Author's Note: I would like more reviews for this story. I actually kind
of like it but I'm afraid of what I'll do to it. I may ruin later chapters
by accident, or surprise you at the end, who knows? Wow this chapter is
lame; it's just introducing the characters. Well this chapter and the next
one will be kind of like this, so just bare with me.
The Sevenstone Convention Center was packed that afternoon with hopeful women after the Miss Final Fantasy title. With so many women in the building, it was impossible for them to get to know each other very easily. So the sponsors and creators of the pageant decided to have a little get-to-know-the-contestant time. Each girl would be called up one by one and tell a little bit about themselves. It would be a simple way to get to know one another and introduce all the candidates.
"Contestants," Mr. Yoshihira said, trying to gain order with the chatty young women. They settled down into their seats and listened to him intently, each looking around to try and scope out the competition. "I welcome you to the first annual Miss Final Fantasy Pageant. As I look around the room I see many beautiful faces, but only one can take home the crown. Who will it be? I have no idea, that is up to you to decide. The choices you make in this competition will affect its outcome, so I bid you all to make the right decisions. The first order of business will be to call each of you up to the stage and let you talk a little about yourselves. I would like your age, height, weight, career, weapon of choice and any personal information you may wish to add." Mr. Yoshihira took his seat on the stage and brought out a pad of paper and began to call names.
"Mrs. Tifa Lockheart-Strife." Was the first name he called.
Everyone clapped as to be expected, but there was one gasp let out in the crowd. A young woman wearing a pink dress could not believe that while she had been trapped in the Lifestream, the man she had loved got married to her best friend. She was happy for Tifa, since she knew that the brunette had always loved Cloud, maybe even more so than she herself did, but it just surprised her. Tifa walked up to the stage with a fake confidence to hide her nervousness.
"Well, I'm twenty-one years old; I'm 5'4" tall and weight 115 pounds. I fight with my fists and am a trained martial artist. I work in a bar that I own called 'Tifa's Eighth Heaven', which I own with my husband, Cloud. We've known each other our whole lives and it was a dream come true to finally marry him." She didn't know what else to say. What could she say about herself that wouldn't make her sound conceited?
"Aeris Gainsborough." Another round of applause with a lingering gasp. Tifa wanted to run up and hug her friend, but felt guilty about her marriage to Cloud, since Aeris had liked him as well. She had so much that she wanted to talk about, so much to catch up on and she wondered how she wasn't dead.
A fear crossed Tifa's mind at that moment. What would Cloud think when he saw Aeris? Would he leave her? Would he cast his vote differently? She suddenly felt very sick and nauseous.
"I'm 23 years old; I'm 5'3" and weigh 110 pounds. My weapon of choice was the rod and I used to sell flowers in a church but I've been in the Lifestream for the last year or so and was granted freedom to enter the contest." Three-quarters of the audience looked at each other in confusion, having never heard of 'Lifestream'.
"Yuffie Kisaragi?" The young ninja strutted onto the stage.
"I'm 17 years old; I'm 5'2" and weigh 105 pounds. I have a wonderful boyfriend named Aziku and a baby that I'm very proud of. I am currently unemployed and I don't know what else to say except that I am a certified ninja." She bowed and sat back down.
"Elena?" The Turk slowly ascended the steps and seemed to hide behind the podium.
"I'm 24, 5'5" and 117 pounds. I also fight with my fists and am a member of the Turks, or Shinra lackeys, whatever you want to call us."
"Priscilla?" the young girl bounded onto the stage.
"I'm 16, 5'1" and weigh 100 pounds. I don't fight but I do train dolphins. There's this one that comes to Junon whenever I blow my whistle, and he does tricks for me!"
"Scarlet."
"I'm 29, 5'4" and 120 pounds. I was in charge of weapon development before the first three scoundrels you called up destroyed my company and cost me my job. I never needed to fight, I always had a machine to help me do that."
"Now these past six women you just met are all in category 7. I know that a lot of you, in fact, all of you except for the last six, have no idea what they were talking about. I don't intend to teach you, for it would confuse you all and we don't want that. Now, lets meet the next six!" Mr. Yoshihira declared. "Rinoa Heartilly?"
"Well I'm 17, 5'3" and 110 pounds. I use a boomerang and am currently living with my boyfriend, Squall. I don't really have a job right now so umm...yeah, I'm done."
"Quistis Trepe?"
