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An invitation was what lead them up to this point. Of course, none of them were sure how it reached them, considering nobody had any knowledge of where exactly it was that they had been staying. Zack, Cloud, Aerith and Tifa had been staying in a bed and breakfast along the road from sector 5, Aerith had recommended it- with Cloud and Zack being very busy mercenaries and Tifa constantly tending to business at Seventh Heaven, Aerith figured that everyone needed a break, a “short-holiday” she had called it.
Cloud had refused at first, he was apprehensive, what was the point of staying at some random bed and breakfast for a few days when he didn’t even really need a break? Though it didn’t take much pestering from Zack and Aerith for him to agree to go on the short trip.
So just the four of them had been staying at ‘Chi-Chi’s bed and breakfast’. Although Cloud, wouldn’t admit it, he did sort of enjoy it, having a break- he didn’t realise just how exhausted he was from constantly completing tasks and tending to people’s needs as a mercenary alongside Zack. However, after just a day of being there, something came up: An invitation, which was curious considering none of the four had told anyone the exact whereabouts of where they would be staying for the duration of their mini-vacation.
All four of them had been sitting in the lounge area of the bed and breakfast when the owner had walked in, an envelope in hand.
“Strife? Mr Strife?” The old woman croaked, squinting hard at the black ink on the back of the envelope. The four exchanged confused looks.
“That’s me…” Cloud took the envelope from the woman’s hand, perplexed.
“But how do you have mail? Nobody knows we’re here, do they?” Tifa questioned.
“Zack!” Aerith snapped. “Did you tell anyone where we’re staying? I told you this is a mini-vacation, nobody is supposed to bother us!” Her brows furrowed angrily.
“What? I didn’t tell anyone I swear!” Zack raised his hands up defensively.
“It says it’s from Andrea…?” Cloud said, sounding even more confused.
“Andrea?” Zack repeated.
“You mean- Andrea Rhodea?!” Aerith jumped excitedly.
“Oh, that guy from Wall Market?” Tifa looked at Cloud.
“Yeah.” Cloud answered.
“Woah, am I missing something here?” Zack asked. “Who’s Andrea Rhodea?”
That’s right, Zack hadn’t been with them on their trip to Wall Market when rescuing Tifa, and when Cloud had to wear that ridiculous dress.
“He’s one of the guys who helped us get into Don Corneo’s place to rescue Tifa!” Aerith smiled. “He was really nice!” She then proceeded to look at Cloud with a sort of mischievous glance, like she knew something that nobody else knew. Zack looked between her and Cloud confusedly. Tifa seemed to catch on to this and giggled a little. What was going on?
“Yeah, real nice…” Cloud commented awkwardly. He opened the envelope and began to read it, when Aerith peered over his shoulder and started reading too.
“What does it say?” Tifa asked.
Aerith’s eyes seemed to light up with excitement as she gasped. “Andrea says he’s taken over Don Corneo’s place! He’s renovated it into a newer, bigger Honey Bee Inn- and he’s inviting us to its opening night!” She began clapping and jumping up and down. “Oh isn’t this amazing?” She giggled.
“In Wall Market?” Zack asked, isn’t that place kind of sketchy?” He quirked an eyebrow.
“Yeah... we probably shouldn’t go.” Cloud said scratching the back of his head.
“Why, Cloud? It’s nothing we can’t handle and I’m sure it’ll be fun!” Tifa smiled
“Oh no, you don’t!” Aerith grabbed Cloud by the arm. “You’re just scared you’ll end up in a dress again!”
Zack’s eyes widened. A dress? Cloud in a dress? Cloud must have noticed Zack’s reaction as his face immediately flushed a bright red.
“Cloud?” Zack laughed and raised an eyebrow.
“You’re coming whether you like it or not!” Aerith said, “Otherwise I’ll tell Madam M you’ve been thinking of visiting again for her standard course!” She crossed her arms, an almost evil little smile growing on her lips.
“Okay- Okay! Fine, I’ll go!” Cloud flushed an even brighter red, reaching the tips of his ears.
“Standard course?” Tifa asked, at least it wasn’t just Zack who was confused now.
“Nevermind, I said I’m going.” Cloud turned away, hiding his embarrassment.
“Good!” Aerith nodded, “Now it says we don’t need to worry about bringing any fancy clothes, Andrea already has outfits prepared for us!” She looked down at the letter. At this, Cloud seemed to freeze up.
“But-“ he began to protest before being cut off by Aerith.
“No buts! This is really kind of Andrea, I’m sure he’ll have an outfit made to your liking!” Aerith giggled knowingly. Zack looked at Tifa who seemed to be holding in a laugh.
“I’m betting 500 gil this Andrea guy is gonna get Cloud into a dress again.” He laughed.
“What-? No!” Cloud shouted, “Last time was a one time thing, I had to wear it as a disguise so we could get into Corneo’s place and help out Tifa.”
