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Lemon scene at the end of chapter.
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Chapter 7
Sephiroth brushed Cloud's hair out of her face as she slept. He had woken, having gotten enough rest but it was too early to get out of bed yet. He opted to study Cloud's feature and think on what had transpired in the last few days. He found it difficult to accept that he was the rightful heir to the throne of Asgard. Even finding it hard to believe that Cloud was in his arms and sleeping instead of being in the palace where they should be, watching her get married to the distasteful prince. He had to pinch himself to see if he wasn't dreaming.
She shifted and turned toward him, moving closer. He watched as her eyes flutter open and smiled. Her blue eyes glazed over as she blinked and stretched. "Good morning." She murmured and smiled as her eyes cleared. "How long have you been awake?"
"A while." He replied. "Just thinking about everything that has happened in last few days and what we need to do. It's a bit too much."
She took a strand of his hair and played with it around her finger. "Yeah." She sighed softly. "This is nice, just to lie here."
He pulled her close, kissing her. "I agree. I look forward to waking up every morning with you."
She smirked, "Is that a proposal?"
Sephiroth realized what he had done and laughed. "I suppose it is, after all, I am the rightful heir and you are the Summoner. It's our destiny."
She slapped his chest, "What a way to make a girl feel special." She twisted and sat up. He grabbed her and she squealed as she fell back against him and twisted into a fit of giggles as he tickled her.
Rufus glanced over his shoulder, meeting General Valentine's red gaze and the warriors standing behind the tall man, waiting. He put his hand on the wall in Hojo's office. "They're through here." He said quietly and moved his hand across the wall to find the hidden button. He found it and pressed, it was no bigger than his thumb and the wall moved silently to the side sliding behind the bookcase, revealing a dark tunnel. "Through here. Go in and about fifty feet, turn left, go down that hallway to the door and you'll find them hiding in their private chamber. The two other doors are hidden labs. Not much to look at in there." He moved to sit in the chair in the office. "I'll wait here."
General Valentine stared at the young man. He raised his hand to single for a warrior to stand guard. He turned and went into the dark tunnel with several other warriors. True to Rufus' words, he found the hallway to the left leading to a door and stepped back, allowing his warriors to break down the door.
A scream rose in the room and he gave a tiny smirk as he stepped in. His eyes met two familiar faces looking up at him with horror. "Hojo, Jenova. Good to see you both again." He turned to his warrior. "Arrest them and throw them in the dungeon."
"No! Please!" Jenova begged. "Forgive me!" She shouted as two of the warriors grabbed her and started to drag her out.
Hojo stood up and glared at General Valentine. "You were supposed to be dead."
"Ah," General Valentine murmured and glanced down to his chest, pulling his shirt aside to show the scar, "You missed. You've always been a bad aim, Hojo." He watched as the warriors grab the doctor and drag him out. "Now, where is my son?"
Hojo laughed, "If you haven't found him. You will not. It's too late." He laughed more as the warriors took him away.
General Valentine returned to the office and turned to Rufus. "You may have access to your room, but you will be under guard."
"That's fine." Rufus smiled and stood up, gesturing to the warriors to lead the way. "I just want a hot bath, my bed, and some good food. I'll cooperate."
"Very well." General Valentine frowned as he watched Rufus leave the office. He turned to the tunnel and gestured for the remaining warriors to go and investigate the hidden rooms.
Rufus entered his room and sighed, "Thanks. You guys can stand out there." He waved the warriors away. "Don't worry, I won't run. I like it too much right here. Ta-ta." He closed the door and went over to his bed. He gave a long blissful sigh as he sat on his pillow top bed. "It's nice to be back in here. Mm…" He bent down and pulled a box out from underneath. "Still here." He grinned and opened the box, his face glowed in the red light.
"You have a hint of an accent from Nibelheim," Cloud commented as she and Tifa packed her bag together.
