"It had happened a few months back, when I had died Kai. It was the same
day you died. We were both just floating there in the Lifestream and it had
never occurred to me that I didn't say farewell to my companions.. Red,
Vincent, Tifa, Cait, Cid, Barret, Yuffie.. above all, Cloud. But you still
had a chance of living. The Lifestream can carry you anywhere, anytime,
anyplace. I took you and gave you my last bit of life. My body was too
unstable to move through the Lifestream but, I knew that if I gave you all
of my strength and soul you would be able to live, and pass on my words,
love, and destiny. And pass on my words of love to Cloud. I would not lie
at peace until he knew that I loved him, or until I told him and now, I
speak to him through you. Now you are the only one who can stop the world's
unnecessary forces. Please Kai, stop them. They will destroy everything and
anything. Please. Stop them."
Aeris voice floated out of Kai's dream through Cloud's arms to never disturb her again.
+++
When everyone had awoken it seemed clear to Tifa that most of them had either an interesting night or a dull one, and everyone seemed to have quite an interesting night.
She herself felt stronger and felt distant from Cloud but felt a new love forming, and a new hate forming as well. Vincent felt as though the world had finally given him what he needed and had finally given him his angel of light.
Elena felt a closer bond to both Reno and Rude, and felt grateful to have them there. Rude felt a new type of respect for Yuffie and began to talk more.
Barret knew he now had a closer bond with Cid and felt at peace to know his friend would soon have a wife. Cid finally felt like a better person and for once, wanted to go home and venture into the arms of Shera.
Cait had had many dreams in which he felt emotions grow and felt home at last, and promising himself that he would never be a spy again. Red had realized he has lost some, and gained some with his new family, but told himself he would never really be alone again.
Reno felt like he had just began a new adventure within one, and promised himself that he wouldn't screw this one up. Yuffie, finally felt time catching up to her, and she finally felt that she was wanted.
Kai felt happy and content, knowing that Cloud and herself had a new bond, and that Yuffie had a bond with her now. But Tifa had noticed, along with Kai, that Cloud looked no different at all.
+++
I didn't hear her voice last night, he thought to himself, as everyone else seemed in their own little worlds. But I held Kai in my arms and she held me. She won't come back to me, I know, but I had felt her once last night. For a peaking moment, I had felt Aeris, she was there, within Kai, and he could feel it. Last night Aeris had been so close but yet so far and he knew that Kai was the one person who had to live through this.
+++
As Kai went into the kitchen to wash any dishes, and to repay Reno and Cloud for paying for their stays Yuffie saw Tifa stand up and walk towards the kitchen, cracking her knuckles. "This is not going to be good.." Yuffie stood up but Barret had gotten in her way.
+++
"Well, you look quite happy today, a lot happier than last night. Cloud cheered you up now did he?" Tifa walked into the kitchen looking at Kai almost ready to strike, but she just stood there as if she couldn't her, but the truth was, Kai could not.
"Run." "Help them." "The weapon is coming." "Do not let your love fade." They were talking to her, the Planet was talking.
"KAI!!" This time Kai could hear Yuffie's warning and ducked before Tifa could strike her.
Cloud ran into the kitchen to see what had happened. Tifa had thrown Kai to the floor and was now storming out of the Inn.
"Kai, are you ok? Did she hurt you?" Cloud picked up Kai and cradled her.
"No Cloud, I believe I hurt her more than she hurt me." This time Cloud could hear Aeris speak through Kai.
+++
Tifa sat down in the snow a buried her face in her hands. What had she done? Did she let the smallest bit of anger destroy a certain happiness only Cloud could feel from a certain person? Had she finished off a girl, just because of jealously? What was I thinking, she thought to herself. Why did you let all of those things get to you? Tifa, why are you being so weak? Tifa why..
Suddenly three men with Materia orbs stood next to her. She screamed, but her screamed were muffled by snow.
She tried to bite down but found that she had a piece of wood in her mouth, her hands and feet tied behind her back and she was blindfolded. Tara Corporation, she thought to herself. I can't believe you've gotten yourself into this, Tifa.
Around her she could hear the clanging of metal, the swift movement of cranes and the sounds of many talking workers, who seemed to not be paying much attention to her. Suddenly her PHS began to ring.
+++
"Where the hell could she have gone?" Barret began to fiddle around with his PHS just like everyone else in the room, or everyone else who had one.
"Has anyone got a signal from her yet? Or a signal from where she's at?" Red looked over at Vincent and Cloud who were talking in a distant corner.
+++
"I don't care what she did or said. I care about Kai." Cloud began to get aggravated. Tifa, how could you do this to me? You know that you're my best friend, and I need you right now of all times.
