Hi. After the really good reviews this story has been getting, I decided to put this chapter up real quick. So read and enjoy! And I do not own Final Fantasy VII.
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Chapter 7
After the sun had fully risen, I decided to go back to sleep for a while. I had slept for about an hour or so when someone woke me up.
"Umm… excuse me. Is your name Aeris by any chance?" a woman asked me. She had long dark brown hair, brown eyes and a long purple velvet dress.
"Yes", I said getting up. "You must be Princess Tifa".
"Well, yes, but you don't have to call me Princess. Only arrogant people actually want to be called by their royal titles", she said. "But anyway, you must be the person Cloud told me about. Do you really think my father actually killed your father?" she asked.
"Yes, I do", I said.
"Well, I wouldn't doubt it. My father has killed many people and he always acts so mean to people. Honestly, I've hated him all my life."
"How come?" I asked.
"When I was really young, my mother died mysteriously. No one knew how she died but I guess I'm the only person that actually seen the stab mark on her stomach."
"Wow", I said.
"Yeah, you can almost call him evil", she said. "But if my family has caused you any pain and grief, I am deeply sorry".
"That's okay", I said. She turned and started to walk out of the barn. "Oh, by the way, what's this thing going on with you and Vincent?" I asked with a smile.
She turned around and smiled. "You know him?" she asked. I nodded.
"Yep", I said.
"Umm… ask him about it", she said blushing a little.
"Okay. I was going to do that anyway", I said. She laughed and walked out of the barn.
"It was nice meeting you", she called back to me.
After that, I decided to stay awake and do some of my work for the day. One of the chocobos just had a baby so I spent the rest of the day taking care of it. But something really bothered me that day. Vincent didn't come to see me. It quickly turned to night and I was really worried. I walked outside to see if anyone was coming. All of a sudden, someone tapped me on the shoulder. I spun around to see who it was.
"Cloud! You scared me!" I said.
"Sorry", he said laughing.
"Umm… did you see Vincent at all today?" I asked.
"The guy that Tifa likes?" he asked back. I nodded. "Umm… I seen him this morning and I think he was supposed to work tonight, but he should've been done about an hour ago."
"I'm really worried about him", I said. Just then a cold wind blew across the meadow.
"Wow, it's really getting cold out here. Want to go inside?" he asked.
"Yeah", I answered.
We went back inside and almost immediately, Cloud noticed the baby chocobo.
"It's so cute!" he said. "It's a gold chocobo".
"Yeah", I answered back. "I've been trying to breed one forever! It's a lot harder than what it seems." I sat down on a pile of hay.
"Did you name it yet?" he asked.
"No, not yet. I haven't been able to think of a name", I said.
"Hmm… well it's feathers look golden… and sunrises are kinda golden. How about Sunrise?"
I smiled. "Okay, that name works". He walked over and sat by me.
"Did you get a good sleep?" he asked.
"A little. But I only slept for a couple of hours last night. I'm still a little bit tired", I said.
"Yeah. I slept in. No one seemed to notice", he said. We sat in silence for a few minutes. Finally Cloud spoke.
"King Sephiroth set the date for the wedding", he said. "Tifa and I are going to talk to him tomorrow night and tell him that we're not getting married."
"Wow, good luck", I said. He laughed.
"Yeah, I'm gonna need it!" Suddenly the wind came through the window and blew out every candle except for one.
"Maybe closing the window is a good idea", I said laughing. I got up and walked over to the window. I looked out the window for a moment and then closed it. Cloud got up and walked over to me. He put his arm around me.
"Whatever you do, don't go to the castle", he whispered.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Something's wrong. All the servants seem to act scared now. They know something".
"What do you mean?" I asked. He looked down.
"I don't know. I just feel that something bad is going to happen", he said even more quietly. "I just don't want you to get hurt".
"Cloud, you're really starting to worry me. Why don't you want me to get hurt? Why do you care so much?" I asked looking at him.
"Because…" He paused and looked up at me. "Because, I love you."
I waited for a moment to let the words sink in. I felt so happy. Tears began to fall from my eyes.
"I love you too, Cloud", I whispered back. We kissed yet again but this time it actually meant something to us. We were finally both truly happy and nothing could have broken us up at that moment. We spent that whole night in each other's arms."
"Woah, romance warning!" Darius said. Aeris smiled and looked at him.
"Well, you wanted to hear it all!" she said. Darius' face looked serious.
"So where does it all go wrong?" he asked.
"You'll see", she said looking into his eyes with a sad smile.
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I hate short chapters! Oh well, I'll try to make the next one longer. Hmm… wonder where Vincent is. The next chapter is where the angst genre starts. I had it all planned out even before I started writing so it should be pretty good. Wow, I didn't think this story would be this long. I'm not used to writing long stories. But it's interesting… right? ^_~
Yunalesca Strife ^_^
