Chapter 15: Hot Passion
Aeris was still asleep in leaning on me. The door was being knocked on.
???: Anyone in there?
Perry: Just us two.
???: May we come inside?
Perry: Doors unlocked I think.
Three men entered. Two looked like security guards. The other wasn't wearing a shirt.
Perry: Who are you?
???: The name's Dio. I own this place. It appears though that your friends didn't want to obey the rules.
Perry: What did they do?
Dio: They murdered everyone in the Battle Arena.
Perry: No they didn't. Some man with a gun on his arm did it. Look what he did to me.
I hadn't noticed before but my torso was all bandaged and had some blood stains on them.
Dio: I see. Who's the girlie?
Perry: My sister. She was exhausted taking care of me.
Dio: Well. I'm afraid I've already punished your friends.
Perry: What did you do?
Dio: They have been sent to the Desert Prison below.
Perry: I have to help them.
Dio: Well. I'll send you there but you can't come back up for awhile.
Perry: I don't care.
Dio: Fine then. Take this. Never know when a thief will appear.
He signaled to one of his guards. He walked over and handed me a sword.
Perry: This one is Sword-Catcher.
So named due to the fact it had an extension on the top of the blade that would catch other swords.
Dio: If you're going I'd take your friend over there.
Perry: Good idea.
Putting on my shirt I carried Aeris with us to an elevator.
Dio: When you get down there try and find them first.
Perry: Okay. Hey, how do you know they were my friends?
Dio: One of them was talking to themselves about some person who was in the inn and how they wanted to see him again.
Perry: Oh. Well I'll do my best.
The doors closed and I felt myself go down.
Aeris: uhh…oh…where am I?
Perry: With me. It seems Cloud and the others are trapped where we're going.
Aeris: But you need to rest!
Perry: I'll be fine. It's no big deal.
I knew it wasn't though. I was still bleeding slightly.
Aeris: But you need to rest.
Perry: Later.
Aeris: No now!
Perry: What makes you think you'll get me to?
Woah. What was that? I had a very angry tone in my voice.
Aeris: This does!
She held up a magic materia and a purple star went around me and I fell asleep again.
Aeris: Sorry. You need rest though.
I couldn't tell what was happening to me.
What seemed like a few hours later passed and I finally woke up.
Perry: Where am I?
Tifa: With us now.
Perry: Tifa. I'm so glad to see you.
Tifa: Me too.
Perry: Where is everyone?
Tifa: Cloud, Barret, and Aeris went out to find the guy who murdered everyone.
Perry: Good. He caused me some trouble.
Tifa: Oh, I'm sorry. This is my fault.
Perry: No. I shouldn't have run off like that.
Tifa: But I just wanted to make you a little happier. I guess I failed.
She started to sob.
Perry: Oh don't say that. You can still make me happy.
Tifa: Oh…you're so nice.
Perry: Just considerate.
I propped myself up in the broken bed I was in.
She went over and sat next to me.
Perry: Just stay close to me.
Tifa: That'll make you happy?
Perry: Over the past 5 years I've realized that the closest I'll ever get to another girl is sitting next to one. That is the closest I've ever come.
Tifa: Oh, I'm so sorry that you feel that way. I'm sorry I well…you know.
Perry: Yeah, I do.
She edged closer to me putting her arm around me.
Tifa: I wish there was something I could do to help.
Perry: You don't have to.
Tifa: No. I have to.
Perry: Fine with me.
Tifa: I'll try to set you up with someone.
Perry: Yeah right. People have told me that for years and never done anything about it.
Tifa: Stop rejecting my help.
She playfully hit me in the chest but it hurt like a mother*&$*er because of my injury.
Perry: Ahhh!
I don't know why but I looked at her with a stare that could seriously stop and army dead. A murderous intent flowed through me. Then it was gone.
Tifa: Sorry sorry sorry.
Perry: …….it's okay Tifa.
Tifa: I'm just not good at this.
Perry: I think you're fine.
Tifa: At what?
Perry: No, just fine.
Tifa: Are you trying to sweet talk me?
Perry: Yes.
Tifa: Well it's working.
Perry: …
Tifa: It's getting late though. We should sleep.
Perry: Yeah.
Tifa: Night.
Perry: You first?
Tifa: I need my 9 hours of sleep or my skin is like destroyed.
Perry: Women.
Tifa: Good night.
She tucked her head onto my chest carefully as not to harm me and closed her eyes and slept.
Perry: Guess I should too.
After a few minutes I went to sleep myself.
Again I felt myself beginning to dream.
Perry: Where?
I was somewhere. It looked strangely familiar but different somehow.
Perry: What? Where am I?
I decided to wander around this strange place.
It was some kind of building. But didn't remind me of a Final Fantasy 7 location.
Perry: Must be a dream.
After a long journey I felt a strange feeling. I felt myself waking again.
I was back in the same bed with Tifa still sleeping soundly near me.
Perry: What a strange dream?
I knew that Barret was going to fight with Dyne and he'd kill himself but the time I was spending with Tifa was just perfect for me.
Perry: I sure am a lucky guy. Living here with them is better than home.
Home? That place. Would I ever go back? I wonder? If I did would the others be able to come with me?
I have no clue.
Perry: Who knows, or cares?
Finding that staying awake was very difficult I gave into the demands of sleep.
This time the dream was different.
I saw everyone lying dead around a fire and a dark figure holding a sword standing over them. For some reason I wasn't there. Before I saw the figures face I was woken up by Yuffie.
Yuffie: Time to go sleepy head!!
Perry: Wha? Oh, okay.
Yuffie: Need a hand?
Perry: Sure.
Well looks like we're outta this place. Guess its about time.
