Not If You Ignore Me for a Week- Chapter Eight: Sunday

Disclaimer: Me broke. Me no own wonderful Final Fantasy VII, all belong to Square Enix and their wonderful creators. The idea of Cloud in a bunny costume goes to my beta, OmniStrife.

Title: Not If You Ignore Me for a Week

Pairing: Zack/Cloud

Genre: Humor/Romance

Rating: R-NC17

Warnings: LEMON & Ending

Author's Note: Here's the final chapter of 'Not If You Ignore Me for a Week'. Well, I hope you have anyway. Now, here are the ACTUAL results for the SOLDIER exams. Also, there is a nice juicy lemon!

Dedicated to my wonderful beta, OmniStrife, author of Zack/Cloud story, Collide.

WARNING: THIS IS LEMON! IF THIS OFFENDS YOU, SKIP THE PARTS THAT ARE MARKED WITH THE XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX AND THEN GO TO THE NEXT SET NEAR THE BOTTOM! I'VE WARNED YOU!

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"CLOUD!" Zack yelped as he ran into his bedroom, jumping on the bed and eliciting a shocked yell from the blonde huddled beneath the covers. Cloud yanked down the blanket and glared angrily at the other who was straddling his waist through the sheet.

He growled, a deep vibrating sound and Zack smirked, leaning down to kiss Cloud's lips. "Good morning, Spike! Wait a moment, okay?" Zack jumped off and darted out the door only to walk back in, slower this time, with a tray of food held between his hands. "I got Seph to help me make this for you."

Cloud sat up in the bed and scooted back so his back was against the headboard. Zack sat on the edge of the bed and settled the tray in the blonde's lap. He gave a curious look to Zack who just smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his neck. "I thought you deserved something special after going through the whole training of SOLDIER and finally the exams."

Cloud laughed and shook his head, smiling softly as he looked down at the plate of food that was sitting in his lap. There was a plate of three pancakes, syrup ladled over the buttermilk pieces of deliciousness, a bowl of fruit, a glass of orange juice and finally a big juicy cherry that Cloud licked his lips at.

He looked at Zack and leaned foreword, just barely kissing Zack in his way of thanks. He jerked back quickly and looked down at his plate, starting to eat at it with a shiver of ecstasy.

I see that you're back to not being mad at Zack. The voice said, somewhat surprised.

Well… I can't really be mad at someone for that long when he happens to he absolutely adorable, and when he's trying to be nice… and he kisses just so damn good. Cloud reasoned.

Is that it? Tell the truth.

Fine… He sighed. And… well, because I can't stand to not talk to him. He means too much to me.

That's just what I wanted to hear. Now… want to go and jump his yummy bones? Cloud mentally slapped himself and scooped another piece of fruit into his mouth.

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Sephiroth walked into Hojo's lab, boots making a soft resounding echo through the department that reeked of sanitary products. The doctor himself was leaning foreword towards a large test tube where a deformed man was slumped, held up only by wires and other disgusting contraptions.

The General stopped in front of a lab table and stared at Hojo, knowing that he had heard his footsteps. Hojo turned around after a moment of writing notes and a sick smile spread across his sickly features. "Ah, General," he said the title mockingly and Sephiroth held his sneer in practiced fashion.

"Hojo, have you studied the reports I gave you on the newest SOLDIERS?" He asked sharply, keeping trained eyes on Hojo, who was eyeing him like a fresh slab of meat. "I assure you there are ones that you might want to take a look at."

Hojo looked towards the stack of untouched papers that was on his desk and he blinked as if just realizing that they were there. He straightened his glasses and gave a crooked smirk. "I'm so sorry, General, I didn't notice them when I came in this morning." His smirk widened. "Who has caught your eye, General?"

Sephiroth raised one silver eyebrow and shook his head. "As if I would tell you. If you ever decide to look at the orders I send you, you might better know just what had gotten the powers that be all excited." He tilted his head towards the doctor and walked out.

Hojo lifted up the first sheet and smirked at the name and picture of the recruit that was on the front. He rubbed a hand over his oily hair and smiled. "My, my… Sephiroth… you do pick the prettiest bunch to be placed upon your class."

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"Cloud… I…" Zack started but trailed off and dropped his head, sighing heavily. Cloud finished his fruit slowly and looked at his SOLDIER friend with concern written over his features.

"Z—" He barely got the first letter out of the name before he kept his lips shut and watched as Zack lifted his head, chewing on his lip nervously.

I can't believe I'm going to do this… Zack thought to himself, heart racing. But I have to say something! He laughed to himself. I've charmed countless women, stood up against Shinra, jumped on Sephiroth and made him talk to me, and here I am, getting nervous over a simple show-and-tell of my feelings!

A hand on his shoulder roused him from his thought and he looked at Cloud, realizing that the blonde had finished eating and was now looking at him curiously. "I'm alright." He looked at Cloud's pink, full lips and a small speck of red goo caught his attention. It was a piece of strawberry jam that he hadn't quite wiped off.

