Okay, this is an experiment for me. I have never written a threesome before and this thing is going to be multi-chaptered with characters added in on the fun so take the poll on my profile for the next character. It is the sequel to And it Rained White Feathers. So read that first!!!!! I do not own Final Fantasy VII, please review, and Kat-chan, I promise I'll finish the SanzoxHakkai lemon!
That reminds me. THERE'S A LEMON IN THIS! If you couldn't figure it out.
Reno was in a serious dilemma. Zack, by some amazing miracle, had come back to life. This was great and all but it had horrible timing. Reno had been getting ready to take Cloud out to dinner and confess his growing emotions to the blond, that night in fact, when he got a call saying Zack had come back to life and they'd have to schedule it at a different date. He really hated Zack now, showing up out of freaking nowhere and screwing over all of his plans.
"Calm down, Reno," Tseng ordered for the fifth time, watching as Reno paced his living room. He could only home Reno didn't ruin his oriental Wutaian rug with his almost frantic movements.
"There's no way Cloud will even look at me now, yo! He was in love with Zack and-"
Tseng rolled his eyes, grabbing Reno's arm and bringing him to a halt. "You need to just sit down and breath. I'm going to go get some massage oil from my room."
Reno sat down like Tseng ordered, letting his head slip between his knees, fingers fisting in his red locks. Tseng had done this often with him, using techniques he had learned when he was younger living in Wutai to work out his tense muscles after a particularly hard mission. He could obviously tell Reno was just as stressed about Cloud as he would be over a mission.
He didn't look up when he heard Tseng come back into the room and sit down behind him. Slim fingers slid from his shoulders down to his chest, pulling him into a full sitting position. Deftly, Tseng finished unbuttoning the white dress shirt, pulling the jacket and shirt off his shoulders. After he tossed it to the ground, he returned his hands to the creamy skin, gently assessing how tense Reno was. Then, he grabbed the lavender oil he had brought out with him and set to work massaging it into the knotted muscles. Before long, Reno had relaxed completely, almost to the point of falling asleep.
Tseng smiled gently when he noticed that Reno had indeed slipped into blissful sleep. Slowly, so as not to wake him up, Tseng removed his hands and dried them on the fluffy white towel he had brought with him before gently rubbing Reno down too. Then he slipped Reno's dress shirt and jacket back onto him, buttoning it slowly before picking him up and heading for the bedroom.
As he laid the red head down and tucked him in, a single thought entered his head. No one this beautiful deserves to be hurt so much.
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Reno woke up next to Tseng. It wasn't like it surprised him or anything; he had woken up next to the man on several occasions though he was used to having his ass aching. Then he remembered. There had been no fucking; only a really nice massage, not that he was complaining. He was used to the sex without love. It was a common occurrences among the Turks, seemingly their only way of comforting each other. Unfortunately, he was almost sure Tseng was in love with him.
Well, at least he's okay with the fact that I love Cloud, Reno thought, rolling out of the bed and tugging his hair out of its elastic band, shaking it out.
He crossed the wooden floor and opened the walk in closet, selecting one of the many silk robes Tseng had bought from Wutai. After stripping out of his suit and slipping on the robe, he made his way out of the bedroom and down the hall to the bathroom. To be honest, he found it funny how well he knew his way around Tseng's house. He spent way too much time with the man.
The warm water was refreshing and helped him clear his thoughts. After the massage from the night before and now the shower, he didn't feel like he wanted to send Zack back to his grave so much. There had to be a way for him to get Cloud but keep the blond and the raven happy.
"That's it!"
"What's it?" Tseng asked, his voice coming from right outside the shower curtain.
"Jesus Christ!" Reno shouted, slipping and falling against the wall.
He heard Tseng's soft chuckle before the dark haired man pulled the curtain back and stepped inside, blocking the spray from hitting Reno in the eyes. His black hair was soaked in no time, hanging in thick locks down his shoulders and in front of his face, almost hiding his almond shaped eyes from view.
"Don't fucking do that!" Reno growled. "You almost gave me a freaking heart attack, yo!"
"I know," Tseng said, smirking and holding a hand down to help Reno stand.
Reno took it and
stood, moving as close to Tseng as he could without touching the
other. "You're a bit of a bastard, you know that?"
"Tseng
smirked, brushing his hair out of his eyes. "So, what's this
brilliant idea of yours?"
Reno flushed, glancing away hurriedly. He wasn't about to tell Tseng what he was thinking, especially because it involved a threesome. He was almost sure Tseng would try and stop him.
"Well?" Tseng
asked, grabbing a bar of soap from the shelf and setting to work on
cleaning Reno's chest. "What's this idea?"
"Um…well…I'll
get with both of them," Reno mumbled, keeping his eyes down cast.
Tseng didn't appear shocked. The Turks themselves were often with each other at the same time, even if there was no love. Well, not necessarily. Tseng was in love with Reno and he was almost sure Reno knew but that was okay; he could accept that every once in awhile Reno needed a quick fuck even though he loved Cloud.
"So how are you going to do that?" Tseng asked, moving onto his knees so he could clean Reno's legs.
"Wait for Cloud to
get with Zack. Then approach Cloud and ask if he's willing to give
me a try," Reno answered, watching as Tseng's hands gently
grasped his member. "Ah…fuck."
"This might be the last
time I can give you pleasure. I don't want this chance to slip[,"
Tseng murmured, lightly kissing a creamy thigh, all the while moving
his hands in a steady up and down motion.
