(Back to Cloud's view. Yay! I'm writing! Happy?)
I couldn't help but feel a pressure in my heart when she was near me. It was a pain. My heart would always speed up and it hurt, but it felt great. I knew I loved her, and I couldn't wait to show her how great Rocket Town was now that we made some changes. We all had so much to tell her, but we were going to wait till we got her settled down.
"Cloud?"
"Huh?"
It was Aeris.
"What happened while I was gone?"
I held her in my arms.
"Not to much, but we'll fill you in when we get home."
"Home...Where are we going?"
"Rocket Town. We all live there, except for Red XIII and Yuffie goes to visit her family once in a while."
"Where will I live?"
"I didn't really think about that. We all pretty much live in a few seperate houses. I guess you can live where you want to."
I kinda felt hurt. What if she didn't want to live with me?
"What about mother?"
"She still lives in Midgar. You could go live with her."
She just stared into space for a while. I guess she was thinking. I didn't want her to live with her mother. I wanted her to live with me. That's why she was brought back. To be with me! But, its not my choice to keep her from what she wants to do. It's her life again and I can't control her, as much as I want to.
"Whose houses have room in Rocket Town?"
She chose to live in Rocket Town! Yes! Now I can see her everday.
"Well, Yuffie and Vincent live together, but they have a spare room. Tifa, Barret and Marlene live together. Cid and Shera have a spare room."
"What about you?"
I didn't even tell her about my little house.
"I live a little bit further away from Rocket Town. Its a five minute walk. I needed space, so I moved there."
"How much room do you have?"
"I have two rooms, a kitchen, living room, and a nice big yard."
"I know where I'll live."
"Where?"
"With Yuffie and Vincnet."
I felt my heart break a little. Thats a lie. I felt it shatter into a million pieces. She didn't want to live with me.
She started to laugh. She turned around and kissed me, but I didn't kiss back.
"I'm just joking Cloud! Can I live with you?"
I was hurt that she would do that to me! Dispite my hurt, I felt my heart feel better.
"Cloud?"
I didn't answer her. I was thinking. I wasn't sure what I was thinking of though. I knew my cheeks were a flaring red because I saw that Aeris was giggling.
"Sure! You can live with me."
I walked away as quickly as I could so she couldn't see how red my face was. I walked out into the deck. It was cold.
"Cloud? Is something wrong?"
I ignored Aeris. I just couldn't help but wonder if she would even like living with me.
"Cloud!"
I felt her arms wrap around me from behind. I didn't know what to say to her.
"I didn't know that it would make you so upset..."
I could hear her words dropping. I knew what she was thinking. I could tell that she was crying silently.
'How could I only be here for a few hours and already messed things up' was what she was thinking. I couldn't bare the thought of her feeling bad. I turned around and hugged her tightly. Then I held her from arms length and looked at her.
"I forgot to tell you. Someone says hi. I think his name was Zack."
I felt my heart skip a beat. Zack. I knew my cheeks were getting bright red. Just hearing his name.
"What's wrong Cloud?"
"Nothing! Nothing at all!"
I heard my voice crack. She shouldn't know about him. She can't know about him.
"Who is Zack?"
"No one!"
"Tell me Cloud!"
"Just drop is Aeris!"
"No! Tell me!"
"He was my partner and past lover!"
I knew my cheeks were flaring. I slummped to the ground and I couldn't believe I told her.
"Wait. Zack, the Mercinary?"
I just nodded.
"He was my boyfriend."
I looked down. I felt like shit just knowing I told her. It didn't make me feel any better that the two people I loved the most in my life dated. She sat down next to me. I didn't know what to say or do. I felt her snuggle up to me.
"Don't Aeris."
"Cloud, are you mad at me?"
"No. I just feel like shit right now."
"If it makes you feel any better, I broke up with Zack when he left."
It didn't make me feel any better. I felt her grab my face and kiss me. I didn't do anything.
"Cloud! Stop acting like an ass! I love you!"
"I love you, too."
I kept looking down. She slipped her hand in mine.
"Cloud, We'll be home soon."
Thats when I realized that past relationships don't matter. We're together now, and that's all that matters. We were a family now, and we were going home. Our home.
