Revival of the Departed

Title: Revival of the Departed

Author: J’dee

Series: Final Fantasy VII

Rating: Mature – NC-17

Pairs: Sephiroth X Reno

Story: Alive and well, Zack has returned… but he’s not alone. Hojo’s experiments on him have caused some schizophrenic side effects. Sephiroth and Jenova are alive and well… inside him, plotting their return and destruction of the planet. Will Cloud be able to kill Sephiroth again when he’s housed inside the body of his best friend and mentor?

(Het/Yaoi/Non-Con, Con)

Disclaimer: Make no money yadda yadda yadda, not my characters ect ect

Chapter Twelve

Cloud awoke when he felt the hand touch his face lightly. The woman’s voice was so close to his ear the voice so familiar.

“You helped him… I’m so glad…”

The hand pulled away and he moaned. “Mom…”

Then his eyes shot open and he sat up. “Aerith.”

Cloud looked round the dark room the curtains pulled and he looked to where Zack had been sleeping. He blinked looking at the time on the clock it was eight pm.

“Zack…” He tried to move from bed but found his body gave out on him and he landed on the ground. Surprised at the lack of strength he felt the blankets fall around him and he looked at his arms.

Granted when Sephiroth drained him he lost his strength but he could still move. This time he really couldn’t move. Placing his hands on the bed he pulled himself back in to bed and he rolled over pulling the blankets with him.

The door opened and he looked over seeing Zack and Tifa looking in at him. “Cloud we heard a thump are you alright?” Zack asked worriedly.

“Just fell.” Cloud stated and his hand moved to his mouth as his body was racked with a coughing fit.

Zack went to move forward and Cloud held up his hand. “I’m alright I just don’t have any strength left… give me a couple of days.”

Tifa slipped past Zack and up to Cloud and helped him lie down comfortably and pulled the blankets back around him.

“Take it easy alright. We’ll take care of you.” Tifa reassured him.

“I’m sorry Tifa… I… we…” Cloud began.

“Shhh I know… Tseng told me. I’m annoyed at him but he told me.”

Cloud looked at Zack clenching his fists. The black baggy trousers hung low on hips a belt just keeping them up he was shirtless and Cloud moved his face in to the pillow to hide from the sight and the memories. How could he hurt Tifa like that? He was mad at Sephiroth for waking up those feeling he had held so well and deeply hidden. He was drawn to his friend but he was also drawn to Tifa. She was always his rock, his solid point that kept him going. But Zack… Zack was… just so Zack… he drew everyone in. And he cared for everyone, his heart was larger than his brain sometimes.

Cloud heard Zack sigh. “I need to talk to Tseng, but I he’s been avoiding me like the plague. Won’t even take my stupid calls.”

Tifa looked over at Zack. “What are you going to do?”

“Take it out on Reno… besides if I get to his house I can delete that stupid picture he has on his computer.” Zack grumbled.

Tifa looked at Zack. “And you’re going to show up at Reno’s dressed like that?”

Zack looked down. “Hey I was working out. Now that I have strength to do so.”

Cloud felt Zack move up to the other side of the bed his hand moved through Cloud’s spikes. “I’m sorry for draining you spiky. But thank you at the same time. Hopefully I can do this.”

Cloud turned his head to look up at Zack. “Sorry I didn’t have any more to give you.”

“Yeah well hopefully between you and Tseng it’s enough for me to keep my physical strength up.” Zack sighed.

Cloud moved sitting up suddenly. “Tseng… you mean he… you…”

Zack looked over. “Not like I had any strength to fight it at the time.” He sighed looking away. “I’m pissed off at him as it is.”

Tifa looked at Zack in shock. “Tseng…” She shared a look with Cloud.

“He’s a hard bastard to track down always vanishing on me just like in the old days.” Zack sighed. “Might as well go have a shower and get changed I got a red headed Turk to hit up.”

Cloud watched Zack as he left the room shutting the door after him. “Tseng.” Cloud repeated in shock.

“Poor Zack I hope he’s going to be alright.” Tifa sighed.

