Chapter Eight
It had been three months. Three months since Rufus killed Godo, tortured Yuffie and summoned Leviathon. Tifa was glad he was dead. The only thing that made her mad was knowing that her friends were out there somewhere and knowing that Leviathon was biding his time. Tifa had to admit to herself that life at the moment sucked. Reno, Rude, Tseng and Elena were on trial for helping Rufus and imprisoned in the newly constructed prison. Tifa looked over her files and was pleased to see that her doctor had included a file on the health of her baby. To her suprise Tifa was carrying twins. A boy and a girl. Tifa had been upset first but refused to shed a single tear as she knew Cloud would be back. He always managed to get into trouble but he could handle himself. Tifa walked over to the door and looked outside. She saw that the children that survived were playing basketball and riding skateboards around the park. She stepped outside and saw the Aeris Gainsborough Memorial Hospital to honor her dead friend. Tifa's thought were interuppted by Reeve and she asked,"What's going on?"
"It's Yuffie. We've finally managed to get a lead that seems to be going somewhere." Tifa regarded Reeve for a moment and smiled. If Yuffie was found then her other friends couldn't be too far away right. Most of the major cities and towns had been destroyed. The Gold Saucer was losing business as people now needed a boat to get to there.
"How's the trial going?"
Reeve smiled and let out a laugh. "What trial? The jury is already going to come back with a guilty verdict. The public can't punish Rufus so they'll settle for his pawns."
"I'll settle for his pawns as well. Someone needs to pay for that assholes actions. Did he actually think Leviathon wouldn't kill him? What a dumbass."
Reeve looked at Tifa for a moment and began to walk away. "I'll see you later."
"Take care."
Tifa looked over to see Marlene and Denzel hanging out with their friends. At least the ones who survived. Marlene was really hard to cheere up. He real father died when she was really young and the man who adopted her was feared dead. After Leviathons rampage Tifa became a second mother to Marlene going so far as to allow her to go on a date with Denzel. Red XIII walked up and asked,"Did Reeve tell you?"
"Yes he did. He told me that Yuffie has been found. That's great news."
Red XIII looked at her and saw that she was a little disappointed and knew she must be feeling terrible. "You have a right to be upset. Your husband and the father of your child is feared dead."
"But Yuffie is my friend so shouldn't I be relieved that she's alive?"
"Look Tifa. Don't beat yourself up over nothing. I'm going to get Yuffie and maybe I'll find our other friends along the way."
Tifa smiled and went on her way. She had to admit it. Red XIII and Reeve were keeping a close eye on her these days. In fact, they had went so far as to offer to live with her which Tifa quickly turned down. Her and her doctor were enough with all the pain she was feelings. Everyday it seemed as if she got a cramp in a new spot each day. Not to mention she felt bloated. Cait Sith arrived and handed Tifa another report. "What is this?"
"It's an eyewitness who says he saw Barret at the Gold Saucer."
Tifa was relieved. While she may have been Marlene's second mother Barret was her second father. He had taken her under his wing when he let her join Avalanche. She also remembered fondly when he would give her a hard time about Cloud. "I guess your going to get Barret then?"
Cait Sith smiled and said,"Yes. I'll ask around and see if anyone's seen the others."
Two of her friends were found. Four to go. She knew that Cid, Shera, Vincent and more importantly Cloud were still out there and she would find them.
