A/N: Disclaimer: I do not in anyway shape or form own FFVII at all. However, this story came into mind and I want to dedicate it to both my Partner DeadlyDragon12, because he's my partner. And to my friend Pinksisa because her birthday is August 17 ( I think ). Anyway, enjoy this story of pure Cloti, filled with steamy action later. If you have a good imagination and a weak stomach, don't read. You've been warned.

One's Soul, is another's Profit

" Punch a little higher " Cloud said as he yawned on her roof. He had set up a dummy in the yard, shaped like a person with equal toughness. Tifa had been punching and kicking at it for three straight hours. Cloud's legs hung off the edge, his wings expanded and protecting his eyes from the harsh sun. It felt so nice to be able to fly, he missed the feeling. Missed the wind rushing through his body as he followed the scent of his prey. Tifa's hits were becoming more clumsy by the second. She stopped and sank to her knees.

" Up and at em Ms. Lockhart. You don't want to give your enemy a chance to smite you do you? " Cloud ticked his tongue against his fangs.

" Anyone who I would've faced would be passed out...so can I please stop now? " Tifa whined as she rubbed her knuckles.

" By all means, you may stop. But you'll never learn that way. Yes, you speak the truth. Any ' one ' person would be out cold. But what about a mob of people? I will not always be here to save you " Cloud leapt off the roof, his wings allowing him to glide to her side.

" So what? Its not like a mob would continuously try to hurt one person if they showed their strength ".

" You'd be surprised " Cloud answered coldly. Tifa looked up at him, but he wasn't looking down at her, he was looking in the direction of the forest. She decided to change the subject.

" Why wouldn't you be here to save me? "

" You can't expect me to stay here forever " now he looked down at her.

" Wh...why not ? " she hesitated speaking. Cloud blinked at her, he was going on two weeks being here. He smirked down at her.

" Because you won't live that long ". Tifa's eyes widend, the smell of fear was hovering above her.

" Y...your going to kill me? " she asked shakily.

" Asking questions will not make you stronger. So get up and keep practicing " he turned and began walking back to her house. He heard her stand and turn towards him.

" I wouldn't have to keep asking questions if you gave me answers...answer my question Cloud " she tried to keep her voice tough. Cloud turned back to her and his smirk faded. His eyes shifted to their green haze before glancing from side to side. His talons grew sharper and his teeth lengthend. They were still not as strong as he'd like them to be, so confidence didn't come easy. Tifa froze in her spot, he was going to kill her now? He really was?

" Get inside " he spoke low as he walked to her side. Tifa's eyebrows furrowed together. She felt him nudge her with his wing towards the direction of her house. Tifa slowly backed up until she was inside and quietly shut the door before locking it. She moved to a window before watching him, if this was a plot to let him fly away forever, she would seriously be pissed. She jumped back as some large creature jumped from the bushes and struck him to the ground. She didn't know sphinxes to come out during the daylight.

-+-+

Cloud jumped back onto his feet, his claws slicing upwards at the sphinx that had began to attack him. It hit the ground, long gashes across his body. It rolled away from him, whimpering like crazy. Cloud marched up to it and lifted it to his face.

" Why are you attacking me! " he hissed in draconis language.

" He was supposed to give you a message...but you know of the food shortages in the forest Mako " another sphinx stepped out from the brush. He was the average sphinx, half lion, half human. Cloud dropped the sphinx in his hands before crossing his arms.

" I am listening ".

" The Elder's call for you Mako. Your a bit hard to find, but we get the job done never the less. The Mako dragon knows you are still alive...unlike the rest of your clan. He needs to speak with you ".

" Well, I cannot leave ".

" Yes...I saw you protected that human girl. Tell me...what is she to you? "

" That is not your concern " Cloud growled deeply. The sphinx smiled, but then frowned.

" You know how dangerous humans are, and yet you live in a house with them. You've betrayed your bloodline ".

