Needing You

Chapter 12

Tifa and Cloud rushed out of the room. "He is over there." exclaimed Marlene and pointed at the boy lying in the middle of the living room. Tifa's hand touched his forehead. "No temperature." she said. Moving away so Cloud could pick him up she asked Marlene to get some water.

Cloud placed him down on the couch and sat on the couch's edge. Tifa rushed to his side and leant over the boy.

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(Tifa POV)

My head bumped against his as we leant over the boy. I felt my cheeks getting hot. I stared up into his blue eyes. The eyes I always found so enchating. I would have given anything to kiss him right now, right where he was, even though Denzel was lying beneath us. I felt his warm breaht on my skin which caused a chill down my spine. I felt Cloud moving away to sit up straight at the end of the couch.

I stood up and sat besides him, enjoying that he opened up to me, that he would actually let me come close.

"I'd better bring Denzel into his room for him to sleep there." he said. Might he have been avoiding me?

Picking up the little boy he looked down at him before raising his head to look at Tifa. "You look good with a child in your arms." I giggeled. Tilting my head at him, my left arm rested on my right upper arm. I tried my hardest to keep looking into his face. Taking in a deep breah I told him straight away. "Cloud, there is something I wanted to tell you for long."I swallowed. Hastily I added "I love you." This was totally unromantic and a shame to all the dreams I had about telling him about my love. I had said the words so fast, maybe he didn't understand them? Judging from his look, he might really not have understood them.

(Tifa POV End)

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(Cloud POV)

Was it that she wanted to tell me? Was I ready to hear it? I felt nervous. Did she expect me to tell her now too? Did I have to say 'I love you' now too? But what if I wasn't sure wheter I wanted to say it yet? I had always been told these words were to be said with care. You have to truly mean it to say them. But do I feel love? I placed Denzel back onto the couch.

"I-" I began but chuckeled as I pressed my forehead against hers. "I am suck at these things."

I felt something wetten my nose. Was she crying? Where these tears of joy again? Or was she actually sad I didn't have the courage to tell her that I love her yet? What if I was never ready to tell her? What if I would wait all my life for the very moment I feel I do love her, but when would I know? It's not like there was a voice telling you that it's time to tell someone these three magical words. Maybe I should just tell her what I feel in a different way.

"You are the one that keeps me going, even though I lost myself a thousand miles ago already." I pulled myself together. "And that's what I want to thank you for." What was I making a fuss about, I knew I did and it couldn't be this hard to let her know too. I remember a poem I read once. Recalling it bit by bit I started into her eyes and swallowed.

"Let these words not only touch your eyes, let them travel through your soul." I paused, I felt so pathetic. But I assumed that was the price to pay. "And let them rest in your heart as you rest in mine." My voice was shaky though I tried my hardest at hiding it. I pulled her closer so I would directly look into her eyes. I felt nervous and vulnerable. And as corny as this scene might have been, it was something I saw in my dreams. A certain someone taught me once that women like poems, and I prayed to god, that Tifa would have liked this one."I love you Tifa Lockheart." I saw tears streaming down her face. "Just about anyone can catch a glimpse on your pretty eyes, but there is only one that can catch a glimpse onto your heart. And I am happy I am the chosen one." I pressed my forehead against hers again. It felt hot. I could have stayed in this position forever, just listening to the silence surrounding us and her breathing. As long as I heard her breathe, I felt ok. My cheeks felt hot, I was blushing. Back then, when Zack was still at my side, cocky as ever, I told him that I didn't believe I was the man for relationships and romance. I told him that life was given to me so I would live it alone. When he told me that women had the ability to crack the perfect road you were walking on, I just chuckeled. I was sure noone would love somebody like me and here I stand now, in the arms of a beautiful woman who loves me. Now if you were alive man, you would tell me that every Jack has his Jill and I would tell you that you always had multiple Jills. I grinned to myself as I pressed a kiss onto her forehead.

(Cloud POV End)

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(Tifa POV)

Seeing this side about Cloud I felt like living a dream. I pinched his arm and at the sight of him frowning I explained. "I just wanted to make sure, we aren't living a dream."

"Here's the water!" Marlene came running inside again. Releasing the embrace immediately as though we were doing something forbidden, I nervously brushed a fre hairstrands behind my ear. "Thank you darling." I took the glass. I watched Cloud picking up Denzel again, his strong muscular arms carried him as though he wasn't heavy at all. But I experienced, when I intended to carry Denzel once when he had fallen asleep next to watching tv, that he was quiet heavy.

I followed Cloud into Denzel's room and watched him place the boy on the bed gently. How would it feel to have Cloud carry me once? I stiffeled a giggle.

(Tifa POV End)

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Cloud and Tifa left the room again. "Cloud?" she seized his arm. "I want to thank you for being here." The warrior frowned. "You." Tifa hesitated. "You helped me build all this here up. When you were away, I felt the great part missing here. We are like a family. We all need each other. Especially I need you." Tifa's hand shifted lower so they held hands. Cloud's expression softened and he smiled. "Yes I know."

(Cloud POV)

I held her hand, her tiny little warm hand. Was this the moment where two people would kiss? But how am I to kiss her anyways? That's part of memory I didn't regain. Would I need to tilt my head like they do in these soaps? Should I hold her chin? What were my hands supposed to do anyways? Should I wrap them around her hips? I saw her moving closer. This was it man, she would kiss me.

(Cloud POV End)

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"Oh Sorry." winced Barret who had stepped inside. "I just wanted to come and pick up Marlene, ya know, it's Thursday and she's always at my place on Thursdays." Cloud had immediately let go of her hand and backed away a little. "It's ok." stammered Tifa.

"I'll be gone in a flash. Just let me pick her up." Barrte chuckeled nervously. "Marlene!" he yelled.

The little girl came hopping down the stairs and hugged him tight. "Alright, see you later." barret waved goodbye and strode outside, Marlene still pressed against his side. "Bye." waved little Marlene.

"Ok that was unexpected." frowned the man in black. Just as he turned his head around to Tifa, her hand had found his chin and pulled him close. Pressing her warm lips against his Cloud wrapped her arms around her waist. 'Yes, let's just rest my hands there.'

(Tifa POV)

So this is what his lips were like? Smoother than I had imagined them to be in any of my dreams. I enjoyed the feeling in my stomach. I enjoyed the feeling that went through every of my limbs. This moment was just ours. Though I had always imagined him to kiss me at a more romantic place, but for our first kiss, it was just alright to be standing close to the main door.

(Tifa POV End)

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"Oh sorry man, we forgot her-" Barret had come inside again but cut himself short as he saw them kissing. "Ok, nevermind, it's warm outside anyways." he stammered hastily and left the room again. Neither Tifa nor Cloud had noticed Barret saw them. They just had eyes for each other.

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Yeah the kissing scene might not have been as good as one could have made it, but I really had no idea how to make it all romantic. :P I know Cloud sounded somewhat corny up there, but I find that to be somewhat cute:D

I hope you enjoyed this chapter either way.