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The next morning I woke up to find Nova still asleep in my arms. Looking over my shoulder to the clock sitting on the bedside I almost jumped. It was almost noon. I looked over at the couch where Vincent was sleeping to find him gone.

I looked down at Nova as I carefully picked him up and placed him on my chest. His sleepy yellow eyes opened and he looked around.

"Morning, cutie!" I said, scratching his ears.

"Morning," he said, yawning. "I wanna go see Momma."

"Okay, come on."

I picked him up and threw back the covers then made my way downstairs. Vincent and Red were sitting at the table talking. Red turned his head and smiled at me. I walked over to him and placed Nova down on the table in front of him.

"I was wondering where you went. Were you sleeping with Tifa?" he asked, licking his son's little face.

"Uh-huh. I had a bad dream so I went and slept with Auntie Tifa."

"That's fine. Did you have fun?"

"Yeah, Auntie Tifa's bed is really soft," Nova said, a smile crawling onto his little face.

"Well, you better go see you mother. She's been wondering where you ran off to."

"Okay," he said, hopping off the table and running into the Observatory room.

I sighed as I sat down next to Red. He looked at me with a concerned look on his face.

"What's wrong, Tifa?"

"Oh, nothing. I'm just thinking what it will be like when I go back home. Taking care of the cubs and all," I said, lazily running a hand through my hair.

"Do not worry. Nariko and Seto adore you. They actually think that you're a part of our little family. You'll do just fine," Red said, giving me a reassuring smile.

"Yeah, you're right."

I got up from the table and was getting ready to go get a change of clothes and take a shower when five little voices erupted from the Observatory room.

"Auntie Tifa!" All five cubs shouted as they raced out of the Observatory and ran towards me.

I laughed as I sat down on the floor and let them crawl all over me. Kayo climbed up onto my head and began to play with my hair while Naava, Seto, Nova and Nariko raced around me.

I grabbed Seto just as he was about to pass me and began to tickle him. He shook with laughter as he tried to pry himself from my grasp.

I let him go and he began to play 'pounce' with Naava.

Nariko ran up to me and put her front paws on my knee.

"Hey, Auntie Tifa! Let's go outside and play!"

"Hold on really quick while I go put my shoes on."

The cubs nodded as they all sat down and watched as I ascended the ladder. I came down a few moments later with my boots on and my hair brushed neatly with my usual red hair tie at the bottom.

"Alright, come on!" I said, walking around them and signaling them to follow.

The cubs cheered as they followed me out the door. They began to chase each other in circles as they rolled around in the clay colored sand. I leaned against the side of the house and watched them.

The door opened and Vincent walked out. He looked at the cubs before coming to stand next to me. I looked over at him with a smile on my face that vanished when I looked at him. His mouth was turned downwards in a sort of scowl and his eyes seemed much darker then they usually were.

"I need to speak with you," he said, not looking at me.

"Um," I said, looking over at the cubs then back at him. "Alright?"

He began to lead me back inside the house but not before I took one last look at the cubs. I gasped as I stopped. Nova and Kayo were rolling around on the ground and getting desperately close to the stairwell that led you back down into Cosmo Canyon proper.

I broke away from Vincent as I ran towards Nova and Kayo. I dove for them and shoved them out of the way before they fell down the stairwell causing me to fall down instead. I fell down through the stairwell and landed square on my back. I let out a cry of pain as I got the air knocked out of me.

I began heaving and coughing trying to get some air back into my lungs. I heard the cubs screaming 'help!' from above. Then I heard someone climbing down the ladder and landing next to me. I stopped coughing just long enough to make out the figure beside me.

"Vincent . . ." I said, reaching my arms up to him.

He kneeled down and gently wrapped his arms around me and lifted me up. He sat down on the ground and put me against his chest. I grabbed Vincent's pants as I desperately fought to get air back in my lungs. My breathing was still coming out in labored gasps and I was starting to get lightheaded.

"Tifa, listen to me. You're going to have to breathe with me," he said, pressing his hand against my stomach so my back was up against his chest. "Feel my breathing. Feel my chest moving up and down. Breathe with me."

I closed my eyes and began to breathe with Vincent. I coughed a few more times before I my grip on Vincent's pant legs lessened and I feel asleep.