" You think I am here by choice! "

" Doesn't matter whether or not you are a slave. Your claws and teeth are strong enough to kill again...so why is it these humans are still alive? Your Elder expects to see you before this week is up. You have three more days ".

" And if I don't? "

" Then you'll face your beloved ' Father' s wrath, not me " he held up three fingers to indicate he had that many days before leaving. The wounded sphinx limped after him. Cloud whistled, making them both turn and look at him.

" I suggest you stay off this property, your kind as well. I know your aim was to Ti...the human girl " he pointed at the wounded sphinx.

" Fine " the leader sphinx said.

" Oh...and you can tell my ' Father ' that I'll face his wrath when I see him again ". The sphinx sighed before taking out a small pouch.

" Here, the Mako said incase you acted like that to give this to you " he threw the pouch, to which Cloud caught it. He motioned for him to open it. Cloud opened it slowly and was hit in the face with a white powder, making him cough. He dropped it and dusted off his face before glaring at the sphinx. He then felt sudden pain at the top of his head as it felt like daggers were carving out his head from the inside. Cloud fell to his knees, his hands at his temples as he groaned in pain. After a few moments, he could feel blood running over his fingers. He trailed his hands up and felt something hard on the top of his head, curving upwards.

" My horns aren't supposed to come for another three years! " he yelled at the sphinxs.

" And here is his new message since you opened it. ' Now you will need to see me if you wish for training to turn back into an Anthro '. Your beloved ' Father ' has sped up the process of you becoming a real full fledged dragon. I suggest you go see him before this week ends " the sphinxes disappeared within the bushes.

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Tifa didn't hear a word that went on, not that she would've been able to to understand what they said anyway. She had just seen the small fight, the two talking, powder exploding into Cloud's face, and then him sinking to his knees in pain as his horns ripped through the top of his head. After watching the sphinxes leave, she had bolted outside before kneeling to Cloud's side. Cloud's head was swimming in all the emotions he felt, anger, hatred, fear, lust, desire, bloodlust. All of them magnified by two thousand, making all of it unbearable. He felt a small hand on his shoulder, a voice filling his ears. He couldn't understand what that voice was saying, but he knew it held concern. But it was the same voice and touch that was driving his desire and lust to the brink of insanity.

" Get...away...from me " he growled and pushed Tifa away. He didn't realize just how hard he pushed until he heard a ' thud '. Looking up he saw that he had pushed her so hard that she had basically been thrown into the side of her house. Now it was his fear that canceled out everything else. But Tifa stood up and shook herself off. Cloud was on his feet within seconds, hovering over her.

" JUST WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU! " that action would've killed any mortal. But here she still stood, infact, there were very few creatures that could stand the strength of a dragon. He didn't understand, she was mortal. His senses were always right, and it said she was human, but it also said she was a special human. Tifa looked up at him, her crimson eyes staring into his now green ones. Cloud growled as he grabbed her wrist and dragged her inside, it was far to dangerous to be outside now anyway. He locked the front door before dragging her to her room and sitting her on her bed.

" What. Are you? " he asked more calmly, his confusion was just as heightend as his desire.

" What do you mean what am I? I'm me " Tifa raised an eyebrow. Cloud shook his head.

" No mortal could have survived that impact. Very few creatures could as well...what are you ? " he repeated.

" I'm a person ".

" Your really testing my patience " Cloud's eyes turned an icey blue.

" Your asking me a question I don't know the answer to, so just forget about it ". Cloud's eyes narrowed.

" You know the answer...your lying. Your eyes always pull to the left when you lie, and your heartbeat beats louder to...tell me the truth ".

" Tell me why your so special " Tifa crossed her arms, so she didn't deny it huh? Cloud smirked, only a week and four days and yet she had his attitude. He had changed that spoiled brat into...a dragon jerk.

" You really want to know? " he leaned back against her dresser.

