So... This chapter, along with the next two after it, are going to be a flashback to Zack's life primarily. Giving some more background to him, before we get moving onto the next part of the story, where we get into the finishing parts of Zephyr's Arc, get into Nae's Arc entirely, and a few more characters get the spotlight as well. Though, as always Violet stands in the absolute center. Enjoy guys! Chapter 40! I did not honestly think I would make it this far. It's awesome, and we have the Anniversary of this story coming up next month on the 24th. Crazy right? We'll have a thing then, I dont actually know. It might be super story heavy, or it might just be a fun little thing. I dont know yet. But enjoy!
Also, just a heads up, I will be doing a kind of 13 Days Leading up to Halloween story, not related to this directly, but plugging in ones own work is... Shameful, and shallow, and I just wanted to keep you guys updated. Anyway, every day in the 13 days leading up to Halloween will be a new chapter. It's just a fun little thing I'm doing. Enjoy the chapter guys!
-Aftermath- Witnornde Estates, Winniplex- Zack's Senior Year-
"Thanks. Promise I'll return the favor tonight." Zack said, with a smile. He was leaned against a wall in the house he shared with Fiona, Toni, Kelsi, and Janice. Fiona smirked, as she stood back up from her knees, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.
"You better. I'm just glad no one caught us." She told him, with a smile, he nodded, and stretched.
"You know, Senior Year is gonna be great." He told her, she raised an eyebrow.
"How do you know that?"
"Well, I'm engaged to a beautiful girl, who's pregnant with my kid, and willing to give blowjobs early morning before school. Plus I live with my best friends, what else could a guy want?" Zack asked, with a smirk, Fiona giggled, and placed a hand on her belly, rubbing it gently.
"Oi! You two fuckers ready?" Toni's voice sounded through the house, Zack, and Fiona chuckled. Zack took Fiona's hand and she let him lead her through the house. The two arrived at the front door to see Toni standing with her arms crossed, looking impatient, nervous, and annoyed. Kelsi was humming quietly to herself, with a small smile on her face, and Janice was looking at her phone.
"We're here… All ready to go?" Zack asked, Janice smiled, and looked up from her phone, pocketing it, she opened the front door.
"Yup! Let's get going!" Janice said, with a smile, before she walked out of the door. Kelsi smiled, and followed her, dragging Toni with her. Zack and Fiona followed them, Fiona closed, and locked the front door behind them.
"Our stuffs up front, so you guys can move it, but I'd rather we just get going, so no one can have the passenger seat." Janice told them, as she twirled her keys in her hand, she walked up to a big, light pink minivan, and got in the drivers side. Zack smiled, and opened the sliding door, bowing to the three girls.
"After you three ladies." Zack said, Fiona smirked, Kelsi giggled, and Toni rolled her eyes.
"Such chivalry." Fiona muttered, as she got in the vehicle, Zack helped her keep her balance as she did so. Kelsi was next, taking Zack's hand with a smile.
"You're the nicest guy I live with." Kelsi told him, he chuckled, as he held onto her hand as she got in the car. Toni glared at him.
"Keire, you treat me like a girl, I'll make you one so I can return the favor." Toni told him, Zack rolled his eyes. Toni's threat was rather empty, given the fact that she let him help her into the car, before he followed her in, and closed the door. There were three rows of seats, two in the front, two in the middle, and three in the back. Kelsi and Toni had taken the back, with Toni leaning half against the side of the car, half against the seat, Kelsi in her lap. Janice was up front in the drivers seat, their backpacks in the passenger seat, and on the floor in front of it. Fiona sat in the middle, in one of the seats, Zack set next to her, with a smile.
"Car doesn't move until everyone has seat belts." Janice told them, as she looked in the mirror and applied some lipstick. Zack, and Fiona pulled theirs on, and turned to watch Toni, and Kelsi. The latter of which was trying to get up, but Toni held her in place. Janice finished applying her lipstick, and glared at Toni through the mirror. "Toni Gertrude Hart…" Janice warned, causing Toni to release Kelsi, and push her away, sitting up straight, and putting on her seat belt in a matter of seconds.
"Sorry Janice!" Toni apologized. Truth be told Toni was scared of two things, and two things only. Kelsi, when she was mad, which wasn't very often, and Janice in general. Janice seemed satisfied, and turned back, starting up the car and beginning to pull out of the parking space.
"This things pink…" Zack said, chuckling slightly, Janice raised an eyebrow, but didn't look back at him, she was driving after all.
"Something wrong with it being pink Zack?" She asked him, he hummed, and shook his head.
"No not at all, it's just, you don't see a pink minivan filled with a lesbian couple, an heiress, and an incredibly handsome guy, with his gorgeous pregnant Fiancée very often, if at all." Zack said, with a smile, Fiona rolled her eyes, but smiled at him.
