Sorry the updates were a little infrequent I've been doing midterms. So I posted this ASAP so it's a bit short sorry, but definitely worth waiting for.

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Tifa gripped her glass forcefully, trying not to show the fury which blazed within her. Her wine coloured eyes pierced those of the young girl sitting across from her, without words those eyes pried more information from the young girl who was now shifting anxiously.

"Did he not come to visit you Tifa? He was just in Cosmo Canyon two months ago; he said he would be dropping by to visit you before going to Rocket Town. Cid even called to tell us that Cloud said you were doing well."

"No he never came... what are you doing in Cosmo canyon any way Yuffie?" Before Yuffie could answer Red XIII interrupted.

"Yuffie has come to Cosmo Canyon to be a student, learning the ways of materia, the Lifestream, and tranquility."

"Ya know so I don't have to steal materia, maybe I can figure out to grow it." Yuffie smiled more confidently now. Tifa sighed and stared into her drink, she felt Vincent's clawed had on her shoulder, a small yet enormously comforting gesture.

"I thought he had gone looking for the Promised Land." Tifa finally said.

"He had, however since meteor almost all the paths up north are blocked, so he's waiting until the beginning of summer to try a path that should thaw out." Red XIII rose to his feet as he spoke. An awkward silence filled the room. The rest of the morning was filled with general conversation about the state of the world, weather, and everybody's new lives, avoiding the topic of a certain someone. Red XIII and Yuffie left by mid morning on their way to Rocket Town, they had stayed with Tifa and Vincent for a week waiting until the last day to ask about Cloud.

There was a gentle rapping at Tifa's door that afternoon.

"Come in Vincent." Tifa sat on the end of her bed facing the door. She watched as he smoothly opened the door and took one step in. He waited for her to speak. The room was silent except for the songs of birds in the early spring sun.

"Why would he do that? Why would he go to see everyone but be?" Tifa uttered.

"Perhaps he thought it might hurt you to see him." He took a step closer to her. "Or he was afraid that once he saw you he may not be able to leave." Tifa stood up and ran into his arms, sobbing. He gently wrapped his arms around her.

"I hate him; I hate how he makes me feel. I hate myself for caring what her thinks of me." Tifa sniffed and clung to Vincent.

"Hate is a strong word Tifa."

"I know..." Tifa paused enjoying the smell of him, the feeling of her face pressed up against his strong chest, his arms holding her close. They both pulled back instinctively yet without any unease.

"I will leave you to your thoughts then."

Tifa awoke from yet another one of her feverish dreams about Vincent. She chalked it up to lust; it was natural for a healthy young woman to lust after a strong striking man. To ache for his touch, to dream about him almost every night intense hot and heavy dreams. Tifa sat up and let the cool night air wake her. What if Cloud knew? What if he walked in as she was reacting to these desires? Tifa slammed her left fist on the bed in a moment of anger and frustration. Damn him, he managed to ruin everything for her and he didn't even have to be there. Tifa was about to go looking for something to hit when her body was wracked in excruciating pain. The fell back onto the bed, it felt like her muscles were all moving in the wrong way. She screamed in distress and pain and managed to throw herself from the bed onto the cool ground. Her muscles stretched and flexed of their own volition, she had never experience anything like this before. She had to get help, she had to find Vincent. She managed to push her self onto her feet and into an ungainly run out of her room and into the corridor. Her muscles failed her and spasmed when she was halfway down the passage. She fell, into the arms of Vincent.

"Tifa!? Tifa!? What's wrong?" She had never heard so much emotion in Vincent's voice. She curled her fingers into his hair.

"At least you care Vincent..." Tifa managed to whisper as the world went black.

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