Chapter 6

When Cloud woke up, he felt a sharp pain in his gut. It wasn't overly strong, but it made him feel sick. He moved onto his side, his eyebrows furrowing in confusion when he felt something sticky on his thighs.

Cloud opened sleepy eyes, reaching a hand beneath his sheets. He touched his thigh, bringing his hand back up and looking at his fingers. He sat up quickly when he noticed that his fingers were covered in blood, pushing his blankets off of his body.

Cloud froze at the sight of blood covering his sheets and bed, his heart hammering in his chest. He looked up when the door opened, Tifa the first one awake as usual from the others. She stopped at the sight of the blood, Cloud visibly shaking.

"I-I woke u-up a-and..." Cloud trailed off, his shock getting the best of him. He knew what had happened, he had started his menstrual, but there was too much blood. Cloud knew woman who had a menstrual every month, there was never this much blood.

Tifa walked over, grabbing his arm gently. Cloud couldn't even think past how much blood there was, wondering if maybe he was going to die.

"Let's give you a bath," Tifa told him softly, gently pulling him off the bed. Cloud nodded shakily, following her gentle pulls. He just wanted to get away from all of the blood, no matter where he went next.

"Yuffie!"

Cloud looked down to his thighs, seeing a trickle of blood slide down. He shivered in shock and fear, unable to believe that it was actually happening.

"What Tif?" Yuffie grumbled as she walked into the room, rubbing her eyes. Cloud couldn't look away from the blood, even as Tifa led him out of the room.

"Replace the bed and sheets," Tifa told her, Yuffie looking to the bed with a yawn. She stopped yawning at the sight of the blood, quickly going to work.

Tifa led Cloud into the bathroom, closing the door behind them. Cloud was still shaking slightly, but was less afraid because Tifa was remaining calm. He slowly took off the cloth, ignoring the blood on it. He stood near the door as Tifa grabbed a bucket of water, Tifa looking to him with an understanding expression.

"Sit in the tub," she told him, Cloud nodding his head once. He walked over to the tub, looking down when he felt something ghost over his ankle.

The trail of blood on his skin almost touched the floor, Cloud swallowing thickly. He lifted one leg and put it in the tub, quickly following it with the other so blood wouldn't fall on the ground. He sat down slowly, his shaking significantly less now. Tifa stood by the tub, pouring the water over his lower regions.

The blood washed away, running down the drain a dark pink. Cloud didn't want to touch himself in front of Tifa, but he quickly cleaned himself off. He didn't want to see the blood anymore. He took in a deep breath when the pink water became clear, Cloud looking to Tifa.

"You'll have to stay in bed till this passes."

Cloud looked away, slowly standing up. He was given a towel, Cloud cleaning himself off, careful not to let the blood from his core get on the towel. Tifa walked over to a drawer against the wall, taking something out. It was a numerous amount of rags tied to a cloth, Cloud looking to Tifa's face with confusion. She quickly explained.

"This will help you catch your menstrual drip." Cloud looked back to the cloth, nodding his head in understanding. He put it on with the help and instructions Tifa gave him, looking down to his thighs with curious fear.

When Cloud saw no blood, he was calmed by that thought, taking in a deep breath of relief. He yawned wide, blinking a few times to stay awake. Tifa smiled, taking his hand and leading him back to his room. Cloud followed, ignoring the looks of the others.

Was he the first to have a menstrual?

Was he actually dying?

His thoughts didn't matter once he saw his clean bed, his fatigue catching up with him. He slipped his hand from Tifa's without a word, laying down on his clean bed.

Oh Gaia it even smelled clean.

Cloud sighed deeply as he relaxed, closing his eyes.

"Sleep Cloud..."

Cloud tried to open his eyes but he couldn't, slipping into slumber. He floated in darkness for what seemed only a few seconds, feeling a hand on his cheek.

"He sleeps well miss," he heard someone say, an accent like his own on the woman's tongue. Cloud tried to open his eyes, seeing a woman kneeling by his bedside. His vision was blurred, but he could see the blonde hair, the white dress. He closed his eyes when the hand on his cheek rubbed gently, the feeling pulling him back into slumber.

"Sleep, my sweet Cloud."

Mom?

Cloud opened his eyes when he was shook gently, groaning softly from exhaustion and the pain that throbbed in his stomach briefly. Tifa stood on the side of his bed, her eyes calm as she called his name. Cloud felt out of his own body, slowly sitting up. Tifa moved away for just a second, a cup put to his lips. Cloud drank greedily, not realising how thirsty he was till then.

He reached a hand up, grabbing the cup and tilting it more to get more water. He pulled away when it was all gone, rubbing his eyes with a yawn. He looked around him when the yawn passed, seeing the doctor in front of him. Sephiroth stood behind him, a worried look hidden behind his passive expression.

"Have you started your menstrual, Cloud?" The Doctor asked, Cloud nodding once. He wanted to go back to sleep more than anything, so when the Doctor told him to lay down Cloud didn't fight or argue.

The Doctor let Cloud undo the cloth, the rags covered in only a little bit of blood. Cloud raised his knees like the Doctor told him, rather calm despite his nudity.

Cloud arched with a gasp of pain when the Doctor pushed in his middle finger all the way, relaxing when he pulled it out. His womanhood throbbed with pain, Cloud rising up to an elbow to see what the hell the Doctor was doing.

