"Anyone awake in there?" A voice yelled, bringing Cloud out of his dream.
"Nurrhhhhggg." Replied something under the blonde.
"Hello? Come on, kids, we don't have all day. Cloud? Are you in there?" the impatient voice again.
"Yeah, just a second!" Cloud replied. Where was he anyway? This definitely wasn't his quarters…what a huge bed!
Wait a sec…who was under him?
Cloud sat up and stretched, feeling the sleepy brunet next to him stretch also. "Cloud…"
The impatient voice growled from the other side of the door. "I swear to god, if you don't come out, Cloud. I'll come in and get you. You and the sultan were supposed to be at breakfast a half an hour ago!"
Cloud woke up completely as he heard the impatient voice bitch and moan. "Coming!" He slipped out of the warm bed and slid out of the door. "Axel?"
The redhead stood on the other side of the door with his arms crossed. "Mind telling me what you were so busy attending to that would make you forget that breakfast was nearly half an hour ago…?"
Cloud glanced to the little blonde at Axel's side, just watching the ordeal, clearly not wanting to get in the middle of the two men.
"To tell you the truth, I accidentally fell asleep here last night…" Cloud blushed as he waited for Axel to make a snide remark, but it didn't come.
Instead, the redhead just grinned. "Well, you should have said so! I'll tell Yuffie her ice prince of a brother just found a lover." Axel hummed as he realized he rhymed, trying to fit it into a melody.
"NO!" Cloud glared as Axel just chuckled and waved him off.
"Just don't be late again, Yuffie and Aerith are coming up with all of the things that would keep you and Leon this late." Axel ran a hand through his bright red hair and shrugged. "I'll tell them to expect you in a few minutes, ok? But you'd better hurry or you'll never hear the end of it."
Cloud nodded, showing his appreciation. "Thanks, Axel. I have good news for you, too. But I'll have to tell you after breakfast."
Axel just rolled his eyes and turned to walk the other way. "Yeah, yeah. Just hurry, kid."
Cloud slipped back inside as Axel and Roxas drifted around the corner. He smiled as he heard Roxas quietly talking to Axel.
Leon was still laying on the bed, but both of his eyes were open, and trained on the blonde. "What time is it?"
"Well…just thirty minutes past breakfast…" Cloud admitted, feeling awful for letting the sultan sleep in so late.
"That late? Wow." Leon just pulled the covers up over his head and snuggled down into the bed.
Cloud sighed. "Come on! We need to get going! Axel said your sisters are trying to figure out what would make us both late…" Cloud ran a hand through his blonde spikes.
"Let them. I was comfortable." Leon replied stretching under the covers.
"But you're missing breakfast." Cloud reminded the sultan, taking a deep breath and trying not to just drag Leon out of the bed. They needed to GO.
"I'm not hungry. Come back to bed, Cloud."
Cloud frowned as he thought about that offer. Technically, he was Leon's…so whatever Leon asked of him, he would have to give it…
Then it hit him. Come back to bed? Back…implying that they had…
Oh shit.
"I really slept here? Last night…?"
A muffled moan came from under the covers.
Cloud took that as a yes, even though he knew the answer already. "Why?"
"Because it was a long day of partying, and you couldn't quite make it back to your rooms…so you fell asleep here." Leon told him, slipping his head from under the covers. "Now forget it, and come back to bed."
Cloud sat on the side of the mattress and thought. Yuffie would already know what was going on…so it wouldn't really matter what he did now. And Axel…Axel probably had gone a little overboard with the imagination, but he would get the jist of it…so what was the point?
Cloud stretched and laid back on 'his' side of the bed, as Leon rolled over to push himself up onto his elbows. "Finally decided it doesn't matter?"
Cloud nodded, closing his eyes, sinking into the warmth of the room. "Yeah, as long as we don't stay here until Lunch."
Leon chuckled as he leaned down to caress Cloud's lips with his. "Well, we'll have to see how long this takes us."
Cloud moaned as Leon slowly moved to strattle him, slipping his hands under Cloud's shirt and slowly inching it higher.
The blonde noted Leon's lack of shirt, and clutched the sultan's thin shorts as Leon made his way down to Cloud's stomach, inching the blonde's black pants lower and lower. He softly tickled Cloud's soft skin with his tongue until-
Cloud heard a soft "Stand back, Roxas!" coming from the other side of the door, before it was thrust open.
