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CHAPTER 10
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"La Rosa?"
Cid murmured to himself when he looked at the building's black form, complete with a flashy pink sign with the inscription 'La Rosa'.
After they had their dinners, Sephiroth suggested that they should try going to a club and relax, in order to get more 'comfortable' with each other. Cid agreed to that plan, but he had to admit that he was not expecting Sephiroth to be the type of guy who would enjoy this kind of places.
~Guess he likes to party as much as everyone else does~
"Are you coming, Cid?"
Upon hearing the Silver General's voice, Cid decided to follow past the bulky large doorman and into the place. He blinked when he entered.
The club looked rather simple and boring on the exterior, but the inside had a completely different 'face'. The club was divided into many sections, each decorated with different styles, from typical urban, to antique, to afro, to asiatic, to pop. Each section is also distinguished by a different themed color as well.
"Where would you like to sit?"
Sephiroth spoke a bit loudly over the music, coming closer to the blonde man so he could hear his question. Cid pondered, placing a finger over his lower lip as he examined the area.
"That place over there sounds nice."
The taller man followed Cid's finger to the mentioned booth and nodded. He took Cid's hand into his own and led them both through the crowd. When they got there, Cid had an idea crossing his mind and smiled.
"Hey, I'll go get us sum' drinks. What do you want, Seph?"
"Thank you. I want white vodka."
With a nod, the blonde got himself up and made his way out into the crowd, shouting a 'be right back' to the silver haired man.
The place was rather crowded, indeed. The dancing floor was overflowing with eager dancers, which made it impossible for Cid to find the bar easily.
"Ow."
Cid muttered when he bumped himself against a hard chest. He saw the man coming, but someone bumping from behind him made it impossible to dodge.
"Hey."
The blonde heard the other person speak in an annoyed tone and look down on him, before his eyes widened after realizing something. Cid just ignored it and spoke.
"Watch where ye goin'."
"You…"
The man began, and Cid stopped himself for a second, realizing that he knew this man.
"Huh? Wait, yer the one who took that red menace out of the theater, right?"
Cid felt himself become annoyed at the thought of the red head, but decided not to show it to the taller man in front of him, for he knew they were friends.
"I am. My name is Angeal."
The other man said, extending his hand out to the blonde. Cid blinked for a moment, but never one to turn down a friendly gesture, accepted it willingly, shooting Angeal his famous grin while shaking his hand in two swift motions.
"The name's Cid. Nice to meet ya."
The blonde let go of the other man's hand, and noticed how he seemed to have gone into deep thoughts. Shrugging it off, Cid decided to keep going towards the bar.
"Well, 't'was nice meetin' ya. I'm going to get me some drinks, now."
He said with a wave, and walked carefully between the other people, finally finding the bar and placing his order to the bartender.
After paying for the cups and bottles, he turned around, careful as to not spill any of the drinks before reaching his booth. He was quick to return, though, and after placing the drinks on the table, immediately sat himself next to the general.
"Took you long enough."
He head the taller man speak while he claimed the cup that contained a glowing white liquid.
"Miss me, already?"
Cid said jokingly, taking a hold of his beer bottle in his hand. Sephiroth found himself lean into the blonde with a smile.
"And if I did?"
Cid leaned back, his eyes switching between the man's green eyes to his inviting lips.
"Then I feel flattered."
The Silver General chuckled and pressed his lips against the blonde's. Cid responded by adding more pressure between their lips, finding his mouth to part slowly for a curious tongue.
Sephiroth held Cid's head firmly in place by cupping the nape of his neck with his large hand. The blonde found himself groan in the mouth of the dominant male, unable to resist or struggle. Not that he wished to do so.
After a while, they broke up the kiss for their lungs started to protest for air. Sephiroth resisted the urge to smile to himself when Cid whispered a husky 'damn', but failed to do so.
"What ya smilin' on about?"
"Nothing, Cid. Just glad to know that you like my kisses."
Cid found himself blush at the comment, and grumbled something under his breath, before taking a sip of his beer.
"Pardon? I did not catch that."
