This is my first, first, firstest, first fic ever! So yeah. Don't expect it to be so good. Criticize if you want. I think I need it..? Yeah. Criticize all you want, cause.. I'm like, new to this, and I'm sure that it will suck, but whatever! Here goes! AHHHHH!!

Tifa's POV

Tears rolled down my cheeks as I stared out towards the horizon. The waves from the ocean splashed over and over again against the floor of the beach . My head hurts so much, I feel like its gonna explode soon. Why me? Why is it always me? I'm all alone now.. I've isolated myself from everyone. I can't trust them.. or anyone else. I felt the cool wind blow against my skin, making me shiver. I whimpered as I thought about my parents; the only people I've ever really trusted..

Flashback~

It was snowing; beautiful snowflakes were falling from the outstretched sky. Me and my friends, Aerith and Yuffie were playng "Save the Princess". As always, I was the knight in shining armor, while Aerith was the damsel in distress. Yuffie played the dragon that guarded the castle."Roar!", yelled Yuffie. Aerith faked a scream, putting on a dramatic expression on her face. "Get away from her!", I screamed, trying to keep a straight face.

"Hey, Tifa. Don't you think we're a little old to still be playing this?", Aerith asked.

"Well.. We're 14.. And this IS what Yuffie wanted to do for her birthday.", I replied.

Yuffie suddenly burst into laughter, falling over on the snow-covered ground. I looked at Aerith, both of us confused. We all ended up laughing on the ground, our laughter filling up the quiet and empty park. "Hey.", said Aerith. "What if we do find our princes one day?".

"Princes?!", yelled Yuffie. "Aerith, you sound like all those other girls that want to be "saved" from something."

"Well," said Aerith, thinking. "How about our-"

"It doesn't matter.", I interrupted. "I mean, who needs to be "saved" from something? I can save myself! I don't need some kind of hero to come and-"

"TIFA!!"

I turned around at the sound of my name being said. I smiled, seeing that it was Barret, one my father's closest friends. But, he looked..kind of.. well, serious; not that he's never serious. It's just that, he looked scared, and seemed very tense. I figured maybe he was just doing one of his daily errands; running. He's been saying that he wanted to lose some weight, so yeah. "Hi, Uncle Barret!," I said, smiling as he finally reached me. What-"

"Tifa," he said, trying to catch his breath. "Hospital..parents..your..come."

I kind of got confused about what he said, but I did understand the "come" part.

When we finally got to the hospital, Barret rushed up to a nurse, asking her which room my parents were in. I didn't hear what she said, so I continued to follow Barret, my heart pounding. We went in an elevator, to floor 2, and stopped at the room 205. Barret stepped aside, making room for me to open the door. I slowly turned the knob, scared of what I might see. The room was dark, but I could still make out the figures laying on the beds. I tried to find the switch for the lights, but it seemed that Barret found it first. The lights weren't as bright as I thought they'd be. They were more like, 5 candles, during a peaceful and relaxing bath. I saw my mom; her neck was in a cast, and her head, along with the rest of her body, were heavily bandaged. I turned my gaze to my dad, his body also wrapped in bandages. But, I could still the red, crimson blood, soaking through. I walked towards my mom, seeing that she was closer.

"...Mom?"

"H-Hi, honey,"said my mom, clearly hurting from having to talk.

"Are.. you okay?"

"Hmm.. I don't know. Do I look okay?"

I forced out a laugh. "You look horrible, mom."

She just smiled and closed her eyes. I turned towards my dad, my eyes watering. Although he seemed too tired to talk, I still felt that I should go talk to him. I slowly went up to him, my body shaking, and my heart beating faster each second.

"..Dad?"

"H-Hi, sweetheart," he replied, his voice shaking. "There's my little princess."

I smiled. "What happened, Dad?"

"Nothing, just a little accident at work, honey.", he said.

A little accident at work.. I knew that he was lying. But, why? What did he have to hide from me? Oh, gosh.. What if- What if they don't make it? No. I can't think like that. They will make it! They would never leave me here!

Tears fell from my eyes, making my vision blurry. "Dad, please don't leave me! Please don't leave me here!"

"I would never leave you; not in a million years."

I looked at him, his brown eyes full of tears. He knows he won't make it..

"You promise?", I asked.

"I promise."

Flashback ends~

My parents stayed in the hospital for another 3 months. They were sometimes allowed to go on walks with me. We usually went to the well, by the center of town. When it turned into nightfall, we would sit on the edge of the bridge and look at the stars. On the last night, my parents told me that every star represents a promise; the ones being fulfilled are the brightest ones, while the ones being broken are the ones that are shining the least. I asked them which one represented the one dad and I made. They said it had disappeared. I didn't understand what they meant; they were still here. They weren't gonna leave me. They promised, right?

But, the next morning when I came to see them, their beds were empty. I told myself that maybe they were finally let out of the hopital. I went to the nurse by the entrance and asked her where my parents were. She said they were gone. Gone?! No! NO! They promised me! I ran outside, towards the center of town. Maybe they're waiting for me. To go watch the stars at night.. When I reached the well..they weren't there. I stayed there all day and all night. Through the rain and the snow. But, they never came..

