"Do you really have to go?" Riley asked as Alyssa hugged him and Jeremy put a hand on his shoulder.

"Sorry kiddo, we have a wedding to plan, and jobs to go back to" Alyssa told him as she pulled away. Riley instantly hugged her. The more time he spent with them the more he remembered about mom and Zander, you were sad to see them go, but you understood why they have to leave.

"Riley don't worry, we'll visit them I promise" you told him.

"And you two are always welcome here!" Tifa added.

"Besides the wedding is in two months, we'll see you all then right?" Jeremy asked.

"We'll all be there" Barret confirmed, "Marlene can't wait to be a flower girl"

"We'll even make Cloud go" Tifa laughed, you glanced at Cloud he was trying way to hard to look like he didn't care, you giggled, catching his attention but he didn't question it.

Cid pulled Riley away so Alyssa could finally hug you goodbye. "I'm so glad we finally found you," she whispered just loud enough for you to hear.

"So am I," you whispered. As you pulled away you said "Thank you for letting me be your maid of honor"

"You were always my first choice," She replied with a smile.

You paused a moment, "Wait whose the best man?" you asked.

"It's a surprise," Alyssa answered quickly.

You raised an eyebrow at her and crossed your arms, "Do I know him?"

"Yes, but that's all I'll say"

Why didn't she want to tell you who the best man is? After all its not a big deal, you were just curious. You decided to drop the topic, it is her day and you didn't want to spoil your goodbyes.

Soon Alyssa and Jeremy were gone, you couldn't help but smile as they left; you've been alone for so long searching for answers and people it was nice to be found. In a way you envied them. You couldn't help but wonder what would have happened if you stayed with them, and tried to build a life. But you couldn't, you felt so empty and broken. After Melody died, Hazelton stopped feeling like home, you were constantly reminded of Melody, after your eighteenth birthday you couldn't stay with the Alyssa and Jeremy, it hurt too much and you didn't know what to do. First Angeal and Genesis went missing, and then losing your mom, Zander and Jace all in the same day, it was too much you needed to find Zac…the memories were triggered again.

"Autumn" Vincent said as he put his arm around your shoulders, his cape easily covered your entire body, when you were little you thought maybe one day it wouldn't but being around Vincent still made you feel like a child. It didn't help that he is a very tall intimidating man and you're a very tiny female. "Are you alright?" he asked. By now everyone was either inside or going about their own business.

"I'll be alright," you said quietly. "I always am, right?"

"You're not alone anymore"

"I know Vinny, I just miss them," you mumbled. "I'll be alright, I promise, I just need a minute." Vincent nodded and messed up your hair like he did when you were little, then left you alone. Or at least you thought you were alone.

You sighed, and wiped a few tears away from your eyes. You hated crying but you found yourself doing it several times a day. For four years you spent so much time searching for Zack, trying to find a good place for Riley to grow up, trying to make enough money to support you, your brother and Ryan, searching for your brother, you never had time to think about everyone you lost. You kept yourself so busy, overwhelmed and focused on survival that you never had time to stop and think about everything… everyone you lost.

"He's right"

You jumped, startled at the sound of Cloud's voice, you quickly wiped your tears away, "oh Cloud you scared me," he just shrugged; it looked like he wanted to say something but he just stood by your side, silently offering support.

(Alyssa)

You turned around in your seat to look out the back window, you could just barely see Autumn, she was standing with Cloud watching you leave. You sighed.

"You ok?" Jeremy asked as he put a hand on your leg.

"Just worried about Autumn, she was so different"

"I know" he glanced at you before turning his attention back to the road, "give her some time, if what Reno says is true, Autumn's been through hell, I don't blame her for being distant"

You sighed, "I know, I guess I was just hoping things would go back to normal, I miss having her around, we used to sing and dance all the time, we had so much fun." You were so relived that you finally found Autumn, but she seemed so distant now, you couldn't image how she must feel.

"Autumn will be ok, plus Vincent is with her, you know how protective he gets."

You nodded in agreement, then paused for a moment, "What do you think about Cloud?" you asked curiously.

"What about him? Its not like he's much of a talker, I mean he seemed nice enough, but weird, i can't believe Jace and Zack talked him up so much." Jeremy completely missed your point. "He and Autumn were kind of weird around each other" maybe he isn't as oblivious as you thought.

