Don't Flame me if this is not good or a bit cheesy. I'm not all that great at writing yet.

"Cloud!"

A girl at the age of ten, with beautiful white back-length hair and sparkling purple eyes, was running towards a boy who was older than her by two years. He had blond spiky hair with bright blue eyes.

Turning to the running girl, Cloud's eyes widen when the girl suddenly slams into him. They both toppled over and land on the ground harshly.

"R-Rei?" Cloud stuttered, red face at how close her face was to his.

Lifting herself up with her hand, she was on her hands and knees on top of him as she rubs the back of her neck sheepishly, "Sorry Cloud. I didn't stop fast enough." Blushing still, Cloud tried to look away from her but his eyes still kept their gaze on her, "D-don't worry about it."

Getting off of him, she stood up and pats the dirt that was on her beautiful blue dress before giving him a hand. Accepting, Cloud pulls himself up and pats himself of dirt as well.

Once done, he turns to look at Rei, just to see the excitement in her shining amethyst eyes and a bright smile on her face, "We're still going to see the Meteor Shower right?"

With a smile, Cloud nodded, "Yeah of course. I did promise you."

Shouting in excitement, Rei started jumping as she threw her arms up, "Yay!" Still excited, she grabbed Cloud's hand and started running up the hill that led to Mt. Nibel, "Let's hurry before it starts Cloud! I don't want to miss it!"

Laughing at her excitement, he tightened his hand around her small ones as he took the lead. They didn't go far from the small town nor close to the Mountain. There was a hill there. A hill that a lone tree itself stood there proudly as if watching over the town and its people.

Arriving, the two quickly sat on the hill as they lean their backs against the tree. The Meteor Shower hasn't started and yet a cold breeze blew by, making the girl shiver a bit. She tried to hide it from Cloud the best she could since she didn't want him to worry about her and then make them both miss it if he suggested for them to go home.

Unfortunately, Cloud did see her shiver and frown, "Are you cold Rei?" Shaking her head furiously, Rei tried to play it off, "N-nope. I-I'm okay Cloud. I feel p-perfectly fine." Her stutters didn't help convince him however as he started to get up.

Thinking that he was going to make them go back home, Rei started to panic and was about to tell him that she was actually fine until she saw him go to the side of the tree, picking something up. Curious, she leaned forward a bit from where she sat to try and see what he was getting.

When he stood back up, she saw that he had a blue blanket in hand. Tilting her head, she asked, "Where did that come from?" Before he could answer, Rei gasped as she pointed at him, "Was it magic? Did you do magic to make that blanket appear?"

Chuckling at her adorableness, he shook his head, "I didn't do magic Rei. I brought it here this afternoon in case you got cold." Walking to stand in front of her, he softly smiled at her as he handed the blanket to her, "Here."

About to accept it, she stopped when she noticed that there was only one blanket. Frowning, she shook her head, "You should use it Cloud. There's only one and the blanket is quite small. So only one of us can use it."

He frowned, "But you're cold Rei. I don't want you catching a cold the next day. If you do... I'll know that it's my fault that you got sick."

Thinking, her face brightens up as she thought of an idea. Patting on the spot that he was sitting on earlier, she smiles at him at the confusion that was shown upon his face. Not wanting to ruin her idea, she pouted as she pats on the ground again, "Come sit down!" Not wanting to question on her action, he quietly sat back down on his spot with the blanket still in hand.

Grabbing it out of his hands, she unfolded it as she wrapped it around him. Shock, he was about to stand up and deny, telling for her to use it. But what surprised him next was her pushing him back down onto the ground as she seated herself between his legs and wrapping them both in the blanket.

Looking at him over her shoulder, she smiles, "See! This way the both of us are warm and can still watch the Meteor Shower together!" She then snuggled herself closer to him as she lay her back to his chest.

What she didn't notice was that as she did this, Cloud's face became bright red down his neck to the tip of his ears as steam appeared a bit over his head. Shyness overcoming him, he slowly wraps his arms around her waist as he held her close to him. His hold only made her snuggle in his arms more. Smiling, the redness of his face calmed down to a mere small blush as he tightens his hold on her and that's when the Meteor Shower started.

Gazing at them in amazement, Rei stared at them in awe as they sparkled in the night sky. "Beautiful," said Rei. Looking away from the Meteor Shower, Cloud looks down at her as he smiles, "Yeah." She looked over at him with a bright smile, "Are you going to make a wish Cloud? I heard that if you make a wish, it might come true."

Thinking about it, Cloud nodded, "Yeah I am. Are you going to Rei?" Nodding, she takes a look at the falling stars before turning to look back at him, "Yeah! And do you want to know what it is?" Curious, he shrugs, "Sure."

Standing up, she took a couple steps forward before turning to look at him, a bright smile on her face with her arms spread out, "I wish for the both of us to stay together forever and ever! No matter where we are or what happens, the both of us will always have each other!"

