Iuvenes Amor Et Dolorem
Summary: Zack wants to show Cloud a good time after finally convincing the blonde to sneak out of his room without his parents knowing.
Pairing: Zack x Cloud
Disclaimer: All related Final Fantasy names and characters are copyrighted © by the almighty Square Enix. The plot line for the story though, belongs to myself.
In Rivers After Midnight
"Zack, I don't think this is a very good idea," Cloud said nervously as he gripped onto his boyfriend's hand tightly, trying to keep up with the raven as he pulled him further up the large hill, the moonlight that cast over the grass made Cloud feel as if he was in a wonderland.
"Oh come on Cloud, where's your sense of adventure?" Zack replied with a small laugh as they finally reached the top, Cloud's eyes bulging at the sight of the large river that sat under the small arch of the hill.
The water was glistening like stars underneath the large moon, it made their hearts race a little just by looking at it. Several lilac coloured flowers around the edge of the river and small little lily pads were drifting along the top of the water.
"I'm not jumping in that from this height," Cloud whimpered holding grabbing onto Zack's arm as they made their way to the very edge of the hill, he suddenly regretted sneaking out of his bedroom window to meet Zack.
Why on earth would you want to bring your partner out to such a place in the middle of the night when it would be safer in the daytime?
He and Zack had been together since they had shared an innocent kiss in their tree house when he was just eleven and now that he was at the age of sixteen, you would think he would have gotten used to Zack's crazy way of living by now.
"It's alright, I'll jump with you!" Zack grinned letting go of Cloud's hand before removing his shirt without warning nearly causing Cloud to have a heart attack, his cheeks burning red brightly, thankfully hidden by the shadows of the night.
"But…it's so high," Cloud whispered before shrieking as Zack grabbed the bottom of his shirt and pulled it over his head, "I hate you sometimes," Cloud crossed his arms over his chest and scowled as Zack sniggered and bent down until his hands were on his knees, his face moving closer and closer to Cloud's before his lips placed a playful kiss on the blonde's cheek.
"Kiss me," Zack cooed placing another kiss on Cloud's cheek, getting closer to the younger's lips, "kiss, kiss, kiss," he chuckled seeing Cloud roll his eyes but continued kissing towards his boyfriend's lips before cupping the blonde's face in his large hands, a new atmosphere suddenly falling over them as they stared into each other's eyes.
Cloud groaned inwardly as Zack moved closer and caught his lips with his, his stomach did summersaults and his hands instantly grabbed a hold the elder's shoulders before slinking both of his arms around Zack's neck, sighing dreamily into the kiss.
Zack held back a smirk as he began edging backwards, his arms wrapping around Cloud's waist a little tighter than usual; his lips still brushing against the blonde's before the back of his feet felt the edge of the hill.
"Hey," Zack whispered when he pulled away, beaming softly when Cloud opened his eyes a little dazed, "you might want to hold your breath,"
"Wha-" Cloud was soon cut off by his own screaming as Zack allowed them to fall backwards off of the hill and they plunged into the deep river. Panicking Cloud was the first one to reach the surface with a loud gasp of air.
"You jackass!" Cloud yelled punching Zack in the chest when his so called boyfriend finally returned to the surface, "you gave me a fucking heart attack!" Cloud paddled his feet a little once realizing that he was in fact in a slightly deeper river than he had thought.
Zack, on the other hand, was the slightest bit bothered by Cloud's bad mood and was in fact laughing his head of as he then began splashing the blonde with the clear water.
"Stop it!" Cloud cried throwing himself at his boyfriend, causing them to slip underwater once more and the blonde gritted his teeth as he squinted in the water at Zack, who was still wearing his charming smile.
Zack pulled Cloud into his arms and kissed him like before as the rose to the surface together, neither breaking for the much needed oxygen their lungs were clearly screaming for. Their hands slowly began roaming around on each other's bodies as the water slowly rippled past their waists, caressing their skin with the gentlest of touches.
