Stolen

Disclaimer: -dances to techno music in head- No own. –Keeps dancing-

Warning: Angst, poor portrayal of Sephiroth.

Song: Los Angeles by Sugarcult, Alexithymia by Anberlin, Bitter End by…someone, I dunno who.

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Soft puffs of warm air moved across Sephiroth's bare chest, slowly stirring him from his deep sleep. Shifting slightly, the silver haired male realized there was a dead weight in his arms. Opening one emerald eye in confusion, the General stared at the messy blond spikes just below his nose for a moment before the events of the past night clicked in his mind. With a broad smile, Sephiroth fully opened both eyes as he drew Cloud's unconscious form closer. The small blond mumbled something unintelligible as he nuzzled into Sephiroth's chest before stilling once again. Cloud had tucked one hand under his chin while the other was pressed against the silver haired SOLDIER's shoulder, his legs entangled with Sephiroth's.

Slowly raising one hand up, careful not to disturb the smaller male, the General brushed a lock of hair out of Cloud's face. The smaller male really did look like an angel when he slept, perfectly innocent and untouched. Sephiroth couldn't help the smirk that crossed his face at that thought, Cloud wasn't even close to the pure creature he appeared, something the General was actually rather happy about. Glancing over at the clock, Sephiroth winced, nearly 10 in the morning. He hadn't slept in that late in a long time. With one more glance at the sleeping male next to him, Sephiroth slipped from the bed and grabbed his robe off the hook on the door as he padded silently out of the room.

Heading down the hallway, the General entered his kitchen before taking out his PHS and dialing his secretary. "General Sephiroth's office," a clipped voice stated, "How may I direct your call."

"Leah (1)," the silver haired male said absently as he opened his fridge to take out a carton of eggs, "It's me, I'm taking the day off. If the President gives you a hard time tell him to go fuck himself, I haven't had a day off in nearly five years."

"Ooh, I've always wanted to swear at the President," the woman on the other end actually sounded like she was bouncing, "Mind you if I get in trouble I'm taking you down with me."

"I wouldn't expect any less from you."

"So Seph, what's got you taking time off?" Leah asked innocently.

"I'm not telling you shit," the General said as he pulled a bowl out of a cupboard, "I know you sell gossip to the Silver Elite."

"Oh come on," the woman whined, "I have to supplement my income somehow, Shinra doesn't pay shit to their secretaries."

"If I give you a raise will you stop telling my stalkers what kind of shampoo I use?"

"…how big of a raise are we talking here?"

"10 percent."

"Fuck that," Leah said, "I get good Gil for the dish on you. Anything you want me to tell them? You know how fun it is to mess with their heads."

"Hm," Sephiroth paused in his search for a pan to think, "How about I'm looking for a new pet, make it something ridiculous."

"Gotcha," the woman on the other end nodded, "You're looking to aquire a new pet Bomb that you plan to name Fluffy."

"No, I would call it Precious."

A cackle was the only answer Sephiroth received before the line went dead. Shaking his head slightly, the silver haired male tossed his PHS onto the counter and continued in his quest for a frying pan. Finally finding it hidden behind a stack of plates, the General went about the task of preparing breakfast. Back in the bedroom, Cloud groaned slightly as the rays from the sun finally fell on his face. Reaching blindly, the blond grabbed the pillow next to him and covered his head with it. He was about to drift back to sleep when he paused, something was definitely off. Scrunching up his nose, Cloud tried to shake off his drowsiness and get his brain to start working. Breathing in deeply to get more oxygen into his system, the SOLDIER froze. The smells were wrong. Taking another deep breath Cloud frowned, where was Reno's scent? And why the hell did he smell eggs? Reno wasn't there; no one should be cooking for him. Forcing his groggy mind to go over the previous night the blond remembered drinking…a lot. Then Reno asked Zack to take him home because he needed to go on his mission. So he was at Zack's place. Taking another breath, the blond dismissed the thought; Zack's scent was present, but not strong enough for this to be his home. So where the fuck was he?

