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Lover's War	By : Htress Category: Final Fantasy Games > Final Fantasy IX Views: 736 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Setting
free

Tifa walked down the deck, alone in the
Highwind. The crew, Cid, Vincent, Barret, Yuffie and Nanaki were gone to find
their own reason to fight, so the brunette fighter was alone here. She had
nowhere to go, Nibelheim wasn�t her hometown anymore. She was trying to find
her real reason to fight, why would she go? Vengeance? To save the Planet? No�
she couldn�t. As much as she hated to admit it, she had put her father�s death
behind her since a long time, now, and with the elements Cloud had brought her
on Sephiroth�s state of mind at that time, she couldn�t go as far as killing
him for it. She surely wanted to save the Planet, but�

-
Am I fighting for myself? Why should I
go? Cloud said he had a very personal reason�

She walked, walked and walked until she had
enough. Good. Now she was confused and tired. The chocobo stables were nearby,
so Tifa decided to do pay a visit to Millo and Arche.

-
Millo! Arche!� Cloud?!? What are you
doing here?!?

The blond lifted feebly his head toward
her, and even before she could notice the empty bottle she could tell he had
been drinking, for some time and a lot. She got closer to him, her eyes taking
a real wrinkle of worry when she saw the three empty bottles of Vodka lying
next to him, without counting the one already half empty in his hands. The
former barmaid sighed, bending down to help him to stand up.

-
Come on, you need fresh air.

Cloud wobbled next to Tifa, both getting
out to sit on the grass. The blond, after few minutes, began to be more
coherent, enough for Tifa.

-
You hurt, she said, embracing him, You
hurt because of him. He was a friend of yours. You don�t want to kill him but
you have to, that�s why you hurt so much, isn�t it?

-
He� was a very, very good /friend/
o�mine, he slurred, m�be more� (he couldn�t tell her, he couldn�t, no, no,
no�)� like a father. He is still fightin�, y�know�

Tifa raised an eyebrow.

-
JENOVA� da damn bitch �s controlin�
him, but his spirit his still fightin�

-
Then, we only have to kill JENO-

-
No, it won�t work� �Cause Seph cast
meteor� if w�want t�save the Planet�

-
We have to kill Sephiroth anyway� Oh
Cloud� I understand, now.

She embraced him tightly, pulling his head
on her shoulder. She had found her reason to fight. But beside that, Cloud
began to talk more, never telling her he loved him, though, taking off
everything he had on his heart, and some drunken babble. He was trembling, too,
he was in need for human contact and physical warmth. After that night, nothing
would be sure, nothing, and the more the hours passed, the more he felt he
wouldn�t come back. When he felt Tifa kiss him gently on the cheek, he couldn�t
help but let fall the tears he was holding back.

-
What�s wrong, Cloud? Why are you
crying?

-
I feel so� so bad for this� I need
this but� but� I can�t give you my heart, Tifa. I won�t� come back� you know
this�

-
It�s her, isn�t it?

She was referring to Aerith.

-
No. Aerith was Zack�s girlfriend. I
think she knew it was him in me. It�s me, I-I�

-
Cloud� Don�t feel so guilty, we may
not come back at all, so� let�s have this moment, together. Just you and me,
nobody have to know it, okay? I want you at peace with yourself, if only for
tonight.

Although Cloud said he needed it, although
he did what he did that night, his heart bled thorough it all, worrying Tifa,
and remembering him his failed promise to his true love. Though his body felt
the heat of a lovemaking, his heart remained cold as ice, and his eyes shed
crystal tears of despair and pain.

********

Meanwhile, in Rocket Town, Reeve (in the
form of Cait Sith), Shera, Cid and Vincent were taking tea. Well, the robot
was, for the moment, turned off. The pilot had something very important to tell
Shera.

