Ruphie walked into Sephy’s house. "Hmmm." Said.

Clud was continuing to walk, oblivious to Sephy. Ruphie stood in the door, blocking Clud.

"Eck!" Squecked Clud.

Tifa’s eyes rested on the palmtop lying on the coffee table.

Clud seemed confused as he looked as he looked at Ruphie. Sephy put his masamune down and rapped his arms around Clud. Tifa dashed at the table and grabbed the palmtop computer.

"Hey." Said Ruphie.

"See ya lata!" Yelled Tifa as she dived through the window, shattering it.

Sephy continues to hold Clud.

"What did I miss?" asked Ruphie.

Clud sank down to the floor.

"Clud?" said Sephy, looking down at him.

"Hmmm," said Ruphie, looking out the window.

Clud looked to Ruphie, then Sephy. He blinked then passed out on the spot.

Sephy picked up Clud as Ruphie walked out of the house. Ruphie headed into Vinny’s Bar and Grill. He spotted Tifa there, who was murmering at the palmtop.

"Please input password.." she murmured, "Hmm … how about Sephy?"

Fluffy Kisaraggie walked into the Grill. "Hai Hai!" she greeted.

Tifa typed on the computer. Fluffy waved to her.

"Hey Fluffy." Ruphie replied.

"Hello Fluffy!" Tifa said, hugging her.

Fluffy smiled brightly. "You’re so.. Friendly all of a sudden." She said. She seemed surprised and happy at the change.

"Hey Fluffy, what’s up?" asked Ruphie. He eyed her appraisingly, then grinned evilly at her.

Fluffy took a step toward Tifa. "I don’t know what you’re planning," she said to Tifa, "But better start thinking other things."

Tifa went back to the computer. "Now enter the password.." she murmured. The computer beeped. Her eyes rested on the screen. "AHH!!! NOOO!!" she screamed.

Ruphie watched Tifa and Fluffy. He noticed that the screen showed nude pictures of Sephy. He ignored the pictures and focused on the girls. Three some? He thought.

"Tifa, Tifa, Tifa.." Fluffy asked, "Does this mean you’re willing to give me a shot now?"

Ruphie grinned at them. He saw Fluffy smile as she took out a small velvet box.

"Not yet fluffy," Tifa said, eyes fixed on the screen, "I got some things to do."

" I’ve got this really nice present for you." Fluffy pouted.

Tifa went back to typing.

"Picked it out just special." The ninja continued.

"Awww." Said Ruphie.

Fluffy turned to him and glared. Ruphie chuckled and saw that the screen was now showing Tetris.

"Damn it!!" Shouted Tifa.

Ruphie sat down and watched the girls. He saw Fluffy seeming to peek over Tifa’s shoulder. Tifa continued to type.

"What’s up with the computer Tifa?" Fluffy asked.

"It’s Clud," she replied, "I’m trying to crack it."

"Hmmm," said Ruphie, "Give it to me."

"Did he scan some pictures of you Tifa?" Fluffy asked.

"I’ll get you in.." continued Ruphie, "If…, you do something for me in return."

"Wait!! Lemmie try one more time!" Shouted Tifa. She went back to typing. Then she gasped … the screen showing hundreds of pictures of her dead and maimed. Fluffy turned away, and Ruphie grinned to himself.

"Woops." Ruphie said, smiling slyly.

"Just one more time," Tifa pleaded.

"Tifa.." Ruphie began. He watched fluffy playing with the velvet box. She seemed to be impatient. "I can get you in.." Ruphie continued, "But, I need something in return."

"I can do this myself."

Fluffy smirked at Ruphie.

"Suit Yourself Tifa." He said.

Tifa typed again. Ruphie grinned as he watched her, knowing she’d never get the password.

"Bingo! Yeah!!" Tifa shouted.

"Hmmm." Ruphie said, then looked at the ninja. "Fluffy, come here."

She stayed next to Tifa. "I don’t trust you.." She said.

"Damn it!!!" Tifa Yelled, "Useless crap! And I was sure I was going to find a clue…"

"Hahahah." Ruphie laughed, "Take my deal." He grinned.

"Hmm … OK Ruphie, but only if Fluffy can join in.."

He Grinned. "My thoughts exactly." He grinned more evilly.

