Lost Friend

Lost Friend
Chapter 2:
Interfered

Cloud entered the slum church and stared at Tifa, she turned around to face him and offered him a weak smile. His eyes narrowed at her, then his head cocked to one side and he smiled back.

"You look like shit…" Cloud murmured and studied the brown haired woman. He couldn't help himself; she did really look bad. "And tired-" she rubbed her eyes, already rimmed red; Cloud looked into her brown eyes and waited for her to answer him.

I haven't been sleeping well-" Tifa explained, and Cloud looked at her with worried eyes. She fought the urge to yawn and stared at him again. "I keep having the same dream, it won't go away Cloud!" she added and stared at him. 'Nightmares' well, he knew all about them, he had a few nightmares himself after Aerith and Zack had passed away.

"I know… it hurts…" he murmured, he knew that Tifa was the kind of girl that wanted to get over things and live on. He also knew that she didn't show her feelings as much as Aerith had done. Tifa didn't want to complain, she stared at Cloud, and he stared back. She wouldn't show anyone how seriously hurt she was.

"I know… Cloud's a little bit shy, but he'll be himself, once you get to know him" Tifa assured the pink dressed woman in front of her. Aerith's head cocked to one side and her brows rose. Cloud reminded her of Zack… she couldn't help it, but that was how she looked at him. A second Zack.

"But he's not very easy to read you know…" Aerith murmured and stared at the blue sky over them. The colour reminded her of Zack's eyes, really did. Tifa agreed and glared at the lilies in front of them.

"You'll get used to it after some time" Tifa snorted and looked at her best friend. She knew that Cloud was a hard person to read, but she had never really talked much to Zack, so she had no clue of who Aerith had loved most, Cloud or Zack.

"Who did you love most? Zack or Cloud?" Aerith murmured, and Tifa thought over it. The brown haired girl had told Zack that she hated him before he had died, not the best thing she could have told him, but she did regret her words. Cloud, well, he had been her childhood friend through her childhood, so she did care about him, but just as a friend. But she didn't quite hate Zack either, and both of them had been great friends.

"Hmm, they're both great friends. But Cloud has been my childhood friend for a long time… I didn't know Zack that much…"Tifa murmured and Aerith giggled, she knew how Tifa felt; she hadn't talked that much to Zack before he was gone.

"Do you love him?" Aerith wondered, referred to Cloud, and her smile broadened.

"Who?" Tifa wondered, and wasn't sure if her best friend meant Cloud or Zack?

"Cloud?" Aerith murmured and Tifa grinned, blushed a little and stared up at the whole in the church roof.

"Oh, I don't know…" Tifa mumbled and removed some of her brown hair out of her face. Aerith snorted and crossed her arms.

"Never lie you know…come on, do you like him?" Aerith gazed into Tifa's brown eyes and the woman with the brown hair laughed and closed her eyes.

"I guess I do" she opened her eyes again and looked at Aerith. The braided woman grinned and hugged Tifa.
"do you think he likes me?" she added and Aerith nodded.

"Off course he does!" Aerith assured her and hugged her tighter.

"Sure?" Tifa wondered and hugged her best friend back.

"I don't want you to rush…" Aerith reminded her and pulled back. Gazed into brown eyes and Tifa shook her head.

"I've waited for 19 years; I don't see where the rush is…" Tifa murmured and gazed over at the lilies and smiled for herself.

"Can't you wait, in 30 days and see if you still like him?" Aerith suggested, and the brown haired woman nodded and sat down at the church floor.

"Sure?" Aerith gave her a sceptic look. But Tifa nodded again and smiled.

"Yeah… 30 days… " her smile broadened and Aerith smiled back.

"And there's no problems?" the braid haired woman wondered, and Tifa rose from the ground and smiled to Aerith.

"I've liked Cloud since I was 10, I can wait 30 more days!" Tifa announced and grinned as she stared up at the blue sky over her.

Cloud stared at Tifa "you… let's go home together… there's no reason for you to be here alone" he murmured, but she shook her head and smiled.

"Just give me 5 more minutes; I'll come after you" Tifa told him and Cloud looked sceptic at her and her smile broadened.

"promise?" he wondered and headed for the church door.

"I promise!" Tifa agreed and grinned.

Authors note:
I own nothing, a friend of me and I am writing this story together, she wrote most of chapter 1, and I wrote most of chapter 2. Characters belongs to Square Enix.