“If only Sephiroth wasn’t inside him.” Cloud let out a breath. “I could…”

“Shhhh Cloud. Don’t…” Tifa placed a hand to his lips and kissed him on the top of the head. “Just rest. It’s Zack’s battle for now. All we can do is support him with what he needs.”

Cloud let his eyes close. ‘What he needs…’ He thought. ‘I don’t think even Zack knows what he needs right now.’

~*~*~*~

Elena’s eyes were flicking over the message she had found hidden in the photo Reno had sent her. Obviously it was a message for Tseng, but he had forgotten she was exceptionally good with computers. Reno’s mistake was always taking her abilities for granted.

“Tseng… what are you and Reno truly hiding…” She looked at the words over and over the reference in Reno’s untidy scribbling mentioned a “him” and it was regarding Zack’s return of strength.

Granted she felt sorry for Cissnei when she would return from her mission, but she doubted Clover was stupid enough to flash this round the office. He was a pervert but only by mouth not by reputation. The pervy blonde Turk rarely stepped foot inside a strip bar unlike Reno who frequented them often claiming it was for their exotic beers. She knew well enough the beers were normal. The way Reno drank them there was probably considered exotic… or more likely erotic in some eastern countries.

She flipped open her cellphone and made the attachment to her laptop before putting the message over in a jpg format before sending the sms to Rude asking for his help in translating the rest of the foreign language that was Reno’s handwriting.

~*~*~*~

Reno lounged back on his couch staring at the ceiling. The image of Zack running from Tseng’s office, continually flashed through his head.

The old Yakuza movie playing from his television, he wasn’t even watching it. It was background noise but it didn’t seem to rise above the annoyance of his memory replaying that scene of Zack leaving Tseng’s office looking a little bit more than ruffled up.

“I’m not jealous yo.” He huffed as if trying to mentally tell himself.

But he hadn’t slept that entire night or let alone any of today because that image was there when ever he closed his eyes, like it was burnt in to the back of his eye lids.

He nursed the beer before finishing off the can and tossing it to the side the sound of the tin hitting another barely even registered in the back of his head.

Reno turned his head when he heard a knock at his door and he stood up lazily scratching his head and moving through the mess that covered his floor of take out packages, beer cans and laundry that needed sorted.

“Yeah yeah… I’m coming yo.”

He opened the door and stopped dead looking at Zack there. The former SOLDIER looked hardly impressed but before Reno could slam the door in his face he was shoved back and grabbed by the collar and slammed up against the wall Zack kicking the door shut.

“Does Tseng live to torment me or something?!” Zack shouted.

Reno blinked confused. “Yo don’t take it out on me? I haven’t seen or heard from him since yesterday!”

Zack growled and let Reno go before turning to look at Reno’s apartment floor. “Shit Reno this place is a dump.”

“Yeah nice to see you too slick.” He straightened out his already rumpled white shirt, granted it wasn’t really all that clean to start with, but he was adjusting it so it was back to its comfortable state.

Zack turned round. “Did you know your boss talked Cloud in to…” Zack stopped and turned round running a hand through his hair frustrated.

Reno blinked seeing the long black patch of hair in the middle of the silver like a reverse skunk pattern. Granted he wasn’t too good at making analogy’s, but that was what it looked like least in Reno’s head.

“So you got laid twice in one night aren’t you lucky yo?” Reno pushed past Zack.

“Hey it’s not like I asked for it to happen! Your stupid boss keeps setting me up!” Zack snapped.

Reno looked over his shoulder. “So you come barging over here to take it out on me because you can’t find him?”

Zack stopped and growled. “And to get you to delete that stupid photo from your computer!”

Reno laughed. “Oh I see.” He waved his hand about. “If you can find it then I wish you well. But if you even throw it out of the window I’m taking your holiday pay because that’s how much it’s worth.”

Zack looked round the room and he frowned, the kitchen was no better there was no sight of a bench space and what looked like a computer table was riddled with what looked like a mixture of porn and old laundry.

Zack’s nose curled up. “How much do they pay you again? And you can’t hire a cleaner?”

“Hey I clean!” Reno stated. “Sometimes... When I feel like it.”