Tifa smirked, "Yeah. I was born in Nibelheim and my father got a job at Old Midgar when I was young and we moved here. I thought I lost it." She handed Cloud a full canteen.
"No, not entirely, it's there, just a bit." The blond said as she stuffed the canteen in the bag. "What makes you join Avalanche?"
Tifa handed over a small first aid kit. "After my dad passed, rest his soul, I made my way to Neo Midgar to look for a job. I didn't find anything good and met Barret." She looked up at the said man and blushed slightly. "He helped me out. Hired me to work for him in his bar. He and Cid went way back and Cid introduced him to the book of the Oracles and then, the rest is history." She handed a couple of ace Band-Aids. "There, you should have enough."
Cloud checked her bag and zipped it up. "Thank you. I really appreciate your help. Everyone's help, in fact."
"No biggie." Tifa said and then asked, "How is Nibelheim these days?"
Cloud shrugged, "Dark and cold as usual. My mother's probably worried about me, with what's she probably getting on the news."
Tifa nodded. "I got a cousin over there, I can try to get your message to Nibelheim if you want me to."
Cloud shook her head. "No. I'd rather not risk it. Sephiroth and I need to do our part and we'll see when we get to Neo Midgar."
"Well, if you are in a bind, we're ready to help."
Cloud hugged Tifa, "Thanks again."
Barter waved at them both from the front of the warehouse. "Let's go."
Cloud grabbed the bag and slung it over her shoulder. She leaned over to Tifa, glancing at Barret, "You and him?"
Tifa went tomato red. "Not yet. I'm just waiting for him to come around. What about you?" she nudged Cloud, turning her gaze to the silver-haired man near a truck with Cid.
Cloud looked in Tifa's direction and smiled. "We're starting to. I do love him."
"You know; he was voted the most eligible bachelor of the Imperial Times couple years running before the whole thing. He was every girl's dream boy."
Cloud giggled. "I can see that."
"But he was also voted the most frigid man ever and people questioned if he would ever find someone. I guess he had his heart only for you the whole time."
"I believe so. Before I left Asgard a few years ago, I stole a kiss from him."
"Ooh, you go girl!" Tifa giggled and they approached the truck, both of them giggling together.
Sephiroth eyed them both strangely as he took the bag from Cloud. "What was the both of you gossiping about?" Tifa and Cloud both burst into giggles. He groaned and turned away from them and ignored them. "Cid, I appreciate it."
Cid waved his hand, "Just get in the truck. We're all thanking you both. You are doing us a great favor by reinstating your bloodline on the throne."
Sephiroth chuckled nervously. "It's a big task."
"It's the right thing to do. ShinRa has bled us dry with his tyranny. And that young Rufus, there's no knowing what he would do if he turned king." Cid grumbled as he hopped into the driver's seat.
"Bye!" Tifa called as Sephiroth and Cloud got into the truck and waved as they pulled out and turned, leaving the warehouse.
Barret grunted, "Yo, ya think dey'll do it what 'chew thinkin'?"
Tifa bobbed her head. "Of course, it's their destiny."
He turned and laid his good arm over her shoulder as they walked back into the warehouse together. "Wouldn't wish fo' it."
General Valentine watched the swarm of people outside the palace gate from the window. His warriors were holding them back. It had been several weeks since he had taken the city. He wasn't going to relent until he has Niflheim princess brought to him. He even sent out warrants for her and the general, putting out reward price for their capture across the land of Asgard. He was amazed at how they had evaded his best warriors. That general, whoever he is, was very good.
"Sir." General Valentine turned his head to the door to see one of the warrior bowing.
"Yes?" He replied, drinking from the glass goblet he held in his hand. He was getting bored.
The warrior approached the general and knelt in front of him, showing reverence. "They have been spotted in Corel area."
General Valentine stood up. "And?" He knew what was coming.
"They escaped with some civilian help."
"Of course," He said as he went to the window and watched a group of media trying to take a picture and filming the palace. He scoffed and turned to the warrior. "Anything else?" He asked with despondent tone.
