A/N: Disclaimer: I do not in anyway shape or form own FFVII at all. However, this story came into mind and I want to dedicate it to both my Partner DeadlyDragon12, because he's my partner. And to my friend Pinksisa because her birthday is August 17 ( I think ). Anyway, enjoy this story of pure Cloti, filled with steamy action later. If you have a good imagination and a weak stomach, don't read. You've been warned.

One's Soul, is another's Profit

Tifa had decided to go into town with her so called friends. Midgar was alive with activity, today was one of those small festivals. Looking around she saw plenty of children with candy, balloons, toys. One family did however catch her attention. A little girl by the looks of eight was holding onto a chain leash to a...person? No, he wasn't human, he looked...dog related. And of course, Swayna and Yana had to go up to that little girl and speak so sickly sweet to her just to get a better look at her furry friend.

" Oh! He's so cute! What's his name? " Yana out stretched a hand to pat his head, only to have him back up. His wolf ears lay flat against his head in warning, his raven spikes starting to stand on end. He showed rows of sharp teeth and growled fiercely, now who did that remind Tifa of? She noticed his tail was on edge, so he wasn't a dog breed at all. From all his actions, she guessed he was, what they were supposed to call ' Lycan '. But now that word had changed so many damn times they used it as wolves who bit humans and turned them into werewolves. Tifa rolled her eyes, Lycan clearly meant ' Born of Wolf '.

" Zack calm down! " the little girl yanked on the chain, and he stopped, but a murderous glint shined in his eyes as he looked in her direction. Tifa had also seen that glint in Cloud's eyes towards her, but she hadn't seen now in awhile. He stopped that look after three days of living at her house.

" Well, your ' Zack ' is adorable...I would think he ties to your Anthro Tifa " Yana smiled. The murderous glint in the wolf's eyes changed as he looked at Tifa. Zack's eyes changed from their usual blue to a bright yellow before looking into her's. It freaked her out when she heard his voice in her head.

' His name wouldn't perhaps be Cloud...would it? ' Tifa nodded to his silent question, and a new smile spread across his face, his dear Godzilla friend was still alive.

" Well, we need to get going...nice meeting you " the little girl said as she tugged on Zack's chain, his eyes turning back to a blue.

" Awe...you should have brought your hot anthro...even if he was being an ass earlier. He was probably just mad that he didn't two beautiful things like us " Swayna giggled as she shook her hair. Tifa rolled her eyes, a vile comeback rising from her throat, but she kept it down.

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She hated it when they did this. Leaving her stranded in the city because three guys had beckoned them closer and had asked ' how much '. Tifa herself had walked away, but the other two stated a price for themselves.

" And how much for your large chested friend? " a greedy man asked.

" Before these two go and say anything, I'm not into that stuff so I'm not for sale " Tifa said angrily as she flicked him off. The man's expression went smug as she walked away. That had been what? Twenty minutes ago? It still disgusted her, she knew that by now her ' friends ' were in someone's bed they didn't know, catching who knew what, and had the nerve to tell her she wasn't living. Yeah, she wasn't living, stupidly. Someone caught her wrist and pulled her into a nearby alley before slamming her into a wall. She thought it was Cloud for a few seconds, before remembering that he would never come to the city. She looked up to see Daniel.

" Get the fuck off me Daniel " her eyes narrowed. He pinned her wrists high above her head before covering her mouth with his own. Tifa struggled to get away, but could free her wrists.

' Always use a knee thrust when in tight situations ' she heard Cloud's voice as she remembered the lesson. Bringing her knee straight up it collided with his groin, making hims back off and double over.

' When you have them bent over, either kick or punch them in the head...for you I would suggest kick '. All she had to do was remember what Cloud had said and suggested and she was golden. Using the wall she pushed herself towards him before letting a kick fly. It smashed against his temple, making him flip through the air until he came to the ground.

' And what ever you do...do not allow your enemy to regain his or her footing. Keep them down at all costs '. But Tifa didn't see a need for that, in fact she was to busy trembling. Where her foot had hit, was multiple streams of blood. He wasn't breathing. Tifa backed up into the wall and stared wide eye at him for several seconds. Why didn't she see it in the lessons? She was being taught a dragons way...no mercy involved, Cloud's way. Pushing herself off the wall once again she bolted from the alley and began to run home. She hoped that she would run fast enough for no one to see the blood on her boots.

