Author's Note: Well, hey all! Look who it is! It's me! Juzu! I'm back! YAY! Anyways…here is the first chapter of Fragile as a Butterfly's Wings: Book I of the Wings Trilogy. I hope you enjoy reading it!

Disclaimer: You all know what goes here…anything related to the game isn't mine but a few of the new characters are…except for Matthias…he belongs to Hapkido Master…

—Chapter 1—

Today was the fifth anniversary of the destruction of Meteor. People around the world were celebrating and Avalanche was in the center of it all. For today, Neo Midgar was declared finished. The ceremony lasted all day with a parade that went through the whole city and with a special dedication by Reeve Mizuno, the President of Neo Midgar.

A spiky blonde haired and glowing blue eyed Cloud Strife stretched his arms above his head and yawned. It was late in the evening and Avalanche was seated around a table piled high with all sorts of different food dishes. Reeve had given them this feast as a small thank you for their help with the rebuilding projects that had taken place in all of the towns that had needed it.

Beside him, a radiant looking Tifa Lockheart-Strife sat playing a game of peek-a-boo with their one year old son, Matthias. She looked up at Cloud for a moment, with her burgundy colored eyes laughing until Matthias grabbed a handful of her chocolate brown hair and pulled.

Cid and Shera Highwind were there as well. Shera was holding baby Sera, a three month old little girl with Cid's eyes and hair. He was beaming with pride as she laughed. Barret Wallace was happier than Cloud could remember seeing him. North Corel was growing and Marlene was a constant joy for him. Now the age of twelve, she was always surprising him with the things she was learning to do when she helped him.

Red XIII was also there. He seemed content. While helping to clean monsters out of the old Midgar, a pack with about eight creatures of his own kind was found. Now, Cosmo Canyon was a place of learning and discovery. The pack had named him their leader and was living quite happily there. Emiko, the female who had been leading the pack before it was found, was there as well. Every now and then Red would rub his face against hers or bark at the three cubs, who would look back at him in complete innocence.

But a few faces were missing. Yuffie for one, but she had called earlier to say she wouldn't be able to make it due to a problem in a building project she had started in Wutai. Reeve had sent Cait Sith to get her but he came back with little trinkets that Yuffie had gotten for them to make up for not being there. Vincent Valentine was also absent. It had been almost six months now since anyone had seen or heard anything from him but there were tales of a monster hunter that seemed to fit him going around.

Aeris. She was also gone. Cloud could still remember her clearly, even after all this time. He shook his head and focused on his wife. It was no use living in the past, he had learned that the hard way after nearly losing Tifa to an accident during construction of a building right here in Neo Midgar about two years ago.

A few minutes passed and then the Turks entered the room with Reeve. Avalanche went silent. Reeve sighed. This was going to be a long evening. But then Reno started walking around the room trailing a long string behind him. The three cubs watched it, but then, just like the cats they resembled, they pounced on it. Reno pulled the string just out of reach and they started chasing him around the room. Laughter followed them and the air relaxed. It was a rather enjoyable meal.

It was late at night when Cloud and Tifa returned to their home in Nibelheim. Tifa put Matthias to bed and went to get ready for bed herself. While she did that Cloud hung the Buster Sword on the wall in the room all of their weapons were displayed in. He stepped back, looking at the picture of Zack and Aeris that had been taken when Zack had been dating her. The sword hung above the picture; it was a memorial to Cloud's fallen friends.

But on the opposite wall hung another sword in a glass and wood display case that was locked at all times. Cloud glared at the Masamune from across the room. It was the only thing left of Sephiroth in this world. If it wasn't for the fact that the sword had been forged by Ancients, he would have broken it and melted it down as scrap metal.

Tifa came in and lightly put her hand on his arm. He looked at her and couldn't help but smile. They left the room, closing the door and turning the light off after them. And after five years of hard work, it was time for a well earned vacation.

Well, what do you think? Thanks for reading! Juzu