So just a short chapter to end it. Hope you guys like it.

Tifa and Cloud were kissing. Finally. A shame that it took this long, and such drastic measures, too.

I smiled. I already knew how I was gonna act this out. "Took you guys long enough."

Tifa and Cloud jumped away from each other, looking guilty.

"I mean, come on. After you and Aerith ended, Cloud, I just kept thinking to myself… When is Cloud gonna make a move on Tifa?"

Cloud gave me a puzzled look.

I laughed at that. "Okay, I'll admit that I'm a bit hurt that Tifa didn't break up with me before she moved on, but come on. We were as good as over after that gig." I smiled at Tifa. "Relax, Teef, we're still friends. Maybe even best friends." Saying that, I turned and walked away, waving to them as I left.

Yuffie and Aerith were waiting for me in the next room. "How did it go?"

I kept my face bland and said nothing for a while and just sat down next to Zack, who was busy getting massacred in a game of Black Ops. Behind me, I heard Aerith and Yuffie give off worried grunts. I eventually smirked slightly and turned to them. "I officially declare Operation Green a success," I congratulated them.

They squealed excitedly and hugged me. Aerith's hug was very quick, then she moved on to something more lingering with Zack, who'd paused his game.

Yuffie, on the other hand, moved straight on from the hug to starting a full-on make-out session, which I participated in eagerly.

Tifa and Cloud came back into the room, hand in hand. They stopped when they saw Yuffie kissing me, and Aerith kissing Zack. I broke off my kiss with Yuffie to look at them; I put one finger up, as if I was about to explain the situation, then made some show of spotting Tifa and Cloud's interlocked hands. I started to laugh. Yuffie, Zack and Aerith caught on quickly, and they too laughed.

Tifa started laughing too. Cloud just stood there, dumbfounded, until he joined in the laughter, albeit sheepishly.

**GREEN**

It's been about two months since Operation Green came to a close. The relationships that had been formed were still as close as ever (no surprise there), and SOLDIER (our band, if you remember) was still meeting up once every week. During one of those sessions, I got another anonymous phone call, much like when Rufus Shinra had called me with the gig offer. I made my excuses to the guys and answered the phone.

"I'm guessin' that that's Luke Riordan?" a gruff voice asked me.

"Yes, yes it is."

"Good! I'm not gonna mess around here. You're talkin' to Barrett Wallace."

I stammered in surprise. "As in Barrett Wallace, owner and manager of AVALANCHE Records?"

"Is there a fake one runnin' 'round somewhere?" Barrett growled.

I laughed nervously. "To what do I owe the pleasure, Mr Wallace?"

**GREEN**

I called a meeting of the gang at Tifa's bar that day, and I included Angeal and Genesis. Tifa gave Cloud a perfunctory kiss as he walked in, while the kisses Zack and I received from our girlfriends were a tad longer.

"So what's the big news?" Genesis asked.

"It must be big if you included us," Angeal added.

I sat down and rubbed my hands together. "What would you guys say if I told you that Barrett Wallace wants to sign us to AVALANCHE Records?"

Zack sighed theatrically. "I knew it was coming," he lamented to Aerith. "He's finally lost it."

Aerith giggled.

"Guys," I shot Zack a look, "I'm serious."

"Seriously serious?" Tifa asked.

"Is there a less serious type of serious than the one I know about?" Cloud deadpanned, kissing her.

I was nodding sagely. "We can sign a contract with AVALANCHE if I tell Barrett 'yes' within a week."

"Then call him now," Genesis and Angeal said together.

"You guys do know that if we do this, there is no going back? It'll be goodbye normal life. Do you guys still wanna do it?"

That gave them pause for thought. Eventually, Cloud nodded.

"Yeah," Zack said.

"I'm in," Genesis added.

"So am I," Angeal agreed.

I nodded decisively. "Okay, I'll go make the call." I walked off and redialled Barrett's number on my phone. I got the receptionist.

"Hi, this is Luke Riordan. Could you give a message to Mr Wallace? My band SOLDIER? We're in."

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