Fluffy backed away from Tifa for a moment. "I’m not doing anything with that … creep." She stated. Her body shuttered visibly. "Tifa yes, Ruphie no."

"Aww," pleaded Tifa, "Come on Fluffy." She walked to the ninja.

"I don’t know."

"I want a threesome." Ruphie told them. He watched Tifa blow in Fluffy’s ear. The ninja blushed.

"Oh gawd!" Fluffy said.

"I’ll get you in."

"Well, okie, but just this once. And, not again!"

"Yeah!" He smiled

"I’m a good girl."

"The who menage a trois thang doesn’t appeal, but I can deal."

"Heheh."

"If it means getting close to Tifa."

"Oh, it will Fluffy."

She sat down on the floor and was quiet. Tifa sat down next to Fluffy and seemed to grimace. The ninja sighed, her eyes falling on Tifa.

"Well Ruphie?" asked Tifa, "The computer?"

"You know…" Began Fluffy.

"Is it a deal Tifa?" He asked.

"Now that I think about it," Fluffy continued, "I can’t stay. Umm, umm, I can’t stay." She jumped up. "Er, ahhh, I gots to go." Her eyes rested on Tifa again then she ran off out the door.

"I guess it’s just you and me Ruphie.." Tifa told him

"Well, if you get Clud back…" Ruphie said. He grinned some more. Then he sat at the computer. "Deal?"

"…. Yes"

"Good." He typed the password into the computer. It beeped and showed him a bunch of text. "There you are." He showed it to Tifa.

She nearly knocked him out of the chair to get to the palmtop. Her eyes seemed to scan the text.

"Placed within the Doll is a sliver of materia…. Addictive qualities.." Tifa read aloud, "Reinforce control…"

"Yep." Ruphie chuckled.

"Damn it! That bastard! I knew that the doll was no good!"

He looked at Tifa, then he rapped his arms around her.

"Well," she said, "Two can play at that game!" Ruphie felt her sigh.

"You and I have a deal." He reminded her, holding her in his arms.

"Yes, we do."

"Tifa?"

"Yes?"

He kissed her.

"Ruphie," she murmured, "Not here, please?"

He grinned again. "Tifa?"

"Yes?"

"Come, I still want that threesome." He licked his lips at her.

"If you, wanna wait for Fluffy, we could.."

"Or, I sense Sephy has slipped off, we can get Clud."

"Get Clud, as much as I’d like to, I have a better idea."

"Oh?"

"It involves that dammed Sephy Doll."

"Hmm, what?"

"What if we could get that doll, take out the materia and put in one that makes Clud hate Sephy."

"Hmmm. So Tifa, how about it?"

She beeped her own nose. "So we could get that doll?"

"Yeah, and then I can have my threesome with the both of you."

"Sure…"

He grinned and kissed her deeply. "Good." He chuckled, reading her thoughts.. Phew, put it off for a while. "So that’s it?" He said, "You just want to put it off?"

Doh!, She thought with him reading, Mind reader! No Fair!

"Hahahahhehheheheh." He laughed, "Tifa, follow me."

"Yes…. Sir"

He led her out of the bar and back to Sephy’s house. He noticed that the window Tifa broke earlier was fixed.

"Man.." said Tifa; "They fixed that quick!"

"Yep"

"Well, that way’s blocked off, now what?"

Ruphie walked in the front door, opening it with some secrete powers to open the door.

"Oh," remarked Tifa, " Hee hee, maybe I should have tried that." She knocked a stack of magazines as she followed after them. The fell to the floor with a load crash. "Ooopsy, sorry."

Ruphie walked into the bedroom and bolted the door once Tifa had followed him. He walked over to the bed.

"Who’s there? Sephy?" Clud asked, looking around.

"Go ahead Tifa," Ruphie ordered, "tell him what was in his file."

"Tifa?" Clud pulled the blankets tighter around himself.

"And me." Grinned Ruphie.

Sheesh, Ruphie heard Tifa think, I wanted to do this more discretely.

"Don’t worry Tifa, this is more fun." He heard Clud whimper.

"You and your damn fun!!" Shouted Tifa.

"Yeah, but we have a deal Tifa."

"There is that."

"Then what are you complaining about?"

Clud pulled the covers over his head as Ruphie came closer. "Well Tifa?"

"Umm, how to say. Clud! Sephy has been controlling you with that doll of yours."

