A/N: Inspired by the FF7 Rebirth trailer wherein Aerith bumped into Cloud and our boy's gaze was so intense, it looked like he didnt want to kiss her but to throw her onto the sheets. (Saw that comment somewhere in Twitter/X).

Warning: For Mature readers only. There is no plot here. No beta.

Ancient Creation

It was just after sunrise when Cloud got to Sector 5. He was there to pick up his girlfriend as she had visited her mother and had stayed over for a couple of days. Aerith repeatedly told him she could do the trip alone, but Cloud insisted on taking her there and picking her up. The Shinra company might have changed with Rufus' leadership, but there were still people who knew of her lineage who were still considered a threat. Cloud wanted to make sure she was safe. This may be the only reason Elmyra was allowing her daughter to live far away from her – because the only people who she knew could protect Aerith were in Edge.

Elmyra was delighted to see him – she welcomed him to her home and made sure he ate the breakfast she cooked - a stark contrast to the welcome she first received from her when Aerith first took him to her home.

However, she was still the same scary mother – when Aerith eventually went upstairs to get her things, Elmyra had cornered him and interrogated him about whether what Aerith mentioned as her living arrangements was still true. Aerith lived with Tifa and Marlene in Seventh Heaven. She was renting one of the rooms there for a heavily discounted price, in turn she sometimes helped Tifa out with the bar.

"I assure you we don't live together," he said – he knew that was what Elmyra was trying to find out. He said it so she could stop with every other question when all she was really after was that.

Cloud lived a couple of streets away from Seventh Heaven; so technically they weren't living together - but Cloud would hang out at that bar enough and Aerith would visit his apartment enough that it sometimes felt like they practically were. This information was better kept out of Elmyra's knowledge though.

"Good," she muttered.

Thankfully the interrogation wasn't that long as Aerith was quick to get her things and before long they were saying their goodbyes to her mother and they were both on his bike bound home.

A couple of hours later, they had arrived in Edge and Cloud parked his bike behind the bar. She gave him a hug from behind while saying thank you before she stepped off and took her helmet off.

"Do you have a shift today?" he asked though he already knew the answer. It was a Friday – a busy day for Seventh Heaven.

"Yeah, it will be a busy night, I think I should take a nap sometime later before then."

"Is Tifa expecting you this morning?"

"I don't think so – why?" she enquired.

His arms wrapped around her back as he tugged her a little closer to him. His eyes were on hers, his gaze was so intense it made her blush as he leaned closer. "I am not working today. Do you want to hang out?"

His gaze left no doubt as to what his invitation meant.

She felt a knot in her stomach. She was so flustered it took her a couple of seconds to reply and her numerous words were lost to her, "uh, sure, Cloud."

His apartment was on the third floor; it had a steep shitty staircase that borderline scummy people sometimes liked to hang out in. He liked the fact that his place was inconvenient enough to get to that only people who really had business with him would visit but in moments like this when he just wanted to get home already, these stairs were more trouble than they're worth.

When they got upstairs, he unlocked the door and opened it for her. She walked into his tiny one-bedroom apartment and proceeded to take her bag off.

She had just barely taken her backpack off when a purposeful hand was already grabbing her arm and turning her around. His other hand went to the back of her neck, positioning her head to receive his kiss. It was as if he didn't see her for weeks when it was only a couple of days she had been gone. He kissed her with fervor, tongue seeking entrance into her mouth in earnest - as if all this had a time limit.

Her hand went to his shoulders – she needed to hold on to something with this dizzying kiss. When they both finally let up for air, Cloud's eyes had not changed from earlier – still piercing and filled with lust.

Aerith was smiling – she put her right hand on the side of his face, "I am guessing you missed me?"

His lips turned up into a smirk. "Not really," he answered before he captured her mouth again, eliciting laughter from Aerith.

This time he was making quick work of her jacket, peeling it off her with haste.

"We have time, Cloud," she tried to say in between kisses.

Cloud didn't seem to hear – nor care about what she said. He took a couple of steps towards her, pushing her until her bottom hit the edge of his tiny dining table; all the while his mouth was glued on hers. Aerith had to put her hand on the table to balance herself.

His hands were busy behind her, trying to get rid of his gloves, unable to wait any longer to feel her skin with his palms. His feet were also busy as one stepped on the heel of his other shoe, trying to take off his boots.

He missed her so much; he cannot wait any longer. Aerith could no longer wait as well, placing a hand between them over the tent of his arousal.

Aerith's hand on his arousal seemed to bring him out of his trance. He temporarily let go of her and grabbed her wrist. "Come here," he commanded as he led her to the bedroom.

Aerith instinctively sat on the bed, if she appreciated that he had changed the sheets into freshly laundered ones for today, she didn't say. Cloud went to work on her boots, taking it off her feet. She started unbuttoning her dress until Cloud noticed and stopped her midway, "keep the dress on."

She took her hands off and moved backwards closer to the other edge of the bed as she watched Cloud put his right knee on the space on the bed between her legs and crawled towards her, eyes still fixated on her face with predatory eyes. He quickly took his shirt off and picked up where he left off.

