Regaining A Lost Love
Disclaimer: I don't own FFVII, and I most probably never will.
A/N: This story takes place almost immediately after Sephiroth dies. Its really my first romance story, so please, no flames!
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It was two months since Meteor and Sephiroth had been destroyed. Tifa and Cloud went back to Nibelheim, Barret lived with Marlene and Elmyra in Kalm, Yuffie returned to the dojo and her father in Wutai, Red was rebuilding Cosmo Canyon, Cid was with Shera in Rocket Town, and Vincent and Reeve were rebuilding Neo-Shinra, a company that was experimenting with electric power, rather than mako.
Tifa's POV:
It's only been a week since everything ended, and it seems like everything is falling into place. Well, almost everything. I still can't get Cloud to notice what I feel for him, he just sulks all day, probably about Aeris. I know he misses her, but he needs to realize that she dead, and that I'm here for him.
Of course I miss her, we all do, but she's gone, and that's that. But there's still the feeling of happiness I get when he smiles at me, and I know that it's for me, not her.
And of course I know I'm in love with him, even more so than I was when we were younger. Otherwise, when he smiles at me, I wouldn't feel like I was being lifted into the air from the butterflies in my stomach, and when he frowns because of her, I feel like my heart is being ripped out of my chest.
But although I know she's not here, I feel as though I'm still competing for his heart. Sometimes he talks about her like she's still alive. He has dreams about her, not of me, he was happy with her, not with me. Maybe I'm just destined to be the best friend forever. I'm sure if he shared my feelings he wouldn't tell me about the dreams.
So of course I don't tell him how I feel. I hide behind my smile, and I try not to show him the sorrow in my eyes. If I did, it would only make his situation more difficult. I want to make him happy; I'd do anything to see that boyish smile I did before he met her. Just to see him happy, I don't remember the last time he was like that though. I feel like it won't ever happen again.
He's also lost that vibrant glow to his eyes. The way they shine when he's happy. Sure, people may say they glow, but that's because of the mako. But when he's happy, really, truly happy, you can tell.
I don't know if I will ever get the old Cloud back. The one I used to, no, the one I do love, more than anything. But I can still wish. No matter what, I'll never give up, and I'll never leave his side.
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Clouds POV:
I can't stop thinking about her.Aeris. I miss her so much. I can't stand not being with her, the way she made me feel when I was around her. She made me feel so.so alive, just alive. And now, I feel empty, like a big part of me is empty. She meant so much to me.
At least I can talk to Tifa. I know she'll always be there for me, so I can share my feelings with her. When I'm with her, I'm a little bit happier, and I don't feel as empty. But I'm still hollow.
And the dreams.The dreams of her are there every night. I hold her in my arms, and I kiss her. When I'm there, I can see her, feel her, smell her, even taste her. I only wish it were real. Sometimes I even think it is. Maybe she's contacting me from the lifestream.
I'm going to bring her back. I have to, there must be a way. Somehow, I jus know we were meant to be together. She's so perfect, in every single way.
But until I find her, I'll just have to dream.
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"Aeris!"
Cloud shot up in his bed, his eyes slightly glowing through the dim light that the sunrise was shedding into his room. He was panting and had a thin layer of cold sweat covering his body. He rested his head in his hands, eyes closed, remembering his dream.
"Aeris, I miss you so much. I'll get you back, I promise."
He slowly pulled himself out of bed, dragging himself down the stairs to make some coffee. He glanced at the clock, 6:30, Tifa would be up soon. She normally got out of bed at around seven. They had decided to live together, since they would spend most of their time together anyways. It was not only cost effective, but fun at times.
Tonight was the night that they would have their annual meeting. Once a month the whole AVALANCHE group got together at Nibelheim to discuss whatever and catch up.
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"Aeris!"
Tifa jumped out of her bed and scurried down the hall to make sure Cloud was alright. She quietly poked her head into his room just in time to catch him say something.
"Aeris, I miss you so much. I'll get you back, I promise."