The warrior looked up with uncertainty in his eyes. "Uh, the princess is powerful. She used her summon to fend off the warriors and the general," He swallowed.
General Valentine gave him a full attention. It was the first he heard of the princess using the summon to fight off his army. "What about the general?"
"He has been seen summoning a sword, a six-foot nodachi and he is very formidable. He was able to fend off nearly sixty men at one time."
The general placed his glass down slowly and asked, "You are telling me, the general, the one that is evading my army, is wielding the legendary sword of the king of old?"
The warrior nodded, swallowing once again and replied nervously. "We believe so."
"Explain to me one more time." He said.
The warrior gave a nod before replying, "The general summoned a sword out of thin air and it is a six-foot nodachi. He was able to fend off sixty warriors at the same time with his skills."
"I see." He waved to the warrior to dismiss him. The man stood up, bowed, and hastily left the study. "So, who are you?" He asked before turning and leaving the room.
He gestured for the guards to bring Zack out of the room. He waited until Zack was presented and asked, "The general, who is he?"
"A nobody," Zack replied stonily. "He's not that special to you."
General Valentine narrowed his eyes, "I'd like to know, please. Who is he?"
Zack scoffed, "Why? So you can figure out his strategy and capture him and the princess? Not going to tell you." General Valentine backhanded him, knocking him down to his knees. He groaned and held his jaw, moving them tenderly to see if it were broken. He was lucky and glared up at the man, spitting blood at his boots. "You could ask about anyone about the general. Why me?"
"You're his commander, and possibly the closest person to him," General Valentine said slowly as he crouched down in front of Zack. "I will give you a day to consider. I won't be so kind next time."
Zack's nose curled as the warriors hauled him to his feet and shoved him back in the room he was locked up in. He turned and allowed Aerith to approach him, tending to his bruised jaw with her gentle hands.
"What did he want?" Aerith asked, worried for Zack. She had grown fond of him during their time locked up together.
"He was asking about the general," Zack replied as he held the tissue to his nose. "There's something about that man." He glanced at the closed doors. "He seems crazy but I don't think he is. He knows his way around here as if he had been here before. I just can't shake that feeling I have seen him before."
Aerith pulled him to the couch and made him sit down and moved his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose, pushing his head forward and held it there. "Stop moving, the bleeding will stop in few minutes."
He mumbled, "Yes, Mommy."
She smacked his head and giggled. She then combed his jet-black spikes and sighed, "This is not what I expected."
He sat up and turned to her. He took the tissue from his nose now it has stopped bleeding. He stared into her grass green eyes and said, "At least, I am not alone. I got you."
She blushed and withdrew from him, dropping her hands to her laps and studied the carpet at her toes. "That's true."
He reached out and took her chin, moving her head to look at him. He leaned down and captured her lips in a gentle kiss. She closed her eyes, returning the kiss.
"Sorry, my truck can't go beyond here," Cid said as he put the truck in park. They reached the edge of the crater and the road ended.
Sephiroth helped Cloud out of the truck and grabbed both backpacks from the back of the truck, handing Cloud one. He replied, "We'll continue on from here. Thank you for your help again."
Cloud went up to Cid and bowed, clasping her hands together in prayer form. "May the gods bless you and the Oracles show you the way." She smiled and latched onto him, hugging the scruffy man. "I am happy to know we have friends."
Cid blushes and patted her back. "Aw, it's an honor, Princess. Be safe."
Cloud returned to Sephiroth's side and waved until Cid was a tiny speck in their view. She sighed and turned to the crater, taking in the amazing sight before her. "It's something else up-close."
Sephiroth agreed. The crater was a massive bowl in the land, stretching good twenty miles wide in diameter any direction. A large spiral of crystal clear formation jagged up from the center with several more twisting around it and sticking up to the sky. It was a lovely view, and terrifying at the same time. The legend states that life came from this place and the first man walked out from the depth, who became the father of kings. His supposed ancestors. It was enough for him to feel the awe of reverence of the place.