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The city was to crowded, she'd never get home before the cops knew. But she was defending herself! They couldn't blame her for that.

" I'm sorry officer, but my Anthro didn't stop to think about a word he doesn't even know ". Tifa bit her lower lip at how stupid the excuse would sound. She took the route of the forest home, it hadn't been used in years. It used to be used all the time when there was no war between the creatures of the forest and humans. So...if she ran into any of them that had her as food, because some creatures enjoyed the taste of humans, then she'd have to defend herself again. She stopped as she heard a whimpering coming from the bushes, cries of pain and fear. Tifa stopped running and slowly walked to the bush. A large bear trap seemed to be snapped shut on a girl's ankle, but not a girl. She looked in her early twenties, light brown hair and green eyes.Her clothes were very unique pink robes, and she had a ribbon in her hair. She could almost pass for a human. She had the same features as Zack, so she was wolf to. Tifa knew if she stayed in the forest to long, creatures would learn that she was there...but she couldn't very well leave her to die. If this stupid trap wasn't on her then she could heal and run...instead she'd end up being killed or sold, neither better than the other. Tifa stepped from the bushes and recieved a very menacing growl from her, Tifa couldn't blame her.

" Its...its ok. I'm just going to get this trap off of you ". The she-wolf didn't seem to buy that as she snapped her jaws together at Tifa's fingers as it went towards the trap.

" Please...I just want to help you...you don't want to die do you? If I was here to capture you, do you think I'd be here by myself? " Tifa asked kindly, ignoring that she was still shaking from previous events and that she could lose her life. But the she-wolf seemed to have bought that and stopped growling as she watched Tifa very cautiously, her teeth still bared incase anything funny happened. The razors stuck in her skin dug into Tifa's as she began to pull them apart. It was very painful, and she couldn't hide that. After getting it out far enough, the wolf quickly swiped her ankle from it and TIfa released it quickly. She clenched her hands into fists to fight the pain and sensitivity there. She looked up to see that the girl she had helped was already gone. Tifa got to her feet and began running again, towards her house. She collided into something and fell backwards. A real bear turned around and looked at her. Tifa's eyes widend and fear consumed her, real bears didn't have a mind to distinguish what you should and should not kill. It roared loudly and raised up a paw to smite her down with. But it pulled back in pain and turned around. Tifa could see the girl she had just helped, clinging to the bear's back, teeth biting down hard, her claws into the bear's flesh. It roared for her to let go, trying to swing her loose by spinning quickly. The girl let go and growled darkly, making the bear turn tail and run. It probably guessed that her pack was close by and didn't want to risk that.

" Th...thank you " Tifa smiled nervously as she stumbled to her feet.

" And thank you. I didn't think all humans were so bad, but over the years they proved me wrong. Now you are just confusing me...my name is Aerith ".

" I'm Tifa " she held out her hand but Aeris merely looked at it, making Tifa slowly recoil it. Guess they didn't shake hands.

" Perhaps we will see one another again, and I will see if you are just as nice as you were before. Maybe then we'll shake hands " she turned around, and walked away into the darkness of the forest. Her ankle had stopped bleeding and was in healing now.

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Cloud's footsteps echoed throughout the cavern, its eeriy silence not at all unusual. He came to the old stone door, on it were inscriptions of acients. He opened it easily before walking in and closing it behind him. He walked the long narrow pathway until he reached the large chamber of where the four Elder's stayed. But...where were they? They summoned him and here he was, but they were not. Did they think he wasn't coming? Or did they know he had refused to come? No...they were there, just blending in with their surroundings. Or at least, they were supposed to.

" Umm...hello? " Cloud asked the silence. No one answered. He repeated himself, raising his voice. Someone's hand clamped over his mouth, wings that were not his own closed around him.

" Shhh...be silent of they will get you ".

" Vincent? "

" Our Elder's are not here anymore ".

" Where are they? " Cloud whispered.

" ...in the stars ".

