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Tease - COMPLETE	By : albedosreqium Category: Final Fantasy VII > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1096 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: Don't own anything in the FF7 universe, just using for my own amusement and hopefully yours as well. I do not make any profit from publishing this story... enjoy

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Warning

A Zack and Cloud and others fic, you know, Sephiroth and Rufus are in here as well as Reno. Yaoi.
Pre-Author's Note

Thanks to Ziggy Pasta for being my Beta…
Going to visit home is not as pleasant as it would sound for some people.
Disclaimer

Don't own the FF7 fandom, just using for my own amusement. Do not profit from this endeavour.

TRAVEL

Zack noticed that Cloud was glum since they announced that they were going to Nibelheim. Zack sat on the tailgate and looked at Cloud who appeared to be almost pouting as he stood staring at Midgar. Zack had been trying to talk to him for the last half-hour, but he was in his own little world at the moment.
He hadn't gotten a proper answer when he was trying to get him to pay attention to him, so it was time for a change in tactics.
"What's eating you, Cloudy?"
That got the blond's attention as he turned quickly. "Don't call me that!"
"Got your attention finally," Zack said. "What's on your mind?"
Cloud mumbled something and fitted his helmet on his head. "Nothing," he grumbled, as he looked at his feet and slumped his shoulders.
"Aren't you happy about showing off at home?" Zack asked as he bounded off the tail gate and patted his shoulders enthusiastically. "I would love a mission back home. I haven't seen my parents in ages."
Cloud shook him off and started to examine his gun, then mumbled something.
~that is a bad habit he's picking up from Reno~
"Then I will get to meet your mom," Zack said in a lower tone of voice.
Cloud quickly reacted, his blue eyes growing wide and he shook his head. "You can't meet my mom!"
Zack's eyebrows shot up at the quick, sharp tone in his voice. He eyed Cloud, whose face was suddenly crimson at how loud he had spoken. "I mean … uh," Cloud stammered and looked at his feet, and mumbled again.
"What does that mean?"
"It's not that I don't want you to meet my mom," Cloud said and began to run his hands nervously up and down his gun and twist where he was standing. "It's just that … you know."
"No, I don't know." Zack stood firmly beside him with his hands on his hips.
Cloud sighed. "I haven't called my mom or written once since I got here."
"Not once?"
~you can't judge him. When was the last time you called your mom?~
Cloud shook his head. "And mom is kinda the traditional sort." Zack observed his cheeks gaining colour again and his eyes dart to look away from him.
"How traditional?"
"Well, she doesn't expect me to have a boyfriend. I bet the first thing out of her mouth is to ask if I met a nice girl." Cloud sighed heavily and leaned against the truck. "There is no such thing as 'gay' in Nibelhiem. You know, small towns."
Zack nodded. He understood that as well. It wasn't something that he had even thought of when he was living in Gongaga. He still liked to look at girls. He liked their soft curves; he figured he was bi that way.
~ not that I would think of being with a girl after being with Reno and Cloud~
"Did I tell you one of the reasons my parents let me leave to join SOLDIER when I was so young?"
Cloud shook his head and pulled his gun into his lap.
"I had a slight pregnancy scare."
Cloud raised his eyebrows and gave him a shocked look. "Oh?"
"Well," Zack moved to sit beside Cloud again. "She was cute and she wanted to give me a going-away present," Zack started.
Cloud scoffed. "So, she offered you sex as a going-away present?"
Zack patted his shoulder. "I was a horny sixteen-year-old boy and she was a very busty seventeen-year-old girl. She had some nice curves on her and she did this thing with her hips ..." He stopped there as Cloud narrowed his eyes at him. "Well, I was only supposed to be going to the next town over for a month, and when I came back, I had a very angry father threatening me and wanting to make his daughter an honest woman," Zack said and rubbed the back of his head. "Freaked me right out."
"And she wasn't pregnant?" Cloud asked.
