Aeris could hear the sound of Zack falling to his knees. They were both shaken up. Neither knew what was going on. Confusion ran all around, not letting either truly grasp what had happened. Aeris' emotions kept running circles in her head, not letting her deal with the current situation. She kept shaking uncontrollably, unable to know what to do; what to say.

Was everything they had... was it really all 'for nothing'? What would happen if Cloud arrived? How would he feel? How would Zack feel? ...How would Aeris feel?

As the possible outcomes were thought of in her head, Aeris buried her face in the palms of her hands. For once she could think of nothing to say. He felt like she had betrayed her one true love.