Haunted, a Cloud/Reno story

By Kigichi and Bekas Strife

Contains extremely OOC!Reno, a bit of Cloud, MPreg, angst and much more.

Disclaimer: These characters and the world where they live in aren't ours. Only the storyline is.

AN: Kigichi mostly writes Reno and Bekas Cloud.

Enjoy!!

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Several hours later, both men were exhausted as they picked on their food, ready for sleep after taking a bath and getting their stomachs full. "I could sleep fer days." Cloud whispered, feeling his eyes drop as he played with his pasta, damp hair falling in front of his eyes.

Reno grunted in agreement, extending a hand and putting Cloud's hair away from his face tenderly, taking small bites of his food. "Same, yo." He was so tired but that could change at any moment. All day long he has been having odd mood swings: happily cleaning one moment and crying the next.

"I propose" Cloud began. "That tomorrow, we do nothing more than being lazy."

"... So for me it's a normal day?" The Turk couldn't help but snicker. "I second that motion."

Cloud chuckled and finished his food. "Being lazy it'll be then." he concluded, putting the dishes in the sink to wash them on the day next. He was too tired at the moment.

Reno giggled and stood up, stretching until his spine popped. "Lazy is good!" He wasn't going to move anyways... well... Maybe to swim but that would be it.

"Let's sleep now, shall we?" Cloud said, picking up his tired lover.

Blushing, Reno wrapped his arms around Cloud's neck. "I can walk you know."

"But it's more romantic this way." Cloud retorted, going up the stairs and into their room. "Tomorrow I want to know what's in the second floor... I really do." He muttered.

"... I'm going with either more bedrooms or another dimension yo." This place was FAR too big for them. "... Wanna make it a sex room?" He asked, grin upon his face. They could keep it locked so no one but them could get in. Cloud just blinked and then threw his head back, filling the house with laughter. Reno grinned and leant up, placing a kiss on Cloud's lips. "Aww, c'mon! It will be fun!" He loved to tease the other; it was an accomplishment if he could get him to blush.

Cloud rolled his eyes and sighed. "I'll think about it." he said, cuddling under the quilt. "Get to sleep will you?" he yawned like a cat, blinking.

Reno giggled again. "Yay! Bondage!" He loved to be restrained, held down until he couldn't move and was at the other's complete mercy. It excited him. Pouting as Cloud put him on the bed, he wiggled around for a bit. "Not tired!" He announced with a grin. Sometime between the stairs and their bed he had gotten his second win and was now WIDE awake.

"But Reeeeeenoooo..." Cloud whined tiredly. "Just wait until tomorrow, please... I'm so tired that I wouldn't even find the damn entrance." he mumbled, already drifting into a deep slumber.

Reno blinked before scrunching up his nose. "… okaaaaaaaaay...I was gonna jump on the bed..Or go watch TV..." He said slowly. "... Peeeeeeeeeeeeerv..." Giving Cloud a wicked grin, he settled back down. "Dirty mind Mr. Strife."

"Whose fault it is? I used to be innocent..." Cloud mumbled, unconsciously snuggling against the chest of the warm body next to him. It didn't take long before he fell asleep like a small baby.

Opening his eyes Reno glanced down at his sleeping lover. "... I'm sorry angel... I'll try harder." Placing a small kiss on the blonde's cheek, Reno settled back down and tucked his head under his lover's strong chin, settling against his strong chest. "I love you." he mumbled before falling asleep.

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It wasn't long before one of the men turned on his back, panting slightly. His hands and brow twitched occasionally and hands tugged at the covers, twisting them with the powerful fists. Cloud turned his back at Reno, whimpering softly.

He could see it.

Reno's dead body, lying on the floor in a pool of his own blood. And he didn't care. That was the most unsettling thing: he simply didn't care.

Or better, he did: he thought it was funny. He thought it was so funny that he burst out laughing in his dreams, amused by the despair in his lover's frozen expression.

Reno mumbled and twitched a bit. Where was his warmth? He was cold. Reaching out blindly, he grabbed onto Cloud's arm, surprised when the blond pulled away. Waking up fully, he stretched and yawned, looking over to see what was wrong with his lover. "… Oh no." Eyes widening, the redhead stared at his lover's whimpering and twitching form. "Cloud?" Reaching out, he gently shook the other's shoulder. "Cloud... Cloud, wake up, it's only a dream baby."

