Trioverse ficlets

Reno raised an arm lazily and gave a careless wave of welcome as the motorcycle came into view. Cloud's message requesting to meet Zack and himself had been short, and the skittery, jittery misspellings in the text had piqued Reno's curiosity. *Something* had their young lover wildly excited. Happiness shone from Cloud's blue eyes as he leapt off the bike before Zack could even stop and launched himself at the redhead.

Reno allowed Cloud's momentum to push him back until he was leaning against the wall with his arms full of deliriously happy teenager. Cloud rained kisses on his face and laughed with a pure delight that they rarely heard from him. It made Reno's smirk soften into a genuine smile, and he hugged the teenager close while looking at Zack.

"What's up, babe?" Reno asked when he could catch a breath.

"I'm in!" Cloud shouted and laughed some more. "I've been given the go ahead to take the trial injection and submit my application to SOLDIER!"

Because Reno was still looking at Zack from the corner of his eye, he caught the tiniest of frowns before Zack smoothed his face into a smile for Cloud. Cloud was finally being given a chance at his dream. Why wasn't Zack happy about it? As Cloud's mentor, Zack should have been just as excited and proud as the teen. But, then again, he was also a lover, and SOLDIER wasn't exactly the safest career choice.

"I want to celebrate!" Cloud declared, nearly climbing Reno's taller frame to press their lips together in a heated kiss. "Soon I'll be as strong as Zack," Cloud said with a worshipful glance at their dark haired lover. Then he turned back to Reno. "And as fast and slippery as you."

Reno hefted Cloud in his arms until the boy's legs wrapped around his waist and he could get both hands on that tight, lovely ass. He gave it an affectionate squeeze and carried his lover into his apartment.

"You might even be faster than me, but I'll always hold the title of Stealth King against all comers."

Zack snorted loudly with his eyes twinkling. He seemed to be putting his concern aside in favor of Cloud's evident joy. "Stealth King? I think you have your terms mixed up, Red. Between Rude's bombs and your screeching war cries, you don't do stealth very well."

Reno spared one hand to wipe an imaginary tear from his face. "I'm hurt. Really, I am."

"You're never quiet," Zack added.

"I don't talk with my mouth full," Reno retorted and winked at Cloud.

"You hum."

"But that feels..." Cloud started and trailed off, blushing furiously.

Reno's grin returned, hungry and proud. "Liked that, did you?" He ghosted his lips over Cloud's heated cheeks. Cloud's legs tightened around his hips in response. "How did you want to celebrate?"

It took a few seconds for Reno's question to make sense to Cloud. "We still can't go out in public, can we?" The blond's eyes dimmed a little.

"Not as lovers," Zack answered, coming up behind Cloud and nuzzling the soft spikes. His other hand stroked through Reno's wild, unconfined bangs, the Turk leaning into the touch and letting his eyelids close in pleasure.

Something suspiciously close to a pout trembled on Cloud's lips. "I don't like all this hiding. I'm not ashamed of either of you. Are...are you?" The question was nearly fearfully whispered and Cloud fixed his gaze to the unfastened buttons of Reno's shirt. A not so gentle smack to his ass had him yelping in surprise and looking straight into Reno's glittering eyes.

"Don't ever say something so stupid again," Reno growled.

"Never, Spike," Zack said more gently. Cloud turned his head to look over his shoulder. "We love you, and we're both very proud of you. Just wait a little longer. After you make it into SOLDIER it will be...safer." He kissed Cloud and then leaned forward to kiss Reno with the boy pinned between them.

Safer? Cloud wondered what Zack meant by that, but he was distracted by the hands kneading his ass as the kiss between his lovers grew more heated. When they parted, Reno immediately turned his attention to Cloud's open mouth, stroking his tongue deep to taste the sweet depths. Cloud gave up wishful thinking about what they couldn't do and focused solely on what they could. Not that Reno gave him any choice. The Turk had a way of completely melting Cloud's brain that he didn't object to at all.

He felt Zack's roughened palms sliding his shirt up just as Reno started sucking on his tongue. Cloud shivered and threaded his fingers through wild, red hair to snap the flimsy band attempting to contain it. He felt more than heard Reno's pleased moan when he wrapped the hair around his fingers to keep them together. He also heard Zack's answering hum of appreciation from behind him. Reno carried him further into the apartment and lowered him to the blankets on the floor.

"You were expecting something?" Cloud broke off the kiss to ask.

"Never expecting, babe, just always hopeful."

Reno noticed that Zack had leaned back against the couch instead of joining them.

"Not coming?" Reno asked.

"Oh, I wouldn't say that." Zack's smile was razor sharp and intense. "I think I want to...watch for a while."

Cloud couldn't help but blush more fiercely and squirm. They were usually all three together. He had never been made love to by Reno alone, although he had wondered how it would be more than once. Knowing that Zack would be watching everything made his breath come faster. Zack left his post just long enough to skim his lips over Cloud's and whisper in his ear.

"It's really okay, Spike. It's going to be beautiful."