“As much as I hate to admit it, Cloud’s right- he probably won’t have a dress for Cloud, there’s not really much need for it now I guess.” Tifa said.
“Good.” Cloud concluded. “I’m going upstairs.” He said before turning and practically dashing out of the lounge.
“Cloud in a dress.” Zack thought aloud and laughed before placing his hands on hips and tilting his head upwards. “Man would that be a sight for sore eyes.” He continued laughing.
“Well, you never know, maybe Andrea will have a dress prepared!” Aerith laughed with him.
“Don’t get your hopes up, though.” Tifa giggled along with them. Meanwhile Cloud sulked begrudgingly upstairs wondering how he always ended up in these situations. Gaia, the universe must really hate him.
And so just around a week later, the four friends had turned up in Wall Market once more (save for Zack, he wasn’t with them last time) and made their way to the new and improved Honey Bee Inn.
“The inn doesn’t open for an hour yet, Andrea said in the letter we need to arrive early.” Aerith pulled out the invitation again and skimmed over it.
Zack was concerned about what he was wearing, he was dressed casually in hopes that this Andrea guy knew he was coming and had an outfit prepared for him, he hadn’t really met him before.
“Are you sure I shouldn’t have worn something more formal?” Zack looked at Aerith awkwardly.
“Relax!” She replied, placing her hand on his shoulder, “He knew we were staying at that bed and breakfast somehow so I’m guessing he also knew that there were four of us!”
“Yeah, if you’re lucky, maybe he has a dress ready for you too!” Tifa laughed.
“Stop it.” Cloud pinched the bridge of his nose.
The other three, especially Zack, had been badgering and teasing him about the thought of him in a dress since they received the invitation.
“Yeah, ha-ha, very funny.” Zack rolled his eyes jokingly in response to Tifa’s remark. Though, Aerith seemed to find it amusing as she giggled along with her.
“What are they doing with the old Honey Bee Inn building then?” Cloud changed the subject as they continued walking towards the building which used to be known as Don Corneo’s sanctuary.
“Hmm, you’re right…” Aerith held her chin thoughtfully, “Maybe they’ll turn it into a shop!”
“Yeah, more like some shady club or something.” Cloud replied. It was turning dark outside as they reached the Honey Bee Inn, this one was a lot bigger than the last.
“Woahhh! Aerith gasped, awe taking over her expression. The four glanced around the outside of the inn, beautifully placed fountains and perfectly trimmed bushes of wild, colourful flowers dominated the scenery outside the inn. The soft glow of lanterns flickered into view as the sky was growing darker, and a breathtaking show of fireflies had begun to stir as the sun was gradually making its way down.
“This is definitely an upgrade!” Tifa joined Aerith and turned slowly, taking in her surroundings. It was almost romantic. Almost.
“Yeah, yeah- it’s nice, we’re gonna be late.” Cloud moved on, though he wouldn’t admit, he was also quite taken aback by the eye-catching scenery.
“Right, let’s go!” Zack smiled, sparing one last glance at the area, before he and the girls followed Cloud into the building. The four of them were met with one of the workers in the dimly lit, yet rich looking reception.
“Ah, you four must be who Andrea is expecting early!” He smiled welcomingly.
“See, I told you he would know you’re coming!” Aerith smiled at Zack.
“Yeah, that’s not weird at all.” He blinked in reply. How the hell did this guy seem to know everything?
“We have formal clothing prepared for each of you, Andrea wanted to thank you personally for dealing with the Don and allowing our establishment to make its home here.” The worker placed a hand to his heart and smiled warmly.
“Oh it was no problem! I’m glad he invited us, this is going to be so much fun!” Aerith returned a somehow even warmer smile.
“So… where do we get the clothes?” Zack scratched his head, he didn’t usually find himself in places like this, especially not for formal events. And by the way Cloud was shifting awkwardly next to him, like he didn’t know what to do with himself, Zack assumed he probably didn’t either.
The last time Cloud was here, he at least had the goal of kicking ass and rescuing Tifa, so he had no problem acting how he usually would- with that air of nonchalance and confidence and that stoic, unbothered expression on his face. Now? He was here for a formal event and wasn’t exactly sure how to act. So he stood next to Zack, fidgeting and looking around. The only reason he was here was because Aerith practically blackmailed him into coming. This was just great.
“Don’t worry, Spike! You’ll look great in the dress.” Zack smirked teasingly.
“Shut up.” Cloud retorted, a tint of red dusting his cheeks. At this, Zack merely laughed, his hand on Cloud’s shoulder.
“We have separate rooms for you to be prepared in!” The worker said, “This way, please.” He gestured to a curtain behind him. And so, the four were separated, escorted by individual workers to their own private changing rooms, well… except for Aerith and Tifa- they had somehow convinced the workers to let them get ready together, they were probably gossiping or laughing about what clothes Zack and Cloud might end up wearing right about now.
“So… how did this Andrea know I would be coming?” Zack asked the worker which had escorted him to his room.
