Haunted, a Cloud/Reno story

By Kigichi and Bekas Strife

Contains extremely OOC!Reno, slight OOC!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!

After a few hours, Reno could be found sitting on a chair in the hospital next to the bed that held his ailing lover.

True to his words, he had not left the blond's side even once throughout the whole trip and he had thrown a fit when Marluxia asked him to leave for a few minutes to examine Cloud, forcing the poor doctor having to keep the redhead next to the blond. Now, sitting by his lover's side, Reno held on tightly to Cloud's hand, whispering words of love and encouragement to him.

The kids were there too but outside the quiet room, clinging to their female tutor. "Just, what's wrong with Dad?" Denzel whimpered. Since they had taken the man to make a few exams and then brought him back, no-one ever said a word. It was scaring him.

Kneeling down, Tifa took the children into her arms and hugged them tight. "Dad will be just fine, Denzel. The doctors put him in a normal hospital room so he'll wake up soon. Cloud's strong, he's alright." She hoped. The kids nodded and hugged their mentor tightly back, burying their face on Tifa's chest. Tifa sighed and looked into the room, a surge of sadness running through her at the sight of the sad redhead clinging tightly to Cloud's limp hand. "He has to be…"

"He is now." Said a warm voice behind Tifa before a large but tender hand landed on said woman's shoulder.

Starting in surprise, Tifa turned, a smile coming to her face at the sight of a familiar man. "Marluxia… how is he?"

Marluxia smiled sadly, looking into the room. "... He had a heart attack." He sighed, looking at Tifa and smiling sympathetically at her shocked expression. "He's been under a lot of pressure... and I'm sure he's been pressured on the past as well, fighting against the meteor and the experiments and all... I was wondering when it would happen, honestly. Anyway, he's well now and he just needs lots of rest, although I want to keep him here under my surveillance for a few more days... Just in case, you know?"

Tifa nodded, taking another peek into the room. "That's good… well… not really but… you know what I mean." Biting her lip, she turned to the pink haired man. "Marly... I don't think Reno will leave. Should we get a second bed or something?" Not even the Jaws of Life would drag him away from Cloud.

"Yeah, I think we should." Marluxia nodded, eyeing the little man besides Cloud. "... Let me go talk with him." He sighed, fulfilling his duties as a doctor.

Nodding, Tifa stood up and placed her hands on the kids' shoulders. "I'm going to get them something to eat. I'll bring something back."

Marluxia nodded before entering the room after a soft knock. "Hi." He greeted Reno with a sad smile.

Glancing up, Reno focused teary eyes on the figure in front of him. "Ma-Marly…?" Sniffing, he wiped his eyes and attempted a smile. "How ya doing…?"

"Good... Lots of work, though..." The pink haired man shrugged, sitting on Cloud's bed, turned to the redhead. "I'll be monitoring Cloud from now on." He announced.

"From now on…?" Eyes wide, Reno tightened his grip on Cloud's hand. "What do you mean, for now on? He can't come home?"

"I want to keep him here for a few days, just to be sure nothing else with happen with him." Marluxia reassured. "Do you have any idea if any of his familiars had cardiac problems?"

Biting his lip in thought, Reno shook his head. "No... His mom died a long time ago in a fire and I don't know anything about his dad. He… doesn't like to talk about it." Looking up at his friend with red, puffy eyes, he whimpered. "Marly… it's my fault…"

Marluxia sighed, resting a hand on top of Reno's head. "Reno... Cloud had a heart attack." He said softly. "You could have done body jumping in your condition and it wouldn't be enough to give a heart attack to a man with SOLDIER characteristics… What did you do?"

"I... well..." Looking down at his clasped hands, Reno winced, shame running through him. "I went and climbed up a tall tree when Cloud said not to." He shivered a bit, remembering the look on his lover's face right before he collapsed. "I wouldn't come down and kept doing hand stands and stuff… to prove I would be okay." He sniffed again, a few tears landing in his clasped hands as his shoulders shook. "Th-then he went still... and looked in pain. Th-then he collapsed!"