"Well, she was, but it wasn't mine," Zack said and leaned back against the truck. "She was already with the kid before I came along but she was pin-pointing me since the guy that did knock her up left as soon as he found out." Zack could see the amused look on Cloud's face. "Don't knock it. I came from a pretty good family and she saw that I had older sisters who could help her with the kid."
"And then your dad encouraged you to leave town?" Cloud said with a crooked smile.
"My mom, actually," Zack said as he remembered that day. "She said, 'There is no way I can handle any more versions of you around here, so you better get on with that dream of yours to be a SOLDIER before I change my mind.'"
Cloud laughed at that. It was a nice laugh, but Zack was annoyed at the reason why he was laughing.
"She was afraid of you reproducing a little hell spawn?" Cloud said once he regained his composure somewhat and wiped tears from his eyes. "That's rich."
"Well, I wasn't exactly ready to be a dad. I can't imagine having any kids that were like me. I could hear my dad saying on a regular basis that I was going to be the death of him," Zack said and rubbed the back of his head.
~I was such a troublemaker~
"When was the last time you were home?" Cloud asked.
"Two years ago. Went home for the holidays and a short visit after I was recovering from a mission that went very bad," Zack sighed as he remembered that. "Needed a bit of a breather from Shin-Ra and they sent me home."
"Did it help?"
Zack nodded. "There was still a lot that I didn't tell my parents," Zack said, sighing. "I didn't tell them I had interest in men back then either." Zack was aware of how the conversation had turned away from Cloud.
~he's good at that~
"It's not like I'm going to say 'hi' to your mom and then stick my tongue down your throat, Cloud," Zack said as he leaned into the younger man. "It's not a thing you normally bring up in conversation with your parents."
"I know she is going to be disappointed in me," Cloud said as the frown returned to his face. "I left to become a First Class SOLDIER and I'm still a grunt." Cloud tugged at his uniform. "And I … kinda said a few things to some other people in town before I left." His voice got low and his eyes even seem to dull as he spoke.
~the same old story, I bet~
"Was it a girl?" Zack asked.
Cloud nodded. "It was so stupid," he whispered. "I was a moron thinking that she would even care about a little hick like me."
Zack noted that Cloud was gripping the gun tight as he spoke and his jaw was clenched just as tightly. "I hate that town, Zack. I hate it so much and I couldn't wait to get out of there and prove to them that I wasn't just a screwed up kid. I told everyone that I was going to be a SOLDIER and I was going to prove them all wrong. I was going to prove to them that I wasn't worthless, and I haven't done that."
"You are not worthless," Zack said with a stern voice. He didn't care how it looked at the moment. He wasn't going to have Cloud talk down on himself like that. He stood in front of the blond and took his face in his hands and forced his eyes to meet his.
"I want you to stop thinking like that," Zack said, still holding his face firmly in his hands. "Don't worry about what those people in the town think of you, Cloud. You will make it to SOLDIER. When you go back to this town, you will be able to tell everyone that you are in SOLDIER and fighting alongside of Zack Fair and Sephiroth, so they can take it up the ass for all you care."
Cloud raised his eyebrows and gave him a shocked look.
"You're SOLDIER material, Cloud. You're a natural leader and healer, and don't let some small-town bullies tell you otherwise."
"But …"
"I will have none of that!" Zack said and moved to gripping his shoulders again and gave him a little shake. "We all did stupid things as kids. Look at what you have become since you joined Shin-Ra. Look at that and tell your mom. You will be a SOLDIER by the end of next month once we get back. You will pass the exams in no time. Don't let them knock you back down to being a kid again. Be the man that I fell in love with."
~did … did I just say that?~
Cloud's eyes grew wide and Zack couldn't tell if he was shocked, stunned or aghast. He was a little shocked that he blurted it out like that and in such a public place. He felt his breath quicken.
~there are better places where I could have said it~
He let go of Cloud's shoulders and took a step back. He rubbed the back of his neck again and looked at his shuffling feet. "I mean, well, you know," Zack said and swallowed hard.
