Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy VII, Blood+, or any of the characters in both of them. Final Fantasy VII belongs to Square-Enix and Sony, while Blood+ just belongs to Sony. And also just because Tifa is the villain doesn't mean I'm bashing her. Just thought you should know for people reading this fanfic who like Tifa.
Italics mean flashback
After Aerith woke up from being healed she and the cellist who was called Cloud prepared to fight the Cetra. Aerith then grabbed Cloud enormous sword and sliced the Cetra in half causing it to rain blood all over her. Zack then arrived horrified at seeing her covered in blood. Aerith then turned to a glass window and fainted from seeing herself covered with blood. Afterwards a squad of SOLDIERs then came fortunately Cloud, Aerith, and Zack made it out just in time.
"Alright you chocobo-haired freak, what the hell did you do to Aerith?!" Zack angrily asked Cloud but as soon as he started his sentence Cloud was nowhere in sight. Zack then took Aerith to the hospital. "Don't worry Aerith will be just fine." Elena reassured them. Barrett nodded and then turned to Zack. "Zack it's getting late why don't you head home."
The next morning Zack, Denzel, Barrett, and Rude watched the television as the were trying to find out what was the mystery behind the murders. Meanwhile Hojo was in his lab. "I wonder if there was a Cetra that killed the one at the school?" he said to himself. At the hospital Aerith woke up wondering what had happened. Barrett then arrived and brought her some food. "Barrett I need to talk you privately." Rude said as he entered Aerith's room.
Near the restaurant a girl called Cissnei was trying to cheer Zack up but to no avail. After she left he then decided to have some fun but without her. "Barrett I'm sure of it that Aerith is the one that killed it." Aerith then got up in her room and looked in the mirror having a flashback of what had happened that night. As soon as she went downstairs she heard their conversation. "Barrett you've got to return her to us." Barrett then shook his head. "No, that won't make her on bit happy." Rude was getting annoyed "Listen to yourself your becoming far too close to her. It's high time she came back." Barrett sighed in defeat. "Alright I'll tell her tonight." Rude then left and Barrett heard a noise in the hallway. He then rushed up to Aerith's room only to find her gone. Zack then came back after a few minutes and was informed of her disappearance. "Don't worry dad I have a hunch where she is."
In the mountains of Nibelheim Cloud was playing his cello again. Aerith then saw him. "Alright I want to tell me who I really am." she said gruffly, but as he was about to answer Zack came wanting to fight him, Cloud managed to defeat him with ease. "Will you just stop it?!" Aerith barked at Cloud as she didn't want Zack getting hurt. Cloud turned to her "As you wish." he said and walked away. Aerith was still wondering though what she really was. "Don't worry things will work out. At least that what dad always says." Zack said as he got up. "Just remember Aerith we're always going to be here for you." Aerith smiled and nodded as they began to head home.
Meanwhile Barrett then received a mysterious phone call but hung up since there was no answer. As her hung up a man in a black cloak was in the booth and killed a small dog.