AUTHORS NOTES: **B&E is breaking and entering, or robbing someone's home without them knowing.

Cloud ran to the school, not caring where he was going. Only when he was tired did he stop and look around him. He had run to the school's roof without realizing it. Out of breath, he sat down and leaned against the cool cement wall, hugging his knees.

"Why doesn't Zack love me back? Why does he have to be so Oblivious to everything I do?!" Cloud choked out, tears streaming down his face. "Why can't he just see how much he means to me?!"

Cloud sat there crying for a few minutes then wiped his eyes and stood up. If he stayed any longer he'd be late for class. Quickly brushing off his clothes, he walked down the stairs and to his classroom. 'It's going to be a long day...'

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Cloud was sitting on his bed staring at the ceiling. He was indeed right about it being a long day. He was almost late for class which got him a scolding from the teacher, started day dreaming half way through and ended up being called on to solve a problem he had no idea how to solve, and to top it all off, he ended up walking home in the rain alone because Zack and Reno decided to ditch class and leave.

"If I end up with a cold, I swear I'll give it to the both of them. It'll be biological warfare at it's finest."

Just then, Cloud heard a knock at the door and got up to go answer it. It turned out to be Reno.

"Yo, kid. What's up?" Reno said, as he walked inside and opened the refrigerator.

"Reno? Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be with Zack?"

Cloud closed the door and walked over to Reno.

"Nah. Zack went over to his girlfriend's place. But he told me to come over and check on you."

'Great... ditches me to see his girlfriend and then leaves me with Reno...' Cloud thought to himself. "How nice of you to drop by. Feel free to LEAVE anytime now."

"Geeze, negative much? And besides, I wanted to know why you acted the way you did earlier this morning."

"That's....none of your concern, Reno." Cloud looked down. Reno was the last person he would tell anything to.

"Ah, but it is. You stole my cigarette so you made it my business."

"Look, if you want your damn cigarette replaced, you know where they are in my drawer, just go get a damn pack and leave me alone."

Cloud walked past Reno and went up the stairs to his room. He didn't feel like talking to Reno, but he knew the red head would persist. And as expected, Reno followed him a few minutes later. He walked in and opened Cloud's draw where he kept a few packs of cigarettes and pulled one out.

"Want one?" Reno offered to Cloud.

"You know I do."

Reno walked over to Cloud's bed and sat down on the floor, leaning against it. Cloud followed suit and sat beside him, taking one of the cigarettes from Reno. After a few minutes of silence, Reno was the first to speak.

"Did you mean what you said about not having any problems with being gay?"

Cloud looked at the ceiling with his cigarette hanging from his mouth. "Ya. Ya I suppose so." He finally answered.

"So what would you do if I kissed you?"

Cloud tapped the end of his cigarette on an empty soda can they had been using as an ashtray.

"I don't know. Never been kissed before." Cloud put his cigarette back in his mouth.

Reno looked at Cloud from the corner of his eye. "Never huh.." He dropped his cigarette into the can and grabbed Clouds', inhaling once before putting it into the can as well.

"I wasn't done with that you know."

"Ya you were."

Reno leaned over and pressed his lips to Clouds', kissing him gently. Cloud half closed his eyes, leaning into the kiss. He never expected Reno to have a soft side but, low and behold, he did. Reno pushed Cloud over so he was on top of him and started kissing down his neck, making Cloud moan from the pleasure. Soon, Reno had Cloud's shirt off and was kissing down his stomach.

'No,' Cloud thought, 'This isn't right. It isn't Zack. It's nice, but it isn't Zack.'

"Reno...Please....Stop."

Reno sighed and sat up to a sitting position. "It's Zack right."

"W...what?" Cloud sat up and looked at Reno.

"It's because I'm not Zack."

"No...I mean...ya...I mean...How did you know..."

"Please. The way you look at Zack....anyone could tell."

"Obviously he can't." Cloud sighed and looked for the pack of cigarettes. He needed one really bad about now.

"Well I have to say, he can be sorta dense sometimes. But he tries hard Cloud, he really does. He's very protective about you."

"Ya well I hate it! 'Cloud, don't walk home alone' 'Cloud, don't smoke it's bad for you' Cloud this, Cloud that! I'm tired of it! He treats me like a CHILD!"

