Regaining A Lost Love
Disclaimer: I don't own FFVII, blah, blah, don't sue me.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I love feedback, I thrive on it. It really encourages me to write more stuff. Well, this is the last chapter, so I'm gonna wrap up my very short story.
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"Cloud?" Tifa called out to him as he stood next to the old well in the middle of Nibelheim. "What are you doing? I thought we were going to get Aeris."
He slowly turned around to face her with a warm smile. "It doesn't matter anymore, Tifa. I only love you, I don't need her, and I never did. I'm sorry for misleading you for so long, please forgive me."
"Oh Cloud!" She flew forward into his arms in a giant hug. Slowly she leaned back and stared into his eyes. "I love you too." He leaned down for a long, passionate kiss and then leaned back again.
"Tifa."
**
"Wake up, Tifa."
"Huh? Who? What?" Tifa's eyes fluttered open to the sight of the tall blonde man looking back at her. Everything went back into focus and she remembered her situation. "Oh, just a dream."
"Tif, get up, we're setting up camp. This is Bone Village; we'll stay here tonight and then head out tomorrow." He informed her of his plan as he helped her down from the chocobo. "The builders gave me some food, so let's eat!"
They set up a fire and sat in heavy brown blankets as the small rations slowly cooked. Tifa stared at Cloud as the fire lit up his face. He finally looked up at her, noticing her continuous gaze.
"Is something wrong?"
She snapped back to reality. "Oh, no, nothings wrong, I was just thinking."
"Ok. Well the food's done, here." He handed her a bowl, and they ate in silence. The night slowly dragged on, bringing out all the stars.
"Hey Tif, I'm turning in, we a have a long day ahead of us tomorrow." He walked away from the fire to his tent and settled in.
She remained in front of the fire pondering if she could really be a part of this.
Finally she made up her mind and went into her own tent, but rather than lay down, she went through her bag and took out a slip of paper and jotted a note onto it. She grabbed her bag and left her tent and slipped into Cloud's, dropping her note on him.
"I'm sorry." Before leaving, she kissed him on his forehead, causing him to stir slightly in his sleep.
Tifa quickly made her way to the sleeping chocobo, petting his head to wake him up. He let out a small wark and looked at her pressing her finger to her lips.
"We're going home," she whispered. "We have to be quiet." She mounted the golden bird and headed towards the shore, back to Nibleheim.
**
Cloud woke in the morning to the sound of chirping birds and the light filtering through his tent. As he sat up, he noticed a small slip of paper in his lap.
Cloud, I can't come with you. I know I promised that I would go with you, but I can't. I'm in love with you. Please find Aeris, I really hope you're happy together. -Tifa
He stared at the note with awe, and then scurried out of his tent to Tifa's, only to find that she wasn't there. He couldn't believe that she had left, he had never known about her feelings. Just the fact that she had fallen in love with him was shocking.
** 3 weeks later **
Cloud stepped into the house he once shared with his best friend, Tifa. He hadn't been there in 3 weeks, since they left to find Aeris, but he came home empty handed and with an empty heart.
Before long he heard the sweet, melodic tune that he had learned from the beautiful girl next door. Suddenly he realized that it must be her and he rushed up the stairs into the room that held a piano and a fragile, broken woman.
Tifa stared up at Cloud in sorrow and surprise with red eyes, tears staining her cheeks. All she could do was keep playing, her fingers moving on their own, so she simply looked back to the piano to continue playing.
As Cloud looked down at her, his heart was shattered into a million pieces. He had done this to her, he had stolen the smile from her face, he had broken her heart the way that she was breaking his right now.
"Tifa."
Tifa looked back up at him and finally stopped playing. "Cloud, I can't do this anymore." She stood up. "If I keep staying with you.I just can't." She put her hand on her chest. "It hurts too much."
Cloud stepped forward and grabbed her, holding her close in an embrace. Tifa nearly pushed away in shock.
"Tifa, I went there, to Ancient City." He pulled away from her and looked into her eyes, causing butterflies to fly in her stomach, a feeling all to normal for her. "When I was in Ancient City, all I could think about was you, and how much I wanted you there with me. It was then that I realized that it wasn't Aeris that I needed, but you. She really did mean a lot to me, but you mean more, I couldn't go on without you. Tifa, I love you."
Tifa burst into another fit a crying, this time in happiness. "Oh Cloud."
He gently pulled her into him again, and leaned down to kiss her, afterwards, holding her and whispering in her ear, "Tif, I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
The End.
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A/N: Well, the story's finally over, not without the constant nagging from my best friend. But that's ok, because if she hadn't "encouraged" me, it probably wouldn't have gotten finished. Thanks for the reviews, and hopefully you'll give me more, because you know I love them. Tell me what you thought!
