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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Reno stared at the screen in something akin to horror. "A... baby...?" He whispered disbelievingly. Releasing his lover’s limp hand, he placed them both on his gel covered belly and smeared the substance. "... I'm pregnant?"

He was pregnant.

He was going to have a baby.

Cloud’s baby.

Reno's eyes widened. "Oh no..." Cloud... what if he didn't want it?! What if he demanded Reno get rid of it!? Hearing his lover groan, Reno tensed, curling inward to protect his stomach. "I'm sorry!" Was the first thing out of his mouth.

Cloud blinked on the floor and then sat straight in a shot, all the memories back to his head as he ignored his new aching bump. "A BABY?!" He exclaimed, gaping. "HOW DID THAT GET IN THERE?! NO, that’s not the question... how long is it? Is it a boy, girl, hermaphrodite?!" He stumbled on his words, looking like an excited puppy.

Reno flinched back at his lover’s excited tone. "Cloud..." He mumbled. Once he had Cloud’s attention, he continued. "You’re...not mad?" He asked, looking like he expected Cloud to lunge forward and punch him in the gut at any moment. "Can I keep it?" He whimpered, full of hope in his eyes. He always wanted a child, despite being male and gay.

"If you can keep it…? Like I would ever let you let take it!" Cloud grinned widely. "We'll need a new apartment... ours only has a room." He sighed thoughtfully and turned to the doctor. "SO?! I asked you a question!"

The doctor raised an eyebrow at the overzealous blond. "Umm...Uhh..." He was still in shock. A MAN was pregnant!? "It’s, um...too early to tell... your lover is only a few months in..." The man sighed and scratched the back of his head. "I take it you don’t want to abort?" It would be dangerous for him to have the child. How did he even get pregnant in the first place!? Seeing Cloud take Reno’s hand and shake his head along with the redhead, the doctor sighed deeply. "You two are in trouble." He grimaced and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "People are going to want to take the child...most likely Mr. Sinclair as well but first off, your lover is only 95 pounds." He ignored the glare he got and continued. “While checking him up, I also saw signs of purging. It seems that it has been going on for a while." The man announced and swallowed, hard, as he watched Cloud’s expression pass from confused to shocked and then to hurt and livid. Sensing that a fight was about to happen, the doctor took Maria's hand and led her out of the room. "I'll give you a few moments." He murmured, closing the doctor after him.

Reno whimpered at the glare he got once they left. "...Cloud?"

"You said you were healthy; that there wasn’t anything going on." Said blond snarled. "Why did you lie to me?"

Reno flinched, resisting the urge to crawl under the room’s desk and hide. "I WAS healthy yo. I've been doing this for years." Since he was 12 actually. It wasn’t as harmful as people make it out to be. He never puked blood or something like that. "It was the baby that made it dangerous." A sudden thought came to his mind that filled his entire being with fear. "Oh god... what if it could hurt the baby?" He whimpered, hugging his stomach. “Oh no...My baby...”

"Of course it’s hurting the baby." Cloud snarled, truly upset. Why did Reno hide something like this from him?! Didn’t he have the right to know that his lover was sick?! "You can kill the baby because you don’t hold the damn food in your stomach. Where the hell will he get his own food?! You have to stop this! This was never okay! You weren’t healthy nor you are or will ever be if this continues! This is called decease for something!" The blond exclaimed harshly and sighed, seeing Reno cower slightly in fear. "You need to fight this, to STOP this. Otherwise... the baby will die." He said in most controlled voice he could muster. He was angry at Reno for hiding such an illness from him but he more worried with his health and the baby’s.

