The wind whipped Tifa and Cloud's hair as they rode Tifa's
gold chocobo to Kalm Town. Tifa, who was riding up front, sighed boredly.
She, Cloud, and Kera (the chocobo) had been moving from town to town since
the final farewell from all their friends. She'd been all up and over the
entire world, wandering aimlessly with the spikey-headed boy and frankly,
she was tired of seeing the same things over and over. Cloud, hearing Tifa
sigh nuzzled the back of her neck.
"What's wrong?" he inquired.
"Nothing." she replied as usual.
"Oh no you don't," he said before she withdrew from the blossoming conversation. "I know that sigh. You're getting bored again."
A single non-committal sound was all Cloud got in the way of an answer.
"I know you're tired of moving around so much Tifa, but I just can't seem to find a place to relax. Too many memories in some places."
Can't find a place to relax? Tifa thought. Out of all the thousands of miles of land on this planet, he can't find one spot he wants to relax on for more than two days.
"What about the villa?" she said aloud.
"The villa? Well, it belongs to the whole group, not just me. After all, we bought it with our money. Besides," he added after pausing. "it's too hot there."
Tifa said nothing as they rode on and the town on Kalm began to appear on the horizon. She gently nudged Kera into a canter and in a matter of minutes, they had made it to Kalm. *** After spending some 'alone time' with Cloud, Tifa stepped out of the inn and strolled around the town. She sighed and took in the familiar atmosphere. This was how life was meant to be, quiet and relaxing. The large clock in the town-square chimed the hour and Tifa smiled as the sound brought forth a torrent of memories. Most of them were happy memories, times when she had come here with all of her friends. She could remember each time her comrades laughed or chuckled in this town. Yes, it was safe to say that Kalm held a special place in her heart, more so than Midgar or even Nibelhiem. She always felt as if she were coming home when her travels brought her back to Kalm. Tifa came up on the clock and gazed at the carved clock face. The sun was just beginning to set along the horizon and warm shafts of orange and red light made the old wood glow. Beautiful. She thought as she slid on to a bench facing the sunset. I could live here for the rest of my life. She was content with that thought for awhile until that nagging voice in the back of her mind asked a question. Could you live here with Cloud? The question pushed her violently from her pleasant thoughts. Well of course, she could live here with Cloud, she loved him, and that was that. Having answered the bizarre question, she attempted to settle back into her soothing thoughts, but something was wrong and she could not relax again. As she concentrated something seemed to flicker through the sunlight, something silver. It flowed like a long banner in a slight breeze and caught the sun's rays turning it a shimmering gold. A dark figure appeared in the horizon, tall and sleek. Something about the shape of that figure struck a chord in Tifa's soul. It was a person she thought she would never see again, a person she helped kill. She got to her feet and stood transfixed by the completely unbelievable sight, Sephiroth strode calmly into Kalm Town.
"What's wrong?" he inquired.
"Nothing." she replied as usual.
"Oh no you don't," he said before she withdrew from the blossoming conversation. "I know that sigh. You're getting bored again."
A single non-committal sound was all Cloud got in the way of an answer.
"I know you're tired of moving around so much Tifa, but I just can't seem to find a place to relax. Too many memories in some places."
Can't find a place to relax? Tifa thought. Out of all the thousands of miles of land on this planet, he can't find one spot he wants to relax on for more than two days.
"What about the villa?" she said aloud.
"The villa? Well, it belongs to the whole group, not just me. After all, we bought it with our money. Besides," he added after pausing. "it's too hot there."
Tifa said nothing as they rode on and the town on Kalm began to appear on the horizon. She gently nudged Kera into a canter and in a matter of minutes, they had made it to Kalm. *** After spending some 'alone time' with Cloud, Tifa stepped out of the inn and strolled around the town. She sighed and took in the familiar atmosphere. This was how life was meant to be, quiet and relaxing. The large clock in the town-square chimed the hour and Tifa smiled as the sound brought forth a torrent of memories. Most of them were happy memories, times when she had come here with all of her friends. She could remember each time her comrades laughed or chuckled in this town. Yes, it was safe to say that Kalm held a special place in her heart, more so than Midgar or even Nibelhiem. She always felt as if she were coming home when her travels brought her back to Kalm. Tifa came up on the clock and gazed at the carved clock face. The sun was just beginning to set along the horizon and warm shafts of orange and red light made the old wood glow. Beautiful. She thought as she slid on to a bench facing the sunset. I could live here for the rest of my life. She was content with that thought for awhile until that nagging voice in the back of her mind asked a question. Could you live here with Cloud? The question pushed her violently from her pleasant thoughts. Well of course, she could live here with Cloud, she loved him, and that was that. Having answered the bizarre question, she attempted to settle back into her soothing thoughts, but something was wrong and she could not relax again. As she concentrated something seemed to flicker through the sunlight, something silver. It flowed like a long banner in a slight breeze and caught the sun's rays turning it a shimmering gold. A dark figure appeared in the horizon, tall and sleek. Something about the shape of that figure struck a chord in Tifa's soul. It was a person she thought she would never see again, a person she helped kill. She got to her feet and stood transfixed by the completely unbelievable sight, Sephiroth strode calmly into Kalm Town.