The Mercenary and Queen bee~[Cloud Strife x Queen bee!Male!reader]

Hidden pain

"If that prick comes back here again I'll kill him!"

"Sephiroth calm down, I'm fine."M/n mumbles through aching pain that pulsed over his entire being. What has Sephiroth so riled up you may ask? An old client of M/n was known to be physically harmful. M/n was bruised and slightly bartered. Out of the two M/n was the calmest and was quietly rubbing cream on to said bruises and wrapping small injuries.
"Here, let me help you."

"Oh, how sweet of you."They sat quietly, occasionally speaking about how long the bruises would heal however a thought popped into Sephiroth's head about Cloud.
"Wasn't Cloud supposed to visit-"

"Shit!"M/n jumped up to grab his phone off the nightstand and immediately dialed Cloud's number.
"Cloud, don't come to the Honey bee inn just yet.."

"Is everything alright?"

"Yeah...Just need a bit of time before you drop in to talk."Something about how M/n's voice sounded told Cloud something had happened to him.
"I'm coming by right now."

"Cloud no-"

*Click*

"And he hung up... Dammit!"M/n yelled while throwing his phone into the bed after turning to face Sephiroth. Said male shrugged his shoulder then motions for M/n to return to his side to finish bandaging the wounds and bruises. After everything was tended to, M/n threw on a pair of black jeans, black turtleneck, and a fluffy Blossom pink cardigan.
"That screams obvious."

"I can't wear a normal shirt now can I."M/n snares harshly at Sephiroth, who had quickly forgotten the current situation. He then apologized to M/n for his words and asked if he should leave or not.
"No, no need. We sit in the Vip section most of the time, it's rare when we come into my private room to chat."

"Chat? That's it? What are you two doing? Going steady or some shit?"

"I think it's cute. It's... It's new to me as well. All he wants is someone different to talk too and I admire that pure-ness, it makes me quite happy, so stop dismissing my happiness ya bastard."M/n said heading out the door of the private room. On his way to the main entertainment center, those of the hive cast worried glances at their Queen as he struts by.
M/n sat down with care so he wouldn't hurt his already sore body.
"M/n dear? The hive is concerned and of course, I am. Why did you let that bastard in?"

"Oh Andrea, I thought he wanted to talk but what a fool I was huh? I'm fine and I give you permission to give him the honey bee inn special when you see him, best to act quickly, the soldiers won't be patrolling in Wall Market until the day after tomorrow."

"Finally~"Andrea walked off after placing the bottle of champagne down on the table with two glasses. Instead of pouring the champagne in the glass, M/n drunk straight from the bottle to calm his nerves. On the outside, M/n looked brave and unfazed by the situation but on the inside, he was struggling to keep sane, he wanted to cry and hide but his pride wouldn't allow it to happen.
"M/n, are you okay?"

"Hmm, let's say I am. How are you Cloud-"

"Don't act as if nothing is wrong. Your hands are shaking, I've never seen your hands do that. Let's not forget you don't fancy turtleneck's, especially long sleeve ones. Now tell me what happened."M/n was slightly stunned by Cloud's close observation, he hid his hand under the table and placed then in his lap.
"Cloud it's nothing."

"Please, stop lying to me... It hurts to know that you don't trust me enough to tell me. I'll just-"

"Wait! Please don't leave!"This caught M/n off guard, he didn't mean to sound so clingy but he needed something to ground himself and that was Cloud.
"What happened to your neck?!"In all of the movement, M/n failed to notice that his
turtleneck shifted, he quickly tried to cover it up but Cloud caught his hand just in time.
"Who...Who did this to you..."

".... Let's talk elsewhere."

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Cloud took M/n far from Wall Market just so there wouldn't be any interruptions. That's when M/n lost his facade and cried in his friend's arms. Cloud could only rub said males back. Never has anyone seen the ever so strong queen bee cry. M/n told Cloud everything and of course, Cloud was ready to go on a hunt.
"No, don't worry about it. Andrea has it covered...Sorry, you had to see me like this Cloud. I must seem pathetic huh?"

"No, it's natural to react the way you did... There's nothing pathetic about it. You'll never have to hide this side from me, I'll be that shoulder to cry on."

"You're too sweet to me Cloud."

"Hush, you love it."The two shared a laugh for a while and decided to stay out under the stars for a while longer.