“Andrea has his ways!” The worker smiled kindly, “I’m still not fully sure myself how he does it.” He scratched his neck. “Now, I’ll leave you to get ready!” The worker turned and left just for about 5 more workers to enter.
“Uhm…?” Zack smiled awkwardly, wasn’t be supposed to be getting ready right about now? Who were these guys? As if in reply to his thoughts, one of the workers pulled him up to a pedestal and before he knew it they were all hard at work, taking his measurements and preparing his outfit. By the time they were done, it was nearly the start of the event.
“How do you like it, sir?” One of the workers smiled at him as he got down from the pedestal. Sir? Okay this felt weird. He looked in the mirror at himself, and found that his outfit was actually really fashionable.
“Hey, this is nice!” He raised an eyebrow, turning to admire his new look at different angles. He was wearing grey pants accompanied by black, shiny (and really classy in his opinion) chelsea boots. He wore a white, elbow-length polo shirt under a velvet grey, (also very classy in Zack’s opinion) sleeveless tux which was half unbuttoned at his chest, revealing his white silk shirt. At the collar of the white shirt which hugged his neck, he wore an almost ribbon like, black bow tie. And there was a grey tail to his tux, almost making it appear to be a tail coat. He wore white gloves to finish the look. Finally, Zack’s hair somehow appeared to be a little more tamed than usual, the long raven spikes pointing backwards a little more precisely, save for the few strands dangling in front of his face.
“I’m glad you like it, sir.” One of the workers began, “Here at the Honey Bee Inn, we pride ourselves on our fashion and appearance too!” He smiled. “Now let us lead you to the ballroom.”
“ Ballroom? ” Zack laughed incredulously. This place really was fancy.
By the time Zack was entering the ballroom, people who he assumed were regular guests, friends of Andrea’s and so on had already arrived. Was he supposed to go around and talk to people or something?
The ballroom was huge. A grand hall with tables of luxurious, mouth-watering food piled up on top of gold-rimmed plates at the outskirts of the hall and romantic red, velvet banners and curtains serving as decor. Rich chandeliers hanging high and illuminating the ballroom with a soft, golden glow, the middle of the room was empty, aside from the guests talking fondly to each other and socialising. This led Zack to note that there would probably be dancing later on.
Ballroom dancing. Like the fancy kind. There were old-fashioned, dark mahogany wooden banisters lining two symmetrical stairways on opposite sides of the grand hall, which were draped in carpet the same romantic ruby colour which the curtains wore. These stairs lead up to a sort of stand, or balcony, which Zack assumed would be where this Andrea guy would greet his guests. Upon scanning the room, he spotted Aerith and Tifa, who seemed to also be looking around the room as they spotted him just seconds later.
“Hey Zack! Isn’t this amazing?” Aerith quickly ran over to him, followed closely by Tifa.
“Yeah, this is neat! I wasn’t expecting a place in Wall Market to be this fancy.” Zack nodded.
He looked at both Tifa and Aerith, Aerith was wearing this huge, flowy red dress and Tifa was wearing this sort of leopard print dress with a pink rose attached to it, they both looked absolutely stunning.
“You guys look nice!” Zack smiled. Aerith and Tifa exchanged glances knowingly and looked back to Zack.
“Yeah about that-…” Aerith giggled.
“These are the dresses we wore the last time we were here.” Tifa explained “Andrea wrote us a note saying he regrets we had to waste such lovely clothes on such a horrible occasion considering the last time we wore these, we were dealing with Corneo.” She continued
“Huh?” Zack blinked.
“So…” Aerith finished for Tifa, “He saved us our outfits from last time so we can wear them for a ‘proper occasion’!” Aerith smiled. At this, Zack started to realise why the girls were laughing slightly and they watched as realisation dawned on his face.
“Wait…” Zack paused. “So- that means-?” He laughed and looked at Tifa and Aerith, who both nodded and giggled simultaneously. This meant that Cloud would be wearing what he wore last time as well! Well, they assumed so. This was going to be hilarious, Zack thought. He couldn’t help but wonder what sort of dress Cloud would be wearing, he hadn’t seen it the first time he wore it. Zack guessed that right about now, Cloud was regretting attending this event with every fibre of his being, but where was he?
As if in reply to this, the three friends heard a small commotion coming from the other end of the hall, a few “Wow!”s and “Oh my!”s as they saw some of the guests’ heads turning to look at the entrance where someone had walked into the ballroom. Zack turned his head to see what everyone was looking at, and nothing could have possibly prepared him for what he saw. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped as his gaze locked onto the figure walking in. Cloud.
He wore an almost lilac, light blue silky dress, it was covered in frills and fabric, twisting and turning to form the most elegant of ball gowns. Small, black ribbons dressed the puffy, lilac sleeves of the dress which were black at the bottom and grew wider towards the end like flowy bell sleeves.
This same black protruded from the bottom of the dress, another layer of fabric under the lilac-blue skirt which encased it. The dress appeared to be cinched as his waist, either that or he was wearing a corset underneath, as his figure was made very evident even underneath all the frills and layers of the dress.
