Although I personally think that this can still go under the PG rating (or maybe be PG-13 to be safe) I've put on the all of the 'Random Encounter' stories whereas up until now the Cid/Vin element could have be viewed as simple friendship this one takes place in some dim, a distant future where they are an established couple. In fact this was going to be a lemon when I first wrote it...but I chickened out. (And good thing to considering the no lemon policy on this site.)

So yeah sorry for the ramble I'm just warning everyone not to expect a friendship fic this time.

Humane

Sometimes Cid wasn't sure how to act around Vincent. Sure they were meant to be 'together' now but often, if he tried to start something Vincent would get skittish. Cid figured it was ether guilt because he was with Cid when Vincent must have thought that he should still be morning over Lucreaica, or maybe he was scared, Cid never really did know what happened in that Lab...
Then sometimes Vincent surprised him.

Like now.

Cid had just entered his cabin of the Highwind, kicked off his boots and tossed his jacket over the back of his chair.
He sat down and reached over his desk for his log and pen.
Engine 2 still twitchy, rip Ricky a new one for faulty ma-
Cid dropped his pen as five cold something's traced a pattern down his neck.

"GEEZ! Vincent!" Cid heard a small sound of amusement behind him. "Give a man some warning before you do that."

Vincent walked around to the front of Cid's desk picked up the pen and log book and move them out of the way before meting Cid's eyes.
Cid had been expecting it, but still having those eyes focused on him made his heart miss several beats.

The thing to remember with Vincent was the fact that he wasn't completely human anymore. And sometimes when he looked at Cid, he looked at him as if he was the pray, and Vincent was the predator.
And he was right.
Cid didn't remember standing up but he was as Vincent reached over with his claw gently tracing it down his cheek.

It sent shivers though Cid, and he could see the others in Vincent's eyes, his four demons were they crying out for Vincent to press a little harder? To draw his blood, or were they just feeding on the emotions flowing though Vincent right now?
After all, love isn't the opposite of hate.
But Vincent wouldn't go any further. Cid knew that Vincent would never hurt him.
Ever.

Cid reached forward undoing the buckles on Vincent's cape one by one stepping out from behind the desk as he did so.
Then Vincent pounced, his lips consuming Cid's, each of his hands taking hold of Cid's wrist so he couldn't get away.

As if he would ever try.

Cid pushed into the kiss, he might be pray but he wasn't a meek little mouse. He was a dragon and he was going to fight.
Cid fought to take control of the kiss pushing Vincent against the wall. Vincent let go of Cid's wrists to take hold of Cid's shoulders to push him away, to regain control.
Cid wasn't going to let ether happen.
With his hands free Cid took hold of Vincent's waist with one hand and Vincent's head with the other.
Cid broke the kiss gasping for breath, feeling a rush from the redness of Vincent's face and the wildness in his eyes.

"Finish what you started Vincent." Cid said restarting the kiss.

Vincent tried to manoeuvre the two of them somewhere, the bed the desk Cid didn't know or care. He did however know that it hadn't been the floor, Vincent would never have dropped him so violently if that had been the case.

Brain caught up with body and Cid realized they had tripped, which was why Cid's head hurt, and why Vincent had landed so heavily on him...not that he was complaining...
Well he wouldn't be complaining if Vincent was doing something more than just sitting on him.
Cid glared at the other man to see that Vincent was staring at Cid's upper arm.


Oh shit!

Cid hadn't even noticed but somehow as he had tripped and dragged Vincent down with him, Vincent's claw had cut his arm.
Last time something like this had happened Vincent had fled the room and hadn't allowed Cid to touch him for a week.

Cid held his breath as Vincent stared at the scratches. He could see the conflict in those garnet eyes.

Stay go stay go go stay go stay go go stay stay go stay go...

"Vincent...you'll hurt me more if you leave."

Vincent trailed his pale slender fingers across the cuts.

"These...don't bother you?"

Blue eyes met red.

"Never."

Vincent held his bloody fingers to Cid's lips.
"Prove it."

Cid licked the blood of each of Vincent's fingers, watching Vincent's eyes dilate as he did so. Cid didn't like the taste of his own blood, the metallic, salty taste of it in his mouth, but the look on Vincent's face was worth it.

Suddenly Claws were in tangled in his short hair and Vincent's mouth on his again.
It should have scared Cid, he speed with which Vincent moved, the strength that was in his lithe limbs. The wildness that would invade his eyes.

Inhuman.

Soft flingers traced down his side. The reassuring weight on him. The fierce, searching, tenderness of his mouth. The need in his eyes.

But still humane.