By the third sentence, Zax had officially entered what had been coined "The Zax Zone" and wasn't about to exit anytime soon. Eyes glazed over and mouth hanging slightly ajar, he stared vacantly at a spot above Aerith's head, nodding occasionally whether it was an appropriate time or not.
Aerith didn't notice though. She had entered what had been coined "Chipper, Hyperactive Squeals of Utter Girly Delight in Order to Drive a Boyfriend Insane Zone" and didn't notice that Zax was not paying attention to her.
It went without saying they had the coined the nicknames for each other one day.
Aerith went into her zone when she was in a good mood which in turn sent Zax into his zone.
There were, of course, ways out of the zone. Some were easy, fall asleep, while others were more difficult. For Aerith it was to stop talking and that was like asking for the sun to stop shining.
For Zax though, all it took was a quick shake of his head to break him from his zone. Getting Aerith out of the zone his way was easy.
It meant sweeping her off her feet, dipping her backwards and kissing her soundly.
Worked every time.
Zax you devil!