"Did you just say that?" Cloud whispered as he moved to stand directly in front of him, so that their toes were touching.
Zack looked sheepishly through his bangs down at Cloud.
~Is he going to be upset with me?~
He met his blue eyes and saw that they were bright again, and there was a wide smile on his lips. "You know, I was thinking that you would say it when you had sappy moments, but this was better."
~I want to kiss him now~
But he refrained and smiled. Their relationship was hardly secret anymore, but they were still normally discrete about it, as the threesome aspect of what was their normalcy was not common knowledge and they wanted to keep it that way.
He was well aware of the odd looks he would get when he was just with Reno and Cloud. He heard the rumours but he did not let them bother him because none of them knew what was really going on, and the rumours were only that. Most people ignored the rumours and kept their noses out of it.
~except Joseph~
"Of course I mean it," Zack said.
Cloud pushed himself up on his toes and their lips pressed together. Cloud was never one to show much affection in public so the kiss meant more than anything that they had ever done in private. It was the best kiss he ever had and it solidified that moment firmly in his heart. "I know you do," Cloud said as he rocked back on his heels, "I do too."
Zack smirked and reached forward …
~I want more than just that little kiss~
… but he was stopped by someone clearing his throat.
He looked over to see Kunsel standing with a box in his hands. "If you two are finished, there is some work that needs to be done."
Cloud backed off completely and bumped against the truck before blushing furiously and looking down at his feet. "Sorry, sir. Will get back to work, sir." Cloud started to scramble away.
Zack glared at Kunsel as the snoopy SOLDIER sauntered forward a few more steps. "We were just talking."
Kunsel smirked. "Yeah, I saw that. You were having a wonderful conversation with your lips smooshed together like that."
"Screw you," Zack said and took the small box from him. "They weren't smooshed together."
"They were going to be the way you were looking at him," Kunsel said with a grin. "And the way he was looking at you."
Zack twisted a little uncomfortably at his friend's intense look.
~would have made out with him right in the back of that truck~
Kunsel laughed at him and hit his arm. "You two are truly pathetic, you know that?"
"I was just trying to cheer him up. He was being down on himself again," Zack said as he placed the box in the back of the truck.
Kunsel snorted. "It looks like you would have gone down on him if I didn't interrupt."
Zack staggered a bit and gasped at his friend. He nearly stumbled over his own feet at the comment. He tried to make words come out of his mouth to yell at Kunsel, but was unable to do so.
"Come on. Let's go make sure the driver understands how to get there," Kunsel said. "I'll talk for you if Cloud still has your tongue."
Zack narrowed his eyes and lunged at his friend, putting him in a headlock. Kunsel was laughing as he was forced to bend over and struggle under his hold. "You're such a jerk!"
"You still love me!" Kunsel yelled as he was dragged along by Zack to where the driver was looking at the maps. "Ow, Zack!"
Zack didn't let him go. "You should apologize for saying stuff like that."
"But it was true," Kunsel said and continued to laugh as Zack gripped him tighter. "Ow, Zack!"
Zack finally released him and shoved him to the side. "So, what are we doing here again?" He looked over at the young infantryman who was holding a map limply in his hands.
"I was making fun of you, but we were supposed to be working," Kunsel said and moved out of hitting distance as Zack swung at him. Kunsel still had a very large smile on his face.
~glad he was amused~
"Fine, fine. Let's talk about dragons," Kunsel said as he pulled the map out of the young man's hands and started to talk about the route that they had to travel to get to Nibelhiem and the hazards that they should expect along the way.
hr
Reno was pouting and he didn't care that he was showing it. They both were going to be gone and he hated that. And it was worse that his SOLDIERs were both going together. He slouched as he walked down to the garage to wish them well on the trip.
He had his hands stuffed deep in his pockets and he saw Zack beating up on Kunsel and them both laughing about it.
"Yo," he called as he walked over. Kunsel's smile grew bigger as he approached and Zack scowled back at the other.
