"I'll show you to your room now." Tifa told Yuffie, who was still on the floor crying. Picking up the girl by her arm, she led her through the castle until they came to the dungeon, and she untied Yuffie's hands before tossing her into one of the prison cells there, and quickly slammed the barred door shut.
"You…you can't leave me here!" Yuffie wailed.
"I can and I will. This is your new home…at least until we can trust you." Tifa replied.
"But…I'll freeze…you cut my top off!" Yuffie exclaimed.
Tifa paused. "We wouldn't want to ruin your debut at the Bacchanalia. I'll bring you something later." Tifa said before leaving, and went back to the throne room, unsurprised to find Cloud now in Sephiroth's lap, panting as Sephiroth used him again.
"How does she like the guest accommodations?" Sephiroth asked Tifa.
"She'll get used to it." Tifa promised. "I'll see to that."
A genuine smile spread over Sephiroth's face as Cloud cried out, coming so hard he collapsed against Sephiroth. "You make me proud with your great skill at hospitality." he told Tifa. "You've been such a perfect wife for my First Knight," Here Sephiroth paused and kissed Cloud's neck. "Well, almost perfect." he corrected himself. "But it worked out for the best, didn't it? That reminds me, when will the seeding take place?"
"Tomorrow. I'm going to prepare her as soon I finish dealing with our newest guest." Tifa answered.
"Good." Sephiroth nodded. "Will you be prepared as well?" he asked Cloud.
"Of course, my Lord." Cloud replied.
Tifa gave Yuffie a bathrobe and a second blanket, plus a sandwich and some water, once she had made Yuffie beg for them. Leaving the dungeon, she went back to the kitchen and had the cook prepare a meal tray, which Tifa took outside and across the courtyard to the eastern tower. Unlocking the door, she walked up all the steps to the top, where there was another locked door that only Tifa had the key to. She unlocked it and walked into a sparsely but elegantly furnished room.
"Lady Tifa?" the pretty young woman sitting in front of the fire asked hopefully.
"Of course it's me, Aerith." Tifa smiled as she approached her. "I've brought you dinner. It's no longer hot, but if you eat it here in front of the fire, you should be fine."
"I'm sure it will still taste good." Aerith said, turning her head in Tifa's direction, her albino eyes reflecting the firelight beautifully.
Tifa set the tray down in front of her. "This is the soup bowl, your spoon, crackers, and sandwiches." Tifa had taken Aerith's hands and had her touch each thing on the tray as she described them.
"You've been so good to me." Aerith told her as she started eating. "I'm trying to get used to being blind though, so I won't be such a burden. You've got more important things to do than take care of me. At least I was able to keep the fire going you started for me this morning."
Tifa lovingly stroked her hair. "You are not a burden to me, so don't ever talk like that, or even think it, understand?" When Aerith finished eating, Tifa got to the real point of her visit. "Tomorrow is a special day for all of us." she said as she poured a glass of water.
"All of us?" Aerith inquired, suddenly worried.
"You'll be meeting my husband tomorrow." Tifa informed her. "You'll need this pill to help you. Open up." Tifa put the fertility pill on Aerith's tongue when she instantly obeyed the order. "And here's water to wash it down with." Tifa held the glass of water up to Aerith's lips.
"I…I hope I succeed and make you proud of me." Aerith said when she had swallowed the pill.
"I'm sure you will." Tifa kissed her deeply, and Aerith sighed happily when Tifa released her.
"May I thank you for helping me?" Aerith asked suddenly when she heard Tifa start walking towards the door, not wanting her only visitor to leave.
"If that would make you feel better." Tifa said graciously as if conferring a great favor, even though this was exactly what Tifa wanted, and she walked back to Aerith and stood in front of the young woman.
Aerith smiled with relief as she felt Tifa's presence. Stretching out her hands to touch Tifa, she caressed her until she found the clasp to Tifa's skirt and undid it, gently sliding it down Tifa's legs until the skirt fell on its own to the floor. Aerith did the same to Tifa's panties, then Tifa stepped out of them and sat on the little cushioned footstool for the chair, with her legs spread open. She moaned as Aerith buried her head between Tifa's legs, finding her already moist as she eagerly began expressing her gratitude to Tifa.
