"Zack.."

"Lay off…Five more minuets.."

"No, Zack.."

Zack wished that the little blond bug that continued to shove his shoulders would buzz off.

"Zack…Zack, you need to get up."

"Not now Cloudy…She's just about to…ohhhh…"

Cloud, in disgust, let out a horrified groan. He kicked his friend with his booted foot, glaring.

"Your so-So sick and perverted!"

"Ouch!" Zack growled, shoving off his blanket and grabbing Clouds leg. Having quite enough of the blond, he pulled hard, sending Cloud falling backwards. The blond let out a moan, after his body made a loud thud. Zack flinched. He hadn't meant to hurt him.

"That'll teach you to-"

Zack's voice died off as he watched a few men walk past the pickup, pointing at Zack and Cloud. Zack glanced at the blond, then grinned evily. They were both lying in the back of a pickup, Cloud moaning ( though in pain), Zack half dressed, and blankets thrown over their belongings. He could just guess the things going through those men's heads.

"Flame! Leave that poor child alone! I sent him to get you, and now you have got him under covers."

Zack blinked, looking at Cloud, then over his shoulder. Walking towards the pickup was a sliver haired man, dressed with a black trench coat on, his chest bare under it.

"Oh, Shut up Seph and leave me alone. You shouldn't have sent him to get me." Zack realized now why Cloud had come to collect him. Sephiroth.

Sephiroth, greatest of SOLDIER. Clouds "idle" of sorts, as was natural for boys. Zack liked him well enough, but he didn't have fantasies involving besting Sephiroth. The two men had been on a few missions together, gaining a sort of "friendship".

The tall SOLDIER leaned on the back of the truck, looking down at Cloud. "Strife, get up. Get Flame up to. If you cant managed to at least move the man your guarding, why be a guard yourself?"

Cloud swallowed, nodding to the green eyed man, and struggled to his feet. He quickly went over to Zack, who had again pulled the covers over his black spiked head. Cloud glared, sick of Zack by now. "Get up you blob."

He pulled the sheet off from Zack's head. Zack moaned, and glared. "What don't you comprehend about 5 more minutes?!"

"How about- "We leave in 10"". Sephiroth said, watching Zack's face turn to his own.

"Wh-what?"

"We leave in 10 minutes, you and I. We need to go meet Rick of instructions. Strife stays. You have 5 minutes to get up and get dressed, or I replace you."

Zack was up and running before Sephiroth even finished.