A quick kick to the leg, woke Cloud up from his slumber. Cloud yawns, and waits for his eyes to adjust. "Did you really have to kick me?" asks Cloud.

"Yes I did!" Tifa said cheerfully. She places her hands on her waist, and then says, "Breakfast is ready."

Cloud eventually got up from his horribly built bed and got dressed. Tossing on the quickest pair shorts, and black shirt, He went to eat at the kitchen. As Cloud walked through the hallway, he started to feel something different. Perhaps, It is something all too familiar. "I, don't, feel so, good." He stumbles from left to right. Suddenly with one last breath he muttered out, "Tifa!" Cloud falls on his back and everything goes black.

The reunion has begun anew.

It has?

Will you join us?

.

It is time that you give in to your blood.

Who are you?

You have met me before

.

Do not fret; you should be able to recognize me.

Sephiroth?

.Ha ha ha ha ha.

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"Cloud! Wake up!" She screams leaning over his stunned body. She shakes him repeatedly.

"I'm. up." Cloud grunts from the abuse he is receiving. "What, What happened?" As Cloud starts to sit up, a sharp pain raises through his back. "Oww!" His voice pierces through Tifa's ears.

"Cloud! Cloud, You.you ok?" Tifa worries. She then helps him up. "Cloud, what happened to you?"

"I don't know. I was just walking to the kitchen, and then, I just blacked out." He looks at Tifa. "Don't worry about me. I'm fine. Lets eat I'm hungry." He smiles

After breakfast, Cloud and Tifa went for a walk through Junon. Their usual round consisted of walking from their apartment, all the way to the end of Junon and back. They talked about everything.

Placing his right hand in his pocket, Cloud looks at Tifa with his blue eyes. "Tifa?

"Yea?"

"What happened to you yesterday with Reno and Rude?" He asks completely oblivious to her feelings. "When you stormed off into the store, what happened?"

She didn't know how to answer. "I was just mad at how Reno acted." Not really, I was just hurt. "He just got on my nerves." Why can't I just tell you the truth? "After awhile I just felt like walking away was the right thing to do." It was more like run away. Cloud, it hurt me that you just, did not care. "Thanks for worrying." She fakes a smile to him.

"Good to know that you fine." Being convinced by her smile, he nodded off any other questions close to the subject. "Yesterday was a really long day." He tugs on his black shirt, and the looks back at her.

"Seriously, To think we saw Reno, Rude, and Cid." Gazing to her right with her red eyes, she fell prey to the beautiful site of the ocean and the sky. "How did you sleep on your bed?" She grinned at him passing her crimson eyes over him.

"Well besides the ache in my neck. It wasn't half bad. Then again I barely got up, and well most of my body pretty much is sore from sleeping on that mess of a bed.

"You could always sleep on the doorstep as we originally planned." Tifa laughs. She passes her hand through her dark brown hair.

They both made it back at around five o' clock. Cloud went straight to fixing the bed. Tifa went on to cook dinner. In two hours they met at the small white dinner table in the kitchen. Tifa told Cloud about how clever little Marlene is. Cloud listened while enjoying the great food.

"Cloud we should visit Barret and Marlene." Tifa said

Cloud thinks about it as he chews silently on his food. "Sure, why not. Should we walk or should we find a ride over?"

"Why not walk? Or are you a little out of shape?" She grins at him.

"Walking it is. We'll pack tonight and head tomorrow." He smiles at her. "Unless you think it's too soon?"

"Of course not!"

They finish their food and set up for bed. Cloud was almost done fixing his bed, and Tifa was in the bathroom changing.

"Cloud!" she yells, "Are you really seriously about going to Kalm?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"I don't know. It just seems so sudden. I won't lie to you Cloud, I'm really enjoying living together. Its been pretty fun!" She steps out of the bathroom, wearing grey sweat pants, and a white tank top. "I can't wait for tomorrow. You're done packing right?" She continues when she sees Cloud nodding his acknowledgement. "Barret is sure in for a surprise. Can't wait!"

Cloud always like that about her, she was always so positive, so cheerful. It usually brought a smile to his face on what could be otherwise a bad day. Not that today was bad.

"We should sleep early."

"I know." She jumps on her bed.

Cloud walks to her bed. "Tifa I've enjoyed this time too, so don't think its just you, Ok?"

That brought a smile to her face, and an impulse that she wouldn't have done under any normal condition. She jump up and hugged him, but immediately thereafter, Tifa kissed Cloud quickly.

"." Cloud remained quiet.

Tifa stepped back realizing what she has just done. She gasped at what just occurred to her.

She kissed me? Why? I don't understand. Tifa? "Tifa?"

She hesitates. "Yes?"

"What was that?" he paused and then continued. "For?'

"I. I don't know." Her cheeks began to blush. Tifa suddenly feels this overwhelming urge. She recognizes it very well. Tifa spoke braver then she has ever spoken before. "Cloud?"

"Yea?"

"I'm going to kiss you again." Her heart is beating out of her chest.

She's going to kiss me. Why? I'm a nervous wreck right now. Why am I freaking out. Why do I feel this way?

Tifa takes a step forward, she is standing so close to Cloud. She looks up into his eyes. Their red and blue eyes gaze into each other. Tifa closes her eyes. So does Cloud. Tifa feels herself leaning closer The warmth of his body can be felt. She feels close to his lips. Tifa musters up her last bit of courage and leans in to his face.