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Reno knocks before letting himself in with his ID card. "It's Reno Yo!" Reno shouts as he walks in.

"We're in here." Elana shouts to Reno, her voice barely audible.

Reno walks towards her voice which had come from up the stairs. He stops at the landing on the second floor. "Where ya at Laney?"

"Kitchen!" She calls back, sounding rather chipper.

Reno shook his head a look of envy on his face as he thought about the wedded bliss that Rude and Elana were enjoying, and the family that was on the way. He sighs and looks back at Zack, a sad look on his face, knowing that it was something he could never have with the dead SOLDIER. Reno quickly grins as Zack looks up at him, keeping his current mood from zack. "Follow me yo." He walks to the kitchen and leans around the door frame to look at the happy couple. Elana was eating a huge plate of food and Rude was just sitting down to eat himself. They both looked happy and of course Elana was glowing and her belly was huge. "So do you guys know what the sex is yet?" Reno asks as he casually strolls through the door. He strides over to the table and takes the seat next to Rude.

Zack concentrates to change the color of his eyes from the bright blue they normally are, to a matted silver. He then walks in behind Reno and leans against the door frame.

Elana starts to answer, but when zack walks in she stops. "Who's your friend?"

"Huh? Oh, his names Leon." Reno shrugs not looking back at Zack.

Rude raises an eyebrow, "so what's up Reno?"

"I heard that you guys wanted to talk to me." Reno replies nonchanlantly.

Zack nods to them, but thinks to himself...Leon....what a gay name.

Rude raises an eyebrow and looks at the both of them. "There was something Elena and I wanted to discuss with you." He looks at Zack, "Leon...was it?"

Reno continues to ignore zack, fearing what would be seen if he glanced back into those blue eyes. Reno was unaware of the change Zack had made. "So what is it yo?"

Elana rolls her eyes, she didn't understand Renos fascination with the word yo and probably never would.

Rude looks at Elena, "Tell him sweetie." He then looks back at Zack, "Leon....where are you from?" He kept staring at him

Elana rolls her eyes at Rude, "We've decided that if for some reason me and Rude both drop off the face of the planet, that we wanted you to be the one to take care of our child. Reno would you be willing to be the godfather of our child? "

Reno shook his head in disbelief, "Yea, I'd love to." Reno followed Rudes stare and looked back at Zack. Renos face took up his classic comical look of shock as he saw zacks eyes.

He clears his throat, "I am from Wutai. What Reno, what is funny?"

"Your face" Reno scoffs.

Rude stares at him, "Wutai, really...."

"Yes I fought in the War..." He stares at Rude.

"What's up Ruddie? You got that look on your face yo." Reno waves a hand in front of Rude's face.

Elana was busy eating Rudes food while no one was looking.

As Rude stared the silver color faded and Zack's normal mako blue came though. Rude stood up and drew his EMR. "Reno who did you bring here?"

Reno jumps up and stands in front of Zack, "Yo jest let me explain!"

Elana pauses momentarily before deciding that Rude could handle himself and goes back to her food.

Reno sighs and blushes a little bit, he looks down at the floor, "I would say it's not what you think, but I'm not sure what your thinking right now for once. But he's not bad, or a remnant... " Reno looks up and Rude and lets out a nervous chuckle as he scratches the back of his head.

Zack draws a short sword and brings it to Reno's neck while he places his other hand on reno's lower stomach. "What of it...Turk..."

Elana smiles, even if they were on friend terms now it was still fun to picture the peace and quiet Reno's death would bring. Not to mention it would leave the position of #2 turk open for Rude or herself. Then she noticed the look on Reno's face as the man touched his stoumach and raised an eyebrow at Rude.

Reno swallowed hard, trying to keep his body under control, as the touch on his stoumach made his blood boil. What was Zack playing at? Reno thought he was doing good to have held in the moan he wanted to let barely noticed the look that Laney was giving Rude.

"You let him die....He was your friend and you let him die!" His hand tightened on Renos abodmen. "Now I will have my way with this one....and you will watch!!!"

Elana growled, pissed off that she couldn't do anything in her current condition. "Rude!" she hissed.

Reno closed his eyes trying to think of things that would turn him off. Things like laney and Rude fucking, or Tseng and Rufus, or Sephiroth and Zack. None of it worked with the man tightening his grip on him. Reno ground his teeth barely keeping in another moan.

Zack pushes Reno away and takes one step towards Rude. "I even entrusted Spikey to protect her....and he let her die....." A tear rolled down his face, "I thought it would be years before I saw her again....not four years..."

Elenas jaw droped open and she stared at him, "...Zack?" She asks in a whisper.

Reno saw the tear and reached forward gently setting a hand on his shoulder, there was no mistaking the emotion on Reno's face as he looked at the man tenderly.

Zack looks back at Reno then pulls Rude in for a hug, "I've missed you guys..."

Reno's draw drops, "I thought you didn't want them to know Zack."

Elena just sits there lost in thought.

Zack looks over at Reno, "Sorry I lost my composure."

Reno shakes his head, "I dont know what you're apologizing to me for."

Elena frowns, as something becomes suddenly apparent to her.

Rude pats Zack on the back akwardly before stepping back and looking at Reno, a serious look on his face. "We need to talk." He walks out of the kitchen into the hallway. Reno follows him and Rude closes the door behind Reno. He sighs, "Is this what you've been hiding from me?"

Reno scratches his head confused, "Whaddya mean buddy?"

