This is my first story in this style! I wrote it for the German site! They liked it and now I try if you too! If not, well I can live with that!
Disclaimer: I do not own FF7 or anything from Square Enix
Genesis looks at a black haired somehow hyperactive young man and thinks. "Darned, he can't stay still for one second!", but turns back to the simulation. Then a voice sounds. "And what was that?" Zack looks up. "Sorry! Did not pay attention!" Genesis chuckles; true Sephiroth's sword saved Zack. The surrounding disappears and the voice comes again. "You're hopeless Zack! Paying attention is important." Zack looks up again and hisses. "One second I did not pay attention….." From Angeal comes. "and you're death. Just go! Learn to pay attention!" Complaining leaves Zack the simulator.
"Attention! Attention! I can't hear that anymore!" mumbles Zack, as he walks through the building. As he goes around a corner, collides he with someone. "Ouch!" comes it from two voices, Zack looks at the person. "Cloud! What are you doing here?" "Not much! Except getting run over by you!" Zack helps Cloud on his feet again. "Sorry! Was lost in thoughts!" says Zack low, Cloud nods. "Me too!" Zack smiles. "Ok then it was both our fault. What are you doing today?" Cloud looks at him. "Going to my room! Till then!" Cloud went on, Zack looks after him. "Guess he has free! Well I'm going to train, but without the three!" Zack disappears in the trainings room.
Zack has fun in the trainings room, but slipped one time and lands on his back on a mat. "Attent…..This is boring alone. The three? Nope? I wonder, if Cloud likes to train with me. Nobody needs to know that!" Zack stand up and goes in search of his friend. He knocks at the door, from the inside comes. "Who is there?" "Man open up, it's me Zack!" The door opens. "What you want?" asks Cloud low, Zack looks at the man in front of him. "What is with you? I wanted to ask if you want to train with me, no sword just training!" First shows surprise in the blue eyes before him, then changes the impression. "I can't, I'm no SOLDIER!" Zack grins, grabs the hand and pulls his friend behind him. "No one needs to know that! Now come!" From Cloud comes a protest. "ZAAAACK!"
The man moves, notices it is not enough, makes a flip, lands on one hand, flips again and lands lightly on his feet. The other man stops, stars at him and opens his mouth. Then comes a voice. "Now that was something." Both men look at the speaker. "Angeal?" squeals Zack, Cloud decides to keep his mouth shut, could be trouble. Angeal grins. "Did not aspect that Zack, didn't you?" Zack and Cloud look at each other, Zack shakes his head. "Nope! Not at all! How did you do that Cloud?" "Like you showed me!" Angeal chuckles. "He showed you! Zack?" At once begins Zack to stutter. "I did! I know it's not allowed! I wanted to train, you were in the simulator! And…" Now began Angeal to laugh "Shut up Zack! But leave him alive! And Cloud?" Cloud looks at him shyly. "What Sir?" Angeal nodded. "Not bad! Keep it up and you're a SOLDIER soon!" Angeal left, Zack turns back to Cloud. "Got lu…." Cloud still looks after Angeal. "Enough for today! See you!" Cloud walks off; Zack closes his mouth and is wondering. What is wrong with Cloud?
Cloud manages to avoid Zack for three weeks, then Zack has enough. Now he stands in front of Cloud room, he is there. Zack had even checked the plans to make sure. Zack grabs the door knob, opens the door, steps in, closes the door and locks it. From the bed comes. "Wha….Zack are you nuts?" Cloud glares at his friend, Zack is a little surprised. Cloud is normally a quiet person. "No! But you are avoiding me! I had enough, what did I do to you?" Cloud lowers his head. "Leave me!" is all what comes, Zack stares at him; the he steps to the bed. "No I don't. Talk!" Again comes a "Leave me alone!" from Cloud, Zack has enough. He grabs Clouds hair and pulls his head up. "I said talk! Or I ….." Zack sees the blue eyes in front of him, anger shows there. "Leave me!" hisses Cloud, Zack let's go quickly.
Again lowers Cloud the head, but Zack notices the fists Cloud has made. He is pissed, that would not get easy. Quietly asks Zack. "I thought we were friends? Cloud was is wrong with you? Please! You can talk to m…" "Can I? I don't know! Shit I don't know anything anymore!" Careful says Zack. "You're confusing me! Cloud! Please!" Cloud looks up again, still is anger in his eyes. "Angeal! What he said at the training! And now leave me!" Zack thinks, then says. "Oh so you're an…..What did he say?" Cloud stares now at Zack, the anger mixes now with confusion. "Don't you ever pay attention? That I will be a SOLDIER!" "AH that! But….Huh?" Now is Zack totally confused and Cloud notices that. He sights and and says. "Sit down! And I'm sorry!" Zack looks for a place to sit and decides to use the bed. Cloud watches him, gives him some room and says quietly. "Why I avoided you? Easy! Or not?" Cloud thought about that, Zack groans. "Talk! You make no sense!"
