~SHUFFLE CHALLENGE ADVENT CALENDER~

THE SECOND

AN: Uh… well, believe it or not, I still haven't finished (and at this rate may NEVER finish) writing my seven-chapter Christmas fic… Because I suck Dx I apologize! I'm a worm! But, I did want to do SOMETHING for the holidays. So! I figured I'd do another shuffle since I actually kinda enjoyed doing one last year. And, according to stats, a lot of you wonderful readers enjoyed it, too. Yeah, It's just to alleviate my feelings of guilt for not finishing my story... I know, I admit it. You may throw rotten tomatoes at me. Anyway!

This year, however, I've decided to do it just a little bit different. Instead of the standard TEN songs required of the challenge, I've decided to shorten it to FIVE due to the fact that I'm not sure how much time I'll have everyday to just sit and write.

But, the rules remain the same as last year, same everything basically… I won't skip unless I've already written for the song on a previous day (but If a song that I wrote for last year comes up, I WILL still write something for it. I'll just try to think of something new).

For those of you who never read my first shuffle~ Here are the rules (minus the 10 songs since, like I said, I'm changing it to 5.)

Shuffle Challenge Rules
1. Pick a character, fandom, pairing, friendship, whatever.
2. Put your music program on shuffle and start playing songs.
3. For each song, write something inspired by the song related to the theme you chose earlier. You only have the song length. No preplanning and no writing after the song is over. No skipping songs either.
4. Do this for ten songs

So yeah, FIVE not TEN. As I did last year, I will, of course, go back each day and label each drabble with the Song Title, Artist, and Time Duration (min:sec) in bold above. This year I've also decided to indicate which pairing each drabble ended up being. That way all you lovely readers can pick and choose which ones you wanna read and skip the pairings you don't like if that's what you want. If something can be considered neutral (as in, it could be a pairing, but it could also be considered just friendship) then I won't list a pairing at all. So, without further ado!

CHOSEN THEME FOR ALL 25 DAYS OF 2012 SHUFFLE (Is Still) FINAL FANTASY VII

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Hotel California - Eagles - 6:32

"There's no way out!"

"What do you mean there's no way out?! There's gotta be a way out!"

"Well there isn't!"

"Both of you calm down," Angeal's voice carried through the air, followed by a sudden silence. Angeal sighed. "Now, what is the problem?"

"This place is haunted, Angeal!" Zack all but whined.

"Haunted?" A familiar baritone questioned from the bedroom doorway.

"Well," Cloud spoke up. "We were going to go out and try to see if maybe we could salvage some supplies from the wrecked transport but-"

"When we tried to leave the guy at the front said we couldn't!" Zack suddenly interrupted.

"Did he say why?" Angeal asked, not seeing how this construed that the hotel was haunted.

"His exact words were 'You can check out anytime you like~' insert ominously delighted grin here 'But you can never leave…' I swear he had the creepiest grin, then he just walked away."

Sephiroth raised a brow in question. "And?"

"We tried the front doors, but for some reason they wouldn't open. So we came back here and tried some windows," Cloud shrugged. "They don't open."

(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew - 4:26 (GenesisxCloud)

"Even if the morrow is barren of promise…" Genesis breathed, staggering toward the blood-drenched young blonde standing only meters away.

Cloud's heart pounded loudly in his ears as he watched his lover come nearer, step by agonizing step, blood running from the multiple wounds littering his beautiful body.

How had this happened? One minute they were enjoying the view, the sun setting before them, and the next, they were being attacked by an unknown, somehow invisible, enemy.

Tears welled in the blonde's bright blue eyes as the redhead took one more step and faltered, dropping where he stood. Cloud caught him and stared, knowing full well that his lover could not be saved.

"…nothing shall forestall my return." A small smile, a slight brush against Cloud's cheek.

Genesis closed his eyes.

Bad Romance - Artist vs. Poet (cover) - 4:55 (SephirothxCloud)

"I cannot keep these feelings locked within me any longer," Sephiroth declared in a heated whisper as he pushed the young blonde against the wall. Cat-slit green boring into equally shocking bright blue orbs. "You cannot tell me that you do not feel the same."

"I… ah, I cannot, Lord Sephiroth," Cloud panted as skilled lips placed kisses all along his neck and jaw. "You know the way I feel."

"CUT!"

Sephiroth growled and pushed away from the wall angrily while Cloud glared at the director offstage.

"What now!" Cloud yelled. It was bad enough he and Seph were co-starring in this cheesy, overly clichéd Harlequin Romance Novel turned Major Motion Picture. The least they could do is let them do this scene uninterrupted!

Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65 - 3:31

"…Do I want to know?" Cloud sighed, staring at the odd but somehow expected sight before him. Zack just grinned. Gaia, even his teeth were blue. How was that even possible?

"Well, you see, what happened was," Zack began, still grinning like an idiot and looking proud of himself for whatever reason. Unfortunately, the explanation never came, as, at that very second, Angeal and Genesis both came walking towards them. One obviously confused and resigned while the other looked near asphyxiation in an attempt to keep from laughing.

"Puppy," Angeal sighed with exasperation, "Why are you blue?"

From somewhere nearby and out of sight, a very satisfied Sephiroth smirked. Ah, Sweet Revenge.

You Sexy Thing - Barry White - 3:40 (ZackxAerith)

Zack couldn't get the dopy grin off his face as he sat, simply watching his girlfriend tending to her flowers in the dim light of the old abandoned church in sector five. There could be no man as lucky as him. Aerith was an angel, beautiful, sexy, sweet, and all his. It had to be a miracle that somehow he had fallen through the roof and right into her lap (figuratively, of course). Nothing could explain how perfect something like that was. It could only be a miracle, and he was sticking to that reasoning.

"What are you grinning about, Zack?" Aerith's voice broke through his happy musing, her giggle causing him to smile wider.

"I'm just such a lucky guy," he grinned.

END DAY ONE

AN: Blah, Sucky last song is Sucky… Repeated songs from last year - Hotel California and Blue. I have to say, I like this year's drabbles better. The Hotel California one could probably be considered a continuation of the 2011 one… I went and read all the 2011 drabbles before starting. That way I won't repeat a story~ Onward! Today's personal favorite - Bad Romance. It was hard coming up with an idea for that one :3 I Just Died could've been better, sorrys. Well, Enjoy! Review! See ya 'gain tomorrow! (^-^)