~Cloud's POV~

I sigh as Clark and Mark, the first two kids we met in Pulse, bump into me again.

"Sorry Cloud!" Mark calls.

"Yeah, sorry!" Clark repeats, hurrying back to Kristine Shinra's house. The woman mock glares at them with her hands on her hips, a taller blonde figure from behind gently kissing her cheek before heading out in his pristine suit as always. Ever since we heard the two were getting married, Avalanche and our other buddies have been keeping an eye on Rufus and Kristine, but it seems like everything's working out fine, nothing I would've expected from the man.

"What're you still doing here?" A hand pushes the back of my head. I turn quickly to see Light smirking at me, head tilted. "I thought we were all going to Wutai for 'a grand get together'."

"I thought we had to get Snow's whole clan?"

"Yes, so why are you staring at the Shinras' house? As far as I know, Snow isn't the one who got married to Rufus, so move your butt." I sigh and start walking, taking in the sights of the city that's built so much over time. More people, more houses, electricity, all that jazz.

"Right, Cloud," Lightning directs as I nearly go the wrong way.

"It's been awhile!" I try to point fingers at my memory, but she just shakes her head. We eventually get to their house, the door swinging open with Yuj standing in the doorway.

"Hey Light! Cloud! Cmon in, Snow's been waiting!"

"Actually, we're supposed to be getting to the waystone?" My rose haired fiancé raises an eyebrow with crossed arms.

"Right," the blue haired man nods, still as obsessed with fashion as he was when he was eighteen. "Snow! Cloud and Light are here."

"Hey sis," Snow appears in the doorway, looking exhausted. "Sorry, Nora was keepin' me up all night." I cast a confused glance in the direction of the friends surrounding the taller man, whose beanie thing is missing to reveal what I think is ridiculous hair.

"Not them," Tifa pushes past him, their daughter in her arms.

"Oh," I is all I say before raising an eyebrow at Light. She just shakes her head and leads the way to the waystone, tapping the surface and impatiently waiting for the teleportation to work. Once in Wutai, she looks back at me.

"I still don't know my way through this place." I chuckle and step ahead, mentally hating myself for agreeing to this.

"Cloud!" Yuffie squeals the second we reach the field she told us to meet her in. "You guys all came!"

"Did ya think we wouldn't?" Snow laughs, ruffling her hair. She rolls her eyes.

"Well Cid and his annoying kids are the only ones that bothered to show up so far."

"What about Vanille?" Tifa tilts her head.

"What about her? Fang's been hogging her!"

"Where's the boyfriend?" Sazh calls to her. She lights up in a beam and runs to go say hello.

And then of course, Fang decides to show up with her little demon. Actually, both of her demons. It's not exactly fair that those two look exactly the same as they did five years ago. Heck, Light at least changed her clothes to something more comfortable.

"AUNTIE YUFFIE!" Aela screams, charging for the ninja with her red tipped brunette hair swinging around behind her. Fang laughs and elbows Vincent.

"I still say she spends too much time around Vanille."

"... I agree."

"Mommy!" She runs back and hugs Fang's leg, then bouncing up and down in front of Vincent. "Daddy! Pick me up! Pick me up!" I swear every time someone mentions him being her father, he turns as red as his cape, such as now, for an example. But he grants her wish anyway. The over energetic child latches her legs tightly around his waist and bends over so that she's hanging upside down, bright red eyes sparkling. "I'm a bat!"

"No, you're not," Vincent sighs, trying to lift her up again, but she slips past his grip and climbs onto his shoulders.

"Giddyap, Bampire!" Lightning laughs and looks at me.

"There's no way I could ever do that."

"Oh cmon, Vincent seems to enjoy it," I tease, even as Vincent accidentally crashes into a tree and falls into his back because her hands were over his eyes. She giggles and runs away again as Fang waltzes over and smirks at him.

"You alright, Vampy?"

".... I think I need a vacation."

"You think?" She laughs and tugs him up. I direct my attention elsewhere.

"There are way too many people here," Lightning groans, arms crossed.

"I agree," I nod as we walk away, my hand snaking toward hers. She rolls her eyes and takes it, pulling me behind her. We wind up a little farther away, looking out over Oerba.

"We're waiting," she finally mumbles, laying her head on my shoulder.

"For what?"

"To have any little demons."

"Oh come on," I give fake groan. She bangs her head against my shoulder to make her point more forceful and I wince. "Sorry, geeze." She sighs heavily, but it's a content one, a small smile on her lips.

"I love you," she mumbles.

"Love you too, meanie," I rest my head on top of hers. What are we supposed to do now?

~Fang's POV~

"Aela!" I yell at my somewhat annoying child as she repeatedly screams at Cid. He glares at her and then at me.

"What the heck is wrong with her?"

"Everything," I groan, lifting her into the air and stomping back toward Vincent. He smirks at me and I narrow my eyes on him. "Shut up or I be sure you're the one giving birth next time." Than makes him return to his flat face rather quickly, even as I hand her over. "Can you take her? I gotta go breathe.."

"But..." He protests, but I'm already stepping away, innocently smiling at him. Aela nearly squirms away, him struggling to keep a grip on the three year old girl. "Aela..." He growls in frustration. She clamps her teeth down on his arm and he winces, letting her slip away quickly. "Oh screw you," he calls after her. Cid and I burst into laughter, Shera rolling her eyes with a small smile.

"Hey, that's illegal, I'm pretty sure," Yuffie calls and Vincent blushes, glancing at me silently. I shake my head and rest my elbow up on his shoulder.

"So," I start. "You regret that yet?"

"Don't even start," he rolls his eyes. Barret chuckles with Sazh, the two arguing over their children as the two play some sort of weird game with a ball I can't place.

"Why not? It's not entirely my fault..."

"Fang," He mutters grabbing my shoulders. "Aela may be insane, but I do not regret her life."

"Okay," I shrug. "You sure?"

"I need to go shoot something," he grumbles, walking away.

"VINNIE! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!" Yuffie screams and his eyes get as wide as a frightened deer's, long legs running away as fast as they can take him.

"Uh... My girlfriend's kinda crazy, I think," Reno cocks his head to the side. Rude shrugs and Elene merely gives Tseng a stalker gaze. You know, that look a girl gives the guy she likes when he's not looking? Yeah, that look.

Looking around, not much about us has changed. I'm grateful for that. Cloud and Light are getting married soon, though how long Lightning is going to put off wearing a dress, I don't know. Tifa tried to make me wear one and on our wedding day, I knocked her out and locked her in the closet with a piece of cake hoping to keep her quiet. Of course, it would've helped if I'd taken off the duct tape... Anyway, in case you're wondering, no, Vincent has not run away again. He's accepted that I love him and that it won't ever change. I'm kinda glad that he made me fall for him all over again, even if it took Alec's death and betrayal for me to realize it. I don't know what I'm trying to say... I'm just a crazy Oerbaen lady, right? Now where's...

"AELA, I SWEAR TO HECATONCHEIR, IF YOU DO NOT LET GO OF MY CHOCOBO, I WILL FEED YOU TO BAHAMUT!" Vanille shrieks. Do you see what my life is like? Do you see it?!

VINNIE OMG I LOVE YOUR SUPER AWKWARDLY BIG FEET!