Uh huh. He bought for me- as a gift. I'd helped him when we met and...that was the start of everything.

[It's funny to confess it. It seems so long ago now, for so many. But she still remembered. Still keeps two pieces of her heart right there- one, from her mother, the other from her love. It was little wonder she was drawn to him, maybe as much as he was to her. Zack was what brought them together, even after his death.

Maybe Cloud was a person Zack had mentioned, during one of their many calls. Not when it was just the two of them, she thought. That time- it was for each other.

But she listened quietly. Zack...shining brightly. Eliminating threats, filled with honor and hope. There was a worse person to take after, fight like, then Zack Fair.

Hearing that Cloud had to come in later...after Zack fought Sephiroth, a man he no doubt admired greatly...that had to be hard for both of them.]

You still were there, in the end right? And you helped Zack, were his friend.

[More then any other SOLIDER. Technical details aside.]

But...Cloud, there were years when you two went missing.

[Is he ready? She doesn't know. But she'll listen.]