Author's Note: I was feeling like hell today… so I wrote a story. It's hard to explain how I got the idea for this story… maybe… so yeah.
All characters & locations in the story are © Squaresoft. The title comes from a song by Tsukiko Amano.
Idea
By Kusabi
Tifa sat on the bed, thinking. Her surroundings were a bit strange, as their group was at the "haunted" hotel at the Gold Saucer. They were in pursuit of Sephiroth, but they had to stop to get some rest sometime. How long had they been chasing him? To her, it seemed like forever.
Cloud… Her thoughts kept coming back to him. What kind of toll was this journey taking on his mental health? Anyone could tell that his stress level was above what any person's should be. In her mind, she pictured a younger, happier Cloud. She missed that.
An idea formed in her head. Look where they were! A giant, fun place… maybe she could convince him to go around with her… like a date, maybe. It could lower the stress for both of them. She quickly brushed her hair, and then opened the door to leave.
Standing in the hallway, she saw a figure at the end of the hall, in front of Cloud's room. It was none other than Aerith. Tifa rushed back into her room, but poked her head out of the door to watch. Her mind was racing so much; she couldn't pay any attention to what they were saying.
Then she saw Cloud come out of his room. She shut the door, but continued to stand where she was. The sound of two steps of footsteps went by.
Lying back down on her bed, tears streamed out of her eyes. Deep down, she knew just how much she loved Cloud… no matter how much she refused to admit it. She had hoped that this night, she'd be the one to cheer him up. Who else would've gotten the idea? But no, she had seen him walk off with another girl.
Instead, she cried herself to sleep.
On a final, random note, in case you're wondering... I'm actually a Cloud/Tifa fan. Which has nothing to do with anything. But I thought I'd throw it out there. Haha.