A/N: Yea, I'm an awful authoress if I'm starting another story when I have like 7 that have yet to be complete. I just need to take a break from those other stories for awhile, plus I have had this idea for awhile and it's been bugging me to write it! So, like I said last time, I need a title for this story.


1. Long time, No see!

5 years later-

I walked out of my little house and into the open streets of the Midgar Slums of Sector 7. As usual, people were hustling and bustling about. I sighed to myself, before heading off for my destination. Sorry, allow me to introduce myself: My name is Mimi Collins, I'm 21 years old, and I was born and raised in Nibelheim. I came to Midgar to forget everything I have suffered through in the past, and so far, its been working. I have my own little house in the sector 7 slums, and sort of well paying job. I work in bar called 7th heaven as waitress, and a part time babysitter. Today, I didn't have to work, so I was going to go visit the old church in sector 5.

I usually go buy a flower or two from a friend who sells them. Yeah, flowers! Who would've thought that there would be flowers growing in old Midgar! It seems impossible for two reasons: 1) There's no sunlight down here, and 2) the soil isn't good enough to grow anything. But somehow, they miraculously found a way to grow!

I walked towards the train station, which I always pass by when I head to the church. Strangely, it was not as busy as I had thought. No one was there, except for a guard, and a guy that was on the ground, sitting there, leaning against the stairs. I thought it was just some unfortunate man who was just resting while waiting for someone, until I heard a groan of what sounded like pain. I gasped, running over to the guy.

I leant down in front of him. "Hey, are you alright?" I asked, my head full of worry. I noticed this guy had blonde spiky hair, that resembled that of a Chocobo. He remained slumped forward still, so I shook his shoulder a bit. "Are you alright?"

He groaned a bit, before shaking his head a bit, and looking up at me. I felt my eyes widen and my breath hitch in my throat when I saw who it was. Sky blue eyes came into my line of vision as the guy looked at me with a bit of confusion on his face.

"Mimi?" He mumbled out, sounding like he hadn't had anything to drink in days. "Mimi, is it really you?"

'No way! It cant be….I must be dreaming! There's no way this guy is him! But…never hurts to make sure.'

I gulped a bit before speaking. "Cloud?…Is that….Is that really you?"

He smiled a bit, nodding in the process. "Yeah, it's really me."

Cloud Strife was sitting here, in front of me, alive, and unharmed from the looks of it. Why this is such a very big moment, you ask? Well, Cloud is my best friend, who I haven't heard from until now.

"How long has it been? 7 years?" Cloud asked, standing up to stretch.

"Yeah…it has." I stood up next to him, watching him as he stretched. I took notice that he looked a bit bulkier and less lanky since the last time I had seen him. He also looked bit taller too, but then again, he's always been taller than me. He was wearing a first class SOLDIER uniform, with a giant sword latched onto his back. I felt myself begin to tear up as I looked at him. I couldn't believe he was alive after all these years, and he hadn't even bothered to contact me! I only got one letter from him after he had left! ONE! JUST ONE! Not only was I happy to see him, but I was mad too!

"Hey, you ok?" Cloud asked me, putting a hand on my shoulder.

I looked up at him and frowned. "You spiky headed jerk!" I punched him in the arm and he let go of me to rub on it.

"Ow! What was that for?" Cloud asked, looking at me with a startled and confused expression.

"For not telling me you were still alive and walking around somewhere on the planet! DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED I WAS?" I hit threw another punch to his arm, but he grabbed my hand before it could hit.

"Stop hitting me. Look, I'm sorry that I never contacted you. Its been pretty hard these past few years."

"So, I see you achieved your dream." I smiled a bit, changing the subject while pointing at his clothes. "First Class SOLDIER, Cloud Strife."

He smirked. "That would be Ex-First Class SOLDIER, Cloud Strife."

"Ex? You mean, you quit?" Wow…I cant believe I just asked the obvious.

"After the Nibelheim incident, yeah. Listen, can we maybe go somewhere else. I'm pretty thirsty and hungry." I heard his stomach growl, and I giggled a bit, grabbing his hand and pulling him along.

"C'mon! I know just the place! It's where I work, and Tifa's there too!" I could sense the surprise in him when I mentioned Tifa's name, and I couldn't help but smile as I dragged him along with me.

"TIFA!" I shouted as Cloud and I busted through the doors, causing Tifa to look up in surprise, a smile on her face.

"Mimi, what're you doing here? It's your day off." Tifa said, a small smile gracing her face.

"I know, but look!" I shoved Cloud in front of me. "Look who I found!"

Tifa looked at him for a minute, before she finally recognized him. "Cloud, its been a long time. How've you been?"

It was just questions and questions between the two, and I was beginning to feel a bit left out, so…I decided I'd go home and leave them to talk, seeing as my presence wasn't being acknowledged whatsoever.


A/N: So, how does it sound so far? Let me know! Please review! LATER TATERS!