((A/N: Okay, deep breath, I'm writing a CloRis. I know this doesn't seem like much on this name, but I'm cloti-4ever...not a CloRis person. But this is KH, and nobody here even knows about Tifa, which is a good thing for my rep as a CloudxTifa girl. I don't like the couple, and I'm probably gonna make Aeris..erm...Aerith very out of character, but I don't care. ^^ anyways, enjoy!))
"You're...serious?" Cloud Strife's voice was slow, and definately skeptic. What he was doing was stupid, and he knew it even without the warnings going off in his head. The love of his life had died two years before, and it was his fault. If he could bring her back...there was nothing he wouldn't give.
"Dead serious." Hades chuckled, but Cloud obviously didn't appreciate the pun. His crystal blue eyes blazed into the god's yellowed ones, a fear concealed behind the strange mix of anger and hope.
"And I just have to die?" Cloud continued, not for a second thinking that Aerith being alive would affect him in no way if he were dead. 'She'll be happy...and alive....it'll be worth it.' he kept reminding himself, if the thought crossed his mind even for a second.
"No no no! Kid, you've got it all wrong!" Hades exclaimed. "I want your heart, not your life." His large eyes narrowed, gazing into Cloud's chest, as if he could see the heart beating within it already. Cloud caught his gaze and stepped back, nervously. Why did he feel so cold all of a sudden?
"Wouldn't I *die* without a heart?" Then it dawned on him...Hades was going to make him a heartless. Without a soul...not literally without a heart. Why hadn't he figured it out before? His mind reeled now, trying to grasp the concept. 'But....couldn't I hurt her?'
"See...now you're catching on....and...if ya act now, I'll tell ya what....you'll have total freedom. Go wherever you want, do whatever you want. You can even keep that body of yours. Just hand over your heart...and....she'll be yours."
Attention now turned to the body on the slate slab beyond him, flames licking at her around it. She looked as if she were just sleeping, her perfect pink dress soft and clinging to her motionless body.
"Aerith..." Cloud said softly, moving towards her, an awed feel in his eyes. His heart began to pound, reminding him that he needed to give it up if he was going to have her alive. He turned to Hades. "Fine, it's yours...just make her alive!" He shouted.
Hades smirked, standing now, and walking a few inches from Cloud. "Well, let's just collect that heart-"
"-no." Cloud said, earning a very surprised glance from Hades. "If you're gonna do it, revive her first. I'm not gonna back out...you're a god. It's not like you don't have the powers to catch me even if I try. But...I want to see her once before I lose my heart." He reasoned, and was truthfull on this part. He had no intents to go back on his word, but if he wouldn't be able to love her when she woke, he wanted to see her once while it still mattered.
"You know kid, you're lucky you have the heart you do, because I wouldn't go so out of my way otherwise. Fine." He flicked a finger at the body on the slate, a blue light surrounded her, and she was sitting up a moment later, a bewildered look in her unfocused eyes.
"C-Cloud!?" she shouted, jumping up and running clumsily to him. Her legs didn't seem to function like they used to. She hadn't used them in a long time, though, and that would probably explain it.
"AERITH!" He cried, catching her in his arms as she dashed to them. He hugged her for a long moment, then placed his hands firmly on her shoulders, pushing her back gently. He gently took one of her hands and placed it beneath his colar, pushing it against his heart.
"Aerith....don't forget me, okay?" She could feel his heart pounding a lightning-fast rhythm beneath, and began to become worried. She noticed the tears in his eyes, and could feel her own heart begining to match the rate of his.
"Cloud...Cloud, what are you talking about!?" She cried.
"I love you, Aerith."
Hades smirked, taking his cue and sending a blue orb of power into Cloud's chest. Aeris gasped, pulling back as the large ball entered, then emerged from his chest, the large shell of his heart a reddish-gold tint within.
"CLOUD!" Her blood-curtling scream echoed throughout the caverns of the underworld. Talk about waking the dead.
