Tifa ran down the woods, holding her hands in her face. She stumbles
into fallen branches loses her balance often. She kept running until her
heart can't take her anywhere now. She took a long hard breath at the end.
It was heartache.
When she looked ahead, a lovely sight of the city stunned her. A smile managed to appear. Tifa took one last breath and sat down on her knees. Her eyes her still red from the hot tears. She frowned. If Cloud was the reason she cried, then maybe he isn't the one. But still, how can he and Aeris be so good for eachother?
Aeris was Tifa's best friend. She's more like an older sister to her. She sighed. Life's so complicated.
She stood up again and walked towards home. She knew that Vincent and Cid would cause a riot in the bar. Why did she even ask them anyway? A stranger was safer than those two. She laughed at the thought. What friends she has.
Suddenly, she stepped on something soft and mushy. She shrieked and backed away. Underneath her foot was a small little rabbit. At least she thought it was. It stared at her with its huge green eyes. It was yellow with blue stripes and its ears were sharp and alert. Unlike a rabbit, its tail was long and fluffy and the end. It was able to stand up and walk, like the Pokemon Pikachu. To Tifa's surprise, it raised it hand and signaled, "Hello."
She stood her ground, ready to run away. The little monster walked closer to her as she backed off. It cocked its head. Both of them was silent and still as a rock. Slowly, Tifa turned around. The monster opened its mouth and made a tiny noise. Tifa looked at it. She has to admit, it was cute. But in a scary, irritating way. Maybe it was okay to touch it.
As she came closer, the monster grinned. The furs on its body blew to the breeze. When she came closer, she pulled her hand out and petted the thing. It purred in delight. Tifa laughed, "Hello." It opened its gigantic eyes again and jumped on her lap. Then it cocked its head again. A voice was coming from far ahead.
Tifa picked it up and looked to see whose calling.
"Iroko!! Where are you now? Iroko?!!"
The monster giggled and jumped off of her arms. "Hey!" It waved her goodbye and went towards the voice. The person found it before it could even take its first five steps. He scooped the monster up in his hands, narrowing his eyes. "Okay, give me the tool. Now."
Tifa watched silently. Iroko the monster lowered its head sadly. Then it opened its mouth and coughed out a wrench. It laughed at the end. The young man shook his head; "I'll deal with you later." He put the Iroko down, noticing Tifa. She froze. He came up to her.
"Hey, I'm Kierce Takota. You were keeping Iroko here safe, haven't you?"
Tifa nodded, "Well, I just happened to bump into him on the way. I'm Tifa Lockhart." Kierce studied her, "So why are you in this place? It isn't for girls like you." Tifa frowned, "I'm not like any other girls. I've been training at the martial arts for several years."
He raised an eyebrow, "Really?" He paused. "You're heart's been seriously broken." She widen her eyes, "How did you know?" "Your eyes red," he said. "That means you've been crying. I can tell that you're not physically damaged, so your heart is emotionally broken."
"It's none of your business!"
"You're right. Sorry." He looked down at Iroko rubbing its face. "I better take this guy home. He gets really hyper about this time." He turned around and walked back. "Bye," Tifa called back. He was somewhat. . . . . .charming.
It wasn't a long chat, but for some reason, he had cured that heartache.
A few hours later, she opened the door to her bar. Cid waved at her, "Hey, its Tifa!" Vincent turned around and also waved. "Where have you been? Cloud was here a few hours ago." "He was?" she asked, "Where is he now?"
"Went to polish his sword," answered Cid. "Aeris also ran after him." Tifa twitched at the sound of 'Aeris'. She went towards Cid, "Okay, I'll take it from here. Thanks guys."
"No problem," Vincent said, leaving his seat. "There were no customers anyway." "Yeah," agreed Cid. "Ever since Barret has opened a bar right across the street, no one has dared to set foot in here." Tifa shook her head, "He's stealing all my customers!"
Vincent went to the door and partially opened it, "I'm gonna check on Cloud. There's something we need to discuss." He walked out the door.
"What does he need to say to Cloud?" she asked. Cid shrugged, "Ah, something 'bout the war." "Oh," said Tifa. "Cloud's going tonight, isn't he?" "Yep," Cid said. "Best of luck to him." He turned to Tifa. "I'll stay here if you want."
"What do you mean?"
"It doesn't hurt to deliver that message to him. He needs it."
