A/N: Now here's the bonus material that I mentioned in the last chapter! I decided to give you guys what really happened in those flashbacks when Sephiroth and Cloud were cops since I know a few of my readers wanted to go back and re-read them ^^. I even put them in chronological order for y'all so that you get the whole picture! Do enjoy!

"So, have you enjoyed the tour so far?"

"Yes I have. Thank you for still giving me one when you said that are too busy to give me one, sir."

"It's not that big of a deal. Come, I'll show you to your partner. He should be here by now."

Cloud happily followed after Commissioner Lazard with a smile on his face, even though he was inwardly smirking. This was his first day as a detective and to say that he was excited was an understatement since he was now able to help out Sephiroth. When Lazard opened the door to where the other detectives and officers were, he wasn't surprised to see a lot of people running around. Sephiroth had already killed two people and the reporters and the citizens wanted answers.

"Ah, there he is."

When Lazard pointed his partner out, Cloud couldn't help but gasp in shock and blush at the sight of his husband. Sephiroth could always make him blush with just a side glance from him...not to mention that he looked good wearing the tight short-sleeved white shirt. When they stopped in front of his desk, he noticed that Sephiroth didn't even look up to acknowledge their presence, but he could tell that he knew that they were there. Good, it's time to put all the hard work Sephiroth trained him for to use.

"Detective Sephiroth, this is your new partner Cloud Strife. He just transferred here from the police academy and he'll be of good use to you on the case that you're working on."

Cloud held his breath as he saw Sephiroth glance up at him before turning back to his computer. Brushing off the coldness of the glance, he decided to speak up.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. I hope that-"

"Chocobohead."

Cloud raised a brow in confusion at what his husband said while still looking at the computer. Even though he knew that they were supposed to give the appearance of not getting along well on their first meeting, he hated when Sephiroth called him that when they were home.

"Excuse me?"

"You head looks like a chocobo's. You have the hair, hair color and eyes like one. Does that mean you are a birdbrain as well?"

Cloud gasped before glaring at the smirking man who still chose to look at his computer screen rather than at them. Sephiroth was being an ass…and he wasn't playing around. Two can play at this game…

"Well, I rather be a birdbrain than a complete jackass towards someone you just met and don't even have the balls enough to look at them while you insult them."

Cloud could feel Lazard staring at him in bewilderment, but he could care less. He and Sephiroth had spats like this on a daily basis and he inwardly grinned when Sephiroth's eyes widened some before turning to face the computer.

"My apologies. I didn't mean to ruffle your feathers already. I'll make sure I have a nice bowl of bird feed ready for you before I say something to you. Is that okay?" Sephiroth said with a big grin on his face as Cloud glared as his face turned red.

"You asshole! I'm not a chocobo!" Cloud yelled, attracting the attention of the other workers at the station.

"Hmm…could've fooled me… You have the temper of one as well. I take it that no one has broken you in yet. I'll gladly have the honor of doing so, that is if you don't mind…" Sephiroth said with a smile before winking at him. Cloud furrowed his brows before he blush a deep shade of red on his cheeks in realization to what Sephiroth meant, making Sephiroth lightly laugh. Sephiroth stopped laughing when Lazard cleared his throat.

"Alright, Sephiroth. That's enough. You've had your fun. Now here's your first assignment together…"

After Lazard left to go and retrieve the file for them to review before leaving, Cloud looked at Sephiroth with a small smile on his face.

"Was that alright?"

"Love, you did better than what I'd thought you do…" Sephiroth said with a grin on his face.

"So, Sephiroth…you have a wife correct?"

"Yes. What about her?"

"Oh, nothing. I just wanted to know what you were getting her for her birthday…since it will be here soon…" Cloud said as he took a swig of his beer with a smile on his face. He and Sephiroth decided to call it a night and leave the children with their grandmother to go to the birthday party that the rest of the officers threw for Sephiroth at the station. Sephiroth was not a people person, even on his birthday, and Cloud wasn't surprised they ended up sitting at his desk and not mingling with the others. Needless to say, Cloud felt that they just should've gone home so he could give grandma a break…but at the same time he didn't want Sephiroth to go home to Scarlet… Though he knew that she was a cover-up, it still hurt for him to know that Sephiroth had to sleep with her…

"Nothing at all…"

Cloud couldn't help but chuckle.

