Her lips curled into a smile as she glanced down at the bundle in her arms. There had been many things in her life, battles, friendships, hope. She never knew she'd end up here in this lifetime. But she was, and she owed it all to the two people who she never saw again. They were now guardian angels, to her beautiful bundle; the two angels who looked over him when she couldn't. She would give anything to have them back here with her again.

It was morning; well to be exact it was still night dark outside. Reiyh had decided to wake up early in this fine night, contemplating whether he was hungry or having the urge of someone carrying him.

It was rather cold outside, and so forth created cool air inside as well. The coldness ran up her spine, and caused her to tremble slightly. But the warmth beside her told her otherwise.

Cloud had insisted, in sitting with her and even now he still didn't sleep, but remain awake. She could see him from the side of her eye, he was watching her. It was one of his favourite things to do, given that it was sometimes creepy. But she knew he admired her for some reason, why, she would never know. The smile which she fought hard slowly grew onto her lips again.

"Tifa," he began and shifted closer. .

She turned to him, her brown eyes smiling.

"I don't mind staying up by myself," he motioned to Reiyh who had his small brown eyes wide open.

She smiled warmly and leaned closer to him, "No," she said softly, "I'd rather sit here with you and Reiyh, than sleep in an empty bed."

He sighed with a smile, "Well, Barret's coming pretty early tomorrow; I just don't want you to be tired."

"Nah.. I'll be okay," she replied.

Cloud had changed in the many years that had passed since the night they made that promise to each other. Then again so did she.

He had become a man who she never knew he could be. In many ways, he was someone knew. But the heart inside him, still remained the same and his eyes, they always saw through to her even after all these years. He learned how to love someone, how to cherish and to care, protect. He spoke his mind now, and hung his heart on his sleeve, rather than locking it up inside. In all, he had finally let go and got the ending he secretly wished for.

She too changed, in many ways than he did. She learnt how to challenge her emotions and to cast them aside when problems around her rose. It wasn't the easiest thing to do, when watching him run away those times. But her unique care free self, kept her together even until today. Learning how to cherish a person was what she had always known how to do, for she cherished him since she laid eyes on him. Of course, he didn't know, not up to now.

"You okay?" he asked, his eyes filled with curiosity to what she thought.

She let a smile linger upon her lips, "Just thinking.."

"About?" his brows tightened together.

She almost laughed, "You."

He rose his brows, "Me? What intrigues you so much about me?"

"Oh I don't know," she began, "Maybe the fact that you're the best thing that ever happened to me…"

He smiled and sighed quietly, "You know," he paused and looked down at Reiyh, "I couldn't say that you're the best thing for me," he said, taking the advantage of the silence to gauge her reaction.

When she didn't respond he continued, "Because you're more than just the best thing, Tifa," he ended it with another of his smiles.

She tilted her head to the side, "Really? How so?"

"Well you carried this lovely display around for nine months," he replied.

"Yeah well, it's not like I had a choice," she answered back.

His smile faded as he replied, "But you wanted too."

She smiled, and glanced back down at Reiyh again. "Only because.." she paused. "Because it was yours…ours."

There were many things in her life, and his too. But one thing she always knew was that she loved him, even when he didn't realize himself that he loved her too. There was more, than just a teenage love between them. There was motherhood, and fatherhood. They were now parents, young, though stronger than any other average couple. They one thing that remained the same, was the bundle between them.