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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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 Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:06 pm
Cloud however, didn't turn away, He wasn't about to turn away,or leave her.Shakeing his head softly,the blonde reached out a gloved hand,lightly touching her cheek and brushing away the tears that fell from the womens eyes.Hs heart was raceing,his stomache was turned into knotes,but he didn't move away.He slowly turned her face to him,those deep icey bue eyes locked onto her own.Though he did not say a word for a few moments,he just stared at her.At this moment, he wanted to hug her tightly to him,reinsure the women somehow.But he was afraid. What if that only made her angryer,or she pushed him away and she took off again..What if she left,and never came back?
That very last thought seemed to make his hand twitch lightly,He had felt another type of sadness in his heart,something he didn't want to have.This one single thought had gotten to him enough without him even realizeing it.Those clear blue orbs suddenly begain to glint like glass.
"Tifa..Please..I..dont know what to say to you to make you feel anybetter, I never..wanted to hurt you,ever.." He knew he sounded like a fool, what could he say to her?! Was there any words he could manage to dig up to make her feel anybetter at this point?
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:27 pm
Her heart skipped a beat as a gloved hand touched her face gently, brushing away her tears and attempting to reassure her comfort. Her eyes soon met with his. Those same, deep blue eyes that she used to gaze into years ago. Her eyes continued to glisten, tears still leaking from her eyes as she sniffled. Was he..doing this out of pity? Or did he actually...care? She wasnt sure anymore.
Tifa listened to Cloud's words, letting them sink into her mind for a moment. He never intended to hurt her? Then why was she feeling so miserable then? She was incredibly hurt, and the cause was from her own friends. She was devistated. Her expression was rather blank, her face wet with tears. Her eyes glanced downards as she tried to speak, searching for her words, "...Tell me now... I-if you knew... how I felt already, then why didnt you ever say something? Why did you do this?" Her emotions were begininng to spill as she continued, "Cloud..why? You promised me those years ago that you'd never hurt me, you'd always be there to rescue me. Now, where are you? I dont see you anymore Cloud. And when I do, I get this thrown in my face? Tell me, wouldn't...wouldn't that hurt you if you were in my shoes..?" Her last words began to crack as she began to silently cry, burying her face within her delicate hands. And even if it meant anything or not, she still wore her wolf ring on her right hand. It was the only thing she still had that was dear to her that wouldnt leave her, besides her memories..
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:57 pm
Cloud slowly removed his hand from her cheek,setting it back down beside him. He was completey crushed beyond words.There was no getting out of this one, and he knew, she wasnt going to be forgiving him anytime soon.Maybe he wasn't this..great guy,Or innocent as she thought before, maybe the truth was he was just a horrible man that hurt his friends.He begain thinking these things,as though they were true.It did seem like it, and he knew he wasn't looking like a good person right now.He was just horrible for hurting Tifa this way.
"Tifa..I....Never knew until recently.It was only after the last ..mission with Kadaj and Jenova. After everything had been back to normal, It took me a while to realize how you felt..But, I didn't say anything..because.." He shouldn't say it. It would only make her angryer and more upset most likely,but he wasn't about to lie to her,that would only make it worse. "I..wasn't in the same place..I think,you always knew, how I felt about her..After what happend, I couldn't get her off my mind, I didn't know what to do.Then we lost contact with eatch other for this long, I never heard from you..And I just thought that you didn't want anything to do with me. A man that cant let go of the past,and only thinks of one thing..I understood why,if that was true..That you didn't want to see me anymore." Cloud, was not good at these kind of talks.Mostly because he had never delt with anything like this before,and he didn't know how to deal with it. "But then...she came back..And it was only recently,that we found out about Ariel..She's not from this time,even. We still have to find out how she got here,as far as I know,she's from the future..Living in the present." Cloud sighed,backing away just faintly. At this moment he couldn't even bring himself to look into Tifa's eyes.He couldn't even begin to think how much she must of hated him right now."Im still here..and I always will be here for you...Even if you don't beleive me.." As Tifa begain to silently break down, he tryed to get himself to take hold of her,and hug her.He didn't understand why he was so afraid to give her a hug.Though eventually,he managed to, and didnt quite let go. He was expecting her to throw him away from her right at the touch,but..If he didn't try to at least do one good thing for her,he would never feel right.
