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[flamekthunder]

Hm... Maybe so.

[A soft smile as he sends her out for a spin before pulling her back in, twisting her around so that her back is against him with his arm trapping her around her waist.]

But...we could always elope to make it "official" and still hold the ceremony.

[His lips move down from her ear to her neck.]

No one would have to know...

[starshower]

[Oh, this is a new move... and she's visibly surprised by it with a tiny gasp, but she goes along with it, sliding her hands over his arms as they wrap around her from behind.]

Where would we go to make it official?

[Wouldn't Trahearne at least find out? But in the very back of her mind, the longer they dance together, the more she's humouring the idea.]

[flamekthunder]

Honestly, I don't even know if there is an official registrar for this. I looked into it, but given that there is no established government... It really does seem just formality in creating some kind of certificate just to have.

[All the more reason they should just elope—]

[starshower]

I guess I wouldn't mind having something...

[Just to make it more official, because they really are completely and utterly married in every other sense of the word besides a certificate or some kind of registration.

She sways with him for a big with her back tucked to his chest, and she savours his warmth, basking in it as much as she can before they inevitably move again. Little stars twinkle around her, and she reaches out to touch one of them, and it bursts into a tiny firework of golden glitter.]

Then again... [she gently prods.] It would make the day more special...

[flamekthunder]

[He looks down at her before he lets out a soft sigh, his face lowering to rest against hers before they move.]

All right, you win.

[As always.]

I suppose it is worthy of being special.

[A light wry grin before he spins her around in place so that they can face each other again.]

[starshower]

[Her expression is soft, affectionate, and it carries that same gentleness that she always has when she looks up at him.]

It's going to be the best day...

[And there's nothing that will stop it from being that. She's already riding that high, and if there's one thing that she's learned, it's that the positive emotions always outweigh anything negative that could try to creep its way in. Luck be damned, she is going to make sure that absolutely nothing ruins this day.

Speaking of, she looks around them.]

We need to show all this off anyway. What do you think...? Should we make it a little more explosive?

[As the song slowly begins to climb to what she knows is the climax.]

[flamekthunder]

[He gives her a wry grin.]

Explosive? Do you think that's a safe idea?

[Some light ribbing as he teases her about her questionable control over her dreamotion.]

[starshower]

[Excuse you!? She leans back to give him a playfully offended gasp.]

What's that supposed to mean?

[flamekthunder]

Well, Miss Fireball, you don't exactly have a great track record when it comes to your emotions...

[Oh he's definitely making fun of her now.]

[starshower]

[She pouts and puffs out her cheeks at him in a sad attempt at defiance, but it only takes her seconds to break with a small, gentle laugh.]

And whose fault is that, huh? Maybe if someone didn't make me fall in love with him, this wouldn't be a problem, would it?

[If someone didn't make her feel things so strongly all the time!]

[flamekthunder]

Make you? [A grin.] You did that all on your own.

[He just, you know, helped a bit in making her realize it. Also he has strong feelings but he doesn't go around electrocuting things all the time!!]

[starshower]

Well, he's handsome, strong, caring...

[Her fingers trail up his chest with each word until she gives his chin a little tap.]

It's kind of hard not to be in love, you know? Can you blame me?

[flamekthunder]

No.

[He leans in a little, his gaze softening.]

I'd be a little disappointed if I couldn't gain some of your attention by just existing.

[And there's another slight cheeky grin.]

[starshower]

[She's going to just kiss that cheeky grin right off his face. Or try to, as she gets up on her tiptoes and steals a peck on the lips when he leans in.]

That's why... [Tifa begins with a light roll of her shoulders, and her gaze momentarily wanders up to the stars that are twinkling right over their heads within reach.] I figured we could practice in here rather than in our house.

[Because yes, she did think about that. Everything has been fine so far, but she didn't want to risk it.]

[flamekthunder]

[It only gets replaced be a more amused grin at her little peck, and he just smiles down at her.]

We'd still have to practice outside of the dream...but it's not a bad idea.

So what kind of "explosive" finale are you thinking of?

[starshower]

[One word:]

Fireworks.

[Literal fireworks. With fire and electricity...]

