Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters/items/locations. It all belongs to SquareEnix/SquareSoft. I am making NO money off of this but I do lay claim to this here plot.

Author: ZombieDuke

Warning: NC-17, male/male, some questions of consent (later on), and cheesy plot usage.

A/N: Mine! No touchy! Love and slave boys to those who review!

Christmas in July

Cloud shivered as he stood on the sidewalk and pitifully waved his hand, attempting to hail a cab. It was mid-summer and the temperature in Midgar had dropped to minus eighteen with heavy snow covering the city. The majority of the inhabitants had chosen to either hide in their homes or flee to Costa del Sol, if they could that is. Regardless of cold or snow, Cloud was doomed to stand on the sidewalk, gripping a parcel in his hands while his teeth chattered and back ached, waiting for a cab to stop.

Another few minuets of taxies ignoring him, Cloud gave up and instead turned to walk back to the apartment, already mourning the fact that it was blocks away and he would probably die of frostbite before he reached home.

"You want a ride?"

The blonde blinked and looked over at the black car that was driving beside him. Albeit slowly but it was following him. Of course it wasn't the plain black car that made Cloud smile, it was the grinning red head driving it. Not bothering to talk, Cloud ran over to the car, nearly slipping and spilling his package all over the road but managed to steady himself and climbed into the warm car with a sigh, pulling off his scarf and nearly purring as he felt his toes warming up.

The car picked up speed at that point and Reno glanced over at the melting blonde with a smirk and turned his attention back to the road. "So what're you doin' out here?"

Shrugging sheepishly, Cloud looked down at the parcel he had on his lap, ducking his head. "My mom sent me a care package."

"With porn?"

"Nope, just some drugs and a cucumber."

The car suddenly screeched to a stop and Reno turned to stare at Cloud, his lips curling into a grin as he watched the blonde giggle and blush. "Brat," Reno snorted and Cloud stuck his tongue out before smiling at the red head.

The sound of tires screaming on black ice was all the warning either Cadet or Turk received before the back of their car was smashed forward into a nearby snow bank and the world went dark.

The impossibly loud wail of an annoying car horn dragged Reno out of his stupor as he lifted his head and brought a hand up to touch his face, pulling away when he felt blood. "Fuck," He hissed, flinching as the back of his neck protested at the upright angle. A soft moan beside made Reno glance to his right and instantly regret that move as his neck once again started to scream and instead focused on the slumped over blonde. "Cloud?"

Dazed and confused blue eyes opened and stared at Reno for a few minuets, something not quite clicking in the youth's gaze. "Who... are you?"

They stayed that way, Reno starring at Cloud and Cloud blankly starring back. "That ain't funny, Cloud." The Turk said as he tentatively reached out and touched the bruise that was slowly forming on the blonde's forehead.

Cloud flinched away from the hand and glanced outside the window, frowning and lifted his hand to his head, squeezing his eyes shut at the pain he felt just from the touch alone. "I'm Cloud?" The blonde asked, looking to the red head for answers. Reno took a deep breath and then another one before he opened up his door and quietly closed it, much to the boy's confusion.

Cloud watched the red head walk a few feet away and turned back to the parcel he held, running his fingers along the lettering. His door suddenly opened and Cloud blearily looked up, eyes widening as he stared at the man. He was big, built like mansion and wearing a suit and sunglasses. The last part made Cloud frown as he felt hands pulling him out of the car, nearly falling into the snow but stopped just as he was about to crush his precious cargo and swallowed the rising bile as the ground beneath him started to swirl.

"Careful with him ya big lurk!"

"Fuck you Reno,"

"Fuck you too Rude." The ground gave a final swirl and Cloud passed out, going limp in the man's arms and dropping his parcel into the freezing snow.

"What are you gonna tell Tseng?" Rude asked, sliding behind the steering wheel as Reno slowly crawled into the passenger side.

"..."

"You're not gonna tell him are you?" Rude said, more of a statement rather then a question.

"No." Blue eyes glared at reflecting sunglasses and Rude couldn't hold back the smirk that formed on his lips.

"Zack's gonna kill you."

Reno grunted and closed his eyes, trying to ignore the buzzing in his ears and glanced at the rear-view mirror, taking in the image of the unconscious blonde in the back seat.

"Probably."

End Ch.1

A/N: Hm, I thought I had posted this series on here already...