No I don't own FFVII or any of it's characters. You think if I did I'd be writing this smut! Okay so I would. But it still stands the only thing I own is the plot!

Chapter 2

Cloud is slow to awaken. He is groggy and in pain and doesn't want to move. His senses slowly come back to him. The first thing to sink into his aching skull is the fact that he is warm, the second; that he is being held. Slowly he opens is eyes, but his vision is blurry. Slowly closing and opening his eyes and finally blinking rapidly trying to get is vision to focus he finally attains his sight. Seeing silver strands of hair his vision jerks up to the face above him. His hearts gives a lurch and he instinctively tries to move out of his grasp and pull a weapon. But to no avail. He can't even move from the silver devils grasp as a hand at his shoulder and another over his hips keep him restrained. The violent jerk he gave in trying to move finally catches up to him and he hisses in pain, recoiling.

Having gained Sephiroths attention green eyes lock with his, "I'm sorry." Cloud stills, breath and all are frozen. Of all the things to come out of Sephiroths mouth that was the last thing Cloud ever imagined to hear. Slowly the hand that had pinned his hips just moments ago releases its grasp and slowly a leather clad hand gently comes up and warm knuckles caress across is cheek bone, down to his jaw and slowly traced down to his chin. "Breath Cloud," and he obeys, still lost in a daze. What bizarre twilight zone has he just slipped into? With out his permission his heart takes on a racing pace. This could not be happening. He must have died in the fight and be in the lifestream having the best fantasy ever. He couldn't look away; mesmerized like a moth to a flame he was caught.

"I did not mean to harm you so. However, I think being in a corporeal body after so long in the lifestream disoriented me, and I reverted back to the last purpose I had as a living person. This however, is not what I have come back to do. I can see that you are already confused. Let me explain.

When I entered the lifestream after you had defeated me two years ago I was still so full of hate, confusion, and . . . hurt. Being out of Jenovas control only made this tangle of emotions more prominent. I was in agony. My real mother, Lucrecia found me and started helping me understand the truth. Aeris and your mother helped me along as well as Zack."

Cloud drew a breath meaning to ask about his Mother and Zack, but was cut off with a stern look and a shake of Sephiroths head. "With time and the clarity of not being controlled, I have come to see the truth of things. Hojo used and manipulated me like every other test subject, into the perfect puppet for Jenova to use. I, I attacked Zack and nearly killed you. I ruined your life with the destruction of Nibelheim and Hojos subsequent capture and torture of you both." Sephiroth sighs and shakes his head. "Do you want to know the part of all that, that stuck with me the most? Even though I was under Jenovas control, I remember what you said to me in the reactor. 'I had so much respect for you. I wanted to be you.' I think by then I had given up too much control to Jenova or I think I would have stopped."

At Sephiroths continued silence Cloud takes his chance to speak, "I never gave up the belief that you could be saved, until I killed you. Even with my mixed up memories and delusions I always thought you would snap out of it. I never forgot about those nights when Zack and I would get drunk and you would laugh at us. Or the time Zack replaced your shampoo with hair die. Hahahaha, which was his best prank ever! I knew you were still human under all the emotion less, mad, driven façade that came over you. But I admit; I gave up after that last battle; but if you didn't come back to finish out Jenovas plan why are you here?"

"I have come to take you with me back to the lifestream."

Cloud, stunned and surprised yet again, "What?"

"Cloud, I know now how you feel for me. And I have felt the same since you started hanging around Zack and I so much. Always so full of life and wonder even though at the same time you some how managed to be quiet and reserved. I still don't know how you managed all of that and were so damn cute about it too. The hard work and dedication you put into passing the SOLDIER exam even though you were the runt of the litter, so to speak. I know you can't be happy here, and I can't stay. I can only have control for so long before I'm thrust out of this body. But we can be together forever in the lifestream, or if that's not enough for you we can be reborn and I will find you; and things will be different. Better then they ever could have been in this life time."

Sephiroth takes advantage of Clouds wide eyed, slack jawed, moment and leans down to gently take those sweet lips into a gentle kiss. Cloud slowly regains his wits only to loose them again in the gentle kiss. Slowly the kiss becomes more and more demanding until Cloud is short of breath and breathing heavily, but this aggravates his wound and he winces into the kiss and Sephiroth pulls away, flushed and short of breath as well. "Forgive me, I forgot about your wound."

"Nothing to forgive," Cloud winces again as his shoulder starts throbbing with pain.

"I'm sorry this is sudden, but I need an answer now Cloud. I'm running short on time. I must return soon, with or without you."

"Now that I have you, I'm not letting go. Hang on a second." Cloud pulls out his phone and calls Tifa. ". . . Hey Tifa it's me. I'm sorry to do this over the answering machine but I have no choice. I don't know how to say this with out worrying you, but here I go anyways. I'm going to return to the lifestream with Sephiroth. No I don't think this is a ploy to get me out of the way so he can destroy the planet. I, I love him Tifa. I always have. I'm sorry I have to leave you all, but you don't need me now anyways. Good luck, and stay safe. Tell everyone bye for me." With out knowing how else to end the message he hangs up and looks to Sephiroth. "How do we do this?"

"I can just release my soul and return, but I'm afraid you actually have to die Cloud."

"I understand."

"I would be honored if you would let me do it. I'll be with you until you pass and then I'll follow you." Cloud just nods his assent. "Very well." With one last kiss, Sephiroth unsheathes masamune and without hesitation strikes Cloud through the heart. Clouds eyes go wide and he expels blood, but his eyes never left Sephiroths. As his heard gives a final shutter and stops his eyes slowly close as Sephiroth holds him tighter until his body starts to deteriorate into the lifestream. Closing his eyes to concentrate, he hears Clouds phone ring but ignores it and releases his soul from Kadajs body and follows after Cloud.