The wind blew Tifa's chocolate locks in huge sweeps around her delicate face. She glanced around the mountain, looking for Alex. 'Where could he be??' She thought. Her stomach turned nervously - she knew he liked her, and she had to admit that it worried her. She wasn't sure how she felt about him, and--
"HEY TIFA!!!" Suddenly his adorable grin broke through the light fog as he jogged up to her. "Hey! Crazy weather we're having, huh? So much fog all of a sudden," he said, looking up at the cliffs. Tifa nodded shyly.
"Yeah, it is pretty weird." She fidgeted uncomfortably. "So, ah, shall we go?" She gave Alex a heart-melting smile, at which his faced flushed. He stuttered dumbly.
"Er, ah, ye-yeah, let's go!" He grinned and took her hand in his confidently. Tifa walked with him, mind a blur. When they reached the summit, Alex stopped Tifa and looked deeply into her eyes. "Tifa, I've been meaning to tell you this for a long time...and I think now is probably a good time to say it." he slipped his arms around her waist and pulled her gently to her. Tifa's heart skipped a beat as his turquoise eyes gazed into her soul. Alex closed his eyes and placed his lips on hers in a deep, passionate kiss. Tifa didn't resist a bit - she felt her body go limp as the emotions flooded through her. Alex pulled away and brushed his soft lips against her ear. "I love you," he breathed.
*****
Cloud swore at himself as he pounded through the plains on his chocobo, frustrated at what an idiot he'd been. He'd let the one girl he'd ever really love slip away. Who knows what she was doing now? She could be hurt, or alone, or scared, or...not alone at all. The latter worried Cloud the most. He hoped he hadn't lost her for good. He could feel hot tears stinging his eyes, which angered him further. God, what a moron. He pushed his chocobo harder. 'Tifa...don't leave me. Wait for me...I'm coming.'
*****
Cid coughed, nearly fainting from the gigantic...THING in front of him. Part machine, part...something; whatever it was, he needed a new change of pants. He scrambled behind a rock as the highwind was nearly crushed by the creature's giant foot. Cid waited until the creature was a safe distance away, then ran back to Rocket Town, telling Shera what he'd seen. "I don't know what the hell it was! The damn thing was a mile high! It's a mammoth! It's like...machine or some shit! What the hell are we gonna do!?" He sputtered in a panic as Shera brought him a change of clothes.
"Now stay calm, dear. I'm sure it was just a mirage or something." She didn't want to throw the rest of the town in a panic, her poor crazy husband was bad enough.
"MIRAGE??? IT WASN'T SOME GAWDDAMN MIRAGE!!! Didn't you FEEL it?? The thing rumbled half the planet!!!" He fumed. Cid never could control his temper. Shera sighed and nodded.
"Yes. Well, do you think we should call Cloud? I mean, he does have experience in this area. Remember Sephiroth and WEAPONs? Hmm, maybe this is another WEAPON..." she pondered. Cid jumped.
"Hey! I can kick ass just as good as that pointy-haired guy...but..." Cid pictured him facing that giant alone and shuddered. "Well, yeah, we should probably let the kid know. Ya know, just for old time's sake." He folded his arms and nodded. Shera stifled a laugh, knowing her husband was too scared to face him alone.
"Yes dear..." She dialed Midgar, trying to connect with Cloud. She frowned an hung up.
"What's the matter?" Cid asked.
"He left Midgar in a hurry. No one knows where he went."
"The hell???" Cid shook his head. "Maybe the kid found out about it already. Damn, that punk is good. Well, I'm takin the Highwind to see if I can find him. Call Barret and tell him to meet me in Nibelheim."
*****
Tifa blinked at Alex, gaping at a loss for words. Alex smiled. "I love you, Tifa." Tifa stuttered, trying to get words to come out of her mouth, but failed.
"Weh..I...AAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Her foot slipped on a piece of loose rock and she went falling, latching onto a piece out outstretched rock on the side of the mountatin.
"TIFA!!!!!!!!!!!!" Alex screamed. "HANG ON!!! I'll get you!" He struggled to reach her, but with no luck. 'Damn!' He searched frantically for a way to her, but there wasn't any path that could reach her. 'Oh God...' Alex thought. 'She's NOT going to die...but I can't reach her!!! DAMMIT!!!' Fear clenched his heart as he stared down at her. Tifa would have tried to climb back up, but she had sprained her arm on the way down. She gripped tightly with the one working hand she had.
"Help me!!!" She screamed, scared to death herself. 'Cloud...' she thought to herself. Tears began to well up in her eyes. She'd never be able to see his face again. Never be able to gaze into those Mako-blue eyes again. Never be able to hear his sweet voice call her name....
"Tifa!" Tifa sobbed. She could even hear it now. His voice, so beautiful and so masculine...
"TIFA!!!" This time he sounded frantic. Tifa was taken by suprise. That wasn't her imagination.. She glanced down to see a blonde head staring up at her. It was Cloud!!
"Tifa, hang on! I'm coming!" Cloud climbed up the mountain as quick as he could.
"Hurry! I'm slipping...!" Then Tifa reconsidered. Cloud didn't love her. So maybe she should just...yes. Tifa closed her eyes tightly. "Goodbye, Cloud..." she whispered, not even hearing Alex's cries above. She unclamped her fingers from the rock and fell backward, slipping into darkness. "Goodbye..."
