Chapter 12

Phoenix winced and soon opened her eyes and was staring at Sephiroth.

"Phoenix! You are alive!" said Sephiroth as he hugged her. Everyone else cheered and Yuffie was jumping around.

"Sephiroth," she said as she hugged him back. She felt her shoulder was a bit wet and looked at Sephiroth. His eyes were teary.

"Phoenix, I thought I might have had lost you forever…" Sephiroth said to her.

"Sephiroth, I'm here…" Phoenix said as she touched his cheeks. He touched her hand and was looking at her in the eyes.

"Okay, you guys can save that for later, right now, we have some clean ups to do…" said Cid with a large sigh to complete the sentence.

"Yes." is the Avalanche fighter's reply.

3 Months Later

The moon was very bright; Phoenix was sitting on the roof of 7th Heaven's bar, admiring it. Soon after that, Sephiroth came up and saw her there. She looked at him and gave him a smile. She then signaled him to sit next to her.

"*sighs* Well, the cleanup work is done, and everyone's done celebrating Jenova's gone. I wonder what's going to happen next." Phoenix said to Sephiroth who was staring at the moon also.

"The moon reminds me of that night." Sephiroth said to her.

"Hm? What night?" Phoenix asked which soon after that started to blush. "Oh, that one."

"Phoenix, do you remember the time before you leave us to go to Jenova? You said something to me." Sephiroth said which in return, he receive a startled look.

"Yo…You still remember it? Bu..But you were unconscious!" Phoenix said as her face turn into a bright red.

"Well, I have something to say in return." Sephiroth said as he closes his distance to her.

"Sephiroth, I—"Sephiroth blocked her lips with his finger, and gently pulls her chin up and kissed her gently. She winced, but, she then relax and kisses him back. They pulled away and Sephiroth said something that made her heart thumps very fast:

"I Love You, Phoenix. Will you go out with me?"

Phoenix was startled but she hugged him and said:

"Yes, Yes Sephiroth I will."

The next day, while the ladies, Tifa, Aerith and Phoenix, prepare the breakfast and Yuffie prepares the table, Phoenix told them about last night.

"Seriously? He asked you out? That's amazing!" said Tifa while hugging Phoenix.

"Well, the so strict general is finally in love." Yuffie said as she looks onto space.

"We need to find the perfect stuffs for you!" Aerith said as she grabs Phoenix's hands.

"When is your date?" Tifa asked Phoenix.

"Umm… tonight?" Phoenix answered.

"Holy materia! Let's get moving to buy your stuffs then!" Yuffie said as she jumped up from her standing spot.

"Now, now Yuffie, let's eat our breakfast and I will inform Cloud about our disappearance, okay?" said Tifa.

"*groans* okay. Let's eat up then!" said Yuffie as she sat down on one of the chairs.

"Wow, who's going out on a date here? Yuffie or Phoenix?" said Tifa as she chuckled. At the same time as Vincent, Sephiroth, Zack and Cloud came downstairs.

"Good morning ladies." said Cloud. Tifa blushed but returned the good morning to him too.

"Good morning!" said Yuffie in an energetic way.

"What are we having for breakfast today?" asked Zack.

"Well, we will have scramble egg, croissant, garlic bread, coffee, and hot chocolate for the kids' today." said Aerith smiling.

"Okay," said Vincent.

"Umm…. Cloud, today, right after breakfast, we are going out to buy some stuff for awhile. Just leave the dishes in the sink okay? We will handle it later." said Tifa to Cloud, and he replied with a nod.

"Have you ladies eaten you breakfast yet?" Sephiroth asked to them. They all shook their heads. "Let's have it now then."

After 10 minutes

"Well Cloud, Vincent, Zack, Sephiroth, we're off! See you guys later!" said Yuffie as she pushed Phoenix out of the door.

"Well, it must be something important, because they are in a hurry." said Zack to the three gentlemen.

"I wonder what they are buying." Cloud said as he kept looking at the door where they left.

"Hm." Sephiroth said as they continue to eat. "You guys, I actually needed some help."

"Hn?" replied Zack with a questioning face. "Wow, it's rare for you to need help, but whatever, what do you need help with?"

"Well, I trust you guys, okay? I need help with…"

Well, there goes the 12th chapter. Review please! Thanks!