Rude shakes his head, "That day you almost died, about a month ago. You...said things while you were...you talked about Zack." Rude sees the scared look in Reno's eyes, "Don't worry nobody else heard. Only reason I did was cause I was with you pretty much the whole time."

Reno stares at his feet for a while before looking up at the man who had always been there for him. The man who had been the big brother Reno had never had. The guy who'd been super pissed when he found out that Reno had gone through with the Mako treatment. His best friend and partner. The one person he'd always been able to count on, and decided that even if he wasn't ready to tell Rude Everything. That Rude did deserve to know the truth about this. He takes a deep breath. "Yeah. That is Zack inside that body in the kitchen. And, well. When I almost died, it was Zack who was with me on the other side." Reno leans back against the wall beside the door and slides down it so that he's sitting on the floor. Rude walks over to him and sits down next to his red headed partner. Reno blushes before forging ahead, "He told me about how he had felt about me when he was alive and how he still wanted me." Reno's eyes tear up at the memory, "He talked about how he would still watch over me and well, I confessed that I had felt the same way too. "

"Reno..." Rude puts a hand on his shoulder. Reno holds a finger up to stop Rude from talking.

"I know, you've known for a while that there was something between me and Zack. But have you known how badly I've wanted to die? How long I've been forcing myself to go on?"

Rude chuckles gently, "The drinking and the hookers, along with all the other death wish activities you had thrown yourself into were sort of a dead give away. That and how you reacted when we found the body."

Reno looks at Rude confused, "We...found a body?"

Rude nods, "You didn't take it very well. It's just a good thing that we were the only two out there. But back to the point that you were trying to make. "

Reno nods, "Well Zack can inhabbit dead bodies. And we're sorta together now, and you can't let the guys at Shinra know that it's possible to come back like that from the life stream. They would try to use Zack and the only reason he can do it is cause Aerith helps him and... "

Rude cuts Reno off, "I wouldn't hurt you that way, and Elana won't say anything either. As long as you'll be happy now. Do you think I failed to notice that you were the only one who was alone?" Rude rubs Reno's head, and kisses him on the forehead, "I want you to be happy. Even if it's with the infalliable Zack Fair." Rude smiles, "Actually I can't believe you never notied how he felt about you when he was alive. It's not like he tried to hide it. Well except for hiding it from Rufus and Tseng, but that was probably because those two wanted you also. "

Reno laughs, "Yeah I guess I can be pretty Naive at times. Plus I thought he was into Cloud and Aerith."

Meanwhile back in the kitchen, Elana gives Zack a hard look before asking. "You had better be having safe sex. If one of you ends up pregnant so help me Shiva I will murder your play boy ass. You'd better not cheat on him either." She brandishes a butter knife in his direction.

Zack jumps and tries to play it off, "Safe sex..I don't know what you mean...pregos....hahahahaha how is Reno gonna get pregos....hahahahaha.." He looks at the butter knife, "is that strawberry jelly on that..."

"Yeah, sure is. You know I hate grape." she makes a face, "But back to the subject, you hurt Reno and inadvertently cause Rude pain and I will hunt you down." she growled the end of the sentence at him, "Trust me you won't like me when I'm angry."

Reno and Rude look over at the kitchen door, hearing the nervous laughter and the growling. They look at each other and shrug, "So you won't tell anyone?" Reno questions Rude.

Rude ruffles Reno's spikey hair, "Not a soul, except for Elana." Reno pouts and Rude laughs, "I won't say anything to her if you dont want me to. But I'm sure she's figured it out." He gets up and offers Reno a hand helping him up. They walk into the kitchen just in time to hear the end of Zack and Elana's conversation.

"Look what's to stop you from coming back in a girls body, and if you do things with Reno while a girl you will probably get pregnant. I'm surprised he doesn't have illigetimit kids running around everywhere to tell you the truth. Guess it's cause he sticks with the expensive hoookers who take preventative measures. Anyways, just practice safe sex!" Elana crosses her arms in a bossy manner.

Rude chuckles at the look on Zacks face, "Even if you don't have your face anymore your mannerisims are still there."

"Psh! Like your one to talk Laney." Reno walks up to Zack and throws his arms over his shoulders to hold him possively, "I'll get him pregnant if I want to."

Zack nudges Reno softly, "SO I was that obvious.....oh well....guesss Aerith can't be the cover story anymore....."

Reno gives Zack a light squeeeze before letting him go to walk over to Elena.

Zack kneels and covers her stomach with a hand, "TOO bad I wasn't still alive to have been to the wedding....and....I don't need a condom when it comes to Reno...." he smiles, "He hasn't used one yet....or made me wear one...."

"It's not like you chose to die" Elana laughs at the look on Reno's face after Zack finished talking.

"Zack! why'd ya say that? Couldnt you have just ignored it?" Reno had his hands balled up in fists now.

"Should I tell her what you did to convince me to come?" he smiled, "By the way....I asume she saw how I touched you a lil while a go." he winks at Elena.

Elana shakes her head, "Just don't say you weren't warned."

Reno growls, then he starts laughing, "Yeah psh, like you'd do that. Gimme a break." He crosses his arms and frowns.

"I really dont want to know." Rude starts to make himself another plate of food, "Either of you guys hungry?"

Reno perks up, "You know it!" He jumps into the chair he'd been sitting in before he had left to talk with Rude.

