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Shackles of Shadow	By : blackharu2 Category: Final Fantasy VII > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 1459 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy, nor any characters owned by Square Enix. I do not make any money from the writing of this story, though I wish I did.

Chapter List
- 6
- 7
The front door opened and a pair of blue eyes peered around the darkened entryway, scanning for any form of life. Slowly, he slipped between the door and the wall, closing it softly behind him in order to not attract any unwanted attention.
But the moment the door clicked shut, the light in the hall turned on. Cloud flinched and turned slowly around, already knowing who it would be. "Where were you?" She asked bluntly, her arms crossed and a look of impatience on her face.
Cloud looked Tifa up and down. He knew what she was like when angered and it was definitely something he wanted to avoid. "I had to meet someone."
"Who?"
The question was quick, like a gunshot… a shot Cloud hadn't quite been prepared for… "Tifa… it has nothing to do with you…" He said as he passed by the girl.
An arm shot out to block his way, and Cloud jumped at the loud impact. His gaze followed the appendage down into a glaring pair of eyes. "If it has to do with you… then it has to do with me." At her words, Cloud's eyes narrowed and his head tilted upwards just enough to look down on her. Tifa's eyes widened slightly at the look of loathing he gave…"Where…? Where have I seen that look before?"
Her gaze then snapped to the gloved hand tightening around her arm. "C-Cloud…?" She barely breathed, her voice shaking in fear as the pain began to throb up her arm.
"Let my pass." He said in a low tone. It seemed serrated and sliced through the air and down into her nerves, causing her arm to pull away instantly. For a few more breaths Cloud held his claw like grasp upon her arm and then let his fingers slip away.
Her eyes followed the blonde as he walked away and up the stairs… and a shudder flew down her spine, her temperature dropping… She didn't really understand why, but for some reason the only thing she could think of was- "Sephiroth…"
Chapter 7: Captive
Cloud winced when he woke up… his ass hurt like hell. So did his back, come to think of it. But when he thought of why, he couldn't help but shudder…
He swung his legs out of the bed, and tensed at the sight of a pair of black boots in front of his feet. His gaze slowly traveled upwards, following the leather cloak hanging from the man's shoulders… silver hair gleaming in the morning light. "Are you ready…?" Sephiroth asked.
Cloud gave a nod. Then his eyes locked on the other two behind the man, also dressed in black leather and both leaning against the wall. "Good." Sephiroth said before smirking. "Get dressed."

Everyone was seated around the breakfast table when Cloud appeared around the corner. They all looked up at him at once and then a few smiled. "Good morning!" Yuffie chimed.
"Nh." Cloud acknowledged as he walked around the table and towards the kitchen, disappearing behind its door. After a few moments of shuffling around its contents, he reemerged with a plate of toast and eggs. Burnt, as usual.
"So Spiky, where were you yesterday?" Barret asked as the blonde sat down next to him, the rest of the table chatting amongst one another, except for the average few.
He shrugged and put some of the eggs onto his fork. "Meeting someone." He answered simply before putting the silverware's contents into his mouth. He kept his head and gaze low as he spoke, not wanting to look at the ones around him.
Barret looked a little confused at his response, but knew Cloud well enough to know when his friend didn't want to talk. "When'd you get home? We all went to sleep after waiting for a few hours but Jesus Cloud… if you're going to be out all night partying…" He joked, laughing a little.
"I bet he just went out and banged some chick." Reno's voice slipped into their conversation. He was across the table from the two of them.
Cloud's lips twitched up in a smirk, but then it vanished. "Yeah… Something like that…" He muttered more to himself than the other two.
Reno just laughed. "Wow… actually going with the jokes today Cloudy-boy? You must be in a good mood!" Then the redhead's eyes moved to the woman next to him. "Unlikesome people…" He said softly.
"Reno! That's not very nice!" Yuffie scolded, she was sitting next to Tifa, the one who Reno was referring to. "Just because she's having a bad morning doesn't mean you should poke fun!"
