Heartache
Aeris woke up, she was tired, she ached all over her body, but the thing that hurt most was inside her, her heart ached more than her head, more than her legs, more than the blisters on her feet. An incurable pain.
Tifa shook the sleep from her mind, she was still confused, but she had an idea of what to do, it would be hard. She had to do it. Otherwise she'd never be free, and neither would Aeris.
Cloud ate his breakfast, he hadn't been able to sleep, his mind was buzzing and he hurt. He couldn't understand why, he should be happy, but sadness riddled him like bullets, and he felt a terrible foreboding about the day ahead.
Tifa walked slowly downstairs and into the kitchen, she wanted to find Cloud, she had to speak to him. This wasn't easy for her, and she would take a lifetime to get over it. However, this was something that had to be done, something which would change all of their lives forever, she didn't know whether it would be good or bad but it had to be done.
Aeris got up, and rubbed her arms to warm herself, she was going to let Tifa and Cloud be happy, but there was only one way to drive the pain away, and it wasn't nice, but it would be impossible to do without.
Cloud heard Tifa creeping up behind him. "Good morning." he turned to her, and smiled at her, "Good morning Tifa." She carried on as normal, searched the kitchen and sat down next to him with a bowl of cornflakes. "How's Aeris?" "Asleep, I think."
Aeris wasn't asleep, she was upset, she raised her hands and let a tear drop as she shispered to anyone who might be near, "Goodbye..." Then she brought her hands down hard and fast and the knife swooped towards her and plunged into her throbbing heart. She slumped backwards and closed her eyes as a pool of blood surrounded her on the floor, and she went to sleep for the second time that day, and the last time ever again.
"Cloud I need to talk to you." He was silent, looked at her, then looked to the floor. There was something about the tone of Tifa's voice that really scared him. "Cloud, yesterday," she sighed and tried again. "Cloud, I know you've been confused since Aeris came back, no, more than confused, you've been in pain. I suppose what I've realised is, you don't, can't, love me completely, no, you do love me, but you love Aeris too," she was speaking more to herself than to Cloud, "It's been hurting me and I've decided," she looked straight at him, "Nomatter how much you love me, you'll always love Aeris, too, and maybe other women will be content to be with you, but not me, I'm not content to wait around while you decide you love me more, I'm not content to be with a man who can't love me with all of his heart, I'm not content to be with you while you constantly struggle with whether the descision to be with me was the right one or not, I have to go, Cloud, I've loved you so long, and this is hard for me, but I can't be with you, not now," she breathed in, "And not ever, I'm sorry, Cloud."
THE END (and I mean the end, it's all open-ended and stuff, but it IS finished."
Aeris woke up, she was tired, she ached all over her body, but the thing that hurt most was inside her, her heart ached more than her head, more than her legs, more than the blisters on her feet. An incurable pain.
Tifa shook the sleep from her mind, she was still confused, but she had an idea of what to do, it would be hard. She had to do it. Otherwise she'd never be free, and neither would Aeris.
Cloud ate his breakfast, he hadn't been able to sleep, his mind was buzzing and he hurt. He couldn't understand why, he should be happy, but sadness riddled him like bullets, and he felt a terrible foreboding about the day ahead.
Tifa walked slowly downstairs and into the kitchen, she wanted to find Cloud, she had to speak to him. This wasn't easy for her, and she would take a lifetime to get over it. However, this was something that had to be done, something which would change all of their lives forever, she didn't know whether it would be good or bad but it had to be done.
Aeris got up, and rubbed her arms to warm herself, she was going to let Tifa and Cloud be happy, but there was only one way to drive the pain away, and it wasn't nice, but it would be impossible to do without.
Cloud heard Tifa creeping up behind him. "Good morning." he turned to her, and smiled at her, "Good morning Tifa." She carried on as normal, searched the kitchen and sat down next to him with a bowl of cornflakes. "How's Aeris?" "Asleep, I think."
Aeris wasn't asleep, she was upset, she raised her hands and let a tear drop as she shispered to anyone who might be near, "Goodbye..." Then she brought her hands down hard and fast and the knife swooped towards her and plunged into her throbbing heart. She slumped backwards and closed her eyes as a pool of blood surrounded her on the floor, and she went to sleep for the second time that day, and the last time ever again.
"Cloud I need to talk to you." He was silent, looked at her, then looked to the floor. There was something about the tone of Tifa's voice that really scared him. "Cloud, yesterday," she sighed and tried again. "Cloud, I know you've been confused since Aeris came back, no, more than confused, you've been in pain. I suppose what I've realised is, you don't, can't, love me completely, no, you do love me, but you love Aeris too," she was speaking more to herself than to Cloud, "It's been hurting me and I've decided," she looked straight at him, "Nomatter how much you love me, you'll always love Aeris, too, and maybe other women will be content to be with you, but not me, I'm not content to wait around while you decide you love me more, I'm not content to be with a man who can't love me with all of his heart, I'm not content to be with you while you constantly struggle with whether the descision to be with me was the right one or not, I have to go, Cloud, I've loved you so long, and this is hard for me, but I can't be with you, not now," she breathed in, "And not ever, I'm sorry, Cloud."
THE END (and I mean the end, it's all open-ended and stuff, but it IS finished."
