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~*~Heart's Desire~*~
-Chapter 2-


*Bump*. "Ow! I guess I fell outta bed. Huh? What happened?? I guess it was just a dream. Oh well. AHHHH!!!! I'm going to be late!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

*


"Barret! When can we go out to search for Tifa some more?" Reno waved his hand in from of Barret's face.

"Huh? Who the hell is Tifa?" Barret stared strangely at the red hair man.

"What do you mean 'huh'? Come on! You know Tifa! Dark hair, red eyes, a lot like Vincey-boy over there-" Vincent glared at being called "Vincey-boy" and if looks could kill, Reno would definitely already have been ten feet under. "Eheheh… um…" Reno gulped. "Well… you know! The red eyed girl who could kick your ass?"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"The third girl in your group?"

"What third girl? We only had two, Aeris and Yuffie." Barret checked Reno's forehead. "Hey, Vincent, do you think he's coming down with something. Reno slapped his hand away.

"I'm not delusional! Tifa's missing!!!!"

"Who the hell is Tifa?!?"

"Tifa's-"

"Just drop it, Reno." Vincent finally speaking up.

"But!"

"He doesn't remember her. No one will."

"But…" Reno stared at Vincent. "You… you remember!"

"Vincent… what the hell is he talking about?"

"Nothing." Reno stared at Vincent. "Close your mouth. You look like a fish."

"Hey… was that just *humor* from the 'emotionless' Vincey- eh… Vincent?" Reno teased.

"Do you want answers or what?" Reno sighed.

"Straight and to the point as always. Yes, I want some answers around here!"

"Then follow me." Vincent walked to the back door, Reno following.

"Must be some girl Reno met awhile ago." Barret shrugged and went back to messing with the food.

*

"Mom! I'm going to be late!!!" yelled a young girl as she ran down the stairs. "Why didn't you call me?"

"I *did*, dear. You said you were getting up." The young woman's eyes twinkled.

"You should know not the trust me when I say things half asleep! I gotta go before I really end up late!"

"Wait a second young lady. You're having breakfast before you go. Now sit and start eating, late or not." She placed plate of pancakes, bacon, and sausages as well as a glass of orange juice in front of her daughter. "Start."

"Oh man!!!"

"Tifa, if you start eating now you, instead of complaining, you might be able to finish in time." Tifa groaned but started eating as fast as she could.

"Whoa! You're gonna choke yourself if you keep eating that fast!"

"Bwh whi weed mo mkuet fmeer whin mwhin!!!!" Tifa protested.

"What? Speak without your mouth full." Tifa swallowed her food.

"But I need to bet to school in time!!!" She said and began to eat again.

"All right! All right!" Tifa's mother shooed her out. As Tifa began to leave, her mother stopped her for a question. "Tifa… did you bump on something this morning? And how are you from that nightmare?"

"Huh? Oh yea! I fell out of bed. No… the nightmare is all gone!" Tifa gave her mother a reassuring smile. "See ya!" Tifa ran off, slowing down as soon as she was two blocks away. ::That nightmare… it was kind of like déjà vu… how weird.:: Tifa shook her head. ::The nightmare may be gone but the feeling it left sure hasn't.:: she mused her to herself. "Ah!!" Tifa looked at her watch. "Oh no!! I gotta get going!!! LAAATE!!!!!" She sped down the block to school.

*

"What the hell do you mean no one will remember her?"

"Just what I said. Lifestream has helped her escape… somewhere. No one was to remember her, have no memories of her. When they remember the battle fought by AVALANCHE Tifa Lockheart will never be mentioned. A lost person."

"What the hell??????" Reno stared at Vincent. "What a second! If no one's suppose to remember then why do you remember and why do I remember?"

"Because you love her."

"What?" Reno blushed furiously. "What makes you say that?"

"Only the one who loves her truly will remember her."

"Okay… wait! Then how do you remember her?" Reno stared in disbelief at Vincent. ::No way! He couldn't be in love with Tifa too!!! I thought he was obsessed with Lucrecia or something!::

"Because we have ties that bind."

"Huh?" Reno stared dumbly at him. "What's that suppose to mean?"

"It's complicated. Lets just say we share the same blood."

"W- what? What's *that* suppose to mean?" Vincent shook her head.