Reno eyes just rolled. "Whatever…" He grumbled under his breath.
Cloud's eyes slid up to look at Tifa… Her fork hung in her hand loosely and was just shoveling food around on her plate… never actually bringing it to her lips. Her shoulders slumped slightly and her head hung low, hair over her eyes.
Then everyone looked up again to see another brunette walk through the door to the dining room. "Hey Leon! What's up?" Yuffie greeted cheerfully.
His smoky blue eyes just met her's and he ignored her greeting, walking into the kitchen to receive his annual morning caffeine. Cid shook his head slowly. "Same damn thing every morning." He said, a cigarette hanging from his mouth. "He's gettin' worse than you Spike." He finished, gesturing down to the end of the table where Cloud sat.
The kitchen door swung back open and Cloud's eyes flashed up to watch him sit down next to Reno. Then they fell back to his food again, taking in another forkful.
…then something rang in the distance…
Brows furrowed all around the table at the sound of the doorbell, a few asking 'Are you expecting someone?' with their eyes. Reno rolled his eyes again and sighed heavily. "Fine… I'll get the damn thing." He grumbled, getting up out of his chair and shoving it back under the table roughly.
"Hey…" Yuffie's voice attracted the other's attention. "…where are Axel and Roxas…?"

"Alright alright!" Reno yelled at the door as the bell rang once more.
But as his hand reached for the knob, the door was suddenly flying towards him, his body crushed between its wooden surface and the floor. Then the weight increased and he looked up, eyes widening. "I believe we have a score to settle…" Yazoo hissed, his pistol pointed at Reno's face.
"Oh shi-!"

The whole table jumped at the loud crack of a gun… even Cloud… He wasn't sure when they would show up… he just knew they would.
A heartbeat's moment of shock went around the table and then they all rushed out to see what had happened. Tifa was out first and her eyes widened immediately to the site of the Organization filing into their home. Then they narrowed and she lunged forward, but a flash of black and yellow intersected her path and knocked her to the ground. "My my… aren't you a pretty thing…" Larxene hissed as Tifa writhed below her.
"Tifa!" Yuffie cried out before rushing out as well. She threw her star out towards the blonde , but Larxene flipped their positions so it was now soaring towards the brunette instead. Her heart stopped and her eyes widened in horror as she watched her weapon fly towards her friend. "NO!"
The star made impact, but not with Tifa. Instead Leon had moved out into the path of the object, his sword drawn and pushing against it. Then he turned, keeping it on his blade until it slid off towards the oncoming sea of black. "Now!" A voice called from behind the group, and they burst forth to fight. Cloud ran in as well, his sword arriving when he saw Kadaj darting between the others… his eyes transfixed on the blonde ahead.
Their blades met with a loud clang and Kadaj moved in close to Cloud's ear. "Make this look good Brother…" He hissed before lifting his feet onto Cloud's blade and pushing him backwards.
Reno flew past his charging friends, Yazoo following quickly behind, his pistol drawn and shooting a blizzard of metal towards his face. Barret's metallic hand quickly morphed into his four barrel machine gun and aimed at Luxord. He shot, but a giant card appeared and deflected the bullets.
Yuffie retrieved her star, and turned quickly to hurl it in the direction of Zexion, who sat calmly in the corner. Her jaw dropped in shock when a giant hand comprised completely of water grabbed it and flung it back. She leapt out of the way and the weapon sliced into the wall, her feet landing upon it. She glared up at Demyx, his Sitar in hand. The girl grumbled to herself and then swung down from the star, pulling it free as she did, and rushed forward.
Vines shot up into the air from the wooden floor that appeared to have come alive. But their target suddenly vanished, and they entangled around themselves. Marluxia's body whirled around and his Scythe sliced downward towards the man behind him, the tip plunging down into the man's cape. Vincent glanced up for a second to see the vines hurling themselves at him and he jumped back, a fragment of his cape tearing at the corner.