"Oh stop you, you're not getting another blowjob before school." She told him, causing a disgusted noise to come from Toni.
"Gross you actually… Ugh, why? You cook me food you bitch." Toni complained, as Kelsi stuck her ribs with an elbow.
"Yes I blow him, you go down on Kelsi, it's no different, plus I'm pregnant, so he's fucked me too. One time of which while I was cooking dinner." Fiona told her, Toni just shook her head.
"I hope you're kidding…" Janice muttered, glancing at the couple through the mirror. Zack had his mouth shut, and a slight tinge of pink to his tan cheeks, and Fiona shrugging.
"I think you can deal with hearing a bit about our exploits Toni. You're quite loud at night." Fiona said, Janice giggled a bit.
"That's the truth…" Janice said, with a smirk, Toni glared at them.
"Ah screw you both." Toni said dismissively, Fiona giggled.
"Zack has."
-Aftermath- Winniplex High- About An Hour Later-
"I know this is the first day of the year, but there's no slacking in my class." Bondeshire told them. He had long black hair, with a few strands of grey coming in, and a big black beard. Zack leaned back in his chair, and smirked at his dad.
"You can say that again dad!" Fiona teased him, with a smirk, Bondeshire glared at her.
"Quiet girl, and boy you wipe that damn smirk off your face. You're all going on missions today, and you'll be gone for the week. There are many uncharted places in this world, and we are going to explore such places." Bondeshire told him, Zack nodded.
"So, dad- I mean, Professor Bondeshire, Le Douche." Zack started making Toni burst out laughing, and causing Fiona to giggle. However Bondeshire glared at him with anger. "What about our other classes?" Zack asked him.
"I was wondering about that too sir." Janice chimed in, Bondeshire nodded.
"I have arranged things. Since it's the first week, there wont be anything to do, in terms of papers, or reports. Everything will be fine. We'll leave after lunch. After this class you're all to go and pack your bags, but only the essentials. If you aren't with me after lunch, I'm leaving without you, and you will fail, not only this assignment, but also my class." Bondeshire told them. "Leave." He spoke, a second before the bell rang.
"What a beginning huh?" Zack asked, as he stood up, Fiona nodded, and the two walked out of the classroom, with Janice, Toni, and Kelsi with them.
"I've missed seeing that mug of his. But back then, he wasn't dad." Fiona said, with a smirk, Zack laughed.
"Yeah, I don't quite know how he feels about that… He cant say anything because he got my mom pregnant while he was in high school." Zack said, Fiona nodded.
"Hey, there you guys are!" Miranda yelled, dragging Tanner along with her.
"Miranda, you know I hate it when you drag me…" Tanner deadpanned, Miranda shrugged.
"I just wanted to say hi to our friends, Tan-Ban. Hi guys! What are you doing?"
"Getting ready to go home and pack our bags." Zack answered her, Miranda nodded.
"Why?" Tanner asked, he knew why, but he couldn't tell them that.
"My dad is making us go on a week long mission to begin the year. It'll be good practice." Zack told them, with a smile, Tanner nodded. He doubted Zack would've gone on the trip if he knew how it would turn out… Or maybe he still would have, Tanner couldn't know.
"Well, we got classes. You guys have fun with your bullshit. Tanner, we got like a minute to be across the building." Miranda told him, Tanner nodded.
"What do you want me to do about it?" Tanner asked her, she shrugged, and took off running, dragging him with her. "Dammit Miranda!"
"Run with me brother!" Miranda yelled. "Outta my way!" Zack and the others just shook their heads, before continuing out the building. They got back in the vehicle and headed home.
After several arguments, a lunch made by Janice, Kelsi, and Fiona, while Zack and Toni loaded their bags into the van. A nice family meal between the five of them, the group headed back into the minivan, and went back to school near the end of lunch. They ended up getting there just in time, once they got their bags to where Bondeshire was, which was just outside the school, in a small get together area, with a few benches, and tables.
"We get everything, everyone good?" Zack asked, Fiona smiled at him.
"All ready daddy!" Fiona answered, Toni made a face, and noise of disgust.
"Ugh, don't call him daddy. It's weird."
"Toni, he's the literal daddy of my child, why wouldn't I call him that?" Fiona asked, Toni shrugged.
"I thought you meant it like… How some girls call their boyfriends daddy, or how some guys want to be called daddy. Weird sex things like that."
"No, I meant it as in, he's the father of my child, and thus a daddy." Fiona clarified, Toni nodded.
"Well, I didn't know that. By the way… You know that kids gonna come out of your pussy right? That's gonna suck I bet." Toni said, Fiona shrugged.
"I'm sure it's gonna be fine… I mean, sure it'll hurt but, we use magic, and have a higher tolerance for pain than normal people. I should be fine." Fiona said, with a smile, Toni nodded. "You planning to have kids at all?" Fiona asked, Toni shook her head.