"We have to save Tifa. She may be under hold by the Tara Corporation." Vincent looked at Cloud.
"Alright, everyone pack up. We're heading up to the Gaea Cliffs in ten minutes."
+++
Within the caves there were three entrances. Cloud knew too well that danger lie within each. He turned around. "Alright, we're splitting up into three groups. Red, Cait, Yuffie, and Reno. You split up into the right cave. Barret, Cid, Elena, and Rude. I want you four in the left cave. Me, Kai, and Vincent are going to take the middle cave. Any questions before we head off?"
Cid shook his head and looked up at Cloud. "Yeah, just when I get rid of one pain in the ass, why do I have to paired up with another one?"
Cloud smiled. Thank god, there was some type of humor in these people.
Cait rose his hand as Cloud looked over at him. "Who says we mosey on?"
Cloud could hear enthusiasm gather in the air around him. "I say so. Give a ring on the PHS if you see anything alright?" He looked around one more time. "Alright, lets mosey."
+++
"Me, pain in the ass? No way." Elena looked at Cid. She had to admit that trying to be nice was one hard task, but what wasn't hard these days?
"If you noticed, you're second in line after Yuffie, because I know sure as hell that Tifa doesn't exactly qualify." Cid looked ahead of him as Elena rushed ahead of them, feeling uncomfortable in the back.
"Yeah, explain what she just did to the new girl, what's her name? Kai." Elena looked back at them.
Barret looked down. Damnit Teef, what the hell where you thinking? Running off like that, endangering the whole team and doing that to the new girl. He sighed. I don't know what the hell you were thinking, but were still coming after you.
"Hey, what's with Reno and Yuffie anyways?" Cid looked behind him as the entrance grew farther away, as he looked back at the place where he had seen them snuggle earlier.
"Dunno. But I swear I just saw them all snuggly and shit." Barret put his arms behind his head and took a deep breath.
"Hah, you think you saw a show. You should've seen it last night." Elena looked back at Rude, who just shrugged.
"Guess those two finally saw it in each other. Took them awhile." Cid looked up at the cave's ceiling.
"Yeah, out of all people. You should be talking right?" Barret began to laugh.
+++
Hopefully the others are getting along better than we are. Red looked behind him. Everyone seemed distant, except for Yuffie and Reno, and Reeve seemed to be away right now, so Cait was just walking fluff.
"So wait. Why the hell are we out here again?" Reno looked ahead at Red.
"Seems to me that Tifa lost it after she found out that Cloud had eyes for Kai." He replied, leading the group onward.
"Hah, in other words. Tifas pissed that even though Aeris is gone, she didn't get Cloud." Yuffie looked up.
Red sighed, yeah; hopefully the others are getting along much better than we are. He looked up, it seems this is the end of the tunnel. What was this? A door?
Aeris voice floated out of Kai's dream through Cloud's arms to never disturb her again.
+++
When everyone had awoken it seemed clear to Tifa that most of them had either an interesting night or a dull one, and everyone seemed to have quite an interesting night.
She herself felt stronger and felt distant from Cloud but felt a new love forming, and a new hate forming as well. Vincent felt as though the world had finally given him what he needed and had finally given him his angel of light.
Elena felt a closer bond to both Reno and Rude, and felt grateful to have them there. Rude felt a new type of respect for Yuffie and began to talk more.
Barret knew he now had a closer bond with Cid and felt at peace to know his friend would soon have a wife. Cid finally felt like a better person and for once, wanted to go home and venture into the arms of Shera.
Cait had had many dreams in which he felt emotions grow and felt home at last, and promising himself that he would never be a spy again. Red had realized he has lost some, and gained some with his new family, but told himself he would never really be alone again.
Reno felt like he had just began a new adventure within one, and promised himself that he wouldn't screw this one up. Yuffie, finally felt time catching up to her, and she finally felt that she was wanted.
Kai felt happy and content, knowing that Cloud and herself had a new bond, and that Yuffie had a bond with her now. But Tifa had noticed, along with Kai, that Cloud looked no different at all.
+++
I didn't hear her voice last night, he thought to himself, as everyone else seemed in their own little worlds. But I held Kai in my arms and she held me. She won't come back to me, I know, but I had felt her once last night. For a peaking moment, I had felt Aeris, she was there, within Kai, and he could feel it. Last night Aeris had been so close but yet so far and he knew that Kai was the one person who had to live through this.
+++
As Kai went into the kitchen to wash any dishes, and to repay Reno and Cloud for paying for their stays Yuffie saw Tifa stand up and walk towards the kitchen, cracking her knuckles. "This is not going to be good.." Yuffie stood up but Barret had gotten in her way.
