Reno started to walk around the Highwind. As he looked around, he still couldn't believe that Rude double-crossed him. "This is just wrong, I can't even trust my own best friend." He said to himself.

"Well deal with it buddy! That's life!" She pocketed material she stole from Rude and others that she defeated. With a smile, "So are you for real?"

Reno looks at her. "What do you mean by that?" He runs his hand through his long yet messy red hair.

"Well I mean that, are you really joining us? As an ally?" Yuffie's eye gleamed on the thought of such a cute guy on her side. That's two cute guys now! She thought.

Reno untucked his shirt even more. His usual Turk outfit was dirty from the fight. "Well what do you think? I'm on Reeve's side, and well Reeve ain't around, so I guess I'm stuck with you guys."

Cloud walks out of the cockpit. "Hey you two." He stops in front of Reno. "What the hell mission were you on anyway?"

"I told you already blondie. Reeve sent me and Rude to gather info on these numnuts that decided to play corporation." Reno glared at him.

"Well whatever. You better understand that its not going to be easy to trust you. So deal with it." Cloud walked up to Yuffie. "Thanks for your help."

Reno glares at Cloud. "Hey kiss my ass!"

Cloud turns around. "Reno, shut up. Now, who the hell is the president of Shinra now."

Reno smiles. "Well! Cid and I were talking, and we voted the most likely candidate to be you."

Cloud and Yuffie's mouths drop.

"That's right. Hail Cloud, president of Shinra!"

Cloud could not believe what was going on. "Are you saying that I am stuck with the president job." He walks up to Reno. "You're telling me that."

"Oh shut up already. Deal with it." Reno runs his hand through his hair.

Cid walks out of the cockpit. "Hey Cloud! I need to talk to you!" He grunts out.

"I already know." Cloud glares at Cid. His blue eyes are glowing with mako. "I told him already." Reno smirks. As he starts to smoothly make his way to the planning room, Reno turns around. "Cloud, don't worry. you'll do fine." He laughs and walks into the meeting room.

"Cloud! Are you serious!" Yuffie jumps up and down. "Do you realize that your about to be the president of the stupid company you hate?"

Cloud could not even answer.

Tifa walks down the staircase from the deck with Lina. They were both laughing, and seemed happy enough

Tifa noticed that something was wrong with Cloud. "Hey Cloud! What's up?

"I'm. the. president of . Shinra." Cloud looked at her red eyes.

"Are you serious?" Tifa did not know what to say to him for once.

"Is that a good thing" Lina asked

"I don't know." Cloud answered her. Still in his SOLDIER uniform, Cloud decided he had to go think for awhile. "I'm going to the deck." He leaves the area.

"Do you believe that!" Yuffie says.

Cid laughed and took a puff of his cigarette. "Well we're going to have to show Cloud the ropes and such

"I'm going to talk to him." Tifa leaves everyone to his or her business. As she fixes her skirt, she walks up the stairs to notice that Cloud was sitting in the center.

Cloud looks up to her and smiles. He decides to get up. "Tifa?"

"Yes?" She walks up to him.

Cloud grabs both her hands. "Tifa. I need you to stay by me. Can you promise me that?"

Tifa nods. "I have always stayed by you Cloud. I wouldn't ever."

Cloud leans in and interrupts her with a kiss. They moved closer together to feel the warmth of each other's body. Their arms wrapped around each other. Happiness surged through their blood. It almost felt like fireworks.

Cloud leans away from her. "Tifa, I love you." He smiles to her and embraces her.

Tifa has a tear of happiness streaming down her cheek. As she dug her head into his chest, all she could think about was always staying by him. Forever.

"Tifa, I'm going to need your help with this president thing."

I can not believe the irony that I'm living. First Reno joins us, and now I'm president of Shinra. Do you believe this! President of fucking Shinra. Is this even possible?

"You know Cloud, now we can actually save the world. Differently." Tifa said in his arms with no intention of leaving.

"What do you mean?"

"Come on Cloud! Think about it. Your president, you can remove all the reactors, help the poor. With the right leadership, you can even rebuilt Midgar. Lets follow our dream. Reeve was trying to do that for us." Tifa stepped back. "I'll be with you every step of the way." She smiles, and her places her hands behind her back. "So president Cloud. What are you going to do first?"

Cloud thinks of the possibilities. "I know what I'm going to do first." He leans in and kisses her.

"So you're new too!" Yuffie looks at Lina. "You seriously look a lot like Aeris."

"Everyone seems to say that." Lina looks down.

"Well you don't totally look like her." Yuffie steps closer to her. "She meant a lot to us. So when we see you, we kind of feel like. everything will be ok. Aeris is back."

Lina looks at Yuffie in the eyes. "Does it really make everyone feel better that I'm around?"

"Uh huh!" She nods back and forth rapidly. "Do you happen to have any material?"

"Yes I do actually, would you like to see?" Lina asked softly

"Uh huh!" her eyes gleam over the thought of more material. YAY! She thought.

"I'd becareful if I were you Lina. That girl likes to steal material." Cid grunts out take a hit from his cigarette.

"Shut up Cid! I learned my lesson!" Yuffie jumps up clenching her fist.

"Whatever you stupid bitch. And I'm a chocobo's uncle." Cid laughs to himself.

"Don't call me a bitch you old fart! You look like a geriactric chocobo, so I guess I do believe the fact that you're an uncle of one." She yelled out.

"What the fuck. Hey kiss my ass you stupid freak. Go hit on Cloud or something!" Cid begins to scratch his buttock.

"Well at least I don't do have to worry about menopause!"

Lina decided that she did not want to be around anymore. "I'll be over where Reno is." She left them to their bickering , and went to the planning room.

"Slut!"

"Fag!"

"Carpet muncher!"

"Butt pirate!"

Lina shut the door. "What is wrong with those two?

Reno looked at Lina. "Well aren't you a cute one. Ah yes! I remember you from Athena. You're the girl that heads the project."

"Not anymore. I passed it on. I'm joining Cloud and the others to help."

"Take a number sister. All of us seem to end up in the same line." Reno looked around.

"Where are we headed?" Lina asked.

"To the new Shinra headquarters. Not much of a place but its something." Reno scratched his stomach. "Damn I'm hungry.

Lina smiles. "Well don't worry. I'll cook something up."

Reno gives a lopsided grin. "Perfect!"