Cloud only whimpered louder, twitching as he dreamt with himself completely crazy. "no-!" he panted, seeing as he took a hold of his sword and walked calmly up the stairs, still chuckling. Without hesitation he entered his and his deceased lover's room, grinning wildly as he got visual contact with his last target. He didn't pause as he brought his sword above his head and swung it directly at the poor defenseless baby inside the cot in front of him. "ARGHH…!"

"CLOUD…!" Reno heaved his lover's body up; grunting a bit at a well timed lash catching him in the face before shaking the blond harder. "CLOUD!? BABY?! WAKE UP!!" Tears welled up as his lover's movements only got more violent in panic without whatever he was dreaming with. "I'm sorry!" He muttered before reaching back and smacking the blond as hard as he could across the face. Cloud jolted awake, falling down the bed with the scare. Panting hard, the blond raised his cheek from the floor and looked around carefully, trying to find out where he was. Peeking over the edge of the bed, Reno shot his lover a worried look. "Hey... are you ok?" Climbing off the bed he settled down next to his shaking lover, wrapping both of his arms around his waist. "Tell me what happened." Cloud shakily brought his hands to his mouth and clenched his eyes shut, afraid that his dream might become reality. The blond shook his head, determined to keep his dream to himself... he couldn't afford getting Reno worried and scared so much that he would be forced to leave. "Baby…?" Reno whimpered and leaned over to gently nuzzle the other's cheek. "Tell me what happened… Please?" He wanted to help Cloud but he couldn't do that if he wouldn't tell him what was wrong.

The blond simply buried his face on Reno's neck, hugging him tightly as he still tried to put the images away from his mind. "I…" he croaked. "I saw you dead... o-our baby too..." 'I killed you both.'

Eyes widening, Reno sucked in breath before releasing it slowly. "It's okay... it was only a dream." He shouldn't have been surprised. Today's stress plus his earlier breakdown was bound to lead to nightmares. "It wasn't real yo."

"I... I know?" Cloud whispered, unsure. No-one knew what could happen in the future... "Shit, I don't know..." he whimpered.

Shaking his head, Reno pulled the other closer to him. "I'm alive. It was the stress that made you dream." Reno himself always had a few nightmares after a particularly hard day at work or a mission gone wrong. After sector seven, he barely slept for over two months. "It's okay now. I'm here."

Cloud nodded, wanting to believe in his lover. "o-okay." he whispered, lifting his head and resting his forehead against Reno's cheek. "I'm sorry." he apologized. It was still late and Reno needed his rest.

Reno shook his head and reached down to grab one of Cloud's hands, entwining their fingers. "Don't be. Trust me yo, I know what you're going through and keeping it inside only makes it worse." Turning his head, he placed another kiss on Cloud's head. Cloud nodded and sniffled, cursing lowly for acting like a stupid little child. "Don't think that." Came Reno's chiding voice, placing another kiss on his cheek. "You're not a child." Seeing his lover's stunned look he snickered. "No, I can't read your mind. You said it out loud."

The blond blinked and smiled weakly. "Sorry." he sighed softly, biting his lip and looking around. Damn house... he had just gotten there and it was already haunting his dreams. "Let's go back to bed... you need your rest." he suggested, although he was sure he wouldn't get any more sleep at all.

Reno shook his head and leaned more fully onto his lover. "I can't sleep knowing that you're going to stay awake yo." What was happening? They were supposed to be happy and safe here. Instead, it seemed that everything was going downhill.

Cloud sighed softly, getting up with wobbling legs. "At least try it... okay? For me." he asked softly.

Sighing unhappily, Reno nodded, stood up and crawled back into bed. "Get over here." He demanded. If Cloud wouldn't sleep, then Reno would make sure he wasn't alone. Once Cloud had settled down, he practically threw himself on top of him, using his chest as a pillow. "Goodnight. I love you."

Cloud blinked and smiled, placing a hand on top of the soft head lying on his chest. "Goodnight baby." he whispered. "I love you too."

