AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hi Guys… this fanfic came at me from nowhere… I really don't know what to say… by the way this is my second fanfic. Thank you for reading…..

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FINAL FANTASY VII…. IF I OWN IT.. THERE WILL BE CLOTI SCENES IN IT… HEHE *SMILES*

It has been a year since he left. Apparently distancing himself from everyone including his friends… and his 'family'. For everyone, it was something they expected him to do in the near future after noticing him changing. They just trusted him that one day, after fixing himself. He, Cloud Strife, will return… these people who believe it are his comrades, including her.

It was a day as usual, the brunette girl with sparkling wine colored eyes look at herself in a mirror staring at her so called 'self'. Putting her delicate finger in her sides she smiled weakly with some trace of sadness and longing.

"Good morning Tifa Lockhart" she greeted her image in the mirror. "Better have a nice day today…" she then produces a smile to hide all her sadness like putting an invisible mask on herself. She then walks towards her desk and glance at the picture frames in it. "Good morning Marlene, Denzel... Good morning Cloud…" A silence filled her room as a breeze of coldness inside her surround her heart. She shook her head look at the room next to her and goes down stair. Before opening her bar, she dialed a number she knows by heart.

It rings but only the voice mail received her call. "Just the mail box huh…" she sighed but continue speaking trying to sound calm and normal hiding the longing and sadness in her voice. "Hi Cloud, you know what, it's been a year since you left. Are you okay? Well, I hope you are… you see..I- we are so worried about you. Denzel and Marlene are with Barret right now. He wants to take the kids out especially Denzel… he's been down all this while." She stopped talking catching some breath before continuing. "The AVALANCHE's still the same. They are waiting for the leader's return…" She looked down. "You see, the kids missed you so much. We… Ah! It's already time… have to attend the bar. Bye Cloud! I hope you fixed yourself soon." She put the phone down and sighs before opening the bar.

Tifa indulge herself doing all the chores in the bar. She's been trying to distract herself after all she doesn't want to think about a spiky someone that time. She knows Cloud has been searching for a cure about the geostigma but she also knows that he still blame himself for Zack and Aerith's death. She knows how he felt that time especially she knows how much Aerith's affect Cloud. But… 'Is he really that stupid!?' she thought. 'He is not the only one who felt guilty for what happened… I also loved Aerith and thought that Zack was a hero' she gaze for a while. She knows it's hard to move on. But they have to… he has to… she knows that only Cloud himself can help him so she doesn't blame or cursed or get mad at him when he left. But.. "When will he come back? Or will he ever come back?" she asked to no one but hope for an answer. "You're taking too long Cloud…"

"Bye Cloud! I hope you fixed yourself soon." Then a beep follows. The blond spiky haired boy stands beside his fenrir as he stares at the Seventh Heaven. He left to search for a cure for geostigma and to move on… he's currently standing a few meters away from the bar looking at the brunette gazing at nowhere. He knows he had to come back sooner for them. but first he must fix himself and find that cure.

"Wait for me Tifa…" he said as he mounted and started the engine of his beloved Fenrir and drove away.

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Author's note: what can you say?... I really don't know what to say…. But if you can please review.. I will pretty much appreciate it… *smiles*

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