A creamy white trail of tightly woven fabric made its way up his chest and around the top and shoulders of the dress. Around Cloud’s neck rested a black choker, where a glistening, blue sapphire was encased, bringing out his sharp diamond eyes.
The choker was also outlined by the same creamy white frills which laid at the shoulders of the dress, and a small gold charm hung from the it, sitting right above a rosey magenta flower which sat gracefully on top of Cloud’s skin, above the white frills at the top of his dress.
And as Zack squinted, he noticed something about his face, aside from the way it was flushed red in embarrassment, there was a light pink blush deliberately dusted along his cheek bones, and his eyelids as well as the tip of his nose shone with a hint of highlighter. To top it all off, his lips, despite being pressed into a tight line, glistened a soft, glittery pink.
Zack couldn’t believe his eyes, and he couldn’t pinpoint what he was more astonished at, whether it was that Cloud was wearing a giant frilly dress and a face full of makeup, or the fact that he was actually pulling it off. He looked drop-dead gorgeous.
Cloud was easily the flashiest in the room. As this was a formal event, everyone wore clothes and dresses which were suitable for the occasion but nobody there had been wearing a dress remotely close to being as big and voluminous as Cloud’s, he was basically a giant, frilly, elegant eyesore from the second he stepped into the ballroom, and everyone seemed astounded by it.
He must have been wearing heels too as the moment he noticed where Zack, Aerith and Tifa were he began to quickly (well as quickly as he could without tripping) make his way over. He seemed to take small, quick steps under the dress, the heels of his shoes clicking and clacking after each step elegantly, his hands politely clasped at his front. This made it even harder for Zack to hold in his laugh, he looked like a walking princess (an angry one but a princess nonetheless).
“No way…” Zack laughed as Cloud approached. As he got closer, he noticed that he was wearing hair extensions, which matched his wild blonde spikes perfectly and rested down his back. Aerith and Tifa, who have seen this all before looked at Cloud and giggled.
“Cloud!” Aerith smiled, “You look-!”
“Don’t.” Cloud simply interrupted, he looked like he was ready to dive head first into the lifestream.
“But Cloud you look-!” Tifa tried, only to be cut off too.
“Nope. I’m not listening” He said closing his eyes, the tips of his ears glowing an obvious pink.
“You look so pretty, Cloud!” Aerith laughed grabbing onto his arm and pulling at it like an excited child. Cloud just groaned in response and looked at Tifa, tired of their shenanigans.
“Man-“ Zack started, at this Cloud’s shoulders seemed to stiffen. “I didn’t think you could pull it off!” He laughed, placing his hand on Cloud’s shoulder. “Dude, I’m not even joking, you look like a literal princess!”
“Yeah, whatever….” Cloud stood there awkwardly, his eyes flickering between different places on the floor. Zack quirked an eyebrow, if he didn’t know any better, he would say Cloud was… avoiding eye contact? Which was weird considering he seemed to be able to look at Aerith and Tifa just fine. Tifa looked between Cloud and Zack and a look of understanding dawned on her face.
“Well, me and Aerith are gonna go check out the food!” She said before quickly grabbing Aerith’s hand and dragging her away promptly (to which Aerith responded with a gasp of delight at the mention of food). A few moments of silence passed as Cloud and Zack stood there staring at each other (if you count Cloud looking at Zack’s shoes instead of his eyes as staring). Zack almost felt sorry, for him. Almost.
“So, Cloud, you liking the dress?” Zack smirked deviously, an eyebrow quirked.
“Stop.” Cloud said, his face growing redder by the second, it was cute. “Why is it always me…?” He face palmed, pulling a chuckle out of Zack.
“What? You look adorable!” Zack laughed, “I never imagined you could look so… elegant?”
At this point he could see Cloud’s face rapidly heating up in response, and his eyes were practically burning holes into the floor. Was he more embarrassed about Zack seeing him like this? It seemed so, and Zack found it amusing.
“Come on, Spike! Look at me, what- are you embarrassed?” He tilted his own head lower in attempt to make eye contact with Cloud, failing. Cloud just shifted awkwardly and averted his gaze elsewhere.
“No-! I just-…” He sputtered, but seemed unable to finish his sentence, because he was embarrassed. The corners of Zack’s lips quirked upwards as he stepped closer to Cloud who was unaware of just how much pleasure Zack had in teasing him. Before Cloud could process what was happening, Zack placed his hand underneath Cloud’s chin and held it lightly, tilting his face up to make him look at Zack.
“What are you-…?” Cloud’s face was now glowing an even brighter red, which Zack didn’t even think was possible. Cloud’s eyes finally met Zack’s gorgeous blue orbs, the specks of green, luminous mako causing them to appear even more beautiful. Zack just studied Cloud’s face for a few seconds longer before he decided to tease him some more.
