Soul Mates - A story by Naz927
Legal Disclaimer: I do not own any parts of Final Fantasy VII and I am writing this story because I feel I must. :)
-Soul Mates-
Chapter III
We are now in the forgotten City of the Ancients. In that lake where he set her body to rest...a pair of emerald green eyes suddenly open...she is cold, confused, and drenched with water. She makes her way to the surface...heart beating fast...
"(breathes heavily)." She begins to cough and water comes rushing out of her mouth. "(Where am I? How...)" She thinks. She gets out of the water and sits down. Her body is very weak and she can feel it. "Am I...alive?" her sweet voice asks. Aeris got up and went inside one of the houses to escape the coldness of the air. Shivering and saoked she sits on a bed. "I can't believe this!" she exclaims. "How is this possible? Was I allowed to come back?" Aeris's mind is in a thousand places right now and she trys to go to sleep. Everything going in her mind switches to him..."...Cloud?" She thinks of him and falls asleep cold and alone on the outside but on the inside she was with Cloud and that aloowed her to sleep. The next morning Aeris wakes up. "I'm so alone...I gotta get outta here!" She feels different at this place now. The forgotten city is now a cold and lonely place to her and being here gives her an unsettling feeling. Aeris leaves the City and makes her way through the forest and into Bone Village. An older, sweat drenched man who was digging is suddenly surprised by her.
"Well hey there good-lookin'! What brings you to a place like this?"
"Um...hello..." says Aeris.
He notices that her clothes are a little wet and theres a hole through her dress that reveals some of her stomach. "You allright miss?"
"...Yea...I'm fine, I'm just a little confused. Would you mind telling me what happened.?" she asks.
"Oh you mean about that Meteor and such. Well a huge Meteor was hovering over Midgar and-"
Aeris interuptted him. "Oh no, I know that but did anything get destroyed? Is the Planet alright?" she asks.
"Huh? Uh...yea I think the planets alright. Its still here and were still here so whats to worry!" he smiles at her.
Aeris smiles back at him. "Yea, your right! Hey I was wondering if I could ask you a question?"
"Shoot."
"Well...um...I was...looking for a freind of mine in those woods and maybe you have seen him? He is taller than me, has spikey blonde hair, probably looked mad and had a huge sword with him. His name is Cloud."
"Yea...I do remember him. Your just a little too late though. He came through here about four or five months ago before that damn Meteor was here wanting to get to some City. I told him theres nothing but a wierd forest up ahead but he didn't listen. He came back here again a little whiile after that trying to find some damn key too."
"REALLY?!!!" Aeris was over joyed. "I mean...really? I wouldn't suppose you know where he is now would you?"
"No mam I wouldn't. Sorry."
"Its ok. Well, I'd better get going. Thank you for all your help mister."
"HEY! Wait there miss. How are you gunna' find him?"
"I dont know. But I have to."
"Well...where are you gunna' go?"
"I guess Midgar. Maybe I can find him there."
"How you gunna' get there? You got a ship?"
"Well...no."
"...HELL, I'll help ya look for him. I have a ship that can get you o Midgar in 3 hours!"
"Are you serious? You will help me?" She asks.
"I aint got nuttin else to do here. All my employees left me and you seem like you could use a lil help."
Aeris runs up to him and hugs him. "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!"
The man blushes. "No problem. Hey whats your name?"
"Aeris."
"Wow, your names almost as beutiful as you are! Well we better get going if you wanna' make it there before nightfall."
"Of course, and what is your name?"
"Wallace."
"Thank you so much for helping me Wallace!"
"Your welcome. Well lets go!"
They went and got on Wallace's boat. It was an aging boat but it still could pull it off. On the way Wallace told Aeris about his life and how he ended up alone. He once lived in a place called Corel Village and had a family...he escaped when the ShinRa killed most of its inhabitants and fled to this remote village and ended up working there. Digging. He worked there for so long that when the owner of the organization passed away he made Wallace the boss. After Metoer, his three employees said that they just did't wanna' spend the rest of their lives working here and that Meteor being destroyed was a wake up call for them. That was only a month ago and Wallacel hated to see people get seperated from their loved ones (as it had happend to him when his wife and family were murdered by ShinRa). He could tell that Cloud was just more than a freind to Aeris and would be over-joyed if he saw them two together. After about a three-hour ride on Wallace's boat they had reached the continent where Midgar stood. There it was. Still standing but a shade of its former self. The tower of ShinRa headquarters was in ruin and was leaning over. Aeris asked if there was anybody there and he said people still lived there. They docked the boat and began the walk towards Midgar. Within fifteen minutes Aeris had reached her former home and hoped that she could find Cloud there...
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Author's Comment: I know I said in the last chapter that Chapter 3 would take place entirely in the City of the Ancients but because I wanted to get Aeris moving and looking for Cloud there was no reason to keep her there for an entire chapter. I also wanted to make her search more realistic in that there is no way she can get to Midgar by just walking. I felt I needed a new chracter not seen in the game but with a familair background to help Aeris in her search. Well tell me what you guys think! The next chapter will be about Aeris's search for Cloud in Midgar and will feature the day after Barret and Cid visited Cloud. Please R&R!