He kissed her lips again before his mouth travelled to the side of her face, then down her neck. He grabbed her breasts over her dress and squeezed a few times before he let his mouth wander down, pulling the straps of her dress down until she was exposed to his eyes.

He started kissing a rosy bud before taking it into his mouth and gently licking – taking his time for he knew she enjoyed this.

He was driving her mad! She couldn't help but squirm underneath him as a response to his ministrations – trying to rub herself on his clothed arousal.

He did the same to her other breast before he sat up, enjoying the way she was breathless and staring at him through hooded eyes.

He reached inside of her dress towards her hips to take her panties off, discarding it on the bed. He lifted the hem of her dress until he could see her glistening underneath. Aerith didn't have any time to blush before he had opened her legs and kissed her down there – licking with long strokes before focusing on the nub between her folds. He alternated licking inside her folds and pressing his tongue at her entrance.

Aerith was feverish with desire – she couldn't contain the pleasure building up inside her. She couldn't help but grind her lower body further towards him. Her hands landed on his head, trying to grab fistfuls of golden hair. He took her wrists and pinned them on the bed beside her hips instead. He knew she was close - she should just take whatever he gives her.

She was a moaning mess when Cloud finally let up.

Cloud crawled backwards off the bed so he can take his pants off – still staring at her, quite pleased with himself as he watched her in in a euphoric state.

Aware that she had been on the receiving end of all of this so far, she sat up and moved towards the edge of the bed. But Cloud stopped her and guided her back to lie down on the bed as he positioned himself above her. He was so aroused for her, he wanted to get to the main event as he wasn't sure how long he'd last.

He lifted her thigh and started guiding his manhood towards her entrance – coating it with her fluids and moving it up and down until the tip went in. He started gently pushing in – taking all his self-control not to just shove it inside her.

Aerith's leg jerked a bit as he entered, he was worried that maybe he was hurting her before he heard her moaning and felt her trying to grind towards him. Once fully inside her, he started moving back and forth; doing long strokes at first before picking up the pace.

His gaze was still on her face, that same gaze from earlier and Aerith felt so conscious that she started covering her face. He was having none of that, grabbing both her wrists and holding it with one hand above her navel as his other hand rubbed the bundle of nerves hidden between her folds.

Aerith couldn't keep herself from moaning. She had always been conscious whenever they made love that his neighbours might hear her through the thin walls despite Cloud always reassuring her that no one else could hear. She had always tried to muffle her screams with her hand or a pillow – but right now, she had none of those as Cloud held her wrists. She started biting her lip.

"Don't hold it in," Cloud said in between thrusts. He was nearing his own release.

He switched to a slightly slower pace and longer strokes. He could feel her moving her muscles in rhythm with his movements.

"…uhh, inside, Cloud," it took him a moment to realise that Aerith was saying actual words.

"What?" he asked as he continued moving back and forth inside her.

She said it again but he couldn't hear her, he let go of her wrists and leaned forward, one hand squeezing a breast as he put his ear near her mouth.

"You can cum inside me," she moaned. She followed with a few more words but those were lost to him.

"-Ah fuck," he quickened his pace, his fingers working double-time on her clit. Her words were enough to send him to overdrive – he knows it will be over in a matter of seconds. He looked for tell-tale signs of her release like her body getting somewhat rigid as her toes tried to bury into the sheets before he let go and allowed himself his own release.

He collapsed on top of her, still inside her. They stayed like that for a few seconds until they got control of their breathing. He removed himself from her gently as he used tissues to catch any fluid spilling out. He was half-expecting her to stand up right away to go to the bathroom and clean herself but she did not do that, instead, she wrapped her arm around his as he laid down on the bed beside her.

It was a few seconds before any coherent words were muttered.

"Do you think someday, we can get away from it all? From all the politics, from Shinra?"

Not what he was expecting. That topic was too heavy for after-sex brain fog. "Hmm?"

"I sometimes think about the future, and that I don't want to be alone anymore. But I've always been scared," She sighed. "I am alone. I know you're here – but still…"

OK, so looked like they were sticking to this topic. But his brain had not resumed function yet. And what was she meaning with all this?

"What do you mean?" he asked as he moved his arm around her so she could lay her head on his shoulder.

"I don't know, it's nothing. I guess I've just hung out too much with the leaf house kids, silly thoughts got to my head," she brushed off the topic with a laugh.

His brows furrowed in confusion before a few connections kicked in. Was she-? was that the reason she- ?

He felt elated at the prospect. He knew Aerith felt a sense of isolation for being the last one of her race – could she be thinking of having a child – their child?

A smile slowly formed on his lips. He kissed her hair before removing the grin from his face. He cupped her face and looked into her eyes. His tone was serious, "I can take you away from all of this, Aerith. Just ask."

She smiled at him as she nodded. She knew he understood what she was trying to say.

They shared another kiss before Cloud proceeded to show her (again) just how much he was onboard with the idea of ensuring she was not the last living Ancient.

-END-

More A/N: I am still writing fanfiction apparently. I still cannot believe I have written this. I saw the trailer for FF7 Rebirth and my Clerith/Cleris heart skipped a bit. It led to me re-playing FF7 Remake and somehow I cannot get this out of my head. The prospect of Aerith living in the new version of the game just got me fired up.