Hearing footsteps approaching him, Cloud forced his eyes open and sat up. Looking around blearily, the blond took in the large bedroom he found himself in. The walls were a neutral cream tone and mostly bare, an oak dresser stood against one wall, though there were no telling personal effects on it to help Cloud guess whose room he was in. A weapons cabinet stood against one wall next to what appeared to be the closet, so there was a good chance that this was the home of a Shinra employee. The king sized bed the blond was currently on jutted out into the middle of the room, silky black sheets pooling around the SOLDIER's body, an oak nightstand on either side of it. The door across the room opened and Cloud turned his head to gaze at the male who entered.

Sephiroth paused as he entered his bedroom, taking in the sight of the blond sitting on his bed, sapphire eyes blinking up at him. "You're up," the General said happily, as he continued into the room, "I was worried I was going to have to wake you up."

"Why are you here?" Cloud blurted out.

"…it's my bedroom," Sephiroth said slowly, a frown creasing his forhead slightly.

"Why am I…" the blond shifted slightly and winced at the slight sting the movement produced. Suddenly his eyes shot wide open, all remnants of drowsiness gone from his mind. "Oh Gaia," he muttered, "Did we…did we have…?"

"Sex?" Sephiroth finished for him, receiving a slightly panicked nod in return, "Yes. Cloud…are you alright?"

"Oh shit," the smaller male groaned, "Fuck, I…with you…oh shit!"

"Calm down," the General held up his hands as he tried to get the blonde's focus back on him, "Breathe Cloud, it's not that bad."

"Not that bad?" Cloud yelled, sapphire eyes wide as he finally looked at the silver haired male, "What am I going to tell Reno? How could I do this to him? Oh Gaia…I need to go, I need to…figure this out and…I just need to go."

Sephiroth's eyes widened at the somewhat frenzied statement, immediately trying to come up with something to say to the blond to stop him from leaving. "Why do you need to figure this out?" he heard himself say, "I would think after last night it would be pretty obvious what you need to do."

"Look," Cloud said sharply as he got out of the bed, scanning the floor for his jeans, "I don't know what exactly happened last night, but I need to figure out how I'm going to break this to my boyfriend."

"You don't remember what happened?" Sephiroth asked numbly.

"Not really," the blond muttered as he finally located his pants and jumped into them. Turning to the door, he started past the General when a hand grabbed his shoulder. "What are you doi-"

Cloud's eyes went wide as he felt lips pressed to his own, a tongue forcing its way into his mouth. Gasping into Sephiroth's mouth, the blond brought his hands up to try to push the taller male away, but found himself frozen as images started to flicker through his mind. Sephiroth drew back when he felt the smaller male go ridged under his touch, emerald eyes seeking out stunned sapphire. Cloud began to tremble slightly, his mouth opening and closing as absolute horror slowly moved across his face.

"Cloud?" Sephiroth asked softly, a hand coming up to caress the blonde's cheek lightly.

The younger male's eyes snapped into focus and he shoved the offending hand away. "I told you…I told you I was with Reno," he growled.

"I hardly see what that has to do with anything," the General frowned, "You were enjoying yourself after all."

"You unbelievable bastard," Cloud ground out before he turned to leave.

"Cloud wait," Sephiroth said, reaching out and grasping the blonde's shoulder.

Whirling around the SOLDIER swung his fist, making contact with the silver haired male's chin. A sickening crack resonated through the room as the General stood still, far too stunned to retaliate. "Fuck you!" Cloud shrieked before bolting out of the room, scooping his shirt off the hallway floor.