"Oh, it was nothin', really."
Cid said casually, giving the taller man a sly smile. The silver haired man was not convinced, but allowed it to slip by.
"Do you want to dance?"
"I gotta warn ye, though. I'm not the brightest bulb when it comes to dancin', but I can manage."
Cid warned, taking in another quick sip.
"Hopefully you won't step on me."
"What? Naw, I'm not that clumsy, geez."
"Care to prove that to me, then?"
With that last sentence, Sephiroth lifted himself off of his seat and extended a welcoming hand out to the blonde. Cid took Sephiroth's hand with some visible embarrassment, and allowed the other man to lead him into the dancing floor.
"Oh, woah! Sephiroth!"
Cid heard someone squeal in an excited manner his lover's name.
~Lover~
The Silver General turned to the owner of the voice, and immediately acknowledged him.
"Zackary."
"No, no, no. Zack. It's Zack."
"Of course, Zackary Zack."
Sephiroth found himself smile deviously after causing the younger dark head to pout in dismay at his taunting.
"That's just being mean!"
"A friend o'yers?"
Cid asked, coming over next to Sephiroth so he could take a better look at the other person. Zack was young, possibly the same age as Cid, but he was drop-dead beautiful.
"Cid, this is Zackary Fair. Zack, this is Cid Highwind."
Sephiroth introduced, motioning to each person as he spoke each name.
Having such friendly easy-going natures, both the blonde and the dark head found themselves smiling brightly and shaking hands in no time.
"Nice to meet you, Cid."
"Fancy meetin' ya, Zack."
"That's a funny accent you got. Where are you from?"
"I'm from Sector 4, actually."
"And I'm from Gongaga!"
"Oh really? I heard sum' nice stuff about it."
"I can tell you more if you like, Cid."
Sephiroth stood, watching both males connect with each other in a matter of seconds. He would feel jealous, but something else caught his attention. Not too far away from them, stood an unsure and shy younger blonde, who was waiting to be acknowledged.
The little blonde seemed to tense when he felt Sephiroth's gaze toward his way.
"Is that your date, Zack?"
Sephiroth asked, hoping to draw the dark head's attention away from his blonde.
~My blonde~
Zack grinned in a sheepish way, and motioned Cloud to come over, to which he complied.
"Guys, meet Cloud Strife. Cloud, you already know Sephiroth, right?"
Cloud nodded and gave a shy and uneasy smile at the tall general.
"H-how do you do?"
Zack grinned when an idea crossed his mind.
~He's going to kill me for this~
"You know, Sephiroth, he's a huuuuuge fan of yours."
Cloud gasped in surprise and embarrassment, shooting a glare towards the dark head.
"Zack!"
"What? It's true. Hey Cid, meet Cloud Strife."
Zack motioned to the other blonde, hoping to distract Cloud's attention for a brief moment.
"How ye do?"
Cid extended his arm to the blushing blonde, and Cloud took it nervously, feeling himself being wobbled up by Cid's firm shakes.
"I-I do fine, thank you."
Cloud spoke as he regained his composure. He didn't want to cause a bad impression on the general by sounding so pathetic.
"Hey did you happen to run into Angeal?"
Zack asked towards Sephiroth, who turned his attention to the spiked head.
"I saw him walking by, but that's about it."
Sephiroth said, watching the other man tilt his head.
"Strange, he seems to have disappeared all of the sudden."
"You know Angeal. He must have left to do some duty. Which reminds me, I should be doing the same too."
Sephiroth spoke in a regretful tone, cursing himself mentally for being reminded of such. Zack simply laughed.
"I have some stuff to take care of too, but right now it's all about me and him."
The dark head winked towards his companion, who blushed in return, muttering a soft 'baka'. The Silver General nodded in agreement. He was enjoying himself, and did not wish to end it just yet. It's not like he was 'on duty' right now.
"Then I'll be seeing you around, Zack."
Sephiroth spoke, snaking an arm around Cid's waist, pulling him closer to his body. Cid complied, and wrapped an arm around the General's waist as well. Zack nodded, and copied the couple in front of him, pulling the younger blonde into his arms.
