Hey guys! First fanfic I've ever written so… go easy on me, k? :D This is a Zack/Tifa story which is a pairing that I've grown to love and obsess over. Seriously there are so little stories for them and I think they're perfect together… If Zack was still alive… Hahaa. Anyways I'm done rambling, just note that there is cussing in this and some adult situations!

I do not own Final Fantasy VII or any of the characters!

Her vibrant red eyes awoke to the scathing sunlight now aimed towards her face. She hazily adjusted her eyes to the light and glanced at the clock. It was 7 in the morning, and although this was a bit early even for her, she had an important meeting today that would change the fate of her company. She stifled a yawn before briefly getting up to get ready.

Even in the light of morning, Tifa Lockhart was a sight to see. She was known as the most successful businesswoman, she had tons of guys drooling just to be with her, she had money and power. She had everything a woman could want in life, yet it still lacked something. She pushed her thoughts aside and went to get ready.

Emerging from the shower, she dressed in a smart red suit and went into the kitchen to gouge down a cup of coffee.

It was a busy day ahead, recently they had signed a contract to SOLDIER Industry only to be betrayed as the CEO, Sephiroth ran off with their money and left a crowd of unemployed people with ruined reputations.

However, the meeting today would change that. There had been a potential buyer that specialized in computers that would turn their company into a gold mine.

She briefly passed the checking point with the doorman and security while meeting up with her friend Yuffie as she went into the elevator.

"So ready for the meeting?" Yuffie asked as she pressed the up button.

"Tch, if it's anything like that company last time… I swear all that guy did was stare at my chest. There's no way we're losing this deal if I can help it," Tifa said as she scoffed.

"I don't know… I read through the files of the CEO and so far everything he has on him is amazing. It says here he graduated from Harvard at 20 and he's the most successful businessman out there…" Yuffie said as she pointed at the files.

"Really? How old is he now?" asked Tifa as she quirked an eyebrow up.

"Hmm… It says here he's 25. I swear I hear girls talking about him every day. He's pretty smart, I'm sure he's heard of our company and searched us up," she said as she gestured to the betrayal not too long ago.

"Well, he's the one who contacted us so… there must be a reason he wants to help."

"Hmm, well just don't be surprised if you get beat at your own game. He's quite the charmer too," Yuffie said as the elevator dinged and the doors opened.

"Well, there hasn't been a guy that could resist me, so no worries!" said Tifa as she flashed her a confident smile.

"Alright, let's go. We're almost late."

They walked through the halls until they came up to the large meeting room and briefly knocked. When the door opened Tifa immediately scanned through the room until her eyes fell on the man in the chair that was most likely the CEO.

He looked nice… actually nice was an understatement. His dark black hair was pointing out in spikes, gelled a little and his blue eyes were a vibrant blue that could even match the color of the sky. His expensive shirt hid his chest but Tifa could tell there were defined muscles underneath. He was dressed in the latest fashions and his eyes shone every time he laughed. Tifa found herself entranced by those blue eyes until she slammed right into Yuffie and dropped all the papers she was holding.

"Sorry," Tifa said as she quickly bent down to grab the papers.

"Here, let me help you," replied the CEO as he walked towards Tifa and handed her the remaining papers on the floor.

Their hands briefly touched while exchanging the papers and Tifa felt a warm sensation fill her hand. God, what was she doing? Falling for a guy that she hadn't even met.

"T-Thanks," she mumbled as his eyes suddenly took on a more amused look.

"So, I'm guessing you're the Tifa Lockhart," the man said as he raised his hand up for a handshake with a grin.

"Um… yeah," she replied dumbly as she took the papers.

"Well, I'm Zack Fair, CEO of Heroes. Nice to meet you, I heard quite a lot about you," Zack said as he gestured to the empty seat.

Tifa took it after a moment of hesitation and found herself staring at her files blushing. She didn't think that he'd have this kind of effect on her. Boy, those papers sure weren't wrong. He was handsome, like really handsome. And tall, really tall. He even had a nice personality to boot.

Tifa looked over to Yuffie who was staring intently at the guy next to Zack. Zack noticing this began the introductions.

