Tease - COMPLETE

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A Zack and Cloud and possibly others (not telling yet ) fic… yaoi…if you don't like that…don't read. You can probably guess who they are by now…now it is just how will it all come together.



Pre-Author's Note:

Thanks to Ziggy Pasta for being my Beta…



I lied... I posted this before I finished my assignment... it is giving me a headache

Thank you for all waiting patiently for this fic to come out. There is a longwinded explanation at the end for the reason why it took so long.



Rufus and Sephiroth have a little talk

A little bit of Rude and Cissnei. (I know, het. How odd.) Reno hides under his desk.

Cloud and Zack have a date… but boy does Cloud get mad after. Don't really blame him either.



Disclaimer

Don't own the FF7 fandom, just using for my own amusement. Do not profit from this endeavour.



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Sephiroth narrowed his eyes at Rufus. The brat was sitting beside his father who was making yet another speech about the already well-known advancements that Shin-Ra had been making in the last couple of months. He knew he should have cared since it had to do with the army, but he was focusing on the Vice-President.



The smug little brat was sitting there and giving him constant looks.



He was able to deduce from the surveillance that Rufus was responsible for the reason that Reno was out of uniform with that snug-fitting turtleneck sweater. He had made a suggestion that cameras be placed in helicopters to help with instructional flight lessons. He didn't know what happened in the choppers, but he had a pretty good idea. Reeve took the idea back with him, but he doubted the man would be allowed to follow through with such things.



"We need to test the new surveillance bots in the slums and we'll have the Turks ensure that they are functioning properly," President Shinra announced. Everyone nodded at the table as a break was called for the meeting.



Scarlet winked at him.



~doesn't that woman ever give up?~



He had threatened to throw her down a flight of stairs when she decided to paw him once. He just about broke her arm in his fury at her touching him. Luckily, Genesis was able to step in and calm the scene down before it became too chaotic.



~I don't know why they keep her around. She is such an idiot~



The President's group of 'yes men' all surrounded him and congratulated him on his brilliance. The President wrapped an arm around Scarlet's slender waist.



~oh, right~



He walked over to a corner away from the group of suits and hoped to have a few moments of peace, but he knew that wasn't going to happen when he saw the Vice-President's smug smile. Rufus walked over to him with a small notebook in hand. Sephiroth found himself straightening and frowning down at the shorter man.



"Sephiroth."



"Rufus."



"Impressive advancement, is it not?"



He grunted in response. Rufus gave him a small smile.



"It has been an eventful couple of weeks, has it not?"



"Enlightening," he offered as an answer.



"I'm sure."



They stood side by side for awhile with an awkward silence between them. "You have been away on a lot of missions."



"I heard you had a vacation," Sephiroth countered.



"Yes. I needed to get away from the burdens of leadership," Rufus returned. He was one of the few that were brave enough to meet his eyes. It had irked him at first at how Rufus would challenge him. Even when he was younger and obviously nervous, the future leader did not want to show any weakness. Sephiroth was able to make the President cower at times, but not the Vice-President.



It didn't bother him anymore as he knew how to get under the skin of the man. Sephiroth smirked. "It is such a shame that your vacation did not go as planned and you were not able to enjoy the pleasures of the countryside." Sephiroth was well aware of the plan that Rufus had devised to get closer to his Turk and how it had failed. "And then being called back early for that meeting with the Science Department before the nightlife in Junon could be explored. Such a shame your leadership was called upon so quickly to interrupt your vacation."



Rufus' eyebrows twitched as he tried to maintain a calm demeanour. Sephiroth was quite pleased to see that he was able to catch Rufus in his own word games so quickly.



"It was quite a shame," Rufus said, straightening his white coat. "I hear that you have been on so many missions that you don't even have time to let the helicopters land. That could be hazardous to the company's best interests to place you under too much stress. I'm sure your decisions are not as clear as they should be with the amount of stress placed upon you."



"I assure you that I am focused on my tasks," Sephiroth said. He was a little irked at being accused of muddled thoughts but knew better than to comment on it, since he knew what Rufus was really referring to.