Leaning foreword, a small smile playing on his lips as he snaked his tongue out, running it across Cloud's lower lip, picking up the sweet sticky jam and savoring the flavor and the surprised look on Cloud's face. He smirked and leaned foreword, his right hand coming up to cup the pale face as he gently parted limp and unresponsive lips with his strawberry-flavored tongue.

Cloud slowly responded, eyelids dropping closed as he opened his mouth wider, his own tongue gently rubbing against Zack's in curious shyness. Zack smiled and moved the tray out of the way and tugging down the cover to slide over Cloud's lithe body.

Their lips parted on account of the need for air and Zack smirked at the flushed look that covered Cloud's cheeks when he realized just what Zack was planning on doing.

Not that I really mind… He mused and hesitantly threaded his arms around Zack's neck, tugging him down again to meet his lips. He took the initiative this time and parted the other's lips with his tongue and wrapped it around the other's, tasting strawberry and the after tang of coffee he had drunken earlier.

Zack's hand played with the edge of his shirt that Cloud was wearing and braced one hand against Cloud's shoulders to push the cotton shirt up with his other hand, exposing inch by inch of pale, unmarred skin to the chilly air-conditioned air. Cloud shivered and ran his hands curiously down Zack's bare back, feeling each puckered scar from various missions he had been on.

Zack pulled back and pulled up the cotton shirt, tossing it to the side and then taking a moment to trail his eyes down the pale flesh that he had never been given the opportunity to stare at so openly. He leaned down and placed hot, open-mouth kisses down his neck and collarbone. "Beautiful," he blew into Cloud's ear and nibbled on the appendage, efficiently distracting the blonde.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Cloud gave a soft moan and lifted his hips, clothed erection rubbing against Zack's stomach, sending a shock straight to Zack's groin. Zack chuckled low in his throat and leaned closer, trailing his tongue around the shell of Cloud's ear. "Impatient, are we?"

Cloud gave a keening noise in response, surprisingly still staying silent. It seemed his will was that strong… Zack made a mental goal to make Cloud cry out his name in pleasure. Zack slithered down Cloud's lean body and disappeared beneath the covers, Zack's black sweatpants on Cloud slowly peeling away from his hips.

Cloud started to lift his head but it fell back against the bed with a hissed groan escaping his lips. Large tanned hands pushed Cloud's hips into the mattress as the figure beneath the covers moved and a long tongue lapped at a needy erection.

Zack smirked and started to hum a song he had once caught Sephiroth singing in the shower. Cloud keened, high and loud, back arching as the hum ran straight to his groin, literally. Cloud reached down and wound his fingers through the raven locks, the silky strands falling through his fingers like water.

Zack finished him off quickly and Cloud gave a half-shout, half-whisper of his name, the letters choked halfway, trying to stay silent. Zack slithered up his body once again, sliding out of his own sweatpants as he did so.

Zack leaned over Cloud, a smirk on his lips as he licked them thoughtfully. He grinned and leaned down, whispering into the other's ear, "Delicious." Cloud shuddered and when Zack's lips closed over his own, he slipped his tongue past Zack's lips, tasting himself on the other's tongue.

Zack pulled back and darted kisses along Cloud's neck, nipping here and there. Cloud ran his hands across the tanned chest, feeling Zack's erection pressing against his growing one. He arched his hips, rubbing them together and giving a purr when Zack started to grind down into him.

"You better stop that, Cloud, unless you want this to end early," Zack warned, his breathing hitched and labored now. Cloud smirked up at him and ran his hands down Zack's sides to grasp his thighs, holding onto them as he slowly moved his own hips, creating a lovely friction between them.

Zack groaned and his head fell against Cloud's shoulder. He wrapped his arms around Cloud's waist and rolled over on the large bed, bringing the blonde to straddle his groin. Zack reached over in the bedside table and his hand hesitated over the SOLDIER exam results before dipping into the cubby and removing a small white bottle.

Cloud panted slightly, hands pressing at Zack's chest to keep his balance as he watched with lidded eyes the way Zack uncapped the bottle and spread a fine sheen over his fingers. Brightly glowing violet eyes met normal crystalline blue and Zack reached behind the blonde, smirking at the gentle fluttering of Cloud's eyelids. He knew from personal experience how sensitive one could be when aroused.

Cloud leaned down and gripped Zack's shoulders, dipping his tongue into the SOLDIER'S mouth with ferocity. He cried out when the first finger slipped past the relaxed muscle. Zack groaned and slipped another slick finger in, scissoring them in the tight heat that was there.

"Zack…" Cloud groaned into his ear, pressing down on the fingers, a deep blush over the tops of his cheeks. Zack smiled and grasped the bottle, spilling a bit more of the gel over his hand. He tossed it back onto the table and quickly coated his own erection, groaning at the cool gel against his overheated skin.

Cloud looked at him almost nervously and Zack gave a cheer in the back of his mind, knowing that he was taking the recruit's virginity. He lifted Cloud up a bit and the blonde snapped to attention, getting the gist of what was to happen next. He positioned himself hesitantly and looked down at Zack, seeing the mixed emotions fluttering through his face and eyes.

