Well I thank everyone for the reviews and follows, I know that this is an odd pairing but that's the point. Guest, it's not that I'm not going to do Tifa/Sephiroth but I can't write the same pairing over and over again. I hope you had a fun romp with this story and might be taking a bit of a break from writing.

This is the final chapter, thanks for reading.

Sid

Genesis stood in front of the Highwind residence; it looked like just a normal gray ranch style home on a regular residential street that could be anywhere Midgar.

It had a white paneled garage, was split leveled and had a couple of what seemed to be modified military style vehicles in the driveway along with a girl's pink bike with glitter streamers on the handles of it. Nothing about the place was scary looking, in fact it looked very innocuous, it was just your average house except for the airplane shaped mailbox and the sign on the fence that read: "Dear Burglars, Trespassers and Solicitors: this house is protected by The Goddess and Guns, you might meet them both if you come in unwelcome. Please carry ID so we can notify next of kin".

However with how nervous Genesis felt approaching it, it might as well have had landmines buried in the well manicured lawn, motion detection bombs hidden amongst the cheerful flower garden out front and a moat surrounding the entire house filled with man eating catfish.

It was with trepidation Genesis rang the bell and it was opened by a little girl who looked to be about four or five with dark hair in two pigtails, she looked up at him questioningly and her red eyes made him suspect whose child she was. He looked down at her and she looked back up at time with the same unnerving unblinking stare as her suspected father. "Is your grandfather or Tifa here?" He finally asked her.

"Who is it Sally?" Cid asked his granddaughter. "You" he said when he realized who stood there.

Genesis looked at him and frowned when he wore a t-shirt that read "pilots do it with more thrust", "I need to speak with Tifa" he insisted.

"You broke my little girl's heart and now you have the nerve to come to my home and demand to speak with her? You have balls, I'll give you that. Now leave before I shoot them off of you" he said going to slam the door shut, but Genesis put his foot in the door and winced as it slammed hard against it.

"I need to make things right with her" he said in a humbler voice.

"Do you have a diamond ring with you?" He asked him.

"No, you know that I don't believe in conventional relationships..." He explained. "What is it with everyone?" Genesis said in an exasperated tone of voice.

"Then you don't deserve to see my daughter. Look you seem to be a nice enough guy despite what you do for a living but my daughter wasted twelve miserable years on an idiot who wouldn't commit to her and I don't want her wasting anymore time. If you care about her at all, leave here" Cid said.

"I need to see her" Genesis insisted.

"Cid who's at the door? Shera asked him stepping forward with Vincent in tow.

"Just some snake oil peddler whose wasting his time" Cid said.

"You really are courting death" Vincent observed, he himself wore a t-shirt that showed a gun on it and it read "You Feel Safe?", Genesis suspected it must have been father's days very recently. He leaned down and picked up the child.

"Where's your gun?" He asked him facetiously.

"You mean this one?" Vincent asked him, pulling it from his relaxed fit jeans and t-shirt from apparently nowhere.

"You know that thing looks so over the top that it barely looks intimidating" Genesis groused.

"Shall I take outside and we can put an apple on your head?" He asked him.

The middle aged woman had long dark brown hair and wore glasses, she had gentle eyes and a motherly presence "you must be Genesis, come in. Tifa's out back" she said.

"You stay away..." Cid insisted.

"They need to speak" she said touching Cid's shoulder. "Please come this way" she said leading the way to where Tifa lay in a hammock under a tree.

"Genesis what are you doing here?" She asked him sitting up. He studied her, she didn't look like she was faring well, she had dark circles under her eyes and they looked swollen from crying and she saw the same when she looked back at him.

"I needed to see you" he said.

"Please have a seat, I'll go make you both some tea" Shera said and discreetly left them. Genesis took a seat at small bistro table and Tifa took the other one.

"I don't think this is a good idea. What I want hasn't changed and I doubt you have" she said.

"I miss you" he said. "I'm not used to being without you. There's got to be some kind of compromise we can make" Genesis said.