"Yeah"

"What?" Said Clud, "You expect me to believe that?"

Ruphie looked down at Clud. "It’s the truth."

"Why would Sephy do that?"

"To use you for his own pleasure." Ruphie grinned.

"He doesn’t use me, he loves me." Clud blinked.

"Heh heh heh, Really? Sephy can’t love…, any more then I can."

Clud nodded and Ruphie noticed tears forming in the corner of his eyes. "Don’t say that, he does."

Ruphie laughed as Clud clutched the Sephy doll closer. He reached out to touch his cheek, and watched him wince.

"Ruphie?" asked Tifa.

"He wants to use you." Ruphie told him.

Clud began to breathe heavily. "You’re.. you’re lying."

Ruphie grinned, feeling Clud’s fear. "Nope, he’s just like me, he uses people."

"Stop, he isn’t like that."

"Oh? Where has he been the last 2 years then?"

"He…" Clud started to cry.

Ruphie rapped one arm around Tifa and drew her close. He kissed her cheek as he continued to stroke Clud’s.

Clud got out of bed. "Stop," he demanded, "No. Sephy.."

"Come here Clud," Ruphie ordered, "I’ll show you."

"No."

He rapped his other arm around Clud. He felt his struggle to get away as he kisses his cheek. Clud cried as Ruphie held him tighter.

"Ruphie," pleaded Tifa, "Please stop."

"We have a deal Tifa." He reminded.

"Not like this we don’t."

"Yes we do." He kissed her. Tifa pushed him away. Ruphie felt Clud tremble and felt his fear.

"No!"

"Tifa, we have a deal!!!" He pulled her back to him.

"I..I.. just can’t do this anymore."

He chuckled. "I think it’s too late. In fact, I know it is."

"Leggo" Clud demanded, pulling away from Ruphie.

"Nope!" He kissed Clud.

"Stop!" Demanded Tifa.

Ruphie looked at her. He stared into her eyes.

"It was not supposed to happen like this!" Tifa demanded.

Clud sobbed.

"I can hurt you in ways you’ve never felt, do not try my patients Tifa."

"You can’t hurt me," Tifa told him, "any more then the pain I have from losing Clud."

"Heheh. Exactly."

Clud tried to pull away again.

"What do you want from me?" Clud whimpered.

Ruphie pushed Tifa onto the bed, knocking her out as her head slammed into something hard. "What do you think?" He asked him.

Clud cried as he tried to fight Ruphie. Ruphie was far too strong for him though.

"No!" shouted Clud, "Sephy!" He tried to fight Ruphie some more. "Stop please, you aren’t, I don’t.."

Suddenly, Sephy’s voice shouted through the bolted door. "Clud!"

Ruphie kisses Clud a few more times then lifted him up off his feet.

"Why are you doing this?" Clud demanded. He whimpered and Ruphie could feel his fear.

"Why not?" he asked, "I can do what I want."

"You’re hurting me."

The door was being banged on from outside the room. Clud cried as Ruphie grinned evilly. "So?" Ruphie said to the boy.

"Stop, I don’t, like it."

Suddenly, Sephy broke the door down. "Ruphie!" He shouted, "Let Clud go!!!!"

Ruphie laughed. "Why?" He put Clud behind him.

"Ruphie, let him go, now!!!"

"You want him back? Why? And, what ever happened between you and Zack?"

"Shut up!"

"Oh? Why do you want your toy back? The clone…"

Sephy’s eyes darkened. "I’m warning you, let him go, or else.

"You want the little clone back? Fine, here you go" He tossed Clud at Sephy. Then he grabbed up the unconscious Tifa in his arms and ran out the door.

Sephy held Clud in his arms. Clud was shaking.

"Toy, clone, doll…." Clud murmured.

"Shhhh." Sephy said, trying to calm him.

Clud tried to struggle away from him. Sephy kissed Clud’s forehead gently.

"Put me down." Begged Clud.

Sephy frowned but put him down. He watched Clud walk away.

"Is what he said true?" Clud asked him.

Sephy looked down. "What he said when I was there?"

"About the doll, you controlled me with the doll. And.. I’m a toy, a clone…"

Sephy looked pained. He stared into Clud’s eyes. The boy Turned away from him. Sephy shut his eyes tightly and sat on the bed.

