WE DON'T OWN THE FFVII:AC CHARACTERS! If we did, everything would be different! Trust us!

A/N We're back and the MPreg poll is officially closed! The final count is:

Adopt: one vote

No: Two votes

Yes: Three votes – And we have a winner!

This story will later contain mpreg.

TR: YAY! The next chapter is here! Read on fools!

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Chapter Three – When We First Met

Loz took one last bite from his apple and chucked it into the nearby trash can before looking at his little brother. He hated seeing Kadaj so miserable… it made him want to cry. He shook his head to clear it, "Maybe you should do something that gives him a better hint," he suggested. Kadaj growled in frustration, "How many more hints must I give him?! I've called him in the morning and said he was hot, I've commented on his vanilla axe plus licked his ear… and that was just this morning! I have been trying to get in his pants since he auditioned and that was three years ago!"

Loz shivered at the mental images that appeared, "Well… Cloud is a bit of a twit when it comes to things like this." He said. Kadaj sighed and ate another chip, thinking, "Maybe I should strip in front of him and tell him that there is an itch inside my ass and ask if he could scratch it without using his hands." He muttered. Unfortunately his older brother heard him and cried, "What is it with you two that gives me these images?!" Kadaj just smirked at him, "Aw, come on Loz. You know you like it!" he said before his smile fell and he continued to eat his snack.

Loz sighs, "Well… as cheery as this visit is, I've gotta go out soon and I need to get ready." Kadaj chucks his snack bag in the trash before sitting back down, "Alright then, see ya at rehearsal." Loz steps out the door before pausing and turning back to his brother, "Oh and just so you know, he's been watching your ass from the beginning." That said, the older brother closed the door, leaving a stunned Kadaj behind.

Kadaj continued to stare at the closed door as his mind wandered to when he and Cloud first met…

Flash Back

Kadaj sighed and leaned back in his chair as another musician auditioned for the band he and his brothers created. They had decided to name themselves "Advent", after their last names, although it would have been "The Advent Family" except it sounded way too similar to Loz's favorite show. They were good; Loz played drums, Yazoo played the keyboard, Sephy played base while Kadaj sang. However they seemed to be missing something so they recorded one of their songs and Yazoo added some different instruments to it until they discovered they needed a new guitarist. So they held this audition, even though Sephy didn't like the idea of someone having the same skills as himself. Kadaj bit back a groan, seemed Sephy had nothing to worry about at all because everyone who had auditioned had SUCKED! Kadaj would have given anything, ANYTHING for an ownsome/good looking guitar player. Little did he know that he would get his wish as Sephy called in the next person to try out. Kadaj didn't bother looking over at the new person, he just continued to count ceiling tiles out of boredom. Sephy looked at the new person over his clipboard, "Name?" he asked, his pen at the ready…

"Cloud Strife." The man answered in his slightly monotone voice as he carefully removed his guitar from its case and strung it over his shoulder. Sephy copied down the name before putting the clipboard and pen on the desk, "Well then, show us what you've got." Kadaj continued counting the ceiling tiles, '162, 163, 164, 16-…' his mind stopped when he heard one of his favorite songs being played, perfectly! He looked over at the person playing the song and his jaw dropped. This man was playing beautifully AND was drop dead gorgeous to boot! Kadaj watched as Cloud's muscles flexed deliciously as the man performed for them and could hardly contain himself from pouncing on such an exquisite specimen. He moved his eyes up to the spiky blonde hair that just begged to have a hand run through it. Focusing on the man's face, Kadaj could only stare as his eyes locked with the most captivatingly blue eyes that seem to stare into his soul. He continued to stare even as the eyes broke the contact with his own to concentrate on the audition.

Yazoo glanced over at his younger brother, who was sitting next to him, and had to smile, 'hmm… seems like there was a bit of electricity in that look.' As Cloud finished his audition, Yazoo leaned over to his captivated little brother, "You might want to wipe that drool off your face if you want to make a good impression." He whispered, grinning Kadaj broke out of his dirty fantasy, taking a second to understand what his brother had said before quickly wiping the strand of saliva that had fallen from the corner of his mouth, blushing. Cloud finished his song and looked up at the four brothers, waiting.