((A/N: I'm sorry about lack of formatting, but I'm only using notepad...HTML has been odd, and whenever I try to post it on FF.net lately, it's been coming out with the tags showing, and no formatting besides it. Anyways..please Review))
"You're...serious?" Cloud Strife's voice was slow, and definately skeptic. What he was doing was stupid, and he knew it even without the warnings going off in his head. The love of his life had died two years before, and it was his fault. If he could bring her back...there was nothing he wouldn't give.
"Dead serious." Hades chuckled, but Cloud obviously didn't appreciate the pun. His crystal blue eyes blazed into the god's yellowed ones, a fear concealed behind the strange mix of anger and hope.
"And I just have to die?" Cloud continued, not for a second thinking that Aerith being alive would affect him in no way if he were dead. 'She'll be happy...and alive....it'll be worth it.' he kept reminding himself, if the thought crossed his mind even for a second.
"No no no! Kid, you've got it all wrong!" Hades exclaimed. "I want your heart, not your life." His large eyes narrowed, gazing into Cloud's chest, as if he could see the heart beating within it already. Cloud caught his gaze and stepped back, nervously. Why did he feel so cold all of a sudden?
"Wouldn't I *die* without a heart?" Then it dawned on him...Hades was going to make him a heartless. Without a soul...not literally without a heart. Why hadn't he figured it out before? His mind reeled now, trying to grasp the concept. 'But....couldn't I hurt her?'
"See...now you're catching on....and...if ya act now, I'll tell ya what....you'll have total freedom. Go wherever you want, do whatever you want. You can even keep that body of yours. Just hand over your heart...and....she'll be yours."
Attention now turned to the body on the slate slab beyond him, flames licking at her around it. She looked as if she were just sleeping, her perfect pink dress soft and clinging to her motionless body.
"Aerith..." Cloud said softly, moving towards her, an awed feel in his eyes. His heart began to pound, reminding him that he needed to give it up if he was going to have her alive. He turned to Hades. "Fine, it's yours...just make her alive!" He shouted.
Hades smirked, standing now, and walking a few inches from Cloud. "Well, let's just collect that heart-"
"-no." Cloud said, earning a very surprised glance from Hades. "If you're gonna do it, revive her first. I'm not gonna back out...you're a god. It's not like you don't have the powers to catch me even if I try. But...I want to see her once before I lose my heart." He reasoned, and was truthfull on this part. He had no intents to go back on his word, but if he wouldn't be able to love her when she woke, he wanted to see her once while it still mattered.
"You know kid, you're lucky you have the heart you do, because I wouldn't go so out of my way otherwise. Fine." He flicked a finger at the body on the slate, a blue light surrounded her, and she was sitting up a moment later, a bewildered look in her unfocused eyes.
"C-Cloud!?" she shouted, jumping up and running clumsily to him. Her legs didn't seem to function like they used to. She hadn't used them in a long time, though, and that would probably explain it.
"AERITH!" He cried, catching her in his arms as she dashed to them. He hugged her for a long moment, then placed his hands firmly on her shoulders, pushing her back gently. He gently took one of her hands and placed it beneath his colar, pushing it against his heart.
"Aerith....don't forget me, okay?" She could feel his heart pounding a lightning-fast rhythm beneath, and began to become worried. She noticed the tears in his eyes, and could feel her own heart begining to match the rate of his.
"Cloud...Cloud, what are you talking about!?" She cried.
"I love you, Aerith."
Hades smirked, taking his cue and sending a blue orb of power into Cloud's chest. Aeris gasped, pulling back as the large ball entered, then emerged from his chest, the large shell of his heart a reddish-gold tint within.
"CLOUD!" Her blood-curtling scream echoed throughout the caverns of the underworld. Talk about waking the dead.
((A/N: I'm sorry about lack of formatting, but I'm only using notepad...HTML has been odd, and whenever I try to post it on FF.net lately, it's been coming out with the tags showing, and no formatting besides it. Anyways..please Review))