Dying to be with you
Dawn rolled by slowly,allowing Cloud to see all that was around him.Resting for several hours allowed him to gain mobility back into his body.Proping himself up,Cloud shakily got to his feet.Walking for the first time in two days,he stumbled a bit here and there,but soon his leg muscles got used to working again.Soon his steps became broad and normal,the thud of his boots a comforting sound.He started to run,even though he hadn't commanded his body to do so.He ran a fifteen minute run to Midgar,before slowing down.Everyone would be still sleeping,only those obsessed with business would be up at this hour.He sauntered through the streets,a bit creepliy at that.A few thugs and drunks passed by him,but he payed them no heed.A few glanced at him,deciding whether or not he looked like the type to rob and not lose your life.But they left him be.Cloud continued walking until he reached Seventh Heaven.He looked up to a window,remembering where Tifa's room was.His mako eyes glowed and narrowed.Walking up to the door,he began to scheme.
Tifa lifted her head as the sound of someone jiggling the handle.She looked in all directions.She didn't remember much about the deal she had made with the sprite,she just remembered curling up in Cloud's bed.For a moment it felt as though nothing were wrong and it had all been a nasty nightmare.But a small voice in her mind reminded her she had put him to rest the previous day.Who ever was trying to come into the bar at this hour was seriously going to get their ass kicked.Who the hell would want alcohol at dawn...not even dawn.It was thirty minutes from dawn,yet people called this untimely hour 'Dawn'.Sitting upright,Tifa pushed herself off the bed and onto her feet.Walking slowly,she trudged down the stairs.The handle was still shaking as though someone were trying to turn it open,then it suddenly stopped,making Tifa stopped in her tracks.Maybe they had gotten smart and remmebered she wouldn't be open this early in the morning.What she surely wasn't expecting,was a fist to break through the wood of the door.Tifa jumped back and her eyes widend as the fist,now covered in blood and splinters,pushed itself in,revealing an arm.The arm twisted around so that the hand was unlocking the lock and turning the knob.Tifa moved back,her bare feet hitting the stairwell.Her eyes held fear,whoever this was,wasn't leaving.Tifa didn't know that alcoholics were this bad.She was still in her funeral wear,since all she had done was remove her shoes before falling asleep.Her leather top and fabric skirt would not make it easy for her to fight,especially her skirt.The door opened completely,and the shadow of the inside of the bar made it so Tifa couldn't see their face.
Cloud stepped through the doorway,pulling his arm back out from the frame of the door.He ignored the pain shooting through it.His face was well hidden in the shadows as he walked in.His eyes stayed on her's,the look of fear made him smile,for reasons he was unsure.Stepping into the ray of light spilling from the hall,he smiled.
"Come play with me Tifa"he said darkly and manically.Tifa's jaw dropped,she had just said her farewells only a few hours ago.Her body went rigid before shaking uncontrollably.
"This...this can't be possible"she breathed.
"But why not?"Cloud challenged,his eyes holding madness.
"Y...your...what happened to you?Why...why are you so...evil?"Tifa raised one foot and placed it on the step behind him.
"Call it a...ressurection gone wrong"Cloud smiled evilly.
"Call it whatever you wish"Tifa turned heels and dashed up the stairs,Cloud quick on her trail.Tifa ran back into his room and bolted the door.The edge of his buster sword tore the wooden door in two pieces like silk ripping.Tifa jumped onto his bed as the sword came crashing down where she was standing.Using the coiled springs,Tifa launched herself out of the room,for safety reasons.She ran back down the stairs and prepared to leave to run in the city,but Cloud appeared right in front of her.
"Leaving so soon?"he asked sweetly,swinging his sword.The tip of it grazed Tifa's for arm.Biting her lip she ran behind the counter of the bar.
'I wait my entire life for Cloud to chase me...and I need to run to stay alive...this couldn't get much worse'Tifa thought to herself as she ducked beneath the cupboards.She heard his buster sword scrape as he sheathed it,moving to the bar calmly.Tifa picked up a heavy glass mug and threw it at him.Cloud merely moved his right hand to intercept it and it burst into shards.The process repeated until Tifa was out of mugs.
"Is this really how strong you are Tifa?...I put so much faith in you for nothing".Tifa could hear his voice right above her and it was only a matter of time until he killed her brutally.
'You have thirty days before I take your soul'Tifa scowled.If she managed to avoid Cloud,she'd lose her soul.She had to tell him how she felt,and he needed to feel the same in order for this to work.But when fighting he held all the advantages.Never mind the fact that he was strong and a well built warrior,it was because Tifa would never use her full force on him like she did her enemies.No matter how hard she tried to tell herself to just let him have it,she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Tifa made a quick dash from under the counter to the backdoor exit,used in case of emergency.This classified as an emergency.Tifa needed to get to the others,they needed to know her crime.And she needed their help,she couldn't run forever...she didn't have forever.Cloud intercepted her movements by grabbing her ankle as she was in mid run,making her fall flat on her chest.