Cloud tugged his hand and he followed her, walking along the rim and they easily found a path leading down the side of the crater. They quietly hiked together, overwhelmed by the presence of the monument. After several miles of descending along the wall, the path ended into a cave.
"I suppose we're going forward." He said as they paused before the cave.
Cloud bobbed her head and followed Sephiroth closely as they stepped into the cave. To their utter amazement, they did not need flashlights. The cave wall was glowing with ethereal green and blue lights. They seemed to pulsate as if having a life of their own.
Cloud inhaled, trying to still the shiver that ran down her spine. The presence of the gods was powerful within the cave and she felt like she was being overloaded. She gripped Sephiroth.
He looked at her with concern. "Cloud?"
"It's the place, it's so powerful. All that lives within. The spirits, the souls. Oh." She couldn't stop the tears streaming down her face. "Give me a moment to get used to it."
He led her over to a ledge and helped her to sit. "All right?" He asked. He pulled his pack around and took out a canteen and handed it to her. She drank from it and wiped her face dry.
She sighed as the sensations seem to reduce to a dull throb. He took the canteen and slipped it back in his pack and watched her make sure she wouldn't faint or anything. He could feel the power emanating from the place but suspected being a Summoner, Cloud was more in tune with the energy and sensitive to them.
She smiled gratefully at him. "I'm feeling better. It's amazing. The feeling I get when I enter a tomb, this is thousands of times more. I can feel the spirits of every living being that had existed from the beginning of time. This is the lifestream."
Sephiroth glanced around the cavern, the blue-green glow of life shimmered and there were tiny green specks of light floating around them like fireflies, in thousands. He reached out and touched one of them, it glowed and skittered away. He chuckled and turned back to her. He can see she was feeling better and back to her usual bubbly self. "Ready to continue?"
She hopped off the ledge and took his hand. "Of course."
They continued their hike through the cave, the path slanted downward slightly. He assumed they were spiraling around the crater toward the center. They had walked for several hours and reached a large cavern. He looked up in awe. A slow moving waterfall fell from a great height and flowed into a river. The liquid glowed crystal blue. He reached out to touch the liquid and felt the cool sensation of thick gel-like substance pass over his hand.
"This is amazing." He murmured. He withdrew his hand and his eyes widened, the cut on his hand had healed completely and there was no trace of the wound. Even his hand glowed with perfect radiance.
Cloud touched the liquid. "It's pure ether. It will restore you if you drink it or bath in it."
Sephiroth blinked. He knew of ether and knew the ones his soldiers had was manufactured. He was surprised there was a real thing.
Cloud withdrew her hands from it. "A long time ago, about two hundreds of years ago, there was a river of ether in Niflheim. When people found it, they started to use it to heal their ailments and sell them. It fetched a high price. Then it ran dry. It became very scared and scientists looked for a way to reproduce it and managed to reproduce artificial ether. It's what we've been using."
"Yeah," Sephiroth said softly. "We can't let anyone know about this one. There's no knowing if there are anymore anywhere."
"I agree." She said and slipped her pack off and glanced at her watch, "We've been walking nearly the entire day."
He looked at his watch and blinked. There was no way to tell time in the cave. "Let's set camp here and we'll continue tomorrow."
She bobbed her head and started to unpack her bag, pulling out the necessary supplies for camping. Together they erected a tent and pulled together a meal from the rations they had.
"It's like this whole place singing," Cloud said as she looked around her. She leaned back on her elbows and watched the green lights flickering and twirling in the air above them.
He rested on his side, his head propped up on his arm, watching Cloud observe the cavern. "I can feel it, a little bit."
She turned her eyes to him. They seemed to glow brighter in the cavern, like bright sapphire jewels. "I feel like swimming." She stood up and started to pull her clothes off.