Sighing happily Reno hummed and placed a small kiss on the other's chest, right above his heart. "I know you do yo." He managed to mumble out before drifting off, snoring softly moments later.

Cloud's smile diminished after a while but he still kept petting his lover's hair. Looking around, the blond sighed softly: there was no way in hell he would fall asleep anytime soon so... what to do?

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He counted everything: the cracks in the ceiling to Reno's occasional blond hairs and even how many leaves the tree right outside the window had. It was BORING but at least he had something to do until morning came.

Yawning a bit in his sleep, the redhead shifted a bit and mumbled. "... Hm... Cloud..." He was having a great dream. He and Cloud were on Fenrir - he got to drive - and shooting across the Midgar wastelands.

It was just them.

No jobs, no killing, no stress, just the two of them.

'I wanna go faster Cloud!' his dream self called out, loving the joyful laugh he got in response. Back in the real world Reno smiled happily and twitched a bit. "Hmmm...Faster..."

Cloud blinked and looked back at his dreaming lover. Sighing and trying to hold back a snort, he poked Reno. "Wake up, you pervert." he said softly.

Moaning, Reno shook his head. "Nooooo...nononono... good dream..." Cracking his eyes open, he glanced around. Where the hell was he? Yawning, he sat up and looked around with slightly blurred eyes.

This wasn't Clouds room.

Glancing around sleepily, his eyes widened as it all came back to him. Cloud, baby, a new house. Moaning once more, Reno fell back against the pillows of their bed. "You suck yo. I was having a great dream."

The swordsman smiled and turned to his side, kissing Reno's ear. "Wanna tell me?" he asked, nibbling the redhead's earlobe.

Reno blinked a bit in surprise. What the heck? "Ummm... sure...you and I were driving in the Midgar wastelands." He shivered at a particularly hard nip. "W-we... I g-got to drive. There was no-nothing to stop us. No jobs, pr-problems, it was ju-just freedom." Gasping, he turned to look at Cloud, amusement on his slightly flushed face. "What did I SAY?" He knew full well that he spoke in his sleep. Something Cloud regularly took advantage off to snatch blackmail material out of him.

Cloud blinked and chuckled. "You said that you wanted it faster..." he purred, getting up in an elbow and capturing Reno's lower lip between his teeth.

Gasping in shock, Reno quickly recovered and moaned into the kiss, wrapping his arms around Cloud's neck and pulling him down to deepen the embrace but the blond broke the kiss and released him, getting up and stretching. "But since that wasn't what you meant... I guess it's better if we get up." he said softly, looking over his muscular shoulder and grinning to himself, knowing that whenever he stretched and Reno had a plain view of his back, he would most likely get laid soon after. And hell if he wasn't horny!

It has been hours since his evil morning erection decided to say HELLO SUNSHINE! and he couldn't wait to get rid of it.

Moaning, Reno lunged forward and wrapped his arms around Cloud's stomach from behind. "Get back here!" He practically growled, placing little licks and nips on whatever skin of the other man's back he could reach from his kneeling place on the foot of the bed.

Cloud grinned victoriously and fell back on the bed just to have his lover straddling his hips. "Eager, aren't we?"

"Shut it!" Reno growled, leaning down to capture his lover's lips in a nearly bruising kiss. Licking at his lover's lips he sucked gently at the other's tongue. "Play with me." He whispered, pulling back from the kiss, breath short and full of want.

Cloud grinned and flipped Reno on his back as settled between his legs comfortably. "How do you want it?" he whispered, taking Reno's shirt off slowly, kissing and nibbling all the skin he found on his way.

Whimpering, Reno withered among the sheets. "Ahh... a-anyway you WA-wanna yo!" Stuttering words ended in a yelp as he felt the other's tongue swipe across a hardened nipple. Arching his back with a moan, Reno's hands scrambled across the other's lean chest, leaving red scratches in his wake as he tugged at the other's pants.

Cloud grinned and bit down Reno's shoulder, licking the wound tenderly. "You laying flat on your back sounds good to me." he whispered huskily, dragging his teeth across the soft skin of his lover's neck. Suddenly, the blond froze with a shudder, tasting blood. He had bit softly enough just to leave a bruise, not to draw blood but it seemed like he miscalculated his strength. Cloud quickly drew back, hanging his head as he tried to take all the images of blood out of his mind.