Reno shook, tears falling from his eyes at his lover’s harsh words and furious tone. He had never seen Cloud this angry but during the chase after Sephiroth. "I'm sorry!" He sobbed, flinching back as Cloud placed a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry! I didn’t know!" Cloud was pissed, he could tell by the way the hand on his shoulder was tense and slightly shaking with repressed fury. He had yelled at Reno before but right now he actually sounded like he wanted to hurt the redhead. When Cloud’s hand came to rest on his head, Reno raised his arms out of instinct to ward off an incoming blow. "Please." What was he begging for? For Cloud not to hit him? To stop yelling? To forgive him? All three maybe. Reno didn’t actually think Cloud would

hurt him on purpose but there were those moments when Cloud got drunk, rarely, or Reno pushed him to the edge that he snapped, usually not remembering what he did afterwards. The hits never bruised badly, not where they could be seen, and they were so few and in between that Reno thought nothing of them. He knew Cloud didn’t mean it: his Cloud didn’t have green, deadly cat eyes. That was in the past. Right now, Cloud was sober, in his perfect mind but madder than he ever had been. And Reno was petrified. "Please."

Cloud felt his anger diminish a little as he watch his lover sob and plead for him stop, sitting with his arms raised as if he was waiting for some blow to come crashing down on him. He didn’t understand. Why was Reno so scared? He would never hurt him consci-- oh. Consciously. The blond took a deep breath, trying to feel calmer: Jenova and mako were a pain when your emotions were near the edge. "Reno, baby..." He said as softly as he could and sat in front of the redhead, lowering his arms gently and hugging him tenderly. "I... sorry, I didn’t mean to yell like this but... I don’t want you to die." He whispered, fighting back tears as he blinked quickly. "That’s what is gonna happen... if you don’t stop doing this."

Reno shivered, flinching a bit as Cloud wrapped his arms around him. After waiting a few moments and not receiving the blow he was expecting, Reno peeked up from his huddled arms and straight into the face of his worried lover. Slowly, he wrapped his own arms around the concerned man. "...I don't want to die either yo." Stiffly, being prepared to dodge at any moment, Reno settled his head against Cloud’s strong chest and tried to relax. 'He won’t hurt me' Reno thought to himself, body slowly becoming less and less tense as time passed.

Cloud smiled as Reno relaxed against him, snuggling against his collarbone. "Let me help you..." He pleaded. "Please let me help you stopping this..."

Reno paused for a moment, thinking. He had been trying to stop for a while now. Rude, Tseng, Elena, hell, even Rufus tried to help him! But every time life got hard or stressful he started right back up again. But now, now he had a reason to stop. Someone needed him. "Okay."

Cloud beamed and brushed a hand against Reno’s cheek, kissing him softly. "Thank you." He thanked right as the doctor and the nurse entered the room again.

The doctor smiled at the sight of the couple. "Okay... Mr. Strife, I have a few things to discuss with you. Mr. Sinclair will you please go wait outside?" Reno nodded and reluctantly untangled himself from his lover’s arms and left. The moment Reno was out of the room, the doctor turned to Cloud and stuck out a hand. "Ok, from now on call me Rick. Now listen here Mr. Strife. Your lover is in a very frail state right now. You need to make sure he stays relaxed, calm and happy and that he doesn’t over tax himself. Anything like that could cause him to accidentally miscarry at this stage. The vomiting should stop in a few weeks and after that time it is extremely important that you make sure he eats. Do you understand?"

Cloud nodded, sighing. "Don't worry, I’ll take care of him... but we'll also have to make him stop working. He's a Turk.” He said softly, trying to make the doctor understand his point.

Rick bit his lip, thinking. "Well... you can't exactly hide from everyone that he is pregnant, can you? I don't believe the president will care all that much but if the scientists there get wind of it, they will, without a doubt, try to take him."

Cloud bit his lip. "What if we hide? Disappear without a trail."

The doctor just shrugged. "That could work. Ask Rufus for a place to stay. From what I heard, he and his other Turks are very fond of each other." Walking over, he placed a supportive hand on Cloud’s shoulder. "But right now you need to concentrate on your lover. Make him feel loved. These next few months are going to be tough for the both of you."

The blond nodded and sighed deeply. "But, what if I talk with the others and they send him to the labs? I... was a lab rat for five years once at the hands of the scientist Hojo and it wasn’t pleasant..." He whispered, scared for his lover and baby as he rubbed his scars.

Rick sighed, feeling for the man. Pulling the younger man to him, he engulfed him in a comforting hug. "I believe you can keep him safe." This man was the savior of the world. A few scientists should not be any trouble for him.

