Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VII or any of its characters.
Getting Over You
Chapter 2: One Wish
The blue light of early dawn had passed, and the sun was starting to peak over the far away mountains. The skies were painted with shades of pink and purple as birds sang their morning songs.
As the sun rose higher, light filtered through the white curtains of their bedroom and fell gently on the form of Aerith Gainsborough as she slept peacefully next to her lover Cloud Strife. The warmth of the new sunlight caused her to lazily open her eyes and let out a gentle sigh as she cuddled closer to her Cloud.
God, she loved him so much. She smiled to herself. And it was going to stay this way forever. She looked up to his face and
watched his chest rise and fall. He looked so peaceful when he was sleeping. Golden hair, beautiful blue eyes, and a wonderful smile...he was gorgeous. He had a wonderful and loving personality to top it all off. Everything about him made her feel so... complete.
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She had found herself drifting. Drifting away in a mass of green tendrils and light. She knew that she was caught in the current
of the Lifestream and waited for it to swallow her up. But there was one questioned that plagued her mind: Why hadn't she been
made one with the Lifestream? She should have been assimilated a long time ago.
Suddenly, the green light disappeared all together; it was pitch black. In the darkness she saw a light, and she let herself
drift to its beacon. As she floated, she heard a cacophony of voices, but out of the large collection of noise she heard one, loud and clear.
"Aerith..." it called, beckoning for her to come near. It was so familiar, but she couldn't put her finger on it. "Aerith..." it repeated.
She soon found herself near the blinding light and was forced to shield her eyes against its brightness. The aura dimmed, and
there she found a woman, with a likeness of her own. It was Ifalna, her mother.
"Mother?" she asked softly, afraid the other would disappear if she spoke too loudly.
"My child..." Ifalna said softly and brought her daughter into an embrace; tears were streaming down her cheeks.
"Mother, I've missed you so much." Aerith said as she cried silently into the crook of her neck.
"I'm so proud of you; look at all of the good you have done." her mother said as she broke from the embrace. Then she cast a picture against the darkness, showing the world as it was after Meteor. The picture kept shifting to various areas of the world, showing its growth and recovery. It showed plants, animals, even people. They were able to see all that was happening.
"I'm glad I did it," Aerith remarked, but with a slight tone of sadness in her voice.
Ifalna looked down to her daughter's abdomen and placed her hand where
the wound should have been. "Your sacrifice came at a terrible price. But I am here to tell you that the Planet has agreed
to grant you anything you want, in thanks for saving her life."
Aerith's eyes shot wide open. "Seriously?
Ifalna nodded, "Anything you want; just one wish. What shall it be?"
At this moment, the picture had shifted over to the Forgotten Capital, and Aerith saw Cloud, asleep near her grave.
"Cloud?" she questioned out loud, surprised that he was even there in the first place.
Ifalna looked at her quizzically. "Cloud? Is that what you want? I suppose we could bring him down into the Lifestream for you." At this moment green light started to surround her, and she raised her hands.
"No! No! That's not what I meant!" Aerith said quickly, fearing for his life.
Ifalna lowered her hands and the green light dissipated."Oh. Well, what do you wish then?"
Aerith gazed into the picture again, at his sleeping form. "I want to be alive again. To be with Cloud."
Ifalna smiled sadly. "It is done then." White light started to surround Aerith's body and Ifalna quickly wrapped her arms
around her daughter. "I shall miss you deeply; we haven't been able to talk for a long time."
"Don't worry mother," Aerith said comfortingly. "I shall come back to you."
"I know you will. I know you will." Ifalna whispered as Aerith's vision was swallowed by white light.
Aerith found herself underwater. Shocked at the sudden cold, she realized that she had to reach the surface. Quickly, she swam to the top and lashed her head out of the water to let the blessed air enter her lungs. She drifted over to the bank, and upon reaching land, let herself rest for a while. Soon after, she lifted her body a bit and to the side, just a little distance from her, was Cloud.
