About 15 later, everyone arrived back at the house. The groceries were brought in and everyone sat down in the living room. Reno kept staring off into space as if he was afraid to look at anyone. Zack had his arm around Cloud who kept looking at his hands. Tifa was next to Reno, and Aerith kept looking at Zack and Cloud.
Finally, Tifa broke the silence, "So, um, Zack, why don't you tell us what happened…"
Reno looked up, "Oh, I could tell you that!" Zack grinned and pulled Cloud closer. Aerith glared at Cloud, then looked away.
Zack sighed, "It just kinda happened." He lifted his hand and started to play with Cloud's hair.
Aerith stood up suddenly and started to walk towards the stairs.
"Where are you going?" Cloud asked her. Aerith just looked at him, and then kept walking. A door slammed and everyone looked up.
"I'm gonna go talk to her." Tifa stood up and went upstairs. Reno stared at Zack and Cloud, and then ran after Tifa.
After Aerith's door opened and closed again, Zack looked at Cloud, "hey, they're gone now ya know." He tilted Cloud's chin up and kissed him. Cloud leaned back into the cushions and Zack climbed on top of him. Their tongues were locked in a battle for dominance when Cid, Yuffie, and Vincent walked through the door. Zack looked up, his hands on either side of Cloud, and his legs straddling the blonde's.
"What?" Cloud propped himself up on his elbows and looked where Zack was looking. He saw Cid and Vincent staring almost horrified and Yuffie with her hands covering her mouth.
"Umm…hi guys…" Cloud said softly.
"CLOUD!?" They all shouted in unison. Yuffie was staring at him in shock. "I thought of all people it would have been Aerith!"
Zack realized that he was still on top of Cloud and quickly stood up, "Umm, no, she's upstairs with Tifa and Reno…"
Vincent coughed and shut the door. The three of them walked into the living room. Cloud sat up, his eyes covered by his hair and his face bright red. Zack's hair was messed up even more than usual. After what seemed like hours, Tifa and Reno came back downstairs.
"Hey guys!" Tifa waved to her friends, then looked over at Cloud, "Uh oh, why does Cloud look embarrassed?"
Zack sat next to Cloud and put his arm around his shoulder. "He's just shy. Plus, people keep interrupting us." Zack looked at Reno and grinned. Reno hid his face in Tifa's shoulder. Cloud nodded in agreement.
"Well I think this is a good thing!" Yuffie clapped her hands excitedly, " what did Aerith say?"
Tifa and Reno looked at each other, "well, Aerith's pissed cuz she likes Zack.?" Reno said.
Yuffie grabbed Vincent's hand and grinned, "Well, she'll just hafta find someone else!" Her eyes glinted evilly and she looked at Cid.
"What!?" Cid yelled at her. The gleam left Yuffie's eyes and she hid under Vincent's arm.
"Well too bad for her, I stopped liking her when I met Cloud." Zack kissed Cloud's ear, causing Cloud's face to turn an even deeper shade of red. Yuffie noticed and she sat next to him, "Aw, poor Cloud! He's so cute when he's embarrassed!" She hugged him, but Zack pulled Cloud closer to him, almost to the point where he was practically sitting on Zack's lap.
Vincent walked over and sat next to Yuffie, who wrapped her arms around his stomach, and Cid sat in an armchair. Reno and Tifa sat on the loveseat across from Cid.
They all began to talk and, around 7, Cloud decided to fake sleep so that he and Zack could get some time to themselves. He rested his head on Zack's chest and closed his eyes. Zack looked down at him and smiled.
"Well, we've had sort of a full day, and it looks like Cloud is a bit tired, so we'll catch ya'll later." Zack picked u cloud and carried him up the stairs.
"Aw, those two are so cute!" Yuffie squealed.
Reno put his hands behind his head and closed one eye, looking around with the other, "Ya know, they're not really tired…"
Zack kicked open their door and walked in, closing it again with his foot. He walked to Cloud's bed and set him down.
"I don't think they believed what you said." Cloud smiled.
Zack jumped onto the bed and climbed on top of Cloud, "does it matter?" He lowered his head and kissed Cloud. He worked his way down and began to kiss his neck. Cloud moaned happily and leaned his head back to give Zack a wider range. Zack grinned and began to suck the spot he had been kissing. When he pulled away, that area of Cloud's neck was red.
Cloud sat up and kissed Zack, their tongues dancing in each other's mouths. Zack pulled away and began kissing down Cloud's neck, unbuttoning his shirt as he went. He worked his way down to Cloud's chest, and Cloud squirmed with delight.
Zack stopped and climbed back up towards Clods head, "Hey cloud…" He looked away, took a deep breath, then looked back at Cloud, "I-I…I love you."
Cloud looked up at Zack and smiled. He kissed him lightly on the lips, and looked back at him, "I love you too, Zack."