Fear and Courage Chapter 15
Yuffie buried her face in Vincent's chest as he tried to console her with caring and optimistic phrases, which he had learned from being around Tifa. Vincent bowed his head with sadness for his close companion, for she would
not be with them for long.
Barret sat down on the settee with his daughter on his lap, both shedding tears, for Marlene had grown up without a mother, but Tifa was as close to a mother as anyone could be. Tifa was like a daughter to Barret. He'd look
out and worry about her like her father did for her long ago. Marlene
looked to her dad. "Daddy, are you crying too?" Barret looked at his daughter and smiled, wiping a tear from her cheek. "Yes, Marlene. Yes I am. Daddy's cry too, you know." Marlene was surprised, as someone his size was
weeping.
Cid walked to the front door and took out a cigarette. He lit it clumsily,
as the news had shaken him and took a long, deep drag. He savoured the cigarette, as he knew he would have to last a while without it. Everybody hated the putrid smell of them. No one noticed that Cid was also crying.
Nanaki was sat at Tifa's feet, a wet tear fell and hit the laminate flooring. Cait Sith was now stood on his mog next to Cloud, sobbing into
his paws.
Cloud couldn't take his eyes off Tifa, even when his eyes were clouded with
the clear droplets that were threatening to spill like a fountain. He
looked to the ground as a tear slipped out, and like Nanaki's, hit the ground. "This isn't happening." Cloud thought. "It's just... not real. Tifa
please, please tell me you're not sure."
What Tifa needed right now was for everyone to be cheery, not letting her
death get them so upset.
"You guys?" Tifa spoke above a whisper, but everyone heard and looked up,
even Cloud. "I know, that... this is hard for you. I can see it. But what
about Aeris' death? You didn't cry like this over her, right?"
"Yeah, but this here, this is different." Cid returned from his evening cigarette. "Aeris' died doin' what she had ta. But Teef, you don't have to
die. You not dyin' ta save any of us, or the world or somethin'."
"But I know that crying's not going to keep me alive, is it?"
"But," Nanaki interrupted. "Surely they can operate, they have the
technology, don't they." The crew nodded and murmured 'he's right.'
"Sorry Nanaki, if they go near this with any surgical equipment, it could burst sooner." Tifa lowered her head then raised it moments later. "So, why don't we make these last few days worth while, huh? We could go travelling again, like we used to!" Se had got her optimistic self back, it seemed.
"Yeah! We could visit Gold Saucer again!" Yuffie exclaimed and ran over to
Tifa and whispered ("and we'll have fun this time WITHOUT thinking of a certain blonde haired blue eyed childhood friend, won't we?") Tifa just
laughed.
"I can't promise anything."
"I think it's a great idea!" Cait jumped off his mog and onto Cloud's shoulder. "We can bring him with us now," he said patting Cloud's head. The
blonde smiled.
"So, whaddya think?" Yuffie asked with a huge grin on her face, not one of
those devious ones she normally has on, but a genuine smile.
"I say you're crazy, ya foo's! But I'm comin'" Barret shouted.
"I will come, if Tifa wishes it." Vincent replied. Tifa laughed softly.
"Of course I do, Vincent, I want you all with me."
"Yeah, alright!" Cait Sith exclaimed.
"Cid and Nanaki said, "Yeah!"
Tifa notice that Cloud hadn't said anything. "Cloud?" She pleaded with her
eyes for him to come as well.
Cloud couldn't resist those eyes of hers. "You want me to come too?"
Cait jumped off Cloud's shoulder and Tifa ran to him, throwing her arms around his neck. She whispered, "Of course I want you to come. It wouldn't
be the same without you."
Cloud smiled placing his arms around her back, noticing that the hair
wasn't there any more.
"Well, count me in then!" Cloud replied. Tifa's smile spread across her face and she hugged him tighter. This was what she wanted. Everyone back
again. It was just like old times.
Yuffie buried her face in Vincent's chest as he tried to console her with caring and optimistic phrases, which he had learned from being around Tifa. Vincent bowed his head with sadness for his close companion, for she would
not be with them for long.
Barret sat down on the settee with his daughter on his lap, both shedding tears, for Marlene had grown up without a mother, but Tifa was as close to a mother as anyone could be. Tifa was like a daughter to Barret. He'd look
out and worry about her like her father did for her long ago. Marlene
looked to her dad. "Daddy, are you crying too?" Barret looked at his daughter and smiled, wiping a tear from her cheek. "Yes, Marlene. Yes I am. Daddy's cry too, you know." Marlene was surprised, as someone his size was
weeping.
Cid walked to the front door and took out a cigarette. He lit it clumsily,
as the news had shaken him and took a long, deep drag. He savoured the cigarette, as he knew he would have to last a while without it. Everybody hated the putrid smell of them. No one noticed that Cid was also crying.
Nanaki was sat at Tifa's feet, a wet tear fell and hit the laminate flooring. Cait Sith was now stood on his mog next to Cloud, sobbing into
his paws.
Cloud couldn't take his eyes off Tifa, even when his eyes were clouded with
the clear droplets that were threatening to spill like a fountain. He
looked to the ground as a tear slipped out, and like Nanaki's, hit the ground. "This isn't happening." Cloud thought. "It's just... not real. Tifa
please, please tell me you're not sure."
What Tifa needed right now was for everyone to be cheery, not letting her
death get them so upset.
"You guys?" Tifa spoke above a whisper, but everyone heard and looked up,
even Cloud. "I know, that... this is hard for you. I can see it. But what
about Aeris' death? You didn't cry like this over her, right?"
"Yeah, but this here, this is different." Cid returned from his evening cigarette. "Aeris' died doin' what she had ta. But Teef, you don't have to
die. You not dyin' ta save any of us, or the world or somethin'."
"But I know that crying's not going to keep me alive, is it?"
"But," Nanaki interrupted. "Surely they can operate, they have the
technology, don't they." The crew nodded and murmured 'he's right.'
"Sorry Nanaki, if they go near this with any surgical equipment, it could burst sooner." Tifa lowered her head then raised it moments later. "So, why don't we make these last few days worth while, huh? We could go travelling again, like we used to!" Se had got her optimistic self back, it seemed.
"Yeah! We could visit Gold Saucer again!" Yuffie exclaimed and ran over to
Tifa and whispered ("and we'll have fun this time WITHOUT thinking of a certain blonde haired blue eyed childhood friend, won't we?") Tifa just
laughed.
"I can't promise anything."
"I think it's a great idea!" Cait jumped off his mog and onto Cloud's shoulder. "We can bring him with us now," he said patting Cloud's head. The
blonde smiled.
"So, whaddya think?" Yuffie asked with a huge grin on her face, not one of
those devious ones she normally has on, but a genuine smile.
"I say you're crazy, ya foo's! But I'm comin'" Barret shouted.
"I will come, if Tifa wishes it." Vincent replied. Tifa laughed softly.
"Of course I do, Vincent, I want you all with me."
"Yeah, alright!" Cait Sith exclaimed.
"Cid and Nanaki said, "Yeah!"
Tifa notice that Cloud hadn't said anything. "Cloud?" She pleaded with her
eyes for him to come as well.
Cloud couldn't resist those eyes of hers. "You want me to come too?"
Cait jumped off Cloud's shoulder and Tifa ran to him, throwing her arms around his neck. She whispered, "Of course I want you to come. It wouldn't
be the same without you."
Cloud smiled placing his arms around her back, noticing that the hair
wasn't there any more.
"Well, count me in then!" Cloud replied. Tifa's smile spread across her face and she hugged him tighter. This was what she wanted. Everyone back
again. It was just like old times.