Cloud's eyes were wide at her wish. No one, not even the town kids would ever want to be his friend. He was always alone. The kids always feared him until Rei came and became his first and very best friend. No matter where he went, she followed him with that bright smile on her face and would always play with him. The other kids tried to get her away from him one day, which hurt him. He thought for sure that she would go with them and forget about him. But, that didn't happen as she rejected them and came running back to him.

So hearing her wish made him cry without him noticing. When she saw his tears, she didn't panic or laugh. Her bright smile turned soft as she knelt between his legs. He was a bit taller than her when she did this.

Bringing a hand up, she wiped his tears away, her smile never leaving her face. Looking down at her, Cloud couldn't hold back the emotion inside of him as he pulled her to him. He held her as tears fell upon her shoulder of her blue dress. Wrapping her arms around him, she hugged him to let him know that she was there for him, never letting him go.

A few minutes pass as he slowly pulled away. When he did, he blushed, embarrassed that he cried on his crush/best friend's blue dress. "S-sorry Rei," he mumbled.

She softly shook her head, "It's okay. It can always be washed." Then her gaze went to the tree that Cloud was leaning on. An idea suddenly struck her as her eyes brighten. "Cloud, do you still have your dagger?" she asked, excited on what she was going to do.

Confuse at her sudden excitement, he nodded. He pulled the dagger that he carries for protection out from his pocket. He hesitated a bit on giving it to her. Unlike him, she didn't have any sword training. So he was worry about her cutting herself.

The look of hesitation was shown in his eyes. So quickly grabbing his dagger before he changes his mind, she stepped around his legs and closer to the tree as she started using it to carve into the tree. He freaked a bit when she grabbed it, but when he saw her handling the dagger just fine, curiosity got the best of him.

He stood up and tried to see what she was carving. Before he could see it, however, she stepped over his line of sight as she covered what she was doing with her arms. She looked at him over her shoulder as she pouted, "No looking until I'm done."

Deciding on teasing her a bit, he started to lean on the other side to pretend to try and see, but she saw and quickly got in front of him. He kept at it on going the other way again until Rei started to whine, "Cloud~!"

Chuckling, he raises his arms in surrender as he turns around to look back up at the Meteor Shower, "Fine. I won't look until you're done." What caught him off guard was when she jumped to wrap her arms around his shoulder, giving him a chaste kiss on the cheek before she let go and went back to finish her carving. His face went bright red and felt really happy that he decided to let her finish whatever she was carving.

A minute pass as Rei exclaimed, "Finish!"

Still not turning around, Cloud talked over his shoulder, "Can I see it now?"

She giggled, "Yeah."

Turning to look at what she had carved, his eyes widen as he slowly took a step towards it. In arm's reach, Cloud lifted a hand up as he slowly and lightly touches the carving, almost afraid as if it was going to disappear. There, on the tree, was Rei's carving. It had Cloud Strife + Rei Hunter = Forever Always.

Bounding up to him, she smiles, "This way, you know that it's proof. Proof that I will always be with you Cloud." He turned to her and smiled, pulling her into a hug. She in return. Burying his nose in her hair, he thanked her, "Thank you Rei."

She snuggled her face into his chest, mumbling, "For what?"

"For being my friend. For always being there for me. For everything," he said, as he hugged her a bit tighter.

Smiling, she hugged him back just as tight, "Always Cloud. You're precious to me. No one will be able to replace you."

Smiling, he buries his head in her neck, "Same here. No one will be able to replace you Rei. You are just as precious to me as well."

They held each other for a while until they both decided to pull away but still have their arms around each other. Tilting her head, Rei's smile never faded as she asked, "So, what's your wish Cloud?" Turning his head away, his gaze never left her as he smirked, "It's a secret."

She pouted, "Oh come on. I told you mine. Now it's your turn to tell me yours."

Shaking his head, he lets go of her as he put his hands behind his head, "If I told you it wouldn't come true. That's how wishing upon a shooting star, or in our case, a Meteor Shower works."

Gaping, she took a step away from him and pointed his dagger at him, "You didn't tell me that!" Then she sighs and shrugs, "Oh well, my wish will still come true no matter what."

Chuckling, Cloud took his dagger back, putting it away, and hugs her from behind with the blanket wrapped around them as he put his chin on her head. Not rejecting his skinship, she tried to snuggle herself as close as she can to his warmth as they both watch the Meteor Shower together. Looking down at her with his eyes, Cloud softly smiles, 'My wish, is for you to always be by my side forever Rei. And, hopefully, to be something more.'

Opening her eyes from the sudden memory of her childhood best friend, her sight was met by her everyday life. Stuck in a tube with turquoise water that was mix with Jenova's cells, making her expose to Mako. A man with long black hair in a ponytail, wearing a white lab coat was soon standing in front of her tube to where she floated.

He had a smile on his face as he looked at her, "My greatest experiment of all time. Out of every one of them, they were all mere failures. But you my dear, is my greatest of all for your body has fully accepted the Jenova's cell. And yet, not once has your body changed. Amazing." With that he left, laughing. Closing her eyes, Rei went to slumber once more.

Oh how I miss reading some FF7 x Oc.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed this one. See Ya Till Next Time!