Hey, back again with a really short update (my shortest chapter so far I guess), I wrote this today while I had to wait for something. A flu is killing me at the moment, but I hope i will be still able to update soon again xD.

Anyways, I am really really happy that you guys liked my last chapter that much! I will be going through adventure and romantic from now on, though some chapters are more adventure based and some are more romantic based as you can tell! But don't worry, there will be some cool things going on! :D This chapter is more adventure based I would say!

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C.11: Confusion

I turned my head towards her and noticed she was smiling slightly and reaching her hand for mine to help me up. She was also giving me a gesture with her head that we should be going. I took her hand and she pulled me up to my feet. We started walking towards the city centre to reach the place we have been speaking of, the weapon shop. It has been awkwardly quiet between us while we were walking, most likely because both of us didn't seem to be that good talkers. Here and then we found some words to exchange though.

"Say…" I started as we were making our way.

"Hm?" she mumbled without looking at me.

"…you have been an L'Cie already, right?" All she did was giving me a confirming nod; I guess she didn't like that topic at all. "How… have you been saved from the destiny which lies upon them; I mean, on the L'Cie?" I turned my head towards her the time I finished my sentence.

"I don't know" was all she said, simply straight forward.

"You don't know?" I raised my eyebrows.

"No" she confirmed her answer calm while she shook her head. I was about to continue with another question as I noticed she wasn't done with her answer yet. "We saved Gran Pulse and Cocoon back then, all I remember afterwards is that our destiny has been fulfilled… and we all turned into crystal, we were supposed to sleep forever…" she continued slowly without giving me a single look.

"How come… you aren't?"

"I don't know" she replied after turning her face towards me with a small smile on her lips and shrugging slightly.

"I see…" I said wiping my hand through my hair. "This all is so confusing to me."

"Not only to you" she answered with a serious tone in her voice as she turned her head away again.

"Hmph"; I sighed putting my hands into my trouser pockets walking next to her remaining silent for a while.

"Are you well known?" she suddenly asked some minutes later.

"What do you mean?"

"On your …planet…, are you well known?" I noticed right here that she had some hard time believing me with this 'planet' stuff, well… after all it is hard to believe that I am not from here. I just hoped she is believing me in that, I wasn't lying, not at all, I didn't have any reason to lie to just anyone here…

"What for?" I didn't know what she was talking about.

"Well, you said you are a soldier or something, are you well known there?"

"Let's just say I am not unknown…" I answered embarrassed.

"What exactly did you do over there?"

"If you want to put it that way I can say that I and my friends saved the world twice from…" I didn't finish, I didn't want to.

"… from?" she asked turning her face towards me again

"…Someone, I am sorry." I said looking down. "…maybe another day"

"That's alright" she answered me before facing away again.

On our way towards the shop I noticed some strange guy who was passing us. At the time he was on our height I clearly noticed that he was giving me a smirk and looked at me from the corner of his eyes.

"What…" I whispered turning my head back to look after him. He had purple hair with some feathers attached in it. He was wearing a fighting overall, that's at least how it looked like to me. But the strangest thing about him was the big sword on his back which looked awkward; moreover it seemed to have a red eye… I have never seen something like that before.

"What is it?" Lightning asked.

"Nothing" I replied and turned back again. She didn't seem to care about him or maybe these outfits and those kinds of swords are normal here, here on this planet.

"Are you sure?"
"Yeah… just that guy behind us, you noticed him?" I said turning around to point my finger on him noticing he was gone.

"Which?" she asked after she did turn around too.

"Ohm…I… nevermind" I answered confused, turning back again walking towards the centre.

"We are almost there!" she then said as she also continued walking.

'Now someone please tell me what I have just seen right there? I for sure did see him but how was he able to just simply disappear?' I thought while I narrowed my eyes. 'What is even more important to me is why he was giving me this expression and why Lightning didn't even seem to notice him, at all! Something is being fishy here, right at this moment.'

"Cloud?" she looked at me with and questioning expression in her face after twitching my cheek with her right hand.

"What?"

"Are you sure you're alright? I had to repeat your name like 7 times before you actually respond to me" she said after she stopped walking.

"Yeah…, I am sorry… just thinking" I answered her with a nod looking deep into her eyes. She smiled slightly before she continued walking..

'I tell you I could get lost in those eyes… they seem to be so cold but still they somehow attract me… I don't know any other person who is like her, no one. Her personality seems to be unique to me, somehow.' I thought watching her as she was already a few feet ahead. 'She's cute' I finished my thought with a small smile on my lips before I was catching up on so that I was walking right next to her again.

"There is still something I wanted to ask you Cloud. If you allow me to do so of course" she said the time we were heading into the city centre.

"Just ask… I can't judge your question before you haven't asked me. You will know if I am fine with it the time I give you an answer or remain silent."

"Whom have you been traveling with?"
"My friends" I asked without hesitation. They were my friends, I learned that. There were all the time around me, next to me, helping me and cherishing what I did… they didn't care if I would have failed in the past as long as I tried my best in doing whatever needed to be done. I was thankful for them… they were the ones who opened my eyes after such a long time of dilly-dallying.

"…" she went quiet as if she wanted to hear more from me, I knew that she wasn't satisfied with my answer. Her eyes were slowly lowering towards the ground as we were walking, she was disappointed.

"Well… there are some people which I really cherish. Really lucky I met them as they helped me in any situation. There are… Cait Sith, Red XIII, Vincent, Cid, Barret, Yuffie, Tifa and 2 more which I won't ever forget…" I said also looking down now.

"I see… who is the one you are living with?" she asked as she looked at me.

"Tifa" I announced.

"And… they all were specialized on weapons or something? What did Tifa do?"

"Crush them" I said smiling a little.

"How?"

"Beating everyone's ass up with her fighting style. Some women use their hands to slice and smash ingredients for the food they are going to cook. Tifa is using her hands to slice and smash our enemies." I looked at her smiling noticing she was smiling back.

"How come you are specialized on a sword?" she continued facing away again.

"I could ask you the same you know?" I replied with a calm voice.

"I guess so, but I asked first"

"…"

"So?"

"…"

"Why?"

"Zack" I said clenching my fists in my trouser pockets narrowing my eyes yet again.

"Your friend?"

"More than that." I continued.

"You will see him again when this is over Cloud, don't worry" she said smiling a little.

"He's dead" I announced with a lowered voice.

"…I am sorry, I-" she started with an sad expression on her face.

"It's alright… you didn't know Lightning…"

"… how did it happen if you don't mind me asking?"

"…"

"Nevermind, it's alright, I don't want to know." she said as we walked around a corner.

"Maybe some other day, Lightning." I answered calm.

"Don't worry… it's alright. Sorry for so many questions."

'I don't mind, I enjoy listening to your voice~'

"It's alright." I said slowly with a still lowered head.

"There it is… but…?" she suddenly announced pointing to a building which was 20 meters in front of us surrounded by a crowd of people. "… why are there so many people?"

"Let's have a look" I said calm after lifting my head and fastening my pace just like she did.