Disclaimer: I don't own FFVII, any Enchanted scenes, or John McLaughlin's music.

A/N: Warning! This chapter is fluff overload! Continue at your own risk! Thank you to the reviewers, I love you all very much! Anyhoo, I hope you enjoy this chapter. I did. XD

Cloud and Tifa were sitting on the couch watching the news. Upstairs the pitter patter of feet reminded them that they needed to tuck the kids in soon. Tifa watched as the WRO was putting the world back together again.

"I'm glad Reeve has everything under control now." She said, glancing to see if Cloud was even paying attention to the tube.

"Hmm."

She sighed. "Well, I'm going to go to tuck the kids in," She looked at him expectantly, but he only cast his eyes downward. "...would you like to come?"

Cloud met her eyes and nodded. "Alright."

She beamed causing the room to be, if only, a little brighter. "Good."

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It was eleven at night and Tifa was drying the dishes and getting ready to stack chairs when Cloud kept his distance and watched her. He watched as she pulled her hair up to reveal her smooth shoulders. He watched as she began to put the glasses on the top shelves, giving him a view of her midriff and the lean muscles embedded under her skin.

She began to hum along to the soft tune on the radio that she was listening to. Cloud recognized the music knowing that Tifa listened to it regularly.

You're in my arms
And all the world is calm
The music playing on for only two
So close together
And when I'm with you
So close to feeling alive

For some reason, he wanted to feel alive again. He had put ghosts to rest and at peace. He walked out of the shadows and to a smiling Tifa. All of a sudden he was nervous.

"Hi Cloud. You want something to drink?"

He ignored the question and held out his hand. Tifa looked at it curiously until she realized what he was asking and blushed. Putting a cup down and wiping the imaginary dirt of her skirt she walked around the counter and stood in front of a very impassive looking, but equally nervous Cloud.

A life goes by
Romantic dreams will stop
So I bid mine goodbye and never knew
So close was waiting, waiting here with you
And now forever I know
All that I wanted to hold you
So close

Tifa liked the feeling of being in Cloud's arms. His touch was so gentle and it was amazing that he was opening up enough to her right now. It seemed as though he was letting his scars fade away. She was just so proud of him that he was trying.

So close to reaching that famous happy end
Almost believing this was not pretend

Tifa's arms were around his neck and she began to cry softly when he started to sing with the music.

"And now you're beside me

and look how far we've come
So far we are so close"

He was trying so hard, she knew. He was opening his heart to her and she couldn't help but embrace the warmth that erupted throughout her body. Cloud thought his hands fit perfectly against her waist and he felt liquid on his collar and realized Tifa was crying. He lifted her face up toward his with his fingers under her chin. "Tifa,"

She sniffed and smiled at him. He returned it with his own 'barely there' smile, but it was enough for her. Very slowly he leaned his forehead against hers and watched as she closed her eyes and began singing as well.

"Let's go on dreaming for we know we are
So close
So close
And still so far"

Cloud closed his eyes when she reached up and brushed her lips against his. From now on, this wouldn't be just a dream. Not anymore.

Thank you so much! I give you a big Hershey kiss!

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