Chapter 2
Cloud wined as Sephiroth shook his head sadly.
"Comeon' Cloud, it's either you go to the bath willingly, or I will force you in with me."
Cloud pouted, pushing his back up against the wall, "But what if I don't like baths, Sephy?"
Sephiroth sighed, before walking up to Cloud and holding out a hand to him, "Please? If you don't, I'll tell on you."
Cloud frowned, "...promise not to tell then if I take a bath?"
"Sure. Mom won't need to know every single little thing that goes on here."
"But, if we take a bath, I get to brush your hair after!" Cloud smiled as Sephiroth laughed, pulling Cloud over to the washroom.
"Now now, go on. The bath isn't going to stay warm forever you know."
Cloud gaped, staring at the overly spacous bathroom. "Sephy, this tub is like, huge! You could fit like, six people inside! But why is it so big?"
Cloud stared at Sephiroth, who placed their towels on a counter, whilst taking off his shirt and hanging it on a tall, wooden rack.
(Well, Cloud had his jacket right? So now, it's probably in the living room where he left it or something.)
"Well, I AM the general, why not? Anyways, it's nice to relax every once in awhile after a mission rather than taking a quick shower..."
Cloud smiled, turning around before starting to undress, "If you want, after this, I can massage you, Sephy. I'm not as good as mother, but she did teach me some tips."
Sephiroth threw the rest of his clothes into a basket, before slipping slowly into the warm water.
He laughed as he watched Cloud blush, removing his boxers and running into the tub, dropping in with a 'splash'.
Sephiroth shielded his face with his hands, as water splashed into the air.
"Hey! You shouldn't do that! Are you trying to blind me?"
Cloud laughed as he leaned against the tile edges of the bath.
"Arrghhhh...I want to sit down and relax but I'm too short! My head goes under the water!"
He frowned as Sephiroth wiped the exess water off his face.
"It's your fault for not eating your vegetables."
Cloud pouted, "Hey! I do eat my vegies, Sephy..."
He blushed, lowering his face into the liquid and blowing bubbles that floated over the top of the water away a few inches before dissapearing into the steam.
"S-Sephy? Can I-I sit beside you?"
Sephiroth blinked, "Umm...why?"
"C-Cause...I don't like being a-alone here in this c-corner...n-not f-funny, S-Seph..."
He glared as Sephiroth giggled, blushing lightly, though Cloud could not tell through the thick steam.
"Fine, fine, come and swim over here."
He called as Cloud walked through, before sinking down into the water after reaching the middle of the tub, where he was too short to stay up.
Bubbles rose out of the steaming liquid as Sephiroth brought his hand in pulling the blonde up out of the water, and onto his lap as the blonde wiped the water off his eyes.
"That...w-was reallyyyyyy mean, Sephy!" Cloud frowned, shaking his head and causing little droplets of water to hit Sephiroth in the face.
"Hey! Stop it Cloud!" He cried as he wiped the water off his face with his hands.
"That's w-what you get."
They stared at each other silently, until Cloud decided to speak up.
"I'm maddd at you, Sephy."
"..."
"I'm going to ignore you now."
"How can you, when you're sitting on my lap?"
"I won't talk to you."
"You already are."
"..."
"..."
That night, Genesis and Angeal SWORE they had heard squealing, and laughter coming from the general's room.
The next morning, Sephiroth woke to the loud, annoying banging sound at his door.
He ripped the sheets off his form, before stomping away angrily towards the living room, almost ripping the front door off it's hinges.
"SEPHHH!" A loud voice yelled, before a form tackled him to the floor.
"Who the f-Genesis?" Sephiroth shook his head painfully as Angeal walked into the room, eying the two suspiciously.
"What...or WHO did you do last night Seph?" Genesis giggled, patting Sephiroth's silver mane of hair.
Angeal turned towards the two trouble-makers, "You know that's against the rules...right?"
Genesis got up, grabbing Angeal's arm and leading him into Sephiroth's bedroom, "It can't be against the rules if nobody knows, Angie!"
Angeal sighed, as he let Genesis lead him into their silver-haired friend's room.
Sephiroth stepped infront of them, "Don't you dare."
Angeal raised a brow, "Hiding something, are we?"
Genesis smiled, "If she's pretty, and I like her, I won't tell. I promise...only if she's pretty though."
"No no no, you are NOT going in there..." He stood his ground, "S'till sleeping."
Genesis and Angeal tried vainly to push their way through the general, "So? We'll just wake her up!"
A yawn inturrupted their argument, as a blonde walked out of the room, wiping his eyes tiredly.
"S-Sephy? I-Is it m-morning already?"
Genesis and Angeal stared at the blonde in shock, while Sephiroth ran over to his side, "Sorry...did our...talk wake you up, Cloud?"
"Mhmmm hmm."
"Well, do you want to go back to sleep?"
Cloud shook his head, "N-No. S-Sephy, can I c-come with you to your c-classes today?"
"Sure."
Sephiroth smiled at the blonde, taking his arm and leading him into the kitchen, while his other two companions just stared, remaining in their state of shock.
"W-Was that an Seph's girl, Angie?"
"Nope. But that sure wasn't human...maybe...an-"
"Pretty little angel." Genesis finished.
Angeal nodded as the two followed the pair into the kitchen.
Cloud pushed a chair over to the stove, before going into the fridge and piling up his arms with eggs and bacon.
He placed them on the table,grabbing a spatula, "Wanna help me, Sephy?"
Sephiroth smiled, nodding as he took a salt and pepper shaker.
They cooked breakfast together, laughing and playfully hitting each other every once in a while.
Genesis sat beside Angeal at the kitchen table, still staring in shock at the two, "Angie?"
"Yes, Genesis?"
"...Is that really Seph over there? Or is that a clone? Am I going blind Angie?"
"...no. I don't think you're going blind. I think I am." He mentally twitched as Sephiroth placed a light kiss on the blonde's forehead.
The two stared at Sephiroth in shock, Genisis' mouth gaping until he turned his head to a small tap on his shoulder.
Genesis beamed, "Yes, Cutie~ Now what would your name be?"
"My name's Cloud. Would you like some breakfast...?"
"I'm Genesis Rhapsodes, but you can call me Geni! This is Angie!"
Cloud smiled at the two, placing a plate infront of both the ebony haired teen, and the brunette teen.
"Are you okay with eating this, Geni? I can make you something else if you'd like..."
Genesis smiled, "No no! That's okay, Cloudie~ Anything you make will be great I'm guessing~"
He scooped a fork-full of eggs and bacon into his mouth, eyes widening in realization, as he jumped off his chair and tackled the blonde mercilessly to the floor.
"CLOUDIE~ THIS FOOD TASTES AWESOME! YOU JUST HAVE TO COOK FOR ME EVERYDAY, OKAY?"
Cloud smiled, laughing nervously as the silver-haired teen shoved him off the boy, picking Cloud up and placing him onto a chair.
"WHY DID YOU TAKE AWAY CLOUDIE, SEPH?"
"Let him eat, Genesis. You're going to have to hurry up to if you want to get to the training room
before me."
Genesis pouted, before turning back to picking at his food, "...fine."
Cloud smiled at the brunette, "Don't worry Geni! We can play later, kay?"
Genesis smiled as the silver-haired teen frowned, "See, Seph? He likes me, right Chocobo?"
Cloud frowned, throwing a random newspaper at the brunette, hitting him smack in the face, "I'm not a Chocobo, Geni!"
Genesis smiled, "Fine fine...whatever you say, Spikey."
Angeal and Sephiroth turned to each other, before sighing heavily, knowing that this day would probably more tiring as would the ones to come...