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:10 am
Aerith had left Ariel with Kaizer,just outside the truck. She just needed him to watch her for a few minutes at least. She had to find out what was going on, What was going on with Tifa..Was she going to hate Cloud for this? Hate her? This was so horrible.Maybe if she left for a while, Tifa would feel better. If she stayed away long enough,Tifa wouldn't have to see the women that would cause her so much pain anymore.Aerith had gotten there not soon after Cloud had,and had been listening silently from a darkend corner.This was just enough to tell her to leave for a while.She could take Ariel and run off like Yuffie did, Maybe even find the young girl.So then she could keep her company while she was gone.
She had left the scene soon after,and headed back to Ariel before she ran back to the house,she only stayed long enough to gather her things,and Ariels,before she was out again.She took off to find her own golden Chocobo named Angel.
"We'll just go find Yuffie and stay with her for a while,okay? Im sure things will get better soon." She spoke softly to the young girl that walked beside her.Once she had gotten her things,and found her Chocobo, she was off.She didn't know where Yuffie would be,but something told her she would end up finding her easyly.
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:05 am
When she heard, those dreaded words, "I.. wasn't in the same place..., her world just fell apart. All of her strength she had, all of her confidence, her self assurance, her heart...gone. She felt like an empty shell. The young woman bit her lower lip. She always had a feeling that he didnt love her back... She had a feeling. But she was hoping that it was just her imagination. Now she knew it wasnt, because the man just cam outright and said it. And it felt like having him say it made it ten times as worse if someone else would have told her instead.
Tifa removed her hands from her face, a small, sorrowful frown upon her features. "But then...she came back." 'Oh, excuse me, She came back. Well then, let me roll in the red carpet and get flowers too. I bet you'd like that, hm?' Those were Tifa's thoughts at that moment that she couldn't get to pass her lips. It would have been mean, and despite he didn't feel the same, she still loved him. But...it was always Aerith. From the moment she came, it was always her all the time. Aerith, Aerith, Aerith, that's all she ever heard. Day and night, he would hear her name spoken by at least one person among their group, and that was usually him. Her stomach twisted up with emotions, she wanted to keep her mouth shut, but she couldn't hold it in anymore. All those years of pain, lonliness, rejection...they were surfacing.
"..Why in the world would you think I wanted nothing to do with you, if you knew that I loved you? If you knew I loved you, why did you assume that I wouldn't want to see you?" Tifa's voice became full of so much emotion as she went on, "But yet, Aerith loved you. And you want everything to do with her, no second thoughts. You want her around, you wanted to see her, as she felt the same to you. Why am I any different? Why Cloud? Did you think of me when Aerith was there?", she shook her head, "If you think you did, it didnt seem like it at all. When Aerith was gone and you and I lived with Denzel and Marlene, you spent so much time grieving over her, wanting to see her. Did you ever think how I might have felt all those times you left me alone? All thse times you left without even saying goodbye? Nope, it was just Aerith. It was always her, but you know," She placed a hand over her heart, "Aerith was my friend too. We were all her friends, and were devestated when her life was taken. But we knew she was with us in our hearts. I tried to tell you that, but you know where you were? Riding that motorcycle." She shook her head again, "Denzel was ill, and Marlene was still very young. I had to take care of them by myself. Alone as always. I called, you never answered. What if there was a real emergency at the bar Cloud. What if someone had stepped in and put a gun to my head, and I called you, and you didnt answer. What then? Hm? I needed you there, and you werent around to be my hero. Do you understand?" Tifa stood to her feet, looking at Cloud intently, her expression never changing. She forced these next words out, those words that never came out, "No. How could you understand that then, even now that I...I..." She took a deep breath and then just said it, "I still love you."
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:02 am
[ Message temporarily off-line ]
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:34 am
Cloud stayed there in complete silence, Not a word was spoken.He would never be able to undo this,never be able to fix it.And his only way of getting out of it would be if the world was in danger.Maybe that would of been better,He would be..fighting,his mind would be cleared from such problems,and he would never have to look back again.No..he ddn't wish on such a thing.
