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Okay here we go! This one is Cloud. There's a poll on my profile related to whose secrets you want to see. If I didn't put a character up there that you want PM me. As long as it's not Fat-Man Shinra I can probably do it.

Rating: T

Warnings: Severe embarrassment on Cloud's part and I guess you could say Zack is being a jerk…sorta.

Summary: Cloud's not good at keeping secrets, especially not if his best friend is running around proclaiming his love for people…

Not So Secret

Cloud Strife's biggest secret was, perhaps, not so secret. When one turned into a stuttering, blushing, pile of blonde putty whenever a certain silver General happened to be in the vicinity, it was rather obvious. Cloud had a crush on the man; a big one, if the level of his blush was any indication, and Zack Fair found it hilarious.

"Spike?" He waved a hand in front of the blondes unseeing eyes and chuckled to himself.

"Hey, Seph! Come here a sec, would ya?" He called. The General over to him and made his way across the courtyard, nodding to the other greetings he received.

Cloud was staring at Zack in horror and made to get away but a firm hand on his collar stopped him and he whimpered. "Zack lemme go."

"Sorry blondie, I'm tired of all the googoo eyes. He doesn't bite." Cloud made some kind of spluttering noise and this time Zack laughed loudly.

"Is something funny, Zackary?" A cool voice asked and he looked up into the face of his best friend and superior officer.

"Why yes, Seph, there is." He hauled Cloud around and shoved him into the General. "This is Cloud Strife and he's obviously in love with you. Have a good day, sir." He snapped a quick salute and, flashing a grin, high tailed it away from the two.

Sephiroth's eyes widened slightly as he stared down at a mass of blonde spikes and red face. He took a quick step back and straightened his leathers. Cloud looked like he was going to throw-up and he really didn't want to be on the receiving end of that. He watched as the other opened and closed his mouth a few times before giving him a shaky salute and fairly running away.

That was…awkward, he thought. The cadet hadn't denied what Zackary had said and was obviously embarrassed. Maybe it was true? Sephiroth felt himself frown. He was no good at this sort of thing; this was Genesis' and Angeal's territory. The dark-haired First would probably just give him another lecture on honor though, especially since the boy looked so young. With that thought in mind, he made his way to the red Commander's office.

He walked in without knocking and sat on the couch by the window. "Genesis, what do you do when someone tells you that someone else is in love with you?" He asked flatly.

His friend's face screwed up in some unreadable emotion. "What?"

Sephiroth calmly relayed what had happened in the courtyard, skipping over the throwing up bit, and ending with Cloud running away.

"Cloud?" Genesis tapped his lips in thought. "That pretty little cadet that runs around with the puppy?"

"I assume so." Zackary was obviously well acquainted with the blonde if he was taking so much joy out of his embarrassment- a joy reserved only for his closest friends.

"Hmm…" Genesis was tapping his desk with a pen and for a moment Sephiroth contemplated smacking him upside the head- few things were more annoying than the steady tapping of a pen… "He's cute."

"You have said as much." Though Sephiroth had to agree, the blonde had been quite…cute. Messy blonde hair, clear blue eyes and rather petite- definitely cute.

The Commander shrugged. "It warrants being said on multiple occasions. They don't make men like that anymore…" He trailed off with a glassy look.

"Genesis," he growled. "Is this…okay?" He really was at a loss, having only been in one relationship and that being with the man in the room with him.

"It is rather splendid, actually." Genesis turned to him with a sly smile. "I was almost considering bringing him home one evening to play, would you like that, Seph?"

His head tilted in thought, not missing the hopeful look on his lover's face. Would he like that? Maybe…an image of Cloud panting on their sheets rose in his mind and he nodded. Yes, he would definitely like that. "And you're…okay with that?"

The red-head just laughed at him and waved a hand in a nonchalant manner. "Obviously."

Cloud had never been so mortified in his life. The General had just stood there…looking as much like a chocobo in the head lights as was possible for the man to look. He was going to murder Zack when he found him, mako-enhancements be damned.

He'd skipped his last class of the day, Survival Skills, and was currently sitting in the far corner of the track. It was clear at this hour and he was thankful for that. He groaned and fell back onto the grass. Zack was such a jerk sometimes. The opening of a door caught his attention and he angled his head towards it. His stomach dropped and the urge to bash his head on a concrete wall was almost too strong to deny. Instead he slunk back against the fence, hoping to hide.

The General and Commander Rhapsodos were walking toward the track talking to each other, swords drawn and smiling. Maybe they were going to spar outside. Zack had mentioned that they ended up destroying the training rooms most of the time and the Director was getting on their case about it.

No such luck. To his horror, they passed the track and continued walking toward him. When they stopped, he scrambled to his feet and gave a hasty salute. "Sirs."

"At ease," the Commander said with an amused smile. "Are you Cloud Strife?"

"Y-yes, sir."

"You're skipping class. Why?"

His eyes widened a little bit. "I-uhm…"

"Genesis," the General glared at the red-head who only smirked back.

"Fine. We'll let you off the hook if you do something for us." He said with a cheerful smile. The General nodded in agreement with him and Cloud frowned, beyond confused.

"Sir?"

"All you need to do is answer the question." The commander said with a sly smile.

"And the question is…sir?"

"Are you in love with me, Cloud?" Sephiroth asked, laying his head on the red-head's shoulder.

"I-uh- well I'm…I-yeah. I am. I'm in love with you." His managed, blushing scarlet.

Genesis, in a momentary lapse of self control, took pity on the very flustered, very pretty little cadet. "I purposefully mismatch my socks."

"Uh…what?" Cloud asked, ever the articulate one and Genesis laughed.

"The pup told one of your secrets, so I assumed it was polite to tell you one of mine."

Sephiroth straightened and laced his fingers with Genesis'. "We're together, and we both find you very attractive."

"That's not a secret, Seph."

"It's not?" He arched an eyebrow at the red commander. "Fine. My favorite bath towel has a cartoon chocobo on it."

Cloud was staring at them, mouth hanging open, eyes wide. "I-okay."

"Okay?"

"Yep. I'm dreaming. Okay." The blonde said with a slow nod.

The two of them shared a look and laughed. They each took one of Cloud's hands and led him back toward the building. Once he was convinced that he wasn't dreaming, he agreed to go on a date with them- as long as they shared a few, more embarrassing, secrets.

Not the best but I couldn't get it out of my head. Next up? Angeal.