“I didn’t know you could look this cute, Cloud!” He smiled, well- he wasn’t lying, Cloud looked positively adorable, especially considering at this point he had been reduced to a blushing mess. He opened his mouth to retort but didn’t seem to be able to get his words out.
“I-… You-…” Was all that Cloud was able to stutter out. At this, Zack laughed and somehow, his grin managed to become even more mischievous, he felt like a total menace, but he was having fun- he had never seen Cloud this lost for words. What he didn’t know, was that Cloud was not only blushing at his words, but he also found that the outfit in which Andrea had given Zack to wear looked extremely hot, flustering Cloud even further.
Now that Zack was looking this closely at Cloud, he was really able to admire him, the way his sharp features were practically glowing in the soft light of the chandeliers, his ethereal, blue eyes (currently wide open) staring into Zack’s, also holding remnants of mako. He really was beautiful. Whilst Zack held his face, all Cloud could do was stand there, eyes wide open, staring up at him like a chocobo in headlights.
Upon realising that Zack was staring for far too long, he let go of Cloud’s face and for the first time that night, a light hint of pink also crept up his own cheeks.
“Anyways, should we go look around? You know… talk to people? I don’t really know anybody here- maybe you could help me out!” Zack smiled and played it off easily. At this, Cloud just blinked and recovered a few seconds later.
“Right.” He nodded, still visibly shaken by how he could still feel the ghost of Zack’s warm touch on his chin. What in the name of Gaia just happened?
The rest of the event consisted of Aerith, Tifa, Zack and Cloud walking around, meeting new people and catching up with familiar faces who they had met during their last visit to Wall Market. Zack was able to introduce himself to Andrea, who was conversing with a scary woman who went by Madam M- As well as this guy named Sam, who apparently ran some Chocobo transport business or something like that.
At some point, Andrea had stepped up to the balcony overlooking the ballroom and told the guests attending the event to prepare for a performance. Zack, being confused, looked around and noticed Aerith smiling and clapping excitedly as the lights of the ballroom dimmed, nothing left but a spotlight at the middle of the ballroom.
Before Zack knew it, Andrea and a bunch of other performers dressed up in flashy bee costumes and tail coat tuxedos were performing for everyone as jazzy music flowed through the grand hall. They all simultaneously twisted and twirled around the centre of the ballroom, the crowd clapping and applauding as Andrea danced at the very centre.
As the performance was unfolding, Zack realised that Cloud had disappeared, he looked around and scanned the room, luckily for him, despite the dim lighting, it wasn’t hard to spot his wild, blonde spikes on the opposite side of the ballroom. Was he leaving? Zack could see him holding onto the handle of a dark oak door leading to Gaia knows where and looking over his shoulder to see if anyone was looking (which didn’t seem to work as he completely missed Zack staring at him) before opening it and sliding in, closing the door behind him.
“What’s he up to?” Zack muttered, smirking interestedly. He made his way around the performance and to the door Cloud left through, looking around to see if anyone was watching before doing the same as Cloud and slipping out of the room unnoticed.
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Cloud walked into the empty room, looked around and let out a sigh of relief, allowing his shoulders to relax- he was finally alone. As if this night couldn’t have gotten anymore embarrassing, he didn’t want to end up there dancing with Andrea again like last time, so he took the first opportunity he saw to escape.
Just as he was debating in his head whether to leave the event altogether, he heard a voice come from behind him.
“What-cha doing Spike?”
Cloud let out a small sound of surprise and turned to see Zack, arms crossed and smirking at him. Cloud sighed once more.
“What does it look like?” He rolled his eyes. “I’m catching my breath- This whole event is ridiculous.” Cloud said, placing his hands on his hips and closing his eyes.
“Pfft-“ Zack sputtered, catching Cloud’s attention.
“What? You think this is funny?” Cloud said, growing impatient.
“No- No!” Zack cackled, “It’s just- I really never thought I’d see you like this!” He burst out, kneeling over in laughter, his hands on his knees for support.
“Yeah, real funny. I hope you’re having fun.” Cloud said sarcastically. When Zack finally gained control of himself, he stood upright again and smiled at Cloud knowingly.
“Come on, it’s not that bad! Really, you look real pretty!” He said. At this, the red flush had returned to Cloud’s cheeks again and he averted his gaze once more, crossing his arms. Gaia, this was too embarrassing , Zack was never going to let him live this down.
“I’m serious, this Andrea guy knows his stuff! This outfit is awesome- real classy!” Zack insisted, gesturing to his own clothes. At this, Cloud let his gaze wander back to Zack, his eyes trailing down his body, zooming in on how the fabric of his outfit hugged his waist perfectly and how the tight sleeves of his white polo shirt made his toned biceps and muscles even more noticeable (not that his own puffy sleeves did much to hide his own).
Zack noticed how Cloud’s face began to heat up as he his eyes focused on these details.
“What?” Zack asked innocently. He knew exactly what. “Like what you see?” He stepped closer, startling Cloud.
