Zack Attack

Author's Note: Chibipinkbunny, thank you for taking writing not worthy of being called literature and helping me to turn it into a somewhat decent piece of fanfiction.

Disclaimer:I DON'T OWN FINAL FANTASY OR CRISIS CORE OR SHINRA OR ZACK AND ALL HIS WONDERFULNESS, I ONLY WISH THAT I DID T_T

This is just a little one-shot that I wrote the other day on a whim. I might add a few more later depending on what everyone thinks about it. So please review, everybody! :D

SOLDIER 1st Class Angeal Hewley sighed as he looked over the not-so-tidy apartment of his trainee, Zack Fair. He vaguely remembered Zack mentioning the other day that his supply of ADHD pills had run dry, although he didn't think much of it until his good friend and colleague Sephiroth called him to inform him that his 'misbehaving puppy' had decided to play a prank. And Sephiroth had, unfortunately, been the victim of Zack's practical joke.

Last week, during a guest appearance at a SOLDIER training session, he unsheathed his Masamune to a room full of muffled laughter. The daring and hyper SOLDIER 2nd Class had spray painted the blade a bright bubble gum pink and covered its length with rainbow Banora apple stickers, leaving his trademark signature (written in Sharpie, of course) on the hilt along with a haphazardly written, "Have a great day!"

Angry to the point of nearly losing his cool composure, Sephiroth had called Angeal to complain and threaten his protégé in a vastly icy tone. After a tense phone conversation filled with apologies for his student's actions, Angeal promised Sephiroth to find Zack and give him a decent thrashing, leading him to where he now stood.

He carefully made his way through the rooms of the small apartment, looking for clues to Zack's whereabouts while avoiding the dirty jeans and uniform pieces strewn across the floor. He winced as he stubbed his big toe for the second time on an old pair of combat boots. He's lucky Genesis is not his mentor, else this place would be spotless and he would have copies of Loveless everywhere. He almost smiled at the thought. Or Sephiroth. With how messy this place is, he would have been speared through with the Masamune by now. Then he remembered what the Masamune's present condition was, and imagining Zack running from a bright pink blade with apple stickers all over it made him chuckle softly.

Entering the kitchen, he noticed two open cans of Red Bull sitting on the counter. The SOLDIER pinched the bridge of his nose with the first two fingers of his right hand and closed his eyes. Zack without his ADHD medication was bad enough. Now he had to deal with Zack on energy drinks as well? Why is someone like him drinking that kind of thing anyway? That's for recruits cramming for their morning classes. He sighed. Of course. Because he's Zack, that's why. With a sense of dread, he slowly walked over to the counter to confirm his suspicions that yes, in fact, the cans had been drained of their damned contents.

Angeal looked up at the ceiling, silently questioning the heavens as to what had possessed him to take Zack in as a student. He picked up one of the cans, rolling it in-between his fingers contemplatively. This is going to be a long day…

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