Chapter 13
"If we attack from the east, they'll notice. It's an open valley," Sephiroth told his commander's, drawing a line through the south.
"This is all swamp. They wouldn't expect us to go this way," Sephiroth pointed out, Genesis, his second in command pointing to the west.
"This is all forest, they'll expect us to come through. It would be more affect-"
Genesis stopped talking, looking to the Royal Guard that had walked into Sephiroth's office. Sephiroth looked over his shoulder to the Royal Guard, standing straighter and turning to face him. He wasn't expecting to see a Royal Guard till tonight at the ball, but to see one so early in the day seemed like bad news.
"Sephiroth Crescent, you are to come with me. Queen's orders." Sephiroth nodded, looking to Genesis.
"Brief the others," he ordered, Genesis nodding once. Sephiroth grabbed his coat, heading outside with the guard. He didn't question him, knowing all of his questions would be answered by the Queen. They got into a carriage, another guard waiting in the carriage.
Sephiroth sat down opposite of the guards, looking out the window so he wouldn't have to share the awkward silence with these men. Sephiroth never could talk to Royal Guards, they just stared at him like they didn't speak his language.
That irked Sephiroth's nerves.
After a long moment of silence, the carriage stopped, Sephiroth getting out without help.
"Sephiroth!"
Sephiroth spun around, catching Cloud before the boys speed made them tumble. Sephiroth didn't know why Cloud was here so early, but when he saw his tears he started to get angry.
Why?
Who made Cloud cry?
Sephiroth was caught off guard when Cloud kissed him, the lithe blonde kissing him like he would never see him again. Sephiroth reached his hands up, cleaning away Cloud's tears. He held his face in place, winding the kiss down to gentle pecks.
Sephiroth pulled away, Cloud's eyes still filled with tears. Sephiroth looked into his eyes, feeling that Cloud needed to be held. Sephiroth pulled Cloud into a secure embrace, placing feather light kisses over his tear streaked cheeks.
"Thank you."
Sephiroth looked up to the Queen, her eyes full of happiness as she watched the exchange.
"Thank you for watching over my son." Sephiroth frowned in confusion, looking down to Cloud who was holding tightly onto him.
Cloud was the lost Prince?
Cloud looked up after a long second, his eyes pleading for his comfort. Sephiroth would have given him anything to make him stop crying.
"J-Jenova tried t-to give me to the D-Don," Cloud told him with a shaking whisper, Sephiroth's eyes widening in shock and anger.
Sephiroth wanted that woman dead.
Cloud saw his thoughts in his eyes, his own eyes watering even more. Sephiroth looked down to Cloud, calming at the sight of his shaking form. Sephiroth picked Cloud up bridal style, holding him against his chest tightly.
He would make sure Cloud never got hurt again.
"How did she find you?" Sephiroth asked softly, Cloud wrapping his arms around his neck. Sephiroth nuzzled his wet cheek, walking when the Queen told him to follow her.
"Tifa had told her everything," Cloud whispered softly, Sephiroth almost stopping in his long strides. Tifa had always been a loyal maid, she had done a lot for both him and Cloud. But all of that didn't matter anymore than her status.
He would see to it that she was hung.
"Shush now, I'm here," Sephiroth whispered, Cloud holding onto him tighter. The Queen opened a door, Sephiroth seeing she had led them to a room. He entered, careful of Cloud's body. He laid him down on the bed, the Queen watching with a smile before closing the door.
"I thought I would never see you again," Cloud sobbed suddenly, Sephiroth shushing him softly as he ran his fingers through Cloud's hair. He kissed him till there was no more tears, Cloud sniffling loudly. Sephiroth kissed his nose, Cloud smiling a little bit. Sephiroth wanted that smile to stay, but he needed to know what had happened.
"Tell me what happened," Sephiroth whispered, Cloud looking into his eyes.
He told him how Tifa said Sephiroth had arranged a meeting, how he figured out she was lying. He told him about how Jenova was there, and the Don with two bodyguards. He told him that Jenova was going to give him to the Don because he was a mere worker unworthy of her grandson.