Cloud blinked and patted the doctor's back awkwardly, feeling glad for the comfort. "Thanks." He thanked softly and kinda shyly as he frowned softly.

Rick coughed and pulled back, needlessly adjusting his jacket. "Sorry. You just looked like you needed that." He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. This couple was going to have a lot of trouble in the future but he was sure they could handle it. "Ready to go back to him?"

Cloud took a deep breath, instinctively running his fingers through his hair as well but whimpering as he touched both of his concussions. "Yeah... m'ready." He said, watching the other man examine his bruises one more time.

The doctor nodded and opened the door, walking with Cloud back to the waiting room. Upon their entrance, Reno leapt up from where he was doing a puzzle with a few waiting children and walked over. "Is everything ok?"

Rick smiled and nodded. "Fine. Just giving Mr. Strife here a few last minute instructions. Now remember," He added, wagging his finger under Reno's nose. "No lifting heavy objects and no overtaxing yourself." Reno pouted; he was looking forward to being held by Cloud later. Seeing the pout, Rick laughed. "THAT’S ok. I encourage it actually. Your condition seems to have something to do with the mako and Jenova cells so the more you take in, the better." Reno blushed at the doctor’s words and nodded. "Can we go now?" He asked hopefully before he caught Cloud’s expression: Cloud was nodding obediently as he thought of Reno’s lingerie that supposedly was only for undercover missions, looking distant as he grinned like a fool.

So the more, the merrier?

Oh, Cloud could feel a dirty grin plastering itself on his face and made no move to stop it...

Reno squeaked. "Ok gotta go now!" He managed to say before practically running out the door. He was safer in public.

Rick blinked at Reno's hasty retreat before laughing. "Well... he gets embarrassed quite easily, doesn’t he?"

Cloud returned to normal as quickly as his lover's mood swings and grinned. "Yep but only when he's feeling… normal." He said with an eyebrow raise and a mysterious smirk. The blond picked up his recipe and smiled. "Thank you. When do you think the next appointment should be?"

Rick laughed again, seeing right through Cloud’s facade. "Come back when the vomiting has stopped and we'll go from there." Looking out the window, he grinned at the sight of Reno sitting on Fenrir, face still as red as his hair. "And try not to fall over anymore ok?"

"Tell him that. I fell cos of him." Cloud sighed and smiled. "Thank you." He thanked and walked to get to his lover.

Reno looked up as Cloud exited the building, a slight blush still over his face. "He-hey. You got your medicine yo?" The last thing he wanted was for his lover to still be in pain.

"Yeah, but don’t worry about it." Cloud smiled, brushing his bandage slightly.

Reno smiled and reached out to run his hand over the bandage also. "Good. I hate seeing you hurt."

Cloud grinned and leaned towards the touch. "Hey... you think Rufus and the others will tell if they get to know... about...?"

Reno shook his head, running his fingers gently through Cloud’s hair. "No. Rude will accept it, Lena will probably wet her panties as she squeals over us and Tseng and Rufus will be a little weird out but accept it in the end."

"Then let’s head out for Healin Lodge. Rufus wanted to talk with you, didn’t he? So, we tell them all now... we need you to be taken out of missions.”

Reno nodded and jumped onto the back of the bike. "Can I drive this time!?" He asked excitedly.

Cloud laughed softly and looked sweetly at his lover, kissing the tip of his nose. "No."

Reno pouted. "You never let me drive!" He pouted, waiting for Cloud to sit down before wrapping his arms around the other’s waist. "Control freak." He muttered fondly. "Go slow this time?"

"Of course! I can’t risk ending my lover's and baby's life." Cloud smiled tenderly, looking over his shoulder.

Reno blushed again, tightening his grip on Cloud’s middle. "Thanks, yo." A few minutes into the drive, Reno's face scrunched up and he reached up with one hand to tug at Cloud's sleeve. "I'm hungry. Can we go eat after this?"

"Want to go now?" Cloud asked back, adjusting his goggles on his face as the wind blew his spikes back. "Rufus can wait!"

