Disclaimer: Do not own….you know the drill.

Rating M for language, violence, and lemony goodness!!!

Tifa wasted no time in heading to bed after she had closed the bar, a couple of minutes early to be exact. She had showered and dressed in a magenta camisole and a pair of white shorts for bed. Tonight was uneventful enough except for the constant nagging feeling in her brain about Reno's offer.

She couldn't decide if she was wrong for not thinking about his question, or if she was wrong for even bothering to wonder if she was wrong at all. It was all too confusing for one night.

The martial artist had been extremely relieved when she had climbed the stairs and entered her room without being attacked by a sleep walking Cloud. No matter how much she wanted it.

So with a heavy heart, Tifa climbed into her overly sized bed, that only seemed all the more gigantic with the lack of someone else to share it with, and tried to sleep.

Almost the same second she had closed her eyes, a quiet knock came to her door. She sat up, blinking through the darkness as the light from the hallway streamed through the cracked door. At first she had suspected Marlene or Denzel, coming to her with a nightmare or an upset stomach. But upon seeing the tall and muscled form of Cloud, she felt her chest tighten. 'He's sleep walking again!' Tifa mused, swinging her legs over the side of the bed and standing up, "Cloud?"

He entered the room completely, securing the door snugly behind him with a slight click. He was dressed in a white wife beater and his normal pants and belt. He wore no shoes. Cloud nodded, "It's me. I was waiting for you."

Tifa cried out in horror, "Are you kidding me? You're sleep walking again!" She folded her arms across her chest as she watched him, her eyes flicking over his broad shouldered form.

Cloud couldn't help but laugh as he shook his head, "No, but I thought that I'd at least mess with you a little. I know I always say that when I'm dreaming about…when I'm dreaming," He corrected himself, before adding her name to the end of the sentence. He knew that Tifa didn't want to hear him say Aeris' name any more than she absolutely had to.

"You jerk," Tifa snarled at him, walking up to him and giving him a punch right into his well formed upper arm, "You scared the shit outta me. What do you want?" She asked him, her dark pools of chocolate that were her eyes shimmering with the light of the moon that illuminated the room.

"I wanted to talk to you," He informed her, trying to hide his need for a breath. Looking into her eyes had suddenly sucked the very air from his lungs.

Tifa's slumping shoulders told of her annoyance, a gesture that Cloud had become familiar with early on in their friendship. She had always been the same Tifa…always. "It couldn't wait until the morning? I've worked all night, I'm kind of tired."

"It can't wait."

She sighed, nodding, "Alright then, what's up?"

Cloud scratched at the back of his blond hair as he thought of the way he wanted to word his question. Tifa let out a yawn as she waited, her eyes blinking lazily at him. This made him give the slightest of smiles. She was always so patient, even when she was sleep deprived.

"Have you decided?" He finally asked her, his tone formal.

She raised an arched eyebrow, "Decided…what?"

"Have you decided whether or not you'll be going on a date with Reno?"

Tifa stared at him blankly, not knowing whether to simply answer his question or to hit him straight across the face, "That's what couldn't wait? You wanted to know if I was going to go on a date with Reno. What is it with you and Reno, Cloud? I don't remember you ever being like this."

Cloud shrugged, "Like Yuffie said, I feel protective."

"But why?" Tifa demanded to know, her eyes searing through him like daggers. Cloud hesitated, seeming to lose his concentration. He hadn't expected her to ask why, he had just expected her to accept it and go on.

"Well…you're my best friend, Teef. You always have been. I don't want anything bad to happen to you. I don't trust that filthy Turk. He takes your-" He swallowed, "innocence, and then brags about it? And then he has the nerve to come to the bar and ask you out on a date, and you're seriously considering it?"