Zack next to Reno and places his hand on his knee. "Just make sure no one sits in the beck of Reno's helicopter.....it needs to be cleaned first"

Reno raises an eyebrow at Zack, "You suggesting something Zack?"

Zack gives Reno a crooked smile, "Whaddya think?"

"Why?" Reno pokes zack in his side.

Zack leans in and whispers, "Just wait til your ready to leave....."

Reno stares down at the ground, "Zack..." he says under his breath, and scratches the back of his head.

Elana rolls her eyes and nudges Rude, "Why don't you hook them up with a room before they make me vomit. All lovey on each other" she makes a face. Rude shakes his head. "They should really eat first." He makes both of them their own plates and sets the food down in front of them.

Zack grabs the plate and wolfs it down, "nom nom nom nom yum nom nom nom"

Reno pushes his plate away, "I'm not hungry right now."

Zack gives Reno a very sad look, "please Reno..you need to eat.......trust me....wait did I hear bed?" He perks up and looks over at Elana.

Elana laughs before nodding, "Yes there is a bed."

Reno starts eating his food very slowlly, after a few bites he looks over at Zack, "What are you tired or something?"

Zack kinda blushes, "something...like that.....oh heya...he turns to Rude and Elena. Whatever happened to Cissinei?"

Reno looks sad at the mention of Cissinei's name, "She left after you died." Reno stares at the table a stern look on his face.

Rude shakes his head, "Reno, she made the decision, there wasn't anything we could have done to change her mind."

Reno crosses his arms and frowns, "I know, still doesn't make it right yo."

Elana rolls her eyes, "You act as if she had died."

"She was the only one I could never find..anyone know where she went..rumor had it she started my fanclub" Zack has a hopeful tone in his voice.

"Yeah yeah yeah, we all know she started your fan club. Can we talk about something else?" Reno wanted to change the subject as quickly as possible.

Rude and Elana bouth burst out in laughter, Rude catches the confused look on Zack's face. "Well you see, Reno was one of the first one's to join."

"WHAT!" Reno leaps across the table at Rude, causing the chair he was sitting in to fall back under their weight.

Zack jumps behind Reno and grabs him by the waist, pulling him off of Rude. "Jealous...are we.....would you like the special treatment for my number one fan?"

"I'm not jealous!" Reno let's Zack pull him off of Rude. "You weren't even supposed to know!" he sighs as Zack holds him, his curiosity piqued, "what's the special treatment?"

Elana rolls her eyes before taking the keys from Rude and throwing them at Zacks head. "We'll talk more after you guys get this lovey dovey crap out of your systems and can control yourselves."

Zack catches the keys a few inches from his face then runs over to Elana and hugs her, then kisses her cheeks. He lets her go then runs back over to Reno and grabs him by the wrist. "Come on let's go...."

Reno blushes as Zack drags him out of the kitchen towards the room.

"Third door on the left!" Elana shouts after them. She looks up at Rude and smiles "Are you happy now that 'poor little Reno' has someone? "

Rude smiles and gives a single nod. He touches her cheek. "Everybody should have someone... "

Reno smiles as he is shoved onto the bed, while Zack shuts the door Reno kicks his shoes off. "So what are ya going to do yo?"

Zack rips off Reno's shirt, then starts kissing his stomach making his way slowly up Reno's chest.

Reno moans and slides his hand into Zacks hair . He lays back against the bed, and pulls Zack up to his face gently by the chin. Reno places his lips against Zacks and pushes his tounge into Zacks mouth. He runs his tounge along the roof of Zacks giving him a tickling sensation. Reno then runs his hands along Zacks chest and frowns mentally, even though it was Zack inside it still wasnt Zacks body. Reno traces his fingers down the ex-SOLDIERS happy trail, he had decided that it didnt matter that it wasn't Zacks body. As long as he had that silly ass puppy he had everything he would ever need.

When Zack felt Reno's tongue his entire body shuddered with excitement as he thought to himself " why'd I wait so long" he felt where Reno was going and arched his back.

Reno teased Zack for a little while before sliding his hand out of Zacks pants, he pulls away from their kiss. "What is it about me that makes coming back worth your while Zachary?" Reno reaches up and places a hand on his scarred cheek. "What's so great about a slum dog like me?" Reno chuckles and scratches the back of his head nervously.

"Because you've been the only one to tame my heart...." Zack answers, looking slightly baffled.

Reno chuckles, "Right, and Cloud was nothing?" Reno shakes his head, "Whatever I'm just glad to have you here with me." He smiled at Zack and ruffled his hair yet again.

Zack flipped himself on top of Reno, pinning him down and kept his nose inches from the turks. "Cloud.....Cloud wanted Sephy, but I was the best he could get......"

Reno rolls his eyes, "So your saying Cloud was your cheap alternative, and you were his? Or did you seriously just compare yourself to Sephiroth and put yourself under him." Reno scoffs, "Have you been watching anything other than my ass after your death?"

Zack gets a look of confusion and hurt on his face. He gets up and goes to stand at the window. Not wanting Reno to see the tears how hurt he was.

Reno sits up and scratches his head confused, "What's wrong zack?...Look I just think that you shouldn't hold yourself lower than Sephiroth. It's his fault you're dead after all."

"Of course I saw what has happened after I died...I wasn't there to protect Aerith, or save Cloud's mind....or.....be closer to you...I was....sad."

Reno sighs, then gets up and walks over to Zack so that he is standing behind him. Reno wraps his arms around his waist and rests his chin on Zacks shoulder. "I'm sorry. It must've been hard to have to sit back and watch all of that."