Cloud just stared at her, He tryed to find the words to say,as he listened to her.She was right, wasnt she.He never did come to see her back then,He was always avoiding everyone and everything as best he could.All because his memories would only come back,At everytime he would see his friends.He would see Aerith there,sitting and talking with everyone, no matter what he would do, She was always there in his mind.His reason for running away at any givin chance was just that.If he was away,he would be fine."Im sorry, I just..I wanted to be there for you, But..Tifa, you dont undestand how hard it hit me.I thought I would get over her in time, but trying wasn't good enough. I could never seem to,even after.." He paused suddenly, glanceing up at her as she stood.He wasn't quite sure what she was going to do,run away again,maybe? It probably was the best idea for her, He knew he wasn't makeing her feel any better.He just was horrible at this,and he knew it. He slowly brought himself to stand, his eyes never leaveing the young women as she spoke those last words.He was panicing inside, What was he do to..She said she still loved him,and he..couldn't return it back? "..I.." He begain to speak,though he couldn't quite find the right words to continue.
His thoughts were soon interupted,as soon as he heard that all to familour voice break out.Cloud turned suddenly,his eyes narrowing ever so slightly.Kadaj.Just what they needed,another interuption.He followed Kadaj with his eyes,watching his every moment.He was getting to close to Tifa,this made him move closer to her, but he didn't seem fast enough to stop him from smacking her to the side. "Tifa!" He hurryed over to her side,paying no atention to Kadaj, Did he really think he would just..ignore her,and follow after him as told? At least, not yet. He was going to get at him for hitting Tifa, no doubt.But at the current moment, he didnt have his weapon.When Tifa left, he had no time to get the weapon and replace it while she was running from him. "Tifa...are you alright?" It was a stupid question,after everything, and this..how could she possibly be alright? He turned slowly, Eyeing the retreating Kadaj.
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:05 pm
Eyes staring straight back at Clouds. Kadaj waved his hands freely, like a child. He grinned widely, seeing as Clouds emotions once more has took control.
"Foolish niisama!" He called out starting to laugh. "You act as though I have killed her... Though, that wouldn't be a bad idea at all." he continued soon going in wonder. What oh what would happen if he, Kadaj, decided to kill Tifa. It was obvious Cloud was a worthless foe without his weapon. So he would just wait a while. A smirk creeped upon his face.
"Now come... Or I won't be so nice..."
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:21 pm
Cloud slowly stepped foward.Though he may not have had his primary weapon, he still had his fist. He was probably had as good as Tifa, though.
"If you touch her, You know what will happen to you, again.." He probably shouldn't be makeing such threats,but right now, nothing matterd but protecting Tifa..He turned slowly to face her. "..Maybe you should head back to the bar, at least for a while to keep safe. Okay? I'll go along with him, but I want you to be safe." He didn't know if she was going to listen to him, Or just leave like that. The only thing he could think of is she probably did want to get away from him,now..
He turned away from Tifa, and begain to follow after Kadaj slowly..
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:31 pm
Smirking slightly while walking, he decided to add something. "So you know... Niisama... You can't give me such a threat if I... Already hit her..." He said chuckling silently. Turning to the left on the next corner they found themselves walking through crouds of people and running children. Laughter was heard throughout the croud. But Kadaj ignored the annoyence and just walked on.
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:43 pm
Cloud didn't even reply to his comment, he knew what he ment.He wasn't about to argue about it ether.He would probably find some way to make him look even more foolish.Shakeing his thoughts away, he continued to follow Kadaj.Why was he takeing him through such a croud? Specially with children around.Not knowing what Kadaj wanted was hard enough
"What is it you want exactly?" He finally spoke.His voice was amazeingly calm at the moment.For the time being, he would watch what he said to him,as to not spark him off in anyway,Not with all the people around.
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:26 pm
((xD wow, just by going to school I miss alot. Eee! ))
She shook her head slightly at Cloud, sighing as she glanced upwards into the air, running a hand back through her hair. She still felt just as worse, and the fact that he was at a loss for words didnt help much. She sometimes wished that she would have just decided to hide her heart from the world, that way, Cloud and Aerith could go and live happy without her weighing a burden on their shoulders..
The young woman parted her lips to speak, but was cut off for the hundreth time today. How many times had people cut her off today? It was beggining to be as if she wouldnt ever be able to get a word in. Tifa's eyes diverted over to the intruder, her deep eyes showing anger. Kadaj...How dare he interupt their conversation. "Like I care about what you think about my feelings. If you dont like them, then why dont you just stay out of peoples' conversations," Tifa spoke with spite. It had been a while since she had last snapped at someone. This was just not the time nor place for people to stride over and start fights. She was not in the mood.