Quietly begins Cloud. "Angeal said I will be a SOLDIER! No I'm not!" Now comes a question from Zack. "How you know that?" Cloud reaches across Zack, pulls something out of the nightstand and gives it to Zack. "Read it!" Zack studies the paper, looks up and says. "I'm sorry. I did not know. But…What are they meaning with that?" A weak smile comes. "That I'm not stable enough mean they. Don't ask, I'm not sure! And they don't kn….." Cloud stops talking, Zack studies again the paper. "Stupid doctors! They are nuts. If they knew everything from me would I be not here either!" Now comes a low "Huh? from Cloud for a change, Zack looks up. "Did I say that loud? Forget it!" Cloud nods, now asks Zack."And that was why you avoided me? That was stupid!" Cloud lowers his head again. "I know! But I was angry and sad! I'm sorry I avoided you!"
Zack puts the paper away. "I should really learn to pay attention. Then I had noticed that you're sad! I'm sorry too!" He lays an arm around Cloud, who stiffens. "Take that arm off!" comes it quietly, now has Zack finally enough. "Hey! First you don't want to talk, now I can't touch you? I just wanted to comfort you. And you do it like this!" "But not between men!" comes it from Cloud, who has not moved yet. "Don't get foolish! That's normal!" Cloud looks up, grinned and says. "But I'm not normal! Not if you believe that paper!" Zack stares at him, grins too and says. "That's much better! And I'm not normal either!" A chuckle comes from Cloud, then the question. "And what makes you unnormal?" Zack does not think, he answers quickly. "First, I can't stay still. Second, I'm always cheerful. That nerves some people. And third, I like something forbidden!" Cloud shuts up to think about that, then came "Forbidden? You're a great SOLDIER! What could you do that is not allowed?"
Slow leaves Zack's arm Cloud's shoulder. "That….Forget it that I said that!" Now it is Zack's turn to study the floor, Cloud asks. "What Zack? Talk!" Headshaking, then. "No! Forget it, I can't say!" Zack stands up and goes to the door. Then someone grabs his hand, turns him around and both arm are pinned against the wall. "Talk! What do you do, that is for….." Zack brakes free, gives Cloud a shove and screams. "I can't tell you! Just leave me….Oh God Cloud!" Cloud has stumbled back, fell over and hit the bed. Now he lies on the floor with his eyes closed. Zack jumps to him. "I did not want that. Cloud don't be dead. Not that!" Zack raises careful Cloud's head in his arm. "Please, I did not want that!" whispers Zack; tears fill his eyes that he now closes.
A soft touch comes, wipes the tears of his face and Cloud whispers "Cry you can do if I'm dying! But I'm alive! Ouch my head!" Zack opens his eyes, Cloud looks at him and Zack yells. "Don't ever do….." then he says quietly. "I'm sorry! I did not want that!" Cloud nods, winces a little and says. "That I believe you! Help me up; mom always said I have a thick skull! I will survive that!" Now notices Cloud where he was and turns red. "Help if someone could see us now! Zack let me get up!" Zack lets go of Cloud, who stands up, sways a little and sits down on the bed quickly. "Oops! A little longer, but it will go!" Zack is still on the floor, now he sights. "Jeez! I almost killed you! And just because I'm too scared to tell it my best friend!" Cloud looks down at Zack. "You and scared? Are you kidden! You're….." "Someone who likes men! So and if you don't want to see me again, understand I that too!"
A very quiet "Oh help!" comes, then nothing. Zack still looks at the floor, then he asks. "And should I go?" Low says Cloud. "It would be better. But not why you think!" Zack looks now at Cloud, those eyes sparkle. "What you mean Cloud?" A smile comes from Cloud, then. "Those doctors don't know everything. I kept quiet about certain things!" Zack stares at him in confusion, then a thought comes. "Moment! You want to say….." Cloud nods. " Yes! And I like you. You can be friends with someone you don't like! That could become a little embarrassing!" Zack raises himself. "Embarrassing! You think I'm embarrassing!" He lays his forehead against Cloud's "Embarrassing! Stupid, I like you too! That is why I reacted like that; I did not want to tell you!" Cloud begins to laugh softly. "I don't mean that! I can live with that, I like to. But, when you think they miss you!" Zack jumps up. "Holy shit, if they search for me! I….And that is why you don't wanted me to touch you?" Cloud groans. "Zack! Not now! We have time to discuss that! Yes that's why! And now go!" Zack stands finally up, stops and bents down to Cloud. "You are alright?" Cloud nods. "Yes I am!" Zack grins, then he kisses Cloud gently. "And that is only the beginning!" Cloud looks at him. "Yes the beginning."