Lou-pie: ah! Only five reviews, how disappointing. But I'll be happy with that I guess. Hopefully I'll receive more later on. I've been watching Junjou Romantica and its inspiring me with a lot of stuff as well as other movies. I love that show, it's so cute and my favorite couple would have to be Nowaki and Hiro-san! Anyways, I hope this chapter is a little more enjoyable.
Rating: PG-NC17
Pairings: Seph/Cloud, Angeal/Zack, some Zack/Cloud-ish stuff
Chapter 2: Source
He knew. He knew something was going to happen tonight, something weird. Well, why not? This morning was interesting enough with running into Sephiroth and having your heart broken, why not make the rest of the day frustrating? But, Cloud didn't know much more he could handle today. He did say he wasn't going to give up on Sephiroth, and he wasn't, but he didn't want to see that hot jock at the moment. His heart was still healing from the man's words and it might break again if he had to see him and have Sephiroth say something hurtful again.
After supper, Zack escorted Cloud to his night classes at six before running off to do whatever he does when his roommate's out. The raven had dropped him off at the entrance, saying he was in a hurry to look presentable tonight for Angeal, or something along those lines. The blond only scoffed and made his way into the building; hoping people would get the hint to leave him alone. He knew they did whenever they practically cleared a path for him; his aura usually had people running away from him.
"Well isn't he a cutie."
"Stop it! Leave me alone!"
"I don't think he likes you very much Nero."
"Oh shut it Weiss."
Another fight was going on, wasn't that uncommon here with all these rich snobs wanting to put people lower them back into their place. Just because some didn't want to have sex with other people because they thought they were gentlemen, didn't mean they didn't want to beat helpless people either. And Weiss and Nero weren't the nicest people around and liked to rape cute or helpless boys, so Cloud didn't want to mess with them. As long as they were entertained with someone else, it wasn't his problem.
"Please let go, or I'll-"
"Or you'll what? Throw a hissy fit?"
"Or I'll sick Sephiroth on you."
This had Cloud stop in his tracks and turn around to find where the fight was being held; one of the voices sounded familiar anyways. Finding the fight, his eyes widen at seeing Kadaj being cornered by three older college students: Nero, Weiss, and some other dude he didn't know. Nero had a hand over Kadaj's chest and one beside the teen's head to keep him from running. All three had sneers on their faces as they peered down at the smaller kid's scared form, arousal glowing in their eyes.
"Crap," Cloud grumbled, walking towards the small teasing trio without having to think twice about it. He growled when the trio started pushing Kadaj towards one another, laughing at how funny they thought it was. No one stopped to help the poor teen or even went to go get a teacher to stop the three men from picking on the poor boy.
Cloud walked up beside Weiss, moving him out of the way when Kadaj was pushed towards the white haired student, catching the trembling teen and moving him aside. The trio sneered angrily at the blond and flanked behind him while Weiss stood in front of him. Kadaj watched with wide eyes, terrified at what the men might do to Cloud. The blond, however, was not and was as calm as he looked.
"What do you want, freak?" Weiss asked with a sneer, standing about a whole head taller than Cloud. "We were kinda busy 'ere with this little cutie." He jerked his head back towards Kadaj, who was staring at Cloud in worry, his arms wrapped around his body.
"I saw that, but he's not available," Cloud replied calmly with a hint of malice in his voice. "Go pick on someone that actually gives a shit." He was about to pass by the white haired man when the leader (obviously) grabbed his shoulder and pushed him back towards his buddies, who grabbed him and held him steady for their leader Weiss. Cloud didn't even try to struggle.
Weiss gave a taunting smile as he walked towards his buddies, cracking his knuckles. "Zack isn't here to save you, is he? Well, I guess I'll have my fun then." He chuckled lowly as he gave Kadaj a wink.
"I never asked Zack to be my protector; he took it upon himself because there's so many shitheads here that love to pick on the weak. And that sickens both me and him." Cloud glared hatefully at the white haired man, beckoning him to come and try to hit him.
