AN- Wee! What awesome reviews I received! THANK YOU ALL!! It ment the world, and I do really appreciated your feedback! I already was suggested Tifa get her sight back somehow...! Oh! :) Anyway! Here's the 2nd part! Enjoy!
Disclaimer- Don't own FF7, standard disclaimer applied here!
Light My Way
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By beautiful_dreamer
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"Nothing really matters, love is all we need..."
~ Madonna, Nothing Really Matter
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Night had come again, but to Tifa it was always night. She had to ask periodically what time of the day it was, unless she was out to feel the sun play softly on her skin.
Today, she had some sense of were she was, with Cloud at her side the whole day. He held her hand most of the time, since she still stumbled and tripped over almost anything in her way. She needed to work on sensing the atmosphere around her, and she dreaded thinking she would never get her site back...but the doctor they visited had said it was unlikely possible. Every time she thought of it, the dreadful truth hit her like a ton of bricks.
She would never see again.
She had so much to see in the world, so much more to do with her young life! She wanted to travel with...Cloud. She wanted to see the oceans, hills and mountains. The beautiful sunset!
"I want to see his eyes..." She whispered, suddenly aware she said it aloud.
"What was that, Tifa?" Cloud asked, looking at her unfocused face.
She turned to the source of his voice, trying to look as natural as she did before, "Um...Nothing, Cloud..." She told him, her voice quite and bleak.
The sky was turning darker by the minute, and soon they would have to back into camp to their make shift beds. He yawned and smiled as he thought of the nice sleep he would have. He was very tired.
But what about Tifa?
Would she ever dream again, forget about all the images she had seen in her life? How would she sleep at night?
"Tifa?" he called out, squeezing her hand.
"Yes, Cloud?" She almost whispered.
"It's almost time for bed? Are you ready to head back?"
Tifa's eyes watered, as she dreaded going back to sleep. She didn't want to be alone, and she knew Cloud wouldn't stay with her at night.
'God...' She begged in her head, 'Help me through this mess...'
"I...I don't know..." She told him, her voice not as strong as she wanted it to be.
He looked at her again, "Do you want to sleep in my tent tonight? I could speak to you..." He suggested, his voice almost nervous.
Tifa's face brighten, the idea almost making her happy. She wanted ever so much to be in the same tent as Cloud! It was a dream come true.
"I...I do..." She told him, her own voice filled with excitement.
"Let's go, I'll lead the way," He took her hand, and that he did.
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Tifa blindly slip into Clouds makeshift bed, trying to navigate her way through the thick blankest he had thrown on top to keep them warm. She moved nervously to the side, measuring the room she left with her fingertips.
'Was it enough?' She wondered, still caressing the space in attempt to make out the distance in her mind.
"Tifa? You comfortable?" He asked, and by the sound of his voice he was on the other side of the tent. She smiled, in hopes it was towards his direction.
"Yes, thank you," She told him, her breath coming in quick breaths.
She moved back to the furthest corner of the bed, and closed her eyelids slowly, feeling as though they were always closed to begin with.
"Um...can I come in?" Cloud asked, and she smiled at his politeness.
With a nod of her head, Cloud slipped in beside her. His leg brushed hers and her skin tingled with goose flesh.
He turned to face her, but she stared blankly at the ceiling. He reached his had out, slowly touching a stray hair and pushing it from her flawless face. Her hand came in search of his own, missing a few attempts at touching his fingers. Finally she touched his hand, and shivered at the closeness they shared. His thumb caressed her hand slowly, her softness brushing with his ruff fingers. It felt so wonderfully good to Tifa, and a sigh escaped her lips.
"Tifa..." He whispered, "I'm sorry..."
She choked back a sob, as her heart cried at the sincerity in his apology. He thought it was his fault, he was the reason she would never see through her wine colored eyes again.
"No..." She told him, her hands clumsily touching his face, "Please don't..."
He nodded, catching her hands in his own. He kissed each fingertip delicately, caressing it softly with his lips.
"Cloud...I..." She started, but bit her lip. Would she ever tell him those three loving words?
He pulled her into his embrace, forcing her to slowly relax in his gentle hold. Her face pressed into his chest, as she closed her eyes tightly. She wanted to pretend she had her eyes closed, that when she opened them she would see again.
If only.
Her hands went around his neck, as she slowly felt the sob she hid find it's way past the weak barrier. Her body shook, as her mouth made no sound. Tears of broken dreams poured down her face, wetting Clouds chest.
"Tifa...be strong, this will be over..." His soothing voice whispered, stroking her hair as he held her tight.
"Cloud, please...don't leave me..." She let out, not thinking over her words. She didn't want him to leave her in this darkness. Not now, not ever.
He said nothing, only kissed the top of her head.
'I'm never leaving you, not after this' He thought, determined to show her he would stay by her till the end. Stay with her, until she pushed him away.
"Cloud, I..I..." She tried again, but stopped as she noticed by his breathing he had fallen asleep.
