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To Gain Only To Lose

The small boy slept in the locked room. Loz was guarding the door as the child slept through the night. The silver haired man wasn't to happy about watching the feisty child. He rolled his eyes as Sora had done nothing but yak away at how great his mother was. Finally the little one had dozed off, and there was nothing but silence now. A sigh came from him as he rested his head on the stone next to the door. How long were they going to keep this child? Tifa was sure to find them, and she wouldn't be to happy about this. Although, he was certain that she would be no match for them. There was just something about her that he didn't like. He turned his head slightly as he heard movement coming from the room behind him. His eyes peered in to see Sora tossing and turning. A evil smirk came to his face as he ignored the boy's cries for his mother. He turned his head away and looked down the empty hall.

Now poor little Sora was whimpering in his sleep about losing his mother and never seeing her again. Quite sad, but he still slept. No one would come to his aid. The small boy curled into a tighter ball and let out a soft cry as a tear fell to the cold stone floor. His cries and nightmares wouldn't been cured until his mother was there to comfort him. True, the young boy was much like his father, but there were some things that he needed. Love, attention, things that Tifa needed as well as Cloud.

As the night went on, the two on the bike were silent. Each one scared of speaking for fear of saying something that might cause an argument. A sigh came from the dark haired woman who hadn't had any sleep or for that matter rest since those men had kidnapped her son. It scared her at how much she couldn't afford to lose anymore people that she was close to. For her family was now far away from her. She opened her mouth to ask how much farther, but Tifa decided it would be best not to say anything to him. Cloud had that cold face of no emotion as he drove along heading towards a distant building.

Once there, he shut off the bike and looked up at what used to be a Shinra building. It was old and looked to be run down. He let out a sigh and got off. He began to walk forward but something stopped him. He couldn't move on just yet. He turned his head to see the dark haired woman getting off slowly. Not a word escaped him as he looked forward again. Inside his mind was screaming at him to help her, but he just couldn't give her the hope that he would be coming back soon. "We need to get inside before we get attacked. You never know when monsters might show." he said, walking some again to the door.

Tifa smiled as she straightened her gloves. "Now, I think we can handle a couple of monsters..." she said, placing a hand on her hip. She refrained from saying his name as she thought he might glare at her. After all, she was sure that he hadn't planned on this meeting. She sighed and followed him up to the door. The younger woman looked up at the tall building and gulped. Reading the words Shinra didn't make her feel any safer by entering either.

"Come on." Cloud said, holding the door for her. His glowing blue eyes seemed a bit more narrow as he waited for her to enter. He moved along as she followed silently behind him. The blonde knew how Tifa felt about Shinra. They had destroyed her family and well, he wouldn't consider himself part of her family after he had just deserted her like that. He ran a gloved hand though his hair in frustration as he couldn't just turn around and wrap his arms around her, to tell her that everything would be fine and that they would get the boy back. He frowned as he remembered the small baby. He shook his head some as he pushed the thought of her having a son to the back of his mind. He would ask her later, if he ever got the chance. As he looked up again, he noticed that the lights were working in this place. His brow still stayed wrinkled as he looked around him. "It seems that someone else is here." he said, stopping and taking a quick glance to Tifa who had stopped as well.

"Someone else?" she asked, holding her hands together. "Like..." Her eyes widened as she ran past him and down the hall until it split.

"Wait!" he called out, not wanting to be loud for it might attract attention to whoever was here. Cloud quickly followed her to see her stopped in fighting stance at the crossway. He sighed as he slowed to a walk. His mako-blue eyes widened as he saw who she was about to fight. "No..let me handle it."

Tifa clenched her fists as she took a cautious step towards the person that she was about to fight. "No, he took something from me, and I am getting him back. I am getting Sora back!" she said, starting to run at the man who seemed to have been guarding a door before Tifa had been seen.