"I'm 18, 5'4" and 120 pounds. I use a chain whip and I am a teacher at Balamb Garden. I train members of SeeD every day and I love it."
"Selphie Tilmitt?"
"I'm 18, 5'2" and 105 pounds. I fight with nunchaku and was once a student at Trabia Garden. I now live with my boyfriend, Irvine and do not have a job."
"Ellone?"
"I'm 23, 5'4" and 110 pounds. I don't fight but I work at a day care taking care of young children. I don't know who my real parents are and that's about all there is to my life."
"Fujin." A sigh of relief fell over the crowd as the woman reached the stage. Through everyone's mind was the knowledge that they were at least prettier than her. To Rinoa, Quistis and Selphie however, they had witnessed a fearful sight. Fujin now had blonde hair and her eye patch was gone.
"I'm 18, 5'7" and weigh 125 pounds. I used to be an enforcer at Balamb Garden. I fight with my fists and am currently working as a security guard at an office building."
"Xu?"
"Well, let's see, I'm 5'4", 120 pounds, I'm an instructor at Balamb Garden and I teach my students how to fight, but I myself do not engage. I teach more the history of weapons."
"Alright everyone, now you have met the six members of category number 8 and I know that you don't know what that means or what these people were talking about but believe me, it helps the judges." Mr. Yoshihira informed. "Stay seated as we introduce the contestants in the next category." The audience could only look at each other with dazed comprehension. "Princess Garnet Til Alexandros XVII."
A very short but beautiful woman greeted the stage. A princess, the other girls thought, should be difficult to compare to. Still they remained optimistic, waiting to hear about her.
"I'm 17, 5' and 100 pounds. I fight using rods and staffs. I'm no longer a princess since my adopted mother died recently, I am now the Queen of Alexandria but I wish that I could give it up to spend more time with my boyfriend, Zidane."
"Beatrix?"
"I'm 22, 5'2" and 105 pounds. I fight with a sword alongside my husband, Steiner. I am a General and serve to protect Queen Garnet."
"Ruby?"
"Oh my, what should I say? I guess I should say that I am an actress, 19 years old and do not wish to fight. I'm 5'1" and weigh 110 pounds. I run my own mini-theatre in Alexandria and I love every minute of it."
"Lani."
"I'm 22, 5'3" and weigh 115 pounds. I was once a bounty hunter but now I guess I'm a mercenary. I fight with an axe, so none of you better mess with me!" Mr. Yoshihira took a step back to collect his thoughts after Lani's outburst.
"Erin."
"I'm 24, 5'2" and 105 pounds. I also don't fight and am unemployed, but I used to fly Cid's ship all over the world." Everyone looked at each other again. They all knew a Cid but none of them had ever met Erin, except for Garnet and Beatrix.
"Mikoto?"
"I'm 16, 5'0" and weigh 100 pounds. I don't fight and I'm very nervous to be here." She practically ran off the stage and back to her seat, keeping her head down the whole time. Her tail was hidden very well so she would not be discovered and eliminated. She knew it was a competition for humans but she really wanted to win.
"Well," Mr. Yoshihira chimed in, "There you have category 9. And here comes category 10!" He pointed to the stairs leading up to the stage. "Yuna? Please come up on stage."
A beautiful woman stood behind the podium. One who made the others reconsider their chances. She looked timid enough, but from the smile on her face they could tell that she was in the competition just for fun.
"I'm 18, 5'3" and weigh 105 pounds!" she nearly cheered. "I live with my boyfriend, Tidus in Besaid. He's a blitzball player and really famous. I'm a Summoner and a sphere hunter. I fight with a staff and summon aeons. I think the most interesting thing about me is that I have one blue eye and one green eye." She bowed her head and smiled, returning to her seat.
"Lulu?"
"I'm 25, 5'6" and weigh 125 pounds. I'm Yuna's guardian and the mother of a beautiful son named Vidina. My weapon of choice is the doll."
"Rikku?" A bouncy blonde ran up to the stage and could barely stand still as she spoke.
"I'm 17, 5'2" and 105 pounds! I'm Yunie's best friend and I fight with claws and was a sphere hunter with her. Now I live with my boyfriend, the leader of the Machine Faction, Gippal. We're both Al Bhed's. Tuh'd pa cyt pid E's kuehk du feh!"
"Um yes, very good. Will Dona please come up to the stage?"
"I'm 23, 5'7" and 130 pounds. I was once a great Summoner but I now live in Kilika with my dumb boyfriend Barthello."
