Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Family ❯ Information ( Chapter 11 )

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Family
Pairings: Sephiroth/Cloud
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Chapter 11: Information

The fact that Cloud was five months pregnant, going on six, had really blown Sephiroth's mind. He couldn't believe that his little lover could have gotten this far through a pregnancy, without either of them having a clue.

Even more shocking was the fact that Cloud's pregnancy was progressing along perfectly normally in terms that the fetus was developing naturally, as it would if Cloud had been a female.

During the dinner they had been invited to, Professor Gast had explained to them both in great detail, that Cloud was known as a `hybrid hermaphrodite'—a male with a fully functioning female reproductive system. Males like Cloud were extremely rare, and priceless—highly valued as breeders. And unscrupulous people would be willing to pay any price asked to get hold of one, because the children born of such a man were always beautiful, always intelligent.

The only difference in conception was that Cloud didn't have a vagina. Instead, his uterus connected to the excretory opening of the alimentary canal, via a separate tube that opened automatically during sexual intercourse while ovulating.

“In other words,” Gast went on to inform them, “Cloud, if you don't want to get pregnant again, I suggest you either give up sex…..or else get your partner to use a condom,” he advised, laughing at the reaction on the two men's faces.

Cloud and Sephiroth looked scandalized at the prospect of not having sex—there was no goddamn way that was going to happen….. And they sure as hell weren't going to start using condoms.

“Or I could just put you on the `pill',” Gast said, deciding to stop teasing them and put them out of their misery.

“That would work for Cloud?” Sephiroth asked, a little uncertainly.

“I can't see why not,” the professor answered.

“But Daddy,” interrupted Aerith, who had been listening avidly to the conversation going on. “How is that possible? Cloud doesn't have…..you know….monthly cycles. How will he know when he's ovulating?”

Professor Gast spoke patiently to Cloud, making sure that he understood what his body was doing in order to prepare for a fertilized egg by asking him different questions on how he felt at certain times of the month.

“Have you ever noticed headaches? Do you recall getting snappy and moody? Is there anything that happened on a regular basis, which you couldn't explain away?”

At most of the questions, Cloud negatively shook his head. But one thing did stick out though.

Cloud remembered the severe stomach aches he'd suffered from, which had stopped coincidently after he and Sephiroth had first had sex. Cloud now realized that this painful stomach cramping was his `time' of the month.

He'd wanted nothing more than for the pain to go away. Most months he would cry just from the hurting alone, unable to cope. His face grimaced as he recalled the agony of them.

“Oh I know, don't they just kill?” Aerith said, turning in her chair to talk with Cloud. “Makes you want to just curl up into a ball. The pain can be really bad, can't it?”

“Yeah, all the way along here,” Cloud replied avidly, running his hand along the bottom of his stomach, stopping when he saw a silver eyebrow raise up, and a bemused smile appear at the corner of Sephiroth's mouth.

Cloud began to blush as laughter erupted around the table.

“Hey you guys! You don't know what it's like,” Aerith remonstrated, folding her arms across her ample bosom. “Take no notice of them Cloud. Men!”

She patted his hand in companionable understanding. “Anything you need to know…..you come and see me, okay?”

When the friendly laugher subsided, Gast went on to tell them more about Cloud's unique condition, telling them that, even though Cloud was able to get an erection and ejaculate, he would never be able to impregnate a female. The simple reason for this was because his sperm count was non-existent.

Again Cloud blushed, as he asked why. He knew he was perfectly formed, in every sense of the word, as a male should be. He blushed even deeper as Gast replied, “Well, your eggs haveto come from somewhere.”

Another interesting fact Gast also revealed, was that Cloud's body could produce a natural lubricant—in very much the same way as a female, when being sexual stimulated—making copulation more gratifying and fulfilling for him and his partner, which would explain why they never needed to use any lube.

Cloud's face burnt madly as the professor relayed this piece of information, and he sneaked a peek at Sephiroth, who appeared to be plain faced and calm, but Cloud could see the tips of the General's ears turning pink, and knew that his lover was feeling just as uncomfortable as he was.

Their sex life was being discussed in open forum in front of his best friend and his girlfriend, and Zack seemed to be finding it particularly interesting, his face lit up with one big grin. He knew, as well as Cloud, that really Sephiroth was squirming beneath that placid façade, and it amused him greatly. And he couldn't wait to talk to Sephiroth once they get back to base.

