Final Fantasy 7 Advent

"Memories…without memories can a person change?" "Or does somehow that person stay the same?" "Without some memories can a person act diffence toward diffence people or things for that matter?" "Or does the personally of that person stay the same?"

Chapter 18: Forgotten memories

Cloud could only stare at her in shock. Had she really forgotten everything? She didn't even know her name. Did that mean…that she forgot…about him too?

"Umm by the way who…are you…?" she asked slowly looked up toward cloud. Cloud felt like an arrow had just when into his heart. She really had forgotten. Not only about her self But about him as well; But after everything he had done to her. It felt like it was better this way; Even if he would feel pain in his heart.

She gave him a question look. And wondered why he didn't answer her question. He slowly shook his head a bit. "My name is cloud…cloud strife…" the blonde man whispered looking down toward the girl. "Umm ok…cloud…but how do I know you…?" "Are you my boyfriend or something…?" she asked. But as soon as she asked that; cloud face turned bright red.

"W-what? Boy-boyfriend? No! No! We. We are just old friends…" he yelled waving his arms around in front of him. She could only blink at him and wonder why his face was all red then. Was he warm or something? But his face was really red. She was pretty sure that wasn't normal.

"Umm ok…but why is your face all red…?" she asked pointing to his cheeks. He quickly turned his face away from her. "I-I just feel a bit warm that all…" he whispered waving one hand in front of his face. Hoping the color on his cheek would disappear soon. And soon it did disappear.

He slowly let out a sigh. But part of him couldn't help but wonder where that huge rock had come from. Could someone have been following them? Is that why this had happened? He wondered. But even if they were being followed; they were out for Sara's life it looked like.

That means they would have to keep moving. As soon as they could; he slowly turned back to face her. He slowly took hold of her hand without saying a word. Then he started to walk toward the gate again pulling her hand to make her follow him.

"Umm…where are we going…?" she asked slowly walking behind him. Still holding into his hand. "The chocobo farm. To get my chocobo for us to cross the ocean on…" he answered not looking back at her. She could only look confused and wonder what a chocobo was.

The two slowly exit the gate of the city called midgar. But little did they know. They were still being watched from far over the city. A shadow quickly kicked a rock in front of him. "Damnit…" the shadow whispered to him self. "But…without her memories…this could become easier…" the shadow quickly turned as another man appeared beside him. "Maybe your right…Yazo…" the first shadow said turning to the one beside him. "I am alright right…Zol…" they both laughed a bit to them selves.

"But it is better not to tell Kada of this…keep an eye on her for now…" Zol nodded and disappeared. "Does…her powers safe her from all…?" Yazo asked to him self pushing some hair behind his shoulders. Then he slowly disappeared as well.

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The two were close by the town of kalm now. But they both haven't said a word. What could he really say to her without confusing her anyways? She couldn't remember anything. And that worried him. Especially because people were after her. How could he tell her; that they were running away to keep her safe? Would she truly understand that?

He had so many questions circling around inside his mind. But he had no answers to any of them. He felt fear for her. He feared for her life; more then anything. He wasn't going to lose her a second time. He would make sure of it!

"Umm are we close to this farm place…?" he slowly looked down to her. He found her looking up at him. "Uh…it stills a bit away…" he answered her. She slowly nodded; he didn't see it at first. But they were still holding hands. She didn't react toward it so far; As well. He was surprised; surprised that she didn't yell at him for still holding hands with her.

Was she truth diffence without her memories? And the question was did he like her like this? But he knew the answer. He didn't. He wanted her to have her memories back. He wanted her to remember who she was. He wanted to see the person he cared for beside him again. Even if… Even if she would hate him again; He still wanted her back to normal.

They slowly head up a small hill. They could see grass like area ahead of them. But he grass had gotten longer. I had growed in the last year. "We are close now…" he whispered to her. She slowly looked up toward him again. "The farm is just a bit south of the grassy area…" she slowly nodded to him.

But she felt confused. She didn't understand why they need a chocobo to cross the ocean. Or even why they were going across the ocean. It was like they were running from something. She could feel it. But what in the world could they be running from? She had no idea. She wondered if she should ask him. But she was going to wait for the time being.

