Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Alliance ❯ Chapter 21

“Alliance”

Chapter 21

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(Warning: Possible spoilers for all FF7 game/movie titles)

*Disclaimer: Final Fantasy and all related characters belong to Square-Enix. This fiction piece is strictly a non-profit exercise of creativity and entertainment for people (like me) who can't get enough of this world and the characters.*

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Zack woke up much later in the black hours of the morning, sometime before sunrise. The bedroom was fairly warm, thanks to the kerosene heater sitting on the tiled area in the far corner. The first thing he became aware of was that there were two bodies lying beside his. He blinked his eyes open and looked down, where two heads rested against his chest. One was golden blonde and fluffy and the other was mussed and vivid red. Zack grinned impulsively, enjoying the feel of Cloud's compact body and Reno's more lithe form against him.

 

“N' cuff time,” Zack whispered. He frowned, having heard what just came out of his mouth. He'd meant to say “No cuffs this time” because he'd been thinking of the last time he woke up with Cloud and Reno both sprawled on him. He tried to whisper it again and it came out even more garbled. It was like his mind and mouth weren't connecting or something. On top of that, his skin felt overly sensitized and the scent of his companions was unusually compelling. He began to get aroused and it occurred to him that he was completely naked under the blankets.

 

He remembered that Cloud had set his broken wing and he assumed his lover had been the one to undress him. The wings weren't out right now and Zack decided to wait until he got his thoughts pulled together before manifesting them and testing the one that had been injured. Cloud had one leg thrown across Zack's thighs and his naked skin brushed against his stiffening cock, making Zack draw a deep breath.

 

Zack heard the low rumble of a growl and he blinked when he realized it had come from his own throat.

 

He stared down at Reno's upturned face and more of the events of the evening before came back to him. Cloud had gone somewhere after healing his wing and when Zack woke up, all he could think about was the desire to take down prey or mate.

 

~Wait a minute…”take down prey”? “Mate”? Dude, I've been listening to people compare me to a wolf too much. What the hell's gotten into me?~

 

He had a very strong feeling that something had happened with Reno and he kept watching the redhead's sleeping face, struggling to recall what it was.

 

~Found a fox in my den. Pretty little thing. Could have killed it but it was submissive and friendly…playful. It licked me and…and…~

 

Zack blinked up at the ceiling with a half-panicked expression of confusion on his face. Those weren't his thoughts, were they? Reno stirred in his sleep and his lips brushed against Zack's jaw as he shifted to a more comfortable position. The feel of that mouth on his skin brought everything into focus and Zack realized he wasn't channeling some wolf spirit or recalling a dream, after all. He was remembering his own experience from last night, but he was thinking in terms of a predatory beast.

 

~Oh god, if my memory is mixed up with animal thoughts, what if I really hurt Reno last night? I remember the feel of him and his moans but what if there's more to it than that? What if I drew blood? I tore a chunk out of that rapist's neck with my teeth and that was when my mind wasn't all screwed up!~

 

Zack abruptly grabbed the covers and flipped them down, unmindful of his own nudity as he scanned Reno's body anxiously. The Turk was shirtless and there were a few faint, old scars here and there and a light smattering of freckles on his shoulders, but no visible sign of teeth marks or bruises anywhere that Zack could see. Reno was wearing his pants and his hair was loose and spread over his back. Zack brushed his hair aside and shifted him, examining his neck and jaw. He spotted a fresh bruise on the left side of the Turk's neck, shaped like teeth marks. He grimaced and hoped there weren't more like that hidden under his belt.

 

Deciding he couldn't stand not knowing, Zack started fumbling with Reno's pants to get them undone. Cloud was roused from his sleep by the former Soldier's motions and he lifted his head and mumbled sleepily.

 

“Zack? What're you doing?” Cloud rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and frowned. His lover was clumsily trying to get Reno's pants off and the blonde checked to make sure his own boxer shorts were still on.

 

“Hurt,” Zack grumbled, shooting a look of frustration at Cloud that was faintly pleading.

 

Cloud shook his head. “I don't understand.” He shot a look at Reno, who was sleeping through Zack's assault on his clothing with blissful ignorance.

 

“Zack,” Cloud whispered, laying his hands over the fighter's to try and still them.

 

Zack growled warningly at Cloud and shook his hands off. Cloud stared at him with fully awake, wide eyes…too baffled by his behavior to say or do anything else.

 

Zack got Reno's pants undone and the redhead's eyes flew open as he tugged them down. Reno struggled to get up and he ended up falling off of the bed with an explosive oath. Zack followed after him and the confused Turk instinctively tried to wriggle away as the larger man grabbed hold of his trailing pants and yanked at them.

 

“Holy shit, Zack…give a guy a chance to wake up, first!” Reno protested as his pants were pulled off, leaving him naked on the floor. “Molest Blondie first if ya have to…he wakes up faster than I do!”

 

Zack didn't respond except to pin him down and look closely at his legs, pelvis and thighs. Reno sputtered and yelped as the larger man flipped him over onto his stomach and gave his buttocks and the back of his legs the same careful examination.

