"How (how) is She (she)" an echoing voice questioned, fear was in the sweet sounding voice. As much as Kida tried she could not see who is was.
"W...were am i?"she groggily thought to herself
It was pitch black, not even a pin head of light revealed itself.
"She's been (been) like this now for (for) over a week (week), will she snap out of it (it)?"
"wha!? Who! What's going on? Cloud? Barrett? Aerith!...Where's Aerith!?" panic corrupted her mind and body, she could feel her heart racing
"Look! She moving!" the anonymous voices becoming more and more clear
A sudden wave of energy shocked her body
"HUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!"
It were as if she had emerged from an abyss of darkness, swiftly moving herself into the light, her eyes opened she could now see objects as she shot herself upwards, but her brain still could not compute properly yet!
"Kida! Kida! Can you hear me? Can you see me old friend, it's me! Aerith! Listen to me Kida!"
Kidasama was hyperventilating, she couldn't find her breath in the chaotic panic she was in
"it's ok just breath!" a familiar yellow haired man placed one hand on her back and the other on her chest, pressing into her rib cage to assist her breathing rhythms
"wha! Were? What happened?" Kidasama began to question as soon as she was able to draw enough breath to speak
"You passed out after you got us out of the plant" a deep husky voice interrupted, it was Barrett
"Yea i guess you could say that you kinda saved our ass's girl! Thanks!" Tifa cheerfully concluded
"And mine..." a now quiet, peaceful voice contributed
Kidasama turned her head facing the direction she heard the euphoric voice coming from. Then their eyes met. It had been 11 years since she had last heard that voice, only now it was womanly, mature, her best friend had grown up but kida could still see the gentle, pure child as she looked in her eyes. She had always thought of Aerith as a child whenever she rarely came to mind, she never imagined the woman that stood before her. And the same went for Aerith. Her little Kida was not so little anymore, her hair, that once upon a time used to be short and scruffy, was now long and thick, reaching down to her waist. The two tiny markings she had on her face had now grown to a story written across her entire body as if a secret lay in blue hieroglyphs. But the most significant difference in her old time friend, was herself, her personality. She seemed empty, vacant. Her aura that once shined brightly had now taken on a grim, dismal appearance...
"A...(clears throat)Aerith!..." they both stare silently at each other allowing a few moments to pass before Kida concludes "Hmmmm...So we meet again old friend"
Aerith could no longer hold the tears back, they streamed down her face as she flung her hands around her neck and hugged her. This took Kidasama by surprise, but unlike when her comrades tried to hug her (Hitomi) she didn't push her away. Instead, she placed her hands on Aerith's shoulders, patting them as if to confirm that she wasn't dreaming.
"Kida!...i never thought you would come! I cant believe this, 11 years! Oh my gosh, thank you! Thank you for returning to me alive, i was so worried when you left i..."
"I guess we should let you two catch up" Cloud miserably interrupted
Aerith stopped and turned to cloud
"No stay please we should all get to know each other a little more don't you think? Why don't we have a BBQ or something it'll be nice, its a sunny day and the pollution rate is not that high today! Oh please Cloud, PLLLEEAASSSEEE" Aerith whined
"Yeah cloud that sounds like fun, or is having fun not good for you" Tifa smirked
"Yeah man this gives us a chance to relax for a while before we save the earth mannn" Barrett shouted. Overwhelmed and annoyed by everyone's voices he finally shouted
"fIne! Fine! Do what the hell you want! What do i care? But tomorrow we get back to our mission"
"Mission?" Kidasama finally spoke out
"Yeah its a long story, i'll fill you in later, we have so much to catch up on, but c'mon we have some shopping to do and you must see my mother, she is so excited to see you again!"
"Aerith...i cant...i'm...HHmmmm come on lets go"
"Be careful Aerith, she is still weak" cloud warned
"I know i'll take good care of her... besides you must meet this utterly beautiful creature, he was kept in captivity with me, a grand looking lion, wolf thing from an exotic canyon...we call him Red." Aerith assisted Kida onto the floor. Kida listened intently to what Aerith had to say next, the reality of their gathering seemed totally unreal.
"...What's wrong Kida?" Aerith questioned
"Dont call me..." she paused, realising that the only person she allowed to call her Kida was staring at her right in the face...calling her Kida! "Oh...nothing...Please i wish to see Elmyra, it has been so long and i miss her alot!" Kidasama couldn't believe the enthusiasm in her voice, she even egan to believe herself. "(whats with me all of a sudden...i feel warm...content")
They all exited the room to carry out their BBQ assignments and introducing themselves to their newest member, Red.