Haunted, a Cloud/Reno story

By Kigichi and Bekas Strife

Contains extremely OOC!Reno, a bit of Cloud, MPreg, angst and much more.

Disclaimer: These characters and the world where they live in aren’t ours. Only the storyline is.

AN: Kigichi mostly writes Reno and Bekas Cloud.

Enjoy!!

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They had gone pretty far, taking back roads and so many twists and turns that without Zexion there to lead them; they would never have found the place.

It wasn’t anything too fancy, just an abandoned warehouse seemingly in the middle of nowhere but Zexion said this was the place the rose smell was coming from. "Where are we?" Cloud asked, resting a hand against his throat as he noticed that he had recovered control over his tongue while he slept.

Smiling gently, Marluxia helped Cloud sit up straight. "Zexion said the smell of roses ends here. This must be the place." Opening the door, all four of them hopped out of the vehicle and went for their weapons. "Are you ready?" Marluxia asked, noticing that Cloud was still a bit weak.

“I’m good.” Cloud said softly, placing his sword on his back.

Nodding his head, Marluxia exchanged a glance with Vexen and watched as his lover and Zexion immediately made way towards the back of the building. "We'll go through the front. That way whoever is in here can't get away." Running silently up to the door, Marluxia cracked it open and gestured for Cloud to go in.

Moaning, Reno weakly lifted his head hearing a car door slam. His breathing began to speed up, fresh tears falling from his eyes. Was it Squall? Was he back? Whimpering lightly, Reno curled into himself, crying out softly as another burst of pain shot through him. The redhead flinched at the sound of the door opening, breathing speeding up and becoming erratic. Oh Shiva, oh Shiva it was him! Curling up tighter, he gasped and bit his lip as another bolt of agony shot up his spine. "M-my babies... don't touch my babies." He murmured, pleading.

Cloud carefully entered the small place, looking around and narrowing his eyes to be able to see in the darkness. Seeing the faint flicker of flames in some candles not far away, the blonde's breath got caught in his throat as he saw his crying, hurt lover in a bed in the middle of the room. He had never felt so sick like in that moment. "… R... Reno?"

Flinching, Reno cracked his watery eyes open, gasping at the sight of Marluxia and his lover's horrified faces. "Cl-Cloud…?" Releasing a sob, he tried to reach for the blond only to be yanked back by the cuffs around his wrists, crying out as the movement sent another wave of pain through him.

Instantly Marluxia was by his side. "Where does it hurt?"

"St-stomach…!"

Reaching out, Marluxia gently poked the redhead’s stomach, pulling back at the pained yelp he immediately got. Opening his bag, he pulled out a stethoscope and placed it on the smaller man's gut. Eyes snapping open a few moments later, a panicked look came to his face. “Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!" Digging through his bag with shaking hands, the pink haired man pulled out a few vials, some water and herbs. "He's going to miscarriage; his stomach was hit by something." He said nervously but determined to help his friend. “But hell if I’m not going to stop it!”

Cloud was at a loss, not knowing if he should go to his lover or not. From what it looked like, his lover had been raped. He was nothing more than a worthless piece of nothing that couldn’t wake up in the right moment to avoid his lover's kidnapping. If he had woken up, his lover wouldn’t be having a miscarriage either... "Oh crap." The blond whimpered, running to his lover and grabbing one of the smaller pieces of his sword, destroying the handcuffs' chain. "I’m here baby, I’m here... shit, I’m so sorry." He whispered, nearly in tears. He was good for nothing.

Shaking his head, Reno grabbed Cloud and pulled him closer, holding one of the blond’s palms against his face. "N-no, you came. You came for me. That’s all that matters." The rest was his fault for not being stronger. Whimpering a bit as the pink haired man injected him with several fluids and forced him to eat and drink some nasty tasting herbs; he reached up a shaking, broken and bloody hand to his lover’s face. "He said he poisoned you. Are you okay, yo?"

"I am." Cloud said weakly, nodding. "Marluxia saved me in the last minute." He whispered, kissing the bloody hand and starting to take care of it.

Whimpering lightly at the kiss, Reno moaned thankfully as his lover began healing the wounds on his hands. "I'll be okay." Taking a deep breath, he was surprised to find that his stomach didn't hurt anymore. Glancing over, he turned just in time to see the light green glow on Marluxia’s hands fade and a Full Cure materia sitting on his bare stomach. Marluxia wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a few deep breaths. "I did what I could. They should be fine as long as you take it easy." Smiling, he reached out to gently caress the baby lump. "They’re strong."