 

“Don't just sit there with your trap hanging open, Cloud!” Reno twisted nimbly out of Zack's powerful hold, using a combination of training and Mako-enhanced dexterity to get free. “Cool it, Wolfy!”

 

Zack didn't pursue him again. He seemed to be satisfied with whatever it was he'd been trying to do. He squatted on the floor beside the bed and looked at Reno with that puppy-like expression he'd used last night when the Turk had put him to bed.

 

“Sorry,” Zack whispered. He either didn't notice his own nudity or he didn't care. He climbed back onto the bed and stretched out on his stomach, putting his face in the pillows.

 

Reno warily got to his feet and exchanged a bewildered look with Cloud. “Well, he can talk a little now but I'll be damned if I know what that was all about, yo.” He reached for his pants and pulled them on while Cloud stroked Zack's back and murmured his name questioningly.

 

Reno considered the black-haired man and the way he was hiding his face in the pillows. “Uh…I think he's embarrassed or something.”

 

Zack turned his head and looked at Reno, nodding in agreement.

 

Reno tried to ignore how fine Zack's naked ass looked and he sat on the edge of the bed. “Was that an attack or something else, Fair?” he asked. The man hadn't tried to do more than take his clothes off so Reno suspected that he wasn't trying to assault him.

 

Zack shook his head. “Ch-checking,” he stammered. “Remembered….and…thought…hurt you.”

 

Cloud figured it out then and he relaxed. “He remembered what happened last night and he wanted to make sure he didn't hurt you. Is that right, Zack?”

 

The dark, tousled head nodded again and Zack burrowed his face deeper in the pillows.

 

Reno found his behavior ridiculously endearing and he chuckled. “Relax, Wolfy. Ya didn't hurt me. I don't know how much you remember but I sure as hell didn't complain.” He helped Cloud roll Zack onto his side so he wouldn't smother himself, ignoring the fighter's soft growls of protest.

 

“Quit hiding your face,” Cloud demanded. Zack nipped at him but it wasn't a serious attack. There was a little sparkle returning to the other man's eyes despite the faint blush in his cheeks. Zack was getting frisky. Cloud let himself go a little and he nipped back, biting Zack's shoulder softly and grinning.

 

Zack's groin pulled taut completely as a result of the love bite and he abruptly rolled on top of Cloud and nuzzled his neck, rubbing his aroused cock against his bare thigh.

 

“Yeah, I don't think you can play with him like that while he's in this condition,” Reno observed with a smirk. “Unless ya want to be his bitch.”

 

“I'm figuring that out,” Cloud muttered as he tried to stop Zack's hands from tugging his boxers down. “Come on Zack…if Genesis was telling me the truth our friends are going to be sending someone to come get us when the sun comes up. We don't have time to fool around.”

 

Zack nipped his throat again and continued pulling on his boxers. Reno snickered when they went down, only to be tugged back up by Cloud's desperate hand. “Shit, you're like a prissy little virgin on your first date,” the redhead accused. “Just go with it, Blondie.”

 

“You really think he's going to stop if someone comes while we're in the middle of something?” Cloud said, peering up at Reno over one of Zack's shoulders. His face was flushed a lovely shade of pink.

 

“Somehow I don't think that's your biggest concern,” Reno said slyly. “I think you're nervous about fooling around with both of us for the first time. Am I getting warm?”

 

“You're not helping, Reno!” Cloud struggled under Zack's hold and he froze in surprise when the black-haired man licked him on the cheek with a loving sweep of his tongue. Reno had done that sort of thing to him before but this was a first for Zack. It distracted Cloud so efficiently that Zack succeeded in getting his boxers off and tossing them to the floor.

 

“H-hold it,” Cloud gasped.

 

Reno was getting too turned on watching them to stick up for Cloud. “Yeah, hold it, Wolfy,” -Cloud shot a relieved look at him until he continued— “But just `till I can get something to make it go a little easier or ya might hurt your cute little golden wolf.”

 

While Cloud gaped, Reno got up and went to his blazer, which was hanging on the back of the little chair in the corner of the room, on top of Cloud's clothes. The Turk had a very obvious erection and Cloud had a feeling that he was going to get his threesome with his two lovers sooner than he'd anticipated.

 

“Guys, I mean it, we can't mph!” Cloud's objection was interrupted when Zack slid his tongue into his mouth. It thrust, curled and licked inside while the other man's velvety, hard length rubbed against his leg. Cloud's eyes drifted shut and his breath quickened with arousal. He was rapidly losing his modesty as Zack's attentions turned him on. The combination of sensuality and wild masculinity was too seductive to resist.

 

Reno returned to the bed and he climbed back on with them, holding a handful of little lube packets. He leaned over them both with a sultry grin, figuring there was no better time than the present to solidify their little triangle. He blew into Zack's ear, making the sable-haired man shiver and pause in his kissing to look at him curiously. Reno licked Zack's jaw, knowing that the gesture appealed strongly to him in his condition. Zack nuzzled him in response, giving his neck a light, teasing nip with his teeth.

