Chapter 15
"Don't worry…he'll be back he said he would" Tifa cooed
She'd been at this for a given hour, Yuffie refused to leave the bed Sora once used because it made her feel…closer to him even if he indeed was far away. It hurt her more than anything else she'd been through…the heart ache was something she should've been used to it but this time…the reason he's away is because she didn't believe in him. Didn't want to put trust in him because he was slowly fading into the darkness…darkness that she herself created.
"I'm…sorry Sora, this is indeed my fault, my punishment is to wait, for you to come back home, even if I don't deserve you anymore, I'll wait for you to come back…no matter how long it takes"
"She's been like that ever since we returned, Cloud I don't know what to do" She whispered to the blonde
"C'mon, let's let her deal with this the only way she knows how," Cloud squeezed Tifa's hand tenderly and looked into her amber eyes with a show of care
"Cloud?" She looked at the blonde flabbergasted
"I have a lot of catching up to do, and it all begins with you" Cloud said tenderly
"Wh-What do you mean?" Tifa still not believing her ears
"Why don't we keep the kids, permanently raise them, as our own they'll be a lot of help, especially if we plan to have our own someday" Cloud turned away mid sentence smiling like a fool near the end as he heard an audible gasp followed by soft sniffling and hiccups
"Do…Do you really mean it?" Tifa asked, hoped
"After all my mistakes, the one that was staring me right in the face was the one I was the most afraid of. But, Sora taught me to go after what's important, to protect it…with both arms and that's what I'm going to do. And the most important thing I have to do is protect you, and the future I hope to have with you." Cloud turned around silently as Tifa ran into him her cries louder and tears falling faster than they were before of sadness – not even close, of utter complete joy nothing could destroy this moment for her…except.
"I wish…Sora could see this" Tifa breathed out as if on impulse
"He'll come back, every kid needs an auntie and uncle to bug them with their corny actions" Cloud smirked
"Those two really are meant for each other…aren't they?" Tifa asked staring into Clouds Mako infused blue eyes
"That goes without saying…he's the sky that stretches far and wide touching everyone in some way or another, but even the sky has to have someone to bright up its life, Sora may be the sky…but Yuffie, Yuffie's the sun bright and radiant and kind of irritating but, they're always together…" Cloud whispered
"No matter what…You'll come back…You promised me…So at the very least…hurry home" Yuffie whispered to herself holding onto the picture frame of herself and the brunette, the pillow she lay on was soaked with tears and her body weighed down by sadness, regret and the smile she loved so much but most of all. She was waiting, she wouldn't leave unless needed, she wouldn't eat unless asked, wouldn't sleep unless it came to her, and wouldn't smile unless she was reminded of him…and even that was bittersweet at best.
"I still remember, the day we took this photo…the first time we met but the last day I'd see you…at least for awhile we took that all those years ago, and the second time we met. The final time I thought I'd ever see you again, you proved me wrong by taking another picture with me…and you took it along with you taking one half of the photo with you. The part that held me, and I kept the part that held you, so…we'd always be together" Yuffie looked down at the frame of the first photo they took. Putting it down on the pillow she reached into her pocket and pulled out a locket inside held a picture of the brunette smiling as wide as he could, Yuffie smiled again as a stray tear slid down her face.
"I pray…that our hearts will blend so that…one day we may meet again and our hearts…will be one again."
"Sora?" Aerith called out looking at the brunette with what seemed to be worry on her angelic features
"Oh, Sorry Aerith…I was just thinking…." Sora said sheepishly and smiled softly before returning to his sad state
"You miss her…don't you?" Aerith asked already knowing the answer
"Oh c'mon it can't be all that bad you've got us don't ya?" Zack called out
"I miss her…I do so much it hurts I know I shouldn't be able to feel, but I do and I…don't want to break that promise I made to her…but I know I have no way of getting back to her, even now" Sora sighed softly regretting his choice of words from before
Aerith looked from the brunette to the optimistic knucklehead and a twinge of worry spread across her calm features.
"You…still feel?" She asked
"Yeah, is…that strange?" Sora now looking worried
"It seems will have to start, it'll happen again" Aerith said seriously Zack's happy demeanor changed drastically
"What do you mean, Aerith?" Sora looked at her with a sense of panic
"He's coming back and if he does it'll mean calamity the true reunion will begin, and war upon the world will begin, will have to send you back, but this time, you get no second chance" Aerith said with a small smile adoring her serious features
"Waiiit wait who's coming back Sephiroth!?"
"Him, but…he isn't the only one not by far, the story teller will be returning, it'll take some time but, will return you, but you have to tell Cloud and the others before it's too late, if not, we may be in bigger shit than I would've thought."
"Story…teller?" Sora repeated as if asking for clarification
Zack looked off into the distance of the fog shrouded world for a moment and sighed
"You haven't heard from him at all?" Selphie asked
"Not since he left, maybe…something happened to him?" Kairi asked almost rhetorically
"You're better of worrying if Tidus will stop playing blitz ball and hang out with us than worry about if Sora's alive or not, that idiots to suborn and too stupid to die!" Riku shouted he paused for a second before laughing loud enough for everyone to hear.
"You'd better come back to us, were your friends too."
Sora laid down in the center of a field of flowers it'd take time but he'd be able to return, he had a task to accomplish. Not to mention, someone waiting for him, but no matter what he'd see her again that was something he couldn't forget he'd never forget but one thing besides that. Was the man Zack was talking about, his name was etched into his mind, because if he came back, everything would come back, and calamity would fall upon them again, and the past would return.
"Genesis"