Yeah, I was in the mood for some Zack/Aerith fluff. Don't judge me.

From Zack to Aerith.

Twenty-three Wishes

You said you had twenty-three wishes

And I said 'write them down so I won't forget.'

I promised I'd grant all twenty-three,

But I ended up breaking all of them along with your heart.

I promised to come see you when I came back

But I didn't make it to the threshold

I promised I'd call you back after everything was taken care of

But my cell phone broke before I could dial your number

I promised to show you the sky

But I flew into it without you instead.

I bet you hate me,

My pretty flower girl.

Did you think I ran off with another chick and left you behind?

Did you twirl around with a bright smile on your face

Every time you heard those church doors open?

Or when you heard heavy boots hit against the old wooden floor?

Did you take that ribbon I bought you and throw it on the ground

Thinking I had forgotten about you all these years?

'Cause I never did.

Through the blood and tears, the screams and moans

Through the leaves and dirt

Whether I was sleeping in a tank or laying on the ground with a hole in my heart

I always thought about you.

Oh, my pretty flower girl.

I thought about your smile, which was like the sun after a cloudy day

I thought about your green eyes and how they sparkled when you laughed.

I thought about the way you woke me up with just a simple 'Hellloooo~'

My silly flower girl

I don't think you know

Not one single bit

About how I cut my way through one thousand men

Just to fulfill every single one of your twenty-three promises.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

All I wanted was to show you that pretty blue sky you feared so much.

I hope you didn't forget about me.

You know?

That strange SOLDIER boy,

Who fell from the sky

With a bright smile on his face

And arms ready to hold you tight until the very end?

My dear, sweet flower girl,

Don't cry over me.

I swear I'm not worth it!

I'm too much of a numbskull for you anyway.

So go find some other guy who'll protect you, love you, care about you,

Someone who won't let his job get in the way of seeing you.

Remember, remember, remember

You didn't like SOLDIER anyway, right?

They scared you, right?

It wouldn't be right for you to be sad over me then…

Right?

Oh, who am I kidding?

Defiantly not you,

My smart flower girl

You can see right through me

You know what I say don't mean a thing, baby.

It's selfish to say

But I could careless!

Please don't forget about me

Your SOLDIER boy

Cause what we had

Can never be replaced by roses, or chocolate, or presents

You can ask all you want,

Why I fell in love with you?

But I think it's obvious for anyone to see.

You are my perfection on my darkest of days.

My angel when my wings are torn off my back.

The only thing in my life that didn't crumble right under my feet.

And even if you say you were never worthy of me

I'd still lie down on the floor and let you walk all over me

Just to keep your pretty feet clean.

So let's make a new set of promises!

Ones that I'll never break in the next life

Or the one after that.

I promise to hold you and never let go.

I promise to see you every day or die trying.

I promise to give you all the love in the world so you never have to think twice.

And to sum up all twenty-three wishes,

I promise to take you to see that clear blue sky I love so much

And this time fly away with you by my side.

And all this is just for you,

My beautiful, precious flower girl.