" Don't you? "

" Touche'. Alright, my blue eyes signify that I am to be the next real dragon in the Mako bloodline...now...tell me what makes you so special ".

" Bite me ".

" What? "

" Bite. Me " Tifa moved her hair from to one side of her neck, beckoning Cloud closer. He slowly walked the distance and placed a hand on both sides of her. He looked at her before leaning down to her pulse and feeling his teeth lengthen. He growled before a sinking his teeth into her flesh. Tifa gasped as he bit down harder. Her blood ran over his tongue, not the disgusting human taste though. It was so irrestistable to him, something he had never quite tasted, but all the while very familar to him. He couldn't put his finger on it, but it clicked in his brain that he blood made her special. He racked his brain for the answer, his bite coming down harder, letting him feel nails pressuring into his back. What was this taste? Something in it made it taste so good, but it made her special. His eyes widend as it suddenly all clicked in his mind. He let go and stepped back a few paces, his eyes still wide as he stared at her. The reason he felt such things for her, the reason she had more energy than normal mortal, the reason she hadn't died from that push. It was the very reason her eyes were such a unique color.

" H...how is that possible? " he asked, it didn't make any sense. Blood still streamed from the two punctures on her neckline.

" When I was a baby, I was very ill and close to death. My parents wanted to save me...so they got their hands on a dragon's blood before giving it to me. You guys have such great healing powers that it worked, but it gave me more strength and energy. Plus it made my eyes very pretty " Tifa smiled.

" I still don't under stand why your not a Pyro then. If was her blood which you recieved " and since his kind and their kind walked hand in hand...oh joy.

" I was born human and then given dragon blood. Had I been given it while still in the womb, I would be a Pyro Anthro...my father tried getting a real anthro to some how smother out the dragon ablities I had, to make me normal ". Cloud blinked at her before rubbing his head.

" I'm going to a walk...all of this hurts my head and confuses me ".

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But a walk didn't calm him, nor did it help the splitting headache he was recieving. The dragon blood surely did explain everything, but it also left more questions, more difficult ones than the ones he had before he knew. In truth, he didn't go for a walk to calm his nerves, he went for one to get away from her. Now that he knew it, his brain was not holding back any images of her moaning beneath him, and his heart was agreeing with it. All because he was allowed now. But she was still a human...but to what extent? She had the ablities of an anthro, she was just missing the things that made her stand out in a crowd. He guessed he was a little jealous, she had all the ablities except flight and the joy of the hunt, but she could lead a life where she wasn't hunted. Cloud was sitting on her roof, he debated about flying away, but that wouldn't do any good. He'd act like a homing pigeon and come right back to her.

" Damn her...damn her for making me feel like this " he hissed to himself. He hadn't felt these emotions for centuries, and even when he had, they had never been this strong. And the process of becoming a dragon had been sped up, making his needs even greater. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, it was her fault for this. The way she laughed, the way she smelled, the way she looked so helpless in his hold...how she responded to his kiss. Had she continued to act like a spoiled brat and not learn a lesson from him she wouldn't be so irrestistable to him. But he knew that wasn't true, if she was still a spoiled brat, he would feel the need to break her, just like those hunters who wanted to break his spirit. But he would literally break her, did that make him just as bad as that human Daniel? No, his were instincts that you couldn't fight forever, while this Daniel person had hormones. Cloud opened his eyes, the sun was setting and the roof was now cool. He heard pots and pans scraping together and heard the sizzle of something hit a pan. Tifa also didn't have the same hunger Cloud did, otherwise she would have accepted that eye...or was it she was just so girly it grossed her out? Cloud rolled his eyes, food was food, you weren't picky when you lived in the wild.

" Cloud? " he heard her voice. He picked his head up and looked down, she was holding something. He crawled to the edge of the roof and looked at it. It looked like meat, but the fires had made the redness disappeared.