“Huh? Well- Yeah, I mean- no! It’s a nice outfit.” Cloud stuttered, Gaia, he was making a complete fool out of himself… At this pitiful display, Zack’s smirk only grew wider, turning into an almost evil grin as he drew closer to Cloud. Cloud noticed this and began to back up, but Zack didn’t stop and kept going until Cloud was up against the wall, caged in by both of Zack’s arms.
“…What are you doing…?” Cloud muttered, confusion evident on his face and flushing a bright red. Zack was careful, if he was reading into this right, Cloud… liked him? So he inched his face closer, slowly, looking into Cloud’s eyes, waiting to see if he resisted.
…
He didn’t. Cloud’s eyes kept flicking down to Zack’s lips, and then back up to his eyes. Zack moved closer, and closer… until he was a mere inch or two from Cloud’s face, he could feel his quick, warm breaths matching the pace of his chest which was rising and falling just as quickly, so Zack lifted his hand to cup Cloud’s cheek. He began to caress it, tracing small circles soothingly on his skin, bringing Cloud’s breathing to slow down slightly, but not completely. He watched Cloud swallow nervously before leaning in and pressing his lips softly against Cloud’s, to which Cloud did not protest.
Zack felt Cloud’s body stiffen up a little before relaxing as he melted into the kiss, humming softly and closing his eyes. The kiss lingered for a few moments, before Zack decided he couldn’t resist picking up the pace, he peppered more, quick kisses onto Cloud’s soft, glossy lips, never fully lifting his own mouth from Cloud’s.
Zack lightly swiped his tongue across Cloud’s bottom lip, asking for entry, to which Cloud slightly parted his lips in response. Zack let himself in, and licked into his mouth, allowing his tongue to explore and taste Cloud, sliding over the other man’s tongue in the process. Cloud hummed deeper into the kiss as it became more heated.
Zack’s hand snaked it’s way down to Cloud’s waist, and his other made its way up to the back of the blonde’s head, entangling his fingers in Cloud’s soft, messy spikes. Cloud, on the other hand, allowed his own arms to make their way around Zack’s neck as he tilted his face upwards and let Zack’s tongue reach further inside his mouth.
Suddenly, Zack pulled back to Cloud’s dismay and looked down at him. Cloud looked at him with hazy eyes, panting, a string of saliva protruding from his mouth.
“You’re gorgeous, Cloud…” Zack said, taking in the sight of Cloud so worked up. He looked so prefect like this. The pink shade on his lips now smudged across his mouth, his face red and hot, the way his half-lidded eyes looked into Zack’s, everything about him was beautiful. Cloud who was already flushed a bright red, seemed to heat up more under Zack’s gaze, causing Zack to chuckle slightly. He lifted his hand to wipe the saliva from Cloud’s mouth with his thumb.
“You’re okay with this, right?” Zack inquired, just to be safe.
“If I wasn’t I would have stopped you already.” Cloud said, growing impatient and diving forward to try and catch Zack’s lips once again. At this, Zack laughed and moved his head back down to cover Cloud’s lips with his own, this time more aggressively, biting and tugging at Cloud’s bottom lip, causing a quiet whimper to escape the blonde’s mouth. Upon hearing this sound, a warmth began to rush down Zack’s body, travelling through his stomach, down to his cock.
“Shit…” He pulled back, “That was so sexy, Cloud.” He looked down at the shorter man darkly, who seemed to squirm under the attention. Zack smirked at this, “Make some more noise for me, would you?” He said before continuing to bite at Cloud’s lips, moving to kiss his cheek, then making his way down to his neck below the man’s choker. He peppered light kisses along his neck until he felt Cloud shiver underneath his mouth when he reached a particular spot.
Cloud felt Zack smile knowingly against his skin, sending a shiver down his spine. Zack grabbed onto the back of Cloud’s head, tangling his hand into the blonde spikes again and tugging at them to tilt his head backwards for better access, he placed his other hand at Cloud’s waist before licking the patch of sensitive skin which he had discovered on his neck, making Cloud squirm even more. Zack began kissing and sucking at the skin, working his tongue against it slowly, earning him another whimper from Cloud, this time it was louder. Zack felt his cock harden at the noise.
“Fuck…” He groaned against the blonde’s tender skin before proceeding to quicken his pace and suck harder, adding more and more pressure to Cloud’s sweet spot.
“Ngh~..” Cloud whined, he had never felt a pleasure like this before. Whatever this was, whatever it was that Zack was doing to him, it felt so good, so right, he didn’t want it to stop.
Zack bit down harder, nipping and pulling at the now sore skin on Cloud’s neck, working his tongue against it thoroughly, Cloud’s eyes squeezed shut as he continued to whine and whimper lightly, the noises of pleasure filling Zack’s ears and further fuelling his desire to please Cloud.
When he was finally satisfied with his work, he pulled back slightly to look at the mark which he had left: the sore, deep red and purple bruise colouring Cloud’s neck. Zack smirked and swiped his tongue over it for good measure, sending another wave of pleasure down Cloud’s spine and making him shiver. At this point, Cloud had been reduced to a sweating, blushing mess, making Zack’s chest fill with pride at the thought of being the one to bring Cloud to this state.