"For the love of the gods. Why aren't you two downstairs yet? Yuffie and Aerith around about ready to keel over with all of the mental images running through their minds. Chop chop! On y va!" Axel snorted then shut the door again.
Cloud looked up at Leon who was staring back down at him with a very confused look on his face. "Alas, I think that means we're needed." Leon muttered.
Cloud nodded, angry he had let Leon go so far with him. "Yeah…" He slipped out from under Leon and walked out the door, leaving a even more confused sultan alone on his bed.
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"To tell you the truth, I had expected you two to be further along than that." Axel replied, taking a bite of the pineapple on his fork.
"And that didn't stop you from bursting in." Cloud muttered, rubbing his temples.
"Of course not. I told Roxas to stand back though. I didn't want his innocent mind seeing the two of you struggling out of your clothes, eager to-"
"Axel." Cloud shot the redhead a glare. "Shut up."
Axel 'tsk' ed as he patted Roxas's head. "It's ok. I'm sure he's seen worse."
Roxas nodded, leaning into Axel's shoulder.
"The two of you are awfully close." Cloud observed, as Axel played with a strand of the little blonde boy's hair, glad to change the subject.
"Yeah, I guess. I haven't gotten a whole two words outta him, though. I've gotten yes, no, shrug, and pout…nothing I can use." Axel chuckled as he caressed Roxas's cheek with the back of his fingers and Roxas made a relaxed purring noise.
"Yes, well-"
"Aw! Roxas! You and Axel are adorable!"
Cloud turned to see Yuffie coming towards their table from the table the 'royals' used for breakfast.
Axel blushed a few shades lighter than his hair as Yuffie came to sit next to Cloud. "Yes, well, your highness…"
"Looks like I'm never going to be able to take Roxas from you." Yuffie pouted as she leaned her head on Cloud. "Oh, Cloud. I just lost my servant…what is a girl to do? Looks like I need another." She giggled. "Maybe a girl this time. If I ask Leon to let me borrow you for today, will you come help me look, Cloud?"
Cloud nodded. "Of course." He'd been wanting to get out of the castle anyway and he wasn't allowed out unless he was with Leon, Yuffie, or Aerith…or Axel.
"Excellent. Now, what made you and Leon so late, huh? Axel wouldn't tell me!" She frowned and sent a playful glare to where Roxas was cuddling against the redhead's chest. "I wonder…"
"Sorry I was late, sister." Leon appeared out of nowhere to stand behind Yuffie. "Cloud had accidentally slept in…"
"That's fine, as long as you do me a favor!" She smiled sweetly. "Can I borrow Cloud this morning?"
"Of course…but what for?" He asked, eying Axel and Roxas. "Did you loose your slave?"
Yuffie nodded as Axel blushed. "Yeah, so I want Cloud to help me pick out a girl!"
"Sure, I suppose…"
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Yuffie grabbed Cloud's wrist as she pulled him deeper into the market square. "I'm so excited! I am a little sad I lost Roxas, but if he's happy with Axel, then I won't stop them." She stopped and smiled at Cloud. "Is that what you were talking about yesterday?"
Cloud nodded as he looked around, eager to avoid her eyes. He was afraid she was going to ask about how him and Leon had been getting along.
Yuffie just rolled her eyes and pulled Cloud deeper into the crowd. "Where would I buy a slave, do you think?"
Cloud chuckled as he pointed to a big stand next to them what read 'Slaves for Sale'. "How about…there?"
She glared and tugged his arm.
"Is the new couple looking for a slave girl?" The man behind the stand asked, motioning to all of the girls sitting around, looking very bored.
"Yeah!" Yuffie replied before Cloud could tell the man they weren't a couple. "We just need a cleaning girl…which one would you recommend?"
"May. She's very good at cleaning things up." The man just pushed the girl to Yuffie before she could ask any other questions. "500 munny, please."
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Leon was waiting for them as they walked through the entrance doors of the caslte. "Did you find what you wanted, ok?" He asked, looking up from the book he had in his hands.
Cloud almost smiled as Leon eyed May with distaste and stood next to Cloud.
"Yeah! This is May. May, this is my brother, Leon. Only, you'd better call him 'master' or 'sire'…or 'your highness'." She smiled. "He's kinda picky."
"Of course, master." May purred as she bowed.
Cloud cringed. This was going to be a long day.
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May glided into the kitchens while Yuffie was talking to her sister just outside the room. What ditzs.
