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[imjustaman]

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[imjustaman]

And Sephiroth longed so much for this, to fully accept that he could be loved without one or the other betraying the other. But could he really not be afraid, given that almost everyone had either left or outright betrayed him and then he had betrayed Zack? Not one of his relationships had turned out happy. That was very frightening. But … he longed more than anything for something to work, to just be loved.

[cloudsenior]

Cloud was content to stay like that for hours, but things like food and sleep were going to have to get in the way, and he had to eventually return to his apartment for the later. He let out a sigh after a moment, burying his face against his shoulder in a show of his unwillingness to be a responsible adult.

"I should probably go," he mumbled. "I need to get groceries."

[imjustaman]

Sephiroth smiled a bit. “So do I. That was the next stop I was going to make. Why not go together?”

[cloudsenior]

"Convenient," Cloud muttered, peering up at him with a faintly amused look on his face. "Fine, we can go together."

[imjustaman]

Sephiroth smirked, but he really was telling the truth.

He started to get up and reach for the pauldrons again out of habit.

[cloudsenior]

Cloud raised an eyebrow at that, before he caught Sephiroth's hand before he could grab them.

"Maybe stop somewhere for new clothes too," he added.

[imjustaman]

“Hm? What happened to maybe needing them?”

In any case, he didn’t see what was wrong with his normal clothes aside from that. Although … it wouldn’t hurt to have more leather coats….

[cloudsenior]

"If this place is really supposed to be peaceful, maybe having new clothes will help us remember that we don't have to be 'on' all the time," he explained. It made perfect sense in his mind, at least.

[imjustaman]

Sephiroth was pretty soured on the idea of it being peaceful by now. Such horrific curses were hardly peaceful. But if Cloud was trying to think about things that way, he didn't like to sour him.

"Hm. Well, at least we can see if there is anything we like," he conceded.

[cloudsenior]

Cloud nodded at that, letting go of Sephiroth's wrist before standing up. He still glanced over at his weirdly bare shoulder, making a face at it, but he didn't move to grab up his own pauldron.

[imjustaman]

Sephiroth got up, forcing himself not to pick up the pauldrons even as he got his gloves, and headed for the door.

[cloudsenior]

Cloud followed after him, remembering to grab his own gloves on the way out. Making it down to the street, he let Sephiroth take point on where to go, following by his side to the grocery store.

After a block, his fingers absently brushed against Sephiroth's.

After the next block, he had threaded his fingers through his.

[imjustaman]

Sephiroth was heading for a Walmart type store, although he suddenly realized he didn't know if Cloud shopped there.

He smiled at this, and squeezed Cloud's hand as they walked. It was still overcast, but with no sign of rain.

[cloudsenior]

Cloud was just going with it; he wasn't picky about where the shopping was done, so long as he got what he needed.

He smiled faintly as Sephiroth squeezed his hand; it... really felt nice. Even without the calming feeling, it still felt nice.

Arriving at the store, Cloud found himself a little distracted in the parking lot. Some kind of biker group must have been in the store, because there was a line of motorcycles parked amongst the different cars. He paused to eye them with interest, though he ended up stumbling a little after not giving Sephiroth a warning that he was stopping. He had the grace to look a little embarrassed, though.

[imjustaman]

Sephiroth felt the same, although he liked getting the best deal while he was at it.

He jumped when Cloud stumbled. “I’m sorry, I didn’t realize you’d stopped.”

He smiled a bit to see what Cloud was looking at. “You like those?” His Cloud back home certainly did.

[cloudsenior]

Cloud waved off the apology -- he was the one that hadn't warned him, after all -- before turning his attention back to the bikes.

"I liked the Hardy Daytona I drove out of the Shinra building," he confessed. "I was just thinking, a motorcycle would be nice to do some of the delivery requests out there."

[imjustaman]

He smiled. "Perhaps we can find out if you can purchase one here." He wasn't sure whether to mention that his Cloud liked motorcycles.

[cloudsenior]

Cloud snorted at that.

"I don't think you can buy a vehicle at a place like this," he replied. "Usually you go to a vehicle lot, or something similar."

He shrugged after a moment, shaking his head.

"Besides, I don't exactly have that much money."

[imjustaman]

“I meant here in this world, not here at this store,” he said dryly.

And he pondered. “We don’t know how much they might cost here, with this world’s … strange currency. It wouldn’t hurt to look into it.”

[cloudsenior]

"...oh."

Cloud at least had the grace to look embarrassed at assuming Sephiroth didn't know how vehicle lots worked. At the mention of the weird currency though, he absently raised his hand, the faint glow of his current... whatever it was poking out slightly from under his glove. It was definitely one of the stranger ways to pay for things, he'd give him that much.

"Maybe..."

[imjustaman]

Sephiroth kept his in the locket around his neck. He refused to glow.

“Meanwhile, shall we gather what we require that this store does carry?”

[cloudsenior]

Cloud pinked slightly in embarrassment, wondering how long it would be before Sephiroth let that one go, before he nodded meekly, following him inside.

[imjustaman]

Sephiroth allowed a slight smile of amusement. He would not continue to torment Cloud about it.

He headed inside, got a cart, and looked over his list. Of course, he would be the type to make a list.

[cloudsenior]

Cloud peered at the list, curious what the almighty SOLDIER general would buy for food. Naturally, he didn't have a list; he was more of a person to purchase food on vibes alone.

[imjustaman]

Sephiroth likes pumpkins, other squash, potatoes, cheese, chocolate…. He also has non-grocery things listed like paper towel and parchment paper.