Prexistence: I apologize for the late update on this.

Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 7 or any of its characters.

He started to squint a bit before opening his mako blue eyes slowly. He looked at me. "Aer . . . Tifa?" He said to me. I knew at first he wanted to say Aeris. I began to feel a bit of my heart break, but I did my best not to let it show. "Cloud." I said as I hugged him, I could feel him wrap an arm around my back to hug me too.

"What happened to you? I was so worried." I told him as I sat back up. He just shook his head at me and didn't reply. "Cloud, answer me!" I demanded. I was not going to just let him brush me off. I needed to know what was going on here.

"I remember having this dream that these men came and started destroying the planet just to resurrect Sephiroth. I thought at first it was only a dream, but then when I saw them I knew it was true." He looked up at me. "I found them here. I heard some of their plans then they heard me and attacked. The last thing I remember them saying was. We shall let you live for now, brother.' then I blacked out." He told me.

They must be playing with his mind. Whoever these people are will pay. Then I remembered what the man in Midgar had said. He was looking for Cloud. No, it couldn't have been the same men. Should I tell him? Maybe later, first I have to make sure that cut doesn't get infected.

I saw him try to sit up a bit more, but then he stopped from the pain must have kicked in. I looked around, I needed something that would cover the wound. I looked down and tore the bottom part of my long skirt. Now it was only up to my knees.

I placed a hand on him to signal him to lie back down. "I'll be fine." I hear him mumble, trying to hide the pain.

"Can you undo your shirt so I can get a better look at the cut?" I ask him. I felt so awkward asking it. He didn't argue back with me, he unzipped his shirt so I could get a better look at the wound. It didn't look good. It wasn't bleeding everywhere, but it looked like it was pretty deep. I looked over at the pond and thought that maybe I should dip the cloth in there so it help clean the area. But there is a chance there could be some bacteria in there and would infect it more, so I guess maybe I'll just have to settle for just wrapping this around him until we can get better help.

I placed the cloth across the wound and asked him to lean forward a bit so I could get it around his back. He sat up again slowly, as I quickly placed the cloth around and then told him to lean back down. I tied it to his side. The wound didn't seem to be bothering him when I placed it around. I got to get him out of here.

I then got interrupted when I heard my PHS starts to ring. Cloud looks at me, waiting for me to answer it. I pick up the phone. "Hello?" I ask into it, waiting for a reply.

"Tifa? Where have you been girl? I just called Yuffie and she said you weren't there!" I heard Barret's voice come from the other end of the phone. He didn't sound happy at all.

"Sorry, I just didn't want to stay." I said into the phone. I look over to Cloud and whisper to him who is on the phone to end his curiousity.

"Tifa, you gotta get back to Midgar. Something big is happenin down there. Reeve called me and told me that these creatures were roaming the area, first I thought he was full of shit. Then we came and these things I don't know what the hell they are, but they gotta be taken out. We need help over here. Vincent and Red are here helpin me. Cid went to go get Yuffie from a Inn. Where are ya at?" He asked after explaining all that to me.

"I am near Ancient City, I found Cloud." I told him. My heart almost skipped a beat. I finally found him, but now is the tricky part, making sure he stays alive. I had never seen him this injured before, usually whenever he got a cut or stab he would get back up and fight, but this I didn't know what to think. It is almost as if he is getting weaker. No, that can't be true.

"I'll call Cid to come pick ya guys up, and tell spike he has a lot of explainin to do when this is over." Barret said before he hung up. I hung up the phone and looked over at Cloud, who had his eyes closed. At first I thought something might have happened, but when I saw his chest move up and down I knew he was fine.

"Barret's still the same." He says, not opening his eyes. I smile, Barret never changed and probably never would. Sure he may act like a big tough guy, but in the inside he acts just like a kitten.

"Yeah, still the same." I looked over at him. I never noticed before, but he had a sleeve on one arm and not on the other. Probably a new fashion for him I guess. "Cid's on his way here. Barret said there are these creatures that appeared in Midgar, I guess they are up to no good. It's odd. I was just in Midgar not to long ago. Must of just arrived." I told him. I wrapped my arms around my knees.

It looked as if he was about to say something, but he just opened his eyes really wide and turned to his side and started coughing. "Cloud?" I ask as I sit on my knees to see over his form. He was coughing into his sleeve, it is hard to tell if it was just some liquid he had or, not it couldn't be I am not going to even think that.

"I am coughs fine." He said to me, but I can clearly see that he isn't. What is wrong with him? My thoughts were then interrupted when I heard a airship landing near by. Cid was finally here. Well at least now Cloud can get the wound treated.

"Tifa, Cloud, where the hell have you two been!" I hear Cid shouting. I see his form and another one shorter walking next to him.

"You abandoned me at the Inn! I was worried, I thought you went out and got killed. Well you did the going on your own part, but if you got killed I would have been so pissed." Yuffie scolds at me. I really shouldn't have left her behind, but I couldn't ignore my dream I had of something bad happening to Cloud. Something bad did happen, but this is nothing compared to what I saw.

"I am sorry, Yuffie." I apologize to the young ninja. She tells me that it is okay and starts saying some other stuff, but I am too busy watching Cid help up Cloud to pay attention. I get up and walk beside them. I touch his arm to try and tell him it will be alright, but he flinches and pulls his arm back in pain.

Maybe I am getting in the way. I bow my head and look ashamed. Yuffie is now following Cloud and Cid back to the Highwind. I looked down at my hand where I touched Cloud's arm. I can see through the lights of the Highwind there is a crimson liquid on my hands. "Blood." I whisper then look back at Cloud, who was now going onto the airship. This may not be the exact same thing as what happened in my nightmare, but it looks like it is starting to come true.

A/N: I can't believe it I actually got writers block for this fic! I had the idea in my head then it disappeared! So now I am kinda writing it by bits of what I remember.

Squishysquashy: thanks for reviewing, I almost forgot about this fic.