Weiss growled, coming at Cloud with his fists raised. He lowered one and punched the blond in the gut, causing the small student to double over as far as he could while still being held in place by the attacker's goons. The next hit met Cloud's jaw, causing it to start swelling immediately. The third was in the stomach and Cloud coughed, some spit dripping out of his open mouth. A smug look was on his assailant as he gave the blond one more punch above the eye just for good measure. Cloud coughed, spitting out a wad of blood that hit the side of one of the goon's shoes. He earned another hit in the stomach for that one.
"Now that the freak's out of the way, we can have our own fun," Weiss announced, coming along beside Kadaj and grabbing his forearm to drag him off somewhere as Nero and the other nameless man dropped him.
Rage filled Cloud as Kadaj struggled in the white haired man's grip and he growled when Weiss smacked the teen across the face. Fueled by his anger, he shot out a leg to hit Nero in the back of knee, making him fall to the ground with a yelp, and did the same with no name. With both on the ground, he sprinted after Weiss, shoving a few people out of his way. Kadaj's pleas only drove Cloud to speed up and jump up to kick the white haired man in the back, making him let go of the terrified teen.
Weiss cursed when he landed on the ground, pain running up and down his back. He jumped up, turned around, and growled when he saw who had kicked him. "That was not smart you little shit." He made a grab for the blond, but Cloud was small and quick enough to move out of the way and thrust a foot up to dig the toe of his boot into his gut before kicking him away completely. Kadaj gasped at the scene and called out for the blond to be careful. The smaller student took the warning and jumped high in the air to avoid Nero and his buddie who made a grab for him, landing behind them after doing a quick back flip over their heads.
Weiss came beside his friends and all three looked like they wanted to kill Cloud. Never before had the blond defend himself or anybody else for that matter, so this was new to the bullies and they wanted to put Cloud back into his place. Cloud usually took the beatings whenever the trio could get their hands on him; but after what they did to Kadaj, Sephiroth's little brother, there was no way they were getting away with that. And Cloud was going to show them that he wasn't some weak little blond that they could pick on all the time, the fights had to stop.
Weiss jerked his head and Nero and no name ran at him with raised fits. Cloud side stepped them gracefully, elbowing Nero in the head and kicking no name's back when they passed by. The two fell to the floor with a small grunt, trying to get up before the blond jumped on them and thumbed their pressure points so to make them pass out on the floor. The two were easy to take out and he did it as non-violent as possible; it was Weiss that he was scared of. The man knew how to fight.
Speaking of which, Weiss was coming at him now, looking pissed. Cloud readied himself and waited for the taller man to make the first punch. But, before Weiss could reach him, three teachers who had heard the commotion pounced on the white haired student, trying to calm him down while keeping a good grip on him. A fourth teacher appeared, a look of confusion on his face as he saw three teachers trying to keep one of the students under control before glancing towards the crowd that had gathered.
"What happened here?" he asked, receiving no answer from the group.
Cloud took it upon himself to answer the older man's question just as Kadaj ran towards him, cuddling into his side as he started to sob quietly into Cloud's jacket. "Weiss and his gang were about to rape a minor," the blond explained bluntly, wrapping an arm around the shaking teen. "I almost got the crap beat out of me by saving him."
The teachers' eyes widen and Weiss gave a snarl, upping his struggles to strangle the blond, yelling, "He's lying, that little prick! I wasn't going to rape him! Whoever said I was?"
"You didn't have to say anything, for you intentions were loud and clear by the way you were dragging him even when he said no," Cloud explained, not removing his eyes away from the angry student. "Kadaj had no intentions on sleeping with you and when Sephiroth, his older brother, hears about this…" Cloud gave a small, smug smirk. "I'm glad I'm not you."
"Why you little faggot!"
"Yes, I am a faggot; what else is new?"
Weiss growled through his teeth, death clear in his eyes.
