((A/N: Sorry this one took a while >"Come on!" Cloud called, from outside of Tifa's room.

"Hold on a minute! Let me finish getting ready!" Cloud groaned, leaning against the wall. He wore a black pair of jeans with his heavy leather boots. Nobody but Tifa would be around, so he didn't bother with putting on a shirt. His hair was in it's usual spikey style, maybe a little more so.

"Almost ready!" Tifa came out a few seconds later. Cloud's eyes widened, and a grin tugged at his lips. She wore a light-blue dress that hung just past her knees. Its straps were thick, making it like a tank-top styled shirt. She wore her hair down, with a braided crown atop her head. She had touches of glitter on her face, which was highlighted with a blue eyeshadow that perfectly matched the dress.

"How do I look?" She asked, twirling around in a circle. Her dress went up a little as she spun. Cloud grinned brightly, and grabbed her hands.

"Beautifull...even more so than usual...." He said flirtatiously, planting a kiss on her forehead. Tifa blushed and giggled a little. Cloud released one of her hands, and looked over towards the exit of the Airship. "C'mon!" He said, pulling her out. Tifa giggled, and ran after him, her platform-style sandles banging down on the metal floor.

"The sun's just about to set...let's hurry!" Cloud said, not turning back. Tifa followed him up to the top of the cliffs, where they sat down, facing the sunset. Cloud wrapped an arm around Tifa, and she rested her head on his shoulder.

"The sunset's beautiful...." Cloud commented quietly. Tifa smiled, pulling herself closer to Cloud. She sighed.

"Yeah..." She said quietly, watching as the golden-red sun dissappeared beyond the cliffs in a matter of minutes. Their gazes shifted up to the skies, as bright stars began to sparkle in the night sky. Cloud wrapped his arms tighter around Tifa.

"I haven't seen a night sky so beautiful since back in Nibelheim...." Cloud said quietly. Tifa hugged Cloud tightly, and him lightly on the lips.

"It's even better....this entire night....it's been....so wonderfull....." Tifa commented. She recalled the night he had referred to in Nibelheim. When he'd told her he was leaving to join SOLDIER. It had crushed her. Sure, they weren't too close, but some of her friends had left before that, and she was begining to grow closer to him.

When he said he was pursuing his dream to become great like Sephiroth, Tifa felt worse than ever for not reaching out to him before, and trying to be a friend to him.

"This night's just begun." Cloud whispered, kissing Tifa on her cheek. She blushed at the contact, and giggled a little. She was glad now, more than ever, that she'd gotten another chance with Cloud. That she'd actually got to know him.

Despite her childhood friends' constant pestering, Cloud was-at least in her view- the perfect friend...and lover. She hugged him tighter, reminding herself just how lucky she was to be with him, especially after how poorly she'd treated him in the past.

"I'm sorry..." She whispered, for some reason she assumed Cloud knew what she was apologizing for. Cloud tensed. Was she saying she didn't want to be with him? He looked down at her.

"sorry? For what...?" He asked, trying his hardest not to sound like a complete idiot. Tifa blushed, and looked down. She didn't want to dig up ancient history, but that's what she was doing, and there was no point confusing him now.

"...for how I ignored you when we were younger.....and how I'd never stood up to any of those other kids....or gone and talked to you.....or-" Cloud cut her off with a kiss on the lips. Tifa hadn't expected it, and felt color creep up her neck.

"don't worry about it...that's a long time ago....but..." He knew Tifa wouldn't stop talking about it untill he accepted her apology.

"...I accept your apology. Now can we please just enjoy this night?" Tifa smiled, and whispered a yes as she stared back up at the sky. The stars were all out now, and they shone the only light apart from the cosmo candle behind them.

"It's getting dark..." Tifa commented, noticing that they before red sky had tranformed to a velvety black color. Cloud nodded. He needed to hurry up and do this before it was too late for him to. He'd give her the ring, and it would all be done with, right? Nothing to worry about...except her answer.

"Yeah..." Cloud said quietly, standing up. He pulled Tifa up to her feet, and kissed her full on the lips. She smiled, returning the kiss happily.

"Thank you Cloud...for such a wonderfull night." Tifa whispered, as Cloud held her in his arms. She turned to walk off, expecting him to follow, but he didn't. She turned when she didn't hear his footsteps following her. Her eyes widened to see him down on one knee. He grabbed her hand.

"Tifa....thank you too....for such a wonderfull......well....everything......" He said, reaching into his pocket. Tifa swallowed the lump in her throat, tears welling in her eyes. Could Cloud actually be proposing to her? He continued, now holding a box in his hand.

"I love you so much Tifa...and all these times, with AVALANCHE, and even before that when I came back to Nibelheim...I've been afraid you'd be gone...that I'd lose you Tif...." Tifa could see his eyes glimmering with tears, which wasn't something she'd seen in a long time, maybe ever. She stared into those glowing blue orbs as he continued.

"Tifa...please.....marry me. Be with me always......forever..........no matter what......." He opened the box, revealing the beautful, pure silver ring. It was a diamond with a small cut of each of the master materias surrounding it in a circle. None of them were big enough to be used, but were cut just right so that the starlight shone off them, and made beautiful colors dance around in them.

"Oh Cloud...." She paused, as Cloud slipped the ring on her finger, and perhaps she remained silent too long, judging by the look on Cloud's face. She brightly, and wrapped her arms around him, dropping down to her knees, and somthering him with kisses.

Cloud gave her two kisses for every one she gave him. They stayed there, kissing...and.....((heh heh...use your imgaination ^^; *doesn't get explicit*))..stayed there for the entire night, not bothering to return to the Highiwnd. Eventually they fell asleep on the high cliff, and slept there untill the late morning.

((A/N:Wow...this chapter didn't take as long as I expected...^^ Off the subject, does anyone here watch Buffy?? Angel's coming back for the last few episodes! ^^ *does the 'happy' dance* Anyways, I hafta find where I uploaded them to, but I'll post the URLs to some FFVII-2 pics in my next chapter!))