Follow your heart

Summary: Cloud becomes everyone's enemy together with Sephieroth… why is Cloud trying to destroy the world? Tifa doesn't understand anything… her only wish is that Cloud gets better and comes home with her. Please R/R

Chapter 1: The man who's alive

Disclaimer: I OWE NOTHING!

Tifa looked at the bar. They would really earn some money tonight. She smiled to a guy near the counter and he placed more tips on the table.

She really didn't want to be here… 1 year ago she heard that… Cloud Strife was alive. Cloud had been a friend. A childhood friend… She missed him… but everyone said that he was dead. That he was gone. She stopped. In the doorway… a blond man arrived. He carried an enormous sword by his side and he wore a thick cloak. His sky blue eyes showed no sign of emotions… his muscular body showed signs of strength. "C-Cloud?" she asked shocked. She hadn't seen this man in 5 years. He really had changed. He… he wasn't a teenager seeking new adventures… he was… a man now. "Cloud?" she moved closer to him.

A smile appeared on his lips. "Good-day Tifa" he nodded politely to her.

"…Where have you been the last 5 years?" she asked. She sat down on a chair.

He gently stroked some of his blond hair away from his eyes. "I was in SOLDIER," he answered. "I ended in Shinra INC… What about you?" he asked.

"I'm a bar hostess" she answered. This was so strange… talking to him. When he was 16… he wanted to go on new adventures… this Cloud seemed… "After Nibelheim burned down… I came here" She couldn't stop thinking… maybe Cloud could help AVALANCHE? Perhaps his knowledge could help. No she had to forget it…

Cloud gave her a weak smile. "I'm on holiday," he answered.

She nodded. She felt like she was making a fool out of herself. She was nervous just like a schoolgirl. She looked at him and saw how much he had changed. "In for a drink?" she asked and started mixing some alcohol to him.

Yuffie looked back at Tifa and smiled knowingly. So this was the guy Tifa had waited for. She couldn't wait to make Tifa jealous then maybe Tifa could realize that she loved the poor guy. "Hey Cloud right?" she asked.

Cloud slowly nodded. "Yeah" he answered.

"You knew Tifa a long time ago right?" she asked with a cute smile.

"Yeah" Cloud answered, "could I get my drink?" he asked.

"S-sure" Tifa said and stormed to the bar to get his drink. "Here you go" she fast put the alcohol drink in a glass and gave him it. "Here"

He nodded thankfully and looked down in the drink. Gently placing his fingertips on the clean glass. His gaze was intense… almost… insane.

Yuffie decided to continue her normal plans taking orders and giving drinks.

Tifa took a deep breath and sat down next to Cloud looking at him. "What's up?" she asked with a gentle smile.

"Get out of this district Tifa," Cloud answered.

"Pardon?" she asked. "What do you mean?" she asked.

"Nothing. Never mind I'm just exhausted" he said and looked at Tifa. "I hear the group Avalanche should be here in the district"

She looked at him. "I don't know. People mostly comes here to get drunk and forget the slums" she looked at the bar. "But no matter how much they drink… they can't forget the slums". "I'm not a fan of Shinra INC,"

"Why?" he asked.

"Because they burned our home down Cloud" she said and looked at him. "Burned Nibelheim down… like it didn't mattered. They said they could control their mines and their soldiers… but they couldn't. It ended terrible… my father got killed…Everything… all the people… everyone died" she took a deep breath to control her anger and her sorrow.

"Sephieroth" he said.

"Yeah…" she paused. She felt strange talking to him. She felt angry because he hadn't been there… He was a member of SOLDIER. He could fight. Why hadn't he? What had happened to the boy she knew? Where was the boy that had made a very important promise with her? Was he gone? "Were you in Wutai in 5 years?" she asked.

He shook his head. "No. I visited many towns… With Zack" he looked back at his drink. "Zack was badly wounded after Nibelheim burned down… I returned and… found him. I got him back to Shinra and they managed to save him" a true smile appeared on his lips. "Zack… and I stayed together… until…" he trailed into silence.

"Until?" Tifa asked curious.

"Never mind" he answered.

Suddenly a little girl stormed through the bar. "Tifa!" she yelled extremely happy. "Guess what!" she yelled even more. "Daddy promised to take me to Gold Saucer" she gave everyone a HUGE smile. "Hey who are you?" she asked

Cloud slowly turned around and looked at her. "I'm Cloud. A childhood friend of Tifa. And you are?" he asked.

"I'm Marlene," she answered.

Tifa stood up and Marlene hid behind of her. "Don't worry Marlene he won't bite," she said.

The door opened and a huge man entered. "Tifa" he said.

"Barret. Did you have a hard day?" she asked.

"That girl drive' me nuts" Barret answered. "Give me something to drink fast," he ordered.

Yuffie walked to the bar and gave him a beer. "Since you asked SOOO nice" she said ironically.

"Shut up Yuffie. Just give me it!" Barret said and took the beer. "And you are?"

"Cloud" he answered and looked down in his drink.

"Shinra?" Barret asked.

"Yeah" he answered.

"That's why your eyes have a greenish shone" Yuffie said.

Cloud nodded. "Yeah"

Tifa looked at Cloud. He was so cold… like he didn't cared what other thought about him. He just concentrated on his own thoughts… it was almost insanely… and not like the Cloud she had known. Yes that Cloud she knew had been silent… but not like this. This was frightening.

"You should all leave this district," Cloud suddenly said.

"Why?" Marlene asked. "This is our home"

"It's not safe here anymore," Cloud answered.

A/N: HELLO! Another Tifa Cloud story by me:D. I simply love those! And yeah I know Tifa is acting strange in this chapter… but guys she's shocked! She thought he died! And Cloud? What his problem is? Ohh well wait and see

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