Truth and Consequences:
Consequences
Disclaimer: You know the routine by now. I don't own this game. Good old Squaresoft does.
Summary: It all comes crashing down. Cloud's POV
Rating: Language, violence
Author's Note: Sorry it took me so long, but I've been really caught up in playing Final Fantasy 9 right now. BTW, FF9 is the coolest f*cking game in the world.
That dirty son of a bitch. I made friends with him and he stole my girl. Not that I blame him, he spent enough time alone with her to qualify them for husband and wife in my old hometown. Don't get me wrong, I'm still majorly pissed at them for not telling me before I made a fool of myself and asked her to marry me.
They left the Highwind after I had punched Seth in the face and yelled so loudly at Aeris that I made her cry. Never had I made her cry, never did I think I would have to. Seth kicked my face and broke my damn nose when Aeris had started to cry. I guess I deserved it, though.
Seth took Aeris by the hand and left the Highwind soon after kicking me. That was nearly a week ago. Nobody, not even Aeris's mom, has heard from them since. Cid decided he and the others should go looking for them, just incase they are hurt somewhere. I went, but not of my own free will. I just had to make sure Aeris was all right.
Vincent was slightly angry with me for resorting to such violence. He was especially mad that I had yelled at Aeris. In time, about 20 minutes, he forgave me. I guess Vincent understands the whole thing because it happened between him and Lucrecia. However, to my knowledge, he handled it a lot better than I did.
Yuffie was REALLY mad at me, since Aeris is like her big sister, Seth was always nice to her, and I was always a jerk to her. It kinda gave her a perspective on whom to hate the most. My good buddy Vincent kept her from killing me.
Cid and Tifa stayed mum about it. I knew why Tifa was, but I was not that sure about Cid. He was the one who told me that they had been kissing on the deck late the night they ran off. He just stayed up by the wheel, Tifa keeping him company.
So far, we have looked over the entire western continent looking for them to no avail. Every person we talked with said they had not seen them. If by some wondrous miracle someone had seen them, the person would tell us that they were long gone by now.
Yesterday we went to Reeve's new mayor's office to see if he had any records for Seth and Aeris for the last week. Reeve left for a few minutes and returned with a single piece of paper and a dull look on his face.
"What's wrong, Reeve," Cid asked, that had pretty much been the only thing he had said all day.
"It's a marriage license for Seth McGregor and Aeris Gainsbrough," Reeve replied with a colorless face. He looked up and locked eyes with me. I didn't notice everybody else's reaction; I was too busy loosing my temper.
At that very moment I yelled out so many swear words, it put Cid to shame. Yuffie ended up having her ears plugged by Vincent (later he would tell me that he didn't think what I was saying should be heard by a lady). When I was done most off my anger was gone, but the gang still acted a little nervous around me.
"The address on the letter," Reeve continued, "is under Aeris's mother's residence."
"Thanks, Reeve. That information should really help us," Vincent replied. He grabbed me by my wrist and we walked to Elmyram's house.
So, now you are caught up in this twisted little soap opera I call life. Except for the part where I brake Seth's nose when he answers the door. There, now you are officially caught up.
I stand in front of Aeris, a deer caught in headlights. She can not stand to even look at me as we stroll in her garden. No longer is she upset about me yelling at her. Instead, she is upset that I hate her.
"I don't hate you Aeris. I never could hate you. I'm not very fond of Seth right now, but I still care about you." I plead with her. She turns to look at me now, tears streaming down her face and I realize that this is the hardest moment of my life.
"I am so sorry I didn't tell you. I do love you, Cloud. I just love Seth more,"
Aeris explains to me.
Oh God, why is this so hard!
My heart feels like it being pulled in my chest by a million fishhooks. My head begs my heart to stop feeling the way it feels, but when I look up into those eyes, I remember why I love her.
Let her be happy with him.
In one second I throw my arms around her and smother her in a huge hug. I feel as though my love for her is oozing from my skin to hers in one last chance to reclaim what should rightfully be mine. I hold her in my arms until I can not bare being this close to her and not having her for myself.
"I love you," I whisper into her ear softly. A single tear of hers lands on my cheek as I sweetly give her one last kiss. I can feel it tracing a hot trail down to my chin where it drops onto my cloths. She slowly moves away from me and opens her eyes.
"I love you, too," Aeris whispers back. The most painful moment of my life just got worse. My heart tears in half as she moves away form me into her house. The tears that had threatened to leak out have finally spilled out; covering the line left behind by Aeris's own tear.
She loves me. That's what she said. She loves me, just not enough. Not as much as Seth. Never as much as Seth. I was in love with her and she was married to another guy. A guy who looks nearly identical to the man who killed her.
I hope Seth realizes how lucky he is. He has my angel and if he ever hurts in any way, shape, or form, I will kill him. As long as she's happy I can play the part of the supportive best friend, but if I try to be something I'm not for too long I will go crazy. When Aeris decides she would rather be with me than that jackass, I'll be here waiting for my angel to return to me.
THE END!
End Note: Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! It's done! J Smiles free! J