I'm glad to hear that people are liking this sequel! I was beginning to think it too bland and not as good, but that's what sequels are for, right? As long as you guys demand it, I'm willing! Eeew... and my tum-tum hurts like a mother right now... And those stupid projects! I wrote a Twilight poem about Edward for English. You know, the one about a character? I decided Edward was best, just because I know him a lot more... and he's not so much of a "lone wolf." I have it posted, so if you've read Twilight or New Moon, give it a shot! Am I a good poet, too?

--B. K. Siver

Months passed when the others were told. More months passed when Tifa's very pregnant belly was showing. It would be a week until the baby was to be born. I was really nervous, especially at night, afraid that Cloud would wake me up to tell me that she was in labor. Danie would joke around about it, when she wasn't around to hear, and say to me, "She's gonna pop! She's gonna pop!" Even though it was somewhat crude, I laughed whenever he told me that.

To be honest, her mood swings weren't all that bad. Sure, every now and then she'd blurt out something towards me or Cloud, but she hardly ever did it. When she'd have morning sickness, though, I'd feel so bad. Hearing her makes me not wanna have kids! Plus, Cloud's dude PMSing was over the top.

Recently, it's gotten so bad for the both of them that they can't hardly work! Danie does Cloud's deliveries(free of charge, that loser!) and I do Tifa's shift. It's been like that for the past week or so. It bothered me a lot that Danie wasn't able to visit me as often as he used to, even though he always did manage to buy a drink from me. My regulars, who were so used to my cheerful attitude, were now noticing my stress kicking in.

"Just... stuff!" I'd assure them, "Not much is going on!" They were so dedicated to me, they even stopped coming for a few days so that the bar wouldn't be as busy for me! It wasn't much, but it still helped some.

When Danie and I finally managed to get a break, we were able to talk. I was so tired, though; Our conversations would last from midnight to at least three in the morning!

He still managed to smirk the quote he's been saying for a while now. "She's gonna pop! She's gonna pop!" he whispered mischievously.

"Stop that, she'll hear you!" I whispered, giggling. It had been so long since I had laughed with him. "So, how's the Yuffientine thing?"

"Yuffientine?" he asked.

I laughed, "It's something I learned back home. Just tell me how's it going with the whole Yuffie liking Vincent thing. Do you know for sure?"

"Nope. I haven't really... asked her yet."

"Not asked her?!" I tried to keep my voice down. "You have to ask!"

"I'm a dude, how the hell am I supposed to know?"

"You're smart, aren't you? You'll figure it out!" I was repeating what Aeris had told me two years ago. "Oh yeah!" I remembered, "It's the one year anniversary since you came here!" I couldn't believe that I'd forgotten my best friend's "birthday." Then again, I was known to ask Allana on a number of occasions when hers was. "We've been so busy this week, I forgot about this present!"

He stared at the present that I had wrapped in metallic green paper. For kicks, I took off the blue bow and put it on his head, and giggled like it was Christmas again. "You didn't have to," he said.

"I wanted to, though!"

"I didn't get you anything..." he apologized.

I psshed, "It's all right! It's not like it's my birthday!"

Danie's face was priceless when he opened the present: A brand new leather sheath for his sword. He was speechless.

"I even had it etched with your name!" I told him.

What he did next surprised me and left me breathless. He pulled me into a hug. I hugged him back. He gives out great hugs! "Thank you, Brittney." he told me.

Suddenly, Cloud opened the door with a jolt. He stared at us, baffled by the sight. "I knew it!" he exclaimed, and we immediately pulled away from each other. I could feel my face turn red from embarrassment; Something I hadn't done in years! "Doesn't matter," he rushed, "Tifa's in labor!"

"She's what?!" Danie and I exclaimed.

"La-bor," he said with two syllables, "I need you to call everybody as we get her to the hospital." He looked at Danie. "You might want to take her with you," he pointed to Danie, "I'd rather you not see Tifa like this."

"I'd rather not, either!" I gasped surprisingly.

We both made urgent phone calls in the middle of the night, which practically made telling them twice as hard. Especially since they were half-asleep and we needed to repeat and repeat. Finally, though, after a few "What's" and "Huh's," everybody managed to suck up the information and come as soon as possible.

That took them all, like, two seconds.

Danie and I agreed that this was a good time to set up this Vincent and Yuffie scenario: We would both sit next to each other and Cid and Shera would sit next to each other while Barret could sit with us, leaving Vincent and Yuffie together.

In the waiting room, my hand was shaking uncontrollably. One of the nurses asked if I had carpel tunnel! "Jeez, Britt," Danie finally said, "If you're that nervous, take my hand!" I couldn't control the shaking, though, even while holding his hands. When my hand stopped shaking, I panicked because I had no nervous reliever, so I began chewing on my lips to the point where they were bleeding! "Quit that!" he ordered, "Here's some gum: Chew it." I took the stick and opened the wrapper quickly. What relief! I had managed to calm down after that.

Both Danie and I, however, have noticed that Yuffie had an extreme problem right now; She was biting her nails to the core.

"Don't be so scared," Vincent told her.

Her eyes grew wide and her voice began to crack, "Ha! Scared?! You don't want me to be scared?! That's my friend in there giving birth for God's sake, and you don't want me to be scared?!"

"Yes."

She didn't say anything to that, which was pretty funny because Yuffie always had something to say. Rather than talk, she began to chew on her nails again.

"You should stop," Vincent suggested calmly.

"No!" Yuffie retorted immediately. How childish!

"But you'll bleed," he told her.

"I don't care!" she mumbled as she kept biting.

"Why don't you put your hands in your thighs?"

"I don't wanna."

Typical, childish Yuffie. When her crush cares about her, she pushes him away! Dumb, stupid... anyways, Yuffie continued to bite her nails fervently. By now, I was sure that there were no more nails left on her fingers.

What surprised me, and Danie mostly, was that Vincent grabbed her arm and held it firmly. "Daniel," he said to him, "Give her a piece of that gum."

He didn't rush to follow Vincent's orders, which surprised me a lot. Maybe it was because he knew what his job was, at least, that was what I figured. Anyways, he threw the stick to Vincent, who then put it in Yuffie's hand. "Take it," he ordered. She actually listened and opened up the piece. However, she didn't hesitate to put it in her mouth.

Too bad Cloud came out to say that Tifa was OK and fine by then... ten or so hours after getting to the hospital. And he also added that it was a girl.

We all walked into the room and saw Tifa and the baby. To me, I'd never seen Tifa look so pretty before. The baby was crying less and less as she began to fall asleep. The baby had peach fuzz for hair, but it was dirty blonde, I could see. I could feel the tears crawling out of my eyes.

"What's wrong, Britt?" Tifa managed to ask me.

I smiled, "I'm sorry. She just... reminds me of my sister. That's all. That, and I'm just so happy for you two."

Yuffie began to speak. "What are you going to name her?" she asked excitedly.

Cloud and Tifa looked at each other, wondering. Then they both smiled at us. "Aeris," they both said in cheerful unison.

I smiled again. Won't Zack and Aeris be happy to hear this?

I watched the "Addam's Family" in art today. I never thought that movie would be so funny! It was a lot more entertaining than "Girl with a Pearl Earring."