+++
"Well, you look quite happy today, a lot happier than last night. Cloud cheered you up now did he?" Tifa walked into the kitchen looking at Kai almost ready to strike, but she just stood there as if she couldn't her, but the truth was, Kai could not.
"Run." "Help them." "The weapon is coming." "Do not let your love fade." They were talking to her, the Planet was talking.
"KAI!!" This time Kai could hear Yuffie's warning and ducked before Tifa could strike her.
Cloud ran into the kitchen to see what had happened. Tifa had thrown Kai to the floor and was now storming out of the Inn.
"Kai, are you ok? Did she hurt you?" Cloud picked up Kai and cradled her.
"No Cloud, I believe I hurt her more than she hurt me." This time Cloud could hear Aeris speak through Kai.
+++
Tifa sat down in the snow a buried her face in her hands. What had she done? Did she let the smallest bit of anger destroy a certain happiness only Cloud could feel from a certain person? Had she finished off a girl, just because of jealously? What was I thinking, she thought to herself. Why did you let all of those things get to you? Tifa, why are you being so weak? Tifa why..
Suddenly three men with Materia orbs stood next to her. She screamed, but her screamed were muffled by snow.
She tried to bite down but found that she had a piece of wood in her mouth, her hands and feet tied behind her back and she was blindfolded. Tara Corporation, she thought to herself. I can't believe you've gotten yourself into this, Tifa.
Around her she could hear the clanging of metal, the swift movement of cranes and the sounds of many talking workers, who seemed to not be paying much attention to her. Suddenly her PHS began to ring.
+++
"Where the hell could she have gone?" Barret began to fiddle around with his PHS just like everyone else in the room, or everyone else who had one.
"Has anyone got a signal from her yet? Or a signal from where she's at?" Red looked over at Vincent and Cloud who were talking in a distant corner.
+++
"I don't care what she did or said. I care about Kai." Cloud began to get aggravated. Tifa, how could you do this to me? You know that you're my best friend, and I need you right now of all times.
"We have to save Tifa. She may be under hold by the Tara Corporation." Vincent looked at Cloud.
"Alright, everyone pack up. We're heading up to the Gaea Cliffs in ten minutes."
+++
Within the caves there were three entrances. Cloud knew too well that danger lie within each. He turned around. "Alright, we're splitting up into three groups. Red, Cait, Yuffie, and Reno. You split up into the right cave. Barret, Cid, Elena, and Rude. I want you four in the left cave. Me, Kai, and Vincent are going to take the middle cave. Any questions before we head off?"
Cid shook his head and looked up at Cloud. "Yeah, just when I get rid of one pain in the ass, why do I have to paired up with another one?"
Cloud smiled. Thank god, there was some type of humor in these people.
Cait rose his hand as Cloud looked over at him. "Who says we mosey on?"
Cloud could hear enthusiasm gather in the air around him. "I say so. Give a ring on the PHS if you see anything alright?" He looked around one more time. "Alright, lets mosey."
+++
"Me, pain in the ass? No way." Elena looked at Cid. She had to admit that trying to be nice was one hard task, but what wasn't hard these days?
"If you noticed, you're second in line after Yuffie, because I know sure as hell that Tifa doesn't exactly qualify." Cid looked ahead of him as Elena rushed ahead of them, feeling uncomfortable in the back.
"Yeah, explain what she just did to the new girl, what's her name? Kai." Elena looked back at them.
Barret looked down. Damnit Teef, what the hell where you thinking? Running off like that, endangering the whole team and doing that to the new girl. He sighed. I don't know what the hell you were thinking, but were still coming after you.
"Hey, what's with Reno and Yuffie anyways?" Cid looked behind him as the entrance grew farther away, as he looked back at the place where he had seen them snuggle earlier.
"Dunno. But I swear I just saw them all snuggly and shit." Barret put his arms behind his head and took a deep breath.
"Hah, you think you saw a show. You should've seen it last night." Elena looked back at Rude, who just shrugged.
"Guess those two finally saw it in each other. Took them awhile." Cid looked up at the cave's ceiling.
"Yeah, out of all people. You should be talking right?" Barret began to laugh.
+++
Hopefully the others are getting along better than we are. Red looked behind him. Everyone seemed distant, except for Yuffie and Reno, and Reeve seemed to be away right now, so Cait was just walking fluff.
"So wait. Why the hell are we out here again?" Reno looked ahead at Red.
"Seems to me that Tifa lost it after she found out that Cloud had eyes for Kai." He replied, leading the group onward.
"Hah, in other words. Tifas pissed that even though Aeris is gone, she didn't get Cloud." Yuffie looked up.
Red sighed, yeah; hopefully the others are getting along much better than we are. He looked up, it seems this is the end of the tunnel. What was this? A door?