Shivering, Reno cracked his eyes open. "Cloud?" Why did he stop? Seeing the horrified look on his lover's face, he frowned. "What's wrong?" then he spotted it; a bit of blood on his lover's lip. Reaching up, he gently prodded at the bites on his neck, wincing a bit when his hand came back bloody. "... Oh... oh Cloud." He knew what this was about. Sighing, he sat up and straddled his boyfriend's waist, gently placing his forehead on the other's. "It's ok baby. It was an accident." They had played rougher before but considering the night the blond had, he wasn't surprised that he was acting like this.

"Sorry."Cloud apologized lowly. He totally ruined the mood, he just knew it. His evil, EVIL erection had finally disappeared but it wasn't for the best motives. Damn.

Shaking his head, Reno smiled and gave his love a squeeze, trying to ignore the pleasure the slight contact had caused him. "No problem." Getting off the other, he stood up and went over to grab a fresh pair of clothes. "I'm going to go take a shower yo!" A cold one, he knew that at this point Cloud wasn't even remotely thinking of sex. That was ok. There was always next time. Cloud nodded, wincing apologetically at his lover. He was such a screw up. He had to forget this nightmare: not only because he would get sexually frustrated, as well as Reno, but because the baby needed them to make love: otherwise where would he get mako and Jenova? "Cloud." Reno waited until he had his lover's attention before continuing. "Don't worry about it. It's not your fault." That having been said it was shower time! Stepping into the large bathroom, he immediately took off what was left of his clothes before stepping under the cold spray of water, moaning when he realized the shower head was on massage. "I love this place….."

The blond blinked as he heard his lover's moan and plopped back onto the bed with a sigh. "Replaced by a hand, Yay." he mumbled. He should get a bath too and if he knew how to swim, a nice bath on the beach was in order but he didn't so the hell with the damn beach.

Trotting out of the bathroom and clad in just a pair of jeans, Reno grinned at his lounging lover. "Did you know the shower head is also a back massager yo!?" He asked excitedly, flopping down on the bed next to his lounging lover. "Got rid of all the cricks!"

Cloud hummed, rolling to rest his head on his lover's stomach. The sleep was trying to win over him but he wouldn't let it! "What are we gonna do today during our lazy day?"

Shrugging his shoulders Reno reached down to run his fingers through his lover's hair. "Its lazy day! So we do whatever we want I guess." He twirled a few strands of soft golden hair between his fingers. "As long as it does not require too much work or effort... pretend you're me."

Cloud snorted. "I am NOT going to sleep all day, thank you." he said, closing his eyes at the sensations and yawning softly.

"I don't sleep ALL day!" Reno grumbled. "I... make paper airplanes and sneak lollypops out of Elena's candy drawer... then blame it on Tseng." He paused to snicker. "Damn, that man can run fast!"'

The blond chuckled and nuzzled against his lover's bare stomach. "We should go eat breakfast." he mumbled but not moving an inch.

Reno hummed. "M'not very hungry." Besides, anything he ate was just going to come right back up. Speaking of which..."Cloud... you might want to move…" without waiting for him to do so, Reno shot out of bed and just made it to the toilet in time to empty his stomach's contents. Cloud blinked, awake after he lost his pillow. He quickly rushed to the bathroom and pulled Reno's hair back tenderly. Spitting out the last of last night's regurgitated spaghetti, Reno moaned and rested his head on the side of the toilet. "I SO can't wait for this part to be done and over with yo."

Cloud chuckled and kissed Reno's shoulder, careful to avoid the redhead's bruise. "That's what you gain for being an uke." he said smoothly, grinning.

One growl and a well timed hit later, Reno had already brushed his teeth. Spitting the last of the mint past out and wiping his mouth, Reno gave his bruised lover a hug. "Think of this yo, if I wasn't we would not have a child."

Cloud mumbled as he rubbed his forehead, wincing as he touched his growing bruise. He still wasn't healed from his last two bumps! They were still of the size of an apple DAMN IT! "You're the devil." he mumbled, hugging his lover tenderly.

