Yay! This story has been getting a lot of love so I've decided to update it! This is the second part of the two-shot but let me know if you guys want me to write a sequel to it and give me some ideas and I'll write it

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the idea… mostly ;)

Angeal and Genesis were taking their nine o'clock coffee break, sitting in the faculty lounge on the couch.

Angeal took a sip of his coffee and watched as Genesis chugged the last bit of his and place his empty cup down on the table in front of them. "How you can drink so much coffee and not be wired is beyond me." The ravenette said.

Genesis shrugged and voices suddenly flooded in from outside. The two looked at each other in confusion and then walked to the hallway just as a group of people ran by.

Angeal stopped one person. "Hey, what's going on?"

"Something bad happened; it's on the news right now, every channel." The man said.

Angeal let the man go and looked back at Genesis, who prompted him on. The two followed the crowd to the big screen TV in the waiting room. Both men's eyes immediately went wide at the live scene playing out on the screen.

"Holy fuck." Genesis said, bringing up his hand to run it through his hair.

"No. No. No, no, no, no, no." Angeal shook his head slowly, willing the image of the smoking Peace Towers to disappear, like it was all just some sick joke.

"Seph… Cloud." Genesis ground his teeth and clenched his fists, slamming one into the closest wall as tears gathered in his eyes.

"Gen, we don't know anything yet," Angeal reminded him, placing a hand on his younger lover's shoulder, "I'm going to go get Zack. If Reno calls, tell him to get his ass over here." He quickly turned and pushed through the crowds to get out.

Genesis turned his gaze back to the TV screen. "Damn it Seph, please get yourself and Cloud out of there in one piece."

Zack tapped his pencil irritably on his notebook as his teacher rambled on about something that had nothing to do with the class. He sighed and rested his chin in his hand, ready to fall asleep. Suddenly, the door to the room swung open and everyone's heads turned to find… Angeal?

Angeal's eyes searched until they found Zack, and the younger ravenette could see the man trembling and breathing heavily. Zack immediately began to fear the worst, and he never ever panicked.

"Zack, come with me." Angeal ordered.

The younger ravenette threw a glance at the teacher before he quickly packed up and met Angeal. The older ravenette grabbed his hand a pulled him down the hall towards the parking lot.

"What is going on?" Zack asked, slight agitation in his tone.

Angeal kept his eyes forward and Zack could see that they were steely and glistening with the threat of tears. "Two planes flew into the Peace Towers." The older man answered.

Zack gasped and stumbled, Angeal barely keeping him on his feet. "But… Seph and Cloud…"

"I know. Gen's back at the office alone and it's best that the four of us are together right now." Angeal said.

Zack felt his heart shattering. The four of them? No, it had always been the six of them, had been for five months now. Cloud and Sephiroth had to make it, they just had to. Seph was too damn stubborn to die anyways.

Reno had his feet perched up on his desk and his arms folded behind his head as he took a light snooze. So far, work had been boring. His office door suddenly slammed open and Reno nearly fell out of his chair in surprise as his partner Rude walked into his room.

"We have an emergency Reno, the whole city needs to get going right now." Rude told him.

"Whoa, what's big enough to need the whole city?" Reno asked.

"The Peace Towers were hit by planes."

The redhead froze. "What? But… That's not possible. What the hell do you mean hit!"

"They haven't fallen yet, but they might soon." Rude told him.

Reno's eyes widened. "Fuck. Fuck no."

"Reno, what's wrong?" Rude asked with concern. His partner had never shown that much emotion.

"Sephiroth and Cloud… My boyfriends were in the Peace Towers today. I dropped them off there earlier."

Rude's eyes widened. "Reno… I'm so sorry." He shook off his surprise. "Listen, you stay here. You're too close to the situation. We'll call you in if we need you or if we find your boyfriends."

"But Rude..!" Reno's partner had already ran out of his office. The redhead stood frozen in shock for a few moments before he pulled out his cell phone and called Angeal.

Angeal and Zack ran into the older man's office, finally finding Genesis in the crowd of people around the TV. Zack and Genesis embraced just as Angeal's phone rang. He pulled it out of his pocket and answered it.

"Hello?" Angeal asked.

"Angie, it's me… Reno." The redhead sounded disheartened.

"Reno, thank god I was just going to call you." Angeal said.

"Did you hear? About what happened?" Reno asked.

"Yes, it's all over the news. You haven't gotten a call from either of them by any chance have you?" The ravenette asked desperately.

"No, but I'm not just going to sit around here waiting." Reno suddenly sounded resolved.

Angeal clued in to what he was planning. "Reno, listen to me…"

"No! You listen to me Angeal! Seph and Cloud are in trouble! Now I'm going to go and see if they're alive and make sure it stays that way!" Reno interrupted and hung up when he was done yelling.