Aeris was still asleep in leaning on me. The door was being knocked on.
???: Anyone in there?
Perry: Just us two.
???: May we come inside?
Perry: Doors unlocked I think.
Three men entered. Two looked like security guards. The other wasn't wearing a shirt.
Perry: Who are you?
???: The name's Dio. I own this place. It appears though that your friends didn't want to obey the rules.
Perry: What did they do?
Dio: They murdered everyone in the Battle Arena.
Perry: No they didn't. Some man with a gun on his arm did it. Look what he did to me.
I hadn't noticed before but my torso was all bandaged and had some blood stains on them.
Dio: I see. Who's the girlie?
Perry: My sister. She was exhausted taking care of me.
Dio: Well. I'm afraid I've already punished your friends.
Perry: What did you do?
Dio: They have been sent to the Desert Prison below.
Perry: I have to help them.
Dio: Well. I'll send you there but you can't come back up for awhile.
Perry: I don't care.
Dio: Fine then. Take this. Never know when a thief will appear.
He signaled to one of his guards. He walked over and handed me a sword.
Perry: This one is Sword-Catcher.
So named due to the fact it had an extension on the top of the blade that would catch other swords.
Dio: If you're going I'd take your friend over there.
Perry: Good idea.
Putting on my shirt I carried Aeris with us to an elevator.
Dio: When you get down there try and find them first.
Perry: Okay. Hey, how do you know they were my friends?
Dio: One of them was talking to themselves about some person who was in the inn and how they wanted to see him again.
Perry: Oh. Well I'll do my best.
The doors closed and I felt myself go down.
Aeris: uhh…oh…where am I?
Perry: With me. It seems Cloud and the others are trapped where we're going.
Aeris: But you need to rest!
Perry: I'll be fine. It's no big deal.
I knew it wasn't though. I was still bleeding slightly.
Aeris: But you need to rest.
Perry: Later.
Aeris: No now!
Perry: What makes you think you'll get me to?
Woah. What was that? I had a very angry tone in my voice.
Aeris: This does!
She held up a magic materia and a purple star went around me and I fell asleep again.
Aeris: Sorry. You need rest though.
I couldn't tell what was happening to me.
What seemed like a few hours later passed and I finally woke up.
Perry: Where am I?
Tifa: With us now.
Perry: Tifa. I'm so glad to see you.
Tifa: Me too.
Perry: Where is everyone?
Tifa: Cloud, Barret, and Aeris went out to find the guy who murdered everyone.
Perry: Good. He caused me some trouble.
Tifa: Oh, I'm sorry. This is my fault.
Perry: No. I shouldn't have run off like that.
Tifa: But I just wanted to make you a little happier. I guess I failed.
She started to sob.
Perry: Oh don't say that. You can still make me happy.
Tifa: Oh…you're so nice.
Perry: Just considerate.
I propped myself up in the broken bed I was in.
She went over and sat next to me.
Perry: Just stay close to me.
Tifa: That'll make you happy?
Perry: Over the past 5 years I've realized that the closest I'll ever get to another girl is sitting next to one. That is the closest I've ever come.
Tifa: Oh, I'm so sorry that you feel that way. I'm sorry I well…you know.
Perry: Yeah, I do.
She edged closer to me putting her arm around me.
Tifa: I wish there was something I could do to help.
Perry: You don't have to.
Tifa: No. I have to.
Perry: Fine with me.
Tifa: I'll try to set you up with someone.
Perry: Yeah right. People have told me that for years and never done anything about it.
Tifa: Stop rejecting my help.
She playfully hit me in the chest but it hurt like a mother*&$*er because of my injury.
Perry: Ahhh!
I don't know why but I looked at her with a stare that could seriously stop and army dead. A murderous intent flowed through me. Then it was gone.
Tifa: Sorry sorry sorry.
Perry: …….it's okay Tifa.
Tifa: I'm just not good at this.
Perry: I think you're fine.
Tifa: At what?
Perry: No, just fine.
Tifa: Are you trying to sweet talk me?
Perry: Yes.
Tifa: Well it's working.
Perry: …
Tifa: It's getting late though. We should sleep.
Perry: Yeah.
Tifa: Night.
Perry: You first?
Tifa: I need my 9 hours of sleep or my skin is like destroyed.
Perry: Women.
Tifa: Good night.
She tucked her head onto my chest carefully as not to harm me and closed her eyes and slept.
Perry: Guess I should too.
After a few minutes I went to sleep myself.
Again I felt myself beginning to dream.
Perry: Where?
I was somewhere. It looked strangely familiar but different somehow.
Perry: What? Where am I?
I decided to wander around this strange place.
It was some kind of building. But didn't remind me of a Final Fantasy 7 location.
Perry: Must be a dream.
After a long journey I felt a strange feeling. I felt myself waking again.
I was back in the same bed with Tifa still sleeping soundly near me.
Perry: What a strange dream?
I knew that Barret was going to fight with Dyne and he'd kill himself but the time I was spending with Tifa was just perfect for me.
Perry: I sure am a lucky guy. Living here with them is better than home.
Home? That place. Would I ever go back? I wonder? If I did would the others be able to come with me?
I have no clue.
Perry: Who knows, or cares?
Finding that staying awake was very difficult I gave into the demands of sleep.
This time the dream was different.
I saw everyone lying dead around a fire and a dark figure holding a sword standing over them. For some reason I wasn't there. Before I saw the figures face I was woken up by Yuffie.
Yuffie: Time to go sleepy head!!
Perry: Wha? Oh, okay.
Yuffie: Need a hand?
Perry: Sure.
Well looks like we're outta this place. Guess its about time.