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Author's note: Please don't flame. Sorry I didn't update earlier! …I have no excuse… This chapter focuses mostly on Tifa.
Convergence of Time
By Aurora M. Tepes
Chapter 13: Lost
Tifa and Cloud walked along in the dark, dingy tunnel. Neither said anything for a long while. There was a faint glow to the place, effectively eliminating the need for a light. Tifa glanced at Cloud. He stared so determinedly ahead. It was as if he didn't want to see anything else.
Tifa sighed.
Boy, it's been a long day, she thought glumly, fixing her eyes on the seemingly endless rock before her. She glanced at Cloud again. He seems so impenetrable… So tireless and strong… I wish I could be like that.
Darn…I have papers to grade when I get back… At least Cloud didn't give my class paperwork. Maybe he actually knows how to teach a class…
Just look at him. He's been through so much and he keeps going! Wow… I wonder what he thinks of me? Tifa blushed.
Wha! No! C'mon, keep your head where it's supposed to be!
Man, I wish Aerith was here so we could talk about this stuff. Now the only girl on the team is Yuffie! I am not going to talk about this stuff with her! Oh well, I guess I could talk to Vincent… Wait, what am I thinking! I can't talk about boys to Vincent!
I wish just once that he would pay attention to me again. Maybe we can spend some time together after this junk with Sephiroth is over with. I can reopen 7th Heaven, maybe he can start a good business, like a delivery service or something. I can open an orphanage too, and that way Marlene would have someone to play with while we worked.
Tifa shivered.
It is kinda cold down here. I wonder if Cloud would mind if I got closer to him…
Tifa moved a little closer to Cloud, he looked down and smiled a little. Tifa returned the favor.
Okay, so he didn't really mind that. Holy, I wish Vincent would have let me keep his cloak! Cloud isn't gonna warm up to me or anything like that, obviously.
"Tifa?" Cloud said suddenly, startling said woman out of her reverie.
"Y-yeah, Cloud?" Tifa stammered.
"Why are you so close to me?" Tifa jumped back. Apparently, in the midst of her thoughts, Tifa had gotten a little too close for Cloud's comfort.
"S-Sorry," Tifa stuttered. "It's just so cold down here!" Cloud nodded. Tifa blushed.
Well, he did notice, even when I didn't. I guess I'm a little hard on him. Maybe I should try to follow Aerith's example and be kinder. Oh well. LIGHT!
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Aurora's Note: Sorry it took so long to update! I've been really bogged down. Hope this is all right. I'm not updating again until I get at least three more reviews. I want to know what you people think! Oh well.