Sephiroth had already walked up and down the street that was outside the compound where Cloud lived but there was no sign of them. Sephiroth noticed that there were quite a few shops and restaurants on this street and considered checking each one but in his mind that was complete waste of his time. He decided to go back and talk to the two guards that patrolled the gates.
"Some people just do not learn" said the guard as he saw Sephiroth walking back towards the gate. He withdrew the remote from his pocket and pressed the button opening the gate slowly. The two guards got to their feet and walked over to meet Sephiroth, one of them was already removing the handcuffs when they met Sephiroth.
"Sir, I'm going to have to arrest you" he said. Sephiroth raised his palms
"I'm only here to ask you a question" said Sephiroth. The guard lowered the cuffs momentarily
"Alright" he said "Just the one"
"Do you know where Cloud Strife and his new associate have gone?" Sephiroth asked.
"New associate?" a guard asked.
"Oh yeah, the new girl" said the other guard as it finally came to him "She came here earlier on the back of his bike"
"Oh right" said the guard "No, sorry"
"Thank you anyway" said Sephiroth and walked away back into town. So she is here with him, just as I though thought Sephiroth as he walked away from the area.
Cloud and Tifa finished their lunch and left the restaurant.
"So do you want to go and explore the city or what?" Cloud asked
"Okay" said Tifa but then yawned "Sorry, Cloud" she said
"Nah, come on, you need to sleep, we can explore the city tomorrow" said Cloud. When they got back to the apartment Tifa thanked Cloud for everything he had done before she went into her room and locked the door. Tifa collapsed onto her bed, head in hands. Everything was far too complicated, a year ago all she had to worry about was the weather but now her boyfriend had died, Shin-Ra had just invaded her house and she was on the other side of the planet with a man she had not seen in years. Tifa climbed into her bed and closed her eyes; trying not to think about Sephiroth fighting for his life. After a few minutes of silent crying Tifa fell into a deep and uneventful sleep.
Cloud sat on his sofa with his laptop active and his headset tuned in. Cloud was trying to get into contact with the man who had led the squad against Sephiroth but there was no answer. Where could they be? Cloud thought as the all continued to ring. In the end Cloud cut the call and went to his own bedroom. After walking around his room a few times Cloud finally got into bed and fell asleep.