"Playing hide and seek is alot harder in the city...don't you think thats cheating?"he taunted.She kicked frantically to get out of his grasp.
"Hmm...its funny...I remember when you practically used to beg for my touch,even if it was a simple hello hug...now you try to shake me off...I though you'd be happy to see me...you did after all sell your soul for my return".Tifa closed her eyes and stopped struggling.She let her temple rest against the cold tile floor.She felt his free hand clasp around the nape of her neck tightly.He lifted her off her face and off the ground all together.
"Are you going to kill me Cloud...?"Tifa asked quielty.Cloud smiled,his eyes narrowing dangerously.
"...why?"Tifa's eyes grew sad and the smile disappeared from Cloud's face.He blinked a few times before putting her back on the ground,then released his hold on her.
"I...I don't know"he shrugged,sitting on the floor,a place safe from the shattered glass.
"What do you mean you don't know?"
"The voices in my head can't answer that question,and neither can I".
"Are you still going to try and kill me?"
"Probably"Cloud looked at her.His chin resting on his proped up arm.
"Then why aren't you trying to now?"
"The voices have stopped...I figure they'll be acting up again in five minutes or so...I'd use this time to run"he hinted.Tifa shook her head.
"I sold my soul to bring you back Cloud...all I got was a mind controlled puppet from a demonic sprite who went back on their word".
"So what can you do to stop it and live?"
"I...I...I have to...tell you...something..."Tifa's eyes looked away from his.
"I'm listening".
"I...I...I can't...".
"You have a chance to save yourself and your choosing now to be a time where you are shy?"he asked,clearly annoyed at her sudden weakness.
"Its...its not that easy to say...not only do I have to say it...but you have to feel it to..."
"Your not going to say you love me are you?"his voice held no emotion.Tifa looked back,her eyes showing him his answer.
"Thats sweet,really.But you may want to start running now"Cloud responded sarcastically as he stood up.
Tifa didn't move...she no longer felt the need to run.Her eyes clouded with sadness,she had no reason to live,not after knowing what he really thought of her.Walking around him,she moved to the stairwell and began to climb up slowly.She went into her own room and changed into her usual tank top and pants with sneakers.Walking across the hall,she entered Cloud's room and sat on the bed.She folded her legs indian style and awaited his footsteps to get closer.He stood in the doorway and climbed over the ruins of what used to be his door.Taking out a hand held blade,he made his way closer to her,knife at the ready.
"Cloud?" he stopped and looked at her in a manner of saying 'What?'
"Could...could you do me a favor?...I...I've always wondered...what...could you just kiss me before you kill me?"
"Excuse me?"
"I'm not repeating myself,I know you heard me"Tifa bit her lower lip,awaiting his knife to sink into her already torn heart.
"Is that really all you want?"
'No...I want you to love me Cloud...but this is as far as I'll probably get'Tifa thought,then spoke"it'll do for now".She could feel the mass of the bed distribute as he sat next to her.She moved her face to look at him.He leaned toward her and captured her lips with his own.Tifa's hands entwined themselves in his golden spikes.His tongue slipped past her lips and ran along her teeth and wrestled with her own tongue.Cloud's hands pressed against her back,bringing her as close as she could possibly be.A new hope simmered in her heart,he hadn't said he didn't love her,he just didn't say he did.There was a difference.Tifa kissed him more hungrily as Cloud became more demanding.She moaned as his hands moved from her back to her hips.She didn't want his kiss to end,but those voices in his head were going to tell him to kill her.He pulled back,something different in his eyes as he looked at her.She rested her head on his shoulder,wanting to feel as if everything were alright.
"'Kill Tifa Lockhart...this is your chance.She's vunerable,kill her now!"'the voice in his mind screamed as Cloud let her rest her head on his shoulder.He was still embracing her,and knew it to.
'Why?' he asked the angry voice in his head.The voice went silent,it couldn't answer.
'Why do I feel I need to kill her?Tifa used to be my best friend,she was always there for me...she always protected me whenever she could...we were close...closer than close...weren't we?'
"'She's just trying to trick you!She'll kill you when your off guard"'
'Why would she kill me if she's the one who brought me back?' the voice growled at his response.
"'Fine...if you don't want to listen to me...then you'll have to be more of a puppet...controlling your voice and what to say at times isn't enough,and your body seems to defy me.So...I'll just pull all your strings"'.Cloud's eyes glazed over as his will seemed to be thrown into a dark caveren.As a last move,Cloud used all of his strength to push Tifa away.
"I told you to run!Why are you still here!"he grasped the sides of his head,the feeling of pain shooting through him.Then it was as if he were watching a movie,unable to do anything to change the ending.
A/N: I noticed I goofed on chapter two of In Love,But not with you.I fixed it and I thanks everyone for telling me.I'm sorry,but I have to leave you guys in suspense,it helps me write the next chapter and get new ideas...what do you think?