 

“R-Reno,” Cloud warned, pressing his hands against Zack's chest, “What do you think you're doing?” The feel of Zack's hard muscles underneath his palms distracted him and he ended up running his hands over his chest and shoulders admiringly.

 

“You know you've been wanting it, baby,” Reno purred as he opened one of the lube packages and squeezed some into his hand. Cloud's eyes followed the motion and his eyes widened when he saw the little pile of the gel packets on the bed.

 

“How many of those do you keep on you?” the blonde gasped.

 

Reno gave Zack another lick, followed by a gentle nip of his own that made the bigger man growl softly with pleasure. “Just being prepared,” Reno murmured.

 

“Zack's still not in his right mind,” Cloud reminded the redhead weakly. His resolve was failing and the feel of Zack's strong body pressing him down and rubbing against his was driving him crazy with lust. Reno's flirtations only made it more intense.

 

“Zack, you've got your head pretty much together again, right?” Reno inquired in a husky voice to the dark-haired fighter. “You're just having a little trouble communicating?”

 

Zack nodded, giving Reno a familiar, sexy grin. His thoughts were obviously more human now, even if his senses and reactions were more animalistic. Reno found it encouraging and he nibbled the former Soldier's ear and whispered; “Wanna have us both, baby?”

 

The aggressive, sexual look that Zack gave him in response was answer enough for the Turk. Reno dropped his lubed hand down and asked Zack to lift his hips a little. He did so and Reno massaged the lube over his stiff cock, kissing him when he groaned with pleasure.

 

Cloud was still pinned underneath Zack and he stared up at his two lovers, hardly believing what they were doing. The sight of them was so sexy that it made his cock twitch with need and he bit his lip to hold back a moan as he watched Reno get Zack ready.

 

~I should put a stop to this. This isn't our place and I'll die of humiliation if Mr. Holzoff comes back while we're in the middle of this.~

 

He looked up at Zack's pleasured expression and Reno's passion-flushed features as they kissed and nibbled and he simply couldn't find the will to argue over it seriously. Shiva, he wanted them both so bad—whether he bottomed, topped, sucked, got sucked or took turns doing all of the above with them. Unfortunately for Cloud, he still needed a lot of practice when it came to expressing his desires verbally. Instead, he caressed Zack's naked body and squeezed one of Reno's knees to encourage them.

 

“Mmm, Blondie's getting more agreeable,” Reno murmured as he arched his throat against Zack's sucking mouth. Zack's breath caught and the Turk reluctantly stopped petting his cock, for fear that he'd make him come too soon. Reno grabbed another lube pouch and applied more to his fingers to rub some over Cloud's entrance. He urged Cloud to rest his legs over Zack's shoulders to expose him more fully and when he did, he began to prepare him.

 

“He's almost ready for ya Zack,” promised the redhead when he gently stopped Zack from trying to enter Cloud. “Just want to make sure there's plenty of lube, okay? He's not used to the rough stuff like I am.”

 

Zack's common sense returned for a moment and he looked down at the blonde apologetically, clenching his jaw against the primal lust he felt. He loved Cloud and he'd sworn from the beginning that he'd never give it to him rough unless he asked for it. It wasn't always easy to control his more aggressive urges when the blonde looked up at him with those arresting blue eyes and an expression of pleasure on his face.

 

Cloud saw the inward struggle in Zack's eyes and he knew it couldn't be easy for him to take it slow right now. “It's okay,” he said to the other fighter, gazing up at him trustingly. “You don't have to hold back so much.”

 

Zack cocked his head at him and furrowed his brow uncertainly. Cloud gasped softly as Reno spread the chilly lubricant over his sphincter, but his eyes remained on Zack's, silently reassuring him. The blonde stroked Zack's outer thighs and his breath shivered as Reno's fingers penetrated and began to gently stretch him. By the time Reno was satisfied, Cloud was panting softly and eager for more. When the redhead withdrew Cloud slid his hands further back and squeezed Zack's ass, biting his lip with anticipation.

 

When Zack entered him Cloud cried out throatily, despite his effort to be quiet. Reno bent over him and the redhead's mouth met his, the tongue spearing in teasingly before tracing Cloud's gasping lips. Zack slid his hands underneath Cloud's hips to lift his bottom and he pumped slowly at first, until he sensed that Cloud was ready for more.

 

He tried…he tried so hard to be gentle but his thoughts twisted between bestial and human, confusing his senses and making self-control more difficult. The way his blonde wolf moaned into the fox's mouth and clutched at his haunches made the beast inside demand more. Zack snarled and drove himself into the smaller body beneath him harder.

 

Reno stopped kissing Cloud momentarily to treat Zack to some kissing and his hands worked with smooth efficiency while the two fighters were absorbed in each other. Zack jumped in shock as he felt a slick fingertip press against the tight ring of muscle between his cheeks. Reno's hot breath fanned against his ear as the redhead purred a soothing assurance to him.