Pulling back for air, Cloud panted as he pressed his head against Zack's bare chest, his hand placed right beside his face. Even though he was still irritated by the fact he'd just been forced into a river, he couldn't stay made when his hear was racing as much as it was.
"Do you forgive me?" Zack purred against the younger's cool and wet skin as he swam them both back over to the edge of the river where he then climbed out, soon followed by Cloud, whom he helped.
"I guess I have to," Cloud smiled swishing his feet around in the water as his big blue eyes shined in the limited light that they had causing Zack's heart to skip several beats.
Shaking his head like a wet dog, Zack then scooted a little closer to Cloud, biting his lip as he slowly slipped his fingers in between Cloud's and then brought their hands to his mouth so he could place several kisses upon the blonde's knuckles.
"I still remember that day when we first kissed in the tree house," Zack said catching Cloud off guard and he tilted his head in confusion as Zack smiled back at him, "that was the greatest day ever, I'd wanted to do it…well for quite a number years," the blonde blushed slightly, his boyfriend had never spoken about how much he had liked Cloud before they had kissed.
"Why didn't you do it earlier then?" Cloud asked curiously resting his head on Zack's shoulder as he gazed out at the river that seemed just as beautiful as it had when they were standing up on the hill.
"Because I was eight when I figure out that I adored you," he squeezed Cloud's hand, "I couldn't go around kissing six year olds," he chuckled when he heard a delightful giggle escape the blonde's lips.
"I guess not but I think I was always in love with you…I mean I didn't know I was but…" Cloud looked up at Zack and his lips fell into a pout when he saw the smug look on the raven's face, "oh forget it,"
"No, I'm sorry, continue," Zack grinned placing a sopping great big kiss on Cloud's cheek whilst his arms squeezed the boy around the waist tightly.
"Get off you romantic moron," Cloud snorted with laughter when Zack took to tickling his sides instead and he wriggled under the teenager's touch, squealing every now and again when he tried to grab some air.
"Never, you love me too much," Zack smirked before pushing Cloud onto his back and crawling on top of him, sitting on the smaller boy's hips with an extremely adorable look on his face that made Cloud fall in love with him all over again.
"Unfortunately, you're right, now get off me you dolt, I need my clothes back," Cloud pushed Zack in the chest making the raven fall onto his back and the blonde took this as his chance to get away and ran screaming back over to the hill as Zack started to chase him, causing Cloud to become a little paranoid he'd be caught.
As soon as Cloud reached the discarded shirts, he was tackled to the grassy ground, his arms immediately coming up and around the raven's neck so their faces could be close together.
"I caught you, bow down to me Chocobo," Zack teased as he allowed himself to lay a little on top of Cloud's body, just light enough so he wouldn't end up hurting the blonde considering how over the years Zack had worked up quite a lot of muscle.
"I'll never bow down to a brainless fool like you," Cloud replied with a grin when Zack's smile fell a little, "aw you know I'm only messing," he then giggled when Zack's face buried in the side of his neck, placing warm kisses there, the only kisses that could ever make him feel on fire.
"Guess what," Zack whispered against Cloud's skin as he moved away from the blonde's neck and placed his shirt over Cloud's bare torso like a blanket.
"What?" Cloud blushed slightly when Zack swooped down and placed a messy, soft kiss on his lips, stealing Cloud's breath a little.
"I love you," Zack then rolled off of Cloud and pulled the blushing blonde into his strong, protective arms, brushing his face with gentle kisses as they lay under the moonlight, gazing up at the sky.
"I love you too," Cloud grinned pulling Zack's shirt on as he was starting to get a little cold.
Zack chose to stay shirtless and allow his glory to be illuminated by the night sky, though Cloud had a sneaky suspicion that Zack was doing it for his benefit…not that Cloud minded that fact one little bit.
A/N:
Cloud and Zack are in their teenage years as I explained in the last chapter, they get older in almost every chapter, but not for a few chapters now :)
I actually wrote this whilst roleplaying a somewhat very 'heated' moment :XD: Dear God :XD:
SO how on earth this didn't turn out as an M Rated fanfiction, I have no idea haha
