Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VII

Warning: Fem!Cloud; Time Travel

Un-Beta'd

The triplets had grown incredibly fast in the past year. Where once stood mere infants now stood toddlers.

Cloud was pretty sure children didn't grow that fast. Riku certainly hadn't, if she remembered correctly. But then again, the triplets weren't exactly normal children to begin with. If the villagers noticed - which she was sure they didn't (they had a habit of selective blindness, after all) - they didn't comment.

Loz was becoming taller, and now looked as if he were the eldest of the triplets. Yazoo grew somewhat. Kadaj, on the other hand, looked the youngest - he barely seemed to age. In all, they no longer looked like triplets.

Loz looked to be almost five, Yazoo looked to be three, and Kadaj looked to be almost two years old.

At first, Cloud didn't notice. It was only brought to her attention when Yuffie commented on their rapid growth, asking Cloud if she was sure the boys had appeared as infants just a year ago.

Their growth wasn't just physical either. Loz could now speak coherent sentences. Yazoo wasn't too far behind in that department, but he was still a rather quiet boy. Kadaj knew a few words and could string two to three word sentences, but he didn't know how to control his volume correctly.

Cloud found that the trio's personalities were very similar to their adult selves.

Kadaj was rather bossy to his brothers and was rather clingy. Yazoo, although quiet, liked to tease and pick on Loz. And although Loz was the biggest of the three, he submitted to their whims very frequently and cried a lot whenever Yazoo or Kadaj - though mostly Yazoo - picked on him. He could probably beat Kadaj in terms of clinginess, too.

The chibified Remnants also picked favorites.

Loz preferred his Auntie Tifa - though that could be because she babied him at times - and Reeve and the funny talking cat. He also recently developed an interest in rockets and tea. And his big sister Yuffie was fun too, even though her dad kept looking at them weird.

Yazoo loved spending time with Vincent. Frankly, Cloud didn't know if Yazoos preference for guns and his quiet disposition was truly to his or if he was just emulating Vincent. His Uncle Rufus wasn't too bad either, and neither was his minion with the dot on his forehead.

Kadaj clung to Cloud as much as he could, but he also loved his Auntie Aerith and Uncle Zack.

Of course, the trio could all agree that the red haired minion of their Uncle Rufus was weird. Kadaj thought he was kinda funny, though.

Because of how the trio didn't really like anyone in Neibelheim except for "Granny" and "Auntie" Tifa and "Papa" Vincent, Cloud hoped that by having the kids meet her friends and colleagues, they would no longer be so clingy. Of course, when she heard them call Vincent, "Papa," she smirked at him, and so did all of the others, though Yuffie, Cid, and Reno hadn't bother to hide their snickers.

Her mission to get the children not to be so clingy sort of worked. Although they picked their favorites, they still came running back to Cloud whenever Reno or someone teased them too much.

When she had first started her delivery service again, the triplets had bawled and cried like there was no tomorrow. It took them a while to realize and accept that she would always come back, but they still became anxious and teary, according to her mother, when Cloud stayed out for more than a day or two.

It took a while for Cloud to be able to travel past Rocket Town because of the triplets' separation anxiety.

In the end, Cloud built a little carrier that attached itself to Fenrir so she could take the kids with her sometimes. When they weren't accompanying her, Cloud used the carrier to hold some of the bigger packages.

And so, Kadaj, Yazoo, and Loz's love for motorcycles was born.

Yazoo and his brothers were now used to accompanying their mother on her various deliveries around the world. Sometimes, she would take one or two of them, or sometimes all of them, with her on her trips. Of course, there were times when they were left at home or with one of her friends, like Auntie Aeris, or their papa would take them to visit the pretty lady in the green crystal.

Although they got used to it, Yazoo and his brothers still didn't like it when their mother left without them. They no longer threw tantrums - well, at least Yazoo didn't - but they still preferred it when they could join their mother.

It was fun when they could travel. It was scary sometimes, but Momma always protected them from the monsters. They learned to behave when they were with her, too. The last time they had wandered off, people kept touching their hair and one even tried to pick them up! Yazoo didn't let them though. He made sure to grab his brothers and make a run for it.

They felt so bad when their mother found them. She looked so scared and worried! She lectured them on the way home and didn't let them go with her on a trip for a whole month.

This was their first trip since that day. They were going to see Auntie Aerith!

The trip was long, and they stopped by Rocket Town along the way before crossing the sea.

By the time they got to Midgar, Yazoo and his brothers were completely exhausted, having refused to sleep on the way. Fortunately, they were able to stay in the carrier as their mother drove from the harbor to the city.

Unfortunately for the children, Cloud had to park Fenrir on top of the Plate. She pulled their hoods on before they got out of the carrier to prevent people from seeing the tell-tale silver hair, and since she only had two arms, Cloud could only carry two. One of them would have to walk the rest of the way.

Yazoo, being the most mature out of the three, offered to walk. Kadaj was too small and Loz was a baby, regardless of his size.

Though it was nice to feel Mother's concern, the smile she gave him, along with the ruffling of his hair, and the pride he saw in her eyes at his selflessness, made Yazoo beam.

Because her arms were full with Kadaj and Loz, Cloud couldn't hold Yazoo's hand to make sure he didn't get lost. Instead, Yazoo gripped her pant leg and stayed close to her as they walked.

The Plate was crowded and people didn't seem to see or care that Yazoo's mother had her arms full and that he was walking beside her, either. Eventually, after bumping into so many people, Yazoo lost his grip on his mother's pant leg and tripped.

It was a good thing he ended up landing somewhere that wasn't as crowded, or he would have probably been trampled on. He did end up hitting something, though.

Yazoo stood up and looked to see what had broken his fall, and saw a leg. When he looked up, he saw it belonged to a woman who wore a bit too much jewelry.

She looked to be in shock though, and he briefly wondered why.

When he felt the breeze hit his face, Yazoo realized his hood had fallen off.

Yup, this chapter focused a bit more on the Remnants.

And yes, Cloud mentioned a "Riku." Yup, the same Riku from Kingdom Hearts (which I do not own, either). Cause, you gotta admit, Riku looks so much like Sephiroth. I couldn't help it!

By the way, I don't know if toddlers can really talk that much or think like that at their age. If they can't, oh well. The Remnants aren't exactly normal, anyway.