1 word prompt: acquisition
Making a new puppy acquisition hadn't been something Angeal envisaged for his day. But Reno's love for little and cute animals – all the animal's realm fitted this category for him – struck again. Often time he saved those beasts and found a home with Shinra employees he screened beforehand. More than half of Shinra's members with pets had obtained them like that. Sephiroth's cuddly and calm rat, and Genesis' screeching cat were good examples.
Angeal glanced at where Reno disappeared earlier, having rung at his door, said that Angeal needed a "long time pet to nurture and raise to its full potential" and that "this one was attacked by beasts in trooper uniforms" then put the puppy in front of him. He sighed and looked at the trooper moving from foot to foot in a distracted manner, then tilted his head to the side, bright blue eyes focused intently on Angeal and clear traces of fists bruising his face.
No, not a puppy, Angeal corrected himself, a chocobo.
"Well, come inside…" he trailed off, asking silently the trooper's name.
"Cloud. Cloud Strife, sir," the blond answered.
Angeal nodded, "Would you care to share my breakfast with me?"
"But I have duties, sir."
Angeal smiled at the wide and worried eyes, "Not today. I trust Reno's judgment. You'll be a good student, but we still need to talk about it."
He put a hand on Cloud's back to push him inside as the blond made a sound similar to a chocobo yark, making Angeal chuckle.
"Student?"
"Well, yes. He said 'nurture and raise to its full potential'."
Cloud made another sound, a surprised huff, that settled his nickname for Angeal. For now, he would be the chickabo, like Zack had been the puppy.