Something to Live For
Chapter Three: Mistaken Consequences
Disclaimer: Hehe. I— O.O;; I mean. I do not own Final Fantasy ;; -shoos away police-
Please Read: Okay. There will be a couple parts to this story. For the first part, every chapter will begin with 'Mistaken'. I'm not sure how many parts there will be. But I'm planning the whole thing out. This will be the first fanfic that I have written that would be fully thought out. As for the first few chapters… they're purely being typed as I go. Hehn. -sweatdrop-
I really have been doing a lot of research for this story. I do not own the game, but own Advent Children. So I don't really know about that much stuff. I'm planning to get the game soon though, so as soon as I get enough information, it will probably be faster to update.
Long note, I know, but.. yeah. On with the fanfic.
"I learned a lot. The elders taught me many things. About the Cetra... And the Promised Land... I'm... alone... I'm all alone now..." - Aeris
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"Cloud is out doing deliveries." Tifa said, bending down so that she was the same height as Denzel. Denzel nodded, and ran off back to his room.
'Poor boy. I guess we all are nervous that Cloud will leave us again.'
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The sun was out, and though it was the cold time of year, the beams of light gave the atmosphere a warm feeling. It was… one of those days. Those days where the day seemed too perfect, yet you'd have that gut feeling that something bad would happen. But who knew what would happen. (A/N: I dooo :D)
The playful wind ruffled his blonde hair and he squinted through his tinted goggles, pushing Fenrir to go faster to his destination. He didn't like the feeling he was having. Not one bit.
Cloud arrived at his first stop, and unbuckled the package that was strapped to the back of his motorcycle. Half jogging, half walking up to the door, he knocked, and an elderly woman answered.
"Strife Delivery Service. Here's your package, ma'am."
"Why thank you, young man." Cloud pulled out a piece of paper for her to sign and started to walk away. "Be safe, and keep an eye out."
"W-what?" Cloud turned around and raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that?"
"I'm just saying to take care on your ride home…"
Cloud inaudibly said 'Oh' and mumbled a sorry before walking back up to his Fenrir and started the ignition.
'Calm down, Cloud, you're overreacting. Nothing bad is going to happen.'
"Have a good day." He called out as he zoomed down the road again.
"One to go." He whispered to himself.
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"Denzel, Marlene, come down and eat your breakfast!" The two kids raced each other down the stairs and skidded to a stop in front of Tifa. Her hands were placed on her hips as a playful smirk was held on her face. "Well?"
The two kids showed her their hands, and smiled so that she could see that they brushed, in unison. Tifa looked at them one last time before she was content and handed them their food.
Some footsteps were heard entering the bar, and they seemed rushed and pleading. Tifa turned around to find a woman standing there with a hand clutched across her chest. Tifa rushed to the woman's aid and bent down.
"What happened?" When the woman gave no reply, Tifa became worried. Something was off about her. Tifa's eyes grew wide in shock and she quickly turned around.
"Denzel, Marlene, run!" As soon as she said those words, the children ran out the bar. They knew what to do, when in danger, go straight to a neighbor's house. As they got their distance they heard an explosion coming from where they ran from.
"Tifaaa!" Marlene cried, trying to escape Denzel's grasp on her.
"Marlene, you heard what Tifa said!"
"Tifa!" The girl cried out in anguish, tears ran down her pink cheeks as she called for her current guardian, her friend. Denzel seemed to try and hold back some tears also.
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It was too quiet, and Tifa good hear the strange ticking of a clock. She was glad that the kids ran to safety, but now she was worrying about herself. She left the 'woman' there and tried to run up the stairs but an explosion occurred from the body, causing Tifa to duck down and clutch onto her head, usual reflex. Shards of glass from the windows pierced Tifa's skin, causing her to scream in agony. But trying to escape again, piece of plaster came down and hit her head, causing her to black out.
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Something lurched in the pit of Cloud's stomach. Something bad happened. Oh no. He had just delivered his second package and quickly ran to Fenrir.
"Oh no…" He said to himself. The man who just received his delivery called out to him, telling him to have a safe trip home. Frustration boiled within him. Whenever he had a bad feeling about something, most of the time it would come true. And this time was really no exception. He cell phone started to ring, but he paid no attention to it. Until it wouldn't stop ringing...
"Hello?" No answer. "Hello?"
"Cloud?" Came a muffled voice.
"Denzel? What happened?"
"T-Tifa-"
"What happened to Tifa? Denzel?" The phone call ended. They kids were probably using a payphone. "Shit!" He shoved the phone into his pocket and pushed the pedal harder, hoping that Fenrir would go faster.
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By the time he got to the bar, the first floor was filled with rubble, bystanders gaped at the mess, and Cloud pushed himself through the crowd.
"Denzel! Tifa! Marlene!" He called, hoping that someone would answer. From behind her heard two people running towards him, which were, fortunately, Denzel and Marlene.
"Denzel, Marlene! Where's Tifa?" The children panted in exhaust and tried to speak but no words came out. Cloud shooed the people away and began to look around. Kicking some plaster and rubble away, he found what looked like the outline of a woman's body. Worry crossed him, but then looking more carefully, he realized it wasn't the outline of Tifa's body. There was no blood around the area.
"C-Cloud." Marlene cried. Cloud rushed over to Denzel and Marlene, who were by the staircase, looking down crying.
"T-Tifa..?"
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Okay. Chapter is overrr. Hmmm. What happened to Tifa? Tifa haters, don't be so happy. Tifa lovers, calm down. Aeris lovers, Hi. But anyways. The next chapter is coming soon. I actually had trouble with this one, I wasn't sure whether to put any government people in there. I know about SOLDIERS and WRO and stuff, but I'm not sure about police o.O So if you could review and tell me who would handle this situation. That'd be luffly. Ja ne!