Angeal held the phone still at his ear in shock. "Damn it Reno." He shut his phone and turned back to Genesis and Zack, the former who had an arm wrapped around the latter's shoulders.

"He's going isn't he?" Genesis asked.

"Yes. We can't stop him and we can't do anything. We have to wait and watch the news and hope that Cloud or Seph will call us. If they do, we need to be here for them." Angeal said.

Zack nodded. "I kind of wish that we could do something."

"You know they'll have the area cordoned off to anyone except authority. There's no way we would even get in." Genesis reminded him.

Zack nodded again. "But I feel so helpless."

Angeal walked over to his two lovers and embraced them. They both felt the same way. It wasn't bad enough that Sephiroth would have been in danger either way, but Cloud had accidentally gotten mixed into the fray as well. The poor blonde had already been upset about take your kid to work day, and now he was on one he might not live through. At least he had Sephiroth though; at least they had each other.

Cloud half wished he could cry, but he felt too numb to even do that. He was sitting in Sephiroth's lap and the older man was leaning against the wall next to their blocked escape route.

"I'm sorry Cloud." Sephiroth suddenly snapped the blonde out of a daze and Cloud turned his head to look at the older man. "If I hadn't invited you along you wouldn't be in this mess."

Cloud bit his lip. "You couldn't have known. Besides, I think I feel better being here with you and knowing you're alright. I can't imagine what Angeal, Genesis, Reno, and Zack will be going through when they hear about this."

Sephiroth's eyes widened. "You're right. Damn it, I wonder if we could get a call through to them."

Cloud pulled out his cell phone and was immediately greeted with no service. "Damn it!"

Sephiroth pulled out his and got the same result. "They're going to be freaking out."

"As long as they're together, and hopefully they are." Cloud said. He turned slightly to wrap his arms around Sephiroth. The older man wrapped his arms around Cloud and rubbed the boy's back soothingly, thinking about the layout of the building.

Sephiroth's eyes suddenly brightened. "There's another staircase!"

Cloud pulled back and looked up at him in disbelief. "Really?"

"Yes, come on!" The older man pulled them both to their feet and led the way to the other staircase. This one was smaller and more claustrophobic, but it was clear.

Cloud smiled. "This is great!"

The two began their run down forty floors. The staircase was virtually empty. They found no one else in it, presumably because everyone else had taken the other staircase. The second they reached the twentieth floor, both men let a smile settle on their features. They could make it out now, they were almost home free.

"I can't wait to see Angeal, Gen, Zack, and Reno." Cloud said as he followed Sephiroth down the stairs.

Sephiroth chuckled and reached back to grab Cloud's hand as they reached the tenth floor. "Me neither, for once. Usually I dread going home to the constant bickering."

The blonde scoffed. "You cause it half the time."

Sephiroth stopped on the ninth floor landing and paused to turn back to Cloud, raising an eyebrow to the boy. "Is that so?"

Cloud folded his arms, smirking. "Yes."

The silverette grinned and picked the boy up, throwing him over his shoulder. "You're grounded."

"Seph! Put me down! You can't do that!" Cloud protested as Sephiroth began running down the stairs again.

"I can so; I'm over twice your age." The older man reminded him.

Cloud watched as they passed the sixth floor, then the fifth floor, and the fourth floor. "Come on; let me run the last few." He said.

Sephiroth sighed and put him down, immediately grabbing his hand and pulling them along.

They passed the third floor, the second floor, and finally made it to the first floor lobby. They came out of the staircase, breathing heavily. Both of their expressions changed to shock simultaneously. The entire lobby was littered with debris and there were paramedics everywhere. The two looked at each other and turned to leave but a paramedic came over to them.

"You two! Where were you when the plane hit?" She asked them.

"We were on the fiftieth floor, just below the crash." Sephiroth told her.

"Are you both alright? We haven't seen anyone else from that floor."

"Everyone else died. Not a lot of people were on the floor at that time." Cloud answered.

"And yes, we're fine." The silverette added.

"Okay, good. You had both better get out of here before the entire building collapses." She ordered.

"What!" Cloud and Sephiroth exclaimed at the same time.

She shrugged. "We're not really too sure how the buildings are going to hold up, especially the second tower."

Sephiroth nodded and grabbed the blonde's arm, beginning to pull him away quickly. Cloud stumbled in his attempt to keep up, trying to look back to see the towers once they were outside, but not being given the time to. There was debris everywhere so he had to watch where he stepped.

They finally made it across the block when an ear splitting crack pulsed through the silence. They both jumped and turned around; finally catching sight of the massacre they had been in, just before the second tower began to implode, crashing into itself.

"Run!" Sephiroth yelled, grabbing Cloud's hand a pulling him along. The two felt the building hit the ground and the earth below them rumbled. Debris flew out and smoke and dust surged outwards in a cloud. A powerful wave from the force of the building imploding surged out and hit Sephiroth and Cloud, ripping them from each other as the dust literally covered the area.

