Yeah now it's really really late. wouldn't let me update for somereason and i't been a week. anyway this chapter is really special. it's my first ever song chapter...theres a song with lyrics in this chapter. I tried to incoperate the song into the story so it wasn't just something random...hope I did a good job.

Don't own Final fantasy 7 or At the beginning with you by Richard Marx and Donna Lewis.


Part two

Chapter twenty-eight

Yuffie led the tall men dressed in red through the crowds. The bright colors flashed around them and the crowd was loud and joyous. Vincent glared but glanced down at Yuffie's bright happy face, his eyes softened. The simplest things made this girl happy, this though led him to think of Lucrecia's misery; he wanted to make sure Yuffie never looked that miserable.

"Yuffie" he said and she glanced up at him "Where are we going?"

Yuffie shrugged and he frowned at her.

"That's the point of an amusement park Vinny" she stated and he glared again at the nickname he was sure he was now going to be stuck with forever "To wander around aimlessly till you find something to do"

Vincent raised an eyebrow at her but went along with her any way. Suddenly Yuffie had them turning right and he almost tripped over someone. Yuffie had spotted a sign that had said Chocobo's Race, win Materia.

"Come on Vinny" she yelled, passing one of the control booths. A man picked up a mike attached to a loud speaker and said

"To night is entertainment night, All attractions are free" he turned in his booth and fiddled with some control machine attached to a large computer. Suddenly music began to play from out of the loud speakers in the park, playing just at volume over the crowd.

We were strangers starting out on a journey,

Never dreaming what we'd have to go through.

Now here we are, and I'm suddenly standing at the beginning with you.

Aerith and Zack were up on the Gondola traveling around Golden Saucer. They both sat on the same seat, looking at the glowing lights below, unintentionally mimicking Sephiroth and Kisala before them. Music filtered through a small radio in the ceiling.

"It's beautiful" Aerith breathed out, looking at the shinning lights.

"Yeah" Zack said but wasn't looking out the window. He leaned on one elbow, hand holding his face and looked at the brunet next to him.

Sensing his gaze, Aerith glanced at him, and giggled at his face. Zack smiled and said

"I missed your laugh" he said "when I was in ShinRa; all I could think was, you were so close, and I couldn't go see you…and you had given up on me"

No one told me I was going to find you

Unexpected what you did to my heart

when I lost hope, you were there to remind, this is the start.

Aerith nodded, thinking about the letters she had wanted to give him, she guessed the one she had given to Cisseni had made it to him. This made her smile sadly, as that letter had been the one she said she was giving up on him.

"I'm Sorry" Zack said suddenly causing her to look at him "for not making contact with you, for not coming back, for everything."

Aerith shook her head at him, smiling at his silliness. She leaned over and planted a kiss on his cheek. He grinned at her then looked like he remembered something.

"You said you felt me enter the life stream right?" he asked her and she nodded "I think Gaea kicked me out," he grinned at that thought "I remember hearing a voice tell me my job wasn't done yet." He shrugged at her.

Aerith blinked, Zack had heard the planet. She supposed that was possible, when one was dying they were close to the life stream, closer then when they were alive.

"I'm glad" she said smiling "that Gaea sent you back."

Zack nodded and smiled, he looked forward and crossed his arms over the window seal and leaned on them. Aerith titled her head as she faced him, wondering why he was smiling.

"Me too, because it would be pretty hard to do this if I was dead"

Zack then leaned over and pressed his lips to his girlfriend. Aerith was momentarily surprised before kissing him back. Fireworks began exploding in the sky as the two went around Golden saucer.

And life is the road that I wanna keep going

Love is a river I wanna keep flowing.

Life is a road, now and forever, a wonderful journey.

I'll be there when the world stops turning, I'll be there when the storm is through

In the end I wanna be standing at the beginning with you

Kisala and Sephiroth entered the theater and made their way down the some-what empty seats. Some of the people in the audience and even the man at the door had given them strange looks. Rather it was from their clothing, or maybe their looks. Hell it could have been Sephiroth, who was easily recognizable if you knew him.

Sephiroth bowed to Kisala as he moved to let her slid into her seat first. She smiled softly at him as the music from the speakers played on, before the performance began.

We were strangers on a crazy adventure

Never dreaming, how our dreams would come true.

Now here we stand, unafraid of the future

At the beginning with you

"Kind of fits don't you think" Kisala whispered, listening to the songs lyrics "with all of us I mean?"

