Yuffie was sitting on the couch watching TV. She looked at me when I
walked through the door.
"Hey, Tifa!" she said, getting up and greeting me. "How was work?"
"Slow as usual," I said, sitting down on the couch. Yuffie walked back and sat once more. "Hey, Yuffie. I'm gonna be taking a trip tomorrow."
"Really? Where to?" she asked, changing the channel.
"Oh, just to visit everybody and see how they're doing. I'd like to leave tomorrow."
"Gosh, I really wish I could go with you, but I can't. I'm the mistress of Wutai now that Pops retired so I gotta stay here all the time and train in the Pagoda," Yuffie said, scowling.
"Well, anyways," I said, getting up. "I'm gonna go pack then go to bed. I will see you tomorrow before I leave right?"
"Of course! I'm not taking one step out of this house until you're well on your way."
"Thanks, Yuffie. I'll see you in the morning."
"Night, Teef."
The next morning, Yuffie walked with me outside of town telling me to pass on her 'hi' and 'how are you' to everybody.
"Bye, Tifa!" Yuffie called as she watched me fade into the distance.
I figured I'd swing by Junon then go to Corel and figure out the rest from there. I told Seraph where to go and relaxed, getting lost in my thoughts.
Boy, it sure will be great to see Reeve again. I wonder if he'll even remember me.
I snapped back into reality as I saw Junon appear on the horizon. I steered Seraph over onto dry land and led her into lower Junon.
I rented a small chocobo stall for her then rode the elevator to upper Junon.
I had no clue where to start so I decided to just ask around. I walked into a general store and went up to the counter. An elderly man with a pair of large bifocals over beady eyes looked up at me and smiled.
"What can I do for you, young lady?"
"Do you know a man here named Reeve? We were in AVALANCHE together and I wanted to see how he was doing."
"Of course I know Reeve. He lives on 216 Washington Ave. It's about a block or two away."
"Thank you," I sad, turning around and walking out.
After getting lost a few times I finally found Reeve's house. A large smile found its way onto my face as I saw Cait Sith in the front yard, watering the plants. Cait Sith was sitting on the gigantic mog's head, shouting commands through his megaphone. He saw me and smiled.
"Hey, Tifa!" he said, waving his small gloved hand.
"Hi, Cait," I said, walking up to him.
"How ya been? I haven't seen you in quite a while."
"Yeah, I know. That's why I'm here. I came to visit you and Reeve. Is he here?"
"You bet! He's inside. Come on in," he said, shouting a command to the mog through his megaphone.
He led me inside the living room and turned around.
"Stay right here. I'll find him," he said, before turning around and walking toward a flight of stairs.
"Hey Reeve!" the small cat called through his megaphone.
"What's up Cait?" came Reeve's voice from the kitchen. The mog turned around and Cait put his megaphone away.
"You got a visitor."
"Who is it?" Reeve asked, walking into view with a dishtowel in his hands.
His face immediately brightened when he saw me. He set the dishtowel down on the dinning room table and walked toward me.
"Tifa! How are you?" he asked, giving me a warm hug.
"Not bad. How about you?" I asked him as he stepped away from me.
"Well, I'm hangin' in there. Have you been all right? You know, with Cloud passing away and all?" he asked, looking into my eyes solemnly.
"Well, I won't lie to you," I said, sitting down on the couch. Reeve sat in a chair adjacent to where I was sitting. I took a deep breath before continuing. "It hasn't been easy at all. It's been hard for me to sleep at night and my appetite has disappeared. He was the only one I had left and now that he's gone I'm all alone like I was when I lived in Midgar. But I'm getting by. It's getting easier."
"Well, that's good. I'm glad you're all right. Anyways, enough of the bad stuff. Where have you been living?"
"Wutai, why?"
"Vincent contacted me about a week ago, asking where you were. He said he missed you and wanted to see how you were doing."
Vincent? Why would he want to know how I'm doing? We weren't exactly that close but it seemed like he had a certain fondness for me. He 'misses' me? Wow, there's a first.
"Did he say anything else?" I asked, sort of curious.
"No, not really. When I told him I didn't know where you were he said 'thanks anyways' then hung up. I heard he's been living in the old Shinra Mansion these days."
"Oh," I said, my brow furrowing.
"Well, anyways, do you want to stay here for the night? It's getting pretty late and I don't think you're gonna want to do anymore traveling until tomorrow," Reeve said, getting up.
"Is it okay? I don't want to intrude," I said, getting up.
"No, it's perfectly fine. I have a guest room you can stay in. If you need to you can go ahead and use the shower," he said over his shoulder as he climbed up the steps.
"Thanks, Reeve," I said, as I sat down on the couch again.
I took a shower then went to bed. The next morning Reeve had made breakfast and insisted that I stay and eat something. After a lovely breakfast and my last goodbyes to Reeve and Cait Sith, I went down and fed Seraph before hopping on her back and speeding off towards North Corel.