Sephiroth stood in his bedroom, one hand rubbing his aching chin, but otherwise unmoved from the position he had adopted when Cloud struck him. He could not for the life of him figure out what had just happened. The blond had enjoyed their night together, Sephiroth knew he had. All that screaming was a pretty good indicator that Cloud had been thoroughly enjoying himself. It was true that the younger male had brought up Reno, but it wasn't like he said no, not explicitly anyway. So where had everything gone wrong? Hearing his front door slam shut, Sephiroth jolted out of his stunned revelry. Sprinting down the hallway, the silver haired man skidded around the corner of his living room and nearly slammed into the front door himself. Throwing the door open, Sephiroth ran towards the elevator, spotting the blond waiting for it to arrive.

"Wait!" he cried.

Golden spikes swayed as Cloud spun around, his eyes glowing with a fierce mako light. "What?" the blond snapped, "What could you possibly have to say to me?"

"I want you to stay," Sephiroth said, inwardly cringing at how desperate he sounded, "I want you to be mine."

"I'm Reno's," the smaller male said, the mako glow in his eyes flaring violently.

"Reno's not here, he doesn't need to know," the General said smoothly, his last hope at getting the blond to return to his apartment, to try to salvage something between them.

"Yeah, but I love Reno," Cloud said, "I am not going to betray him further."

The elevator chimed and the door slid open as soon as the declaration had left the blonde's mouth. With a disdainful glance at the silver haired male before him, Cloud turned and got into the small box, his eyes hard and unforgiving as the metal doors slid shut in front of him.

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Angeal stared down at the unconscious form next to him, taking in the smooth lines of the lithe body. Zack was sprawled gracelessly across the older male's bed on his stomach, his legs and arms spread out as if he were attempting to take up as much space as possible. His head was turned to the side, mouth open and a soft snoring coming from him. The spiky haired male still had his uniform on, having simply fallen onto the large fluffy white comforter as soon as he entered the bedroom. Angeal was just fine with that, he didn't want to rush things…any more than he already had.

The older SOLDIER couldn't help but grimace at his actions from the night before. It wasn't that he regretted them per say, it was more that he had not acted in an appropriate manner. He wanted more than just a sexual relationship and he may have blown any chance at that when he allowed his hormones and a spike in mako get the best of him. It had helped tremendously that Zack had fallen asleep so quickly, it had kept something else from happening that would have truly ruined his chances at a real relationship. Running a hand down the spiky haired male's back, Angeal swore he was going to slow everything down; he was going to make sure his Puppy fell madly in love with him. As Genesis would say, he intended to court the younger male, though probably not in the same way Genesis would.

"But I wanna ride the chocobo," Zack murmured against the bedspread, squirming around until he was curled up around Angeal then falling still once again.

Angeal chuckled slightly as he ran his hand through the younger male's hair, earning a happy whine in response. The older SOLDIER hadn't slept all night, content to simply watch Zack, and had discovered something interesting. Zack talked in his sleep. A lot. Topics had so far included chocobos, Genesis in a ballerina outfit, why Sephiroth should dye his hair pink, and that he did not want to wear a leash. What was really interesting was that he spiky haired male would respond to Angeal while still asleep, seeming to simply incorporate him into his own dreams. The older SOLDIER had managed to have a complete conversation with pirate Zack for about twenty minutes before the youth had gone silent.

A low buzzing sounded and Zack popped up instantly. "I'm up!" he yelped, tumbling over the side of the bed as he flailed slightly. "Ow…"

"You alright Puppy?" Angeal asked as he leaned over the edge to look down at the smaller male.

"I'm good," the spiky haired SOLDIER smiled and gave him the thumbs up, "Gotta answer my phone though." Angeal sat back on the bed as Zack began digging through his pant pockets for his PHS. The older brunet smiled slightly as the younger male's face lit up. "Heya Spiky, what color is your hair?"

"…blond, you know that Zack," Cloud's reply was distinctly irritable.

"What marks do you have on your body then?" the spiky haired brunet pushed, "Only marker right? No actual tattoos this time?"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Well Reno texted me and told me you didn't have a key on you and when I went to your apartment you weren't passed out in the hall," the raven haired male explained, "So I'm assuming that one of the Turks got you and you are now somehow altered in a way meant to embarrass the living shit out of you. So what did they do?"

