Cloud and Yuffie woke up first thing in the morning, and when she turned over in his arms to face him, they were both disappointed when he bumped into Zack, reminding them that their honeymoon wasn't private. Zack was muttering about angels and flowers as he woke up, and Aerith smiled at seeing him still there next to her. "Well, I'll be..." Rude said, and everyone turned to look at Reno and Tifa, who sometime during the night had started snuggling with each other.

"I always like a little sugar in the morning with my coffee." Reno sleepily mumbled just before he opened his eyes. "Oh, it's you." he said and quickly separated from Tifa.

"Yes, it's me, the woman who just rescued your ass." Tifa retorted, though she found herself blushing at the memories that the lingering sensations of his warm arms around her brought back. "Let's eat breakfast and get back to Icicle." she said to everyone as she began to rummage through their supplies for the food, personally handing everyone their breakfast, except for Cloud and Yuffie, who she just tossed the food paks to, still refusing to really look at them.

"And I remembered how much you liked my ass." Reno couldn't help whispering to her.

Tifa frowned as she blushed harder, her half-formed thought of apologizing to him for that fight the morning after they had sex dissipating. "Just eat your stupid food so we can get out of here." she told him.

"It is stupid food." he agreed. "Cause it's not your homecooking, but it's still food." Reno gulped it down.

Tifa stared hard at him as she started eating her breakfast. Did he just pay her a compliment? she wondered. "Are you always like this?" Tifa wanted to know.

"Like what?" Reno asked as he finished eating.

"Rude one minute and complimentary the next." Tifa elaborated her question.

"He's Rude, not me." Reno teased her as he pointed at his longtime partner.

"Can't you ever give me a straight answer?" Tifa found herself getting exasperated with him.

"Can't you ever give an injured guy a break and flirt back?" Reno responded in kind.

"You were flirting with me?" Tifa was taken aback by his question.

"Tried to anyway. Can we go now?" he asked the group, and since everyone else was also done eating, they resumed their trek back to Icicle. Reno smiled the whole way, since he always had a special fondness for feisty tough women, and nothing made his day like some verbal sparring with them. His amusement increased as he imagined what Tifa's reaction would be if he started yelling Mush! as she pulled his sled, while she wondered why she was helping the most frustrating man she ever met.

"Have I been here before?" Zack asked Aerith as they entered Icicle.

"I'm not sure." she told him. "I was born here."

"Was I?" Zack looked around the arctic village that was still recovering from the earthquake damage.

"No, you weren't born here." Aerith shot a quick glance at Rude to make sure it was okay to answer, continuing after he nodded reassuringly at her. "You were born in Gongaga village."

"Oh. Okay." Zack said, feeling vaguely troubled by the name not sounding familiar to him. "Are you taking me back there?"

"When you're ready, she probably will." Cloud said before Aerith could reply. "And if you want, you can stay with me and Yuffie in Wutai for as…ow! What was that for?" Cloud demanded of his bride when Yuffie elbowed him as she shot a glance towards Tifa. "Oh." Cloud realized belatedly how tactless he was being, and judging from the expression on Tifa's face, trying to apologize would only make matters worse.

"What hotel are you staying at?" Rude asked to change the subject, while Reno took his cellphone out to call Tseng and report the situation, now that they had service again.

"The…uh…it's the…um…Igloo Inn." Cloud sheepishly replied, his cheeks turning pink.

"Nice, man!" Reno exclaimed at Cloud's mentioning the name of a hotel famous, or rather infamous, for being able to fulfill any fantasy of its wealthy clientele. Reno had never met a woman he wanted to vacation with, so hadn't visited it yet, but he had always wanted to.

"Okay do you want us to contact you for transport home or are you going back on your own?" Rude inquired, ignoring his partner's comment.

"Yeah we can use a ride home." Yuffie said. "We'll be waiting for your call."

"Would you have room for us too?" Aerith asked, gesturing to indicate she meant Zack, herself, and Tifa.

"Yeah I'll fly ya home too." Reno told them. "You helped us, we'll help you. That's only fair."

Tifa, who was about to protest spending any more time near Cloud and Yuffie, turned thoughtful as Reno's statement reminded her of Mrs. Beasley telling her to be fair to them. "I'm going to go get our stuff from the emergency shelter." she told Aerith and walked off.

When the helicopter landed, Tseng got and approached the group. "Our doctor is waiting in Junon to check you over." he informed Reno, then turned to Rude. "Both of you, inside now."

"They're coming with us." Rude included the rest of the group.

"Very well." Tseng said. "Get in, all of you."

"I'm flying us home." Reno stated.

"Not until our doctor has cleared you." Tseng told him, and once everyone had boarded, the helicopter took off with a very sulky Reno sitting with the other passengers instead of in the pilot's seat.

"I want off first." Tifa announced over the intercom. When they reached the city limits, she turned to Reno and took a deep breath, steeling herself for what she was about to say. "I'm…I'm sorry about the fight."

"I accept your apology, and you didn't even have to get down on your knees for it." Reno heard himself muttering under his breath.

"What?" Tifa asked, the sound of the helicopter's blades making her not sure she heard his comment right.

"Uh, nothing." It was Reno's turn to blush, not wanting to admit his dream about her. "I'll see ya around."

Tifa got off the helicopter after saying goodbye to everyone but Cloud and Yuffie, and Wutai was the next stop. Before Cloud got off, he turned to Reno. "A word of advice, Tifa likes daffodils." he told him, neglecting to mention that she liked them more because the word 'daffodil' was so amusing to her than for the flower's unusual beauty. "Thanks for your help, guys!" he yelled once he was on the ground and they took off again.