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Wife Swap
Chapter 2
Cloud had been to Hyrule enough times to remember where Hateno Village was (why the nexus-realm of the Super Smash tournament took him to the middle of a vast green field he'd never know.) Thankfully he was known to its community thanks to Zelda and Link, thus allowing him to enter the village without any trouble from the watchmen. With a casual greeting to the two people guarding the entrance Cloud walked right in and onward.
The full moon was bright in its perch that evening. Hateno was quiet.
He crossed the bridge to Link and Zelda's house – a surprisingly humble house for a princess in Cloud's opinion – and he grew curious as to what it looked like as he and Tifa had never been here despite visiting before; they had been shown every area of this land now that there was peace.
Gently, he knocked on the door and waited. When he heard nothing he knocked again, this time more firmly.
"Coming!" Zelda called from what Cloud assumed was from right behind the door and it cracked open for her green eyes to come into view. "Oh, Mr. Strife! You're here!" She stepped back and a light metallic rattle emitted from inside before the door fully swung open and allowed Cloud inside. "Please come in."
"Thank you." He glanced around; the interior was as humble as the building itself, but it was cozy and inviting. To the left was the kitchen area and a hearth that seemed to be a new addition, and to the right was a staircase up to a loft. In the middle of the room was a table and the walls were lined up with various weapons and shields that Cloud assumed belonged to Link. Not quite what he thought a princess' abode would look like, but it was homely. He turned on his heel to Zelda as she locked the door. "Sorry if I'm late. When we agreed on evening I wasn't sure on—"
His mako-coloured eyes went wide. Zelda, now with shorter hair, was wearing a white, sheer semi-translucent nightgown robe that ended just above her thighs, and almost seemed to glow in the filtered moonlight from the window, even the sash. While he couldn't see everything, Cloud got a good view of her figure silhouetted from said moonlight and Zelda probably knew he could, judging from her fidgeting. She looked positively beautiful – stunning even – right then and there and Cloud's heartrate jumped from the allure of her hidden figure.
Quite bold for a princess…! But Zelda has done bolder things than this…Still.
Blood ran through his body and settled between his legs, pumping through steadily rising, tautening flesh.
The Hylian's cheeks were getting redder and she quickly fanned herself. "So…" Zelda shyly breathed and lightly motioned towards the stairs. "Shall we begin?"
Offering her hand, Zelda clasped Cloud's and led him up the stairs. It frightened her a little how his hand was bigger than hers, bigger than Link's even, but his grasp was tender.
They walked over to the bed and Zelda, fidgeting, promptly sat down at the edge. She normally wasn't like this, but she couldn't help it, knowing what was about to happen tonight. "You can, uhm, put your clothes over there," she mentioned and pointed over at the dresser. "O-oh, and don't worry! I, uhm, have the birth control supplies, a-as agreed on."
Cloud nodded. "Understood." He began to pull up his shirt.
Blood rushed to Zelda's face at the sight of Cloud's battle-worn body. She had seen Link's many a times, but seeing such muscles and fruit of hard labour on another man – another man she would soon be intimate with – had the Hylian's heart and mind alike race while heat pooled between her quivering loins. Zelda crossed one leg over the other as Cloud began to pull his pants down (having kicked off his boots beforehand), resulting in her heart throbbing at the sight.
He had undressed to just his boxers, which looked like a snug fit, when he stepped over to the bed and sat down next to the blushing Hylian. Unsure, Cloud put his hand on her shoulder and leaned closer, parting his lips, but Zelda immediately turned her head away from him.
She's shy…I suppose she's not ready to kiss someone other than Link, he surmised. It was perhaps a funny contradiction to what they were about to do, but Cloud could respect the princess' decision on the matter.
