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Tifa's POV--------------

Okay, I'll admit it. After Cloud said that, I went off.

" What the fucking hell, Cloud?! You think you can pull all this over on me and just up and leave and come back three goddamn years later with a wife and daughter, knowing full well I'm engaged, and say you think you're still in love with me?!" Cloud backed away slightly. I would've taken pride in the fact I made him cower, because he seemed so untouchable, if I wasn't so pissed. I sat down, slumped over. " I can't take anymore of this, Cloud." Cloud moved closer, and kneeled down in front of me, grabbing my hands in his. " Look, Tifa. I know what I did was wrong. You had to go through a lot of emotional shit during our last year of high school, and while I was here, I didn't help. I actually caused this mess. The one with you, and the one with Aerith." I nodded, biting back tears. He saw one tear fall and tilted my face up, wiping it away. " Tifa-don't cry. I'm here." I shook my head. " No. You're here--but we aren't us. I'm getting married. You are married, and have a daughter. We have to pretend we never loved each other. We have to go on like we don't." I said rejectedly. " Why? We love each other!" " Cloud-I" He looked slightly mad. " Do you really love Fair more than me?" " I-I love him..but no. My love for him isn't nearly as strong as my love for you. But I have to make it be." Cloud looked down at my floor. " And you love Aerith." I added, full on sobbing now. Cloud pulled me into his arms, and I rested there, letting the tears fall. He whispered, " But not as much as I love you. Aerith and Zack would understand. Someday they'd find true love, like we have." I shook my head and pulled away from him. " Zack has found me. And I love him-to an extent. I'm sorry, Cloud. I really think you should just go." Cloud blinked a couple of times, and walked out.

I collapsed on my couch in tears.

Cloud's POV----------------------

Okay, I'll admit it.

I was crushed. I don't know what I'd been thinking. I would've broken Aerith's heart, Skye's heart, and I'd have pissed my family off.

But just being with Tifa made me think anything was possible. I wanted to be near her, even if we couldn't be together.

Then it struck me. Aerith was a wedding planner. What better than to have her " accidentally" meet with Zack and then get signed to be their wedding planner? Then I could be near Tifa while Aerith worked and it would look perfectly innocent. No, it would be perfectly innocent.

Right??

Tifa's POV---------------

When I saw Zack later that day, his face was the picture of happiness. I quickly put on a smile for him, laced my arm through his and asked what was going on.

" We have a wedding planner! She said she is highly professional, and comes from Nibelheim. She even will show me her resume'. Oh, and she knew you." " She did? How?" I asked, wondering who it could possibly be. " Well, yeah. She's Cloud's wife." I was surprised. He knew Cloud was in town and wasn't upset by it.

My only guess was that Aerith kept him from being mad. Why would Zack have any reason to be angry that a married man was in town? None, of course.

We walked over to the same oriental gardens I had met Cloud's family in this morning. That brought more pain to my heart, but I relaxed when I saw that only Aerith was there. Aerith stood up and came over to hug me quickly before introducing herself to Zack.

Zack shook her hand, and she began telling him all the weddings she'd done. She explained how she and Cloud had met and about Skye. She also asked us our original plans.

" I think orchids would be pretty. For some reason, even though I barely know her, orchid just seems very Tifa." How very odd that I'd been considering orchids that very morning..before I'd seen them.

All of a sudden, I decided orchids were hideous. " I don't know about that." I said, exactly as Zack replied, "Those are definitely Tifa type flowers."

I gave him my best "you're so kidding" look. He gave me his best " what's your problem" look. Aerith coughed uncomfortably. I turned back to her. " How about plain roses?" I asked curtly. Zack gave me a sad look, wondering why I was so rude to her. I couldn't help it. How dare she understand my favorite flower and how very me it was, and suggest it for my wedding.

I turned to Zack with a small smile. " I'm sorry hon. I'm not feeling too good, I suppose. I think I'll just go home." " I'll come with you." he offerd. I shook my head. " Oh no, go ahead, go over wedding stuff. I'll see you later."

I took off running from the gardens as fast as I could.

Cloud's POV-------------

Aerith came back to the hotel, looking extremely pleased with herself. " So how'd it go?" I asked innocently, tucking Skye in for her nap. Aerith's grin broadened, and she replied, " Amazingly. They can't wait to work out the details...well, at least Zack can't." I was surprised. " Tifa wasn't there?" I spat out. " Oh, she was..but then she claimed to not feel well." Aerith said, making herself comfortable on the other bed. " You know Cloud? I really like it here...maybe we could rent a place to stay while we're here instead of this hotel." I nodded, lost in my own thoughts. " yeah..we'll go look tomorrow." I replied slowly.

The next day came quickly, and Aerith held me to my word of going to look for a place to rent while we were here. We went over to the neighborhood I used to live in, and I saw my old house, the one next to door to that witch, Scarlet. I noticed that Scarlet's house seemed empty, and I made a mental note to ask Tifa later. I noticed that my old house was actually occupied.

I watched as a tall man with short black hair and red eyes walked out, accompanied by a girl with slightly longer black hair and brown eyes. The girl waved. " Hey! Haven't seen you around before! I'm Yuffie Kisaragi, and this is my fiance, Vincent." I smiled and waved back. " I'm Cloud strife, and this is my wife Aerith and our daughter Skye." Vincent looked at me, and I nodded in his direction. His arm was around Yuffie protectively, and I understood that. He must be deeply in love with her. Good for them.

We waved and were on our way.

Aerith found a small two bedroom house she liked near the gardens. She liked it because it was "eco-friendly" and perfect for our small family.

Honestly, I didn't like it. It was nice, no denying that. But I didn't want a smal family. I wanted a big family.

Then I remembered guiltily that Tifa had once mentioned that when she was a mom, she wanted to be a mom to like, six kids. And sadly, I could imagine all those six kids. If they were ours, at least three would have blue eyes. Maybe one or two would be blonde.

I shook those thoughts away, frustrated with myself. I turned to Aerith and said smiling, " Let's take it."