Cloud breathed in relief, pressing the palm of one of his hands against his eyes. Their babies were fine! They were fine! He couldn’t express his happiness at the moment. He raised his head to smile shakily at his lover, before the door slammed open. Jerking in surprise at the sudden sound, Reno cried out as he recognized the angry voice that accompanied the movement.

Squall glanced around the room, tossing an unconscious Vexen and Zexion from his shoulder to the floor. "Who are you? Get away from my lover." He had come back home with some new clothes for his little red head only to be attacked by two strangers. Taking them out had been all too easy. Grunting, he lifted his sword and pointed it at the frantic pink haired man, who was crying out for a Vexen or something, and glared at him. "Get up and back away from him."

Cloud kissed Reno’s forehead without taking his eyes off Squall's, getting up and removing his sword from its harness. "Did you do this to my lover?" He asked strangely calm.

Leon blinked before bursting out laughing. "Your lover…?" Smirking, the man looked over at Reno and winked, licking his lips. "Maybe he WAS your lover but I've had him as well." Smirking, he hefted his sword over his shoulder and placed his free hand on his hip. "I was the last person to sleep with him; therefore he's MY lover now."

Cloud chuckled. His chuckles then turned into soft laughter which in seconds turned hysterical. "So that’s it?! You think that’s the way it works?!" He asked, trying to calm down. "I’ll teach you…” He chuckled with amusement, turning his back at Squall for a few seconds only to spin back around, his grin now ferocious and green eyes wild as he faced Leon once again. “I’ll teach you NOT TO MESS WITH THE OTHERS' LOVERS." He snarled and swung his massive sword with all his mighty and murderous intend, sending a Blade Beam at the guy that ruined Reno’s life and that had nearly ruined his. "You're going down, bitch." He growled, leaping and attacking Squall, using his beam as a diversion.

Leaping over the beam as well, Leon spun his sword to meet with Cloud’s, grinning at the slight frustration on the blonde’s face. "It's not going to be that easy!" Flinging the other away, he crouched down low before activating the materia on his bracelet beforehand and shot forward, nothing but a blur. "HE'S MINE!! AND ONCE YOU’RE OUT OF THE PICTURE, I'LL REMOVE THOSE BRATS AS WELL!!"

Cloud growled and blocked the other's advance easily, reaching behind to grab his other sword and swinging it at the other man, slashing at his arm. “Oh yeah, you’ll be able to take me out of the picture!” Cloud laughed wildly, blue eyes flashing cat-like for a second. “When I’m weakened…!” The blond swung his leg, kicking Squall’s face. “When I’m old…!” Cloud used his main sword and twirled it on his hand, sneering as Leon ducked just in time to avoid getting his head cut. “WHEN HELL FREEZES, KID…!” He roared and dodged the brunette’s gunblade, thrusting his own swords into the floor before roundhouse kicking him and jumping backwards, grinning as he heard a sickening crunch as his heavy boot hit Squall’s jaw. Grabbing his swords and linking them, Cloud let out an angry war cry before ducking to avoid Leon’s fire blast and spinning, grip strong and without hesitation a she felt his First Tsurugi cut through flesh, bone and tendon, a scream of pure pain leaving Squall’s lips as his leg was cut right above his knee. Cloud sneered as he realized he never felt so damn good when he saw and heard blood splash onto the floor. "YOU WILL NOT TOUCH ONE OF MY FAMILY'S HAIRS! Reno chose me, not you. Those babies are mine and Reno’s, the proof of our love and you will NOT destroy our dream!!!" He screamed, pushing the brunette away and swinging his massive swords, slashing at the other's shoulder before assuming a fighting stance, ready for more if the other still wanted to fight.

Screaming, Leon clutched at his leg, howling in agony. Gasping hard, he pulled out a Fire materia and activated it, pressing it against his wound to stop the bleeding and barely managing to roll away from the other sword as Cloud lunged towards him again. Lunging forward on his knees, he grabbed onto his missing limb and pulled a smoke bomb out of his pocket. "I'll be back and when I do I'll take Reno. And this time he WILL be mine!”

Tossing the ball down, a cloud of smoke immediately covered the area. When it cleared all that was left was a puddle of blood on the floor from when Cloud had sliced the other man’s limb off.

Coughing and whimpering Reno looked around for his lover. "Cl-Cloud…?" He called, eyes widening at the sight of the blood and the absolute FURY in his lover’s gaze. "...Cloud…?"

