Behind Shinra's Doors

Chapter 5: The Preparation

Cloud came back a little late from his closet scene with Reno. Five minuets into practice he was exhausted beyond relief. If I would have known I was going to be able to see Reno today I would have not added in Zack. When their day ended with a daily four mile run Cloud collapsed literally by Liam's feet. It was a bit pathetic on his part when his friends, who were only a little winded out, stopped and talked and saw their blonde friend jog towards them and drop onto the sandy floor.

"Damn it Liam! I told you that you should switch to a different deodorant!" Cameron joked.

Most of the group dragged their feet to the camp's base except for those that were picked by the General. The excluded lined up awaiting for their commander's calls.

"All of you will be lead by either the General or his second in command, MARSHAL. You won't be bunking with the others in the camp's base but in the main building on floor 48." A buzz of conversation emerged and their commander tried to talk over them.

"AND JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE CHOSEN FOR THIS TEAM DOSEN'T MEAN YOU DON'T LISTEN TO ME! SO SHUT-UP YOU DUMBASSES!" His last comment was heard with a silence.

"As I was saying, the entire floor is for your lodging and each has a room to themselves, a public bathing room, and a lobby—isn't that nice!" The commander added sarcastically with his listeners beaming back at him. "So come and get your room numbers and lights are out by 10 as always!"

As the trio waiting for their names to be called, Zack, Liam and Cloud gathered in conversation for their party.

"We can raid the kitchen since we're in the same building. Their bound to have alcohol for the rich guys." Zack planned.

"Party at my place!" Liam cried out and was answered with a cheer of shouts. "That sounds cool: my place! Myyyyyy crib. Myyyyy office! Myyyy loooove nes—''

"Okay! We get it!" Cloud shouted and shook his head at Liam.

"You're just jealous that I'm going to do my winning-happy-booty-dance!" Liam said in a 'matter-of-fact' manner.

"OH GODS! Not the winning-happy-booty-dance!" Both Cloud and Zack groaned but Liam began popping.

"NO!" Zack shoved Liam off balance.

"You're just angry that you don't have dance." Liam called out.

"Liam," Cloud began, wrapping his arm around Liam's neck. "That type of dance is strictly for those with booty. And…you're not one of those types."

'Sorry.' Zack mouthed. Liam looked at his friends in shock.

"Gosh!" he shook off Cloud's arm. "Crash my hopes and dreams why don't yah!" The three came out in a laugh.

"Oh!" Cloud remembered. "We need to invite Cameron! He's the star of the party!"

"Oh yah!" Zack agreed. "You!" he called out to a random boy. "Tell Cameron there is a party on level 48 in Liam's room." The boy didn't go away. "And you're invited also." The boy ran off to meet Cameron.

"Bet you he's going to tell everyone about it and everyone will come." Liam said worried.

"Yah," Cloud agreed. "And they're all coming to your place!" Cloud mocked.

"Shut-up!" Liam punched Cloud in the arm.

Cloud continued laughing gaily until he stopped suddenly reaching his arm. "Ow?"

The lights were out in the kitchens giving off an errie-slasher movie-mood to the young men.

"I never thought finding beer was so scary." Zack whispered with Cloud nodding next to him. Cloud was holding the flashlight until two fingers poked his sides causing him to jolt up.

"LIAM!" Cloud shouted but then hushed with Zack's hand.

"Sorry Cloud." Liam said with a retard accent as you might say.

"Here's their wine cabinet!" Zack pointed to the tall wooden closet in the corner.

"Oh wine! Sounds rich!" Cloud added. He opened the wooded doors that shrilled a squeak in the room. All froze in place to listen if anyone heard.

"Sorry." Cloud broke the silence. He dug his head in the deep cabinet and began reading the labels and dates of the wine.

"Cabaret, Rene, Marigget? And actually that's one bottle name!" He called out from the coffin of wine.

"Just pluck the best ones! The guys are waiting back at the rooms." Zack and Liam stood watch around them with Cloud still having the flashlight.

Cloud continued calling out dates and names, handing to Liam the best ones. Soon Cloud found one bottle made in 2005 and handed it to Liam who wasn't there to receive it. "Liam?" He called but none answered. He stood up straight to find his friends standing in shock and not looking at him but behind him. Now Cloud sensed someone was there.

He slowly turned around to meet electric green eyes. The same ones that captivated him this morning. Sephiroth stared him down but Cloud didn't hesitate to lower his eyes. He noticed the bottle of wine in the youth's hand and inside he smiled but kept a hard face for the boys.

Without a word he walked past Cloud and the others and out of the kitchen. As his footsteps ceased from their trained ears Cloud spun around to yell at his friends.

"What the fuck happened to 'communication'!" Cloud strained. Only giggles came from his friends. The trio left the kitchen carrying three bottles of wine and found three six packs of beer in the chef's personal cupboard.

"How long was he standing there?" Cloud asked.

"When you were up to Barceló." Zack chuckled. "It was so funny. He saw us first and we just froze then he saw your ass sticking out of the cupboard and I think you scared him a bit!" Liam joined in the laughter except Cloud who could only smirk at his friends.

They were on their way to the elevator up to floor 48.

"Was he checking out my ass?" Cloud asked with a bit of curiosity.

Liam sucked his teeth. "No! Why?" Cloud shrugged his shoulders.

"I wouldn't mind if he did." Cloud joked with his friends gasping in disbelief.

"Cloud you're so bad." Zack added with a laugh.

That won't be the last time Sephiroth walks in the wrong time! I hope you like where this is going. I'm thinking if I should write the party scene or just go on to the main event. What do you think? REVIEW!