The conversation turned a little more serious when Gast asked Cloud how long he'd been experiencing the cramping.

“Did you notice them when you were going into puberty? Or…….” he paused, pushing the food around his plate absentmindedly. “Or is it only recently?”

Giving the question some thought, Cloud placed his fork down next to his glass of milk.

“Um… they started about a month or so after Hojo first began administering Mako injections. Why? Is that important?” Cloud asked, a small touch of apprehension in his voice. What if the injections caused something to go wrong with the baby? Then another thought hit Cloud. Although Gast had said his child was developing normally, was he was putting his baby at risk by continuing to train? But how could he give up his training? What excuse could he give? It would only take one of the cadets discover his secret, and try to use the information against him and Sephiroth. His face became etched with worry.

Not wanting to cause undo stress to Cloud, Gast light-heartedly cajoled him into leaving the dining room with Zack and Aerith. He wanted to talk privately with Sephiroth.

“No, no my dear boy. There is absolutely nothing for you to worry your pretty head about. I'm just an inquisitive, nosey old fool who likes to get all the details straight. You are an interesting case study, after all. Now, if you run along with Aerith and Zack…..I'm sure we could all do with a delicious cup of coffee, eh?”

Once the door had closed behind the teen, Sephiroth released his pent up emotions, and the heat in the room rose dramatically as his fear and anger came to the surface.

“All right, Gast, what the fuck is going? And don't tell me `nothing'. I already got that shit from Rufus.”

Taken aback by the General's sudden outburst, and the force with which the words were spoken, Gast sat for a few minutes with his mouth hanging open, staring at the irate man, unable to think clearly, until he felt the temperature in the room drop.

Knowing then that his life was no longer in danger he said, “Sephiroth, the only explanation I can deduct, based on the information that the boy has just given me, is that, prior to the injections, Cloud's reproductive system had, in fact, been `asleep'. This is highly unusual, unless his parents had their doctor give him testosterone treatments to counteract the female hormone.”

He squirmed a little on his seat, unsure whether or not to continue, but the look in Sephiroth's eyes convinced him he didn't really have much choice.

“When Hojo began giving Cloud the mako injections, he must have realized that it would cause his ovaries and uterus ducts to `wake-up',” he explained.

“Why? Why would he want that to happen?”

Gast hesitated in answering, which he soon realized was a mistake on his part.

In the blink of an eye, Sephiroth had shot up out of his seat, Masamune in hand—throwing the older man against a wall and pinning him there by the throat.

“I asked why?” he bellowed.

“Hojo wants Cloud's baby. He needs it to create an army of super-humans exactly like you,” simpered the professor, clawing desperately at the fingers that held him fast, depriving him of air.

The door banged opened, right as Sephiroth was about to question Gast further. A scream penetrated the room.

“DADDY!”

“Drop him……NOW!” Zack ordered, his buster sword resting lightly on the back of the General's unprotected shoulder, not really a threat, just more of a warning.

“Seph, what's this all about?” Cloud asked tentatively, placing his hand gently on his lover's arm, slowly forcing him to lower the deadly blade. “Talk to me!”

But Sephiroth remained tight lipped.

He released his hand from around the professor's throat—dropping him unceremoniously, and gathered Cloud up into his arms, needing to feel him, needing to know that everything would be alright. Needing Cloud's soothing presence to calm him down from the terrible rage he was feeling inside.

God, he could have killed his friend's father…… and all because the man knew Hojowanted his baby, and possiblyCloudalso. Sephiroth clung tightly to his mate, taking deep breaths, forcing his body to relax.

Gast stumbled to his knees, shaking from the raw brute strength the General had used against him without batting an eyelid. He gulped in big breaths of air, thankful of the intrusion…..thankful to still be alive.

“Have you lost your fucking mind, Seph?” Zack questioned, disappointed at his friend, and angry with him too, for upsetting Aerith and treating her father so abysmally. This was not the way the dinner was supposed to have ended.

“We need to go, Cloud,” Sephiroth said flatly, releasing the young blonde and walking of out the room, ignoring Zack…. ignoring the wide-eyed young girl who clung on to her father's shirt, casting fearful looks his way as he swept past them.

Cloud turned his attention now to the professor. “Why is he so upset? What did you say to him to make him want to hurt you?” He had to know. If he was going to have to deal with Sephiroth alone, he had to know what it was that had triggered such an angry response.