Loz, Yazoo and Kadaj applauded happily while Sephy continued to watch Cloud with slight distaste. Cloud removed his guitar from his shoulder and gently placed it back in its case before turning to the people in front of him. Soon, those who were applauding had stopped, "Would you mind leaving us your information so that we may contact you later?" Yazoo asked. At Cloud's affirmative nod, Yazoo handed Kadaj a small note pad and pencil before shoving him in the blonde's direction. Kadaj gulped before heading towards the waiting blonde, clutching the items against his chest nervously. He smiled at Cloud shyly as he handed everything to him and watched as he wrote down his contact information.

"You play really well," Kadaj said, staring at Clouds handsome features up close. Cloud's azure eyes flitted up to meet the sliver haired teen's own cat eyes before ducking his head, staring at the not pad, "Thanks" he muttered, his blonde spikes hiding his blush. Kadaj tilted his head to the side, wondering why on earth the spiky haired sex god in front of him was avoiding his gaze. Cloud finished writing his information down and silently handed it back to Kadaj. The boy watched as his blonde Adonis picked up his gear and left, the mans swaying hips attracting his eyes. Yazoo calmly walked over to Kadaj, yoinking the note pad, "Should we even bother continuing the audition? We obviously have our man." Sephiroth crossed his arms defiantly, "Who says we're choosing him?" He growled. Kadaj narrowed his eyes at his oldest brother, "Because he's the best player I've heard, he has good style and he's ho… ahem… besides, you only hate him because he plays as well as you can, if not better." Yazoo cleared his throat, sensing the family argument approaching, "Look, to keep things fair, I say we take a vote, all in favor of hiring Strife?" Kadaj's hand shot up eagerly, followed by Loz and Yazoo's soon after, "All apposed?" Sephiroth raised his hand. Yazoo smiled, "Looks like we have our man!" he announced and Kadaj inwardly cheered while giving Sephy a smug grin. The older narrowed his eyes at his young brother while Yazoo looked over the notepad, " … that's odd…" he muttered.

Everyone turned to him, "What is?" Kadaj asked, wondering what could possibly be wrong with Cloud's information. Yazoo looked up at Kadaj, "There's no phone number… I was just going to call but all he put down was an address… or address'… I wonder why?" Kadaj took the notepad and looked it over, " … He might not have a phone… I'll go and tell him the news then."

That night found Kadaj walking down the street towards the address' Cloud had given them, watching the numbers as they passed. Soon he came upon the two buildings listed and stared at them, wondering how someone could live in two places. He walked up the steps of the closest building and checked the list of names for 'Strife'. Finding none he moved over to the other building and, after finding no 'Strife' on that list either, he started to get worried. Suddenly he heard the sound of a guitar drifting from the alleyway between the two buildings. Confused, he followed the music into the eerie darkness, unaware of the eyes that followed him. Going deeper still, he rounded a corner to find himself face to face with a man he'd never seen before. The man smiled at him all too politely, "Well now, what's a pretty thing like you doing here of all places, hm?"

Kadaj backed up as the man moved closer, "I-I'm looking for someone…" he said, not liking how the man was looking at him. The man smirked, "Well, I could get you through here safely… for a price." Kadaj's eyes widen and he turned to run in the opposite direction, but another man, who had snuck up behind him without him knowing, grabbed him and pinned his arms against his chest painfully. Kadaj struggled as the first man moved closer, "LET ME GO!" he yelled, terrified. The second man grinned at the first, "Can I have the first go this time, Brayden? Can I?" Brayden shook his head, "Of course not, you know the rules; You can have him once I'm done with him, Frank! Now held him still!" Kadaj teared up as Brayden started undoing the boy's jeans, "HELP! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!" Brayden smirked at him, "cry all you want, no one'll help you."

"Care to make a bet on that?"

Brayden froze and whirled around, "…why Cloud, what a pleasant surprise…" The blonde glared at the man, "Let him go." He growled dangerously. Brayden laughed nervously, "c'mon Cloud, buddy, can't we just have a little fun with-" Cloud interrupted him, "NOW." He snarled. Brayden's eyes narrowed, "…Fine." He turned and walked past Kadaj, "He won't always be around to protect you." He whispered to the boy before he disappeared around the corner. Frank released Kadaj and dashed off with his boss after taking one frightened look at Cloud's furious face. Once they were gone, Cloud turned to Kadaj, who had just finished redoing his jeans, "Are you all…" Kadaj launched himself into the other man's arms, tears streaming down his face. Cloud hesitantly wrapped his arms around the small, shaking form against his chest. Eventually the boy stopped crying, wiping his eyes without letting go of the taller man, "…I…I'm sorry about your shirt…" he whispered, glancing at cloud's wet shoulder. Cloud shook his head, "What matters is that you're safe… I'll walk you home…" Kadaj took his turn in shaking his head, "M-My home is far away, can I just stay with you tonight?" he gave Cloud a pleading look. Cloud remained silent before looking away, "… It's not the best place to stay, you'll be safer…" Kadaj clang to his shirt, "I don't want to go that far, I'm scared!" he teared up again as he looked at Cloud, "do… do you not like me? Is that why?"

