Since his run in with Aerith, Cloud rarely found himself leaving his room unless necessary, just like today was. That night was supposed to be clear, the perfect night to go star gazing, a hobby he had picked up some time during his sophomore year in high school that was hard to stop even after all the memories he had connected to the activity.
It didn’t take him long to find his usual star gazing spot and as usual, there was nobody but him there. Just like he liked it. He laid back on the grass and stared at the sky. The stars were beautiful as always, just like they were that one night. The memories were still as clear as if it had just been yesterday. He couldn’t help but smile softly.
He had ended up falling asleep at some point, dreaming of happy times with the two people he loved the most. The dreams had been so vivid, he could still hear his voice clear as day as he slowly stirred awake. Until he realized that voice wasn’t coming from his head but from the man who was standing over him.
His eyes shot open the moment he recognized who it was and he quickly shot up, accidentally headbutting the other as he did. He fell back and quickly moved his hands to rub at his now sore forehead, several thoughts rushing through his head, giving him a worse headache.
“This can’t be real, please let me still be dreaming...” he found himself whispering to himself afraid to open his eyes and see the man again.