Wow. Just…wow. It's been well over a year since I even READ this story. I forgot how much people wanted to see it done. So, the other day, I was doing a puzzle on my computer of a cover to a CloudxSeph doujin, and thought 'I need to get back to writing about them again.' Then it hit me that I HAVE stories about them, and decided I should revisit. Well, now that I am, I'm updating all of the chapters before writing new ones. Well, I've matured a lot in the last year, thank you so very much. But enough of my prattling. On to the story!

Disclaimer: Blah blah blah copyright-cakes blah blah blah don't own them blah blah blah something about Squaresoft…

Hushed whispers permeated the air of a boys' dorm on the second floor hallway of the building, third door on the left. The voices sounded impatient, as if an argument was threatening to boil forth if one or the other didn't just stop talking. With a muttered curse, it finally escalated into distinguishable words.

"He's not going to do it." Murmured the first voice, deep and obviously filled with amusement.

"He has to. Cloud, wake up." Answered the second one, most assuredly not amused. In fact, it was really rather impatient with the whole thing.

"I'm telling you, he's not going to do it." Again, the first voice, now trying to stifle laughter.

"Shut up, Alan. I'm telling you he has to."

This was followed by a muffled 'ow' and Alan closed his mouth, letting the other young man continue trying to wake the golden-haired recruit sleeping soundly. His own red hair flopped into his eyes and he pushed back the soft tendrils with a practiced swipe of his hand. He glared down at his other roommate, Zack, whose back was currently turned toward him. Alan leaned forward and hissed into Zack's ear, "He's not going to."

Zack rose slowly, cracking his neck as he did so. "He will. We just have to wake him up first." Which was certainly becoming a task in and of itself. Talk about a person who slept like the living dead. With a soft sight, he cracked his knuckles and began jabbing Cloud hard in the shoulder. This didn't quite have the affect he had hoped it would, as all it made the cadet do was roll over with a snort.

Well, e couldn't be having any of that. Zack looked the sleeping boy over for a moment before grabbing a hold of Cloud's blankets and yanking them off in one fell swipe. Cloud immediately curled into a ball, squeezing his eyes shut, and started groping for the covers. When realization hit through Cloud's foggy, sleep-filled mind that there weren't any blankets on the bed, he opened his eyes slowly and groaned when the first thing he saw was raven hair. "Jesus Christ, Zack. Go away and let me sleep. It's not even dawn. This is cruel and unusual punishment. You know this, right?"

Zack went to the other side of the bed with a smirk on his face. "Come on, sunshine." He took hold of the mattress and lifted it, causing the blonde to tumble out onto the ground. "Get dressed. We have a task for you. And, no, it's not guarding the doorway so we can sneak over to the girls' school, either."

Cloud rose slowly, rubbing his hip where he had landed. That had really hurt, damnit. And now he was probably going to have a bruise on his hip. Thanks. "Yeah? What is it, then?"

Zack's smirk grew even wider, if possible. Cloud could almost hear the evil cackle emanating from the older boy. "We want you to tell General Sephiroth that you have the hots for him."

Cloud blinked slowly, an incredulous look settling itself upon his face. Well, now. THAT certainly served to wake the sleepy blonde up. He licked his lips again and gazed steadily at him. Alan, in the mean time, was having a hearty laugh into his pillow. "You care to run that one by me just one more time?"

Zack grinned and cleared his throat, arms swinging back and forth merrily. Eyes were sparkling bright by this point, and that wasn't just the mako showing, either. "I said that we want you to tell the General that you think he's the most doable creature on the face of this Planet. Or something along those lines. You're free to ad lib, just so long as it gets the message across."

The cadet remained staring at him, all the more dumbfounded and ill at ease. This wasn't happening, right? This couldn't have been happening. Not…urgh. "And what makes you think I'll do it?"

Alan started laughing harder at this point, and all this served to do was increase the size of Zack's grin. "Why, Cloud my boy, I have just three words for you. I dare you."