Chapter 4:

A burned down pick up truck was found in the border between the city of Edge and the village of Kalm, authorities had yet to know the cause of the accident and who the owner of the truck was, it was identified as a LD6-300 model. It was concluded that there were a huge explosion that has happened base on the state of the vehicle. We'll be reporting any updates regarding the incident.

Yuffie stared in shock on the television screen as she watched the news, as they were showing the photos of the truck, she saw that almost half of it was burned, the front specially and there was no way that the driver could have survived but it was never mentioned if they found a body, maybe they didn't want to tell the gruesome truth that the driver had been blown to bits during the explosion. She started sweating as soon as she heard the model of the truck, the same model of the truck that Tifa owned and left with, but it could have been someone else's, She kept repeating that to herself. She tried to open her trembling mouth, attempting to curse out loud but she couldn't, that truck was coming from Edge, the same pick up truck that Tifa possesses, and ever since she went away, nobody could contact her and there was no sign of her.

"No..." She whispered with tears forming in her eyes. She slowly picked up her PHS from her pocket and she started dialing with trembling hands.

Aerith was doing everything she could to calm down the blond swordsman who was also her husband, who was bawling to his heart's content at what Yuffie had just relayed to him, he was hurt beyond belief and was having a hard time accepting it.

"No. No NO NO!" He started yelling while he held both sides of his head while he sat down on the couch in Seventh heaven. Aerith was sobbing hard while she tried to hold into his shoulders. They were relieved that the kids was with Barret and the last thing they wanted was for them to see their guardian having a meltdown.

"Cloud... Please..." Aerith pleaded but it was no use.

"Tifa... Tifa... Tifa..." He called out to her in between his loud cries. He felt like he was going to pass out from the great pain in his heart.

Barret locked himself in the bathroom in his home in North Corel, he covered his eyes while he sobbed silently, he wanted to scream, he wanted to curse out loud, but he couldn't, the kids were with him and he didn't know how he will tell them the news that the mother figure they loved so much was gone from this world. The grip he had on his either side of his face grew tighter as more uncontrollable tears escaped him.

Oh Tifa...

Shera sobbed as she watched her husband yell and curse on top of his lungs outside their home in rocket town, he had been going at it for a whole fifteen minutes that his face was already so red and his voice was already hoarse.

"GODDAMMIT! FUCK! FUCKING SON OF A...!" His knees suddenly gave out making him kneel down on the grassy ground.

"Honey!" Shera rushed to him to check if he was alright, she started crying again when she saw that he too was sobbing while his shoulders shook violently.

Nanaki howled on top of the astronomy tower in his hometown while he looked up in the starry sky as he mourned the death of his close friend, she was the only one he felt safe to act like his age without feeling foolish, she was always there to caress his fur and he liked how it calms him everytime. Aside from her physical prowess, she was emotionally strong enough for all of them when things don't go their way. And now, he can't even do anything for her than just mourn for her like that, hoping she could hear him calling out for her.

Reeve pinched the bridge of his nose as he leaned his elbow on his desk in his office. He was at total shock of the news, Tifa Lockhart's death was so sudden for them all. Though, he was not convinced, they were behind the investigation of the incident and they found no body on the wreck, but he didn't want to say anything to their group, not to get their hopes up for he could be wrong, and it will break their hearts all over again. some of her possessions had been thrown away towards the grasslands, probably due to the explosion, some article of clothing, there was a shoe and a pouch, which contained everything they needed to identify who the owner was, one of them was a cellphone, but it was destroyed and no longer functional, but the model was the same as Tifa's, and what made his assumptions come to life was when they found her identification card, the picture part of it was burned and his heart sank when he saw the name Tifa Lockhart plastered on the undamaged part. He didn't want to let his friends know about it yet but and he begged the team behind it to hide the truth for a while, he didn't expect that Yuffie would figure it out, of course she would, she was head of the intelligence team after all.

He was worried about Cloud, he heard that he was falling apart and he was the one taking it the hardest, he was scared for the hero's mental state.

He needed to get to the bottom of it as fast as he can.

Vincent stared at the crystallized form of Lucrecia Crescent in her cave with a solemn expression on his face. He silently relayed to her what he was feeling inside as he mourned for the loss of a dear friend. Tifa had been very kind to him even if he would always distance himself from the rest of the group. He thought she didn't deserve that kind of end, he always thought she would die a peaceful and painless death. But he has no control over how a person dies, he just hoped that wherever she was, she was finally at peace.

I Just wish I could turn back time to change things...

Tifa's eyes snapped open in the middle of the night while sweating furiously, she had a dream but couldn't put a finger on it. She was panting a little while she slowly sat up, wiping sweat off her forehead after.

What... was that...?

All she could remember was flames, all flames and in the middle of it, there was someone, but the figure was blurry and couldn't see who it was. She furrowed her brows but there was nothing, the dream didn't make any sense to her. Tifa sighed as she felt hot all over, so she decided to take a shower instead. Her head hurts a little as well so it might help.

What was that dream...?

After she was done showering, she wanted to drink a glass of water so she went down the kitchen, and she was startled when she saw Noctis sitting on the dining table, nursing his own glass of water. He chuckled at her reaction.

"S-Sorry... I didn't expect you here..." She said as she made her way to the fridge.

"I couldn't sleep, I was sleeping on the wrong time of the day today." He said with a chuckle.

"Right..." She said after she was done drinking.

"Hey... Want to go for a walk?" He suddenly asked, She turned around to face him then smiled.

"I would love to..."

Noctis stood up with a smile then held out his hand for her to grab. She gladly held into him with a blush then he led the way outside the Villa so they can a walk on the beach. All they could hear was the calming sound of waves and some muffled music from a far away night club. They didn't let go of each other's hands as they walked side by side, smiling to each other every now and then.

"How are you feeling?" Noctis asked as he tucked some hair strands to her ear, she blushed at how his fingers ran through her skin.

"I'm fine... I just had a dream... And it woke me up."

"A dream?"

"Yeah... it was kind of odd, there were flames everywhere and there someone in the middle of it, but I couldn't see him... Or her, it was a all blurry."

"Really? That's odd alright... The person was not burning at all?" He asked making her giggle.

"Must be a super human or something..." She joked making him smirk.

"Probably." He said with a grin. "I'm a super human too." He said making her raise an eyebrow.

"How?"

"Like this." He suddenly lifted her up bridal style started twirling her around while she shrieked with a laugh, her screams were echoing throughout the night sky. Noctis stopped turning then they stared at each other's face, both panting while grinning widely. Suddenly, the handsome raven haired man's face turned serious, with Tifa following his lead.

"You're beautiful... So beautiful..." He whispered while searching her eyes, she blushed at what he said and her heart was hammering mad. Noctis' eyes widened momentarily, he suddenly put her down then he cleared his throat.

"We uhhh... We should..." He was awkwardly gesturing towards the villa while she nodded with a blush. He too was blushing furiously.

"Y-Yeah... Okay..." They made their way towards the house without another word to each other.

A/N: Thanks for the review guys.