[Of course, there had only been one promise between them, but that feels so long ago now. Tifa wondered if she'd seen the first time they'd promised each other, or if it had been much later after they'd reunited. She remembers both just as clearly, as if it had happened only yesterday.

Rinoa's comment draws a laugh from Tifa, though.]

It kind of was, wasn't it? I remember having to be really convincing when I made the argument. But even after all those years, he still remembered it. Kept it, too.

[Even if it hadn't been what she imagined it would be like...]

Anytime I was in a pinch, he came to help.