Zack rolled his eyes hands on his hips. “Look Reno.”

“No you look yo!” Reno turned round startling Zack. He saw the anger or annoyance behind turquoise eyes. “I haven’t slept a single second since I got home. All I could see was you running out of Tseng’s office like Ifrit itself was on your tails.”

Zack stopped and looked to the side. “So you know huh?”

“I’m pissed off that it was you!”

Zack felt Reno shove him up against the wall. He blinked for a moment stunned. “Reno… is there something between you and Tseng?”

“NO!” Reno stepped back turning round to look away from him.

“But you want there to be.” Zack looked at the back of the red head. “I’m sorry I didn’t know. I didn’t go there for that to happen I generally wanted to see if Tseng could find a way…” He trailed off.

“To help you find a way to beat Sephiroth? Yeah I know that slick.”

Zack ran a hand through his hair. “Look I’m sorry… for what Sephiroth did to you… I had no idea he was embedded that deep inside. I just want to try to have everything….”

‘Normal… Mother won’t allow that to happen…’

Zack stopped and looked over his shoulder. “Shit…”

Reno looked over his shoulder at Zack. “You want everything shit? Trust me it already is because of you, I got stuck on guard duty for your sorry ass. Then placed on more leave and told not to go near you while Tseng tries to get your shit sorted! Then you show up at my door having a go at me for him tossing you over his desk!”

Zack stepped back. “You saw that? He said those cameras weren’t working!”

Reno looked disgusted. “Of course I didn’t I was guessing yo. I don’t need to know the details.” He shuddered. “You ex-SOLDIERS are nothing but a pain in the ass yo.”

‘All of us…? Maybe we should show him what a true pain in the ass is.’

Zack stepped back his hands moving to his ear. “No you… Shut up!”

Reno blinked for a moment and watched as Zack staggered back. “Hey what’s going on yo?” He watched the former SOLDIER stumble leaning on the kitchen table his breathing dropping low and hoarse.

“Reno…” He saw the mako blue eyes looking at him they were flashing between green and blue and his eyes widened.

“Shit.”

“Get out of here Reno… quick.” Zack whispered.

Reno made the beeline out to his balcony and shut the sliding door. He looked up and jumped back at the image on the other side of the glass.

Mako green eyes, black leather jacket open exposed chest, silver shoulder pads and long silver hair flowing to his knees.

The only thing that remained of Zack was the faded cross scar on the left side of his face.

“Shit… how the fuck did this happen?!”

Sephiroth smirked at him pulling the sliding door open. “You can thank Vincent for this.”

Reno felt the railing behind him and he gripped it. “I’d rather not yo.”

“Awww not happy to see me Reno?” Sephiroth smirked.

Reno moved along the railing stepping out of arms reach glancing back at the drop below, he may have been able to move like a monkey thanks to mako and his training, but that didn’t mean a seven story drop wouldn’t break both his legs.

“Fuck no.” Reno hissed.

Sephiroth moved and Reno gasped as he felt the rail jab in to his back as he was bent over it partly. A hand moved over the side of his face.

“I can feel your bitterness at Tseng.”

“Good for you.” Reno huffed.

Sephiroth smirked. “Want to make him really mad? Make him acknowledge you again?”

“Yeah…” Reno looked at the silver haired man wearily.

“Then let me help you…” He felt the hand stroke the side of his face.

“The only way you could help me was if you let me kill your ass yo.” Reno spun round slipping out of the grip and backing up in to his apartment he was glad he hadn’t cleaned he knew where ever piece of garbage every bit of laundry strewn about the place he could maneuver his way through it without looking, like a mole could burrow underground in the darkness.

Sephiroth stepped in to the apartment. “You enjoyed last time I saw it all over your face.”

Reno felt his face flush. “Shut up!”

Sephiroth smirked, he always did love taking those unwilling and bending them to his whim. Reno was no different than last time. The only difference was the other man was riddled with jealousy over Tseng and Zack.

“What do you think Tseng would do if he knew I was with you? If I only wanted you?” Sephiroth stepped through the pile of laundry like it was nothing.

