Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Second Chances At Life ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
By: Queen_Dark 
Non Anime: Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 09.04.2008 | Pages: 4 | Words: 5.0K | Visits: 242 | Status: Completed
Non Anime: Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 09.04.2008 | Pages: 4 | Words: 5.0K | Visits: 242 | Status: Completed
Kadaj lay on his side with his arm slung over his steadily growing belly, he was seven, almost eight months pregnant and he was miserable in his skin. He couldn't move as quickly since he was carrying around a huge weight, his whole body ached all the time and he was hungry almost as constantly. In fact at this moment he couldn't even think of a reason why he had thought this would be a good idea in the first place, no wonder woman complained so damn much.
“Kadaj, there you are. Everyone's looking for you.” Yazoo said softly from behind him, kneeling behind his baby brother with a smile.
“I know. That's why I'm hiding I'm tired of everyone around me, I just want some quiet and alone time.” Kadaj snapped, instantly regretting doing so.
“I see, you know everyone's just worried about you though. We all want you to be safe, along with the babies.” Yazoo replied reaching out and brushing silver locks from his brother's smooth face.
“What trouble could I possibly get in? I can hardly move myself, I doubt someone else could.” the younger man replied hearing a sigh from his older brother as he moved to lay in front of him, a small smile was on his face.
“Stop that, you're still beautiful Kadaj. I don't think anything could really make you look any less than what you are.” Yazoo reprimanded knowing full well what his brother's thoughts were, as he placed a hand on the swollen belly rubbing it gently, his other hand was being used to prop up his head.
“I'm horrible to look at now, you have no clue what I look like naked. How could Cloud possibly want me, like this!” Kadaj said mournfully watching the smile widen on Yazoo's face which made a spark of anger hit him. “This is not funny Yazoo, I am serious and you're not helping!” Kadaj yelled turning from his brother angry as he felt hot tears run down his face for the millionth time that day.
Yazoo wrapped his arms around the baby soothingly laying his head on the young man's shoulder. “Calm down, I'm sorry I was just thinking though that this is the same thing that every pregnant woman goes through. The whole thinking they're disgusting thing, your beautiful Kadaj even more so since you're pregnant it gives you this whole ethereal glow about you now.” Yazoo said comfortingly rubbing the swollen belly again, this time he reached beneath the shirt to feel smooth skin as he did so.
“Really? What about Cloud though he hasn't done anything but kiss me lately. I need something or I think I'm going to die.” Kadaj said softly feeling the face that was pressed against his neck form a smile.
“I think he's just scared of hurting the baby, also a normal relationship issue during pregnancy. Just tell him next time he tries to stupidly avoid doing something that you wanted to sooth the baby.” Yazoo said laughing softly as he knew his brother's face probably held pure confusion at this. “Since orgasming generally calms the mother immensely in turn the baby feels the calm too, and so it's soothing to them.”
“Oh.” the pregnant man replied in lack of words feeling his face heat up at the thought, as he looked at the hands splayed across his belly.
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Vincent groaned softly holding his head as he sat up from his 'deep sleep', which had just so happened to fall into after the last fight with the Remnants and Sephiroth. He was beginning to feel like the vampire everyone claimed him to be with these hibernation periods that he went through. Moving to stand on wobbly legs he moved through the basement of Seventh Heaven and up the stares to ask how much time had past since he fell asleep.
No one was there though when he entered as he looked around slowly, with this thick layer of dust on everything he was pretty sure they had been gone for quite awhile. The brief thought hit Vincent that perhaps he had slept everyone else's lives away. Smoothly he moved through the bar and out the front door to see not much had changed except all the debris from the fight were gone.
Things that had been destroyed were rebuilt now, so he knew that he must not have been asleep too long since they still didn't look bad of shape. Ukiyo appeared in front him instantaneously startling him a bit as he reached for his gun to shoot. She held up her hand smoothly to stop him and grinned. “Well you're finally awake, everyone's been waiting for you you know.” she said earning an odd look from the man.
“Everyone? Who are you?” he asked putting his gun back in it's holster.
“Cloud, Tifa, Sephiroth, the Remnants.” she replied coolly holding out her hand with a smile. “And I am the consciousness of the lifestream, sent to rid the world of all the mako that poisons it.”
A gold clawed hand when up to his heart in thought, his own body was filled with mako and it also fueled his life. Is she hear to end me, rid the mako from my body? Vincent thought to himself questioningly looking at the woman standing in front of him, something about her whole form and self was unreal. Which made it more believable for him that she just might be a creation made directly from the lifestream.
“Don't worry about the mako in your system, as long as it lays dormant in your system as it does now I won't have to remove it. I don't like wasting energy on things that aren't needed.” she said with a small smile leaning forward slightly with her hands behind her back. “So are you ready Mr. Valentine?”
Vincent thought on it for a moment, those names she just mentioned, his friends were there but so were his enemies. “Sephiroth is dead, how is waiting for me also?” he asked, the thought crossed his mind that just maybe she was going send him to his death if he accepted.
“He isn't any longer, it wasn't his time to die when he left. Therefore the lifestream couldn't accept such a large amount of energy at the time. So I fixed the problem, I removed him and placed him back on this planet.” she explained watching his eyes widen ever so slightly at the thought of a killer being set loose back on the planet after all he had done.
“Why? Why would you do that, we all worked so hard to get rid of him.” Vincent replied harshly narrowing his eyes at her.