Cloud found himself flying for a few moments before he hit the ground hard, twisting his wrist when he hit the pavement. He cried out and immediately started choking on the tainted air. He quickly rolled off his arm and held his injured wrist, unsteadily climbing to his feet. He started coughing and his eyes began to sting. "Sephiroth!" He called out.

The blonde tried to see through the dense, fog-like air but he could barely see two feet in front of his face. "Sephiroth!" He yelled, beginning to stumble off in a random direction and hoping he could find his way out of the layer of dust. He kept calling out for his lover, praying and begging that he was alive after what they had made it through.

"Cloud!" A voice finally answered him and the blonde struggled to see through the dust. He kept walking towards the voice, finally seeing a splash of red.

"Reno?" He asked surprised.

Reno whirled around to face the boy, barely believing his eyes. "Cloud!" He ran over to the boy and pulled him into his arms, embracing him tightly.

Cloud hugged Reno back as tears poured down his cheeks.

"Oh my fucking god, I never thought I would see you again." Reno said, pulling away.

Cloud buried his face in Reno's chest and his shoulder shook as he sobbed. "I lost Seph. I don't know where…" He trailed off as he began coughing again.

Reno patted the boy's back, trying to hold in his tears. He tried to talk but found that words just wouldn't come out.

"Reno?"

Both boys jumped and turned around to find Sephiroth standing behind them. Cloud immediately smiled and ran over to the older man. "Sephiroth!" He jumped into the silverette's arms, hugging him tightly.

Reno smiled as well and ran over to them. The three of them all joined in their embrace.

Sephiroth was the one to pull away. "We had better get out before the other tower collapses too."

Reno and Cloud nodded in agreement and with the dust settling, found their way back to the redhead's car. They got in and quickly drove away from the buildings.

Reno sat in the driver's seat and Sephiroth sat in the back with Cloud. "Angeal, Genesis, and Zack are together thankfully. I think they took Zack out of school the second they heard." Reno filled them in.

Sephiroth rubbed Cloud's arm comfortingly. "Okay." The silverette replied.

Cloud kept his eyes trained on the rear view mirror. When another rumble shook the sky, he and Sephiroth turned around and saw the first tower begin to collapse on itself, like the second one. Reno observed out of the rear view mirror, staring in a fascinated horror for a few seconds before he refocused his attention on driving.

"It's over guys." The redhead said, sounding serious and wise for probably the first time ever.

Cloud turned back around and let out a sigh of neither relief, nor desperation. It might have been something in between. Tears welled in the corners of his eyes but he was determined not to cry anymore.

Sephiroth finally tore his gaze from the scene and wrapped an arm around Cloud's shoulders, pulling him close and planting a kiss on his temple.

Angeal, Genesis, and Zack watched in horror as the second tower collapsed, still hoping that since Cloud and Sephiroth were in the first tower, they were safe. But when the first tower collapsed, it was a different story.

Genesis' eyes were wide, Zack's jaw had dropped, and Angeal stood rigid as they watched the first tower collapse on the big screen. When the dust covered the view of the camera, Zack slumped back against the closest wall, completely numb. Tears began to roll down Angeal's cheeks and he couldn't take his eyes off the screen. Genesis' fists clenched and tears threatened to spill from his eyes. He screamed and punched the closest wall, then leaned in until his forehead hit the cold surface.

"Fuck." He said, his voice shaking.

Zack pulled out his cell phone and held it in his trembling hand, begging for a text to come.

Angeal finally unfroze and turned to his boyfriends. He walked over to Zack, pulling the younger boy's cell phone out of his hands and closing it before giving it back to him. He then turned to Genesis and pulled him over, gathering them all into a hug.

Genesis broke down, crying into Angeal's chest. Zack also broke down and then Angeal was quick to follow. Everyone else in their office was either doing the same or was equally sombre.

"Angie, when will you learn to trust me?"

Angeal, Genesis, and Zack all broke out of their hug and turned to the voice, where a smiling Reno stood with Sephiroth and Cloud.

Zack immediately broke into a smile and laughed, running forward to embrace the three of them. Genesis quickly followed, burying his face in Sephiroth's chest. Angeal also walked over, wrapping one arm around Cloud and the other around Reno.

"When you stop putting your fucking life in danger." Angeal told the redhead.

Genesis suddenly pulled away and everyone broke apart. "You two are fucking idiots! You could have fucking called or texted us to let us know that you weren't fucking dead!" The redhead exclaimed.

Sephiroth blinked in surprise and tears started rolling down Cloud's face. The blonde pitched forward into Genesis' arms. "I'm so sorry! We had no reception and I know I promised to text you but…" The younger boy broke off into heavy sobs.

