The next morning, Cloud woke up and groaned. He winced as his head throbbed in time with his breathing
"Nghhh..my head...." Cloud whined and tried to sit up but he couldn't. "What the fuck..?" He looked down to see Zack laying on his stomach. 'He looks so cute when he's sleeping.' Cloud thought as he caressed Zack's cheek.
As he caressed Zack's cheek, he remembered what happened last night and all the fun that they had.
'That's right...last night...last night was my first time...with Zack.'
Cloud's train of thought was broken by the waking red haired man laying next to him.
"Nhhh...what the fuck Vincent...why did you take my shirt off..? Hey what are you doing...? ohhhh vincent..." Reno moaned
Cloud couldn't help giggling at the sleep talking Reno. He put his hand over his mouth to stifle his laughter so as not to wake the sleeping men. He was sure Reno would kill him if he woke up—not just because it was a good dream, but because he was sleep talking about Vincent and Cloud was awake to hear it.
"Mmm...Morning Cloud."
Cloud looked down to see bright blue eyes looking up at him.
"Morning Zack." Cloud breathlessly said, as Zack slowly crawled up his chest.
Cloud looked at Zack hesitantly . "Zack...do I wanna know what's poking me?"
Zack smiled and kissed Cloud again. "It's the morning,Cloud. I think you can guess what it is."
Cloud blushed bright red and tried to push Zack off of him.
Zack wrapped his arms around Cloud. "Nuh-uh. I'm staying right here." Zack licked down Cloud's chest, making him gasp and put his hand over his mouth.
"Awwww did I find another one of your weak spots?" Zack teased.
"S-shut up! It's not my fault that I'm so ticklish!"
"You're right. I'll stop." Zack laid his head on Cloud's chest and sighed contently. "Cloud...your heart is beating fast."
"Of course it is. You're laying on me." Cloud wrapped his arms around Zack's back. "It doesn't help that your dick is poking my thigh."
Zack chuckled and lifted his head up to look at Cloud. "So...last night..."
"Last night was perfect." Cloud cupped Zack's face. "It was the best night of my life." He leaned forward and kissed Zack lightly.
"It was the best night of my life too." Zack whispered in Cloud's ear before nibbling on it.
"Zaaaaaack." Cloud whined and tried to turn his head away.
Zack let go of his ear and laughed lightly. "Hey Cloud. You wanna take a shower now?"
"Ya a shower does sound good."
"Ok then, let's go." Zack stood up and helped Cloud to his feet. As they started up the stairs, Zack placed his hand on Cloud's lower back. "And maybe we can take this shower together."
{* * * * }
As Zack and Cloud went up the stairs, Vincent woke up. He blinked his eyes, getting the sleep out of them before slowly sitting up. He closed his eyes tight as the room started to spin, but after a few minutes it stopped. With a groan, he looked over at Reno and smiled. Not only were his legs hanging off the mattress, but he was drooling with his mouth wide open as well. Vincent shook his head. " How on earth do you do that and not drown?"
"Mmm well you learn to breath through your nose." Reno opened one eye to look at Vincent.
"R-Reno! When did you wake up?!" Vincent's face held an expression that was half shock and half surprise.
"Oh, about an hour ago." Reno smirked and gave Vincent a peck on the cheek.
Vincent blushed bright red. He wasn't used to this. Well, the screwing part, yes, but the talking and sweetness was a different story. When he worked-- was forced to work-- in the slums, the people he slept with were not kind, all of them were cruel. Some treated him worse then an animal. They weren't as bad as the ones who were nice. It was always the nice ones that were wild in bed. Those were the ones that you had to watch out for. If you weren't careful, you'd end up tortured or worse, dead. It was just another painful memory to Vincent. Just like Lucrecia. Vincent's eyes glazed slightly at this thought.
"Why the sad face?" Reno muttered, propping himself up on his elbows, making his hair fall over his left eye.
Vincent snapped back into reality. "Nothing that you need to be concerned with." He tried to control the coldness in his voice, but it seemed that it had shown through from the red headed man's expression.
