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'Hey, Angeal! Is that a buster in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?'

'I'm truly surprised that you don't hit him more.'

'I do get a little carried away in the training room at times.' Angeal admitted to Sephiroth.

As the pair fully entered Angeal's office, Zack stopped propelling himself around in the spinney chair and glopmed onto Angeal's arm.

'Will you take me out tonight? Please. I've been good! Promise.'

'Puppy, sit.'

To Angeal's surprise, Zack obeyed the command, plopping himself down in the middle of the floor. Somehow, he still continued to bounce slightly.

'What have you done that merits a reward?'

'I got top marks in that strategy test this morning. I forgot to take my sword on my Slum mission, but I used a beach umbrella and it was fine. Not sure what a beach umbrella was doing in the Slums though. But there were even seven machiney thingies against me all at the same time at one point, and I didn't even get a scratch.'

'Machiney... never mind. Where do you want to go?'

'Karaoke!'

'... Fine.'

'Great! Seph
can come too. And Genesis. Well, as long as he stops grabbing my butt. Or trying to get me to grab his butt. As long as there's no buttiness, Genesis is allowed. Ooo and Cloud! Hmm, but Cloud hasn't met Genesis yet, and Genesis'd probably scare him. But maybe Gen'll start going after Cloud's butt, and he won't come after mine anymore!'

Sephiroth attempted to beat a hasty retreat, but Angeal noticed and attacked.

'You wouldn't make my puppy sad, would you?'

Sephiroth sighed. This was going to be a long day. Hopefully this time Zack wouldn't make him sing. Or dance. Especially not dance. And Angeal was giving him a look that clearly said that if he had to go through with this, everyone else did too.

'Can I have jelly and ice cream too?' Zack looked hopefully up at Angeal.

'I don't think karaoke places do jelly.'

'We can stop at a shop on the way. Ooo, I want cookies and cupcakes. And cake. And gingerbread men. Do you think they'd do gingerbread swords if we asked nicely? I could have a gingerbread battle, and all the dead gingersoldiers that fall in battle get eaten.'

Angeal didn't know where to start with that little speech, so he decided to go with his usual rely for when Zack asked for goodies.

'Sweets will ruin your appetite. You can have one.'

'Gingerbread men!'

Angeal noticed that Sephiroth had twitched slightly at the mention of gingerbread. It was the fearsome warrior's greatest vice.

Zack would have to fight for his goodies. Knowing Sephiroth, it'd probably be a fight to the death. But if worst came to worst, at least he'd be able to go on walks again without having to carry a ball for Zack to chase.

'Fine, but I am not asking them for gingerbread swords.'

'Awwww,' There was a very puppy like whine and Zack visibly deflated.

'Fine, I'll ask. Shall we go pick up Genesis and Cloud, then?'

'And my gingerbread men!'

'Yes, Zack. And your gingerbread men.'