and looked out across the small pond that was strangely quiet for the normal inhabitants of it were all silent.or perhaps speechless. She was quite the site to see at the moment, for the little bit of makeup that she would wear was now streaking down her pale face, and her eyes were puffy and red from the tears that fell from them.
The wind was the only sound, and it whistled as it blew through her hair and chilled her bare flesh. Although she enjoyed the silence, it also made any little disturbance in the atmosphere like an explosion. For example, the footsteps of a young man that was approaching her caught her ear several hundred feet before he was able to reach her.
'Cloud?' her mind was unsure as the footsteps closed in on her. Quickly and discretely, she tried to wipe the remnants of her tears before he reached her.
"Tifa," he called her name, making sure that she was awake and willing to speak. He watched her carefully, as she nodded her head at his presence, and it eased his soul slightly knowing that she would be willing to converse with him.
"Um.Tifa," he said her name once again, this time the uncertainty clear to her. "I really need to talk to you."
'Great.' she began to think, already knowing that this conversation was not the one that she was hoping for. Already she was hardening her heart, and trying not to let any drop of her inner emotions spill into the dark.
"I'm here for your listening purposes," she replied, trying to sound cold to him.
"What I'm about to say isn't said to mean to hurt you.I just don't want you to be waiting around for me when you could be moving on with your life." Cloud began to explain.
"Cloud.I know you love Aeris, but don't you think it's time to let go? She's not coming back."
"I know she's not! But.I'm not ready to move on. Hell Tifa, I just found out who I was only a few months ago. I need time, and seeing you grope around like this isn't helping. I haven't committed anything to you, and right now it feels like I'm supposed to get down on my hands and knees and worship you. Tifa.I can't live like that," Cloud seemed to sum up everything in a minute speech. Although to Tifa, that little talk seemed to be the world, for it told her that he didn't love her.and the way that it sounded, that he never would.
"I'm sorry Cloud. I suppose there's only one way to solve this problem then," she started to explain, straining to not cry in front of him. Her lip quivered, but she bit it and swallowed hard to remove the lump in her throat before she would continue to speak. "I suppose this is goodbye."
"Yeah, I suppose so," he agreed and stood up along with her. Not knowing what else to say, he decided the only polite thing to do was offer his hand for a handshake. She obliged, and took his in hers and made it short and quick before she turned in the opposite direction. At that moment, as she walked in the opposite direction, she felt herself come apart. Everything in her life was gone.her parents, her friends, everything that had any meaning.
Running would be too weak of a gesture at that moment though, so she walked off, her head held high as she swallowed the fear and tears that crept into every corner of her soul. Her footsteps seemed hollow, for the first time in her life she actually was alone.
Author's Note: Hi you all. Well, I have to openly admit that the original of this story had to of been the best thing I've ever written, but sadly it had been way out of date, meaning the writing was horrible and made completely no sense. Thus, I had a great idea of rewriting the thing using my more refined writing skills, and I'm hoping that I'm doing well. If anybody's read my first writing of it, they would know how bad my skills were then. I'm hoping that they've improved, and that's why I'm posting the first chapter, that way people can inform me if I'm doing better and if it's even a good idea to rewrite.
Right now I have a lot of it rewritten. Halfway done almost, to be exact. So, if anybody is ever interested in the progress, just e-mail me at Kimba_Lover@yahoo.com. My ff7tifa_lockheart account has been mutilated with SPAMS, so I rarely check it anymore. Anyway, I'll stop rambling now with the exception of one thing.
Disclaimers: I don't own any of the characters mentioned in this story. The only thing that does belong to me is the story plot. Thank you.