"Clud?"

Clud went over to the corner and sat. Sephy could hear his weeping. This made him fill with pain. He could read Clud’s thoughts. He doesn’t love me, the boy thought, He uses me, he … I’m a pleasure toy…

"That’s not true Clud." Sephy told him. He saw Clud shake. "Clud, please, that is not true." He got up off the bed and walked over to him. Sephy rapped his arms around the weeping boy.

"Don’t … don’t touch me!" Clud tried to shrug Sephy off.

Sephy took his arms away sadly.

"I love," cried Clud, "Loved you Sephy."

"Loved?" Sephy frowned, "You don’t still?" He felt very upset.

Clud turned around and faced him. "I.. I don’t love, I can’t! It’s all a mockery!"

"Why can’t you love??"

"I’m a clone, a copy, I.." He shook his head.

"Why should that matter?"

Clud got up and paced back and forth. "Why did you have to control me with the doll if I loved you naturally Sephy?"

He looked down, then away. Rubbing his temples he replied "I was afraid I think. No one ever loved me. No one." He walked back to the bed and laid back down. He felt Clud sit down on the bed. " I needed someone to love me. I needed love."

"Sephy…"

"Yes?"

Clud reached out and touched him gingerly. Sephy opened his eyes. Then Clud put his arms around him and cried. Sephy held him tightly and felt the tears.

"He.." Clud told him, "Made me feel, dirty Sephy."

"What did he do?"

"He touched me, kissed me, told me things that hurt to hear. He laughed at my pain."

"What did he say?"

"He said you were just using me, that you were like him and couldn’t love."

"That bastard." He kissed Clud. "I must love you, or why would I be in pain?"

"You hurt?"

"Yes." Looks into Clud’s eyes, the pain slowly going away.

"Don’t hurt over me."

"Why?"

Clud closed his eyes. "I’m tired Sephy."

"Me too." He kissed him again. "Let’s sleep.

Clud feel asleep in his arms. Sephy held him and closed his eyes.

Ruphie tied Tifa to the bed in the secrete room by his office.

"How could you??!!" She hollered at him.

"How could I what?"

"What you did to Clud, to me…"

He Grinned. The he got up on the bed with Tifa. He got on top of her and laughed. "Hehehe, you are mine now." He watched her try to struggle against the ropes that bond her arms. "No, no dear Tifa." He looked into her eyes, weakening her will. The he brushed his hand gently across her cheek. He kissed her deeply while struggling to take off her clothing.

"Stop," she begged.

"Don’t make me tape your moth Tifa." He got her cloths off. Staring into her eyes he felt he struggle less. He took of his clothing. Then he did what he wanted with her. He enjoyed her, laughing.

Once he was done he got off of her. Getting dressed he left the room and locked the door. He laughed to himself as he sat down at his huge desk. Then he taped the intercom button.

"Tifa…" he spoke.

"What?"

"Enjoying your little stay? Hahahah!"

"You bastard…"

"Heheh. Oh, you’re acting as if I hadn’t suffered my share of days and nights locked in a room like you are. And, what would happen to me when HE came…" He laughed, "Hahahah. He taught it all to me."

"How can you enjoy what you are doing? Did you not feel pain when it happened to you?"

"Oh, of course I felt pain when it was done to me. I felt SO MUCH PAIN I just laugh. He taught me to enjoy others suffering. He had so much fun hurting me…" He laughed some more.

"You are just as bad as Sephy, no, worse."

"Heheh. Ohhhh Tifa, We’ll have fun. Hahahahhahah." The intercom fell silent and Ruphie continued to laugh.

Sephy awoke to find Clud staring at the ceiling. "Dear Heart?"

"He was hurting Tifa too." Clud whispered.

"How?"

"Forcing her, like he tried to with me. She was afraid. He knocked her out."

Sephy growled. "His father warped him."

"Not even Tifa deserves that."

Sephy kissed him lightly. "Yeah"

"I have to help her."

"Yeah. Ruphie hurt you too." He let go of Clud.

"I can’t do it alone. I will come."

Clud got his sword. "Tonight."

Sephy grabbed hi Masamune and sighed.

"Even though," Said Clud, "She may have been cruel to me, I can’t, let her….." Trails off. "You know how to get in Sephy?"

