A/N: Yeah...so this is officialy rated T...suggestive themes ahoy!

Sex and Candy
For: Hipathya
Prompt: LUST! (Subtle)
Summary: tease...that bloody tease

Cloud was in an uncomfortable situation, his legs hanging out onto the tiled bathroom floor, and his torso jammed beneath the sink inside the cabinet. There was a particular annoying drip hitting his face every eight seconds as he fiddled with the pipe. Tifa had suggested waiting for Cid to come next week, but Cloud was getting tired of the drip that periodically fell from the sink as well as from the pipe beneath the sink.

Cloud sighed, trying to find the right tool, his hand scrambling for his tool box blindly. It was hard enough getting in and out of the damn cabinet, so he didn't bother to if he didn't have to.

"How's it going?" Tifa's voice was muffled.

Cloud grunted.

"Here." He felt a cool, metal object placed in his hand, and he glanced up.

Craning his neck to see what tool she had given him, Cloud halted abruptly.

Kneeling between his legs was Tifa, but she was wrapped in nothing more than a skimpy robe that gave a generous view of her cleavage as she knelt. Thankfully she was still digging through his tool box so she didn't notice his gawping stare.

"Is that what you needed?"

Cloud jerked, caught off guard by her voice. His head jerked up, smacking the pipe beneath the sink with a loud clunk.

Tifa gasped, "Cloud, are you okay?"

Cloud tensed, feeling her hand on his rib cage as she leaned into the cabinet to check on him.

Cloud focused on the pipe above his head with a renewed passion, holding the tool up to the pipe.

"Yes, I'm fine. This is exactly the tool I needed. Thank you," Cloud said, even though he had no use for the tool what so ever.

Tifa stood up, leaving him, and Cloud slumped back to tried to calm his nerves.

xxx

It was the dream Cloud had that night that really got him riled up though. The details...were a bit explicit, and Cloud couldn't help but averting his eyes each time Tifa walked into the room. It had been a while since he'd had a dream like that, let alone felt compulsive feelings every time Tifa flounced into the room. He felt like a hormonal teenager. It wasn't like he hadn't been aware that Tifa was an incredibly attractive woman, he just tried not to acknowledge it. It did make things rather awkward for him.

Well, more awkward than he already was.

Cloud moved downstairs and into the bar, pulling a beer from the fridge. The air conditioner was broken, and the sky hung heavy with gray clouds that promised rain.

Tifa walked into the room as Cloud took a gulp from the bottle. He felt the liquid spurt up from his throat as he coughed.

She was wearing one of her old tee shirts that cut off above her belly button, and short, terrycloth shorts. He couldn't really blame her; he'd been walking around shirtless for the past two days as well.

Tifa moved towards the window, opening another one to try and get some air flowing. As she moved away from the window though, she bumped into the small stand beside of it, scattering a pile of magazines. She sighed, before bending to pick them up.

Cloud slammed his beer onto the bar, turning away quickly. His eyebrow twitched as his two halves fought.

Tifa joined him at the bar after a moment though, sitting down beside of him on a stool.

"I hope it rains soon, it should cool off the house," she said.

Cloud grunted. It was all he could manage at this point.

"Cid will be here tomorrow; he should know how to fix the AC."

Cloud glanced at her at this. He shouldn't of, he knew that, but he did.

She was sucking on a purple popsicle she must've gotten when he was too busy trying to distract himself.

Cloud felt little beads of sweat popping on the back of his neck. He had a sudden memory of her three days ago sucking on a lollipop. And four days ago when she was eating a banana.

Tifa looked at him, and he couldn't look away. Guilt was in his blush...thinking of her that way...while she trusted him. She'd think he was like every other drunk that came in if she knew what was going through his head right now.

"Are you okay? You look a little flushed...maybe you should lay down."

Flushed...if there had ever been an understatement it was that right there. Cloud was beyond flushed. He was feverish, and it wasn't because of the heat. It was the several scenarios that had just ran through his head like a film in fast forward...one that he'd rather have in slow motion than fast forward. Cloud focused on a spot above her shoulder; he wondered if she could tell what he was thinking.

