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"Cloud, hurry! We're going to be late!" Aerith called out as she adjusted her renaissance-styled dress.

"I'm coming—" Cloud mumbled back, he was tying on his vampire cape, the finishing touch for his costume. As he stepped out of the bathroom he saw Aerith peering into the mirror, adding on her dark red lipstick.

Hoping to convince her to not go to the party Cloud spoke as charmingly as possible; "You know… we can just… stay home tonight?"

Without looking away from the mirror Aerith said; " I promised Yuffie and Tifa we'd be there tonight, Cloud."

Cloud sat on the edge of their bed, dreading the thought of going out like the way he was. There had to be a way to get her to stay home… but what?

She moved over to their dresser and began putting on some jewelry. "Remember to wear your vampire teeth, okay, Cloud?"

All of a sudden he thought of the perfect way to make her want to stay home. It was something that was her… weak spot. Cloud rose to his feet and slowly walked over to wear she was, Aerith still clueless to the fact that he was directly behind her now.

To Aerith's surprise, Cloud gently grabbed Aerith's hands, a smile beginning to spread on her face from his tantalizing touch. He brought her hands down to her side. Alluringly, he slowly wrapped his hands around her hips, gently pulling her closer to himself.

"Cloud …what are you doing?" Aerith asked through quiet giggles.

Without answering, Cloud lowered his open mouth to the bend of her neck, imitating a vampire's bite. The feel of his warm mouth hovering over her skin was enough to get her heart racing at the speed of light. He gently began to close his mouth over her skin, his teeth erotically brushing against her. Instantly gaining all of her attention, Aerith tilted her head to the side, allowing him to continue kissing her so tenderly.

Aerith felt herself lost in his alluring and tempting kiss. He knew her well, he knew exactly where to kiss and how to kiss… and this—was her weak spot. Aerith really did want to go to the party… but now, it was the last thing on her mind.

She felt the wet warmth of his tongue flick against her skin, causing a quieted moan of approval to leave her open mouth. As he continued to kiss her neck, he tightened his hold on her, bringing her closer to him than before. Just as Aerith started to enjoy his enticingly well-placed kisses, she felt his mouth slowly travel to her collarbone as he moved his hands to her shoulders, pushing her dress sleeves farther down so he could kiss more of her exposed shoulder.

"If you're trying to get me to stay home—" she paused as Cloud began to kiss back up her neck and then she added; "…it's working…" he placed another lingering kiss on her neck as he continued to lure her to stay home.

Aerith could feel the balloon sleeves of her dress being pushed farther down as he placed fluttering kisses along her shoulder and collarbone. His kiss was an addictive sensation that Aerith never wanted to give up.

"I thought you said we didn't have to go?"

"No, you were trying to get me to stay home, I wanted to go to this party."

Just as Cloud and Aerith stepped into the bar Seventh Heaven, Yuffie waltzed up and greeted them. "So, what the hell took you two so long?"

"Our costumes, they were hard to put on."

Cloud looked to the floor and added in a mumble; "…and hard to take off—" just as he finished his sentence, Aerith elbowed him in the ribs.

Yuffie caught sight of the two acting weird, naturally, she began to examine them. And that was when she spotted it. Right on her neck, a reddish mark.

A mischievous grin spread on the ninja's face; she walked behind Aerith and Cloud and shouted; "Wow! Aerith—" Yuffie's voice was gaining the attention of the other friends, once she thought enough people were listening she finished her sentence; "It looks like a VAMPIRE SUCKED on your neck," she pointed to Cloud as she said "vampire". The whole room burst into "oohs" and "ow!s"

Aerith felt a wave of heat spread over cheeks as she realized Cloud had left evidence of his vampire kisses. She quickly covered her neck with her loose hair, hiding the love marks.

The attention from their friends eventually faded and Aerith quickly turned to Cloud and whispered; "Boy was a vampire costume a good pick for you."