He sputtered and sat up. "Uh, Cloud!" He turned his face away when she was down to her underwear and bra. She laughed and ran to the ether river and slipped in. "Cloud?" He asked.
She waved at him. "We've been in each other's company for a good while! Come on!"
He looked at her and found her swimming in the river. The ether made her look like she was glowing all over. Her hair looked like platinum silver and her skin golden. He stood up and started to strip down to his boxer and went over to the bank and slipped into the ether slowly. It was an unusual but not unpleasant experience. He allowed the liquid coat his body and ducked under the water. He came up and inhaled, feeling like he was reborn.
She watched him as he emerged. Breath caught in her throat. He looked like a god. His silver hair shimmered with iridescent glow and his skin was like molten gold. His bright emerald eyes glowed with intensity when they turned on her. Falling in love all over again was something she now believed in. He came to her and grasped her around the waist, bringing her close until there was no space in between.
"This place is way too powerful." He softly said, his nose barely brushing against her nose.
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Her warm breath fanned his lips as she replied. "Yes." She closed her eyes as his lips covered her own. She moaned softly as his hand caressed her sides.
He moved his lips along her jawline and pulled her legs to wrap around his waist. The liquid flowed around them like sensual silk and it was making him crazy. His whole body hummed.
She tilted her head back, allowing him to nibble her neck, finding her sensitive spots. Her moan became louder and echoed softly in the cave. She wrapped her hands around his shoulders, feeling his hot skin. His chest felt good against her own and her breasts tingled as they were pressed against his pectorals.
"Oh." She gasped as he licked her collarbone. She bit her lips when his hands found its way to the swell of her breasts on her sides. "Yes." She whispered.
He stared at her sensual face as his fingers danced across her silky smooth skin. Her breath hitched as he traced the line of her bra and he moved toward the center, finding the hooks. He paused there.
She opened her eyes and met his green questioning look under hooded lids. Licking her lips, she gave a slow nod. She swallowed as the hooks snapped, freeing her breasts. He captured her lips again and slid the straps off her shoulders, releasing her from the bond of the fabric. He threw it to the bank and pulled her close again, feeling her naked breasts on his chest. His hardness was evident, pressing against her hot core. He wanted her so badly.
She gasped as his lips released her lips. His hands moved to knead her breasts in the most sensual ways, making her feel things she never felt before. A small whimper came loose from her lips as he began to rock slowly against her. His hardness pressed where she was the most sensitive, sending electrifying feeling up to her core.
He moved his hands down to her butt and grasped them, holding her as he stood from the shallow river and walked over to the campsite. The ether liquid slicked off their skin and hair easily and they were dry by the time he laid her down on the top of the sleeping bags.
His body hovered over her and he caressed her side. She was breathing hard, her bosom rising and falling sensually. His hand moved up to tease the hardened nipple.
"Oh, Sephiroth." She cried softly. His ministration on her nipple made a hot fire burning deep in her belly. "Please..." her hips rose, meeting his hips and she ground her sensitive spot against his hardness.
He groaned and kissed her hard. He released her nipple and traced a burning trail down her chest and to her most sensitive part. He watched her as he slipped his hand under the elastic, finding her hot moist core. He slipped a finger in, finding her very wet and tight. He pulled it out and pushed two fingers in. She bucked and moaned. His thumb found her sensitive button and he rubbed a circle around it in a maddening way while thrusting his fingers into her. She tossed and turned her head, the hot coils in her belly was becoming tighter and tighter. He was bringing her higher and higher, then something snapped in her. She gave a small strangled cry as her body shook in the most delicious way.
He smirked as she came, her juice flushed against his fingers as she quivered. He drew his hand back when she relaxed.
"Cloud?" He softly asked.
"Mm." She replied with a smile and hooded eyes, "Sephiroth." She grasped his neck and brought him down, kissing him. Their tongues battled and he won, invading her mouth and caressing her tongue.
