Hmm… Received My First Flames! So touched? Lol… But then I did a spell check here… Nth was wrong… are u using British English or American English… Hmm… Or maybe it's my erm… Plot error or something…? Well… Feel Free to Tell me… Flames are a process of learning

Btw: If u do not like Cloud/Tifa then dun read… it doesn't really matter to me… but this fic isn't Cloud/Tifa anyhow.. OOPS! Spoiler!

To My 2 'Reviewers' Or Flamers Wadever Comes First….

-Throws Impaler at them- Don't say I didn't give you something!

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Disclaimer!

Rikku-Wrathie Dun own FFVII or anything, Not Cloud. Tifa or Aeris!

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"What do you mean by she is gone?"

Cloud raised his voice at the poor boy in front of him, who was shivering tremendously now. Cloud noticed that and tried to keep his temper in check.

"I'm sorry… It's just so sudden… Tell me again… Slowly… what happened?"

The boy nervously nodded before repeating what he said just now.

'I-I was woken up by my mother, who said that she heard a small scream coming from Ms Lockheart's house… so I immediately rushed there with my father, but the house was alright. We didn't hear anything and when we knocked on the door trying to ask Ms Lockheart what was wrong, she didn't reply. Me dad and I thought she was sleeping so we went to sleep. B-But when I went to open up the bar, I found that the door was locked. So I asked me dad to knock down the door to check on her.'

"But you didn't found her right? Tell me… When did your mother hear the scream?"

The boy scratched his head nervously and thought for a second before shrugging his shoulders.

'I don't know…'

Cloud, agitated grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him roughly.

"You're GOT to TELL ME! Please!"

Cloud's voice was strained and rich in emotion as he gradually stopped shaking the poor boy. The boy was too surprised by the AVALANCHE leader being so shaken by his words that he didn't say anything, just stared agape at him.

Cloud Strife, the name was known all around the world as the legendary hero who saved the world when Meteor came within inches of slamming right into the planet before Holy came and smashed Meteor apart. But now he was far from the Hero he was known to be, losing his love was too much for the swordsman to bare, he had already lost his Father, Mother, watched his hometown being burned down, watched his Idol become a crazed madman, watched his best friend being killed, seeing his lost Love, Aeris being stabbed by the Crazed Sephiroth. Himself living a life of lies that almost tore him apart, he had almost forgotten the past, yet now it has came back to haunt him. Sephiroth's last words still echoed in his mind : 'You shall never be happy Cloud Strife… Never…'

No… I will… Sephiroth… you shall control my life no more…

'I'll ask my mother… wait a moment Mr Strife'

Cloud nodded as the boy, wriggled out of his grip and ran out of the house, presumably to his house. Cloud knew what he had to do while he was gone, what to do to get Tifa back, get his love back to him again.

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"3am? Got it…"

Cloud thanked the boy's mother before bowing to the 2 of them and leaving their house. The cool autumn wind blew right on his face as he watched the Sun rise in front of him, countless times he had seen the Sunrise right in front of him. But now it filled him with a sense of bitterness that consumed him so readily.

Why did I have to wait 1 more day?

Cloud bitterly wondered as he remembered what Tifa had said to him the night before.

-Flashback-

'Cloud?'

"Yes Tif?"

Tifa smiled as Cloud looked up from washing the dishes and paid his full attention to her.

'I was wondering… business had been good for the past few weeks… so…'

Cloud scratched his head as Tifa suddenly trailed off, he had no idea what she was going to say. In fact, Cloud wanted to continue washing his dishes so that he could knock off early.

'Whether you would like to go to Costa De Sol? You know? For a holiday?'

Cloud whose mind was wandering away with thoughts of lounging in front of the Tv suddenly snapped back to reality as he heard the 2 magic words. 'Costa De Sol' and 'Holiday' dropping a dish he held in his hand, Cloud reached for Tifa and embraced her, ignoring his soapy hands.

"Of course!"

Tifa laughed at the blonde who was getting so excited over 1 small holiday.

Guys and their childish behavior…

'oof… Air Cloud…'

"Oops…Sorry Tifa…"

Cloud sheepishly smiled at her when he finally let her go, wiping his soapy on his apron as he did so.

'Alright…. We'll see tomorrow Cloud, you can go now. I'll finish the dishes for you…'

Tifa gave her a big smile as he undid Cloud's apron for him, making the blonde blush as he uncomfortably maneuvered out of the apron.

"Thanks Tifa… I love yar!"

as Cloud left the bar, he did not see the small blush the graced the features of Tifa.

-End-

Cloud had wanted to propose to her that very day, but the mention of the holiday totally drove it out of his mind.

Damnit… I- I'm so weak…

Cloud stopped as he reached the 7th Heaven, he had been so engrossed in his own thoughts that he had reached it without even noticing it. Resting his hand on the fence for a moment, Cloud swung the gate wide open and trudged straight for the front door. Eyes narrowing at what the boy's father had told him, he could safely assumed that all the doors was locked and the only way in was by the side door, which the boy's father had smashed through. But Cloud had to double check something, something that was bugging him.

She can't have disappeared into thin air can she?

Reaching the front door he tried to turn the knob and found it locked, Cloud had the key to the front door. But he didn't use it, instead he went for the back door which from experience should be unlocked as Tifa liked having a slight drought enter her house. Reaching the back, his hopes dived as he saw no footprints leaving the house and none entering the house either. With a slight downpour yesterday night, the ground was still slightly wet and any footprints would be immediately revealed. But there was nothing, Cloud sighed and pushed the door open. The kitchen was as usual, spotless and clean with nothing to indicate a struggle or anything. First thing Cloud did was to go straight for the safe, he knew Tifa had kept all his weapons, armor and materia in the safe.

If she did left… she would at least have taken the Premium heart with her…

But there was no weapon missing… except for Tifa's Work Glove. Which she had been wearing since she came back to Nibelheim. No Materia was lost as well… except the Choco/Mog materia which Cloud had give to her on his birthday.

It makes no sense…

Cloud's head hurt, it was too much for him to absorb for now… everything seemed to happen at one time… it was time for a change of plans.…

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Haha… DOUBLE CHECKED MY SPELLING! NO ERROR! Lolx…