"Do you two needs some alone time too?" Kunsel said.
Reno frowned at the SOLDIER. He never liked the guy. He was always wearing that stupid helmet and seemed to know stuff that a SOLDIER shouldn't know.
Zack rolled his eyes and pushed Kunsel away from him, then walked over to Reno, easily throwing his arms around his shoulders and moving him in a direction that was away from the nosy SOLDIER.
"What's up with this mission?" Reno asked. He wanted to know how long his SOLDIERs were going to be gone. He may have to actually buy groceries for his own place. He liked buying stuff that they would cook for him instead of ordering out.
~I still suck at cooking~
"Oh, it's only a small mission," Zack said as they walked behind the cargo truck, away from the prying eyes. "It'll only take a couple of days. We are just supposed to check out the reactor, and it should take us no time at all."
Reno felt Zack's hand go under his chin and force him to look up at him. He looked into the SOLDIER's friendly face that had a large, silly grin on it. "We will be back in no time," he repeated and then added, "You know, you can stay at my place if you want."
~but it feels so empty when they aren't there~
"I appreciate it," Reno said and rubbed his chin against Zack's fingers, "but you know I can't, yo."
"We don't need a pilot and I was under the impression that Tseng won't let you drive transport vehicles anymore," Zack said lightheartedly. It always made him feel better when Zack would joke around.
~even when he is going away~
"Don't bring that up, yo," Reno defended. "It was one time and I'm not forbidden to drive. Just … Rude has to be there."
So he drove one truck off the road because he was distracted. Just because it had Scarlet in the back …
~damn harpy was laughing too much~
… and she got injured because of it. It wasn't his fault that she didn't wear her safety belt and thought that high heels were appropriate field attire.
He was surprised when Zack leaned forward and gave him a kiss. His eyes grew wide as they pulled apart and he looked around to see if anyone saw. The only one that was within his line of sight was Kunsel, who looked like he was frowning at them, but it was hard to tell with that damn helmet hiding most of his face.
"Don't worry. Don't piss off Tseng and we will be back in time to see that new movie that you want to go see," Zack said and pulled back, patting his shoulder gently.
Reno smiled brightly and reached up to touch the hand that rested on his shoulder. Zack always cheered him up. "Is it pathetic that I'm gonna miss ya guys, even if it's only for a couple days?"
"Don't worry. Sephiroth will be there so the job won't take any time at all," Zack said.
"Zack!"
Zack waved off Kunsel and leaned into him, and his breathtaking smile took over. "I'll get to meet Cloud's mom."
Reno rolled his eyes. "Don't embarrass him, yo," Reno warned. "You'll end up in the dog house again if ya do."
"I already promised that I would behave," Zack said. "He has a lot to tell his mom and I'll let him do it at his own pace."
Reno shook his head. "He's scared what his mom will say if she finds out he's gay, right?" It was a typical story. He had the same issue when he was dealing with Legend. Of course, the man was still trying to get him to get a girlfriend no matter how many times he told him he was gay and that he had no interest in women whatsoever.
"That and a few other things," Zack said.
"Zack, quit it already. We got stuff to do!" Kunsel yelled.
Zack shook his head and grunted as the SOLDIER almost looked frustrated at the continued interruptions. "I'll call you once we get there and fill you in on Cloudy's hometown and take a few pictures to send your way," Zack said quickly as he started to walk away towards Kunsel.
~almost tempting to take a few more pictures of his ass~
He shook off the thought and started to the other side of the garage. He spotted Cloud's tell-tale yellow hair but unfortunately he was beside someone with blue hair. Cloud was busy arranging some gunny bags and Joseph was holding the checklist. He didn't want to deal with the loudmouth, blue-haired twinky. But Jospeh had his blue hair slicked back and in a tight ponytail, so hopefully he wouldn't be a complete dumbass.
Cloud smiled at him as he saw him coming.
"Yo," he said as he walked up to him. He glared at Joseph. He wanted to tell the man to get lost.