"You have no sign of infection which is good, and everything is happening smoothly. He mostly likely only bled that much from it being his first menstrual." Cloud relaxed back onto the bed, putting on his cloth again when he was told he could.

"Just let him rest it out. He will be able to move around more during his next menstrual," The Doctor told them, Cloud pulling the blankets over his body to get away from the sudden cold of the room.

Tifa pat his arm before leaving with the Doctor, asking him some questions. Sephiroth stayed behind, walking over to Cloud's bed. Cloud scooted over so he could sit, looking up to Sephiroth with a tired smile.

"How are you feeling?" Sephiroth asked, Cloud slowly sitting up with a sigh.

"Better, but tired." Cloud looked away from Sephiroth, his eyes shifting to him again when he moved closer.

"Did he hurt you?" Sephiroth asked, Cloud nodding his head. Sephiroth reached a hand beneath the blankets that had pooled around Cloud's waist, touching his fingers to one of Cloud's inner thighs. The throbbing pain went away in his core, but his stomach still throbbed.

Cloud took in a sharp breath when Sephiroth kissed his shoulder, his lips trailing up to his neck. Cloud moaned softly in pleasure, wanting Sephiroth to touch his core. Cloud pushed off the blankets, but suddenly remembered. Sephiroth couldn't though, not when Cloud was like this.

Cloud pulled away from his advances, his heart hammering against his rib cage. Sephiroth didn't try to force him back into it, just merely touched his arm in an almost comforting manner.

"Your fiance-"

"Is no more." Cloud looked to Sephiroth, his eyes widening in disbelief as Sephiroth took off his gloves. Cloud bit his bottom lip, thinking of all the things he could do when his menstrual passed.

"Do you welcome my advances, Cloud?" Sephiroth asked, Cloud looking into his eyes before nodding.

"Yes, Sephiroth."

Cloud welcomed Sephiroth's advancements more than anything. They were sometimes blunt like what happened in the kitchen, or they were sweet like his kisses now. Cloud welcomed and loved all of it, now only if Sephiroth knew just how much Cloud wanted him to kiss him.

Sephiroth seemed to hear his thoughts, leaning forward and kissing his lips. They skipped chaste and went straight to eager open mouthed kisses, Cloud moaning in the pleasure from the touches, letting Sephiroth swallow his moans of pleasure.

Sephiroth pushed Cloud down amongst the sheets, covering his body with his own as he devoured his mouth. Cloud grabbed onto his shirt, pulling him as close as he could get him. Sephiroth groaned, pulling away from the kiss with a gasp for breath. Cloud was panting, his eyes lidded with arousal. Sephiroth looked into his eyes, Cloud parting his lips with a gasp when Sephiroth ground his clothed erection against Cloud's own.

Cloud grabbed onto him tighter, Sephiroth leaning down and kissing his lips again.

Cloud arched against him, wrapping his arms around Sephiroth's neck. Sephiroth forced his tongue into Cloud's mouth, Cloud moaning as he started to become light headed. He nipped the tip of Sephiroth's tongue, the man groaning as he became more aggressive with his tongue.

Cloud pulled away to breathe, panting heavily as he tried to take away the fuzziness in his mind. Sephiroth kissed his throat and shoulders, showering Cloud with kisses. Cloud moaned softly, grabbing a handful of Sephiroth's silver hair and pulling him up with a sharp tug. Sephiroth got the idea and kissed Cloud's lips, grinding his hips against his own. Cloud moaned down his throat, his stomach filled with a burning pleasure instead of pain.

Cloud grabbed on tighter to Sephiroth's hair, arching up against him to feel more of his body. Sephiroth groaned in pleasure at the small tugs and pain, moving his hips faster. Cloud felt himself getting close to the edge, but he didn't want to jump off, not yet.

Cloud held onto Sephiroth desperately, breathless moans cascading down Sephiroth's long throat. Cloud felt himself tilting, the edge so daunting and tempting. Cloud whined into Sephiroth's mouth, pulling away to gasp for breath and keep himself from fainting from lack of air.

This morning events were forgotten, his exhaustion only a whisper in the loud pounding of his blood in his ears. Cloud was just about to jump off the edge and the adrenaline running through his veins made him feel invincible.

Cloud smashed his lips with Sephiroth's just as he jumped, a near scream slammed down Sephiroth's throat. Sephiroth accepted it, moaning deeply as he held onto his thrashing blonde.

Sephiroth came with a shiver, staining his once clean outfit.

He didn't like this one anyway.

Sephiroth looked down to Cloud who was panting for air, still somewhat lost in his orgasmic high. Sephiroth kissed Cloud's open mouth, getting off the smaller man.

"I'll check up on you after the ball. Rest for now, Cloud." Cloud couldn't even respond, looking to Sephiroth's retreating form. He waited till he could breath normally before getting up and taking a bath, using the fresh buckets of water by the fireplace.

He had apparently been asleep for a while because everybody was already gone from their bed chambers, so Cloud had no fear that he had been heard.

Cloud sighed softly, relaxing down into the water. He closed his eyes, not caring about if he got blood in the water or not.

He felt at peace.

His fears were wiped away, his heart calmed. Cloud opened his eyes when the bathroom door opened, looking to see Tifa. She raised an eyebrow in question, Cloud sighing softly.

"I had a dream."

Tifa smiled in understanding of the male anatomy, turning away and closing the door.

Cloud smiled himself, thinking about who had caught her eye. Cloud hoped that man loved her back just as much.