“I just told you why dear Vincent, but you fret for no reason. His body may have been stained with blood, but a soul can never be stained by just one life. He is not the same Sephiroth you remember, your child's thoughts are no longer the ones of a twisted man.” Ukiyo urged watching his face twitch slightly and his eyes dart in all directions as he tried to digest all of the information he had been given.
“What if I refuse to come along with you?” the long haired man asked suddenly looking at her warily in her little argument he had felt her power spike terribly so, probably in irritation. None the less though she was powerful and he was afraid that he may not be able to resist if he was forced to go.
“I will just have to drag your scrawny ass back with me. You at least have to meet him, to see Cloud and Tifa ease their worries. And tell your son you want nothing to do with him; once again; merely because of life that he couldn't control.” Ukiyo said rather coldly feeling the vehemence of a mother protecting her young rise up in her.
“Fine.” Vincent said holding out his hand to her this time, he didn't know what him as she laid her hand on his their surroundings instantly changing. Looking around he took in the sight of the bright place he was brought to, the place just screamed of the pure life it was filled with as he moved toward the large house that was in the middle of the grassy nowhere.
Cloud's bike was parked off to the side of the door leading into the house, along with three other bikes that he remembered all too clearly as belonging to the silver haired men they had fought. Entering the home with caution, Vincent looked around he place that held an equal happiness that the outside also held. He found it hard to believe that oh so angsty Cloud would be living here.
“Vincent?” Cloud asked from his side, he was standing in the doorway of the living room and was staring t the man with wide eyes. For Vincent to say that the blonde had changed would be an understatement of a lifetime, since his eyes no longer carried that haunted look he remembered, and he wasn't on that constant edge.
Cloud's eyes seemed to hold this sort of contentment, and he had this relaxed air about him. How long have I been gone? Vincent thought to himself as he watched a smile spread across the lovely blue eyed features.
“What are you doing here Vincent?” Cloud asked breaking the other man from his thoughts as he moved forward to stand in front of him, he was still shorter by comparison but it didn't really matter.
“Your friend drug me here after I awoke, she said I had to make sure that you and Tifa knew I was fine. And then I had to go and meet Sephiroth.” he replied not finishing her words, wondering now if it was really true that the silver haired man he had once known was different also.
“I see, well Tifa is out with Loz shopping again, and Sephiroth ran off somewhere with Zack so they can both grope each other or something.” Cloud said as if it were nothing to be consorting with their old enemies. “A lot has change Vince, after all, I'm going to be a father soon.” the blond spoke softly making the taller man strain his hearing a bit to hear the words.
“A father? Who's the mother?” he asked looking at the blond in surprise as a silver haired man entered the room laughing with his arm around a spiky haired boy. Both stopped at the sight of their new guest, their happiness fading also.
“Another one? Who'd Ukiyo bring home this time, she does know people aren't pets who can just be adopted at random right?” Zack asked Cloud jokingly with a bright smile as he eyed up Vincent. “Although if she keeps bringing home hotties like that I don't think I mind so much.” he continued moving forward slightly only to feel a tug on his hair from his boyfriend. “Ow Seph don't do that it hurts!” the boy cried out rubbing the back of his head earning a soft smile from the man.
“Well than stop openly flirting in front of me, what do you think, that you can openly flirt and I can't?” Sephiroth asked getting a pout from his younger boyfriend, not recognizing the stair he was getting from Vincent.
“Uh, this is Vincent.” Cloud offered watching as it registered to Sephiroth.
“Vincent? Vincent Valentine?” Sephiroth asked feeling equally in awe as the man before him did.
“Yes.” came the curt reply with a nod.
“CLOUD, ZACK THE CHOCOBOS ARE HATCHING HURRY!!” Kadaj yelled from up the stairs, Cloud immediately rushed up to see the new babies. Zack lingered for a moment looking back and forth between his boyfriend and Vincent before heading off behind his blonde guardian.
“So... you must have just woken up, mother told me you were in a type of hibernation and that's why we never met.” Sephiroth said after a moment of hesitation and uncomfortable silence.
“I did, you seem different.” Vincent replied still not believing the sight of the nervous man before him.
“Different? How?” Sephiroth asked while looking at the floor, he couldn't take staring at those cold red eyes.
“I'm not quite sure.” the dark haired man replied, he wasn't sure what to do in this situation it had been so long since he had to show his emotions.
“I should go help them with the chocobos it was nice to meet you though.” Sephiroth said nervously before rushing up the stairs. Vincent stared at after him for a moment getting the strange feeling in his stomach that perhaps he shouldn't have let the old memories that he had get to him so much.
“You shouldn't look so mournful you know, it's your fault he ran off.” Yazoo said with his arms crossed over his stomach looking Vincent up and down, the man hadn't aged at all the same as the rest of them. He was as unnatural as the rest of them were. A gun instantly went up at the sight of Yazoo, who just held up his hands and smiled. “Calm down I'm unarmed. See?” he asked doing a twirl in the middle of the floor earning himself an odd look.
Slowly Vincent lowered his gun, this place was so strange to him, all his enemies were allies... or more insane than before. “What's going on here?” Vincent asked, the edge was clear in his voice.
“Nothing, we're merely happy. The mako clouds your thoughts, and gives you unnecessary anger. Now that it's gone from our systems though, we're free from Hojo and his experiment and free from the lives of fighters... murderers. We're no longer bound unnaturally to Genova.” he spoke softly in explanation as Vincent continued to mull over all the new concepts and things that were being thrown at him.
