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Ninamori Sakamuya-Wanna cookie? Or a Cloud Plushie? Or a Sephiroth Plushie? Tifa? Um...someone?

Oh yeah and then there was one!

Heir to the World: Hmm...Should I give you anything? Nah! I'm sure you have enough hot fudge and brownies already! (LOL the readers who read this wouldn't get it, I'm friends with Heir to the World! Well more like penpals but yeah!)

Okay, I'm going to make Ivrine and Yuffie a couple! But I really need some ideas witht hat, help me out here, okay?

Chapter Thirteen

Yuffie sighed. When she had left Squall, Ivrine had popped up again. She knew that he liked her, but she didn't like him, or that was what she believed. Now Ivrine wasn't doing anything to annoy her, he was just leaning up against a wall looking…at her. Okay maybe that made Yuffie a little uncomfortable.

"What do you want Ivrine?" she finally asked, unable to take the silence. They weren't around anyone because the Quad was practically empty at the time. Yuffie was sitting on the steps, looking at the scenery. She didn't turn to face Ivrine.

She heard him walking towards her. Yuffie saw the bottom off his trench coat right beside her. Then Ivrine sat down. He, like before, tried to put his arm around her, but Yuffie pushed it away. She heard Ivrine take a breath before speaking, "Will you go on a date with me?"

Yuffie looked at Ivrine, blinking. Was he serious? No duh he's serious Yuffie! You can't go on a date with this guy, he practically stares at any woman you pass by! No, I will most certainly not except it there is no way I can do th- "Yes, I will." Yuffie found herself saying that even though her inner voice shouted at her not to. Why Yuffie had said yes, she had no idea.

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Rufus sighed. He looked at his watch and saw that it was midday already. Reno and Elena had better hurry. In the meantime, he got up from the table and went up stairs. He then entered the elevator and took a lift up to where his room was.

Rufus entered it and headed over to the stand that the TV sat on. He opened the cabinet and found the metal box in there. He couldn't lose that box, it was very important and he knew that Kadaj was looking for it.

Rufus wasn't stupid. This was JENOVA's head and Kadaj needed it to bring Sephiroth back. If Rufus had heard about the news, though, he would have realized that Sephiroth was already back just by the description on the man who had slaughter everyone in Balamb. Rufus, sadly enough, did not read the news, he was too busy too.

Seeing that the box was safe, Rufus reached into his pocket and took out his own cell phone. He needed to make a phone call anyway.

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Zack hadn't expected to see Cloud so soon. He had been convinced that they'd have to search everywhere in the Garden to find him. His blue eyes looked back and Reno and Elena who were creeping away and then they vanished, heading outside the Garden. Zack let them go.

He looked back at Cloud who was looking at him with utter confusion. Tifa on the other hand had come over and hugged Zack. "But how are you alive?" she asked him, and then she turned to Aeris and hugged her too. "How are both of you alive?"

Zack was confused at Tifa's words. What did she mean? He turned to look at Cloud, who was now staring at him blankly. "Do I know you…?" Cloud asked after a moment.

Zack blinked, what was up with Cloud? "Yeah, I'm Zack, remember?"

Cloud shook his head, "No I don't."

Tifa was now facing Cloud. Zack turned to look at Tifa, "What's wrong with Cloud?" he asked her, his Mako blue eyes switching from Cloud to Tifa.

Tifa's face had become worried. She glanced at Cloud and then turned to Zack and whispered in his ear, "Something is wrong. I don't know what, but he told me this morning that he's forgetting things."

Zack blinked and Tifa drew back, shocked. "Forgetting things? Why?" As soon as he asked the question, Zack's vision flashed. He saw in blue again. Everything around him changed for a moment. He was standing on a cliff, looking at a buster sword stabbed into the earth. He turned his head and saw the ruins of Midgar. Then everything melted away and he was brought back to reality.

"What the hell?" he muttered to himself, his head hurting again. Zack turned to look at Aeris and then Cloud and Tifa, then he saw the girl who stood next to her dog, petting Angelo.