So he gently kissed her neck and Zelda shuddered, but didn't pull away or brush him off. Cloud kissed a slow, tender trail over the hollow of her throat and Zelda cooed softly in response, gradually craning her neck so he could reach further. He kissed and lapped at her pulse, feeling it quicken against his tongue, and she trembled in response with a quiet string of whimpers that urged Cloud on.
He caressed her back with soothing strokes over the nightgown-robe and soon caressed the curves of her waist as well, the fires of his lust steadily getting fed and burning hotter. Cloud got more into it, more passionate in his ministrations the more he felt Zelda's curves in his hands, and the Hylian princess offered more of herself with a quiet moan of approval.
Eventually they both toppled over into the bed with Cloud pinning Zelda down; he kissed her throat, her shoulder, with a ravenous lust and his hands wandered over her clothed, squirming body until he reached her bare thighs—
"M-Mr. Strife, please calm down," Zelda's soft hand gingerly tapped his shoulder and Cloud instantly ceased his ministrations and glanced over at the princess, surprised.
A pang of guilt struck him. "What's wrong? Did I hurt you?" Cloud implored and straightened. Zelda slowly shook her head to his relief, but he remained curious. "…Are you having second thoughts?"
The princess didn't answer and Cloud rubbed his neck, dejected. Of course… I should've known this was a bad idea.
Zelda pushed herself up and hugged herself. Her face was flushed and contorted with anxiety, and her gaze averted away from his. Then, she shyly peeked back at him.
"You didn't do anything wrong, Mr. Strife…You were just…impatient. It was a bit overwhelming for me."
Impatient. Overwhelming. Cloud let those words sink in as well as the guilt as he finally understood Zelda's apprehension.
"I'm sorry." Gingerly he scooted closer to the Hylian and stroked her back soothingly, and Zelda seemingly relaxed to his relief. Cloud moved up a little closer and began to massage the princess' shoulders the way he knew Tifa liked it with slow, strong rubs and rubbing his thumbs in circular patterns near her neck, and Zelda sighed happily and turned her back so he could reach better. "I forgot that you're not Tifa. I got lost in my…" Cloud paused.
Zelda peered back at him before fully turning to him, puzzled. "Mr. Strife…?"
With a deep breath Cloud reached out and caressed Zelda's cheek with his course hand. His thumb brushed carefully and he leaned in until their foreheads met, and closed his eyes. It was a tranquil gesture and Zelda closed her eyes as well, and placed her smaller hand over his.
"I'll move at your pace. How do you want to do it, princess?"
Zelda's heart fluttered greatly beneath her breast. A soft gasp escaped her lips and the warmth over her face grew warmer still. "…I quite liked the massage. If you would…?"
"My pleasure."
Zelda giggled softly and turned back around, offering her back to Cloud who resumed massaging her neck and shoulders through the thin cloth. The princess sighed as her tension loosened, her shoulders slumping slightly under Cloud's touch.
The nightgown slid down Zelda's shoulders ever so slightly, revealing creamy pale skin, and Cloud boldly tried his luck and pressed a gentle kiss to her shoulder.
The Hylian gasped ever so lightly and leaned her head forward, and the article loosened a little further. Cloud kissed a slow path to her neck as long as Zelda let him as he kept massaging her, waiting for her to give him permission to go further.
"Mm…Mhm…Cloud…"
His eyes lit up. Gently he coaxed Zelda onto the bed, tugging ever so slightly on her nightgown as he did. Zelda complied with a soft, small smile and let herself be laid down as her nightgown was pulled down her shoulders bit by bit, exposing more of her body to Cloud's covetous gaze. The article barely covered above her chest with a gentle pulling, her modest cleavage peeking out more.
Reeling in his desires, Cloud kissed Zelda on her brow and unhurriedly continued a path down to her cheek and avoiding her lips out of respect, and along her throat. She shuddered and quietly moaned, and arched into his touch as Cloud then kissed along her collarbone, and further down…
His nostrils flared, his heartrate spiking. Zelda's scent was wonderful – had she taken a bath right before he arrived? His fingers twitched as he carefully, testing the waters, pulled the nightgown further down, and with wordless permission from the princess Cloud kissed right above her hammering heart…and loosened the sash.
