Hello People! This here was my first ZackXCloud story. I had written it several months ago and then found it when I was cleaning and so instead of just leaving this story sitting there, I figured I'd put it on here. I plan on making this a two part story. However I still have to finish the second part because I never got around to finishing it the first time. So it will be put up later after I finish it. I hope you guys like it. : ) Happy Reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 7 or any of it's characters.

Warning: In case you haven't caught on, this story contains yaoi or guy/guy love. So if you don't like that, then hit the little back arrow please.

Zack yawned as he stepped off of the elevator onto the SOLDIER floor of the Shin-Ra building. He would already be in bed if he didn't have to turn in a report of the mission he had just finished.

It was about 2 a.m. And everybody else had left for home or was in their apartment on one of the floors above. Only a few of the lights were on as well.

As Zack was walking to the briefing room something caught his ear. He stopped. It sounded like someone. . .snoring? Yeah, light snoring. Zack turned to look at the lounge area of the floor.

There on the couch, a guy was curled up, sleeping. Zack chuckled as he recognized the spiky blond hair immediately. Zack tip-toed over, trying not to wake Cloud. He stopped next to the couch and looked down at Cloud as he slept.

He looked so peaceful. Zack was half-tempted to push him over and join him. He shook his head and pushed the thought from his mind. While he really wanted to, he still needed to fill out that report before he left. Also, since Cloud technically wasn't SOLDIER, he wasn't really supposed to be there.

Zack furrowed his brow in confusion as that thought hit him. What was Cloud doing there? Zack shrugged. He didn't really care either way but if somebody else caught him, he'd be in big trouble.

Zack was about to wake him up when he remembered something Cloud had said the other day. Something about a large physical training exercise. Zack cringed as he remembered his own days of that special torture. Cloud was probably worn out.

Well, nobody else was there and as long as Zack kept an eye on him, it wouldn't hurt anything. Besides, Zack knew Cloud wouldn't cause any trouble.

Zack was about to go grab the report forms, but stopped when he noticed Cloud was shivering. Zack quickly took off his own jacket and laid it over Cloud. He waited a couple seconds to make sure it was enough and then smiled when Cloud curled up in his jacket.

As quickly and quietly as he could Zack zipped over to the briefing room to grab the form he had to fill out. When he got back he breathed a sigh of relief that Cloud was still there and no one had come in.

Zack sat down on the couch across from the one Cloud was sleeping on and started filling out the form, occasionally stopping to look up at Cloud. After he finally finished the report, he stood up, stretched, and yawned. He quickly went to the briefing room to turn in his report and when he got back he found Cloud sitting up and stretching.

"Hey there sleepyhead," Zack said as he sat down in front of Cloud. Cloud rubbed his eyes.

"You could've woken me up." Zack shook his head.

"Naw, you looked too peaceful to wake up. Besides, didn't you have a training exercise today?" Cloud groaned and laid back down.

"Ugh, yeah. It was horrible. We had to repel from helicopters." Zack pondered this for a moment.

"Wait, don't you get motion sickness?" Cloud turned his head and just looked at Zack. Zack's laugh suddenly echoed throughout the whole floor.

"Thanks Zack. That just makes me feel all kinds of better," Cloud said dryly. Zack wiped a tear from his eye.

"Sorry, I'm sorry. It's just that I can picture it, and it's a pretty funny picture."

"It wasn't funny at the time. I had to run three laps around the Shin-Ra building to make up for it. It was hell," Cloud said as he stared into space with a horrified look on his face.

"Awww, you poor thing," crooned Zack as he reached over and rustled Cloud's hair.

"Thanks," Cloud muttered.

"So how exactly did you get up here? I thought infantrymen weren't allowed on the SOLDIER floor until right before a mission."

"There's a new receptionist lady and she said I could come up. She gave me her number and told me to call her later."

"Way to go Cloud!" Zack reached over and gave Cloud a friendly punch on the arm. It took everything Zack had to plaster the fake smile on his face. He couldn't explain it, but the idea of Cloud going out with some girl bothered him something awful.

"So do you think you'll call her," Zack asked nonchalantly.

"Nah." Zack sat up straight.

"Why not? You like someone else?" Cloud turned and looked Zack in the eye. He smiled sadly.

"Something like that."

"Who is it? Anyone I know?" Cloud pondered this for a moment.

"You might have seen them once or twice."

"Do they like you back?" Cloud looked away and stared off into space.

"No, at least not like that. I mean, we're friends but they don't know I like them. It's probably going to stay that way too." Zack frowned, but couldn't stop himself from cheering on the inside. No if he could only find out who Cloud liked. Zack patted Cloud on the shoulder.

"Give it time buddy. I'm sure she'll come around." Cloud blew out a sigh at that.

"One can hope."

"Yeah. . .so Cloud, you up for some food? Cause I'm starving." Cloud sat up and smiled.

"Yeah, sure. I think there's a 24-hour bar open somewhere around here." Zack and Cloud stood up.

"Sounds like a plan, and I'll pay for it. My treat." Cloud chuckled.

"Thanks." Cloud gave Zack his jacket back and they started walking to the elevators. Then Zack's voice echoed through the hall.

"Hey Cloud?"

"Yeah?"

"Why were you here anyways? I mean, why not go home?"

"Well, I was waiting for you."

"Really? Thanks."

"Yeah, and I figured you'd buy me food."

"What? Come here you scuzzball!"

"Huh? No! Get away! Aaah! That tickles! Stop! I'll get sick again! No!" Zack and Cloud's laughter echoed through the halls as Zack got his revenge and tickled Cloud with no mercy.

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