Zack lifted the bottom of Cloud’s skirt up to rub his hand against his legs, only for his hand to be met with a lacy fabric. Cloud looked at Zack, his eyes widening.
“Are those…? Zack asked before feeling further up Cloud’s legs to around his thighs, confirming his suspicion. He was wearing tights, the black lacy kind, and that really turned Zack on. Letting Cloud’s skirt fall back down, Zack promptly spun him around to a position where the blonde’s hands were against the wall so he could undo his dress from the back, to which Cloud responded with a small sound of surprise.
As it turned out, Cloud hadn’t been wearing a corset after all, his figure was just that naturally perfect. After undoing several layers of frills and lace, Cloud’s dress had fallen to the floor, leaving him in his choker, those slutty, lacy black tights and…
“Cloud…?” Zack smirked, how did he manage to get into these? He was wearing thin and lacy, almost lilac, light blue underwear, pretty much lingerie, and they framed his ass perfectly. This was more than Zack could have hoped for. He smirked as he began kneading Cloud’s soft cheeks with his palms, pulling a half surprised-half pleasured yelp from Cloud’s throat.
Cloud turned around and looked Zack in the eye, embarrassed.
“You don’t even realise how hot that is, Spike.” Zack whispered before pressing his body up against Cloud’s and pinning his arms at either side of his head on the wall. Cloud’s face flushed a bright red at the praise he received from Zack, who began placing kisses on the blonde’s toned chest and trailing them down his abs, making Cloud’s hairs stand on end.
The raven haired man then moved his mouth up to one of Cloud’s nipples and let his tongue lick over it lightly, pulling a surprised noise from his lips. Zack smiled and began nipping and licking at it gently. He played with it teasingly and Cloud whined louder as he dug his blunt nails into Zack’s arms.
“Z-Zack-! Ahh~…” He squirmed, squeezing one of his eyes shut and going weak at the knees.
“Is this too much for you?” Zack taunted before beginning to suck at the abused bud, pulling more obscene noises from the blonde’s lips, causing Zack to grin wider.
When Zack figured that he had been teasing Cloud for long enough, he moved lower and began pulling down Cloud’s tights, admiring the sight of his leaking cock bulging through his underwear which became more evident through the absence of the tights. Cloud seemed to grow embarrassed as he averted his gaze from Zack, to which the raven chuckled in response.
“Don’t be embarrassed,” Zack murmured, brushing his lips against Cloud’s ear and cupping his face, “You’re beautiful.” Cloud nodded nervously and Zack slid his fingers under the lacy underwear, sliding his hand over Cloud’s cock, he could feel the pre-cum leaking onto his hands. A moan quickly escaped Cloud’s throat at the sensation, making Zack’s own cock harden even more.
He began stroking it slowly, earning him another even louder moan from Cloud.
“Gaia, those sounds you’re making are so slutty, Cloud…” Zack moved his hand under Cloud’s bulge and held it as he started to rub his thumb over its tip tauntingly. He felt Cloud’s legs shaking against his body as shameless moans and whimpers were pulled from his mouth.
“Mmm~…! Zack-..!” He gasped out, panting.
“What is it?” Zack smirked, his face merely an inch from the blonde’s flustered face as he taunted him further. “You want more…?” Zack looked down at Cloud darkly, his eyes taking in every detail and crease of the lewd, desperate expression on Cloud’s face. Cloud nodded quickly in response to his question, struggling to get any words out.
“Ask nicely~…” Zack chuckled, he let his thumb sit at Cloud’s tip idly, Cloud’s throbbing cock practically begging for more. He was having too much fun.
“P-Please…” Cloud choked out breathily, now rolling his hips, trying helplessly to grind his cock into Zack’s hand.
“Good boy.” Zack praised him before picking up the pace and beginning to stroke Cloud’s cock faster, Cloud moaning at the touch. The raven let his hand skilfully wrap around the bulge, applying pressure and squeezing it lightly.
“Mgh-…!” Cloud’s breath hitched and his legs went limp, he resorted to just leaning back against the wall, gripping Zack’s arms for support as he thrusted into his hand desperately. Zack pressed his upper body against Cloud’s and continued stroking his growth, faster and harder as Cloud’s beautiful, pathetic groans echoed in his ears.
“Zack-…” Cloud gasped, “I-I’m gonna-…!” He struggled to speak. To which Zack just responded to by crouching down low and letting his open mouth rest near Cloud’s tip. When Cloud finally climaxed, Zack caught the creamy white stream of cum in his mouth, drinking it up as Cloud’s loud cries filled the room.
