It's what I've always wanted, Cloud to finally talk and notice me. He was being caring and gentle, but sad at the same time. He was extra protective of the family now, hired a new employee to do the deliveries whilst he stayed home. He did do some of course but the boy was energetic and young... and also had no family to go home to.

It was a while ago. We both got drunk and ended up in bed together. When we both woke up, we had a fight and he left for a long time. That was before I was beginning to feel sick.

I ran from home again. I didn't want to go home to the fight that was waiting for me. She wasn't really mad when we fought, just upset that I got mad and said I wanted to leave. But not long after, I got a voice message on my phone. "Cloud, I think I pregnant." I was in shock and headed home as soon as I could.

When Cloud got home, he was a different person. He wouldn't leave my side. I always felt that because he had always wanted to be a father. It wasn't me he cared about at all, it was the baby.

It was two months after I arrived home Tifa was in her room crying for over 2 days. I finally got the courage to go into her room. Tifa was gone. The rest of AVALANCHE helped looked everywhere... but we never found her... That was 1 year ago today.

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It was a long day. I had to work behind the bar since Tifa was gone. Denzel and Marlene now live with Barret and I live alone. I had to fire our new employee and he was devastated. I have never felt so lonely in my life. Everyone gave up on looking for Tifa. Even the WRO and ShinRa were helping. But I never gave up. She is still out there... somewhere.

I looked over at the clock and noticed that it was only 4 o'clock. I had time to go out for a walk. I got my keys and locked up the shop before leaving. I put on my glasses and put the hood over my head, I got it attached to hide away my sadness and it made people not come and randomly tlk to me in the streets. I walked down the streets with my hands in my pockets minding my own business when I heard the sound of yeling.

"Someone! Someone, please stop her! She's a theif!" I turned and to my surprise I saw a figure running through the crowed of people. I saw the man waing his hand. "Hey you! Stop her!" I noticed that the person was getting close so I shrugged my shoulders and grabbed the arm of the girl running past.

"Hey! Let. Me. Go!" I could feel her trying to get free but she was too weak.

"Why should I. You shouldn't have stolen in the first place." I was really angry so my words came out evilly. I could sense her fear when she stopped struggling. "I am going to take you back to the stand over there and you are going to pay him." She was silent but after a while she nodded. All of the crowed was watching us as we walked through. We stood at the counter and the man was standing there with his arms crossed.

"So did you have a plan there girly?" We both looked at her and she looked away. "So, are you going to pay up or are we going to have to use force." She was silent so I grabbed on her arm tighter. I could sense her flinch at the pain from my grip.

"You are going to pay," I whispered it fiercely into her ear. She tried again to run away. The man behind the counter was smiling in amusement as she was using all her strength but she just couldn't get out of my grip.

"Hah! Even for a girl you're weak." She looked and growled at the man before looking to the ground again. "Where's the gil!"

"I-I don't-"

"WHERE IS IT!" The man shouted it so loud that everyone was looking at us.

"I don't have any money." The girl started to cry and covered her mouth with her hand.

"You don't have the gil aye? Well I could get you to work it off." I looked at the face of the shop owner. What I saw on his face made me angry.

"I will pay for it you sick basted!" I scared them both with the volume of my voice.

"O-okay that's 3,000 gil." Shit what the hell did she steal? I handed in the money and pulled the girl away. She could at least pay me back.

It was a long walk. I decided to stop and a shop nearby my place before going back. We both had hoodies and glasses on so we couldn't each other's faces. We both didn't speak the whole time.

"So... Why were you robbing the place?" She didn't speak or move. "You better tell me or I will send you back to deal with it yourself."

"I-I was hungry." I kept looking at her trying to figure her out.

"Well you'll have to come and work for me until you pay me back. It won't be long." She looked up at frightened. It shocked me. "No. Not like that."

"Where do you work?" I laughed a little.

"Sounds strange but I actually am a bartender. Listening to peoples stories is not fun, believe me." I played with the straw in my drink whilst speaking. "It's a little place called 7th Heaven." She flinched. "What? Don't like bars."

"No, I just. I need to meet with some people." She was trying to hide something.

"Why, you need to pay them too?" She shook her head in fear.

"No, I am helping them take care of someone. He is very ill and I want to help him." She grabbed something out of her pocket. "I stole some medicine but I dropped some whilst running." I scared her by snatching the bottle out of her hand. I raised an eyebrow.

"You're lying." She shook her head again. "Either was your coming with me whether you like it or not."

"It's true."

"Fine, I'll come with you and you'll prove it to me. I can help with my material. I always have cure on me." I removed my jacket and put it on my lap to look for the material. I looked at the girl and noticed she was crying. "What now?" She was about to answer then she looked out the window and gasped.

"Those guys by the car are after me." She started to get up from the table but I stood up and grabbed her arm tight.

"Money?" She shook her head. I looked at her as she looked at them. She looked at the expression on my face. I wasn't fooled.

"Ok! Money. But what do I do, they have guns." I looked at the men in suits out front and looked into the kitchen of the small shop.

"Follow me." I pulled her through and ran into the kitchen. The men behind were running after us.

We dodged all the chiefs and there cooking appliances before reaching the emergency exit. I got a plank of wood and the girl watched as I covered the door. We could hear them banging on the other side. "That won't last long." She looked at her feet.

"Thank you."

"You owe me more now." She nodded and smiled. A huge crashing sounded from the door. They still hadn't got through so I grabbed the girls and ran through the alley.

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It took a while to lose them but we finally did. We have been hiding in an alley for ages. Making sure they're still not after her. "I think we lost then." I looked over to her and nodded. "Thank you... I-I really must go bow. People are waiting for me." She bowed and started to run through the alley. I chased after her and grabbed her arm.

"You still have to pay me back first." She looked up at me embarrassed.

"Oh sorry. I forgot."

"Sure." I looked out the alley again to double check. "You remind me of a friend." Her body tensed.

"Wh-who?" I laughed a little and looked down to the ground.

"Her name's Yuffie, Yuffie Kisaragi. She's from Wutai." She looked a bit nervous.

"How so?" We started walking towards the bar.

"Well, let's just say you steal." We both laughed as we walked through the streets together. "Where do you live?" The question shocked her a little but she managed to answer.

"I haven't... got a home. I left mine a while ago." I nodded and rapped my arm around her to rub her shoulder.

"Can I ask you something?" I stopped walking and turned her to face me. She nodded so I continued. "Why haven't you called for help? There are many people here that will probably try. Not that they can get through me." She giggled at my little comment before continuing.

"I want somewhere to live." I barely managed to hear her. "I don't want to do this anymore. I am hungry all the time. There are creepy old men out there trying to harass me." She sobbed before continuing. "Besides, as you said. I won't be able to get away."

We both laughed as we continued down the alley.