Flames appeared all around Tifa, and she leapt up into the air, just in time before they closed in on themselves. "Axel!" Larxene cried out. The redhead gave a nod and then a ball of flame appeared in mid air, her daggers soaring through it. The burning blades were flying at Tifa and she had nowhere to go. Until Leon suddenly wrapped his arm around her waist and brought her back to earth before leaping back into the air, Roxas following him.
"What are you doing!?" He yelled to the teen hot on his trail. "Our job!" Roxas replied before throwing one of his key blades forward. Leon hit it away and then their blades met once one, Roxas pushing the brunette downward into the floorboards. Leon's eyes widened as the second Keyblade materialized into Roxas's empty hand. The teen smirked before plunging the blade down towards Leon's head.
Cloud back-flipped away from the brother as he lunged forward once more, the blonde landing on the opposing side of the room… and then he saw him…
Sephiroth's blade gleamed through the fray of attackers and Cloud couldn't help but stare in awe at his power… his body maneuvering like a snake… a snake that seemed to barely even touch the others in order to make them fly away in separate directions…
Tifa shoved Larxene away from her and her gazed flickered to and from Cloud … and then turned back to look more closely. He wasn't moving, he was barely breathing as he watched something… Tifa's eyes quickly moved to trace his eyes' path and her heart froze. She looked back up at him frantically. "Attack him! Please Cloud! Just attac-!" But her thoughts ran cold when she saw the smirk flash over his features and he lunged forward. "N-No…" She breathed… that hadn't been the Cloud she knew…
"Hey girly!" Tifa's head turned to face Larxene who was getting back to her feet. "I'm over here…" She snarled before lunging forward once more.
Sephiroth's face turned and he smirked, Cloud flying towards him, sword drawn. Sephiroth leapt up to meet him halfway and their swords clanged together… each blade giving off green sparks on contact.
Yuffie's eyes gleamed with excitement as she saw their blades clash. "Go Cloud!" She yelled up to him. "Woah!" She cried in surprise as another water attack was thrown her way. Then a duplicate of her star that Zexion created nearly sliced through her head, but she dodged them both.
Cid's spear plunged into the ground, having barely missed Kadaj's leg. He had taken over once Cloud had ditched the battle to fight Sephiroth. The mechanic glanced up to see their swords moving faster then ever, their bodies floating in mid-air, a look of concentration on their faces. Then Cloud was thrown backwards.
The blur of black whizzed above Tifa, and slammed against the wall over her head just as she gave Larxene the finishing punch to the jaw. Her head jerked upward to see Sephiroth land over him, grab his neck, and throw him down to the floor a few yards away. But when Axel's flames moved a little too closely to her legs, she jumped away and rebounded off the wall, her fist colliding with his gut.
Tifa stood back to full height, and turned to catch a glimpse of Cloud behind her, Sephiroth's hand around his neck and his spine against the wall. "Cloud!" she cried out in worry, she started to rush forward to assist, but then her legs tensed and her eyes widened.
That smirk was back on Cloud's lips… the perfect match painted across Sephiroth's… Her breath had stopped at the look in the men's eyes and she watched as Sephiroth slowly leaned forward… and their lips met…
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The redhead staggered back and then fell to his knees. He immediately curled in on himself and his Chakrams disappeared… Roxas turned away from Leon for a moment and his eyes widened… heart running cold… "Axel!" He yelled, watching as the redhead fell, the dark stains of blood seeping from his back as wounds re-opened.
Leon took the chance, and attacked the blonde while he was off-guard, causing the teen to cry out in pain, his shoulder smacking against the ground harshly. The brunette looked up to see Tifa frozen in place, her eyes transfixed on one spot… He quickly followed the path of her gaze and saw Cloud push Sephiroth off of him, the man leaping backwards and vanishing into the brawl.
