A/N: I made the prompt 'Give' to Aerith since she is a very kind and giving person. I also think that this could have very well happened in the game-verse. I don't see why not unless you can give me a very logical explanation.

Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII Characters and Places belong to Square Enix.

"Only five gil for a lily! Ten for a daisy and fifteen for a rose!"

She watched as the young couple shook their heads with fake apologetic smiles, continuing past the young woman with her flower cart. She pouted, placing her hand on her hip and watching them as they went to a flower shop where fancy arrangements were sold. Those flowers were ridiculously overpriced! Even though they were arranged in nice, pretty arrangements that didn't stop them from jacking up the price for the flowers just to make some gil. Shaking her head sadly, the young woman looked around with bright emerald eyes, trying to find a potential customer.

She was a simple woman, wearing a pink dress that stopped short of her ankles with working boots and a simple darker pink short sleeved jacket. It really didn't do much against the cold, but she had enjoyed the feel of it on her skin when she had tried it on in the shop that she had had to buy it. Her brown hair was long and tied back into a twist, with a pink ribbon near the base—a gift from a very dear friend of hers. She had him to thank for her beautiful flower cart where she was able to do her business.

"Hello sir! Would you like to buy a flower for your daughter? Only five gil for a lily! No other place can beat prices like that, sir!"

"Oh, Daddy, Daddy! Can I have one?"

The man seemed to think about it before he shook his head, truly looking apologetic. "I'm sorry. We need the money we have to buy our groceries. Maybe next time, miss."

"Thank you," Aerith called, watching them walk away and smiling sympathetically with the pouting little girl. She then looked back around her centre of operation.

She was situated near the park of Sector Six; a simple place where children, young couples and elderly couples often travelled. They would often smile at the flower girl trying to sell her wares, curious as to how they—and she herself—had grown in a dismal place like the slums.

It was as she was looking around for another couple or parent with their child when she noticed her.

She didn't really stand out, sitting on the ground sniffing sadly. Her hair was short and brown, her eyes wide the colour of chocolate. She wore a simple pink dress with a yellow bowtie, though at the moment the dress was covered in dirt since she was sitting. There were tear tracks on her cheeks, and she seemed to be holding back the urge to start really crying. Abandoning her post at her cart, Aerith walked over to her in concern, eyes worried.

She knelt by the girl once she was beside her, waiting a moment before touching her shoulder softly. The girl jumped, looking up at the young woman with wide watery eyes, before sniffing and starting to rub her eyes. "I'm sorry miss…I don't want to bother you. Was I being loud?"

Aerith sighed, knowing that this was the usual response children had in the slums. Adults would give them dirty looks if they were loud, which made Aerith sad. Children were supposed to be loud. They were only innocents.

"No sweetheart, I was just concerned about you. Why are you crying?"

"Uhm..?" She looked at Aerith with some suspicion before deciding that she was alright, shrugging and hugging her knees. Aerith sat down properly next to her, wrapping her arms around her comfortingly. "Well…I'm sad because my daddy's always away…"

"Oh? Is it his job?"

"Kinda…" Marlene shrugged, looking at her brown shoes. "I can't say nuthin', though ma'am. Sorry."

"Well that's alright," Aerith said with a smile. The girl looked at her before smiling a little weakly. "What's your name?"

"Uhm…" she paused again, thinking before deciding that this lady was nice enough to trust with her name. The fact children couldn't even be sure if they could tell people their name was sad. "I'm Marlene."

"My name's Aerith," she smiled, before standing up. "And I have something that should cheer you right up." She wiped her backside clear of dirt before trotting over to her cart and rifling through her flowers. She carefully looted through them until she came across the biggest daisy in her garden, smiling and walking over to Marlene with the flower behind her back. "Close your eyes and hold out your hands. I promise it won't be any kind of bad surprise."

Marlene looked unsure before she nodded, closing her eyes and holding out grubby little hands. Aerith smiled, before placing the stem of the flower very carefully in Marlene's hands. The girl's eyes shot open and she stared in open mouth shock at the prettiest flower she had ever seen.

"I can't take this! I have no gil to give you!"

"It's a gift, silly. A present. I want you to have it since it reminds me of you." Aerith crouched down in front of her, hands on her knees. "Though I would like a real big smile from you, if you can."

Marlene stared at the flower for a moment, before she smiled widely; showing that one of her front teeth was missing. Aerith smiled brightly in return.

She was glad she could give a little girl something to be happy about.