Tifa glared at him, "First of all, the subject of my 'innocence' does not need to be in this conversation. I'm more than aware that he was the one who did it, so don't remind me. Secondly, if a guy wants to ask me out, I have the right to consider his offer. That's rude to simply shut someone down without even considering them, right? I'm not a snob, Cloud Strife. You of all people know that."

"But Tifa-"

She groaned in frustration, "Cloud, this is getting so old. Let's just let it go, alright? Go back to bed, we'll talk more in the morning, 'kay?" Tifa smiled at him slightly, giving his arm a pat as she turned to head back to her bed.

"Don't go," He whispered after her, his voice dangerously low and soft. Tifa stopped where she stood, whipping around on her heels to face him, her hair flying with her sudden movement, "excuse me?"

Cloud's fingers fiddled for a moment before he stepped towards her, his head tilted to the side, exposing his defined jaw, "Don't go, Teefie."

Tifa swallowed. She needed to calm down, her heart was fluttering so fast that it was humming with an unforgiving vengeance in her chest, "Cloud, I'm not going anywhere."

"No, don't go on the date with Reno, Tifa."

Her spine began to tingle with anticipation as he took one last step closer to her, their bodies touching, his mouth hovering over her own, "Cloud…"

"I won't let you. He's no good for you," He muttered, his eerie blue eyes sinking shut until he was only looking at her through seductive slits, his eyelashes brushing his cheeks.

"Cloud-"She murmured again, staring at his lips, causing them to lift upwards into a smirk upon realizing her fixation with their presence. "Don't talk," He instructed her. Tifa's lips began to quiver with lust as his face neared hers, his head tilting to the side to have better access. 'This is a dream. This is a dream. Someone pinch me!' Her mind rambled, quickly becoming muddied as his lips captured her own.

It was freeing. She had imagined for so long his lips upon her own, and now that it was here, she knew that it had been worth the wait. Her lips moved against his as her hands wrapped around his neck eagerly, wanting more and more of his mouth, his taste, his touch.

"Eager aren't we?" He mused, his tone light and playful as he laced his hands around her waist, pulling her torso hard against his muscled body. Tifa shuddered at his firm touch, her mouth parting to let out a small moan.

Cloud took advantage of her open cavity by sliding his tongue in to rub against hers, loving the sweet taste of mint that consumed her mouth. Tifa all but melted into his arms as he held her, their tongues wrestling with one another, neither one wanting to lose any ground.

The two friends edged their way to Tifa's bed, falling down onto the soft mattress, Tifa pinned underneath. They positioned themselves into the center of the bed as their kisses grew more wild and demanding, hands roaming. Each movement screamed for 'more, more, and more!'

Cloud's fingers twined through her hair, giving it a slight jerk. Her head tilted upwards, exposing her throat in response. He looked at her hungrily, his mouth crushing against the porcelain skin. His tongue lapped at her neck, nibbling and licking up and down. Tifa cried out in surprise, her insides beginning to tingle and turn with each touch that he gave her.

The long haired woman clawed at his back, reveling the feeling of his tongue exploring her neck, her shoulders, her ears, her chest… "Off," he demanded, grabbing the hem of her cami and pulling it up over her head, exposing two beautifully shaped breasts falling back to their normal position. Tifa's cheeks burned with shyness as he stared at them, "What's the matter?"

"Don't stare at me like that," She whispered, her voice breaking a little. Cloud's heart fell as he realized that she was embarrassed. She was still rather new to all of this, but she was the epitome of beauty. Everything about her body screamed sex appeal.

"Tifa, you're beautiful," he cooed, his lips claiming hers again. He felt her smile into the kiss, realizing that those had been the words he had needed to proceed. "Relax," he instructed her, lowering his eyes back down to stare at the mounds of flesh that adorned her chest.

Cloud's tongue automatically slid out of his mouth, eager to taste the forbidden flesh. Tifa cried out as his wet muscle slid over her breast and nipple, drawing the pebble into his mouth, sucking, tweaking, licking, devouring. Her back arched upwards at his touch, her hands clinging at his hair, pulling the blond strands.

