FINAL FANTASY VII
Chapter Eight:  Final Heaven

*	*	*

Shinra was no more.  Avalanche had destroyed Hojo, the true mastermind behind the crisis of the Planet.  He had allowed the creation of Sephiroth into Jenova's puppet.  He had known of the Jenova Reunion the entire time.  He had even known Cloud's true origin.  Hojo was no longer a threat.

Now only Sephiroth and Meteor stood in Cloud's way.  This was going to be a long and difficult battle.  He would have to enter the northern crater.  But first, he let the other members of his party understand the trouble to come in the near future.  He insisted that they need no longer fight Sephiroth, for they might not all survive the final battle.

Each and every one of them had the night to consider the options.  Cloud descended from the Highwind and sat alone on a rock overlooking the beautiful Planet.  He could see the landscape and the oceans as the stars lit up the night sky.

Someone began approaching from his left.  It was Tifa, his longtime friend.  They were the two of the only survivors of Sephiroth's rampage in Nibelheim five years ago.

"Hi, Cloud," said Tifa as she sat down next to him.

"A Sephiroth clone...  That's what I am," recalled Cloud.

"Maybe," sighed Tifa, "but to me you're still the very same Cloud I grew up with.  You're a soldier, a hero, and a friend."

Cloud almost gave the hint of a smile.  "Thanks, Tifa.  You've helped me so much through all this.  It's almost over.  I can feel it.  We just have to finish off Sephiroth once and for all."  Cloud pondered the many times he had already said that.  "Maybe this time I won't go crazy on you."

Tifa laughed.  "I doubt we need to worry about that anymore, Cloud.  You remember everything now.  You're whole again."

Cloud didn't feel whole.  "No, Tifa.  There's something missing."

Tifa thought about it for awhile.  "Yeah, I know.  I miss our home."

Cloud nodded in agreement.  "Those years after I left Nibelheim... I barely remember them," he added.  "I don't remember being proud at all to be a part of Shinra."

Tifa had an answer for that.  "I think it's because deep down in your heart, you knew what was right to do, and maybe what you were doing in Midgar was wrong."

She was right, though Cloud.  "Yeah, that must have been it.  At least I know better now."

Tifa was curious.  "Cloud, when you were in Midgar, being a soldier, did you meet anyone special?"

Cloud was completely baffled.  "What are you talking about?"

Tifa asked him again, "Did you meet anyone special?"

Cloud thought about it.  "No, not at all.  I didn't talk to anyone there.  We weren't allowed to talk to each other.  We were just soldiers."

"How sad," said Tifa.

"Why did you ask me that?" questioned Cloud.

Tifa was surprised.  "Oh, I just wanted to know, that's all."

"What about you, Tifa?" he continued.  "What's on your mind?"

Tifa didn't want to say much.  "Well, nothing, really."

Cloud knew she was lying.  "Tifa..."

Tifa turned and stared into Cloud's blue eyes.  The Mako glow had left an empty expression inside those eyes for so long.  She could now see his light past all the Mako.  "Cloud, have you ever been in love?"

Cloud was shocked.  "Love?  I..."  Cloud paused in silence.  He remembered Aeris.  He remembered her tragic death.  He remembered how he had mourned and asked her for forgiveness on the altar where she was murdered by Sephiroth.  He remembered the feeling of her cold body against his own as he lay with her on the floor.

Tifa broke the silence.  "Yes, Cloud?"

"I... I don't know," came the indefinite answer.

"Oh..."  Tifa was getting nowhere with him.

"Have you ever been in love, Tifa?" came Cloud's retort.

Tifa didn't know how to answer.  She removed her leater gloves and held Cloud's face in her bare hands as she focused on his bright blue eyes.  She finally saw emotion in his soul.  "Yes, Cloud, I have..."  As she uttered these words, she brought her lips to his.  Cloud did not resist her involuntary urge.  He enthusiastically kissed her back.

Cloud asked Tifa, "How does it feel when he loves you back?"  At this point each of them was sitting down with an arm around the other.  Their eyes were fixed upon each other.

