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Chapter One-The Flower Girl from the Slums Return
She lay alone in the Lifestream. She didn't speak, she didn't hear. She just existed. The Planet read her like a book. She longed for the boy she met on the streets. This Flower Girl from the Slums.
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Twenty-One and a Half Years Earlier…
Ever since she received the letter, saying he was coming home, she went to the station, hoping to see him. But he never came and her broke a little more. She thought today, she would see him, today would be the day she wouldn't be lonely anymore. Today was going to be different. She was right, on one point. Today was going to be different and she wouldn't be lonely anymore. She arrived at the station, her eyes on the cobblestone streets, when she heard a soft cry. She lifted her eyes to see a woman, wearing nothing but a torn white dress, soaked with blood, holding a small baby in her arms… The wailing was coming from there. She ran over, knelt by the woman's side, as she opened her eyes, revealing the most beautiful blue she'd ever seen. The woman gazed at her for a second before placing the infant in her arms…
"Please…take…my Aeris…somewhere…safe." She nodded, not knowing what to do. The woman smiled, laying her head back onto the stone step. And she was gone. The infant wailed, and she held it close to her breast. She would take it home with her, she decided firmly. And with a final prayer of farewell to the woman, Elmyra Gainsborough made her way back to her small house in the Sector 5 Slums…with her child.
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Since then, she was raised with love and affection, and grew to be a warm-hearted, loving individual. That was what had drawn the boy towards her in the first place. They had planned to marry when the crisis was over. Sephiroth made certain they never would. But now it was time.
The Spirit of the Planet lifted her head and said to the crouching figures in front of her.
"It's time, send her back." They nodded and disappeared.
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Aeris lay there when she felt light suddenly. She floated higher and higher until…
"Go home Aeris, you have served your purpose, your time is far off from now. Goodbye and may you find love along your way."
"Planet?"
"Goodbye, Aeris Gainsborough." She was engulfed in a blinding light. And she knew no more.
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Cloud Strife lay on one of the two beds in his small house in Nibelheim he bought only a year ago, shortly after Meteor had fallen. He was lonely, Tifa and Vincent were there with him, but he needed something else. He wanted Aeris. But he couldn't have her. She was gone. Sighing he fell into a deep sleep…
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He was in the Forgotten Capital, surrounded by light.
'Where am I?' he asked aloud.
'Cloud, Cloud Strife…'
'Huh?'
'The Forgotten Capital, Aeris, she needs you, she wants you back…'
'Aeris is alive?'
'Don't dawdle hurry!'
'Alright.'
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"Cloud, where are you going?" Tifa had none the less been surprised when Cloud simply got out of bed, and left without saying anything but
"I'm going to save her."
"Who?"
"You know Tifa, you don't wanna admit it, but I think you know."
"Cloud, wait!"
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"She's here again, I can feel her." He ran to her burial spot. And she was there. She lay afloat on the waters, her hands over her chest, the wound that had once been through her stomach gone. A small staff was beside her in the waters. He ran in and carried her out in his arms, as she revived.
"Cloud…" she whispered, "I was sent back to be with you." He held her close. No matter what, he would never let her be harmed again. But the Planet knew, they would be put to the test. The question was, would they be able to pass it?
A/N: Yes, I wrote this outta complete boredom and Writer's Block. Sephy's back but he's a bad dude in this one. Sorry for being so bland on the first chapter. It'll get better though I promise. So R&R and tell me what you think.