Things are coming to a head, and we've only got a little while to go! This chapter's a bit short, but not as short as the first chapter of the new story I just put up.

I got the feeling that the crowd really liked us, because they were cheering for a while.

"Alright, settle down now," I told them. "It's Cloud's turn to sing to his lady love."

I saw Aerith blush in the crowd.

"So without further ado," I continued, imitating Rufus' introduction, "I present Mr Cloud Strife!"

More cheering. Cloud smiled at Aerith before he started the song.

And here's how it went.

You're a falling star, You're the getaway car.
You're the line in the sand when I go too far.
You're the swimming pool, on an August day.
And you're the perfect thing to say.

And you play it coy, but it's kinda cute.
And when you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
Baby don't pretend that you don't know it's true.
'Cause you can see it when I look at you.

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, You make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

Cloud did a quick check in his pocket for something. I gave him a funny look, but he just shrugged and kept going.

You're a carousel, you're a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You're a mystery, you're from outer space,
You're every minute of my every day.

The crowd was loving it. They were swaying and clapping along. I grinned at how well we were doing.

And I can't believe that I'm your man,
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
Whatever comes our way, we'll see it through,
And you know that's what our love can do.

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, You make me sing
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

I started to think about the lyrics, and what Cloud was doing. He wasn't looking at anyone or anything other than Aerith. And the lyrics? The whole "you're everything" bit? Not to mention him checking his pocket before. What the hell was going on here?

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, You make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

Things were slowly starting to click in my mind. So Aerith is Cloud's everything, huh? And the checking of the pocket before... He couldn't be planning to…

No. No fucking way.

You're every song, and I sing along.
'Cause you're my everything.
Yeah, yeah

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La

The cheering was phenomenal. Cloud smiled, grabbed his mike from the stand and stepped away from his keyboard. "Before we go I'd like to say something. Aerith," he looked directly at her, "I'm not gonna beat around the bush with this, so please come up here."

Aerith rather bashfully walked up onto the stage and held Cloud's outstretched hand.

"Aerith, I just said that I won't beat around the bush, so I won't."

He got down on one knee.

He pulled a small box out of his pocket.

He opened it. There was a diamond ring in it.

"Aerith," he asked, "will you marry me?"

Everyone except Cloud just stood there in shock. I glanced at Tifa, and she was crying. She was about to lose the man she loved forever.

I looked back to Aerith. Her look was one of shock. She seemed almost incredulous.

She started crying, and she took one step backwards.

Now it was Cloud's turn to be shocked.

Without a word, Aerith ran off stage and out of the club, leaving Cloud kneeling there, looking like a complete moron.

I acted very quickly then. "Okay," I said to the crowd. "We have been SOLDIER, thanks for being here tonight. Goodnight everybody!"

The applause was subdued.

I grabbed Cloud's arm and lifted him up. "Come on, we can talk about this later."

He looked at me. I noticed with a start that he was crying.

Dun-dun-dun!

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PS. I'm planning a sequel, which is also a sequel with my first fanfic, New In Town. In other words… CROSSOVER! XD