"It's a happiness beyond comparison," answered Tifa.  The two longtime friends turned to each other, their hands held tightly together.

Cloud admitted his long buried feelings.  "I love you, Tifa."

Tifa also bared her soul.  "I love you too, Cloud."

Cloud now asked Tifa a question in an extremely direct manner.  "Tifa, have you ever made love?"

Uh oh, thought Tifa.  She had made love once before, but telling Cloud about Aeris might disturb him.  She answered wisely, "I've never been with a man, Cloud.  And you?"

Cloud was also concerned.  He too had done it once before, but the fact that Aeris was dead at the time might bother Tifa.  He answered in the same way.  "Not with a single living soul."

Tifa smiled, ignorant that they had both in fact made love to the same woman.  "That's okay, Cloud.  There's a first time for everything..."  
Tifa removed Cloud's armlet and tossed it to the ground.  The two got up simultaneously and removed their thick boots.  They undressed in unison.  First the top, then the bottom.  They wore only their undergarments now.  Cloud and Tifa embraced each other.  They sank to the ground together, Cloud leading the way down.  Tifa felt her bra coming loose as it slid from her chest, revealing her bountiful breasts.  Cloud felt her chest grow and harden against his own.  Tifa meanwhile felt the throbbing of his penis against her pussy, which was quickly soaking itself in its own juices.

Cloud and Tifa removed each other's underwear.  Cloud flipped over and now he was on top of Tifa.  As she passionately held and kissed him, Tifa felt the great log breaking through the walls of her fortress.  He squirmed to ram his penis as far as possible up her vagina.  Tifa yelled louder and louder as Cloud advanced higher and higher.  After awhile, Cloud relaxed his efforts and removed his weapon from its scabbard as he unleashed a fury of semen.  They both calmed down.  Tifa was a bit upset.  She had climaxed with Aeris, but not with Cloud.

Cloud suddenly charged his penis straight through Tifa's vagina.  Tifa let out a howl of orgasmic ecstasy as her cum poured from her pussy.  Cloud pressed hard against her, keeping her body from flying away.  He then unsheated his weapon again and stood up.  It was covered with Tifa's sticky cum.

Tifa noticed Cloud's messy organ.  "Here, Cloud, let me get that for you."  Tifa kneeled by his feet.  She sucked away at Cloud's penis until her mouth was bombarded by his soldiers.  She then stopped and got up.

"Oh, Cloud, I wish we could go on forever," sighed the satisfied Tifa.

Cloud nodded.  "Yes, but the sun is rising, and we have a Planet to save."  The two lovers helped each other find their clothes.

As they finished redressing themselves, Tifa looked saw something approaching them from the sky.  "Is that the Highwind?"

Cloud saw the propellers of the airship.  "Yes, it is.  We'd better go now."

Tifa followed Cloud to the Highwind.  As they boarded the airship, she thought about her night with Cloud.  She had finally obtained the sole object of her desires.  Aeris had tried to distract her from him.  She quietly whispered to herself, "I'm sorry, Aeris."  She could almost hear those exact words coming from Cloud's mouth at the same time.  No way, she thought.  That wasn't possible, thought Tifa.  Cloud had never screwed Aeris, or so she believed.

Cloud meanwhile finally realized that sleeping with a dead woman lacked much of the emotion and the excitement that a live one provided.  He was far happier with Tifa than Aeris.  He knew that she would always be at his side.  He would always be able to count on Tifa, the woman who was truly... his Final Heaven.

*	*	*

Aw, isn't that happy?  Cloud and Tifa are finally together.  You know, if Tifa had told Cloud anything at all about her feelings or his past, a lot of trouble could have been avoided.  Then again, in her silence Tifa did manage to dispose of Aeris (it all falls into place, eh?).

If you have any thoughts, you can e-mail me at sailor_terra@hotbot.com, where I will answer your questions (unless I have no clue what you're talking about, as is often the case).