Rufus made a small sound and smirked. "Are you sure that your tasks aren't dividing your attentions? I would hate for you to be distracted on a mission." There was a threat in his tone.



Sephiroth let a smile come to his lips, as Reeve was now raising his voice to talk about the next thing on the meeting agenda.



Sephiroth leaned into Rufus slightly so that others would not hear. "I assure you that I am focused on my goal," Sephiroth stated and returned to his seat. He was pleased to see that Rufus scowled as he returned rather stiffly to his own chair by his father.



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Zack refrained from running. He was back early and already had everything planned to spend some time with Cloud, and he couldn't wait to see him. He already had everything planned and all the necessary ingredients to make him pancakes for breakfast. He wasn't supposed to be back until Sunday afternoon, but a Saturday afternoon return was a welcome bonus. He finally found Cloud resting in his bunk with a book in his hand, reading diligently.



"There you are."



Cloud looked up from his book and smiled brightly as he looked at his watch. "You're back early."



"The geeks got their job done early. Thought we could grab a bite somewhere other than the Mess. I was thinking some burgers and fries over at Tommy's." Zack bounced on the end of the bed.



"Sounds great!"



Zack turned to see John smiling from his bunk. He had been so focused on Cloud, he didn't see the other man when he entered. "I'm hungry."



~why do I end up paying for everyone when I try to take Cloud out?~



"That would be great," Cloud said as he looked around the barracks. "Joseph isn't around, is he?"



John snorted. "He sucking up to Dean and still complaining about his eyes burning. Those two will be busy for awhile."



"Great!" Cloud said. "Let's go!" He bounded from the bed with an even larger smile.



Zack sighed and followed after the two infantrymen who were talking about greasy burgers.



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Reno sighed heavily as he sat in his office chair. He had gotten a fresh cup of coffee and the scene in front of him made him want to reach for something stronger than what he had in the flask that he had in his bottom drawer.



He glared across at Rude and Cissnei.



"Ya know, you've been spendin' a lot of time on Rude's lap, Sissy." Reno sneered as he saw Cissnei wrap her arms around Rude's neck and look like they were going to have a make-out session. She didn't remove herself, seemingly quite content. He could tell from Rude's smile that he was pleased with the arrangement as well.



"Get over it," she said and promptly laid a kiss on Rude.



Rude was enjoying her attention as he saw his hand go under her jacket and run up her back.



"Yo! Really! Virgin eyes here!" he bellowed as he covered his eyes and leaned back in his chair.



Rude made a happy hum and broke the kiss. Cissnei scoffed. "Virgin, my ass."



"Well, I'm sure there's nothing virgin about your ass," Reno quipped.



Rude gave him a glare but he got a very satisfying blush from Cissnei as she wiggled slightly with embarrassment.



~those two really must have bonded while I was on Mess duty~



"Well, it seems like it's been so long for you, that your ass might as well be," she returned.



"Ha, ha," Reno mumbled sarcastically.



~not that she's wrong about that~



Cissnei smiled smugly and he watched as Rude wrapped a hand around her waist and gave her a squeeze. He even kissed her cheek.



Reno was actually hoping to talk to Rude. He had hardly talked to his partner in the last couple of weeks and he needed his level head. From the way that Rude was openly cuddling with Cissnei, he was in no mood to leave her.



~man, he's in love with her~



He sighed and poured some of his 'flavouring' in his coffee.



"Is that wise?" Rude asked.



"Probably not." Reno hated this part of the job but he knew it was necessary, and he had to stay in Tseng's good books if he wanted to keep flying a chopper.



Cissnei sighed and gave Rude a slow kiss. Reno made a face at the scene. Rude sighed after they finished sucking face. "I do have to go now," she whispered and ran her hand over his bald head.



He made a gagging noise and received a glare from both of them.



"Call me," Rude said, giving her another affectionate squeeze before she got off his lap.



"Of course," she said with a soft smile at him.



"Ya goin' somewhere?" Reno asked as he twirled in his chair.