Teacher number four went to help with the other three teachers and all four made their way to the principal's office, while a couple of students helped bring the unconscious Nero and No Name. Kadaj and Cloud watched them leave and the crowd thinned out after the excitement was over. A few stayed behind to see what the blond and teen might do next before leaving when the two made no movement to leave anytime soon. Cloud was waiting for Kadaj to calm down before moving him anywhere else, knowing that the silver haired boy's legs were most likely feeling like jello. The boy was still trembling as Cloud hugged him, laying his head on top of the silver hair and stroking the other's back.
After a few minutes, Cloud helped the teen outside and sat him down on the marble carved fountain of three sirens coming out with water flowing from their outstretched hands that seemed to beckon the students around them to come closer. Cloud gazed at them as he waited for the teen to quiet down his sobbing, thinking about having a smoke to calm his nerves. He hadn't had a thought like that in two years about having a smoke when he could calm himself down by taking in a few deep breaths… usually. But after what Weiss did, there was no way he was going to calm down anytime soon.
"Thank you…"
"Hm?"
Kadaj sniffled, wiping away his tears while his bottom lip trembled. "T-thanks for saving m-me, even a-after all I said to y-you this mourning (sniff)… I acted like an i-idiot and tried to l-look superior in f-front of onii-san." Tears sprang up and he started another weeping session, only not as loud as the first time or as bad.
Cloud decided to sit next to him and wrap an arm around him and pull him close, looking up into the cloudless, dark sky that were filled with stars and a half full moon. He could feel the embarrassment radiating off of the teen and knew that if he didn't say something soon, Kadaj might think that he thought that the boy was acting like an idiot when he really was just easier at showing emotions than the blond. So, to clear the empty and awkward silence, Cloud decided to take this chance and speak to let the teen know all was right in the world for now.
"I know you were jealous and wanted to make me look foolish so Sephiroth would show his bad side to make me look at him as a jerk, when he really was just being protective of his little brother and didn't realize he was being rude. I could tell he was just looking after you and didn't take too kindly to me after he learned I was the freak in school." He paused to let out small breath of air, small spirals of steam coming from his mouth in the cold air. "I don't mind. I was a little angry and depressed at first until I realized what he was doing, so I forgive him and you." He gave a small grin that had Kadaj blushing.
"You do?"
"Yeah."
Kadaj looked down at his hands that were covered by his long sleeves on his lap before it hit him that he was still wearing Cloud's jacket. The blush on his cheeks spread across his cheek bones and up the side of his face. His eyes widened before lidding halfway, snuggling his nose and chin underneath the collar; the scent filled his nostrils and it caused him to calm down and lean his head on Cloud's shoulder.
"Y'know, the main reason why I got jealous was because you showed more emotion to nii-san more than you have shown to me… Do you perhaps like Aniki?" Kadaj asked in embarrassment, tapping his fingers underneath the sleeves. He felt a painful twinge in his heart when he looked up and saw a small blush come across the blond's cheeks as blue eyes widen a little for a brief second before both disappeared. "I see. So… he's your type, eh?"
"Well… I guess. I mean he is pretty like you, but he has a manlier pretty while you have a more feminine pretty… You see I'm-I'm… heh, I'm a bottom like you." Cloud looked away with an odd look on his face, knowing that Kadaj was looking at him in surprise.
"Huh? You're a bottom?" Kadaj's head was no longer leaning on Cloud's shoulder and was now sitting up straight, no longer touching him except for the arm still around his shoulders. A green eye twitched, never having heard of this little information before. "So-so, you want Sephiroth-nii to-to… eh?"
Cloud hung his head and let out a sigh before turning to look at the no longer calm teen. "I don't mean to change the subject or anything, but I've just realized that your family must be Japanese." He gave a nervous laugh when Kadaj looked at him oddly and quirked an eyebrow.
"Yeah, I told you this before. Now answer my damn question."
Biting his bottom lip, Cloud gulped. "Yeah, I do want Sephiroth to… you know, but only when there's more than just lust."
"So you love Aniki?"