"Cloud," she gasped, her legs beginning to quake with need. His body responded to her need, pressing hard against her. Tifa's nether region ached for attention upon feeling the arousal he shared as well. He, however, didn't want to rush this. It had been too long of a wait for them to reach this precipice, he wasn't going to make this quick and let their first time together be ruined.

His persistent mouth left her breasts, recapturing her kiss swollen lips. He nipped away at her jaw line and the rim of ears, her body rising so far off of the bed that he nearly had rolled off of her. He had found that sweet spot that drove a person crazy. Tifa's happened to be her ears. A sardonic smile flickered across his face at his discovery. He would keep that locked away in his memory banks.

Tifa's breaths became labored as she let him do what he wanted to with her. She bit down on her lower lip as he slid the white shorts free from her form, leaving only a pair of thin white lace panties. This earned a growl from Cloud in approval, his hands running up her legs and thighs a little roughly, his calloused hands earning a shiver from the martial artist. The sweet smell of her own arousal only increased his need to take her, but he refused. It had to last. He had to show Tifa the way she should have been loved the first time, the way she would always be loved.

A talented hand came to rest on the hot wet panties that separated him from his prize. He rubbed at her nub through the lace, earning a loud moan of approval. Her panties continued to dampen under his skilled touch, her legs shaking against his arm. Cloud ceased his pleasing for a moment, hooking the side of her panties with a thumb and pulling them off, throwing them to the floor carelessly, "That's not fair," Tifa said through a muffled voice.

His eyes shot up to find her looking at him, a soft smile on her pink lips, "What isn't?" He asked her, his voice thick with lust. She nodded to his clothes, sitting up on her rear. Cloud's blue eyes watched her face as she removed his white wife beater, and greedily began to unbuckle his belt. Her eyes were roaming about his exposed chest like a predator sizing up its prey, memorizing every nook and cranny. It was even more beautiful than she had imagined. Every inch of him was cut and muscled, his chest heaving with heavy breaths as well.

She grinned brightly upon freeing him from his heavy belt. The buttons and zipper oh his pants followed the trend. Black boxers poked out through the freedom she had created. This made her giggle slightly. She should have expected black, of all colors. Tifa's lower lip poked out in a pouting expression as she looked up at Cloud through long lashes, her dark brown eyes filled with desire, "Please?"

Her sweet demeanor only seemed to increase his want for her as he quickly shredded himself of his black pants, letting them to fall to the floor with a thump. Tifa lay back down, curling a finger towards her. He followed.

She cupped his face as she initiated the kiss this time, his fingertips lightly running over her exposed hips. She instinctively rubbed her aroused sex against his strong leg. His own arousal seemed to be feeding off of hers, his own blood boiling for release.

Cloud shred his boxers from his skin quickly. His eyes wandered down to look at her, in all of her glory. She was truly amazing…and ready. Cloud leaned back over her, his mouth hovering over hers as he rubbed the sensitive nub again. She cried out, her breath being sucked in by Cloud as he continued his attention before realizing that she was about to let go, "Not yet," he purred, removing his hand.

Tifa let out a frustrated whimper as she felt her tightened insides begin to slacken. She closed her eyes, waiting for him to touch her again. He remained motionless. Perhaps he had decided that teasing her would be enough and he was finished? She opened one eye open to find him looking down at her, his eyes soft and knowing. Her breath caught in her throat one she realized that he wasn't leaving at all; he was basking in the sight of her, of their actions.

Then, without warning, two fingers pushed inside of her wet cavern, "Cloud!" She exclaimed, her back arching at his touch. The two invaders swirled her insides perfectly, easily maneuvering inside her soaked folds. She felt it again, her insides beginning to tighten. Her hands grasped at Cloud's broad shoulders expectantly. He wasn't stopping, even upon feeling her body tense and her insides follow suit, instead he added another finger to the process. He had wanted to feel her come, not just hear her.