"Reno," Cloud said, turning to look at him again with that pleasant smile. "Aren't you supposed to be working right now?"
"Needed a break," he said simply. He didn't want to say that the screaming of the bastard they were interrogating was getting on his already tense nerves with all the shit going on. He was going to be alone for a couple days and was going to have to continue dealing with Tseng pushing them all with ridiculous hours. He changed the topic.
~don't need him asking what I was taking a break from~
"Heard ya goin' back home for this mission," Reno said and leaned against the wall. He almost reached into his pocket to pull out smokes. He had been trying to quit again but he still had a pack in his pocket. He didn't smoke around his SOLDIERs because they would give him hell.
"I wish I was going on this mission," Joseph mumbled. "I get to go to Icicle tomorrow. I hate the damn cold."
"I wish I were going to Icicle," Cloud grumbled himself. Zack was right. There were obviously a few issues Cloud had about going home.
"Wanna switch?" Joseph asked and looked hopeful.
Cloud rolled his eyes. "I think they would notice. Plus, Dean is going to Icicle." He looked over at Reno. "We will be going in an hour."
He nodded and looked over at Joseph. "Don't you have somewhere else to go?"
Joseph stood there for a moment looking a bit confused. "What? Oh, oh!" He put the clipboard down on the gunny sack, gave an annoying wink of the eye and a click of the tongue. "Gottcha. So, will ten minutes do ya guys?"
"Just get lost," Reno snarled at Joseph who turned on his heel and jogged over behind some other vehicles.
He turned to Cloud and saw that he had a grim look on his face again. Reno hated seeing him so glum and sad. He liked the look on his face when he smiled. It changed everything about him and Reno couldn't love him more when he smiled.
"It won't be that bad goin' home, will it?" Reno asked as he moved to stand beside Cloud. He rested a hand on his lower back and looked at him.
"Probably not," Cloud sighed. "I just … wanted to be more before I went back."
~Cloud's gotta quit being so down on himself~
"You are," Reno whispered and leaned close to him. "And don't you forget that, yo."
Cloud turned to him with his eyes and lips narrowed at him. "You've already talked to Zack."
Reno shook his head. "Only a little, but enough to get the gist that your bein' down on yourself again, yo." He wanted to do more than just touch his back. He knew all too well that there were cameras about and was sure that the kiss that he shared with Zack earlier would be already on someone's …
~Rufus~
… screen, and it would be brought to their attention. He hadn't had any dealing with him in private since he threatened him, and he really wanted to keep it that way.
"I wanted to go home a hero," Cloud said and his shoulders slumped.
Reno rolled his eyes. "Geez, don't set your goals too high or anythin'." He slapped Cloud's shoulder hard. "When it comes down to it, it comes down to those that care about ya, yo. So that is me and Zack, and so ya can quit lettin' a bunch of yokels tell ya how to live yer life, yo."
Cloud laughed and the smile returned to his lips.
~that's better~
"I'm sure that everything will be okay," Cloud said. "I got Zack with me, after all."
Reno smiled back. He was glad that it didn't take long for Cloud to get out of his low slumps since they had been together. A couple words …
~and sometimes some kisses~
… and Cloud would be a happier man. Reno was a happier man as well. He didn't remember being so content in a relationship before. Tseng had even begrudgingly commented to him about how calm he had been lately, as well as Rude and Cissnei.
Even though he would still get a baffled look from Cissnei from time to time.
~love threatenin' to tell her details~
"Darn right it will," Reno said and felt compelled to kiss him. Despite his knowledge that it could get back to Rufus, he still wanted a goodbye kiss. Zack had already kissed him, so what was one more log for the fire.
He leaned in, reaching up to cup his face, when a loud voice boomed in the garage. "Are we ready?" It made his heart skip a beat and back away from Cloud. Cloud's eyes grew wide and he started to go through the gunny sack and checklist and resumed packing.
"I thought we had another hour," Cloud said.
Reno could hear Zack's voice, but not what he was saying.