Her heart sunk and she felt like he had just grabbed her it and squeezed it as tight as he could. This wasn't the first time she'd heard him say things like that before, but it just hurt more every time he said it.
She rushed back to her room without a sound, silently sobbing the whole way, then jumped onto her bed, burying her head in her pillows. At least today wouldn't be so bad though. At least he would pretend to be a little happier for their friends. But once they left, he would sulk again, apparently not noticing that she knew.
Tifa stopped crying and sat in her bed, waiting for the red puffiness in her eyes to go away. There had to be someone in the house who was happy, and if it wasn't Cloud, it would have to be her.
She finally walked downstairs to the sight of Cloud sipping coffee and just staring at the table. He didn't even look up when he heard her footsteps.
"Are you thinking about her again?" She asked the question a little nervously, hoping that it wouldn't upset him even more.
"Yeah, I had another dream. Each time, it gets more and more vivid. I swear its real Tif, it just feels like it, even though it's always the same, they just keep getting more and more real."
He had told her about his dreams, he just hadn't told her about the kiss in each one. But he had explained that he was holding her where she had died. In the center of Ancient City. He told her everything he thought about them too, the fact that his senses reacted to her, and that he thought she was trying to tell him something. And every time they discussed it, she silently listened, with a fake smile plastered to her face, when all the while she held back tears.
But she promised herself that she would stay by him and help him, and that's just what she did. No matter how much it hurt her. She wished that she could take away his pain, and bear it all herself, but she couldn't. So if just listening him, and offering him support would help ease his pain and comfort him, she would do it. God knew she would go to the ends of the Planet for this man.
"Well, are you ready for another party?" She said on a happier note.
"I suppose, I've been looking forward to this all month." He actually smiled a genuine smile after he said it too. 'I've got something I'm going to tell everyone.'
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A/N: Well that's the end of this chapter. I guess its a little cliff- hanger-like. I hope it makes you wanna read the next chapter! Please read and review! No flames, please!
Disclaimer: I don't own FFVII, and I most probably never will.
A/N: This story takes place almost immediately after Sephiroth dies. Its really my first romance story, so please, no flames!
**
It was two months since Meteor and Sephiroth had been destroyed. Tifa and Cloud went back to Nibelheim, Barret lived with Marlene and Elmyra in Kalm, Yuffie returned to the dojo and her father in Wutai, Red was rebuilding Cosmo Canyon, Cid was with Shera in Rocket Town, and Vincent and Reeve were rebuilding Neo-Shinra, a company that was experimenting with electric power, rather than mako.
Tifa's POV:
It's only been a week since everything ended, and it seems like everything is falling into place. Well, almost everything. I still can't get Cloud to notice what I feel for him, he just sulks all day, probably about Aeris. I know he misses her, but he needs to realize that she dead, and that I'm here for him.
Of course I miss her, we all do, but she's gone, and that's that. But there's still the feeling of happiness I get when he smiles at me, and I know that it's for me, not her.
And of course I know I'm in love with him, even more so than I was when we were younger. Otherwise, when he smiles at me, I wouldn't feel like I was being lifted into the air from the butterflies in my stomach, and when he frowns because of her, I feel like my heart is being ripped out of my chest.
But although I know she's not here, I feel as though I'm still competing for his heart. Sometimes he talks about her like she's still alive. He has dreams about her, not of me, he was happy with her, not with me. Maybe I'm just destined to be the best friend forever. I'm sure if he shared my feelings he wouldn't tell me about the dreams.
So of course I don't tell him how I feel. I hide behind my smile, and I try not to show him the sorrow in my eyes. If I did, it would only make his situation more difficult. I want to make him happy; I'd do anything to see that boyish smile I did before he met her. Just to see him happy, I don't remember the last time he was like that though. I feel like it won't ever happen again.
He's also lost that vibrant glow to his eyes. The way they shine when he's happy. Sure, people may say they glow, but that's because of the mako. But when he's happy, really, truly happy, you can tell.