Cloud growled under his breath and wiped his sword at a curtain, turning to look at his lover with now tired, sad eyes. "Sorry." He whispered, wobbling a bit. He was still weak from the poison.

Whimpering, Reno felt more tears come to his broken eyes and spill over his cheeks as he reached for Cloud. "Cloud... Cloud...” He wanted his lover, to hold him and make sure he was okay. Noticing that Reno wanted a private moment with his lover, Marluxia stood up and rushed over to the two unconscious bodies on the floor, making sure there was no lasting damage.

Cloud smiled weakly and sat next to Reno, pulling him to his chest and hugging him tightly. "I’m so, so sorry that I couldn’t help you, baby." He whispered, fighting to keep his emotions in check. "I love you, I’m sorry...!"

Sniffing harder, Reno reached out to grasp Cloud's face, pulling him down to gently run his hands across his cheeks, nose, eyes, brows, all to make sure the blond wasn’t hurt. "You’re okay, right? Right…? No lasting damage?" Sitting up, whimpering a bit at the pain, he brought Cloud close to him and hugged him for all he was worth. "It's not your fault. We were both tired. I didn’t wake up either and I wasn’t even drugged. You came for me, that’s all that matters."

"He didn’t even touch me: it’s you we should worry about." Cloud whispered, looking at his lover's naked body, at his bruises. Letting out a small sob, the blond shook his head. "I’m sorry! If we had gotten here a little earlier, if I had woken up sooner, he wouldn’t have----!"

Shaking his head silently, Reno reached out and pulled the other man close and ran his fingers through his hair to try and calm him. "You came. I'm just glad you came and you’re not hurt." He whimpered and tried to hold back his own tears.

Cloud shook his head, kissing the bruises on Reno’s face and shoulders. "We'll go home. I’ll prepare you a bath and make sure to cure every of your bruises." He whispered, looking over at Marluxia and the others. "Are they okay?"

Glancing up, Marluxia smiled and nodded, helping his lover and their small friend sit up. "A few bruises and nothing more. They'll be fine by morning." Standing up, he walked back to the bed and looked down at Reno's still naked form. Reaching out, he gently covered the redhead with the sheets and looked at Cloud. "Want me to carry him?"

"No." Cloud whispered, shaking his head. Carefully, he picked up his lover and walked past the other two men, ignoring the look that Zexion was giving at his lover. He carefully climbed into the truck and settled with the redhead on his arms, kissing his temple tenderly. "I’ll keep you safe now."

Whimpering slightly at the pain of being moved, Reno nodded and placed his hands on his stomach, trying to hold back his tears over everything that happened. "I know you will."

Cloud noticed his lover's inner struggle and held him gently, massaging his scalp. "It’s okay now... you can let it go." He whispered gently.

Gasping lightly, Reno let himself go, burying his face into Cloud's chest and beginning to sob, crying out loud for what had happened: For being captured, almost losing his children, all the pain he went through, but most off all for hurting Cloud like this. His lover most likely thought he was useless for not being able to prevent something that was unpreventable. Gasping and hiccupping, his lover’s vest quickly became soaked and he didn’t even notice when the others entered the truck and began to drive. Cloud held the redhead during the entire ride, rocking him as he whispered comforting words on his ear. He made sure not to meet anyone else's eyes, afraid of the looks he could be receiving. Useless, useless, useless... Someone seemed to be calling him over and over again.

Quieting down, Reno glanced up and felt more tears come to his at the look on Cloud’s face. His lover was breaking again and this time he didn’t think he could fix it. "Cloud... no... Please no...” Reaching up, he pulled the other down for a kiss, flinching a bit from the wound on his lip. "PLEASE, don’t do this, Cloud. If you were useless, I’d still be with him!"

Cloud flinched and rested his head on Reno’s forehead, rubbing the other man's back tenderly. "I'm not doing anything." He said smiling softly as he carefully tended to the bruise on Reno’s lip with a Cure spell.

Reno sighed as his lip was healed. "Yes, you are, yo." He sighed, pulling Cloud back down for another kiss, hoping the other wasn’t grossed out at his state. "You think you’re useless. If you’re useless then so am I."

Cloud frowned and tapped the tips of his fingers against Reno’s lips. "Don’t say that, you idiot." He said softly, his features softening as he caressed his lover's face tenderly.

Twisting away, Reno faced away from his lover, shivering a bit from the cold. "We were in the same bed, he didn’t even drug me and when he had me I didn’t fight back since he said he knew about the babies. I could have done SOMETHING except sit around like a hopeless damsel in distress!!"