Sephiroth nodded and blinked when the music and the lights dimmed. The music could just barely be heard in the back ground of the play starting. Kisala sat up straighter, wondering what the performance would be about. Sephiroth saw her out of the corner of his eyes and smirked at her child like glee.

The stage lights lit up and the Narrators voice came over the audience beginning the play. Kisala was smiling, that was until the male lead ran onto stage and began to speak.

Kisala blinked rapidly and with out removing her eyes from the stage leaned over and whispered

"Sephiroth, is that Cloud?"

Sephiroth could just barely nod to her as he watched Cloud and the others actors twirl on stage, he could see Clouds confused and frustrated face from here. At his nod Kisala sat up straighter before bringing her hands to her mouth. He could hear bits of snorts and giggles trying to escape and he could feel his own laughter trying to bubble to the surface.

And life is a road that I wanna keep going

Love is river I wanna keep flowing

Life is a road, now and forever, a journey

Kisala couldn't take it anymore, a combination of Clouds acting, Tifa being carried on stage by a dragon and the love song going on in the back ground, made her bend over laughing, trying to stay quiet.

Sephiroth couldn't hold it in either and began to chuckle, not being one to belt into bells of laughter like Kisala. Kisala leaned into his shoulder and he buried his head in her hair, trying to muffle his own laughter.

I'll be there when the world stops turning

I'll be there when the storm is through

In the end I wanna be standing at the beginning with you

Sephiroth and Kisala staid in their seats, laughing, even after the play ended and people were either waiting for the new one to start or leaving to find something else to do. Kisala sat up and wiped tears from her eyes, still leaning on Sephiroth's shoulder.

"Oh that…that was the most I've laughed in a long time" she said smiling.

Sephiroth looked down at her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, kissing her head.

"You know I love you right?" he said, and she looked up at him smiling.

"I love you too Sephiroth" she whispered and he chuckled.

"Who else would put up with the likes of us" he chuckled again and then captured her lips in a kiss, a passionate one that had people moving a couple seats away to get away from the couple.

Knew there was somebody, somewhere like me alone in the dark

Now I know my dream will go on

I've been waiting so long

Nothings gonna tear us apart

Genesis was ecstatic when he heard it was entertainment night. He didn't know if he was going to have a chance to do this once they left Golden Saucer and chase down Loki, so he figured this would be a good place.

Shelk was walking calmly next to him, humming the song playing over the loud speakers. He looked down at her before pausing when he looked down one of the many squares the park offered.

Inside the square was a stage where a band would normally play, a speaker was set up to play the song on the speaker but louder. Couples were dancing around the square. Lights were strung up around the buildings surrounding the square and small little flags fluttered on stings in the breeze. He smiled and gently pulled Shelk to the square.

And life is a road I wanna keep going

Love is river I wanna keep flowing

He stopped just short of the others dancers and took Shelk's hands in his and whispered

"May I have this dance fair lady?" her eyes widened and she looked around, picking out the twirling foot steps, barely notable under the music.

"But, I can't dance" Shelk stuttered looking down embarrassed.

Genesis clicked his tongue against his teeth then wrapped his arm around Shelk's waist and lifted her up onto his feet. She weighed next to nothing thanks to the mako in him. He took her other hand and placed it on his shoulder.

"I promise I will not let you fall" he whispered in her ear, before twirling and joining the other dancers.

Life is a road now and forever, a wonderful journey

I'll be there when the world stops turning

I'll be there when the storms through

Now Genesis wasn't that great of a dancer to begin with and they were both sure they weren't a pretty sight to behold, but neither cared as the twirled in the same place. Shelk placed her head on Genesis chest and smiled. Noticing her smile, Genesis whispered.

"Are you happy?" he asked her, smiling himself.

Shelk nodded.

"I am happy to be able to do this with you, the last four years…" he shook his head and tightened his grip on her waist and she stopped talking.

"It's alright Shelk, I don't mind that we were focused on finding Zack and Cloud, none of us were paying attention to anything else then really." He smiled at her even though she couldn't see it. "But its fine now, everything will work out in the end"

She tilted her head

"How do you know?"

And like always when he had nothing else to say or a way to say it, he quoted loveless, the book that had led him to Shelk.

"There is no hate, only joy, for you are beloved by the goddess" he said, then whispered "And by me." they were only swaying side to side to the music now and he leaned down and kissed her, pressing his lips to hers passionately.

