Epilogue:
It was the second time in as many days that Cloud had woken up to everything being white. This white was different though. It wasn't like the hospital, where everything was definite to a point of being cold. This white was warm and soft. It made him feel very safe, which was an odd feeling to say the least. His whole life he had spent on edge, always expecting some sort of ambush. He didn't know why but he felt that there was nothing going to attack him here.
He sat up. The ground was full of long rolling grass, dotted with wildflowers. It reminded him of the sloping hills on the south side of Nibelhiem. Was he home? But he knew the answer to that straight away. If he wasn't home though, then where was he? Curiosity beat his longing to lazily lie there for the rest of the day and he reluctantly got to his feet. The meadow seemed endless; he looked in every direction and saw nothing but flowers. Though the sky was white, sunshine lit up everything with a vivid golden glow. It was true. Everything did look more beautiful bathed in sunlight.
He didn't know how long he walked for; minutes, hours, it didn't really matter. What mattered was that at some point in his journey he stopped when he saw a lone figure standing with her back to him. She turned around as if hearing his approach. Her pink dress rustled slightly with the movement and her braided hair caressed her neck as it fell behind her. Rays of sunlight only enhanced the radiance of her smiling face as she laughed, emerald eyes sparkling with a contentment Cloud barely remembered. She lifted a braceleted hand and waved.
A wind picked up and seemed to blow towards her, almost like it was showing Cloud the path to take. As if he needed guidance. A smile grew on his face and he quickened his step, faster and faster until he was almost running. She opened her arms out to him and Cloud fell into her amorous embrace.
No more dreams. Promised Land at last.
The End.
Authors note:
Well, that's it. I really wanted to end this happily, so I hope I didn't depress anyone. I told you it was short, lol. But I couldn't have put it with the last chapter, didn't feel right. I can't believe it's been a year since I started, gah, it feels longer. I had a lot of fun writing this, and it's the first full length fanfic I finished on fanfiction, so sniff the memories!
Thank you to all my reviewers; crimson queens, Clorith, ff fan, asga, chaosxShion, Inguz, smiley face anonymous reviewer, (somehow won't let me pit it up), lilmione (for reviewing without fail, I'm really grateful), Outfoxed, Adhar, Darkmoon Fleur and last but not least Foi (your first review made me laugh so much, in a good way of course! So thanks) During the past few months sometimes I was looking at a blank page with the utmost contempt that I couldn't put my thoughts into words (...articulate, that's the one!) but whenever a review popped up in my inbox it did two things; number one, it made my day (it really did!) and two, it made me feel that I had to put those thoughts into words as some few people liked it and wanted to read more. So, thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
To all of you who favourited, and to all of you that put this story on alerts, thank you. You may not have reviewed, but I knew you were there and that means a lot.
And to all that read, I hope you enjoyed. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
See you all soon.
LastCetra.
To my reviewers: (If anyone reviews I'll use the review reply service, since... this is the end, lol)
Foi: Yup, my whole, very short chapter is a Cleris scene. No, Cloud is dead. I just didn't want to make it drawn out and a yawn kind of clichéd so I just let him kick the bucket! (That sounded so cruel...) Thanks for reviewing and sticking with me for my fanfic! (Hugs)
Darkmoon Fleur: New reviewer! Thanks for the review, hope you liked the ending!
lilmione: I didn't want to make this last chapter, or this fanfic any bit clichéd, so I avoided fluff as much as possible for some reason. Don't get me wrong, I love fluff, but its place wasn't in this story. So, if you didn't cry, I don't mind. (smiles) Cloud has finally found happiness, I think that's enough. Yeah, I killed your Cloud (I loved that actually, "my Cloud"!) so sorry! I haven't got KH2 yet; it's not going to reach the merry shores of the emerald isle until November, or January, so it really annoyed me! I want that game so much! Thanks a million for all your reviews, you've been a star for my confidence and I'm glad you enjoyed reading as much as I did writing. (glomps you and showers you with Cloud and Aeris plushies)