Marluxia leaned forward and hugged Reno, trying to sooth him. "Cloud was in a lot of stress. He had the experiments before, meteor, that Sephiroth guy, Geostigma, then finding you were pregnant, coming here, Squall, the babies health... it was an accident waiting to happen, Reno." He tried to reassure the other man. "It could have happened with something much smaller than you climbing up a tree. Although, such thing was careless…" The doctor scolded softly, poking Reno's nose before cleaning his tears. "It wasn't your fault."

Sniffing, Reno hugged the man back and nodded. "Ri-right… I knew I shouldn't have climbed." He confessed, playing with the lapels of the other man's coat. "But... I was sugar high... bored and Cloud wouldn't let me do anything fun!" He shrugged. "I just wanted to prove that doing something like that wouldn't kill me."

Marluxia nodded, petting the redhead's hair. "I know how it is..." He said softly, pulling away. "I'll ask for a nurse to put another bed here, even if it's just a stretcher. I really want to keep Cloud here for a while." He said firmly. "What brings me to another point: I'd like to make you a scan to make sure the babies aren't damaged... and to make sure of how many are in there."

Reno shook his head, tightening his grip on Cloud's hand. "I'm not leaving." He said firmly. Placing his other hand on his stomach, he looked down with a smile. "I want Cloud awake when we find out." The smile broke off in to a wince. "Oww…! Little buggers."

"What is it?"

Jerking back, Reno blinked at the sudden concern on Marluxia's features. "Erm... nothin'... The babies are just kicking..." What was the big deal? "They like to use my kidney as a punching bag."

Marluxia blinked. "Oh." He murmured. "Then we wait for Cloud to wake up. Considering his endurance and stamina, he should be awake in a few hours." He said softly, watching the heart monitor. "He'll be a bit in pain and it won't be easy to breathe but it's normal. When he wakes up, I want you to call me, alright?"

"Right…" Nodding, Reno climbed into bed next to his sleeping lover and settled down next to him. Reaching out, he wrapped the limp arms around him. "I'll be here." Linking their finger together once more, Reno settled down.

Marluxia smiled and kissed Reno's temple. "I'll be going then." He said softly, ruffling Cloud's fringe gently before turning and leaving the room.

Closing his eyes at the kiss, Reno sighed and cuddled as close to Cloud as he could get. "Sleep well." He whispered smiling as the babies settled down. "I'll be here when you wake up."

Tifa was sat by the end of Cloud's bed, petting Marlene's hair, who was laying down next her. It had been hours since Marluxia came by and informed them of Cloud's health status. "Reno..." She called softly to the redhead, gaining his attention. "It's getting late... Want me to go to the cafeteria and snatch you something to eat?" She asked softly.

Blinking, Reno shook his head, setting his head back on the pillow. He hadn't moved from his place next to Cloud since he had gotten in. "Not hungry." He was too worried to eat right now. "I'll get something later."

"You need to eat... The babies need the food." A weak, faint voice came from the redhead's hair.

Jolting, Reno quickly looked down and into the sleepy and slightly pained face of his lover. "Cloud…!" A joyful smile came to his face and he hugged the injured man as tightly as he dared to. "Thank the gods, you're okay!"

Cloud blinked tiredly in confusion. "Why wouldn't I be okay?" the confused question came.

Pulling back, Reno smoothed some hair on the blond's head. "You had a heart attack but Marly said you would be just fine."

Cloud's eyes widened slightly. "Heart attack…?"

Eyes widening back, Reno nodded, rubbing Cloud's back soothingly. "Calm down. Marluxia said it was from all the stress and stuff that you had to go through in your life. You'll be okay!"

The blond blinked and then nodded briefly, looking around the room. How he hated hospitals... "When can I leave?"

"Marly wants to watch you for a few days. Sorry." Cloud groaned, closing his eyes. Smiling gently, Reno leaned over to give him a kiss. "Don't worry. I'm gonna stay with you the whole time."

"Not the whole time. You need to eat and sleep."

"I can do both here."

Cloud hummed, approving. "Alright... Sorry... For worrying all of you..." He apologized weakly, seeing Tifa, Marlene and Denzel.