"I…the Turks didn't get me," came Cloud's unhappy reply, "Though I really wish they had at this point."

"…what happened?" Zack sombered immediately, "Cloud where are you?"

"I'm outside my apartment right now…without a key…can you come over?"

"I'm on my way," the raven haired male said, "What happened Cloud?"

"I…I spent the night at Sephiroth's and…I don't want to talk about this on the phone Zack."

"I'll be right there," Zack flipped his PHS closed and looked over at Angeal, "I've got to go, Cloud's…well I don't know exactly what's wrong but I have a pretty good guess."

"What do you think happened Pup?" the older male asked somberly.

"He was really drunk last night and…Gaia Angeal I fucked up. He spent the night at Sephiroth's and now he sounds really upset. He was so drunk last night that…I don't know for sure but," Zack shrugged slightly.

"Sephiroth wouldn't take advantage of someone like that," Angeal said even as he felt his stomach drop.

"I hope not," the younger male sighed, "I'll call you later, okay?"

"Sounds good," the older SOLDIER smiled slightly, leaning up and brushing his lips against Zack's, "Go take care of Cloud."

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Cloud sat against the wall next to his apartment door, eyes closed and PHS clutched in his hand. He couldn't get images of the previous night out of his head. It didn't help that he could still smell Sephiroth on him; it was just a reminder of how he had betrayed Reno. Yes, he had been drunk, yes, he had brought up that he had a boyfriend, but he hadn't said no. The word that would have made it rape, the word that would have meant he truly fought for his relationship, the word that would have eleviated the overwhelming guilt ripping his soul apart, it had never passed through his lips. He was no better than his father. The bastard had cheated on his mother for years before he left them, had betrayed the woman he swore he loved. And Cloud had done the same to Reno.

"Like father like son," the blond muttered bitterly.

"How are you like your dad?" a happy voice asked.

Opening his eyes, Cloud saw Zack practically skipping down the hall towards him. "I didn't say no," he murmured.

The raven haired male froze at the soft statement. "Oh Gaia Cloud," he breathed, "You and Seph…"

"Can we talk about this inside?" the blond looked down at his hands clasped tightly in his lap.

"Yeah, sure thing Spiky," Zack said softly, pulling the spare key to Cloud's apartment out of his back pocket.

The smaller male rose to his feet as Zack unlocked the door, silently moving past his friend into his home. Ignoring the questioning gaze directed at him, Cloud turned into the kitchen and began rooting through a cupboard. After a moment, he found what he was looking for, stepping back with the bottle of sake clutched in his hand.

"Oh no you don't," Zack said as he plucked the bottle out of his friend's hand, "Sit your butt down at the table and tell me what happened, I'll make some breakfast since I doubt either of us have eaten yet."

"I can't thanks to Sephiroth," Cloud snarled, trying to grab the bottle back, but it was simply held above his head, out of striking range. "Fine," he muttered and stomped over to the kitchen table, gently lowering himself into a chair and flinching at the ache it created in his backside.

"What happened?" Zack's voice was unusually serious.

"I fucked Sephiroth," the blond said softly, "Well he fucked me, but it's the same damn thing really. Gaia Zack…how am I going to tell Reno?"

The raven haired SOLDIER stood stock still, his eyes focused on Cloud, a slight mako glow rising behind his irises as he took in the broken figure. "I shouldn't have let him take you back last night," Zack said, "This is my fault. Gaia Cloud, I'm so sorry, I should have taken you home."

"It's not your fault," Cloud looked up with slightly dead eyes, "I didn't tell him no."

"No it is my fault!" the brunet said, the force in his voice causing the smaller male to jump slightly, "I knew he had a crush on you. I knew he wanted you. I fucking knew he has been practically stalking you. I didn't stop him. It's my fault."

