"Flower...lady?" he asked her, puzzled.



"Yeah, the flower lady," the little boy said. "She's always here looking after the flowers. But we haven't seen her in over two weeks!"



"She's got long brown hair," the little girl explained, "and wears a pink dress with a red jacket. She's so pretty, and real nice. Do you know where she is?"



"I....I...don't....I don't know much...." he stammered. Hearing the description of the 'Flower Lady' triggered something. His mind wandered back -- searching...



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He wasn't in the church anymore, he was on a large balcony of a building that looked like the building he'd woken up in.



"Who are you?" his voice asked without him even thinking. Just moving. No control.



"I'm Cloud. Ex-SOLDIER! First class!" the man with blonde spiky hair and a massive sword announced.



"I'm from AVALANCHE!" the black man with a gun arm replied.



"Me too!" the voice came from a girl wearing a whit tank top and a black skirt.



"A flower girl from the slums," the girl with long brown hair, pink dress, and red jacket said, almost timidly.



"A research specimen!" shouted the cat-like creature with a fire tail.



"What a crew," his voice replied sarcastically as he shrugged and absently flicked his bangs out of his face again.



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His eyes fluttered open. He was in the church again, lying on the ground. The two kids were staring down at him. He figured he must have passed out. What had just happened? A dream......a memory? That girl....she fit the description of the 'Flower Lady' and she had even said she was a flower girl from the slums. Had they met? Did they know each other?



"Aeris...." he said. He didn't know where the name had come from, but he said it anyway.



"YEAH!" the little girl jumped up shouting. "That's the flower lady's name -- Aeris Gainsborough! You do know her!"



"I....think we've met.....But I don't know where she is right now..."



"Aw! Too bad mister," the boy sadly remarked. "If you do find her, bring her here! We miss her!"



"I.......I will....." he said, a smile crossing his dirty and bruised face as he stood up and hobbled out of the church.









A/N: Well, what do ya all think? Do you know who it is yet? You should.... More chapters coming soon, promise. Please review, I love comments XD