"Aeris!" Cloud's eyes widened as he looked in amazement into Aeris's eyes.
The blinding white light had now completely gone.
"Hey Cloud!" said Aeris in a happy tone. Though Cloud was very surprised to see Aeris she seemed as though she had never left him.
"Uh.. Aeris. Where am I?" he asked, almost stuttering in shock.
"You know where you are! The promised land. I told you we would meet here." she said. She tilted her head and smiled slightly at Cloud. Cloud shook his head quickly and looked back to Aeris. Rubbing his eyes he reached forward touching her face.
"You are there. You're real." He said in disbelief.
Aeris shook her head and again smiled. Her long brown hair waved wildly in the wind. Cloud walked closer and held her arms.
"Of course I'm real. What did you think this was a dream?" she asked.
"Well almost." He said smiling. "The others! If I died, then what happened to them?" Cloud asked as he stared into Aeris's eyes. Sweat began to run from Cloud's face. It rolled down his cheek and fell to the ground.
"Cloud. The others are okay. I know it." Said Aeris, attempting to cheer him up.
Cloud shook his head again. "No Tifa!"
"She Fell"
"Trying to save me."
"I killed her."
"I hate you! Sephiroth!"
"I swear! I will kill you Sephiroth!" Cloud screamed as he looked to the sky. He clenched his fist and looked down to the ground. His eyes again grew red in furry. "I hate you. I hate myself. How could I let her die?" said Cloud softly. Cloud began to cry and tears soon ran compulsively down his face. He fell to his knees and held the back of his head. "No. How could I do it. How could I kill her." Cloud cried. Aeris walked closer and kneeled down next to him. She softly placed her hand on his back and leaned into his ear. Pulling her hair from the side of her head she began to speak firmly to Cloud. "Cloud. It was not you. It was Sephiroth. And he will meet you again. You will get your chance." Cloud lifted his head and looked at Aeris. She sat looking into the sky. The sun had nearly gone and small glimmers of light could be seen from the stars of the night sky. Aeris looked back to Cloud and smiled. He briefly smiled back. "She didn't have a chance. He took me. if he could do it then he can do it now. He has control of me. Aeris you cant be near me. He could use me to kill you." Cloud said in concern. Aeris chuckled and slowly shook her head. "He will not kill me. I allowed that once, but that was a temporary death." She said. Cloud got off the ground and rubbed his knees from the dirt. He quickly wiped his eyes and face from the tears.
"What's the matter Cloud? Embarrassed?" she said. Aeris smiled and soon laughed from her tease. Cloud did not share in the humor. He looked at first upset, but soon smiled and ran for her. She ran even faster and swiftly dodged around the corner of the cottage. Dust flew from the ground. Her long brown cloak held her from going any faster.
Cloud quickly caught up to her and grabbed her long cloak, stopping her in front of the house by the well. Cloud gasped for air, Aeris did not seemed tired at all.
Cloud leaned against the stone well still gasping for air.
"Hey what's with this weird cloak anyway?" Cloud asked between his staggered breaths. Aeris looked at it and shook her head laughing at Cloud's question.
"I don't know. Its just what we wear." She replied.
"who's we?" asked Cloud. Aeris paused.
" The cetra." She said. "I'm sorry Aeris." Cloud replied. He grew disbelieving. As though he thought it was all a dream. A tease from Sephiroth. He wanted to be awoken.
"Aeris. This can't be real. This has to be a dream!" he said loudly. " I hate you!. Stop this Sephiroth! Stop!" Cloud's eyes again grew red and he fell to the ground. He heard a sharp high pitch sound. Cloud grabbed his ears in pain and tilted back and forth on his knees. "Cloud no! Cloud can you hear me?" screamed Aeris. She walked closer to him. He quickly jumped off the ground and looked into Aeris's eyes. His voice grew raspy and deep. " Yes I hear you Aeris. But I'm very sorry that Cloud cannot." He said.
"Sephiroth! Let him go!" she screamed. Cloud walked closer.
Aeris through her cloak off revealing the blinding light again. Through the light only a dark small shadow of her figure could be seen. Cloud covered his eyes. "No!" Cloud began to disregard the light and walked faster to Aeris. She held out her hand and lifted her palm, facing it towards Cloud. "Sephiroth. Amill scenephin!" she screamed. Aeris's hand started to gleam a golden light and soon the aura accumulated at the palm of her hand. Cloud ran faster and faster but was soon stopped by a large golden beam of energy bursting from Aeris's palm, hitting Cloud's forehead. Cloud's feet flew in the air and his head dragged him to the ground.
