She stepped into the dark and gloomy town. It was deserted and a little creepy. Nothing in it seemed the same. It was long abandoned. She gulped as she stepped through the paved square. It was deathly quiet. Tifa could make out a figure approaching. She reached to the sword mounted on her back as they got nearer. She recognised that spikey hair. He stood in front of her a sickly smirk plastered onto his face, sword bloody. His eyes cold, emotionless and detatched.

"Cloud..." Tifa said shocked as she tried to clear that image from her head but she would just see Cloud with his sword bloody. Human blood.. She thought she was prepared to confront him but she was wrong. She was weak when ever she was near him.

"Tifa?" he said equally as shocked.

She could have sworn she saw a flicker of something behind his eyes but maybe it was just her imagination showing her what she really wanted to see. She didn't want to believe he was capable of what he was doing but the proof was staring her right in the face.

"What are you doing Cloud?" she cried out confused.

"Get out of my way Tifa" he growled. He never thought he would get to see her. Then again maybe he was just doing this to get her attention. The attention he so wanted, but didn't deserve. In a way he guessed he was being childish. Throwing a tantrum because he didn't get what he wanted. Deep down he was glad to see her. He never thought it would come to this though. He never thought they would meet again this way.

"You can't do this!" she yelled to him throwing her arms to her side.

"And why not?" he asked simply.

"You faught to save this planet and now look what you're doing. What happened to you Cloud?"

"I don't owe you any explanations. Now get out of my way. I don't want to have to hurt you" Cloud shook his head his smirk disappearing.

"You would do that?" she leant forward slightly. Maybe her hero wasn't a hero afterall.

"If it came down to it. I owe this world nothing. I owe you nothing" he spat back. He couldn't help but wonder if he meant those words. He didn't feel like himself speaking them but she made him into what he was today.

"What about the promise you made me?" she slightly leant forward fists clenched at her sides in anger in frustration. She didn't care that her nails were digging into her palms. This hurt so much more.

"Promises are made to be broken. You're the one that left. Now get out of my way" he advanced on her.

She drew my sword and aimed it at him. She had never shook so hard. Her shoulders were so tense. He laughed mockingly at her.

"You sure you know how to use one of those?" he smirked as he held up his own sword

"It's been eleven years Cloud. Lets see what you got"

"Very well"

He lunged forward and their swords connected. They stayed together as they circled eachother. This wasn't her Cloud. This wasn't the Cloud she knew and grew up with. Tifa jumped back before leaping forward and slicing downwards. Thunder boomed and lightning flashed as the rain began to fall harder. He shoved upwards and she flipped over him. The experienced fighter ducked as he swung his sword to deliver a fatal blow. Sparks flew as otheir swords connected again. He sliced furiously bringing his sword upon her with force pushing her back. His intentions clear.

"What are you doing Cloud?" Tifa asked again as they were in another power struggle and she studied his eyes.

"What I should have done a long time ago"

"You can stop all this now" she pleaded. It felt like her heart had been ripped out of her chest all over again.

"This is my only option. I can't go back now"

Stunned for a second he swung and knocked her sword from her hands. Tifa was defenseless as he advanced on her. There was a black flash and a blur of white teeth as something latched onto Clouds leg. Griever growled sinking his teeth into Cloud deeper. The dog leaped back and stood at Tifa's side as Cloud swung at him.

"Friend of yours" he hissed through clenched teeth limping closer to her. It was like something out of a horor movie.

"Cloud!" a familiar voice called from over head.

Both Cloud and Tifa looked to the sky. He looked at her and smiled as he stepped back. He couched to the ground before he shot up into the sky. She fell to the ground and broke down. She wrapped her shaking arms around Griever and cried into his coat. The love of her life had turned on her and she wasn't sure if she could get him back.

Yuffie, Cid and Red ran towards but Tifa but stopped when they saw that she was crying. It took alot to make Tifa cry. They knew that and the fact that she was meant that it wasn't good. Yuffie slowly and cautiously came closer as the others stood there unsure of what to do.

"Tifa...You alright?" she asked noticing how hard she really had been crying.

The raven haired women began to sob harder. She never thought that this would happen, ever. No matter how screwed up Cloud got she never thought that he would do this.

"Tifa?" she placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't touch me" Tifa snapped at the small ninja.

She flinched away. "You're so cold...You need to get out of the rain"

"Why? It won't change anything" Tifa spoke with such hate.

"Come on Tifa" she pulled her up Tifa making it harder.

"I don't want to go!" she ripped away from her and walked in the other direction.

"Where are you gonna go?" The red animal appeared at her side.

"Anywhere but here" she kept her eyes focused ahead.

"And just let Cloud do what he's doing?" the lion reasoned.

"I can't stop him" she stated.

"You can try" he cocked his head to the side, his spikey, fire red mane falling over his good eye.

"No" she shook her head "No I can't"

"Huh?" Tifa was the strongest person the wise lion knew. :Infact most people underestimated how strong she really was. That is until they saw her fight.

"I'm not strong enough anymore. Don't you get it I can't fight him" she quickedned her pace.

"You're stronger then any of us"

Tifa stopped and bowed her head.

"Are you just going to give up?"

After a few minutes of thinking she had made my decision.

"Yes"

"Tifa?" the red animal growled.

"Griever" she said and he appeared to block them from following her. He flashed his sharp white teeth as she disappeared into the night.

"Tifa!" they all called but she was too far gone.