Zelda gasped as her bosom was exposed to the lightly cool air and the dim lantern light, but didn't cover herself up; milky pale, soft-looking, and significantly smaller than Tifa's. They are beautiful in their own way, Cloud mused, and they fit someone like Zelda quite well. She smiled, her chest heaving lightly, and silently permitted Cloud to continue.
Coveting, he kissed the Hylian's breast one at a time and ran his tongue across each nipple, swirling around the stiffening, pebbly flesh and his lust threatened to overthrow his patience. Cloud gradually pulled the nightgown robe down and aside, kissing Zelda's dips and folds, the flat of her quivering belly and down to her trembling thighs until the robe was completely separated.
And the princess was utterly bare before him. In the gentle illumination Cloud took a moment and fully eyed the Hylian before him. Zelda was so different from Tifa; a sharp contrast to the martial artist with soft, pale skin, she was almost like a baby. Her breasts were smaller and her hips nowhere near as wide, with much more subtler curves by comparison. By this point Zelda had averted her gaze, her face flushed red with embarrassment from Cloud's ogling, and a hand over her heart.
She looked like a delicate porcelain doll whereas Tifa was a buxom, fighting woman. And his lust spiked.
Looming over the princess Cloud's desire rushed through his body anew. Temptations of claiming her as his urged him on, testing his patience to kiss and ravage this delicate flower, but he reeled himself back. Instead he approached Zelda as tenderly as he could by cupper her cheek and stroked a spot under her brilliant green eye with his thumb and gently coaxed her to face him.
She met his mako-coloured eyes, burning with a passion and tenderness that was…familiar – something that reminded her of Link.
Her heart fluttered and swelled, her body burning. She propped herself up on her elbows and the robe slid down her arms, and she angled her face slightly…
Cloud's face flushed a light red. Zelda's lips chastely brushed against his, parting and pressing innocently yet heartfelt as she fully kissed him. Initially caught off-guard, Cloud simply slipped into it, kissing the princess back with overpowering, warm-blooded passion. His tongue darted over the seam of her lips and Zelda parted them slightly, allowing Cloud to explore and deepen the kiss.
He wrapped an arm around her back for support, pulling her closer. She wasn't used to kisses like this he noted, but she was trying to match him with her tongue coiling against his.
She eventually pulled away, gasping for breath. She looked back at Cloud longingly in silence, a glint in her eyes that stirred Cloud's blood something wantonly.
Keeping himself in check he gently persuaded Zelda back down. Her gaze smouldered and she bit down on her bottom-lip whilst eyeing him up and down in anticipation, waiting, willing. Cloud took a deep breath, cock throbbing below, and pulled down his boxed unhurriedly.
His shaft bobbed and pulsated mightily as it sprung free and Zelda's gaze immediately focused on it. Precum dripped from the head in his own lust and he tossed the underwear aside, kneeled before the princess and placed his hands on her thighs in wordless askance. She smiled ever so slightly, panting, and spread her legs ever so slowly until Cloud could see her glistening pussy; a pretty pink with shades of red from arousal, crowned with a triangle of golden hair.
He crawled closer, aligning his cock towards her sex and carefully prodded, and looked at her. With one last askance for permission and a nod from the princess, Cloud pushed himself inside.
She immediately clamped down on his length, her body tensing up. A quiet whimper left her lips as Zelda slightly writhed whilst Cloud penetrated her depths ever so slowly and carefully.
"Ah!"
Suddenly she cried out, trembling and instantly clutched at the sheets and her robe beneath her as Cloud pushed further in.
"Hey." She turned to face him as his hand gently clasped around her wrist. "Hold onto me and I'll hold onto you. It's okay."