"Sure! Don't expect me showing up anytime soon, though."
Zack shot both men an evil grin before dragging Cloud off to some corner in the dancing floor. Sephiroth watched for a second before turning his attention to the blonde next to him.
"Now that we are alone, shall we?"
"Sure."
Cid spoke with a cunning grin, pulling the taller man along so he could take a vacant spot in the dancing floor.
In that very moment, the music had switched to a slow beat for couples. Blue sky stared into glowing green. Sephiroth snaked both his hands around the blonde's waist, and positioned himself in front, waiting for the other man to react and follow his intentions. Cid complied with a blush, placing his hands on the general's broad shoulders and soon found himself being taken by smooth dancing steps.
The silver haired man knew his steps well, and found the blonde to be easy to guide along the dance. Some people had a hard time to follow, which forced the taller man to literally drag his 'partners' around.
~He's got light feet~
Cid had allowed Sephiroth to take the lead on this dance, and rested his head against the male's chest.
~Not much fan for romantic stuff, but he seems to be enjoyin' himself~
But the moment the smooth music ended and the DJ switched it to a faster beat, Cid immediately recognized the music's rhythm to be one of his favorites and pushed himself away from the man's chest.
Sephiroth wanted to complain about the loss of warmth emanating from the blonde, but soon found himself to follow Cid's lead this time. When they both got lost in the music, both men found themselves brushing and nudging against each other 'accidentally'.
By the time the music had come to an end, Sephiroth had the blonde's back pressed against his front. His large hands had somehow released the shirt that the blonde had tucked inside his pants, and were exploring inside. His mouth was also busy, tasting in the blonde's skin. His nose wrinkled a bit when he found the scent of something he did not approve of.
~Tobacco~
Sephiroth ignored that smell, because it was not that strong on the shorter man, and continued to explore that lithe neck.
"Seph…wait."
He heard Cid gasp breathlessly.
"Let us go sum'where else more quiet."
Sephiroth stopped for a moment, looking at the shorter man. Cid turned his head around so he could face him directly, a clear pink hint on his cheeks. The silver head found himself smiling at his smaller companion.
"Shall we head to my apartment?"
It was obvious that the blonde didn't give it much thought, for his answer was immediate.
"Yeah, sounds good."
"Perfect."
And with that, Sephiroth lead Cid out of the club, never taking his hands off of the blonde for an instant. On a side note, he noticed how both Zack and Cloud were nowhere to be seen.
~Probably had the same idea~
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Zack and Cloud had returned to their booth when they felt thirsty after two or three songs. For that reason, they were not sitting pressed into each other, or else their body heat would drive them crazy for each other. Zack wouldn't mind that, but he also did not wish to startle his little blonde.
"Wow. I would have never guessed."
Zack heard the blonde speak, and looked over to face Cloud with a tilt on his head.
"I know. I bet a lot of fangirls are going to be crushed."
The dark head spoke with a grin, taking a sip out of his soda.
"You know, I always thought that Sephiroth would be dating one of the other SOLDIERs."
Zack let out a small laugh at that comment, but pondered for a while.
"I understand why you say that, I mean, they are always seen together."
Cloud nodded, sipping on his drink as well.
"I don't know about Genesis, but Angeal never showed that much interest towards Sephiroth, you know?"
"And how do you know that?"
Cloud blinked, leaning against the taller man.
"I spend a lot of time with Angeal, so I kind of do."
The dark head announced with a smile, wrapping an arm around Cloud.
"But what if he secretly did?"
That question made Zack frown. His mind quickly made the connection of Angeal's upset face and Sephiroth dating someone new.
But somehow, Zack found that connection to be simply a coincidence.
"I still have my doubts about that, but I can ask Angeal if he likes 'someone'."
"You're such a gossiper!"
Cloud hit his boyfriend's chest lightly, earning a soft chuckle from the other man.
"You're the one who brought this topic up, Cloud."
"So…when you find out, let me know."
Zack laughed out even louder at his blonde's request, and pulled him closer to his chest.
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TBC