Lightning yawned as she sat up in bed, or rather, tried to sit up. Cloud held her in place as he dozed, keeping her in his arms. The woman sighed and smiled slightly, pressing close to him to wait for him to wake up. She couldn't help but notice that he had changed into a pair of shorts. Her clothes had also been replaced with a too big tank top and a pair of booty shorts that she assumed were Tifa's. She ran her hand over Cloud's chest, tracing his muscles with her fingertips. You wouldn't have known he was so well built when he had on his shirt, but if you too that away you were left with a body that would make any woman fan herself.

The woman sighed and kissed his chin, feeling his arms start to tense before they pulled her closer. Cloud opened his eyes just enough to see her as he kissed her forehead.

"Good morning Lightning."

She smiled. "Good morning Cloud."

The two moved closer but muttered when a hand stopped their lips from meeting. Tifa looked down at them as she moved her hand.

"Well if the storm is finally awake, breakfast is waiting downstairs."

Lightning arched her eyebrow. "The storm?"

Cloud rolled his eyes. "She's making fun of our names."

"Oh…"

Tifa huffed and left the room, shutting the door behind her. Cloud sat up, taking Lightning with him. He pressed his lips to hers for a moment before releasing her and walking over to his closet. Lightning watched him change into a pair of jeans before she got up and walked over. He looked back at her and tossed her a pair of black pants.

"No skirts while you're here. I don't want to have to kill one of the patrons because they use you for eye candy."

She laughed and changed out of the shorts. "I think that's more of Tifa's department."

"Oh no, they hit on Yuffie all the time."

Lightning shrugged and pulled off the tank top. Cloud eyed her bare chest for a moment before she could pull on her usual half-length turtle neck. The woman rolled her eyes and watched him pull on a tight white T-shirt.

"What, did you like what you saw?"

He smirked devilishly. "Maybe, maybe not."

She laughed and followed him downstairs to the dining area. The others sat around the table laughing and chatting happily. They fell silent when Cloud and Lightning entered the room. Cloud ignored the silence and set to fixing him and Lightning a plate of waffles. Lightning sat beside him at the table and ate her share, twitching when she saw Tifa staring blankly at her. The pink haired woman averted her gaze and kept eating, feeling uncomfortable under her gaze. Cloud noticed the growing tension and decided to intervene.

"Hey who wants to go visit the church today?"

Tifa turned her gaze on him. "That sounds like a good idea."

Lightning let Marlene take her empty plate to the sink. Cloud got to his feet and gently pulled Lightning toward the back door.

"We'll meet you guys there okay?"

The woman smiled slightly as she got on Fenrir behind him. Wrapping her arms tightly around his waist she buried her face in his back as he took off. It wasn't long before she had to remove herself from him as he pulled to a stop in front of the old church. She followed him inside, hearing the others pull up. Lightning gasped slightly when she looked over at the flower surrounded waters at the front of the building. She eyed the sword standing before it on the altar, automatically recognizing it.

"That's the sword you used in the War."

He shrugged. "It was my friend Zack's sword, the Buster Blade."

She nodded slowly and sat with him in one the unbroken pews. The others soon joined them in the old building. Cloud, noticing mounting tension as Tifa repeatedly cast glares over at Lightning, took his newly reclaimed lover's hand and led her up to the hidden second level. They sat together on the roof, watching the horizon.

"Lightning, don't let Tifa bother you too much. She'll get over eventually."

"What if she doesn't?"

He smiled over at her. "Then I move out again."

She sighed. "Why would you do that when you have a perfectly good place there?"

He frowned. "I just got you back; I'm not letting you go again."

Lightning looked him in the eye, seeing her own feelings reflected there. She smiled slightly and leaned over to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. She was unprepared for Cloud to turn his head and capture her lips with his own. Cloud held her gaze captive as he kissed her deeply. Lightning found herself melting as he pulled her close to him. She pouted when he released her.

"Hey I wasn't done."

He laughed and kissed her cheek. "You'll get more later Light, count on it."

She smiled and leaned against him. "I will."

Cloud stroked her hair as he held her close. Lightning nuzzled into his neck and closed her eyes, letting the peace engulf her. The man smiled and pulled her on him as he lay back against the roof. She giggled quietly and held on to him. He chuckled.

"Are you scared to fall Lightning?"

"Nah I just don't want to let you go."

Cloud smiled and kissed her cheek. "I like this side of you."

"Oh did you finally get your memories back?"

"Some of them, although I do remember you kicking my ass a few times."

She laughed and sat up on his lap. "Well at the time you were the enemy."

He smirked. "At least until I saw you and told you how I was planning on stopping Chaos myself."

"Ah yes we were on better terms after that."

"Heh, we were on much better terms after that."

"Shut up Strife."

"Why don't you make me?"

She smirked. "Because there are children here and I don't feel like giving Tifa another reason to want me dead at the moment."

"Well that's too bad."

Lightning shook her head. "Psh, men…"

"You know you love me." He smirked.