Reno shook his head. "No! This won’t take long and I can wait!" Besides, he wanted strawberries... and bananas. Reno grinned and leaned up to lick Cloud’s ear. "I want a strawberry and banana milkshake!"

Cloud grinned waving at Denzel that was playing inside the grounds of the school they had just passed by. He would have to call Tifa so that she could reunite everyone. He couldn’t have a baby and not tell them about him or her!! "When we get home, I'll make you one."

Reno squealed and bounced in his seat a bit. "I love those!" Only problem was that he also liked to dip his fingers in it and lick them off. "You’re not watching me drink it." Reno stated with that thought and memories of the last time he had one in front of Cloud running through his mind. Cloud pouted, bickering at Reno’s decision. Soon after, they pulled over in front of Healin Lodge. Hopping off the bike, Reno strolled up the path to the lodge, practically sprinting up the stairs. Throwing the door open, he strode in. "Waz up!!"

Rufus sighed, looking up from his work with a look of fond exasperation on his face. "Hello Reno."

"Hiya boss!" Reno grinned, sitting on the chair in front of the man's desk.

Cloud entered the lounge, closing the door after him. "Hello Rufus. Where are Elena and the others?"

"All in the living room."

"I’ll go meet them. There is something I have to tell them." Cloud nodded and walked away to leave his lover alone with his employee.

"So," Reno started. "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Rufus sighed and leaned forward with his elbows on the table, head propped up on his hands. "I have a mission for you Reno. A long term one." He was certain Reno was the man for this job. He had considered sending Elena but she wouldn’t be able to handle it. "I need you to go undercover into an underground drug smuggling ring and seduce the leader of it before disposing of him."

Reno chocked on his own spit. Crap. This is so NOT what he wanted. "I..." he stammered and then sighed, deciding to calm the hell down. “I can't..."

Rufus raised one elegant eyebrow. "And pray tell why not?" Reno never was one to say no so this excuse must be good.

"It has to do with what Cloud went t--"

"WHAT?!" Someone screamed from the kitchen, followed by a loud, ear-deafening squeal of happiness.

The redhead nearly snorted at the jerk his boss gave at the squeal. "... It has to do with what Cloud went to tell the others..." He muttered." I just came from the doctor, ya see..."

"What is going on Reno? Tell me."

"I... I have no frikin' idea how but..."

"YOU'RE PREGNANT?!" Elena squealed, entering the office with pure bliss written across her face.

Reno flinched at Elena’s excited tone. "Umm...yes?" Glancing over at his boss, he gulped at the shocked look on his face. "Umm... sir?"

Rufus held up a hand, cutting Reno off. "Give me a moment." Reno nodded and a few minutes later Rufus heaved a big sigh and rubbed his temples. "Okay, let me get this straight. You’re a man?" Reno nodded. "You’re pregnant" Another nod. "Is it Cloud’s?" Another nod. "And you probably came here asking for time off?" Another confirming nod and Rufus sighed, leaning back in his chair. "Okay."

"But boss I...wait...what?" Had Reno heard him correctly?

"I said ok." Rufus repeated. "You’re pregnant; I'm not going to send you on missions."

Reno blinked. "Aren’t you...umm...angry? Confused? Disgusted?"

Rufus sat back up. "Should I be?" Holding up a hand to stave off whatever Reno was going to say, he continued. "I don’t mind Reno. I've seen weirder."

Reno blinked, shocked that his boss had accepted all this so easily. "Well...thank you I suppose...”

Rufus nodded, standing up and walking over to Cloud, who was currently being glared at by Rude. “Rude, stand down." Rude grunted and walked over to talk to Reno, placing one large hand on his stomach to feel the baby for himself. "Strife." Rufus said, looking right at Cloud. "You have impregnated one of my Turks and someone I also consider a brother... you better take care of him." If not, Cloud would see just how hard it would be to live with ever bounty hunter in Midgar out for his blood.