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To be continued in Chapter 5! Please review! ~Moriko
"HEY TIFA!!!" Suddenly his adorable grin broke through the light fog as he jogged up to her. "Hey! Crazy weather we're having, huh? So much fog all of a sudden," he said, looking up at the cliffs. Tifa nodded shyly.
"Yeah, it is pretty weird." She fidgeted uncomfortably. "So, ah, shall we go?" She gave Alex a heart-melting smile, at which his faced flushed. He stuttered dumbly.
"Er, ah, ye-yeah, let's go!" He grinned and took her hand in his confidently. Tifa walked with him, mind a blur. When they reached the summit, Alex stopped Tifa and looked deeply into her eyes. "Tifa, I've been meaning to tell you this for a long time...and I think now is probably a good time to say it." he slipped his arms around her waist and pulled her gently to her. Tifa's heart skipped a beat as his turquoise eyes gazed into her soul. Alex closed his eyes and placed his lips on hers in a deep, passionate kiss. Tifa didn't resist a bit - she felt her body go limp as the emotions flooded through her. Alex pulled away and brushed his soft lips against her ear. "I love you," he breathed.
*****
Cloud swore at himself as he pounded through the plains on his chocobo, frustrated at what an idiot he'd been. He'd let the one girl he'd ever really love slip away. Who knows what she was doing now? She could be hurt, or alone, or scared, or...not alone at all. The latter worried Cloud the most. He hoped he hadn't lost her for good. He could feel hot tears stinging his eyes, which angered him further. God, what a moron. He pushed his chocobo harder. 'Tifa...don't leave me. Wait for me...I'm coming.'
*****
Cid coughed, nearly fainting from the gigantic...THING in front of him. Part machine, part...something; whatever it was, he needed a new change of pants. He scrambled behind a rock as the highwind was nearly crushed by the creature's giant foot. Cid waited until the creature was a safe distance away, then ran back to Rocket Town, telling Shera what he'd seen. "I don't know what the hell it was! The damn thing was a mile high! It's a mammoth! It's like...machine or some shit! What the hell are we gonna do!?" He sputtered in a panic as Shera brought him a change of clothes.
"Now stay calm, dear. I'm sure it was just a mirage or something." She didn't want to throw the rest of the town in a panic, her poor crazy husband was bad enough.
"MIRAGE??? IT WASN'T SOME GAWDDAMN MIRAGE!!! Didn't you FEEL it?? The thing rumbled half the planet!!!" He fumed. Cid never could control his temper. Shera sighed and nodded.
"Yes. Well, do you think we should call Cloud? I mean, he does have experience in this area. Remember Sephiroth and WEAPONs? Hmm, maybe this is another WEAPON..." she pondered. Cid jumped.
"Hey! I can kick ass just as good as that pointy-haired guy...but..." Cid pictured him facing that giant alone and shuddered. "Well, yeah, we should probably let the kid know. Ya know, just for old time's sake." He folded his arms and nodded. Shera stifled a laugh, knowing her husband was too scared to face him alone.
"Yes dear..." She dialed Midgar, trying to connect with Cloud. She frowned an hung up.
"What's the matter?" Cid asked.
"He left Midgar in a hurry. No one knows where he went."
"The hell???" Cid shook his head. "Maybe the kid found out about it already. Damn, that punk is good. Well, I'm takin the Highwind to see if I can find him. Call Barret and tell him to meet me in Nibelheim."
*****
Tifa blinked at Alex, gaping at a loss for words. Alex smiled. "I love you, Tifa." Tifa stuttered, trying to get words to come out of her mouth, but failed.
"Weh..I...AAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Her foot slipped on a piece of loose rock and she went falling, latching onto a piece out outstretched rock on the side of the mountatin.
"TIFA!!!!!!!!!!!!" Alex screamed. "HANG ON!!! I'll get you!" He struggled to reach her, but with no luck. 'Damn!' He searched frantically for a way to her, but there wasn't any path that could reach her. 'Oh God...' Alex thought. 'She's NOT going to die...but I can't reach her!!! DAMMIT!!!' Fear clenched his heart as he stared down at her. Tifa would have tried to climb back up, but she had sprained her arm on the way down. She gripped tightly with the one working hand she had.
"Help me!!!" She screamed, scared to death herself. 'Cloud...' she thought to herself. Tears began to well up in her eyes. She'd never be able to see his face again. Never be able to gaze into those Mako-blue eyes again. Never be able to hear his sweet voice call her name....
"Tifa!" Tifa sobbed. She could even hear it now. His voice, so beautiful and so masculine...
"TIFA!!!" This time he sounded frantic. Tifa was taken by suprise. That wasn't her imagination.. She glanced down to see a blonde head staring up at her. It was Cloud!!
"Tifa, hang on! I'm coming!" Cloud climbed up the mountain as quick as he could.
"Hurry! I'm slipping...!" Then Tifa reconsidered. Cloud didn't love her. So maybe she should just...yes. Tifa closed her eyes tightly. "Goodbye, Cloud..." she whispered, not even hearing Alex's cries above. She unclamped her fingers from the rock and fell backward, slipping into darkness. "Goodbye..."
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To be continued in Chapter 5! Please review! ~Moriko