"Are you sure you're ok? You know I'm here if you ever want to talk." Reno raised his arm and ruffled Vincent's hair. Vincent glared and slapped Reno's hand away.
"Man, someone is hormonal this morning." Reno reached over and grabbed his pack of cigarettes from the floor, lighting one. This was completely different from what Vincent was used to. It scared him a little. He couldn't say that he missed being punched on a daily basis, but at least he knew what was coming. But with Reno, he couldn't tell what he was liable to do at any given moment.
"So, did you have fun last night? I did. I mean...I think I did. From the parts that I remember anyway..." Reno babbled on.
It was a general question, but it still surprised Vincent. "Ya...I did. It was...fun." Lies. All lies. Vincent had long ago lost himself whenever he had sex. No passion. No pleasure. No feeling. Nothing-ness. Oblivion. He loved it. It was, from his experience, just like tripping and the best part was, it only took a little to get there. A guy here, a joint there, It didn't matter how he got there, as long as he did. Because when he was there, he was free . His Lucrecia was there, even his parents. Sure, it was only temporary, but just that small amount of time there made him feel like he was worth something. Of course, there were always times where he would have a bad trip as well and start re-living his nightmare all over again. It was that, or he started seeing non-existent rotting corpses trying to eat him. Unpleasant as it was, he was willing to chance it.
"Hey, earth to Gothic boy Vincent." Reno waved a hand in front of Vincent's face. "Snap out of it man, it's scary how you look when you start thinking."
Before Vincent could even think about it, he started speaking. "It's just like the story of Dorian Gray."
"Huh? What story? Who is she?"
"You mean 'He'. Dorian Gray was the name of a famous Novel in the 1890's. It' about a man, Dorian, who is the most gorgeous person in London, but realizing that his beauty will one day fade, his sells his soul to the devil. The devil took his soul and created a portrait of Dorian. From then on, Dorian would never age. Instead, his portrait would age. Every sin he ever committed, would show on his portrait as a disfigurement or through a sign of aging. Eventually he realized that he was turning corrupt, so he ended up stabbing his portrait, killing himself in the process. The entire story, all he was ever doing was hiding from himself and Life...."
"Sounds....weird. What does this have to do with anything?"
Vincent looked at Reno for a few minutes before shaking his head. "Nothing at all," Vincent sighed and grabbed his shirt off the floor, starting to dress. Reno finished his cigarette and started to dress as well.
"What time is the moving van coming?"
"Um, later on this evening I think. Why?" Reno started hopping on one leg, trying to get into his overly small jeans again.
"I have something I need to do before we leave." Vincent muttered as he finished dressing. "I'll be back later on." Was all he said before walking out of the living room and out of the house, leaving Reno feeling dejected and confused.
{****}
"Nggghhh! Zaaack!" Cloud moaned as Zack nipped down Cloud's collar bone. He could hardly stand it – Zack groping all over him, them both being naked, and the hot water pouring over them drenching them both in ecstasy. It was beyond heated.
"Cloud..." Zack whispered in his ear, "I love you." repeatedly. In return, Cloud moaned and kissed Zack fiercely. Zack gladly opened his mouth for Cloud moaning loudly as Cloud licked his mouth. Zack lifted Cloud up and held him against the shower wall, grinding on him. Skin on skin, erection on erection, both boys moaned louder then before. Zack left Cloud's mouth and started down his chest again. He stopped at Cloud's nipples, latching onto one and sucking, sending a noticeable shiver of excitement though him.
"Ah! Zack...no..don't...! " Even as Cloud protested, he rolled his head back and wrapped his arms around Zack's neck, fingers entangled in his hair. Zack jolted from the hard tug on his hair and let out a hiss, almost dropping Cloud in the process.
