Disclaimer: I don't, I don't, I don't own FFVII! Cloud, Cid, Vincent, and everyone else belong to Squaresoft/Enix. Okay? I only own the plot line and Dwayne. You'll meet Dwayne later.

Warning: There is SHOUNEN-AI in this chapter! If you aren't a fan of it, go. If you don't like it when it's between Cid and Vincent, turn back now. There's a pretty button up there to take you away! Otherwise, you can stay and read the fluff. 3

A/N: Right, so I typed this up before putting up chapter one that way I could have a chapter to entertain you with while I worked on the next chapter. I'm gonna do that for 'Mindless' too, I think. So it's gonna be a while before I update that. Don't worry, though! I will work on it all! Just as soon as I pass in this stupid English project. -sigh- I hate sophomore year.

This is better than chapter 1, I promise! I really really do! Mostly because of the name and all of the humor in it. Please, please, please send reviews! I haven't received a single one yet. I know it's only been a week, but still! It made me sad. :( Well, here ya go anyways! There's also less words in this one, even if it came out to be more pages. o.O; Probably because of my obsession with dialogue. I failed at trying to do more detail. XD

Chapter 2: Gay Men Have Taken Over the World!

1

Cid stared at Vincent. He'd been doing that for an awfully long time now. It didn't bother Vincent, though. He was used to the fact that Cid just couldn't take his eyes off. He had this crazy idea that he was beautiful and just wouldn't let it go. Vincent would always tell him he was crazy and continue whatever he was doing, but then Cid would interrupt and well, things would go from there. Sometimes it was an okay direction and other times it was a direction in which they really shouldn't have been going in. No one knew about it and they prided themselves in that. It was the secrecy that fueled them on the most. It gave them a sort of excited feeling. It could be the reason why the sex was so great when they got to it, or maybe it was just something else entirely.

"Hey, Vinnie, this apartment is too bright for ya isn't it?" Cid joked, flipping the light switch in the kitchen off.

"Knock it off, Highwind. We're in someone else's apartment." Vincent avoided the arms that attempted to wrap themselves around him. His voice failed to hide the fact that he was having fun, playing this game and all.

"Aw, when did that stop us before? We still cuddled at Barret's. Cuddled plus some other stuff... Just last week, 'member? And then they sent us on this silly mission." Cid snaked his arms around Vincent's waist, pulling the dark-haired man against his chest.

"That's Barret. Barret remembers who we are and has a slight idea that something's going on despite his utter stupidity." Vincent, despite his verbal protest, leaned his head on Cid's shoulder and wrapped his arms around his neck. "Cloud's confused as it is, don't you think?"

"Cloud? Who's that? I only know you."

"Don't be such a tease. We can't do anything."

"I can kiss ya, can't I?"

"No. Illegal. I won't allow it."

"'Course ya will."

And Cid did just as he said he could, pushing Vincent against the counter and making their lips touch briefly. After staring at each other's outline (can't see in the dark), Vincent brought their lips together again, lingering a moment before pushing Cid away. This was wrong. Cloud could wake up at any moment and see exactly what they were doing in his temporary kitchen. Cid didn't see that. He was all about his wants and needs. And Vinnie-dear's too, because he wanted it, he really did. He just couldn't have it. Not knowing that Cloud was just down the hall. What would he think of them, after all? He couldn't remember who they were. It'd be doubly creepy to find out they were gay. He wouldn't want to know that after just meeting someone... Again. At least not after meeting someone he was supposed to know.

"Vince, c'mon..." Cid pouted and hugged Vincent again, trying to move back in. "He's all the way down the hall. Probably sleepin' like a baby. This ain't fair to me."

"No, Cid." Vincent pushed him away again and headed for the living room. "I'll pull out the bed only if you promise to behave. Otherwise you're sleeping on the floor."

Cid's jaw dropped and he almost lost his cigarette. That would've been bad. He would've set the whole apartment on fire! The reason for his shock was that Vincent would normally threaten to sleep on the floor, not the other way around. Cid probably would've been a bad boy if Vincent had put it the other way, because he still would've been comfy in the bed, but now... He couldn't risk himself sleeping on the floor! That'd be horrible and wrong and just... Just plain uncomfortable!

"Aw, fuck... That ain't fair. Fine. I'll behave."

"Watch your mouth."

Vincent's expression stayed blank as he pulled the bed out of the couch. Either Cloud slept on the pull-out a lot or just planned for guests, because he had no trouble with anything being in his way. The bed also had sheets on it, but he doubted that was Cloud's doing. They were light blue to match the rest of the room and kitchen.

