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Someone to Love/ Someone to Protect	By : MidoriBond Category: Final Fantasy VII > Het - Male/Female Views: 1884 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 3
- 4
- 5
Author's
note: I wanted to let you all know that there are a couple of time
jumps between a few of the first few chapters. As it stand now,
there's a 2 month jump between chapters 2 & 3, and then another 6
months between 3 & 4. very little happens during those times, and
I didn't want to have decent sized chapters and then like a couple of
other chapters that are only like a page long.

Anyway,
Enjoy & Review!

Midori

Someone to Love...

by Midori Bond

Chapter 4

Tifa absently
rubbed her bulging stomach as she slowly ate an apple. She and Reno
had set up a nice peaceful life in Costa Del Sol. For the past six
months she had been preparing for her child's arrival, while Reno had
been trying to look into Reeve's tragic accident.

A frown
crossed her face as he thought about her friend. Shortly after they
arrived, Tseng contacted Reno. Reeve's car was in a wreck, and he was
now in a coma in one of the hospitals in Healin. When the details of
the accident seemed too convenient, Reno started his own investigation.

"Hey, you
home?" Reno's voice called.

Tifa felt a
smile spread across her face. "In the Nursery," she
responded. As she went to the door, she caressed her stomach.
"Maybe we can get Uncle Reno to take us to the beach," she
said softly. As she entered the hallway, she saw Reno running up the stairs.

Reno looked at
her and felt his heart melt. Tifa had always been right by his side,
always willing to help him with whatever she could. She had become
his best friend and he knew that he had to protect her from the
company he had done so much work for. "You up for a trip?"
he asked easily.

She knew he
was worried about something. Something that he was hiding from her,
but she was willing to let it pass for now. "In a minute,"
she said with a smile. "I want you to see this."

Sapphire eyes
widened as she pulled him into the nursery. The walls were covered
with a hand painted mural, a recreation of the Forgotten City.
"This was all just pencil sketches this morning."

"I was
hyper," she said with a shrug. "Kaitlyn says it's good to
keep busy around now. It's supposed to help with childbirth."

Reno caught
the odd note in her voice and looked at her. She picked up another
paint brush and was about to go back to painting when he caught her
arm. "Let's go to the beach," he suggested. "All these
paint fumes can't be good for you, or the baby."

Tifa tucked a
lock of hair behind her ear and went with him. "I didn't think
about that," she said lowly. "But I did think of names."

He heard the
almost shy note in her voice. "Really? Rena if it's a girl, and
RJ if it's a boy?" he asked playfully.

"RJ?"
she echoed, trying not to laugh.

"Yeah,
Reno Jr."

This time, she
did laugh outright. "You goof," she accused. "I was
thinking about Valencia if it's a girl, and Lucien if it's a
boy." She looked at her stomach and slowly inhaled. It was
always nerve-wracking to think about Vincent. Even after all of this
time, she came to realized that Reno was right. She was in love with
him, and right now, their child was the only link she still had.

As if reading
her thoughts, Reno put his arm around her waist. "We can always
go look for him," he said softly. "You know he'll accept
you and the baby."

She shook her
head. "He'd be angry that I left."

Reno easily
grabbed his sunglasses from the table next to the door. "I think
he'll get over it."

As an answer,
Tifa pulled the front door open. Just as she stepped out into the
daylight, her eyes widened in horror. After so many months of
avoiding them all, Yuffie was rounding the corner, holding a large
shopping bag. Without thinking, Tifa stepped back, right onto Reno's foot.

"Yo,
Tifa, watch it," he gasped in pain.

Yuffie whirled
around, focusing on the call to her wayward friend. Her eyes widened
when she saw Tifa standing no more than ten yards away. "Oh my
God," she whispered as she approached the older brunette.
"You're actually here?" she questioned. Chocolate colored
eyes took in Tifa's rounded form, as well as Reno's guiding hand on
her back. "Oh my God."

Tifa ran back
into the house and slammed the door. If Yuffie was there, then Cloud
wouldn't be too far behind. She inhaled slowly as she gently caressed
the child inside of her. "It's okay baby," she said softly.
"It's just a tad unnerving to see someone I had once considered
a friend."