Zack stopped sucking on Cloud's nipple and grabbed Cloud's hard member pumping slowly and first then faster, making Cloud throw back his head and hiss in pleasure. Zack leaned forward and started kissing Cloud while jacking him off. Just when Cloud was on the brink, Zack stopped and slid them both down the wall so that they were laying on the shower floor.
"Zack ....I'm about to...to come...what are you doing?"
Zack smiled wide and straddled Cloud's waist. "Getting into a better position." he whispered into Cloud's ear, sending a shiver though him.
Zack placed soft kisses down Cloud's chest, lower and lower. He took Cloud's member into his mouth and started licking and sucking. Cloud gasped and embedded his fingers in Zack's hair, pushing his head down for more. Zack reached under Cloud searching for his entrance and slowly pushing a finger into him, moving in and out. "Zack! No....Nghh! " Cloud covered his mouth with his hand, biting down hard trying not to scream.
Zack started looking for Cloud's prostate, making sure to be gentle,but quick as well. He knew he had found it when Cloud screamed and bucked his hips upwards. Zack started to suck harder on Cloud's member, licking up and down while pressing on Cloud's prostate. Soon, Cloud tensed and came into Zack's mouth. He swallowed and slowly pulled out of Cloud so as not to hurt him.
Zack flopped down beside Cloud on the shower floor and wrapped his arms around his brother. Hot water beat down on them as Zack kissed a very breathless Cloud. "I love you Cloud." Zack nuzzled Cloud's neck as he spoke.
"Zack...I love you too." Cloud started to sit up, but his body didn't want him too.
"Don't sit up. I'll clean you up and then we can get out." Zack grabbed the wash cloth and started scrubbing Cloud down.
"I'm sorry..."
"For what, Cloud?" Zack looked at his brother, slightly alarmed.
"That I didn't do anything to you. You're still hard..." Cloud's face turned slightly more red then it already was. Zack hadn't noticed that he was still hard until Cloud had said something.
"it's fine. I don't mind. I'm just glad that you're here with me." Zack smiled and kissed Cloud on the cheek. "Now that you're all cleaned up, how about we get out?" Cloud nodded and, with some help from Zack, managed to get up.
{****}
Zack started down the stairs to the kitchen for lunch. He walked into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator, looking for something to eat. Cloud had fallen asleep in bed so he was on his own for food.
"Zack, if you still have a voicebox I'll be surprised." Zack turned around to see Reno leaning against the counter and smiled.
"Hey, Cloud did most of the moaning, not me."
"Ya right. I know how loud you can be during sex. I might not remember much from last night but I sure remember you moaning loudly. And not only last night. I seem to recall a certain time when we got high oh say about 6 years ago?" Reno Smirked.
Zack blushed at this. "I-I don't recall any time at all." Zack was always a bad liar.
"Hmmm sure you don't. But I remember you suggesting we skip school and get some weed while your bro was at school. I also remember you on top of me and groping all over my body"
Zack sighed. "Ya I remember Reno. Why are you bringing this up?"
"Well, since you asked, I found Cloud's stash while you two were screwing in the shower."
"Cloud has a stash? Since when?" Zack walked over to Reno and started going through his pockets. "I know you have it, Reno. Hand it over."
"Oh kinky Zack. I didn't think you'd try anything since you started dating Cloud. My turn." Reno shoved Zack against the counter and started groping him.
"Reno! What the he--?!?" Reno locked lips with Zack, pinning his arms above his head and started grinding against him. Zack Shoved Reno back, pushing him to the floor and pinning him there. "You're fucking stoned arn't you?!" Zack yelled. "Dammit Reno! You know we are going to see mother soon! How can I convince her to let you stay with us if you're stoned off your ass! Besides, we promised to quit doing weed." Zack sighed and helped Reno to his feet.
"Well there wasn't much left in his stash anyway...and besides, we're moving. It's time to celebrate!"
"Reno, go take a cold shower and come back down when you're half way sober." Reno opened his mouth to argue, but the glare that Zack sent him made him reconsider.
"Reno. One more thing. Where is Vincent?"
"Took off somewhere. Said somethin' about visiting some place before we go...I don't know."
