Chapter 5 "Wounds of Feelings"
Tifa immediately dropped the blankets and dashed around the room, hoping that maybe Cloud just fainted on the floor. But, it was useless, he had gone out somewhere. She quickly dashed down the stairs and looked for him all around the inn's entrance door. Again; useless, Cloud must have gone outside in the snowstorm.
She opened the door and looked out to the endless white, she could very faintly see Cloud's figure in the distance. He was struggling to keep balance, and probably wouldn't last much longer. In only her usual white shirt and shorts, she dashed out into the storm towards Cloud; calling his name countless times. But no matter how much she yelled his name, he didn't hear her.
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Cloud trudged in the snow; the coldness went through his boots and straight to his toes. Aeris stood in the distance, "Cloud, please; I want to be with you..." She repeated this time after time. "Aeris... I'm... Coming..."
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"Cloud!" Tifa yelled, "Snap the hell out of it! Cloud!" A couple of times she lost sight of him in the heavy white of the snow, she was lucky that she was able to still see him now. She noted how the stream that led to the river was just up ahead, and he was heading blindly towards it. "Cloud, you better not get yourself killed!" she thought as she ran through the snow, "I still haven't told you how I truly feel yet..."
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Cloud finally made it to Aeris, who stood beside the stream. "Cloud, will you stay with me?.." The question sounded so innocent, but her face showed not a slight show of worry. Cloud tried to stand as tall as he could, but his legs were getting weak. "Aeris... I'd like to stay with you, but..."
"But?" she asked.
Cloud looked up at her face, her ribbon had fallen out and into the wind; he hair floating over her surprised face. He couldn't help but smile at his thought, "There's someone, worth living for here..."
"Someone? But, Cloud!"
"I'm sorry, Aeris..."
Aeris' teeth gritted together, making the most devilish grin. "Oh well," She cackled, "YOU'RE GOING TO DIE ANYWAY!!!"
The beautiful face morphed into a longer one, the long brown hair turned silver and the white dress turned into a black suit and cape. Cloud jumped back in shock, "Se... SEPHIROTH!!!"
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Sephiroth stood before Cloud, sword drawn with the most evil look on his face. The snow no longer mattered, nor did the fact that he was wounded. Just the simple fact that Sephiroth toyed with his mind made him charge forward with his fist (he didn't have his sword), but once again Sephiroth swiftly turned around and impaled the sword through his right leg. Blood stained the snow, and Tifa could finally be heard coming from a distance.
"Ahh, the "someone", right?" Sephiroth asked sarcastically. He turned the handle of the sword, making the blade take some skin with it's movement. Sephiroth then leaned forward to keep himself from yelling harshly over the snow. "I said she'd be next, and I meant it..."
Cloud took the blade of the sword in his hand and forced it back up making the handle collide with Sephiroth's side. He then jumped back; taking the sword for himself and leaving the wounded ex-SOLDIER to his snowy grave. "First my home, then Aeris, now you torture me with your illusions and threaten to kill Tifa... You're asking for it..." Cloud stated with a rasp in his voice, the snow and his fever were catching up to him; but he had to stay awake, Tifa would get caught in the crossfire.
"BOLT!!!"
A huge crash of lightning came down from the sky and hit Sephiroth on the head, electrocuting him and causing him to collapse. But that wasn't enough to kill Sephiroth, within a few minutes Sephiroth was back up on his feet, now serious about his enemy.
The area was getting blurry, but Cloud could still see Tifa; about six feet away, her hand was still in the air from the pose she struck of the bolt. "Tifa, run, now!!!" Cloud yelled as Sephiroth began to charge towards her. Another bolt was shot, and Sephiroth went down again. Just ask quickly he came back up and charged again, and another bolt was shot. This went on for several minutes, Cloud could only watch in shock. Finally, Sephiroth got up and stayed put. "This... Isn't over, I'll be back." He grabbed his cape and swerved around; before Cloud and Tifa could blink he was gone.
After a long pause Tifa ran to Cloud's side just as he fainted into the snow. The ground then moved beneath them, the movement of the bolts caused the ground to shatter; and the two of them plunged into the water...
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Yahoo, one more chapter to go! Please feel free to e-mail me at magical_angel@hotmail.com and tell me what you think, but I'd prefer it if you'd R & R here! Thanks!