Satisfied that the blond understood Rufus walked back to Reno, batting Elena's hands away from his stomach before placing his own on it. Reno squeaked. Why was everyone touching him? After a few moments, Rufus pulled back, nodded, and went to go dig through his desk. Pulling out a card, key and piece of paper he handed it to Reno. "This is the key and deed to a beach house right outside Costa De Villa. It’s now yours and you will stay there until the child is born, only coming back for appointments understood?" Reno nodded and held up the card. "That is a credit card." Rufus explained. "Use it wisely. And now that that’s all done and over with... leave, I have work to do."

Reno giggled before standing up to give Rufus a hug. "Thanks."

"Yea, yea…" Came the reply.

Quickly saying his farewells to Rude and Elena, Reno grabbed Cloud’s hand and dragged him out the door. "That went better than I expected it to, yo."

Cloud smiled and nodded, squeezing Reno’s hand tenderly. "Yeah... but now I’m scared of my friends."

Reno paused for a moment. The AVALANCHE group barely accepted him as Cloud’s lover. There was no telling what they would do when they heard that he was having the blonde’s baby. "I am to...when do we have to tell them?"

"I don’t know... but now that your friends know about it, I think that it would be unfair if mine didn’t..."

Reno pouted. "Can I at least eat before they kill me yo?" No doubt they would pin this entire situation on him.

"Kill US, you mean..." Cloud sighed. "What about we go to eat at Seventh Heaven? That way we could tell Tifa. She was by far the one who accepted us more easily."

"Okay...” Tifa did seem to have a soft spot for him, always grinning at his antics and giving him free drinks. "But if she swings I’m ducking behind you."

"I wouldn’t have it other way." Cloud laughed, putting his goggles on. "To Seventh Heaven! ... And I’m letting you drive. JUST cos it’s nearby. And I’m happy."

Reno squealed and hopped onto the front of the bike. "Wicked!" He never got to drive Fenrir so this was great. Starting up the bike, he started a bit as Cloud slipped his hands under his shirt to caress the smooth skin of his stomach. "I think you just want to do that yo!" It seems that Cloud had a new kink. Purring at the contact, Reno decided that he didn't really mind before starting the bike and taking off towards the bar.

Cloud grinned, resting his chin on the redhead's shoulder. Life was good at last: he had a job he loved, the boyfriend of his dreams and now they would have their own little heir... what could ruin such a good moment of his life?

Pulling up to the bar, Reno turned the bike off before reaching down to dislodge a pouting Cloud’s arms from his waist. "I have to walk yo!" Walking into the bar, Reno hopped over to sit on a stool. "Tifa!" He whined. "I'm hungry! Make me a strawberry and banana milkshake?" He pouted, fluttering his eyelashes cutely and giving the woman behind the bar puppy eyes.

Tifa laughed softly, ruffling Reno’s hair. "Of course, Reno." She said gently, turning to prepare Reno his food.

"Also prepare him a tuna sandwich, he needs to eat." Cloud said, sitting on a stool besides Reno.

Tifa smiled as she heard Cloud's voice, turning to greet him but gasping in shock. "WHAT HAPPENED?!" She exclaimed worriedly, running around the counter to examine Cloud's bandage.

Reno winced and laughed a bit nervously. "I kinda... made him fall. BUT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!" He yelled as Tifa turned to him, murder in her eyes. "Accident! Accident!" He held his hands up to stave off the blow to his head that usually came when Reno did something stupid. The hit didn’t really hurt but they were strong enough to make him fall over and that wasn’t a very good idea right now.
Cloud sighed and grabbed Tifa's arm, glaring at her. "Don't. It really was an accident so leave it."

Tifa eyes widened at the anger in Cloud’s eyes. "...okay.” She pulled back, looking down at her slowly bruising wrist. "Okay, what’s going on?" She demanded after fixing Reno his food, grinning slightly at the way Cloud kept his eyes on Reno as he ate.

Reno just shrugged and pointed at Cloud, leaving him to explain what was happening while he dipped his fingers into his shake, licking the cool liquid off his fingers practically purring at the taste. Cloud cleared his throat. "I... we have something important to tell you." He said, happy that the bar was empty. "We just came from the hospital because Reno was feeling sick over a month and I had bumped with my head on the bathroom’s floor.” The blond chuckled, finding his hands extremely interesting.

