Author's Note: Second chapter up. This one's got alot of Cloud and Tifa stuff going on. Cloud and Tifa only I might say. Just a chapter to get things going and something for me getting used to the VinTif idea... Hope ya enjoy it anyways. Again, short, but like I said, all the chapters will be.

Disclaimer: I do not own the song "Savin' Me" It belongs to Nickelback. I just used some lines from the lyrics in this chapter.

A Love Remains Unspoken ..:
Chapter II
By: T.Lockheart

"Where's Cloud?" The doors of the bar opened and a man in a dark red cloak walked in. Tifa glanced up from cleaning the glasses and almost getting done with locking the bar for the night. A slight smile appeared on her face as Vincent crossed his arms over his chest and glanced at the brunette.

"He went to bed. He acted kinda... Distracted. Could be that he was just tired though."

"To bed...?"

"Yeah, after arriving here. Seeing everyone again. Catching up with each other. Nibelheim... You know, some things take time to take in. He's probably tired." Tifa finished off the last glass and folded the cloth and placed it on the bar. She walked around the counter and went to put the "Closed" sign on the doors. "I think it's the whole... Being here thing again."

"Strange."

"Strange?" Tifa asked, looking up at Vincent.

"Yes."

She gave him a questioning look, and crossed her arms. "What do you mean, Vincent?"

"Go look for yourself." Vincent pointed at the window next to the doors. "He's sitting outside. At the well."

"...What?" Tifa glanced at the windows, than at thedoor that led upstairs, than overtothe bar doors. "I didn't see him walk out..."

"Apparently, he climbed out of the window. Therefor the reason I'm here. I saw Cloudwalking over the roof. I wasn't sure what to think." He turned and made his way over to the exit. "Well, Tifa, I'll be going home. Good night." the doors closed as the tall black haired man disappeared out of sight.

"Yeah... 'Night..." Still having her arms crossed over each other, she rubbed her bare upper arms, grabbed her vest that lay on the chair and pulled it over her shoulders. She slowly made her way over to the windows before going outside. Vincent was right. Cloud was sitting on top of the well. With his back against the dark wood, his on leg propped up, the other stretched out, and his gaze locked on the night sky. Tifa leaned against the wall while staring outside, and let out a sigh. 'Cloud... You never tell us anything...' she sighed again and moved away from the window. She walked out and made her way softly over to the well. She didn't climb up, but stayed down instead.

"Cloud?" she asked softly. She saw a spiky headed face peek over the edge. As a small smile formed on her lips. "What are you doing?"

The face disppeared as Cloud sat back against the well again.

"Nothing." she heard. Tifa shook her head, and made her way up the well. As she walked closer to Cloud, he brought his gaze over to her. Tifa sat down next to him, and stared up at the sky, like Cloud did earlier. She nodded and glanced down.

"Nothing, huh?"

"Yep... Nothing." Cloud said, simply bringing his gaze up again.

"If you never tell us anything... Than how are we supposed to know? I'm not always gonna notice something's bothering you, you know?" Her browns were met by two ocean blue eyes, giving a puzzled expression. She stared at him for a slight second, than looked away, letting out a sigh. "You know what I'm talking about, Cloud."

"I don't. What do you mean, Tifa?"

Prison gates won't open up for me.

"You never tell us anything." She stared at him. "Ever." looking away she continued her story. "With every damn thing, we ask what's wrong, when something is wrong, you always say "Nothing" It's not nothing, Cloud. There is something but you just keep locking yourself up for us. For me. And why? We're always here for you aren't we?"

On these hands and knees I'm crawling.
Oh, I reach for you.

Cloud shook his head, and sighed. "You obviously seem to know me well enough to know something's wrong. Why don't you tell me. Since you act like you know me better." he said, looking at her.

"What...?"

"When you think something's wrong. Something always has to be wrong. That's not how things go, Tifa. Just because you think there is, doesn't mean there really is."

Tifa stared at him in disbelief. What was his problem? She was just trying to help him, make him open up to her like he did back that day in the life stream. They helped each other, and got through it. What made him say this all of a sudden?

"I'm just saying I think it's strange you won't let me help you. ...After all that we've been through." she said in a soft voice, not looking up from staring at the wood she was sitting on.

Well I'm terrified of these four walls.
These iron bars can't hold my soul in,
All I need, is you.

"What are you trying to get at, Tifa? Just because we're close friends, just because you think something's wrong, you have to know everything about me?"

Tifa closed her eyes, taking in the words that were said. She couldn't believe it. Everything was going great. Her bar was popular in town, not only Nibelheim but all over the world people knew her new bar. Nibelheim was finally filled with people again, and everyone she cared about was moving on, and living a great life. And last night she couldn't be more happy to hear her childhood friend was finally visiting the next day. Now that he was here... She wished he never came.

"You made your point, Cloud." she stood up, not showing the pain, the tears that filled her eyes. With her back turned at him, she stood, ready to go down. She felt dizzy. Her best friend... Was mad at her? How? Why? Cloud heard a sniffle. With his own eyes closed, he knew he snapped at her for no reason. 'Cause once again, she was right.

"I'm sorry for caring." she said in a weak, hurt voice.

"Tifa... I didn't mean it like th-"

Come please, I'm calling.
And all I scream for you,
Hurry, I'm falling, I'm falling.

All he heard was a loud thud. Cloud quickly turned around to see Tifa fell of the edge of the well. He rushed to the edge to grab her hand, but she landed on the ground already. He jumped off, and bend down next to Tifa, worried, concerned, and most of all confused about what just happened. "Tifa?" He asked. Though the brunette didn't respond. 'What the hell have I done...' He picked her up from the ground, and walked her inside the bar. He moved behind the counter and walked her up the stairs, entering her bed room as he placed her on the bed. Cloud quickly made his way into the kitchen, getting a bowl of water and a cloth. He sat down next to her on the bed, pulled out the wet cloth and placed it carefully on her forehead. Staring at her intently, Cloud shook his head. "And you say I never tell people what's wrong..." He stood up, and left the room, closing the door softly behind him. A few minutes later he found himself sitting on the couch in Tifa's living room, lost in thought.

Show me what It's like
To be the last one standing.
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be.

'You were always there for me. Even when everyone was devistated by Aeris' death... You kept the spirit in us to continue our battle. Even though you were about to break. You never showed anyone how much you hurt, how much you endure every single day. You are the only one who has the strength to pull everyone back up. Yet I scorned you. I don't know why I did it, Tifa... I want to tell you that I need you. That I want to be with you for the rest of my life. But I can't. It's not because I love another woman. The one who died for us... No. It's because I just can't get myself to say those three words. So simple. Yet so hard. I don't know what's wrong with me... Yet you notice something in me. Can you tell me what it is, Tifa? 'Cause I can't.

Cloud shifted as he heard the door fall into the lock. He rubbed his eyes, as he got ready to sit up. 'Probably fell asleep on the couch.' he though. Until a steel hand wrapped around his throat and pulled him up from the couch and bashed him against the wall, keeping him there on his throat. Cloud quickly opened his eyes, and was met by two crimson ones...