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Calm before the Storm	By : Htress Category: Final Fantasy VII > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 739 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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First
kiss

Zack slowly opened his eyes. Well, his eye,
because the other was bandaged, as well as his head. He was in pain, his neck
was all cramped and encased in a cervical support, all he could see was the
ceiling and the top frame of the door. He was in an hospital. Zack growled; he
hated hospitals� but he had to admit he was feeling bad enough. The
black-haired man was surprised when his superior came into his view.

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Zack� Finally. How are you feeling?

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Ugh� I�ve been better than that. Care
to lift me up? The ceiling�s making me sick�

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Sure, but you can�t move your neck. I
don�t want you in a wheelchair for the rest of your life.

Sephiroth lifted the bed to sat his
Commander to a comfortable position. Zack sighed but smiled as the throbbing at
the back of his head lessened considerably. He could now look at his room� and
at his roommate. Cloud was lying on his bed, his arm tightly bandaged and
raised up above the rest of his body. Like him, he had a IV inserted in the
wrist, but he seemed to be sleeping soundly.

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Spike� Hey, Spike!, Zack called,
Sephiroth, what happened to him?

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He killed a Behemoth with your sword.

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He what?!? How did he�!?!

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Shhhh!!! I told you� He killed the
thing with your sword, he broke a limit! He /is/ a swordsman� though he�s lacking
experience.

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Geez� and his arm, it�s that bad?

The General nodded.

-
He still have to undergo two
surgeries; one to reconnect the muscles and one to replace and mend the bones.
Fortunately, the nerves weren�t too damaged�, Sephiroth took a shuddering
breath, Zack� I don�t know what�s happening to me, I feel so bad, I�

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You care for him, it�s normal.

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But� but I care for you too!, he
exclaimed, It�s not the same thing� I mean, I feel, the whole thing feels� I�m
so confused, it�s frustrating!

Just then a nurse came in and grabbed
Cloud�s stretcher to take him to the surgery unit. The two friends sighed, and
Sephiroth sat back down on the chair next to Zack. An hour, two hours passed�
Five hours later, in the middle of the night, the blond, still kept under
anaesthetic, was returned in the rest room. His arm was now in a full cast,
which was beginning just above the elbow and was completely closed around the
fingers. The doctors had also installed a sling to support the thing.

Sephiroth gasped. If I had been there,
it would have never happened� It�s my fault. All my fault� Zack, who in the
meantime had been relieved of his cervical support, pushed his own stretcher
next to Cloud�s. He held on his good hand all night long, while Sephiroth just
stared out the window at the stars. I feel so bad about this� He turned
to look at the prone form and he reached for a golden lock he found amazingly
soft. He would make up for it.

*******

Once they reached back Midgar, Sephiroth
ordered that Zack and Cloud were taken into their quarters. Cloud was under
heavy medication, and needed someone with him, and Sephiroth thought that his
roommate would take care of him for a while before he could take his student
with him� It was his way to excuse himself. The blond had been very drowsy and
confused since he got out of the hospital, mainly because of the pills he was
taking, and he�d slept all the ride back. Two troopers escorted him while Zack
was lead to his own room to rest. None of them should be allowed to leave the bed
for at least a week, and Sephiroth made clear that they shouldn�t be left alone
in any case.

However, he didn�t had the chance to go
make some arrangements in his quarters as two lab assistants came to tell him
that Hojo wanted to see him immediately. Sephiroth sighed but resigned himself.
He followed. Hojo didn�t lose time and stripped him to waist level, plugging as
much electrodes as he could before strapping him on a metal table.

-
Well, how unfortunate� It seems you
need another treatment, boy. And I will plan another few tests as well.

The silver-haired General turned his head
away as Hojo plunged a long needle in his forearm. He fought not to show any
weakness, even if his veins were already burning. The mad scientist examined
and noted a few readings, rummaging around his lab doing God-knows-what.
Sephiroth was freed and took the chance.

-
Your plans may be hard to follow, I
now have a student with me. It�s the only real potential in swordsmanship, and
I�m not letting him go.

You could almost see the smoke coming out
of the Professor�s ears. The man was pissed, to say the least (who
caaaaaaaares!!). He lay down his clipboard and glared at his son.

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Oh no, you are not�

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Yes I am, smirked Sephiroth, and you
will live with it.

And with that he was gone, the mere thought
of having, for once, made Hojo mad and to get away with it, was enough and
Sephiroth forgot for a moment his pain. He heard a crashing noise behind him
and Hojo shouted out loud that his attitude was inexcusable. The silver-haired
man retorted by telling him that Shinra needed more competent swordsmen, and
since he was the only one good enough to teach, he had no choice. This closed
the argument and the irritated Professor waved his arms in the air.

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Don�t expect me to give up on you! Monthly
check-ups and monitoring before and after each mission from now on! Ungrateful
child�

Sephiroth smirked to himself and stepped
into the elevator to get to his quarters.