Cloud shifted his gaze back to find Reno looking at him with wistful anticipation and the love, Gods the love, that was present in his eyes. Instead of saying anything, he stretched his arms up to circle Reno's neck. Reno kissed him again, making it a tender, careful thing, then urged him up to pull the shirt off his body. Smaller, smoother hands than Zack's traced over still developing muscles and soft skin, each touch leaving Cloud aching for more. Cloud didn't know it, but no one else, not even Zack, brought out such gentleness in the Turk. He fisted his hands in red hair as Reno drew a hot tongue down the expanse of his quivering belly.

"You're a feast, Cloud. Did you know that?" Reno murmured between ravenous kisses and nips. He unfastened the belt impeding his way and smoothly freed Cloud from his pants. "Makes me want to mark you to show the world you belong to us."

Reno turned words to action by sucking at the tender area where inner thigh met groin. Cloud writhed beneath him and moaned out encouragement. Zack removed his own clothes and left his watching just long enough to strip Reno, sneaking in a few caresses of them both. Strong hands skimmed up the length of Cloud's legs to his waist and lifted him to shove a pillow under his back. Reno admired the view. It left their little lover exposed with his legs spread wide, his hardened cock arching away from his belly and twitching in response to each touch.

Reno accepted the lube from Zack and leaned forward to lick at Cloud's flushed lips. He lifted one leg to curve over his shoulder and kneaded the quivering thigh muscles soothingly. He generously coated his fingers and sat up to watch Cloud's reactions while he traced teasing fingertips over tightened balls and the puckered opening. Cloud threw his head back with a gasp that dissolved into a groaning sigh as Reno slowly pushed in just the tip of his forefinger. The slow, shallow twisting motions teased and relaxed the tightness until Reno could ease in another finger.

Cloud flailed, blindly seeking something to anchor himself, and was rewarded with Zack's large hand. The SOLDIER had inched closer to the erotic show, drawn to the damp, gleaming skin of his lovers and the helpless, pleading sounds Cloud was unconsciously making. He nipped at Cloud's palm even as he reached between their bodies to engulf Cloud's weeping erection in his hot hand. It startled a shout from the blond, and Reno withdrew his fingers to line himself up, unable to resist any more.

"Cloud," Reno murmured, bringing his lovers' eyes back to him. "I want you."

Cloud only nodded and curled his legs up to wrap them around Reno's hips. His eyes flew wide and his breath left him in a rush when Reno breached him and steadily pushed in all the way without stopping. A gasping gulp of air was released in a strangled moan. Reno squeezed his eyes shut and fought not to come right then from the exquisite feel of being buried so deep in his lover's body. It suddenly occurred to him that, with the mako treatments, Cloud would be forever preserved in this state of perfection. He could easily imagine years of spending days and nights loving the these two men. Then the concept of years made him nearly lightheaded.

Reno thrust, as much to escape his swirling thoughts as to evoke another pretty moan from Cloud's lips. Cloud was theirs. The mako would give them a margin of safety against illness or injury to their young lover. With Cloud in SOLDIER they relax somewhat their constant vigilance against someone using the cadet against them. If only Hojo weren't involved in the program... Reno met Zack's eyes and knew the man understood what he was thinking when his lover nodded slightly and smiled a reassurance.

"Reno!"

The cry from Cloud let the redhead know he had found the right spot, and he thrust faster and harder. His own surprised and pleased outburst followed as Zack knelt behind him and eased slick fingers into his opening. The extra sensation had Reno rocking between his two lovers. Cloud pulled his head down into a kiss and swallowed his lusty moan when Zack entered him. They moved together fluidly, easily, skin slick with sweat and lube.

Reno trusted Zack to hold him up so he could spare a hand to stroke Cloud to completion. Rippling tightness gripped him a second before he heard Cloud shout and spurt between his fingers. Zack drove into him hard at the same time and his vision grayed out as he came. Reno collapsed against Cloud's heaving chest and couldn't hear Zack's hoarse yell over the sound of the blood rushing through his ears. He could only feel the rapid thrusts and groan helplessly as wet heat flooded into him.

Zack pulled himself off Reno and fell to one side of Cloud as Reno slid to the other. He kissed both pairs of swollen lips in turn.

"Love you both," Cloud panted. "So much."

"You might be a little sore tomorrow," Reno said.

Cloud smiled tiredly. "Don't care. It was so worth it."

Reno settled down to watch Cloud doze. He looked over at Zack. Were they doing the right thing in encouraging Cloud? But it was his dream, wasn't it? And the mako would make him stronger. They would just have to keep an eye on Hojo and hope the crazy doctor didn't decide to use Cloud in some of his more outlandish experiments. It would make life more difficult if they all had to go on the run after killing the psychotic bastard. But, Reno shrugged to himself, if it had to be done he'd do it in a heartbeat. He knew, without a doubt, Zack would back him up.

Reno lifted a hand to tug on one of Zack's spikes of hair. Zack captured the hand and pulled him into a kiss. Yep, Reno mused, there wasn't much he wouldn't do for his lovers. Hell, scragging Hojo would probably even be fun.