Marlene walked straight into her father's arms, hugging him tightly. Her expression changed from the happy look that she had had when she first saw Seventh Heaven, to that of a sad one. Barret had told her he was going away again. She had just got him back and he was going away again!
The world wasn't fair to her. Cloud and Tifa were still family, but this... this was her daddy. The big teddy bear that loved to hoist her up into the air and read her bedtime stories at night. He was her hero. He had taught her the meaning of family, about friends and staying true to yourself, even when faced with the hardships of the world.
"Do you have to go? You can stay here with us; Cloud and Tifa won't mind!"
Barret sighed gruffly. "You know I gotta, baby girl. Stuff still ain't right with the world, and I gotta make amends."
She pulled back, looking at him. "But... you guys fixed everything, didn't you? The bad guy's gone and the Planet's saved-"
Barret interrupted her. "Still lot of stuff wrong. I got things I gotta do, Marlene. I don't wanna go, but I've gotta."
Marlene sighed, reaching to give him another big hug. Deep down, she knew he was right... she just didn't want to believe it. She wanted the world to be perfect again. "Go be a hero, daddy. I'll be here when you get back, okay?"
Barret chuckled. "You take care of Cloud and Tifa. Don't let them get into any trouble, you hear? I'm countin' on ya."
Marlene nodded her head, bringing her fist up. "You can count on me!"
Barret stood, reaching down with his massive hand to rub her head. She new things would eventually be okay. Her daddy was on the job, and he never let her down, not once. She watched him give a hug to Tifa, parting kind words she didn't understand. A gruff slap to the back for Cloud, who muttered something.
Even as he walked out of Seventh Heaven's door, she didn't cry. Her bottom lip quivered, and she clenched her hands into tiny fists at her sides. Once the door was closed, she let the tears flow down her cheeks. She already missed him.
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The world wasn't fair to her. Cloud and Tifa were still family, but this... this was her daddy. The big teddy bear that loved to hoist her up into the air and read her bedtime stories at night. He was her hero. He had taught her the meaning of family, about friends and staying true to yourself, even when faced with the hardships of the world.
"Do you have to go? You can stay here with us; Cloud and Tifa won't mind!"
Barret sighed gruffly. "You know I gotta, baby girl. Stuff still ain't right with the world, and I gotta make amends."
She pulled back, looking at him. "But... you guys fixed everything, didn't you? The bad guy's gone and the Planet's saved-"
Barret interrupted her. "Still lot of stuff wrong. I got things I gotta do, Marlene. I don't wanna go, but I've gotta."
Marlene sighed, reaching to give him another big hug. Deep down, she knew he was right... she just didn't want to believe it. She wanted the world to be perfect again. "Go be a hero, daddy. I'll be here when you get back, okay?"
Barret chuckled. "You take care of Cloud and Tifa. Don't let them get into any trouble, you hear? I'm countin' on ya."
Marlene nodded her head, bringing her fist up. "You can count on me!"
Barret stood, reaching down with his massive hand to rub her head. She new things would eventually be okay. Her daddy was on the job, and he never let her down, not once. She watched him give a hug to Tifa, parting kind words she didn't understand. A gruff slap to the back for Cloud, who muttered something.
Even as he walked out of Seventh Heaven's door, she didn't cry. Her bottom lip quivered, and she clenched her hands into tiny fists at her sides. Once the door was closed, she let the tears flow down her cheeks. She already missed him.