Disclaimer that I rarely do: I do NOT own Final Fantasy 7 or any of the
characters (BLAST!) But I DO Own the concept of this fic...more or less..
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Cloud walked up to Tifa slowly and hugged her close to him. As he felt her body against his, he said something to her.
"Tifa, I don't know how he came back, but I won't let him hurt you."
Tifa smiled, "Thank you, Cloud. I know you'll protect me."
Then they kissed. As Tifa's soft lips touched Cloud's, Sephiroth appeared out of the air and ran his sword through Tifa.
Cloud screamed. He had lost Aeris in almost the same exact way.
"It's...not...your...fault," Tifa told Cloud with her last breath.
Tifa died, Aeris has been dead, Cloud didn't think he could ever love again. He Summoned Knights of the Round to kill Sephiroth. He DEMANDED revenge!
Knight one - Slashed Sephiroth's left shoulder. "Don't do this, Cloud."
Knight two - Got Sephiroth's right shoulder. "Killing me won't bring them back!"
"Either way, you CAN'T live!"
Knight three - Sliced Sephiroth's chest. "Think about it!"
Knight four - Sliced his chest the opposite way, making an X. "we can rule together, Cloud!"
"I'll NEVER be like you!"
Knight five - Cut off Sephiroth's left hand. "PLEASE, STOP!"
Knight six - Sephiroth, by some miracle, dodged the attack. "I'm begging you!"
Knight seven - Sliced down his face at a slanted cut. "Let me speak with you!"
Knight eight - Cut off Sephiroth's left foot. "Have Mercy!"
"No Mercy for the merciless!"
Knight nine - Missed again, due to Sephiroth dropping to his knees, "Please..." tears formed in his eyes.
Knight ten - Went for Sephiroth's head, but he ducked and lost a portion of his hair instead. "..."
Knight eleven - Thrust through Sephiroth's stomach. "Call them off! Please!"
"NO!"
Knight twelve - Cut off half of his left leg. "You said you'd never be like me. In doing this, you ARE being like me! Call them off!"
Cloud gasped. Sephiroth was right, this was wrong. He needed to stop.
Knight thirteen - Raised his axe to cut Sephiroth in half. "STOP!" Cloud screamed. The knight only raised his axe further.
"It's alright, Cloud. You tried," Sephiroth said.
Just as the knight began to bring down his axe, Cloud screamed. Phoenix rose from the ground and the axe severed him instead. The Phoenix's body combusted into a firey explosion. The embers fell. They fell on Sephiroth and completely healed him, and they fell on Tifa reviving her. Tifa was still uncouncious, but the color returned to her skin, her wound closed, and she was breathing gently.
Cloud ran to Tifa, tears still lining his eyes, but tears of joy now. He crouched down, and ran his hand through her hair, he then got up again, and walked to Sephiroth.
"How did you come back, anyway?" Cloud asked.
"I didn't," Sephiroth replied, "Not for good anyway. Just today."
"How?"
"My secret," and he smirked.
"Oh," Cloud shrugged, "Well thanks for stopping me."
"No. THANK YOU for stopping."
"Why are you being so polite?"
"Two reasons."
"Such as?"
"One, I know I can't beat you."
"Fair enough."
"Two," he paused, "You try spending your afterlife with Aeris and see how polite YOU are!"
With that, they both laughed, then Cloud cried.
"Oh right," Sephiroth said, "It must hurt to think of her."
Cloud nodded.
"She is doing good, so you know, and she missed you."
Cloud smiled.
"Well, my time here is done. Farewell, Cloud."
Sephiroth walked away, and slowly began to vanish. Cloud turned around and walked back to Tifa. He woke her up, told her what had transpired, and they shared another heart felt kiss.
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Cloud walked up to Tifa slowly and hugged her close to him. As he felt her body against his, he said something to her.
"Tifa, I don't know how he came back, but I won't let him hurt you."
Tifa smiled, "Thank you, Cloud. I know you'll protect me."
Then they kissed. As Tifa's soft lips touched Cloud's, Sephiroth appeared out of the air and ran his sword through Tifa.
Cloud screamed. He had lost Aeris in almost the same exact way.
"It's...not...your...fault," Tifa told Cloud with her last breath.
Tifa died, Aeris has been dead, Cloud didn't think he could ever love again. He Summoned Knights of the Round to kill Sephiroth. He DEMANDED revenge!
Knight one - Slashed Sephiroth's left shoulder. "Don't do this, Cloud."
Knight two - Got Sephiroth's right shoulder. "Killing me won't bring them back!"
"Either way, you CAN'T live!"
Knight three - Sliced Sephiroth's chest. "Think about it!"
Knight four - Sliced his chest the opposite way, making an X. "we can rule together, Cloud!"
"I'll NEVER be like you!"
Knight five - Cut off Sephiroth's left hand. "PLEASE, STOP!"
Knight six - Sephiroth, by some miracle, dodged the attack. "I'm begging you!"
Knight seven - Sliced down his face at a slanted cut. "Let me speak with you!"
Knight eight - Cut off Sephiroth's left foot. "Have Mercy!"
"No Mercy for the merciless!"
Knight nine - Missed again, due to Sephiroth dropping to his knees, "Please..." tears formed in his eyes.
Knight ten - Went for Sephiroth's head, but he ducked and lost a portion of his hair instead. "..."
Knight eleven - Thrust through Sephiroth's stomach. "Call them off! Please!"
"NO!"
Knight twelve - Cut off half of his left leg. "You said you'd never be like me. In doing this, you ARE being like me! Call them off!"
Cloud gasped. Sephiroth was right, this was wrong. He needed to stop.
Knight thirteen - Raised his axe to cut Sephiroth in half. "STOP!" Cloud screamed. The knight only raised his axe further.
"It's alright, Cloud. You tried," Sephiroth said.
Just as the knight began to bring down his axe, Cloud screamed. Phoenix rose from the ground and the axe severed him instead. The Phoenix's body combusted into a firey explosion. The embers fell. They fell on Sephiroth and completely healed him, and they fell on Tifa reviving her. Tifa was still uncouncious, but the color returned to her skin, her wound closed, and she was breathing gently.
Cloud ran to Tifa, tears still lining his eyes, but tears of joy now. He crouched down, and ran his hand through her hair, he then got up again, and walked to Sephiroth.
"How did you come back, anyway?" Cloud asked.
"I didn't," Sephiroth replied, "Not for good anyway. Just today."
"How?"
"My secret," and he smirked.
"Oh," Cloud shrugged, "Well thanks for stopping me."
"No. THANK YOU for stopping."
"Why are you being so polite?"
"Two reasons."
"Such as?"
"One, I know I can't beat you."
"Fair enough."
"Two," he paused, "You try spending your afterlife with Aeris and see how polite YOU are!"
With that, they both laughed, then Cloud cried.
"Oh right," Sephiroth said, "It must hurt to think of her."
Cloud nodded.
"She is doing good, so you know, and she missed you."
Cloud smiled.
"Well, my time here is done. Farewell, Cloud."
Sephiroth walked away, and slowly began to vanish. Cloud turned around and walked back to Tifa. He woke her up, told her what had transpired, and they shared another heart felt kiss.
__________------========= Please R+R ^-^