Cloud was breathless and his grip was loose around his blade. Leon immediately became worried and rushed to his friend's side. "Cloud… You okay?" he asked.
The blonde's eyes looked up into his and he nodded. "If you come with me… we might be able to finally get him…" Cloud said between pants that appeared to be from exhaustion…
Leon looked Cloud over for a second. Normally, he wanted Sephiroth to himself, but now…
Tifa took a step forward, finally breaking out of her shock. "N-No…! Leon wait!" She called out, but the brunette didn't hear him.
Leon gave him a nod and Cloud returned it. Leon lunged into the air to follow after Sephiroth, Cloud doing the same in an instant… but the brunette hadn't seen the green gleam in Cloud's eyes before he leapt…
The woman watched in horror as they chased Sephiroth up the stairs and towards the hall of bedrooms. Vincent suddenly appeared next to her and a hoard of vines crashed through the wall, the man jumping out of the way just in time. "Vincent…" She breathed softly to herself. Then she looked up at him. "Vincent!" He looked down and she pointed to the hallway. "Go after Cloud! NOW!"
The man heard the urgency in her voice and knew something was wrong. More vines lashed out at him, and he disappeared into the air.
He reappeared at the mouth of the hall to see Leon pinned against the wall by Sephiroth and then his eyes met the flash of a blade as it was hurled past his face, blocking his view from the two… But by the time it was out of his eyesight and halfway through the wall… the two were gone.
Vincent turned to see whose blade it was and his eyes widened as he watched Cloud's sword crumble away into black feathers upon the floor…
Then he realized how quiet it had become… He quickly turned to go back to the main room as his eyes scanned the floor…
All of the Organization members that had arrived had vanished, along with Yazoo and Kadaj… only huge vines and rubble were left of the floor… and all his comrades were looking terrible…
Tifa fell to her knees, her arms hanging by her sides as she stared into space, silent tears rolling down her cheeks… Yuffie quickly came to her side. "Hey guys! Come here!" She called to the others who all focused in on her. "Tifa… you okay…?" Yuffie asked softly, her hand gently laying itself upon Tifa's shoulder.
The brunette was shaking. She couldn't believe what she had seen… "Why…?" She whispered to no one in particular. "Why didn't I notice earlier…?"
The image of Sephiroth's lips touching Cloud's… their tongues meeting before they had closed the distance completely… the way Cloud pushed his head forward to silently urge Sephiroth's tongue to go deeper… their eyes closing in rapture… It played through her mind again and again…
Tifa closed her eyes and slowly bent forward until her head touched the floor. Everyone jumped when her fist pound against the wooden boards, the sound reverberating through the room. "WHY!?" She yelled out.
Yuffie got to her feet instantly and backed away, eyes looking over Tifa's form on the ground. "Wh-What is it…?" She asked timidly.
Tifa's head shook slowly from side to side, her forehead rubbing against the ground. "…We've been double crossed…" She breathed.
"Well no shit!" Cid said harshly from across the room. "That fucking Axel and his stupid love toy! They told them where-!"
"NO!" Tifa snapped, her eyes meeting Cid's, anger burning within them. "I DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM! THE ONE I CARE ABOUT IS CLOUD!"
Everyone was stunned by the outburst… and it took a few moments, but Barret summed up enough courage and spoke… "You mean… Spiky…?" His voice tailed off. He couldn't seem to say it…
"Yes." They all turned to face Vincent who had materialized to the middle of the group. "And he's taken Leon."
"Woah woah woah… Cloud? Our Cloud? Guys… think of who we're talking about…" Reno barged into the conversation. "He'd never team up with Sephir-"
"He kissed him." Tifa mumbled.
They all turned back to her. "What…?" Yuffie asked, none of them having heard what she had said clearly.
Tifa's fingers clenched into tight fists and her arms shook slightly. "THEY KISSED!" She blurted out. "They kissed and then they ran off and kidnapped Leon!"
