A Night to Remember

Chapter 2

Tifa opened her eyes. She quickly glanced around and found herself lying on Cloud's lap.

"What happened?" she said as she slowly rose up, then noticed she had a washcloth on her forehead. "Owww, my head. Why does it hurt?"

"You fell asleep while we were talking." He had a faint smile on his face as he looked at Meteor floating over Midgar. "You you were sitting up straight and fell over on a rock." Tifa smiled, then looked over up at the red ball in the sky.

"It's beuatiful isn't it. Too bad it's going to destroy the planet-"

"If we don't save it you mean," he quickly answered back. They sat staring at it until Tifa broke the silence.

"It's almost like an everlasting sunset," Cloud smiled at her.

"You're the only thing that could come close to a beuatiful sunset, or should I say a sunset is the only thing that comes close to you." Tifa blushed.

"Oh stop," she said playfully. Cloud started to pull her closer but she backed him off.

"What, what is it... is something wrong?" he looked a little astonished.

"What about... Aeris?" she questioned.

"What about her?"

"Well, do you still have feeling for her?"

"You know that I...well I...," he sighed

"You still love her don't you. I knew it was too good to be true." She got up and started to away in the direction of the Highwind letting the washcloth fall to the ground. Cloud hesitated for a split moment, the got up and ran after her.

"Tifa,wait!" he called to her.

"What."

"You know what, I still have feelings for Aeris, but they aren't even close to you. She may have helped me out of the hole I dug, and for a long time I thought I liked her. Then I found out that I didn't like her but liked you. It's always been that way." Tifa felt her heart soar. She ran over to where Cloud stood and jumped into his arms. "Tifa, I have one question."

"What, ask me anything," she responded. Cloud knelt on one knee and pulled a tiny box out of his pocket.

"Will you marry me?" He pulled a ring out of the box. It was made of pure gold and a small materia shined brightly, which was inter-locked within it.

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