Tifa narrowed her eyes, tilting her head, almost like clockwork. "What are you thinking about?"

His mouth answered before his brain caught up. "Lust."

Tifa's eyes widened, and her mouth fell open. "What?"

Cloud's eyes bulged momentarily. "Rust. I'm thinking about rust."

"Rust?"

"Yes. I left Fenrir outside. It's starting to rain. Fenrir might rust."

"Oh," Tifa said. "Well, I'll get the garage door for you–

"No!...I mean, I don't want you to get wet."

And suddenly Cloud had backed himself back into a corner. He was thinking of Tifa standing out in the rain in that white tee shirt.

"I'll be right back."

He fled the room as quickly as he could.

xxx

His window was open in his bedroom, casting a nice cool mist from the rain. Cloud needed all he could to cool down. Sighing into his fist, Cloud hunched his back as he leaned on his knee. He wasn't quite sure what was wrong with him lately. Usually he was pretty good about keeping things in check, and not just...those things.

There was a soft knock on the door frame, and Cloud turned towards the doorway.

Tifa was standing there in one of his old tee shirts. It reached mid thigh, and had tiny holes and grease stains scattered across the white expanse.

"Can I come in?"

Cloud nodded his head.

One would think that this outfit would have no affect on him whatsoever; that was completely the opposite though. He had never thought Tifa looked more sexy than in that moment.

He tried clearing his throat, finding it dry suddenly.

He needed a nice, long, cold shower.

Tifa sat down beside of him, the fabric raising up her thigh slightly.

He rested his hands on the mattress, gripping it tightly.

Damn I need a gun to shoot myself with.

"Are you okay?"

"Fine," he answered curtly.

She tilted her head. "Are you sure?"

"Yes." His voice was tight, and his Adam's apple kept bobbing every time he swallowed...which was becoming rather frequently. His throat was just so damn dry.

A swift wind came through the window, spraying the room with rain. Tifa jumped up, rushing to close the window.

As she reached up to grip the window, though, her tee shirt began to ride up, wrinkled at the hips. Cloud watched memorized as Tifa stretched up on to her toes, her arms going higher, the tee shirt lifting...and lifting... and–

His mind exploded into tiny fragments.

She was wearing shorts.

He collapsed back onto the bed, much to her amusement. The giggling did not help calm him down at all.

"Are you sure you're okay?" She was practically cackling now.

Cloud cracked an eye, catching sight of her lifting the tee shirt up and tying it up in a knot on the back, exposing her waist. He couldn't win...or, he was winning, but, he was also losing.

The tease...that bloody little tease.

She was going to be the death of him.

She grinned before pouncing on him.

And she knew she was, too.

A/N: OMG Don't kill me! Updates coming! I PROMISE! Anyways, I enjoyed all the reviews soooo much. I'm just exhausted. Someone, please, carry me! Anyways...that was incredibly fun. Why Tifa pounced him? She probably knew when he blurted out lust that he was thinking the smexes... I'm sure they just had an innocent pillow fight.

I'm very sure.

COUGH. Yeah, that was just the song that happened to inspire this story

PS You might want to put in your requests before Divestre takes them all! I'm just picking, though. I'll stop taking requests at 100, but I'll probably open them back up once I actually finish the first 100. I love you all! 25 spots left for now, though. PEACE

Requests! Rant and Rave as usual!

