A/N: I am enjoying this story so much! ^^ I've gotten more reviews on this story than any other stories on here! ^_^ But besides that, I've decided I'm going to finish this story before I continue with Cursed by Birth, for those of you who might have read that. Any ways on with the story.

WARNING: mutual masturbation.

Chapter 008

Zack entered the generals living courters earlier then he knew he should, but he didn't really care. He needed to talk to the no doubt snoozing general. He closed the front door quietly before kicking off his boots. He crossed the living room, walked down the hall passed the bathroom and into the generals bedroom.

The general was indeed sleeping, and Zack took a moment to admire the figure before him as he took steady and quiet steps farther into the room, hands held behind his back. He study the generals features. The way his face was peaceful rather the stoic the way the long strands of silver hair seemed to flow as it was splayed out beneath him. His eyes followed the line of the generals pale exposed skin as it sloped from his shoulder down his side until his hip, and then the blanket covered the rest of him. Zack sighed; it really was a pity the blanket was there.

Zack cracked his knuckles, grin plastering itself on his face before he leapt and jumped onto the beautiful image that was the general—which would in a matter of seconds be a very angry beautiful general. "SEPHY-POO WAKY, WAKY EGGS AND BACKY!" He screamed as he made contact, causing the general's eyes to snap open but other than that he didn't even flinch. "COME ON SEPH IT'S TIME TO GET UP!" He yelled again shaking the older man's shoulder.

Sephiroth closed his eyes tightly, forcing himself to relax and not rip the teenager on top of him into a million pieces. "But you want to rip him into a million pieces." Sephiroth pushed away the seemingly random thought, gritting his teeth.

"Get. Down. Right. Now. Puppy!" He said in a dangerously low voice. Zack blinked and gave him an apologetic smile, slowly scooting off of the general and laid down next to him on the bed. "Please tell me you don't have your shoes on." Sephiroth asked through gritted teeth, his eyes still clamped tightly shut. Zack continued to grin like an idiot.

"I don't, don't worry. I won't make that mistake again." He stated, remembering how Sephiroth had practically thrown him out of the window when he got mud all over the bed. He pushed the unpleasant memory from his mind scooting closer to the general and snuggling up against him. Sephiroth opened his eyes and gazed at the foolish grin on the teenagers face.

"What?"

"So, how did your trip out to 'nowhere' go with Cloud?"

"Fine, he has great potential. One he beefs up a little and grows in confidence he will make a fine SOLDIER."

Zack grinned ear to ear.

"Is that so?"

Sephiroth narrowed his jade eyes.

"Yes."

"Are you sure that's all that happened?"

"Positive."

"Only fools are positive."

"Zackary."

"Did you guys do it?"

"Zackary!"

"Was it hot?"

Sephiroth sat up.

"ZACKARY!" He snapped, looming over the other first class SOLDIER, eyes narrowed dangerously. Zack cowered slightly.

"Sorry."

Sephiroth considered the gongogain before lowering himself onto his elbow and gently running his fingers through the naturally spiked black hair. Zack was uneasy but didn't move, he enjoyed the feeling. Sephiroth laid his head back on the pillow as he gently stroked the soft strands of black hair. Zack was nothing like other men from gongaga, he had cream skin, and no hair, anywhere as a matter of fact. Of course it was probably due to all of the mako in his system, and the fact that his skin was still cream in color was most likely due to his time away from the tropic sun of gongaga. "Listen, Seph…I'm sorry, I didn't mean to push." Zack stated, resting his own head on the vacant pillow, the soft stroking sensation relaxing his nerves, but why Sephiroth was 'petting' him was a mystery, a pleasant mystery.

Sephiroth eyed the teen carefully.

"Zackary, why are you so interested?"

Zack shrugged his shoulders.

"Because you and Cloud are my two best friends, and I want to know if I should be happy for you two. I mean, I know Cloud likes you, and well you get that strange possessive glint in your eyes whenever you look at him." He said quietly. Sephiroth smiled, gently pulling the teen closer to him in a semi hug.

"Then to answer your question, yes, me and Cloud have 'done' it."

Zack's eyes widened and he let out a yelping whoop.

"OH MY! YOU LAID CLOUD!"

Sephiroth rolled his eyes as the excitable puppy began chanting 'Seph laid Cloud' over and over.

*

Zack had followed Sephiroth around just like a puppy all morning, obvious excited about that fact he had screwed the cadet, which was strange. Sephiroth had been sure Zack would have been pissed, but he pushed the thought aside as he entered his office, Zack right on his heels. He took a seat and eyed the other SOLDIER who was grinning ear to ear. "Zack, you don't seem to understand what this means."

