The knock on the door awoke Tifa. She slipped out of Cloud's arm and put on her robe. She trotted to the door.
When she swung it open, and saw their visitor, she fainted.
It was a common reaction, almost everyone she went to fainted. Those who didn't, except Vincent, were at least surprised.
Barret helped her to the sofa where she stirred in few minutes. Cloud's villa in Costa del Sol was their second-to-last stop, the final being Junon, where Reeve, Yuffie and the Turks were.
Cid had gone into Cloud's bedroom and was dragging him out into the living room. Cloud scanned the room. Barret was on the sofa with Tifa. Vincent was a chair next to it, brooding. Red was lying on the other side of the sofa on a special seat (it was like a dog bed) made for him. And stroking his head softly was Aeris.
"Aeris!"
He ran up to her, she smiled.
"Hi Cloud."
"What are you doing here?"
Barret answered. "She's here to save the world."
Sephiroth was practicing outside when he heard the Highwind fly overhead. He immediately jumped on Boomer and rode to greet them (actually just Aeris).
Aeris decided it best for her to go down first, since she was leading the way. She wasn't two feet off the ramp when she saw a figure in the near distance. She recognized him immediately from his long silver hair and even from far away she could see his intense make green eyes. She started to run, so did he.
Cloud looked onto Aeris, confusedly. He was holding Tifa's hand, assisting her down, when he saw the chestnut-haired girl running. Where was she off too? And just there in the distance, he saw the glint of silver.
"Aeris!!!" he shouted, as did the others when they noticed the silver-haired man running towards Aeris.
Maybe she didn't see him...
Barret raised his gun-arm but couldn't get a clear shot since Aeris was in the way.
Just as Aeris and Sephiroth approached each and greeted one another with a hug bear, Sephiroth lifting her off the ground as they twirled around, Cloud screamed, which was closely followed by Tifa.
"Ouch!"
Cloud had forgotten that Tifa's hand was still in his when he let his emotions take over. He had crushed her hand in his grasp.
"Tifa, I'm sorry." Cloud yelled as he ran away towards his enemy.
"Aeris, what the hell are you doing?" He screamed as he neared the couple.
But before she could answer Cloud jumped the two, pushing them apart. He raised his sword to Sephiroth's throat. "Don't lay a finger on her."
"Get off me." Sephiroth said calmly yet harshly.
The two sat there, testing each other's strengths. One pushing the other up and the other pinning the opponent down. Finally Aeris intervened.
"Cloud, get off him."
He was left speechless, while Sephiroth stayed quiet yet his lips twisted into a smug smile.
"Come on." Aeris helped Cloud off Sephiroth and then extended her hand towards her murderer.
Everyone looked on to the scene with puzzled looks on their faces.
Finally someone spoke up.
"What the fuck is going on?" questioned Cid.
When she swung it open, and saw their visitor, she fainted.
It was a common reaction, almost everyone she went to fainted. Those who didn't, except Vincent, were at least surprised.
Barret helped her to the sofa where she stirred in few minutes. Cloud's villa in Costa del Sol was their second-to-last stop, the final being Junon, where Reeve, Yuffie and the Turks were.
Cid had gone into Cloud's bedroom and was dragging him out into the living room. Cloud scanned the room. Barret was on the sofa with Tifa. Vincent was a chair next to it, brooding. Red was lying on the other side of the sofa on a special seat (it was like a dog bed) made for him. And stroking his head softly was Aeris.
"Aeris!"
He ran up to her, she smiled.
"Hi Cloud."
"What are you doing here?"
Barret answered. "She's here to save the world."
Sephiroth was practicing outside when he heard the Highwind fly overhead. He immediately jumped on Boomer and rode to greet them (actually just Aeris).
Aeris decided it best for her to go down first, since she was leading the way. She wasn't two feet off the ramp when she saw a figure in the near distance. She recognized him immediately from his long silver hair and even from far away she could see his intense make green eyes. She started to run, so did he.
Cloud looked onto Aeris, confusedly. He was holding Tifa's hand, assisting her down, when he saw the chestnut-haired girl running. Where was she off too? And just there in the distance, he saw the glint of silver.
"Aeris!!!" he shouted, as did the others when they noticed the silver-haired man running towards Aeris.
Maybe she didn't see him...
Barret raised his gun-arm but couldn't get a clear shot since Aeris was in the way.
Just as Aeris and Sephiroth approached each and greeted one another with a hug bear, Sephiroth lifting her off the ground as they twirled around, Cloud screamed, which was closely followed by Tifa.
"Ouch!"
Cloud had forgotten that Tifa's hand was still in his when he let his emotions take over. He had crushed her hand in his grasp.
"Tifa, I'm sorry." Cloud yelled as he ran away towards his enemy.
"Aeris, what the hell are you doing?" He screamed as he neared the couple.
But before she could answer Cloud jumped the two, pushing them apart. He raised his sword to Sephiroth's throat. "Don't lay a finger on her."
"Get off me." Sephiroth said calmly yet harshly.
The two sat there, testing each other's strengths. One pushing the other up and the other pinning the opponent down. Finally Aeris intervened.
"Cloud, get off him."
He was left speechless, while Sephiroth stayed quiet yet his lips twisted into a smug smile.
"Come on." Aeris helped Cloud off Sephiroth and then extended her hand towards her murderer.
Everyone looked on to the scene with puzzled looks on their faces.
Finally someone spoke up.
"What the fuck is going on?" questioned Cid.