"Uhhh...Belgimine?"
"I'm 30, 5'6" and 130 pounds. I can summon aeons as well and aided Yuna on her pilgrimage."
"Shelinda?"
"I'm 22, 5'5" and 115 pounds. I'm now the host of a T.V. show stationed in Luca. I, I don't fight."
"Let's hear it for category 10!" Mr. Yoshihira began clapping, walking back over to the podium. "Now here is category 10, subcategory 2." The audience was even more confused. "Don't worry, you don't have to understand. Lenne?"
She looked like an exact clone of either Tifa or Yuna, and the two latter girls stared at her as if she had stolen their soul. Tifa looked at Yuna, and instant bond being formed in her mind.
"I'm 19 years old, 5'3" and weigh 105 pounds. I'm a very well known songstress and I don't fight anymore, but I can summon. I live with my boyfriend, a star blitzball player named Shuyin, who is also a judge."
"Paine?"
"I'm 20, 5'5" and 110 pounds. I'm a warrior and helped Yuna as a sphere hunter."
"Leblanc?" The boisterous woman sauntered onto the stage.
"Hello loves. I'm 27 years young, 5'3" and a mere 11o pounds. I never need to fight because I have Noojy to do that for me," Rikku gagged, "Or Logos and Ormi. I was also a sphere hunter-the very best I might add-" now it was Yuna's turn to gag, "until I was finally tamed by Meyvn Nooj. Now I'm going to win this competition," Paine gagged, "so I don't want you to get upset when you lose."
"Lucil."
"I'm captain Lucil of New Yevon reporting for duty." She saluted Mr. Yoshihira. "I'm 29 years old, 5'6" tall and weigh 115 pounds. I'm a trained fighter and will defend my work at all costs."
"Elma?"
"27, 5'4", 110 pounds. I fight alongside Captain Lucil of New Yevon. I am second in command to her."
"And last but not least, Nhadala, whom I told will need an interpreter."
"E's 25 oaync umt, cdyht 5'3" yht faekr 115 buihtc. E ys dra rayt cinjaoun vun dra Sylreha Vyldeuh eh dra Pegyham Tacand. E's jano aqledat yht hanjuic du pa eh drec lusbadedeuh." Nhadala spoke to untuned ears. Rikku stepped forward to translate.
"I'm 25 years old, stand 5'3" and weigh 115 pounds. I am the head surveyor for the Machine Faction in the Bikanel Desert. I'm very excited and nervous to be in this competition."
"Let's here it for category 10-2! Now I want to thank you all for attending our little opening ceremony and would like to remind you that tomorrow you will be briefed by each of our judges. Have a good night." Mr. Yoshihira left.
There was only one thing on Tifa's mind. So many emotions were running through her head at that moment. Fear, anxiety, happiness and anger, to name a few. She caught up to Aeris as the Cetra tried to leave, not wanting to face the woman married to her love.
"Aeris!" The brunette called. Aeris turned around with tears in her eyes.
"I missed you." The Cetra returned. Tifa gave her old friend a nervous hug. "So you and Cloud...?" She looked at her feet. Tifa bowed her head as well.
"Yes we're married. How have you been?" She tried to change the subject quickly. "How did you get out of the Lifestream?"
"I asked, I'm really not sure." Tifa pulled away from her and looked away, a pensive look on her face. "Tifa, what's wrong?"
"If you could get out of the Lifestream, why weren't you there when we needed you? Why are you here now? Is a beauty pageant more important then your friends? How do you think we felt, how do you think that Yuffie and I feel right now? What do you think Cloud will say?" Tifa gasped and covered her mouth. She didn't want to know what Cloud would say if he saw Aeris. Tifa feared that he would leave her for the Ancient. She looked back at Aeris with glassy eyes.
"I didn't know that I could get out!" Aeris yelled, trying to fight back the tears that were sliding down her cheeks. "Believe me, if I would have known I could go back to you I would have! I would have given anything to be on earth with you!" She looked at the ground again and suddenly spoke very solemnly. "I would think you wouldn't want me back...I mean...you have Cloud..." Her tears had reached the floor.
"That doesn't matter..." She scrunched her eyes to keep from crying. She knew full well that if Aeris had stayed alive that she and Cloud would not be together. "I just...missed you is all." The two embraced again and then settled into their assigned hotel rooms. Each category had their own suite, so all the girls in the rooms knew each other in some way or another.