Cloud blinked, "N-no, I just know you'll be safer at your home, I'll even walk you there to keep you safe. Does that sound ok?" Kadaj sniffed, "… I guess… I just don't see why I can't just stay with you…" Cloud sighed, "Because … my place is just as bad as here… if not worse." Kadaj's eyes widened in realization, "You… don't have a home?!" Cloud looked away, his bangs covering his eyes, "no… I don't…" He whispered, self loathing dripping from his voice. Kadaj thought for a moment before grabbing Cloud's arm, "You're going to stay with us!" He announced happily. Cloud blinked at him, "w-what?!" He whispered, "why would you want someone like me…"

"well, since you're in the band I don't see why not." Kadaj smiled at him, "besides, I want you to stay with me-us, stay with us." He blushed at the near miss. Cloud stared at him, making the boy blush deeper as he stared back into the older man's haunted yet kind eyes. Eventually Cloud nodded, "alright… Just let me get my guitar and we can get you home." Kadaj nodded, grinning like a cat who caught a very fat mouse, "Great." He said while his inner Kadaj beamed with glee. They walked around the corner that Cloud had appeared from and went over to Cloud's 'home'. The spiky haired blonde grabbed his guitar and slung it over his shoulder carefully before turning back to Kadaj, "let's go."

Yazoo paced back and forth in front of the door continuously muttering "he should be back by now, he should be back by now" under his breath. Sephy looked back at his younger brother from where he was watching TV, "calm down Yazoo, he's fine." Yazoo rounded on him, "Fine? FINE?!" I looked at a map and we just sent our feminine looking little brother to the bad part of town!" He cried.

The door opened behind him and he spun around to see said brother walk in. Kadaj barely took two steps inside when he was dive bombed by a frantic Yazoo, "OMG! I was so worried!" Yazoo cried. Kadaj sighed, "I'm ok, I had a small run in with a couple rapists but…"

"A COUPLE WHAT??!!" The three brothers cried, those who were sitting leaping out of their seats and running over to Kadaj. The boy rolled his eyes, "I'm fine, Cloud here showed up just in time and saved me." He said blushing. Three sets of eyes looked behind Kadaj, only now noticing the nervous blonde standing there. Cloud rubbed the back of his neck, not used to the kind of scrutiny he was receiving from the family. Yazoo walked up to him and promptly enveloped him in a tight hug, "Thank you so much for saving our little brother!" Cloud blushed, "I-it was nothing… really." He muttered, completely embarrassed. Kadaj's eyes narrowed slightly, a pang of jealousy going through him at the sight of his older brother hugging HIS Cloud. Kadaj blinked, 'his Cloud'? Since when did Cloud officially become his? Yazoo let go of the blond and held out his hand, "My name is Yazoo by the way, Yazoo Advent and these are my brothers, Sephiroth, the oldest and Loz my twin, you already know Kadaj, our youngest, of course." Cloud nodded, "Nice to meet you all…" Kadaj moved next to the blonde, "Cloud is going to be staying with us for a while." He piped cheerfully. His brothers stared at him, "Absolutely not." Sephy growled, narrowing his eyes at the bewildered guitarist. Everyone turned to look at him, "Besides," Sephy continued, "Cloud has his own place he can stay, he has no reason to be here." Kadaj's eyes narrowed, "but he doesn't…"