“I can't...” Vincent whispered harshly as he placed a hand on his head shaking it a bit before he fell to his head in the numbness of it all. “I can't... I can't...” he kept mumbling the mantra over and over, he didn't realize it as Yazoo moved to kneel in front of him and ran his hands through the dark hair.
“Let's take you to a room to rest for a bit and think ok? No distractions, no issues for a bit.” Yazoo said earning a numb nod as the man stood and followed him, not even seeing his surroundings as he was pushed gently to sit on a bed. “Rest up Vincent.” with that Yazoo shut the door behind him leaving the man to his thoughts.
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< b>Three Weeks Later
Zack sat happily on the couch nuzzling the tiny chocobo in his arms, they were so soft when they were tiny since their feathers weren't fully matured at all. It was like having a ball of fluff in his arms, a tiny ball of flaming red fluff. Zack laughed a bit as it began to nibble on his shirt, the chocobo was always hungry. “Youji you just ate, I'm not feeding you again.” Zack cooed softly hearing a chirp in reply.
“You're still messing with that bird?” Sephiroth asked rubbing his eyes as he sat next to the boy and laying his head on Zack's shoulder sleepily.
“He's a baby I can't just leave him like a full grown chocobo.” Zack reprimanded glaring at the silver haired man that was leaning on his shoulder. “Go back to bed if you're tired!” Zack complained, Sephiroth only cuddled closer to him though.
“I can't sleep, you took most of my warmth with you.” the silver haired man pouted pitifully, hearing a sigh from his reluctant boyfriend.
“Fine fine, sit up for a moment.” Zack replied as Sephiroth sat up he moved so one legs was lain out across the other on the floor, while his boyfriend was pleasantly laying with his head against Zack's chest. The chocobo was now in Sephiroth's arms as the man slowly began falling back to sleep. “Pitiful.” the spiky haired boy said to himself with a smile as he ran his hands through the long silver locks.
Cloud stepped into the room moments later looking around a bit confused not noticing the questioning blue eyes that were watching him intently. Finally realizing that Zack was watching he smiled weakly at the boy, “Have you seen Vincent or Kadaj?” he asked softly the weariness in his voice.
“No I haven't why?” Zack replied, his hand was moving lazily over Sephiroth.
“Kadaj's hormones were acting up so he got mad, yelled, and ran away. And I was originally just looking for Vincent in the first place I wanted to talk to him about something.” Cloud replied releasing a deep seeded sigh as he slumped down on the floor.
“Oh yeah Yazoo was telling me about something Kadaj was saying to him. He feels undesirable to you since your always being so careful with him because of the babies and it's making you less intimate.” Zack explained watching Cloud cradle his head in his hands. “We've all sort have seen it, just Yazoo and Kadaj were the ones who were able to put it into proper words.” Zack said his heart going out to the older man who looked completely lost and a bit stricken.
“I didn't want to do anything wrong, I just... ah shit I messed up again.” Cloud groaned wrapping his arms around his head.
“Yeah well you shouldn't worry so much about Vincent right now then, and get to finding your emotional lover and reassure him of his sexiness.” Zack said with a smirk as Cloud nodded and jumped, heading off in a dead sprint. Vincent was hiding in the shadows of the other room watching them speak, he felt so out of place here, Sephiroth's peaceful face as he slept he was afraid would never leave his mind.
Since even though they hadn't even spoke yet since Vincent had arrived, the dark haired man had watched carefully everyone's interactions. Sephiroth's especially since he was the son he had never got to have in the first place, the young man that he was now was nothing like he remembered. “Come out from over there, Ukiyo told me like last week that you were watching Sephiroth like a hawk.” Zack said suddenly as he watched the ceiling.
Slowly Vincent removed himself from the shadows and stood nervously in the middle of the living room, although the nervousness never showed on his face. “How did she know?” he asked suddenly his attention flitting every so often to the sleeping silver haired man.
“She has like constant surveillance on this place when she's home. Why do you stay in the background when you long to join us?” Zack asked smoothly as the sleeping chocobo began to run and chirp in it's sleep, like a puppy.
“I simply don't know how to approach.” Vincent replied finding it odd that his mouth betrayed him in such a way.
“Everyone wants to speak with you though, especially your son he has for a really long time.” Zack said his voice reaching a soft tenor that sounded soothing to the vampire. Cloud took this moment to rush back into the room covered with sweat looking frantic.
“I can't find Kadaj! Ukiyo said he was moved to a 'dead zone', she thought he just drove away on his bike but the bike is still here.” Cloud fell to his knees with his head bowed tears falling to the floor as he did, “Oh gaia I can't loose him.” he mumbled softly, getting a shocked look from Vincent at his breakdown.
“You're coming with me Vincent, we have to find him. You're the only one left who can fight since the mako is still in your system allowing you to heal.” Ukiyo said from behind them calmly her arms were folded over her chest. Yazoo and Loz were standing next to her the same frantic look on their faces that Cloud had a moment ago.
“You're not leaving without us!” Loz seethed attaching his 'Dual Hound' to his arm, Yazoo already had his 'Velvet Nightmare' attached to his hip.