"...well then... be proud that you've made the devil your bitch." Grinning, he leaned up to gently kiss the bruise on his lover's head. "Sorry. Want me to get you some materia to heal that yo?"

"No, its okay... its sexy, a man with three large bumps on his head." The blond said with irony but smiled reassuringly, getting up and taking Reno's hand. "What about we go on a discovery trip to the third floor?" he SO wanted to know what was in there.

Reno laughed and nodded. "... What do you think is up there yo?" He asked with excitement "Candy Mountain? Atlantis? Sex toys? A nursery? Or do you think Rufus just keeps all his old work stuff up there?" This was exciting! He loved surprises.

"I dunno." Cloud grinned, almost dragging his lover up the stairs. "... So we can assume that the third floor is like an attic?" Cloud risked, placing a hand on the doorknob that would give them access to the floor. With a deep breath, he opened it and let his mouth fall at the sight.

Reno's eyes widened at the sight in front of him. "Wow…" It was all one huge, large, stocked room. There were no stairs or other doors, just a large window that allowed the sunlight to drift through and across the soft and plush light green carpet. The walls were painted with a jungle scene that slowly bled into the ocean. Toys of every variety littered the corners of the room, a large, plush rocking chair with matching rocking footstool near the large window. Along one of the walls was a large, brand new crib all set and ready to go, a pair of baby monitors on the desk next to it. On the other side of the room was a changing table and playpen. Reno looked at it in wonder at the huge nursery. "... I officially love Rufus." Who knows how much the man spent to get this done before they arrived?

"Me too..." Cloud agreed, loving the man he fought against a few years ago as he entered the room. Everything was perfectly in order and beautifully arranged. The two lovers wouldn't have done better, that's for sure! "Wow..." the blond whispered, opening the window and looking at the sea. "This is gorgeous."

Reno followed his lover and peeked out the large window, breath snagging in his throat at the sight in front of them. "Wow..." The sun was reflecting on the water in just the right way, making it seem like it was glittering.

"I can't wait to put a child in here." Cloud said and laughed, imagining the good time they would spend with their child in there.

Nodding happily, Reno trotted over to the large pile of stuffed animals in the corner and picked up a soft looking bear with a black velvet ribbon around its neck. "... I'm glad..." This showed just how much support they had from Shinra. "How much you wanna bet Rude, Tseng and Elena will invade us soon with presents?"

"I don't make bets I'm sure I'll lose." Cloud said softly, grinning as he looked over the room. "Let's go back down. We'll spend enough time here on the future." he said softly, extending his hand towards Reno.

Taking his lover's hand, Reno let the bear drop. "Well... we solved the mystery of the mysterious unknown beyond!" He stated in an announcers voice, walking next to Cloud wile happily holding his hand. "What will we do next?"

Cloud opened his mouth to answer just as he heard his cell-phone ringing. "Pick up the phone." he said hastily and ran to pick it up. "Hello? Oh, hi Tif."

"Cloud, hi!" Came Tifa's excited voice from the other line. "How was moving? Did everything turn out ok? No worries?" Reno shook his head fondly at the sound of the woman's voice. She was always such a mother. Thinking back to his and Cloud's earlier conversation, he grinned wickedly. "Who is it, 'Daddy'?" he asked, putting an emphasis on 'Dad'.

Cloud rolled his eyes and ignored his lover. "All went okay, Tifa. You should see the house, it's HUGE. I counted 5 bedrooms, a kitchen, 3 bathrooms, a big-ass living room, another big-ass dining room, pool behind the house, the house is right by the beach AND the third floor is a nursery. This is awesome." Cloud said, taking a deep breath after saying everything in one go.

Tifa laughed. "Wow! Seems like Rufus went all out huh?" It sounded like a wonderful place. "And what about Reno? Is he staying off his feet? Not lifting anything? Make sure he eats a lot! He needs it!" The redhead was way too skinny. Giggling at the glare his lover was shooting him, said redhead sent him a look that clearly said "make me" before sauntering into the kitchen for some waffles… with ketchup. Cloud shook his head and went downstairs, settling on the large couch of his living room and turning the plasma on. "Reno is doing good..." he lied softly, hoping that his tone of voice was convincing.