"You didn't hand him the lube," the blond said bitterly, "You didn't tell him to take advantage. I didn't say no, it's my fault."

"You were drunk," Zack said, "It was in no way your fault."

"Yes it was!" Cloud yelled, his eyes lighting with mako, "I didn't say no Zack! I didn't fucking tell him to stop! It doesn't matter if I was drunk, I should have at least tried to stop him. Instead, I just said I'm with Reno like an idiot and didn't even move to stop him. Gaia Zack, how am I going to tell Reno? How am I going to…Zack…he's not going to forgive me."

"Whoa now," the brunet held a hand up as if to stop the blond, "What if we don't tell Reno? I know I can threaten Sephiroth into staying quiet and-"

"No," Cloud interrupted, shaking his head fiercely, "I'm not going to lie to Reno like that. He…he deserves to know, he deserves to have me tell him. He'd find out anyway, I know he would. He's not a Turk for nothing, he's damn good at his job, he'd find out. He…I have to be the one to tell him. I can't have him find out from someone else. I know he won't forgive me, he shouldn't forgive me, but it's the least I can do to be the one to tell him."

"Reno will understand," the raven haired male assured, moving across the kitchen to sit at the second chair at the table, "Reno knows how Sephiroth's been…obsessed lately, he won't blame you. He's going to kill me, but he won't blame you."

"Oh he's going to kill me," Cloud smashed his head into the table, "He's going to gut me. Have you seen a pissed off Turk? He's going to go all Tseng on me then he's going after you and probably then Sephiroth. Sephiroth will kill Reno and it will all be my fault!"

"Okay now you're just being stupid," Zack sighed, pointedly ignoring the sapphire glare directed at him. Sighing heavily, the raven haired SOLDIER looked down at his friend, "You have a week until Reno gets back, you'll figure out how to tell him before then."

Cloud glared for a moment before sitting back up, a red mark on his forehead from where he had smacked it into the table. "I'm going to go lie down for a bit," he muttered.

"Not in your bedroom you're not," the brunet said adamantly.

"What? Why not?"

"Because Seph can…um…he can see into your bedroom window…" Zack said, grinning sheepishly as he dropped his head a little, "He…he watches you sometimes. He was the person throwing food at your windows the other week."

"…" Cloud sat perfectly still, his face utterly expressionless, "How long have you known this and why did you not tell me?"

"I didn't think it would escalate!" Zack said quickly, "I thought Angeal and I would be able to get him a nice groupie and then he'd forget about his little obsession with you and I fucked up and I'm sorry okay?"

Cloud sighed, running a hand through his hair; the blond looked at his friend wearily. "What am I going to do Zack?"

"I…I dunno," the brunet said. Looking away from the blond, Zack pursed his lips as he tried to think things through. "Why don't you come stay at my place until we figure this out?"

"Okay," Cloud muttered dismissively, "I'm going to go grab some clothes."

The older SOLDIER watched his friend leave the kitchen, the blonde's movements depressingly defeated. Sighing heavily, Zack fished his PHS out of his pocket, scrolling through the numbers quickly. Finding who he was looking for, the brunet dialed and waited.

"Hello Puppy," Angeal's voice said smoothly, "What color did the Turks dye Cloud's hair?"

"The Turks didn't have Cloud last night," the brunet said softly, keeping his voice down so he wouldn't be overheard, "Sephiroth did. Angeal, he took advantage of him."

"Took advantage how? Are we talking felt him up while he was out of it or more?"

"They slept together," Zack ran a hand through his hair in exasperation, "Cloud's really depressed about it, keeps saying Reno won't forgive him. I'm taking him to my place until we can figure out where to go from here, so if you don't see me for a while you know where I am. And Angeal, give Seph one of those honor speeches, I think he could use it."

"Don't worry; I'll give him a talking too."

"Thanks Angeal, I'll call you later to let you know how Cloud is doing," Zack smiled slightly as he flipped his PHS closed.

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