"But what about that huge diamond ring she showed you at the jewelry shop?"

"It's going to stay exactly where it is, chocobohead."

Cloud sighed in irritation as Sephiroth smirked.

"You're being an ass."

"And she's being expensive and spoiled."

"No she's not! She always wanted a bigger diamond ring and you promised to get her one!"

"Hmm… I must stop telling lies to my wife then…"

"Asshole! Why don't you go and spend your birthday with that chick since you can buy that bitch bigger diamonds!"

"I didn't know that you were trying to get rid of me..."

Cloud's eyes widened as he saw Sephiroth grab his coat before he got out of his chair.

"Wait!" Cloud said as he grabbed his arm.

"I didn't mean that! I'm just upset that the kids and I don't get to see you as much… I want you to spend your birthday with me…I always do…" Cloud said as he felt himself blush. When he looked up at his husband, he cursed inwardly at the shit-eating grin he saw on Sephiroth's face.

"If I felt like being around a chocobo, I would've been at the chocobo ranch instead of here."

Cloud growled before punching Sephiroth in his chest as Sephiroth laughed at his antics.

"Stop calling me that! Just because I look like one doesn't make me one! If that was the case, everyone would assume that you were a grandfather because of your hair!"

"At least I'm a sexy grandpa."

"Psh!"

"You know that you agree with me…especially when I make you scream my name in the cop car."

Cloud blushed darker than before as Sephiroth laughed. There was no denying that…

"Must you say that out loud?"

"Who's really sober enough to listen?" Sephiroth said as Cloud rolled his eyes with a smile on his face. They sat in silence and chuckled as Zack got a piece of cake thrown at him by Tifa for grabbing her butt.

"Hey, Sephiroth?"

"Yes Cloud?"

"Happy birthday…" Cloud said with a smile.

"Thank you, love..."

When Cloud woke up, he noticed that he wasn't in his apartment and was in a hospital bed with two needles in his arm. He tried to remember the last thing tat he did, but all he could remember was that he and Sephiroth were walking up to his apartment before he felt himself become extremely hot. He knew he hadn't been feeling well for the past week, but-

"It doesn't hurt to say to me or Lazard that you need a day off because you aren't feeling well… I'd rather a sick chocobo stay home."

Cloud turned his head to stare at Sephiroth.

"You look like shit…"

"As do you, but at least I chose not to say anything."

Cloud weakly chuckled.

"What happened to me?"

"The doctor's say that you caught that new virus that has been going around for the past four months…Geostigma I believe…"

Cloud's eyes widened.

"But I only thought that could only be caught by children."

"Or it can be caught by idiot chocobos that don't dress properly when there's snow on the ground…it's just like a normal virus that happened to appear more in children because it got into the schools. Adults can get it just as easily."

"Do the children have it then? Have you checked them?"

"Of course I did. They received their vaccination shots yesterday."

"What! Without me? Are they okay? I have to leave and go check on them!"

"Cloud, they're fine. Besides, it's not like you can get up and leave anyway…"

Cloud rolled his eyes before trying to sit up, but stopped when he felt his entire body ache, which made Sephiroth chuckle.

"How did I get here by the way?"

"I carried you here."

Cloud stared at Sephiroth before laughing weakly.

"Please…"

"You wouldn't respond to me when you collapsed in the stairwell. I had no choice…"

Cloud stopped laughing and stared at Sephiroth in shock.

"…It was that bad?"

"Doctors said you would've died if they would have given you that shot ten minutes later. So yes, it was that bad."

Cloud noticed how Sephiroth's tone had gone from playful to serious.

"If you weren't feeling well Cloud you should've said something!"

"But I knew that you were stressing out over not being able to get Grimoire by himself and I wanted to help-"

"You can help me by not accidentally killing yourself over something as reckless as this. You have been in the hospital for nine days Cloud!"

"You stayed with me…?"

"Yes…"

"But who took care of the kids?"

"I did that as well… I do know how to multitask Cloud…"

Cloud eyes widened before he began to feel bad. He knew that he wasn't feeling well, but he could see that Sephiroth wasn't acting like his normal self and he began to worry that he might be taking their mission too personal so he put his sickness aside and focused on Sephiroth more so than himself. Even though he was feeling guilty, he was also feeling happy that Sephiroth still was able to make time for him and the children. Something caught Cloud's eye and he turned to the small table that was next to Sephiroth and smirked.