Reno swallowed. “He’d come here.”

“He would wouldn’t he and you’d just love that, you and Tseng alone.” Sephiroth taunted.

Reno slipped round behind the table putting it between them, swallowing hard Sephiroth could see the wheel’s turn in Reno’s mind. Jealousy was an easy card to play on those who felt betrayed.

“Nothing would happen yo.”

“How do you know?” Sephiroth questioned. “Tseng loves to pick up the pieces.”

“You know what I’m sick of being played yo. Go get fucked.” Reno snapped and he moved through a door nearby.

“I plan too.” Sephiroth stopped the door before it closed and with a push he knocked Reno on to his back on to the bed in the room.

With a kick he let the door shut behind them.

Reno was glad for the landing on the mattress but he shuffled back fast and felt the head board hit his back, he’d been aiming to get to his window and the fire escape but the intrusion in his room had thrown him.

He watched as Sephiroth undid the straps one by one before sliding the jacket off revealing pale skin.

Swallowing hard Reno glanced to the window. He could run or he could let Tseng pick up the pieces, but either way Tseng would yell at him first. It wouldn’t be the heart felt pick up he wanted. But Tseng wasn’t a lovey dovey all heart person.

All Reno could do was watch as Sephiroth stripped for him, his eyes moving over the chiseled chest and muscled abdomen. Even the arms held definition that Reno hadn’t seen under that coat.

“But Zack…”

“Can’t do anything right now… he’s free to watch like you had to watch the door knowing what was happening on the other side.” Sephiroth’s smooth voice coaxed.

“W-Watch.” Reno stammered. “Don’t think I like that yo.”

“Once again blame Vincent. We are fully aware of each other’s presence now, like I had to watch him with Cloud. He gets to watch me with you.”

Reno raised a brow. “Did you get off on watching that shit?”

Sephiroth smirked. “It was most rewarding, but I think I prefer you under me saying my name.”

Reno felt the blush and watched as the rest of Sephiroth’s clothes were discarded, before he moved on to the bed gracefully crawling over Reno stopping his mouth inches away from Reno’s.

Reno felt the hand move in to his open collared shirt a hand rolling over his chest and a mouth moving to just under his ear. “Say my name Reno…”

Reno let his eyes close. “Sephiroth…”

“Gooood.” The voice oozed that collective charm and tone Reno remembered from the old days. Then the mouth moved to under his ear, lips taking the part of his neck making his voice hitch in his throat and his mouth gasp.

The sound of fabric ripping drew Reno back to the conscious world when he felt the cool air slap him over his chest and he looked down. Sephiroth’s hand finding his way to Reno pants.

Sephiroth stopped as Reno’s hand grabbed his. The Turk’s breath hitched for a moment before without saying anything he watched as Reno undid his own belt his turquoise eyes locking with Sephiroth’s mako green.

Sephiroth’s smirk grew. The best kind than those who didn’t want this was those who fell in to the want of this. He let the Turk slide the belt off letting it drop on the floor beside the bed. Sephiroth’s hands moved to the fly where he unbuttoned the tattered jeans. Reno’s hips moved up and allowed Sephiroth to pull the denim down. Reno was quick to disregard his own boxers before moving so fast Sephiroth forgot he was dealing with a Turk. The red head’s mouth was over his hungrily his hands on Sephiroth’s chest and shoving him on to his back.

Amused by the action Sephiroth let the Turk top him for a moment but if Reno wanted a fight for dominance then he would get it… But if for now Reno wanted to feel worth more than the scolding’s Tseng lashed out at him, he would allow that… for now.

Hungrily the mouth consumed his and naked hips ground against his. Sephiroth let the red head’s tongue move within his mouth. The denied passion the Turk was suffering was something the head of the Turks had caused himself.

‘Damnit Sephiroth stop it! Don’t use him like that!’

‘I’ll use him as I see fit…’ Sephiroth remarked to the mental intrusion of Zack. ‘So enjoy the show.’

‘Damnit SEPHIROTH!!!!!’

Sephiroth smirked as the mouth pulled back hand on his shoulders as Reno looked down at him.

