Onee: ok.. it says 6, but lets just pretend they look the same. ha ha. Cause they're Final Fantasy and they dont age! wahaha! They're just cool like that.

Thanks for all the support you guys/girls gave me! Whenever I was feeling down, it was cheering and uplifting comments and what not. But seriously, You guys are great. Hope you like my next story as much as (or more than) this one! Hope you enjoy this last chapter!

Chapter Thirteen

Bikes were parked outside of the Seventh Heaven Bar and Inn. One was Fenrir and the other was Kadaj's bike. He had thought long and hard for a name for his bike, but in the end he had given up. He believed no name he came up with would be worthy enough to ride alongside Fenrir.

It had been six years since the end of the war and it was once again Kadaj's birthday. Hey, I didn't say it was exactly six years after the end of the war!

Tifa and Jean were on a committee board. They were the new source of government in this now leaderless world. On the council with them were Vincent, who came and went as he pleased, Reno, why? Don't ask, Loz, Rude, and Cloud and Kadaj when it pleased them. They preferred to come in when they saw some serious problem they couldn't solve on their own. So far, there had been only one. The issue of Yazoo.

Inside the bar, the party raged. Laughter and decorations were in surplus amounts. Kadaj got many wonderful gifts and everyone was enjoying themselves. Kadaj looked around and spotted Loz talking with Tifa in his normal nervous fashion. Sitting at a table near the stairs was Yazoo.

Yazoo had barely survived his encounter with Sephiroth and it had taken over a year for him to fully recover. To get anywhere, he had used a wheelchair and he'd often compared himself to Rufus, a man he greatly disliked. Rufus had been killed during the war by Sephiroth.

Sensing Kadaj's stare, Yazoo turned and smiled at him. Kadaj nodded, happy his brothers were back and they were living here again. Kadaj turned his head to the other side and was promptly met with a kiss from Cloud.

From Cloud's neck dangled a brand new silver locket that Kadaj had bought him just a few days after the end of the war. While removing the picture from his old locket, Cloud accidentally snapped said locket in two. He knew that thing was gonna die..

Cloud and Kadaj hadn't told everyone that they loved each other but everyone, who mattered, knew and no one complained. Reno was lost as to what everyone knew that he didn't but no one was going to tell him. People suspected that Rude had a thing for Reno, but they weren't delving any deeper on the subject.

Reno.. Reno liked flashy explosions.. and colors. He fell in love with lights, the fruit cake. But they all loved him for it.

Kadaj suspected that Yazoo had a crush on Cloud but had given up on it and that Loz liked Tifa. It seemed everyone was starting to like someone, except Vincent, who might like someone but he never showed it, Cid, and Yuffie. Barrett was old enough to be all of their fathers, except Cid's, and he was Aerith's step father. Aerith 's little sister, Marlene, was playing in the corner with a boy named Denzel.

Aerith claimed that Denzel had been found on the streets when Marlene was four. He had walked up to the car when their parents had looked away. He seemed to be Marlene's age, and he also had a fascination in staring at her.

'Hi!' Marlene had greeted.

'Hi..'

'I'm Marlene. What's your name?'

'..D-Denzel.'

And he'd been living in the Inn ever since. Marlene seemed taken with him and he was a generally happy boy. In many ways, he reminded Tifa of Cloud. He'd have to deal with his inner demons on his own when he grew older.. Or maybe he wouldn't be alone.

Tifa watched Marlene play around with Denzel and she smiled. He might have a friend there to help him through it..

"Cloud!" Denzel called out. Cloud broke his kiss with Kadaj and looked back at the boy. Denzel ran over and tugged on Cloud's pant leg. Cloud was bent over, leaning on the chair Kadaj sat in and the table. Cloud looked under his arm at the six year old's energetic face.

"Ya?"

"Can you come play with me and Marlene?"

Cloud looked up at Kadaj and sent a message without words. He returned his gaze to the small child attached to his leg.

"Sorry. I'm busy.." at Denzel's sad face he added "but I'll play later.."

"Ok!" Denzel paused. "Promise?"

"Promise." Denzel ran off to play and Cloud sighed. Kadaj laughed slightly and Cloud smiled.

Right. Denzel had this sudden strange interest in Cloud. Perhaps it was because they were so alike.

"Come on, birthday boy." Cloud stood up and headed for the door. Kadaj nodded his goodbye to Tifa and left with Cloud. Cloud climbed on his bike and Kadaj ran over.

"Like before?" he asked.

"Yea. Like before." Cloud slid his glasses on and Kadaj hopped on his bike.

'Like before.' they both thought, revving their engines and speeding away.

Vincent watched from the window and he smiled. Cloud was happy so it was okay. He didn't mind how everything had turned out. It felt like home here. Everyone was a friend and even if Cloud had found his love after so many years, Vincent was okay with it. Besides, he was probably meant to be a lonely old man anyway. He smirked and left the window.

"Like before." he laughed lowly.

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He forgot everything in the rush of the wind. He always lost himself in the race. But that was how he liked it. Everything fell away except him and Cloud.

Onee: cookies and kudo bars to whoever can tell me who Vincent might like.