"No, you couldn’t." Cloud retorted patiently, shaking his head. "He knew about the babies and he could make anything to hurt them. You did what was right: you tried to protect them." He soothed, kissing his lover's forehead and catching Zexion's twitching eye. ".... Shit."

Looking back, Zexion raised an eyebrow at the couple. "... A baby…?" He inquired. No disgust was found in his voice, merely curiosity. "And pray tell how did this happen?"

Reno sweatdropped and looked up at his lover. "… You tell him."

“I don’t want to. Marlu, you tell him.”

"Awwwww, why me..?" Sighing at the glare he got from Cloud, Marluxia turned to Zexion. "Long or short version…?"

Zexion blinked. "Difference…?"

"The long version is longer and-"

"Short version." Zexion demanded immediately, causing the flamboyant man to pout.

"Why not the long…?"

"Because knowing you, and I do, your long version consists of vulgar language and mental images I do not desire."

Marluxia sighed but nodded. "Party pooper…!" Turning around and making sure the small window separating their division from the driver’s was closed and that Vexen couldn’t hear them, he pointed at Cloud. "Okay, short version. Cloud was an experiment for a few years." He pointed at Reno. "Blondie had Mako and Jenova Cells shoved into him during those experiments and then, they did the boom boom."

"Lovely."

"Shut up. Anyway, the Mako and Jenova in Blondie did some weird ass mojo and got Red preggers, understand?" Zexion blinked a few times before nodding and shrugging.

During the entire story, Reno could not help but look in slightly amusement. When Marluxia was done, he couched a bit, small blush on his face. "... yea that’s about it yo."

Cloud hung his head, resting his chin on top of Reno’s head. "I hope you won’t tell anyone." He said, looking at Zexion. "We trust you on that." He said, looking away. He hated when people reminded him of the experiments.

Zexion looked at the couple in back for a moment: An old science experiment that had most likely been tortured and put through hell until he managed to get away and a small redhead that looked on the edge of breaking, the only thing keeping him sane and whole being the blond he was holding onto so tightly. "I won't say a word."

Looking over at Zexion, Reno gave the man a nod of thanks and reminded himself to get to know him better later. Looking back up at Cloud, a sad look came back to his face at his lover’s drained, pale, exhausted expression and he reached up to touch his lover, pausing when he noticed his bare hand. "... No... No, no, NO! Where is it?!" Sitting up and ignoring the sharp pain that shot through him at the movement, Reno whipped his head around, pawing at the floor to see if he had dropped it. "No, no, no. Where is it? Where is my ring!?!"

Cloud hushed the redhead and dug his hand into his pocket, taking the silver ring from it. "It’s here. That guy took it off when he took you." The blond said, putting the ring back on his lover's finger and kissing his hand.

Panting harshly, Reno sighed and collapsed against Cloud‘s, gently holding his hand to his chest. "Thank goodness. I thought I lost it." He couldn’t lose this. It reminded him of how much Cloud loved him. Not to mention it's expensive.

Cloud petted his lover's hair gently and kissed his temple. "What do you to do now?" He asked in a whisper. "Go back to Edge or stay in Costa del Sol?"

Reno hummed, closing his eyes and leaning into the soothing touch. "... Del Sol... I’m not going to let that man drive us away, yo. Besides... we have friends here as well and I know that if I call Rufus and tell him what happened, he would get us good security." He would NOT let this ruin his family and home!

Cloud nodded and closed his eyes, resting his head on Reno’s shoulder. "I’m not sure about letting the kids coming over anymore... I’m afraid they'll distract me from you and then, if that guy comes back..."

Frowning, Reno reached out to gently tug at Cloud's hair. "No. They’re going to come. I'm not going to let this little incident keep you from your family!" Leaning up a bit, he kissed the top of Cloud’s head. "Besides... did you SEE how fast Rufus got that baby room together? He can get us security in no time. We'll be safe."

Cloud sighed and nodded, lifting tired eyes to his lover's own green jades and smiling weakly. "Okay..." He whispered.

In the meantime, Zexion watched Reno carefully, putting on a frown. He carefully poked Marluxia and motioned for him to come closer. "Doesn't that Reno guy remember you of anyone?"

Marluxia looked away, pretending to pick a spot off his shirt. "Now that you mention it... no, not really...”

Zexion bit his lip and looked back at Reno. "I’m serious here. He kinda reminds me of that neighbor of ours, back at Destiny Islands... Axel, I think it was his name."