‘Sephiroth! Get him to stop it! Reno! OIY SNAP OUT OF IT!’

‘You sound good screaming my name Zack… don’t make me come after you next personally…’ Sephiroth heard the inward gasp.

‘You… wouldn’t…’

Sephiroth saw Reno looking down at him.

“Stunned in to silence Turk?” Sephiroth caught the Turquoise eyes.

“I… I… thought I heard Zack…” Reno seemed stunned for the moment.

“Zack’s not here right now.” Sephiroth’s hand moved behind Reno’s neck and pulled his mouth down capturing lips again hungrily. He moved and rolled over pinning the Turk under him nails digging in to the flesh of arms and Reno’s back arched up as he hissed.

“Oiy you fucker that hurts yo.” Reno growled.

“Who said it wasn’t going to?” Sephiroth grinned. His arousal moving between thighs and he felt Reno grab his arms back bringing nails down the flesh scratching hard enough to draw the blood to the surface.

Reno saw the grin on Sephiroth’s face and the older man let go sitting up over him. Reno watched the silver hair cascading down over his shoulders. Reno grabbed the hair and pulled Sephiroth down, before legs hooked round his waist and he growled.

“I’m not letting you top me this time fuckwit.” Reno arched his body up and his head moved fast colliding with Sephiroth’s knocking the older man back. He pressed Sephiroth to the bed his hands on his shoulders holding the silver haired man down nails digging in to shoulders.

“Oh really now?” Sephiroth grinned.

Reno could feel his hands shaking, the man of his past desires was under him. But the only thing that egged at the back of his mind was he was sure he heard Zack’s voice.

Sephiroth’s hand moved up Reno’s chest and he swallowed at the touch, he knew that look the man was a hundred times more manipulative than Tseng could wish to be. The truth was he knew he couldn’t outsmart the man the only thing to do was beat him in to submission under him.

Reno let out a holler as nails raked down his chest drawing the blood to the surface and he was slammed back. His back colliding with the head board and he knew that there would definitely be a bruise there in the morning. Then he watched as the mouth moved over his chest a tongue darting out to lick up the thin line of blood.

Eyes wide Reno watched the former General lick his way up. Before Sephiroth’s tongue moved to Reno’s neck he felt the mouth devour his neck and his breath hitched in his throat. Reno’s hand found the contours of Sephiroth’s back and nails dug in as he felt hips dry grind up against his urgently. Reno’s body was reacting to this asshole and he hated it. He pulled his nails down fast and hard and Sephiroth hissed. Reno flipped off the bed landing on a chair near by and smirked as mako green looked at him through bangs of silver.

“You wanna play dirty then lets play yo… I need a good bedroom work out… For once I’m going to have you so flat on your back you wished you had cushions.” Reno taunted.

Sephiroth smirked. He forgot how fluent the Turk moved, he was a martial artist when he wanted to be. Obvious the lazy gene was turned off today.

Sephiroth jumped up Reno flipped over him his leg shooting out hitting Sephiroth in the side of the ribs. He felt it but the one who would feel it later would be Zack. He’d used that card on Vincent to get the former Turk to submit but he wasn’t going to go that low on Reno he needed this form a release. Sex blood and violence would feed his true purpose more. It would power him up for when he knew Zack would come after him.

He watched Reno flick under his nose the cocky ass grin on his face Sephiroth couldn’t help but smirk, his hand moving to the side.

“You’ll have to do better than that.”

“Oh I plan too.” Reno grinned.

Sephiroth dodged the round house and jumped as Reno dropped low his foot shooting to where Sephiroth’s leg hand been. He flipped over the Turk his arms looping under Reno’s arms and slamming the Turk chest first in to the wall. Hips ground up close to Reno’s entrance and he hissed in the red head’s ear.

“You’re going to feel this in the morning I promise you.”

Reno groaned as he felt the arousal move against his entrance. At least he wasn’t on his back but the wall was so fucking cold. He wasn’t going to get it on while half of him froze so his head snapped back. He head butted the former general freeing his arms his elbow shot out colliding with a collar bone and he slammed an open palm attack in to the chest knocking the silver haired man back a couple of steps.