"Yeah, uh huh... now tell me the truth." Tifa had known Cloud for a long time. She could easily figure out when he was and was not lying to her. "You're a horrible liar, Cloud."

Cloud sighed. He wasn't a bad liar! Tifa was just too good at discovering the truth! "Reno almost had a miscarriage yesterday night." he whispered so that Reno wouldn't hear. He really needed to talk with someone. "All because of a stupid play that I didn't take well… don't ask about it, it doesn't matter." he said, not wanting to explain that Reno had almost crushed his balls. "I yelled at Reno and he panicked... he could have lost the baby because of me." he whispered painfully.

A gasp came from the other side of the phone. "Oh Cloud... you need to be more careful." She wasn't going to sugar coat this. She was sure Cloud had gotten more than his fair share of comfort from Reno after it happened so it was up to her to kick him in the ass to make sure he never does it again. "Reno is very delicate right now and that added with the fact that he needs Jenova cells to keep the child, you need to be careful." She sighed, wishing she could be there for the couple. "His hormones attack without a warning and he is going to be even more moody and vulnerable than ever. Just remember that half of the stuff he screams at you in anger he doesn't mean."

Cloud nodded, even knowing that Tifa couldn't see him, as he wiped a few tears that escaped his eyes. "I know all of that... but... shit." he sighed.

"I know. It's hard but that's just the way it is." She could hear the hitch in her friend's voice and she momentarily felt bad for making him cry, but it's what he needed. "Is there anything else you want to tell me Cloud?" she had a feeling he was still hiding something.

Cloud closed his eyes and leaned back on the couch. "I had a dream last night... an awful one." he whispered. "I... I dreamt that Jenova had taken control of me... and that I killed Reno and the ba--" he pursed his lips, stopping a sob. It was all so awful, he couldn't even say it.

"… Cloud...listen to me." came Tifa's soothing voice from the other end of the line. "Jenova will not take you over. You're stronger then she is." Cloud had been fighting against her will for years and he hadn't broken yet. "You have survived this long. It won't be so easy to take you over. What you had was a dream caused by almost losing your child earlier. That's all."

"Sephiroth wasn't always evil Tifa. He also fought against her will for 25 years and he ended up breaking." Cloud whispered worriedly. "I'm 25 too. What if there's any connection?"

"There isn't." Came the immediate reply. "Sephiroth was experimented on since birth. He had much more Jenova cells inside of him and he was mentally unstable to begin with." Cloud was different. Experimented on yes, but not nearly as long. "Besides... Sephiroth only had Zack... you have Reno, your child, me, the kids and the rest of AVALANCHE and the Turks that will help and love you. That's the difference and that's why you will be ok."

Cloud blinked and nodded. "Okay." he whispered at last. "Thanks Tif…" He smiled. "Have you already talked with the others, by the way?"

"UGH! Don't even remind me!" That was a NIGHTMARE. "Cid almost had a ulcer, Barret too, Yuffie was ecstatic and started going on about how 'she wants one!', Red and Cait were sort of surprised but I have a feeling that Red knew already and Cait sort of… shut down, making us think Reeve passed out." Tifa grinned on the other end of the line. "Vincent was funny though. His eyes went all wide and he was swaying on the spot... I think he was jealous..." she was never going to forget that face for as long as she lived, thanks to the camera. "But all in all they accepted it and are excited for you."

Cloud laughed softly. "That's great... hey, is Denzel still there? I'm on a different time zone, I dunno what time is it there..."

Tifa shook her head, then realizing that she was on the phone answered. "No sorry. He and Marlene are still in school. They should be home soon though."

"When he gets back, can you call me again? I wanted to ask him to be the baby's godfather."

A loud squeal came from the other side of the phone. "OH REALLY!" giggling Tifa practically danced in place. "He'll be SO excited!"

Cloud smiled. "Yep. I also have another thing to tell you." he mumbled, scratching his nose. Oh god, Tifa would kill him.

Tifa blinked for a moment. "… What is it?" What could be so bad that Cloud actually sounded SCARED to tell her? "...what did you do?"