*******

A week later.

Gary was woken up by someone knocking at
the door of their dorm. Knowing that Cloud wasn�t able to get it, he got out of
bed to answer it. He was very surprised to see Cloud�s instructor, Donovan
Hatako, so early in the morning. He was very upset.

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Okay, so where�s that lazy blockhead!
He yelled.

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Sir� with all due respect, please, not
so loud!

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So he�s in there! I�m gonna teach him
to skip my classes�

He shoved Gary away and slammed to door
behind him, leaving Gary outside his dorm with only his night clothes. Soon he
began to hear Hatako barking and a loud crashing noise, followed by a surprised
yelp. The brunette did the only thing he could think of; he ran off for the
Commander�s quarters. He banged on the door until Zack answered, still
entangled in one of his sheets. He looked questioningly at the trooper, a yawn
making his way up before he began to speak.

-
Do you even have an idea of what hour
it is?

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I know it�s terribly early, sir, but
Hatako barged into our dorm and he�s with Cloud and I heard a crashing noise�

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Wait, wait, wait, wait!!! Did you just
said that Hatako�s in your dorm alone with Cloud?

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Yes sir! You must stop him! He�s gonna
hurt Cloud, I mean, he was pissed off�

Zack�s eyes widened and he shook his head
furiously.

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Shit! Holy /shit/! Hatako�s a first
class, I can�t stop him unless the General gives me the order to do so� The
General! That�s it! Come with me, hurry up!

He closed the door of his quarter, throwing
inside the sheet and began to run up all the way to his superior�s dorm.

*******

Cloud curled on himself, trying to protect
his arm from Hatako�s blows. However, the SOLDIER was hitting it anyway, making
the young blond cry out in pain. Blood was flooding from his exploded lip, and
the medicine still strong in his system slowing his movements was confusing him
even more. And all of a sudden, everything stopped, he was finally left alone,
but the yelling didn�t stop. Sephiroth had grabbed Hatako and dragged him out
to reprimand him. Cloud�s thoughts were swirling.

********

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What did you think? What if she
dies!?! Take that!

A harsh punch threw him backward and the
young Cloud looked up at the man with fear in his eyes. The man grabbed him by
the collar and pushed him on the ground toward his house before turning back.

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Don�t ever go near her again!

This opened the way to the other
children, and soon the young blond was surrounded and pushed farther into the
mud. He couldn�t move, couldn�t do anything, he wasn�t strong enough� So he let
them do as they pleased until a blond woman chased them away.

-
My poor little baby! Cloudy-boy, do
you hear me? Cloud? Cloud?

*******

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Cloud?� Cloud?

Something, no someone picked him up and
Cloud was lay back on his bed. Gary rummaged through the mess the room had
become to retrieve Cloud�s painkillers and gave them to Zack, who quickly
corked to bottle open and gave two to the trembling form half laying on him. He
then grabbed the glass that managed to stay intact and brought it to the
blond�s lips.

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C�mon, Cloud� drink a little� Aww God,
he�s so limp he�s difficult to hold!

-
It�s because the sleeping pills are
still affecting him, sir. Usually, he doesn�t wake up before ten in the
morning, and it�s barely 7:30. I guess he�s going to nod off in few minutes if
everything is quiet, sir.

-
I see. But I knew Hatako had this sort
of behaviour, I should have done something about this sooner� Geez, gimme a
Kleenex or something, it�s bleeding!

-
It�s been worse, sir. One day he came
back with a bruise the size of my hand on his back, right here, he said,
pointing the area just above the hip. I had to call him sick the next day
because he wasn�t able to walk.

-
How is he?

They both lifted their head to see the
General Sephiroth come closer and put a hand on Cloud�s forehead.

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He�s going to be fine, sir�, answered
Gary, Thank you a lot, sir.

-
It�s my job, trooper. The rules are
the rules, everybody must follow them. And since it�s not the first time, the
captain Donovan Hatako will be moved into the regulars cantoned in Wutai. But I
must inform you of one thing; you will have a new roommate tomorrow, I�m going
to monitor Cloud in his studies and teach him sword mastery, so he�s moving
into my quarters this afternoon. Will you be able to pack his things and bring
him into my office at 2:00 pm?

-
Yes sir!

Sephiroth turned and smiled to Zack, who
carefully removed himself from the sleeping form and followed his superior
outside. The dark-haired man nudged him in the ribs.

-
You do care a lot for him�

-
What are you insinuating?

Zack only laughed.

*******

Cloud was brought to the real world by the
sharp pain racking his arm. He groaned and curled on himself, willing himself
to return to sleep, wanting desperately to escape the pain. All he remembered
was like a dream, something throwing him off his bed, the yelling and a blurry
walking sensation� He heard someone get up and coming closer to him, Gary
probably, and he slowly relaxed.

