A Time For Change

Disclaimer: Final Fantasy 7 belongs to Square Enix.

Cloud had been happy with his living situation. Having a roof over his head whenever he needed it, but still able to leave and enjoy the outdoors for a week without getting bitched at. The only real annoyance he had to deal with was the off and on moments of Tifa expressing her emotions towards him. Was she his friend; sure. Was she more than that to him? Well, no. He didn't see her in that light, to be honest he really never saw anyone in that way. He was completely content being a loner, he didn't need physical attention from anyone.

That didn't stop Tifa from constantly trying to make him feel something for her. It had been tiring, so for a while he spent more time away from their home. Enjoying the solitude the outside of town had to offer. While he was in private, in the quietness of the outdoors, he could preform one of his secret hobbies.

For a few years now, Cloud had been teaching himself how to play the guitar. No one knew about it, he had a hiding spot for the instrument at Tifas house. When he would go on his little retreats, he'd sneak the guitar out to his bike and take it with. He only felt comfortable playing it alone where he knew no one would bother him.

With recently being kicked out of Tifas house, Cloud found himself spending a lot of time outdoors. Coming into town primarily for hot showers at one of the truck stops.

After showering one evening, he passed by a bulletin board and noticed a sign that stated an Insomnia test subject was needed. Figuring what the hell, the blonde took down the address and decided to see what it was all about.

He pulled up on his motorcycle to a medical building, in a slummy part of town. He entered the drab building, taking in the off white interior. The smell of antiseptic filled the air as Cloud walked over to a desk where a nurse sat. He explained that he had come about the insomnia test subject add.

"Here's what we want from you as a subject. All you have to do, is take two pills of this medication before falling asleep. Every day, if you could just write down anything about your reactions to taking the medicine, be it positive like sleeping well or negative like night terrors. Just anything you can think of, jot down in the notebook we'll provide you." the nurse explained.

"Come in every week so we can take blood samples and read over your journal entries, and you'll also be paid every week when you come in."

Cloud asked how long the testing needed to happen.

"About six weeks or so, that should be long enough to give us all the information we'll need on how well the medication works."

He then went on to ask the amount of money they'd pay every week.

"Two hundred a week."

That was good enough for him, he filled out a waver, then was given a weeks worth of pills and a new notebook. Cloud had been dealing with insomnia for a year now, it'd be interesting to see if the pills did something for him.

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The few hours Cloud did sleep, he never dreamed. In fact, he hadn't had a dream since he was a kid. So on the first night of taking his insomnia pills, he was surprised to find that he was actually dreaming!

It was a very vivid dream, he was in his old home that he had shared with Tifa. She had been making different drinks for him to try, saying she needed to try new recipes and needed someone to test them. So he drank whatever the girl threw at him, his tolerance usually high but the new recipes seemed to have high alcohol content in them. After four different flavored beverages his head was spinning and a light headed feeling was engulfing him. The dream quickly switched scenes and tones. He was now laying naked in his bed, with Tifa straddling his waist.

He felt vulnerable as he watched the bartender who was suppose to be his 'friend' touching his body intimately. His vulnerability turned to anger as he watched Tifa boldly reach and grasp his limp member. She began to stroke it, her fingers bringing it mildly hard but still not completely erect.

'Damn it Cloud...' She cursed, apparently frustrated with his lack of a hard on. She moved her body so that her face was level with his manhood, her tongue reaching out to lightly tap his shaft, Cloud unwillingly let out a moan and his drunken body twitched.

"There we go." She purred to herself as her eyes became glassy. "How about a little blow job, hmm?" Tifa murmured to the man who wasn't conscience enough to realize what was really going on.

Her mouth engulfed him, Cloud was dreaming, he knew, but he couldn't help his body's reaction. His cock was really getting hard while he continued his now provocative dream.

His perspective of watching himself and Tifa changed. He was now staring as if in the body of the Cloud Tifa was sucking off. He held her head down with a clumsy right hand, making her deep throat him. Her lips were so far down his shaft that they brushed against his balls.

He was moaning, not angry anymore, just taking in the vivid pleasure of it all. It's not like this was real, he was dreaming and why not enjoy it? Wasn't any different than jerking off, which he had no qualms with on the rare occasion he got an urge.

Tifa pulled up, licking her lips as she stared down at Cloud. She moved her body along his, placing her hips above his lightly weeping penis. Slowly she sank her body down onto his member, her tightness catching Cloud off guard.

"You like that, don't you Cloud?" She called to him, her movements slow and precise.

He had lost his edge where he'd almost come in Tifas mouth, his penis was beginning to soften. His body tiring enough from the alcohol with in him.

His member limp now, Tifa let out a sigh of frustration.

"You know, it'd be nice to have some participation, but since you won't touch me until I get you good and drunk..." Her sentence trailed off and she got off his worn body.
"Why can't you love me?" She spat out in anger before leaving Cloud alone in his room.