"Tseng, I don't want this to end badly so maybe we shouldn't do this," Reno said, even as he leaned back against the wall, breath coming in pants as water splashed his face.
Tseng's lips enveloped him in a warm wet heat, destroying any argument, and Reno tossed his head back, one and slipping down to tangle in the wet locks. Reno wished, desperately, that he could resist Tseng's persistent advancements for something he didn't have to give.
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A month passed and Reno still hadn't talked to Tseng outside of work, spending most of his time stalking the blond. After Tseng has whispered he loved him during their shower sex, Reno felt the need to distance himself from the man as much as possible. It seemed effective, he could avoid Tseng and stalk Cloud at the same time.
Well not stalking, Reno thought as he watched Cloud storm out of Seventh Heaven, clearly pissed. Just following…yeah I'm a stalker. He watched as Cloud got on Fenrir and disappeared from sight. Just as he was about to follow, his phone vibrated against his thigh and with a grumble he answered it.
"Hello?" he asked, leaning against the walls of one of the buildings.
"Hey, it's Rude. Just got off work so do you want to grab a drink?"
"Eh, sure. I'm right by Tifa's bar. That work?" Reno asked.
"You stalking the kid again?" Rude asked gruffly.
"I ain't stalking, yo!" Reno protested.
Silence greeted him.
"Yeah I am."
"I'll see you in a bit."
"Bastard."
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"So what'd you do to piss of blondie?" Reno asked, leaning across the bar as Tifa shoved a mug of beer into his hand. Rude hadn't arrived yet.
"I said he has something in common with Sephiroth," Tifa groaned, elbows resting on the counter with her hands covering her eyes.
"Well that was a bitchy thing to do," Reno said. "No wonder he stormed out of here so angry."
"Thanks Reno," Tifa grumbled. She stood up straight as Rude walked in, not bothering to take off his shades. "So what are you two even doing here?"
"Mission," Reno said, slipping easily into the lie."
"You guys sicken me sometimes," Tifa said. "So who'd you kill this time? Or were you kidnapping someone?"
"Just a nobody," Reno answered. "Get me a beer, please."
"Get your own," Tifa snapped, obviously not thinking.
"Do you really want to give me full reign of that side of the bar? All the money's there and I thought you didn't trust me," Rude said.
"Bastards," she muttered, quickly getting Rude a drink and sliding it down the counter towards him.
"Hey Tifa. I bought that stuff you needed," a voice greeted, a small bell signaling someone stepping through the door.
Reno turned and saw Zack striding through the door, a confident smile on his face. He held a bag under one arm which he set down on the counter.
"I am so glad you're here, Zack. I need you to go after Cloud. I said something horrible and I don't think he wants to listen to me," Tifa said.
"Basically, she was a bitch," Reno told him.
"Hey now," Zack said, shooting the red head and ice filled glare. Reno noticed there was no mako shine within them and he wondered for a moment why not.
"Zack? Can you?" Tifa asked.
"Sure, no problem," Zack said. "I'm sure I know where he is too."
Zack sent one more withering glare at Reno before disappearing out the door.
"He won't catch up. Cloud took off on Fenrir so if he feels like doing something stupid, Zack won't be able to stop him, yo," Reno told her.
"And of course you don't give a damn," Tifa snapped. "Now that Rufus doesn't have any interest in us, you don't even care if we die!"
Reno's eyes flashed. "Hey. Rufus doesn't care about Cloud. I however do. He's gotten me out of a couple of tough spots so I care if he suddenly dies."
"Then why don't you act like it every once in a while?" Tifa demanded.
"I'm a Turk. We don't have emotions," Reno told her, voice dangerous. "Let's go, Rude."
Reno dropped their payment on the counter and stood, Rude following his example after downing the rest of his beer. Once the two Turks had left, Tifa crumpled to the ground and let the tears run.
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"Should you really go after them right now?" Rude asked. "They might be doing something and you don't want to interrupt them."
"I'm just checking to see if they actually do hook up. Not like I'm gonna stay and watch, yo," Reno told him. "Tell Rufus I'll get back to him on that mission he sent me on yesterday."
"You mean you haven't been back yet?" Rude demanded, getting on his motorcycle.
"My cell died and there's no gas left in my tank. I'm surprised your call got through actually. Anyways, I'll push the thing to the station, check on Cloud, and head back to see Rufus. No problem, yo," Reno said, shrugging.
"Rufus is going to
be pissed," Rude muttered, shaking his head in disapproval. "I'll
let him know though."
"Thanks, yo. I owe you one," Reno
said, grabbing the handle bars of his own bike.
"Damn straight you do."
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Reno stared at the closed door of Aeris's church. No doubt the two were already fucking but he really needed an excuse to go watch. So, content with the fact that there was the possibility that they weren't, Reno turned and headed around to the other side of the abandoned church, searching for a way inside. Finally, he found a wooden ladder with several missing rungs and parts of the die missing.
"It's almost like they want me to spy on them," Reno muttered, picking up the broken ladder and putting it against the stone wall. There was about three feet between the ladder and the roof but he figured he could easily jump, though he would probably lose the ladder in the process.
He started up, praying the rungs wouldn't break as the semi-rotted wood bent under his weight. Slowly, steadily, he made his way up until at last he was three rungs from the top. Somehow, he managed to grab the edge of the roof and with a bit of work, pull himself up onto the broken roof, hands skidding along the shingles. Panting, he glanced at the ladder. It had somehow stayed in place. He was about to continue on his way when a flap of wings caught his attention.