"Sorry, forgot to mention. This is Vincent, my partner and assistant. This over here is Rude, who happens to be my oh so nice bodyguard," he said with a humorous chuckle.

"Um, that's Yuffie Kisaragi, my partner," replied Tifa after a moment of silence.

"Well, now that the introductions are done, let's begin shall we? So, my lawyers have already explained most of the information to you, right?" asked Zack after he sat down.

"Well, yes but I would like to go over a few more details," replied Tifa as she gestured to the files.

"So why are you so interested in helping our company? You have heard about the betrayal that just happened, right? Our company is trying it's best to cope with the losses but this contract seems a little too good to be true," blurted out Yuffie as she read over the contract.

"Well, yeah. I do my research but your company could help benefit from helping ours. You guys have a lot of talent if you still managed to keep on running the business after that last hit and run,"Zack replied with a slight chuckle.

"Alright… do you have any problems with our terms of conditions? Are you sure you're not going to just take our money and run?" asked Yuffie again suspiciously.

"Whoa, I play by fair rules. In fact fair is my last name, I wouldn't run out on your company. I'll even sign a prenup and you can keep all the benefits. I swear I won't do anything like that last company," he said with a slight laugh and with his hand raised.

"Alright then I think we have a deal," replied Tifa with a smile.

What was it with this guy? He was just so laid back and charming.

"Well great!" he said as he raised his hand for another handshake.

"See, Vincent? I told you I could do it!" shouted out Zack as he looked through the contract.

"I wonder…" he replied coolly.

"C'mon Vince! We just snagged a deal, cheer up a little, yeah?"

"I am."

"You're so lucky you have me as your best friend, I mean who else would bring the fun to you?" Zack asked with a grin.

Vincent grunted and turned his attention back to the glass of wine in his hands.

"So, what's up with you and that girl? I saw you staring pretty intensely at her," asked Zack without even looking up from the files.

"Nothing."

"Vince, I've known you for over 10 years, I think I'd know when you're lying," said Zack as he finally glanced up from the files.

"I kinda remember that girl… wasn't she one of your girlfriends or something?"

"I should stop telling you things," he said as he sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

"So is she?" Zack asked quirking an eyebrow up.

"… Yeah. I never thought I would see her again…"

"So she's the one that…?"

"Yeah…"

"Why didn't she remember you then?" asked Zack with confusion.

"I don't know… I think it had something to do with the accident…" replied Vincent with similar confusion.

"You know it's just gonna lead to trouble if you go on like this… Besides you're married," replied Zack with slight worry.

"I know… but I can't help it. I never stopped loving her."

"Vince… Just don't get yourself into too much trouble, yeah? Besides we'll be seeing those two quite often now…"

"Yeah…"

"That was just too easy," replied Tifa as she looked over the rows of clothes.

"Yeah, I can't believe he just agreed like that. Our company is pretty screwed up…" said Yuffie as she picked out a purple top.

"So… I saw you staring at him for a pretty long time… What's up?" Yuffie asked with a smirk.

"Nothing," replied Tifa without even looking at her.

"C'mon, you were blushing! You never blush, Teef," Yuffie said with another smirk.

"So… I saw you staring at that Vincent guy! What's up?" Tifa asked with a challenging tone.

"Nothing… he just looks so familiar… It's like I've seen him before… but back to you and Zack," Yuffie said shaking her head slightly.

"C'mon, you gotta admit, he was hot. No wonder he's always on the cover of magazines, he's like the most wanted guy for every girl! And he's rich and successful. That's a plus," said Yuffie with a suggestive tone.

"C'mon, what makes you think he'll want me then?" asked Tifa.

"So, you do like him! Anyways, don't you need a date for that wedding party for Cloud and Jessie? Just ask him if he'll come with you. Besides, you're not so bad yourself."

"Yeah, I'm gonna get together with my business associate. That doesn't scream out 'whore' or something," muttered Tifa sarcastically as her face scrunched at the sound of Cloud's name.

"C'mon! What happened to no guy could resist you?" asked Yuffie with a smirk.

"Whatever, I am not going to ask him out."