Zack blinked.

"What do you mean? Aren't you and Cloud like, together now?"

Sephiroth gave him a grim look, folding his fingers before him, resting his lips against his folded fingers.

"Yes, but I can't let my attitude change so drastically while inside the walls of Shinra."

Zack merely gazed at him as he continued. "My personality had been changing drastically over the last week but now that I know why I need to make quick work of fixing it."

"I don't think Cloud is going to like this."

"No, probably not, but I'm thinking of him in the long run. It is strictly against the rules for any two Shinra employees to be in a sexual relationship."

Zack snarled and sat in the chair.

"This is total bull shit! Everyone in Shinra is banging someone else who works in Shinra! I mean the president bangs Tseng all the time!"

Sephiroth shook his head in disgust.

"Yes, I feel very deeply for Tseng, but he's not one to complain. But Zack, I am aware that the higher ups would easily turn a blind eye to my sexual relations just to keep me happy seeing as how I am their greatest weapon, but there are several people who wouldn't, and would make my life hell."

"Who?"

Sephiroth leaned forward and rose his hand, two fingers unfolding.

"Scarlet. And Hojo."

Zack swallowed the lump that had formed in his throat.

*

The Turks HQ, a seemingly never ending maze and cubicles and offices filled with hundreds of blue suit wearing men and women all working together like clockwork. Zack shivered as he walked along holding a manila envelope. He didn't like the Turk HQ, it reminded him to much like an ant hill, or a bee hive. And by the looks he received he was an intruder. He didn't doubt all of those Turks could easily take him out. He shivered as he continued down a small isle between hundreds of cubicles. He paused as a red head poked out. "Oh heeeeey," He looked over his shoulder as the lanky red headed Turk exited his cubical. "What are you doing down here?" He asked in his lazy yet somehow energetic drawl. Zack turned towards the red head, he didn't really have anything against Reno, the Turk just sort of gave him the creep, the way his acted and talked just gave Zack the feeling the Turk knew what he was thinking it was frightening.

"Dropping off paper work from the general."

Zack felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end as one of those 'knowing' smirks slid across the red heads pink lips.

"Ooh yeah?" He crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the side of his cubical. "How is the general?" The smirk met his eyes. "Anything interesting happen while he was away?"

Zack's blood ran cold, but he tried to keep it from showing in his face. 'Does Reno know? Does he know about Seph and Cloud? No, how could he? Seph hardly told me and I know Cloud he'd be too embarrassed to brag that he got laid by the general!' Reno gave him a 'fake' concerned look.

"Are you okay? You look kind of pale yo."

Zack turned his back on the red head and lifted the envelope.

"I have to deliver this." He stated walking away down the aisle. Reno smirked. Rude popped his head over his own cubical and gazed after the retreating SOLDIER before turning his gaze towards the smirking red head.

"Reno." He said quietly. Reno continued to smirk as he pushed off of the cubical wall.

"Yeah, I know, I know." He said turning and walking back into his work station.

*

Zack approached the Turk commanders office, flashing the semi elderly secretary the envelope before knocking. It took several moments till a quiet 'enter' was heard. Zack entered and sighed, dropping the envelope onto the desk. "Here you go, reports from the general." He said lazily, he didn't like being used as a delivery boy, he was a SOLDIER damn it!

Tseng reached for the envelope uttering a quiet 'thank you' when Zack noticed the Turk commander just wasn't himself that morning. His eyes narrowed slightly, the Turks long slender fingers were trembling slightly as he picked up the envelope and his eyes were slightly glassy, his skin was slightly beaded with sweat and he looked a little warm around the collar.

"Uh, sir?" He asked, worried, taking a step farther. "Are you okay?"

Tseng gazed at him and nodded.

"Yes, thank you for your concearn Zack but I'm fine, I'm just coming down with a cold."

Zack scratched the back of his neck.

"Ok, well maybe you shouldn't be working then…why don't you take the day off? I'm sure your second could handle things."

Tseng gave the SOLDIER a soft smile. He liked Zack, he was a breath of fresh air.

"Thank you Zack, I may just take your advice."

Zack nodded and turned, exiting. Tseng let out a puff of air before quickly pushing his chair away from his desk, causing himself and the chair to bump the wall. His eyes narrowed as a tall yet thin blond climbed out from under his desk, stretching as to pop his now stiff back.

"I thought he'd never leave." Rufus mumbled, popping his neck. Tseng's eyes narrowed as he stood up, his cheeks still a little flushed.

"He was hardly here three minutes and you couldn't even keep your hands off me!?" He snarled. Rufus merely smirked at him.