Zack turns around and places his head on Reno's chest, grabs him tight, and just cries.

Reno places a hand on the back of Zacks head and rubs it soothingly, "C'mon Zacks. Don't cry, your the strong one here remember."

Zack looks up and kisses Reno softly.

Reno kisses him back, "It's fine, we all ended up being okay. Well except for Aerith but the rest of us were fine." He smiles, "Your not going to tell me that you didnt enjoy seeing me kick some remnant ass are you?"

"I enjoyed watching your body move," he whispered into reno's ear.

Reno kisses Zack on the forehead as a tingling sensation runs from where Zacks breath had brushed against his skin to his lower extremities, "Zack " Reno whispers back.

Zack threw Reno onto his back on the bed. Zack climbs ontop on Reno and blows softly into his ear and then started to kiss it making his way down Renos neck and back to his lips.

Reno growls, and a playful smile alights his face. "I'm not makig it that easy for you this time." Reno rolls over putting Zack underneath him, he pulls his tie out of his pocket and starts to attempt to hog tie Zack. "And here I thought the damn thing was useless."

Zack cranes his neck upwards to kiss Reno as he is being tied, but barely reaches his lips and whimpers.

Reno frowns, "Your not even going to fight?....Where's the fun in that?"

Zack flipped Reno onto his back. Zack ripped off his own shirt and there was a blinding light as he regained his own form. Out of no where Zack takes out a pair of handcuffs. "If you want me to resist....let's have some fun."

Reno lays there in shock before regaining his senses. He jumps to his feet standing on the bed in a defensive position. Unsure of what Zack is about to do, then seeing the handcuffs Reno grins crookedly. "What'd you have in mind exactly zacks?"

Zack rushes Reno, and hand cuffs his hands to the bed. "Let's see...." they were making a lot of noise upstairs, there was no way that Elena and Rude couldn't hear the racket they were making.

Reno bit his lip and moaned. He pulls against the restraints and raises an eyebrow at zack, then smiles playfully.

Rude raises an eyebrow at Elana, "You gave him the key and told him where to go."

She frowns, "Let's go down stairs and watch tv." She holds her arm out and Rude helps her up. They then went downstairs and cuddled up on the couch together. Elena flips on the tv and looks for a movie. "Death Race!" she squeals and turns the volume up to drown out the sound of the lovers.

Zack kisses Reno down his neck to his belly bottum, making sure that his flicked his nipples with his toungue. As he did so he put pressure on the restraints.

Reno moans, and bucks underneath zack, he pulls against the restraints again. Reno looks up into his eyes pleading for more, "Dont tourture me. Please " Reno says in a husky moan.

Suddenly the door opens and something heavy hits the floor with a shattering noise. Cloud was standing there, the broken item at his feet now unrecognizable.

Zack jumps under the covers and doesn't see that it's Cloud, "I am sorry Elena I promise I will keep it down......"

"Uhh, hey Cloud," he nudges zack with his foot. "Care to join me?"

"Zack...?" Cloud whispered as he took a step forward. He then looked at Reno. "What" Cloud walked over to the bed and pulled the cover back, he jumps back in surprise.

When the covers were removed Zack was in the form that Yuffie had seen. He blushed and cuddled Reno, "Wow, this is unexpected. Do you know this man Reno?" He looked at Reno and mouthed "What do we do?"

Cloud looked confused, then shook his head trying to play it off, "Your gay?"

"Just trying out new things, seeing what won't kill me yo." Reno decided that he would play the deathwish card, "Either something this guys does to me or gives me. And if that don't work Elena might walk in and get pissed." he shrugs.

Cloud shakes his head, "Why do you want to die so badly? Trust me, it's not that fun..." he goes quiet thinking of how Aerith and Zack had sent him back. He'd been both thankful and yet he'd felt rejected at the same time, "Uh...sorry I just thought I saw..."

Reno cuts him off feeling guilty, "Yeah I know, that's kinda parta why I picked him." Reno blushes and looks down, which causes him to miss the look that cloud gives him. It was a kind understanding look.

Cloud sighs and looks away as Reno looks up, "I was supposed to come up and tell you to knock it off, cause elena is sleeping. " Cloud turns around and walks out of the room slamming the door shut behind him. He stalks down the hallway and Rude stops him in the kitchen.

"What's wrong Cloud?" Rude asks him, not sure of what he knows.

Cloud opens and shuts his mouth debating on how much he can tell Rude, "Your..Reno's best friend right?" Rude nods, "Do you think." He clamps is mouth shut, then decideds that he wants to know, "Do you think Reno might like me as more than a friend?"

"...." Rude looks at him shocked, "Cloud...that ships already sailed."

Cloud looks at him confused, "What do you mean?"

"He tried to get like that with you, trust me he was hiding it well from everyone. But he can't keep his guard up around me all the time like he likes to think he can. He tried to hook up with you, but you more or less ignored him, caught up in your guilty emotions."

Cloud clenches his fists, "So you're saying there's no chance."

Rude shakes his head, "No I'm not saying that, it's just that... "

Cloud had turned to run back to the room Reno was in but Rude stops him, "Why don't you come back tomorrow? I'll keep him here tonight, come aroud lunch time okay? I'll keep him sober for you."

Cloud nods then leaves Rude stading in the kitchen shaking his head, "What the hell Reno." Rude says to himself out loud.