He saw the mako green eyes smirk at him and he charged Sephiroth knocking him back in to the chair and was suddenly straddling the former general’s naked lap his mouth moved to the neck where his teeth chose the point beside the Adam’s apple to dig in to the flesh.

Sephiroth groaned and hips reacted thrusting up in to Reno’s. His hands gripped at thighs and he lifted the Turk up dropping him to the bed.

Reno gasped as he felt the mouth connect with the inside of his thigh and teeth dug in to the skin and he let out a cry his hand grabbing on to silver hair trying to pull the head back.

“Asshole.” Reno hissed. The teeth left his thigh and he tried to jump up. But he was pushed back in to the mattress as lips dove around the arousal. His hips jerked up hands grabbing on to the top of the head board.

“Fffff….uck.” Eyes squeezed close as Reno felt the teeth scrape along his arousal causing the length to swell. His hand found the silver hair and Reno grabbed on to a hand full of it. Hips bucked up urgently in to the mouth bobbing over his need for release.

Hands held his thighs in vice like grip as his hips moved with the movement of the mouth. The feeling, wet, warm and taking him in deeper and deeper.

“Seph-” He gasped feeling the nails dig in to his thighs scrapping down his inner thighs. It caused his hips to jerk up involuntarily and he let out a cry as his arousal betrayed him and his climax came rushing out in to the mouth.

Sephiroth grinned pulling back his thumb moved over the corner of his mouth and he flicked the access away, he looked at the bruised and bloodied Turk panting on the bed.

“Fuck…” Reno cursed. “You’re gunna pay for that.”

Sephiroth’s hand moved up the slowly bruising thighs to Reno’s entrance fingers moving to open the way and he slammed in to the tight and unprepared heat.

Reno let out another cry his hands grabbed on to wrists nails digging in and he gasped at the intrusion. Hips began to move against his and he felt the pain and pleasure rolling together in a wave.

“You’re always my favorite Reno… don’t tell me you’re giving up.” The arousal pulled slightly out before plunging back in causing another cry to pass the red head’s lips.

Sephiroth’s mouth moved down so they were chest to chest his mouth capturing Reno’s. Hips slapped against the welcoming heat. This was probably the most energetic sex he’d had in a long time. The Turk was laid out under him face contorting between pleasure and pain an image that suited him.

Reno’s hands grabbed on to biceps he had to redeem himself for loosing to Sephiroth again but the feeling was defiantly too much right now to fight. He didn’t want to loose the sensation that was causing stars to dance behind closed lids. His tongue moved with Sephiroth’s as he let Sephiroth lift his legs up and they hooked over elbows.

Reno groaned he felt his own arousal stirring again. He was going to have to fix that libido of his seriously.

“D-d-damn you asshole…” Reno gasped.

Sephiroth’s dark chuckle echoed the room and Reno let his eyes open he looked at the bruises and scrapes slowly leaving their red marks over the man’s body at least he got him a few good times before ending up on his back.

Sephiroth’s hips began to move more urgently within. Hips slapping against skin quicker and Sephiroth pulled the red heads hips up higher. The former General close to finding a much needed release.

Reno’s hands found Sephiroth’s hips and nails dug in to flesh again and then scratched along them. Sephiroth hissed the sensation of pain causing a premature climax. The Turk always was impatient.

Reno groaned Sephiroth felt the Turk’s second release follow a few seconds later. He slipped free and let Reno’s legs down. Sephiroth kept his eyes on Reno who blinked as Sephiroth’s mouth moved over his abdomen, Reno’s eyes wide. It was a look that read he was almost ready to off again just watching it. His tongue moved over the spilled seed taking some in to his mouth again before Sephiroth moved from the bed and looked over his shoulder.

“Maybe next time you’ll get the top Turk.”

Reno watched the silver hair as he vanished through the open door.

Reno jumped of the bed racing after the former General and he stopped as he saw the physical form flicker between the two images blue electricity seemed to spark then there was Zack.