Genesis stood bewildered for a few moments before he wrapped his arms around Cloud and hugged him. "It's okay, I'm sorry I yelled. We just… thought we weren't ever going to see you two again." He looked up at Sephiroth, who gave him an understanding nod.

Angeal rested his hand on Sephiroth's shoulder. "We should get home." The ravenette said.

Before the group could go home, they had to go to the hospital to get Cloud's broken wrist wrapped up. When they did finally get home, silence had settled between them. Cloud and Sephiroth changed out of their ruined clothes and then everyone gathered in the living room, sitting on the large couch they had. Cloud was in Sephiroth's lap, sticking to him like glue after what they had been through, Zack was in Angeal's, and Genesis was in Reno's. Sephiroth was in the middle of the two.

Angeal grabbed Sephiroth's hand in his and cleared his throat. "What do you all think we should do now?"

Everyone looked at the oldest man in confusion.

"What do you mean?" Zack asked.

"Do we want to stay in the city or leave?" Angeal clarified.

Genesis looked down at his lap. "Well, we've been here our whole lives, why leave? Just because there's this one bad memory, we all have jobs here we should keep."

"Well, most of us." Reno reminded him.

"Gen has a point. Staying here is going to be like making us veterans. It's going to remind us what terror we went through, but it's also going to remind us that we made it through and that we're still all together." Sephiroth agreed.

Angeal looked at Cloud, who was leaning back against Sephiroth and twiddling his thumbs. "Yeah, I think I'd miss this house too much." The blonde agreed.

Angeal smiled and leaned over to kiss Sephiroth and Cloud on the cheek. "That's settled then. Who wants dinner?"

Cloud's stomach grumbled on cue. The blonde chuckled. "Definitely sounds good."

"We'll all help make it." Zack suggested standing up.

Genesis smiled and jumped to his feet, pulling Reno up with him. "That sounds even better." The older redhead said.

Everyone slowly filed into the kitchen except Cloud and Sephiroth because the former suddenly wouldn't budge. The silverette snapped his fingers in front of the boy and Cloud snapped his attention to him.

"Um, Seph… I'm glad you took me with you today." Cloud said quietly.

Sephiroth blinked in surprise. With what they had gone through, the poor boy was probably traumatized, but still? "Why are you?"

"Because I knew we were going to make it out of there. I did have my doubts, but then I remembered that you're always there to protect me, and that assured me that we would both be safe." The blonde answered.

The silverette smiled softly and curled his fingers under the boy's chin, tilting his head to the side and kissing him. Cloud kissed back, reaching up his uninjured hand to cup the older man's cheek.

"Hey! You two coming or do we need to carry you both in!" Zack called from the kitchen.

The two smiled and broke apart, Sephiroth climbing to his feet and picking up Cloud in his arms. "Just one of us." The silverette said.

"I do not need to be carried! It's my wrist that's hurt!" Cloud protested, although he was smiling.

Sephiroth ignored the boy and carried him into the kitchen, where a big dinner was already in preparation.

After the somewhat late dinner, all six men were exhausted and ready to go to bed. They got into their pyjamas and climbed into their super sized bed, which was big enough to fit all of them with extra room. They all gave each other goodnight kisses and settled down into their usual spots on the bed.

Angeal was on the left edge, facing the right with one arm around Reno's shoulders. Reno had one arm wrapped around Angeal's waist and the other wrapped around Genesis'. Genesis had his arms wrapped around Cloud's waist and his chin resting on the younger boy's head. Cloud had curled into a ball next to Sephiroth, who had his arm wrapped around the blonde and Zack on the other side of him. Cloud's face was nuzzled into the silverette's neck. Sephiroth's arm that was around Cloud extended to Genesis, where he had his hands tangled in the younger man's hair. Zack was basically wrapped around Sephiroth completely.

Although the position was somewhat awkward, the men were comfortable and content. After the day they had been through, being with each other was more a treat than they could have ever imagined.

Cloud, who couldn't sleep suddenly, sat up a little and looked over his lover's faces. "I love you guys." He said.

The other men smiled and Genesis pulled Cloud back down. Apparently none of them had been asleep either.

"I love you all too." Zack said.

"I love you all so much." Reno added.

"I love you all more than anything." Angeal said.

"Love you all." Genesis said.

Sephiroth planted a kiss on Cloud's nose, making the blonde grin. "I love all of you."

Cloud closed his eyes, finally feeling tired. He nuzzled his face into Sephiroth's neck and let out a breath. He was glad that he hadn't died, because giving up what he had now would have been the hardest thing ever. With his boyfriends, he knew he could make it through anything.

Okay, kinda cheesy ending but c'mon, these guys deserve a break after everything right! I express my condolences to everyone involved in the 9/11 attacks, whether themselves or a member of their family, and this isn't meant to offend anyone. Thanks for reading and please review!