Hey everyone!

Here's some new stuff. I wasn't quite sure about this, but feedback is greatly appreciated! For those who are waiting for Pulse, be patient- I've got a new chapter in the works.

Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VII. The story and all its characters belong to Tetsuya Nomura/ Square Enix.

Warning: Maybe some typos.

Enjoy!


"Hey...look at that blonde guy over there..."

"Huh? Oh, yeah...the new kid..."

"Hey, he's cute! Why is he sitting all alone?"

"I don't know...there's negative vibes coming from him."

"Yeah, those bright blue eyes look too extravagant for his pale face..."

It was all the second year class of Blackwood Academy talked about. The mysterious transfer student from Nibelheim, with no background story to go on. Maybe it was his pale face or the unnerving vibes coming from him that scared everyone away, but Cloud Strife of only 15 years old sat alone every day.

At least, until Zack showed up.

16 year-old Zack Fair was tall, lean with a muscular build, athletic, with spiky black hair and unusual eyes. Bright, confident sapphire that looked like the color would shatter like glass, revealing a more spontaneous shade of blue. And, that he, Zack, who could woo any girl in his class, was gay...ish. Sure, he liked girls too, but he thought bisexual was a hideous word and he liked shaking things up a bit. So he referred himself as gayish. He didn't mind people knowing about it, he just worried that the person he was dating would get hurt. Which was what happened last year. Two upper-classmen beat Kaine, Zack's last boyfriend, into a pulp after the secret had spilled loose. Zack, not proud of the fact that Kaine almost died and he couldn't help him, transferred schools and vowed to keep a tighter lid on his relationships.


Zack was standing in line for food when the lonely blond sitting at a table by the window caught his eye. Cloud kept his head down, but nervously glanced around like he had a bomb in his pocket, ready to explode. Zack saw an opportunity. He impatiently waited in line, continously glancing back to see if anyone would sit with the blond, ruining his chance. Finally he reached the front, ordered, got his food and zoomed over to the table. Cloud did not take note of his arrival.

"Uh, hi...can I sit here?" Zack asked, trying not to sound sarcastic. Cloud looked up. He nodded. Zack smiled sincerely and sat down. Cloud looked at him.

"You have curious eyes...like a glass blue." Cloud said. He did not have a Translyvanian accent, like Zack assumed he would for some reason.

"Oh yeah? Well, if I had to name the color, that would probably be it." Zack replied. "What about yours? They look like they've seen alot."

Cloud's eyes seemed to flash, like he was reminiscing. A small grin appeared on his face. A grin that an insane man would wear. It frightened Zack slightly.

"Yeah...I have seen alot. Oh, I apologize. I didn't mean to scare you." Cloud said, in a slight panic, like he was worried that Zack would run away. The apology helped the black haired boy relax.

"No problem. So, what was it like in Nibelheim?" he asked.

"Cold. It was a mountain town, so we'd get heavy snowfall." Cloud replied. It made sense. People from snowy places normally had pale skin.

"So what about my eyes?"

"Huh?" Zack asked, off-guard.

"What would you call the color of my eyes?" Cloud asked. Zack took a deeper look into the blond's eyes. He saw some sadness in them, like a scarred navy sky after witnessing a ship sink or a bloody battle.

"...Scarred navy. Like the sky after a horrible event." Zack replied. He realized the silliness of the suggestion, so he got a little embarrassed. Cloud pondered the name for a moment, and smiled. It was the saddest, loneliest smile Zack had ever seen.

"I was hoping you would say something along the lines of that." the blond said. At that moment, Zack just wanted to reach and hug the lonely thing sitting across from him. But that would be out of place. The mood in the room seemed to intensify. Cloud noticed Zack's gloomy expression.

"Oh, oops. I always seem to depress everyone." Cloud said, still smiling, but this time, trying to brighten the mood. He stretched out his hand to Zack.

"I'm Cloud," he said. Zack smiled. He took Cloud's hand and shook it briefly.

"I'm Zack."