Puzzled, he watched as a crow settled on the top of the ladder, glowering at him with beady black eyes. It fluttered its wing once before taking off and heading into the sky. Reno watched in horror as the ladder, now unbalanced, fell backwards, hitting the ground with a thud.
"God dammit," Reno hissed. He knew that he couldn't truly vent his anger without Cloud and Zack hearing him. Oh well. I'll find away down.
Reno crawled as silently as he could across the worn building towards the gigantic gap in the roof. Trying to remain out of sight, Reno glanced over the edge. Instead of what he expected to see, he saw Zack and Cloud cuddling beneath a small blanket and judging by their bare shoulders, they were naked.
He wasn't complaining about the view, but now that he knew the two were hooked up, he could leave. However, he was now faced with a new problem. How the hell did he get down? There was no way he'd be able to jump down or something; he'd kill himself in the fall. Reno started to pull away from the edge when a voice stopped him.
"Who's up there?"
Reno winced at the anger in Cloud's voice. There went his chance of getting with the two of them. Reluctantly, he headed back towards the edge, waving sheepishly at the blond and raven who, by some inhuman speed, were already dressed with matching glares of hatred and anger directed at him.
"You have three seconds to get down here and explain," Cloud ordered.
Reno flipped over the edge of the roof, landing on the top floor before racing down several sets of half decayed stairs. When he arrived at the bottom, he was grabbed roughly by the shoulders and slammed against the wall.
"What did you see?" Cloud demanded, blue fire daring him to disobey.
"You and soldier boy cuddling," Reno answered, wincing. He was definitely going to have bruises.
"Why were you here?" Cloud hissed.
"Do you want me to lie?" Reno asked.
Cloud brought him forward, slamming him back into the wall so his head cracked against the stone. "Does that answer your question?"
Reno's head pounded and he struggled to answer. He waited until his vision stopped spinning before speaking, however reluctant he was to do so.
"I've been in love with you for a long time Cloud. And I wanted to make sure yo were okay," Reno answered, staring down at his shoes.
"What the hell?" The words weren't harsh or angry, but breathless and surprised.
Zack peeked over Cloud's shoulder, the anger gone from the violet eyes and instead curiosity radiated from them. Well that was a good sign. The fact that he wasn't dead yet was another.
"So," Reno continued. "I was gonna tell you but Zack came back and I knew you'd want him so I decided I'd take both of you."
Silence reigned over them and neither Cloud nor Reno could look at each other. Zack's expression had become unreadable. Reno squeezed his eyes shut and he believed then that he had never been so afraid in his entire life. Dealing with crazy people and demons were no big deal, the entire Planet about to be destroyed was just another day in the life of a Turk but this…confessing his love to a man who was about ready to kill him. This was terrifying.
"You're saying…you want to be in a relation ship…with both of us…at the same time," Cloud said, his voice quiet.
"Uh…yes," Reno mumbled.
Cloud released Reno's shoulders and looked away. "Get out of here. Now."
"Cloud I-"
"Now!"
Reno winced and bit his lip. Yep, he had screwed up big time. Now it was time to go ball his eyes out in the corner of his room like a girl…or there was beer, yes there was always beer.
"Sorry," he muttered. Then he was gone, leaving Cloud and Zack alone to think.
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"Okay, that's enough for you," Rufus sighed, tugging the bottle of beer out of Reno's grasp and setting it on the table.
When he had not heard from Reno like Rude had said he would, the ash blond haired man had taken it upon himself to check on his subordinate only to find the man crashed in his apartment half drunk. Reno stared at him with listless eyes, staring but not really seeing. Sighing, Rufus sat down beside the other on the leather couch, clicking off the television before propping his feet up on the table. Then, he moved Reno so that the his head was on his lap and with a swift tug, pulled out the ponytail and began combing a hand through the tangled locks.
"So what happened?" Rufus asked. After all, if his workers were screwed up, it made him look bad so he had to take care of them.
"Told Cloud. Hates me."
Rufus looked down at him, puzzled. "Told Cloud what?"
"That I love him." The words were a strained whisper and Rufus was sure he had never heard such loneliness before in just one simple sentence. With a pang, he also realized that as much as he tried to deny it, he did care for the Turks, and not just because without them his work wouldn't get done as well, but because they depended on him as much as he did them.
"Why does he hate you?" Rufus asked quietly.
"Well Zack's alive. Guess he doesn't want me coming in between them. Probably would never return my feelings, 'specially since I interrupted him and Zack after sex," Reno muttered.
"How did that happen?" Rufus asked, eyebrows raised.
"Another time," Reno mumbled.
"Alright. So how are you going to fix it? Hopefully not beer," Rufus said. "It would be a very pathetic downfall for someone of your stature."
"As if you've never gotten drunk, yo," Reno growled.
"I never got drunk as a way to escape my problems," Rufus said.
"Fuck you."
"Sorry, no."
Reno groaned. "I'm such a screw up. Please just kill me. I can't stand living if Cloud never looks at me again, yo."
"You've done just fine without him, you can keep doing fine," Rufus told him.
"You can say that because you've never loved anyone you selfish bastard," Reno hissed, pushing away from Rufus abruptly, somehow able to keep his balance even though he was intoxicated.
Rufus's hand lashed out, striking Reno across the cheek before he could even think about it. Immediately he regretted it because of the sudden fear and hurt in Reno's eyes. They were emotions Reno would never let anyone see if he wasn't so drunk but Rufus knew that the emotions weren't false.
"Reno…I…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that," Rufus stuttered. Was he really stuttering?