"Fine, be alone at the wedding party, just don't blame yourself if some other girl gets to him first," she sang out.

Tifa just ignored her and looked through the racks of clothes with Zack on the back of her mind.

Zack Fair sat in his office swiveling his chair as he thought about the brunette known as, Tifa Lockhart. He could handle any sort of business calls, has been the most successful businessman in the last 10 years, and could charm practically every girl out there, yet he'd never been so nervous in his life than dealing with her.

Of course he had heard of her. Who hasn't? Every magazine practically called her a goddess above all, the most desired woman out there, but he hadn't realized that even him, Zack Fair, would feel so weak in the knees when he saw her.

He thought to himself for a moment before grabbing the phone off the receiver. Hell, no woman was able to resist his charms, might as well go for it. He dialed in the number on the business card she gave him and waited for the dial tone to be heard. All he had to do was ask if she wanted to go out on a date with him, simple enough right? The phone rang a couple times and he wondered if he should just hang up, but right after the sixth ring, a 'hello' greeted his ears.

"Hey, it's Zack. Remember me?" he asked in his flirty voice.

"… Yeah, I just didn't actually expect you to call so soon," replied Tifa with a smile gracing her lips. She really hadn't expected him to actually call her, maybe he was interested in her…

"Surprised?"

"Just a little."

"Pleasantly, I hope!" He said in a happy tone.

"Of course," Tifa replied into the receiver with a small laugh.

"So, here's the thing… I kinda like you and would like to get to know you better, so wanna go out on a date with me? I wouldn't even mind if we go shopping, as long as it's with you," he asked in a humorous tone.

"Um, wow. That was sudden," she said emitting a chuckle from Zack.

"Sure, what time?" answered Tifa after a moment of hesitation.

"I knew you couldn't resist me! How about 7 tomorrow night?" Zack asked after a brief laugh.

"Perfect, and may I ask where you're taking me?" she asked with curiosity and amusement laced in her tone.

"Hmm, well that, my dear Tifa, is a secret. So just wear casual clothing and I'll see you tomorrow!"

"Fine, but I'd like to tell you that I don't like secrets that much, so a point is deducted from you," Tifa said with a pout and a little laugh.

"It's fine, I'm sure I'll be able to change your mind tomorrow night anyways. So I'll pick you up at 7?" Zack asked after a small fist pump.

"Yeah, here's my address," she said with another smile. God, could this man be more charming? He had me laughing and smiling over the phone after 2 minutes.

"So who was that?" asked Yuffie as she hung up the phone.

Tifa lived in a large, decorative apartment with Yuffie. Aside from being her partner in business, Yuffie was also her best friend. They shared an unusual bond with each other that at some times had them at each other's throats and other times laughing alongside each other dishing out secrets. But Tifa knew she could count on Yuffie and tell her anything.

"That was Zack," Tifa said after a brief pause and smile.

"Zack, as in Zack Fair? The hot CEO that we just met?" Yuffie asked with a knowing smile.

"Yeah."

"Hah, I knew you'd work it out! See, he even called you! Did he ask you out on a date or something?" Yuffie asked again with a wink.

"Yeah, we're going on a date tomorrow night."

"See, I knew he liked you! Maybe you can get him to go with you to the wedding party too!"

"We'll see," Tifa said with a smile.

Zack was waiting patiently outside of her apartment trying to get rid of the nervous butterflies in his stomach. He wasn't supposed to feel nervous, hell he'd never felt nervous before on a date. But there was just something about this woman that defied all the logic in his brain. He looked at the time and the clock flashed 6:34. Maybe he was a little too early…

Crap! He almost forgot, shouldn't he have brought flowers or something? He drove off in the midst of all his rambling and hoped that he wouldn't be late.

He arrived at the flower store at 6:40, which meant he had 10 minutes to pick out flowers. He walked around admiring the subtle beauty of the flowers. Which flowers should he get? He didn't want to just assume that she'd want to be his girlfriend so he shouldn't overthink things…

"Um, excuse me sir, can I help you?" asked the approaching voice from behind.

He jumped a little at this before answering,"Um, yeah I need some flowers."