Al Bhed Translation
"Tuh'd pa cyt pid E's kuehk du feh!"= "Don't be sad but I'm going to win!"
The Sevenstone Convention Center was packed that afternoon with hopeful women after the Miss Final Fantasy title. With so many women in the building, it was impossible for them to get to know each other very easily. So the sponsors and creators of the pageant decided to have a little get-to-know-the-contestant time. Each girl would be called up one by one and tell a little bit about themselves. It would be a simple way to get to know one another and introduce all the candidates.
"Contestants," Mr. Yoshihira said, trying to gain order with the chatty young women. They settled down into their seats and listened to him intently, each looking around to try and scope out the competition. "I welcome you to the first annual Miss Final Fantasy Pageant. As I look around the room I see many beautiful faces, but only one can take home the crown. Who will it be? I have no idea, that is up to you to decide. The choices you make in this competition will affect its outcome, so I bid you all to make the right decisions. The first order of business will be to call each of you up to the stage and let you talk a little about yourselves. I would like your age, height, weight, career, weapon of choice and any personal information you may wish to add." Mr. Yoshihira took his seat on the stage and brought out a pad of paper and began to call names.
"Mrs. Tifa Lockheart-Strife." Was the first name he called.
Everyone clapped as to be expected, but there was one gasp let out in the crowd. A young woman wearing a pink dress could not believe that while she had been trapped in the Lifestream, the man she had loved got married to her best friend. She was happy for Tifa, since she knew that the brunette had always loved Cloud, maybe even more so than she herself did, but it just surprised her. Tifa walked up to the stage with a fake confidence to hide her nervousness.
"Well, I'm twenty-one years old; I'm 5'4" tall and weight 115 pounds. I fight with my fists and am a trained martial artist. I work in a bar that I own called 'Tifa's Eighth Heaven', which I own with my husband, Cloud. We've known each other our whole lives and it was a dream come true to finally marry him." She didn't know what else to say. What could she say about herself that wouldn't make her sound conceited?
"Aeris Gainsborough." Another round of applause with a lingering gasp. Tifa wanted to run up and hug her friend, but felt guilty about her marriage to Cloud, since Aeris had liked him as well. She had so much that she wanted to talk about, so much to catch up on and she wondered how she wasn't dead.
A fear crossed Tifa's mind at that moment. What would Cloud think when he saw Aeris? Would he leave her? Would he cast his vote differently? She suddenly felt very sick and nauseous.
"I'm 23 years old; I'm 5'3" and weigh 110 pounds. My weapon of choice was the rod and I used to sell flowers in a church but I've been in the Lifestream for the last year or so and was granted freedom to enter the contest." Three-quarters of the audience looked at each other in confusion, having never heard of 'Lifestream'.
"Yuffie Kisaragi?" The young ninja strutted onto the stage.
"I'm 17 years old; I'm 5'2" and weigh 105 pounds. I have a wonderful boyfriend named Aziku and a baby that I'm very proud of. I am currently unemployed and I don't know what else to say except that I am a certified ninja." She bowed and sat back down.
"Elena?" The Turk slowly ascended the steps and seemed to hide behind the podium.
"I'm 24, 5'5" and 117 pounds. I also fight with my fists and am a member of the Turks, or Shinra lackeys, whatever you want to call us."
"Priscilla?" the young girl bounded onto the stage.
"I'm 16, 5'1" and weigh 100 pounds. I don't fight but I do train dolphins. There's this one that comes to Junon whenever I blow my whistle, and he does tricks for me!"
"Scarlet."
"I'm 29, 5'4" and 120 pounds. I was in charge of weapon development before the first three scoundrels you called up destroyed my company and cost me my job. I never needed to fight, I always had a machine to help me do that."
"Now these past six women you just met are all in category 7. I know that a lot of you, in fact, all of you except for the last six, have no idea what they were talking about. I don't intend to teach you, for it would confuse you all and we don't want that. Now, lets meet the next six!" Mr. Yoshihira declared. "Rinoa Heartilly?"
"Well I'm 17, 5'3" and 110 pounds. I use a boomerang and am currently living with my boyfriend, Squall. I don't really have a job right now so umm...yeah, I'm done."
"Quistis Trepe?"
"I'm 18, 5'4" and 120 pounds. I use a chain whip and I am a teacher at Balamb Garden. I train members of SeeD every day and I love it."
"Selphie Tilmitt?"
