Final Fantasy... A Crossover...
Author: Suzaku no miko
Disclaimers: I do not own the series Final Fantasy or its characters....I do own Angela, however...

Chapter 1: Final Fantasy VII

"Cloud...where are you? I can't see you..." a voice called out to him. The young man looked all around him, trying to search for the familiar voice in the dark void surrounding him. "Who's there?" he cried, his voice followed by distant echoes...of other voices.. as if they were replying.. or were they mocking him? "Cloud..it's dark in here. I'm scared." the voice spoke again, now with a hint of sobs. Could this person be crying? And why did it need him so badly? This was all Cloud could think about as he started running, not knowing where he was going. It was too dark to tell... "Cloud!"

"Cloud! How many times am I going to have to call you?!" This made Cloud quickly rise up from his bed. "Tifa?!... It was just a dream..." he panted, beads of sweat falling down his face. He looked around to find that he was back in his room, sitting up on his bed, in his white tank top and black shorts, with the bed sheets wrapped around his lower body, looking at...her...

"Are you okay? You've been tossing and turning and Barret was complaining that you were yelling in your sleep. Was it because you ate so much last night?" Tifa asked, a worried look on her face. "Yeah... that's probably it.. Don't worry about it." he assured her, trying to form that careless smirk he always flaunted. "Okay... well, I was just calling you to get up. It's time for breakfast." she replied, using a tissue to wipe the sweat from his face. "Okay, I'll be there soon. Let me just get ready and I'll come down soon." Cloud smiled. "Sure." Tifa agreed, and soon left Cloud to do whatever he had to do.

It has been several weeks since the incident. Cloud and his friends had just saved the world from Sephiroth and all of the evil that accompanied him, including Meteor. Even though they vanquished the evil that threatened the very life of the Earth, Cloud still had a sense of something was missing. He could not forget what happened...

*FLASHBACK*Waking abruptly from a mysterious dream of Aeris, Cloud quickly made his way to the center of the City of the Ancients. He could feel something was wrong as he made his way closer to the bottom of the crystalline stairs. Then, he could see her... 'What is she doing?' Cloud wondered as he, Tifa, and Barret made their way to the central pedestal that stood at the center of the city. "Let's go see what Aeris is doing.." Barret announced, about the jump on the step. But an extended hand stopped him from progressing...

"What's wrong, Cloud?" Tifa asked. "I'll go alone." Cloud replied, not taking his gaze off of the Ancient. Soon, Cloud was on the same pedestal that Aeris was on. He kept watching her..watching her pray... Her eyes closed and her hands folded over one another... When suddenly, he felt as if he was not himself....

Cloud then unsheathed his sword, soon bringing it over his head, aimed at Aeris. Just as he was about to swing... "CLOUD!" Tifa's voice could be heard. "What you doin'?!" Barret also cried. Breaking out of the daze, Cloud suddenly realized what he was doing and quickly dropped his sword. Aeris then noticed him, forming a gentle smile. Neither of them felt the new presence... nor noticed the shadow... and suddenly...

"Oh God!! Even in my daydreams I keep seeing that same scene played over and over again!" Cloud exclaimed, smacking himself in the face with a magazine he had picked up from the floor. 'You know what? Let me blast some music and keep that breakfast in my mind while I get dressed.' he told himself, grabbing his favorite heavy metal CD off of his dresser. He then popped in the "Wild Moombas" into the large, black stereo system and pressed play.

Meanwhile, downstairs.....
"Sounds like he's stressed out again." Tifa shook her head as she placed the breakfast-filled plates onto the table. Tifa, alone, made pancakes with syrup, french toast, bacon, eggs, and home fries. This was all to be washed down with a nice, cold glass of orange juice and steaming-hot mug of coffee.

Just after saving the world from Meteor and Sephiroth, everyone went back to their respected homes. Cid Highwind went back to Rocket town, Yuffie back at Wutai, Vincent back at Nibelheim (no one really understood why, mind you), Cait Sith at the Golden Saucer, and Red XIII back to Cosmo Canyon. This left Tifa, Barret, and Cloud. Tifa felt she couldn't go back to Midgar, there were too many bad memories left there. So, taking Marlene with them, they decided to settle at Kalm and became permanent residents.

Soon, everyone had made their way down to the kitchen and joined Tifa to eat. Immediately, Barret served Marlene first before serving himself, not allowing Tifa to do anymore. Tifa then decided to serve Cloud, ignoring his gentle declines to not serve him. And finally, Tifa sat down after serving herself. Just as they were about to take the first bite...

"Guys!! We got trouble!" a very exhausted, breathless Cait Sith exclaimed as he burst through the front door.

To be continued....