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Chapter Two

Tifa woke up in a cave. She didn't remember falling asleep. Maybe I fainted or something, she thought.

She stood and brushed her clothes, then she heard a sound, and it wasn't the swoosh sound of the fabric. Tifa's heart raced, she was in panic, and she didn't dare look behind her.

A warm hand touched her shoulder, and Tifa turned around and slapped the hand away. "Don't touch me!" She yelled.

The person in front of her threw his head back and laugh. "Don't worry my dear." He said, "I won't hurt you." He stopped for a second…"Who are you!? You aren't Garnet!" He yelled at her, after realizing what he had just done.

Tifa took a step backwards. "I..I…I'm T..Tifa…Tifa Lockhart." She said.

The man smiled and regained his cool. "Tifa…oh I'm so happy to see you." He said, taking her hand. Tifa tried to escape his grip, but to no avail….

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Zidane was back in Black Mage Village to visit his 'what so called' sister Mikoto. He entered the village and looked in every direction, he saw Vivi talking to one of the Black Mages. Zidane smiled and took a step foreword, but his head started spinning, and his mind raced to see something, and blurted visions crossed his eyes until focusing. He fill to the ground clutching his head and crying out for help, but no sound came from his mouth, it seemed that everything was in his mind…

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I'm alive…

// Huh? \\

(A man gets up and brushes his clothes. Then looks up at the tree in front of him, The Lifa Tree)

Why am I alive?

// No…it can't be… \\

(The man grins and turns around. He starts walking to the nearest village, Madain Sari)

// Eiko…no… \\

Zidane…

(The man turns around for all to see…)

// KUJA! \\

The end is near…say goodbye to all that is precious…

// No! Kuja! \\

Starting with this one…

(Kuja turns to Madain Sari again…)

// No! Eiko… \\

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Zidane woke with a fright. "Eiko! No! I gotta help her!"

"Zidane?" Came a concerned voice.

Zidane turned around, "Mikoto? Is that you?"

"Yes." She said simply. "Zidane, Kuja is alive."

Zidane sighed, "Yes, I know. I saw him in my dream."

"And he is after anyone that is precious to you." Added Mikoto.

Zidane looked away, "He already got Eiko…"

Mikoto walked over to Zidane and took his hand, "It's not too late Zidane, and she might be alive…" She told him.

Zidane looked at her, he never got to see her face to face like that. "So where do I go now?" Asked Zidane.

Mikoto smiled, Zidane looked confused. She let go of his hand walked over to the world map, she pointed to Alexandria. "There." She said.

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Cloud sat on the couch, he was upset, and he couldn't help her at all. She just disappeared right in front of his eyes, and he didn't do anything to prevent that. That's why I get to SOLDIER 1st class…He thought, I can't do anything!

Garnet was still silent, she felt a little guilty for what she did. Maybe if she didn't notice that black dot in her mirror, nothing would happen.

"I'm sorry." She said.

"Huh?"

"I'm sorry. It was my fault your wife is gone." She repeated.

"She's not my wife, yet, and it wasn't your fault. It was no one's fault. If it was someone's fault, it would be mine." He said.

Garnet got up from where she was and walked over to Cloud, she sat next to him and took one his hands, "I know how it feels…" She said.

Cloud shook his hand away from her. "If you do, then leave me alone for a while, I need to think." He said.

Garnet got up, and walked outside to the city of Midgar. At least here, no one would tell her what to do and what not…

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Tifa arrived in front of a tree, a huge Tree. She looked at Kuja.

"Who are you?" She asked.

Kuja stopped for a moment and laughed. "Who am I?" He asked, still laughing. Tifa was very confused. "Well, I am Kuja my dear. The long lost brother of dear Zidane."

"Who is Zidane?" Tifa asked.

Kuja turned serious again. "Enough of that!" He said coldly. "I need to get you in my palace."

"A tree?" Asked Tifa.

Kuja was taken aback. "This is the Lifa Tree. The main source of the mist! It's not just ANY tree." He told her.

His grip around Tifa's wrist tightened, and he quickened his pace until he reached the tree. He let go of her for a moment. "Don't move." He said.

He started saying a spell to break the seal once more, and then he took Tifa's by the wrist again and went inside.

He took her through weeds, monsters, and many greens. Through doors, libraries, and many stairs until reached a small room. "Where are we?" Asked Tifa.

"This where you'll be staying at my dear." He said.

He opened the door, and threw Tifa inside. Then he closed the door and locked it. Tifa ran to the door and started banging on it. "Open up! Open up! You can't make me stay here!" She yelled.

Tifa stayed like that for a very long time, until giving up. She gave the door her back and sank to her knees. What can I do? She though, I'm stuck here, again…

// Sob \\

Tifa's head jerked up as she heard someone sob.

// Sniffles \\

"Is someone there?" Tifa asked. But no one answered.

Tifa took some time for her eyes to get used to the dark room. She searched the whole room looking for someone else; her eyes stopped at she saw a little curled up in the corner of the room.

Tifa got up and walked over to the figure, she bent down next to her. The girl looked up at her with blood shot eyes. And the first thing Tifa noticed in the girl, the horn in her forehead. "Hello. Are you ok?" She asked.

The girl nodded and brushed the tear away from her face. "He didn't hurt me much." She said.

Tifa sat next the little girl. "Why are you here?" The little girl asked.

Tifa sighed, she didn't know why. "I don't know, I'm not even from this place. And I don't anything about this Zidane."

The girl jumped up as the name of Zidane came out of Tifa's mouth. "Zidane! He'll come rescue us! I know he will." She said.

Tifa smiled and sat the girl down, "Who are you anyway?" Tifa asked.

"I'm Eiko Carol, of Madain Sari. I'm a summoner." The little girl answered.

"Well, I'm Tifa Lockhart, of Neiblhiem. And I'm soon to be married." Tifa frowned as thoughts of Cloud ran through her mind.

Eiko noticed that, "Is something wrong?" She asked.

Tifa shook her head and smiled again, "No. I'm fine. I just remembered my fiancé."

Eiko nodded, and lied down on the floor. Tifa lay beside her.
I wonder if we'll ever leave…alive…

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Author's Note: That was chapter two of my fanfic. Hope you liked. Now, please review…Oh, and I don't own the characters, don't sue me!

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