"What's wrong Zack?" Aeris asked. Zack sighed and shook his head, "Nothing,"

He looked at Cloud and said under his breath, "How can you forget?" Zack turned away from his friend, staring at the Garden. He was at a loss.

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Cloud blinked. Zack, where had he heard the name Zack from again? He knew Zack, he knew he did, Zack was his friend. Cloud forced himself to think as he stood there, looking at his two friends. Images of the events of Nimblheim filled his mind. He remembered Zack laying in a Mako pod, knocked out. Then he remembered Zack; Zack had helped him escape from Hojo, right? Yeah, that was right. Cloud remembered, but not everything. Why he could only remember certain things, he didn't know. Then he remember telling Squall something when he had first met him, "Zack, I don't know where he is. Personally, I think he's dead."

Zack had…died? Cloud's Mako blue eyes widened as he understood. Zack was a first class SOLDIER who had befriended him. Zack was Aeris's boyfriend and he had been shot and killed. "Zack…how are you alive?" Cloud asked hesitantly.

Zack looked over at Cloud in surprise. "What do you mean how am I alive? I never died!"

Cloud shook his head, images of Zack's death flashing through his mind, "No. You were shot and killed." he persisted.

"It's true Zack. You died seven years ago." Tifa's voice was choked as she spoke.

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Yuffie found Ivrine's arm around her shoulders again. She couldn't stand that, but strangely, she left him keep it there. They were still in the Quad, just sitting there. Finally, it was Ivrine who broke the silence, "So, where do you really come from?"

Yuffie looked at Ivrine and responded bluntly, "What do you mean? I come from the Planet from Wutia."

"Oh, well I've never heard of it so…" Ivrine left his sentence hanging. And then he completely changed the subject, "Want to go get some lunch?"

Yuffie blinked and then nodded. That would get Ivrine off of her! But that would also mean that would be her date with Ivrine-she hoped.

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Vincent had heard gun fire from where he was standing. His cold red eyes glanced over to where he saw Cloud rushing out the doors with Tifa and Rinoa following. He wondered what they were running after, probably the gunshot. His eyes wandered over to where he saw Reno and Elena cowering before a little dog, a girl in pink, and a man with spiky black hair. Vincent's eyes widened for an instant because of shock from seeing the girl. That was Aeris and she was supposed to be dead! How was she living?

He was about to take a step forward, but he stopped himself instantly. Cloud had drawn his buster sword and was facing the other buster sword wielder. Vincent turned away, he could care less about this new person, Aeris though, he cared for in a way, but being who he was, he didn't really care for anyone but his one love: Lucrecia.

He didn't know whether to go forward or not, so he stayed put. After a few minutes, Elena and Reno had crept away after the dog was called off by Rinoa. Then things seemed to calm down. Vincent decided to go forth now. The man was dressed in a SOLDIER outfit, so for all he knew, this guy might just be an enemy.

His crimson cape caught in the wind as he walked towards them. Vincent stopped in front of Cloud, "Who is he?" Vincent demanded.

Cloud and Tifa gave him a look. The SOLDIER looked at Vincent with surprise at his appearance and shuddered. "Who is this Cloud?" the man asked, glancing at Aeris who was standing beside him and looking at the man with a weak smile.

"My name is of no importance to you." Vincent growled. His red eyes narrowed, he sensed a friendly nature around this man, but he gave way to no exception.

Tifa shook her head and sighed. Vincent glanced at her carelessly and then turned his attention back to the SOLDIER in front of him. "Cool it Vincent. This guy is Zack, he's a first class SOLDIER."

Vincent's eyes narrowed slightly and he only nodded. Then he turned his attention to Aeris, "How are you alive? Sephiroth stabbed you."

Aeris blinked and then her face broke out with worry and confusion, "I don't know how I'm here…"

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Zack looked at Vincent with an eye of caution, sensing that something was evil inside of this man. He had already seen the metal arm and shuddered at the sight of it. Then he drew his attention away from Vincent and then spoke to Tifa, remembering her words, "I died…seven years ago…if my spirit returned to the Planet, how come I'm here, Tifa?"