Reno frowns at Zack, then chuckles, "You're such the puppy curling up next to me like that." Reno sighs, "So I guess your going to stay looking like that?"

Zack rolls off of the bed and puts his shirt on. He turns to look out the window, a faraway look on his face. "I don't know...maybe we should do this another time Reno. I didn't think blondie would be here... That was weird. Knowing someone can interrupt us in the middle of our fun. Did you know he was here Reno?"

Reno sighs exasperated. "No I didn't know he was here. Did you even lock the door? I don't remember seeing you do it...." Reno sits there for a moment then frowns, "What the hell Zack, can you at least undo the hand cuffs if we're not going to do anything? And why does it matter? You're over him arent you?.." Reno looks at Zack expectantly.

As Zack turns to answer his legs gave way and he drops to his knees. Zack grabs his chest and coughs up some blood. He looked up at Reno and the bright luster of mako seemed to fade, "I shouldn't have turned into my real body...." his breathing started to get heavy.

Seeing the blood Reno pulls against the handcuffs, causing the cuffs to cut into his skin. He winces in pain, as his eyes begin to water, "Zack!" He wraps his hands around the chains of the handcuffs and pulls, "Sorry Rufus" He brakes the part of the bed that the right hand cuff was attached to and starts working on the other one. It doesnt take him long to break the other part of the bed. He rushes over to zack, and holds him against his chest, "I'm sorry for asking for it, please Zack."

Zack grabs at Reno's chest digging in his nails, "It......it....wouldn't have.......been a problem...had I shwon up in my body.......but.......transmforming takes........a.......lot.......of energy......." Zack saw the cuts form the cuffs visibly winced. "Reno...you should be more careful."

Reno grits his teeth together when zack digs his nails into his chest. Reno shakes his head, "Quit worrying about me I'll be fine, what about you?"

Zack pulls Reno down towards himself and kisses him, "I love you Reno...but don't worry....I'll be fine.....and....I did lock the door.....damn Cloud....he never did like to knock....."

Reno chuckles, "No he doesn't like to does he," Reno laughs, "Maybe he broke the doorknob or something. so...you two are over right?"

"I remember this one time I was in your room smelling your clothes....." Zack regains his normal breathing, "...you were on a mission somewhere I forget....and he came busting in....I had to fix your door before you got back.....I think he might have had feelings for you too.....I don't know...wanna bring him back in?.."

Reno shook his head smiling, "So you were stalking me...Hmm that does explain why the door shut differently." Reno laughs, "Right, Cloud have feelings. Your funny Zacks, and no, why would we bring him back in. Well, I guess if you want to see him I could get him for you."

Zack slides his hands into his pants and starts to jerk him off, "So you did notice the door....did the best I could....and as far as Cloud goes...it's up to you....ever try a threesome?" Zack laughs, he was teasing Reno of course.

Reno bites his lip in thought, then kisses Zack. He gently pushes the raven haired man onto his back and pins him down. "Why would I want to share you with someone else?" Reno softly bites on Zacks neck, "There you're mine and no one else can touch you."

Zack moaned when Reno bit his neck, "Reno...." he wraps his legs around the red head, "Your so naughty"

"So are you two over?" Reno questions him.

"Reno.....we were never really...anything.....that I know of....I mean I don't always know what he's thinking but....cloud....is...well....cloud...."

"Now your sounding like Tifa...So he really was like a little brother to you and that's it?"

"I like Tifa, espically when she was younger...she looked hot in that cowgirl outfit, and man did she want Cloud. Did you ever try to hit that?"

Reno laughs, "Nahh, I could tell she was stuck up Clouds ass too far to see anyone else." Reno looks at Zack curiously, "what did you try?"

"Naw.....I wanted to.....but at least I hooked up with Aerith before I died...now she was a sweet girl....even though she knew I went both ways....she still loved me..." he pushed Reno up and wrapped his arms around his waist.

"Oh, yeah she was. You were lucky to have her." He pats Zacks head, "How could you want someone like me when you had someone like her waiting for you?"
"Because....with you I could be myself."

Reno looks down, "Yeah, but you guys would have had such pretty babies." He clenches his fists, "because you loved me you can never have the loving family that should have been yours." He slams his fists against the ground leaving two round splatters of blood. Reno sharply intakes his breath, then glances at his wrists, he stares at the cuts, "I hate myself for that now," he laughs hysterically. "You know, if you'd never loved me things might have turned out differently." he looks up at zack his eyes watering. "I never had a family..." he looks down again, then pushes Zack away from him and gets up. Reno sits down on the edge of the bed and lays back, "sorry just...just ignore what I said. There's nothing I can do to change the past so that I found you in time, or that you never loved me." Reno frowns, "The thing is that even though I feel bad about having taken that from you," Reno props himself up on an elbow to look at Zack, "I'm glad that you do love me, I'm glad that you never loved Cloud or Aerith the way you do me." he smiles. "And if I wanted to come clean even more, there isnt anything I'd rather do than bring you back in your body and keep you to myself."

Zack runs over to Reno and holds him in his arms. He kisses him passionately, "I am glad you understand my love."

Reno shakes his head, "What do you mean? That I'm selfish?" He scratches his head confused.

Zack whispers in his ear, "If your a good boy tonight....I have a surprise for next time we meet..."

Reno grins, "Oh, I can only imagine what that might be, but since when have I been a good boy?" he chuckles. "Well I guess I can manage one night for you..." Reno paues, then pulls back to look at Zacks face as something hits home, "You're not going to be here in the morning are you... "

Zack looked away, "No I won't.....but dont be sad okay."

