For once, it was actually a calm day in Radiant Garden. Heartless were few, if there were any at all. Everyone was working their hardest to continue the restoration at the most rapid pace to date, and her friends were there...well, most of them, anyway.
Aerith decided to go to the castle for the day and start to tidy things up there. There were a lot of bad memories associated with the place, but she was sure the Restoration Committee could turn it into something more useful (once they got rid of the Heartless insignias, anyway). The brunette found her way to the library, reminsicing on the day Sora had come to save his friends and led Leon, Yuffie, Cid, and herself to this treasure trove of information. Humming quietly to herself, she perused the library, making sure there weren't any Shadows left in the room, before seeing a figure with dark hair out of the corner of her eye.
Cautiously, Aerith turned around only to see a familiar black and white ensemble who hadn't seemed to notice her yet. She sighed inwardly with relief to see such a friendly face--especially one she hadn't seen in so long--and called out to her from across the room.
"Tifa? Is that you?" ✿