A knock
sounded on the door, making Tifa straighten. "I know you're in
there," Yuffie's voice called through the door. "And
Cloud's coming this way in like two minutes. You can either talk to
me, or him."

Tears spilled
down Tifa's cheeks. Cloud was here, in Costa Del Sol. She was living
with Reno, and carrying Vincent's child. Nothing made sense and
everything was out of control. Tifa slowly opened the door, making
sure to stay out of sight. Reno easily shielded her body from prying
eyes as he allowed Yuffie to follow him in. "Go ahead in the
kitchen. I gotta make a few phone calls," he said wiping away
Tifa's tears.

Yuffie felt
her eyebrow twitch as she watched the tender interaction between the
pair. For months, Cloud had been frantically looking for her, dealing
with nothing but dead ends, only to find her lounging in paradise
with one of those assholes from Shinra. Yuffie could barely keep her
anger in check. "Please, don't play happy hostess on my
account," she said sarcastically.

Tifa slowly
inhaled as she tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear. "What
are you doing her?" she asked in a whisper. She hated the way
her hands were shaking, but the thought of Cloud finding her was too
much to deal with.

"I'm
hunting Materia, Cloud's hunting you, and Cid's along for the
ride." Yuffie turned away from Tifa and walked into the large
living room. She wanted to hurt the older brunette. "What are you
doing here?" she asked in a growl. She then inhaled and glared
at the pregnant fighter. "I mean, besides shacking up with a Turk."

"Hey
now," Reno intervened. "What right do you have...." He
trailed off as Tifa gently touched his hand. He looked at his friend
and caressed her cheek. "You don't have to take her shit,"
he said lowly.

She stepped
around Reno and kept her full attention on Yuffie. "What I have,
or haven't done with Reno is really none of your business," she
said reasonably. "But you know as well as I do, this baby would
destroy Cloud."

Yuffie shook
her head. "Don't act like you care about him," she hissed.

"Don't
act like you don't," Tifa said in turn. When Yuffie's eyes
slowly narrowed, she continued. "I know that you care for Cloud
as much as I do." Her own eyes lowered as her child continued to
move restlessly inside of her. "Maybe even more. So you can see
why I hid from him."

"Maybe
recently, yeah," Yuffie agreed. "But I still don't get why
you left in the first place. I know your dinner was a bust, but you
should have expected it."

Tifa sat on
the large sofa and gestured for Yuffie to do join her. "I left
because I was hurt," she said softly. "I had thought that
Cloud was finally moving past his feelings for Aeris. But then we
kissed." She nearly jumped when Reno placed a sandwich in front
of her. She caught the frown he was wearing and sighed. "It was
nice and sweet. Tender, like first kisses should be. My heart was
ready to take off, and then he called me Aeris."

Yuffie lowered
her head and looked away from Tifa. The older woman spoke as if she
was still in love with the blonde swordsman. "So, to get back at
him, you sleep with someone else?" she asked lowly, her eyes
turning to where Reno made his exit.

Coffee colored
eyes closed tightly for a moment. "I felt alone and lost,"
she said in a whisper. She could still feel the gentle way Vincent
held her. The way her world rocked as he kissed her. "I didn't
was to feel alone anymore." She opened tear filled eyes and gave
Yuffie an almost pleading look. "What happened had nothing to do
with Cloud."

The Nina stood
and paced the across the living room. "He does love you, you
know," she said lowly. She glanced at Tifa and saw the way she
was shaking her head. "He's been searching for you non-stop for
months. I try to get through to him, but all he's focused on is
you." She looked at the archway and saw Reno with a tray of
juice. She turned her attention back to Tifa and saw that she was
rubbing her stomach, as if trying to soothe her child. "He
hasn't even tried to look for Vincent," she said turning back to
the window.

Tifa and Reno
looked at each other. She saw the way his lips thinned and frowned.
"Why would Cloud have to look for Vincent?" she asked softly.

Yuffie looked
at Tifa. "You guys didn't know? About six months ago, Nibelheim
was wiped out."