" Oh god...how? "

" Shall we escape first? " Vincent retracted his wings and the two silently ran down the corrider. They passed through the door and closed it before escaping into the darkness of the forest. Flying would give them to much attention. The two stopped at a stream three miles off to rest.

" Where is the rest of the Pyro clan? "

" Scattered for our safety, and due to meet back up by the end of this week. We all heard about the Mako...we didn't think anyone survived...but I'll be damned, the one to continue the legacy lives. The rest of us will be glad to know all four origins will continue on ".

" Yeah...so the other's are safe...thats good... " Cloud looked up at the sky, the moon showing her face. He sighed and looked at Vincent before staring. Vincent had changed, his eyes a brighter red to make them stand out. Horns spiraled upwards, his wings and tail covered in harder scales. Cloud leaned against a tree.

" Your process of being a dragon has been sped up hasn't it " it wasn't a question, more like a comment till proven wrong. Vincent looked up at him before nodding.

" I was summoned and when I couldn't make it... "

" Your messenger told you to open a small pouch which was to speed up the process " Cloud finished.

" Yes. Seems you to have been visited...hate to break this to you, but our Elder's have been dead for nearly two weeks. Nearly as long as you've been a slave " Vincent's eyes held smugness.

" But how could they send up messages if they were dead? "

" Thats just it...they didn't ".

" Huh! "

" Humans have configured a component to speed up the process of us becoming dragons. They threaten sphinxes because they are the only creatures who can lock onto a dragon's scent and told us lies. I think someone's working on the inside " Vincent folded his arms.

" You suspect a spy amongst our kind? "

" I suspect a coward amongst the Forest ".

" I know Pyro's and Forest never go along, but... "

" Let me finish. Take away the jungle and take away plants. What is the Forest Clan now? Nothing, scared because they can't defend themselves. Crystaline can just go to the colder regions and be fine. Pyro's to the hotter, Mako, anywhere they damn please. But Forest is weak, always wanting peace and to show mercy.I know that word isn't in your dictionary, and I wish it wasn't in mine. But if you get enough Forest worked up, they'll do anything to keep their power, whether that be the downfall for everyone else ".

" I see your point...then let us find this traitor " Cloud got up from the tree and walked towards the stream.

" In time...right now, it is to dangerous. Humans want 'us' to evolve to make us slaves then. You need to kill that family that has taken you hostage. Or escape if you feel they deserve to live...I'll need you to meet me back here by the end of next week. Crystaline's chosen one will be here to, she can help talk to Forest. I will be here, I promise. Agreed? "

" ...agreed ".

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Tifa turned the faucet of water on hot, scrubbing ruthlessly at the blood on her fingers. It burned bad, but it made her feel better. She tried to wash away the memory of her earlier murder by self defense. She couldn't deny that he got what he deserved. Did that make her a bad person. She slid to her knees and then clutched them to her chest as water poured down the back of her head down her spine. That was it, if Swayna and Yana ever came over her house again then she would ban them from her property. If they didn't give up, she wouldn't hesitate calling Cloud on them. He was right, they never had her best intrests at heart, and because of them she had to kill someone. Because of them she had to cling to the lie of being a virgin, when they were the ones that had cost her that. At the age of sixteen they set her up with someone who was her age now, nineteen and he had made good fun with her, warning her that if she told anyone he would kill her. Tifa had kept her mouth shut and said nothing had happened, thing was, since she had suppressed it for so long she couldn't even remember his name or what he looked like, she just remembered that she hated him. She leaned her forhead against her knees, tears fighting their way to her eyes. But she would not, and could not. She felt that if she cried now, she'd be letting down the only one who had ever believed and cared for her, whether he wanted to admit it or not she could see it. Tifa could no longer see Cloud as a monster, she saw him as her savior. He was the only one to have ever called her for who she was, no longer a rich man's daughter like everyone else had respected. He knew her, and was sick of her attention craving tactics of being a bitch, and that had changed her. And she had to admit, she no longer saw him as an Anthro, she saw him as someone who was struggling like an everyday person. No longer treated him like a slave or pet, but like an equal. Tifa breathed in deeply before reaching out with a hand and shutting off the water, it was starting to hurt a little to much. Standing up she wrapped a towel around her frame and squeezed her hair together over the tub to help get rid of most of the water. Using her palm, she wiped the fog off the mirror and stared at her reflection. She didn't think herself as to pretty, but apparently every one else did. She opened the bathroom door and let billows of steam to flow out. Her door now opened because she wasn't the only one back from her adventures. She walked in to see Cloud sitting on the foot of her bed, his shirt off and examining his wing, there was a large gash in it. She watched in amazement as it sewed itself up. He moved it slightly every which way it could bend.