Her hips rose again, pressing against his hard member, rocking slowly. He groaned and broke the kiss, resting his forehead on her foreheads their noses touched. "Cloud." He clenched his hands as she kept twisting her hips in a circle against his. "We shouldn't."
She asked, "Why?" He looked at her, feeling uncertain and he wasn't sure what the answer to why they shouldn't be. She cupped his face with her hands, "Sephiroth. I love you, you love me." He nodded. "Then, there is nothing wrong with what we are doing. It's natural."
"Cloud." He said, his voice almost a whisper. "I want you so bad."
"Please." She said, her hands going down to his hips. "It's either now or later. I would rather be now, in the most memorable place."
He chuckled, he had to agree with her. The place they were in was the most unique and amazing place. It was far better than any bed in the kingdom. He supposed it was much closer to being in heaven right there. He gave a nod and kissed her.
She smiled and helped him to push his underpants off and allowed him to slide her now ruined underwear off. She inhaled sharply as his body returned to full contact with her body. His naked hardness laid against her mound and felt so hot against her sensitive button. He kissed down her neck and latched onto the sensitive spot that made her head spin. His hand went down and gently pushed her legs open. He grasped his thick member, rubbing the head along her wet lips.
She grasped onto his shoulders, tears were leaking out of the corner of her eyes as she felt him enter her slowly. He was large but it felt so good being stretched as he kept on deeper into her.
He panted slowly. Her core was so hot and it felt like silky softness wrapping tight around him. He nearly came several times as he pushed in deeper. He paused when he felt a barrier. He glanced at her and she gave him a nod. He inhaled and pulled out until just his head was in. He kissed her hard and pushed in, swallowing her cry. He felt like he was reeling when he came to the full hilt. She wrapped around him tightly and he had to bite back, fighting the urge to come.
She painted as he released her lips. He had suddenly pushed in and there was a jolt of pain when something broke inside. She understood it was her virgin barrier. The pain went as fast it came and she sighed. He felt so good inside her, making her feel full. She stroked his hair as he buried his face into her neck.
They laid there for a few moments. Then she felt the urge to move, rocking her hips experimentally. He raised his head and started to rock with her. Slowly, they found their rhythm. Then their tempo increased in harmony.
"Oh!" She said as she felt the familiar tightening in her belly and kept with his rhythm. With each thrust, she met it. She gripped his back hard as she brought her hips up faster and faster, not wanting to lose the sensation with each thrust. The head of his member was hitting her on the spot that made her head spin.
"Cloud," he said, panting against her as his hips thrust. His manhood was swelling and he knew he was coming to his end soon. She felt so good and her walls were tightening around him, almost painfully. "I'm almost..."
"Me too. Oh! Yes!" She cried out as he kept hitting that spot. She threw her head back and within few more thrust, the tightening snapped and her body exploded in the most sensual tingling and she shuddered against him. He groaned as her walls trembled against his manhood and he came hard, spilling his life seed into her in gushes. He gripped tight on her hips, rocking against her as his member kept spurting, overflowing her core.
She gasped, feeling the hot liquid fill her up inside and spilling out in a dripping puddle. He fell on her and panted, exhausted. She raised her trembling hand and stroked his long silver hair, smiling.
"Look," She said as she stared up.
He turned over and laid on his back by her side. He stared up and smiled. The shimmering green-blue in the rocks turned into a beautiful iridescent rainbow of colors. Bright specks of lights fell down upon them like snow, falling in graceful dances.
She rested her head on his shoulder and said, "It's like the gods had blessed us."
He nodded as he pulled her tight to his side and they watched the falling lights and the shimmering rainbow light show above them.
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Note:
Sorry for delayed update. Two reasons; 1. busy, busy, busy. 2. Ffnet is being screwy again.
I don't have much to say about the lemon... eh, its fun to write sometime.
I'm trying to get around to Soundless but I've run into a wall for that story. Life is getting hard for me at the moment. I am hoping my life will even out by June.