-
Cloud? Are you all right?

Cloud forced his eyes to open, this did not
sound like Gary at all, the voice was deeper and sweeter� It took him few
minutes but he could now make out his surroundings. He wasn�t in his bunk
anymore but in a king size bed, fluffy and comfy, and it wasn�t a stretcher
too, so he had to be in� The silver-haired man that was now sitting next to him
answered to his unspoken question. He was in the General�s quarters.

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You all right?, Sephiroth repeated.

Cloud tried to answer but couldn�t will his
voice to work properly. Sephiroth handed him a little blue pill and a glass of
water he swallowed. He noticed that he was leaned against a lot of pillows and
his arm rested on a fluffy cushion. He looked at his superior and managed a
smile.

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Thanks� for all, sir.

Sephiroth smiled sweetly and ruffled
Cloud�s hair.

-
You�re welcome. And since you and I
will spend a lot of time together, in private you can call me Sephiroth. Now,
do you want to get up and eat something?

Cloud nodded so the silver-haired man
helped him to get up and lead him to the small kitchen. Something was brewing
on the stove, a sweet odour was floating around, and Cloud realised he was
starving. Sephiroth placed two bowls on the table and poured the content of the
saucepan into them. He also brought two glass of fresh water. Cloud took his
spoon and tasted the appealing soup.

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Mmm� What is it?

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Orange and carrots soup. You like it?

The blond nodded and gulped down the rest
of his bowl, and he even took another portion. Sephiroth just ate slowly,
looking at Cloud with a strange relief gleaming in his eyes. He couldn�t make
out why he was so happy to have him around, it was so relaxing. He had taken
the week to think about it, and he came to the conclusion that taking Cloud
with him would be the best thing that could ever happen to him. He watched
amused as the blond cleaned his bowl, but he frowned when a shiver made his way
down his spine.

-
Are you cold?

Cloud�s head dropped and he held onto his
cast, almost falling off his chair as the pill kicked in. Sephiroth jumped and
caught him, cradling the drowsy boy to carry him back into his bed. He was
about to lie him down, but Cloud clung to his shirt strongly. The General
looked at those disconcerting blue eyes and he sat down on the mattress,
placing the blond on his lap.

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Just a little longer�, he slurred,
Please, if you don�t mind�

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Not at all, I�, Sephiroth bit his
lower lip, Cloud, can I be honest with you?

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Mmmm?

-
I� I think I feel something for you. I
can�t put a name on it, not yet�

He paused and thought about it. When he was
with Cloud, he was anxious and calm at the same time, he couldn�t think
straight. His mouth was drying, his stomach was knotting but he was relieved.
Everything stopped when Cloud was around, and when he wasn�t there, all he had
been able to think was about Cloud. He�d hid this from himself, which only made
him more confused.

-
It�s like� God, I can�t even remember the last full meal I had
since I started feeling this.

Cloud dropped his head on Sephiroth�s
chest, like he was listening to something. After few moments he sighed and
snuggled closer, making the older man suddenly worry. The blond snuggling
against him felt wonderful, but he couldn�t understand why somebody would want
to do this. It feels� so right, so perfect.

-
Your heart�s ringing�

Sephiroth�s eyes widened and he looked down
at two half closed sapphire that were glowing with fresh tears. What? Does
he feel it too? Two pearls made their way down but they were stopped by a
gentle hand. For once in his life, Sephiroth felt the rightness in his actions,
actions coming from his heart and soul, two things Hojo and Shinra taught him
to ignore and repress. For once in his life he was feeling alive.

-
Cloud� Do you�?

The blond nodded.

-
Yes� sir� Sephiroth�

Sephiroth bent down and brushed lightly his
lips on Cloud�s, instinctively, gently and he drowned in the feeling of their
first kiss, felt the warm body under him trembled a little and relax. Cloud
couldn�t believe that someone wanted him, but he kissed back as much as he
could before the medicine took him out. Sephiroth nuzzled his hair and he
tightened his embrace. Now he could put a name on that feeling: love. He�d
heard of it, but it had been refused to him as a child, now he could have it
and it tasted like heaven. He leaned back on the pillows, Cloud securely in his
arms and he too fell asleep. Zack was right, they were alike, and he thought
that he understood now what was making his second laugh earlier. He had been in
love with Cloud since the first time they met, but he wasn�t even aware of it.
He had said that he needed someone� Maybe Cloud was this someone. No, not
maybe� he /is/. Cloud� Zack� Tseng� so much people around me all of a sudden.
But Cloud� will you love me back?

End

Author�s
notes

*Jumps up and down like crazy* I got
one!!!! I finally found one!!!!!!! I have a Sephiroth collection
figurine!!!!!!!! *Drools all over the place* Sephy� YAY!!!! Next chapter:
Professor Zack�s love lessons.
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