“We were bred to fight, and our brother is at stake you can not leave us behind Ukiyo. These men whoever they are we will be more than able to defend ourselves against. You happened to be a special case with us because you could stop us with a thought.” Yazoo said also itching to race off and save his baby brother before he would make the men who stole him away suffer like they'd never suffered before.
“I am coming also.” Cloud said his face still streaked with tear stains, but the anger and hatred still shown through like never before. Ukiyo sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose with a shake of her head.
“There is going to be a huge mess when you all are done.” she mumbled looking up at Vincent who seemed to dawn on some kind of realization. “It's called a family Vincent dear so don't stare so damn hard.” she announced breaking the man from his trance. “Are you coming along to help us or not?” she asked getting a shaky nod in reply as he cast a glance back at the scared Zack, and Sephiroth who slept like the dead. Tifa stepped up behind Loz and wrapped her arms around him in a sign that she wasn't leaving his side.
Cloud dashed up the stairs quickly and grabbed his Buster Sword; the weapon he never thought he would use again; and brought it down the steps looking ready to kill. “You and Sephiroth stay here, don't even dare think of leaving the house.” Cloud said looking back at Zack getting a quick nod in reply before the whole room was illuminated by blue light, and then everyone but Zack, Sephiroth and the chocobos of the house were gone.
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Kadaj struggled as he was placed on a cool metal table with a whole in the middle, his feral screams were heard by everyone in the building. “LET ME GO YOU ASSHOLES!” he yelled as he continued to struggle as best as he could in his pregnant condition, and against is supercharged captors, Kadaj knew that no human should be this strong.
“Calm down damn you!” another man hissed before a doctor came before them with a rather large needle, pressing the air from the glass tube he pressed the sharp edge into the silvered haired man's skin injecting the liquid into him. Almost immediately he felt a sharp pain to his stomach, which made tears spring to Kadaj's eyes.
“What did you... do to me?” he asked between pants as moments later another wave of pain hit his abdomen.
“Aw, dear boy I merely induced labor. A concoction made by Hojo that's works so much better than any that is known officially in medicine.” the doctor explained coolly watching as Kadaj calmed for a few moments of terror.
“No... you couldn't, it's too early! It's far too early!” he yelled tears falling down his face, this man was putting his baby in danger and he could do nothing about it.
A shrug came from the doctor which only served to infuriate Kadaj that much more. “It's a little too late to deal with that information now, it's not like we really wanted those children anyway. We we're planning on pairing you with a better mate.” he said coldly placing a hand on Kadaj's face so he could twist it see angry green cat eyes, which was promptly followed by the man's hand being bitten. “You little bitch!” the doctor hissed cradling his bleeding hand to his chest.
“You will not touch my babies!” Kadaj yelled in return before one of the men took the momentary yelling as a sign to gag the man on the table.
The doctor began to laugh at Kadaj as he began to struggle once again on the table. “Hold still, I wouldn't want to miss your spine with this and kill both you and your little ones.” he said coolly pulling out another syringe from his belt, watching as Kadaj thought over for a moment wide eyed before laying still. “Remove his shirt we can't have it in the way.” the doctor ordered and immediately the shirt was in shreds on the floor. Slowly the doctor positioned himself under the table poking Kadaj deep into his spine and injecting the fluid in.
“Pain medicine.” the man said in explanation at the look he got from the steadily numbing Kadaj. “I would normally not even have dealt with such things but seeing as how we're going to have to cut the children out, I wouldn't want the pain putting you and the children into shock. They aren't completely useless after all.” he said with a smile as Kadaj was strapped firmly to the table, a cloth was placed above his stomach to keep him from seeing what was going on.
Kadaj lie staring blankly at the metal wall, whimpering in the knowledge that unless someone came to rescue him soon his babies we're going to be taken away from him. And if his saviors were to come too soon then the children would surely die. The image of one tiny baby boy caught the corner of Kadaj's blurry vision, making the man tremble lightly as the baby was passed from nurse to sadistic nurse. He wasn't making much noise for a child which he was sure children were supposed to make lot's of.
Moment's later another little boy was passed around making the tears fall ever harder, he needed Cloud now more than he had ever thought he would ever need the man in his whole life. The curtain was removed to reveal the bloody doctor, Kadaj's stomach was sewn back together neatly; surprisingly enough; and the man was grinning from ear to ear. “Well well they seem to be healthy after all, and in two weeks I can have you mating again.” the man said cruelly earning a glare from the silver haired man who was still strapped to the table.
The gag was finally removed cautiously from Kadaj's mouth, which was followed by a deep feeling of regret for the men who had to listen to him yell again. “ARRRGGHHH! GIVE ME MY FUCKING CHILDREN BACK!” he yelled as loud as his voice could handle, as he began to pull at the restraints harshly. “I AM GOING TO GUT EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU ASSHOLES AND THEN FEED YOU YOUR ENTRAILS IF YOU DO NOT RELEASE ME!” he continued in a fit of rage but getting no where since he was still being bound by the strong metal cuffs.
The men seemed un-effected by his rant though as they all held grins on their faces, that was until the first bullet went into one of the mens' skull. Quickly and efficiently after that the men were taken out with lightening fast speed, Cloud's image was the first to catch Kadaj's attention as he was picking the keys off a dead guy's body and unlocking the shackles.
With teary eyes the silver haired man sat up and wrapped his arms as tight as he could around his blonde lover. “They took the babies, we had twins Cloud and they took them from us.” he said between choked sobs feeling a hand rub small soothing circles on his back.
