A/N: So, it's been a while, eh? That's because my computer was taken from me for some repairs, and before that I travelled from PEI to Ontario, and before THAT it was because I had a huge case of writer's block. But now everything's good! So I thought that 'Admire' would be a good choice for Aeris and Cloud. : ) Just this little scene I wrote up is too cute to imagine. I can see it happening in the game, even if we never did officially see it. I mean, Aeris is an admirable girl, isn't she? Able to make flowers sprout out of the dead earth of Midgar. Magical. : )
Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII Characters and Places belong to Square Enix.
He sat back on his haunches, watching her as she worked. Diligently sifting through dirt and soil, pulling out weeds and planting new flowers, he had to wonder how she managed to do it.
It was so strange, seeing a garden under the plate. Even above the plate, the land was dead for miles, making it next to impossible to grow any sort of plant, let alone an entire garden. Yet there she was, kneeling down in her bright pink dress, elbow-deep into the dirt. Every day working on her flowers, bringing out their inner shine, urging them to lift their soft heads and open their petals to show the world that they could do the impossible.
Aeris Gainsborough was an amazing woman.
He closed his eyes, rubbing his neck and listening to the surrounding area to make sure no one was coming up from behind to attack him. The atmosphere around them was calm and peaceful, yet the blonde didn't trust it. He knew—just knew—that there would be people coming after him soon enough. He was, after all, a terrorist. At least, a terrorist for hire. He frowned then, opening softly glowing eyes as he stared at nothing.
'I need to get paid soon…' he thought, before looking over to see Aeris staring at him, her head tilted to the side in that sweet way she always managed to pull off, even though she was a grown woman.
"What're you thinking about?"
Cloud Strife looked back at the brown haired girl with her arms covered in dirt, dress stained on her knees and the yellow and white flowers behind her blooming strongly, before smiling slightly as the thought of money disappeared.
"I'm just thinking about how much I admire you."