Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Final Fantasy. I only dream I do.
The Flower Girl
Now only a
year and 11 months had past
Since
a flower girl in a pink dress cast
A
spell of love on a SOLDIER who was lost
But
for loving her he paid an ultimate cost
So
the SOLDIER, Cloud, and the pilot, Cid
Sat
talking of the adventurous things they did
They
talked of dear friends
And
the earth's near end
Then
they talked of something more deep
Something
that made Cloud want to weep
But
he held back his tears and some of the pain
As
he spoke to his friend over the outside rain
"She
was just one girl", said Cloud to Cid that day
"Yet
I lived my days with her just to hear her say;
I
love you Cloud, my SOLDIER, my bodyguard, my friend
Just
when I thought I'd hear those words her life did end.
She
gave it up of her own free will
And
although she's gone my heart is hers still"
Cid
sat for a moment and sipped his tea
Thinking
of how hard it must be
To
lose your love before it was born
And
how violently Cloud's heart must have torn
"Cloud"
said Cid still sipping his tea
"Can
you imagine Tifa with me?
I
know that I love her as more than a friend
And
I want to give us both a happy end."
Cloud
stared at his friend for a moment or two
Then
stood up and said, "I wish the best for you"
The
two friends embraced and then Cid said,
"Now,
keep telling me of this love that is dead."
"She
was just a lowly flower girl,
With
the beauty and depth of a pink pearl.
Just
one girl saved the whole damn world
And
by the planet I swear I would have hurled
Myself
into the deepest, darkest, terrible hole,
If
it meant that my heart where once again whole.
For
that flower girl holds the other half of my once cold heart
With
her love I never wanted her and I to be apart"
Then
four weeks past for the SOLDIER boy
Until
his heart was filled once again with joy
As
he watched the pilot and his childhood friend
Tie
the knot for a "happy end"
The
two were wed on the Memorial Day
Of
the battle with Sephiroth so Cloud had to say,
"Aerith
would be so happy to see you two
Standing
there clad in white saying, "I do"
Cloud
finished his speech and watched his friends dance
While
all through the air hung a sweet romance
Yuffie
danced with Vincent and Tifa with Cid
As
Cloud watched the lovers dance as lovers did
Then
Cloud felt a hand run through his hair
But
when he looked up there was no one there
Then
he turned his head back and almost cried
For
before him was the flower girl who had died
She
held out her hand and gave him her lovely smile
As
he felt something not felt in awhile
As he grasped her hand and
moved to dance
Others
shot him a confused glance
For
they could see nothing but Cloud alone
Yet
Cloud saw something that brightly shone
Then
Cloud kissed the flower girl and they danced all night
Only
his seven best friends did not gawk at the sight
Cid
the pilot danced with Tifa his wife
And
she asked, "What is wrong with the SOLDIER Cloud Strife"
Cid
looked at Tifa and then at Cloud
As
he danced with the air so proud
Then
Cid smiled and said
"There
ain't nothin' wrong in the poor boy's head,
He's
just dancin' with his one true love
Just
dancin' with a flower girl from above"
Tifa
smiled at the memory of her old friend
Then
smiled again at Cloud's happy end
Author's Notes: This poem was kinda long huh? Well, I hope
you liked it. It's a concept I'm going to include in this story I'm finishing.
I know the speech is really dressed up and sappy, but I had to make it sound
poetic. Please review.
