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{ T } ifa slowly stood. "Cloud..." she said to herself, her ghostly hand clenching her chest. Was this why she had been called to the church? Was this a solution, a cure? She didn't know, and didn't care if it wasn't. Tifa had nothing to lose, and everything to gain from taking this chance. She walked toward Isabel and outstretched her hand. For a moment she hesitated, wondering if what she was doing was right, but she quickly shook the thought away. If I wasn't supposed to come back to life, then there wouldn't have been a way to do so. She thought as she took Isabel's hand. Tifa saw the wings emerge, and the light gather around her. She could feel her pulse come to life, her breath re-enter her lungs. She was no longer a cold husk, but a warm being. She was now dressed in an over-sized billowing nightgown of white. But it had been so long since she had used her legs, that she crumpled to the floor, once again sitting in the flowers. And one other crucial part was missing as well. "W-ho are you? And where am I?" Tifa said in a small voice. "I remember a voice, calling out to me, and now I'm sitting here." she rested her head in her hands. "My name...my name is Tifa...Locket? No! Lockhart! Tifa Lockhart, that's me." she said while smiling, at least she remembered something.

{ T } ifa thought very hard. "Cloud...hmmmm" the name felt right in her mouth, as if she'd said it since she was very little. "You don't mean those white fluffy things in the sky do you?" she said, for the only 'Cloud' she knew were the ones in the sky. At the mention of friends she replied. "I don't know anyone, you're the first one I've met." she paused and looked around at the church. It was renovated, and for some reason she knew this. She knew that it used to be different before, therefore she knew she had lost memories. "This place seems familiar, but it's different different from before." she shook her head in dismay. "I'm afraid if you say that I've lost my memories, then I have. Though if I once had them...then perhaps they could be retrieved." she said hopefully. She looked at the flowers around her. "So pretty..." she said in a whisper.

{ S } he stood, a little shakily as if she was a newborn calf, but she was able to stand. After taking a few cautious steps, her body remembered the process by which she walked. "I don't know, maybe when I see them, and the town, and all the stuff we've done then I'll remember. It's only a matter of time I guess." she said as she walked around the church. For some reason, her mind was telling her to wait here, and since the last time such feelings brought her back to life, she felt that she should listen to it. "Someone lived here. Someone very kind." she said, recalling some of the past events. "She died...but came back to life; granted a second chance like me." she turned to Isabel. "See, I can remember things, it's just taking a while for them to come back to me. Maybe my spirit isn't fully fused to my body or something like that. But I'll remember." she said with solidity.

{ T } ifa was surprised by Isabel's words. Did he love me before? Were we a couple? she thought as she took Cloud's hand in hers. She removed the glove covering and examined the bare skin underneath. It was warm and gentle, and deep down she felt as if she had held it hundreds of times before, but no memories came to mind. "I'm sorry. I know I'm supposed to know you...and I feel as if I knew you before...before I came here. But I can't remember." she set his hand down and sighed. "Could you tell me why I'm here? Why have I lost all of my memories? I remember being in darkness, like as if I was asleep...for a long time, and then an angel called out to me, and now I'm here..." Tifa tried to piece together the bits of information, but it only gave her a headache. She held her forehead in her hands. "This is so frustrating."

{ T } ifa's head hurt more as Cloud tried to bring up the memories she should know but didn't. "I'm sorry, Cloud, I don't remember any of it, not yet anyway." Tifa looked downcast. She could tell that Cloud was sad and upset that she couldn't recall anything, and that in turn made her sad that she couldn't make him happy. "But Cloud, what happened before now? Why did I have to come back? Did I go on a trip?" Tifa asked. She thought that if she went to the last place where she Remembered, then something would click in her brain and she could regain her past. When she heard Cloud yell at Isabel, she flinched. "Cloud, you're not mad at me as well are you? I'm sorry I can't remember, I wish I could."

The man in the black priest's robe closes his book. "Perhaps I could be of some assistance. Tifa Lockhart, you're a local hero here in Midgar. Your martial arts skills are legendary. Maybe if you had someone to spar with some of your training would come back. You Cloud strife, I know of one who could spar with you, but he's on a quest for a sword much like your own. Tifa's martial arts training was an inspiration to all in my order. We strived to become masters like her. So how about it? Care to spar or should I teach you some of my martial arts skills?"

Cloud nodded slightly to her. This was just strange, he wanted so much to hold her, but he couldn't bring himself to do so. Not when she was in such a state. " Of course..Tifa..I want to be here for you, and I will be. " Cloud's eyes soon turned to the strangely dressed figure, his eye's narrowing suddenly. "Who are you.." He said in a rather demanding voice as he stood, hesitantly, a hand began to reach up for Tsurugi. "No. She isn't going to spar. She -just- was brought back to us. Do you think I want to see her get harmed again?? Who ever you are, leave.." He then looked to Tifa, sighing. "Tifa, No..You need to rest some, or at least come back to the mansion..Let you're mind adjust to things." He honestly didn't want her to just jump into some silly pointless spar, not like this..

He did catch the attempt she was making to lighten the situation but still! " Scared? Not at all..More like I am worried for you..Come back to the mansion with me, will you? There is no reason to do this. "

Tifa's words might of soothed him if he wasn't in extremely defensive mode as he was. And with all that's happened, he wasn't about to let that go. "We don't even know who he is. I don't trust anyone who just comes up to you and says such things.He has no idea what you've been through." He said to her, though at her next words, he just barely smiled..But it was so faint. "I knew it..It's probably only temporary. You will have you're memories back as long as we help.." A sudden thought came to his mind as he heard a faint jingle of metal. Reaching up he grasped the wolf pendant around his neck, before sliding it off. "Tifa..See this? " He then opened it up, she would see a picture of him, her and both Marlene and Denzel there with them. "You gave this to me..To remind me that I wasn't alone...Denzel, Marlene..These two we looked after. Marlene has a adoptive father, but she is often with you. Denzel lost his family during Meteor..when the Lifestream and Holy protected the planet from the meteor, so we sort of took him in. Though I don't know where he is now.."

Cloud's features suddenly turned back to that look of concern as she seemed to be in pain, what looked like it might of been a bit of a headache. 'Tifa? What's wrong??"