“Don't worry right now, we will get them back. I promise you.” Cloud said in a hushed mumble feeling hot tears soak his shirt.
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A/N
Alright so this is my fifth chapter I hope you all enjoy and I hope this didnt seem too choppy. Well review and until next time!! REVIEW DAMN YOU!!
“Kadaj, there you are. Everyone's looking for you.” Yazoo said softly from behind him, kneeling behind his baby brother with a smile.
“I know. That's why I'm hiding I'm tired of everyone around me, I just want some quiet and alone time.” Kadaj snapped, instantly regretting doing so.
“I see, you know everyone's just worried about you though. We all want you to be safe, along with the babies.” Yazoo replied reaching out and brushing silver locks from his brother's smooth face.
“What trouble could I possibly get in? I can hardly move myself, I doubt someone else could.” the younger man replied hearing a sigh from his older brother as he moved to lay in front of him, a small smile was on his face.
“Stop that, you're still beautiful Kadaj. I don't think anything could really make you look any less than what you are.” Yazoo reprimanded knowing full well what his brother's thoughts were, as he placed a hand on the swollen belly rubbing it gently, his other hand was being used to prop up his head.
“I'm horrible to look at now, you have no clue what I look like naked. How could Cloud possibly want me, like this!” Kadaj said mournfully watching the smile widen on Yazoo's face which made a spark of anger hit him. “This is not funny Yazoo, I am serious and you're not helping!” Kadaj yelled turning from his brother angry as he felt hot tears run down his face for the millionth time that day.
Yazoo wrapped his arms around the baby soothingly laying his head on the young man's shoulder. “Calm down, I'm sorry I was just thinking though that this is the same thing that every pregnant woman goes through. The whole thinking they're disgusting thing, your beautiful Kadaj even more so since you're pregnant it gives you this whole ethereal glow about you now.” Yazoo said comfortingly rubbing the swollen belly again, this time he reached beneath the shirt to feel smooth skin as he did so.
“Really? What about Cloud though he hasn't done anything but kiss me lately. I need something or I think I'm going to die.” Kadaj said softly feeling the face that was pressed against his neck form a smile.
“I think he's just scared of hurting the baby, also a normal relationship issue during pregnancy. Just tell him next time he tries to stupidly avoid doing something that you wanted to sooth the baby.” Yazoo said laughing softly as he knew his brother's face probably held pure confusion at this. “Since orgasming generally calms the mother immensely in turn the baby feels the calm too, and so it's soothing to them.”
“Oh.” the pregnant man replied in lack of words feeling his face heat up at the thought, as he looked at the hands splayed across his belly.
Vincent groaned softly holding his head as he sat up from his 'deep sleep', which had just so happened to fall into after the last fight with the Remnants and Sephiroth. He was beginning to feel like the vampire everyone claimed him to be with these hibernation periods that he went through. Moving to stand on wobbly legs he moved through the basement of Seventh Heaven and up the stares to ask how much time had past since he fell asleep.
No one was there though when he entered as he looked around slowly, with this thick layer of dust on everything he was pretty sure they had been gone for quite awhile. The brief thought hit Vincent that perhaps he had slept everyone else's lives away. Smoothly he moved through the bar and out the front door to see not much had changed except all the debris from the fight were gone.
Things that had been destroyed were rebuilt now, so he knew that he must not have been asleep too long since they still didn't look bad of shape. Ukiyo appeared in front him instantaneously startling him a bit as he reached for his gun to shoot. She held up her hand smoothly to stop him and grinned. “Well you're finally awake, everyone's been waiting for you you know.” she said earning an odd look from the man.
“Everyone? Who are you?” he asked putting his gun back in it's holster.
“Cloud, Tifa, Sephiroth, the Remnants.” she replied coolly holding out her hand with a smile. “And I am the consciousness of the lifestream, sent to rid the world of all the mako that poisons it.”
A gold clawed hand when up to his heart in thought, his own body was filled with mako and it also fueled his life. Is she hear to end me, rid the mako from my body? Vincent thought to himself questioningly looking at the woman standing in front of him, something about her whole form and self was unreal. Which made it more believable for him that she just might be a creation made directly from the lifestream.
“Don't worry about the mako in your system, as long as it lays dormant in your system as it does now I won't have to remove it. I don't like wasting energy on things that aren't needed.” she said with a small smile leaning forward slightly with her hands behind her back. “So are you ready Mr. Valentine?”
Vincent thought on it for a moment, those names she just mentioned, his friends were there but so were his enemies. “Sephiroth is dead, how is waiting for me also?” he asked, the thought crossed his mind that just maybe she was going send him to his death if he accepted.
“He isn't any longer, it wasn't his time to die when he left. Therefore the lifestream couldn't accept such a large amount of energy at the time. So I fixed the problem, I removed him and placed him back on this planet.” she explained watching his eyes widen ever so slightly at the thought of a killer being set loose back on the planet after all he had done.
“Why? Why would you do that, we all worked so hard to get rid of him.” Vincent replied harshly narrowing his eyes at her.
“I just told you why dear Vincent, but you fret for no reason. His body may have been stained with blood, but a soul can never be stained by just one life. He is not the same Sephiroth you remember, your child's thoughts are no longer the ones of a twisted man.” Ukiyo urged watching his face twitch slightly and his eyes dart in all directions as he tried to digest all of the information he had been given.