Disclaimer: I don't own FFVII, blah, blah, don't sue me.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I love feedback, I thrive on it. It really encourages me to write more stuff. Well, this is the last chapter, so I'm gonna wrap up my very short story.
**
"Cloud?" Tifa called out to him as he stood next to the old well in the middle of Nibelheim. "What are you doing? I thought we were going to get Aeris."
He slowly turned around to face her with a warm smile. "It doesn't matter anymore, Tifa. I only love you, I don't need her, and I never did. I'm sorry for misleading you for so long, please forgive me."
"Oh Cloud!" She flew forward into his arms in a giant hug. Slowly she leaned back and stared into his eyes. "I love you too." He leaned down for a long, passionate kiss and then leaned back again.
"Tifa."
**
"Wake up, Tifa."
"Huh? Who? What?" Tifa's eyes fluttered open to the sight of the tall blonde man looking back at her. Everything went back into focus and she remembered her situation. "Oh, just a dream."
"Tif, get up, we're setting up camp. This is Bone Village; we'll stay here tonight and then head out tomorrow." He informed her of his plan as he helped her down from the chocobo. "The builders gave me some food, so let's eat!"
They set up a fire and sat in heavy brown blankets as the small rations slowly cooked. Tifa stared at Cloud as the fire lit up his face. He finally looked up at her, noticing her continuous gaze.
"Is something wrong?"
She snapped back to reality. "Oh, no, nothings wrong, I was just thinking."
"Ok. Well the food's done, here." He handed her a bowl, and they ate in silence. The night slowly dragged on, bringing out all the stars.
"Hey Tif, I'm turning in, we a have a long day ahead of us tomorrow." He walked away from the fire to his tent and settled in.
She remained in front of the fire pondering if she could really be a part of this.
Finally she made up her mind and went into her own tent, but rather than lay down, she went through her bag and took out a slip of paper and jotted a note onto it. She grabbed her bag and left her tent and slipped into Cloud's, dropping her note on him.
"I'm sorry." Before leaving, she kissed him on his forehead, causing him to stir slightly in his sleep.
Tifa quickly made her way to the sleeping chocobo, petting his head to wake him up. He let out a small wark and looked at her pressing her finger to her lips.
"We're going home," she whispered. "We have to be quiet." She mounted the golden bird and headed towards the shore, back to Nibleheim.
**
Cloud woke in the morning to the sound of chirping birds and the light filtering through his tent. As he sat up, he noticed a small slip of paper in his lap.
Cloud, I can't come with you. I know I promised that I would go with you, but I can't. I'm in love with you. Please find Aeris, I really hope you're happy together. -Tifa
He stared at the note with awe, and then scurried out of his tent to Tifa's, only to find that she wasn't there. He couldn't believe that she had left, he had never known about her feelings. Just the fact that she had fallen in love with him was shocking.
** 3 weeks later **
Cloud stepped into the house he once shared with his best friend, Tifa. He hadn't been there in 3 weeks, since they left to find Aeris, but he came home empty handed and with an empty heart.
Before long he heard the sweet, melodic tune that he had learned from the beautiful girl next door. Suddenly he realized that it must be her and he rushed up the stairs into the room that held a piano and a fragile, broken woman.
Tifa stared up at Cloud in sorrow and surprise with red eyes, tears staining her cheeks. All she could do was keep playing, her fingers moving on their own, so she simply looked back to the piano to continue playing.
As Cloud looked down at her, his heart was shattered into a million pieces. He had done this to her, he had stolen the smile from her face, he had broken her heart the way that she was breaking his right now.
"Tifa."
Tifa looked back up at him and finally stopped playing. "Cloud, I can't do this anymore." She stood up. "If I keep staying with you.I just can't." She put her hand on her chest. "It hurts too much."
Cloud stepped forward and grabbed her, holding her close in an embrace. Tifa nearly pushed away in shock.
"Tifa, I went there, to Ancient City." He pulled away from her and looked into her eyes, causing butterflies to fly in her stomach, a feeling all to normal for her. "When I was in Ancient City, all I could think about was you, and how much I wanted you there with me. It was then that I realized that it wasn't Aeris that I needed, but you. She really did mean a lot to me, but you mean more, I couldn't go on without you. Tifa, I love you."
Tifa burst into another fit a crying, this time in happiness. "Oh Cloud."
He gently pulled her into him again, and leaned down to kiss her, afterwards, holding her and whispering in her ear, "Tif, I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
The End.
**
A/N: Well, the story's finally over, not without the constant nagging from my best friend. But that's ok, because if she hadn't "encouraged" me, it probably wouldn't have gotten finished. Thanks for the reviews, and hopefully you'll give me more, because you know I love them. Tell me what you thought!