"I have work to do. Maybe it's something that you should try," Cissnei said as she stood with her hip cocked and an accusing finger pointed his way.



Reno just smiled at her. She shook her head and grabbed the stapler off Rude's desk and threw it. He caught it easily, smirking at her. "I always liked this stapler."



Rude just sighed and adjusted his sunglasses.



Cissnei started to walk to the office door when he saw a shadow in the frosted window; there was only one person that made that kind of shape.



He didn't think of what he was doing as he instinctively slid out of his chair and hid under his desk. Reno heard the door open and the smooth, deep voice speak, "Ah, I was hoping to find Reno. I thought he was supposed to be here."



He tensed as he heard Cissnei speak. "He's hiding under his desk."



~I'm going to kill her~



He heard a small amused grunt come from the General. "Do you know where he may be?"



"He was going to grab a bite to eat," Rude lied for him. He wanted to jump up and kiss his partner, but that would have to wait until after he shot Cissnei.



He heard the sound of something hitting his desk. He jumped slightly and clutched the stapler to his chest. "Tell him that I am looking for him."



The door closed again but he didn't dare move. He heard Cissnei start to chuckle. "Oh. My. Gaia. What was that about?" He waited until he saw his partner's way-too-amused face peering at him. Rude had his pierced eyebrow raised in question.



"Is this some of the backlash?"



Reno sighed and nodded.



"Sephiroth threw gum on your desk," Cissnei said and there was amusement in her voice.



"He's gone." Rude stood up and Reno crawled out from under his desk and threw himself in his chair. He didn't look up at his fellow Turks.



"I want to hear this!" Cissnei said and sat on the corner and gave him an expectant look. He glared at her and clenched his hands around the stapler. He was tempted to throw it at her. He was grateful when he heard her phone beep. "Damn it. I got to go."



"Toodles, Sissy." He really didn't want to talk with her around. She may be Rude's main squeeze and all, but he didn't really want her to know about his sex life, or lack of sex life ... or was it the teasing sex life that he could be having?



She pouted and he saw his partner's face soften.



~he's a complete sap now~



"I want full details later!" she said firmly, gave Rude's arm a squeeze and finally left.



Rude crossed his arms and stared at him.



Reno sighed and looked at the red Swingline stapler in his hand. "If I tell you, I get to keep the stapler. Deal?"



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"So, how did your training session with Reno go?" Zack had been dying to ask this question since they sat down for their food, but John kept talking about his latest patrol.



He normally liked the guy…



~he was better than Joseph~



…but he wanted to talk to Cloud about Reno.



"Yeah, how did that go?" John asked as he stuffed some fries in his mouth.



"Good, I guess," Cloud said with a shrug. "He has a lot on his mind. I'm still worried about him." He poured ketchup on his fries.



~with Sephiroth having him in his sights, he should be worried~



"Why are you worried about him?" Zack said, curious as to what Reno had told him.



"What does that Turk have to worry about?" John talked with food in his mouth. Zack wrinkled his nose at him and John swallowed sheepishly.



"He wouldn't say really. He avoided the topic." Cloud took a sip of his drink and ended up making a slurping sound. "He was good to train with, even though I spent more time on the mat than I would have liked."



Zack coughed and tried not to choke on his mouthful of burger. "Why was that?"



"He kept sweeping me off my feet and forcing me on my back. He's wiry." Cloud stuffed some fries in his mouth.



"You looked pretty sore after that session," John added as he crammed his face with the remains of his burger.



"He worked me over pretty good." Cloud slurped at his drink again.



"Can't have you getting beat by a Turk, we'll have to work on that," Zack said simply, trying to push out all the innuendos that were floating around in their conversation.



Cloud smiled as he slurped at his nearly empty cup again. "I'll hold you to that."



John rolled his eyes. "Are you going to eat that?" He was pointing to the small serving of coleslaw that was on the side of Cloud's plate. He pushed it toward him and John eagerly grabbed it.