~I'm not gonna get my kiss~
"That's what the deployment sheet said," Reno grumbled. He was getting grumpy again with the thought of them leaving.
Joseph ended up running back with another gunny sack in his hand. "Sephiroth is aching to go. We got to hurry."
Cloud nodded and then looked back at him. "Sorry, Reno. I got to get back to work."
"No problem. Tseng's probably wonderin' where I am anyway, yo," Reno mumbled. His phone was set to vibrate and it had started to shake as soon as he entered the garage. He always claimed bad reception in the garage, so it wouldn't be strange to those calling him.
~no matter how many phones I get … one day they'll catch on~
"You phone me when ya get there, and take pictures," Reno said as he started to walk away from Cloud. "And give my wishes to your ma," he added for good measure.
Joseph snickered.
Cloud pushed Joseph and told him to shut up.
Reno kept walking away. He slouched again and stuck his hands deep in his pockets. He was going to go have that smoke now. He looked over and gave a small wave to Zack who was standing by Sephiroth.
They looked like they were going over the map together. Zack gave him a small wave and it drew Sephiroth's attention away from the map. His green eyes focused on in for a moment before they darted quickly down to the map again, and he could hear the deep tones of the General's voice telling Zack to pay attention.
Zack focused again on the map that they were examining, and Reno watched the rest of the supplies get loaded into the truck. He walked out of the garage and into the gloom of the day. It had been raining outside earlier and the clouds hadn't dissipated yet. He leaned against the wall and pulled out a cigarette.
He could hear all the movement inside as they readied to depart. His phone began to vibrate in his pocket again, but he wasn't ready to answer it yet.
He lit the smoked and waited. He waited until he heard the rumble of the truck inside the garage and the rattle of the doors as they opened. He had already finished his third cigarette by the time he saw the truck edge its way out.
The flaps were open in the back of the truck and he could see Zack, Cloud, Sephiroth and another trooper in the back. Zack saw him and waved at him. Cloud noticed a few seconds later and did so as well.
He waved back with the hand that was holding his cigarette.
He saw Zack's face twist a bit and then hung out the door of the truck. "You better quit that nasty habit by the time we get back!" Zack yelled.
He laughed as he watched Cloud pull on Zack's armour and make him sit down. He could hear their laughter and almost feel the frown coming from Sephiroth as they goofed around.
~gonna fuckin' miss them~
He couldn't help but smile at the antics. He took the last drag of the cigarette before he crushed it under his foot.
He watched the truck approach the gate and transfer some paperwork before they opened.
And then they were gone.
~should have stolen that kiss~

THE END…

… like really.
… okay, an epilogue is due, but this is the end of Tease. Kinda sad ending, isn't it? Don't hate me because … well, you are allowed to hate me, but did you like the story? Did you expect a happy ending? I am sorry if you did, but this is the plot that I had laid out, as mean as it is. It truly is Squares fault. I know there is at least one person that is disappointed in the story already and they didn't even wait for the end, so I am expecting a few more disappointed people.
ON A BETTER NOTE OF MUCH GREAT EPICNESS
Want to see a lovely lovely lovely picture of Zack, Reno and Cloud… a very confused Zack and an adorable Cloud and Reno. (without the spaces)
A lovely gift from by dear Beta for finishing the story. http: / sakonma . deviantart. Com /art /Commission-ZackxRenoxCloud-208041909
I have received a lot of art work in my time with this fandom and I totally love every single one of them, as they made me smile, cheered me up, made me laugh and squee with glee. This is the first picture that made me cry like a little baby for a good hour or so. It was a lovely mothers day present and you must all go down and comment and fave it (if you have a DA account that is.) It is the best thing ever. (You can always go to my DA account through my profile and go to the "epic greatness" folder in my favorites... it is full of epic greatness) The first picture in the folder is the epicness that I speak of.
Just the Epilogue left that i will post next week at this time.
Would love to hear from you, even if I did disappoint you.
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