Cloud told him how the butler tried to save him but died, how he was trapped and the Don planned on raping him on the street. Told him how the Royal Guards stepped in and saved him, how the Queen recognized him as her son.
"Jenova, Don, and Tifa are all in the dungeon. My mother plans to have them hung tomorrow morning," Cloud told him softly, Sephiroth having listened to all of it silently.
"Did the Don touch you?" Sephiroth asked, Cloud shaking his head.
"No, but one of his body guards licked my neck. I took a bath but I still feel dirty," Cloud told him, Sephiroth frowning slightly. Sephiroth got off of Cloud, stripping off his clothing. Cloud covered his mouth with a gasp, caught off guard by the sudden action.
Cloud did not know how far away his mother was, but if he made him scream he was sure that everybody would hear him.
"I'll lick you clean," Sephiroth purred as he stood naked in front of Cloud, Cloud gasping in arousal and shock. He moved up the bed to get away, Sephiroth getting on the bed and crawling in all of his naked glory to Cloud. Cloud felt light headed when his blood rushed down.
"Sephiroth, this is n-" Cloud stopped talking when Sephiroth loomed above him, his hair falling over his shoulders and hiding their faces from the world. Cloud looked into Sephiroth's eyes, the predatory glare he was given making him forget about everything that happened.
Cloud slowly reached a hand up, unbuttoning his shirt. Sephiroth just watched, Cloud discarding his shirt. He took off his pants, Sephiroth looking over his body. Cloud felt shy, squirming under his stare.
Sephiroth leaned down push up style, his tongue poking out to taste the skin of Cloud's neck. Cloud's eyelashes fluttered, Sephiroth licking slowly every available space. Cloud grabbed Sephiroth's shoulders, his head tilting so Sephiroth could lick more.
"Seph... Please..." Cloud didn't know what he was pleading for, but Sephiroth had an idea. Cloud gasped sharply when Sephiroth inserted a finger into his core. Cloud sunk his nails into Sephiroth's shoulders, biting his lower lip as he started to use his finger to pleasure him.
"Oh god," Cloud whispered, hissing when Sephiroth pushed in another finger. Sephiroth nipped his neck, Cloud pushing him away and onto his back. Sephiroth was confused, Cloud straddling his hips.
"Lick me all over later," Cloud purred, Sephiroth groaning deeply when Cloud grabbed his member. Cloud rubbed the tip of it against his core, pushing it in lightly. Sephiroth wanted it deeper, bucking up his hips. Cloud gasped sharply, lowering himself down till the silver pubic hairs touched his smooth skin. Sephiroth groaned when Cloud grinded against him, Cloud arching with a moan from the feeling that bursted inside.
"You feel so good," Cloud moaned, moving up before falling back down. Sephiroth grabbed his hips, bucking up his hips quickly. Cloud moved with him, resting back and placing his hands on Sephiroth's thighs. Cloud let his head fall back, groaning as he rode Sephiroth's member.
Cloud was in heaven, his eyes closed as his lips hanged open loosely. Sephiroth's hips didn't stop, Cloud gasping sharply with each thrust. Cloud didn't want to be like a doll. He wanted Sephiroth's roughness, his scent to turn his brain into mush.
He wanted to know that the man he was with now was Sephiroth. He didn't want to think about the Don, Jenova...
Tifa.
He wanted to forget it all.
"Do you like it?" Sephiroth panted with a groan, Cloud nodding with a loud moan of pleasure. He moved forward slightly, placing a hand on Sephiroth's chest as his other hand started to stroke his member. Cloud arched when he had a vaginal orgasm, a choked moan escaping his lips.
Sephiroth pushed him up and off his member, Cloud gasping when he was pushed onto his back. Sephiroth grabbed his ankles, placing Cloud's legs on his shoulders.
"Do you still feel dirty?" Sephiroth asked, Cloud shaking his head. He felt amazing but terrible at the same time, both orgasms not yet achieved.
