Incident, What Incident?

Sephiroth raised an eyebrow as his second-in-command came barreling into the office at top speed, nearly plowing his chair over as he threw himself into it and sat there slightly red-faced and gasping for breath.

"Do I dare ask?"

Zack grinned. "Remember…the other…night when I…said I was going to kick Hojo in the balls?"

Sephiroth was overcome by a distinct feeling of dread. "You didn't."

Zack's grin got bigger. "I did."

"Zack…"

"He's gonna be up here as soon as he can walk, too," Zack said.

Sure enough, ten minutes later, Hojo stormed into the office without even knocking. Zack busied himself with his paperwork, but he was fighting to keep a straight face.

"Are you aware of what your subordinate has just done?" Hojo said, fuming.

Sephiroth feigned bored ignorance. "I can't say that I am," he said, his voice taking on a twin bored tone.

"Surely you've heard from someone about the incident that just happened in the hall?" Hojo said, getting angrier by the second.

Sephiroth delighted in the way the vein in his forehead was throbbing for a moment before answering.

"Incident?" Sephiroth said. "I am not aware of any incidents."

"Your subordinate just attacked me!" Hojo yelled, gesturing wildly.

"That's impossible, Professor," Sephiroth said. "Zack has been here in the office all morning."

Hojo's face grew redder and he opened his mouth, probably to call Sephiroth a liar, but seemed to think better of it and instead huffed and stomped out.

There was silence for a few seconds after the door shut behind him, before Zack howled with laughter.

"Did you see the look on his face?" Zack said.

"You do realize how much trouble you could have gotten us both into," Sephiroth said, though he was smiling.

"Nah," Zack said. "I knew you'd find a way out of it. You can weasel your way out of anything, especially with that sitting right there." Zack jerked his head in the direction of Masamune, which was propped up against the wall within reach of Sephiroth's chair.

Sephiroth sighed and shook his head.

Zack rubbed the back of his neck, looking sheepish. "Thanks for bailing me out, though."

"You're welcome," Sephiroth said. "Just don't do it again."

Zack grinned. "Yes sir."