Through Life
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Final Fantasy VII › Yaoi - Male/Male
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Final Fantasy VII › Yaoi - Male/Male
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
42
Views:
1,425
Reviews:
9
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I, sadly, own no part of Final Fanstasy, gain no money from this, yadda yadda yadda. Otherwise we would have something more like this.
The Aftermath
Tifa blinked slowly before accepting it. Where Sector 7 had been was now a mass of destruction. She watched as Barret desperately tried to get in, crying Marlene’s name until she finally grabbed his arm.
“Aerith-“
“The Turks got her, din’t they?” He turned on Tifa. “Where’s Marlene?”
Cloud said. “Marlene’s at Aerith’s house.”
Barret made to run off to Aerith’s house before realizing that he had no idea where it was. Zack motioned towards Sector 6. Cloud took one last look at the remains of Sector 7 before following. He heard Zack emit a soft noise as he ran to the side. When he returned to Cloud’s side, there was a Sense materia in his hand. Cloud smiled weakly as Zack equipped it. They followed Tifa and Barret through Sector 5 to the Sector 5 slums, then to Sector 6. From there, Barret didn’t know where to go. He stopped and waited for the others to catch up. Cloud took the lead, walking as swiftly as he could to Aerith’s house.
“Elmrya?” Zack called softly.
“Daddy!”
Marlene ran past Zack into Barret’s arms. Zack stood still, waiting for Elmrya to appear. She did so after a moment, slowly. She saw the group and looked away.
“Elmrya, you have to tell us something.”
“Will you help Aerith?”
“Yes.” Zack said soothingly. “But first, why are the Turks-“
“She’s an Ancient.”
Every head but Marlene’s turned towards Elmrya. “An Ancient.” Zack whispered.
Elmrya nodded. “The last one.”
Cloud asked. “But aren’t you her mother?”
“Her step-mother. I found her mother and her years ago…” Elmrya turned her head away. “It was after the war. I was waiting for my husband to come home. Every day, the train station was full of people coming home. None of them…” she took a breath. “On the day I thought I knew he would be there, he wasn’t, but Aerith was. Her mother was dying, but she asked me to take care of Aerith… Have I failed?”
“No.” Cloud told her.
Elmrya smiled softly. “Aerith was always different. She told me my husband had died before she could have known… she told me not to cry. That he was with the planet, and happy. About two years after Aerith came here, the Turks came for her. I wouldn’t let her go. But today… she left for your daughter.” Elmrya looked accusingly at Barret. “How could you have left your daughter alone? Aerith brought her here moments before they came… she was worried that they would hurt your daughter.”
“She went with them.” Cloud whispered.
“Please help her. I don’t know how, I-“
“We will. We’ll bring her home to you.”
Cloud turned tiredly and walked out the door. Tifa went after him while Zack and Elmrya talked quietly.
“How do we get to Shinra?” Tifa asked him.
“I don’t know yet. We’ll ask around in Wall Market, see if anyone knows anything.”
“It’s a start.” Zack said behind them. “We better hurry, though.”
Elmrya handed them a bag, saying. “You’ll need it.”
Cloud peeked in and had to chuckle. “Sandwiches. Thanks!”
Elmrya whispered as they walked away. “Goodbye.”
Wall Market had barely changed- if at all. It was still full of people, all bumping into each other. Cloud led theme through the southern part, but they heard nothing. Zack was lured to the Materia Shop. He looked carefully as Cloud and the others waited by the door. The owner looked at Cloud with some interest, and was about to open his mouth to speak when Zack ushered them all out.
Tifa looked around. “No one down here knows anything!”
Cloud saw the frustration on her face and said quickly. “We still have to look around the Northern section.”
She huffed slightly and headed North. She saw a group of kids hiding in a corner and made her way over to them. When
they saw her coming, they broke apart.
“Hey,” she asked hopefully. “Do you know how to get-“
“Up?” one kid asked her.
“Yeah.” Tifa said in surprise.
The second kid whispered. “You want to get out, too?”
Tifa nodded secretively and the first child leaned in to talk to her under his breath. “We know where to go, but you need batteries to actually get up.” He looked down. “We can’t pay for them.”
Tifa asked. “Where can I buy some?”
“You can go to the Weapon Shop. They’ll have what you need.”
Cloud stepped back as Tifa walked past him without a word. He watched stupidly for a moment before following. When he walked into the Weapon Shop, she was bartering with the owner. In his hand was three Zinc Batteries. Cloud looked at her strangely as she glanced back at him. She handed over 300 gil.
“C’mon, Cloud.” She said as she passed him again.
Tifa asked the group where to go. They took one look at the batteries in her hand and begin to smile, running back past
Corneo’s mansion. Tifa and the others ran to catch up. The children stopped at a cliff, other children already there.