Shaking her head, Tifa leaned over to hug the blond, kids not too far behind. "It's okay. You couldn't help it." She pulled back, giving him a watery grin. "We're just glad you're okay."

Cloud smiled weakly, slightly uncomfortable with all the tubes wired to him and especially with the one of his nose. Seeing his lover's discomfort, Reno's face lit up. "Oh!" Sitting up, he reached over and hit the call button above Cloud's head. "Marly said to call him when you woke up." He shot Cloud a loving grin. "We can see how many babies there are today!"

Cloud grinned back tiredly. "Great." He whispered, gasping slightly as he shifted on the bed. His chest hurt like hell.

"Don't move!" a course of cries came, four sets of hands reaching out at once to push Cloud back to the bed.

Cloud blinked. "I was just shifting positions..." He murmured.

Reno growled. "No moving, mister! Not until the doctor says so!"

Cloud pouted. "Fine..." He whispered, coughing.

Nodding, Reno settled down as well and wrapped his arms around Cloud's shoulders. "… Hey Cloud..." He bit his lip. "I'm sorry."

Cloud blinked. "For what…?"

Nuzzling his face into Cloud's shoulder, Reno shook a bit, feeling tears coming to his eyes once more. "For worrying you... for making you mad..."

Cloud closed his eyes and smiled gently, petting Reno's hair. "It's alright, Reno. I don't blame you."

Shuddering, Reno shook his head, a few tears wetting the hospital gown the blond was wearing. "No, it's not okay. I should never have done that!"

"Reno." Cloud said with the strongest voice he had managed til the moment. "You said it earlier. It was all the stress smashed up together. It wasn't your fault."

Sniffing, Reno pulled back with a smile. "Maybe... but just like you, I'm not going to stop feeling guilty yo."

"... Moron." Cloud whispered, hugging Reno tightly.

"Same to you…" Reno muttered, hugging back.

"Love's beautiful." Denzel muttered sarcastically.

"Bite me." Reno muttered, nuzzling closer to Cloud.

Denzel reached and bit Reno's ankle gently. "There."

"YEEK…!" Yanking his leg away, the redhead pouted. "Why does everyone go for the foot area yo?" Cloud smiled at his family's antics, watching as Marluxia entered the room.

Walking into the room, Marluxia blinked as he watched Reno scream like a girl. "Wow... what's going in here!" He chuckled, walking over to give Cloud a grin. "How are we feeling…?"

"Feels like I got hit by a train. Hurts to breathe..."

Nodding, Marluxia reached over and took Cloud's pulse. "All normal... That's what you should feel. We'll give you some more painkillers to ease the pain." Releasing the blond's wrist, he pulled out a needle. "Now or later…? You want to see the kids first?"

"First the kids; Then the painkillers…" Cloud nodded.

"Alright, then..." Turning to Tifa and the kids, Marluxia smiled apologetically. "Sorry. But you can't be here for this." Ignoring the disappointed moans, he ushered them from the room before turning back and gesturing to the second bed that was brought in but that Reno ignored. "Hop on." Reno nodded and kissed Cloud's forehead before going to lie down on the other bed. "Very good… Now, lift your shirt." Going over to the cabinet, Marly pulled down a tube of gel, dragging the baby monitor over with him. "This might be a bit cold." He warned before pulling on some rubber gloves and smearing the gel onto Reno's bare stomach. Cloud just watched attentively, smiling reassuringly at Reno.

"COLD…!" Reno complained, pulling away from the cold gel.

"Oh, don't be a baby." Marluxia chided, smearing the substance onto the redhead's wiggling form. "There. Done... Now stay still." Picking up the tool that would allow him to see the children, he placed it on Reno's stomach and began his search, pausing a few long, long moments later, eyes going wide. "... Oh Shiva…"

"What is it?" Reno asked, lifting himself up. "Is something wrong?"

Marluxia simply blinked and took a deep breath.

Fuck.

Kigichi: Yaaaaaaaaay! Baaaaaaaaabieeeeeeeeeeeees 8D They are so happy!...x3

Bekas: There we go, chapter 30. Hope you guys like it and keep the feedback coming!