Kind of like this... She gestures to the flames and arcs of lightning that continue to spark and swirl around them. But with a little more...

[Gently, Tifa bumps a fist against his chest as she tries to find the right word.]

... Boom.

[flamekthunder]

[...Pft.]

Okay, but let's not practice in your bar. We should go outside—unless you want to risk setting a fire.

[starshower]

Oh... right...

[She had kind of forgotten that they were standing in the middle of her bar. With the lights dimmed and the stars twinkling like the night sky, she had been so wrapped up in the atmosphere that she's a little embarrassed now.

So, she'll clear her throat and take him by the hand to lead him out the doors to a Sector Seven that he'll recognize from that night they walked through it together. Only this time, there's not a single soul around but them. The plate hangs above, the neon lights flash and blink on the storefronts, and she thinks...]

Shall we set the mood out here too?

[flamekthunder]

[He follows her out, the silence of no one else around a little strange, but not unwelcome as it really makes it feel it's just the two of them. And when she asks her question, he just smiles.]

It's your dream.

[starshower]

[Those words... strike something surprising in Tifa. Something much more profound and meaningful than perhaps he had meant it to be.

"It's your dream," he says, but little does he realize that it's not just a dream in the tangible sense, in the way that this place has manifested before them. Everything about what they are doing, what they are about to do... and not just in this dreamscape but back in their lives in Reverein... it's all been her dream since she realized that she wanted to spend the rest of her days with him.

And now, she finally gets to make all that a reality. In more ways than one.

It's with misted over eyes that she leads him down the front steps of the bar, keeping her back to him to hide that smile that's spreading wide, and the glassiness of her eyes. She closes them and tries to imagine it all again—the stars, mainly, and slowly, they begin to form all over again like they had in the bar.

She folds her hands at her chest and beams.]

Now it just needs a touch of you.

[flamekthunder]

[With her back to him, he doesn't notice how much his words had affect her, not even realizing she could have taken them with such a deeper meaning. Instead he continues to follow her out and waits for to recreate the stars above them. So at her words, he looks up.]

Hm... Something like this?

[Once more the sparkling snowflakes fill the air, twinkling like stars as they drift around them.]

[starshower]

[Tifa stares up in awe, flinching back with a giggle when one of the snowflakes lands on and chills the tip of her nose, chasing away some of that flushed warmth that's starting to settle there again.

She remembers that night he showed them to her. It's a bittersweet memory now, far in the past, but she will never not fall in love with the way they sparkle.]

Just like that. Much better.

[When she spins to face him again, he might catch the glassy look over her eyes when she smiles at him.]

From the top then?

[Is she just looking for an excuse to keep dancing with him? Absolutely.

There's a sound that echoes through the air, like a new record that's about to play over the speakers all through Midgar...]

[flamekthunder]

[He can't help but laugh a little when she spins around, but he does notice the look in her eyes. It makes him pause, wondering why it's there. She's clearly not upset, but...

...

Expression softening a little, he reaches out to her to pull her back into their dance position, but he's searching her face, trying to make sense of it.]

...Are you feeling all right?

[He wants to believe it's out happiness or joy, but...given where they are, it wouldn't be impossible if there was something more bittersweet.]

[starshower]

[There's a humming in the air, but the music waits even as Tifa steps up to him again, her hand finding its place on his shoulder while the other slips back into his.]

Yeah. I am.

[Though, she tries to blink back a few tears forming in the corners of her eyes.]

Everything is just... perfect. That's all.

[If it's perfect now, then she wonders what kind of an emotional mess she's going to be at their wedding, when she's pronounced his wife, and they get to dance and celebrate with all of the people they've come to care for here. It's a lot to think about, but it makes her overwhelmed with joy. Even just standing here right now, in an empty Sector Seven with the music cued up makes her unbearably happy. Simply because she's here with him.]

[flamekthunder]

[There's that familiar ripple and twinge of warmth as he looks down at her, and rather than let her go he just leans down to brush his lips against the corner of her eye, catching the ones that threaten to fall.]

I'm glad.

[That she feels this way...that he's able to give her this—this life, this love. To let her experience this joy and happiness...and that he could be a part of it.]