Tifa crossed her arms. "Is he sick? Will he be ok?" She had become fond of the small Turk and his childish ways. She didn’t want him hurt. Leaning over, she placed a hand on Reno's forehead, ignoring the confused blink she got. "No fever... what’s going on Cloud?"

Cloud bit his lip and took Tifa's hand, placing it on Reno’s stomach as he looked up at her with anxious eyes. "... You know that mako and Jenova cells make the strangest things to one's body, don’t you?"

Tifa’s eyes widened and she came around the bar to lift up Reno's shirt, ignoring the squawk the movement earned her, before placing her hands on the man’s soft stomach. Pressing down a bit, her eyes widened in surprise. "... A baby?" She whispered. At Reno confirming nod, she pulled back, a bit shocked. "Well...I guess...congratulations!"

Reno beamed, slurping his milkshake. "Thanks!" He grinned, sporting a milk moustache.

"We'll be going to Costa Del Sol later today..." Cloud announced, petting Reno’s hair lovingly. "Rufus ordered Reno to stay there until he gave birth to the baby to avoid conflicts and attention. I just thought you should know before we left." He said, smiling.

Tifa smiled and walked over to hug Cloud. "I'm happy for you! You will be a great dad!"

Reno pouted. "Why is he the dad, yo?"

Tifa just grinned and leaned over to put her hand on Reno's stomach again. "Because you’re the one who's pregnant, that’s why!"

Reno pouted and kept slurping on his milkshake, biting on his sandwich. "You'll be a wonderful parent. And such a pretty mother." Cloud laughed softly, petting his lover's hair once more.

Reno growled, polishing off his snack. "Alright I'm done!" Settling back, he petted his stomach, feeling deliciously full. "Ahh that was good. Thanks Tifs!" Tifa smiled and took the dishes. "You’re welcome."

Cloud smiled. "Let me help you." He said, pushing Tifa aside gently and starting to do the dishes. "Where are the kids? I would like to say goodbye to them..." The blond said with a sad smile. He didn’t want to leave and having to stop Denzel and Marlene’s weekly visits.

Tifa looked down at her watch and smiled. "They should be home soon." It would be up to her to explain to everyone else what had happened. She looked forward to the looks on their faces.

Reno smiled and got up to help Cloud. Wrapping his arms around his sad lover, he placed a kiss on his cheek. "I'm sorry we have to leave... we can visit you know."

Cloud smiled and shook his head. "You heard Rufus. We can only come back here for the appointments."

Reno pouted and tightened his grip. "Screw Rufus." He refused to be the reason Cloud could no longer see his family.

Cloud squeezed Reno’s hands back with his own and smiled. "It’s okay... they can visit on summer vacations." He said softly, keeping what he was doing after releasing Reno’s hands.

Reno leaned his head against his lover’s back, shaking it. "No. I'm not going to let this come between you and your family yo." He grinned. "Rufus said only to come back for appointments. He never said how long we got to stay?"

"We can’t afford making you get caught by scientists." Cloud said firmly but gently. "I understand what you're saying and what you mean but right now, you and our baby are more important." He said with a smile, kissing Reno’s cheek.

Reno sighed, still feeling extremely guilty, but nodded. "Okay, whatever you say." No matter how bad he felt, his child was more important right now.

Cloud smiled tenderly and turned to his lover, having finished doing the dishes. "What do you want it to be?" He asked softly, only for Reno to hear. "A boy or a girl?" He asked, rubbing his thumbs against Reno’s still flat stomach.

Reno hummed, leaning into the touch. His stomach had always been amazingly sensitive and now that he was pregnant it seemed to of gotten even worse. Groaning a bit, he shifted and mumbled. "Boy." Raising a girl would be really awkward when faced with questions they couldn’t answer.

Cloud beamed, kissing Reno’s nose. "I want one too... but I would love to have a couple, you know? Having them bitching and fighting 24/7 but still loving each other as twins..." He smiled dreamingly, ignoring Tifa who was now smiling at them widely.