~he's a bottomless pit~



"I'm supposed to be back for two weeks before they send me out again, so we should be able to fit in some extra training sessions," Zack said. He was eager to spend some real time with Cloud. Lazard was talking about him having light-duty again because of the latest onslaught of missions. He felt like he had been neglecting Cloud lately and wanted to show him how much that he meant to him.



Cloud's eyes brightened. "That would be great."



"And I was hoping that we could go to a movie," Zack said, leaning a bit closer to Cloud as he squeezed his knee. "We haven't had the time to do simple stuff like that."



Cloud's grin grew wider.



"Which movie?" John asked as he licked his fork.



Zack scowled at him. He may tolerated John for the meal but he was not taking him to a movie too.



"You have patrol at seven, don't you?" Cloud said quickly, patting his hand. Zack was glad to know that Cloud didn't want John to join them for the rest of the evening.



"Shit, yeah." John frowned and gave a heavy sigh. "Just about forgot about that. I was hoping to see that new movie, that one where those guys are betrayed, ya know, 'Losers'."



"You went to a movie last night with Denise. Why didn't you see that one?" Cloud asked.



John sighed and rolled his eyes. "She wanted to see one that was about music. There was no action at all in it and it was boring, but she liked it." He shrugged his shoulders and blushed.



Zack couldn't help but smirk. "Must've been a good night." He finished off his own drink, silently wishing that it was a little stronger than soda.



"By coming back to the barracks as late as you did, I would hope so." Cloud's low mummer caused John's face to turn bright red as he shifted uncomfortably in his seat.



John cleared his throat and pushed himself away from the table. "Well, I gotta go. You two enjoy the rest of your evening."



They said their goodbyes and Zack was grateful to be alone with Cloud who was still munching on his fries.



"Are you sure you want to see a movie?" Cloud said as he lowered his eyes and gave him a small sexy smile and a nice firm squeeze on his knee.



Zack smiled but shook his head. "As tempting at that is, I haven't been a very good boyfriend lately."



Cloud blinked and gave him a confused look.



"We barely leave my apartment." Zack kept his voice low so that the people at the other tables wouldn't hear. "We train, and then go back to my place. We meet in the Mess and go back to my place. We phone each other, and then meet up at my place."



Cloud twisted his lips slightly and leaned close to him before he whispered, "Are you saying that we're having too much sex?"



Zack snorted. "That's not what I'm saying." There was nothing wrong with that part of the relationship, as that hand gave him another squeeze before he pulled it off his leg. When he couldn't get a hold of Cloud after receiving that text about him training with Reno, he realized a few things. He had been paying attention to Cloud in the bedroom but they hadn't really gone on a date since the one that Reno paid for at Monteno's. Cloud had been spending more time with Reno than he was, and he didn't like that at all. "I want to treat you to a nice night out."



Cloud tilted his head to the side and looked like he was thinking of something. A big smile broke across his face. "So, does that mean that you're going to buy me more stuff too?"



It was Zack's turn to give him a confused look.



Cloud chuckled. "I guess, since you're supposed to be my sugar-daddy, I should make you buy me more things. I mean, the last thing you bought me were those fancy clothes. So, does that mean I am going to get more presents now?"



Zack blinked a few times. "Where did this sugar-daddy stuff come from?" Zack asked in confusion. It wasn't the first time he heard this term.



~he still doesn't know Reno bought those clothes for him~



Cloud groaned and explained the infamous list as they finished talking and started clean up their mess on the table. Zack found it humorous that there was a running bet on who Cloud was in a relationship with.



"Joseph is in charge of it, so unless he gives me a cut, there is no way I'm telling anyone," Cloud said as Zack threw some gil on the table to pay the bill. "They're being silly anyway about it. I don't understand why my sex life is so interesting anyway."



Zack grinned. "They're just jealous that you have one, Chocobo." Zack did notice the glare and frown that he received from Cloud and he realized that he let the nickname slip out of his mouth.



"I don't need you calling me that too!" Cloud pouted and crossed his arms.



Zack gave him a sheepish look. "Sorry. It slipped."