"It's fine. Just go, Rufus. Give me a call when you need me back to work," Reno muttered, turning away from him.
Rufus sighed, knowing he couldn't disobey Reno without hurting him further. "I'll talk to you later."
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"So what are you going to do?" Zack asked as he cuddled Cloud to his chest that night.
"Don't ask me right now. I don't know," Cloud mumbled into the well muscled chest he could feel through the thin white t-shirt.
"Maybe I can help. Do you love him?" Zack asked.
"I don't know."
"Do you care about him at all?"
"Enough to care if he dies," Cloud answered. "But I don't want to suddenly start screwing him. I mean…I can't just do things like that."
"I know Spiky. But maybe we should give him a chance," Zack told him. "Not right now of course. But later, we could try and grow to love him. I mean…from what I know about him, he's pretty likable, despite the bad things he's done."
"I guess. He did try and save those kids back when Kadaj had them possessed. Key word there, try. It was mainly Tifa and the rest," Cloud said.
"It's the thought that counts, right?" Zack said, kissing the mass of blond hair nestled in his neck.
"Yeah, I guess. But I don't want to suddenly invite him to our bed so soon after we've gotten together. Besides, I've never been in a relationship like that before," Cloud told him.
Zack pulled away so he could look the blond in the eyes. "I'm not saying you have to do it now. That's why I said not now. I don't want to try anything so soon after we've finally gotten together either." He gently kissed Cloud before nuzzling his mass of blond fluff again. "Now get some sleep Spiky."
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Reno wasn't sure how much time passed. Everything had blurred together in a mass of beer, the occasional drug, and lots of missions and countless nobodies dying. Not that he really cared that people who threatened the ShinRa business died. Tseng still avoided him like the plague and Reno refused to let Rufus into his house to try and talk to him. Rude, knowing Reno, didn't even make and effort to try, and he had never been close with Elena anyways.
He was out drinking again when he saw a familiar blond sit down beside him, the raven on the other side. Figuring it would be best to just remove himself from the situation he stood up only to have Cloud yank him back down on the stool.
"We're talking now, Reno," Cloud told him.
"Yep. Listen to Spiky," Zack ordered.
"Just leave me be, yo. Please," Reno said, a hint of begging in his voice. "I know you can't stand me now and I-"
"Would you shut up and listen to me?" Cloud growled. "Tseng called me two days ago. Told me what you've been doing. Is it true?"
"What? The drugs or the beer?" Reno asked.
"Both."
"Oh. Yeah that's true," Reno said with a shrug. "And before you say anything, I don't want your pity. Like I said, leave me be and we can all be happy."
"You can't possibly expect me to believe you're happy like this," Cloud said skeptically.
"Guess not," Reno sighed. "Doesn't matter anyways. If I die sooner than later, that's just how it happens."
"Okay, you're coming with us now," Cloud ordered, seizing his arm. "Zack, pay for his drinks and let's go."
"Alright."
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They ended up in Cloud's new house in Costa De Sol. Cloud had Reno ride with him, Zack using his own motorcycle to follow after them. Reno wondered briefly why Rufus had let Cloud buy his summer house but decided he didn't care.
To be honest, Cloud didn't feel like talking to an intoxicated Reno once they got there and instead he forced the red head to go to sleep in one of the many guest bedrooms before joining Zack in the spacious living room.
"So? How is he?" Zack asked, staring at the blank television screen across the room from them.
"Drunk. Passed out," Cloud told him. "God I feel so guilty. If I had known he would do this-"
"What? You'd have jumped into bed and told him you loved him even though you didn't? No. You wouldn't. Don't lie to yourself," Zack said, gently embracing him. "Now that you want to give him a try, I'm sure you won't be trying to well…kill himself."
"I just hope he'll speak to me."
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Reno woke up with a pounding headache. His first thought was, wow…this bed is really comfy. Wait…where the hell am I? He jolted up and regretted it instantly, laying back down and putting a hand to his head.
"Damn, yo!"
"Headache?"
Reno opened his eyes to see Cloud standing above him, a glass of water in one hand and an aspirin in the other. He looked like an angel sent down from heaven to still his aching hangover.
"Yeah," Reno muttered.
Cloud set the water and medicine down, gently helping the red head sit up and giving him the items he had just placed on the dresser. After taking the pills, Reno laid back down, closing his eyes.
"Thanks, yo. But why do you care?" Reno asked.
"We'll talk later. For now, go take a shower, there's a connecting bathroom to the left. I left some clothes in there already but they're a little big so-"
"Okay, Cloud. Thank you," Reno interrupted, eyes still closed. "I'll meet you out in the other room I guess."
"Alright."
Reno waited until Cloud's footsteps had left the room and receded completely before opening his eyes and sitting up. At least the world stopped spinning, he thought as he stood up. But I can't help but wonder why Tseng called Cloud to come look after me. Was he really that concerned?
Yes, Reno realized as he stepped into the smooth marble walled shower. Tseng was that concerned because the man loved him. Gaia, life was so complicated.
For some reason, taking a shower in something fancy was better than a regular shower. Reno wondered if there was truth in this thought or if he was still just drunk. After letting the warm water relax his tense muscles, he stepped out and changed into the loose fitting sweat pants and t-shirt which, like Cloud had predicted, were fairly big. When he emerged into the bedroom, Cloud and Zack were already there, sitting side by side on the edge of the mattress. Grinning, Zack patted the space between them.
"Come take a seat," Zack said.
Like a beaten puppy, Reno did what he was told. Since when did I sink so low, yo?