Blinking, Marluxia turned around and studied Reno for a moment. "... Now that you mention it... they DO look alike. Same hair, eyes and they both are unnaturally skinny... but Reno is shorter and sweeter then Axel was." He chuckled, remembering the red head’s fiery personality.

"Maybe they are related?" The blue-haired man asked, crossing his arms.

Shrugging, the pink haired man turned around and gently poked Reno. "You have any brothers or sisters?"

Reno blinked at the question before shaking his head. "No... Only child as far as I know, yo..."

Marluxia nodded and turned back around to whisper in Zexion's ear. "They’re close in age as well. If he HAD a twin, there would be a record of it."

"Maybe his twin got stolen after the birth or someone told his mother that he had died? As far as I know, Axel IS adopted." Zexion whispered back.

"... Really…?" Humming in thought, Marluxia reached into his pocket and pulled out a small palm pilot, handing it to Zexion. "Can you hack it and find out where he was born?" Looking back, he smiled sweetly at Reno. "Reno hunny... where were you born…?"

Reno blinked. "I'm a couch baby."

"Okay, then what’s your last name?"

"Sinclair."

"Thanks!" Turning back to Zexion, Marluxia grinned. "Can ya do it?"

Zexion took note of the name and nodded. "Of course. Who do you think I am?"

"My mother!" Came the instant reply. Snickering, Marluxia peeked over Zexion's shoulder to try and see what he was doing. "... Well?"

"I will only do it when I get home. Now stop breathing on my neck or I’ll tell Vexen."

"Erk…!" Jerking back, Marluxia slumped in his seat and pouted. "Awwwww…" he stuck his tongue out at the smaller man. “Midget…!"

"Reno is shorter."

"Damn it!"

Reno pouted. "What was that?"

Marluxia just grinned and reached over to pat the redhead’s foot. "Don't worry about it." Turning around he grinned and muttered. "Midget."

"HEY!" Pouting further, Reno relaxed into Cloud’s warm arms and lifted a hand to gently bat at his hair, snapping him out of tired daze. "I’m not a midget am I?"

Cloud pouted at his lover. "If you're a midget, I don’t know what I am."

Reno grinned and stuck his tongue out. "A dwarf. One step up from a midget."

Cloud shook his head, managing a small smile. He couldn’t wait until they got home and he got to heal and wash his lover. He could feel his strength slipping from his fingers: so much had happened in such a small amount of time... when would they have peace?

Noticing the look in his lover’s eyes and his sudden lack of strength, Reno sat up and moved off his lap, pulling Cloud to him until he settled between his legs, head resting on his stomach, the blond’s favorite place. "It's okay, yo." Running his fingers through the other’s hair, the redhead pulled him closer to his swollen belly. "It's over now."

If Cloud had the strength, he would get up and refuse to be held when it was his lover that needed comfort, but his body decided to say FUCK YOU on the worst moment and he couldn’t help but let out a long sigh and cuddle within his lover's warm arms. Marluxia carefully approached them and silently asked for permission at Reno, checking the blond man's vitals. "... Maybe it’s better if I give you another antidote. You may still have poison inside your body." He said, reaching for his bag.

Whimpering, Reno clutched Cloud tighter and pulled him closer to him. "Po-poison…? I thought it was all out!" Whimpering once more, he leaned down to place small kisses on Cloud's head, rubbing his back soothingly.

Marluxia caressed Reno’s face reassuringly. "I can be mistaken, Hunny. The poison that the other guy injected into Cloud's system is one of the most dangerous poisons out there. I don’t even dream of HOW he managed to get it, even in the black market. I’ll give him a shot with the antidote now and will prepare a few more bottles with it to give him in case this," He pointed at Cloud. "Happens once more."

Reno's eyes widened at the prospect of everything they had been through in such a short amount of time, lifting his legs after Marluxia had injected the antidote and keeping them up as if he was trying to protect Cloud from the outside world. Continuing to pet his lover’s hair, Reno leaned down to whisper words of love and comfort to the other man, kissing his forehead gently.

Cloud kept going in and out of consciousness, his exhaustion taking over his mind and body. It felt that if he moved too much, his energy would slip away from him like water. He didn’t even notice when Vexen parked in front of his house.

Looking up from where he had placed his head against Cloud’s, Reno saw that they were home. "Cloud…?" Reno called softly, shaking the blond haired warrior. "Cloud…? Wake up, we’re home."

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Kigichi: ...-falls over backwards, landing in a heap on the floor-.......... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....-snores-

Bekas: -Collapses as well-