Standing, Gast gently placed a quivering hand on the teen's shoulder.

“The two of you need to talk. I'll be alright. You just go and tend to your partner, Cloud, he needs you,” Gast replied.

Hesitating still, Cloud turned from the professor to glance at Zack and Aerith. The black haired man smiled at him. “Go on, Cloud. We'll be fine. I'll stop by later to check-up on you and Seph. You just go and take care of him,” Zack urged.

Aerith ran forward and hugged her friend, then led him to the door where Sephiroth was waiting impatiently outside.

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Later that night, Cloud lay back on the bed and waited for his brooding lover to join him. Sephiroth was currently in the shower—had been for over twenty minutes now. He still wasn't talking properly to Cloud, still hadn't told him what had passed in the room between him and the professor.

And Cloud knew better than anyone not to push Sephiroth into talking when he wasn't ready. Taking the opportunity of being alone, Cloud put his hand to his stomach, feeling the small, gentle movements within beneath his palm.

He smiled after a moment.

He found it hard to believe that in another 3 or 4 months, he and Sephiroth were going to be parents. He sat up straight in bed, a thought coming to mind. He needed to tell his mom.

Immediately, he felt guilty. He hadn't talked to her, or written to her, in two years. Heck, he wasn't even sure if she was still alive. Some son he had turned out to be.

But be that as it may, he knew he would still write to her, and with any luck, if she was still alive and still living at home, she would respond back with advice on what to do once the baby was born. He was going to need all the help he could get!

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At the same time, while Sephiroth was in the shower, he was having a similar conversation with himself. Their lives were going to change having a baby around—it was already changing. And he wasn't sure if he was going to like it.

Stepping out of the shower, he wrapped a towel around his waist, using another one to dry his long hair. The thought that had been nagging at Sephiroth the most, was the knowledge that he and Cloud had to somehow make their relationship legal, in order to keep their child safe. But where could they go?

There were only a few places around that could bind them legally. The first was Nibelheim, and the second place was Mideel. And of course, there was Costa del Sol. That place legalized practically anything!

But would the young boy even be in agreement to marrying him? Although he had promised him that he would love him forever, neither of them had thought ahead this far—at least not this far ahead of getting married…….and with a child on the way.

Sephiroth's stomach did somersaults, thinking of the possible rejection he faced from his young lover, as he practiced his proposal speech in the mirror while he flossed his teeth.

“Cloud….I want you to….” Shaking his head no. Even in his head that had sounded like crap. “Cloud, you have no choice in the matter….” Damn, definitely not…. he couldn't demand that his young lover marry him.

“Cloud, would you do me the honor of becoming my…..” Becoming my, what? Exasperated at not being able to find the right words, Sephiroth tossed the bit of used floss down into the bin, staring deeply at his reflection, as if hoping his reflected image would provide him with an answer. The only thing that it did was stare silently back at him with sad glowing green eyes.

He sighed. He would just have to take it one step, one word, at a time. He brushed his teeth and left the bathroom after flipping off the lights.

Taking a deep breath, Sephiroth walked into the bedroom. He relaxed as he saw Cloud, resting on top of the covers, curled up on his side, eyes closed. Even from this distance he could see the growing bump of his son or daughter.

Cloud's arms were held protectively, lovingly, around his stomach. And Sephiroth found himself mesmerized by the aura of beauty the person before him presented. He knew he would lay down his life before he let anything happen to Cloud…or to his child.

Getting in gently beside the sleeping youngster, Sephiroth kissed him softly on his temple, pulling a blanket up over them, and spooning in behind. They would need more information on pregnancy, and what to expect, and that thought suddenly made him frown.

Who could he talk to? There was only one person, as far as he was concerned. Zack.

There was no-one he trusted more than Zack. In the morning, he was going to have a talk with his friend, letting him know what it was that Gast had said to upset him so much. Tell him about Hojo's plans to get his hands on their precious baby.

Sephiroth was not going to allow that monster anywhere near his family.

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A/N: How was that? Looks like things are heating up for Cloud and Sephiroth. Will Hojo get what he wants or will Sephiroth step up to the plate and defend his family? Don't know? Well, stay tuned for the next chapter to find out.

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oOoOo Teaser for Chapter 12 oOoOo

“CLOUD?” Zack yelled.

“What's going on, Zack?”

“Seph? Where's Cloud? Have you seen him?”

“I thought he was in the room resting. Why?”

“He didn't show for class.”