"O-Okay…" she whispered back and let her arm rest on the back of Cloud's neck, and held on. He kept pushing deeper as inner muscles clenched and massaged his length, and Zelda trembled slightly as pleasure steadily rippled through her synapses.
Slow and steady Cloud thrusted, fully sheathing his cock inside of the princess, filling her up at a rhythmic pace. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him closer, softly moaning into his ear from pleasure as he reached sweet spots just right.
For a while they kept it unhurried and sensual, resorting to slow caresses and gentle thrusting while savouring the moment. It had begun to rain outside as droplets pattered against the window and drowned out the tender ministrations of the pair's loving coitus. Cloud occasionally straightened to free his eager hands to cusp and knead Zelda's breasts; they fit in his palms unlike Tifa's. Brushing with his thumbs, he flicked stiff nipples for the princess' added stimulation and pleasure as he watched her writhe beneath him in response and a rising moan leaving her lips.
"Aaah! Ooohh Clooud…!"
Zelda's voice was a litany to Cloud's ears and he thrusted a little faster and his cock swelled and throbbed. He slipped a hand underneath her back and pulled her up onto his lap as Zelda instinctively draped her arms around him and started to ride Cloud with small bounces and light gyrations of her hips.
He caressed the small of the princess' back and down to the curve of her buttocks, holding on and revelling in the ecstasy of her pussy around his cock, and the sound of her voice as she panted and moan ever so quietly from the unhurried thrusts. Zelda felt up his body, mapping out his muscles with wanton curiosity. Their hands roamed, finding eager purchase over each other's bodies by squeezing and scratching as they rocked together with shallow thrusts.
"AH!"
Zelda mewled and suddenly tensed up, clenching down on a startled Cloud below with a mighty tremble. She shut her eyes firmly close, her face red and twisted with mortification as she clutched onto Cloud even firmer before slumping languidly into his embrace.
"…Zelda…?" He nudged her, mildly concerned. "Are you alright?"
She was quivering. With her face buried in the crook of Cloud's neck Zelda let out quiet groan.
"Zelda?"
"…I…" Her voice was barely above a whisper and yet she sounded so humiliated. "…I already…"
"What?"
"I…already f-finished."
Cloud blinked, confused at first. Then it clicked and it only added to his confusion; Zelda was embarrassed and kept her head hidden, but it was only an orgasm. Wasn't that a good thing he had made her feel that good?
Perhaps, Cloud noted and mused, Zelda was even more of a romantic than he had thought of her initially – a romantic who achieved the height of pleasure together with her partner.
He almost chuckled.
"I'm happy I could make you feel that good," Cloud reassured and stroked her back soothingly. "And hopefully it won't be the last time. I, uhm, just want to finish too before we call it a night if you don't mind."
Zelda shuddered against him. "Oh…Y-Yes, of course. I-I'd be happy to…" she replied with a slightly sultry inflection.
Cloud felt his lust smoulder. "Then trust me."
"Okay…" Zelda meekly allowed herself to be coaxed onto all fours, her face red as a tomato while she shyly assumed the position. She peered back, spreading her legs slightly, and watched Cloud line up behind her before re-entering her again, and she quivered with ecstasy. "Oooh…!"
Cloud's pacing quickened steadily as he pawed at Zelda's derriere and squeezed gently. Zelda bucked ever so slightly and submitted to the euphoria and happily lost herself to it largely shamelessly now that Cloud didn't mind it; she was enjoying it more openly, letting her voice slip out more, and Cloud felt a hint of pride in his chest.
The headboard tapped against the wall from Cloud's thrusts as he picked up his pace. He kept it slow enough for the princess, but judging from her moans he figured he could afford to get a little rougher, thrusting back with a bit more strength.
"Oh Cloud…!" Zelda gasped, her voice gradually throatier through their coitus. She shuddered with ecstasy and thrill from this positon, one that she hadn't tried before – a position akin to that of beasts. It was certainly fairly fitting Cloud as he continued to fuck her right in the sweet spot between wildly passionate and tenderness.