Reno frowns and reaches up to touch Zacks face, the cold metal of the handcuff rubs against his skin, "It's because of the transformation?" Reno huffs, "So waht'dya have in mind, since I'll need an incentive and all to be good."

Zack removes Reno's handcuffs, "yeah, had I not done that I would have had a few more days with you...." he undid reno's fly and smiles, "As for your incentive, I'll be submissive to you tonight."

Reno starts to rub at his wrists forgetting about the cuts. He winces as they start seeping blood again, "Zack, you don't have to be if that's not what you want." he blushes unwilling to admit the truth, but from the look on his face it's obvious that he isn't fessing up to something.

Zack licks Reno's cuts and says sweetly, "You now that you like being the dominate one...I can tell by the way your blushing."

Reno blushes even more, "That's not entirely true." He looks away from zacks eyes and chuckles nervously, "If I admit something to you, ya have to swear to never tell anyone. Not even Aerith... while I do like being dominate, I've always kinda wanted you to do it, at least once. The first time you did it doesn't count because we weren't really well you know. It was just in my head remember. Just once though okay Zack. I'm in the mood to let you do it to me now. So if you would like to here's your chance."

Zack did his best puppy face, "Are you sure Reno....I promise I'll be a good girl." he winks at Reno suggestively.

Reno laughs, "Yeah if ya really want to here's your chance. But you'd better hurry up or I might just decided to do something to you instead."

Zack blushed bright red creating the farce that he didn't know what to do, "oh my" He said in a mock girly tone.

Reno holds up his fingers, "You have five seconds" he puts his thumb down, "Four"

Zack jumps on Reno making him land flat on his back, causing the bed to break and slam onto the floor and again he squealed, "Reeennooooo"

"oof" Zack had knocked the wind out of him, Reno puts another finger down, "Three"

Zack kisses Reno to shut him up and slides a hand up his chest.

Reno kisses him back passionately and stops counting down. He runs a hand through Zacks hair, taking his sudden initive as an answer.

Zack starts kissing Reno all over his chest.

Reno grins, "is that all you've got?"

Zack nibbles on Reno's ear and rubs his nipples.

"You're not being very dominate Zack" Reno raises an eyebrow, "something wrong?"

Zack rolls over putting Reno on top, "Yes....your not dominate...."

Reno shakes his head grinning, "Fine, I guess I'll just have to pretend to be a good boy and play along with you." Reno sits back on his legs and un-buttons zacks pants, he slowly unzips them. Reno looks up into zacks eyes and smiles, he yanks down the pants, and slips them off. "I was really liking what you were doing earlier but if you insist, who am I to keep you from being happy?" He leans over zack and runs his hands down Zacks chest, wishing it was the toned mass he had once snuck glimpses of while swimming. Reno places his lips on Zacks and gently probes his tounge into Zacks mouth. He forces his tounge down as deep as he can. Enjoying his play inside Zacks mouth. He pulls away, and brings the Soldiers hand up to his mouth. Reno sucks on Zacks index finger, lathering it up with his saliva so that it was juicy wet. He smiles mischeivously as he pulls zacks hand down and slides it into zacks boxers, he pulls the boxers back with his other hand and makes Zack insert his finger into himself. Once he finishes getting the area soaked Reno takes his lovers hand away, slips off the boxers and lifts Zack up. Reno slowly inserts himself into Zack being careful to not hurt him this time. Reno moans, and wraps Zacks legs around him so that he can lay against his body, so that when he moves forward to push into Zack his body rubs against zacks penis. He starts kissing zack again, slowly as he gets faster. "Mngh, better zacks?" He nuzzels his neck.

Zack starts to breathe heavily and moans. He softly pulls on Reno's hair, as he does his penis hardens.

Reno kisses him on the collar bone, "I guess that's a yes." He pushes in a little deeper this time. "Say it." he whispers into zacks ear, "you know you want to scream it"

When Reno went deep Zack pulled harder on Reno's hair and arched his back losing his breath. His eyes widen as his bright blue orbs shine in happiness.

"Ngh" Reno grunted as Zack pulled on his hair. He starts pumping him harder, and faster. Trying to get the man to scream his name, Reno bites down on Zacks collar bone. Not enough to draw blood, just enough to make him feel it.

Zack bites down on his bottom lip cutting it making it bleed.

Reno slows down, to keep himself from getting closer to going off, "C'mon Zack, why're you being so quiet?"

Zack leans up and kisses Reno, "I.......love.......you....." he unwraps his legs from Reno and turns over so that he is on his hands and knees.

Reno chuckles, "I love you too, but that's not what your fighting with yourself to keep from screaming. Now is it?" he starts going faster again, "please" Reno moans.

Zacks toes start to curl and he tears at the sheats, "RENO!!!!!" he screams lound enough so the whole house can hear....but it is not the voice of the body...but the voice of Lt. Fair that screams it.

Reno shudders in pleasure as all the tension leaves his body. He wraps his arms around Zacks borrowed body and pulls him so that their laying on their side. He cuddles against his back. "Holy mother of Shiva Zack." Reno smiles, "Do I miss hearing you yell. Such a treat for it to be my name rolling off of your tounge." he laughs darkly. "I've got the feeling I might get a few words from Elena about her rest being interrupeted tomorrow." Reno sighs contentedly, "But it was well worth it..."

