Heya! Thought I was done, 'ho no. There's a surprise at the end of this chappie, by the way, but DON'T SCROLL DOWN UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY READ THE CHAPPIE!
The next day, Vincent and Tifa were inseperable. Denzel ignored them, and Marlene didn't notice anything different from before.
Vincent made breakfast, Tifa set the table, they both did dishes. Tifa was in such a good mood that her smiles finally seemed less fake.
"Vincent, you have soap suds on your face." Tifa giggled.
"Excuse me?" Vincent stared at her. "You're one to talk."
Umm, Vince? she kinda doesn't have any-
"What? Oh, no..."
She was very surprised when she found out her face had no soap on it. "But..?"
Vincent smirked. "I tricked you."
Tifa jokingly whacked him with the dishtowel.
Meanwhile, Reno and Yuffie were both staying at Reno's hotel room, as Yuffie had gotten kicked out.
Apparently she had had a little too much fun with the room service;
"Hello?"
"Hi! I want..."
"Yes, miss?"
"ALL YOUR MATERIA!!!"
"I'm sorry, miss, but that is not an option."
"Aww... Well, I'll have a sandwich with pickles, ham, cheese, ketchup, mayo..."
The poor man had fallen down the stairs twice trying to carry the bahamut-sized sandwich before learning that Yuffie wasn't even hungry.
Then, she had gone swimming and had ended up stealing the materia of everyone in a five-meter radius. After that, she had some fun annoying the cooks with her fire materia.
The last straw had been when she had given the manager a wedgie.
So, that was why she was sitting next to Reno quietly, who was laughing his head off at the situation. He looked kind of cute while laughing, His head tilted back slightly, eyes closed, and hair swinging back.
"It isn't funny." A small noise of indignation.
"No, it's hilarious. You should know better, Kisaragi."
"I was just having a little fun!"
"Still. You were acting like a four-year-old." A lopsided smile formed on Reno's face.
"Go screw yourself, turkey brain!"
"Actually, I got a better idea..."
And while those two were bickering, Cloud was racing towards the bar on Fenrir.
Several minutes later, he walked in. "Tifa, I know you kicked me out, but I have something to say..."
Tifa looked at him and nodded, looking perfectly at ease. Vincent was the worried-looking one.
"I won't hurt Tifa, Vincent."
The gunman immediately relaxed.
"Come on."
The two former best friends walked outside into a nearby alleyway, silent and awkward.
"Tifa, first of all, I'm sorry for hitting you."
"No, I shouldn't have made that comment about A- Oh, who am I kidding?"
"It was my fault."
"Yes."
Cloud took a deep breath. "I'm sorry for ignoring you, I'm sorry for being less nice than I could have when you told me that you loved me, I'm sorry for not being there
when you really needed me, I'm sorry for letting Denzel get out of hand, I'm sorry for not telling you things I should have told you and for telling you things that I shouldn't have told you, for snapping at you, yelling at you, and- I'm sorry for everything, Tifa."
Tifa looked at him.
"Oh...Cloud, I-... I forgive you."
They hugged, then broke apart.
"Best friends again?"
"Of course, Cloud, of course."
So, after all the sadness and destruction, many people were able to find happiness. Tifa and Vincent married, and eventually had a two children; Cloud, and Lucy. Reno and Yuffie never married, but had tremendous fun running around, wreaking havoc and generally partying all over Wutaii. Cloud settled down with a nice girl about two years
after his namesake was born. Sephiroth was never forgotten, but his damage was well on the way to being repaired. And though Avalanche remembered, their lives gradually just...got better.
After all, life goes on.
THE END