Final Fantasy C & T Fanfic

(Hello readers, to my first requested Fanfic Story! I'm glad to take this one, since I'm a HUGE fanatic for RPG games and hyped for FFVII reboot, no matter how long the wait. This story is requested by JackTBug, so you're the guest of honor! Have a good read, guys!)

Chapter 1: The Crash

Cloud Strife is wandering on the edge of the highway alone, with his signature Buster Sword sheathed on his back. It was 2 weeks after Sephiroth's defeat and the planet had regenerated a significant amount of plant life, mainly due to Aerith's soul bonded with the planet itself.

The resistance had been dispersed, but it's members still kept in contact; Barrett had moved back to the slums after helping repairing the damage and held a funeral for those he had lost during the quest; Red XIII took on his late father's job in protecting his village and payed his respects whenever he has the chance; Yuffie has gotten more serious in her training after the Journey's events and managed to hold her ground after her father for 6 straight hours.

Cid had managed to repair his rocket with his wife and decided to spend more time with her than go to outer space; Vincent is currently roaming the world as a Mercenary, though he occasionally makes a rest in a hotel for a bit of peace; Reeve renewed Cait Sith's hardware after defeating Sephiroth and is currently doing utility work at the amusement park.

Cloud then looked up at the starry sky and pondered about Aerith: Is she reunited with Zack? Is she watching over the planet, on guard in case a threat like Sephiroth endangers the planet? Either way, both she and Zack were gone… He then thought about Tifa, his childhood friend; ever since his true conscious came back after "filling" Zack's role, their relationship grew.

After the battle with Sephiroth, Tifa is surprised that Cloud isn't present at the ceremony, so she broke away from the party and searched for him in the city. After an hour of searching, Tifa came upon a church underneath the remains of a catwalk where Cloud had fallen from after fighting a Shinra mech. Just to be sure, Tifa peered inside the church and saw Cloud kneeling before a flower bed; Tifa sighed with her hand on her chest, before she walked towards Cloud and grabbed his attention by placing her hand on his left shoulder, looking at him in deep concern.

Cloud looked up at Tifa's eyes and saw then glistening in worry; he then made an assured smile and placed his right hand on Tifa's. They then embraced in a tight hug as Cloud silently cried tears, as Tifa rubbed his back with a small smile and a cute blush; they then pulled back their heads and looked at each other in blank expressions.

Cloud then twitched his mouth open and said softly "Tifa… I…" Tifa then pressed her finger on Cloud's lips and replied with a heavy blush "I know… Me too, Cloud. So much…" They then inched their heads closer to each other, before they closed their eyes gently and pecked each other in the lips; they then broke it off and pressed their heads against each other before they opened their eyes slightly and smiled happily.

Cloud then came back from his trance when he heard a car crash nearby and ran towards the scene; he saw an SUV's front crushed from above and a mid-aged couple lifeless in the front seats. Cloud then turned his head when he heard pacing footsteps coming from his right and saw Tifa running towards the scene.

As she skidded to a halt next to Cloud, they then approached the wrecked SUV's front seats and saw what was the cause of death: There was no evidential bruising, but their expressions suggested an impaling. Cloud and Tifa looked at each other, wondering who would do such a malicious act; they widened their eyes when they heard a young boy groaning from inside the SUV.

They then checked the back seats and saw the child on the vehicle floor, having visible bruising around his face and limbs, but otherwise extremely lucky to be alive. Unwilling to let the child stuck in the wrecked SUV, Cloud got out his Buster Sword and pried open the door; it then swung off freely from the lock and Tifa got the child out of the vehicle.

Tifa held the child in her arms in a deeply concerned look, then looked at Cloud in worry; Cloud understood what Tifa was thinking, so he made an affirmative nod and escorted the child to the nearest hospital. As Tifa was carrying the child, Cloud protected them from vandals or rouge Soldiers on the way to a General Hospital; when they reached the front doors, Tifa grabbed the attention of a nearby doctor and the child was sent to the Children's Ward for recovery.

When the doctor inquired where his parents are, Tifa and Cloud looked at each other uneasily; the doctor understood the subtle reply and gestured Tifa and Cloud to come along.