 

“Just trust me, Zack. This'll make it all more intense.” Reno wasn't that surprised by the resistance against his finger. Seme types like Zack generally didn't take it up the ass often, if ever. He continued to kiss and nibble Zack's lips and jaw as he gently rubbed and pressed, until the area loosened enough for him to penetrate. Zack's uneven gasp warned him not to push his luck with it and Reno didn't use more than one finger to stimulate him inside.

 

Zack's conscious mind knew what Reno was trying to do and he was curious about it. He grunted as the Turk's seeking finger found the spot and stroked it. The sensation jolted up his spine and spread out to his fingernails and toenails, making his eyes widen. It was vaguely familiar to him…almost like the sensation he got when he practiced tantric skills—except he had no control over it this way. Zack shoved into Cloud's heat enthusiastically, pressing back against Reno's stroking finger as he withdrew.

 

“Like that, do ya?” Reno observed in a lusty tone.

 

He was shifting restlessly as he stimulated the fighter, making the material of his pants rub against his erection. Now he wished he hadn't put his pants back on after Zack stripped him but he hadn't expected this. He'd wanted the hell out of it but he figured he'd have to wait for some triple action until after they ended the Deepground threat and returned to Junon. Reno slipped his free hand between his two companion's writhing bodies and found Cloud's dew-beaded erection to stroke it. Cloud's lengthy, shaken moan was his reward and Reno smiled down at the blonde's flushed features, admiring his expression.

 

Zack's grunts and growls grew more pronounced and Cloud panted beneath him as his hard sex shoved back and forth inside of him. He dragged his hands up Zack's spine and clutched at his back, biting his lip as each thrust threatened to drag a louder cry out of him. Reno's skillful massage on his cock made the pleasure outweigh the ache and Cloud's breath hitched as he felt his orgasm coming.

 

“Unh! Oh…” he tried to control himself and Reno clucked his tongue at him.

 

“Let it go, Blondie. There's nothing wrong with getting off on a good pounding,” Reno advised huskily.

 

The Turk was beginning to understand why Cloud had a harder time letting go when he was being topped hard and fast. His first time to take it as a uke had been in the limo with Rufus and he'd been coerced into it…stimulated until he was too horny to say no. Rufus hadn't exactly been gentle with him when he took him and though the blonde fighter forgave him and willingly slept with him now and then, Reno suspected the first experience had wounded Cloud's pride. He guessed that the blonde was simply afraid to admit it when a hard fuck felt good, even if his personal preference was to take it slow and easy.

 

Zack lowered his head and flicked his tongue over one of the blonde's nipples, making it tingle and driving him over the edge. Cloud's back arched and he came wetly against Zack's flexing torso, tossing his head back against the pillow as the throbbing pleasure made him tremble. The cry that tore from his throat was strained as he tried to hold it back and Reno bent over and kissed his throat, mouth and jaw.

 

Cloud opened his eyes and looked at him dazedly, his lips parted and gasping as the climax tapered off. Reno smiled and kissed those lips again, while at the same time he pressed firmly against Zack's prostate with his finger and rubbed. The black-haired fighter shuddered and growled, tossing his head back and closing his eyes. Reno heard Cloud sigh and saw the pleased, soft smile on his sculpted lips and he guessed that Zack was coming inside of him.

 

Even in his half-feral state, Zack avoided collapsing on top of Cloud. He bowed his head and looked down at him, panting softly as he closed the distance between their faces and kissed him. When he broke the kiss, he leaned his head toward Reno and gave him a kiss, too.

 

“I'm gonna explode in my pants if I don't get a ride from someone soon,” Reno declared breathlessly when the kiss ended. He slipped his finger out of Zack and grabbed another lube packet while undoing his pants with one hand. Of course, he'd have to play a little with his wolves to get one of them fired up again for him but he didn't mind one bit.

 

Zack eased off of Cloud gently and sat back on his heels with his legs folded beneath him, reaching out to stroke Reno's bright, straggling hair with admiration. The Turk was in the process of tugging his pants down and he flashed a slutty grin at Zack, his blue-green eyes hot with lust. His gaze slipped down and his mouth fell open.

 

“Zack baby, you're still as hard as a rock,” Reno breathed in disbelief. He could have sworn the man came a couple of moments ago but there was no creamy evidence of it coating his jutting, lube-slick member and Reno hadn't seen him reach down to pinch the base of it the way Rufus often did to hold off orgasm and make it last longer. His eyes shot back up to Zack's and he regarded him suspiciously. “How'd you manage to pull that off?”

 

Zack grinned at him secretively, distantly proud of himself for retaining enough mental control to manage the technique. Reno's prostate massage had actually helped him accomplish it, but he couldn't explain that to him right now.

 

“He came, right?” Reno demanded of Cloud. “I'm not wrong about that, am I?”

 

Cloud nodded. “Yeah,” he agreed breathlessly. “I felt it. He's got sort of a…skill.”

 

Reno's eyebrows shot up. “What kind of skill?”

 

“Remember what I did to you in the chopper that time?” Cloud reminded in a winded voice.