“What if I refuse to come along with you?” the long haired man asked suddenly looking at her warily in her little argument he had felt her power spike terribly so, probably in irritation. None the less though she was powerful and he was afraid that he may not be able to resist if he was forced to go.
“I will just have to drag your scrawny ass back with me. You at least have to meet him, to see Cloud and Tifa ease their worries. And tell your son you want nothing to do with him; once again; merely because of life that he couldn't control.” Ukiyo said rather coldly feeling the vehemence of a mother protecting her young rise up in her.
“Fine.” Vincent said holding out his hand to her this time, he didn't know what him as she laid her hand on his their surroundings instantly changing. Looking around he took in the sight of the bright place he was brought to, the place just screamed of the pure life it was filled with as he moved toward the large house that was in the middle of the grassy nowhere.
Cloud's bike was parked off to the side of the door leading into the house, along with three other bikes that he remembered all too clearly as belonging to the silver haired men they had fought. Entering the home with caution, Vincent looked around he place that held an equal happiness that the outside also held. He found it hard to believe that oh so angsty Cloud would be living here.
“Vincent?” Cloud asked from his side, he was standing in the doorway of the living room and was staring t the man with wide eyes. For Vincent to say that the blonde had changed would be an understatement of a lifetime, since his eyes no longer carried that haunted look he remembered, and he wasn't on that constant edge.
Cloud's eyes seemed to hold this sort of contentment, and he had this relaxed air about him. How long have I been gone? Vincent thought to himself as he watched a smile spread across the lovely blue eyed features.
“What are you doing here Vincent?” Cloud asked breaking the other man from his thoughts as he moved forward to stand in front of him, he was still shorter by comparison but it didn't really matter.
“Your friend drug me here after I awoke, she said I had to make sure that you and Tifa knew I was fine. And then I had to go and meet Sephiroth.” he replied not finishing her words, wondering now if it was really true that the silver haired man he had once known was different also.
“I see, well Tifa is out with Loz shopping again, and Sephiroth ran off somewhere with Zack so they can both grope each other or something.” Cloud said as if it were nothing to be consorting with their old enemies. “A lot has change Vince, after all, I'm going to be a father soon.” the blond spoke softly making the taller man strain his hearing a bit to hear the words.
“A father? Who's the mother?” he asked looking at the blond in surprise as a silver haired man entered the room laughing with his arm around a spiky haired boy. Both stopped at the sight of their new guest, their happiness fading also.
“Another one? Who'd Ukiyo bring home this time, she does know people aren't pets who can just be adopted at random right?” Zack asked Cloud jokingly with a bright smile as he eyed up Vincent. “Although if she keeps bringing home hotties like that I don't think I mind so much.” he continued moving forward slightly only to feel a tug on his hair from his boyfriend. “Ow Seph don't do that it hurts!” the boy cried out rubbing the back of his head earning a soft smile from the man.
“Well than stop openly flirting in front of me, what do you think, that you can openly flirt and I can't?” Sephiroth asked getting a pout from his younger boyfriend, not recognizing the stair he was getting from Vincent.
“Uh, this is Vincent.” Cloud offered watching as it registered to Sephiroth.
“Vincent? Vincent Valentine?” Sephiroth asked feeling equally in awe as the man before him did.
“Yes.” came the curt reply with a nod.
“CLOUD, ZACK THE CHOCOBOS ARE HATCHING HURRY!!” Kadaj yelled from up the stairs, Cloud immediately rushed up to see the new babies. Zack lingered for a moment looking back and forth between his boyfriend and Vincent before heading off behind his blonde guardian.
“So... you must have just woken up, mother told me you were in a type of hibernation and that's why we never met.” Sephiroth said after a moment of hesitation and uncomfortable silence.
“I did, you seem different.” Vincent replied still not believing the sight of the nervous man before him.
“Different? How?” Sephiroth asked while looking at the floor, he couldn't take staring at those cold red eyes.
“I'm not quite sure.” the dark haired man replied, he wasn't sure what to do in this situation it had been so long since he had to show his emotions.
“I should go help them with the chocobos it was nice to meet you though.” Sephiroth said nervously before rushing up the stairs. Vincent stared at after him for a moment getting the strange feeling in his stomach that perhaps he shouldn't have let the old memories that he had get to him so much.
“You shouldn't look so mournful you know, it's your fault he ran off.” Yazoo said with his arms crossed over his stomach looking Vincent up and down, the man hadn't aged at all the same as the rest of them. He was as unnatural as the rest of them were. A gun instantly went up at the sight of Yazoo, who just held up his hands and smiled. “Calm down I'm unarmed. See?” he asked doing a twirl in the middle of the floor earning himself an odd look.
Slowly Vincent lowered his gun, this place was so strange to him, all his enemies were allies... or more insane than before. “What's going on here?” Vincent asked, the edge was clear in his voice.
“Nothing, we're merely happy. The mako clouds your thoughts, and gives you unnecessary anger. Now that it's gone from our systems though, we're free from Hojo and his experiment and free from the lives of fighters... murderers. We're no longer bound unnaturally to Genova.” he spoke softly in explanation as Vincent continued to mull over all the new concepts and things that were being thrown at him.
“I can't...” Vincent whispered harshly as he placed a hand on his head shaking it a bit before he fell to his head in the numbness of it all. “I can't... I can't...” he kept mumbling the mantra over and over, he didn't realize it as Yazoo moved to kneel in front of him and ran his hands through the dark hair.