"It's more what our parents did..." Cloud said softly, scratching his temple and smiling up at Reno who appeared and settled beside him, snuggling comfortably after resting his head on the blonde's lap. "I... err... did you ever met your godfather?" he asked with uncertainty as he petted his love's hair tenderly.

Reno snickered slightly. So he was going to tell her. Reaching up, he ran his hand gently across the other's cheek, offering some sort of comfort. On the other side of the phone, Tifa blinked in confusion. "Ummm... no, I never did... cloud, what you getting at? Do you know him?"

"Y-yeah... I kinda do know him... promise you won't kill me."

Snickering again, Reno turned his head to place soft kisses on his lover's firm stomach. "Relax, yo." He whispered. "It will be ok."

Tifa blinked again. "Ummm... okay... what's wrong Cloud? Is he dead?"

'No but he WILL be when you know about him!' "No..." Cloud shook his head, squirming as Reno's kisses tickled. "... I am your godfather."

"... What..." Came the nearly whispered reply from the other side of the phone. "… you... you what?" Cloud. Her Cloud. The man she used to obsess over... loved... wanted… was her GODFATHER?! "... did you know?!"

"Y-yeah..." Cloud muttered, swallowing hard. He was SO gonna die.

An angry snarl came from the other side of the phone. "You mean to tell me..." Tifa began with a voice eerily calm. "That all this time... you knew you were my godfather. And yet, you still let me fall all over you, gain a crush on you... and you never told me?" Reno flinched and whimpered at the fury in Tifa's voice. It wasn't directed at him but it was still scarier then sin. Shuddering, he buried his face into Cloud's lap.

Cloud covered Reno's ear protectively, leaning down to press his lips on the redhead's shoulder. "I'm sorry..." he apologized softly. "But even I didn't remember until a year or so ago..."

"I DON'T CARE!" Tifa screeched from the other end of the line. Flinching again, Reno tucked his head closer to Cloud, lifting one hand to cover his ear along with his lover. "YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME! DON'T YOU THINK I HAD A RIGHT TO KNOW!?" How DARE he keep something like this from her? He was family, her GODFATHER. And he never told her!

Cloud's anger flickered as he watched his lover whimper at Tifa's screams over the phone. "Well, I'm SORRY that the five years I spent on a lab erased and clouded all of my memories from before I was 21!" He snapped back. "When I suddenly remembered I was your godfather, I was as shocked as you so shut it!"

Reno flinched, bringing both arms up to cover his head. They were both yelling now. He didn't like this. Tifa opened her mouth, an angry retort on the tip of her tongue but then she paused. Cloud was right. He had been through so much that when he remembered it must have come to a huge shock. "... You're right, I'm sorry..." A frown came across her face at the light sounds she could here in the background. "… Cloud, what is that?"

Said man was placing sweet little kisses on Reno's neck, trying to calm him down. "It's Reno. He's scared because we were yelling." He explained softly, massaging the redhead's scalp tenderly.

Reno uncovered his head with a whimper, looking up at his lover with tear filled eyes. Were they done screaming? He had always disliked the sound of yelling and being pregnant seemed to just heighten the feelings. Shivering, he balled his hands into two fists in Cloud's shirt and buried his face in the other's chest.

"Oh god. I'm sorry" The woman knew all about Reno's dislike for yelling and screaming, having to help him outside or upstairs several times when fights broke out in the bar. "Can you tell him I'm sorry? I should never have yelled in the first place."

"Tifa says she's sorry." Cloud whispered gently on Reno's hair, hugging him tenderly. "And I'm sorry too baby, I'm really sorry..."

Shaking his head, Reno looked up and sniffed, wiping away the few tears that had escaped him. "It's okay yo." He knew they didn't mean to but he couldn't help his reaction.

Sighing, Tifa continued in a calmer tone. "Cloud... I'm sorry... it was... just a surprise." It would explain a few things thought. Like why her father looked so scandalized when she told him she liked Cloud. "… So what now?"

"What now what?" Cloud sighed, laying down on the couch with Reno and cuddling, kissing the corner of his lover's mouth tenderly. "We'll keep being the same old pals. What does it change, the fact that I'm your godfather?"