Zack just lays there limp,."...I remember when Aerith let me go to be with you...she wanted to hear all the juicy details.....but now she gets to watch it...."

Reno gets goose bumps, "That's kinda creepy Zack...." Reno closes his eyes, "it's not fair that I feel guilty for something you did to her...shit, neither of us should feel guilty about it. She wanted you to be happy....do you have to go back?..." Reno was glad that Zacks' back was to him. Since he was on the verge of crying, "Can.."his voice cracks, "Can you at least wait untill I'm asleep before you dissappear?"

"Of course...your so warm..." he whispered as he turned to hold him, "...she even wanted to join us...."

Reno blinked his eyes trying to clear them. He could hear how weak Zack was getting through his voice, and he could feel how much colder Zack had become, "Of course she did, why wouldnt she?" he held zack close and pulled the covers up over them. "Does....does it hurt?" his voice was thick with worry.

"Nope....but there might be sand in the morning."

Reno chuckles, "Thanks for the warning." he holds Zack as close as he can, trying to keep him warm. "I love you Zack, I wish I could keep you warm better." he yawns, and gives Zack a peck on the lips. "I'm looking forward to that surprise you mentioned."

Zack trails his hand over Reno's chest, "mmmmh"

Reno opens his eyes and kisses zack, "You gunna tell me what it is?"

Zack throws reno on his back and and stucks to suck his cock slowly.

Reno moans, "Zack," he places a hand on the mans head. "I..you dont have to."

Zack licks the tip of Reno's penis like a lolipop before shoving it all the way down his throat.

"Hnnh" Reno moans, thowing his head back into the pillows, "Oh Zack," Reno grabs the sheets in his fists, to keep himself from pulling on Zacks hair, or scrachting his back.

Zack slides a finger into Renos' ass as he sucks on Reno's throbbing member as though he is a vacum.

"Zack!" Reno arches his back and then relaxes again, moaning some more. He reaches a hand to lay ontop of zacks head, enjoying the motion of him going up and down.

Zack started going faster, sucking harder.

Reno bites his lip to keep from screaming out, and turns his head into the pillow. Moans escaping him, he was getting close, and every little motion Zack did seemed intensified.

Zack started playing with reno's ball's with his right hand while fingering his ass with the left.

Reno let out a scream of pleasure, the quickly stuffed a pillow in his mouth to muffle the next few screams. He pulls the pillow out of his mouth. "Zack I'm about to do it." he moans again.

Zack says nothing and continues increasing his speed, looking up at Reno with those bright blue mako eyes.

"Zacks" Reno arches his back as he goes off into Zacks mouth. Tingleing sensations running wild through his body, making him shudder.

Zack sits up, swallows then smiles, "You pervert...but you liked it....didn't you my love."

Reno pulls Zack down to him and wraps his arms around him, "You know I did."

"My Reno," Zack says and then hold the red head possivly.

"Who else would I belong to?" he cuddles with Zack, yawning, "You won't be gone long this time will you?"

"I don't know....I have to ask Aerith..."

Reno squeezes Zack and sighs, "She wouldn't be mean to me like that."

"Who do you think helps me find the bodies?"

"She probably does...why is she helping us?"

"Because......she wants to see us happy...."

"That's nice of her...Hey Zack...nevermind. I'm just glad that I have you with me right now." Reno sits up and looks down at Zack. "How long am I going to have to wait to find out what my surprise is?"

Zack started to look a bit pale...the brightness of the mako lessening. "What...what were you gonna say reno?"

Reno looks at Zack concern dripping from his eyes. "I was just going to ask if the reason you always acted the way you did around me was because you liked me."

"Yes, yes it was...." Zack blushed, "The reason I flirted with Ciss, was because she reminded me of you..and I wanted to see if I could get you jealous...and try to get you to confront me so I could have you alone....I mean..." Zack turned beet red.

Reno smiles, "You did have me alone remember? They sent me on vacation with you. Why didn't you say something then?"

"I wanted to have you in an alley.....it's harder to find people in Midgar....more private."

Reno looks confused. "So Costa De whatever wasn't good enough for you? We even had a room together." Reno shakes his head, "I guess it might have been obvious if we'd come back even the slightest bit lovey dovey though."

"Well....I wanted to god I wanted to....more so when you told after you had had a few drinks what you like in a woman, it sounded like you were talking about me...and when I...." his eyes widened and he turned even redder, "...I mean...er...umm...."

"No, say it Zack. I really want to know, and you have no reason to keep it from me now."

"Um...." Zack was glowing red at this time, his fingers figdeting with the sheets.

Reno chuckles, "C'mon Zack you're as red as my hair. Now tell me. It can't be that bad."

Zack threw the covers over himself, "I don't wanna..." he muttered and thought to himself "reno doesn't remember that night".

Reno thinks back to that particular vacation.

Reno sighs, normally when they sent zack on vacation they sent Cisseni with him. But apparently Angeal had suggested Reno for this one. *what could he be thinking* Reno thinks to himself. He looks over at Zack who seemed to be nervous, he watches him for a while, enjoying the glimpses of his blue eyes that he got from time to time. Reno shakes his head and quickly looks away, * the hell was that?* Reno stands up out of the beach chair.

Zack stops doing squats and looks at him, "Where ya headed to Reno?"

"I'm gunna go grab a beer, maybe pick up a few women. Ya want one?"

"I could go for a beer." He walks over to Reno, who raises an eyebrow at him.

