Drabble #34: Heart
Summary: She had taken his heart and never gave it back...
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They had it all wrong Cloud thought sadly as he stared at the rain that slithered down the glass. They all thought it was guilt that was making Cloud long for solitude and "thinking time" but it was so much more than that. They didn't seem to realise exactly how much it had affected him.
Vincent and Nanaki knew but the blonde believed they had that sixth sense, where they were able to sense everyone's inner emotions. The others didn't understand though, they didn't even try to understand. This wasn't the same as when he had lost Zack. Zack had been his best friend but Aerith had been so much more than just that.
She had been his guiding star, his best friend, his lover. She was all the roles in one and when Sephiroth had killed her, while everyone else was dealing with a loss of a comrade, he was dealing with the loss of a lover and a close friend. After losing that, nobody can bounce back that easily.
He remembered the day he had let her go. It had been the hardest thing he had ever had to do. Her small smile was still on her beautiful, peaceful face and her hair framed her face and body perfectly but her sparkling green eyes were closed. He would never look into those eyes again and the thought made his heart break. It was at that moment, as he watched her disappear beneath the cool waters that he realised she had taken his heart.
And he could never get it back
