"I have fallen to my knees
As I sing a lullaby of pain
I'm feeling broken in my melody
As I sing to help the tears go away

I know you're always there
To hear my every prayer inside
I'm clinging to the promise of a lifetime
I hear the words you say
To never walk away from me and leave behind
The promise of a lifetime"

-Kutless—Promise of A Lifetime

Yuna's POV

Standing on a hill in Zanarkend looking over a pool of water and the setting sun, I thought of him, for the first time in weeks. Being home with everyone, feeling comforted by them, didn't help. I still felt the hole I had in my heart from having to leave Cloud. I miss him, I admit, I don't think of him often. Tidus has been keeping my mind occupied. He's asked me questions about what all happened, but then I wouldn't answer and he would start joking. Being around his cheerfulness and not Cloud's seriousness was a change. But I can't shake away my feelings for Cloud that had grown so much while being there with him. I will always remember my week with Cloud and the others. I will never forget it, but I won't tell it to anyone else. It would cause too much conflict. And I think that Rikku would get too excited. But now Tidus is back, and I should be happy… Make him happy. Even if I had fallen in love with another man while he was away….

"Yuna?" He asked standing behind me. "What's going on? You have been staring into space off and on for a while now. All day!" Tidus stated.

"Sorry." I muttered, looking at the orange sun.

"I have a question." He said looking at me, "Why won't you tell me anything about where you were last month? Rikku said you were gone a whole week. There must be some things that happened."

"Nothing really to tell." I lied. "Just that Lenne and Shuyin helped me get back home." I wouldn't tell anyone about Cloud, Tifa, or the others.

But I remembered one thing after I had to dance. My 'staff' I used didn't come back with me. I guess it was left there, on the outskirts of Midgar…

"Aw, come 'on Yuna, tell me?" Tidus pleaded. I just laughed and since he was now standing in front of me, I playfully pushed him into the pool of water below. "Everything that happened is a secret…" I whispered laughing and looking back up at the still glowing, setting, sun.

Remembering, Cloud would always be there for me, even if he wasn't beside me, or in a different world.

"Waking up without you, it doesn't feel right

To sleep with only memories is harder every night

And sometimes I think I can feel you

Breathing on my neck

Tonight, I am reaching out to the stars

I think that he owes me a favor

It doesn't matter where you are

I'll hold you again"

-Framing Hanley—Alone in this Bed

Cloud's POV

Standing in front of Zack's sword and Yuna's Summoner Staff. I felt my heart ache. Losing them, and Aerith, was the hardest things in my life. Zack and Aerith, I thought I could have done something. I blamed myself. But with Yuna, I could do something, but it would hurt her. She didn't belong here in my world, she was never meant to exist here. But now she is back home, with Tidus and her family, and I am left with memories. Maybe my life is only going to be made up of loss. I'm not meant to have happiness. Marlene is heartbroken she didn't get to say good bye to Yuna, Denzel only nodded at the news. Yuffie and the others were sad as well. But I think I was the one that felt the emptiness of not having her around. Watching the kids, or even helping out with the bar. Everyone else doesn't pay a second thought to her time here, except me. I miss her. Possibly even more than Zack and Aerith, its possible I am crazy for thinking that, seeing she was here a week. But it's amazing what all can happen and what feelings grow.

I stared at their weapons placed in the ground together. Her staff looked so foreign against Zack's sword. I sighed and recalled the dance Yuna did here, 3 weeks ago. The look on her sad face and the tears about to overflow in her eyes.

I shook away the memories and grabbed my glasses from my pocket and put them on and walked back to my bike. I got on it and drove away, getting back to the business of being just a delivery boy. And I promised to her, in my head, if you ever need me, I'll be there.

Please go look up the songs to understand why I posted their lyrics. The songs (in my opinion) speak about what had happened between Cloud and Yuna throughout my fanfic..

And so it has to come to such a bad/sad ending.

Either way I hope you liked it!!!

Thank you reviewers!!

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Thanks, and Keep looking back to see if I post any more Final Fantasy (Or Kingdom Hearts, or possibly any other anime) fanfics! To see your reviews on them would be awesome!

~Roxas.

A/N

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