Cloud looked like he was going to say something angry but Zack decided to cut it off. He leaned into him. "I will make you pancakes for breakfast in the morning."



That seemed to melt any anger away that the nickname caused. "You got groceries?"



"I made sure that this day would be a perfect day out for us," Zack said. "Well, I was hoping not to have the John part."



Cloud smiled. "Really. You planned a night out?"



Zack returned the smile. "Anything for you."



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Cloud had been in heaven.



The date had been wonderful. He had almost forgotten how enjoyable it was to do something as simple as a date. They had been so busy with all the chaos that had been inflicting Shin-Ra, that he didn't even realize that he was missing out on the time that they spent together.



~not that I'm complaining about the sex~



The movie was a little lame, but there were some good action sequences. Zack insisted on popcorn and liquorice because, 'no movie is worth seeing without it', and he promptly stuffed himself with it. They had gone for a simple walk around by the fountain and just talked by the water.



They talked about simple things. Cloud found out about Kunsel's new hair colouring that was courtesy of Reno, and he had told Zack about the 'peppering' of Joseph in the Mess. They just talked about small things that were really not very important -- what they ate for lunch, Instructor Clark's strange colour choices in clothing when he was off duty, and how Mrs. Edwards, the materia instructor, seemed to be stalking Clark.



Zack even talked about his parents and what it was like living in Gongaga. He learned about Zack's best friend from there, Albin, and how much trouble they would always get in. It was nice hearing him talk and he could see a picture of a young Zack being such a trouble maker. Cloud couldn't think of his care-free friend…



~lover~



…being any other way.



He was grateful that he didn't have to talk about Nibelhiem. He wasn't ready to talk about it quite yet with Zack or anyone else, even though he knew that it would come up eventually.



It was late before they made it back to Zack's apartment but Cloud didn't mind. He was with Zack and that was all that had mattered. Of course, the promise of homemade pancakes for breakfast made it even better.



The kisses tasted better than they had in the past. Zack's eyes looked brighter as he looked at him. The touches felt softer as his hand roamed with a familiarity up his thigh. Cloud thought that Zack's laugh sounded softer than it ever had, even when Zack had roughly grabbed him and threw him over his shoulder.



Cloud had called Zack a caveman and earned a low grunt from the bigger man before he was carted off to the bedroom and thrown on the bed.



~he really gets off on that~



Cloud had been in heaven, as they stripped off each other's clothes and played with each other with small teasing touches and sounds. He revelled in how demanding and gentle Zack was as he asked him to get to his knees and directed him into position. He couldn't describe how Zack's rough battle-calloused hands felt as they grabbed his hips to get him to rise slightly before he felt fingers curling inside of him.



Zack's small words of encouragement at his passionate noises nearly drove him over the edge. But Zack stopped the impending orgasm with a firm squeeze at the base of his member before he placed the ring there.



Cloud bit the pillow that he hugged to his chest as Zack entered him in a slow and easy manner. He begged Zack to move faster, but Zack had announced that he was going to take it slow because he wanted to make sure that he felt every inch of him.



As much as he hated the cock ring, he had been grateful for it then. He thought he was gaining some staying power until Zack treated him like this.



Zack slowly pushed in and out of him, his rough hands running from his hips to his shoulders in slow and gentle massaging motions. The action calmed him until one of Zack's hands ran up his neck and into his hair, almost as if he were holding him down. He had gasped Zack's name and began to beg him to move faster.



He had felt Zack's warm hand surround his hardened member, squeezing gently and teasing him. Zack leaned over him and he could feel his breath against his neck and heard his soft grunts. He started to plead for the ring to be removed and for the final release.



Zack grunted and he felt him reaching to release him from the confines of the ring that would allow him to finally come.



Cloud had been lost in the promise of the euphoria that was about to come. He thought that he heard the sound of a familiar ringing sound, but it quit so he assumed that he had been just hearing things.



He didn't have time to contemplate it further as Zack started to move faster and changed his angle to a much more pleasurable one.