Tifa turned to look at him and Aeris and shook her head. "We're all confused with everything. I don't know why you are here or Aeris. Just forget it for now, I'm sure you two can stay here for a while."

Zack shook his head. No, they couldn't stay here, they had to get back to the Planet, they did not belong here. "No, Tifa. We can't stay here, we have to find out how to get back to the Planet."

Tifa's eyes flashed with disapproval, "But Zack! You can't go, this is the first talk we've had in seven years."

Zack narrowed his blue eyes and sighed, "Tifa, you know we don't belong here! I'm not just going to sit around and live on this place while that monster is out there looking for Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo!" Zack had just blurted it out. He didn't know who Kadaj, Loz, or Yazoo were. But at the same time, he did, it was confusing.

"Who?" Cloud asked at once.

Zack shook his head, "Where did that come from? I don't know who they are…" he confessed at once. As he spoke, he became aware of the pain flashing through his head again as the headache continued to worsen.

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Cloud was only half listening to everyone. His mind was swarming with angry thoughts. He could only remember certain things about Zack, and even as he began to remember those things, they faded back into the depths of his mind again. Cloud believed he was more than just sick. Of course he was still mad at everyone for knowingly letting Nurse Janie take a blood sample from him, and that only fed his anger towards himself.

It seemed, Cloud realized, the more angry he became, the worse the headache came upon him. He sighed inwardly, turning away from everyone. This was just too much for him. Zack, his best friend that he had forgotten even existed, was standing right in front of him. Aeris, the dead Cetra, was brimming with life and stood beside Zack, her fist love.

But as he heard Zack say that he wasn't going to stay at the Garden, Cloud saw his chance. Maybe, if he could go with Zack, then he could find Sephiroth and take care of Sephiroth with some help this time. He wasn't even thinking about Rinoa, Zell, Squall, or Selphie at the time, nor his other friends, not even Tifa, as he spoke. "If you are not staying, I'm going with you. I can't stand it being confined to this one place." Cloud was surprised at the tone of his voice. It was dark and held a strange note that was mixed with anger and determination.

He turned to look Zack straight in the eye. Zack blinked, his Mako blue eyes flashing, he nodded. "If you want to Cloud, I can't stop you." Zack replied before anyone else could speak.

To Cloud's displeasure, Tifa spoke up as soon as Zack had given his answer, "Cloud! You can not go! You're sick!"

"What do you mean 'sick'?" Cloud muttered darkly, "It isn't anything that can be cured, you know that." His Mako blue eyes flashed. His face was shadowed as he looked at Tifa with hidden rage.

Cloud turned away from Tifa. He didn't want to face her or even listen to her. Suddenly, he was feeling great resentment towards all of them. He didn't know why he was, but it was true, he didn't want to be around any of them Zack and Aeris, he felt like hanging out with them and that was what he was going to do.

"I'm going with Zack and Aeris, and no one is going to stop me." Cloud growled, his voice dripping with determination not to look at Tifa.

"Well if you're going, I'm going with you." Tifa declared at once.

Cloud shook his head, "No, Tifa, you're not. We're going to look for Sephiroth, it's dangerous, and besides, everyone needs you here."

"No one needs me here!" Tifa argued, her brown eyes flashing as she fought against Cloud's objections. She was going to go whether Cloud approved of it or not. He couldn't stop her. She wanted to help defeat Sephiroth too! She had a right, he had killed her father and destroyed her village!

Cloud sighed, he wasn't going to turn to look at Tifa and he wasn't going to argue with her. So instead, he looked over at Zack, "You guys can get some things here to take with us."

Zack didn't say anything as he glanced at Tifa and caught her eye. He shook his head, telling her silently that he couldn't object to Cloud. He understood why Cloud didn't want Tifa to go. It was the very same reason he didn't want Aeris coming, but there was no way he would leave her again. It was because he loved her.