Final Fantasy VII: The Birth

Chapter One

It had taken the better part of a week for Tifa and Cloud to get back from their honeymoon and no sooner had they gotten back then they had to run around to prepare for the new arrival. Cloud had not known what to say to Tifa and the last few days with her had almost seemed unbearable. She had insisted on buying all the necessities now before she even started showing. Cloud had thought that there would be no harm in just waiting at least after the first trimester but Tifa had been adamant stating,"You want to wait until I get so fat that I can't run around?" Of course that was all it had taken for Cloud to drop the subject. Cloud had also wanted to tell everyone right away but Tifa had insisted on waiting until the doctor confirmed it. Cloud knew better than to argue with her and dropped her off at their house before calling around. He was amazed at the dismal amount of doctors that specialized in pre-natal care. Tifa had wanted a female doctor so Cloud had to call each doctor, ask them whether they were male or female and then see how far they were away. By the time he found a good doctor Tifa had passed out on the couch. He thought better than to wake her up and began walking upstairs. "Where are you going?" He was amazed at how Tifa's hearing seemed to have improved and came back downstairs. "I was going to go to bed." Tifa gave him a stern look. "No. If I can't sleep in our bed neither can you." Cloud gave in almost immediately and sat in his favorite chair.

The next morning Cloud awoke to the sound of Tifa making breakfast. He had welcomed the change as Tifa actually seemed in a better mood. He walked over to her and put his arms around her. "What are you doing?"

Cloud looked astonished that Tifa had to ask. "Just seeing what your up to."

"Well cut it out."

"Are mood swings part of the whole prenancy thing?" Cloud regretted asking that as soon as he was finished. Tifa gave him a look and grabbed a frying pan. Tifa opened her mouth to say something but was interupted by the doorbell. Cloud rushed to answer the door nearly tripping over a table in the process. He opened the door and was suprised to see Shera and Cid standing there. "Hi guys."

Cid and Shera walked right in and sat down. "How was the honeymoon?"

Tifa came in and sat down in the recliner and smiled. "It was great. Couldn't have been better."

"That's good because we have some bad news."

Cloud gave Tifa a look and asked,"What?"

Shera looked at Cid and decided to just say it. "Rufus and the rest of the Shinra troops have occupied Wutai. Yuffie and Vincent have gone on a mission to see one of his contacts to find out why."

"Is this why they didn't interupt the wedding?"

Cloud looked at Tifa for a moment. Vincent had told him that Reno and Rude had attempted to kidnap Marlene but they all decided to keep it from Tifa as to not upset her. Now that she was pregnant he knew it was inevitable. "They tried to Tifa. Reno and Rude tried to kidnap Marlene the night before."

Tifa gave Cloud a look and added,"Why didn't anyone tell me?"

Shera spoke up on behalf of Cloud and said,"We didn't want to upset you."

Cloud looked at Cid and asked him to come outside with him. They walked outside and sat down on a bench. "We both know what's in Wutai."

"I know Cloud but Yuffie insisted on confirming that Rufus knew. We weren't sure if it was some ploy to get us to spill the secret."

"If Rufus knows how to summon Leviathon were all in trouble."

"They should be reporting in soon."

Yuffie and Vincent hid behind a bunch of boxes and looked for any sign of Vincent's contact. "Are you sure he's coming?"

"It's been awhile but he owes me."

Yuffie gave him a look and pointed at a man in strange garments. "Is that him?"

Vincent looked in the direction she was pointing and smiled. "Yes."

They walked over to the man and found that he was holding a brown envelope in his hand. "Well if it isn't Vincent Valentine. I thought you were dead."

"It's not like noones tried."

"I'd hate to interupt the reunion but did you find what we were looking for?"

"You've got a feisty one with you today Vincent. Is she your girlfriend?"

Yuffie and Vincent looked at eachother and shook their heads. "Come on! He's old enough to be my father!"

"Didn't mean to offend you little lady."

Vincent laughed at the idea of someone calling Yuffie a little lady but quickly regained his composure. "Were in a hurry actually."

The man looked at Vincent and handed him the file. "Everything you wanted to know is in that file. It seems that Rufus is planning something big."

Vincent handed the man some gil and walked away. Yuffie waited for a beat and then followed. When she knew they weren't being followed she asked,"How do you know that man?"

"It's not important."

Rufus walked around the his the top room of the Pagoda and was soon interupted by Godo. "What do you want old man?"

Godo shook his head and smiled. "Do you think that even if you manage to find Leviathon that he'll follow your command? It takes a lot of power to control him."

"And you think you have this power?"

"Only a true descendant of the Da'Chao clan can control him."

Rufus looked at Godo with a look of disdain. "You'll see old man. In fact I think I'll demonstrate Leviathon's full power on Wutai first."