"Damn, someone wants us to just puke at the sight of light blue..." Cid grumbled, put out his cigarette, and pulled off his shirt before laying down on the couch-turned-bed.

"Yes, Cid, I'll turn off the lights. You asked so politely." Vincent still had that blank look on his face, but he was really smiling inside. Cid just didn't think about what he was doing before doing it. He also didn't consider helping out because Shera had always done everything for him. He turned off the lights anyways, joining Cid only after removing his shoes and cape. Everything else was going to stay on.

"No problem, darlin'," Cid yawned and wrapped his arms around Vincent.

"What did I say?" Vincent, though he sounded like he was protesting, didn't make a move to remove Cid's arms from his body.

"Oh, shush. I ain't doin' nuttin' wrong."

Vincent simply smiled and listened as Cid's breathing evened out. He was a lot easier to kiss when he was sleeping. Mostly because he wasn't talking in the middle of it and there was no rough returns. Cid didn't know how to be gentle. Not yet, anyways. It was something that he was going to have to learn. Vincent placed a quick kiss on his lips before settling into the pillows for a small nap. Before falling asleep he heard Cid mumbling in his sleep.

"We totally shoulda ransacked the kitchen..."

2

Cloud was dreaming again. However, this time he felt a sense of dread and wanted to wake up. He didn't know where he was and there was nothing around to make him feel secure. He was in a small room with only two beds. Though he wasn't accompanied by anyone else at the moment, he had a feeling he would be a little later on. His mind registered it as the barracks for SOLDIER trainees. He was scared, being alone and all. This was his chance to meet Sephiroth, though. That was the only thing that had kept him from chickening out and dealing with the laughing and mocking of his town. Sephiroth, his hero. This was his chance. Would he take it or let it slip by?

The door opened and someone entered. He didn't know them either. They both exchanged looks of confoundment before just going about their own business of unpacking. He wasn't acknowledged as his roommate's friends came in to see how he was doing. That was okay, there were too many of them anyways. He didn't like attention, nor did he like crowds. Well, he didn't like attention from most people. He wouldn't mind if Sephiroth was the one giving him the attention. Or his mother, he loved it when his mother showered him with attention.

"Who's the silent loser?" Cloud heard one of them say as he put his suitcase on his side of the closet, obviously figuring he couldn't hear.

"Dunno yet..." He supposed this was his roommate, seeing as it'd be silly for anyone else to answer. "But just 'cause he's silent doesn't mean he's a loser. Now get out and let me finish packing."

Cloud would've turned around to give him a shocked look, but he was pretending like he couldn't hear them. All of them left, talking amongst themselves about what they were going to do the rest of the day once the speech later on was over. Most of them mentioned heading into the city to check out some girls and see what it was like. They were lucky to all know each other. Nibelheim was so small and none of the other boys were trying to enter SOLDIER like him. It didn't interest them. They didn't have to impress anyone. Not like him.

"...'bout them." Was all Cloud caught of his roommate's sentence.

"Excuse me?" He looked across the room bewildered.

"I said, 'sorry 'bout them'. They don't know when to keep their mouths shut. They're kinda stupid."

"Oh, well... Don't worry about it. I'm used to it by now."

"That's horrible! Anyway, let's not dwell on that. Heh, I'm Dwayne."

"Cloud."

They shook hands just as someone opened the door. It was one of the sergeants, coming to tell them that the meeting was starting in the auditorium. They both left their room the way it was and headed out the door and down the hall. Dwayne ignored his friends, seeing as they were occupying themselves, and instead struck up conversation with Cloud. They became silent as they walked through the doors to the auditorium. Cloud caught sight of the one person he'd come here for the moment he was directed to his seat. That long silver hair was unmistakable anywhere. He was only visible for a moment, though, because a man with black, spiky hair blocked his view, making him slightly angry. Something obviously didn't want him to glimpse Sephiroth again because there was someone blocking his view up until the end of the whole entire meeting.

Once it was over, Sephiroth was gone before Cloud could see him again. Instead, the black-haired guy was in his view again. It was an awkward moment for both of them because each one was caught staring at the other. That didn't stop them from staring, though. They continued to stared, even after most of the auditorium was empty. Finally, the black-haired man thought he ought to do something to stop this staring contest. He jumped down off the stage and walked right up to Cloud, leaning on his shoulder.

"See something you like, cadet?" The man had a goofy grin and his hair seemed like it was a pain in the ass to handle, being as long and spiky as it was.

"Uh... Not really, sir. Though I could ask you the same question if I thought higher of myself." Cloud moved forward, towards the exit, hoping to shake off the man who's attention he'd caught.