Snuggled in his arms, she fell asleep soon after
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A/N- Will Tifa ever tell him she loves him! Stay toned and find out! ;) R&R!!!! JAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! ^^;
Disclaimer- Don't own FF7, standard disclaimer applied here!
Light My Way
~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~
By beautiful_dreamer
~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~
"Nothing really matters, love is all we need..."
~ Madonna, Nothing Really Matter
~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~~`~
Night had come again, but to Tifa it was always night. She had to ask periodically what time of the day it was, unless she was out to feel the sun play softly on her skin.
Today, she had some sense of were she was, with Cloud at her side the whole day. He held her hand most of the time, since she still stumbled and tripped over almost anything in her way. She needed to work on sensing the atmosphere around her, and she dreaded thinking she would never get her site back...but the doctor they visited had said it was unlikely possible. Every time she thought of it, the dreadful truth hit her like a ton of bricks.
She would never see again.
She had so much to see in the world, so much more to do with her young life! She wanted to travel with...Cloud. She wanted to see the oceans, hills and mountains. The beautiful sunset!
"I want to see his eyes..." She whispered, suddenly aware she said it aloud.
"What was that, Tifa?" Cloud asked, looking at her unfocused face.
She turned to the source of his voice, trying to look as natural as she did before, "Um...Nothing, Cloud..." She told him, her voice quite and bleak.
The sky was turning darker by the minute, and soon they would have to back into camp to their make shift beds. He yawned and smiled as he thought of the nice sleep he would have. He was very tired.
But what about Tifa?
Would she ever dream again, forget about all the images she had seen in her life? How would she sleep at night?
"Tifa?" he called out, squeezing her hand.
"Yes, Cloud?" She almost whispered.
"It's almost time for bed? Are you ready to head back?"
Tifa's eyes watered, as she dreaded going back to sleep. She didn't want to be alone, and she knew Cloud wouldn't stay with her at night.
'God...' She begged in her head, 'Help me through this mess...'
"I...I don't know..." She told him, her voice not as strong as she wanted it to be.
He looked at her again, "Do you want to sleep in my tent tonight? I could speak to you..." He suggested, his voice almost nervous.
Tifa's face brighten, the idea almost making her happy. She wanted ever so much to be in the same tent as Cloud! It was a dream come true.
"I...I do..." She told him, her own voice filled with excitement.
"Let's go, I'll lead the way," He took her hand, and that he did.
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Tifa blindly slip into Clouds makeshift bed, trying to navigate her way through the thick blankest he had thrown on top to keep them warm. She moved nervously to the side, measuring the room she left with her fingertips.
'Was it enough?' She wondered, still caressing the space in attempt to make out the distance in her mind.
"Tifa? You comfortable?" He asked, and by the sound of his voice he was on the other side of the tent. She smiled, in hopes it was towards his direction.
"Yes, thank you," She told him, her breath coming in quick breaths.
She moved back to the furthest corner of the bed, and closed her eyelids slowly, feeling as though they were always closed to begin with.
"Um...can I come in?" Cloud asked, and she smiled at his politeness.
With a nod of her head, Cloud slipped in beside her. His leg brushed hers and her skin tingled with goose flesh.
He turned to face her, but she stared blankly at the ceiling. He reached his had out, slowly touching a stray hair and pushing it from her flawless face. Her hand came in search of his own, missing a few attempts at touching his fingers. Finally she touched his hand, and shivered at the closeness they shared. His thumb caressed her hand slowly, her softness brushing with his ruff fingers. It felt so wonderfully good to Tifa, and a sigh escaped her lips.
"Tifa..." He whispered, "I'm sorry..."
She choked back a sob, as her heart cried at the sincerity in his apology. He thought it was his fault, he was the reason she would never see through her wine colored eyes again.
"No..." She told him, her hands clumsily touching his face, "Please don't..."
He nodded, catching her hands in his own. He kissed each fingertip delicately, caressing it softly with his lips.
"Cloud...I..." She started, but bit her lip. Would she ever tell him those three loving words?
He pulled her into his embrace, forcing her to slowly relax in his gentle hold. Her face pressed into his chest, as she closed her eyes tightly. She wanted to pretend she had her eyes closed, that when she opened them she would see again.
If only.
Her hands went around his neck, as she slowly felt the sob she hid find it's way past the weak barrier. Her body shook, as her mouth made no sound. Tears of broken dreams poured down her face, wetting Clouds chest.
"Tifa...be strong, this will be over..." His soothing voice whispered, stroking her hair as he held her tight.
"Cloud, please...don't leave me..." She let out, not thinking over her words. She didn't want him to leave her in this darkness. Not now, not ever.
He said nothing, only kissed the top of her head.
'I'm never leaving you, not after this' He thought, determined to show her he would stay by her till the end. Stay with her, until she pushed him away.
"Cloud, I..I..." She tried again, but stopped as she noticed by his breathing he had fallen asleep.
Snuggled in his arms, she fell asleep soon after
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A/N- Will Tifa ever tell him she loves him! Stay toned and find out! ;) R&R!!!! JAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! ^^;