Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or the characters, I do however own a copy of the game.

Hidden Emotion

The night was cold and moist, an air of tension filled the landscape of the impending thunderstorm. The winds were violent and the sky overcast completely cutting out the light from the moon and the stars. Alone a lone figure on a black motorbike sped through the deserted road that lay before him. There were trees on both sides of the paved road that had begun to shed their leaves from the cold and the approaching winter. As the blond haired figure sped through the empty road the leaves that had fallen would suddenly find themselves in a chaotic upheaval as the motorbike roared past.

"I'm late," The man said in a monotonous tone.

The man had a sturdy build, with blond hair that took a life of it's own, some of it seemed to like defying gravity. He had on plain black boots with loose black denim jeans and a deep blue sleeveless t-shirt but the t-shirt had an open zipper on it that lead down to his chest.

The dark night had enveloped everything in darkness with the only light in the area the one that emanated from the headlight of the man's motorbike. He continued onward despite when he felt drops of rain hit against his exposed hands.

Meanwhile in a two story house a young girl sat on her bed looking out the window that was next to it. She released a soft sigh. She looked at the clock that sat on the table next to her bed. It was eleven o' clock. The girl appeared to be very young still in her early twenties, she had dark hair that found their way to midway on her back, with a pair of beautiful ruby eyes, she had on pajamas, white top and white pants, indicating she was ready to go to bed as well as a very attractive figure. She sat there on her bed with her head close to the window and her feet lying sideways on the bed. The room was of moderate size. With a dressing table, on the wall east of the bed, the bed on the northern wall near a window with a bedside table close to it, on the western wall resided her closet, there were two doors exiting the room on the southern wall, the one closest east led to a hallway and the other into the bathroom.

"Cloud," The words were quiet as they escaped her lips and as the breath found it's way to the cold glass of the window it immediately condensed but this time it didn't just from a single shape as it usually did, it formed a typical sphere shape but with the letters CLOUD in the center, "Where are you my love?" She asked.

The young girl held a worried and concerned look on her face, her eyes were half open and half closed but not out of tiredness but concern for her companion that did not arrived yet. She soon found her way to her feet and left the room going down the hallway that was only lit by two wall lamps on the eastern wall. She stopped by the first room on her west and looked in it was empty then she continued down faster passing the door on the eastern side and stopping by the second door on her western side. The door was closed, but she stealthy opened it, the door didn't make a sound as she poked her beautiful head in to see to children a boy and a girl vast asleep under their blankets, the boy had the bed closest to the window and the girl the one closest to the door.

A smile cam to her lips as she just as quietly closed the door and went back to her room which was at the end of the hallway. She sat back on her bed waited for the man she secretly loved to return home.

"Please be safe," She said in a quiet concerned voice.

"Tifa, I'll be there soon," The blue eyed young male whispered into the air as he raced through the now barren wastelands, he could see his destination ahead the outskirts of a city with yellow lights in the distance.

Soon the woman saddened expression was replaced by a bright smile when she saw a single light in the distance drawing closer to the hose she lived in. She knew it was him, he was the only one with a motorbike in the area and motorbikes only had one headlight.

She quickly hurried out of her room past the hallway and then down the stairs at the end of the hallway and into the bar area.

Cloud had parked his motorbike in the garage and was about to open the front door when it opened for him, he saw a smiling Tifa waiting for him.

"I've already prepared some food for you," She said in her beautiful angelic voice.

Cloud went forward and hugged her, she returned his embrace, her head resting on his shoulder oh how she wanted to stay like this and tell him how she felt but couldn't find the courage, for the fear that he didn't love her the way she did him would drive a wedge between them, for in her mind she thought his heart belonged to someone else who had long since passed away, and that someone was also one of her closest friends and she was not so cruel or heartless to steal her friend's lover.

Cloud loved holding her, her warmth, scent and very being was enough to calm his soul and drive away all his troubles from the day now gone. He held her tightly her head on his shoulder and arms around his waist.

"I'm sorry I'm late," He said calmly but he was rarely ever late, it had been four months since he defeated Sephiroth a second time and this was the first time he was ever so late, every single day since then he had managed to reach home before six pm.

"It's okay," She replied "Marlene and Denzel are asleep."

Cloud wasn't surprised by her loving and caring nature it as who she was, no matter how late he reached home, she would always be waiting for him with a smile on her face, not even a trace of anger on it.

"How come you aren't angry at me?" He asked her as they broke their embrace.

"Why should I be angry?" She asked "You're home."

"Even before when I came home late you weren't the least bit angry only relief I could see in your eyes," He replied.

"Cloud I could never be angry at you," She said as she smiled at him.

The smile made his blood boil and heart rate increase. A beautiful smile on the face of a beautiful angel he thought to himself.

"It's late Tifa, and you're cold, I can help myself, you should get some rest." He said calmly.

"I want to make sure you're okay first," She replied with concern in her voice.

"I won't be if you get sick from the cold," He added.

She nodded and went up the stairs, as she reached the corner to turn she turned around to look at him once more, she saw him sitting at one of the tables in the bar, he was looking at her, a smile formed on his lips as he looked at her and nodded his head, she smiled back at him and then disappeared past the corner. He had finished his dinner and cleaned the dishes he used. He walked up the stairs and into his room; the one right before Tifa's, he removed his clothing and wrapped a towel around his waist and he went into the bathroom, the only room on the wall opposite his and the children's bedrooms. About fifteen minutes later he emerged and went back into his room. He opened his closet and dressed himself in only a black long pants.

He walked out of his room and gently opened Tifa's door he could see her asleep lying on her back. Her blankets were at her waist with one hand around it. He walked up to her bedside and looked down at her.

Tifa was gifted by a body from God he though to himself and he looked at her, from her beautiful face, to her long legs, small waist and large chest, every part was perfectly sculpted. He leant closer and felt her hand, she was still cold, he pulled the blanket over her shoulders and then, he looked at her face she was a Goddess he though to himself, he looked at the pink beautiful lips silently allowed both their lips to touch for a brief second. Though only for a second she tasted sweeter than honey and he and to use all the strength in his being to break the quick kiss.

"Goodnight and sweet dreams, my love," He whispered into her ear.

Just then the rain came down heavily as if triggered by the soft sweet kiss, the rain was loud as it beat down on the earth below. Countless raindrops filled the outside of her window, Cloud stood up at her bedside and walked out the door.

As soon as she heard the door close, Tifa's eyes jolted open, she was not really asleep but she was trying to, when he entered, he wanted to open her eyes and talk with him but something held her back perhaps it was fear, but she couldn't believe what just happen was it real or just a dream she thought to herself.

As she lay there her right had found their way to her lips where Cloud recently had his.

Well what do you think, liked it, hated it leave a review and tell me what you think, this is my second fic. I love Cloud and Tifa as a couple, the are one of my favorite couples and are perfectly fitted for one another but they don't realize that. Hopefully one day they will.