"I was talking about gettin you a girl but okay." Reno shrugs and starts walking to the bar that was located on the beach not to far from their chairs.

"Why do they always send us to this same resort on Costa De sol?" Zack questions reno.

"Fuck if I know. But there are some nice lookin ladies here." They get to the bar and Reno orders them both beers. "S'on me Zack."

"Thanks, so...what type of girls are you into Reno?" They both sit down at the bar.

Reno frowns slightly at the question as he opens his beer and takes a drink. "Tall, beautiful, and frineldy" Reno winks," If ya get what I'm saying and with blue eyes." Reno shrugs, realzing he'd just said something about blue eyes. But it was true, it wasn't because zack had blue eyes, reno just had a thing for blue eyed blonde babes. But the dark haired ones were pretty hot too. "The blonde hair blue eyed hot chick ya kno? Though the ones with dark hair are pretty hot too."

Since reno was taking a drink he didn't notice zacks slight blush as he said, " I like mine with green eyes and red hair," Zack quickly adds, "the brunetts are pretty eye catching too though. Man that Aerith sure does have nice hair and a great rack." Zack flinched inwardly and prayed that if that ever got back to Aerith she would forgive him.

"Mhhm," Reno nods, "she does have a nice shape to her." Reno had assumed zack was hinting at cissinei with the red head comment. "Aren't you two dating?"

Zack smiles after taking a giant swing of his beer. "Yeah, she's a really sweet girl."

"And an ancient. So, have you two fucked yet?"

Zack chokes on the beer he'd been about to swallow. "What kind of question is that?"

Reno shrugs, "Just curious about what she's like in bed. She's one of the few girls that won't have sex with me."

Zack sighed inwardly, he was thankful to Angeal for having set this up to give him more time with Reno. But he hadn't imagined that the Turk would hate being on vacation just as much as he did. Zack quickly finished his beer and noticed that Reno was out as well. "Two more please. And a mythril X for my friend here" He asked the bar tender. "On me." He smiles innocently.

"Thanks," he lifts up the pint of Mythril X and toasts Zack. "To you becoming SOLDIER 1st class" He tosses it down his throat.

Zack starts sucking down his beer, encourage reno to give him his beer in exchange for a few more rounds of Mythril X. A few hours later Zack grins at the tipsy Turk. "Ready to pick up some ladies Reno?"

"I was born ready Zaks" he chuckles as he leans on Zack. Who holds him around the waist.

"You sure your up to it"

"Yeah," Reno pushes Zack away and takes a few ungainly steps before finding his balance.

((That Night at the Hotel Room))

Zacks helps Reno into bed, then goes and locks the door. He walks over to his own bed and flops down.

"Yo Zack, those girls were hot." Reno mumbles trying to fight his sleep.

"Yeah" He looks over at Reno, to no one's surprise Reno had been surrounded by women the whole time they were at the club. He smiled as the red head finally passed out. "None of them were as good looking as you. Seriously, you should forget all about them and just hook up with me." Zack smiles at himself. "Not that that will happen seeing I dont even have the balls to tell you that while your awake. I'd thought getting you drunk would give me the courage to at least hint at it." He shakes his head. "Goodnight angel. May you not have a splitting head ache in the morning." Zack rolls over to face the wall, he pulls the blanket over himself. Knowing he'd better be covered up, cause there was no way in hell that he wasn't going to have dreams about a certain turk tonight.

"Oh!" Reno's eyes widen, he pulls the covers back off of Zack. "Your telling me that I wasn't dreaming all that stuff you said then." Reno lays back the expression on his face thoughtful. "You do realize that I was dropping hints don't you?" He looks down at Zack.

Zack turned pale again and flipped the covers off to look at Reno, "Wait WHAT!!!!! YOU MEAN YOU WASN'T DRUNK!!!!! OMFC.......... YOU MEAN....THAT....AND WE........OMFC"

"Whoa! Calm down Zack!" Reno scrachtes the back of his head confused as to the meaning of OMFC. "I was wasted off my ass, that's why I thought it was a dream. Like I'd really believe that you would be interested in me when you had girls like Aerith and Cissnei trying to get at you. I mean really can you blame me?...and" Reno's eyes soften. "Thanks for helping me into bed. Instead of leaving me wherever I fell, most people can't stand me when I'm wasted. I know how much of an asshole I can be. So... thanks."

"I COULDA HAD YOU THEN.....I WASN'T SURE HOW YOU FELT THATS WHY..." Zack clenches his fists tight and his eyes begin to water, "That's why I never said anything."

Reno sighs, understanding why Zack felt so bitter. They could have had those few years together. Reno shakes his head and pulls Zack up to him so that he can cry on his shoulder if he needed to. "I'm sorry Zack, really." He puts a hand under Zacks chin and lifts his head up. "Look at me Zacks." Reno smiles trying to cheer Zack up, he stops smiling and sighs when Zack still looks upset. "Look I didn't know how you felt either. I thought you were talking about Cissinei or Aerith most of the time..."

Zack kisses Reno then pushes him playfully, "You're so.....baaadd"

Reno chuckles, "Why do you say that?"

"No reason." Zack yawns and shivers as he cuddles up to Reno.

"Let's get some sleep then." Reno hits the light switch next to the broken bed, and they gently drift off to sleep together.

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As a way to make up for having taken so long to get this chapter up, I'll be posting a Zack x Aerith blashback after this. My first year of college has been crazy so thanks for being understanding.