"Since you became a drunk," Cloud answered.
"I said that out loud, didn't I?" Reno asked, sitting down and staring at his hands.
"Yep," Zack told him.
"Aw shit," he grumbled. "So why am I here?"
"Tseng called. So did Rufus actually. They're both worried about you and it is my fault that you're like this and-"
"Cloud, you're rambling again," Zack interrupted.
"Oh, right. Sorry. Anyways, I've been thinking about what you said awhile ago and I've decided that it's worth giving a try," Cloud told him quietly, not looking right at the red head.
"What, out of pity?" Reno snarled, suddenly angry as he glared at Cloud.
"Whoa! That's not it!" Zack protested, grabbing Reno's shoulders and spinning the other to look at him. "Cloud doesn't do stuff out of pity. If he did, he'd be fucking everyone!"
"This is different!" Reno protested, yanking himself away.
"Really, how?"
"He never would offer to let me into the relationship you two have if he didn't feel sorry for me! I know there's no love in whatever we do and I'm sick and tired of having to deal with that in the Turks! All I am is used and abused! I don't need it here too, yo!" Reno cried, jolting to his feet.
"Obviously Tseng and Rufus care more for you than you think," Zack told him levelly.
"Well I know Tseng does. Rufus is just a bastard who uses me for sex," Reno huffed. "But I don't love Tseng. I care about him but I don't love him. We aren't meant for each other."
"Rufus cares about you," Cloud suddenly spoke up. "Why else would he call to make sure you're okay?"
Reno didn't answer. He didn't have one to answer with.
"You need to try and look past how stubborn Rufus is. Of course he's not going to admit he cares about you; he's not supposed to have emotions and it's like you said; the Turks aren't supposed to either," Cloud said
"So now you're trying to convince me to get with Rufus," Reno muttered.
"That's not what I'm trying to say," Cloud sighed, exasperated. "I'm trying to get you to realize that people do care about you. We aren't doing things out of pity. I don't pity you. I've been through hell too and it's just time for you to swallow your pride and let us grow to love you."
Reno stared into Cloud's cerulean eyes, trying to see if he was being lied to. He was thrown off when for the first time ever, Cloud had let all of his usual barriers down and it was almost as if he could see straight into the other's soul. Cloud was definitely not lying.
"Fine. You're gonna have to deal with me being away though. I can't live here and work for Rufus at the same time. I may think he's selfish but that doesn't mean I'm not loyal to him," Reno said.
"Yeah, we know," Cloud said.
"But there's one condition," Zack told him.
"And that is?" Reno asked warily.
"We're buying you a better apartment.
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"Wow, what died here?" Zack asked, kicking a beer bottle and watching it roll across a dirty yellow carpet.
"It really stinks in here Reno. Seriously," Cloud said.
"Yeah, I know. I'm pretty sure the dishes haven't been washed in a good few week, yo," Reno mumbled.
"Okay. Cloud, you clean the dishes, Reno start cleaning the floor. I'll start the laundry," Zack ordered, using the same voice he would use if he was commanding an army.
"Wow, Zack. You'll make a brilliant housewife," Cloud teased.
"Shut up or I'll throw you in the laundry," Zack said, eyes narrowed playfully.
"As interesting as that would be to watch, shouldn't we get to work?" Reno asked.
"Eh, fine."
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"Well, after five bottles of febreeze, this place actually smells halfway decent," Zack said. "And all your clothes have been washed, ironed, and carefully put away."
"Seriously. You'd
make an excellent housewife," Cloud told him.
"That's it!"
Zack lunged at Cloud, tackling him to the ground. Reno watched in mild interest as the two rolled across the ground, trying to pin each other, all the while growling playful insults at one another. Finally, Zack managed to pin the blond, wrists held above his head in one hand.
"Alright. Now repeat after me," Zack ordered. "I."
"I," Cloud repeated.
"Will never."
"Will never."
"Ever."
"Ever."
"Ever."
"Ever."
"Ever."
"Zack!"
"Right. Call Zackary Fair."
"Call Zackary Fair."
"A housewife."
"A housewife."
Zack got up and turned to Reno. "Well. Now that your apartment looks nice, you can live in it until we buy you a nice big pent house."
"You don't need to buy it for me. My paycheck is quite bit," Reno told him.
"My paycheck was bigger than yours and I never really spent any of it. It's been sitting in my bank account for over seven years."
"Shit, yo! How much do you have!?" Reno exclaimed.
"Seven trillion…roughly," Zack said, shrugging nonchalantly, all the while smirking at Reno's bewildered expression.
"Go ahead and buy me stuff. Please, yo. Go crazy," Reno told him. "Spoil me rotten."
"All too happy to do so," Zack told him seriously, a soft caring in his eyes.
"Zack, help me up," Cloud called, breaking the spell that had settled over them.
"Oh yeah. Poor baby Chocobo. Can't get up," Zack cooed teasingly.
"Zack…"
"Sorry."
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"It's perfect," Reno breathed, gazing around the huge living room.
The floor was polished wood and the two walls furthest from him were big glass windows. Where the windows stopped, the kitchen began and the floor turned to marble. There was a ring of green marble counter tops complete with a large black refrigerator and oven.
"You haven't seen the rest of the place," Cloud sighed.
"I don't need to. Judging by this room alone, the entire place is fit for a god, yo. All it needs is a special Reno touch," Reno told him, flashing the blond a wide grin.
"Alright. It's for sale by the owner so I'll just get in touch with him. Zack can take you furniture shopping," Cloud told him.