"Not quite, just lust because I don't know much of him."
"Aww, I'm jealous of nii-san," Kadaj grumbled, huffing as he wrapped his arms around himself.
"There's no need to be, now come on; I'm walking you home." Cloud stood, helping Kadaj up from the fountain's ledge.
The teen stood and gave Cloud a curious glance. "What about your classes?"
"I'll skip it just this once; I'll explain it tomorrow to my teachers, but right now, you need to get home." His hand met the small of Kadaj's back as he lead the silver haired boy home, having Kadaj instruct him where to go. "What were you doing here anyway?"
"I wanted to apologize for my brother and me; we acted out of line."
"You already did and I've already forgiven you, now forget about it and move on."
Kadaj glanced up at the bigger man in aw, his heart pounding in his chest as a flush traveled across his cheek bones. "Thanks."
"Sure." His hand was removed, only to be replaced with his arm wrapping around the teen's waist in protection when they passed by a couple of weirdoes that were looking at Kadaj like he was jailbait. Kadaj snuggled into his side, a smile appearing on his face as he felt the other's warmth radiating on to him.
xxBLOODxx
After half an hour of walking, Cloud finally dropped off Kadaj and bade him good-night, that he'll see him tomorrow. The blond was surprised to see that Kadaj was living in an expensive duplex on the rich side of town, almost asking if he could have a look inside. But then the teen told him that he, Sephiroth, and two other brothers were living here and they're parents were helping with the payment until Sephiroth finished college and got a high paying job. That was when Cloud learned that Sephiroth was twenty-six years old and had started late on college because he was busy taking care of his brothers while their parents were gone most of the time. Kadaj said he'd rather live with his brothers than his parents anyway.
The brief conversation had Kadaj looking like he had discovered cloud 9 when Cloud left, he was so happy that he got to have an actual conversation with the blond that he forgot to give Cloud's jacket back; it just made him want the blond even more. He practically skipped to his room after he closed the door, going to tell his brothers all about his evening. Cloud, on the other hand, was strutting home, thinking whether he should call a cab.
The night was freezing and Cloud's hoodie wouldn't be able to keep him warm anymore now that the temperature was dropping faster. He decided to walk some more until he could spot a taxi, wanting to watch the dark sky a little longer before he reached home. It was quiet and it was soothing to the blond; no sirens from ambulances, no rough teenagers trying to pick a fight, and no creeps trying to get into his pants. Cloud decided he liked this side of town and would someday like to live here.
Maybe with that hot Sephiroth, Cloud's perverted mind mumbled huskily. He shook his head, trying not to think anymore perverted thoughts about the sexy, silver haired man. He sighed to himself, trying to remember the rout that Kadaj had used to get back to his dorm.
The rout, he remembered, did go through an alleyway, the third one on his right. He walked in, keeping his guard up in case a rapid dog or weirdo decided to attack him. Strange things happen in alleyways, even in the rich part of towns; there was always a freak hiding in places like this and Cloud had to learn that the hard way a couple of years ago. He was mugged by a couple of street urchins who had been following him all the way into an alleyway, taking his money and almost his virginity if Zack hadn't showed up in time. The blond decided to take a couple of classes on how to take care of muggers or rapers.
His guard was up when he entered the alleyway, his eyes constantly moving from side to side; he did the same thing while with Kadaj. He didn't expect though to be suddenly tackled to the ground from behind when he had his guard up. He fell to the ground with an 'oof', whoever had tackled him landing on top of him. He felt warm breath wash over his bared neck and Cloud started to struggle, thrusting his head back to push whoever was on top of him off. His head connected with someone's forehead, successful in getting the guy off of him.
Turning around so that he was now facing his attacker, Cloud's eyes widened when they landed on a long, silver haired man; green eyes staring intently on him, fangs protruding from his mouth as he licked his lips. His eyes were glazed over with hunger and madness as he stared at Cloud, crawling towards the blond with a predatory growl. Cloud scooted back until his back pressed against one of the stone walls of the alley, causing the blond to gulp.