The ringing occurred again, and that time he was certain it wasn't his imagination.



"Just a moment."



He felt empty as Zack pulled out of him and moved away. He remained kneeling and observed Zack going through his pants in search of the phone.



Cloud was left panting in the compromising position as he watched Zack flip it open and frown at the message. It rang again as he held it.



"Shit."



Cloud felt a panic in his chest. Zack was talking into his phone and getting dressed at the same time. Cloud rolled to his side, pulling a blanket over his very unsatisfied condition. He wasn't hearing the whole conversation but he was hearing things such as, 'Is it that urgent?' and 'I'll be right there,' coming out of Zack.



"You're leaving!" Cloud managed to stammer out. After all that Zack had said about what this night was supposed to be, he was leaving. Cloud was beginning to wonder if all the talk about how he would do anything for him was just a ruse since it was pushed aside as soon as his phone started to ring.



~ he's leaving~



Zack was nearly fully dressed now and was reaching for his phone again. He was talking as he scrolled through his phone, talking about Genesis copies attacking and how he was needed.



~ he's leaving~



Zack leaned over him and held his face so that he looked at him. "I'll make up for this."



~he's leaving~



Cloud tried to say something but Zack's mouth covered his and he melted into the kiss, thinking for a moment that it was just some sort of sick joke. He wrapped his arms around his neck and tried to pull him back down onto the bed so that they could finish what they had started.



But Zack pulled away with a small parting kiss on his nose and another apology that included the promise of pancakes another day.



His arms were removed from around his neck. Zack muttered some words that sounded like more apologies, but Cloud was not able to really hear him. He watched as Zack gave a small look over his shoulder and left.



~he can't leave me like this!~



He heard the door of the apartment open and close. The formerly warm apartment felt cold and empty. He heard himself taking in deep breaths and he was trying to understand what he was feeling.



Because Zack had left.



He didn't remember a word that Zack had said, he only remembered his actions. Part of him wanted to be rational, after all, Zack was a First Class SOLDIER. He was needed because he was good at his job and there were only a few First Class SOLDIERs left. He remembered Zack saying something about Genesis, but what was repeating in his mind was the fact that he left. It was the other and more larger part that was more pissed off than he had ever had been.



He chose to hold onto the anger, because it was easier than being miserably upset. He let out a frustrated yell, that didn't satisfy him at all, and stumbled out of the bed towards the bathroom.



Zack had just left. He had just checked his phone and left. He left him unsatisfied and alone.



He left.



~what was so important that it couldn't wait until he at least finished?~



Cloud stumbled into the bathroom, blinded by his anger and frustration. He ran the shower and made sure the temperature was low to hopefully cool his emotions. He seemed to have been heating the shower with his own fury.



He contemplated going back into Zack's comfortable bed as he finished the shower and dried himself off. He didn't want to crawl back into the mussed sheets. He chose to pull his clothes back on. Zack left, well, he was going to leave too.



He walked towards the door, looking at his coveted key card. He took a couple of moments to think about what he was doing, but his anger overrode every other emotion as he placed the card on the counter.



And he went back to the barracks.



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Sorry it took so very long to get this out. I totally got distracted with work, crack fics, RL, and did I mention my hellish job and a few other strange things that have consumed me… I give you all a feeble sorry. More RL will be distracting me in the future… more courses too. But if it is anything like the last ones, it shouldn't slow me down too much.

And another feeble sorry about the lame 'Office Space' reference… (I actually covet my own red Swingline that is always being stolen from my office!!! Damn you! I will burn down the place if they take my stapler. Don't worry, I stole their hole-punch… it's mine HA HA HA!!, even though it is not red, but boring black.)



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Stalker – Reno, Cait and Reeve…its all Enide's fault

Breakdown – Very depressing… don't read if you are easily depressed. I was really down when I wrote this and I think I was in need of therapy for this.

Want – a Valenwind with a Chaos and thong twist. O_o… I need therapy for a different reason for this one.

Verso – Renocentric time travel fic… I know, another one. I hope I twisted enough to make it interesting.



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