"Ahhh!"
"Hey Cloud!" said Aeris in a happy tone. Though Cloud was very surprised to see Aeris she seemed as though she had never left him.
"Uh.. Aeris. Where am I?" he asked, almost stuttering in shock.
"You know where you are! The promised land. I told you we would meet here." she said. She tilted her head and smiled slightly at Cloud. Cloud shook his head quickly and looked back to Aeris. Rubbing his eyes he reached forward touching her face.
"You are there. You're real." He said in disbelief.
Aeris shook her head and again smiled. Her long brown hair waved wildly in the wind. Cloud walked closer and held her arms.
"Of course I'm real. What did you think this was a dream?" she asked.
"Well almost." He said smiling. "The others! If I died, then what happened to them?" Cloud asked as he stared into Aeris's eyes. Sweat began to run from Cloud's face. It rolled down his cheek and fell to the ground.
"Cloud. The others are okay. I know it." Said Aeris, attempting to cheer him up.
Cloud shook his head again. "No Tifa!"
"She Fell"
"Trying to save me."
"I killed her."
"I hate you! Sephiroth!"
"I swear! I will kill you Sephiroth!" Cloud screamed as he looked to the sky. He clenched his fist and looked down to the ground. His eyes again grew red in furry. "I hate you. I hate myself. How could I let her die?" said Cloud softly. Cloud began to cry and tears soon ran compulsively down his face. He fell to his knees and held the back of his head. "No. How could I do it. How could I kill her." Cloud cried. Aeris walked closer and kneeled down next to him. She softly placed her hand on his back and leaned into his ear. Pulling her hair from the side of her head she began to speak firmly to Cloud. "Cloud. It was not you. It was Sephiroth. And he will meet you again. You will get your chance." Cloud lifted his head and looked at Aeris. She sat looking into the sky. The sun had nearly gone and small glimmers of light could be seen from the stars of the night sky. Aeris looked back to Cloud and smiled. He briefly smiled back. "She didn't have a chance. He took me. if he could do it then he can do it now. He has control of me. Aeris you cant be near me. He could use me to kill you." Cloud said in concern. Aeris chuckled and slowly shook her head. "He will not kill me. I allowed that once, but that was a temporary death." She said. Cloud got off the ground and rubbed his knees from the dirt. He quickly wiped his eyes and face from the tears.
"What's the matter Cloud? Embarrassed?" she said. Aeris smiled and soon laughed from her tease. Cloud did not share in the humor. He looked at first upset, but soon smiled and ran for her. She ran even faster and swiftly dodged around the corner of the cottage. Dust flew from the ground. Her long brown cloak held her from going any faster.
Cloud quickly caught up to her and grabbed her long cloak, stopping her in front of the house by the well. Cloud gasped for air, Aeris did not seemed tired at all.
Cloud leaned against the stone well still gasping for air.
"Hey what's with this weird cloak anyway?" Cloud asked between his staggered breaths. Aeris looked at it and shook her head laughing at Cloud's question.
"I don't know. Its just what we wear." She replied.
"who's we?" asked Cloud. Aeris paused.
" The cetra." She said. "I'm sorry Aeris." Cloud replied. He grew disbelieving. As though he thought it was all a dream. A tease from Sephiroth. He wanted to be awoken.
"Aeris. This can't be real. This has to be a dream!" he said loudly. " I hate you!. Stop this Sephiroth! Stop!" Cloud's eyes again grew red and he fell to the ground. He heard a sharp high pitch sound. Cloud grabbed his ears in pain and tilted back and forth on his knees. "Cloud no! Cloud can you hear me?" screamed Aeris. She walked closer to him. He quickly jumped off the ground and looked into Aeris's eyes. His voice grew raspy and deep. " Yes I hear you Aeris. But I'm very sorry that Cloud cannot." He said.
"Sephiroth! Let him go!" she screamed. Cloud walked closer.
Aeris through her cloak off revealing the blinding light again. Through the light only a dark small shadow of her figure could be seen. Cloud covered his eyes. "No!" Cloud began to disregard the light and walked faster to Aeris. She held out her hand and lifted her palm, facing it towards Cloud. "Sephiroth. Amill scenephin!" she screamed. Aeris's hand started to gleam a golden light and soon the aura accumulated at the palm of her hand. Cloud ran faster and faster but was soon stopped by a large golden beam of energy bursting from Aeris's palm, hitting Cloud's forehead. Cloud's feet flew in the air and his head dragged him to the ground.
"Ahhh!"