This chapter is a switch to third person view.

And I'm sorry, if no one likes what's happening. Just keep reading, there WILL be a happy ending.

Maybe...=)

Three years later:::::

The tall dark haired girl went outside, looking for her fiance, who was nowhere to be found. " Zack!" she called again. Then someone grabbed her from behind, and she screamed before realizing who it was. " Zack!" she said, pretending to be angry. Zack laughed. " Just playing around, Tifa." he said with a childish grin before kissing the engagement ring on her finger. She blushed slightly. Zack grinned and they headed back into the bar where Tifa now worked. Tifa cleaned up the mess from the day with her fiance's help, and they closed it down.

" Shall I walk you home, m'lady?" he asked with an obviously fake British accent. She linked her arm through hers. " Yes you shall." she replied, and they headed down the road, talking and laughing.

Far way, in Nibelheim,

Cloud Strife sat at the table in his house, watching the three year old blonde out of the corner of his eye. She was acting innocent enough....but then she reached over to grab a plant's leaves and rip it to shreds. Cloud jumped up and gently pulled her away. The child's green eyes were wide with excitement as Cloud scolded her. " We don't rip Mommy's plants, Skye." he said. Aerith walked through the door then. " What's going on?" she asked lightly, with a smile. Cloud grinned and set Skye down. " Nothin." he said, winking at Skye. His daughter winked back, unable to surpress her giggle. Aerith raised an eyebrow but kissed them both before sweeping into the kitchen to make dinner for the family.

Cloud smiled and walked Skye into the family room, where they sat down together to watch a show. In the show, these little kids were going to an amusement park and they were looking up at the roller coaster with an odd look in their eyes.

" Up there? But it's-wow." " C'mon, Tifa, you scared of a roller coaster?" he teased. Tifa tossed her head and marched up to the only available seats. " C'mon, blondie!!"

Cloud sighed and left his daughter there to watch the show. He went outside and stared at the sky, remembering the day, so long ago, before Midgar.

" Cloud, we were being drunk and stupid. And now we have to pay the price for our mistakes." The brown haired girl said. " Aerith, why can't you have an abortion or something?! We're seniors, for Christ's sake!" " Because I see no reason to destroy an innocent life because we made a mistake!" the girl said, her normally calm features narrowed. Cloud sighed. " Aerith..I can't do this." " Yes you can! Or are you just going to run away from it?! Your dad is transferring anyways, but eventually.....you have to face your problems. Come live here with me after high school is done." " I can't do that." " You said you loved me! So when I'm pregnant, suddenly there is no love, just running away and forgetting me, and our baby?!" Cloud walked away, leaving her on her front porch, calling and crying after him.

" Hey." Aerith said behind him. Cloud turned with a small smile. " Love you." he said, kissing her forehead. Aerith sighed happily. " I love you too."

Midgar::

Tifa woke the next morning to a sunny sky and warm day. She smiled. These were the kind of days she liked. She quickly got dressed and ran down the stairs, to find Elena at her table. " what the-" " Your dad let me in. I hope you weren't going dress shopping without me?" Tifa sighed. " Fine, you can come, maid of honor." Elena was looking triumphant, then surprised. " Maid of-" Tifa nodded. Elena clapped her hands. Tifa grinned. She'd known Elena had wanted to be maid of honor.

" Hey guys! How's the bride?" Yuffie Kisaragi asked when she saw them at the mall. " Hey bridesmaid, she's doing well." Elena said. Yuffie grinned and pushed her short black hair out of her eyes. " I saw the most gorgeous dress, Ti. Come this way!" Tifa laughed and allowed herself to be dragged away.

Tifa didn't think she'd ever forget the day Zack had proposed.

School had been out for two years now. Tifa was nineteen, and finishing her last semester of college. Only she had completed college so quickly.

Zack had called and asked her to meet him at the town square garden.

Such things were unexpected from her boyfriend, but she did anyways.

He'd knelt down. " Tifa, I love you so much that I know we are meant to be forever. Will you marry me?"

Tifa had jumped into his arms and kissed him as her answer.

But she'd gone home...unable to keep a certain blonde out of her thoughts, which made her feel guilty.

Tifa grinned. " So...twenty years old and ready to wed! How cute!" Yuffie said. Tifa smiled. Yuffie was quite an energetic girl. Tifa nodded. " Yep. My Dad used to joke that he didn't think I'd be married until I was in my thirties." Yuffie smiled. " Well, if you didn't have Zack, I would worry that you'd never be married!"

If Cloud had stayed I'd probably still be getting married..just to him, instead.

Nibelheim::

Aerith came home the next day, practically bouncing with each step. Cloud gave his wife a bewildered look. " We're going out of town for a while, guys." she said, beaming. " Where to?" Cloud asked softly. " Midgar."

Cloud stopped short. Midgar.. he thought wildly.

" Something wrong? Your dad said you loved it there, and I figured maybe Skye would find it fun.. and I could meet your friends from there." Aerith said.

Cloud attempted to smile.

Yeah, let's go to Midgar. That'll be really fun. " Hey Aerith, I want you to meet Tifa. Tifa is the girl I fell in love with here. Tifa, this is Aerith. I got her pregnant one night when we were drunk, and now we're married. With a daughter."

He shook his thoughts away, smiling wryly.

How fun this oughta be.