Part 4

Part 4

Later

I was being pulled back and forth between consciousness and sleep. I supposed that meant I was alive. But how? I was having a really bad dream. "Cloud!" I was sitting straight up in my bed breathing hard and covered in sweat.

"Yes Abby" I looked over to the corner of the room. It was Cloud who had just said that, he was sitting in the corner of the room in the dark. I was relieved that he was there and safe, but confused at the same time. Cloud got up and walked over to me.

"Abby, do you remember anything that happened in the church?"

"What?" I didn't understand why he was asking me that. "Well ya, of course I do, but why?" Cloud looked at me in a troubled way then down at my stomach, he looked like he was about to grimace. I hesitantly looked down, I was clutching my stomach, it almost looked like I was hugging myself but I didn't even realize that I was doing that. Then I remembered, like a giant wave of realization crashing over me. Kadaj had stuck his sword through me at the church. But how was I still alive? I looked back up at Cloud. Cloud hesitated before speaking, "Abby how did that happen to you?"

"Kadaj did it in the church. Cloud, how am I still alive?"

"Kadaj did that to you!" Cloud was slightly yelling and probably out of anger and seeing me, his wife, hurt so badly. "Cloud, would you please tell me how it's even possible that I'm still alive." Cloud turned away from me and walked toward the window.

"Caitlyn did it, she saved you."

"What do you mean Caitlyn saved me? How did she do that?"

Cloud paused before answering, "Ever since Caitlyn was little she's been...different, you can't tell anymore, but she is. Caitlyn some how has the power to heal people, but nobody knows except for a few people and now you. You can't tell anyone Abby, it's not a normal thing, in fact I don't think anyone else can do it. I love Caitlyn as my little sister, but she's special and I'll do everything I can to protect her."

I lay back down on the pillows as much as to relieve the pain in my stomach as to think about what Cloud had told me. "So, Caitlyn...healed me."

Cloud sighed, something he rarely did. He was always serious. "Yes, but not completely, I wouldn't let her because if she uses to much of her own strength and energy she could die. If you want to know more ask Caitlyn and tell me when you're ready to talk about what happened."

Cloud turned and walked out of the room leaving me alone to think. For all these years that Caitlyn and I have been friends I never knew or even suspected that she had such a wonderful gift. I wonder if Aerith knew about it before she died. Could Caitlyn have saved Aerith too? Aerith I thought, why did you have to leave me? why did you have to leave Cloud? He loved you. Cloud loved you more than me, he loved you with his whole heart and soul and you left him.

Flashback

Aerith and I always got along growing up even though we were sisters. We both loved each other as sisters and best friends, we would always hangout together and we told each other everything, including how we felt. I remember the day Aerith told me that she loved Cloud, I was surprised at first, but then I thought about my feelings, I liked cloud, I might not have loved him then but I did now. I'd never love him as much as Aerith did even if I could, I don't know if I would because Aerith's love was so great and pure and I don't think I could ever love Cloud the same way. But then Aerith died and I had Cloud to myself but I didn't have Aerith's love for him and I didn't have Aerith to talk to when I needed help. She was gone...gone forever, I would never see her again. I shed a silent tear for her and closed my eyes. I heard the door open and...