If the group had thought they were stunned before… They had no idea what to call this…

Leon winced in pain. His head was pounding. He slowly opened his eyes and then blinked.
The room he was in was small and completely made of stone. The only light available was behind him and it was dim, but just bright enough to allow him sight. He tried to move his arms, but he soon found out that his wrists were hanging above him. He was sitting on a tall chair, his feet a few inches from the ground, but the bonds had pulled his arms up too tightly to allow him to stand.
Leon swallowed and started looking around a bit more desperately for something to help him out of this situation, and then his eyes rested upon the other figure in the corner.
"Cloud…?" He breathed.
The blonde was sitting on the floor and facing the brunette, hands behind his back. His head slowly rose to look up at the man. "Nnnwhat…? Leon?" He said in a tone that suggested he had been drugged and just woke up. Then his eyes widened and they began to dart around the room. "Wha- Where are we? What is this place!?"
Leon watched as Cloud began to panic, breath becoming unsteady… but his voice quickly rose up to stop it. "Cloud!" The blonde jumped slightly and he looked up at Leon. "Get a hold of yourself." He ordered. Then he looked over their separate situations and decided on a plan. "Look, I'm bound to the ceiling, but you- You can move around right?"
Cloud blinked and then looked down at his wrists, repositioning them a little behind his back. "Yeah…"
"Good. So I'm assuming you can get up…?" Cloud nodded. "Okay… Then can you come over here and see if you can get me out of these things?" He said, pulling on the chains a little. He couldn't believe he was giving his friend step by step instructions on how to escape… He had always thought of Cloud as being a bit more resourceful.
The blonde stood with a bit of difficulty and then slowly walked over to Leon… He approached him from behind, going out of the brunette's view before smirking and bringing his hands around to his front, a predatory gleam in his eyes. "I think I could get you out of these…" He said normally before leaning closer to Leon's ear. "…for a price…"
Leon's eyes widened slightly, the words floating across the back of his ear in a hiss. "Cloud…?" He asked hesitantly, feeling the blonde's hands travel down his arms.
"Yes…?" He breathed against the brunette's neck.
Leon swallowed and his eyes closed to lock away the strange feeling tingling at the back of his mind. "What are you doing…?"
"Nothing…" Cloud answered, his lips traveling up the man's shoulder and across his neck. "…Just welcoming you…"
His hands drifted down the brunette's sides and he could feel Leon's body shudder below his touch. "Welcoming me…?"
Cloud smirked and then pulled away. "Yes." He confirmed, moving back in front of the brunette.
Leon's eyes widened as he got a better look at the blonde… Instead of his normal dark blue shirt and black cloth pants… he was wearing tight fitting leather that was close to what the brother's wore… except it had taken on a few changes to suit him better…
He still wore his wolf earrings but the shoulder guard was gone, along with the draping piece of black cloth that used to hang over his arm. Instead, he had a sleeveless shirt, but it was still a turtle neck with a zipper down the front, open a bit more than usual. The cloth that normally hung from his hips had also vacated to reveal a pair of pants that were tight at the top, but got looser on the way down.
But what caught Leon's attention most… was the collar upon Cloud's neck…
Then a light poured into the room… one MUCH brighter than the dim blue glow behind his back. Leon flinched and turned away as it streamed into his pupils. He looked back up in time to see Cloud smirk and turn to walk towards the taller figure in the doorway.
His breath caught as he watched Cloud comfortably let Sephiroth circle behind him, hands running up his arms and across his chest. Cloud bit his lip and his eyes closed when the man nipped at the sensitive flesh of his neck. A shiver flew down Leon's spine and he quickly looked away. He could almost feel that touch upon his skin… "Oh, and Leon…?" Cloud's voice attracted the man's attention once more.
Cloud's eyes gleamed with sin before he spoke. "…welcome to your hell."
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