“Let's take you to a room to rest for a bit and think ok? No distractions, no issues for a bit.” Yazoo said earning a numb nod as the man stood and followed him, not even seeing his surroundings as he was pushed gently to sit on a bed. “Rest up Vincent.” with that Yazoo shut the door behind him leaving the man to his thoughts.
Zack sat happily on the couch nuzzling the tiny chocobo in his arms, they were so soft when they were tiny since their feathers weren't fully matured at all. It was like having a ball of fluff in his arms, a tiny ball of flaming red fluff. Zack laughed a bit as it began to nibble on his shirt, the chocobo was always hungry. “Youji you just ate, I'm not feeding you again.” Zack cooed softly hearing a chirp in reply.
“You're still messing with that bird?” Sephiroth asked rubbing his eyes as he sat next to the boy and laying his head on Zack's shoulder sleepily.
“He's a baby I can't just leave him like a full grown chocobo.” Zack reprimanded glaring at the silver haired man that was leaning on his shoulder. “Go back to bed if you're tired!” Zack complained, Sephiroth only cuddled closer to him though.
“I can't sleep, you took most of my warmth with you.” the silver haired man pouted pitifully, hearing a sigh from his reluctant boyfriend.
“Fine fine, sit up for a moment.” Zack replied as Sephiroth sat up he moved so one legs was lain out across the other on the floor, while his boyfriend was pleasantly laying with his head against Zack's chest. The chocobo was now in Sephiroth's arms as the man slowly began falling back to sleep. “Pitiful.” the spiky haired boy said to himself with a smile as he ran his hands through the long silver locks.
Cloud stepped into the room moments later looking around a bit confused not noticing the questioning blue eyes that were watching him intently. Finally realizing that Zack was watching he smiled weakly at the boy, “Have you seen Vincent or Kadaj?” he asked softly the weariness in his voice.
“No I haven't why?” Zack replied, his hand was moving lazily over Sephiroth.
“Kadaj's hormones were acting up so he got mad, yelled, and ran away. And I was originally just looking for Vincent in the first place I wanted to talk to him about something.” Cloud replied releasing a deep seeded sigh as he slumped down on the floor.
“Oh yeah Yazoo was telling me about something Kadaj was saying to him. He feels undesirable to you since your always being so careful with him because of the babies and it's making you less intimate.” Zack explained watching Cloud cradle his head in his hands. “We've all sort have seen it, just Yazoo and Kadaj were the ones who were able to put it into proper words.” Zack said his heart going out to the older man who looked completely lost and a bit stricken.
“I didn't want to do anything wrong, I just... ah shit I messed up again.” Cloud groaned wrapping his arms around his head.
“Yeah well you shouldn't worry so much about Vincent right now then, and get to finding your emotional lover and reassure him of his sexiness.” Zack said with a smirk as Cloud nodded and jumped, heading off in a dead sprint. Vincent was hiding in the shadows of the other room watching them speak, he felt so out of place here, Sephiroth's peaceful face as he slept he was afraid would never leave his mind.
Since even though they hadn't even spoke yet since Vincent had arrived, the dark haired man had watched carefully everyone's interactions. Sephiroth's especially since he was the son he had never got to have in the first place, the young man that he was now was nothing like he remembered. “Come out from over there, Ukiyo told me like last week that you were watching Sephiroth like a hawk.” Zack said suddenly as he watched the ceiling.
Slowly Vincent removed himself from the shadows and stood nervously in the middle of the living room, although the nervousness never showed on his face. “How did she know?” he asked suddenly his attention flitting every so often to the sleeping silver haired man.
“She has like constant surveillance on this place when she's home. Why do you stay in the background when you long to join us?” Zack asked smoothly as the sleeping chocobo began to run and chirp in it's sleep, like a puppy.
“I simply don't know how to approach.” Vincent replied finding it odd that his mouth betrayed him in such a way.
“Everyone wants to speak with you though, especially your son he has for a really long time.” Zack said his voice reaching a soft tenor that sounded soothing to the vampire. Cloud took this moment to rush back into the room covered with sweat looking frantic.
“I can't find Kadaj! Ukiyo said he was moved to a 'dead zone', she thought he just drove away on his bike but the bike is still here.” Cloud fell to his knees with his head bowed tears falling to the floor as he did, “Oh gaia I can't loose him.” he mumbled softly, getting a shocked look from Vincent at his breakdown.
“You're coming with me Vincent, we have to find him. You're the only one left who can fight since the mako is still in your system allowing you to heal.” Ukiyo said from behind them calmly her arms were folded over her chest. Yazoo and Loz were standing next to her the same frantic look on their faces that Cloud had a moment ago.
“You're not leaving without us!” Loz seethed attaching his 'Dual Hound' to his arm, Yazoo already had his 'Velvet Nightmare' attached to his hip.
“We were bred to fight, and our brother is at stake you can not leave us behind Ukiyo. These men whoever they are we will be more than able to defend ourselves against. You happened to be a special case with us because you could stop us with a thought.” Yazoo said also itching to race off and save his baby brother before he would make the men who stole him away suffer like they'd never suffered before.
“I am coming also.” Cloud said his face still streaked with tear stains, but the anger and hatred still shown through like never before. Ukiyo sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose with a shake of her head.
