AN: Dx I am so so so so sorry that I didn't have this up yesterday! I DID write it yesterday, I just had no opportunit AT ALL to upload it. I swear I berated myself like a million times yesterday. Anyhow... Here you all have Day Ten. I also have TODAY's batch, next chapter! So you all get a double dose today, which doesn't make up for it, but at least I wrote it :(

DECEMBER 10, 2012

He's a Pirate - KH2 OST - 1:29

Cloud had to blink to make sure this wasn't some strange mako-induced hallucination. Nope… still there. Not an hallucination, then. He tilted his head in confused curiosity. He couldn't not ask.

"Zack, why are you… dressed like a pirate?"

Zack mirrored the head tilting, unsure what he was being asked. The SOLDIER looked down and assessed his outfit with the eye that wasn't currently covered by the eye patch. Oh yeah… He grinned. "I lost a bet."

Cloud kept silent. He wasn't sure he really wanted to know.

Sharp Dressed Man - ZZTop - 4:14

Zack couldn't help but stare a bit jealously when the Turks walked in and all of the female (and even some male) eyes seemed to suddenly shift in their direction. Women had already begun to make their not-so-subtle way toward the handful of suited Shinar 'bodyguards'.

"How come all you have to do is walk into a room for all of five seconds and every female eye turns your way? You don't even have to do anything and already you have a swarm of women surrounding you guys!" Zack all but whined to the sloppy Turk beside him.

"What can I say, yo? The ladies love me," Reno winked at his spiky-haired SOLDIER friend.

"Yeah right," Zack crossed his arms and scoffed.

"It's the suit," Rude interjected.

"Suit?" the hyper First furrowed his brow. "as in the Turk suit?"

"Yeah," Reno smirked. "Didn't ya know…?"

As if on cue, Tseng, Rude and Rufus joined Reno to complete the statement. "… Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man."

Oh yeah, it was still the unofficial Turk theme song at the office.

Calling You - Blue October - 4:02 (SephirothxCloud)

"Wish you were here."

Sephiroth paused on the other end of the PHS, unsure exactly how to respond but wanting to soothe the ache he heard in Cloud's voice. Instead, he settled for, "I will be home as soon as possible."

Cloud sighed. "I miss you, Sephiroth."

"I miss you as well, Cloud," Sephiroth replied with complete sincerity. "You should go to bed now."

"I don't want to." The blonde's voice was a petulant whine.

"You have to. It is late in Midgar," Sephiroth stated firmly.

"When will you call again?"

"When next I can. Not for a while at the least."

Cloud was quiet for a moment. "I don't want you to go." It was a plea.

"Sleep, Cloud. You may dream of me."

Another sad little sigh. "Okay… Goodnight, Seph. I love you."

"And I love you."

Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys - 2:28

Reno called it mere seconds before it happened. "Wipe out!"

Zack looked over at the redhead sitting on the beach with a glare, and, in that second, the raven-haired SOLDIER toppled face first into the ocean, the board being flipped by a wave. Laughter from various high-ranked SOLDIER and Turks echoed form the beach as Zack came up sputtering with a long whine of Reno's name.

"You should keep your eyes on the waves, yo!" Reno grinned at the dripping Puppy. Zack only took a swat at the redhead and chuckled, already over it.

"Hot dog or Hamburger?" Cloud called from where he was helping Angeal cook the meat on the grill they'd hauled over. A chorus of choices floated back from assorted Turks and SOLDIER scattered around the private beach.

Zack grinned at Reno, a challenge in his expression. "First one to wipe out loses."

"You're on, yo!"

Jizz In My Pants - The Lonely Island Boys - 2:32

"This guy must have some serious problems."

Zack's sudden observation interrupted the ongoing discussion taking place around him as he'd sat there obliviously listening to music. One fine silver eyebrow rose. "Do we wish to know what you are going on about, Zachary?"

Zack pouted at the use of his full name but answered. "I was just commenting on this song I was listening to," he shrugged. Thinking out loud, as he tended to do.

"What song?" Genesis' curiosity got the better of him.

"Wanna hear it?" Zack perked up.

"Should we hear it?"

Zack looked confused at his mentor's odd question. "Why shouldn't you?"

There was no verbal answer other than a sigh from Angeal, and Zack took it as an affirmative, quickly unplugging his earbuds and restarting the song.

When the song ended, no one spoke. There was complete silence.

END DAY TEN

AN: The following authors note was written directly after writing these yesterday -.-

I don't know. My mind comes up with these things on it's own. I have no say in anything! In any case, If you can't tell, good. And if you can, oh well… But, I don't think I was feeling this batch. All these stories just kinda came out half-hearted. I'm sorry if that actually shows. It probably does. I'll try better! I promise. I just kinda… hit a phunk D: I dunno what's up with that.

So! Repeats? He's a Pirate, Sharp Dressed Man, and Calling You. All of which I think I wrote better this year than last year, so there's something. As for Calling You, it may or may not be a slight continuation on the Cross My Heart drabble from the other day. Favorite for today? I don't think I have one… but If I have to choose one I like better than the others it would probably have to be the first one. But like I said, I didn't much like today at all :(

And yet! I hope you all continue to read and follow! Review or PM and comment! At any rate, I'm glad I managed to make it past the first ten days! Only fifteen more to go! Woo~! Much Love!