"Fuck no. Like I want some snot nosed brat following me around, asking me for shit all the time." Toni told her, Kelsi looked over at her.
"I want a kid. Eventually, when the times right." Kelsi told her, Toni shrugged.
"Well, then we'll discuss it then. Not now." Toni growled, Kelsi nodded. Zack smiled, and stretched a bit.
"Okay, everyone. Come on." Bondeshire said, before he pushed his hands out in front of him, he opened a large portal, swirling with Light, and Darkness. He walked through the portal, after grabbing a duffle bag of his own, he walked through the portal. His class followed him, along with one straggler who ran up behind Zack.
"Yo! Where we going?" Dethunter asked, he had medium length dark blonde hair, with blue eyes. Wire frame glasses, and a thicker build to him. Zack raised an eyebrow at him.
"Dethunter, what are you doing here?" Zack asked him, Dethunter shrugged.
"Following you duh, where we going?" He asked, Zack shrugged, as they all walked out of the portal to see a small village built into the side of a mountain, a waterfall cascading down the center, with several smaller ones on each side of the village. "Whoa."
"Damn!" Toni exclaimed, Fiona smiled, and cuddled up to Zack, who smiled at her.
"It's beautiful." She said, Zack nodded, and kissed her cheek.
"Just like you."
"Gross! Stop it." Dethunter told him, earning a glare from the couple. He held up his hands in mock defeat.
"Dethunter! What are you doing here boy?" Bondeshire demanded, Dethunter shrugged, and held up his hands again.
"I followed you because you're my favorite teacher, and all the others suck, and don't teach anything practical!" He told him, Bondeshire just hummed.
"Right you are. You can stay, however, I expect you to participate in the lesson and not detract from it." Bondeshire told him, Dethunter saluted him with a serious look on his face, before he broke into a smile once again. "Okay, let us go." Bondeshire said, before he began leading his class down a path. Toni looked over the edge, and let out a low whistle.
"So… Anyone up for skinny dipping in the lake?" Toni asked, Kelsi turned red, and giggled, Zack, and Fiona exchanged a looked, and Janice rolled her eyes.
"I don't know, could you keep your hands off of me Toni?" Fiona asked, Toni shrugged.
"Probably not." Toni admitted, Fiona giggled a bit.
"Well, that's about what I expected. I have no problem with it… Zack?" Fiona asked, Zack hummed.
"It'd be awkward for me to see Toni, or Kelsi like that. You know, given that they're not interested in what I got, and I don't want to sexualize them… So, you can go babe." Zack told her, Dethunter gave him a look.
"You just got offered to skinny dip with four girls, and you turn it down… Hand me your guy card right now, I'll go ladies." Dethunter said, Toni glared at him.
"Idiot, the offer never was for you. It was for the Family. As in, Me, Kelsi, Zack, Fiona, and Janice. Zack, come on, it's not like you haven't seen me and Kelsi in any compromising positions before. Remember like the first week we lived together?"
"Don't remind me please…" Zack muttered, with a bright red adorning his cheeks. "I've never seen that look on your face before, and I never want to again." Zack told her, Toni nodded.
"Understandable. I wouldn't want to see your O-face either." Toni told him. "But still, remember that time I walked in on you in the shower? So this wouldn't be the first time I've seen you all naked and wet. By the way, Fiona, Janice, I don't get how you prefer that over girls' bodies, seriously…" Toni muttered.
"I've really only been with Zack, and that was before he got all… Delicious looking, Fiona, you sure are lucky." Janice said, with a smirk, Fiona nodded, a smirk, and hands on her hips.
"Damn right I am. I mean, I'd let you borrow him on one of his training days, so long as Kelsi let's me borrow Toni." Fiona said, Janice raised an eyebrow, along with Kelsi, Toni blushed.
"Why would you want that Fiona?" Kelsi asked curiously, Fiona shrugged.
"I like to try new things. Toni seems slightly more aggressive than Zack is in bed, so it'll be an easy transition."
"Wait are you serious?" Zack and Toni both asked, earning a smack from their respective partners, Janice rolled her eyes, those two forget that this exact same conversation happened one night when they were all drunk. It garnered the same response as well.
"Of course not babe." Fiona told him, with a mischievous little smirk on her face, Kelsi rolled her eyes at Toni.
"Toni' you're all mine." Kelsi told her, Toni nodded, with a smile.
"Please don't hit me again, love you!" Toni sounded, kissing her cheek quickly, Kelsi smirked a bit. "Anyway, skinny dipping?" Toni suggested, Kelsi sighed.
"If you really want to…" Kelsi muttered, Janice shrugged.
"I'm up for it, Zack?" Janice asked, Zack let out a sigh.
"I'm really not comfortable with this…" Zack muttered, Toni rolled her eyes.