"He's right…" Cloud interjected. Kadaj looked at him, completely confused, "but you…" Cloud turned away, "I should go… sorry to trouble you all." That said he stepped into the hallway and started walking. He made it halfway to the elevator before a smaller hand grabbed his arm, effectively stopping him. He turned to see Kadaj looking at him sadly, "why did you lie back there? If they knew you have nowhere to go they would let you stay." Cloud looked away, "… I don't want to be pitied… to be a charity case…. I'm obviously not welcome no matter the circumstances." Kadaj watched him sadly for a moment, " … Come on," he literally dragged Cloud back into his home, "either Cloud stays with us or I stay with him." He announced to his family. Cloud stared at him wide eyed, "Kadaj… you don't want that…" he whispered. Kadaj turned to him, smiling happily as he ignored Sephy's shocked face, " you saved my life, I should be able to do more to repay you but this is the best I can do…" Yazoo couldn't help but grin at his brother's actions, "I guess there's no way around it then," he said, falsely and overly dramatic before laughing, "Welcome to our home, Cloud." Kadaj grinned happily as Cloud nodded, "Thank-you." The blonde said, feeling a bit awkward. Sephy huffed, "Fine… he can stay on the couch but for tonight only." That said he strode into his room and all but slammed the door. Loz grinned at Cloud, "I think he likes you, he didn't break anything." The brother laughed while Cloud watched them, or rather he watched Kadaj.

Later that night, Kadaj lay in his bed, staring at the ceiling, unable to sleep as his mind continued to wander to a certain blonde who was just beyond his door. As the clock struck midnight he sighed and stood, deciding to get a midnight snack. He quickly opened his door, tiptoed out and into the kitchen. He switched on the light and nearly jumped out of his skin when he noticed another person sitting on the window sill. Cloud looked over at him, surprised, "Oh, I'm sorry… I'll just go…" Kadaj shook his head, blushing as he remembered he was only wearing silk pajama pants, "n-no, don't go!... would you like to join me for a midnight snack?"

Cloud nodded and soon they were both seated across from each other at the kitchen table, sharing a bowl of green grapes as Kadaj sipped his tea happily. They sat in relative silence for a while until, "How come you couldn't sleep?" Kadaj asked, popping a grape into his mouth. Cloud looked down at his folded hands, "… I'm just… not used to having a roof over my head I guess… I keep thinking that if I fell asleep I'd wake up back in the alley…" Kadaj smiled at him, "don't worry, you're not going anywhere if I have anything to say about it… and I do." Cloud nodded, "thanks…" he muttered, grabbing a handful of grapes from the bowl.

Kadaj shook his head, "you don't have to thank me for anything, you saved my life and this is all I can do for you." Cloud looked down at his folded hands, "You don't have to, really…" Kadaj sighed, was he always so stubborn, "I'm not doing this because I have to, I'm doing this cause I want to." Cloud looked up at him, smiling at Kadaj for the first time, causing the boy to blush as he smiled back.

End Flashback

Kadaj smiled to himself at the memory, Cloud had come a long way since that night and they had grown closer. He sighed, Cloud had given him so much; he saved his life, was his best friend, even helped convince his brothers that he was old enough to live by himself and yet… he wanted more from the blonde. He wanted Cloud to be his… his to hold, his to love. Most of all, he wanted Cloud's heart and to have the blonde touch him, taste him, make love to him. Kadaj wiped a tear from his eyes, there was no way that could ever happen. Cloud would never want him that way.

Shiva slept on his lap, purring as Kadaj pet her head gently as he began to wallow in self pity. Suddenly her ears twitched and she sat up, wide awake and staring at the window. Kadaj looked down at her, "What is it, Shiva?" he asked as she leapt off his lap and onto the window sill. She stared out the window for a moment before looking back at a curious Kadaj, meowing loudly.

Kadaj got up and walked to the window, wondering what got Shiva so worked up. His eyes widened as he saw Cloud leave the store and head straight for Kadaj's apartment building.

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A/N:
C12, "holy crap, Finally!" dies from exhaustion.

TR, "yes… I agree! My hands are dead from typing for four hours straight!" dies with you.

Cloud pokes them with a stick, "hey, I think they really died!"

Kadaj, "Is this a blessing from higher beings?! Are we saved?!"

TR sits up, "Of course not, fool!"

Kadaj, "damn…"

C12, "you should know by now that nothing can stop us! NOTHING! Bwahahahahaaa! ... I'm okay."

TR, "yes... of course you are... Anyway! I'll take this moment to apologize- from both of us- on this chapter's long delay."

C12, "yes, many things have caused the delay, but this was made top priority during free time."

TR, "We both hope that you've enjoyed the chapter! More to come! The only way to stop more chapters is to kill us- good luck!"

C12, "You'll need it! XD"

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