Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ A Tale Of Tifa ❯ Twilights End ( Chapter 8 )

* Welcome back! So the last two new chapters were a bit short and the name for Sephiroth was a wonderful idea for me! Oh by the way, I did not steal the name Seth, I have always thought, that if he were to change his name, it would be Seth Valentine. Oh yeah, FF7 belongs to Squaresoft, but the story is mine! *

Chapter 8

Twilights End

Sephiroth sat on the blanket watching the people around him laughing and playing. Some had children with them and they yelled with joy as the waves from the ocean lapped at their feet. Sephiroth, now known as Seth, envied those children, for they started their lives full of love and care, which only their parents provided. Lucrecia, his mother told him that she was sorry for all the things that had happened to him. Aerith forgave him too. Ahh, the lifestream was a peaceful place for spirits to rest. He had felt at home with his mother at his side. That was how he found out that his true father was Vincent Valentine. He had to find him and tell his father the truth. Just then as the sun was setting slowly over the horizon, Tifa groaned and sat up.

"What are you thinking about Sephiroth?" she asked.

"Its Seth now and I was thinking about my parents, that's all." He replied. His eyes stared at the sunset and his hands were playing around in the sand.

"I'm sorry about your past life, I know it must have been hard for you." Tifa said and she looked at him more closely. Gods! I wish that he would be happy…all his life he had to endure things that he never wanted to do. I bet that burden of guilt hurts him more then anything else.

"Cheer up! Tomorrow we'll head out in search of Vincent. How about that?" she asked. Sephiroth looked at her and smiled.

"Thanks Tifa, I knew you would understand how important it is for me." He said, "You are like a friend I never had. Thanks for everything you have done to set me on the right path. I bet that it was hard for you…"

"Why would it be hard for me?" she asked.

"I actually didn't think that a woman like you would help someone who murdered her father…" Sephiroth whispered. Anguish filled his voice and pain ran along with it.

"Seth, that was the past and you weren't yourself. Jenova took over you, it wasn't you and I don't hate you for his death, I blame Jenova for that. And now that she is gone, my vengeance is complete." Tifa explained. She then hugged him with all it was worth. Sephiroth was shocked, he was in an awkward position. Carefully he hugged her back, hoping he wouldn't squeeze her to death.

Tifa noticed that the sun had set and the people had gone back to their homes. They were the only two on the beach, yet Tifa still held onto Sephiroth. Strange feelings swelled inside her heart, but they were all too familiar to her. This was the way she felt about Cloud… How could Cloud be such an ass? Why did he have to be so stuck on the death of Aerith? Now Tifa didn't care about Cloud, he was history, an old page in the story of her life. Tifa pressed her head against Sephiroth's chest and listened to his steady heartbeat. She smiled to herself and began to hum a tune.

Sephiroth wanted to hold on to this precious gem forever and when she snuggled closer to him he, for the first time felt happy. He cast a glance at Tifa's dark brown hair and caught a scent of jasmine. He smiled and held her more tightly. Just then Tifa unraveled herself from Sephiroth's arms and smiled.

"C'mon, we haven't swum in the ocean yet!" Tifa announced.

"But it's almost nighttime, shouldn't we head back to the bar?" he asked.

"Who cares! I don't want to ruin this evening for anything else in the world!" Tifa yelled out. He heard her splash her way into the water. Sephiroth had the urge to follow the form that dived into the warm waters. He stood up gathering their things when he heard Tifa screaming. He dropped his things and ran at full speed toward the water. The light was fading in the horizon as he dived into the water swimming past the shallows. When he was at least twelve feet from the shore he hovered in the water, stretching his ears for Tifa. Silence. He yelled her name out again and again, but there was no answer. Oh shit! oh shit! oh shit! Please, let her be all right!

Just then something brushed past his legs and he twirled around in the water to catch a glimpse. He saw the ripples move toward shore and he followed. Then suddenly there was a break in the water and the thing submerged again. Sephiroth waddled through the water and then he felt a current swim past again. This time he grabbed for it and caught something in his hands. As he pulled it out of the water, he noticed that it was a red top.

"Hey! Seth!!!!" screamed a voice from nearby.

"Tifa?! Tifa where are you?!" Sephiroth yelled out. He saw Tifa swimming toward him and when she was an arms length away she snatched the top out of his grip.

"You all right Tifa? I heard a scream and…"

"Yes I did scream, only to get you into the water with me. And look at what you have done!" Tifa said as she raised her ripped top, "How will I be able to get out of the water now?" Tifa reprimanded. Sephiroth looked at Tifa and began to laugh.

"Oh, so you think that's pretty funny, don't you?" Tifa yelled. Tifa dived back under water and pulled Sephiroth with her under. When she let go, Sephiroth burst back up to the surface to catch his breath. He heard Tifa giggling behind him. He turned to see Tifa laughing back at him.

Tifa laughed harder when she saw Sephiroth's face. His bangs, which stood up now were glued to his face. Oh and his face was worth a million gil! He shook his now blonde hair out of his eyes and looked straight at her. Tifa's heart skipped a beat and she froze staring at the face before her. Without knowing she swam closer and placed her lips on her old enemies lips. It lasted like forever for her and she then felt him kiss back awkwardly. She smiled in her thought and thought that this was probably his first kiss. She wrapped her arms around Sephiroth's neck, exposing her to him.

Sephiroth was frightened like hell, he was being kissed by Tifa, his friend…then came the arms around his neck. He felt her body and breasts press against his chest. A swell sensation swept over him and he held her by the waist. They kissed again and she looked up at him. She grinned naughtily, jumped out of the water and dunked him under. In return he pulled her under with him. They rose together again laughing, tonight was full of surprises. They both swam straight for shore and Sephiroth stopped Tifa before they neared their belongings. He cupped her chin in his hand and kissed her nose.

"Let's get going…" he whispered. Tifa smiled and wrapped the beach blanket around her. Then they started off toward town and to the Bar/inn.