Chapter 10: The After Events

(One Week Later)

Cloud and Tifa lay in bed together, enjoying the warm tingling feeling of their love making, sighing and laughing about the oddities they now had. For instance, Cloud seemed to like taking the uke (bottom or receiver) position, loving the feeling of Tifa being on top. Also, he seemed to have a fondness for having his nipples played with, something that made Tifa grin when she discovered this. Tifa on the other hand, took on the role of the seme (top) of the sexual relationship. Tifa also retained some of her affection for penetrating, but Cloud quickly dissuaded her of that, not needing her to be sticking things up his butt when he wasn't expecting it. The biggest change, and probably the strangest thing to the outside world, would have been the fact that Tifa wore the metaphorical 'pants' of the relationship, which made Barret roar with laughter the first time he saw it happen in a super market. Cloud didn't seem to mind being Tifa's 'bitch' as Barret had called it.

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Other than a few strange oddities, their relationship flourished, much to Aeris' happiness.

She smiled as she watched the two drifted off to sleep, grins on their faces.

"Ha! It worked!" She said in her spirit state, pumping her fist into the air and waving the other in the 'v for victory' manner.

She drifted over to the spirit that was next to her and pat it on the shoulder.

"Aren't you happy Zack? After all... This was your idea!" She said, poking him lightly in the shoulder.

Zack looked at Aeris, and then smiled, nodding in a happy fashion.

"Yeah... I'm happy for them. They deserve each other. Shall we go and talk to the children, there's a group of them wandering around together looking for their parents?"

"Yes... Let's go help the children." She said, taking Zack's hand, and wondered off with the ex-Soldier, head on his shoulder.

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Cloud snuggled up to Tifa in his sleep, wrapping an arm gently around her, and smiling. Tifa moved closer to Cloud, and rested her head against his chest, sighing in her sleep, a smile also gracing her lips. The two where like yin and yang. Cloud was dark while Tifa was light. Cloud was suppressed and lonely, while Tifa was out there and surrounded by friends. Cloud was quiet; Tifa was always talking to someone. It was strange how love could sprout so strongly between two SO different, and yet so similar as well. With just a little nudge, the two actually fit together like puzzle pieces, and that's what made their relationship so strong.

Epilogue:

Cloud and Tifa lived together, and had a child, a daughter, a smiling baby girl with blazing blue eyes, and long black hair. She grew up with other children, Uncle Cid and Uncle Barret, her 'grandfather' Nanaki, and her 'big sister' Yuffie. This relationship both made Avalanche a family, as well as made some unexpected things happen as well. Yuffie and Vincent finally admitted that they loved each other, Cid and Sharra got married two years after that, Barret found his 'perfect' woman, one who could help him with Marlene and could help him make closure with his messy past. Cait Sith was dismantled, but Reeve did join the Avalanche family, helping them take out the remaining Shin-Ra organization in Junon. The group became close friends, and shared many smaller adventures together that would help to solidify the bonds that they had. Vincent opened up a little more, smiling on the occasion, and startling everyone, even himself. Nanaki shared his past and his history, and finally forgave his father, and now proudly uses his proper name Nanaki. Over all, things looked up for the world. The Life Stream restored most of the damage done to the planet, and the 'new' Shin-Ra Corporation was founded, helping to fulfill its promise to find an alternative energy source, that they could replace. The world to this day has been one of peace and prosperity.

THE END!