Love at a Glance

He didn't care if he just knew her name. He knew he was in love. He could smell it in the air, the scent of new love blooming, and feel it too, the start of an everlasting love. He didn't care if he was only five, at an age when love is not a concern, because he knew he would be with her. From her beauty to her kindness, he knew she was the one.

He had only seen her for a minute, helping an orphan up get on their feet, when he knew it was true. Her beauty was unmatched, even though he had never seen beauty before, and her personality, from what he could see, was kind, caring, and loving, and was even stronger than her beauty.

The young boy, a boy named Cloud Strife, had no clue about what he was getting himself into. He had not known that she was the descendent of saviors of this town. Of course, to him, even if he had known the consequences of loving her, he still would have. And as he walked away from the scene of love, he could only think of being with her.

At the same time, the girl he had been looking at, a young girl, about the age of four, named Tifa Lockhart, was wondering the same thing as, for a moment, her eyes met his. She could see into his soul, and saw what kind of person he was, an ability her family had for many generations, and knew that she was in love. And while they both wanted to be with each other, they had no clue that the other felt the same way.

The next day, in the same place as last time, they formally met for the first time. They were both shy at first, but it was Cloud who made the first move.

"He, hey, m, my name i, is Cloud. Cloud Strife."

The moment that Cloud spoke, she knew that her love was true.

" Hey, I'm, I'm Tifa. Ti, Tifa Lockhart."

And the moment that Tifa spoke, he knew that his love was true. It was from that point that they quickly became friends, hanging out whenever they could. They both wished to be closer to one another, so they occasionally met out at night, and talked about life. Everything was going right for the both of them, until recruitment day came along. It was the day that Shinra looked in the small towns to find any men of age to join. The only problem was that you weren't asked; you either joined, or were taken.

Cloud, of course, was selected, and couldn't escape the town in time. He left to training, only taking with him some clothes and a picture of Tifa and him together, and only told Tifa where he was going. It seemed that they would never be together, and it was that way, until the day the sacrifices commenced again.

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I changed some things in the first paragraph, so if you're still reading, you might want to check it out. Actually, the only change I made was correcting "sacrifices". Goodbye.