“There is going to be a huge mess when you all are done.” she mumbled looking up at Vincent who seemed to dawn on some kind of realization. “It's called a family Vincent dear so don't stare so damn hard.” she announced breaking the man from his trance. “Are you coming along to help us or not?” she asked getting a shaky nod in reply as he cast a glance back at the scared Zack, and Sephiroth who slept like the dead. Tifa stepped up behind Loz and wrapped her arms around him in a sign that she wasn't leaving his side.
Cloud dashed up the stairs quickly and grabbed his Buster Sword; the weapon he never thought he would use again; and brought it down the steps looking ready to kill. “You and Sephiroth stay here, don't even dare think of leaving the house.” Cloud said looking back at Zack getting a quick nod in reply before the whole room was illuminated by blue light, and then everyone but Zack, Sephiroth and the chocobos of the house were gone.
Kadaj struggled as he was placed on a cool metal table with a whole in the middle, his feral screams were heard by everyone in the building. “LET ME GO YOU ASSHOLES!” he yelled as he continued to struggle as best as he could in his pregnant condition, and against is supercharged captors, Kadaj knew that no human should be this strong.
“Calm down damn you!” another man hissed before a doctor came before them with a rather large needle, pressing the air from the glass tube he pressed the sharp edge into the silvered haired man's skin injecting the liquid into him. Almost immediately he felt a sharp pain to his stomach, which made tears spring to Kadaj's eyes.
“What did you... do to me?” he asked between pants as moments later another wave of pain hit his abdomen.
“Aw, dear boy I merely induced labor. A concoction made by Hojo that's works so much better than any that is known officially in medicine.” the doctor explained coolly watching as Kadaj calmed for a few moments of terror.
“No... you couldn't, it's too early! It's far too early!” he yelled tears falling down his face, this man was putting his baby in danger and he could do nothing about it.
A shrug came from the doctor which only served to infuriate Kadaj that much more. “It's a little too late to deal with that information now, it's not like we really wanted those children anyway. We we're planning on pairing you with a better mate.” he said coldly placing a hand on Kadaj's face so he could twist it see angry green cat eyes, which was promptly followed by the man's hand being bitten. “You little bitch!” the doctor hissed cradling his bleeding hand to his chest.
“You will not touch my babies!” Kadaj yelled in return before one of the men took the momentary yelling as a sign to gag the man on the table.
The doctor began to laugh at Kadaj as he began to struggle once again on the table. “Hold still, I wouldn't want to miss your spine with this and kill both you and your little ones.” he said coolly pulling out another syringe from his belt, watching as Kadaj thought over for a moment wide eyed before laying still. “Remove his shirt we can't have it in the way.” the doctor ordered and immediately the shirt was in shreds on the floor. Slowly the doctor positioned himself under the table poking Kadaj deep into his spine and injecting the fluid in.
“Pain medicine.” the man said in explanation at the look he got from the steadily numbing Kadaj. “I would normally not even have dealt with such things but seeing as how we're going to have to cut the children out, I wouldn't want the pain putting you and the children into shock. They aren't completely useless after all.” he said with a smile as Kadaj was strapped firmly to the table, a cloth was placed above his stomach to keep him from seeing what was going on.
Kadaj lie staring blankly at the metal wall, whimpering in the knowledge that unless someone came to rescue him soon his babies we're going to be taken away from him. And if his saviors were to come too soon then the children would surely die. The image of one tiny baby boy caught the corner of Kadaj's blurry vision, making the man tremble lightly as the baby was passed from nurse to sadistic nurse. He wasn't making much noise for a child which he was sure children were supposed to make lot's of.
Moment's later another little boy was passed around making the tears fall ever harder, he needed Cloud now more than he had ever thought he would ever need the man in his whole life. The curtain was removed to reveal the bloody doctor, Kadaj's stomach was sewn back together neatly; surprisingly enough; and the man was grinning from ear to ear. “Well well they seem to be healthy after all, and in two weeks I can have you mating again.” the man said cruelly earning a glare from the silver haired man who was still strapped to the table.
The gag was finally removed cautiously from Kadaj's mouth, which was followed by a deep feeling of regret for the men who had to listen to him yell again. “ARRRGGHHH! GIVE ME MY FUCKING CHILDREN BACK!” he yelled as loud as his voice could handle, as he began to pull at the restraints harshly. “I AM GOING TO GUT EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU ASSHOLES AND THEN FEED YOU YOUR ENTRAILS IF YOU DO NOT RELEASE ME!” he continued in a fit of rage but getting no where since he was still being bound by the strong metal cuffs.
The men seemed un-effected by his rant though as they all held grins on their faces, that was until the first bullet went into one of the mens' skull. Quickly and efficiently after that the men were taken out with lightening fast speed, Cloud's image was the first to catch Kadaj's attention as he was picking the keys off a dead guy's body and unlocking the shackles.
With teary eyes the silver haired man sat up and wrapped his arms as tight as he could around his blonde lover. “They took the babies, we had twins Cloud and they took them from us.” he said between choked sobs feeling a hand rub small soothing circles on his back.
“Don't worry right now, we will get them back. I promise you.” Cloud said in a hushed mumble feeling hot tears soak his shirt.
A/N
Alright so this is my fifth chapter I hope you all enjoy and I hope this didnt seem too choppy. Well review and until next time!! REVIEW DAMN YOU!!