The blonde watched her as she fought her heart out trying to get back what little family she had left. His blue eyes watched as the horror of losing her was becoming unbearable. He clenched his fists as he told himself he couldn't get involved, but this was happening all over again. His nightmare was becoming real, and he couldn't stand it. He drew his sword and ran down the hallway but was stopped by another silver haired man. "Out of my way!"

"Ahh, it seems that she did her part. Loz, release the boy. Our lovely Tifa has brought, Brother here."

Loz grunted and nodded before backing up to unlock the door. He smiled evilly as he watched Tifa rush in to see Sora sleeping on the ground. "Foolish woman!" he said, laughing some before slamming the door and turning to help his brother. "Hang on, Yazoo." he said, coming from behind the one called Yazoo.

Cloud glared at the two. "You won't get away with this you two. Give them back." he said, fighting off Yazoo with his sword. He shining blue eyes were now full of hate as they had messed with the wrong girl.

Tifa gathered Sora in her arms and didn't even bother to hold back tears. Even though it had only been a few days, it was the worst few days of her life. She didn't care if the doors were locked; the dark haired woman was with her son. She pulled him close as she whispered his name over and over again. It almost seemed as though this was a nightmare, and she would wake up next to him in her warm bed. Her tears fell over her cheeks and hit Sora's face causing him to wake up. His blue eyes looked up to see Tifa. Almost immediately did he tackle his mother with a death squeezing hug. "Yes, I am back. I am here, Sora."

"Oh mother! We have to get out of here. It's scary and they won't stop talking about my dad. It's weird. They say I have his eyes. I don't know what they are talking about, Mom. I am scared." he said, his voice held fear as he looked at her.

"Don't worry, we are leaving." she said, standing and taking his hand. Tifa walked around the walls, looking deep in thought. Sora thought that she had gone mad when she went back to the center of the room and smirked. She cracked her knuckles and ran to the door. With one swift motion, she let her right leg kick the door causing the lock to break off. "Ha!" she said, setting her leg down and looking at Sora who appeared to be staring at her with shock. "Come on, dear. We are getting out of here." she said, ushering him to come with her.

He took a few steps towards her before stopping and smiling. "Mom?" he asked, his blue eyes looking up at her. "You are awesome!" he said, running up to her. "I knew that you were really strong!" he said, taking her hand and let her lead him down hall after all, until she came to another door which read exit.

"Alright, Sora. Stay close to me." she said, kicking the door open to reveal the outside. A smile of relief came to her face as she rushed through it. "Come on, we have a long journey." she said, walking quickly with Sora running at her feet. Tifa lead him away from the abandoned Shinra building and to Kalm Town. She couldn't afford to go back home yet. Nor could she risk the chance of going with Cloud. Her emotions would definitely get the best of her. Leading Sora into town, she found the inn and paid for a night. They were going to leave in the morning. "Sleep well, my son." she said, kissing his forehead as she tucked him into bed.

"But Mom, I don't wanna sleep by myself." he said, those blue eyes that were just like his father's caused her to cave.

"Alright, come here." she said, smiling softly as she climbed into bed with him right behind her.

"Mom?"

"Yes?"

"Where are we going?"

"To visit some old friends of mine."

Meanwhile, Cloud was fighting both Loz and Yazoo. His eyes were narrow and his sword was swinging with such anger. He couldn't afford for these men to make his nightmare a reality. The blonde would protect his love at all cost. After all, he did make a promise to always protect her, to be her hero. "I will not tell you where Mother is. I don't know, nor do I care." he said, nearly growling at them.

Yazoo frowned. "You will help us or those two in that room will be tortured. You won't be able to see them, unless you help us, brother."

He pushed him away. "I am not your pawn to help with some psychotic plan!" he exclaimed, swinging his sword only to be blocked, and then Loz punched him. That force sent him flying down the hall. He grunted before his began to lose consciousness. "Tifa..." he muttered as he blinked some to stay awake. His hearing being distorted as his eyes saw nothing but black. Then there was nothing but silence. The last image he saw was his love smiling.

End chapter...

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