Hello everybody, are you ready for some angst ? No ? Yeah, me neither but here we are with the theme Promise. I cry on this one, really. But I wanted so much to write about this pairing ! I know they are more FF than KH related but this is a KH context so it works, right ? I hope you like it ! Thanks again to Ejes for her works, please, go check her prompts, they're just amazing and I love them so much ! Good night on those wise words !

Tomorrow, the theme will be Error... Can you guess ? ~

"Once I've become a hero, I will come back to you!"

It had been years now, and Aerith was still waiting. So many things had happened since then. Along with her friends, they had to run away from the Radiant Garden, corrupted by darkness, to find shelter in Traverse Town. It wasn't a bad place, but she hoped she would be able to go back home one day.

Aerith was worried about Zack. Would he find her, now that she had changed of world? Where was he now? So many questions, and so few answers… Some days, the flower girl wondered if he could have forgotten her. No matter how likely that was, she'd rather not think about it. Her future boyfriend couldn't do such a thing to her, unless he'd found another girl… With his looks, it would be pretty easy for him.

"Don't you think about that! He will come back! He promised, once he has become a hero!"

The young man's smile haunted her thoughts. He had joined the SOLDIER, a group of fighters meant to defend the world. He was a natural swordsman, for sure, and she knew he would be one of the best ones. Cloud, one of their friends, took him as a model and would soon join the group. Perhaps she could give him a letter for Zack? She liked the idea. Then, he would now where she was and be able to join her.

"I'm sure you have become a hero, Zack. You're already mine."

On second thought, she knew he wouldn't break a promise. So when Cloud left, she handed him the letter, asking him to give it to their friend. The blonde smiled, promised as well, then was off for his new life. Aerith couldn't wait to hear from him.

"Aerith… I'm sorry."

It had never been Leon's thing to comfort people, but he showed a lot of delicacy when the letter came back. It wasn't from Zack, but from Cloud, and it was bearing a terrible message. At least, she now knew why he never gave any news. Why he never came back.

"He promised… He said he would come back…"

"I know. Aerith… Everyone knew his worth. He was a hero. We all can be proud of him, of… Of all he's done."

"At least, he fulfilled his dream, and… Part of our promise."

The florist always had been strong, to keep things to herself to be there for others, to guide them. This time, however, that was too much to handle. Aerith collapsed, in tears, into Leon's man held her against him, softly, in a brotherly care.

"Who?" She didn't need to ask any further.

"Sephirot. And… I think Cloud is after him. He promised to avenge Zack."

If she had thought she couldn't be even more broken, his words proved her wrong.