Promise by Aridea Moons

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Midgar
2:30pm
T: "WHAAAT?!!"
The braided girly covers her mouth as the two men ahead look back at them suspiciously.
Z: "Whats the hold up?", he turns around with folding his arms as Cloud moved his hand on his hip. The two females stare at them with their eyes wide for a second before reacting.
A: "Nothing..let's just keep going ya?", she smiles
Z: "mm, O-okay?", he wraps his arm around Clouds shoulder and leans close with his hand overing his mouth to whisper to Cloud.
Z: "Keep walking, they are on some girl stuff"
C: "Huh?!", he lifts his head up but Zack grabs his back down.
Z: "No dummy! Don't act suspicious, we gotta play along..this is where they are talking about us"
C: "eh?"
Z: "So..tell me about her", he stands up normally and talks to him like a normal person.
C: "what, now? They are right behind us?", he looks back but Zack grabs his face turns it around.
Z: "Hey!, if they talk about us, we have to as well...it's equali-TY", he says gesturing his fingers close to his face then he continues to walk with him with his hands on his neck and his elbows raised to the sky.
C: "Why do you walk like that?"
Z: "what? You mean like this?", he looks at him and smiles, "It helps to keep my chin held high, cuz Im looking at the sky instead of looking down below". Cloud looks at him in wonder and begins to imitate him as he walks along with him then Zack laughs.
C: "what?"
Z: "does it help?"
C: "Actually...it does", he says smiling looking at the sky
Z: "Alright wait here, I gotta talk to the guard first so they can let us pass", he says putting his arms down as he walks up to him moving his hand but Cloud listens in from a distance with his arms folded leaning against the concrete wall.
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The two girls continue to walk from a distance as Aerith looks bothered but Tifa was curious.
T: "Aerith-"
A: "I wasn't suppose to say anything..it was a secret left by my mother and a secret the planet told me", she continues to walk ahead of her as Tifa felt guilty for forcing her then she keeps up with her.
T: "Why didn't you tell me? Why hide it for so long?-"
Aerith looks back at her and tilts her head
A: "huh? We only just met?", she raises her eyebrow at her and Tifa widens her eyes.
T: "Is she messing with me?"
T: "Aerith..I'll tell you everything..if you tell me everything, deal?"
A: "...", she continues to walk ahead again then she sees the two men acting strangely and her eyebrow twitches.
A: "uhhh-ya sure lets do that", she looks back at her and holds her hand then looks into her eyes determined, "When I said you were my sister..I meant..we are related because of ancients blood line, in that world even though we are from different families. You and me are considered sisters because we are from the hidden place."
T: "oh..so we're not-"
Aerith shakes her head, "Not in that way but yes"
They continue to walk from a distance of the two boys.
A: "When I was a child, my mother ifalna had told me that there would be a child like me in this world, and that it was my duty to protect her. I didn't think much of it, but I knew my mission was to find you and keep you away from all danger, because you weren't taught how to use your power and that if you didn't then.."
Tifa widens her eyes in realization
T: "If I can use my power..will it be enough?"
A: "huh? What are you saying?"
Tifa looks at her green eyes and sees images of her death
T: "..will it be enough to save someone?"
A: "Yes..but your power isn't to be used in that way..I have power to heal and protect, my family were the gods right hand along with the knights"
T: "The knights?"
A: "mhm, similar to soldiers, but they have this power that comes from their will. I think Cloud and Zack have it.."
T: "What are the knights duty?"
A: "but first, did you ever felt your mother call you?"
T: "huh?"
A: "I just assume..that she uh..", she looks away
T: "oh..ya", she looks down
A: "Well..then that means she really did pass"
T: "..you didn't know?"
A: "my mother and yours were the last ones on the earth..a secret I was sworn to protect and keep hidden from all people even from you. I guess theres no helping it now, but you can't let anyone know who you really are. They only know me because my mother swore to your mother to protect you even if it meant putting us in danger"
T: "Am I really that important?"
A: "no", she grabs her hands and looks at her brown eyes, "You are valuable..I think it would be dangerous to teach you"
T: "Wait you can teach me?"
A: "ya..when we get to the ancient temple..there are scrolls there and ancient scriptures that was left for you if you ever woke up"
T: "huh? Wake up?"
A: "Your mother sealed your memories, and your power away when you were a baby. So you can live among us and no one will have to find out"
Tifa looks worried
T: "What if..they did find out?"
Aerith looks at her in disgust and angry
A: "If they did...they would have done everything they can to break you apart, because you are a descendant of the most high that helped build this planet and the materia. If you were to ever be find out, they would probably track you down like a lost puppy. Not just that, the whole world would and you would never be safe"
Tifa gulps, "but why?"
A: "This world is filled by people with greed and ambition. You can make materia Tifa out of your own will, you can heal others, because you are the materia holder. And materia in this world..is valuable and rare, you yourself are a gem"
T: "Is that why-"
A: "Thats why the materia reacts to you, yes"
T: "So..I'm not useless?"
A: "no..who made you think that?"
Tifa looks down sad and sees all her friends die in the past, her hand turns into a fist.
A: "Tifa..your not useless, you generate this extraordinary power of yours"
Tifa looks up at her
T: "Tell me, where do I get my strength?"
A: "huh?"
T: "Aerith.."
A: "well...your father isn't your real father..he wasn't a real earthling..at some point you did meet your father. You just didn't know"
T: "Who was he?"
A: "He possessed a great power, of the knights..he was a commander that fell in love with your mother. He romanced her and deeply loved her, that they had you"
T: "So the knights they're-"
A: "The only ones who are not extinct, there a few of them out there with abilities such as yours perhaps far greater. Your power as a caster and a knight are unique, thats why you are valuable. When Jenova saw what they had created, she believed it was forbidden because your mother had been with a knight. She quickly turned against them, and there was war between the two. Eventually your mother lost and fled to the outside world with humans, she began to romance everyone with her beauty so it wasn't difficult for her to find a father to raise you in this world. Thats about all I know", she stretches her arms back and yawns.
T: "I see..so this power, Cloud can have it too?"
A: "Theres another thing..you and Cloud possess this light, I was told something about that when I was a child. Anyways, gosh Im hungry..but what were you going to say?"
T: "...I came back from the future"
A: "huh?", she leans close curious
T: "This isn't me right now, in this body...Cloud isn't either..in our time, Zack dies before you see him again..he never made it to midgar. You die when our mission is almost over"
Aerith looks down as her bangs sway on her cheeks, her hands together in prayer.
A: "I see", she continues to look down.
Tifa wraps her hands around hers
T: "Its okay this time..it's better, I'll be able..we'll be able to save you-"
A: "..."
Z: "Wait here-"
The two girls look up to see that they already made it to exit gate. Aerith moves her hands and walks towards Cloud leaning close to him as he was just leaning against the wall.
A: "Im hungry! Aren't you?"
C: "Kind of"
A: "Aww come on, I know you are"
Cloud looks away blushing and Tifa looks at Zack from a distance talking to the guard.
T: "How did Cloud..do this? He changed so much with little time. And me..I'm-", she raises her hand on her chest
Z: "All clear!"
The gates open as the four of them walk out of the gate into the windy desert.
T: "I wonder what else I can do, now that I know"