"I'm 18, 5'2" and 105 pounds. I fight with nunchaku and was once a student at Trabia Garden. I now live with my boyfriend, Irvine and do not have a job."
"Ellone?"
"I'm 23, 5'4" and 110 pounds. I don't fight but I work at a day care taking care of young children. I don't know who my real parents are and that's about all there is to my life."
"Fujin." A sigh of relief fell over the crowd as the woman reached the stage. Through everyone's mind was the knowledge that they were at least prettier than her. To Rinoa, Quistis and Selphie however, they had witnessed a fearful sight. Fujin now had blonde hair and her eye patch was gone.
"I'm 18, 5'7" and weigh 125 pounds. I used to be an enforcer at Balamb Garden. I fight with my fists and am currently working as a security guard at an office building."
"Xu?"
"Well, let's see, I'm 5'4", 120 pounds, I'm an instructor at Balamb Garden and I teach my students how to fight, but I myself do not engage. I teach more the history of weapons."
"Alright everyone, now you have met the six members of category number 8 and I know that you don't know what that means or what these people were talking about but believe me, it helps the judges." Mr. Yoshihira informed. "Stay seated as we introduce the contestants in the next category." The audience could only look at each other with dazed comprehension. "Princess Garnet Til Alexandros XVII."
A very short but beautiful woman greeted the stage. A princess, the other girls thought, should be difficult to compare to. Still they remained optimistic, waiting to hear about her.
"I'm 17, 5' and 100 pounds. I fight using rods and staffs. I'm no longer a princess since my adopted mother died recently, I am now the Queen of Alexandria but I wish that I could give it up to spend more time with my boyfriend, Zidane."
"Beatrix?"
"I'm 22, 5'2" and 105 pounds. I fight with a sword alongside my husband, Steiner. I am a General and serve to protect Queen Garnet."
"Ruby?"
"Oh my, what should I say? I guess I should say that I am an actress, 19 years old and do not wish to fight. I'm 5'1" and weigh 110 pounds. I run my own mini-theatre in Alexandria and I love every minute of it."
"Lani."
"I'm 22, 5'3" and weigh 115 pounds. I was once a bounty hunter but now I guess I'm a mercenary. I fight with an axe, so none of you better mess with me!" Mr. Yoshihira took a step back to collect his thoughts after Lani's outburst.
"Erin."
"I'm 24, 5'2" and 105 pounds. I also don't fight and am unemployed, but I used to fly Cid's ship all over the world." Everyone looked at each other again. They all knew a Cid but none of them had ever met Erin, except for Garnet and Beatrix.
"Mikoto?"
"I'm 16, 5'0" and weigh 100 pounds. I don't fight and I'm very nervous to be here." She practically ran off the stage and back to her seat, keeping her head down the whole time. Her tail was hidden very well so she would not be discovered and eliminated. She knew it was a competition for humans but she really wanted to win.
"Well," Mr. Yoshihira chimed in, "There you have category 9. And here comes category 10!" He pointed to the stairs leading up to the stage. "Yuna? Please come up on stage."
A beautiful woman stood behind the podium. One who made the others reconsider their chances. She looked timid enough, but from the smile on her face they could tell that she was in the competition just for fun.
"I'm 18, 5'3" and weigh 105 pounds!" she nearly cheered. "I live with my boyfriend, Tidus in Besaid. He's a blitzball player and really famous. I'm a Summoner and a sphere hunter. I fight with a staff and summon aeons. I think the most interesting thing about me is that I have one blue eye and one green eye." She bowed her head and smiled, returning to her seat.
"Lulu?"
"I'm 25, 5'6" and weigh 125 pounds. I'm Yuna's guardian and the mother of a beautiful son named Vidina. My weapon of choice is the doll."
"Rikku?" A bouncy blonde ran up to the stage and could barely stand still as she spoke.
"I'm 17, 5'2" and 105 pounds! I'm Yunie's best friend and I fight with claws and was a sphere hunter with her. Now I live with my boyfriend, the leader of the Machine Faction, Gippal. We're both Al Bhed's. Tuh'd pa cyt pid E's kuehk du feh!"
"Um yes, very good. Will Dona please come up to the stage?"
"I'm 23, 5'7" and 130 pounds. I was once a great Summoner but I now live in Kilika with my dumb boyfriend Barthello."
"Uhhh...Belgimine?"
"I'm 30, 5'6" and 130 pounds. I can summon aeons as well and aided Yuna on her pilgrimage."
