Characters: Aerith and Cloud Content: The Healers dissapear, including Aerith, he just couldn't protect her from this. Location: The Avalon Time of day: One hour after Tagruato's post Warnings: Cloud's gonna be pissed
Aerith had been resting in a chair with a book she'd found in their new apartment when Cloud came in. She blinked up at him, setting a bookmark in her place and reaching up to stand, holding onto the hand he'd taken in his. Something had worried him recently, she could tell, but she didn't know what it was.
"What happened, Cloud?" the Healer asked, voice full of worry. Cloud didn't get upset over nothing.
"The people who are keeping us here finally made themselves known." Cloud explained, "They said they were gonna 'consoldate their assets'... it's like we're not even people to them..."
He didn't want to dwell on this, though, it was too depressing. He didn't want to worry her over this. "Everything will be okay. I won't let them hurt you"
Aerith searched Cloud's eyes as best she could, holding onto his hand still. "I'm not worried. As long as I have you with me, I know I'll be okay." She smiled. Even if she had somehow missed seeing all this new information, she knew everyone would be okay in the end. Frightening as it was, she trusted their capabilities, everyone she'd known here.
They'd be all right.
"Cloud? Are you all right?" She knew him well enough to tell when he either wasn't telling her everything or was still worried about something. She intended to help him feel better.
"I'm fine, I'm just..." He hesitated for a moment, trying to find the words. While he was putting on a brave face for her, and trying to be strong, it was obvious how he really felt. He hadn't felt like this since the day their world ended. "I'm just scared..." Terrified, was more like it, though.
And while he wasn't going to let anything happen to her, he just had to say something to her. He didn't want things to be left unsaid if worse came to worse.
"Aerith, you know how important to me you are, right?"
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"What happened, Cloud?" the Healer asked, voice full of worry. Cloud didn't get upset over nothing.
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He didn't want to dwell on this, though, it was too depressing. He didn't want to worry her over this. "Everything will be okay. I won't let them hurt you"
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They'd be all right.
"Cloud? Are you all right?" She knew him well enough to tell when he either wasn't telling her everything or was still worried about something. She intended to help him feel better.
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And while he wasn't going to let anything happen to her, he just had to say something to her. He didn't want things to be left unsaid if worse came to worse.
"Aerith, you know how important to me you are, right?"
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