 

Reno looked at Zack again in disbelief. “He can do that to himself?”

 

Zack winked, making the redhead's heart skip a beat. His blue-violet eyes roved over Reno's body lazily and rested on his opened pants. The dark-lashed gaze returned to Reno's face and Zack looked at him as if to say; “Well, what are you waiting for?”

 

“Oh, we're definitely going for it, Wolfy,” Reno promised. He dropped the packet of lube temporarily and struggled with his pants with renewed vigor. He heard a huff of laughter from the dark-haired fighter and he smirked at him. “Yeah, I want ya. Enjoy the ego boost, hot shot.”

 

He tossed his pants across the room and they landed sloppily on the chair with the rest of his and Cloud's clothes. Zack waited, his breathing calming down a bit but his eyes no less passionate as they watched the Turk rise to his knees and prepare himself with the lube.

 

~Wish I could trust myself with my hands,~ Zack thought fuzzily. ~Feels like I'm not at my best here and I wanted to make a better impression.~

 

Reno's obvious willingness and desire made Zack feel a little better about what he considered a clumsy start on his part. He silently vowed to give the redhead a fuller experience as soon as his urges returned to normal and they had another opportunity. Cloud was still recovering but the blonde reached out and stroked Reno's thigh with sensual familiarity. His flush was going away as he caught his breath and by the expression on his face, he was looking forward to seeing the two of them together. Zack licked his lips and squirmed restlessly as Reno fingered himself and moaned.

 

~Foxy's got one helluva sexy voice…especially when he moans. It makes me want to put my hand over the back of his neck and shove his face down…whoa…down boy!~

 

Zack cursed himself as his aggression rose and he fought against it. He'd had his way the night before and he made himself wait to see what Reno wanted. He looked at the redhead questioningly as he finished lubing up, biting back his urges with difficulty.

 

Reno noticed how Zack was restraining himself and he had to give the man props for self-control.

 

~Don't know how he does it. I can hardly control myself on a regular day. Fuck, I wanna ride him but will he let me?~

 

“What do you think, Wolfy?” Reno murmured as he crawled over to him. “Can a fox ride a wolf without getting thrown and eaten up?”

 

Zack's lips quirked and he shrugged. He reached out for Reno and gave him a challenging stare, daring him to find out. Reno gamely took the challenge and climbed onto Zack's lap, facing away from him. He straddled the fighter's hard-muscled thighs and licked his lips, elevating his body enough to rub against Zack's cock enticingly. The other man's hands settled on his hips and a warning growl of lust burst from his mouth. Reno looked over his shoulder at Zack and gave him a falsely innocent look.

 

“Just getting lined up, sexy,” the redhead purred. He rubbed against the slick head of the rigid organ again and smiled.

 

“You're pushing it, Reno,” Cloud warned as he propped himself up on his side and watched with aroused, sapphire eyes.

 

The blonde's warning proved true as Zack firmly grasped Reno's hips and forced him down onto his cock. Reno whimpered with delight as he was breached and he followed up with a groan as Zack thrust upwards, deepening the penetration. The fighter pulled him further down on his shaft and nipped Reno's shoulder and then licked the spot a second later. He guided the slimmer man up and down while he flexed powerful muscles and started taking him.

 

Cloud watched his two lovers with quickening breath, responding to the sight of the pleasure on their faces, the sounds of Reno's moans and Zack's answering grunts and growls. From his vantage point, he could see between Reno's parted thighs as he moved and underneath the redhead's groin, he saw Zack's girth sink into his body. It made the rising heat pulse within him and before he even realized what he was doing, the blonde crawled over to both of them and put his hands on Zack's knees.

 

Through his ecstasy, Reno became aware of what Cloud was doing and he smiled at the blonde invitingly, interested to see how he intended to join the fun. Cloud's hands stroked the toned thighs that Reno was straddling and then they moved on to slide over Reno's parted thighs, pushing them further apart. When Cloud lay down on his stomach and started lowering his head to Reno's exposed, bouncing genitals the Turk understood his intention.

 

Ordinarily Reno wouldn't have the slightest problem with getting a blowjob while being fucked but the part of his brain that wasn't drowning in pleasure reminded him that Cloud's oral techniques were above and beyond average. He honestly wasn't sure he could take that much stimulation.

 

“W-wait, Blondie,” Reno panted. His eyes rolled as Zack's dick shoved in and hit his prostate. “Oh fuck…wait…just don't do that thing ya do, okay?”

 

“What thing?” Asked Cloud with a convincingly ignorant, blue eyed glance up at him.

 

Zack caught hold of Reno's earlobe with his teeth and he tugged on it, flicking his tongue over the hoop piercing it. Reno cried out as he altered his rhythm to quick, shallow thrusts.

 

“Ohhh…sh-shit,” Reno whimpered. “You know `what thing' I mean, Strife!”

 

A little demon took hold of Cloud.

 

“Oh,” he said in a casual tone. “You mean this thing.” He closed in on Reno's cock and grasped it with one hand while he slid his mouth over the tip. The redhead's body shook and his hands pushed desperately at his shoulders as Cloud gently nibbled at the tiny hole of his urethra.