"Quit being a bitch, you're going skinny dipping with us. I'll fucking drag your ass if I have to." Toni told him, Zack just let out a slight moan.
"This isn't fair… Fiona… Tell them to stop trying to force me to skinny dip with them." Zack said, this was his only chance before dropping to a new low, he hoped it wouldn't come to that.
"Sorry Zack, you're one your own babe. I'm sure you can manage. You've already seen the four of us naked at some point or another. Plus, it's our Senior year, why not go all out?" Fiona asked him, Zack rolled his eyes.
"You leave me no choice… Dad! Toni wants to go skinny dipping in the lake and blow off the assignment." Zack exclaimed, Toni glared at him.
"What the fuck Keire?"
"Gertrude! None of that will be tolerated, now behave or you'll be forced to explore with Dethunter." Bondeshire barked, knowing that it would get to Toni.
"Roger Sir!" Toni replied quickly, before she shot Zack a dark look, Zack just shrugged.
"Don't try and force me into anything." Zack told her simply, Toni just rolled her eyes.
"You act like it wouldn't be nice for you to see four naked girls…"
"You'd get to see girls too. I don't think it really mattered to you if I went." Zack told her, Toni glared at him.
"I mean… Yeah, but I can see that every day, I just wanted to do something crazy with my family. Forgive me." Toni told him bitterly, Zack smirked.
"I mean, I understand, but… This is a school assignment, so we should use it to work." Zack told her, she made a face.
"You sound like Janice, stop it, one responsible adult is enough around here." Toni muttered, Janice glared at her.
"Toni, what exactly did you mean by responsible adult? Are you trying to imply I don't know how to have fun?" Janice asked, Toni shook her head quickly.
"Course not Janice! Just… Uh, I wasn't saying that…" Toni muttered rather pathetically, Janice smiled satisfied, and stretched a bit.
"That's good to hear." Janice said simply, Toni feared exactly what that meant, but she was staying silent about it.
More pointless small talk happened as the class followed Bondeshire to the village that was built upon the side of the mountain. He showed everyone to the hotel they would be staying in, while actually in the village at least. He instructed everyone to get their rooms. Zack, and Fiona set up in their room, before they set out to see the village. The rest of the day was a day to explore the village, and surrounding area, tomorrow they would start their assignment.
"Ooh, Zack, look at these earrings! They would be perfect for Kelsi, don't you think?" Fiona asked, holding up a pair of earrings with a light blue gemstone on them, Zack shrugged.
"I mean, I guess. I don't know jewelry… Does Kelsi like that color, or what?" Zack asked, Fiona nodded.
"Yeah, light blue is her favorite… How do you not know this?" Fiona asked him, Zack merely shrugged in response.
"I don't know peoples favorite colors… Why would I?" Zack asked, Fiona shrugged.
"Yours is a dark blue, Kelsi is light blue, Toni is dark red, Janice is hot pink, I personally like…" She stopped trying to get an answer out of Zack.
"Uh… Oh! It's a bright green!" Zack exclaimed, Fiona smiled at him.
"Very good! You get a treat."
"What kinda treat?" Zack asked, crossing his arms, Fiona shrugged.
"I don't know yet. I'll tell you when I think of it." Fiona told him. Before she hummed, and clapped quickly, making Zack jump slightly at the sudden noise. "Oh, I know! You can name our daughter. So, daddy, what will it be?" Fiona asked him, Zack hummed.
"Hmm…" Zack trailed off, looking off to the side to see a rosebush outside. "Rose… Rose something Keire…" Zack trailed off, Fiona giggled.
"How about Rose S. Keire? Just have it always be S. and never tell her why?" Fiona asked, Zack hummed.
"What just have this inside joke about not having a middle name for her, that acts as a middle initial in and of itself?" Zack asked, Fiona giggled a bit and nodded.
"I mean, I don't know what I'm doing, having a kid right now, with you… Do you want to? Rose S. Keire doesn't sound bad." Fiona told him, Zack hummed, and nodded.
"You're right, and if we do think of something that starts with S we could just say it means that." Zack said, Fiona nodded.
"Sounds good… Now, earrings." Fiona said, earning a groan from Zack.
-Aftermath- The Complex, Zack's Office- Present Day-
"Is that really what the S. In my name means? And when are you gonna get to the ZaZick part dad, and really why include that beginning part about mom… and you…" Rose asked, Zack shrugged.
"I said the beginning, that's the first thing I remember from that day, I don't know really. And yes, that is what the S. in your name originally meant Rose. We were just two kids trying to keep a little of our childish tendencies, because once you were born, man, everything went to making sure you didn't turn out screwed up… I think we did a good job." Zack told her, with a warm smile on his face, before it faded slightly. "And… I'm getting to ZaZick, I just… It's very hard to talk about Rose… But, here we go, it was the next day…"