"Shelinda?"
"I'm 22, 5'5" and 115 pounds. I'm now the host of a T.V. show stationed in Luca. I, I don't fight."
"Let's hear it for category 10!" Mr. Yoshihira began clapping, walking back over to the podium. "Now here is category 10, subcategory 2." The audience was even more confused. "Don't worry, you don't have to understand. Lenne?"
She looked like an exact clone of either Tifa or Yuna, and the two latter girls stared at her as if she had stolen their soul. Tifa looked at Yuna, and instant bond being formed in her mind.
"I'm 19 years old, 5'3" and weigh 105 pounds. I'm a very well known songstress and I don't fight anymore, but I can summon. I live with my boyfriend, a star blitzball player named Shuyin, who is also a judge."
"Paine?"
"I'm 20, 5'5" and 110 pounds. I'm a warrior and helped Yuna as a sphere hunter."
"Leblanc?" The boisterous woman sauntered onto the stage.
"Hello loves. I'm 27 years young, 5'3" and a mere 11o pounds. I never need to fight because I have Noojy to do that for me," Rikku gagged, "Or Logos and Ormi. I was also a sphere hunter-the very best I might add-" now it was Yuna's turn to gag, "until I was finally tamed by Meyvn Nooj. Now I'm going to win this competition," Paine gagged, "so I don't want you to get upset when you lose."
"Lucil."
"I'm captain Lucil of New Yevon reporting for duty." She saluted Mr. Yoshihira. "I'm 29 years old, 5'6" tall and weigh 115 pounds. I'm a trained fighter and will defend my work at all costs."
"Elma?"
"27, 5'4", 110 pounds. I fight alongside Captain Lucil of New Yevon. I am second in command to her."
"And last but not least, Nhadala, whom I told will need an interpreter."
"E's 25 oaync umt, cdyht 5'3" yht faekr 115 buihtc. E ys dra rayt cinjaoun vun dra Sylreha Vyldeuh eh dra Pegyham Tacand. E's jano aqledat yht hanjuic du pa eh drec lusbadedeuh." Nhadala spoke to untuned ears. Rikku stepped forward to translate.
"I'm 25 years old, stand 5'3" and weigh 115 pounds. I am the head surveyor for the Machine Faction in the Bikanel Desert. I'm very excited and nervous to be in this competition."
"Let's here it for category 10-2! Now I want to thank you all for attending our little opening ceremony and would like to remind you that tomorrow you will be briefed by each of our judges. Have a good night." Mr. Yoshihira left.
There was only one thing on Tifa's mind. So many emotions were running through her head at that moment. Fear, anxiety, happiness and anger, to name a few. She caught up to Aeris as the Cetra tried to leave, not wanting to face the woman married to her love.
"Aeris!" The brunette called. Aeris turned around with tears in her eyes.
"I missed you." The Cetra returned. Tifa gave her old friend a nervous hug. "So you and Cloud...?" She looked at her feet. Tifa bowed her head as well.
"Yes we're married. How have you been?" She tried to change the subject quickly. "How did you get out of the Lifestream?"
"I asked, I'm really not sure." Tifa pulled away from her and looked away, a pensive look on her face. "Tifa, what's wrong?"
"If you could get out of the Lifestream, why weren't you there when we needed you? Why are you here now? Is a beauty pageant more important then your friends? How do you think we felt, how do you think that Yuffie and I feel right now? What do you think Cloud will say?" Tifa gasped and covered her mouth. She didn't want to know what Cloud would say if he saw Aeris. Tifa feared that he would leave her for the Ancient. She looked back at Aeris with glassy eyes.
"I didn't know that I could get out!" Aeris yelled, trying to fight back the tears that were sliding down her cheeks. "Believe me, if I would have known I could go back to you I would have! I would have given anything to be on earth with you!" She looked at the ground again and suddenly spoke very solemnly. "I would think you wouldn't want me back...I mean...you have Cloud..." Her tears had reached the floor.
"That doesn't matter..." She scrunched her eyes to keep from crying. She knew full well that if Aeris had stayed alive that she and Cloud would not be together. "I just...missed you is all." The two embraced again and then settled into their assigned hotel rooms. Each category had their own suite, so all the girls in the rooms knew each other in some way or another.
Al Bhed Translation
"Tuh'd pa cyt pid E's kuehk du feh!"= "Don't be sad but I'm going to win!"