 

Reno laid his head back against Zack's shoulder and whined helplessly, trying to buck away from the intense treatment. Zack's hands tightened on his hips and held them steady, while Cloud supported himself with one arm and completely ignored Reno's shoving hands. The Turk's fingers dug into his blonde lover's shoulders and he panted like a wounded animal, hard and fast. Breathless little cries escaped with each huff and his captured sex twitched in Cloud's mouth.

 

Cloud took pity on him and sucked the length into his mouth, working his tongue over it and taking some of it down his throat. The spasms eased and Reno's whimpers slowed and sounded a little less pained. It was nice to give Reno a little payback sometimes for all the stunts he pulled on a regular basis, but Cloud wasn't cruel and he knew how sensitive the Turk was. He took it a little slower, since Reno was also being stimulated inside by Zack's thrusts.

 

Zack sensed the Turk's agitation too and he eased up as well, slowing his thrusts and deepening them. He released his vice-like grip on Reno's hips and stroked his hands up over his ribcage and around to his stomach and chest to explore the sleek, slim muscles. He found his nipples and rubbed his fingertips over them in a circular motion, stimulating the pink buds to hardness. Reno gave one of those sweet, needy moans and Zack nibbled his ear.

 

Cloud's wet, warm mouth felt heavenly around his cock and Zack's big, hard shaft massaged him inside perfectly as the sable-haired fighter took him. Reno knew that an encounter with both of them would be intense but this was surpassing his expectations. His nipples tingled deliciously and his body sang with pleasure as his two wolves dominated him. He almost smirked at the direction of his own thoughts and his continued animal comparisons, but then Cloud resumed running his teeth over the head of his cock and Reno's mind went blank.

 

When he felt the redhead tensing, Cloud didn't try to keep him from having a full release. He swallowed Reno's shaft as it pulsed and he took the hot gush of his seed down his throat. The Turk howled raggedly and squeezed Cloud's shoulders with gratitude.

 

Reno's ass was clenching so hard around his cock that Zack couldn't have prevented his ejaculation this time even if he'd been in full control of himself. The black-haired fighter stopped fondling Reno's nipples and held him tight, gasping and groaning as he pushed deep inside of him and unloaded. His wings burst free and none of the impassioned men noticed until they encircled all three of them in a loose, feathery embrace.

 

Reno's head lolled against Zack's shoulders and he licked his lips, dazed and weak from the encounter. He cracked his eyes opened and saw that a curtain of feathers surrounded him and his two companions and he smiled dreamily.

 

“That's so fucking cool,” Reno murmured.

 

Zack felt how heated the Turk's skin was against his and he was sweating himself, so he smiled and fanned the air around them gently with his wings. Cloud had released Reno's sated shaft from his mouth and he rested his cheek on Zack's knee, one hand stroking Reno's thigh and the other stroking Zack's.

 

They could have probably dozed off that way, piled together in contentment. Zack's stomach made a loud hungry complaint and Reno's growled sympathetically. Cloud struggled into a sitting position and regarded his lovers with amused blue eyes.

 

“Might as well do something with that deer I cleaned last night,” he offered. “I hope venison's okay.”

 

Zack's mouth watered and he nodded enthusiastically. He parted his wings to let the blonde out and he gently lifted Reno off his lap, murmuring a clumsy apology when his softening cock slipped out and the redhead gasped.

 

“Don't fret it, Zack,” Reno sighed with a smile, stretching out on his stomach. “I'm just a little sore. It's okay.”

 

Cloud winced as he got out of bed and Zack gave him a worried look, too. The blonde noticed and leaned over to kiss him. “You didn't hurt us, okay?”

 

Reno rolled onto his back and threaded his fingers behind his head, lazy with the afterglow. “Funny how a guy that can do so much damage in a fight can be so fucking sweet,” he teased with a wink at Zack. “Once a boy scout, always a boy scout.”

 

Cloud pulled his boxers on and he smiled a little at the sheepish look on Zack's handsome face. “That's what I like about him.” He looked at Reno. “If the pipes aren't frozen up, why don't you run us a bath while cut some meat off for cooking? Quit smirking, Reno…you know what kind of `meat' I meant.”

 

Reno chuckled and saluted the blonde. “One bath, coming up, yo.”

 

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Reno got the tub filled after letting the hot tap run by itself for a few minutes to give the water heater time to warm up. The three of them bathed the sweat and body fluids from their skin together and did their best to wash their hair without the benefit of shampoo or conditioner. Reno suffered from the lack of salon products the most, since his hair was quite long in the back and required conditioning to keep tangles out. He managed to get a comb through it but unlike Cloud and Zack, his hair didn't naturally hold fluff. He shrugged it off as inconsequential and settled for doing his best with a brush and a comb.