Sephiroth touched Cloud's upturned ass, silently asking permission. Cloud nodded once, Sephiroth lowering his legs off of his shoulders.
Cloud was turned onto all fours, Sephiroth kneeling behind him. Cloud was not the biggest fan of having that area of his body being touched, but Sephiroth made it worth it.
"Relax," Sephiroth whispered, his fingers pushing inside Cloud's core. Cloud couldn't stop the moan that escaped, Sephiroth pleasuring him till he had another vaginal orgasm. Sephiroth pulled his fingers out, sliding them up to Cloud's puckered hole.
Cloud bit his bottom lip when he pushed a finger inside, breathing calmly as he tried to relax. It was a foreign feeling, almost sickening in a way. Cloud closed his eyes, feeling uncomfortable. Just when he was about to tell Sephiroth to stop, a jolt of pleasure made him cry out. Sephiroth did it again, Cloud moaning out his pleasure.
Sephiroth added another finger, slowly stretching Cloud who started to enjoy the feeling of being filled in that manner. When Sephiroth pulled his fingers out, Cloud looked over his shoulder in confusion. Sephiroth moved Cloud onto his back, running his clean hand up his chest.
"Tell me if it hurts, I'll stop," Sephiroth told him, Cloud nodding in agreement. When Sephiroth started to push inside, it was uncomfortable. It was hot, and big. It was amazing.
It hurt from the stretching, but Cloud wanted it. When Sephiroth fully sheathed himself, Cloud was gasping for breath. He was brushing against that spot in this angle, making Cloud see stars. But Cloud wanted it to be touched harder, faster.
"Come on," Cloud purred, bucking his hips against Sephiroth. To say Cloud was in heaven was an understatement.
Cloud gripped the sheets for dear life as he was pummeled into them, the feeling of electrifying pleasure making Cloud scream. Sephiroth growled as he worked Cloud the best he knew how, his shocked though pleasured screams music to his ears.
"Harder!" Cloud gasped, Sephiroth panting as he tried to keep up with Cloud's demanding body. Cloud was clawing Sephiroth's chest, his head thrown back as he screamed his name.
Sephiroth started to feel his own release start to approach from the erotic display, grabbing Cloud's member and stroking him to completion. Cloud needed the stimulation, his neglected member unable to hold for long before Cloud saw stars.
Cloud stilled, arching his chest with a gasping moan. Sephiroth came when Cloud did, light flashing in his eyes. He panted as it passed, shaking as he tried not to fall onto his smaller lover.
Cloud was shaking from his orgasm, Sephiroth falling down next to him after he pulled out of him, spent.
"From now on, you're coming everywhere with me," Sephiroth panted, Cloud turning on his side and pressing his cheek against Sephiroth's chest.
"I love you."
"I love you too," Sephiroth whispered, already dozing off. Cloud waited till Sephiroth was asleep before he took a bath and dressed, leaving the room.
"Take me to the dungeon," he told the Royal Guard who guarded his bedroom, the guard nodding. Cloud silently followed him, the guard letting him into the room Tifa was in. Tifa was chained to the wall, her eyes downcast.
Cloud sighed softly, walking up to her.
"I didn't mean-"
"You told Jenova everything, even though Sephiroth told you not to. I trusted you." Tifa looked up at his words, Cloud standing in front of her with a frown.
"I didn't know she would try to hurt you," Tifa defended, Cloud smiling sadly.
"Everybody knew. She wanted me dead, and you were the only person who didn't see that," Cloud told her, Tifa letting her head fall.
"Will it hurt, when they hang me?" Cloud felt his eyes burn, wanting nothing more than to let her go free. But his mother was right.
They couldn't risk it.
"No," Cloud whispered, Tifa sniffling loudly. Cloud looked away, wiping away an escaped tear.
"I love you Tifa, more than anything." Tifa sobbed softly, Cloud turning away from her so she wouldn't see his tears.
"I love you too, Cloud."
Author's note: Tifa sadly had to go. But the drama doesn't stop here.