Legal Disclaimer: I do not own any parts of Final Fantasy VII and I am writing this story because I feel I must. :)
-Soul Mates-
Chapter III
We are now in the forgotten City of the Ancients. In that lake where he set her body to rest...a pair of emerald green eyes suddenly open...she is cold, confused, and drenched with water. She makes her way to the surface...heart beating fast...
"(breathes heavily)." She begins to cough and water comes rushing out of her mouth. "(Where am I? How...)" She thinks. She gets out of the water and sits down. Her body is very weak and she can feel it. "Am I...alive?" her sweet voice asks. Aeris got up and went inside one of the houses to escape the coldness of the air. Shivering and saoked she sits on a bed. "I can't believe this!" she exclaims. "How is this possible? Was I allowed to come back?" Aeris's mind is in a thousand places right now and she trys to go to sleep. Everything going in her mind switches to him..."...Cloud?" She thinks of him and falls asleep cold and alone on the outside but on the inside she was with Cloud and that aloowed her to sleep. The next morning Aeris wakes up. "I'm so alone...I gotta get outta here!" She feels different at this place now. The forgotten city is now a cold and lonely place to her and being here gives her an unsettling feeling. Aeris leaves the City and makes her way through the forest and into Bone Village. An older, sweat drenched man who was digging is suddenly surprised by her.
"Well hey there good-lookin'! What brings you to a place like this?"
"Um...hello..." says Aeris.
He notices that her clothes are a little wet and theres a hole through her dress that reveals some of her stomach. "You allright miss?"
"...Yea...I'm fine, I'm just a little confused. Would you mind telling me what happened.?" she asks.
"Oh you mean about that Meteor and such. Well a huge Meteor was hovering over Midgar and-"
Aeris interuptted him. "Oh no, I know that but did anything get destroyed? Is the Planet alright?" she asks.
"Huh? Uh...yea I think the planets alright. Its still here and were still here so whats to worry!" he smiles at her.
Aeris smiles back at him. "Yea, your right! Hey I was wondering if I could ask you a question?"
"Shoot."
"Well...um...I was...looking for a freind of mine in those woods and maybe you have seen him? He is taller than me, has spikey blonde hair, probably looked mad and had a huge sword with him. His name is Cloud."
"Yea...I do remember him. Your just a little too late though. He came through here about four or five months ago before that damn Meteor was here wanting to get to some City. I told him theres nothing but a wierd forest up ahead but he didn't listen. He came back here again a little whiile after that trying to find some damn key too."
"REALLY?!!!" Aeris was over joyed. "I mean...really? I wouldn't suppose you know where he is now would you?"
"No mam I wouldn't. Sorry."
"Its ok. Well, I'd better get going. Thank you for all your help mister."
"HEY! Wait there miss. How are you gunna' find him?"
"I dont know. But I have to."
"Well...where are you gunna' go?"
"I guess Midgar. Maybe I can find him there."
"How you gunna' get there? You got a ship?"
"Well...no."
"...HELL, I'll help ya look for him. I have a ship that can get you o Midgar in 3 hours!"
"Are you serious? You will help me?" She asks.
"I aint got nuttin else to do here. All my employees left me and you seem like you could use a lil help."
Aeris runs up to him and hugs him. "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!"
The man blushes. "No problem. Hey whats your name?"
"Aeris."
"Wow, your names almost as beutiful as you are! Well we better get going if you wanna' make it there before nightfall."
"Of course, and what is your name?"
"Wallace."
"Thank you so much for helping me Wallace!"
"Your welcome. Well lets go!"
They went and got on Wallace's boat. It was an aging boat but it still could pull it off. On the way Wallace told Aeris about his life and how he ended up alone. He once lived in a place called Corel Village and had a family...he escaped when the ShinRa killed most of its inhabitants and fled to this remote village and ended up working there. Digging. He worked there for so long that when the owner of the organization passed away he made Wallace the boss. After Metoer, his three employees said that they just did't wanna' spend the rest of their lives working here and that Meteor being destroyed was a wake up call for them. That was only a month ago and Wallacel hated to see people get seperated from their loved ones (as it had happend to him when his wife and family were murdered by ShinRa). He could tell that Cloud was just more than a freind to Aeris and would be over-joyed if he saw them two together. After about a three-hour ride on Wallace's boat they had reached the continent where Midgar stood. There it was. Still standing but a shade of its former self. The tower of ShinRa headquarters was in ruin and was leaning over. Aeris asked if there was anybody there and he said people still lived there. They docked the boat and began the walk towards Midgar. Within fifteen minutes Aeris had reached her former home and hoped that she could find Cloud there...
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Author's Comment: I know I said in the last chapter that Chapter 3 would take place entirely in the City of the Ancients but because I wanted to get Aeris moving and looking for Cloud there was no reason to keep her there for an entire chapter. I also wanted to make her search more realistic in that there is no way she can get to Midgar by just walking. I felt I needed a new chracter not seen in the game but with a familair background to help Aeris in her search. Well tell me what you guys think! The next chapter will be about Aeris's search for Cloud in Midgar and will feature the day after Barret and Cid visited Cloud. Please R&R!