 

They had to help Zack get his clothes and combat gear back on. He tried to do it himself but his mind hadn't yet bridged the gap between thought and action. He got his pants up but when he tried to get his shirt on, he couldn't get it to cooperate with him even when he pulled his wings in. Cloud and Reno caught the poor guy trying to burrow into his shirt on the floor, like a dog crawling under a newspaper or something. Reno barely contained his snickers as he and Cloud helped him finish dressing.

 

They ate the deer meat that Cloud cooked and the blonde changed the bedding sheets as a courtesy to the cabin owner, in case he returned. They had to hand-wash the ones they'd rumpled and stained in an old-fashioned wash bucket and then hang them in the kitchen, which Reno wasn't happy about.

 

“Why are we doing this again?” He grunted as he helped Zack wring out the wet sheets.

 

“Because we broke into the guy's cabin and got spunk stains all over his sheets,” Cloud sighed. “It's just the right thing to do, okay? I know the owner and the least we can do is clean up our mess before we go.”

 

“Boy scout,” Reno grumbled.

 

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They were still waiting to hear or see any signs of transport at midmorning. After trying several times to get cellphone or radio reception and failing, they gave up and went back inside to keep warm. Reno busied himself with playing solitaire on the small dining table with the dirty deck of cards he kept in his blazer, while Cloud kept Zack occupied by wrestling playfully with him on the living room floor. The bigger fighter kept winning but Cloud didn't mind. It wasn't until Zack started getting too frisky again and Cloud felt his erection against his leg that the blonde put a stop to it.

 

“Okay, time to stop,” Cloud muttered. His body was quickly reacting in sympathy and he didn't want to get anything started that would delay their leaving or put them at risk of being walked in on. Zack certainly had recovered his strength, so if they didn't see or hear anything by noon Cloud planned to pack up and guide them back up the slopes to Icicle.

 

“Come on,” Zack persuaded seductively, looking down at the blonde with a cajoling smile. Cloud's shirt had ridden up during their play and Zack held his wrists pinned to the floor and caressed the bared portion of the blonde's abdomen with his eyes. His ability to string words together had gotten better as the morning progressed, but his urges were still fairly simple and wolfish.

 

“Warned ya about that, didn't I?” Reno said from the kitchen with a smirk. He told Cloud that wrestling was a bad idea when Zack was still under the influence of the Deepground chemicals, but the blonde thought he'd recovered his wits enough to control himself.

 

Cloud turned his head and peered into the kitchen at Reno, frowning with annoyance. The action bared his neck to Zack and the black-haired fighter took advantage of the moment and bent down to kiss and lick at it. Cloud's eyes unfocused and fluttered shut, while his thigh rubbed against Zack's hardened bulge instinctively.

 

Reno glanced at him and shook his head, chuckling softly. “Your ass is gonna be too sore to fight anymore by the time we make it back, if ya don't stop dangling treats in front of Zack's nose.”

 

Cloud snapped out of his moment of weakness and struggled against Zack's hold. “Come on, Zack…try to focus,” Cloud grunted.

 

“Seems pretty focused to me,” Reno snickered as the dark-haired fighter didn't budge or stop kissing Cloud's neck.

 

Cloud stopped struggling, not because he was giving up but because his ears picked up the familiar sound of a helicopter in the distance. Zack heard it too and a moment later, so did Reno. All three men listened closely and when it was apparent that the sound was getting closer, Zack finally let Cloud up and Reno put his cards away and went to the kitchen window. Cloud retrieved his and Zack's swords and helped the other fighter put his scabbard on.

 

“Can you see them yet?” the blonde asked Reno as he secured his own scabbard to his back.

 

“Yeah,” Reno said, his eyes narrowed as he looked through a crack between one of the boards. “I'm just waiting to make sure it's one of ours. I know Deepground hasn't used any air power yet but better safe than sorry, yo.”

 

Cloud joined him at the window and looked. He could see the chopper approaching over the trees, from the direction of Icicle. It was dark in color but it was still too far away to make out any markings.

 

“It's ours,” Reno confirmed after a few moments, his eyes a bit sharper than Cloud's. He left the window and checked to make sure he had everything before going to the door and heading outside.

 

Cloud and Zack followed and Reno fired one of the flares into the sky to draw the chopper's attention. It steadily flew closer as they watched and the closer it got, the more nervous Zack became.

 

~Just noise, dammit. Quit freaking out. You're a man, not a wolf!~

 

He kept telling himself that but the sound was almost unbearable to his heightened senses and he looked into the snowy forest, fighting his instinctive urge to run. He covered his ears with his hands and gnashed his teeth together as the chopper slowed to a hovering stop overhead and began to descend. Cloud looked at him and noticed the way he was acting. The blonde went to his side and looked up into his eyes, calling out to him over the noise.

 

Reno jogged toward the chopper as it landed and he smiled when Rude climbed out. The cabin door opened to reveal Reeve sitting in the back. The two partners slapped hands in greeting and Reeve asked if everyone was okay.

 

“Yeah, we're fine, thanks to Blondie finding this cabin for us to hole up in,” explained Reno over the noise of the spinning rotaries. “Zack was hurt pretty bad but Cloud set his wing and healed him with materia.”

