"What time is it Shera? " Cid moaned as he got up from a drunken state.

"He looked outside of the window. It was day already. He immediately jumped out of his chair and shake Barret violently.

"Marlene! Stop pesterin’ me! " Barret moaned.

"God damn it Barret! Wake up you god damn SOB! We are late for the freakin' wedding!!! " Cid shouted.

Barret woke up instantly. He looked around. It was morning already. He took a look at the clock and saw the short hand pointed at nine. The wedding was supposed to start at eight.

"Come on old man! Tifa is gonna kill us if we were late! " Barret exclaimed and ran out of the bar with Cid without even paying. Boy they hoped the wedding was delayed.

"What took them so long? "

A girl in a wedding gown complained. It was nine fifteen already. Tifa was starting to get impatient.

Cloud, Barret and Cid hadn't shown up yet. The three of them must have got hopelessly drunk that night. Suddenly the church door opened and Barret and Cid rushed in while still putting on their coats.

"It's about time already. Where's Cloud? " Tifa asked when seeing only two man entering the church.

"I thought Cloud was here already. Isn't he here? " Barret asked with a surprised tone.

"No, Cloud hadn't show up yet. What did you two did to him yesterday? " Tifa asked nervously.

"We just got drunk and woke up finding ourselves late for the wedding. We thought Cloud came here already. " Cid answered.

"What happened to him? Why didn't he show up? " Tifa asked again.

Nobody answered. Tifa found a chair and sat down. Hours past by, but there are still no sign of Cloud. They tried to contact his PHS but he didn't turn it on. Tifa was afraid something happened to him. They wait for another hour but Cloud still didn't show up. Tifa had a bad feeling about this.

It was afternoon already. Cloud still didn't show up. Tifa was extremely worried about Cloud. All the members of the party started to look around. They were afraid that something bad has happened to Cloud.

Aeris was walking down the streets. She couldn't stop thinking about what happened today. She felt that she was responsible for that. She shouldn't have come to Kalm. She made Cloud had second thoughts about the wedding, he probably still...no it's impossible. He loved Tifa very much. He had feelings for her since he was a kid. He couldn't possibly...

"Aeris. "

"Aeris instantly recognized that voice. She turned around and she saw Cloud coming out from a dark alley. Cloud’s hair was still in a mess and his clothes were crumbled. Cloud looked really desperate.

"Cloud, don't you know how worried we were because of you in that church? Why didn't you turn up? Tifa was really... "

"You know why I didn't turn up. You know. " Cloud said coldly.

"I...I don't understand. " Aeris replied with a bead sweat forming on her forehead.

"I don't know why I am doing this but deep in my heart I found out that I...” Cloud walked slowly towards Aeris. Aeris tried to step backwards but she couldn’t. Her heart tell her not to.

“I actually still love you. " Cloud said when he was only less than a feet away from Aeris.

"No! This isn't true! Tell me that you still love Tifa! " Aeris shouted with her eyes shut and closed her ears with her hands.

"Aeris! Listen! " Cloud yelled. Aeris opened her eyes and looked at Cloud. Cloud was really desperate to act like this.

“I am not going to let you go, again.” Cloud touched Aeris face with his hand. He slowly brought his other hand and held Aeris’s hand. Her hand was trembling. Cloud brushed her hair and Aeris looked up. Their eyes met.

“Aeris, I still love you.” Cloud said and pressed Aeris towards him. He hugged her and comforted her by caressing her back. Aeris rested her head on Cloud’s shoulder. She didn’t push Cloud away. She wanted this to happened ever since she knows him. But... she didn't want this to happen this way. Tears started to form in her eyes. . She felt guilty. She felt really sorry for Tifa.... She wanted to push him away but she too wanted to be in his arms a little longer, just a little longer....

"No...no..."

Cloud turned his head. To his shock he saw a girl in wedding dress standing not far from them covering her mouth with her hands. It's Tifa. There was a really an unspeakable expression in her face. She was really shocked to see her fiancée hugging another women.

Aeris immediately pushed Cloud away and wiped off her tears. Tifa turned around and ran away. Cloud wanted to pursue but then he hesitated.

"Go Cloud... go. Don't worry about me. I will be all right. " Aeris encouraged Cloud to pursue Tifa.

Cloud looked at Aeris for a moment then he nodded. He took off with the speed of the wind and disappeared among the buildings.

Aeris didn't know what to do. She felt really guilty. She didn’t know how to confront Tifa in the future. She just stared at the spot where Cloud ran away.

"I am sorry, Tifa.....I am really, really sorry......"

"Tifa, wait! "

Cloud is chasing Tifa in the streets. He easily caught up with Tifa because Tifa was still in her wedding gown.

"Tifa, listen to me. I can explain..."

"No, I don't want to hear! I just couldn't take it. Maybe I don't really deserve you, Celes is more beautiful than I am! She is even more polite, kinder, more... "

"No, Tifa! It isn't because of that! It isn’t because what you said just now! It's because Celes is...” Cloud spoke with a loud voice. Tifa closed her ears and tried to get away from Cloud.