Through pleasure the minutes burned away the candle. Zelda moaned, shuddering; even as Cloud was keeping the pace to her liking he was wearing her out (although she hadn't been one for physical training like Link) and soon the princess' arms smarted and she collapsed onto her elbows, seizing the pillow, with her ass still up and fondled by the blond.
Truly, like a beast, Cloud hammered his hips from behind, sheathing his cock balls-deep. Zelda buried her face in the pillow to stifle her shrill voice, her toes curling from euphoria. Above her she heard Cloud grunt and softly moan and her heart fluttered, knowing that she was the source of his pleasure.
The lantern light above flickered and weakened. Zelda clutched the pillow tighter until Cloud slowed his pace…and soon his strong, course hands slide from her butt and across her body, touching folds and supple curves, before caressing her abdomen and carefully lifting her up and towards him.
"Oh..!" Startled, Zelda gasped and soon her small back met with Cloud's chest as she settled over his lap. "Cloud…"
"Mm.." He kissed her throat. She shuddered slightly, a soft sigh leaving her in response and she reached back, running a hand through his hair in wordless askance and Cloud kissed the same spot. With his strong arm he hugged the Hylian delicately, nuzzling the hollow of her throat.
She began to roll her hips back with a bounce and Cloud hummed into her ear, and rubbed the flat of her tummy and the curve of her thighs. While at a slower pace, Zelda rode him rather vigorously considering her initial shyness, but it wasn't anywhere near Tifa's level. Just seeing Zelda getting into it was attractive!
With one more kiss Cloud laid down on his back and delicately brought the Hylian with him so she laid flat on top of him. His hands roamed, mapping out her body from her malleable breasts, the flat of her stomach, and below as both he and Zelda moved in tandem, pumping his cock in and out at a steady rhythm.
She let out a throaty gasp – a sexy sound that spurred Cloud on, a sound that filled the humble abode. Skin slapped against skin in a rough, slow rhythm and the wood of the bed creaked and groan beneath the pair.
Pleasure emanated through Zelda's body. Toes curled and fingers twitched and grasped at Cloud or bedsheet as the ecstasy became overpowering and she could tell Cloud was close too, his shaft throbbing vigorously inside of her. His body was flushed and hot against her own and his course hands fondled and squeezed her body more possessively in contrast to his pace. His voice had gotten husky, a low dip as he moaned and exhaled. A vague bulge of his shaft was barely noticeable underneath the Hylian's skin and she squeezed down.
It exhilarated Zelda; it was wild and passionate, and oh-so-intimate in a comforting way. Pleasure jolted from synapse to synapse as Cloud suddenly pumped faster, groaning in pleasure as Zelda's own was on the verge of consuming her—
"Zelda…!"
The way her name rolled off his tongue like that was the final drop; in an all-consuming wave of white-hot ecstasy, emotionally and physically, Zelda climaxed together with Cloud. He buried his cock deep, cupping and squeezing Zelda's breast and clit, and ejaculated with a slight rising of his hips, feet firmly planted on the bed.
"Cloud!"
A euphoric torrent enveloped them as they rode out their high together, minds blank and hearts hammering as muscles slowly went slack…and then, it faded. The erotic noise was replaced with panting and the pattering of the rain.
Their heartrates calmed down. Eventually Cloud slid out of Zelda and the Hylian allowed herself to roll off of him and laid on her side before forcing herself onto her back.
The heat faded. Catching her breath, Zelda craned her head towards Cloud and met his mako-coloured eyes, his face just an inch or two away from hers.
Half-lidded yet trained on each other and breaths mingling, the pair leaned in, lips brushing lightly, before kissing tenderly, but hotly.
As they crawled under the covers, the candle died out and the night claimed them.