And just because she wasn't in the mood, good ol' Kadaj decides to smack Tifa, catching her off-guard as she flew off to the side, slamming her back onto the concrete wall before sliding down onto the ground. At that moment, Tifa's rage and anguish had boiled over, she could not take it anymore. She ignored Cloud's rather pointless question, of course she was not alright. She was in physical and emotional pain, and now he asks if she's alright? Hardly. The fist fighter casted an icy cold glare, and if glares could kill, Kadaj would have dropped dead. Tifa stood to her feet, stumbling slightly from her slightly ailing back. Not like she hasnt had worse. Her frown never left her face as she watched the two men walked away. Tifa had just about had it. She wanted to scream. Trying to control her anger, she swiftly turned to the wall the silver haired man threw her against. She prentended that the wall represented all of the people that had hurt her from the past till now. Forcing all of her energy into her leg, Tifa thrusted a powerful kick into the wall. A large indent was left in the concrete, pieces of the wall falling among the hard ground and rolled off to the side.
She felt so angry, so betrayed. She had never felt so...so...mad. Tifa turned away from the wall, facing the direction Cloud and Kadaj had headed. She began to walk forwards, her hand reaching inside her backpocket as she spoke, "No Cloud. No I wont go back to the 7th Heaven. You never listened to me when danger was wandering about," She pulled out her sleek leather gloves, placing them neatly upon her hands as she made both hands into fists, "Now I'm not listening to you." With a strong mind-set on what she wanted to do, she started off for Cloud and Kadaj. She sneakily followed them as they went, she wasnt going to be left out this time..
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:22 pm
Slowly turning in a circle so as to take a look at the wide plains surrounding them, he shrugged, finally looking to Elena again. "Giant snake? I can handle that. If it would save time, we could simply go on through the swamp, and I will fight anything that comes our way."
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:12 pm
Back in Midgar, a young boy was calmly strolling down the street. Wearing rather odd clothing, baggy, blue and white striped pants, a light blue jacket which was tied at the front by a thick brown strap of leather, and a thickly battered and patched straw hat that was almost equal to him in height, except for how it was bent backward in the middle, which cast his face into a complete shadow, causing only his glowing, yellow eyes to peer out, he may not have been thought to be inconspicuous. However, two men, both carrying swords, brushed past him in their haste to go somewhere, which spun him around. Glancing toward them, he sighed, dusting himself off. As he took another step forward, he tripped, falling flat on his face.
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:03 pm
((Hehe. XD ))
Cloud sighed. This day was going so bad. Worse then when Meteor was heading there way, worse then fighting Sephiroth.Heck, it was just the worst day he could ever have.He must of looked like the wost person in existence right now.Who knew Cloud could come off looking worser then Sephiroth himself?..For of course, diferent reasons.
He narrowed his eyes slightly.Turning around to glance at the women following them, she may of been sneakingly following them, but he just sensed she was following anyways.There was no way, she would be able to take on Kadaj if he wanted a fight. This only made Cloud somewhat angry,though he didn't show it. How could he tell her to leave again? Tifa was stuburn,like him at times and she knew he would not listen to him ether way.Not with how she was feeling,and how much he hurt her already.He turned back to Kadaj, as he followed along.Somewhere along the line, he hoped Tifa would lose track of them through the croud, so at least she wouldn't be in any danger.
Elena stopped, once more takeing a look at Korangar.She thought about something though, He was fast, wasn't he? So maybe if... "I got an idea. I'll catch a Chocobo,and cross. Then you can follow since you seem to be quite fast.It would be easyer!" Without waiting for an answer, Elena turned and begain to look around. "Hmm.." She turned her atention toward the Chocobo farm. They could see a few wild Chocobo's standing near the fence of the captured Chocobo's. After pulling out a green, she waved it into the air.
"Heeree Chocobo! Freash greens!!" She yelled out, Now she was just being slightly silly again.But to her suprise,they heard a loud "Wark!" and could see a bright yellow Chocobo running toward them. "Heehe..See? These are Chocobo's. Cute,yes?" After throwin the Green to the ground the wild bird ran upand begain pecking at its food. "And here we have a birdie!" It took only about a minute for the large bird to eat the entire thing,before she walked over and petted its head gently,showing it she wasn't a threat.
"Wark!" The bird cherped happyly at her,before Elena hopped on. "Okay, Follow me?" She glanced down at Korangar before the bird begain running through the swamp,avoiding the snake as it tryed to follow them,It could never match the Chocobo's speed.
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