Destined Path's

Revelations

The next morning came yuffie as usual is lively even in this solemn atmosphere. Barrett scratch his head heading out to check the cars engine and gas. Tifa and cloud also wakeup and now go out from the lodge aerith is the lastly to go. His eyes meet hers then he avert his gaze but this simple gazing with each other. Was known to yuffie as she looked the two then to Tifa who is busy talking to Barret. Yuffie pass through between the two and ask Barrett if the car is ready so they can roll. And with that they hop on. As usual cloud and tifa ride in Fenrir while yuffie and aerith is on the other car with Barret at the back. Then yuffie notice the steal glances between cloud and aerith and get annoyed with is so she started the engine fast like she was on a race. On the other hand cloud try to match up with yuffie. Barrett thinking it was a race cheer on them. Yuffie get annoyed that cloud is flirting with aerith in the broad daylight how about Tifa?! She get angry as she try to take Tifa away from him because of aeriths incident as what Tifa told her and keep her in the palace to be married with her brother but now cloud is doing this to her!? Yuffie glared at cloud. Noticing this cloud stop completing with yuffie on a race and just follow their trail. "Cloud what's the matter" Tifa soft voice ask him while still holding his back tightly. "Nothing" cloud said and with that Tifa feel that there's a barrier forming between them again. And this thought make a Pang to her heart. She ignored it thinking cloud will never do that to her that they know each other's feeling's. They arrive at the Costa del Sol it was indeed a beautiful place where there is a ocean beside the civilization theres some houses that made from stones and stalls that facing the beautiful sea. People sun bathing swimming at the ocean. People busy getting their cargo from a boat and stacking it to the store and they decided to find a place to lodge. When they do so. It was a bid modern than the lodges that they were been into the ambiance of the place is really welcoming and there alot of it. That lily flower that aerith used to grow. "Welcome! Ah it was a very beautiful flower indeed" as the owner of the place said. "How do you get this flower?" Aerith asking the owner. "Hmm… this flower is blossoming everywhere here in Costa del sol." The owner Smiles knowing that their search is near they ask for the lodge to take them in but with a reasonable price. Since it was a good place. They were given 3 rooms again then Tifa and cloud stays in 1 room while aerith and yuffie in the other and Barret have his own. Cloud open the room it was beautiful like a summer house. The bed is big enough for two persons and There a bed side table decorated with white and yellow lilies a bookshelves beside it and a door that indicates it was a bathroom and a wardrobe where you can put clothes. Cloud settle down and remove his sword by putting it at the wall nearby the door. "Cloud is something matter" Tifa ask she was worried that cloud is acting differently since they leave the desserted place and that small town. "Nothing" that is what cloud could mutter the Tifa sit beside him studying his mako eyes and with that cloud crash his lips on top of hers forcefully then he immediately remove her tops and and do it with her. Their clothes was on the floor leaving them naked on the bed. Tifa feel cloud is really acting weird now suddenly doing it with her as he go in a faster pace reaching their limit he showered her with his hot liquid. Tifa feels him inside still twitching from the release and when he was done he plop down beside her and hug her tightly. They go out at night to find more info about the ancient place and with that they only get a bits of information as everyone in town is afraid to talk about it. They where having dinner at solace a restaurant beside their hotel. Yuffie and Barrett focus on eating like it was a contest while Tifa and cloud sitting infront of yuffie and Barrett of course with aerith on the side. Aerith look at cloud and cloud glance back at her this glancing noticed by a busy eating yuffie and she get annoyed as she slams her hand to the table now everyone is looking at her. Then she wave as she is just excited on how the food tasting really delicious and with that aerith excuse herself out of the restaurant. Leaving cloud, Tifa, yuffie and Barrett then cloud excuse himself by going out to the comfort room. Tifa nodded and continue her conversation with yuffie and Barrett through dinner. Aerith walk down the stairs that leads to the sea shore. She was sitting on the sand and gazing up to the night sky she closed her eyes as she try to listen to the waves that crash gently to the shore line. Then she heard footsteps going net her and open her eyes to see it was cloud and with that cloud sit beside her. "What brings you here cloud?" Aerith said a soft manner. "I was worried you suddenly go out from the restaurant" cloud replied her. "I know yuffie is warning me to not get closed to you more than a friend" aerith said while gazing at the stars. "She said that?" Cloud look at her. And now she is facing him. "If you always do that I might fall for you again I wish your him but it's not" aerith try to stand up and dust her dress.  Cloud stand up now he was facing her now. "You know this seashore and a dim light from the shops above and a Starry night sky Its kinda romantic" aerith facing him and try to closed the space between them. "I should stop being silly liking you like this again" aerith sigh in defeat as she try to look to her side and then back to clouds mako blue eyes then aerith could not contain it as this eyes is really intoxicating. "Then Don't run away" that is what cloud said to her and she try to lean for a soft passionate kiss. Cloud hold her shoulders to gain more access to her lips. Without the two knowing Tifa saw everything. It was a long now since cloud was gone to the bathroom after eating and paying for their dinner Barrett head back to the hotel leaving yuffie and Tifa in search for cloud. Then yuffie saw a two figure far away from them. As nosy as she is she want to see who is the two lovebirds by dragging Tifa with her and telling her it's a nice place for her and cloud to do what the couple doing right now. As they go nearer the silhouette of the two came into light. Shocked Tifa and wide eyed yuffie rooted to their place. Hot tears fall down from her eyes she doesn't want this her heart is breaking her world is shaking. "Cloud?" yuffie's voice interrupt the two now looking who created the noise. Cloud and aerith could not believe their eyes as they saw Tifa's hurt reaction with yuffie beside her. she could not bear it then she ran away and with that cloud chased Tifa leaving aerith and yuffie there. "Hey there Missy I already warn ya about this gonna happen! He's not even Zack! I thought you loved Zack but it turns out your just two timing! If Zack saw this what will he think of you!" Yuffie accusing aerith on her affair with cloud. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to do that" and with that aerith realize her fault and feel guilty no matter how similar they are he will never be Zack and with that aerith chase Tifa and cloud she need to explain everything especially to Tifa. Yuffie go back to the hotel holding her head like this was a big problem. "Tifa!" Cloud shouted as he chasing her. "No! Go away! Leave me alone!" Tifa covering her wet eyes at she keep running. "Tifa! Let me explain!" Cloud still chasing her. Then she stops as it was a dead end she try to look for a way inside the forest it looks so ancient with white rocks and a round floorings covered with green vines and white and yellow lilies to the sides of the circle. She heard footsteps nearby ash she knows that was cloud chasing her. Then she cling to the wall in front of her where ancient inscription is written. "Please I want to escape this place! Please don't let him see me!" She begs between her sobs tears fall down to the circular path as aerith and cloud go nearer they see Tifa holding to the boulder in front of her. "Tifa!" Cloud is now standing not far from her as he approaches a white blinding light covers the circle then what he heard Tifa says is "No! Don't look forget, I hope you two happiness…" then a tear fall down to her face as the light covers her. "Tifa! Sh*t" as cloud try to focus his eyes to the blinding light. "Cloud!" Aerith go nearby clouds aid as she help him to stand. Now the light was gone same as Tifa. "No way…" aerith said as she go to the middle of the circle and touch the inscription that Tifa's was holding awhile ago. "What do you mean?" Cloud feels guilty and angry at the same time he did this to her now she was gone. "It was…the gate wall to the city of souls…" aerith said and cloud  regain his composure and step in the circle. "How we will get there?" Clouds worried voice filled the quiet forest. "I don't know how… even the inscription is to all those who died they can return to the planet to those who wish…. Will return" as she read the broken inscription. Cloud could not contain it anymore as he scream through the forest in agony. The next morning they go back to the lodge and explain everything happened why Tifa was not there with them as they travel back to the said forest.as they arrive there a young girl was picking up some flowers. And humming in a beautiful tune. "Hello little girl" aerith said to her as she was startled on her presence. And she looked beside the girl it was a guy with a big sword and a girl with a big shuriken and a guy with a gun. She get frightened at the people who arrived then aerith try to reassure her that they are not a bad people. Then the girl finally calm down. The girl was not from town she stays in the forest with her grandmother she picked up flowers to sell in the town. Aerith feel nostalgia seeing the girl as a florist like herself. When she chatted with the girl and about it the girl immediately get closed to her "so you hear the voices too!" The girl said in glee and that's when everyone is focused on the girl they thought aerith was the last one and Marlene being the half breed is. But this girl is also a descendant of the ancient. "My grandmother used to told me that we shouldn't reveal our secrets to the world as it will create chaos to those people." The kid said to her as she continues to pickup the flowers. "We have a friend missing from this forest, Could you help us?" Aerith said in a gentle tone. "Hmm ok!" The girl said enthusiastically as she lead them to the small house that made from white rocks. "Grandma! I'm here!" The girl with a brown eyes looked at her old grandma smiling then she face the strangers and telling to her grandmother that they need help. As they talk about it the girl look at cloud studying him. Cloud on the other hand meet those brown orbs and her hair was raven black same as Tifa the girl indeed remind him of a 5 year old Tifa. "Tifa…" he mutters. This was caught by the girls attention and suddenly out of the blue she glared at him. "She will not come back because of what you did!" And with that the girl go to the back of the house to prepare food for the guests. Yuffie, aerith and Barrett and even cloud was shocked on the girls behavior. "She can read people's mind… that's what different about her" the older women said. And they listen to her intently as she gonna say a story. "She was born like that she never cry nor smile when she was a baby" the older women continues "she was different from me who can just listen to the message of the planet itself…she can open the door to that realm…" the older women said a she coughing "open the door? You mean the soul city doorway" aerith said as everyone gaining a new information about the ancients. "Then we should ask the girl to open it so that we can get Tifa back!" Yuffie said as new hope for finding Tifa is there before their eyes. "Come on! Let's talk to ya lil girl there!" Barret said in a cheerful manner as cloud lose his composure a little knowing that he could see Tifa again but out of the blue the girl shouted a big "No. I won't do that" and she handles the food and serve to them. "Why won't ya? We just want to see our friend" yuffie begs the girl but the girl ignore it "pretty please" she still ignore her then "please help us I know what we did to her is wrong the reason why we want to apologize to her" aerith said as she feel the guilt eating her up. "Aerith…" that's all cloud could mutter. "Please will ya kid?" Barret begs the kid. "Ok I will help you even though she doesn't want it" the kid sigh "how come you know she doesn't want it" yuffie ask the kid. "I saw her and then she vanished when all of you came" the kid sigh as she feed her old grandmother. "She was in the life stream?" Aerith said hoping for an answer. "Yes she is and she did came with the man wearing black" aerith could not believe her eyes as the information she received from the girl. "But if you want to get her back you need a sacrifice in replacement of her in the life stream" everyone was shocked hearing the word replacement. "Because if you try to get her without his permission she will vanished forever to the depts of the life stream in the soul city." The girl said as she stare at them. "Who is he?" Cloud asked the girl. Then the girl grinned and everyone feel chills to their bone. "The one winged angel" the girl reply and with that cloud mutters the name "sephiroth…"

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