"You're very welcome." Tifa caressed Aerith's cheek when she was done. "My husband and I will join you for breakfast tomorrow." She kissed Aerith on the forehead before taking the dinner tray outside, locking Aerith in before heading back to the kitchen to return the tray, then to the banquet hall for her own dinner. Sephiroth and Cloud were just finishing eating, so she ate alone.
Opening the door to her and Cloud's bedchamber later that night and finding him not there, she headed straight for the shower. Tifa was surprised when he joined for a little while later. "Did you take your pill?" she asked him as he kissed her neck.
"Yes. It takes effect in eight hours, just in time for breakfast." Cloud replied as he pushed her against the tile wall, running his hands all over her wet body.
Tifa wondered why he was being so horny with her…he rarely touched her anymore, which suited her fine. Tifa was never able to shake the feeling that since Cloud was just Sephiroth's pet, it was really Sephiroth who was touching her, and it made her skin crawl.
"You know that I really wish you could be the mother of our children, don't you?" Cloud told her reassuringly as he entered her.
Tifa kept her face neutral as she felt a spurt of rage at her husband. Was this pity sex?! Her body stiffened with her anger, which made her tighten around Cloud's member. He smiled and covered her mouth with his, thinking she was doing it to please him. Tifa closed her eyes and repositioned herself to enjoy his unexpected attention. Over the years, she had learned that she had better take whatever pleasure she could get. After the shower, they got into their separate beds to get some sleep. They had shared a bed at the beginning of their 'marriage', but that was a long time ago.
Tifa frowned at the memory of what changed, it was when Sephiroth and Cloud found out she was sterile. It hadn't mattered that the only reason could be an internal injury when Sephiroth tried to kill her, she was still unable to have children for Cloud. And she had to suffer atonement for her 'failure', which meant being tied up while Cloud forcibly sodomized her and she had to take Sephiroth in the mouth for two or three hours until she was forgiven.
Then word reached them about Aerith's existence. They had searched diligently for her, and had ended up in a bloody battle with the Turks, who fought to the last man to protect her from Sephiroth. He had wanted to kill her, but something had made Tifa suggest they keep her alive, and Sephiroth had found her reasoning had merit. So Tifa was tasked with breaking her, with the threat of a worse atonement if she failed.
Aerith had somehow been rendered blind in the battle with the Turks, and her helplessness had played right into Tifa's hands. It was easy to make Aerith totally dependent on her. She fed and bathed Aerith, while constantly telling her how glad they were that they had saved Aerith. Soon Tifa earned her trust, and once Aerith believed she was a friend, the brainwashing intensified. Seduction was the next step, even though Tifa wasn't into women anymore than Aerith was, but her goal was total domination over Aerith. Tifa had subtly manipulated Aerith into thinking that she was attracted to Tifa, and that she was the one doing the seducing. The thrill of victory had been sweeter than anything Tifa had experienced. She now had someone who worshipped her and loved her unconditionally, and that would anything for her. Once Aerith was broken, Tifa got Aerith to offer herself up as a surrogate mother to help Tifa, which was the whole reason they had let Aerith live in the first place. Tifa fell asleep smiling about her power over Aerith.
Tifa would have been horrified to know that as Sephiroth entered his bedchamber, he was smiling at his success with Tifa. When he broke Cloud, he did it to mould him into his perfect loyal servant and lover. That meant Cloud could never be a leader, only a follower. Tifa however, he had broken her differently. He had purposely fed the hatred he knew she felt for him, since she would never take it out on him because she loved Cloud and would not betray him. She would take her anger out on their enemies instead, and she had performed as expected. Her stunning ruthlessness was a thing of beauty, like when she had broken Aerith or demanded the Wutaian leader's daughter as tribute. His feelings for Cloud were as close to love as he was capable of feeling, but if anything ever happened to him, as unlikely as that seemed, Tifa was his heir apparent, even if he would never let her know that. And tomorrow Cloud would impregnate Aerith, and the Ancients would continue ruling the planet as they were meant to. Sephiroth fell asleep smiling at that thought.