"Genesis…" she stuttered, looking up at him.

"I love you Shelk" he whispered in her ear and her back went ridged before she buried her head in his chest. He could hear the smile in her voice as she said.

"I love you too Genesis" she smiled and they kissed again, fire works exploding over head as they stopped dancing.

In the end, I wanna be standing at the beginning with you.

Nora and Angeal walked side by side. Nora was holding Angeal's hand, the latter feeling very awkward. They were walking aimlessly, much like Vincent and Yuffie were doing, stopping at the different games there were to play.

"Nora" Angeal said as they came to stop at a little rest area, they stopped next to a bench under the lanterns and flags. Fireworks had started over head and the music was still drifting through the park.

Nora turned and looked at the muscular man who had started rambling next to her, a touch of pink on his check. She smiled softly as he looked around while talking, she was sure he wasn't even sure what he was saying anymore. She let go of his hand, not that he noticed and turned to where her whole body faced him as he stared at the floor, rambling.

Life is a road that I wanna keep going

Love is a river I wanna keep flowing

Starting a journey…

"We met rather strangely, and you convinced me to train you…we found Zack, which made me so happy to know he's alive and…not to say I wasn't happy around you and now everything is going down hill and I don't know…" he paused when she got into his face and pushed him onto the bench.

Nora smiled when Angeal grunted as he fell on the bench. She lent over him, arms gripping the benches back keeping him in place. She chuckled at his expression and whispered with an amused but slow tone.

"Angeal" the man gulped at her tone "you talk too much" she then sealed his lips with her own.

Angeal froze, unsure of what to do. "Then a voice in the back of head, which sounded suspiciously like Zack, told him to kiss the girl back for Gaea's sake. So he pushed his head forward, meeting Nora in her kiss, causing the girl to grin into it and kiss him harder.

Life is a road that I wanna keep going

Love is river I wanna keep flowing

In the end I wanna be standing at the beginning…with you…

In another Gondola over Golden Saucer, Tifa and Cloud sat across from each other, watching the fireworks display. An awkward silence filled the space between them and Tifa felt like she was suffocating.

Cloud's face was slightly red, looking out one window. Tifa was looking out the other, her face also red. Embarrassed about the play and how Cloud kissed her hand as they had been part of the stupid play. Her heart had beaten almost right out of her chest when he did that, even if it was only for the play. Her hand twitched from where it was tucked under he folded arms. She could still feel Clouds lips on her knuckles, it made her skin tingled.

The Chocobo races zoomed by, both watched momentarily fascinated, avoiding saying anything to one other but small comments on the scenery. Tifa glanced at Cloud and they made eye contact. Tifa sighed and said

"Alright, I'm going to just come out and say It." she rubbed her head, her face red.

"What?" Cloud asked confused

"Cloud" she started, looking out the window. "Sometimes being old friends is hard. I mean timing is everything." Cloud looked even more confused.

"…Yeah" he said, not getting where she was going with this.

"Cloud…" Tifa started again, when he had spoken she had lost her concentration "I…" all courage flew right out of her when she met his blue eyes, her voice just stopped working. She sat frozen, her mouth open and Cloud sat, waiting for her to speak.

The Gondola stopped moving jerking them to a stop, the doors opened. Cloud looked away from Tifa and stood, walking out the Gondola. A dejected Tifa closed her mouth and followed after him.

She smiled as he turned to her and she said

"Cloud I really had fun tonight" she told him and he nodded, looking at her strangely.

"By the way" he remembered "what did you want to say, before" he motioned to the ride they had just gotten off.

"N…nothing" she stuttered, taking a step back and her face turning red. "It's nothing, shouldn't we be getting back" she trailed off nervously, she then hurried off.

Cloud watched her go, confused.

"I wonder what she was going to say?" he asked out loud rubbing his head.

The woman running the ticket booth chuckled and he looked at her. She was looking at him from over some magazine; she popped a bubble of her gum before saying.

"Honey you're so clueless" she then went back to what she was doing before.

Clouds eyes narrowed, now really confused. What was he so clueless about? He shook his head and hurried after Tifa.


Nothing but lovey-mush chapter...felt the charachters didn't get enough of it in the game or my story [at least not since part two started] so here's a little break for them. let me know how I did with the song, I was a bit nerves doing it but [shrug]