He closed his own eyes and sank down slowly, whimpers of pain escaping his throat as every inch slipped in. Zack ran fingers through his hand and another hand slowly teased Cloud's erection, trying to divert his mind from the pain. It distracted Cloud enough and when his hips finally settled down back against Zack's, a deep and heady groan left Zack's lips and his hands tightened on Cloud's thin—and did he mention beautiful—hips.

Discomfort filled Cloud's mind as he tried to get accustomed to the feeling of Zack so deeply inside him, touching him where no one ever had before. It was a very odd but not an entirely unpleasant sensation. When the discomfort faded into utter fullness, he slowly lifted himself up and slid back down, hips sliding against sweaty hips and accidentally hitting a sweet spot that made stars appear. A gasp was wrenched from his throat at the surprised pleasure and Zack smirked at that.

He switched positions again, pressing Cloud into the mattress and settling against him, pulling out halfway before pushing back in, trying to hit that same spot again. Cloud grasped onto Zack's shoulders and pressed down, trying to help Zack hit what he was aiming for.

Cloud tugged him down, now moving his hips, trying to pick up the rhythm that Zack was setting, changing his angle every other thrust. Their lips met in a frenzy; Cloud's unsure and tentative, Zack's forceful and arousing. One of Zack's free hands slipped down Cloud's chest, ghosting over a nipple, receiving yet another mew for his advances before sliding down even further, wrapping around the hard piece of flesh that was weeping near the tip.

Cloud moaned at that and arched his back, trying to gather more friction around his needy erection. The simple act of arching his back was enough angle to have Zack's thrusts suddenly hitting the same, pleasurable, see-stars-behind-your-eyelids spot that had him moaning Zack's name out in a never-ending mantra.

"Cloud…" Zack moaned into his ear, bending over to brush his lips over Cloud's, hips never stopping and that hand, moving up and down, sending shocks of pleasure over every part of his body. He broke away from Zack's mouth again and arched his back, hands scraping marks down his tanned and marred back, wrapping his legs tightly around Zack's waist, moving to meet every one of Zack's thrusts.

A tightening coil in Cloud's belly signified the nearing of his release and Zack started to speed up the movements of his hand. He kissed Cloud again and just as he was getting a tad bit of tongue, Cloud reared back, back arching off the bed as he shouted Zack's name, mouth open and throat bared.

Zack groaned as the muscles squeezed him almost painfully tight. He came, groaning into Cloud's ear and biting down on the juncture between his shoulder and neck. He slowed down, feeling the stickiness resting between their stomachs as he finally collapsed upon the blonde.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

After a moment of the post-orgasm bliss, Zack rolled off and out of Cloud, settling down on the bed with a contented sigh, eyes dropping closed. He groped on the floor for his shirt and pulled it up, wiping Cloud's stomach and inner thighs before his own.

Cloud rolled over and slid up next to Zack, resting his head on his chest and sighing, blissfully happy. Zack smiled and wrapped an arm around Cloud's shoulders, kissing the crown of his head and sighing his own sigh. "That… was great." Zack said simply, smiling.

Cloud just gave a 'Mmmhm…' and kissed the chest he was laying on.

Well… now's the time to say anything. Zack thought to himself and braced his courage, hoping it kept through… and hoping that Cloud at least returned the feelings… maybe not ten-fold, but at least somewhat? I should really think about getting a different subconscious… maybe a naked Cloud? Or possibly a bunny Cloud? That image struck a fancy within him and he mused over that idea. Would he dress like that? He shook the images out of his head and took a deep breath.

"Hey…Cloud…" Zack started and turned over slightly, Cloud sliding down from his chest to prop himself on an elbow. A content smile was etched on Cloud's peaceful features and blue eyes opened to focus on the Mako violet. Zack rolled over on top of Cloud again and straddled his waist, leaning down to brush his lips against the others. He took a deep breath and then gave a smile. "You know I love you, right?"

Cloud gave a smile, not all that surprised. He wrapped his hands through Zack's raven hair and tugged him down for a kiss, muttering a, 'Mmmhm.'

"Well…" Zack moved out of kissing range and looked at Cloud with honest, open eyes. He then said, "Well… do you love me?"

Cloud smiled and pressed his lips against Zack's tightly before giving another smile and a nod. Zack smiled and kissed his nose, trailing his tongue around the pale lips before him.

"Well… will you ever stop loving me?" He purred into the other's ear, sliding down Cloud's chest.

Cloud tugged him up by his hair and gave a smirk, something that looked so out of place on the recruit, but yet so incredibly sexy. "Not if you ignore me for a week."

And as Cloud rolled over to flip their positions for another go and Zack's hand fumbled on the table for the small white bottle, he knocked a forgotten piece of parchment to the floor and it rolled open. Stamped underneath Cloud Strife's name in bright red letters were the words,

'PASSED TO—FIRST CLASS SOLDIER.'

End

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