"Did you bring me flowers?"

Cloud smiled weakly at the pinkness of Sephiroth's cheeks before slowly moving his hand towards Sephiroth's and lightly grabbed it.

"Thank you…"

He giggled when Sephiroth raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"For what?"

"You carrying me here…the flowers…staying here with me…taking care of the kids…everything, really…" Cloud said as he yawned, feeling tired all over again. Sephiroth watched as Cloud fell asleep again and sighed. Cloud was becoming a huge distraction… All he was supposed to do was have a partner to play detective with, not someone that he missed terribly everyday when they weren't close to each other and the three little ones that always showed him whatever they drew or created with smiles on their faces. He looked down at the hand that was still holding onto his and frowned. This can't go on…if it does, then he mine as well kiss his goal goodbye, which he wasn't about to do. With that in mind, he looked down at his watch and knew that his target goes on a lunch break in half an hour, leaving him plenty of time to go home and shower before doing what he needed to do. As he stood up, the hand that was still attached to his tightened and he heard Cloud murmur something. Sephiroth smiled, but quickly wiped it off of his face. Ignoring the screaming part of his mind that told him not to do it, he leaned down and ran a hand through the smooth and golden spikes of blond hair before kissing Cloud's forehead.

"Sleep tight, chocobohead. I'll be back to visit you later…"

Sephiroth watched as Cloud lightly smiled and the grip on his hand loosened enough for him to remove his hand out of his and walk out of Cloud's room. Things were becoming too difficult…

"Sephiroth?"

"What is it Cloud?"

He waited for Sephiroth to return to his hospital room before telling the nurse that he was ready to go home. Ever since he woke up after he talked to Sephiroth before taking a nap, Sephiroth has been acting…strange. He wouldn't talk to him or make fun of him like how he used to. It was almost like he was a completely different person…and that made him upset. As he waited for Sephiroth to come back like he said he would, he'd been debating in his head on whether or not he should tell him something. He decided not to since he feared how it would affect their marriage, but he couldn't refuse to hold it in anymore as they were walking down the hallway. He was thankful that it was nighttime and that there wasn't anyone walking in the same hallway as them.

"It's okay if you really wanted to marry Scarlet…I'll understand since I know that she's been bothering you about it."

"Why should that matter to you?"

Cloud's eyes widened in hurt and in shock. He didn't know what made Sephiroth become so cold, but he wasn't about to back down from him.

"Why shouldn't it? What the fuck are trying to say Sephiroth! We've been married for 6 years and I'm allowing you to sleep with someone else while I take care of our three kids by myself as we finish this mission we started together! I'm trying to help you, asshole!"

"Well then, if you're that concerned about helping me, then you need to start pulling your weight since I'm doing all of the work."

Cloud glared at Sephiroth before summoning all of the strength he could before pushing Sephiroth against the wall, which surprised both him and Sephiroth that he could do it in his weak condition.

"Cloud, what are you-"

"I…I don't know what turned you into the bastard that you're acting like right now, but go back to the Sephiroth that you used to be…"

Sephiroth narrowed his eyes.

"I'm the same Sephiroth that you met when we were in the bathroom at the orphanage."

Cloud shook his head before smiling.

"No…you're lying to me… The way you've been acting recently…it's…it's not like how the Sephiroth that I fell in love with acts…"

Sephiroth's eyes widened as Cloud leaned up and pressed his lips against his in a searing kiss. He became happy when he felt his husband kiss him back with vigorous force. He still didn't know what was wrong with Sephiroth, but he knew that he had to be feeling much better...since he started to slide his hands up his shirt. Luckily he ended up slamming him on the wall next to the bathroom.

"Don't you want to stay here for the night? It-It's pretty late for you to go home now… You can say goodnight to the children before they fall asleep since they've been asking me repeatedly about you."

"I'm afraid that may complicate things since we both know that they would want me to stay with them for the rest of the day tomorrow and I know that Scarlet would grow suspicious…"

Cloud sighed as he stood in the door way of his apartment as he looked down at the floor, not wanting to see Sephiroth's face. He knew what he meant by saying that it would complicate things…

"I…I understand… It's my fault anyway… I shouldn't have said all of the things I said in the hospital. It was a mistake and I understand if you don't want to be with me anymore after all of this is said and done. I don't want what I said to distract us from getting Hojo… It's best that-"

Cloud stopped talking when he heard Sephiroth chuckle. He looked up to see that the emerald eyes he loved were full of amusement. He blushed when Sephiroth grabbed his left hand and kissed it.

