((Oh boy...here comes the first fight scene. It's not much of anything, buuut...Things are about to get interesting.))
"Cloud!" Tifa shouted, at the same moment Yuffie shouted Vincent's name. Yuffie was never quite sure on her feelings towards Vincent, and she wasn't even now, but all she could think about was the possiblitiy of losing him, which seemed very high at the moment.
"Don't worry, child. The puppet will not die...not untill he witnesses the deaths of you. All those dear to him. It's always more entertaining that way." Jenova hissed. Tifa took up a battle stance.
"Sorry, but it's not gonna happen that way!" Tifa yelled. Jenova cackled, and threw Tifa against the wall, leaving her on the edge of consiousness. Tifa struggled up to her feet, barely standing as she leaned against the wall.
"LEAVE HER ALONE!!" Cloud screamed, finally breaking free of the wall. He grabbed his sword. Jenova brought Tifa forward, and flung her against the other wall. Cloud dashed over there, and cradled Tifa's broken body in his arms.
"C...Cloud....you need to....you need to fight her!" Tifa coughed. Cloud took an elixer from his pocket, and pulled the cork off the glass bottle. He pressed it to Tifa's lips, letting the clear liquid flow into her mouth. Tifa smiled, as a gentle warmth spread through out her. Her eyes slowly closed, as she drifted off into a sleep.
Cloud leaned forward, and kissed her forehead, listening to her short breaths for a moment, before standing, and turning to Jenova.
"Let's get this over with!" Cloud exclaimed, raising his sword, ready to attack. Jenova howled again, and laughed.
"ha ha! We'll fight, be sure of that, puppet. But not now. Not yet." Another light flashed, and Jenova was gone. Vincent dropped to the ground, and Yuffie ran to his side.
"Vinnie...are you okay?" She asked quickly, wiping some blood from a cut on his head. Vincent pulled away, and stood.
"I'm fine." He said, in the same cold tone he always used. Yuffie turned away, a strange stinging in her heart. Vincent had never really liked her to be around him, had he? He was always a bit more on edge...a bit more closed off.
She wasn't sure why exactally it hurt her when he did this, but it did. It set off a stabbing pain in her heart, that she couldn't quite explain. She sighed, heading towards the exit to the cave. Cloud walked over to Tifa, and scooped her up in his arms.
"Let's get the hell out of here." He said, holding her tightly in his arms. The group greatfully obliged. They made their way to the Highwind, and Cloud made his way right into his room, and layed Tifa down in his bed. He cast a cure spell on her, and covered her up to her chin with a blanket.
"Get better soon, please." Cloud pleaded, as he knelt next to her bed. She didn't respond, but Cloud hadn't really expected her to. He kissed her forehead, and started out of his bedroom, just to bump into Aeris.
"Aeris! You're awake!!" He exclaimed. She smiled sweetly, and nodded, looking back discreetly to see that Tifa was stirring in bed. 'dammit...it'll have to wait untill later. I'm still too weak for if she's going to put up a fight....I have a better idea for now.' She smiled at Cloud, knowing that Tifa was slowly wawking, and watching them.
"Cloud...I've.....barely had the chance to talk to you. Since I've.....been asleep and all....." She said, running a hand along his handsome face, flirtatiously. Cloud didn't back away, but stared into her almost hypnotic eyes. Silently, Jenova entered his mind through Aeris's gentle touch.
"I love you so much...and I'd hate to think I wouldn't get the chance to see you again." She said quietly, moving slightly closer to Cloud's body, which was now under Jenova's control. She gave Cloud just enough of a hold to see exactally how bad Tifa would be hurt by this all.
"I love you too Aeris. I was afraid...that I'd have to spend the rest of my time with Tifa...." He said, quietly. He kissed her passionately, and Tifa recoiled in bed, tears springing to her eyes. Everything Cloud said...that he loved her, and wanted to be with her, was a lie. The ring on her finger meant nothing to him, except that he may have been stuck with his second choice.
She silently stood in bed, a blank expression in her crimson eyes. Her heart was totally crushed just by those few words he'd said. She started slowly, then zipped past Cloud and Aeris, running to Shera's room. She couldn't have stayed even if she wanted to. Which in a strange way, she did. She was curious almost, of what other ways Cloud would break her, inwardly kill her, with his words.
She ran into the room, only to run into Cid and Shera kissing on the bed. She blushed, noticing Cid reaching under Shera's shirt. They both looked up at her at the same time, breaking their kiss.
"I...I'm sorry!" Tifa blushed, but Shera called out for her to stop. Cid noticed the tears in her eyes, and stood up, worridly.
"Teef...what's up?" He asked, walking over to her. Tifa shook her head, but him and Shera still stood in front of her, trying to figure out what was wrong. "Dammit! What the hell did spike say this time!?" Cid yelled, not giving Tifa a chance to answer, he ran out into the hall.
He found Cloud kissing Aeris passionately, and it took less than a second for Tifa's grief to make sense. He pulled Aeris out of his arms, and out of pure spite for him hurting Tifa like that, Cid's fist made contact with Cloud's face, sending a loud cracking sound along with a splash of blood through the hall.
((A/N:...This one, I really didn't like, but I need to post it now, since it's been so long. Please Review, as always ^^))