-
Listen, Shera, he started, I know I
can�t apologize for years of %?ing yellin� and treatin� you like shit an� all�
I don�t want you to think that you ever did something to piss me off, okay? It
was all my fault. Now, listen, an� I don�t want to hear ya yappin or anything�
you see, Vincent is�

-
Your boyfriend, she finished

*Can you hear crickets chirping?* Silence.
Vincent was frozen in place, Cid had his mouth hanging down, both men couldn�t
believe that Shera could have seen /that/ when the six other person they lived
with every day hadn�t noticed at all.

-
The way you look at him, Cid. It�s the
look I never had from you. I am not mad at you, Cid, I�ll never will, and I
don�t mind, she said, smiling. So� How have you been?

-
Shera�, continued Cid, We�ve been
well, until now. What I had to say, apart that� err� relationship is that we
are goin� into the pits of hell, and we may not come back. So, if it happens I
want ya to have the house an� all my business, �kay? I know you�re the most
qualified person in all that place able to take care of my things.

Shera suddenly let go of her tea cup; it
shattered on the floor. Cid stood up and hugged the woman. Vincent put his hand
on her shoulder, knowing that the pilot was at loss for words right now.

-
Miss Shera, I will do everything in my
power to bring him back alive.

-
I know�, she sobbed, but please, be
careful� And stay the night. I will prepare you a good diner, Nibel roast and
an apple pie, okay?

Both men nodded. Well, it wasn�t every day
they could have Nibel roast�

********

Cloud woke up with a painful migraine, and immediately upon
opening his eyes he turned on his side to retch. With a certain sense of
gratefulness, he noticed that someone had placed the trashcan just where it
should be; beside the bed. His stomach eventually clamed down, but not his
head, it was still throbbing like hell, so he just sagged back into the
pillows. And then, he heard the soft �swish� of the door and a very familiar
head poked into the room.

-
Hey! Spiky head!!! So you�re finally
awake!

The blond covered his hears in a hurry at
the sudden shriek. Light popped before his very eyes and he felt like shit.
Cold was laid on his forehead in the form of an smooth ice pack.

-
So you really got drunk last night?,
Yuffie asked, quieter this time.

-
Sorry �bout that, he whispered

-
Ya really don have to apologize, he
recognized Barret�s voice, after what Teef told us, well, we�re ain�t stupid
b��*?, we can understand.

-
You� you all came back?

-
Hell yes we did! Who would have
piloted this baby home afterward?

Cloud smiled weakly.

-
Thank you.

-
Now that all this is settled, stated
Vincent, maybe we should leave you to rest and recover. We still have two days
of travel and we have to stop to restock on items. You have plenty of time
ahead of you to cure that inebriety of yours�

Groaning, Cloud just turned his back to
everyone and returned to sleep. Those two days were indeed preparative for the
battle that was coming. Cloud�s head was strangely light and empty as he tried
to come up with a plan or something. Finally, the blond just gave up, and
passed the few hours he had left on the outer deck of the Highwind, looking at
the stars, but as soon as his eyes fell on the bright lights, tears seeped out.

-
I will keep my promise, I swear�, he
said softly, wait for me�

Maybe he was just imagining the rest, but
the wind seemed to wrap around him somehow, it felt warmer. I am already
waiting� come and set me free� Cloud slid down to the ground, leaning
against the wall and wrapped his arms around his knees. He fell asleep there,
wondering if the warmth he felt was Sephiroth�s spirit sticking around him.

Meanwhile, inside, Cid and Vincent were
just talking together, taking time to clear up some things between them. Well,
the pilot was worried about their leader, a lot more since the night he had
barged in, looking like he could just throw himself off the ship. The ex-Turk
had told them the blond had remembered that Sephiroth was more than a friend to
him and that he was plagued by terrible nightmares.

-
Cid, Sephiroth was Cloud�s boyfriend.
It�s killing him.

As a an answer to this statement, the pilot
cursed, letting himself fall on the mattress. So that was the answer� Soon
Vincent slipped into his arms to cuddle, and they didn�t say a word until the
morning.