"Well what kind?" she asked smiling a little.

"Well, what do you suggest?"

"Is this for a girlfriend or lover?" she asked going through the various rows of the flowers.

"This is our first date; would it be too much to just give her a bouquet of roses? I'm kinda in a hurry so…"

"Hmm, that'd be the most popular choice… But I can tell you're not normal, right?" she asked teasingly.

"Hey! What are you implying?" he asked in mock hurt.

"Oh, nothing… Maybe these peonies. They mean I love you, but you're too shy to admit it," she said with a smile.

"Are you sure that's right for the first date?"

"Well you seem like the bold type, right?" she asked with a smirk.

"Wow, I feel like we're bonding and we just met 5 minutes ago! You know me so well! By the way, what's your name? Don't seem to have a name tag," he asked as he pointed to the blank uniform.

"Aerith, well you did say you were in a hurry. Hurry up!" she said with a slight laugh.

"Oh crap! Um, my name's Zack by the way! Here!" he said as he ran out the door and left a couple of bills on the counter.

Aerith stared at the bills he just placed on the counter with wide eyes. There was at least 700 dollars here, and that was way too much. She shoved the bills in the cash register and smiled. "He sure was an interesting person…" she thought to herself.

He sped through cars at an alarming speed, it was 6:56 now, and he'd be damned if he was late. He stopped abruptly in front of the apartment again barely on time before she came out. He got out of the car and stood in front of her, taking in her appearance.

She was wearing a silk blouse that showed off just enough cleavage to make it look perfect, accompanied with tight jeans that showed off her curves. Her face had a touch of makeup applied on it that gave her that natural look, while her hair was tied up in a high ponytail.

"Wow, have I just died and gone to heaven?" Zack asked with a grin.

"Did you just say that? A little cliche there, Mr. Fair," Tifa said giggling.

"Well, I speak the truth!" Zack said putting his hands up.

"Are you just going to compliment me or actually take me on a date?" Tifa asked smirking a little.

"Alright, alright, after you Miss," he said opening the door for her in one swift movement before jogging over to his seat.

Tifa examined him with mild amusement. He was wearing a dark blue dress shirt that made his vibrant blue eyes stand out. He had his hair gelled up just a bit and he wore loose fitting slacks. Tifa didn't know how anyone could look that good in such simple clothing, but Zack looked absolutely handsome.

"These are for you," he said as he pulled out the flowers from the back seat and interrupted her thoughts.

"Thank you, they look beautiful. Even if they are a bit cliche again," she said flashing him a grin.

"You'll find that I am a very cliche man. Besides the flowers can't match up to your beauty," he said earning another grin from Tifa.

"Just drive," she said laughing.

"You still haven't told me where we're going," she asked with slight amusement as he continued driving.

"Well, I thought we could go to the fair together, I heard there's this romantic gondola ride," he said winking in her direction.

"But first we're going to dinner at a restaurant," he added after a moment.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Zack handed his keys to the valet and rushed to open the door for Tifa. He then proceeded to grab at her hand and flashed her a grin when she raised an eyebrow at this before laughing. They walked in the restaurant hand in hand before arriving at the front.

"Excuse me Miss, reservations for Zack Fair," he asked with a smile that would've made every girl swoon at his feet.

"Right this way, sir," she said before blushing.

As they were walking a voice called out to Zack. "Hey, Zack. Is that you?"

Zack froze at his words before turning towards the man's direction. "Hey… Reno," Zack said smile leaving his usually bright face.

"… How've ya been?" Reno asked as he excused himself from his date.

"… Never better," responded Zack bluntly.

Tifa took in the appearance of the man. He had fiery red hair in a ponytail with tattoos embroidering his face and arms. He wore a suit, and stood roughly taller than her by a head.

"That your girlfriend?" Reno asked pointing to Tifa.

"Hope to be," Zack said with a small curve of his lips as he looked at her.

"Hi," Tifa said with a small smile.

"Um, Tifa? You mind waiting at our table for me? I just wanna catch up with Reno here," Zack said with a grin that seemed emotionless from his usual cheery face.