"You make me wish that I never made Scarlet a substitute…"

Cloud couldn't help but stare at Sephiroth as he started grinning.

"Get some sleep chocobohead. We have a long day tomorrow…"

Cloud continued to stare as he watched Sephiroth turn to leave and walked towards the elevator. When Cloud closed and locked his front door, he couldn't stop the small smile that showed on his face.

Cloud stared in horror at the sight that lay before him.

"Sephiroth! What the hell are you still doing here! I already called Lazard and they'll be over here any minute now! You must leave right now before they find you!" He yelled at Sephiroth when he noticed that he still was in the room. What the hell was he thinking?

"I'm sorry love, but… I believe it's time for them to catch me…"

"No…what…what are you saying! You can't do that!" Cloud felt his legs give out as he hit the wall and slid down to a sitting position. Cloud felt tears run down his face as his husband slowly turned his head in his direction with a sad smile on his face before he pulled the knife out of the Hojo's left eye.

"I have to Cloud… I'm tired of living two lives where I can't have you and the children in one and in the other I'm losing you… This will be for the best. You'll see…"

"How the fuck will it be for the best! You'll be in prison and the children and I will be all alone! Did you think of them before you made this decision without consulting me! Did you think of how this would affect them!" Cloud yelled in anger. He couldn't believe that Sephiroth was pulling this…

"Of course I did… They need for you to become stronger and train them in order for them to help us. We need to take a break Cloud. They are becoming difficult to find because they may be on to what we're doing…"

Cloud still shook his head negatively after Sephiroth's explanations. He wouldn't accept this…

"Please…please…don't….please…" Cloud began to beg as he watched Sephiroth turned to face him and slowly made his way towards him. He begged even harder as Sephiroth wiped the blade with the handkerchief that was in his pocket as he continued to make his way towards him. Cloud couldn't even see him because his tears had blurred his vision.

"Cloud… I love you."

He began to cry even harder when he realized that Sephiroth was less than a foot away from him.

"Please…don't leave me…"

"I would never leave you Cloud… Just think of this as a business trip and I have to leave for a few years… I will come back to you and the children, there's no doubt about that."

"For how long?"

"…"

"Seph, how long are we talking here?"

"…About 8 years…to give the boys time to prepare themselves and for them to-" Sephiroth tried to explain, but all it made Cloud do was cry harder and start to scream at him.

"What the fuck am I supposed to do without you for 8 years! This is the longest you and I have somewhat been apart and this has only been 6 months and I'm missing you like crazy! You tell me what I'm supposed to do!"

Sephiroth kneeled down to his level and placed himself in between Cloud's slightly spread legs. He tried to get Cloud to look at him, but all Cloud did was turn away.

"Cloud…please look at me…"

"How can I do that when I know I'm losing you…"

"You're not losing me Cloud…you'll never lose me because I'm always with you…no matter what. That's why I placed this on your finger as a reminder." Sephiroth said as he look off Cloud's glove and lifted up his hand for Cloud to see the 4 karat diamond wedding ring he placed on his finger when they were younger. Cloud stared at the ring before looking up at Sephiroth with sadness in his eyes.

"I'll miss you…"

Sephiroth slightly smiled.

"And you already know why I'll miss you…"

Cloud lightly laughed before wiping his eyes and hugging Sephiroth closer to him.

"I know you'll be alright, Cloud… You have to believe in yourself… I leave the rest up to you and the boys. I know you all won't fail…" Sephiroth whispered into Cloud's ear before kissing his forehead as he sighed.

"They'll be here soon…"

"That they will…"

"Please…make love to me before they bust in… I need you to…" Cloud said as he moved his face to meet Sephiroth's. Sephiroth grinned.

"Now why would I refuse that?"

Cloud smiled as Sephiroth leaned in and kissed him and Cloud kissed him back, with all of what his heart could muster up at that moment…

End.

A/N: Don't worry! This doesn't count as the last chapter! This is just a gift for all of those who are a fan of this story!

With much loves!

-KtK