This was not Sephiroth. Well, it was, but he was not in his right mind; he was hungry for blood. Cloud's blood. This was one of the things Cloud hadn't noticed about the man, Sephiroth was a vampire like him and if he had to guess why the silver haired man was acting this way was because he tried to hold out on feeding for as long as he could until it finally took a toll on him. This information about the man being a vampire made the blond feel a little better, but having the man mad with hunger was terrifying.
Cloud right then did something anyone in his situation knew shouldn't have done, he looked away from his predator to glance down the alley. This gave Sephiroth an opening and he took it with a lunge, pouncing on the blond with such speed, his mouth wide open and ready to plunge his teeth into the blond's delicious looking neck. Cloud was about to make a move to his right towards the entrance of the alleyway, but was too late; Sephiroth was already on him with his teeth digging into his veins.
Blood flowed into Sephiroth's awaiting mouth, drinking it greedily to satisfy his hunger. A small crimson river ran down Cloud's neck as he grasped the front of the silver haired man's coat, trembling from the pleasure he was feeling being this close to the man and having him drink his blood. He wasn't so terrified anymore, knowing that Sephiroth had somewhat of a control on his hunger; by this, he means Sephiroth not tearing his neck or the rest of him apart. It felt good, delicious even, almost like he was claiming the blond for his own.
He didn't need to fear about blood loss since he was a vampire; blood regenerates faster in them than in humans, making vampires the perfect prey and couple to each other. Having a faster regenerated blood system, it was one of the reasons why vampires' hearts pump faster than a regular human's heart. If you were to listen to it, it would have sounded like the person had run for a while when really they were just sitting there.
After this episode, it's going to be a lot easier to tell Sephiroth that he too was a vampire.
Cloud gave a small moan, closing his eyes in pleasure, loving the feel of Sephiroth's hands on his shoulders. The smell of his blood wafted in to his nostrils, making him hungry for the silver haired man's. He could go for another day without it, but the pleasure was becoming too much for him to think straight. Leaning forward, Cloud bit down on the other's neck, moaning at the taste of the other; it was bitter like dark chocolate or red wine.
Had Cloud seen Sephiroth's face, he would have seen green eyes widen from the teeth that drove into his vein, sucking in the precious blood from the newly made wound. With a growl, Sephiroth bit down harder, causing another moan and gasp come from the blond.
The two sat there sucking each other's blood for who knows how long. The only reason why they stopped was because of a woman's scream from the entrance of the alley, causing the two to break apart and star at the intruder, blood streaming down their mouths and necks. The woman was young and dressed like a prostitute, most likely looking for man in an alley that would pay enough for the night, but didn't expect this. She stared in horror, her mouth gaping open at the sight of the two men before she suddenly collapsed in a faint.
The two looked from the woman before looking back to each other, eyes widening when their brains started working again. Sephiroth was especially surprised at the sight of Cloud and the small pain coming from his neck. He soon tasted the blond's blood on his on lips and knew what he had done, and soon realized what the blond had done after touching his neck and finding blood on his fingertips. He jumped back as if Cloud was the fucking plague, giving the blue eyed man a look of confusion and disgust.
Cloud was hurt by the look and glanced away, wiping away the blood from his mouth and neck as he stood up. "So, uh… you're a vampire like me; what a surprise." He scratched the back of his head nervously, taking a quick glance over towards Sephiroth to see him standing and walking towards him while wiping away the blood from his own mouth and neck. "I guess I'll go call a cab."
"Wait," the other's deep and husky voice called, a warm hand wrapping around Cloud's forearm. "Did I hurt you? I must have by the bruise forming on your neck where I bit you. Did I hit you too? There's a bruise on your jaw and one above your eye."
The blond shook his head, giving Sephiroth a small smile. "No, I'm fine. Thanks anyway, I must be going."
"Why didn't you stop me?"
