A Fallen's Redemption

/ A FF VII Fan Fiction /

This is an AU fan fic aside from the characters very little will be from FF VII

This story is dedicated to my Dear friend Katie from here on out.

Anything in quotes and Italics in the actually story is thoughts

Anything in quotes without italics is spoken

Oh and for those wondering this is a Cloud Aerith coupling story.

Disclaimer: I don't own FF VII and if asked by the owners I will immediately remove this from anywhere I have posted it. Don't got much moneys so don't sue.

This is somewhat of a Bible Based story. I myself am not Christian and am Atheist. As far as I am concerned the bible is a collection of stories. If I offend anyone with this I apologize but they should remember this is Fan Fiction.

Please note a lot of this chapter will take place in Clouds memories

Oh and another quick note is there will be some a songs lyrics placed in some parts.

/ Cloud's memory's /

"It had been a long grueling year of fighting against the angels still loyal to their God. He had lost friends that he had known all his life. He oft felt like crying in this part of the war. Slowly but surely they were losing now. It had all started so very grandly only a year ago... or was that a century ago?" Cloud ruefully thought.

I never knew
I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a cue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that's how it's got to be
It's coming down to nothing more than apathy
I'd rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke and who's still standing when it clears and

As he began to think of how this all happened sadness washed over him. So many friends... dead, he would never see them again. Then there was her... A brown haired beauty that had always comforted him, she too was dead. He didn't know what it was like to love an individual, but he was sure that he had loved her that way.

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

Yet here he was alive to this day. Chasing after a woman... not just any woman though, one that resembled the first real love he had. Her first death had been horrible for him; he, Sephiroth and Lucifer had not been able to do anything to stop it. The sorrow that had resided in his soul sense that day had seemed to keep building up. He felt like he was getting ready to break at that time.

Let's rearrange

I wish you were a stranger I could disengage
Just say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along
But that's disregard
You find another friend and you discard
As you lose the argument in a cable car
Hanging above as the canyon comes between and

"All the tears he had shed at that time for her. Nothing was left, sense that time the war had started to reverse... they were going to be defeated soon. Then they would be killed. How did something start in so much hope and dream go so badly" he wondered? At this time Sephiroth ran into Clouds tent, and quickly spoke to Cloud. "Cloud the enemy they draw close, we must be ready. If we are to die, let it not be in a dignified way to glorify those friends we have lost."

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

To this Cloud simply sat up strait, picked up his weapon, and proceeded to sling it across his back and exit the tent.

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

As he walked, he resembled a man going to his death willingly. He was like a dove that had lost its mate. A dove without its mate will often die than try to live on. His shoulders hung low and his hair seemed to have lost ifs gravity defying ability. Bangs covered eyes that were haunted by pain and depression. If one looked close enough they would see tears that he could not shed. Pain he would never let go.

And suddenly I become a part of your past
I'm becoming the part that don't last
I'm losing you and its effortless
Without a sound we lose sight of the ground
In the throw around
Never thought that you wanted to bring it down
I won't let it go down till we torch it ourselves

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

Everyone knows
She's on your mind

Everone knows I'm in
Over my head
I'm in over my head
I'm over my

As he walked into the light and stood among his allies, his friends, his companions he straitened up if only to give them hope. His only hope was that his death came swooping down like a bird of prey to free him from pain. His feet felt like lead as he walked, yet they became lighter every step. Cloud knew why it felt that way... he was marching onwards towards his beloved.

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

As he neared the front lines he determined he would at least put some fight in. He would be damned if he would simply go down and disrespect HER memory that way.

... It was going to be a long night with bad memories...

Woot first half of chapter 4 done, don't worry this is more a teaser for the rest of it... OK FINE the real reason is I still got some ideas to work out, but I felt I owed you something -.- Evil reviewers... I mean I love you reviewers plz R&R.

Dedicated to: Katie