Something to Live For
Chapter Five: Mistaken End
Disclaimer: Yeah. I don't own. Final. Fantasy.
I got... Final Fantasy 8! But not 7 –sheepish grin- I might get it off eBay, though. But anyways, It can't read my ps2 memory card. Which is a bummer. I got pretty far, but then ... I died. But anyways. Here is the last chapter of the first part of this fic (Tifa is like the main character for half of this chapter, so... sorry about that.). Yeah. Bring it.
"Tifa! When'd you become such a wimp!" – Barret
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/"Tifa..."/
"Huh? Who's there?"
/"It's me, Aeris."/
"...Aeris?"
/"Yes. Tifa, you're in a coma."/
"Tifa... coma?"
/"Yes, Tifa. You are in a coma?"/
"Where is everyone? And why is it so dark? What happened?"
/"Like I said earlier, you're in a coma. A bomb exploded in your bar, and you got knocked out."/
"What happened to Marlene? And ...Denzel?"
/"They're safe. So is everyone else. No need to worry."/
"When can I..."
/"Very soon..."/
Tifa's eyes fluttered open, and she looked around at her surroundings. She tried to sit up from the bed but she hurt herself doing so.
"Aggh. Damn it all." Tifa fell back down with small thump. Placing a hand over her forehead to massage her headache, she noticed something. "Where'd all these cuts come from...?"
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.
"Oh yeah..." Tifa frowned and placed her hand back down by her side. As she did that, a nurse came in and smiled at her.
"I see you're awake. We didn't know how long you'd be in that coma." Tifa forced a smile onto her face and attempted to try and sit up again, but with no avail. "Oh dear, don't strain yourself." The nurse walked over to the side of the room and pressed something on a remote, raising the bed higher so Tifa could be in a sitting position. She started to talk, but Tifa's mind was clouded with random thoughts.
"Excuse me, miss?" She snapped out of her thoughts and faced the nurse.
"Oh, I'm sorry, what were you saying?"
"I was wondering if you'd like anything to eat?" Tifa nodded, and the nurse made her way over to the bed and switched the pillows.
"It was a good thing that young man brought you here as early as he did. You could've suffered worse." As the nurse walked out the room, Tifa couldn't hide the smile that was forming on her lips.
'Cloud...'
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"Well?"
"Sir, it appears that the bomb only harmed a woman. Cloud wasn't in the building."
A fist slammed down onto a wooden desk in anger.
"I'm not paying you to kill the wrong people."
Flashback
A man dressed in a black suit walked into the bar, and kicked some of the pieces of wood out of the way, scanning the area.
"Oh Cloud..." He called out, not that he expected an answer. He didn't really want to hear a reply either. Walking up the stairs, his hands in his pockets, his foot hit something soft. Looking down a grin was on his face, but it eventually faded when he saw it was just a woman. "Humph. Nothing but a pile of bullshit." He kicked her body to the side and continued his raid through the house.
Upon reaching Cloud's room he spotted something. Something... that could help make his job easier. Grabbing the object, he turned around cautiously then jumped out the window. He didn't want to raise suspicion walking out the front door. The explosion probably attracted pedestrians to the scene.
End Flashback
"But sir, this woman, I believe, is a weakness."
The shaded figure leaned back into his armchair and was quiet, as if in ponder, which he was.
"Do you have any proof?" The man from the flashback slid something onto his desk, and the other man smiled. "Well, you may have saved your ass. You may leave, Reno." Reno grinned impishly and grabbed the object that he showed his boss and walked off.
"Hmm... brainwashing that jackass wasn't so bad after all." The man mumbled under his breath.
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Cloud moved away some of the debris, trying to find anything, anything, that would help him find out who did this.
"Fuck!" Cloud picked up a piece of wreckage and threw it at the wall, making more glasses crash down the ground. Angry? No. Frustrated? Hell yeah. Vincent walked into the area, and stood there, seeming detached from the whole situation. Cloud rubbed some dust onto his pants and scratched the back of his head.
"Did you find anything?"
"No, but something is missing from your room." Was all he said. Barret walked in, and sheepishly stuck his hands into his pockets.
"Ya, that picture in yer room isn't 'der anymore."
"Which one?" The blonde said a bit too quickly for his own good.
"There was more than one?" Yuffie butted in. She seemed to step in at the start of the conversation as well. Cloud nodded, as the group looked at each other in confusion.
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Reno looked at the pictures in both his hands and frowned.
"Didn't know why I went back to take the other one. Both have the same people. Meh. Oh well." Reno shoved the pictures back into his pockets. They fit because well, he had big pockets, and he took off the frames. Reno may have been brainwashed, but he still had a brain, even if not a lot of it. He snickered to himself as he held out his hand into the air, for no reason whatsoever, just to get a grasp onto nothingness.
"This is it. The final battle is coming."
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Well, that's it for Part One! I know, its sucky and rushed, but whatever. It plays an important role. Check back later for the next chapter. PLEASE Review. You know you want to :P And I might not update unless I get at least five more reviews.
But if I'm in a /really/ good mood... maybe