"Never mind." Vincent shook his head. "You'll understand later."

"Oooooooookaaaayyyyyyyyyy~~" Reno shook his head. ::I still don't get it. Not at all.:: Vincent shook *his* head. ::He still doesn't get it. Not at all.::

"Do you want to see her or not?"

"Of course!"

"Then follow me." Reno followed Vincent out the door and the next thing he knew he was at the City of Ancients… next to the Lifestream.


"What…?" Reno blinked. Then he pinched himself. Nothing disappeared. "So this isn't a dream."

"No. It's not."

"How did we get here."

"Magic." ::Is it just me or is there some sort of humor in Vinny boy's voice?::

"Okay… then what are we here for?"

"You want to be with Tifa, right?"

"Yes. What does this have to do with that?"

"She's in another plain of existence. The Lifestream will take you to her."

"What? How?" Vincent shook his head.

"You will understand. Now, do you want to go or not?"

"Yes." Reno nodded.

"Then close your eyes." Reno closed his eyes. And he felt a warm feeling surrounding him… then a light flashed and Reno could see it as well as hear it even though his eyes were closed.

"What's going on?" Reno frantically tried to find a foot hold, anything solid.

"You are being sent to the world she is in." ::His voice is so distant… so far away.:: Reno thought. His mind was wandering, a floating feeling kept him from thinking straight. "One more thing, before you disappear completely." ::Disappear?:: Through the haze that entered his mind Reno tried to concentrate on Vincent's words. "Tifa doesn't remember a thing. You will. So when you see her please don't remind her of what she forgot. Let her be. Oh yes, and don't mind the age difference." Vincent's voice was tinged with held back laughter. ::So what do you knew? Vampire boy has a sense of humor!:: And that was Reno's last thought before he blacked out, lost in a fog that was his mind.

*

"Reno honey! Time to get up or you'll be late!!!"

"What?"

"RENO!"

"Coming mom!!!" Reno yelled back. Slowly Reno made his way to the sink. ::What the hell is going on.:: He looked up at his reflection. "What the hell? That's- that's- that's my teenage self!" Reno compared his height. "Oh good, I only lost a couple of inches."

"Reno! Get your ass down here now!"

"Coming!" Reno pulled on his clothes and went downstairs for breakfast,

"There you are. Now eat up fast or you'll be late." Stated Reno's mother.

"Yes ma'am." Reno quickly polished off his breakfast, said good bye to his mother, and ran all the way to school… while thinking things over. ::Geez… it was like I've done that my whole life but I don't remember anything except when I just got up today. And why the hell am I a teenager? I wonder what age I really am… who knows? School? Oh no!:: Reno suddenly paled at the word "school". "Crap!" the town clocked stared ringing. "Oh no! I'm going to be late!!!" Reno sped up, reaching the school grounds just as the bell began to ring. "Crap! Well, at least I'm not late yet!"

*

"Oh no!" Tifa ran down the front yard of the school. The bell was ringing. "Well, at least the late bell didn't rind yet. "Oof!" Tifa hit the ground as she ran ::Or did he run into me?:: into a red hair man. "Oh! I'm so sorry!! Oh no! I'm going to be late!! I'm sorry! Gomen nasai!!" Tifa quickly picked up her books and handed him his.

"No, that's all right." The man looked up. His eyes widened.

"Tifa…!"

"What-" Tifa stared at him.

*

Reno ran down the front yard of the school, and in the process he ran into a young girl. ::She's really frustrated.:: Reno shook his head. "That's all right." He took his books as she handed them to him. He looked up to meet a familiar pair of crimson wine colored eyes and dark black hair. "Tifa…!" Reno's face held shock.

"What-" Tifa stared at him.








Author's note: HI guys! probably sick of all these A/Ns, right? Gomen minna-san! anyway.. nobody really e-mailed me besides one person... who asked for CloudxTifa but when everyone reviewed they said RenoxTifa. Please please please e-mail me @ Ashaitenshi@aol.com!!! (Just 'cause i like e-mail ^_^) And R&R VERY VERY WELCOMED!!!! (*sniff* I'll give you a door prize... j/k i'm not rich enough for that 'cause if i was i would be owning the rights to FF7.) And if you don't R&R... i'll.. i'll... *holds up a butterknife* So there!!!!

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