Another day, same routine.

She blushed at his touches and curved herself into his frame. She hid a smile.

"Last time we were like this, we were so young" she whispered."Just you and I.....under the stars."

She looked at him eyes sad.

"There's something on your mind isn't there?"she asked

"Don't worry about it."he replied knowing there was no cure for his stigma and that it would eventually kill him.

She frowned and lifted her hand to his cheek so he could face her.

"How can I not worry?" she said "I always worry over you....you're always on my mind Cloud"

She smiled at him fondly hoping he would tell her what was the matter.

"What would happen if i didnt come back anymore...."he replied looking away.

She took in a sharp breath terrified of the thought. She pulled from his embrace and got herself right in front of him her red eyes determined. She lifted her hands and placed them on his shoulders.

"Don't even want to think about it" she said.

She stayed quiet her mind rushing out horrid ideas.

"You aren't leaving us for good"she said more to herself than him."You can't"

Cloud looked to the ground, unable to keep eye contact."What if... I didnt have much longer to live..?

Her eyes watered and she lifted his chin to look at her straight in the eyes.

"Don't say that" she whispered.

Cloud looked at her with an unusually worried expression."I've got the stigma."

She couldn't believe it; he had geostigma.

"You'll overcome it" she said immediately.

Cloud was strong, and agile, he could overcome everything, even geostigma.

"Denzel and you both will" she said her hands turned to fists on his shirt.

"There's no cure..."he replied.

She didn't need to hear those words.

"Don't say that, you will overcome it" she whispered. "You have to"

She wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him.

Cloud stayed silent and looked up at the sky as she hugged him.

She looked up at him and wanted to get a reaction from him.

"Cloud look at me" she said in a commanding tone.

Cloud hesitantly looked down at Tifa and into her eyes.

She took in a deep breath and looked at him determined.

"Cloud, you are our hero" she replied "Denzel looks up to you and you can't give up. Don't give up"

She lifted her hand to his cheek.

"You can't leave us" she whispered.

We love you......I love you she thought.

Cloud nodded. "Tifa... Thanks."he muttered.

She let out a small smile and pulled back embarrassed at how much contact she pushed onto him.

"Anytime Cloud" she whispered smiling.

Cloud sighed. "But I..."

She tilted her head.

"But you?"she reiterated. "Go on"

Cloud shook his head."It's nothing. Just glad to be back."he replied.

She frowned and leaned up to kiss his cheek.

"Come on" she said smiling "Give me a ride?" she asked smiling looking at Fernir.

Cloud nodded as he stood up. "Alright."Just then Cloud put up his guard and readied his buster sword as a sinister growl echoed through the air and a large yellow wolf like creature with five tails with spikes at the end and horn ears with purple eyes jumped from the roof of seventh heaven and snarled at them. Cloud raised his sword. ((battle tutorial : battle order is as follows- player 1 monster then player 2 etc. Upon entering battle, you may attack, defend, or use a spell. This is realtime so you can only do one per turn. Keep in mind that spells consume MP (MAGIC POINTS) so use spells sparingly! If you're having trouble dont fret. You could always attempt to flee the battle although some battles cant be fled. Dont worry. If you lose a fight you will simply wake up in the nearest inn. Unless a party member has a phoenix down or a white mage revives you with a raise spell. Have fun!))

She was in defensive once Cloud lifted his buster sword. She stood in offensive position ready to strike. She refused to attack unless it attacked them first.

Monster: chimara spawn
Hp: ????
MP: ????

the chimara lunges at Tifa but Cloud jumps in front and slashes but the beast caught his sword in its mouth. Cloud pressed on the hilt and his sword separated into two. Cloud held the blade that the beast had caught and moved to counter attack with his other sword.

She jumped back in surprise and moved to the side to kick the creatures side.