"Well, why don't you? I'll tell you the truth, I did see something I liked." His grin widened as he stepped in front of Cloud at the door. "Name's Zack. As in, the only other first class SOLDIER, so you better watch your mouth Zack."

Cloud blinked. "You're weird." He'd never been so straight-forward with someone before, but he couldn't help it with this guy. He just asked to be told people's opinion about him.

"No, no, I told you, I'm Zack. I've never met Weird. I'll have to some time. Do I remind you of him or something?"

"...?"

"That, uh... went right over your head, didn't it?"

"Sorta..."

"Right, I'll stop that now... What's your name, cadet? That way I can stop saying the 'c' word. I hate that word."

"I'm afraid you'd just be saying a different 'c' word if I gave you my name, sir."

"That's okay, so long as it isn't cadet, I'm good."

"Cloud, sir. Cloud Strife."

"Loosen up, will ya?"

Zack put his arm around Cloud's shoulder and led him out of the auditorium, going on and on about how Cloud's blue eyes just brought attention to him. How he couldn't help but stare at those electric blue eyes. Cloud told him he was crazy and Zack said that he sure knew a lot of people with weird names. He also reminded him of his own name again. This time, Cloud caught on to the joke a little better. It had just been so long since he heard a joke that he couldn't recognize it. God, he was turning into a grouchy old man early.

"So why are you joining SOLDIER?" Zack steered him in the direction of the exit, a place Cloud never expected to see until he graduated from the training facility. "Wait, let me guess... You want to be just. Like. Sephiroth."

Cloud smiled slightly at how Zack accentuated the last three words. "Yeah, that's part of it..."

"And the other part?" Zack stared at him, an eyebrow raised.

"A... A girl." Cloud looked at the ground, embarrassed with himself.

"Ah, girls, the light of every boy's life... Is she worth it?" They were outside, walking towards the rest of the city.

"I think so..."

"You think so?"

"Well, it's so she'll notice me really... Right now I doubt she even remembers I exist."

"Ah... Tough luck there. That's a hard one."

"Where are we going?"

"Huh? Oh, my place!"

"What?! I just met you!"

"I'm not going to rape you! Jesus, calm down! My food's better than the cafeteria's. You'll appreciate it, trust me. Besides, I think we're gonna make great friends. This doesn't bother me. Though... Don't blame me if Mr. Tall Dark and Brooding walks in to steal me away."

"Mr. Tall Dark and Brooding?"

"The love of your life, darling Cloudy-cakes, the love of your life."

"...Sephiroth?"

"Uh, I didn't actually mean that whole 'love of your life' thing... Was I right?"

"No, not really. I just put it all together."

"Ah, well... No more talking 'til we get to my apartment. We'll waste our voices."

Cloud fell silent, a little unnerved about how this all happened. He just stared at the guy and BAM! Insta-friends. That was kinda creepy and yet cool at the same time. He looked at the scenery around him and it wasn't pretty. Back in Nibelheim he'd survived the harshness of everyone else by the gentleness of the flowers and nature. He wasn't a womanly man or anything, it was just calm and soothing. Here, everything was machinery. There wasn't a tree in sight - except for maybe inside the Shinra Building. It was all noisy and there was a stench coming from down below them that made his nose curl up in disgust every time he caught a whiff of it. It was dark, despite the fact that it was the middle of day. This was supposed to be the upperclass portion of Midgar. If that was so, he'd hate to see what the slums looked like.

Zack brought him to a large glass and steel building. It had to be the most beautiful building there was for about ten blocks or so. It stood out from the rest of the all-steel buildings that surrounded it. You could see the different colored curtains hanging in front of each window, blocking the view of any Peeping Toms from neighboring buildings or down below on the ground. It had to be at least thirty floors, if not more. They took the elevator all the way to the top and Cloud almost decided to never leave Zack's suite once he saw the beauty of the inside. Man, he had thought the outside looked good. Now, Cloud had no problem with light colors, his hair and eyes being extremely light and bright colors themselves. However, he much preferred the darker shades of blue and such. He was okay with greys, because they were still dark and all, but they weren't his favorites.

Zack's apartment had each room painted a different color of the rainbow. The living room was a deep, almost black, blue. The furniture was both black and blue to match it. The kitchen was a deep red, contrasting, and yet not, with the blue. His actual bedroom, which Cloud saw once he stepped farther into the living room of the suite, was a deep green. Probably to go with his green eyes. The apartment was of colors that matched each other beautifully. The color made it look a lot better than just the plain outside of the glass, though that was pretty too.

"So, uh... You gonna stop staring sometime soon?" Zack waved his hand in front of Cloud's face.