"What can I say, you're so touchable."

Tseng snarled. But Rufus ignored it before grabbing the other mans shoulders, slightly evil smirk plastered on his face. "Now, you said you were going to take that SOLDIERS advice."

Tseng balked.

"I was just saying that so he would leave!"

Rufus tapped his own pink lips thoughtfully gazing at the wutai man.

"Hmn…now I think you want to go back to your apartment so I can fuck you."

Tseng gritted his teeth but before he could retort to the younger man he was pinned against the wall pink lips pressed to his own. When Rufus broke the kiss he leaned in towards the other mans ear. "I have a new toy. I think you'll like it." He stated, taking the Turks arm and pulling him through a second door into 'their' room. It was a room which usually had a bed or sofa for him to fuck the Turk on, but this time he'd brought his toy with him. Tseng's eyes nearly popped out of his head as he gazed at the strange contraption. He snarled at the blond who looked absolutely giddy.

"You've got to be joking."

Rufus looked at him, cocking his head to the side.

"Tseng, please, would I ever joke when it comes to fucking you? No I think not. Now strip and sit on the table."

Tseng sighed, he knew he wouldn't win, the younger man had been pulling him around in sexual messes like this for the past two years, after all if Rufus wanted something he'd get it. He wanted Tseng to be his bodyguard, so Tseng was made the brats bodyguard, Rufus got drunk and asked Tseng if he'd ever had sex with a man before, and Tseng stupidly and without thinking had said once. Ever since Tseng had been Rufus's sex toy, it seemed Rufus didn't like the fact his 'toy' had been touched by someone else and needed to remark him every now and then to be sure he was still 'his'. Tseng found the idea rather ironic as he stripped of his blue Turk uniform. He belonged to Shinra till death, mind and soul, and now he belonged to Rufus Shinra mind, body and soul. He found the idea truly ironic.

*

Sephiroth had finished his days paper work and was taking a moments rest when he felt a sudden touch. His eyes opened and he looked around. No one was in his office. He frowned sitting up. The hairs on his arms stood on end slightly as the sensation brushed him again. 'What the hell?' He stood up and looked around his office, there was indeed no one there. He glared as he stood in the middle of the room looking around. He felt a prodding sensation but shook his head trying to ignore it, when he remembered he needed to speak to Cloud.

Sephiroth entered the cadet bathroom, having had been informed Cloud had gone to take a shower from a panicky looking cadet in the lunch room. It wasn't like Sephiroth had tried to frighten the cadet, it just sort of happened. He entered the bathroom to find the mirrors fogged and the air thick with steam. The room was very warm. He quietly approached the larger shower that was in the back of the restroom where the water was coming from. Only Cloud would skip lunch to take a shower, Sephiroth thought as he silently slid the soft curtain aside just enough for him to peer in. He leaned against the side of the wall, arms crossed, coy smirk playing across his lips. Sephiroth didn't know why, but he did feel strong waves of emotions when ever around the boy—even aggressive emotions, which he still couldn't quite place. Was he just protective? He pushed his emotional issues from his mind as he gazed at the site before him.

The way the water cascaded down upon the teens frame, causing his blond hair to cling to his face and neck, how the water coated his ivory skin with streams of water, rolling along the curves of his form. Sephiroth felt the swelling in his pants as he noted how the soap lingered on the boy's body, vast amounts remaining on his lower back and slathering down between his legs as it was washed down from his body. He continued to watch as the teen bowed his head as to see what he was doing as he poured a good supply of soap into his hand before rubbing it along his chest and stomach.

Once the teen was lathered he went and began washing his hair, and while he did that Sephiroth noted the boys ever growing erection. He inwardly chuckled, showers, he wasn't sure what it was about them but it could always get a guy hard. He heard a slight groan of annoyance from Cloud as he finished his rinse and then looked down at his erect cock.

"Need a hand?" Sephiroth chuckled as the boy jumped as he wrapped his arms around him, being sure the teen could escape. Cloud tried to turn and look at the older man but had no luck.

"S-Sephiroth!?"

Sephiroth nuzzled the boys ear.

"Hmn." 'Damn…how can I not be affection when around him?' He thought bitterly as he pressed himself against him, he was still fully clothed but the feeling of the teens wet body soaking his clothes while the shower head drenched him slowly felt amazing. "You looked amazing when wet cadet, has anyone ever told you that?" He asked gently kissing the boys ear. Cloud let out a whimper.

X] I am cruel. Yes it be a cliffhanger. The next chapter is going to have several LEMONS in it to make up for this little cliffy. ^^ I hope you enjoyed it and hope you're looking forward to the next chapter, please review.