"You can't negotiate a relationship or arbitrate it. To be with you means to be a causal relationship that suits you and not me. I means I won't marry while we are together or have children and I want both. I deserve both, I gave Cloud twelve years of my life only to find out he wanted to commit, but not to me. I love being with you and it's killing me to be away from you but I can't fool myself into thinking what we have is enough. I'm sorry but no" she said. "You have to go" she said as her eyes blurred with tears.

"What if I commit to a year with a promise ring given to you...perhaps it can lead to more" he suggested, automatically going into arbitration mode.

"No, I won't be bagged and tagged and sit on a shelf to be covered with dust. I know it's early our relationship but I need to know we have a future. I'm not going to gamble on an uncertainty" she said getting up. "I love you but it isn't enough. Goodbye Genesis" she said kissing his cheek and going to walk away.

However he gripped her arm and swung her around. "You win" he said with determination in his voice.

"What do you mean?" She asked him.

"I will marry you" he said.

"But you don't want to..." She protested and he silenced her with a forceful kiss that left her breathless.

"But..." She said.

"I love you, yes. .You. I've never felt this way before and I'll be damned if I'm going to be lose you over a piece of paper and a ring. Tifa Prudence Highwind, will you marry me?" He asked her sinking to one knee.

"Yes...are you sure...of course I will" she said all at the same time, her thoughts a jumble.

He embraced her and kissed her again. "Get your coat" he ordered her.

"But why?" She asked him.

"You had better strike when the iron is hot before I chicken out. I want us to elope today. I promise you a huge wedding later on but if you will come with me right now, I will give you the future you desire. I know that it's a lot to ask to exclude your family, it's just being pressured will make it worse" he explained.

"Give me five minutes" she said and hurriedly explained to her family that she and Genesis were back together and planned to go check out a local flea market and all but skipped from the house to Genesis's car. Cid was glad to see that she was happy again but wondered why she seemed so excited about going to buy second crap with her boyfriend.

Marriage license in hand they stared at the wedding chapel "it's not too late to back out" she said, squeezing his hand in support and that was enough to galvanize him into action.

"Let's go" he said going to her car door, opening it and holding out his hand. So the co-heir to the Rhapsodos family fortune wed his fiancée of half an hour in a ringless five minute ceremony that lasted a lot longer than it should have because the groom had a panic attack in the middle of it, making it necessary that the piano player retrieve a paper bag for him. However they got through it. He wore black jeans and a red button down shirt and she was a white sundress with pale blue flowers on it and carried a bouquet of white roses they had bought from a gas station and hastily arranged.

"Well we did it. You're stuck with me now" he said turning to look at her when they got back to her father's place.

"I love you" she said.

"You had better, you just took my liberty away" he said.

"Do you feel okay?" She asked him.

"I'm fine now that you're mine. Did you intend for me to fall in love with you?" He asked her.

"Yup, I started laying down traps for you after the first night" she teased him.

"And I walked right into them like a sacrificial lamb. You're a wily woman, Mrs. Rhapsodos. Sorry would you prefer to keep your own name?" he asked her with a frown.

"I want to share everything with you and I do mean everything" she said in a husky voice wanting to jump him right then and there.

"You can do whatever you want to this body; you married it" he said sensing her needs, he leaned forward to kiss he when there was a knock at the window that made them startle apart.

"Gen, Tifa. Dad said to stop screwing around or the neighbours will wonder. Dinner will be ready in about half an hour. Genesis you're welcome to spend the night" Vincent said and left with a smirk.

"Do we have to tell your family right away?" Genesis asked her.

"That we eloped? We could perhaps just send them a postcard when we go on our honeymoon" Tifa suggested.

"Sounds good to me. We'll go ring shopping tomorrow and leave in a couple of days. You can choose anywhere you want to go" Genesis promised her and was surprised how natural it felt to be with her.

Cid was wondering about the change that had come over the couple at how positively giddy they seemed, it was rather annoying as they kept on clinging together.

Tifa muffled a giggle when she met her new husband at the door to her room after sneaking out of the room that had been assigned to him. He pulled her nightgown over her head and quickly rid himself of his sleep pants and carried her to her bed. "I could get used to this" she said.