"I still find it really weird that you brought me to your apartment." Cloud shook his head and stared at Zack.

"Well, it's only a temporary stop, really. I just have to pick a couple of things up. Like, a jacket for each of us seeing as it gets pretty cold out there, y'know?"

"...I'd be perfectly warm if I were in my room right now. And didn't you mention something about food?"

"Well, yeah. That was the other thing that I stopped here for. Food! I love food! How about you? Do you like food?"

"...Food's alright. I mean, I guess I eat enough for a boy my age."

"Good! I make a lot of food, so be warned!"

Zack commenced in his making of food and all the other things he said he'd do. Like grabbing those jackets. He ignored Cloud whenever he mentioned going back to the dorm rooms. If he said it enough, then Zack would smile and say he needed to get out and taste the little bit of fresh air he'd be getting during his stay at the training facility. The food was done in about an hour and Cloud couldn't stop staring at the clock. It was three o'clock. They didn't need to be back by a certain time, though it was suggested that they get back by ten or so.

"Alrighty! Dinner is served!" It was then that his dream started to fade and Cloud felt himself being pulled out of sleep. He wasn't meant to see anything else today. Maybe not even tomorrow. However, he heard pots and other things hitting each other and the ground as he slowly regained consciousness.

3

"Cid Highwind! Stop this right now!" Vincent found himself chasing Cid around the kitchen as the older man set out to do just what he mentioned doing before falling completely asleep the night before.

Cloud walked into the kitchen, rubbing his eyes and wondering exactly who he was hearing. He had forgotten about the visitors from last night until the mess of his kitchen reminded him of open cabinets from last night. Vincent looked at him, some emotion actually showing in his deep red eyes. It was panic and some form of guilt. Guilt for not stopping Cid from ruining the whole place. There were pots every where and silverware scattered across the counter. Different cups were on the floor, so it was going to be like a maze to maneuver around them. Cid would picking it up before that happened, however.

"Ha! He thought open cabinets was annoyin'! Jus' wait until he sees this, man!" Cid cackled, almost evilly, and turned to face Vincent.

"I don't think he'll be very happy with you. As a matter of fact, I know he won't."

"Yeah? How do ya know?"

"He's standing right behind you. Turn around and tell me if that's a happy face."

Cid turned and jumped as he saw Cloud standing right there, a frown on his face. He didn't care so much about the fact that it was messy, he just didn't want to have to clean all of it up. Especially seeing as he didn't even create half of the mess. How this was fair, he didn't know, but Cid still seemed to be getting over the joy of it. He had that lopsided grin of his on his face.

"I hope you plan on cleaning that up." Cloud went to the fridge and pulled out the milk, picking up a cup off the floor and leaving the danger zone before he broke something.

"Uh... O' course. I, uh, was just experimentin' with stuff is all. I'm, uh... gonna get right to that." Cid smiled and began to put everything back in it's respectful place, grumbling and complaining the whole time.

"Maybe you should've just left it, Cid." Vincent, despite what he had told himself just moments ago, began helping Cid put everything away.

"I know. I jus' wanted to see the look on 'is face. An' man... It was worth it. Thanks for helping me pick up, by the way." Cid quickly kissed him on the cheek, just as Cloud walked back in the kitchen.

Both of their heads snapped up when his glass hit the floor. "Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude on your moment."

He began to pick up the glass with his hand, cursing as he cut it. Vincent chuckled and found the broom on the floor. Maybe it was a good thing Cid trashed the kitchen.

"We're sorry, Cloud. We hadn't planned on doing that until you at least remembered who we were. Cid's just impulsive and can't stop himself. We're really sorry." Vincent swept up the pieces of glass and threw them away.

"I don't mind, it was just a shock to see it in my kitchen..." I have a feeling that I may not be too different. I'm not feeling anything for this girl 'Tifa' I'm supposed to like and I'm not getting any feeling of any other women. At least not yet.

"Sorry, man. I mean, I like ya, kid and I don't wanna make ya uncomfortable." Cid didn't realize what he said until Cloud was already giving him a weird look. "I mean I like ya like a brother or sumthin' like that!"

Both Cloud and Vincent chuckled. "I got what you meant. I guess... I should talk to you about my decision then, huh?"

Cid and Vincent looked at each other before nodding. This was a deciding moment.

/Chapter Two

A/N

Well, there you go folks! Chapter two! Hopefully I'll get chapter three done just as quick as I did this one. It only took me a day to type. All coming off the top of my head. At least the original did. Anyways, hope you like it! And please review. I'm not going to set a certain number of reviews or anything, but I would appreciate a couple.