"That would be
because Cloud has no sense in shopping, no matter what it is," Zack
said, grinning. "Cloud can't even buy the right milk."
"Zack…"
"Let's go!"
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"So is black just your thing or are all the Turks like this?" Zack asked. He had been wondering why everything Reno was interested in was either black, leather, or both.
"Kind of my thing I guess. I just like how seductive leather can be," Reno cooed, smirking at Zack's widening eyes. "Anyways. This is all I need now. They said they'd deliver anything in a week."
"Call Rufus," Zack ordered as they slipped into Reno's car. "Let him know you're okay and tell him you're staying with us for a week, at least until your stuff gets in."
"I uh…"
Zack glanced at Reno. The red head was shifting awkwardly in his seat, staring at his hands which he was wringing nervously.
"What's wrong?" Zack asked.
"I uh…don't really want to. He's probably really mad at me and he's not fun to talk to when he's like that," Reno mumbled.
"It'll be fine. You need to settle whatever happened. And then call Tseng," Zack told him.
"Fine, yo," Reno grumbled, pulling out his cell and pressing the speed dial for Rufus. His heart jumped when Rufus answered on the first ring.
"Reno! I'm sorry!" The words were rushed and hurried.
Reno felt his jaw drop in shock. Rufus…said he was sorry. Rufus…was admitting he did something wrong. Before he could recover enough to speak, Rufus was talking again.
"I know you hate me for slapping you and probably for sending Zack and Cloud to check on you but-"
"Rufus. Thank you. Seriously, yo. I'm fine. Cloud and Zack…"
"Ah." A knowing tone came to the president's voice before it slipped back into the calm neutral voice Reno was used. "Alright. Don't say anymore. I understand."
Reno sighed in relief. "So we're cool, right yo?"
"Yes. We're okay."
"So uh, can I have a week off?"
Rufus chuckled. "Yes, of course. Call Tseng though. He's worried about you."
"Yeah, yeah. I know," Reno mumbled. "I'll talk to you later."
"Take care, Reno. I couldn't stand it if anything bad happened to you," the president said softly and before Reno could respond, he had hung up the phone.
Reno hung up as well and turned to Zack. The raven's gaze softened when he saw the light glistening of tears in his eyes.
"Reno?"
"I'm not gonna cry, yo," Reno protested stubbornly. "It's just…Rufus never acted like he cared before and…shit."
Zack leaned over as tears began to run hot and wet down his cheeks. He hugged the red head gently, soothingly running a hand through silky hair. It was extremely touching for Zack to know that the other had put himself in such a vulnerable position. He knew enough about Reno to know he was prideful so the fact that he was actually letting him see how torn up he was amazed him.
Before long, Reno had calmed down and pulled himself together, taking a deep breath before fixing his hair and wiping his eyes.
"Now for Tseng. This is going to be even worse," Reno groaned.
"Why do you say that?" Zack asked curiously.
"Tseng was my main fuck buddy. He loved me and I don't love him. Makes things awkward, yo," Reno muttered, pressing in the Wutaian's number.
Zack winced. He had never expected Reno to open up to him so quickly and now that he was, he wasn't sure how to react to it. He wasn't sure exactly what kind of comforting Reno needed like he did with Cloud but he did know that if he wanted their weird relationship to work, he'd have to learn.
"Hello, Reno," Tseng's cool voice said, strangely business like compared to what Reno was used to.
"Hey Tseng…I um…"
"Please hurry, Reno. I have things to do," Tseng told him coldly.
"Tseng I…I'm sorry. I've treated you like crap the past…forever and I'm really sorry, yo," Reno said quietly, praying Tseng wouldn't continue on like he was.
"No worries. Now I must return to work, so if you'll excuse me." The line was abruptly cut off and Reno closed his phone.
"So? What happened?" Zack asked, staring worriedly at Reno's crestfallen expression.
"Tseng hates me," Reno mumbled. "I don't know what I'm going to do."
"Go see him in person. That way he can't avoid you," Zack told him, shifting the car into gear.
"I guess." Reno leaned back and closed his eyes, wishing he wasn't such an utter screw up. His eyes opened when a warm hand gently entwined with his. He didn't let go until they reached Costa De Sol.
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Cloud was already there when they arrived back at the house, dinner already made. As they sat down on the leather couch in the living room, he spoke.
"So how are you? Zack told me you called the Turks," Cloud said.
"I expected Rufus to be more upset than Tseng, yo. Now I just…" Reno decided to shut himself up with a forkful of macaroni.
"Well…Tseng loved you so I guess it has something to do with that," Cloud told him. "I'm sure it'll work out."
"Cloud? An optimist? No way, yo," Reno protested, grinning in hopes of reassuring the other two that he was fine when in reality he wasn't.
"As funny as you are, you aren't fooling anyone," Zack told him. "So? How do you feel really?"
"Uh…well…to be honest, I can't stand it if he suddenly started hating me. Tseng means a lot to me even if I don't love him," Reno said quietly. "Besides, it's a bitch to work with someone who hates you."
"That would put a damper on working," Zack said, shrugging.
Cloud finished eating and stood up, taking Reno's and Zack's empty plates with him. As soon as he left, Zack turned to Reno.
"Reno…can I kiss you?" The words were soft and gentle, leaving him room to objected.
Reno stared at him, a little shocked at the abruptness of the question, and unsure if he should say yes. Zack was staring at him sincerely and without him knowing, slipped a hand around onto the back of his neck, massaging his hairline soothingly.
"Yes. Please," Reno whispered.