" Do you have more nerves in your body because your an Anthro? "

" I guess I would need them to move these things " Cloud fluttered his wings and his tail whipped from side to side. Tifa sat next to him, not bothering to get changed, she needed to tell him to take it easy on the training sessions.

" How'd it go? "

" ...not well... " Cloud looked down at his hands as his wings folded along his back. He watched as his talons sunk into his fingers, leaving them like cat claws.

" How come? "

" None of your concern ".

" ...oh...ok. Umm...my day was intresting " Tifa placed her hand over his.

" And why is that ? "

" I killed someone ". Cloud stopped looking at his hands and picked up his head. He looked at her as if she was joking. Tifa merely shrugged.

" You've been teaching me to fight like a dragon, so when I defended myself...I killed him ...there still blood on my shoes if you want proof " she pointed to her shoes she had been wearing earlier. Cloud could see that she was shaking, and not from the sudden air change, he could sense that she was scared for what might happen. Cloud stretched his wing to envelope her as his arm draped around her shoulders, his other hand stroking her hair. He had got this comforting thing pretty down now. But she did have dragon blood...so did she go with his customs? He leaned down and sank his teeth into the base of her neck. Tifa climbed into his lap without breaking his bite. His legs hung off the edge of her bed, making it easier for her to place one leg on either side of him, her arms settling over his as they wrapped around her waist. Oh it was so much easier than earlier to remove her clothing, all she was wearing was a towel. And the feeling of her bare thigh against his torso was oh so inviting. Her heat pressed against his naked stomach, he be amazed if he didn't take her by the end of the night, then again, he'd also be dead from the insanity. He retracted his teeth, his tongue brushing against his teethmarks to stop the bloodflow. He pressed his lips hungrily against her neck, leaving a trail of kisses up to her jaw. His mouth claimed her's in a soul searing kiss, a clawed hand stroking down her back with an extended claw, making her arch into him. Her tongue danced insanely with his, their movements speaking of nothing but desire and want. Cloud tugged at the folded end of her towel that kept it around her. It fell away as his wings enclosed around them, enveloping them in darkness. The towel didn't fall away completely, instead it hung onto her hips, her chest melding with his own. Tifa gasped in his mouth as his hand cupped her breast, his claws lightly raking across the soft mound. She whimpered as he did it again, slower this time. Cloud released her lips before leaning his forhead against her's, his misty blue eyes staring into her crimson ones.

" Tifa...you need to let me know and you need to let me know now if you don't want to go through with this. Because I can't really stop myself " he whispered huskily, his claws softly raking over her again, making her shudder. Tifa placed her hands on his chest before letting her head rest against his shoulder.

" I wish I could...but I'm sort of scared " Tifa waited a few moments, unsure of what to expect next. Cloud sighed, letting air out until it became a growl. Tifa winced at his growl, her hands balling up into fists. Cloud folded his wings behind him and rested his head on top of her's.

' Five...four...three...two...one ' Cloud counted mentally in his head as Tifa's door suddenly opened to reveal both parents.

" Tifa dear...how was...ugh... " Janet Lockhart froze in her tracks, while Dameon Lockhart lost it.

A/N: I had to I'm sorry. Its to add to the drama, and ugh...to make them both realize their like Romeo and Juliet, meant to be but kept apart. No, their not going to shoot themselves. Anyway, yeah, Cloud's in trouble, and very mad at me. Tifa likes her payment though, getting to get frisky with Cloud. Cloud would agree to those terms as well, but I keep stopping them cause I don't feel the magic. Come on peeps, more reviews, those wings aren't cheap you know