Falling... Falling fast... But why? Where am I? How did I get here? Where am I going to end up? Who am I?
Tifa Lockhart woke up with a start and looked around nervously.
"Just a dream," she said softly to herself, trying to calm down.
But still, the thought of falling into a dark nothingness got to her... She looked miserably down at the picture of Cloud, Marlene, Denzel, and herself smiling happily up at her. She was still in shock as she gently climbed out of her hotel bed; she heard a load knock on her door.
She opened the door and saw a perky maid with her breakfast, "Morning Miss," she smiled cheerfully as she brought the trolley through the doorway, "You had a call for you last night, but you were sleeping, so I took a message."
Tifa nodded in a daze, not really paying attention.
"A Cloud Strife," the maid continued, "sounded quite worried, the dear, wanted to know if you were staying here, and I told him, I did, that it was information I could not give out."
Tifa's ears picked up when she heard Cloud's name "How long ago, does he know for sure if I am here?" Tifa felt her heart start to race; she didn't want to go back... not yet at least.
The maid looked curiously at her, "I told you already I did not give out information like that, and since you specially requested it, I would not have told him you were here anyways."
Tifa felt her heart calm down, "okay, thank you," she waved the maid off and sat on her bed thinking, Cloud for sure knows I'm here, why else would he call?
She sighed as she got up and grabbed her bag to pack.
Cloud seemed in well in thought for the whole morning, Marlene noticed this as she walked by him once again, just out of curiosity.
"When will you eat with us?" She asked sadly.
"Not now Marlene, I'm thinking about something," he waved his hand for her to go away.
But Marlene stayed put, "You can't sit around moaning all day about Tifa not being here," she looked worried as she forced Cloud to look at her, "she will come back, I know for sure."
Cloud nodded silently, "It's my fault... I upset her when I told her I am getting married to Aerith..."
Marlene nodded, she looked down at her toes, "It's not your fault though," she patted Cloud on the back, "she left because she wanted some time on her own..."
Cloud nodded slowly, "but still, I wish she would call me back, it seems every time I find the hotel she is at, she moves to another one because she doesn't want to be found, also, all the hotel workers tell me they cannot give out that information, but when I call back a day later, they tell me she has packed and left early..."
Marlene looked worriedly at Cloud, "just give her some time... I know you don't want to hear this, but, you really hurt her," Marlene saw pain in Cloud's eyes, "she loved you... and you were meant to get married..."
"I... I would never hurt Tifa, but I am afraid I cannot help it this time..."
"Hey, why don't we make a promise? Umm, if you get really famous and I'm ever in a bind... You come save me, all right?"
Cloud winced in pain at the thought of the memory... "I'm going to find her..." he said silently to himself, "whatever it takes"