Reno looked down and nodded. "He does tend to do that. Have you tried telling him that? I'm sure he'd listen to you."

Cloud sneered. "Ya right. He's to oblivious to know what I do or how I feel. All he cares about is keeping his little brother out of trouble. I should go join the addicts at school. Maybe then he'd see something."

"Hey, I wouldn't go that far. But if you want to make him wake up, why not come clubbing with me tomorrow? Or we could do a B&E**."

"Thanks Reno. But I couldn't get into a club. I'm not old enough. And the last time I did a B&E I almost got caught."

"Oh don't give me that BS. I know you have a fake ID. Otherwise you wouldn't have that bottle of vodka under your bed. And the only reason you almost got caught was because you weren't with me! Duhh."

Cloud couldn't help but smile at Reno's dumbness. He always knew how to cheer Cloud up. He remembered the first time Zack brought Reno over. Their mother had gone to a meeting so Zack had rented some movies for them to watch. Cloud hadn't liked Reno very well at first. He was crude and in some cases down right obnoxious, but he grew on Cloud. And after that day, Reno sorta became their new roommate.

"OK, you got me. Where do you want to meet?"

Reno smirked. "The bar down the street from the school."

"Reno...you aren't talking about that bar that you and Zack went to last night right?"

"No, no. You're too new to being gay for me to take you there. I'm talking about Seventh Heaven. I'll see you there tomorrow around 11. That's when things start to get good. "

"Ok, I'll see you there."

"Good," Reno said as he stood up and started walking towards Cloud's door., "Well, I need to go. I'll see you later Cloud."

"Hey, Reno. If I'm too new to go to that bar, why did you take Zack?"

Reno looked at Cloud and smirked. "Wouldn't you like to know." Was all he said before walking out the door, leaving Cloud curious to know.

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A few hours later, Zack came home. Cloud was in the kitchen when he stumbled in, looking like something had run over him.

Cloud turned to look at him and gasped. "You look like SHIT! What happened to you?!"

Zack sat down at the kitchen table and laid his head down on it. "Don't ask..." He whined.

"Come on Zack, tell me. It can't be that bad."

Zack lifted his head up and looked at Cloud. "Aerith made me make her a flower wagon."

"Aerith? Your girlfriend I presume?"

"Ya she's my girlfriend. I like her a lot but sometimes I wish she wouldn't work me so damn much. I mean, she's nice and all, and she's great in bed but...I don't know. Maybe she's not right for me."

'Wait...so he's getting tired of his girlfriend? This may be my chance to get Zack to realize how I feel for him!'

"So, what are you going to do?"

"I...I am going to take a shower. Call me when dinner is ready." Zack got up from the table and headed up stairs.

"Well....that wasn't what I was hoping for." Cloud muttered to himself after Zack had gone upstairs.

Cloud set a timer so he wouldn't burn the food in the oven. He then kept himself busy in the kitchen cooking, cleaning and setting the dishes out on the table. Though it looked like he was all there, he was really off in another world where Zack knew about his feeling and was ok with them. He shook his head back and forth. No, what was he thinking. That would never happen.

The timer went off and Cloud pulled the dish out of the oven and set it on the stove burners to cool down. He leaned against the counter and closed his eyes. Suddenly, he felt hot breath on his neck., making an involuntary shiver run down him. He opened his eyes and saw that Zack had one arm on either side of the counter pinning him there, his face mere inches from Cloud's.

"Zack....what are you doing...?"

Cloud smelled alcohol on his brother's breath. Was Zack drunk? He couldn't possibly get drunk that fast. He just went upstairs for God's sake! Zack had to have drunk a lot to even get this way.

"Cloud...I love you." Zack whispered as he pressed his lips to Cloud's.

It seemed like time itself stopped when Zack kissed him. His lips felt cool and soft against Cloud's. He grinded against Cloud's crotch, making him moan into the kiss. Zack bit Cloud's bottom lip, making Cloud gasp and giving him enough time to slip his tongue into his mouth.

Zack tasted so good. Even the alcohol on his lips tasted good to Cloud. It was even better then he had thought it would be. Before Cloud knew it, Zack had moved them upstairs and into his room where he promptly shoved Cloud on his bed. Zack straddled Cloud's waist and pulled off his shirt. "You're so beautiful Cloud."