She quickly crawled over and observed him. He was beautiful, but it seemed as if he was having a nightmare. His face displayed pain and he would move restlessly. How she missed him. In desperation, she threw conventionalities to the wind. Perhaps she could steal just one kiss from him while he was asleep.
She leaned over and her lips lightly met his. Surprise took her as she realized that he was kissing back, and she abruptly
broke off. His features had softened, and evidence of a bad dream had disappeared; he whispered her name and smiled. But soon after she had removed her presence from him, he started to thrash more violently and whispered incoherent things. Fearing for him, she quickly woke him up and was met by his own blue eyes. They looked hopeful and surprised, but then quickly became hard.
"Ugh. Not again! Why do you keep reappearing to me Aerith?" he spat as he covered his forehead in frustration with his hand.
"Cloud, it's me. Aerith." she softly replied.
"Yeah, of course. That's what the rest of you said. It's just another dream. I think I'm going crazy."
"But it's really me." she pleaded as she embraced him. "See?"
He scowled, "More empty promises." his features softened a bit. "I know you're dead, but I can't stop thinking about you. And
now my mind is starting to produce figments of you. Please, just go. But may I kiss you before you do? I've always wanted to but I wasn't able to when you were alive."
She blushed at his request and smiled. She leaned towards him and softly kissed his lips. Snaking her hand underneath
his neck, she kissed him more deeply, and he abruptly broke the kiss.
"Aerith, is it really you?" he asked hopefully. He was surprised that this "dream" had chosen to fufill his request.
"Yes, of course silly. I've been telling you that the whole time." She giggled.
These figments are becoming more lifelike everyday, he thought to himself. "Pinch me." he demanded.
"What?"
"I want to make sure I'm not dreaming. Make sure it's a good one."
"Ok then..." she replied, and pinched him very hard on the arm.
"Ow! That hurt!" he shouted, rubbing his pinched arm.
"You're the one who told me to do It.," she said defensively.
He looked at her as if finally aware. "So it really is you?"
"Yes, it is." she smiled.
"Oh my God!" he shouted happily and took her into his arms, despite the fact that she was wet. "I've missed you so much." Tears started to form in his eyes.
"I've missed you too..." she replied.
"But how? You were dead, I saw you get killed. Why have you come back?" he asked, still disbelieving.
She smiled, "The Planet rewarded me for sacrificing my life in order to save hers. So, she granted me one wish."
"Oh, I see." he looked at her skeptically "This is a dream isn't it?"
"No, I told you that already. Do you want me to pinch you again?"
He backed away a little bit. "No that's fine, you pinch hard. It's just so hard to believe that you're back."
"Understandable." She smirked at him playfully, "So, what's this about wanting to kiss me but never getting the chance to?"
He looked at her in surprise. "I told you that?" She nodded.
"Um...uh...what I meant was...um...oh blah." and he started to turn red.
She laughed at this, "It's alright Cloud. Cause truth is, I've always wanted to kiss you," she said as she leaned in.
"Oh..." he replied as his mouth was covered with hers. He felt her smile against his lips.
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Aerith smiled to herself as she felt the rise and fall of Cloud's chest. That was about a month ago. She hadn't realized five years had already passed since her death, but that was all right. She was alive now, and she was happy. It was going to staythat way. And even though she missed her mother deeply, she was still happy. This was her Promised Land.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Yeah, just a lil chapter explaining Aerith's revival and stuff like that. I hope you guys liked it. But now all of my background stuff is done (i'm pretty sure it is anyways) and I can start on the main part of the story. I also refer to the Planet as female. Personally, I'm not really sure if the refer to the Planet as female in the game, but it seemed like the right thing to do at the time. Hmm...my usage of the word "assimlate" makes me feel like I'm a Borg. Well anyways, do you guys think my title is stupid or anything? If you have any suggestions on the title, go ahead and tell me. Thanks for reading, please review! I'll update again eventually. ^.^ ~ uchiki-angel
Getting Over You
Chapter 2: One Wish
The blue light of early dawn had passed, and the sun was starting to peak over the far away mountains. The skies were painted with shades of pink and purple as birds sang their morning songs.