Sephy nodded. "Ruphie is, vile, evil." He looked away. "Clud, I need to tell you something."

"Yes love?"

"Ruphie was right once,.. Once he and I were the same inside. Evil, cruel, but … it’s not who I am any more. I changed."

"I know Sephy, had you been the man he claimed you to be, you wouldn’t have…" trails off again. "I just know."

"I would not have come back. When you came to life, you were all he claimed you were to me, but not now. Now, I can’t live without you."

"We should go, I can’t bear to think, of her with that,.. That thing."

Sephy nodded.

"Lead on Sephy."

"Ok." He kissed Clud. Clud smiled.

"If anything should happen to me, Sephy, please don’t go insane. Take care of Tifa."

Sephy nodded.

"Even though," continued, "I know you can’t love her. See to it that she is alright."

"Ok Dear Heart." He picked up his masamune and walked out, Clud following him. "He’d of taken her to ShinRa Tower. Follow me." He strolled right in the tower’s front entrance. Everyone in there gasped.

Clud followed him. "Isn’t this a little foreword?" He whispered.

"Yeah." He walked to a guard who was shaking. He grabbed him and yelled, "Take us to see Ruphie Shinra, NOW!"

"I’m beginning to see a whole new side of you Sephy." Clud smiled.

The guard dropped to the floor uncousios. Sephy let go of him and grinned at Clud. Clud nudged the guard with his foot. Sephy headed for the elevator with Clud quickly following.

"We haven’t had to kill anyone yet," said Clud, "Think we will?"

"What?"

"Nothing Sephy. Nothing." Clud paused. "Sephy, how old am I really? You can tell me now, since I know."

"Five."

Clud nodded. Sephy kissed him as they listened to the crappy elevator music. Clud jammed his sword into the speaker, stopping the music.

"Way to go dear heart." Sephy Laughed

"Ruphie has poor taste. Think about it, he.. He wants Tifa. That’s the poorest taste."

"I think he wanted you. He always wanted what I have." Shakes his head.

"You sound like you two knew eachother for some time."

"Yeah, you could say that."

"Shinra, can make all sorts of wonderful things, but can’t make a faster damned elevator."

"Not in this tall of a building."

"Sephy, how come you two are so much alike?"

Sephy was quiet. Clud leaned on his sword. Then Sephy sighed deeply and said, "He’s … um,"

"You guys, seem like you had a bad relationship with eachother or something. The way he turned tail and ran…."

Sephy scratched the back of his head. "Bad is one thing, yeah."

"Sephy, something’s bothering you."

"Yeah, him. Ruphie."

"Hmm?"

Sephy sighed.

"Do I have competition?" Clud asked, looking a bit hurt.

"Not at all. Dear heart he’s my, uh … He’s my brother."

"What?" Clud put his hand on Sephy’s arm.

"He was born one year before me." Sephy looked at Clud and patted his hand. "That’s why I hate him so much."

"Is he?"

"Yeah." He felt Clud hug him as he spoke. "He was raised by the president of Shinra. And me? Well, I had scientists probing me as a child, then I went into SOLDIER."

The elevator reached its destination.

A few minutes before the elevator arrived Ruphie sensed that Tifa was trying to kill herself. He punched the intercom "It seems it has come down to rash tactics." Then he pushed a few buttons and flooded Tifa’s room with sleeping gas. Once the gas cleared he walked into her room and took away her materia.

He sat down at his desk. Once Tifa woke up he heard her say "Wa? My Materia! Damn! What now!"

Ruphie laughed over the intercom. "Sorry Tifa, no escape till I say. You can try to kill yourself all you want, I’ll just gas you, and revive you."

"Grrr."

"Hahahahha! Any more words Tifa?"

"Why did you run when Sephy came in, surely you are not scared of him?"

"Hahahah, me scared of him? No! Heheh!"

"Then Why?"

That was when the elevator door opened. He looked toward it. "Hahahah! He’s here now!" He stood up.

"Here? Now?!" Tifa started to bang on the door.

Sephy walked into the office swinging his masamune. Clud followed him.

Ruphie laughed and took out his shotgun. He kissed it, then loaded and cocked it.

"Grrr," growled Sephy, "Let her out!"

"Why?" asked Ruphie, "She’s mine now."

