Wow, so only a few people reviewed. Huh, I thought I would get more of a rise out of you people when I wrote about Tifa having a child. Hmm, I guess you need more convincing huh? Well, read on and enjoy more drama from my lovely story.

Disclaimer: I do NOT OWN Final Fantasy VII or any of its characters!

An Unforgettable Reminder

Tifa woke up with a small boy shaking her shoulder and calling her over and over again. She opened her brown eyes to meet with blue ones. Gasping a little, she let her eyes focus to see Sora smiling brightly at her. For a brief moment, she thought that Cloud had come back. Cursing under her breath, she shook her head some, ashamed that everything her son did reminded her of his father. It caused her heart to break all over again as he looked like his father. Pressing her lips together, she smiled at him as she watched Sora climb up on the bed. He sat next to her and smiled. The five year old yawned some as he waited for his mother to wake up.

She stretched some, and then patted his head. "Ready for breakfast?" she asked, looking at him to see that bright smile as he rubbed his tummy.

"You bet!" he said, sliding off the bed and running to the door.

Tifa got out of bed and changed into her work clothes once again. Brushing her hair, she heard Sora's voice calling for her outside her room. Telling him she would be right there, she passed her dresser where she saw a picture of Cloud. A sad smile came to her face as she had placed it high above so that Sora couldn't get to it, as well as the Materia. That was the last thing that he needed, to learn how to cast magic.

The brown haired boy poked his head in. "Mom, come on." he said, hearing her laughter as she walked out with him by her side. Even though he sometimes caused her heart to think back to the man who had given her this wonderful boy, she never thought ill against the decision to keep Sora with her. She loved her son very much.

As she made her way into the kitchen, she looked at Sora and waited for him to announce that he wanted eggs and toast. It was his usual. She nodded and began to make breakfast for him while, Sora began to tidy up the bar. For after they ate, she would open up the bar, and he would go to his room and play with Marlene, who sometimes didn't like to. He sighed as he climbed up one of the chairs and waited for Tifa to place the plate of yummy food, as he called it, in front of him. He smiled brightly as took his fork and began to chow down.

Once he was done, he slide down with his empty plate in his hands and walked to the sink. His spiky hair was all that could be seen as he walked behind the bar. Tifa had unlocked the door, and some of her patrons had already started to come in. Marlene had just walked through the door when he set his plate in the sink. Sora greeted her with a big smile that was second only to Tifa's. With a sigh, he watched him bounce up to her and lead her away to his room.

Tifa smiled and looked around. Things were alright without him, she could manage. At least that was what she was telling herself. The truth was, she was failing at this whole managing her feelings. Once again, she kept them bottled up. Her journal was one of the few that knew about her emptiness. Her hands cleaned a section of the bar that no one was at. She shot her head up as she heard heavy boots. However, their owner wasn't the one that she was looking for. A silvered, short haired man sat down at the bar and looked her up and down. Feeling a bit agitated with the man already, she smiled and asked what he wanted to drink. The sooner he got his drink, the sooner he would leave. Right?

He only smiled in that ever so creepy way and placed a bag full of Gil on the counter. "Where is Cloud?" he asked, not even bothered by all of the other people staring at him. For no one uttered that name in front of her.

"Excuse me?" she asked, as her smile faded, and a serious look came over her. 'What on earth could this guy want with him?' Tifa asked herself as she felt her knuckles become strained as she was making fists under that counter.

"You heard me, I am looking for him."

"I haven't seen him in a long time. He doesn't come here any longer." she said, trying to keep her pounding heart from leaping from her chest.

"Well, if you see him. Tell him we are looking for Mother. He will know." he said, standing up and smiling again in that creepy manner. He leaned in close so that only she heard his last comment. "I would keep a close eye on that boy of yours, Miss. You never know when those closest to you are gone."

She glared at him, feeling the urge to 'escort' him out of her bar. "Is that a threat?" she asked, between her teeth.

He only smiled and turned his back on her.

Tifa was about to punch the counter in front of her when she heard Marlene cry out. Her heart dropped as she felt as though something might have happened to Sora. She dashed to Sora's room, fear in her eyes that her last tie to Cloud might have gone. Her dark eyes opened the door where she saw something she hadn't expected to see. A smile came to her face as she stood there. 'Just like he was back then...oh Cloud, I wish you could be here to train him, to teach him.' she thought as she saw Sora looked at her and then get that look of being busted that his own father had not to long ago. For Marlene was looking at her arm that was frozen as well as part of her dress. The young girl looked confused and shocked.

"My arm, Sora. Look at my arm!" she cried, not knowing what to do.

"Marlene, what happened?" Tifa asked as she had a towel in her hands. She set the towel down and grabbed a potion. "Here drink this, it will help." she said softly, awaiting her to calm down a bit.

