Hey, Chaotic_Angel speaking. This is my first fanfic so please bear with me if this sounds bad. Everyone is moving on. Except for Cloud. He dwells in his past while everyone carries on with life. He gets shocking news that will make his world crumble. Will he move on? Comments and Criticism is welcome when you review! Thanx! Disclaimer: I don't own anything here except for me. FFVII belongs to its owners, and My Immortal by Evanescence belongs to Evanescence.

*music starts* The phone rings, and Cloud picks up the phone. "Hello?" "Hey, Cloud! It's me, Tifa!" "Oh, hi." "Guess what?" "What?" "I'm getting married!" He dropped his glass of water. "Congratulations." "Well, I'm gonna tell everyone else. Bye!" "Bye."
He put down the receiver.

I'm tired of being here

Suppressed by all of my childish fears

He cleaned up the mess and went to his room. He collapsed on his bed from exhaustion and shock. He thought Tifa would always wait for him until he was ready.
"I guess I was wrong."
Aeris had been the one he loved, but when she.died, he was ashamed of himself for not protecting her. He also loved Tifa, but to protect her, he couldn't get close to her right after Aeris died.

I wish that you would just leave

Because your presence still lingers here

And it won't leave me alone

He fell asleep and his nightmares were replays of Aeris dying right before his eyes over and over again.

These wounds won't seem to heal

This pain is just too real

There's just too much that time cannot erase

He woke up that night feeling even more tired. It had been like this for a whole year. Yet, he could never forget about Aeris.
"Why?"

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears

When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears

And I've held your hand through all of these years

But you still have all of me

It was like when she died, she took him with her. He always protected her, but his heart was full of guilt. He didn't save the one he loved most. You used to captivate me

By your resonating light

But now I'm bound by the life you left behind

Now everywhere he went, he saw Aeris. Every flower he smelled, he pictured Aeris.

Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams

Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me

Cloud couldn't bear being alive anymore so the only place of comfort he had was his dreams, and she still haunted him even in his dreams.

These wounds won't seem to heal

This pain is just too real

There's just too much that time cannot erase

Life, itself was terrible as Cloud sank deeper and deeper into depression. He didn't go to work so Tifa had to support him. She took care of him, but she started giving up on him. So Cloud moved out into an apartment.

These wounds won't seem to heal

This pain is just too real

There's just too much that time cannot erase

He held a picture inside of a flowery frame of Aeris. She smiled at him. His brows furrowed as he realized something he should've a while ago.

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone And though you're still with me

"She's gone."
He put her picture face down on the table, and left the apartment.