Reno twitched a bit. "You want another?" Cloud seemed to be getting ahead of himself. "Cloud, we don’t even know how this one happened. What if we can’t have another?" Seeing the practically heartbroken look on his boyfriend’s face, he sighed. “That doesn’t mean we can’t try yo."

Cloud nodded and leant his head on Reno’s shoulder. It was true, he hadn’t thought of it. They didn’t know how Reno had gotten pregnant so, did that mean that the baby inside Reno would be their first and only child? If that was so, more important than anything else, he would need to protect both his lover and son, even if it costs him his life. Otherwise, their chance to have a family of their own would be completely thrown out of a window. Reno smiled, wrapping his arms around his lover’s waist and leaning up to whisper in his ear. "The doctor said I got pregnant from the combination of Mako and Jenova cells. So as long I keep getting them we should be ok." He blushed then, remembering just how Cloud kept up that steady supply.

Cloud smiled. "It’s not like we can do much when you have a belly of the size of a watermelon..."

Reno twitched, pulling out of his lovers hold. "A watermelon?" He asked slowly. "... A FUCKING WATERMELON!?" Reno snarled. "YOU THINK I'M FAT YO!?" Suddenly his anger turned to sadness. "I'm not fat am I?" He wailed into his hands. "I AM! I’m fat and ugly and I’m gonna get even bigger and I’m gonna be a bad parent and you hate me!" Sobbing, he ran out of the room and straight into Tifa.

Wrapping her arms around the distraught man, she glared at Cloud. "What did you do?"

Cloud blinked, surprised at the outburst. "I simply...! It was a joke Reno! I don’t think you're fat, on the contrary! I know very well that I think you're too damn skinny!" He apologized, walking to the two. "Yes, you'll get... big... when the baby grows but you'll look adorable! You'll always be beautiful on my eyes, no matter what happens! You’ll also be an awesome parent, baby...!"

Reno whimpered, burying his face deeper into Tifa’s chest, the woman in question wrapping her arms around him, sending death glares in Cloud’s way. "He's sensitive!" She hissed rubbing Reno's back to sooth him. "It's called mood swings. Get used to them." Sighing, she gave Reno a small push towards Cloud so the blond could embrace his little lover. "You have to be careful. Getting this upset could trigger a miscarriage." Cloud bit his lip and embraced his lover's waist, placing his hands on Reno’s stomach. Reno couldn’t miscarriage... he wouldn’t forgive himself if he did.

Whimpering, Reno leaned into Cloud’s embrace. "It's ok." He murmured after a few moments, wiping away the last of his tears. "Stupid hormones..."

Cloud nuzzled against Reno’s neck. "Sorry, I didn’t mean any of what you thought..." He whispered, rubbing Reno’s stomach tenderly.

"I know." Reno muttered. "But all the hormones make me think otherwise." These were gonna be some long eight months. "Besides... I AM gonna get fat yo."

"You're gonna bet beautiful, walking around with child." Cloud said lovingly, raising his head and smiling at the redhead.

Reno smiled and shook his head. "I heard before that when a man gets a woman pregnant, he thinks she's the sexiest, most beautiful person on the planet and has the overwhelming urge to protect her." Leaning up he placed a kiss on Cloud's jaw. "Guess it's true huh yo?"

Cloud laughed softly and nodded. "Yep, so true..." He said softly as the children entered the bar in that moment. "Hey guys." He greeted with a smile.

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Kigichi: ...This chapter was a whole lotta nutin. XD It was fluff, and hormones and a bit of Scary!Cloud. . Reno needs to gain more weight...XD Despite the fact that I'M the one who writes him...3 muwahahahh...till next time!!

Bekas: Here’s chapter number 6 I’d like to say again to our sweet readers to review this story when they leave alerts and favs or even when they read! It doesn’t matter if you don’t have an account, you can review as an anonymous! Comments are extremely welcome and they help us go on! Also, reviews make the story longer…. If you get what I mean. So, PLEASE review if you read!!