As the sun rose higher, light filtered through the white curtains of their bedroom and fell gently on the form of Aerith Gainsborough as she slept peacefully next to her lover Cloud Strife. The warmth of the new sunlight caused her to lazily open her eyes and let out a gentle sigh as she cuddled closer to her Cloud.
God, she loved him so much. She smiled to herself. And it was going to stay this way forever. She looked up to his face and
watched his chest rise and fall. He looked so peaceful when he was sleeping. Golden hair, beautiful blue eyes, and a wonderful smile...he was gorgeous. He had a wonderful and loving personality to top it all off. Everything about him made her feel so... complete.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
She had found herself drifting. Drifting away in a mass of green tendrils and light. She knew that she was caught in the current
of the Lifestream and waited for it to swallow her up. But there was one questioned that plagued her mind: Why hadn't she been
made one with the Lifestream? She should have been assimilated a long time ago.
Suddenly, the green light disappeared all together; it was pitch black. In the darkness she saw a light, and she let herself
drift to its beacon. As she floated, she heard a cacophony of voices, but out of the large collection of noise she heard one, loud and clear.
"Aerith..." it called, beckoning for her to come near. It was so familiar, but she couldn't put her finger on it. "Aerith..." it repeated.
She soon found herself near the blinding light and was forced to shield her eyes against its brightness. The aura dimmed, and
there she found a woman, with a likeness of her own. It was Ifalna, her mother.
"Mother?" she asked softly, afraid the other would disappear if she spoke too loudly.
"My child..." Ifalna said softly and brought her daughter into an embrace; tears were streaming down her cheeks.
"Mother, I've missed you so much." Aerith said as she cried silently into the crook of her neck.
"I'm so proud of you; look at all of the good you have done." her mother said as she broke from the embrace. Then she cast a picture against the darkness, showing the world as it was after Meteor. The picture kept shifting to various areas of the world, showing its growth and recovery. It showed plants, animals, even people. They were able to see all that was happening.
"I'm glad I did it," Aerith remarked, but with a slight tone of sadness in her voice.
Ifalna looked down to her daughter's abdomen and placed her hand where
the wound should have been. "Your sacrifice came at a terrible price. But I am here to tell you that the Planet has agreed
to grant you anything you want, in thanks for saving her life."
Aerith's eyes shot wide open. "Seriously?
Ifalna nodded, "Anything you want; just one wish. What shall it be?"
At this moment, the picture had shifted over to the Forgotten Capital, and Aerith saw Cloud, asleep near her grave.
"Cloud?" she questioned out loud, surprised that he was even there in the first place.
Ifalna looked at her quizzically. "Cloud? Is that what you want? I suppose we could bring him down into the Lifestream for you." At this moment green light started to surround her, and she raised her hands.
"No! No! That's not what I meant!" Aerith said quickly, fearing for his life.
Ifalna lowered her hands and the green light dissipated."Oh. Well, what do you wish then?"
Aerith gazed into the picture again, at his sleeping form. "I want to be alive again. To be with Cloud."
Ifalna smiled sadly. "It is done then." White light started to surround Aerith's body and Ifalna quickly wrapped her arms
around her daughter. "I shall miss you deeply; we haven't been able to talk for a long time."
"Don't worry mother," Aerith said comfortingly. "I shall come back to you."
"I know you will. I know you will." Ifalna whispered as Aerith's vision was swallowed by white light.
Aerith found herself underwater. Shocked at the sudden cold, she realized that she had to reach the surface. Quickly, she swam to the top and lashed her head out of the water to let the blessed air enter her lungs. She drifted over to the bank, and upon reaching land, let herself rest for a while. Soon after, she lifted her body a bit and to the side, just a little distance from her, was Cloud.