"Of all the role play we tried, this was the only role you ever wanted?" He asked her and she nodded, not trusting herself to speak."I promise never to leave you unsatisfied. Now let me show you how much I love you" he said soon they moved together in perfect bliss until they couldn't tell where one began and the other stopped as the two became one.

They woke up feeling frisky and soon were coupling again doggie style when Cid walked in.

"Again?" He said they both stared at him guiltily from the bed. "This time you will marry my daughter if you would defile her in my own home" he insisted.

"But sir" Genesis said.

"Get dressed, as for you Tifa, we'll talk when your brothers get here" he insisted.

"You could have just told him we're married" Tifa said.

"Nah, let's see how this pans out. I'm actually having fun at the point" Genesis said.

"Fun?" Tifa repeated in surprise.

"Come on everyone is trying to force commitmentphobic me down the aisle when I've already been there. Let's see what arguments everyone tries to come up with shall we?" He said offering her his arm.

They both walked out and Genesis froze when all the Highwind boys had weapons of some description trained on him.

"Guys put those down" Tifa said pouring her new husband some coffee and getting some for herself.

"What the hell is going on? Why is that sword so huge?" He demanded looking at Zack's sword.

"My father, Martin was a special weapons elite force and taught me all I know and we taught the children how to use weapons as well. All of my children can handle any weapon known to man" Cid explained.

"Martin?" Genesis repeated, remembering his dream. "Wait all of them?" He said looking with disbelief at Tifa.

"I don't care for weapons, so I specialized in martial arts. I could snap a man's neck between my thighs by the time I was fourteen" Tifa explained.

"So I've been sleeping with a deadly assassin?" Genesis said in a startled voice.

"No you're about to become the brother-in-law to two. Congratulations, you're going to be starring in a shot gun wedding" Tseng said.

"It's against the law to force people to marry. Do you want me to sue you?" Genesis asked in a conversational voice that gave everyone pause. Wondering why both people were so calm.

"Because you got caught with your pants down, boy" Barret said coming in the door with Elena and Reno.

"Dad, Reno, Elena" Genesis greeted them, seeming not surprised to see them. He knew a set up when he saw one.

"Your son was in my daughter's childhood bed with her. I can't allow this to happen again" Cid said.

"Hum, how much of a dowry do you consider sufficient for your daughter to marry my son?" Barret said, rather amused when Genesis blushed at this as Tifa's brothers hovered menacingly over the couple.

"I'm not a fair maiden" Genesis protested.

"Yes the bloom was definitely off that rose a long time ago" Cid said.

"How about I fund your new airship and set up college funds for your grandchildren and any future ones?" Barret suggested and both parents shook on this deal.

"I have people coming in to handle the legal side of this transaction" Barret said and Cid went to answer the knock at the door and Angeal and Sephiroth came in.

"It looks like the gang's all here" Genesis said to Tifa in a stage whisper.

"You're so bad" she said, clearly amused.

"That's not what you said last night" he said giving her a devilish grin.

"Okay we drafted the prenup and have the marriage certificate" Sephiroth said looking significantly at Genesis.

"I'm not signing them and they are worthless without my signature" Genesis said shaking his head. He sat with bemusement as everyone tried to bargain with him or convince him why they should marry and even threats were issued.

"That's enough. Genesis and I are already married" Tifa said standing up.

"What?" Everyone said at once.

Genesis stood up and wrapped his arm around her, "we eloped yesterday because I wanted to marry her. After years of you guys cramming martial bliss down my throat I decided I didn't want to wait. I wanted her and she agreed to be my wife. Everyone, I would like to introduce you to my wife" he proudly said out loud.

"Eloped?" Barret said.

"We're going to have another ceremony later on, Barret" Tifa promised him.

"Please call me dad" he requested of her and he looked suspiciously teary eyed when she hugged him.

Sephiroth sprung into action, hugging them both. "I'm so thrilled for you both. Please take my realtor's number, you'll want a house to get ready to have a family and I can email you some techniques for when you start trying..." He enthused.

