Rebirth

Chapter 33 - Blood


They talked with Tendo, telling him everything that had happened over the past few days.
Tifa sat silent, only answering questions that were put to her by Tendo. Vincent stood
quietly in the shadows, leaning up against the bulkhead, and watching the old man.

Tendo stood up and sighed. He paced around the table and stood in front of Tifa. He
took a tiny flashlight out of his coat pocked and, raising Tifa's face, he shined its pinpoint
light into her eyes. "And you say this child was conceived only three days ago?" he
asked.

"Four now," replied Cloud, shifting uncomfortably on his feet.

"Please stand up, my dear," Tendo lifted Tifa's hands and pulled her from her seat at the
table. She stood before him with eyes downcast, embarrassed by the attention on her.

"Yes, well if I was to guess, and I'm not an Obstetrician mind you, I would say you look
to be about seven months along," he mused.

"How is that possible?" asked Cloud. Finally someone who could give them some real
answers.

"Obviously the drug she was given has had an effect on her gestation cycle," Tendo
answered. "The question now becomes, what was in the drug?"

He thought to himself for a moment and said "I need some blood samples and I need my
laboratory. I also need to go back to the hospital and retrieve the records I was looking
for when you found me."

"Ok. Barret, Cid, and Dr. Tendo come with Tifa and me. Vincent, you and Red stay here
and watch the ship," barked Cloud, moving out of the room.

"No, I'll come with you. Cid should stay here," said Vincent in a low voice.

His words surprised Cloud and he spun around and looked at his friend. He assumed that
Vincent wouldn't want to be around Tendo. He shrugged and said, "Ok Vincent, if that's
what you want."

Cloud left Tifa in the SUV with Vincent and Barret while he accompanied Tendo back
into the hospital to retrieve the records he needed. He had left the motorcycle on the ship
and so climbed back into the truck with Dr. Tendo and drove off to find his laboratory.

Tifa sat in the back between Cloud and Tendo, saying nothing during the ride. Cloud
glanced down at her face, his unease at her silence growing. "This is not like her," he
thought. The put an arm around her shoulders and drew her to him so she could rest her
head on his shoulder. "Perhaps she's just tired."

With Dr. Tendo directing them, they wound their way through the city and approached a
small single storey home on the outskirts of town. It had obviously seen better days; the
grassy lawn was gone, replaced by dirt, and thick vines now covered much of the front of
the building.

"This is it," said Tendo, getting out of the vehicle. "My lab is downstairs." He led the
group through the house and down some basement stairs. Tifa paused at the top of the
steps, looking down into the dark basement below and grasped the stair railing with
trembling hands. "It's ok, baby, I'm right here," Cloud whispered in her ear. He stood
behind her, waiting for her to take the first step down. "Take your time." Tendo turned
and looked back up at Tifa, seeing the struggle on her face. He flicked the light switch on
to illuminate the hallway below and waited for her to descend.

Tifa stood at the top of the stairs, frozen to the spot. Her mind flashed back to the room
in the mansion with Kadj and for a second thought she was back there. She closed her
eyes for a few seconds and slowed her breathing. "Keep it together," she whispered to
herself. She took a first tentative step down the stairs, holding tight on to the handrail.
She walked down the rest of the steps, feeling Cloud close behind her and followed
Tendo into a large, brightly lit room.

"Please sit over there, my dear," he said, motioning to a stool hear a bench by the wall.
Cloud walked her over to the stool and sat her down, real concern showing on his face
now.

"I need to take blood samples from both of you," he said. He labeled two clear glass
vials and placed them onto syringes.

"You need my blood too?" asked Cloud.

"Of course, my boy. After all, it was your genetics that started all this" answered Tendo.
He took blood from both of them and walked over to an array of microscopes across the
room. Without looking up from his work he mumbled "There is a bed upstairs. I suggest
you take her up to it and let her rest."

"Good idea," said Cloud. He stood and helped Tifa back up the stairs with Baret
following him.

"Hey Doc, do ya got any coffee in this place?" asked Barret over his shoulder as he left
the room.

"Somewhere" mumbled Tendo, already engrossed in his work.

Vincent stayed in the laboratory, standing with arms crossed leaning up against the wall,
watching Tendo.

Cloud led Tifa through the small house and found a bedroom in the back. The bed had
obviously not been used in a long while as there was a thin layer of dust everywhere, but
the sheets were clean and the bed looked comfortable. Without speaking, he pulled
Barret's huge t-shirt over Tifa's head and laid her down on the bed, covering her with the
blankets. He sat down on the bed next to her and softly kissed her closed eyelids.

"Are you ok?" he asked with a worried expression on his face.

"Stay with me, Cloud," she answered in a small voice. She pulled tentatively at his arm.
He smiled at her, stood to take his clothes off, and slipped into the bed next to her. He
held her close to him, feeling her arms slip around his waist and her breath on his cheek.
He pressed his lips to hers in a gentle kiss and stroked her hair. He closed his eyes,
willing his body to calm. He knew this was not the time for passion, but his body didn't.
She smiled to herself as she felt him grow hard against her stomach and snuggled closer
into the base of his neck.

The closeness of her, her smell, the softness of her skin drove him crazy and he lost the
battle with his body. He kissed her gently and let his hands roam over her breasts. They
were much larger than the last time they had made love. Larger and softer. He took her
nipples in his mouth and sucked gently, feeling his mouth fill with her warm milk. His
cock had grown huge and pre-cum was slowly seeping out of him. He ran his hands over
her swollen belly down to her thighs, searching . . .

She lay back and closed her eyes, loosing herself in his touch. Her body was
hypersensitive now that she was pregnant. Every nerve ending was tingling with
pleasure. Her nipples grew hard under his hand and in his mouth as he sucked on them
gently. She could feel her breast milk pass through her nipples and it excited her even
more. She guided his hand down between her legs and sought for his hard cock with her
own hand. All she wanted, all she could think about, was to have him inside her again; to
feel him fill her up. She pushed him on his back and straddled him. She felt his hands
guide her hips over his thick hard cock. She reached between them to position him just
outside her, teasing him a little.

He could feel her inches from him and lifted his hips to reach her. She smiled down at
him with a sexy grin, keeping him just out of reach as she caressed his chest and pinched
his nipples gently. He closed his eyes and groaned as she grasped him and ran the head
of his cock up and down around her swollen clit. She was driving him crazy. Slowly,
she lowered herself down on to him. She closed her eyes and groaned as he entered deep
inside her. He put his hands on her hips and moved her up and down on his shaft, both of
them synchronizing their movements.

He rolled her on her back and lifted her legs over his shoulders so he could get deeper
inside her. His thrusts became harder and faster as their passion grew. He could feel her
body tense and shudder with her climax and that was all he needed. She groaned softly
and bit her lip as she came. He thrust hard and fast, releasing into her as he did, his
whole body shuddering with pleasure. He slowed his movements into her and kissed her
passionately.

"I love you," he whispered. She looked up into his deep blue eyes and said "I know."
She smiled back at him and took his face in her hands and kissed him with a gentle
passion. He slowly pulled out of her, letting her feel every inch of him as he withdrew.
She shuddered again and closed her eyes in pleasure.

He lay next to her and pulled her into his arms. He was amazed at how beautiful she was
even being so heavily pregnant. Her new curves excited him more than he would have
guessed. He kissed her gently and ran his hand over her stomach as he felt the baby
move again. She smiled up at him and closed her eyes. He held her close and felt her
breathing grow deep and regular as she slipped into a gentle sleep in his arms.