Cloud woke up at sunrise, judging from the light peeking through the window at the foot of the bed. It had been a good night's sleep, but his habit of getting up early kept him from sleeping in. He shuffled over to the edge, feet firmly on the carpet, and slapped himself out of whatever drowsiness remained in his system.
Last night had really happened. It felt surreal, yet had been amazing. Cloud ran through the events in his mind – that he had bedded someone else's wife – over and over, acknowledging it with mixed feelings despite the pleasure attached to those memories.
It certainly had felt good, great even. Zelda was so different from Tifa, whom he loved dearly, and that difference had added to last night's pleasure.
The mattress shifted behind him and Zelda let out a cute, tired yawn. She was moving, scooting closer to him and Cloud could hear she was about to say something with the way the Hylian was struggling to find the words.
"You miss him," he stated. Zelda, confused, gasped, but didn't press the matter. Cloud turned to her. "Those times you kissed me…They were for him, weren't they?"
Zelda shyly glanced away at him. She said nothing, but nodded almost like she was admitting a crime with the way she looked so guilty for reasons Cloud didn't understand.
Ignoring both of their state of undress and lack of cover, he reached out and put his arm around the Hylian, pulling her into a hug. "You're not alone. I forgot you weren't Tifa more than once, remember?" He queried and gently tipped Zelda's chin up before leaning in, his forehead touching his in a rare, soft display of tenderness. "You two were meant for each other. I know that now. You're lucky to have him."
Perhaps tactlessly, Cloud then got up and picked up his clothes. As he put on his underwear Zelda put her hand on his shoulder and tiptoed to peck his cheek as he turned to her.
"And you're lucky to have Tifa," she said to him, smiling. Cloud smiled back and ignored how, humorously enough, the princess hadn't bothered to cover herself up, but Cloud ignored it.
"Thank you, Zelda."
With that, both of them got dressed and had a hearty breakfast; a recipe Zelda had learned that Link loved.
Once Cloud was full and thanked Zelda for the meal, he snuck out of her house and left the village before anyone could catch sight of him, lest rumours would be abound.
Tifa was washing away the sweat of the day and rinsed her long, dark tresses when she heard Cloud enter the room. He was putting his gear away before he walked over to the other side of the glass panel. "I'm home."
"Welcome back!" She greeted, scrubbing her scalp. "I've missed you."
"I missed you too." He paused for a moment before opening the stall and joined her. Without prompting he grabbed the sponge and began rubbing Tifa's back just the way she liked it. Then, he asked, "How did last night go?"
Tifa chuckled as the fond memories of that night ran through her mind. "Oh, you know…"
x.x
Zelda soaked in the bath (a nice new addition to the old house) as the moon was rising and sighed blissfully. It felt great to unwind after a long day and the night before.
She heard the rattling of the door unlocking and her heart fluttered. She could hear Link put away his belongings before his footsteps reached the bathroom and the blond, blue-eyed young man poked his head inside.
They shared a warm smile and Link stepped inside. "Hey."
"Hey you," Zelda greeted and waved a little.
Link began to undress, folding his clothes properly and putting them away before he approached the tub and the princess scooted over to make room, but was surprised (but happy) when he took a seat behind her. "How was last night?"
Zelda brushed a wet, stray strand of hair behind her ear and smiled at him affectionately over her shoulder. "Oh, you know…"
She got up and turned around, facing her blushing husband, and with slow, careful movements she ended up straddling him with her arms around his neck, and kissed him soundly as Link hugged her, reciprocating in earnest.
Back in Midgar Cloud finished scrubbing Tifa's back and embraced her, planting a soft kiss on her cheek. She giggled and turned to him, pressing her breasts against his chest as she pulled him in for a kiss while the water cascaded over them.
They were happy to be back in familiar arms again – back to how they used to be. How they should be.
It was new. Fun, even. And different, both couples admitted.
"I walked away from all this…learning just how much more I love you."
FIN