She slipped a pink vile out of her top and giggled. That Leon was really cute, so she figured it was time to use that love potion that creepy old witch gave her a few weeks ago. Soon, she was going to be ruling the castle.
She pulled a spoon out of the holder next to her. One spoonful and she would have Leon wrapped around her finger-
"May! There you are!" Yuffie exclaimed, coming through the door.
May hissed as the whole bottle emptied into the pasta as she jumped. Damn. Well, hopefully it wasn't going to hurt him.
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Cloud sat next to Leon as their lunch was being brought out, and slouched down in his chair. He was happy to finally be done with his new chores that Leon had just given him. He sped through them because then he would be able to see Leon. If Leon hadn't been in a meeting with that asshole Sephiroth, Leon would have just been lounging in his rooms, so Cloud would have been able to see him…
"How was the meeting?" Cloud asked, taking a bite of the pasta sitting in front of him. It tasted really weird…
"Good, I guess. I'm tired of Sephiroth whining." Leon took a bite of his pasta, not cringing if it tasted different to him.
Cloud tried another bite and couldn't swallow it, so he took a sip of the wine from the dark blue glass. "Oh? About?"
Leon noticed Cloud push his plate out of his way as he pulled the salad closer. "Is something wrong?"
"Um. No." Cloud replied. He didn't want to seem like a wuss…not being able to eat his pasta.
"Liar." Leon chuckled. "What's wrong with the pasta?"
"Um…doesn't it taste different to you?" Cloud asked, pushing his plate closer to Leon. "Try it."
Leon pulled the plate closer and sniffed it. "Ehh, it smells awful. What did you do to it?"
"Nothing. Does yours taste ok?" Cloud asked
Leon nodded and handed Cloud his plate. "Mine is fine. I wonder what's in yours."
Cloud shrugged and put is head on the table. He didn't feel well at all… "Eh…Leon, can I go lay down…?"
Leon frowned as he pulled Cloud to stand on his feet. "Come on."
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Cloud sat down on Leon's bed and held his head in his hands. What the hell?
Leon was looking at him with a worried expression on his pretty face. "Cloud?"
Cloud looked up, trying not to just collapse. "Yes?"
"What's wrong?"
Cloud shook his head. "I don't know…"
"Well, then…what do you want me to do?" Leon asked, sitting down on the bed beside the blonde.
"Well…" Cloud did feel better when he was laying down. "My head does hurt."
"Would you like me to call your mother to kiss it for you, Cloud? Would you tell me what you want?" Leon asked, getting impatient again.
"Well, a kiss wouldn't be too bad…"
Leon smirked. "Oh? A kiss? From the nurse maybe?"
Cloud pictured the nurse he had been introduced to the other day. He did NOT want a kiss from the old woman. She had been nice, but definitely not his type. "…you are my acting nurse…"
Leon chuckled as he leaned over to press his lips to Cloud's forehead. "Feel better?"
"Well…the pain is a little lower…"
Leon slowly kissed Cloud's nose. "Better?"
"Almost. A little lower."
Finally, Leon pressed his lips to Cloud's.
Cloud closed his eyes, sinking into the relaxing feeling spreading over his body. "Much better."
"Oh? Is the patient better already?" Leon asked, laying down on the bed next to Cloud.
"Almost…" Cloud muttered, pulling Leon closer to him.
Leon sighed, contently laying next to Cloud on Leon's bed.
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May sat in the servant's 'hang out' place. It was essentially the room they were allowed to relax in while they were off 'duty'. It wasn't too bad…it had enough sitting room for at least twelve servants, which was a small number compared to how many servants worked here.
But wasn't particularly interested in the people in the room at the moment. She was a little more preoccupied with Leon. What could she do to get him?
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Leon smiled. This was the happiest he had been in a long time…laying here with Cloud…it was very relaxing.
Cloud's head was on Leon's shoulder at the moment. He was comfortably snuggled into the sultan's warm body, enjoying the feeling of sharing body heart.
"Cloud, I have a question for you."
"Yes?" Cloud answered with his eyes still shut tightly.
"Sephiroth and I are going to check out the group of nobodies coming closer to the kingdom. Will you come with us?"
Cloud smiled lightly, understanding that Leon could have just ordered him to come with them…and he would have had to go. "Of course."
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Okie dokie. So, there's that chapter. I am in the process of finishing up chapters for Flight Attendants and All I See is Light…because its been forever since I updated those..but I have a few ideas for this one, so expect this one to be updated shortly.
Thanks for reading and sorry for the delay Review?