“Good luck.” One told Tifa. “Try to get out.”
Tifa smiled at her. “Thanks.” She looked up the wire. “Let’s do this.”
-T.B.C.-
Protective Tifa, taking charge to go find Aerith. ^-^
Reviews are taken in like a fine wine.
“Aerith-“
“The Turks got her, din’t they?” He turned on Tifa. “Where’s Marlene?”
Cloud said. “Marlene’s at Aerith’s house.”
Barret made to run off to Aerith’s house before realizing that he had no idea where it was. Zack motioned towards Sector 6. Cloud took one last look at the remains of Sector 7 before following. He heard Zack emit a soft noise as he ran to the side. When he returned to Cloud’s side, there was a Sense materia in his hand. Cloud smiled weakly as Zack equipped it. They followed Tifa and Barret through Sector 5 to the Sector 5 slums, then to Sector 6. From there, Barret didn’t know where to go. He stopped and waited for the others to catch up. Cloud took the lead, walking as swiftly as he could to Aerith’s house.
“Elmrya?” Zack called softly.
“Daddy!”
Marlene ran past Zack into Barret’s arms. Zack stood still, waiting for Elmrya to appear. She did so after a moment, slowly. She saw the group and looked away.
“Elmrya, you have to tell us something.”
“Will you help Aerith?”
“Yes.” Zack said soothingly. “But first, why are the Turks-“
“She’s an Ancient.”
Every head but Marlene’s turned towards Elmrya. “An Ancient.” Zack whispered.
Elmrya nodded. “The last one.”
Cloud asked. “But aren’t you her mother?”
“Her step-mother. I found her mother and her years ago…” Elmrya turned her head away. “It was after the war. I was waiting for my husband to come home. Every day, the train station was full of people coming home. None of them…” she took a breath. “On the day I thought I knew he would be there, he wasn’t, but Aerith was. Her mother was dying, but she asked me to take care of Aerith… Have I failed?”
“No.” Cloud told her.
Elmrya smiled softly. “Aerith was always different. She told me my husband had died before she could have known… she told me not to cry. That he was with the planet, and happy. About two years after Aerith came here, the Turks came for her. I wouldn’t let her go. But today… she left for your daughter.” Elmrya looked accusingly at Barret. “How could you have left your daughter alone? Aerith brought her here moments before they came… she was worried that they would hurt your daughter.”
“She went with them.” Cloud whispered.
“Please help her. I don’t know how, I-“
“We will. We’ll bring her home to you.”
Cloud turned tiredly and walked out the door. Tifa went after him while Zack and Elmrya talked quietly.
“How do we get to Shinra?” Tifa asked him.
“I don’t know yet. We’ll ask around in Wall Market, see if anyone knows anything.”
“It’s a start.” Zack said behind them. “We better hurry, though.”
Elmrya handed them a bag, saying. “You’ll need it.”
Cloud peeked in and had to chuckle. “Sandwiches. Thanks!”
Elmrya whispered as they walked away. “Goodbye.”
Wall Market had barely changed- if at all. It was still full of people, all bumping into each other. Cloud led theme through the southern part, but they heard nothing. Zack was lured to the Materia Shop. He looked carefully as Cloud and the others waited by the door. The owner looked at Cloud with some interest, and was about to open his mouth to speak when Zack ushered them all out.
Tifa looked around. “No one down here knows anything!”
Cloud saw the frustration on her face and said quickly. “We still have to look around the Northern section.”
She huffed slightly and headed North. She saw a group of kids hiding in a corner and made her way over to them. When
they saw her coming, they broke apart.
“Hey,” she asked hopefully. “Do you know how to get-“
“Up?” one kid asked her.
“Yeah.” Tifa said in surprise.
The second kid whispered. “You want to get out, too?”
Tifa nodded secretively and the first child leaned in to talk to her under his breath. “We know where to go, but you need batteries to actually get up.” He looked down. “We can’t pay for them.”
Tifa asked. “Where can I buy some?”
“You can go to the Weapon Shop. They’ll have what you need.”
Cloud stepped back as Tifa walked past him without a word. He watched stupidly for a moment before following. When he walked into the Weapon Shop, she was bartering with the owner. In his hand was three Zinc Batteries. Cloud looked at her strangely as she glanced back at him. She handed over 300 gil.
“C’mon, Cloud.” She said as she passed him again.
Tifa asked the group where to go. They took one look at the batteries in her hand and begin to smile, running back past
Corneo’s mansion. Tifa and the others ran to catch up. The children stopped at a cliff, other children already there.
“Good luck.” One told Tifa. “Try to get out.”
Tifa smiled at her. “Thanks.” She looked up the wire. “Let’s do this.”
-T.B.C.-
Protective Tifa, taking charge to go find Aerith. ^-^
Reviews are taken in like a fine wine.