Tifa hummed, wiping at the bar top with a cloth: they were going to open soon. "Nothing really, I guess." She giggled as a sudden thought came to mind. "Can I call you dad?" She asked jokingly. "And Reno 'mom'?"

Cloud blinked and laughed. "Sure." he said, a hint of mischievous intent on his voice. "As many times as you want to." he said with a smile, sticking his tongue at Reno and making a face to somewhat annoy the man.

Pouting, Reno lifted a hand to playfully swipe at the wet appendage being stuck out at him. He smiled, happy at his lovers attempt to cheer him up. Tifa laughed. "Okay 'Dad', Is there anything else you need to tell me? You have a twin sister? Reno's really a woman? Cid stopped smoking? Cause if not, I have a bar to run."

Cloud chuckled. "No, I have nothing else to talk about. Sorry for taking your time." he apologized, feeling like a burden as he kissed Reno gently while starting to tickle his right side.

Tifa's soft laughter filtered through the phone connection. "Nothing to be sorry for, Cloud. I was only kidding." Pausing for a moment, she laughed at the sound of Reno's giggles. "Besides, it seems like you're a bit distracted right now! Give him a kiss for me!"

Giggling, Reno batted at Clouds wandering hands. "Nooo!!" He drawled out. "No tickle!"

Cloud chuckled and tickled Reno's side harder, pressing his lips against Reno's neck tenderly. "I will!" he said to Tifa before muttering a quick goodbye and letting the phone fall to the floor without even hanging up. "No tickles you too!" he laughed when Reno tickled his tummy.

Giggling madly, Reno tried to get the upper hand, running his wiggling fingers up and down Cloud's sides and across his ribs, under his arms and across his neck: to sum up, across anywhere he could reach. "Surrender!" He laughed out, twitching and wiggling out of Cloud's grip.

The blond squeaked and tried to breathe, not wanting to tickle Reno much before he got his lover hurt. "I-I surrender!" He yelled, laughing so hard that tears of mirth started rolling down his cheeks.

"VICTORY!" Releasing Cloud from his merciless grip, Reno bounced up and down in a strange semblance of a victory dance. "I got Cloud Strife to surrender! I rock!"

Cloud breathed heavily, a soft, honest smile on his lips. "Go you." He chuckled breathlessly, wiping his tears.

Finally settling down after a few more moments of mindless dancing, Reno sauntered over to where Cloud lay prone on the floor and flopped down next to him. "Howdy stranger." He said softly with a loving smile.

"Hiya." Cloud smiled, closing his eyes softly as the sun that entered the living room through the large window fell upon his face, warming him.

"Hmmm... sunbeam..." Purring happily, Reno curled up into a little ball and stretched a bit before settling back down. Cracking his eyes open, he reached out and ran a hand down the side of Cloud's smooth face. "... You look like an angel in the light... a female angel!" He grinned; quickly curling back up to hid his mirth.

Cloud scowled, pouting. "I do not…" he muttered, curling and tucking his head under Reno's chin, shielding his sensitive, pale mountain skin from the abusing sun.

Humming, Reno wrapped his arms around his lover, entwining their legs and resting his head on top of the other's. "Yes, you do yo. And the pout doesn't help." He added, poking his lover's cheek with a snicker. The blond growled softly against Reno's chest, blinking as asleep made his eyes gradually heavier. Running his fingers gently through his lover's soft blond locks, Reno placed a small kiss on his eyelid. "So cute... sleep yo... you need it." Holding the other against him, Reno allowed his own eyes to drift shut. "I'll be here when you wake up." He reassured.

Cloud whined softly, for seconds tightening his grip on Reno's shirt. "I... don't wanna…" he mumbled helplessly as he settled into a deep, unsettling slumber.

Reno shook his head with a giggle. "Silly chocobo." He knew his lover would crash sooner or later. Yawning he settled down, the heat from the sun warming him up nicely. "I'm going to sleep too…" He decided before drifting off.

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Bekas: Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy! Just like me right now actually……

Kigichi: XD Awwwww!! Poor cloud...and Reno...and Tifa...and Denzel...fuck it. XD Poor EVERYONE!! Lol