Well maybe she would ask after they got this chocobo. Whatever a chocobo was. She had no idea! She knew she would be surprised just to see a chocobo. She wondered what kind of animal a chocobo would look like. Would it have fur? Or what? She had so many questions about this thing called a chocobo.

Let alone she would be riding on it soon. She could picture that; and so far it looked very weird. And would she be riding on this chocobo with cloud as well? Together?; for some reason thinking that made her blush. But she didn't understand why. Why would she blushing thinking about that?

"We're here…" she quickly looked up to see a big band. Then she slowly let go of his hand. Cloud slowly let out a sigh. Well he knew it would happen at one time. "Shouldn't we head inside…?" she asked looking to him. He slowly nodded as the two enter. They found three big birds running around in the fence area.

"What are those…?" Sara asked looking up to cloud. He slowly laughed to him self a bit. "Those…are chocobos…" he whispered with a small smile on his face. She looked surprised. They were nothing more then super side birds! "They look like big birds…" she whispered staring back toward the fence. Cloud kept on laughing to him self.

"Well I guess they do…" Cloud couldn't help but smile watching her. He really did feel like she was his little sister sometimes. Maybe because of they're diffence in age. She was only 19 and he was 23. But they didn't really act that close anymore. Because of how stupid he had been. He wanted to do nothing more then look out of her from now on.

She slowly looked up at him to find him smiling. She felt lost seeing a smile like that on his face; As well as love in his eyes toward her. "…?" she gives him a question look. "Cloud…?" he quickly blinked out of it to find her looking up toward him. "Huh…?" he asked feeling his face turn a bit red. She stared at him a bit still with a weird look on her face.

"We are just friends right…?" she asked still unsure about it. He quickly nodded. "What? Yeah…just friends as I said…!" he quickly looked away. Worried that he gave her a look giving her ideas of what he truly felt inside. She kept on watching him feeling confused. Why would he say one thing but act another way? Was he even telling the truth then?

But she wondered why she was even thinking about things like this. Why did those questions even come into her mind? She didn't know why. But she felt somewhat uneasy thinking about it. But how could she feel uneasy about something when she didn't even have her memories? She didn't know but this feeling wouldn't leave her.

"Sara…?" she quickly looked up to see a hand waving in front of her face. "Huh?" she whispered to see cloud giving her a look now. "Something the matter…?" he asked looking a bit worried. She quickly shook her head at him. "Nope…" she answered quickly.

"Hmm…" cloud whispered not really believing her. "Anyways let's head into the band to pick up the chocobo…" she slowly nodded to cloud following him inside. As they enter they watch a little boy run from fence to fence checking on some diffence colored birds. The boy drops some greens into bowls in front of the chocobos then they started to eat them.

"Wark!" one of the birds yelled to the little boy. "You like your greens boy…?" the little boy asked patting the bird on the top of the head. The two kept watching the boy with the chocobo. "Could…that be a chocobo…?" Sara whispered to her self; as she watched cloud head toward the little boy. The boy slowly turned around seeing a shadow over him.

"Oh cloud it been sometime!" the boy said as a small smile appeared on his face. Cloud slowly nodded to him. "yes it has choco Billy…" "I would like one of my chocobos please…" the boy slowly nodded to him. "alright, what one do you need?" The boy asked looking toward the pens. "hmm…I need my gold chocobo…" the boy looked confused toward him.

"really? You sure you need him?" choco billy asked. Cloud nodded. "I need to get over the ocean quickly…" cloud looked back toward sara. Who only gave him a question look. "Hmm I see…ok I'll have golden ready in Five minutes…he will be waiting outside…" cloud nodded and head back over to sara. "hmm?" she whispered looking at him; only to see him nod to her.

"the chocobo will be ready soon…we should wait outside the farm…" cloud whispered to her. "ok…so that is a chocobo then…?" she asked still feeling unsure. "yes that is…and he a special chocobo…" she looked confused at him. "A special chocobo…?" she asked. "yes…meaning he can cross the ocean without trouble…" she looked surprised she never knew animals could do that.

"well let's head outside…" she nodded to him as they left the band then left the farm. They stood outside in the grassy area; That surround the area. A small wind started to pick up; It was a cold wind. A wind that could tell some people trouble was just starting. And so little did they know the wind was right.