A.N: Read and enjoy…. Don't own any characters from FF7

Time had its way of standing still. Aeris glared from Cloud and back to Tifa. It seemed to last forever, the hostile look so cold it was surprising that one human being could suppress that amount of hate on their face. Her eyes travelled to Cloud's hand, resting on Tifa's waist.

'Would this be the reason, Cloud, you lied to us and said you wanted to be left alone in your room?'

'Aeris… I'll admit it. I'm in love with Tifa. I didn't know how to tell you'

Aeris didn't bother wiping the tear that glided down her cheek. She achieved what she wanted, Cloud turned away guiltily, not able to bear her look of sadness.

'I loved you, Cloud? Did you..Did you use me? Was I a cheap laugh? Something to pass the time?'

Time. If there were so little of it, why would someone waste it? Cloud shook his head violently.

'Aeris. No. I thought I loved you, but I didn't. I'm sorry you have to hear this..But what I felt for you was lust'

A sob escaped her throat. How can someone be so cruel and thoughtless? She thought to herself. She glared at Tifa who was coyly smiling at her and entwining her hand with Cloud's.

'I gave you something I wanted to give to someone who loved me..I feel so cheap'

Aeris turned and wrapped her arms around herself. She glanced up at the sky.

'How long? How long has this been going on and when were you, if you WERE, going to tell me?'

'Tifa, and me have been seeing each other for a month now. Aeris, I didn't know how to tell you..I'm sorry'

Aeris laughed mockingly, keeping her eyes on the millions of stars above her head.

'Sorry for what, Cloud? For..For lying to me? Deceiving me? USING me…or getting caught?'

Aeris stayed staring at the sky even though she heard Cloud whisper to Tifa to leave, and his hand on her shoulder after she had gone and he had come up behind her was the awakening she needed. Whirling around, she delivered a hard slap across his right cheek. His head swung to the left, and his hand slid gently up to his face. What kept him quiet when he turned back angrily with his fist clutched at his side was the sadness in Aeris's eyes.

'Aeris…'

She sobbed again, and shoving him aside, rushed out the door of the balcony in golden saucer and headed toward her room in the hotel. When she got there, she threw her stuff into her backpack, gave her key back to the counter as well as a note for Barrett, explaining why she had left so suddenly and headed out the door. Suddenly, a soft, singsong voice caused her to turn slowly. Tifa was leaning against the wall of the Hotel, grinning at Aeris.

'Did you think you actually had him? Men need a little more that a wonder bra and a pink dress, HON! Cloud has ALWAYS loved me, you were a fling!'

Her words stabbed at Aeris like a thousand knives, when Tifa began singing softly to Aeris, still smiling like a Cheshire cat.

'Her boyfriend, he don't know, anything, about her….I wish that I could make her see, she's just the flavour of the week…'

Ignore her..Aeris told herself calmly as she walked on toward Ropeway Station.

'She paints her nails, and she don't know, he;s got her best friend on the phone…'

No more…Aeris whirled around and screamed at Tifa. The fleeting look of shock that passed Tifa's face made Aeris smile, and she creamed again.

'SHUT UP AND GO BACK YOU LITTLE WHORE!!!!'

Before a fight broke out, Aeris turned and headed toward the chute for the station.

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