Family

Family

Disclaimer: We do not own any characters of Final Fantasy. They are the property of Square Enix and Sony. We do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Pairings:
Sephiroth/Cloud

W A R N I N G: This is about male pregnancy (possibly) and male/male
relationships. We are letting you know now what the relationships WILL
contain. So, if you are AGAINST such pairings, please find something
else more to your liking, you have been WARNED.

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Special thanks to: class=SpellE>akume
– Mitts and I appreciate the compliment, and to those who have read and didn’t
review thank for reading thus far. We hoped you enjoyed it.

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style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>Cahpterstyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> 3: Unexpected

style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hojostyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> wasn’t too concerned when the young lab rat didn’t show up for his routine tests style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:red'>on the Mondaystyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>. If he’d had the time, he would
have gone to the boy’s quarters personally
to drag him to the lab. But right
now, he was style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:red'>totally engrossed instyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> observing the newest batch of
fertilized eggs. 

So he sent one of his assistants to check-up on the boy style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:red'>instead. He wantedstyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> to make sure that the style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:red'>young cadet hadn’t style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>accidentally drowned himself
from consuming too much alcohol over the weekend.

class=SpellE>oOoOoOo

The assistant, Myles, was nervous as he drew blood from
Cloud under the watchful eyes of Zack.  style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:red'>It appeared the boy had shown some
adverse reaction to something in his body…..a virus probably.style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> Cloudstyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:red'>, looking tired and pale,style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> shivered as Myles conducted
a quick superficial physical exam.  

Finally satisfied that everything was alright, Myles advisedstyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> the SOLDIER to make sure that
the boy drank plenty of fluids
to flush out the virusstyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>, and to style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:red'>ensure he stayedstyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> in bed for at least another
day.

Zack merely nodded his head in thanks and made sure that his
friend was comfortable, before he left to inform Sephiroth of style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:red'>Cloudstyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue'>’s condition.  

class=SpellE>oOoOoOo

A
week passed beforestyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> Hojo
glanced at Cloud’s blood work. The results showed high levels of HCG (Human Chorionic class=SpellE>Gonadotropin.),
bstyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>ut the professor dismissed the
reading. It was to be
expected style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:red'>after all, he already knew that style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>the boy had large amounts of
estrogen in his body.

Not giving the report another thought, Hojo
placed it in the file cabinet, before continuing on with his normal daily style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>routine.

class=SpellE>oOoOoOo

Hidden from view behind a
one-way mirror, Sephiroth watched restlessly as
Cloud was put through a number of backbreaking tests.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  His eyes never
strayed from the cadet’s face, as he recalled the night of passion they had
shared four weeks ago. A small smile touched his lips.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> 

Although he couldn’t remember all
that had happened between them that night, he did remember how good the boy had
tasted, how excited he had felt when the young blonde trembled beneath him. He
knew that something wonderful had taken place between them.

And he yearned to do it again.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> 

But he felt bad at the way he had
just left the boy.  He wished he’d had
the time to explain, to tell him that he hadn’t wanted to leave.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  Unfortunately,
duty was a priority, and when Sephiroth had been called away urgently, heading
a team of 1^st and 2^nd Class Soldiers to settle a dispute
that threatened to get out of hand in Costa Del Solstyle='color:red'>, style='color:red'>he’d had no option but to go. 

And, upon his return, he hadn’t
been able to get away from the mounds of paperwork sitting on his desk. style='color:red'>Now though, his work was done, and he had raced to find the
boy. He needed to sort out his feelings, and explain himself to Cloud, style='color:black'>before anything else went wrong.style='color:red'>

“You shouldn’t get too involved with him, Sephiroth,” style='color:red'>a smaller man, standing behind his shoulder also watching the
boy, warned.

The General said nothing.

“Hojo wants to know why you were asking
his assistant about Cadet Strife the other day,”
the small man continued, his calm voice cloaking his
real emotions. “Why were you?”

Green cat-like eyes narrowed,
as Sephiroth turned slowly to face the man who dared
question him.

Barely reaching Sephirothstyle='color:blue'>’s shoulders, his slight
frame clothed in an immaculate beigestyle='color:red'> suit, the smaller man carried an air of seniority about him.
 He hadn’t taken his gaze away from the
young cadet, and he didn’t flinch under the Generalstyle='color:blue'>’s stare either.

“Zack was concerned about Cloud, and called me—nothing
more,” Sephiroth answered, daring the other to
challenge him.

“Cloud huh?style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  You used his first name….. Interesting.”

Sephiroth realized his mistake.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  He clenched his fists and turned to leave the
room. It was best for him to leave now or he
might do something the other man would regret.

“There is a reason why Hojo keeps style='color:red'>Cadet Strife separated from the rest of the military
population,” the small man said, turning to face Sephiroth,
making him pause.  “And I must
remind you, like all the others, to keep your
distance.”

“Why?” Sephiroth argued. “The boy
is……..”