At that, Reno waled up the stairs and into the bathroom. Zack waited until he heard the sound of water running before continuing scavenging for food.
{****}
Vincent slowly walked through the sector five slums, unaware of anything around him. He was too busy remembering to even care about his surroundings. Before he knew it, He was back at his old school.
"It's still...here."
Vincent gazed at his old school. It was still half burned like it was before. The only thing that had changed was that it was older now, and more of it had collapsed since Vincent had seen it. He turned his attention to the memorial stone that still sat in front of the building, holding the names of loved ones that had perished in the tragedy.
Vincent brushed away some moss that had managed to grow, despite the conditions to read the names more clearly. His and his parents names were still carved into the stone. However, Vincent noticed, Lucrecia's name had been crossed out with a deeply cut line. Vincent ran his fingers over her name.
"Vincent..."
Vincent whirled around, looking for the source of the voice. What he laid eyes on made him gasp and stumble backwards.
"What the hell?!" Vincent screamed, "Lucrecia?!"
"Vincent...I'm so sorry. "
Vincent scrambled to his feet and walked over to her. "Lucrecia...You're alive? But...how...? Why...?"
"I'm so sorry..." She repeated again.
Vincent tried to hug her but instead fell right through her. "Lucrecia?" He was confused now.
"Vincent...what you see...it isn't the real me. The real me, died long, long ago; decomposed and returned to the Lifestream. What you see now, is just a fragment of my memory, that is being directed from the Lifestream. I created this fragment before the fire so I could say that I'm so sorry for what I said to you. But it seems I have more to be sorry about. Vincent... The reason your parents died in the fire, was because I called them there. I had no idea that there was going to be a fire. If I had known I wouldn't have..." She paused and looked at the ground, asigh escaping her lips. "I only called them to talk about you. I wanted them to talk to you, and maybe they could have helped you care more. But.... Vincent I'm so sorry..."
"Lucrecia....you have nothing to be sorry for. It was all me. It was my fault that this happened, that you and my parents....If I had cared more, grew up...then maybe..." Vincent covered his mouth with his hand, holding back the sobs that he so desperately wanted to let out.
" Vincent... it's not your fault. Please, for my sake, don't blame yourself. Just remember, that I will always love you. No matter where you are, you will never be alone. And....I'm so sorry."
At this, Lucrecia started to glow a bright white and shot towards Vincent, knocking him on the ground. Vincent gasped as Lucrecia entered his body. At first it was cold, ice cold, then started to warm in his chest. Then the visions came into Vincent's view. It was their childhood. Him and Lucrecia laughing together as kids. First movie they snuck into.. First time they enrolled into the music school. Their first violin concert together. First kiss they shared. First fight. First make up. First time they had sex together. All of these images filled Vincent's head. It made him feel happy, made him feel full of love. But there were more.
Images of the day he last saw Lucrecia alive filled his mind. He felt the torment, the emotion, that she had gone through when Vincent said that he didn't care about her or anything at all. How terrible she felt for the words that were spoken. How worried she was when Vincent never came back. How lonely. How scared. How sad. How devastated.
The next image was of her talking with his parents. His Mother. His Father. Then screams, lots of screams. Fire spreading everywhere, people running, jumping out of windows, anything they could do to escape the fire. Some were lucky and escaped safely, others were not so lucky. Vincent was screaming now, holding his head and curling into a ball, tears streaming down his face.
The last image was of Lucrecia laying on the ground outside of the school with a man standing over her. He couldn't see the man's face, but he could hear his voice.
"Where is he! I know you know! Talk!" the man screamed
"I-- I don't know! I don't know leave me alone! " Lucrecia screamed.
"You little bitch! I know you're lying to me!" The man pulled out a knife, " Now tell me!"
"Please...no...I don't where where Vincent is! But I wouldn't tell you even if I knew!"
