Tseng opened the President's bedroom door and went in to where Rufus was sleeping on the bed, golden hair spilling out onto the pillow like liquid. The young man was pale; he'd been born with mako poisoning and that meant that he only had another year, at most, to live, but even in his sleep he frowned with determination and focus. He wouldn't give up.

"Leviathan is strong in this one," Tseng noted, gazing down bittersweetly at his charge. The President pulsed with energy, just like Tseng's snake god. And Tseng knew that another kind of pulsing snake hid beneath Rufus' belt buckle...

Rufus, however, was unaware of his bodyguard's desire for him. He slept innocently, dreaming of the person with whom he had fallen in love.

(A/N: Not telling you who it is yet; see if you can guess! ;D Teehee, I am EVIL.)

Tseng stroked the young man's hair, sighing. Another, lesser man might have been taken over by erotic fantasies at this point, but Tseng was calm and controlled after spending years learning the secrets of the elder gods of Wutai. He was a mystical man who could tell the future slightly which is why the President had asked him to join the Turks. He had seen that Shinra would win the war so he had said yes. He had also seen Shinra's beautiful son, Rufus, in a vision. That had made him decide.

Rufus stirred; Tseng shook his head. "Sleep on, youngling," he said. He chanted a mystical spell over Rufus' forehead, and Rufus lapsed back into slumber. "A man without sleep is a grain without sunlight; it does not grow, and the slightest breeze may break it in half. Sleep soothes the eyelids of the soul. It is good."

Tseng touched Rufus' cheek softly a final time and then left the room.

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"Kneel in front of me, yo." As Reno said it, he sat down on a chair, spreading his legs like Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct 2, except that the back of the chair was behind him so that Genesis could see his crotch.

Genesis purred and complied. It was a difficult, since his wrists and his ankles were still bound, but he barely noticed the difficulty as he eyed Reno's zipper, panting.

"That's it, yo. Just like that." Slowly, Reno reached out and trailed his fingers through Genesis' hair. Genesis closed his eyes, imagining sparks as red as the keratinous strands.

"Now then," said Reno. "Undo my pants."

Genesis' eyes shot open again. He held out his bound wrists. "You'll have to untie me first." Genesis felt slightly disappointed; he didn't want to be free. He wanted to be Reno's captive as Reno ravished him.

Reno let out a low chuckle. "No, yo. Pull the zip down with your teeth."

Genesis almost fainted.

He leaned forward.

.

Zack peered though the hole his sword had made in Sephiroth's study door. His jaw went slack with horror as he saw what lay within.

His sword had struck Cloud in the chest. Crimson blood blossomed from the wound, delicate and deadly as rose petals dipped in venom. A shirtless Sephiroth cradled the blond's body, a rainbow of sparks shooting from the Full Cure materia he held in one gloved hand. As Cloud jerked back and forth, jiggling like a puppet on strings of magical energy, Zack felt his mouth go dry. Nausea rose in his stomach, churning.

Sephiroth suddenly looked up with a panther-like intuition.

"You did this," he said.

Zack nodded numbly. "I didn't mean-"

"I will punish you."

Zack felt his insides freeze. Sephiroth's face was hard like granite, and only marginally less grey, almost the same as his hair. Sheer fury seemed to have robbed him of blood, or perhaps it was the magic, because Sephiroth was using almost all his energy to keep Cloud alive. Zack felt crushing guilt.

He wanted to die.

"Okay," he said to Sephiroth. "I guess I deserve it. Will he be alright?"

Sephiroth tossed his head. "Get out."

"But-"

"Get out before I lose my temper."

Zack felt the horror, misery and sorrow rise within him like the tentacles of a vicious monster. Choking on his own sobs, he ran from the hole in the door and back to his room.

Please let Cloud be okay, oh dear God, if you're up there, if there's anyone up there, take me and not him, please, I love him, please

(A/N: It's getting tense! :0 Please read and review, even if you've been too shy to do so, yet; it makes my day!)