A/n(Author's note)New chapter! This is the furthest I've ever gotten on a story.

This is still just my impressions of the movie. I will get to my own unique part soon enough.

I do not own Final Fantasy: AC or any of the characters, and I never will, at least not in this life. Please review!

A Serious Talk

Cloud woke suddenly, and blinked as the sunlight flooded his eyes. He turned his head and saw Tifa laying on another bed. He realized that he was in the apartment above Seventh Heaven, the bar that Tifa owned. He grunted slightly as he stood up and walked over to Tifa.

"You know you're pretty heavy." Cloud jerked his head toward the door, and saw Reno and Rude, two men that he'd had dealings with before. Reno, the one who had just spoken, smirked at him slightly. Then Rude spoke up.

"Weren't there…some kids living with you?"

"Cuz they ain't here." Reno added.

Cloud let his head drop slowly, but didn't say anything. He didn't know what to do. Should he go look for them, or stay with Tifa?

"You don't care?" Cloud couldn't tell what Rude was thinking. Unlike Reno, Rude was very good at hiding his emotions.

"I just…" Cloud turned toward Tifa, hoping the two men would somehow understand. They looked at him for a second, then Reno sighed, loudly.

"Ahh, you're a real handful." The two of them walked out, slamming the door behind them.

Several hours later, Tifa finally woke up. She sat up and looked at Cloud who was standing at the window, looking out.

"Reno and Rude are out looking." He told her quietly. She watched as he walked back to the other bed and sat down.

"You have…Geostigma, don't you? You're going to give up and die, is that it?" Her voice was accusatory. When he didn't respond, she sighed.

"So it is." She said quietly, as if to herself.

"There is no cure." Cloud said unemotionally. Tifa reacted exactly as he'd thought she would.

"Yeah, but, that's not stopping Denzel, is it? Don't run, let's fight it together. We can help each other, I know we can!" Cloud didn't say anything. How could he make her understand that he couldn't…? His thoughts were interrupted by Tifa, who spoke in a hurt tone.

"I guess…that only works for…real families."

"Tifa." She looked at him, surprised at his tone. He went on, letting his emotions show for once.

"I'm not fit to help anyone. Not my family, not my friends, nobody."

"Dilly-dally shilly-shally." Cloud looked at her, surprised by the weary tone in her voice. She spoke again, this time more vehemently.

"Dilly-dally shilly-shally!"

"I think she wants you to move on, man" Once again, Cloud turned to stare at Reno, who was standing in the doorway again with Rude.

"Did you find them?" Tifa leaned forward, hope and fear in her words.

"No. Only a witness. Kadaj's gang, took the kids."

"Where are they?" Cloud asked. This time, it was Rude who answered.

"They're at their base now. The Forgotten City."

A/n: Cliffhanger! Please review! I really want to know how this is going. Thanks!