"Hey, Tifa!" she said, getting up and greeting me. "How was work?"
"Slow as usual," I said, sitting down on the couch. Yuffie walked back and sat once more. "Hey, Yuffie. I'm gonna be taking a trip tomorrow."
"Really? Where to?" she asked, changing the channel.
"Oh, just to visit everybody and see how they're doing. I'd like to leave tomorrow."
"Gosh, I really wish I could go with you, but I can't. I'm the mistress of Wutai now that Pops retired so I gotta stay here all the time and train in the Pagoda," Yuffie said, scowling.
"Well, anyways," I said, getting up. "I'm gonna go pack then go to bed. I will see you tomorrow before I leave right?"
"Of course! I'm not taking one step out of this house until you're well on your way."
"Thanks, Yuffie. I'll see you in the morning."
"Night, Teef."
The next morning, Yuffie walked with me outside of town telling me to pass on her 'hi' and 'how are you' to everybody.
"Bye, Tifa!" Yuffie called as she watched me fade into the distance.
I figured I'd swing by Junon then go to Corel and figure out the rest from there. I told Seraph where to go and relaxed, getting lost in my thoughts.
Boy, it sure will be great to see Reeve again. I wonder if he'll even remember me.
I snapped back into reality as I saw Junon appear on the horizon. I steered Seraph over onto dry land and led her into lower Junon.
I rented a small chocobo stall for her then rode the elevator to upper Junon.
I had no clue where to start so I decided to just ask around. I walked into a general store and went up to the counter. An elderly man with a pair of large bifocals over beady eyes looked up at me and smiled.
"What can I do for you, young lady?"
"Do you know a man here named Reeve? We were in AVALANCHE together and I wanted to see how he was doing."
"Of course I know Reeve. He lives on 216 Washington Ave. It's about a block or two away."
"Thank you," I sad, turning around and walking out.
After getting lost a few times I finally found Reeve's house. A large smile found its way onto my face as I saw Cait Sith in the front yard, watering the plants. Cait Sith was sitting on the gigantic mog's head, shouting commands through his megaphone. He saw me and smiled.
"Hey, Tifa!" he said, waving his small gloved hand.
"Hi, Cait," I said, walking up to him.
"How ya been? I haven't seen you in quite a while."
"Yeah, I know. That's why I'm here. I came to visit you and Reeve. Is he here?"
"You bet! He's inside. Come on in," he said, shouting a command to the mog through his megaphone.
He led me inside the living room and turned around.
"Stay right here. I'll find him," he said, before turning around and walking toward a flight of stairs.
"Hey Reeve!" the small cat called through his megaphone.
"What's up Cait?" came Reeve's voice from the kitchen. The mog turned around and Cait put his megaphone away.
"You got a visitor."
"Who is it?" Reeve asked, walking into view with a dishtowel in his hands.
His face immediately brightened when he saw me. He set the dishtowel down on the dinning room table and walked toward me.
"Tifa! How are you?" he asked, giving me a warm hug.
"Not bad. How about you?" I asked him as he stepped away from me.
"Well, I'm hangin' in there. Have you been all right? You know, with Cloud passing away and all?" he asked, looking into my eyes solemnly.
"Well, I won't lie to you," I said, sitting down on the couch. Reeve sat in a chair adjacent to where I was sitting. I took a deep breath before continuing. "It hasn't been easy at all. It's been hard for me to sleep at night and my appetite has disappeared. He was the only one I had left and now that he's gone I'm all alone like I was when I lived in Midgar. But I'm getting by. It's getting easier."
"Well, that's good. I'm glad you're all right. Anyways, enough of the bad stuff. Where have you been living?"
"Wutai, why?"
"Vincent contacted me about a week ago, asking where you were. He said he missed you and wanted to see how you were doing."
Vincent? Why would he want to know how I'm doing? We weren't exactly that close but it seemed like he had a certain fondness for me. He 'misses' me? Wow, there's a first.
"Did he say anything else?" I asked, sort of curious.
"No, not really. When I told him I didn't know where you were he said 'thanks anyways' then hung up. I heard he's been living in the old Shinra Mansion these days."
"Oh," I said, my brow furrowing.
"Well, anyways, do you want to stay here for the night? It's getting pretty late and I don't think you're gonna want to do anymore traveling until tomorrow," Reeve said, getting up.
"Is it okay? I don't want to intrude," I said, getting up.
"No, it's perfectly fine. I have a guest room you can stay in. If you need to you can go ahead and use the shower," he said over his shoulder as he climbed up the steps.
"Thanks, Reeve," I said, as I sat down on the couch again.
I took a shower then went to bed. The next morning Reeve had made breakfast and insisted that I stay and eat something. After a lovely breakfast and my last goodbyes to Reeve and Cait Sith, I went down and fed Seraph before hopping on her back and speeding off towards North Corel.