1. Le Pecore Nere- Dog Filled
2. Tri17 – Aeris' dress Filled
3. mistakenXsilence – piano Filled
4. sam – Tifa gets angry, cloud makes up Filled
5. Alice001 – CloTi fluff Filled
6. Aknskywalker – friendship Filled
7. Calistar Heir – argument Filled
8. x.one.winged.angel.x – decorating Filled
9. elebelly – irony Filled
10. Le Pecore Nere – sadness w/ flower, to happiness Filled
11. Meilinoa – Training Filled
12. Mandylion – Mistaken Identity
13. Paintball Willie – Tifa beats Cloud at Paintball
14. Lord Divestre Croft – accident (Hospital) Filled
15. Zaz9-zaa0 – Cloud babysits (who's this guy?)
16. Tifa Lockheart Strife – Songfic When You're Gone Filled
17. Iskra Revoir – Cloud the doctor loses patient Filled
18. G.M. Potter – Tifa gets sick/Cloud takes care of her Filled
19. Lachrymosity – Love subtle
20. sam – songfic (kismet)
21. src83 – Cloud&Tifa detectives (Solve murder) Filled
22. purple parasol – Tying up lose ends filled
23. Cerberus angel – sweets Filled
24. DynastyWarriors - childhood at school and cloud alone and Tifa asks him to play with her
25. Julian K. Spire – Vincent appearance
26. Ur1Nonly - Tifa jealous, Zack Jealous
27. ArEAf-rules – Post AC Cloud/Tifa argument Filled
28. Flower Girl – ClotTi fluff during sparring
29. anime girlie10 – Cloud w/ reading glasses Filled
30. KaleidoscopeLight – biological parents of toddler w/ fluffy convo Filled
31. Lord Divestre Croft – Nightclub
32. xx-lheanna lockheart-xx – Cloud-bedtime story Marlene/Denzel
33. xXNejiluverXx – Drunk Cloud Filled
34. Verona Sage – "Go ask your mother"
35. Verona Sage – proposal
36. space-halo – Cloud/ Tifa dinner w/ dad
37. ArEAf-rules – Teenage Cloud/Tifa at party
38. sparky – that day seven years ago (Nibelhiem incident) Filled
39. Biskitty – phone convo
40. Tifa Lockheart Strife – Cloud finds Tifa's diary/drawings Filled
41. Xxyuna4evaxX – Muse-unintended songfic
42. ChieriAn9el – Tifa is missing, Cloud freaks over nothing
43. Unpersonified - Tifa's death Finished
44. x.one.winged.angel.x - Cloud has an irrational phobia45. Lord Divestre Croft - Cloud-girl "Gender Bender" Filled
46. Iskra revoir - Beach Trip
47. Firefox99 - Cloud ticklish
48. xXNejiluverXx - jealous Cloud
49. Valentine's Ninja - Blind Date
50. laila - hangovers
51. Zenbon Zakura - snow boarding vacation
52. Sunset dreams- Cloud hyper off of sugar
53. Janneason - Cloud sick, Tifa nursing 'I love you' subcon.
54. KaryuuNoHaneKata - ripped pants
55. Sunset Dreams - Young Cloud meets Tifa's overprotective father
56. Ur1Nonly - Marlene/Denz spy on Cloud/Tifa
57. x Sarizar - Cloud attempts laundry - results in pure chaos
58. Free Hero - Tifa coerces Cloud to watch Chick Flick
59. Hipathya - Cloud lusts over Tifa Filled
60. Cho-kun - Highschool romance (Cloud pop, Tifa smarty)
61. Darth Pudding - Birds and the Bees
62. ChieriAn9el - Cloud, Tifa, that time of the month. O.O
63. Lord Divestre Croft - Cloud and Tifa go to a musical on Broadway
64. Lord Divestre Croft - Cloud and Tifa get lost in wilderness...alone...
65. Lord Divestre Croft - Tifa saves Cloud from drowning/gives CPR on beach
66. Lord Divestre Croft - Cloud gets on Tifa's nerves (LOL has only completed 1/12 for you)
67. Crimson Promise - Cloud tries cooking dinner
68. Crimson Promise - Tifa teaches Cloud piano
69. Lord Divestre Croft - Cloud/Tifa Key Party
70. Lord Divestre Croft - Valentine's Day
71. Lord Divestre Croft - Rose in Tifa's mailbox...mystery
72. Lord Divestre Croft - Tifa finds out Cloud likes tea
73. Lord Divestre Croft - Cloud and Tifa eat cheesecake
74. tifa07 - arranged marriage
75. tifa07 - Cloud is hired to be Tifa's bodyguard