Tifa immediately dropped the blankets and dashed around the room, hoping that maybe Cloud just fainted on the floor. But, it was useless, he had gone out somewhere. She quickly dashed down the stairs and looked for him all around the inn's entrance door. Again; useless, Cloud must have gone outside in the snowstorm.
She opened the door and looked out to the endless white, she could very faintly see Cloud's figure in the distance. He was struggling to keep balance, and probably wouldn't last much longer. In only her usual white shirt and shorts, she dashed out into the storm towards Cloud; calling his name countless times. But no matter how much she yelled his name, he didn't hear her.
* * *
Cloud trudged in the snow; the coldness went through his boots and straight to his toes. Aeris stood in the distance, "Cloud, please; I want to be with you..." She repeated this time after time. "Aeris... I'm... Coming..."
* * *
"Cloud!" Tifa yelled, "Snap the hell out of it! Cloud!" A couple of times she lost sight of him in the heavy white of the snow, she was lucky that she was able to still see him now. She noted how the stream that led to the river was just up ahead, and he was heading blindly towards it. "Cloud, you better not get yourself killed!" she thought as she ran through the snow, "I still haven't told you how I truly feel yet..."
* * *
Cloud finally made it to Aeris, who stood beside the stream. "Cloud, will you stay with me?.." The question sounded so innocent, but her face showed not a slight show of worry. Cloud tried to stand as tall as he could, but his legs were getting weak. "Aeris... I'd like to stay with you, but..."
"But?" she asked.
Cloud looked up at her face, her ribbon had fallen out and into the wind; he hair floating over her surprised face. He couldn't help but smile at his thought, "There's someone, worth living for here..."
"Someone? But, Cloud!"
"I'm sorry, Aeris..."
Aeris' teeth gritted together, making the most devilish grin. "Oh well," She cackled, "YOU'RE GOING TO DIE ANYWAY!!!"
The beautiful face morphed into a longer one, the long brown hair turned silver and the white dress turned into a black suit and cape. Cloud jumped back in shock, "Se... SEPHIROTH!!!"
* * *
Sephiroth stood before Cloud, sword drawn with the most evil look on his face. The snow no longer mattered, nor did the fact that he was wounded. Just the simple fact that Sephiroth toyed with his mind made him charge forward with his fist (he didn't have his sword), but once again Sephiroth swiftly turned around and impaled the sword through his right leg. Blood stained the snow, and Tifa could finally be heard coming from a distance.
"Ahh, the "someone", right?" Sephiroth asked sarcastically. He turned the handle of the sword, making the blade take some skin with it's movement. Sephiroth then leaned forward to keep himself from yelling harshly over the snow. "I said she'd be next, and I meant it..."
Cloud took the blade of the sword in his hand and forced it back up making the handle collide with Sephiroth's side. He then jumped back; taking the sword for himself and leaving the wounded ex-SOLDIER to his snowy grave. "First my home, then Aeris, now you torture me with your illusions and threaten to kill Tifa... You're asking for it..." Cloud stated with a rasp in his voice, the snow and his fever were catching up to him; but he had to stay awake, Tifa would get caught in the crossfire.
"BOLT!!!"
A huge crash of lightning came down from the sky and hit Sephiroth on the head, electrocuting him and causing him to collapse. But that wasn't enough to kill Sephiroth, within a few minutes Sephiroth was back up on his feet, now serious about his enemy.
The area was getting blurry, but Cloud could still see Tifa; about six feet away, her hand was still in the air from the pose she struck of the bolt. "Tifa, run, now!!!" Cloud yelled as Sephiroth began to charge towards her. Another bolt was shot, and Sephiroth went down again. Just ask quickly he came back up and charged again, and another bolt was shot. This went on for several minutes, Cloud could only watch in shock. Finally, Sephiroth got up and stayed put. "This... Isn't over, I'll be back." He grabbed his cape and swerved around; before Cloud and Tifa could blink he was gone.
After a long pause Tifa ran to Cloud's side just as he fainted into the snow. The ground then moved beneath them, the movement of the bolts caused the ground to shatter; and the two of them plunged into the water...
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Yahoo, one more chapter to go! Please feel free to e-mail me at magical_angel@hotmail.com and tell me what you think, but I'd prefer it if you'd R & R here! Thanks!