“Is nothing more than a class=GramE>liability.  We cannot
afford to have you distracted by some young style='color:red'>stud in the middle of an impending war.”style='mso-spacerun:yes'> 

Sephiroth stretched to his full
height, towering over the small man, glaring
down at him. The man might well be his employer, but he
would not have him talk about Cloud in that off-hand way.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  He was about to cut him to the quickstyle='color:red'> with a sharp retort, when the
sound of another voice stopped him.

“Leave him alone, Rufus. I believe a relationship with style='color:red'>Cadet Strife would be most beneficial
to the General.”

Hojostyle='color:red'> had entered the room on the tail end of the
conversation.  His usually serious face
was lit up by a beaming smile, full of smugness
and self-satisfaction.  It was the sort
of smile that made Sephiroth nervous, but the words Hojo
spoke instilled hope into him.  If it was
okay with the scientist for him to see Cloud on
a more personal level, how could Rufus deny him?

“Are you certainstyle='color:blue'>, Hojo?
Wouldn’t it jeopardize the studies that the boy is helping you with?” Rufus
asked. 

Again, a smile spread across the scientiststyle='color:blue'>’s face.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  “Oh, I don’t think it’ll hurt my little
project at all. In fact, I think the two of them getting together could only be
of help to me.”

As Rufus began to question class=SpellE>Hojo about his request, Sephiroth turned away from them and
quickly left the room, not stopping to listen to the debate between the two
men, only caring that Hojo had granted permission,
and realizing that he now had a pressing desire to see a certain young blonde.

class=GramE>oOoOoOo

Apparently, Sephiroth had forgotten about their one night
together, because Cloud hadn’t seen or heard from him
since.  But Cloud style='color:red'>should have known this would happen. style='color:red'>Why wouldn’t it? After all, how could Sephiroth possibly see anything
attractive about a lowly cadet such as him? 

It still hurt though, to be used and
cast off in such a way, especially when he himself felt so much affection for
the General.  To be left with only a
dream of their night together, and knowing that he would never share that
exquisite experience with the man again, was more than Cloud could bear.

He didn’t think he could keep his
emotions in check if he saw Sephiroth face to face, style='color:black'>which was why he’d declined Zack’s style='color:red'>offer of another weekend out.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  He wanted to be alone tonight, and the next
few nights after that. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> And maybe even for the rest of his life.

His head was hurting and his stomach wanted to make lunch
revisit him, but Cloud forced his lurching muscles
to relax. The only thing he wanted to do right now, was
to crawl into bed and go to sleep.

Of late, Cloud had been
feeling tired and run down. Even Hojo had noticed his
recent lack of stamina. More tests style='color:red'>had been conducted to find out the cause of his sudden
exhausted state, thus thestyle='color:red'> need for extra sleep.

However, all thoughts of sleep vanished once Cloud turned
down the long corridor to his private quarters, for
there, standing in front of his door,
was none other than the General.

class=GramE>oOoOoOo

Glass shattered as test tubes were thrown across the lab.
Liquid goo oozed down walls and style='color:red'>ruined the expensive equipment that got covered and smeared in it. The
computers crackled and fizzed as sparks jumped out of the slotted vents and
keyboards in a mock firework display.

Another worthless
batch! Hojo seethed. There was no way to inseminate
the boy if his eggs kept dying after four weeks of ‘conception’. The excessive
amount of Mako in Sephiroth’s sperm was making it style='color:blue'>goddamn impossible to achieve a successful test tube
baby.

“Um…..Sir?”style='mso-spacerun:yes'>   A young assistant
stood behind the professor, nervously fidgeting with the file he held in his
slightly shaking hands.

“WHAT?” Hojo snarled. style='color:red'>The look on his face was enough to make the young assistant
start to quake.

“Um…..We’ve isolated the reason why Cadet Strife’s HCG
levels are off the charts, Sir,” the assistant said, being cautious of his
boss’ temper.

“Well?” Hojo style='color:red'>snapped, annoyed by the bumbling dote style='color:red'>standing before him.

“Sir……. Um, Sir…It seems… um… he’s uh…”

“Will you just spit it OUT?” style='color:red'>Hojo screamed, grabbing
the lab assistant by the lapels of his white coat style='color:blue'>making him drop the file that he was holding causing the
contents to spill a cross the dirty wet floor.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  His patiencestyle='color:red'> with the man had just run out.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> 

Seeing the danger that he was in,style='color:red'> the young man took a deep gulp, and relayed the information
he’d been given.

“Cloud Strife, Sir……style='color:black'>He’s pregnant!”

class=GramE>oOo TBC oOo

A/N: Well, I don’t know about any of you but I was not
expecting that. So, what happens now? Does Cloud know? Does Sephiroth know? The
real question is now that Cloud has conceived what will Hojo
do? Don’t know? Well stay tuned for the next chapter.

Mitts & ArchNemesis

class=GramE>oOoOo Teaser for Chapter 4 oOoOo

Cloud was stuck. Sephiroth was just dead weight on top of
him.

Glowing azure orbs closed as Cloud let Sephiroth’s heartbeat
lolled him to sleep.