"Of course…" Tifa replied before briskly walking to the table.

Tifa reached the table and stared off to the conversation the men were having. Zack's face completely deprived of his trademark smile and bright face. After a few more minutes, Zack left the man standing there to walk quickly towards the table with a scowl.

"Sorry that took so long," Zack apologized as his face flashed another smile that was again deprived of his usual cheerfulness.

"No problem… Friend of yours?" Tifa asked with curiosity.

"Yeah… You can say that."

Looking at the uncomfortable expression Zack was making, Tifa let it go. If he wanted to tell her, he would. "So, what are you ordering to eat?" she asked to break the silence.

"Hmm, the filet looks good," he said regaining some of his smile back.

They finished dinner and directly went to the fair. Tifa was slightly surprised to find the fair so vibrant and bright. She walked towards the gondola with Zack by her side, smirking at the envious looks that other woman were directing at her.

"So, here we are," he said to snap her out of her trance.

"This is nice," Tifa replied after sitting down next to him.

"Hmm, you're nice," Zack responded with another flirtatious smile.

"Flattery will get you nowhere, Mr. Fair."

"I'm sorry, Ms. Lockhart but I can't help but say the truth around you," Zack said with a pout.

"You're impossible," Tifa said trying to hold in the smile making its way onto her face.

"Hey… would it possibly ruin this utterly romantic moment if I kissed you? Or would that make you not want to see me again?" he asked nervously waiting for her response.

She looked at his nervous face with a hint of amusement. He was the big hotshot with the multimillion dollar company and millions of fan girls just waiting for him to even notice them and he was the one nervous?

She let out an amused laugh and his posture immediately stiffened. "Hey, um sorry… I didn't mean it, just ignore me," Zack said as he retracted his arm from her waist and lowered his gaze.

"Just kiss me," she said exasperatedly as she pulled him in for a light kiss.

His eyes widened and his mouth parted a little leaving an opening for Tifa's tongue to glide over his. He let out a sound of surprise as she brought her hands up to his dark spikes and sunk her fingers in, enjoying the soft feel of his hair. Quickly regaining his wits, he smiled into the kiss and took control. He held her waist and leaned in towards her as he made the now heated kiss even more. He nipped at her lower lip in affection emitting a moan from Tifa as she felt her lips tingling. Finally parting due to lack of air, he gave her one more soft kiss before returning to his seat.

"So… that was nice," he said flashing her the brightest grin she'd seen on him yet. "Planning on letting me do that again sometime?" he added as he stared into her dazed eyes.

"We'll see," she said as she lightly pushed his arm and laughed.

The gondola ride ended too fast for Zack's liking and he reluctantly took her home. This had been the best date of his life, and that was saying something considering all the dates he's been on. He walked her up to her apartment before she stopped and turned to look at him.

"So… I had fun tonight."

"Me too," Zack said as he stood awkwardly on the doorstep.

Before she could respond he took her into another heated kiss, and as soon as it started it ended. He flashed her another grin. "Now, I can leave. I hope we do this again some other day."

"Hmm, I don't know… I might have to consider it," she replied teasingly.

"Well, I could always change the doubt you still have," he said in a husky tone as his lips moved towards her again briefly touching. She blushed despite the fact that he already kissed her twice this night. It was amazing how he could turn from confident, to flirty, to nervous, to seductive, so fast.

Glancing down on her reddened cheeks he stole one quick kiss and began backing away. "Change your mind?"

"Definitely," she replied as he waved goodbye to her and began walking away.

Maybe just maybe, Tifa Lockhart finally found her match.

So how was it? Sorry if the characters are OOC, I apologize in advance! I never played Final Fantasy VII! D: I tried making it long but seriously I don't know how people write such long chapters… There'll be some Yuffie/Vincent action in the next chapter! And I'm trying to decide if I want to pair Aerith with someone… she's going to be involved with Zack, but should she get paired with someone else later in the fic? Also sorry if the relationship seems too fast, I'm planning on adding some drama so I thought I'd give Zack and Tifa their one moment together. :)

Suggestions are welcome and review please if you want me to continue! :D