AUTHOR'S NOTE- Thanks again to everyone who review this fic it means a lot that u like my work. CelestialDragon104 I guess this story is really sad and it's about to get much sadder so grab the bog roll: ) LovingPandoraes a new reader I'm glad u like my work it means loads to me theres more coming now and hopefully 2 morrow…

'I should have gone with him; he shouldn't have to face Kadaj and his gang alone.' Tifa breathed softly cutting the cheese sandwiches she'd made for her hungry daughter into triangles as she spoke.

'Tif those guys beat you up really bad you should be resting.' Yuffie mused, Tifa frowned she didn't like the feeling of being useless to her husband; she didn't like the feeling of being weak in her friend's eyes.

'Admitting you have limits isn't a weakness.' Rude interjected sitting at the breakfast table sipping on the coffee Tifa had made him.

'Huh?' Yuffie frowned in confusion.

'It can be a strength no-one can do everything it's just not possible you have to come to terms with that and move one. Otherwise the fear of failure will always hold you back.'

'Rude, can it okay.' Reno exclaimed, entering the conversation for the first time. Watching as Yuffie bristled at the sound of his voice she could see how much she hated him it was written all over her face.

'No Rude is right,' Tifa smiled her heart lifting a little the optimistic gleam flashing in her eyes once again. Seeing her flash that smile at him Rude's heart began to thump faster if she'd looked at him like that a year earlier he would have…but he couldn't he was with Elena now he loved her he did love her and while Tifa was an attractive woman she wasn't his.

'Mummy more.' Aeris demanded pointing at her empty plate she'd finished her sandwiches and she wanted more. Ever since that light had flashed out of her hands she'd been hungry and tired but now she was just hungry.

'Okay sweetie, another round of cheese sandwiches coming up.' Her Mother grinned planting a warm thankful kiss on her daughter's soft cheek.

'Olle, want olle.'

'You want olives, hunny?' Aeris nodded hard, she'd inherited her Father's strange taste in food.

'Yuf, do you think you could run down to the bar and grab me the fresh jar.'

'Sure.' Yuffie nodded at that moment she would have done anything to get away from Reno being around him was too much to bear especially now. Without saying anything she made her escape disappearing out of the small kitchen and down the stairs, which lead to Tifa's new and improved Seventh Heaven. In her head she went over what a mess of her life she'd made and how she was going to cope with the rest of it. Part of her wanted to just run back to her home but the other part of her knew that running back could never happen now she was a Princess but she didn't act like one all she brought was dishonor to herself and her homeland. But she couldn't stay with Cloud and Tifa it wasn't fair she'd only meant to be staying with them for two weeks but that had escalating into a year. They needed time to be alone as a family she would just get in the way of that like she always did.

'So how you been?' A voice questioned behind her, the hairs on the back of her neck suddenly stood up on end.

'I'm not talking to you!'

'Is that right.' Reno smirked enjoying the rise he was getting from her.

'Look what do you want from me?'

'I thought you weren't talking.' Under her breath Yuffie muttered something, as she sneered over at Reno's dark familiar form lurking in the shadows.

'Don't get aggressive you know I can't fend you off.' He chuckled there was no cruelty or sarcasm in his voice.

'Jump down a hole somewhere, huh.' Yuffie frowned turning her back on him sick of his games.

'Yuffie.' Before she had the chance to escape Reno reached out for her gripping her hard by the tops of her slender arms.

'Let me go!' Yuffie protested struggling against his touch, wondering why she didn't just give him the ass kicking he deserved she desperately wanted to but something held her back.

'Yuffie don't be like this, huh calm down okay I just want to talk to you.' Reno soothed ignoring the fact that she was hitting him fairly hard in the chest, it hurt.

'I don't want to talk to you I have nothing to say!' She wailed wriggling furiously punching him hard, but not as hard as she could have if she'd wanted to.

'That makes a change.' Reno grinned blocking her hand as she tried to slap him, with her other arm free she punched him hard in the stomach sending him reeling backwards.

'Ohh Reno!' She cried anxiously her heart leaping as she watched him double up in pain.

'Reno are you okay?' Glancing up at her seeing the concern, which ran across her face he realized that she didn't hate him that wasn't what it was about she…

'I'll be fine kid you need to work on your swing.' The concern fled from her face moving away from him her cheeks flushing scarlet as she realized the weakness she had shown. Moving behind the bar she grabbed the jar of olives Tifa had requested.

'Yuffie, Yuffie.' Reno called after her once he could breathe again, she ignored him.

'Yuf, don't be like this huh it doesn't have to be like this not now not now that I know.' He tried to reach out for her again but this time she was to fast for him, moving past him she stopped glancing once over her shoulder before she made her way up the stairs.

'You don't know anything Reno, you never have.'

Watching her as she receded into the gloom Reno realized what a mistake he had made.