She quickly crawled over and observed him. He was beautiful, but it seemed as if he was having a nightmare. His face displayed pain and he would move restlessly. How she missed him. In desperation, she threw conventionalities to the wind. Perhaps she could steal just one kiss from him while he was asleep.
She leaned over and her lips lightly met his. Surprise took her as she realized that he was kissing back, and she abruptly
broke off. His features had softened, and evidence of a bad dream had disappeared; he whispered her name and smiled. But soon after she had removed her presence from him, he started to thrash more violently and whispered incoherent things. Fearing for him, she quickly woke him up and was met by his own blue eyes. They looked hopeful and surprised, but then quickly became hard.
"Ugh. Not again! Why do you keep reappearing to me Aerith?" he spat as he covered his forehead in frustration with his hand.
"Cloud, it's me. Aerith." she softly replied.
"Yeah, of course. That's what the rest of you said. It's just another dream. I think I'm going crazy."
"But it's really me." she pleaded as she embraced him. "See?"
He scowled, "More empty promises." his features softened a bit. "I know you're dead, but I can't stop thinking about you. And
now my mind is starting to produce figments of you. Please, just go. But may I kiss you before you do? I've always wanted to but I wasn't able to when you were alive."
She blushed at his request and smiled. She leaned towards him and softly kissed his lips. Snaking her hand underneath
his neck, she kissed him more deeply, and he abruptly broke the kiss.
"Aerith, is it really you?" he asked hopefully. He was surprised that this "dream" had chosen to fufill his request.
"Yes, of course silly. I've been telling you that the whole time." She giggled.
These figments are becoming more lifelike everyday, he thought to himself. "Pinch me." he demanded.
"What?"
"I want to make sure I'm not dreaming. Make sure it's a good one."
"Ok then..." she replied, and pinched him very hard on the arm.
"Ow! That hurt!" he shouted, rubbing his pinched arm.
"You're the one who told me to do It.," she said defensively.
He looked at her as if finally aware. "So it really is you?"
"Yes, it is." she smiled.
"Oh my God!" he shouted happily and took her into his arms, despite the fact that she was wet. "I've missed you so much." Tears started to form in his eyes.
"I've missed you too..." she replied.
"But how? You were dead, I saw you get killed. Why have you come back?" he asked, still disbelieving.
She smiled, "The Planet rewarded me for sacrificing my life in order to save hers. So, she granted me one wish."
"Oh, I see." he looked at her skeptically "This is a dream isn't it?"
"No, I told you that already. Do you want me to pinch you again?"
He backed away a little bit. "No that's fine, you pinch hard. It's just so hard to believe that you're back."
"Understandable." She smirked at him playfully, "So, what's this about wanting to kiss me but never getting the chance to?"
He looked at her in surprise. "I told you that?" She nodded.
"Um...uh...what I meant was...um...oh blah." and he started to turn red.
She laughed at this, "It's alright Cloud. Cause truth is, I've always wanted to kiss you," she said as she leaned in.
"Oh..." he replied as his mouth was covered with hers. He felt her smile against his lips.
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Aerith smiled to herself as she felt the rise and fall of Cloud's chest. That was about a month ago. She hadn't realized five years had already passed since her death, but that was all right. She was alive now, and she was happy. It was going to staythat way. And even though she missed her mother deeply, she was still happy. This was her Promised Land.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Yeah, just a lil chapter explaining Aerith's revival and stuff like that. I hope you guys liked it. But now all of my background stuff is done (i'm pretty sure it is anyways) and I can start on the main part of the story. I also refer to the Planet as female. Personally, I'm not really sure if the refer to the Planet as female in the game, but it seemed like the right thing to do at the time. Hmm...my usage of the word "assimlate" makes me feel like I'm a Borg. Well anyways, do you guys think my title is stupid or anything? If you have any suggestions on the title, go ahead and tell me. Thanks for reading, please review! I'll update again eventually. ^.^ ~ uchiki-angel