While Terra realized the truth of his words they hurt. It felt like daggers digging into her chest and then twisting in a slow painful circle. She inhaled a breath of cool air letting the cold sting keep in thoughts in order. She didn’t want to lose herself to her emotions now. Her head bounced once in a nod to signal that she understood however her words continue in their hopeful tone.

“I care about you too.” Her tone was soft but no less true.

“I know that nothing can last forever, we don’t even know how long we’ll be here…” One day she might have to go home to the world that’s rejected her. “…but I want right now. I want to be happy.” Terra didn’t care if it was selfish. “With you.”

As she saw it, Sephiroth was the only one who could do this and she didn’t want to lose that: what they had or what they could be.

“Can I Have right now?”