Cloud blushed at the compliment. "Not as beautiful as you are Zack." At that, Zack crushed his lips back to Clouds, kissing him furiously. Suddenly, Zack stopped kissing Cloud and his eyes got wide. He clamped a hand over his mouth and ran out of the room. Seconds later Cloud could hear Zack wrenching in the bathroom. He got up and walked into the bathroom to try to help Zack as much as he could.

After Zack was done wrenching into the toilet, he passed out on the floor. Cloud, who despite his small size, easily carried Zack back to bed. Once he got Zack into bed,he laid down next to him and cuddled up to him. One good thing about Zack was, he was practically a furnace and Cloud was practically an ice cube so it always felt good to cuddle up to Zack. Zack unconsciously wrapped his arms around Cloud, holding the young blond to him. It wasn't long before Cloud fell asleep in his arms.

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The next morning, Cloud woke up early, still wrapped in Zack's embrace. He climbed out of bed slowly so as not to wake the sleeping Zack. He walked into the bathroom and started to wash his face. When he looked into the mirror he couldn't believe what he saw. His lip was swelled and turning purple in spots where Zack had bit him.

"I don't remember him biting me that hard...."

And then it clicked. Zack had told Cloud he loved him last night. He almost let out a yell he was so happy. He went downstairs and started making some coffee. It was Saturday today so no school for him. 'Thank God' he thought to himself. After the coffee was done he started to clean up the spoiled food that was left out the night before, forgotten in all the bliss. Once that was taken care of he started making breakfast.

"Waz all da noise..." A sleepy Reno walked in from the living room.

Cloud wasn't the least bit surprised that Reno was there. He practically lived at their house anyway."Hey Reno. When did you get in?"

"Unn...'bout 12am."

Cloud laughed. "That early huh? Do I want to know what you were doing?"

"No, not really. What's for breakfast?" Reno wandered over to Cloud's side.

"Same as always – Bacon, eggs, and toast." Cloud said as he pulled out a frying pan and started to crack the eggs.

"Oh, right. Anyway, I think I'll take a shower. Mind if I borrow some of your clothes Cloud?"

"Ya, go ahead Reno. Hey, before you take a shower, wake Zack up ok?"

Reno smiled devilishly. "Can do." he said, and started up the stairs.

A few minutes later Cloud heard a 'THUMP!' from upstairs then:

"WHAT THE FUCK?! RENO YOU ASSHOLE! WHEN I GET AHOLD OF YOU SO HELP ME GOD!"

Cloud heard a few more curse words yelled and the slam of a door he presumed to be either Zack's or the bathroom. He shook his head and continued on with making breakfast. Soon, a very pissed-off, half awake Zack came down the stairs mumbling something that sounded like "Fucking dumbass"

"Morning Zack."

"Ya...morning Clou– WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOUR LIP?!"

Cloud's heart dropped. "So you don't remember anything that happened last night?"

"I remember coming home and talking to you. Then I went up stairs to take a shower and the rest is fuzzy. Why? What happened?"

Cloud closed his eyes and sighed.. "Nothing. You had to much to drink and passed out. I put you to bed and then came back down to get a glass of water and fell down the stairs. That's all." Cloud lied. His heart hurt. Zack didn't remember anything that happened last night. He didn't remember confessing to Cloud, or kissing him, or groping him all over. It might as well have never happened.

"Are you hurt anywhere else?" Zack grabbed Cloud's arm, but Cloud yanked it away.

"I'm fine. I'm not hurt." Cloud focused himself on cooking breakfast.

"Well....ok I guess..."

A few minutes passed without either of them talking. Cloud finished cooking breakfast and put it on the table.

"Cloud, if there was something wrong, would you tell me?" Zack suddenly blurted out.

Cloud looked at Zack with sad eyes. "No." He whispered, and then ran up the stairs to his room, Knocking Reno sideways as he ran.

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"I don't get it. What did I do wrong?" Zack muttered as he put his head in his hands.

"You mean why Cloud is so upset?"

"No, I mean why my cooking sucks. Of course I mean Cloud!"

"Ok, no need to scream." 'He's probably just upset because you got drunk last night, told Cloud you loved him, and then shoved your tongue down his throat.' Reno thought.

"Why don't you talk to him. Get him to tell you why he's upset."

"I'll try, but Cloud never tells me anything."