" I just want you to try it " she held the plate up. Cloud lifted it with his claws, he took a bite and started choking. It seemed to be lodged into his throat and he couldn't cough it up. His claws scratched at his throat until blood began to shed. Tifa pulled him down off the roof and gave him the helmich. She patted his back as he continued coughing after the food had been coughed up. Cloud took a deep breath before letting it out.

" Human food will kill me " he stated.

" But its meat, you eat meat ".

" Yeah, when its raw. When you buy it at the store its got lots of artifical shit...and then cooking it adds more " Cloud rubbed his bloody throat, it had stopped bleeding but was still stained.

" I was hoping that wouldn't happen. Your real dinner is on the table, come on, come inside ". Cloud followed her inside and into the kitchen, there indeed it was, was his raw moose leg. But watching her hips sway as she walked towards it gave him a new hunger. He licked his lips as he continued to follow her. She picked up the animal leg and turned around to hand it to him. Being as how he was so close, she didn't need to stretch her arm much. Cloud took another step forward and looked at the food as he grabbed it. He suddenly smiled.

" Lets see you try it " he handed back to her. She looked at him as though he were crazy.

" Raw food will kill me " she handed it to him again. Cloud closed the remaining gap between them as he took another step forward.

" Come on, you insisted I try something thats lethal to me...its your turn now " he whispered.

" I didn't know that it would hurt you " Tifa breathed, realizing just how close he really was. Cloud leaned down so he was eye level with her.

" What if I pretend I don't know? You might find that you like it. Just a small taste Tifa " he never called her by her first name. In fact he never addressed her individually. Tifa realized that they weren't talking about the food anymore, something much more dangerous. In a flash, the food hit the floor as her arms wrapped around his neck, his hands pushing her on top of the table, his mouth claiming her's. Her legs hung off the edge of the edge of the table for a few seconds before wrapping around his waist. He leaned her back so her spine touched the cool wood as he layed the top half of himself to match up evenly. He had to watch his fangs as he kissed her, he could really end up hurting her. And though she was strong, he didn't think humans could grow back lips. She was kissing him back just as demanding as he was, his hands moving beneath the material of her shirt. He moved to her back before going to her shoulders and ripping the cloth easily so it slid right off. His claws moved under her bra straps, pulling them off her delicate shoulders. His tail rubbed against her leg, his wings fluttering every so often. They both then heard voices from outside, the sound of death. Cloud growled deeply as he sat up and helped her off the table as her so called friends knocked on the door.

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Tifa changed her shirt before answering the door.

" What are you two doing here? Its getting late " Tifa leaned across the doorway.

" We heard what happend. Tifa, what were you thinking? Daniel is so hot! I remembered he rocked my world, it'd certainly be the same for you. I think you should give him another chance " Swayna insisted. Cloud came up behind Tifa and waved to them as in saying ' goodbye '.

" And I think your done making her decsions. Bye bye now " Cloud pulled her back and slammed the door before locking it.

" Why did you do that? " Tifa asked angrily. Cloud crossed his arms.

" You cannot seriously be angry with me for making those two stop putting you in dangerous situations ".

" I can handle myself ".

" Yeah, thanks to me. You wouldn't be saying that if it were two weeks ago. Get new friends, its not that hard " his voice didn't betray the anger he felt for the two sluts, she could do better than that. The two stared at one another, a different fire there than from before on the table. Cloud rolled his eyes and walked towards the back door, his wings unfolding as he did so.

" Where are you going? " Tifa asked.

" My Elder's wish to see me...so I will be back later ". He opened the door and began to flap his wings.

A/N: Cloud's right Teef, you need to friends. So may I drag out Yuffie and Aeris? Sure I may, its my story. But, I'm tired and am going to bed. I'm allowing anonymous reviews now, but I swear if there is any pranks, then off they go. Anyway, Cloud has forbid me from putting him in any dresses, he does not mind however that I let Tifa take his clothes off. But alas, I had to be evil a taunt you all for reviews. You'll thank me later, I swear it.