“Help...”
Cloud
shook his head. He was hearing voices in his head.
“Help
me...please...”
Cloud
shook his head more violently, hoping the voices will disappear.
“Cloud...please...”
A
face appeared in front of him. It was a girl, calling for help. Cloud got his
shock of his life. It was...
“Aeris!”
Cloud
shouted and then darkness elude. The next minute he felt someone, gripping his
hand and caressing him.
Cloud
was breathing heavily. He looked around. He was on his bed in his room. He felt
someone beside him. He took a look around saw Tifa wiping off his sweat and
comforting him. It was a dream...again.
Cloud
massaged his forehead and slowly regained consciousness. He then looked at
Tifa, his wife. She was looking at him with that same old sad face again.
Cloud
didn’t say a word. He knew what Tifa was going to say.
“It
was Aeris again, right?”
Cloud
expected this answer. This dream started a few days ago. He will just wake up
in the middle of the night shouting for Aeris. Although Aeris wasn’t here
anymore for a long time already, it still made her jealous. Cloud still had
feelings for her.
Cloud
nodded. Tifa sighed. She was worried about him, what was happening with him?
“I
saw her... asking for help.”
Cloud
continued. Tifa just listened. She knew he was having a bad time going through
this. After all this time, she was still in his heart.
“Tifa?”
Cloud
spoke suddenly. Tifa just looked at him without saying anything.
“I
am sorry.”
Cloud
apologized to Tifa. He looked at her hoping that she will forgive him about all
that happened.
“You
didn’t need to. It was only a dream.”
Tifa
replied. She acted like she was not hurt, but she did a bad job.
“I
need to get to the bottom of this. I will leave to the city of ancients
tomorrow to find out what was going on.” Cloud told Tifa.
Tifa
was shocked to hear this. It was only a dream! He was going to go all the way
to the city of the ancients just because of a dream? But he had his reasons, he
surely had...
“Tifa,
I need to go.”
Cloud
asked Tifa for permission. Tifa had no choice. She could only nod to show that
she meant yes.
Cloud
smiled a little. He could feel that Tifa was offended. He brushed her hair, and
caressed her face. He pulled himself closer to her and kissed her forehead.
“Tifa?”
Cloud called out.
“Uh
huh?”
“No
matter what happened, I will still love you.” Cloud said and looked at her
straight in her eyes. Tifa pulled him closer to her and pulled over the
blanket.
This
dream was just the tip of a tragedy.
Somewhere
far, far way, deep beneath the sleeping forest, lies a mysterious place called
the city of the ancients. This place was beautifully sculptured by an ancient
civilization. There were beautiful crystals everywhere. It was probably the
most fascinating place on the planet. But it was also the place where...
Somewhere
in the ancient city, there was an altar sticking out from the holy water. There
were stepping stones arranged nicely, leading to the altar. Around the altar
was beautiful decorated crystals. It was quiet, very quiet. A very good place
to relax, and also a place where...
Someone
was sitting on the altar. It was a strong warrior holding an enormous sword in
his hand with the most unique spiky hair. It was Cloud, the man that saved the
planet from Sephiroth.
Cloud
just sat there not moving. He stared at the middle of the altar. His eyes were
fixed onto that spot. He could still
see Aeris on the altar, praying.
Cloud
looked up into the ceiling. His imaginations still haven’t stopped yet. He
could still see Sephiroth with his sword pointing downwards, approaching with
shocking speed, and then...
Cloud
closed his eyes. He couldn’t think any further. After all this time, it was
still so painful. It still hurt him so much. He still couldn’t forget that tragedy.
“Aeris...”
Cloud
cried out softly. He shook away his sad thoughts and thought about the happy
days with her. Although the days with her wasn’t very long, he really enjoyed
those days. He enjoyed every moment with her. He loved the way she talked, she
laughed, she bit her lips...Those days will never return.
Aeris....Oh
how Cloud missed her. She went off so suddenly. And the moment he met her
again, Sephiroth ended her life. Cloud gripped his fist tightly. The thought of
the name Sephiroth made his furious and made him wanted to kill him. But Cloud
already did. He already stopped Sephiroth at the center of the planet.
Sephiroth was killed by him. He will never return again.
Cloud
shook off his thoughts. He looked around. The reason he came here was just to
find out about his strange dream. There was nothing special here. He pushed
himself up, and headed towards the lake where he last had his eyes on Aeris.