Zack moved forward, gently fitting his lips over Reno's. Reno reacted instantly to the dark taste, hungrily pressing back and nimbly invading Zack's mouth with his tongue. Zack was shocked at the reaction at first before retaliating, dominating the red head's mouth easily. Reno groaned heatedly, shifting to straddle Zack's lap as his tongue continued to wander and probe.
"Well now," Cloud interrupted, coughing directly above them.
Reno looked up at Cloud, eyes half lidded. He made quite an arousing sight; arms twirled around Zack's neck, parted lips moist from the desperate kiss, eyes full of dazed pleasure, and cheeks flushed a deep red. Cloud had to admit, the Turk looked very fuckable.
"Hey Cloud," Reno murmured, hanging his head. "Sorry…I just-"
Cloud's hand grabbed Reno's chin, tugging his face back up before forcing their lips together in a clash of teeth and tongue. For all its fierceness, Reno felt as though it were the best kiss he had ever received, solely because it was Cloud giving it. He let out a panting gasp as his jacket was pushed off is shoulders and onto the floor, nimble and darting fingers swiftly divesting him of the white shirt. Briefly, he pulled away for air and Cloud seized the opportunity to leap over the top of the couch. Reno stood up as Zack shifted to sit sideways, Cloud moving behind him before the raven tugged Reno back down and onto his lap, quickly setting to work on mapping out the pale chest as Reno engaged Cloud in yet another heated kiss.
Reno found something strangely erotic about the way Zack's mouth and hands tortured his nipples while Cloud swallowed his choked moans. Desperate for some form of skin on skin contact, Reno tugged at Zack's t-shirt. Zack chuckled and then Cloud drew the t-shirt up for Reno, displaying a well toned sun kissed chest. Reno pulled completely away from Cloud so he could attack the new territory displayed to him with teeth and tongue. Zack was dimly aware of Cloud standing and then moving behind Reno instead, pulling the red head so he sat between the blond's legs.
"What're you doing Blondie?" Reno asked.
"I'm just giving Zack the chance to show you exactly what his wonderful tongue can do," Cloud whispered in a lust ridden voice.
Zack grinned wickedly. "Alright then. Only too happy to show you, Reno."
"Sweet Shiva this is gonna be good," Reno breathed.
Zack's hands quickly got rid of Reno's socks before sliding up clothed legs, fingers unbuttoning the metal button and quickly tugging the zipper down. Teasingly, he dipped his right hand past the hem of his boxers, stroking the hard flesh he felt there.
"Z-Zack," Reno gasped.
Cloud nibbled on his ear, moving his hands over dusky nipples to add to the rising pleasure. Zack continued to tug the pants down, followed quickly by the boxers.
"Look who isn't a natural red head," Zack teased.
"Shut up, yo! I almost am, it's just a little too dark," Reno growled.
"Zack, stop teasing him," Cloud said.
"Oh, of course."
Zack released Reno's member from his hands only to return and envelop him completely within the warm moist heat of his mouth. Reno arched suddenly, crying out. Cloud's strong steady hand on his stomach kept him still thought.
"Fuck," Reno hissed as Zack teasingly tongued the slit before moving back down. "Didn't think you had it in you Soldier boy."
"Neither of us are nearly as innocent as we seem," Cloud informed him, hands resuming the torture with the small nubs. "Surprised?"
"Yeah," Reno panted, closing his eyes as he laid his head back on Cloud's shoulder. His hips began to pump subconsciously and zack let him, taking him in easily with each movement. "You're like freaking god with that tongue Zack."
Zack pulled away, smirking at Reno's wanton moan of disapproval. "Sorry Reno. But shouldn't we take this to the bedroom?"
"Sure, why not, yo?"
Cloud abruptly stood, picking Reno up in the same motion. Zack followed after them, eager to continue with the act. Reno was dropped unceremoniously onto the king sized bed and Cloud quickly followed, straddling the red head's waist and engaging him in a bruising kiss. Reno didn't try to hide his desire, instead sliding his hands down and tugging off the shirt Cloud was wearing, breaking the kiss to bring it up completely before tossing it away. Cloud helped him with the pants and boxers, shedding them easily and without any hesitation, ground their arousals together.
"C-Cloud! Dammit," Reno gasped.
Zack slipped onto the bed then, breaking both of the other's concentration.
"As amazing as this is to watch, I need to know how we're going to do this," Zack said.
"Don't care," Cloud answered.
"Me neither, yo," Reno agreed, speaking past his breathless pants.
"Then can I make a suggestion?" Zack asked. Without waiting for an answer, he continued. "Well, Reno, you've been in love with Cloud for the longest time, right?"
"Uh, yeah," Reno answered, unable to fight down the rising blush.
"Well, it only makes sense for him to top you then, doesn't it? So Cloud will take you like this and I'll take him from behind," Zack said, grinning.
"I can deal with that," Cloud agreed.
"That's great. Now let's continue," Reno ordered impatiently.
Cloud smirked and then quickly captured Reno's lips in a kiss, this one much more soft then the first, though the intensity was still there. Reno flicked his tongue into Cloud's warm mouth, glad that the battle for domination had ended and he could now fully explore his new territory. He wasn't sure what Zack was doing, at least not until Cloud suddenly flung his head back, crying out.
"Wow, Spiky. Only one finger and you're already begging more," Zack commented, slowly pumping the single digit.
