((A/N: I hate Aeris, if you haven't noticed. Don't yell at me for how I'm portraying her...she's under Jenova's control))

"Let me go!" Tifa yelled, struggling. Aeris giggled gleefully, and pressed the blade into her neck, drawing blood, and letting it trickle down her chest.

"You will die now. I cannot let you interfere with the puppet and I." Tifa gasped in realization. She should've seen it earlier.

"Jenova!" Tifa yelled, choking on some blood. Aeris cackled, her green eyes sparkling in evil delight.

"Yes, I am Jenova, child...the puppet is under my control..."

"Wanna bet?" Aeris gasped, and dropped the sword as a hard punch made contact with her face. Tifa stumbled forward, grasping her throat. Aeris hissed at Cloud, her skin becoming more like that of Lucrecia.

Cloud grabbed his sword from the ground, and glared at Aeris. He turned, and started to speak to Aeris, but he was interupted.

"Cloud! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO HER!?" Cid screamed. Tifa started to protest, but her voice wouldn't seem to work.

"I didn't do this...it was Aeris, no, Jenova...." Cloud started. Aeris's arm returned to its old color, but not before Vincent and Barret could see it.

"What!? How could you say something like that?? I was only walking to the kitchen for a snack, when I saw him slit Tifa's throat!" Cid charged towards Cloud, but Barret held him back.

"He ain't lyin'. I saw her arm...it was like that spook's!" Barret yelled, staring at Aeris.

"Yer full o' shit!" Cid yelled, struggling against him. Tifa tried to speak again, but her voice came out a small cracked sound. She felt a coldness spreading throughout her body, and she began to sank to the ground. Cloud caught her before she hit, and held her tightly in his arms.

"I need to treat her wounds!" Cloud yelled, heading away. Cid struggled more, but Vincent spoke up.

"Barret isn't lying." He said calmly. Aeris looked stricken, and her mouth opened wide. She glared at him, her skin transforming again to that of Jenova.

"My plan hasn't worked exactally as I hoped, but just wait....you just wait......" Aeris growled, before she teleported away. Cid and Reeve stood there in shock, while Yuffie, Vincent, and Barret ran to help Cloud with Tifa. He took her into his room, and grabbed all his bandages.

"Tifa...Tif, can you hear me!?" Cloud asked loudly, nearly shouting. Tifa tried to respond, but she couldn't speak, so she nodded a tiny bit. It hurt her a lot, since it caused movement of her open throat.

"Tifa, it's okay....you'll be okay....." Cloud said, trying his best to convince both her and himself. He took a wet rag and began to was away the blood. She stared up into Cloud's glowing blue eyes, as he worked cleaning her wounds. He began to wrap bandages around her, giving her a reassuring smile every so often. He finished, and threw away the stained rag and extra bandages.

"Thanks, Cloud." She whispered, her voice was raspy and weak. Cloud smiled at her, and kissed her on the forehead. He held her hand tightly, kneeling down next to her bed.

"Don't worry about it. I...Tif, I'm so sorry..." He whispered, feeling guilty tears sting at his saphire eyes. Tifa squeezed his hand a little, and smiled slightly.

"It's okay." She said quietly.

"No. It isn't okay. I betrayed you. It's definatley not okay..." Cloud said quietly. Tifa sighed, and closed her eyes lightly.

"It wasn't your fault." She whispered. Cloud kissed her forehead again.

"I tried to fight her, but I couldn't. I couldn't save myself from her control....I failed you....." Tifa's eyes opened, and she looked into his saphire eyes with her ruby ones.

"No. You never did. But let's talk later, alright?" Cloud nodded, and smiled as he watched Tifa drift off to sleep. Cloud sat back, watching her sleep. He smiled slightly, as she layed there peacefully. Yuffie entered the room after a while and sat down.

"We need to deal with Jenova...especially if she's attacking Tifa. She could get hurt bad...or lose the baby even..." Cloud's head darted up, hearing those words. Yuffie felt a deep sense of regret spread throughout her body.

"Baby?" He echoed. Yuffie shook her head, and stood up.

"I'm sorry...pretend I never said anything...." She said, and ran out of the room.

((A/N:Finally! I posted a new chappie!!! Please Review...sorry that that sucked and it took so long.))