Reno inhaled
sharply as Tifa's eyes flew to his face. "You never said he
lived there Babe," he said softly. He sat next to her as she
started to shake her head. "I didn't know." A concerned
frown crossed his face when she started to hyperventilate.
"Tifa," he said in a soothing tone. As he went to embrace
her, she fought against his arms. "Tifa, you have to calm down.
This isn't good for the baby."

"No!"
Tifa shouted. She fought her way to her feet and glared at Reno.
"Don't tell me to calm down. My home was destroyed, and
Vincent's...." She cried out in pain as her baby moved restlessly.

Yuffie was
wide eyed as Reno lifted Tifa into his arms. There was a large piece
of the puzzle missing, and she had a feeling that the Turk would know
what it was. "Is there anything I can do?" she offered. She
winced as Tifa cried out again, this time even louder than before.
"What's happening?"

"She's
going into labor," Reno said darkly. "And if you want to
help, stop trying to upset her."

Tifa shook her
head as she was carried up to her room. "It's not her
fault," she said with tears in her voice. As she was placed in
the bed, her hands tried to comfort the raging infant inside of her.

Reno pulled
out his cellphone and quickly dialed a number by memory.
"Kaitlyn, it's Tifa," he said placing his hand on her
stomach. His eyes went round when he felt the baby savagely lash out
at his hand. "You need to get here like now. This kid's trying
to claw its way out of her."

Tifa screamed
again, this time feeling blood and other fluids run down her legs.
"It's okay baby," she said trying to settle her child.

Yuffie gasped
as an odd wolf-like creature appeared out of nowhere and jumped onto
the bed with Tifa. "What the hell is that?"

Reno looked at
the Materia hunter with narrowed eyes. He knew Tifa couldn't handle
the news of Nibelheim's destruction, that was why he didn't tell her.
Now, not only did Yuffie bring threats of Cloud, but she managed to
upset Tifa and force her into labor. His blue eyes looked at Tifa and
saw that Epy's presence seemed to calm the raging infant. He leaned
over and gently kissed her forehead. "I'm going to grab some
towels and ice for you."

Tifa nodded as
she rubbed both her stomach, and Epy's head. She discovered that, for
some reason, Epy always seemed to settle her child when it was
agitated. She saw Reno walk over to Yuffie and pulled her out of the
room. As the door closed, she closed her eyes. "I've made such a
mess of things, haven't I?" she questioned. She felt Epy nuzzle
her arm, and smiled, ever so faintly. "Don't worry about me.
I'll be okay. I'm just tired." Both of her hands dropped to the
mattress as welcoming darkness surrounded her.

* * * * *

Reno glared at
Yuffie as he shoved an armful of towels at her. "You had
to talk to her," he said lowly. "And I was dumb enough to
listen to you. I should have known this would happen."

"Are you
saying this is my fault?" Yuffie asked. When he snorted, she
shook her head. "If this was reversed, and we were hiding Elena
from you, wouldn't you want to know what was going on?"

Reno closed
his eyes and sighed. "Maybe," he said lowly. "But this
whole thing is a mess."

Yuffie's lips
thinned. "Yeah. You didn't have to knock her up," she said dryly.

"Why does
everyone think that?" he asked as blue eyes rolled. If Yuffie
was staying, she was going to find out the truth soon enough.
"Tifa's like a sister to me, so I'd appreciate it if you stop
accusing me of something Valentine did," he said before walking
down the stairs to the kitchen.

The towels she
held all fell to the floor. "Valentine? Vincent Valentine?"
she asked chasing after him.

Reno sighed
and looked at her. "After that kiss, Tifa left Cloud, and
everything you think happened with me, happened with him. He
found her, one thing lead to another, and they slept together. She
was leaving the next morning and when her car broke down, I found her."

Yuffie sat at
the kitchen table. This did shed a new light on Tifa's disappearance.
"Cloud's gonna be destroyed," she said in a whisper.

"That's
why she left," Reno said as he filled a large bowl with ice.
"She was too heartbroken to face Vincent. She mumbles about him
in her sleep. And even though she fights it, I'd say it's a safe bet
that she's in love with him."

"What
about Cloud?"