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Cloud woke up from his dream, looking down to see a wet spot in front if his pants. He cursed as he inspected himself to see he had in fact ejaculated while dreaming. Great, he hated the unclean feeling of his own semen on his body. He got up from his sleeping bag, walked over to his pack and retrieved a clean pair of jeans and a cloth to wipe up his mess.

"Well, this will make for an embarrassing journal entry." He spoke to himself as he stripped and wiped.

That was only the beginning of Clouds side effects. He found that some days his mind would wander to Tifa and he would find an anger towards her within him. Anger towards being kicked out of their home they had shared as roommates. All because she needed to 'move on' and 'get over him'. What a bitch!

Catching himself thinking like that, he tried to reason to himself. As if talking to another person inside him. He had not been mad at her, so why was he having an angry side to himself now?

After a few weeks went by, still taking the pills, Cloud one day found that he was not in the same place he had been when going to bed. He assumed this meant he had been sleepwalking. It was spooky waking up in a random place, especially when you were naked when you woke up.

Cloud thought that maybe to occupy more of his time with a side job would make him stop sleepwalking. That was when he had stopped by a security office that he knew a friend worked at; Squall. He had found the tall brunette and asked if there was any openings for part time work. Squall was eyeing him funny, making Cloud wonder what was the matter. The friend said there wasn't any work available, that he'd let Cloud know when that changed.

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Cloud was holding down a squirming Tifa, pinning her to the ground with his body.

"Why?!" She wailed at him, confusion and fear covering her face.

"I thought you wanted this, Tifa?" He darkly chuckled down at the helpless woman. His pants already unzipped, his member erect and pressed against the inside of her thigh.

Taking one hand he flipped her short skirt up, pushed aside her panties and slammed his cock into her. She cried in pain as he hurt her entrance, but he didn't care. Cloud kept fucking her roughly, enjoying the sight of her tears.

"This is what you wanted for all these years, why aren't you pleased?" He mocked her, feeling his release coming. "No condom for us, Tifa. You wanted me, so you'll get every last bit of me." He laughed down at her, feeling his seed explode into her vulnerable pussy. Pleased with his job well done, he pulled out and got off of her trembling body. Enjoying the sight of her arms and legs pulling into a fetal position.

Cloud woke up from his nightmare, his entire body sweating. God, why in the hell had he dreamed that? What was wrong with him? He never wanted harm to come to any friend he knew, Tifa included!

This was it, he'd have to stop taking those damn pills! It was becoming too much for Cloud to handle.

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Yuffie was a stealthy young woman. Able to sneak around without detection through any situation that came her way.

With Cloud kicked out of Tifas house, Yuffie made it her business to keep watch over her homeless friend. For the past couple of weeks, Cloud had been sleepwalking. It was uncomfortable watching some of the actions he preformed while walking in his sleep. Some nights he'd walk around the wilderness, strip down and start jerking off. Yuffie could hear him groaning a name as he stroked his own member, no surprise that it was Tifas he called out.

As much as Tifa said she was done with Cloud, Yuffie still had a gut feeling that if Cloud ever admitted feeling something for the bartender, Tifa would jump back on the Cloud wagon. It wasn't that Yuffie didn't like Reno, she just had the opinion that Tifa and Cloud were just right for each other. Besides, look how Cloud was doing without Tifa there to take care of him! He needed to have Tifa for guidance, stability. Why was that woman being so selfish?

On the night Tifas house got broke in, Yuffie had followed Cloud to The 7th Heaven. His eyes were half lidded, telling her that the blonde must have been sleepwalking again. She slipped unnoticed into the bar shortly after he had gone in. She listened to Cloud asking the male bartender behind the counter where Tifa was. Yuffie watched as Clouds eyebrows furrowed, his hands forming fists. It was apparent that he was not pleased to find Tifa wasn't there. He marched out the door, slamming it behind him. Before Yuffie could go out and check on the upset man, she felt a hand lightly tap her shoulder.

She gasped, quickly turning around in a defensive position to see an amused face of a friend, Vincent. The only guy out there to really ever catch her off guard.

"I see you're baby sitting." He spoke, gesturing towards where Cloud had exited.

"It's called being a good friend!" She harrumphed, tilting her head back and jutting out her chin in defiance.

Vincent rolled his eyes at Yuffie, giving a shrug of his shoulders. "You just like to meddle."

"I do not!" She whined childishly, pushing on his chest in her annoyance.

He reached out and took a gentle but firm hold of her hands, keeping them near his chest. "Listen, Tifa is feeling happier than she's ever been. Why not leave it alone, Cloud is a grown man. If you keep trying to force him back into her home, she's not going to be a friend to you anymore. Just think about that while your busy meddling." He spoke towards her.

Yuffie shook her head, taking her hands away from his. "I gotta go, see ya around." She took off for the exit.

Once outside, her target was no where in sight. 'Damn that Vincent!' she cursed mentally as she began to look around for signs of her sleepwalking friend.