Zack looked up at the gorgeous blonde mess he had created, Cloud panting lazily after riding out his high. The raven waited until he looked down and made eye contact with him so he could make a show of swallowing the last of Cloud’s cum, savouring and tasting the liquid, Cloud tasted wonderful. At this sight, Cloud blushed madly. Zack stood up and pressed his lips to Cloud’s once more. This time the kiss was slow, messy. They exchanged their saliva and Cloud could literally taste himself, it was a sort of salty, but pleasurable taste.
Cloud could feel Zack’s hard length pressing against his body, and he looked down before looking back up at Zack’s face. Zack watched as Cloud dropped down to his knees and looked up at the raven haired man. Cloud then turned his focus to unbuckling Zack’s belt and attempting to undo it, to which Zack watched, the sight turning him on completely.
“Here, let me help…” He said easily, as Cloud moved back and watched Zack undo his belt, Zack kept his eyes locked onto Cloud’s as he did so, growing harder at the sight of him sitting there nervously, cheeks a bright red as he stared up, lips sore from being tugged at earlier, he looked almost innocent. When Zack’s belt finally came undone, Cloud pulled his pants and boxers down, letting the man’s length fall out in front of his face, and he stared at it, eyes wide, his face heating up more.
If Cloud was being honest, he had never done this before and his heart was pounding against his chest, he wanted to- really, Zack’s throbbing cock looked so enticing…. But he was nervous. Zack seemed to catch onto this as he placed his hand under Cloud’s chin, lifting his face slightly.
“You okay, Spike?” He asked thoughtfully, “You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.” He reassured, despite his own hardened length throbbing painfully. At this, Cloud shook his head.
“No, I want to.” He stated before looking back down at Zack’s cock- it was huge … Not that his own wasn’t, but this was on another level. He placed his hands at the head, holding it before moving his hands slowly down his cock, lightly at first. Zack groaned at the sensation, fuelling Cloud’s desire to please him even more. He began to stroke faster, adding pressure gradually before placing his hands underneath it and lifting it slightly to meet his mouth. He looked Zack in the eye as he licked over his tip, pulling a louder groan from the raven’s throat.
“Fuck, Cloud…” He cursed under his breath.
Cloud began taking Zack into his mouth, working his way up. Zack felt as his length was submerged in a warm, wet cave, and he positioned his hands at the back of Cloud’s head, entangling his fingers in his soft spikes. Cloud worked his tongue against Zack’s bulge, swirling it under and around his cock, pulling more sounds of pleasure from his throat. He took in more of Zack, bobbing his head up and down as he attempted to take him in fully, his length reaching the back of his throat.
“Shit-..!” Zack gasped, rolling his hips at the sensation and trying to stop himself from completely fucking into Cloud’s mouth. Waves of warmth and pleasure rippled through his body at the sensation of the blonde sucking his cock, licking around it and moving his head up and down rhythmically. He groaned louder, tipping his head back. He looked down once more at Cloud, who was focused and hard at work before tugging lightly at his blonde spikes.
“Look at me, Cloud…” He said darkly, not stopping Cloud’s rhythm but pulling his attention, his diamond blue eyes slowly lifted and looked into Zack’s lustfully.
“Fuck…” Zack cursed at the sight of Cloud below him, gazing into his eyes with Zack in his mouth, his head bobbing up and down as he sucked, swiping his tongue against his cock thoroughly. “You look like such a slut right now…” Zack grinned, Cloud’s face heating up more as he continued to work at it, at this point, the raven haired man couldn’t help himself. Zack pushed Cloud’s head further onto his cock and thrusted forward, causing his length to be submerged fully as it hit the back of Cloud’s throat.
Cloud gagged and his eyes widened as tears pricked at his waterlines, stunting his rhythm, but he quickly recovered and started sucking again. His gaze had turned back down, so Zack tugged at his hair once more.
“Look at me.” He said again, this time Cloud was quick to look up. Zack groaned at the sensation of being fully submerged in Cloud’s mouth and looked into the watery eyes staring up at him.
“Shit-… Cloud, I’m gonna cum…” Zack choked out, tightening his grasp on Cloud’s hair, Cloud didn’t move. “Ahh~…” Zack groaned and pulled back slightly, cum shooting into Cloud’s mouth. He drank it up thirstily as Zack rode out his climax. When Zack had finally regained control of himself, he was breathing heavily. He looked down once more at Cloud, whose blonde locks were still in his grasp, his mouth leaking with cum. Zack’s eyes widened as Cloud, just how Zack did earlier, made a show of swallowing it and licked his lips slowly, a string of white liquid streaming down the side of his chin.
“You fucking slut…” Zack laughed before kneeling down and kissing Cloud sloppily. They both stayed there, making out and licking into each other’s mouths, panting lazily, before resting in silence, Cloud leaning against Zack’s chest, exhausted.
“Uh…” Cloud started, “Do you think anyone noticed that we’re gone?” He asked. Zack blinked, realising that they’re still at the Honey Bee Inn, right outside the ballroom where everyone was.
“I guess not?” Zack laughed, “Maybe we should get back into our clothes before someone realises and decides to look for us.”
“Yeah…” Cloud agreed.
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