Tifa smiled and hugged Cid, "Thanks, Cid. I'll be back soon." She left the bar.
When she looked ahead, a lovely sight of the city stunned her. A smile managed to appear. Tifa took one last breath and sat down on her knees. Her eyes her still red from the hot tears. She frowned. If Cloud was the reason she cried, then maybe he isn't the one. But still, how can he and Aeris be so good for eachother?
Aeris was Tifa's best friend. She's more like an older sister to her. She sighed. Life's so complicated.
She stood up again and walked towards home. She knew that Vincent and Cid would cause a riot in the bar. Why did she even ask them anyway? A stranger was safer than those two. She laughed at the thought. What friends she has.
Suddenly, she stepped on something soft and mushy. She shrieked and backed away. Underneath her foot was a small little rabbit. At least she thought it was. It stared at her with its huge green eyes. It was yellow with blue stripes and its ears were sharp and alert. Unlike a rabbit, its tail was long and fluffy and the end. It was able to stand up and walk, like the Pokemon Pikachu. To Tifa's surprise, it raised it hand and signaled, "Hello."
She stood her ground, ready to run away. The little monster walked closer to her as she backed off. It cocked its head. Both of them was silent and still as a rock. Slowly, Tifa turned around. The monster opened its mouth and made a tiny noise. Tifa looked at it. She has to admit, it was cute. But in a scary, irritating way. Maybe it was okay to touch it.
As she came closer, the monster grinned. The furs on its body blew to the breeze. When she came closer, she pulled her hand out and petted the thing. It purred in delight. Tifa laughed, "Hello." It opened its gigantic eyes again and jumped on her lap. Then it cocked its head again. A voice was coming from far ahead.
Tifa picked it up and looked to see whose calling.
"Iroko!! Where are you now? Iroko?!!"
The monster giggled and jumped off of her arms. "Hey!" It waved her goodbye and went towards the voice. The person found it before it could even take its first five steps. He scooped the monster up in his hands, narrowing his eyes. "Okay, give me the tool. Now."
Tifa watched silently. Iroko the monster lowered its head sadly. Then it opened its mouth and coughed out a wrench. It laughed at the end. The young man shook his head; "I'll deal with you later." He put the Iroko down, noticing Tifa. She froze. He came up to her.
"Hey, I'm Kierce Takota. You were keeping Iroko here safe, haven't you?"
Tifa nodded, "Well, I just happened to bump into him on the way. I'm Tifa Lockhart." Kierce studied her, "So why are you in this place? It isn't for girls like you." Tifa frowned, "I'm not like any other girls. I've been training at the martial arts for several years."
He raised an eyebrow, "Really?" He paused. "You're heart's been seriously broken." She widen her eyes, "How did you know?" "Your eyes red," he said. "That means you've been crying. I can tell that you're not physically damaged, so your heart is emotionally broken."
"It's none of your business!"
"You're right. Sorry." He looked down at Iroko rubbing its face. "I better take this guy home. He gets really hyper about this time." He turned around and walked back. "Bye," Tifa called back. He was somewhat. . . . . .charming.
It wasn't a long chat, but for some reason, he had cured that heartache.
A few hours later, she opened the door to her bar. Cid waved at her, "Hey, its Tifa!" Vincent turned around and also waved. "Where have you been? Cloud was here a few hours ago." "He was?" she asked, "Where is he now?"
"Went to polish his sword," answered Cid. "Aeris also ran after him." Tifa twitched at the sound of 'Aeris'. She went towards Cid, "Okay, I'll take it from here. Thanks guys."
"No problem," Vincent said, leaving his seat. "There were no customers anyway." "Yeah," agreed Cid. "Ever since Barret has opened a bar right across the street, no one has dared to set foot in here." Tifa shook her head, "He's stealing all my customers!"
Vincent went to the door and partially opened it, "I'm gonna check on Cloud. There's something we need to discuss." He walked out the door.
"What does he need to say to Cloud?" she asked. Cid shrugged, "Ah, something 'bout the war." "Oh," said Tifa. "Cloud's going tonight, isn't he?" "Yep," Cid said. "Best of luck to him." He turned to Tifa. "I'll stay here if you want."
"What do you mean?"
"It doesn't hurt to deliver that message to him. He needs it."
Tifa smiled and hugged Cid, "Thanks, Cid. I'll be back soon." She left the bar.