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Character(s): Aerith and Cloud (KH both)
Content: A meeting between special friends
Setting: Uh... one of the Cafe Ersesat areas?
Time: Backdated I think? TBA
Warnings: Cute, fluff, cavities, angst and idk what else



Aerith knew Cloud was here, but somehow through a maddening twist of events, she hadn't been able to meet up with him yet. It was frustrating that they kept missing each other somehow. She missed seeing him a lot and now that she was sure he was in the city, she was very, very reluctant to let him go without talking to her. So, sighing a little to herself, she decided to wander the streets of the domed city to see what it was all about.

It was quite different from Radiant Garden, that was for sure. But she didn't find it that bad a place for the moment. That could always change with the Organization around. For now, though, it was peaceful and most of the inhabitants were decent enough and relatively easy to get along with. Aerith glanced around as she walked, eventually spotting a cafe of sorts. It looked quaint, but good enough and she turned towards it, altering her path in the interest of getting something small to drink and walking around with it while she looked. At least then she wouldn't be completely alone, right?

And hopefully she'd find Cloud soon. One of these days, she would find him.

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[radiantstrife.livejournal.com]

Had they been missing each other, or had he been avoiding her? The latter seemed more likely. But why had he been doing that again? Force of habit? Because there was nothing here that he needed to keep away from her.

There she was again, getting a drink in the cafe. He couldn't keep avoiding her like this, especially after the conversation with... the other him. He went over to where the woman was.

"Hey"

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Whichever reason they had for not seeing each other was blown away that day. Aerith heard the very familiar voice and she wheeled around to see if her ears were betraying her. They weren't. Aerith's face lit up and she leaned over, peering up at him as she was wont to do when she could tell something was on his mind,

"Hello, Cloud. It's good to see you. How have you been?"

She didn't expect much of an answer from him. That was just Cloud and she didn't mind. It was part of what was so endearing about him. Getting a lengthy answer out of him just didn't happen and part of her interest in him was trying to read him. That and he was a really nice guy once you got past the gruff exterior.

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"I've been... fine," Except not really, he hadn't been fine since he had that talk with the other Cloud. He'd been haunted by the idea of Sephiroth killing her, and him not being able to do anything to stop it. He should have never learned of that happening, it was only going to consume him.

"What have you been doing all this time?" He asked, he couldn't just outright ask her if she had been staying safe because he knew he could take care of herself. But the question still lingered in the back of his mind.

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Never much of an answer, but the pause was telling enough for Aerith. She knew Cloud, knew him well enough to figure out when he was giving her a half-truth. But she didn't push against it just yet.

"I've been walking around, collecting flower petals," she answered, straightening up and pulling out a couple to show him. "Even if they aren't real, they're very pretty." Eventually, the conversation would curl around to what she wanted to address. For now, she was content with watching him and talking about the little things. "I wish there were real flowers somewhere, but these at least look nice. I was thinking I'd put a few of them around my apartment. What do you think, Cloud?"