"You sick, twisted…"

Clud stepped up beside Sephy. "She isn’t yours." He told Ruphie.

"What?!" shouted Tifa, "He wants to let me out? CLUD!!! He’s here too??"

"Hehehehe," laughed Ruphie, "Clud, I see you did not listen to me, "Heh heh heh."

"No," replied Clud, "You are a liar."

He aimed his shotgun at Clud. "No I’m not."

Clud stood his ground. "Shoot me, it proves nothing. I may be a clone, but I live more then you!"

"Oh really? You live more then me? I have everything."

"You’re just a bitter shell."

"Clone?" Shouted Tifa; "Clud’s a clone! What the hell is going on out there?!!"

Clud spit.

"Hahahah," laughed Ruphie, "You are a fool. I have all I want."

Tifa banged on the door harder as Clud replied, "You lack, love."

"Love? Heheh, why do I need that?"

"Don’t pretend you don’t need it."

"I never had it before."

Sephy shook his head.

"Then why," asked Clud, "Do you force yourself upon Tifa? Why did you force yourself on me?"

"I enjoy it." Replied Ruphie; "She forced herself on you. Why do you defend her?"

"Because not even a monster deserves to be treated the way you treat her."

"I was wrong!" Tifa shouted, "Now I know and I’m sorry."

"She may have hurt me," continued Clud, "But I am not shallow, I am willing to forgive."

Ruphie laughed, "Too bad, and I wanted you too." He aimed at Clud’s chest and pulled the trigger.

Sephy dove in front of the shot, taking it in the left shoulder.

"Sephy!" Clud shouted.

"What happened??" yelled Tifa.

Ruphie laughed again as Clud drew his sword.

"God damn you Ruphie." Sephy murmured, holding his bleeding sword arm.

"Sephy!" Shouted Tifa, "Are you ok? God, never thought I’d be saying that!"

"What’s wrong Sephy?" grinned Ruphie, "Ahh, you bleed too! Heheh."

Sephy growled. His Masamune fell to the floor. Clud rammed his own sword into the carpet and knelt beside Sephy. "Sephy?" he asked as he tore of his shirt and made him a tourniquet."

"I’ll be ok Clud." Sephy replied.

"You’re still hurt."

"I know."

Clud stood back up and reached for his sword.

Ruphie opened the locked room and pointed his shotgun at Tifa.

"No!" Shouted Clud, "Don’t you dare! You shoot her, you won’t have time to reload, I’ll kill you!"

"Shoot her?" Laughed Ruphie, "I will if you don’t back off."

"Perhaps her death is better than leaving her to your whims Ruphie."

"Oh really?"

"Why would you want me Ruphie? To try and have what Sephy has? Jealousy?"

"A little toy to have fun with?"

"Admit it Ruphie," Sephy murmured, "You are jealous of me."

"Little boys," Clud said, "Always fight over their toys Ruphie. Especially brothers."

"Ohh, Sephy told you!" Ruphie laughed.

Clud took a step forward and lowered his sword. "Go ahead, I know you want to break this toy, make it stop working. Tifa, when he shoots me, get away."

"Let go of me you Man Slut!" Tifa yelled.

"I want to use you first." Ruphie said.

"Fine then," Clud began.

"No Clud!" Shouted Sephy, struggling forward.

"I’ll go with you if you let her go."

"Clud?" shouted Tifa, "No!"

"A good deal." Replied Ruphie.

Clud dropped his sword to the floor as Sephy reached him. Ruphie shifted his gun arms so he was holding Tifa with the same arm as his shotgun.

"Sephy," said Clud, "Please, you promised. See that she is safe."

"I know." Sephy replied.

Ruphie Grabbed Clud with his free hand as the clone spoke, "Tifa, I’m sorry. You mean a lot more to me then you know. I’m sorry I couldn’t love you the way you wanted me to." He turned to Ruphie. "Let her go."

Ruphie let Tifa slip from his arms as he held the shotgun on Clud.

"Clud," Sephy said.

Tifa fell to the floor as Clud spoke to him, "Sephy, I love you. Nothing he can do will stop me."

"I love you!"

"I can’t let it end like this!" Tifa yelled.

Ruphie laughed. He gripped Clud tightly to him. He walked out the back with him, keeping his eyes on Sephy and Tifa. They slipped out the back, out of view. They climbed into his chopper.