Cloud pressed back accidentally brushing Reno's arousal against his own. Reno tossed his head back as well, groaning. As the torturous movements continued, Cloud brought a hand up to Reno's hair tie, tugging it loose and letting the red hair free. The fiery color stood out almost violently against the black of the comforter they laid on.
"That's better," Cloud murmured, burying his face in Reno's neck and kissing it softly. Slowly, he moved his own hand back to Zack.
As if reading his mind, Zack lubed up the first three fingers for him, even as he slipped his second one into Cloud.
"Zack," Cloud moaned, the sound low and husky.
"Hey Cloud. If you don't put those fingers-shit ah!" Reno was cut off abruptly when Cloud, all too eager to obey Reno's command, slipped two of his fingers in. "Cloud!"
Reno clutched his shoulders desperately, moaning into the next kiss Cloud gave him. Almost at the same time, Zack found Cloud's prostate when he found Reno's, and the two arched away from each other, deep groans escaping moist, kiss swollen lips.
"That was the sexiest thing I've ever seen," Zack said, moving onto his knees and proceeding to shower Cloud's back with butterfly kisses.
"Cloud, hurry up dammit!" Reno ordered, words separated by pants and small moans.
"And that was the sexiest thing I've ever heard," Zack chuckled, nipping at the twitching muscles beneath him.
"Shut up, Zack," Reno said.
Cloud finally slipping in the third and final finger only to pull it out less than a minute later.
"Fuck this, you're getting screwed, right now."
"Sorry Reno. You lose. Cloud beats you at sexiest thing ever said," Zack said.
"Does it look like I care?" Reno panted.
"Not really. Ready Cloud?"
"Zack, just go," Cloud ordered. He was about to say something else but hew as cut off when Zack sunk in to the hilt and he let out a choked moan instead.
"You okay?" Zack murmured, gently stroking the sweating back beneath him.
"Fine. Don't move yet and hand me the lube." Even as Cloud said this, he couldn't help but grind back onto Zack's cock.
"You're making it pretty damn hard not to move," Zack grunted, shoving the bottle of lube into Cloud's hand.
Cloud quickly lubed up his own hard member, shifting closer to Reno as he did so.
"You okay?" Cloud asked softly, stroking Reno's hair away from his face.
"Yep. I'm fine. This is all I've wanted for the longest time," Reno said back, just as quietly.
Cloud pushed in slowly, Zack moving with him. Reno watched the scene from below, enjoying the almost identical expressions of pleasure on the two handsome faces. It felt surreal to him, being filled up completely by Cloud; it was something he had wanted for what felt like an entire lifetime. When Cloud at first didn't move, Reno decided to take matters into his own hands, rolling his hips up and tearing a gasp from the blond's throat as Zack simultaneously thrust into him.
"Oh Gaia, sweet Shiva, fucking fuck," Cloud hissed, eyes clenched tightly closed.
"Feels good, hm?" Reno murmured, rolling his hips again.
"How'd you realize that?" Cloud grumbled. "Ah, Zack."
"We're gonna blow your mind, yo," Reno told him.
Cloud didn't answer, instead pulling back and pushing back in, groaning as Zack mirrored his movements. He wasn't used to topping, it wasn't in his nature to do so, but the feel of Reno's tight muscles clenching down on him, pulling him deeper, it was all exquisite.
Reno didn't mind that they never sped up. He was used to quick and hard fucks; no emotions except the last time with Tseng when the Wutaian had murmured words of love to him while slowly moving in and out. Cloud was using the same movements, showering his face with kisses that were only broken when Zack gave the blond a hard thrust to his prostate.
He couldn't help the groan that escaped him as Cloud's warm hand surrounded his throbbing erection, stroking in time with his thrusts. Reno had never felt so whole as he did then, wrapping his arms around Cloud's neck, pulling him down for a love filled kiss as his fingers twisted in sweaty blond locks.
"So beautiful," Zack murmured, running a hand down Cloud's spine, causing the blond to arch away from Reno's kiss. Zack knew how sensitive Cloud's back was; he knew how after a couple of soft, fleeting caresses down his spine he could have the blond coming in seconds.
Reno watched as Zack ran his hand down Cloud's spine a second time, delighting at the keening cry the blond gave, tossing his head back. The erotic sight made Reno's impending orgasm come all the more closer. By some miracle, despite how far gone in pleasure Cloud was, the hand still pumped him steadily and it finally proved too much for the red head, especially with the particularly hard thrust to his prostate.
Zack saw Reno tense and when he heard the Turk cry Cloud's name as he came, he ran a single finger down the blond's spine. Cloud's senses were nearly overloaded by the way Reno clenched down on him added to the nimble finger that pressed into his spine. With an almost feral growl, he spilled his seed into Reno, clenching down hard on Zack as he did so. Zack came shortly after and the three collapsed on each other, limbs tangled, breath short.
Zack, being the only one not completely overwhelmed by their actions, picked up Cloud's shirt; wiping off the white fluid on his chest before kissing the red head. Reno returned the kiss half heartedly before Zack moved behind Cloud, spooning with him. Cloud snatched Reno up then, cuddling the red head to his chest.
"I had no idea you liked to cuddle, yo," Reno teased, kissing the middle of his chest.
"Well now you know," Cloud muttered.
"Cloud's a true uke at heart," Zack said chuckling. "But I guess you are too, aren't you, Reno?"
"Yeah. Never topped before," he admitted.
"Really?" Zack peeked over Cloud's shoulder. "We're gonna have to fix that."
"Not tonight we aren't," Cloud said warningly. "Now put your hands back where they belong."
Reno laughed. He was really going to enjoy this relationship.