Aerith and Yuffie tried to comfort me; make me feel better. But, I only just ignored them and pushed them away. Uncle Barret never came back. I lost my trust for him, for everybody. Soon, I became a loner; hated by everyone. They all stared at me like I was a psycho, waiting for my parents.

And.. here I am. Sitting on the bridge.. knowing that my parents will never come back. My eyes started to fill with water, and pretty soon, I started crying. I quickly wiped off my tears, not wanting to be seen crying. But, what's the point? They've seen me like this since.. that day. My eyes started drooping. No. I can't fall asleep. Pretty soon I let my eyes close, too tired to even try to stay awake.

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When I woke up, I was in a room. A room that I've never seen before. But, maybe that was because it was so dark. I gasped. Maybe it was all just a dream! Why did it seem so real, though? I pushed that thought away as I got up and opened the door. As soon as I had stepped out, a bright light blinded me, forcing me to shut my eyes and stumble backwards. Before I knew what was happening, a pair of hands grabbed me by the waist, pulling me back on my feet. I quickly opened my eyes, waiting for them to adjust to the surroundings.

"Are you okay?", someone asked.

I looked down, hoping my eyes would adjust faster. "I-I'm fine.""What's going on? Where am I?."

When my eyes had finally adjusted to the brown carpet covering the floor, I looked up. As soon as I had looked up, I met a pair of blue eyes. It's not that I've never seen blue eyes, its just that.. It was, kind of.. magical; I felt like I was in a whole other world. I quickly looked down, trying to avoid those blue, enchanting eyes. Before I had looked down, I noticed that the pair of blue eyes had belonged to a boy about my age. He had blonde, spiky hair, and was about a head taller than me.

"It's okay. You're safe. No one's gonna hurt you- well, maybe emotionally, but not physically.", the boy said.

I looked back up at him. "My parents.. Are they really..?

"They're gone.", he stated.

Tears fell from my eyes. I knew it was too good to be true. I didn't want him to see me like this, so I dropped down on my knees and covered my face. The more I thought about my parents, the more my tears felll, and the more my head ached. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the boy squat down next to me.

"Hey," he said.

I could feel his eyes on me. Why me? Ugh, don't look at me. Dont look at me, don't look at me..

For some reason, I looked up at him; and for a moment, our eyes met. He suddenly turned away. It seemed as if he was in deep thoughts. I ignored him and tried to control my breathing.

"Here!"

I turned to look at him. In his hand was a necklace with a ring on it.

"What..?", I started to say.

"It's my dad's," he explained. "Well, actually it used to be his. My dad used to wear it all the time. He said that it helped him through all the hard times he's been through. And.. Well, you're going through such a hard time. I think maybe.. You could use it."

I looked at him, then the necklace. The design on the necklace was simple; a plain, silver necklace with a.. What is that? A wolf? A wolf-ring? It's pretty, though. I don't want it.. It means too much to his dad. I can't-

"It's okay," the boy reassured. "My parents would understand. Trust me."

Trust.. Funny; lately I haven't trusted people anymore..

"Here," he said, putting the necklace in my hand. "If you don't want it.. Hold on to it for me then, okay?"

I slowly nodded. Ugh, you idiot! Why'd you agree? I guess I was too busy yelling at myself, that I didn't notice the boy stand up.

"Come on," he said, putting out his hand.

I was just about to take it when I noticed that my legs were numb. I gasped. Seriously?! Why now?

"Something wrong?", he asked.

"Uhmm.. My legs.. They're.. numb," I replied, hitting them so they'd get..un-numb.

"I'll carry you," he said, squatting down in front of me; his back facing me.

"No. I'm good. A couple more hits should-"

"You don't trust me?"

As soon as he asked that, I looked up at him. I couldn't believe what he said. I just met him like.. what? 5 minutes ago? And he expects me to trust him?

"I.. haven't trusted anyone lately."

"It's okay. Just.. Put your arms around me, and I promise you'll be fine.", he said.

"Uhmm.. Okay," I replied, putting my arms around his neck and my body on his back.

He got up so quickly, I almost fell off.

"Hang on," he said, laughing.

I tightened my arms around his neck, careful not to choke him. His back is so warm.. I laid my head on his back, feeling the warmth of his body heat.

"You're back is so warm.", I said.

He chuckled. "Don't fall in love with my back."

"Pfft.. Like I would."

My eyes started drooping again. But, I let them close. I felt myself falling asleep on his back. The last thing I remember before I fell asleep, was a voice.

"Oh. By the way, my name's Cloud."

Finally done! I didn't want them to meet in one of the next upcoming chapters cause.. Well, its kinda weird. Haha. Hope you liked it! I didn't ask RoyalPrince to read it yet... (sigh) Well.. REVIEW PLEASE!! You do not know how long I've worked on this story. (Not that long), but.. Well, I've been working on another one longer, its just that I skipped the first 2 chapters and worked on the rest.. So yeah. Lol. Just.. Uhmm.. Yeah. R&R!