And then it hit her, almost suddenly. She moaned her release into the otherwise quiet room, her insides clamping down around Cloud's skilled fingers. He watched her cling at the sheets, her head lulled back into the pillow as support, her eyes closed. It was beautiful.

Once her release had subsided, he removed his fingers from insider her, licking her juices like one would a delicious meal. He closed his eyes, loving the taste of her inside his mouth, "Please-"

His blue eyes shot open when he heard her voice pleading with him. He was confused for a moment at her pleaded whisper, but realized that she was placing her legs on either side of his hips, eyes expectant.

Cloud nodded to her, his face solemn as he leaned over her, thrusting himself inside of her with a single movement. Tifa bit on her lower lip hard, not wanting to scream out in pain. She wasn't used to this type of thing yet. Reno had been the only other one, and that had been over a year ago.

Cloud waited, letting her insides adjust to his size. He swallowed, the feel of her satin walls around him simply maddening, "Are you alright?" He asked her, his tone worried. Tifa gave him that smile that always dazzled him, "I'm wonderful," She murmured, her hands settling on his lower arms.

He let out a soft groan as he steadied himself on his knees and hands, his mouth exploring her mouth and neck as he began to move inside of her. The feeling was euphoric. It was so much more than either had ever dreamed it would be. Seconds and minutes and hours all seemed to coexist as one solid entity, their value meaning nothing here.

His hips moved fluidly between her strongly wrapped legs, his teeth sucking and chewing on her taunt nipples, his thrusting feeding off of the mewls of delight that she gave. Soon, he felt her tightening again, her breaths sticking in her throat as she felt him inside of her, "More," She whispered. He complied, moving quicker and thrusting in deeper.

The blond warrior sucked in a breath upon feeling his own release nearing. They were timing things perfectly. Tifa's hips moved in sync with Cloud's movements, their bodies no longer two pieces, but one whole.

His movements became more frantic upon hearing her whine his name over and over in preparation of her release. She came, this time harder and longer, her insides clamping down over his member, milking him. Tifa arched off the bed, screaming his name into his mouth as they kissed hungrily. His body tensed for a moment before he followed suit with one final, deeply penetrating thrust as he spilled himself inside of her. The warm liquid filled her insides as they both laid there, panting and gazing at one another.

Tifa wasn't sure what to do or what to say. She had waited her whole life for this moment but she hadn't given any thought about what she would say afterwards. Cloud seemed to read her mind and flashed a smile, his white teeth bright against his lips. She, in turn, returned the gesture, her own beautiful smile radiating off of her face. Words weren't needed; their actions had simply said what their mouths could not.

Cloud reached up and brushed strands of her long dark hair from her face, pressing a kiss to her forehead and then back to the place where it had all started, her lips. They laid there in ecstasy and the essence of one another for the longest time before he rolled off of her, helping them both under the covers. Tifa looked at him curiously, contemplating whether or not to attempt a snuggle movement.

She didn't need to think, he reached for her hips, pulling her naked form against his own. Her hand wrapped around his naked torso, loving the feel of the muscles that moved underneath her skin as he breathed. Tifa let her head rest on his chest, listening to his heart beat, her fingers running along his defined abdomen.

He let a slight chuckle rumble from his throat as she busied herself with his stomach. Cloud's opposite hand grabbed the nimble fingers and brought them to his mouth, kissing them. With his hand still clasped around hers, he let them drop down to his chest as they both closed their eyes, limbs entangled, cheeks tinted with pink from their activity, and their faces bright. This had been what she had been waiting for. This had been the part of Cloud she had always dreamed of but never received. Now she had her answer; Reno would just have to get over it.

………..There it is! Lemony goodness! Aren't they perfect? I love Cloti. Well review and lemme know whatcha think. Chapter 7 within a day or two

~Nikki~