"Well, give him time. I'm sure he's just not used to you actually paying attention to how he feels."

"What's that supposed to mean, Reno." Zack glared at him.

"Nothing at all," Reno muttered. "But you are a little oblivious."

"I am NOT. I care about Cloud's feelings!"

"Ya, well just go talk to him." At that, Reno grabbed a plate of food and went into the living room to watch TV.

"I guess, I should go talk to him."

"Ya, That'd be good" Reno shouted from the living room.

"Shuddap Reno!" Zack yelled as he went up the stairs.

Zack knocked on Cloud's door. "Can I come in Cloud?"

"Oh, Zack.....Um...no."

"C'mon Cloud. Let me in." Zack turned the door handle but it was locked.

"Why should I let you in?" Cloud slurred.

"Cloud? Are you ok? You don't sound right."

"OK? NO I AM NOT OK!"

Cloud flung the door open. "What do you want from me Zack?!"

Zack only stared at his younger brother. Cloud's eyes were red and swelled from where he'd been wiping the tears away. But Zack wasn't looking at that. He was more focused on the bottle of alcohol that Cloud had in his hand.

"Cloud....are you drunk?"

Cloud laughed bitterly and tried to slam the door on Zack, but he was quicker then Cloud had expected and managed to slip into Cloud's room.

"Cloud, what are you doing? You know drinking isn't good for you. It makes you do stupid things."

"Ha! It didn't stop you last night when you--" Cloud stopped himself.

"When I what? Cloud, did something happen last night that you didn't tell me?"

"It's nothing." Cloud muttered and sat on his bed.

"It's not nothing," Zack walked over and sat next to Cloud. "I did something that hurt you and I want to fix it. So please....tell me."

After a few minutes Cloud looked at Zack. "Why are you acting like you care about me? Is there something you want from me?"

"Of course I care about you Cloud! You're my little brother!"

"Ya, that's right. I'm JUST you're little brother. Why do you keep doing this to me, Zack? Make up your damn MIND!" Cloud threw the bottle on the ground, making Zack jump as it hit the floor and shattered. Cloud looked down at the glass and then to Zack.

"I...I need to go." Cloud tried to run out the door but Zack grabbed his arm and stopped him.

"Cloud, what are you talking about? Tell me."

"It's because..."

"Cloud..." Zack encouraged. "It's ok, No matter what I'll always be there."

Cloud looked down at the floor and wiped his eyes again. "Zack, I lied to you this morning. I said that I fell down the stairs after I carried you to bed and busted my lip. Well... the real story is...last night when you came home you went upstairs to take a shower while I finished making dinner. After a few minutes you came back downstairs and...."

"Cloud, what did I do?" Zack said, his eyes wide and worried.

"You ended up pinning me to the counter and kissing me. You even told me you loved me. After that you pulled me upstairs to your room..."

Zack was stunned. How could he have done that to his little brother? "Cloud....I didn't....I mean...I didn't sleep with you did I?"

"No...you didn't have enough time to. After you brought me up you ended up running to the bathroom to wrench. The most you did was take my shirt off. And to think I actually thought you meant what you said about loving me..."

Zack sat down on Cloud's bed and sighed. "Cloud, I'm sorry, so sorry. I was drunk, I didn't mean to do that to you. If I'd known what was going to happen--"

"You wouldn't have done it over again...would you?"

"No, I wouldn't. Cloud, I would never hurt you."

Cloud felt like a cold pick had been shoved through his heart. Zack didn't feel the same way about him as he felt for Zack. He had to get out of here. After all, why stay when the only thing that he loved didn't love him back?

"You didn't 'hurt' me when you pinned me to the counter. You didn't 'hurt' me when you said you loved me and you didn't 'hurt' me, when you kissed me! It's when you took it back that you hurt me. So don't say you would never hurt me because you already did."

At that, Cloud ran down the stairs,and out the door, almost knocking Reno down again as he went past.

"Cloud?! What the hell! Wait!" Reno screamed, but Cloud was already gone.

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AUTHORS NOTES: There you go, second chapter is UP! I was surprised when I kept getting getting E-mails saying that people had sent reviews and had favoured my story! I honestly didn't think it was that good, but I'm glad people like it!

I'm working on chapter 3 for this, but I'm also writing a little for the other stories as well so we shall see!! Until next time!

~KIRA~