"She
loves him too. But it's not the same." He looked at her and
sighed. He hated having to show his intelligence. "She thinks
that she should love him. He's the lone hero that no one
really understands, and she's the only one that's been by his side
since the beginning."

"High
maintenance," Yuffie mumbled. She looked at Reno and folded her
arms. "How can you tell the difference?"

Reno shrugged.
"Listen to her. She told you that Cloud's kiss was sweet and
tender. A kiss that you've been waiting years for should move the
Earth, set you on fire, and make you crave more."

"And you
think she had that with Vincent?"

"She's
having his kid, isn't she?"

Before Yuffie
could say anything, a woman with long brown hair came into the
kitchen. She looked at Reno with concerned jade eyes. "What
happened?" she asked softly.

Reno sighed.
"She found out about Nibelheim, and the baby's father. He was
staying there."

The woman
frowned as she quietly moved across the kitchen to the stairs. She
had left detailed instructions for Tifa's care and yet the young
woman still went into labor early. Her frown deepened as she reached
Tifa's room. She had sworn that she would atone for her sins. She had
made the promise to the one man that sacrificed everything he was.
She opened the door and inhaled sharply. Tifa was lying motionless in
a pool of her own blood.

Without a
second thought, the midwife ran to Tifa's side. This child was an
heir to an immeasurable amount of darkness, and it was becoming
apparent exactly whose child it was.

"Holy
shit, Tifa," Reno gasped when he saw her. His eyes turned to the
woman calmly placing her hand over the struggling infant. "Is
she going to be okay?" he asked nervously. When he didn't
receive an answer, he went over to Tifa's side. "She's so
pale." He placed the bowl of ice on the nightstand and gently
took her hand. "What's going on Kaitlyn?"

"She's
loosing too much blood. If I don't take the baby now, she'll
die." A faint, pleased smile crossed her face when the child
stopped struggling. Jade eyes turned to Reno. "I want you to
cast a cure spell on her after I have the baby out."

"I can do
it," Yuffie said from the door. "My Materia's probably more
powerful than his anyway."

Kaitlyn looked
at Yuffie before nodding. Her eyes then turned to the tamed summon
spirit. "I want you to stay with the little one."

Yuffie bit her
lip as she came to stand next to Reno. It had been years since she
seen so much blood from one person. She had to hold back a gasp as
Kaitlyn simply traced a single short nail across Tifa's stomach,
leaving a deep gash behind. She ran from the room and quickly grabbed
a number of towels from where she dropped them. As she raced back
into the room, a baby's cry reached her ears.

Wide brown
eyes were focused on the small blood-covered baby in Kaitlyn's arms.
It was a boy, and he was clearly Vincent's son.

Reno's lips
pressed into a thin line. "Gawk later," he snapped running
his fingers through Tifa's hair.

Again, Yuffie
snapped into motion. She placed the towels near Kaitlyn and easily
started to cast a cure spell. She would concentrate on Tifa right
now, and look over the baby later.

* * * * *

Sophia lounged
lazily on the beach. She knew Vincent's child was here, somewhere in
Costa Del Sol. There were at least ten women that were pregnant and
far enough along to have been impregnated by him. She sipped her San
Gria and spotted one of those women.

"Enjoying
the view?" Peter asked, taking the chair next to her.

"You
never told me who the mother is," she commented. Her eyes moved
away from the red haired woman. Vincent wasn't partial to red heads.

Peter picked
up her drink and sipped it. "That's because I don't want you to
rip out her heart before we have the infant."

She gave him a
shameless smile. "It is possible that I can hold my temper."

"Not
likely," he said with a muse. "But she should be far enough
along that we can take the baby if the situation arises."

She nodded,
her blonde locks falling into her face. "Will you tell me her
name?" she asked quietly.

"I'll
tell you her name, and where she's staying." Peter leaned back
in his chair. "But in the morning. She's not going anywhere, and
I want to enjoy a nice day at the beach."

Sophia's eyes
rolled as she looked across the sand again. "Fine,
tomorrow," she mumbled. Her eyebrow arched when she saw none
other than Cloud Strife walking down the street. A sinister smile
crossed her face. "Maybe I'll see about one of Hojo's
experiments while I'm at it."

TBC...
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