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Tifa... Cloud won't be staying at your place. I'm sorry.

...He'll be okay though. I know I'm sure he will. It's Cloud, so... yeah.


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[Be prepared for a very depressed Zack coming back to the apartment, Aerith. :c]

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[She holds him close, slowly stroking his hair again.]

.........thank you. [It comes out choked, but she means it, because someone had to make that choice. She couldn't.]

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[......Wait what?]

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You did it for his sake, didn't you? ...and for me.

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Yeah, but... I don't know if he'll see it that way.

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He probably won't to start with. [...Aerith, don't be so frank.]

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[...........................WILT.]

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[...Hug.] He will. He didn't want to forget me, he wouldn't have wanted to forget anyone else. He'll understand.

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[The hug is reassuring, and while Zack doesn't feel a lot better, he's relieved that Aerith isn't mad.]

I hope you're right...

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Just a few days. He'll be back soon. It's just a few days, and then we can talk to him.

...I miss him. [It's been two weeks since she could really talk with Cloud, as friends--as lovers--and not as strangers. She's not mad at Zack, but she is scared about John's fix not working.]

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Yeah. Yeah, he... he will... [He gets the feeling he knows what she means; it's been extra-difficult for her, and she's obviously upset by this little development. He just hopes it'll all be for the best in the end.

Even if he hates me, as long as he remembers -her-... it'll be worth it.

When Cloud comes back, maybe he'll even believe that.]

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[Aerith just keeps holding onto Zack and a thin smile, repeating to herself that everything will be okay.]