Yay! I finally got this damn computer going!!! I'm sorry it has taken so long for me to update, this past month has NOT gone well so far, and it's barely begun!! My lap tops dead and my computer just died… but my mom got me a new one, thankfully, so I'll be back to making updates more quickly!!

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Cloud awoke to a pounding headache and angry voices in a heated conversation in the background.

"Please sir, the patient has yet to awaken." The first voice said firmly.

Cloud frowned, confused. Who were they talking about?

"I don't care, I want to see him, now," the second voice growled.

Cloud groaned, he knew that voice, it was Sephiroth. Cloud pushed himself up on the bed he was laying on, his arm trembling with the effort and he looked around. He was in a small white hospital room, laying upright on an equally white bed with a heavy, light blue blanket.

"The patient is unconscious, only family will be able to see him before he wakes, now if you would please…"

"His mother does not live here, he is a Cadet training to become a Soldier in Midgar's army. My army. So Dr. Mizuki, move now of I will move you." Sephiroth voice was like tearing silk.

"General, sir, I understand your concern, but as I said be-"

The Doctor let out a sudden gasp, cutting himself off and Cloud winced as he heard a loud smack against the wall.

"Seph?" He croaked.

There was a muffled "oomph" and a thud, and the General hurried into the room.

"Are you O.K?" The silver-haired man asked, running his hand through the Cadets bangs and pushing them away from his face. Cloud nodded and bit back a yawn.

"You shouldn't argue with the doctors," he chastened lazily.

Sephiroth sniffed, "I wouldn't have argued with him if he hadn't of denied me entrance to your room."

"Your just mad cause you didn't get your way," Cloud teased.

Sephiroth snorted, bringing a chair next to Cloud's bed and sitting down.

"So…. Why am I here anyways?" The blonde teen asked.

Sephiroth stiffened and cleared his throat, almost nervously.

"Well… Zack and I were having an argument, you were unconscious, the stove caught fire. Zack and I rushed out of the house and…. Forgot…. About you…."

The General waited in silence as he waited for Cloud to process this information. The blonde Cadet pursed his lips together and cocked an eye-brow. " So, you mean to tell me you left me in a burning building?"

Sephiroth nodded solemnly, waiting for angry yelling and promises of life debts, like he'd expect from any other "normal" Cadet. Fortunately, Cloud wasn't your everyday Cadet and did the only thing he could do given his situation.

He looked at Sephiroth, and froze. A burst of laughter rang through the room and the Cadet clutched his sides while his eyes watered with tears.

Sephiroth scowled. " I fail to see what's so funny."

"Oh god, your face," more laughter, "it looks like your waiting for the death penalty."

"Cloud, you almost died," Sephiroth stated seriously.

"Ya, well, I'm not," Cloud said, waving it off carelessly.

The General glowered. "But you almost did."

Cloud sighed. "Look, I don't see the problem, you left me in a burning building, I'm not dead, right? No biggy," Cloud stopped, "O.k. so it sounds like a big deal when you put it that way, but it's not. Who got me out anyway?"

"Me," Sephiroth replied.

"See? No harm done, you've saved me twice in two days." Cloud grinned and massaged his tired eyelids. "Where is Zack anyway?"

"He's trying to calm down Aerith, she saw what happened on the News, so she came down here with a frying pan and tried to beat some sense into us." Sephiroth said, rubbing one of the many bumps that littered the back of his head.

"Seriously?"

The silver-haired man nodded. He always thought Aerith was a nice girl, but she had a fiery personality underneath all that charm.

Cloud smiled and let out a jaw-popping yawn.

"I think you need to get some rest," the General said getting up from the his chair. Cloud started to nod but stopped when he saw the bags underneath Sephiroth's eyes, and said, "Only if you sleep too."

Sephiroth startled and stared as the young blonde moved over, giving him more than enough space on the bed. Sephiroth looked at the bed, and threw a cautious look to the door. He removed his black combat boots before slipping into the bed next to the dozing teen, smirking as he felt the small body relax against him. A little bit of sleep wouldn't hurt, would it?

To bad he didn't notice the two mischievous figures standing near the door way. They both were wearing knowing smiles, Zack and Aerith shared a glance and nodded. They had a plan and it was about time they put it into action.

Mission: Seph/Cloud