 

“What's the matter with him, then?” Rude asked, jerking his chin at Zack.

 

The redhead turned and saw that Zack was holding his ears and wearing a slightly panicked expression. He glanced up at the rotaries spinning overhead and he guessed the problem. He reached toward Reeve and gestured with his hand. “Gimme a pair of those noise reduction headphones, will ya?”

 

Reeve leaned forward to open a compartment in front of his seat and he obligingly produced the requested item and handed them to the Turk. Reno took it and jogged back to Cloud and Zack.

 

“Here Zack, drop your hands for a minute,” Reno ordered. Zack hesitantly did so, cringing instinctively and tensing all over. Reno fit the earphones over his head, adjusting them so they'd fit firmly over his ears. “How's that? Better?”

 

Some of Zack's tension faded and he nodded. Together, Reno and Cloud guided Zack toward the chopper. He hesitated as he started to get in and he almost tried to turn around, but Cloud, Reno and Rude blocked him. Reeve watched in puzzled confusion, wondering why Zackary Fair was acting so frightened of the chopper.

 

“Why is he acting so spooked?” questioned Reeve.

 

“He breathed some of the chemicals in that gas Deepground used against us when his mask fell off,” Cloud explained to the WRO leader as he got in behind Zack and coaxed him into a seat. “If you found us because Genesis told you where we were, I'm guessing he told you about the different effects.”

 

“Genesis told us,” replied Reeve. He gave Zack a worried frown. “So, I assume Fair's suffering behavioral symptoms. How long has he been like this?”

 

“Started last night, a few hours after I healed his wing,” answered Cloud. “He's getting better, though. It's just taking a while.”

 

“So it appears Genesis was telling the truth about those symptoms being temporary, at least,” pondered Reeve.

 

Cloud and the others got Zack strapped into the safety harness before Cloud and Reno seated themselves on either side of him and did the same. Rude hopped back out and closed the cabin door securely before getting back into the copilot seat up front.

 

Zack was looking fairly pale and claustrophobic. Reeve nodded to the medic he'd brought along. “Give him something to calm him down,” he ordered.

 

“I'm not sure he'll let ya stick him right now,” Reno warned as the doctor slid his medical bag out from under his seat and began to ready a small syringe with a dose of sedative.

 

Cloud was dubious about that too and when Zack saw the glint of the needle his tension mounted further. “Wait,” the blonde demanded. “Give me something to blindfold him with instead.” To Zack, he said; “It's okay. We're just going back to Icicle. Will you let me cover your eyes so you're not tempted to look out the window while we're flying?”

 

The black-haired man nodded and shut his eyes, fighting to stay calm. The doctor handed over a strip of cloth and Cloud put it over Zack's eyes and secured it behind his head. “Can you see anything?” the blonde asked, grimacing at what he was about to do.

 

Zack shook his head and licked dry lips, unable to speak through his tight throat.

 

Cloud nodded at the medic and motioned for him to be quick. There was no time or opportunity to search for a vein so the doctor aimed for Zack's shoulder. He poked the needle in, pushed the plunger down and withdrew before Zack had a chance to do more than jump with surprise.

 

“OW!” Zack blurted, sounding more like his old self. He snarled in the general direction of the medic and rubbed the spot.

 

“Oh, don't be a puss,” Reno snorted. “It was just a tiny little needle! You've been peppered with bullets before and hardly flinched!”

 

“Saw those coming,” Zack growled defensively.

 

Reno shrugged. In Zack's defense, the doctor did kind of go after his target like he was participating in a dart tournament.

 

“Sorry,” Cloud apologized, throwing an arm across the bigger fighter's chest to restrain him if he decided to attack the medic. “You needed it, though.”

 

Zack grumbled under his breath but he didn't try to get out of his seat. The helicopter lifted off the ground but the medication was already in his bloodstream, so rather than start panicking the black haired fighter began to relax. A goofy grin slowly spread on his lips.

 

“I thought it was a sedative you were giving him,” Cloud said to the doctor in an accusing tone. Zack was starting to act more like he was stoned than sleepy.

 

“Not all sedatives are for sleep,” explained the medic briskly as he disposed of the used needle in a plastic container and put the vial of medicine back. “What I gave him was primarily to calm his nerves, though it may cause a bit of drowsiness.”

 

“So what's going on with the fighting?” Reno asked.

 

“We beat them back but they regrouped overnight,” explained Reeve. “The fight's still happening. We'll have you briefed once we touch down in Icicle and you can join the rest of the forces whenever you're ready. Genesis gave us the formula for what he claims is a vaccine against the gas, but we aren't going to use it until we've finished testing it.”

 

“'M ready now,” Zack mumbled, his head nodding as the medicine relaxed his muscles.

 

“Uh, maybe you shouldn't be fighting until you've gotten over your symptoms,” Cloud suggested. He shot a meaningful look at Reeve, his eyes saying in no uncertain terms that he wanted Zack kept out of the fighting until he was himself again.

 

Reeve nodded, understanding the silent message.

 

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-To be continued