If there was anything Raine could do flawlessly, it was foiling well-thought out plans.

Including her own.

Raine was on the ground staring up at Tifa with fearful eyes. The dark haired girl was glaring down at her with hell's fury burning in her eyes. Behind her, the small closet was completely destroyed and Cloud and Reno were knocked out on the ground. Raine was the next victim.

The plan was fairly simple: to lock Tifa and Reno in a small room and keep them in there until they had made up. The only problem was that Raine didn't know that Tifa had superhuman strength and Cloud had forgotten to mention that little detail to her. Raine found out out the hard way when she and Cloud forced the two into the closet only to see it destroyed in five seconds. Raine made a mental note to drop-kick Cloud in the face once Tifa let her go...if she ever lived to tell the tale of her survival.

Tifa reached down and tightly gripped Raine's collar, pulling the girl up to her feet. Raine was uncomfortably close to Tifa and she wanted to run away as far as possible; Tifa's anger was burning her skin.

"So it was your plan to lock me and that Turk in the closet together?"

"Tifa, I can explain-"

"Explain what? That you want me to stay away from Cloud? That you want him all to yourself?"

Raine blinked; when did she ever say that?

"Tifa-"

"Shut up!"

Releasing her collar, Tifa drew her hand back and slapped Raine hard across her cheek. Raine stumbled back but she kept her eyes on Tifa.

Neither woman was backing down. Their fists were clenched and their glares was creating static in the air. Tifa wanted justice; Raine wanted to survive.

"I just want you to be happy." Raine said.

"How can I be? You took Cloud away from me! He was my happiness! "

"I didn't take him away!"

"Shut up!" Tifa's voice was commanding commanding and Raine immediately obeyed, "I waited for Cloud. I waited for him to heal after Zack and Aerith's deaths. I was there for him through all his hardships. I was there to support him. I've loved him all those years but he fell for you in just a few weeks!"

Raine thought Tifa was going to hit her again but Tifa fell on her knees and buried her face in her hands.

"It's not fair! What do you have that I don't? Why doesn't Cloud love me?"

Tifa sobbed softly into her hands. Raine relaxed and her eyes softened. She knew how it felt to see your loved one drift away. She knew how much the pent up frustration of unrequited love hurt. She knew how long a woman was willing to wait for her love. She knew how unfair it was to see a loved one fall for someone else in such such a short amount of time. Now that she was in such a position, Raine wasn't sure what to say.

She knelt beside the older girl and gently placed her hands on Tifa's shoulders.

"There's nothing I have that you don't. If anything, I'm the one who's lacking. I'm not strong and beautiful like you, Tifa, and I'm not confident like you."

"But I love him."

"And I'm sure he loves you, too. Maybe he doesn't love you like you want him to, but you're still very important to him."

Tifa sighed as she sat back and studied Raine's face. Her expression was caring and she had a small smile on her face. Tifa shook her head; how could she stay mad at this girl? Tifa frowned at the red mark on Raine's cheek and she gently covered it with her hand. She didn't realize how ugly jealousy had made her.

"I'm so sorry, Raine. I'm so sorry."

Raine hugged Tifa,

"It's all right, Tifa. I forgive you."

The two girls sat in silence as they hugged each other.

"But honestly, Tifa, you need a guy who can handle your crazy strength and demanding personality," Raine pulled away and grinned at Tifa, "Have I ever told you about a guy named Reno?"