Does cloud kiss aerith

Answer 1

To sum it up, it only really matters what you perceive but I think Cloud loved her as a mother and nothing else. By the way, the Maiden Who Travelled the Planet short-story is fan-made. Aerith was flirty, yes but if you played the game in favour with Tifa (to get the Golden Saucer date with her) then you will know that Cloud and Tifa's relationship is far more deep and complex than that of Aerith's.

Answer 2

Yes he does if you were a jackass to Tifa, Yuffie and Barrett in the game (but it's not a kiss kiss you on the lips with a french kiss deal more like Kiss the princess's hand)

However, it's more like a side-quest and an important detail to the game (you are given well clues as to Cloud's character).

Answer 3

Yes. Both at the end of the game when she appears to everyone above Midgar, and at the end of the sequel movie when she and Zack appear to wish him well, as they return to their place in the cycle of souls around the planet.