"You were hungry and so was I; it's only normal for two vampires to feed on each other." Cloud gave a mental sigh when the other's hold did not let up. "I'm glad I was here when you needed to feed or some passer byer might have been sucked dry by now."
"I guess so," the silver haired man mumbled, letting go of the other to put his hands into his pockets. "Thanks, even though I was being an ass earlier today. I-"
"Was only protecting Kadaj," Cloud finished with a small grin. "I know; Kadaj and I already had a talk about this earlier this evening. He stopped by at the school to apologize for you and him."
"What? He went to school alone?" Sephiroth's tone took on an angry notch, causing Cloud to wince. "Nothing happened right?"
"Well…"
"Right?"
"Actually," the blond started, letting out a small sigh. "Weiss and his gang were picking on him before I came in, they were going… to… do 'stuff' to him. I kicked their asses, before they could do anything though; that's where the bruises on my face came from."
An angry looked came across the older man's eyes, thanking the blond mentally for giving him a name on who he was to beat the shit out of. "Thank you for helping my brother and bringing him home. I knew you must have since you most likely don't live around here, no?" he quickly added, giving Cloud an apologetic look. "I'm sorry about earlier this morning."
"No, no, I already forgot it and forgiven you two; there's no need to apologize anymore." Cloud felt like he was on a high by the way Sephiroth was looking at him with those green eyes, taking a quick glance over his small frame. "So forget about it too."
"Alright, but as long as I can repay you and take you out to dinner tomorrow as an apology."
Cloud blushed, liking how the other's smug look and air of confident around him was fitting. "There's no reason to spend money on me. I already accepted your apology anyways. Thanks all the same though."
"I insist," Sephiroth urged, walking up until he was right in front of Cloud, glancing down into baby blue eyes. "I wouldn't feel right until I apologized to you properly." He gave the shorter male an arrogant smirk when the blush spread.
"O-ok, but as long as you agree that we are now friends." This sentence helped build the blond's confidence and he held his ground when the other gave him an amused gaze, raising an eyebrow. Cloud was making a challenge and he knew Sephiroth would never back down; hence one of the reasons why he said this.
"Oh, aren't you a brave one. I'll accept, but for now on you are now my feeding source. When I need to feed, I will come directly to you and you must make yourself available whenever I call you. I am not a very patient man, understand?"
Feeling a little confident, Cloud scoffed as he met the other's gaze. "Are you commanding me, general?"
"No shit. Do we have a deal, Cloud?"
Cloud shivered when the other said his name in small husky whisper, loving his name roll off Sephiroth's tongue the way it did. He closed his eyes as he bit his lip to keep in a small moan before opening them to see Sephiroth gazing down at him intently, waiting for an answer. Gulping, the blond smirked and took a step back.
"Whatever you say, general. Here's my cell number." He gave the silver haired man his number before gaining Sephiroth's as well, hoping he wasn't jumping in place from excitement. "What time do you want to go? And where should we meet?"
"I'll pick you up at the dorm at five and bring you back in time for your night classes, sound good?"
"Sure." Cloud gave a full, genuine smile as he watched Sephiroth walk away, waving a hand over his shoulder. When the man was out of sight, the blond gave a small shout and pumped his fist down towards his side in victory. Forgetting about getting a cab, he ran all the way home.
Lou-pie: I just had to make Cloud call Sephiroth general, I couldn't help myself. Well I hope you readers enjoyed it, no lemon yet though. Maybe in later chapters if you really want one.
Sephiroth: there better be one. And an explicit one at that (takes out sword and points it threatening at me).
Cloud: we already do have sex, plenty, while off stage Sephy, there's no need to be a mean jackass about it.
Sephiroth: … just want the reviewers to be happy so Lou could continue on with this story and show how passionate we can be while having an audience.
Cloud: you have problems!
Lou-pie: guys, guys! Please, not now. It all depends on the readers and don't you dare threaten them Sephy (glares).
Sephiroth: fuck… fine (sheaths sword).
Lou-pie: well, anways, I hoped you enjoyed the second chapter!