"I think they can help each other" you said more to yourself, Jeremy nodded thoughtfully. You stared out the window, you felt bad about lying to Autumn about how you found her. After seeing how distant she is, you understood why Reno didn't want you to tell her that he told you where she is.

(Autumn)

You were cleaning up the bar getting ready to open for the night. For the first time in days the bar was empty. Alyssa and Jeremy left a few days ago, Cid was spending some time at home with his wife, Barret was 'taking care of some business' what that meant you weren't sure, Yuffie was visiting some friends in Wutai, Tifa took the night off and said she wouldn't be back till tomorrow morning, all of the kids were out playing, Vincent is nowhere to be found as usual and Cloud is still out doing his deliveries and shouldn't be home for a while.

You've become so use to your noisy friends that the silence is actually starting to creep you out. You put on some music to distract yourself from your thoughts; after all being left alone with your thoughts usually makes you pretty depressed. You absently started to sing as you cleaned the counter.

By the time you were cleaning off the last table you were softly singing and dancing along with the music. Thankfully you still have some time before the bar officially opens.

(Cloud)

You parked Fenrir, in its usual place outside the bar, before dismounting. You were surprised how early you finished your deliveries; the bar isn't even open yet. Not that you're complaining, you were looking forward to the bar being quiet for once, especially with how sore you feel having everyone gone for the night except Autumn and the kids should be relaxing. As you approached the door you heard music coming from inside.

Autumn didn't notice when you walked in, she was too busy singing and dancing as she cleaned. She will be so embarrassed when she realizes that you're here but you couldn't take your eyes off her.

(Autumn)

You spun around as the song ended and nearly jumped out of your skin when you saw Cloud standing in the doorway of the bar. "Oh god Cloud" you squeaked as you covered your face in embarrassment. And because things can always get worse you tripped over a bar stool loosing your balance. You closed your eyes as you braced yourself to fall on your face but you never did.

When you opened your eyes you found yourself in a staring match with Cloud. You couldn't believe how fast he is. You were also completely lost in his sad blue eyes and muscular arms.

(Cloud)

Right now your brain was doing that thing where it stops working when Autumn is around. You couldn't look away from her gorgeous hazel eyes as you held her you could feel the jagged scar along her spine.

"Cloud" Autumn stuttered breathlessly. Her cheeks turned a bright red as you realized the position you both were in.

You straightened and made sure Autumn was steady on her feet before you reluctantly released her. The two of you stood silently staring at each other. Autumn absently started to play with her ring. You looked away feeling guilty again, every time you see that ring you remember that Jace and Autumn were in love and she would never feel that way about you.

"I'm sorry" Autumn said softly regaining your attention, "did I do something wrong?" You shook your head. She sighed in relief and started giggling. Her laugh was beautiful you looked at her curiously. "Why do you always catch me at the most embarrassing times?"

You couldn't help but smile. "The second I walked in, I knew you'd be so embarrassed." Being around Autumn made you forget the rest of the world. It was nice.

"How long were you there before I noticed?" she asked as she walked behind the bar.

"Only a few seconds," you replied as you sat on a barstool.

"So plenty of time to watch me make a fool of myself," she turned away to clean up behind the bar. You couldn't help but noticed that she was wearing short black skirt that flared out at her waist and crop top with a wide neckline. "Can I get you anything?" she asked as she looked over her shoulder.

You blinked a few times realizing she had asked a few times, you were too distracted. "Fireball whiskey?" you asked.

Autumn walked over with the bottle and two shot glasses. "Isn't it a bit early for shots, Mr. Strife" she teased.

"Then why do you have two glasses?" you leaned on the bar. "Ms. Knight."

Autumn looked speechless for a moment before she smiled and said, "You know, you're full of surprises." You looked at her curiously as she poured the drinks. When she looked up and saw your curious look, she shook her head and said "and I should stop talking before I embarrass myself even more than I already have." She passed you a drink.

The two of you raised your glasses, "To a quiet bar" Autumn said, the two of you clicked your glasses together. As she swallowed her shot, you added, "And Autumn dancing" then you drank yours as Autumn started coughing and laughing. You couldn't help but smile as she playfully glared at you.

You were about to speak when the door flew open and Marlene ran in screaming.