Yuffie was unable to sleep, so she kept
company to Red XIII, listening to him talking about the stars. Barret and Tifa
played cards all night long, like they used to do when they were part of the
original AVALANCHE. Dawn came slowly, with his orange and golden glows.
Everyone searched around for Cloud, and they finally found him on the deck.

-
Okay� So you are all still here,
listen to me. We are going inside the Crater. Some of us may not come back myself
first, he thought, Sephiroth is waiting for me, he�s waiting to be freed,
so I ask, all of you to leave him to me, and prepare to battle for your life.

Avalanche nodded. They were ready to go and
try to save the Planet. Cloud made the first step, and he disappeared into the
dark depths of the Northern Crater.

*********

Cloud looked up high in the air, his God,
his Living God was flying above him, so much magnificence was tearing him. His
wings were soft but sharp as the edge of the Masamune, Cid and Vincent
discovered that. They were covered by deep cuts and gashes, Vincent had the
cover materia and was mostly covering Cid from being knocked out by Safer Sephiroth�s
attacks. Though they had defeated JENOVA, the bond linking them did not seemed
to weaken yet. Sephiroth had transformed before their very eyes into a hideous
form, then into this Angel of Death. Cloud was feeling pity for him, he knew
his spirit was still in the Lifestream, and that he was seeing everything, he
was hurting.

-
Super Nova!

The giant cosmic ball engulfed them,
burning their already hot skin. Red XIII retaliated immediately, but the
feathery wing send him back harshly. Cloud looked around him; Cid was out cold,
Vincent, exhausted tried to protect him from the next attack. Yuffie, Barret
and Tifa on the ground, wounded. But the blond would have no more of that, he
raised his sword and thrust it forward. Wings and feathers disappeared, leaving
only a body, silver hair and black pants standing before him with a shining
purple blade sticking out of his back. It was Sephiroth. He had killed
Sephiroth.

-
No!!! Seph! Seph, answer me!

He wrenched his sword out of his lover, who
shakily fell on his knees, the Masamune clashing on the ground. Cloud caught
him as Holy was released, threatening to destroy the Crater on it�s way out.
Tears seeped out; his heart had shattered in million pieces. Slowly, Cloud bent
down his head and kissed away the blood and dirt from Sephiroth�s face,
noticing sadly that he was still the most beautiful thing on earth.

-
I�m so sorry� please forgive me, he
whispered

Green eyes opened with difficulty and his
hand lifted to touch the blond�s shoulder weakly.

-
Thank� you, Cloud.

His voice was hoarse from lack of use, his
numerous wounds and the mental wreck state in which he was prevented him from
fully express what he really meant, but he did say the words Cloud awaited to
hear, though not in those circumstances.

-
I� love you� goodbye�

As the earth shattered around them, Cloud
Strife embraced his lover, refusing to let go. He was still there, but the
blond knew he would never be the same. Only a shadow would remain from this
wound. Cloud Strife, at this very moment, died.

End

Author�s
notes
Waaaaaaaaahahahahaha!!!!! *sniffle*
Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeephyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

Cloud: Htress, Seph is not dead, Aerith
will send him back in �Peace upon us� Please�, remember?
Htress: I knooooooooooooow!!!! But I jut
watched �Samurai X: reflection� I�m saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!!! *bawls her
eyes out*
Cloud: The one where Kenshin *lips shaking*
dies?
Htress: Yes T_T
Silence�.
Silence�
Long silence�
Cloud :
Meaniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiie ! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!! I hated that movie ! Kenshin dies! Sephy�s dead! I want my Sephy
back!!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
*Sephiroth enters with grocery bags and
chibi Htress and Cloud look up at him with teary eyes before glomping him in
despair*
Both: Sephyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! *cry*

Sephiroth: Oka~ay, I see Htress finished
the fic� You will be overjoyed to hear that She decided to re-read Peace upon
us Please, and she�ll be adding new scenes, and she will post the first chappie
of Memories of Gold soon! Be patient! Also, she�s working on few one-shots and
�A courtesan�s scroll�, co authored by Blue Baroness and her!
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