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It had been a couple of days now. Tifa still hadn't talked to Zack, she had talked to Tieco just to let her know she was okay. She hadn't left the hospital, she did get a chance to change her clothes only because Tieco had brought her something to wear, when she invited her self to see Tifa.

Tifa sat in the hospital bed with her left hand in her hair. She looked at Cloud, he looked a lot more at peace than he had before. She removed her hand from her hair and moved a few strands of hair from Cloud's face, Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Tifa didn't bother to turn around, she had just figured it was a doctor coming to check on Cloud. But when he got beside her it was the last person that she thought she would see … Zack.

Tifa looked at him. He watched her silently before looking at Cloud.

"Zack." Tifa was the one to break the silence.

Zack didn't take his eyes off Cloud. Tifa noticed the bruises and burns on Zack's face, the sight almost made her wince in pain. It took him a while to answer.

"Yeah."

Tifa was hesitant before asking the next question. "What happened out there?"

Zack looked at her. She could tell that recalling the memories was painful for him. He explained himself tears filling his eyes every few minutes

"I tried to get him to a hospital in town, but he insisted that he come see you perform… he wouldn't listen to reason… if I could of just made him." Zack whispered before his eyes began to overflow.

Tifa interrupted "Zack its okay, he'll be okay, and I'll call you when he wakes up, now get some rest your welcome to stay at my place."

Zack nodded and Tifa wrote her address on a sticky note and handed it to him. Zack gave her a hug before slowly walking out of the room.

Tifa laid her head down on the hospital bed and looked up at Cloud.

"Cloud when are you going to wake up?"

Tifa let tears flow down her cheeks onto the white material on the bed it had only been two days but it felt like years. She just wished to see his smiling face, his blue eyes looking down at hers. Tifa put his hand into hers and gently kissed it before placing it on her heart.

"Cloud do you feel that my heart beats only for you I love you and always will."

Tifa put his hand back where it once lay, before she fully let go she felt a small tug on her hand she jerked up and stared at his hand, Cloud squeezed her hand tighter.

She looked up at his face he was finally waking up, Tifa could see him trying his hardest to wake up.

"Tifa… don't go." cloud strained the three words through his lips.

"Cloud I'm not going anywhere… I'm right here." Tifa was now standing over top of Cloud, both her hands clasped around his. Cloud slowly opened his eyes, light blinding him like it had once before. When his vision cleared he saw a teary eyed Tifa.

"What did I tell you about the crying?"

Tifa didn't speak she just hugged Cloud, it was a little tight but he wasn't about to complain, he didn't even know how long it had been since he had touched her, he just wrapped his arms around her and held her close. Tifa released the hug a little.

"I missed you so much Cloud."

"I missed you too." Cloud placed a kiss on her cheek.

Tifa stood up and began to walk out of the door. Cloud stood up as quickly as his body would let him.

"Where are you going?" Tifa turned around with a smile on her face.

"To let the doctors know that your okay." Tifa practically skipped out of the door.

The next day Cloud and Tifa where back at home, Tifa found herself checking on Cloud frequently. Cloud laid in his bed face towards the ceiling arms behind his head he took a deep breath and winced.

"Damn." Cloud turned his head to the right to see Tifa leaning in the doorway.

"What's wrong?" Tifa asked as she walked over to the bed and sat down beside Cloud.

"Just my ribs are a little sore."

Tifa got on the bed behind Cloud, sat on her knees and placed Cloud's head on her lap, and gently kissed his forehead.

"Well I hope you feel better."

"Maybe I would if I had another one of those kisses."

Tifa placed another kiss on his forehead.

"Ahh… feeling better already."

"How about some lunch." Tifa said as she stood up and began to walk out of the door.

"Sounds like a plan."

The night went slowly, Cloud had stayed in his room almost all night occasionally coming down to check on Tifa when he thought it was a little too quite. Tifa took a shower and put on Cloud's black T and walked to Cloud's room, for some reason Tifa paused before entering his room the air had somewhat changed. she slowly turned the knob and entered the room to see Cloud as still as ever in his bed.

Tifa walked towards him. " Are you sleeping?"

"Nope just laying here thinking."

"Thinking about what?"

"You."

Tifa sat in the bed under the covers. "What about me?" Tifa asked as she moved closer to him.

Cloud sat up before running his fingers over her face. "Just about how beautiful you are."

Tifa knew that wasn't what he was thinking about but it would have to do for now, she was just to tired to protest. Tifa laid her head on his shoulder.

"You know I love you right Cloud."

"Of coarse how could I not know?"

"Well if you didn't know I love you Cloud strife." Tifa said before closing her eyes.

"Well I love you too Tifa."

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