The ex SOLDIER’s hand hit the wall and his shoulder leaned against it before he slid down the wall.

Reno’s eyes widened the bruises the red marks the welts, everything he’d done to Sephiroth remained, even the lack of clothing.

Reno looked round and grabbed a pair of black jeans near by pulling them on and he raced up to the fallen ex-SOLDIER.

“Zack… shit… yo are you okay?” Reno ran a hand through his hair.

Then he blinked Zack’s hair though still silver the skunk like black streak was gone, the black was streaked through his spikes evenly.

Swallowing hard Reno looked round. He raced in to his room and looked Zack’s clothes were just gone all that remained was Sephiroth’s and he picked up the coat walking back out.

Zack was only barely conscious of a coat dropped over his body, his head dropping. The energy he had gained from Cloud he was thankful for other wise he would have passed out by now from the pain.

Reno’s voice cut through the daze he was slowly slipping in to. “Oiy slick let me get you a cure materia I have one round-”

“No.” Zack shook his head trying to stand up and he looked at the black leather jacket. Sephiroth’s coat.

Sighing he let his arms slip in to the sleeves. “Let me suffer Reno I deserve it. I came here to have a go at you about Tseng and I end up letting Sephiroth…” He trailed off and looked to his hand as he pulled out his phone from Sephiroth’s coat. “Oh that’s so not a good sign.”

Reno looked over his shoulder. “What Sephiroth’s phone?”

“No mine… in his pocket.” Zack stated. “Reno don’t suppose you have clot-”

“I’ll have a look yo.” Reno interjected.

Zack waited till the Turk had left the room and he moved to the couch to sit down and he pulled the coat round him.

“Damnit Sephiroth you were my friend… once.” His hands moved through his hair. Sure Cloud had killed him twice and defeated him once, but that wasn’t enough to stop the guilt he felt, if he had paid more attention to his friend then maybe he could have prevented him from going mad. If he had been more insistent instead of letting Sephiroth lock himself away for seven days in the library with all that scientific research junk.

Looking at his phone he brought up Cloud’s number some one needed to try to get a hold of Tseng.

Reno looked round his room and he picked up the pair of pants that were Sephiroth’s. “I’m not that mean yo.” He tossed them to the side. Granted it was the best lay he’d had in a while. The reality slapper was when Zack sat in the lounge looking more emo than Cloud had ever looked it was killing his ‘I just got laid’ feeling.

He opened a dresser and to his surprise he found for once… clothes inside. He pulled out the short sleeved Hawaiian Costa Del Sol patterned open button shirt and a pair of loose baggy jeans. Walking back in to the lounge he handed them to Zack and motioned to another door by the kitchen.

“Bathroom if you want to… you know… clean up.”

Reno watched the former SOLDIER stand up and take the clothes with a nod of thanks but no word and he moved to the bathroom, stopping to place the phone on a pizza box on the bench and slipping out of Sephiroth’s coat at the door he shut it behind him.

Reno ran a hand through his hair.

~*~*~*~

Tifa looked at the txt message from Zack and she looked at Cloud sleeping. She shouldn’t have looked at his phone but she didn’t want it to wake him. She looked at the message all Zack had said was “Call Tseng… Sephiroth got to Reno. I’ll be there… till Tseng arrives.”

She could tell by the tone of the txt message Zack sounded defeated and she felt her heart go out to him, he was finally finding a way to fight Sephiroth then he had to turn it round like this again.

Picking up the phone she dialed direct to Tseng’s office.

Listening to the phone ring she waited until Tseng answered after the seventh ring. “Cloud?” Tseng asked.

“Tifa… Cloud is still out of it.”

“What can we do for you then?” Tseng asked, she could tell he wasn’t impressed with her calling him, but she knew he would tolerate her… for now.

Tifa sighed. “It’s Zack…” She began.

“Is he okay?” She heard the concern on the other end and blinked.

“He left here he couldn’t get a hold of you…”

“Where is he?” Tseng asked.

“At Reno’s I just got a text message. Sephiroth… he got to Reno.”

That was all it took and Tifa heard the line go dead.

TBC