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Chapter 4 - Step up to the challenge
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When Sephiroth first stepped into Zack's apartment he could have sworn that the Soldiers had attacked here too but apparently this was how it always looked "I'm going home" said Sephiroth turning to walk away
"Your house is destroyed!" said Zack
"Yours isn't much better" said Sephiroth
"Come on, just stay a night" said Zack. Sephiroth paused his house had no windows or a front door, what harm would one night do? "Just for tonight" said Sephiroth "And I get the bed"
If all goes to plan then you won't be using the bed and if you do I'll make sure you're not alone thought Zack "There's a nightclub over the road" said Zack pointing out of the window "Fancy it later"
"Do I look like the night club type of person?" asked Sephiroth
"If you brushed your hair" said Zack. Sephiroth tried slapping him but Zack had expected it and narrowly dodged it. Sephiroth walked around the pokey flat a few times taking in every detail. Sephiroth noted that Zack had two beds, for whatever reason it was Sephiroth was not interested. "So are we going out later?" asked Zack "No" said Sephiroth flicking through the TV channels.
"Come on" said Zack slapping the remote from Sephiroth's hand.
"Hey!" snapped Sephiroth
"Come on man" said Zack "Are you going to sit here all night and watch TV?"
"It sounds like a good idea" said Sephiroth. Zack swore and went for a shower.
After ten to fifteen minutes of showering Sephiroth decided that in retaliation for living like a slob he deserved what was coming to him. Sephiroth got to his feet and went into the bathroom opposite the shower room and flushed the chain. In the next room Zack swore as the water turned ice cold and he slipped from the shower. Sephiroth laughed walking back to watch TV.
"You bastard!" shouted Zack at Sephiroth once he had got dressed
"What?" asked Sephiroth innocently but the crafty smile gave him away.
"Are we going out?" asked Zack
"No" said Sephiroth firmly
"Fine" said Zack, suddenly he was hit by a brainwave "Can I at least have a drink of Champagne?"
"Sure" said Sephiroth. Zack thanked him and walked towards the kitchen "Get me one" said Sephiroth, Zack smiled. A few months ago Zack had brought a woman home and she had shown him something that may have worked on Sephiroth. A drug, but it was not addictive, a small sip and the person would be as high as a kite for ten minutes. Zack had two bottles left, a small one and a 500ml version. Zack made two drinks of Champagne, one full and one half full. Zack topped off the half full one with the drug and stirred it before going back into the living room. Sephiroth necked his drink in one go. Zack hoped that it would work and that Sephiroth wouldn't notice. "Can we go out?" asked Zack noticing no change in Sephiroth
"No you tit" snapped Sephiroth then giggled. Zack bit his bottom lip to make sure he did not laugh. Sephiroth frowned, he had never giggled. He giggled again. Zack closed his eyes and concentrated on not laughing out loud. Sephiroth's eyes snapped to Zack "What have you done?" he said angrily getting to his feet and looking stern. Zack was about to say "nothing" when Sephiroth started laughing, he had been kidding. "Come on, let's go!" said Sephiroth jumping over Zack and his chair and running out of the door. Zack roared with laughter his eyes watering; he couldn't believe that his plan had worked. After collecting the bottle, to keep Sephiroth high, Zack followed the trail to the club; this was going to be a great night.