"We're both going to move into the Auburn wing at the mansion for now. Tifa seems to really like it there. I'll need time off for a proper honeymoon and we'll start looking for a house after that. As for trying, I was told it's better to keep your first year of marriage as your honeymoon time. We'll starting trying in a year, as for the techniques. We won't need them, believe me" Genesis said with a smirk.

Almost Two Years Later

Tifa smiled as she waddled into Angeal's home and gave her little niece a hug, none of the lawyers or their wives were related to each other but they were all aunts and uncle to each other's offspring. Tifa was heavily pregnant and almost due to give birth, she had indeed fallen pregnant on their first try.

"You look well loved" Yuffie teased her while Angeal hung up her coat and Genesis supported her while she took off her shoes and stowed her purse.

"I feel like someone parked a Buick on my bladder" Tifa said.

"Yes the late part of pregnancy is the worst "Aerith agreed.

"But it wasn't fun making it happen?" Genesis said helping her to sit.

"That's true" Tifa agreed.

"You are still settled on the name Martin?" Angeal asked her as he put the finishing touches on the salad while Yuffie tented the roast for dinner to allow the meat to rest.

"It was the name of my grandfather and it was always going to be Martin if I ever had a boy and Shayla if I had a girl and Genesis likes it too" Tifa explained.

"Martin Cid Barret Rhapsodos or Martin Barret Cid Rhapsodos. The grandfathers are still battling it out who gets their name to go first" Genesis said with a laugh.

"So when are you due?" Aerith asked and Tifa frowned when there was a rush of liquid from between her legs as if in answer to Aerith's question.

"Now, Genesis my water just broke. I'm sorry, please let us know how much we owe you for the chair" she said apologetically to Aerith.

Both men waited with baited breath for Genesis's reaction, expecting him to leap and start ripping towels up and demanding water be boiled as some expectant father did. "Come on let's get you cleaned up" he said leading her to the washroom.

"I'll dig out my maternity clothes to find something for her" Yuffie said coming with them.

"That's not necessary. Her suitcase is in the car" Genesis explained calmly calling the hospital.

"I'll go get it" Sephiroth said going to retrieve it.

About ten minutes later, Tifa was dressed in fresh clothes and sat in a nest of old towels waving good bye to her friends, promising to call when their baby was born.

"I must say that Genesis was a lot calmer than I thought he would be with his temperament and all" Angeal said.

"Not every man faints when his wife goes into labour. It's a good thing Aerith was home to drive me to the hospital" she chided and everyone laughed as he blushed.

Tifa heaved into a final push and felt something slide from her. "You did it, you gave birth" Genesis said and stroked back her sweaty hair.

"Is he okay?" She asked the doctor out of concern at how they seemed to hesitate and the doctor looked at Genesis in concern.

Genesis peered down at the squirming bundle and laughed "he's definitely mine" he assured them the nurse examined the blue eyed mulatto child.

"Well I hope when you were serious when you said you didn't care what colour he is" Genesis said as Martin was put into her arms.

"He's perfect" she said. "Is his hair red?" She asked Genesis as she noticed the soak sparse hairs on his had looked red in the lights.

"Black gingers aren't unheard of but time will tell' Genesis said and couldn't stop examining his new family.

"Hey we came to meet our new grandbaby" Barret said walking in with Cid.

"We'd like to introduce you to Martin" Tifa said looking down into the face of the second person she loved above all.

"It seems I finally have a grandchild with some colour. Come meet grandpa Barret. Martin Barret Cid Rhapsodos is a big name for such a little brotha" Barret said with approval in his voice.

"Cid Barret" Cid insisted and Genesis put his arm around his wife and held her as the two grandfathers bickered about name sequences until Shera came in wearing a new wedding ring and shooed them both out so the new parents could bond with their son.

"People are going to who don't know our family history are going to think you cheated on me" he said to her.

"I'll just tell them to take an DNA test they want, he's my biracial husband's child and my own" Tifa assured him.