33... memories

[atouchofstrife]

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...No.

I'm going for a drive.


[ooc; The video is subbed and comes from the PSP game 'Crisis Core', but this is how Cloud remembers the death of his friend Zack. Zack fought a bunch of people trying to protect a comatose Cloud and he's always felt guilty about it. He won't enjoy anyone picking at him about this memory and he is going to be very touchy towards all. Roomies, have fun.]

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

[The cliffs were nothing. The bike sped over them with only a slight change from solid ground to being in mid-air the only warning until they hit ground again and was still gaining speed. Cloud shifted down, easing the bike to a less wild pace as they hit rocks and still they kept on going.]

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[theredreaper.livejournal.com]

[Cat craned her neck a little to stare at the ground they were decidedly not touching. She hadn't expected that. Seemed this bike was pretty damn sturdy.

Her heart was beating wildly in her chest, partly from exhilaration and partly because wow, they'd just driven over the edge of a cliff. That kind of thing usually happened only in movies, or so Cat had thought.]

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

[It was a Hardy Daytona, one of the strudiest bikes ever made. Of course Cloud had rebuilt it from the original - and stolen - model, but still there was a lot to be said for ShinRa military vehicles.

He slowed down some more, hitting a clearing filled with purpple and yellow and red wildflowers, before coming to a complete stop. He probably came there often, seeing that someone has made trails in the field.]

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[theredreaper.livejournal.com]

[Cat looked around, eyes wide, and slowly started smiling.]

It's beautiful here. [Voice soft enough that he could ignore it if he wanted.]

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

[He was relaxing slightly, taking deep evne breathsas he took off the goggles.]

...There was an old ruin church I used to go to, the old flooring torn up so flowers could grow. In the slums, it was the only place to find them.

This place reminds me of that.

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[theredreaper.livejournal.com]

[She got up, walking through the field and smiling.]

It must have been stunning. Ruins and flowers. [Cat wasn't a romantic person or anything, too practical for that, but she recognised beauty when she saw it.]

D'you come here often?

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

[He kicked the kick stand out and got up as well, running a hand through his hair as he looked over the flowers.]

Mn. It was. I can't go back there to think but this works.

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[theredreaper.livejournal.com]

I didn't even know this place existed.

[Still smiling, she slowly spun around in a circle, looking at the field all around her.]

How did you find it?

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Lucky accident.

[He walked into the field, reaching out to snag a long piece of grass.]

There's a tree stump near the center, pretty big one so I thought that there was a huge tree here once and it fell and this grew in its place.

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[theredreaper.livejournal.com]

Thanks for showing me.

[She looked around for the tree stump now. The field was pretty big. She was tempted to pick some flowers, but she didn't think they'd survive the drive back and besides, she didn't really want to rip them out or anything. They were beautiful where they were.]

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping it will last for a long while.

[Chewing on the end of the piece of grass, Cloud hops up onto the tree stump, sititng down and looking over the field of flowers.]

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[theredreaper.livejournal.com]

Think it's been here for long already?

[Cat follows him onto the tree stump and lies down on it, her legs dangling over the edge and her head pillowed on her arms, looking at the sky.]

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

A couple years. I've seen a couple saplings here and there.

[Drumming his feet against the side of the stump he looked content to just stay there for a while, relaxing in the flowers.]

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[theredreaper.livejournal.com]

[Cat smiled a little, glad he'd chosen to come here instead of doing something reckless or stupid after having that memory shown on the network.]

Couple years? So maybe it'll stay for another couple of years.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

[It reminds him of Aerith - the flowers blooming and the sunlight and the gentle breeze. He couldn't feel her here, but still there was a reminder all the same.]

Mn. Maybe longer.

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[theredreaper.livejournal.com]

That'd be nice.

[She thinks she could lie here for a long time. It's.. peaceful. Not something Cat experienced all that often.]