"Sora...he...he froze my arm!" she said, quite upset about this. Marlene drank the small vile of liquid and glared at Sora.

"Well, what did Sora do to freeze your arm like this?"

"He went to your room and climbed up on your dresser. He grabbed this bag full of Materia. I told him not to mess with it, but would he listen? Noooo!" she said, now rambling about it and obviously upset.

Tifa looked at Sora who was sad that everyone was mad at him. "Sora, why did you freeze her arm?" she asked, trying to hold in her laughter as she knew she needed to be stern with him.

"Well, we were playing freeze tag and your dresser was base. I saw the bag and wanted it, so I began to look at it. I grabbed one that looked cool. After that..I-I saw her, tagged her and called out freeze with it in my hand." he said, his face still not looking at either of them, but rather at the floor.

"May I see the one you were holding?" she asked, her voice soft as now she was almost sure of what happened. Sure enough, when he handed her the ball that was glowing some. That confirmed it. "Ahh." she said, shocked and rather proud of her son at the moment. "You cast your first magic, Sora. You know how to cast Ice." she said, smiling brightly at him.

"Magic? Ice?" he asked, looking confused.

"I will tell you later, when it's not so busy." she said, sighing as she stood up. "As for now...no playing with the Materia. Kay?" she asked, looking at him with that stern face. As soon as she saw him nod, she left. Marlene wasn't to happy about what had happened, but she ended up forgiving him. After all, he didn't know any better. He was only five, but Sora was a smart child. He caught on to things very quickly.

That night, as Tifa was writing her thoughts in her journal, she heard a soft knock on her door. After hearing a small voice call out mother, she smiled and placed the book away in a drawer. She let him know that he could come in as she turned to greet her baby boy. He closed the door and walked to her. She smiled sadly as she saw so much of Cloud in him. So much that it hurt at times. He stood before her and looked at her with those blue eyes that were so much like his. Even his eyes held that glow, not as much as his father, but it was there. It was faint, but it was shining none-the-less.

"Mom, can you teach me how to use magic. Uncle Barret said that you know how."

She smiled sadly. "Sure. I shall teach you tomorrow." she said, patting his head. Her hands running through his soft hair.

"Mom, your are gonna mess up my spikes." he said, trying to fix his hair.

Tifa could only laugh as she looked at him. A nod came form her as she stood up and made her way to her bed. She was followed by the small child who climbed in bed with her and let out sigh. "What is it, Sora?" she asked, looking at him.

"Well, I saw this picture today. It was by the bag of that shiny mat-mater, well you know." he said, stumbling over the word Materia. "It was a picture of someone who looked like me. Who is that?" he asked, looking up at Tifa with inquisitive eyes.

She felt her heart stop as she closed her eyes to hide the pain. Tifa knew this day would come, but she hadn't expected it to be this soon. A sigh came from her before she opened her eyes. "That man is you father, Sora." she said, unable to find anything else to say about him. What could she say? He hadn't been around long enough to watch his own son grow. Tifa was beginning to think that he didn't care about them at all. It nearly broke her heart to think that.

"Father? Well, where did he go?"

She pressed her lips together as she was trying not to cry or feel the pain of Cloud leaving her here all alone. "He went to save the world, I suppose." she said, trying to tell herself that. For that could be the only reason right? Maybe Sephiroth had returned and he needed closure, so he went off to defeat him by himself. Another sigh came from her. "Honestly, Sora I really don't know. But he said he would come back. He made a promise."

"You love him a lot, huh?"

She blushed as her dark eyes snapped open. How could such a young child understand that she still loved him very much? It must be the innocence of a child. She smiled warmly for the first time that night. That sparkle that had left over a year ago shined for a brief moment. "Yes, very much. He is always and shall forever remain in my heart. I can't love anyone else that much ever." she said, a hand on her heart as she felt it skip a beat.

"He will come back, Mom. Because you love him." he said, before leaning up to give her a goodnight kiss.

Tifa watched her son leave and go to his room. His words hit home as she never realized that her five year old son had more sense then she did. His understanding was unbelievable. Of course, he would come. He always would, because he loved her too. Had Cloud not said so himself? She snuggled in the covers and smiled as she looked at the ceiling. 'Cloud, come home soon. I miss you terribly. I am scared...scared of losing Sora and you. Scary things have been happening lately, and I wish you would return to me. Cloud, it hurts not having you here.'

Chapter End...

Wow, that is really sad. Hope you guys like it. Oh yes, I told you drama would happen and now it has. Please review and tell me how much ya like or hate it, lol. I shall have the next chapter up when homework isn't to bad. See ya soon.