The man slapped her across the face. "Fine then. I'll make you talk." He ripped Lucrecia's dress off, taking a minute to look at her trembling form before smiling wide. " You should have told me where he is. It might have saved your life." Lucrecia screamed as the man went down on her. After he was done, he said only one sentence, "Thanks for the fuck, but now you must die." Lucrecia screamed as the man shoved the knife deep into Lucrecia's chest repeatedly.
As Lucrecia was stabbed, Vincent felt his chest burn white hot. He clawed at his chest, trying to stop it from burning. It didn't help. Everything went dark and all he could see was Lucrecia laying there, slowly bleeding. He ran to her, kneeling by her already cooling form, shaking her, praying that she would be alright. Lucrecia's body started to fade in his arms, until there was nothing left.
"No..." Vincent sobbed.
"Vincent. Look at me." Lucrecia's voice called out from behind him. Vincent turned around to look at her. She looked the same as she always did, but now her eyes were filled with sadness.
"Vincent, listen to me. I've shown you my memories for this reason—I want you to find the man who did this to me. Find him and stop him. Not just for my sake, but for the planets. He is a danger to all life as we know it."
Lucrecia was starting to fade again. " Vincent, my memories are starting to fade within me.I have used all the strength that I have to give you them. I need you to listen to me carefully..." Vincent could hardly hear her now, her voice was starting to cut out. "It will glow when he is near....You mustn't...Be carful...You can't....please!...Vincent....I love...I'm so sorry..."
Vincent slowly opened his eyes, looking at the dull grey plate over him. "Lucrecia...she....she sacrificed herself for me...she...Lucrecia..."
Vincent stayed on the ground for a while longer, before finally deciding that it was time to head back home. Soon the moving van would be coming to get their things and they would be off to Kalm. As he stood up, he noticed a small light blue materia glowing on the ground. As he picked it up, it glowed brighter then faded completely.
"Lucrecia...Thank you. " He placed a kiss on the blue orb and started walking toward his home.
{****}
The moving truck pulled up in front of the house and two men jumped out of the truck. Soon, boxes were being carried out of the house and into the truck. Eventually Vincent showed up at the house to help.
"Where have you been? We've been loading for an hour!" Cloud said as he put another box into the truck.
"Ya, sorry about that. I was...looking for something that was dear to me." Vincent's eyes moved towards the ground.
"Well did you find it?" Zack and Reno joined in the conversation.
"I...I think that I did." Vincent smiled and looked to his three friends.
When everything was packed up and ready to go, the four boys stood in front of the house, taking one last look.
"Hey! I think we need a picture!" Reno ran to the truck and grabbed a disposable camera for them to use.
"Hey, dude, take our picture!" Reno shoved the camera to one of the truck drivers and ran back to the group. After some grumbling and cursing, the driver held up the camera. "Say cheese!"
Click.
"Cool. Now let's go. We have a long ride to go and it's going to be in the back of the moving truck." Cloud jumped into the back of the truck and plopped down on a part cleared for them to sit.
Zack, Reno, and Vincent climbed into the truck and sat down next to Cloud as one of the truck drivers closed the door, sealing the boys in.
"It's gonna be a loooong ride," Zack stretched. "Maybe we should do something to pass the time?"
"God Zack, your're a hornball! Cloud shoved Zack so that he fell over on his back as Reno and Vincent laughed.
Vincent reached in his pocket and felt the blue orb. 'Lucrecia. I promise you that I will find him and make him pay for what he did to you.'
A/N
Ok well soooo sorry it took me so long to get this up. I ran into a part that I had a hard time writing so I re did this chapter all over again. Since this chapter is rather *Cough* graphic, a softer more child-friendly version is going to be written to be posted on DeviantArt, since I know they'll suspend me for a while (again .) if I post it there. So anyone who is interested in the softer version is welcome to read! Thanks for all your reviews and comments of encouragement! They really mean a lot to me! Now, I will quickly dodge the sharp objects of which are probably going to be thrown at me for taking so long. Next chapter won't take so long, I promise! =^-^=
~KIRA~
