Tifa

So there she was, Aeris, Cloud had seemed so interested in her when she was alive, but then she died, how is she here? Why is she here? She looks hurt...She must've seen us. Poor Aeris. How will Cloud react to this? Maybe it doesn't matter, whatever happens her best friend was here, and she had to enjoy this. As Aeris stepped out and Tifa saw her fully in the light, she was astonished, her hair was loose and she was walking slowly, she was wearing a pink sleeveless denim dress and she looked beautiful, she beamed at her, and Aeris broke into a run, grabbing Tifa and Cloud and puling them into a hug. Tifa smiled, but she was still confused, happy, but confused. "How did you? When did you? Oh it doesn't matter! You're here now and everything's perfect!" She hugged Aeris tighter as a tear rolled down her cheek, a tear of joy, she rubbed it away before Cloud and Aeris could notice.

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Now here they were, Villa Cloud, in the bedroom, she and Cloud, Aeris was downstairs, in the spare bedroom, thinking, she'd wanted time to herself. Cloud hadn't said anything, he'd seemed so confused since Aeris came back, and so, he'd seemed like he was aching, inside, it scared her, what if he didn't love her anymore? What if he loved Aeris more? What was going to happen? She held him tighter, she didn't want to lose him. But could she live with him knowing that he was torn between her and Aeris? Could she live with him if he wasn't completely devoted to her? What if he wasn't at all devoted to her? Or maybe his feelings for Aeris were just as a friend, and he was disbelieving. She couldn't bear it if she had to live with him like this, though, always wondering if it was truly love that he felt for her. Aeris wouldn't take him, not deliberately, and she knew this, but would Cloud leave her? Or worse, would he pretend that he had no feelings for Aeris and then they would be miserable in their relationship and Aeris would be miserable because she couldn't have him. She sighed, thinking these thoughts was pointless, all she could do right now is wait and see what would happen.