I don't know if I will ever get the old Cloud back. The one I used to, no, the one I do love, more than anything. But I can still wish. No matter what, I'll never give up, and I'll never leave his side.
**
Clouds POV:
I can't stop thinking about her.Aeris. I miss her so much. I can't stand not being with her, the way she made me feel when I was around her. She made me feel so.so alive, just alive. And now, I feel empty, like a big part of me is empty. She meant so much to me.
At least I can talk to Tifa. I know she'll always be there for me, so I can share my feelings with her. When I'm with her, I'm a little bit happier, and I don't feel as empty. But I'm still hollow.
And the dreams.The dreams of her are there every night. I hold her in my arms, and I kiss her. When I'm there, I can see her, feel her, smell her, even taste her. I only wish it were real. Sometimes I even think it is. Maybe she's contacting me from the lifestream.
I'm going to bring her back. I have to, there must be a way. Somehow, I jus know we were meant to be together. She's so perfect, in every single way.
But until I find her, I'll just have to dream.
**
"Aeris!"
Cloud shot up in his bed, his eyes slightly glowing through the dim light that the sunrise was shedding into his room. He was panting and had a thin layer of cold sweat covering his body. He rested his head in his hands, eyes closed, remembering his dream.
"Aeris, I miss you so much. I'll get you back, I promise."
He slowly pulled himself out of bed, dragging himself down the stairs to make some coffee. He glanced at the clock, 6:30, Tifa would be up soon. She normally got out of bed at around seven. They had decided to live together, since they would spend most of their time together anyways. It was not only cost effective, but fun at times.
Tonight was the night that they would have their annual meeting. Once a month the whole AVALANCHE group got together at Nibelheim to discuss whatever and catch up.
**
"Aeris!"
Tifa jumped out of her bed and scurried down the hall to make sure Cloud was alright. She quietly poked her head into his room just in time to catch him say something.
"Aeris, I miss you so much. I'll get you back, I promise."
Her heart sunk and she felt like he had just grabbed her it and squeezed it as tight as he could. This wasn't the first time she'd heard him say things like that before, but it just hurt more every time he said it.
She rushed back to her room without a sound, silently sobbing the whole way, then jumped onto her bed, burying her head in her pillows. At least today wouldn't be so bad though. At least he would pretend to be a little happier for their friends. But once they left, he would sulk again, apparently not noticing that she knew.
Tifa stopped crying and sat in her bed, waiting for the red puffiness in her eyes to go away. There had to be someone in the house who was happy, and if it wasn't Cloud, it would have to be her.
She finally walked downstairs to the sight of Cloud sipping coffee and just staring at the table. He didn't even look up when he heard her footsteps.
"Are you thinking about her again?" She asked the question a little nervously, hoping that it wouldn't upset him even more.
"Yeah, I had another dream. Each time, it gets more and more vivid. I swear its real Tif, it just feels like it, even though it's always the same, they just keep getting more and more real."
He had told her about his dreams, he just hadn't told her about the kiss in each one. But he had explained that he was holding her where she had died. In the center of Ancient City. He told her everything he thought about them too, the fact that his senses reacted to her, and that he thought she was trying to tell him something. And every time they discussed it, she silently listened, with a fake smile plastered to her face, when all the while she held back tears.
But she promised herself that she would stay by him and help him, and that's just what she did. No matter how much it hurt her. She wished that she could take away his pain, and bear it all herself, but she couldn't. So if just listening him, and offering him support would help ease his pain and comfort him, she would do it. God knew she would go to the ends of the Planet for this man.
"Well, are you ready for another party?" She said on a happier note.
"I suppose, I've been looking forward to this all month." He actually smiled a genuine smile after he said it too. 'I've got something I'm going to tell everyone.'
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A/N: Well that's the end of this chapter. I guess its a little cliff- hanger-like. I hope it makes you wanna read the next chapter! Please read and review! No flames, please!
