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Zack woke up when the front door opened. He sat up groggily, rubbing his eyes.

"Fair." Sephiroth said as he nodded down at him.

Zack just looked at him. The General was in his living room, but for some reason, it felt natural.

"Sir," He weakly said while saluting.

"Sephiroth, good to see you this afternoon." Angeal greeted. Angeal was sitting in an armchair to the right side of Zack. The coffee table was in front of him piled with paper work.

"Afternoon?" Zack questioned.

"Yes. It is now 15:10." Angeal said looking over at Zack.

The two FIRSTs kept their eye on the SECOND, who was obviously not awake. Zack looked between Angeal and Sephiroth and tried to rub the sleep out of his eyes. He yawned and laid back down.

"What are you doing here, sir?" Zack asked.

"I came to check to see how things were going." Sephiroth answered, wearily eyeing Zack.

"Oh…Angeal," Zack looked at Angeal. "I feel like my stomach is trying to eat itself."

Angeal chuckled, got up, and stretched. "Do you want to try some broth?"

"Can I?" Zack's eyes lit up with the idea. Food sounded amazing. Well broth really isn't food, but it is probably the closest thing Angeal is willing to give me.

"I'll be right back." Angeal walked into the kitchen.

"It is nice to see that you are awake, Fair." Sephiroth said as he took the chair to the left.

"Thank you sir," Zack said as he tried to stifle a yawn. "Sorry, I'm not really awake…"

Sephiroth raised an eyebrow at him and started to look through a pile of paperwork. He picked up Angeal's pen and began to read through a pile. Zack wasn't surprised at the General's concern. He had known for a long time that Sephiroth had a soft side.

"What are you doing?" Zack pondered aloud.

"I need to look through this pile as well, as it concerns the generals together." Sephiroth said not looking up. "I figured I could get some work done while we waited for Angeal."

Zack nodded his head and settled into the couch more. There was a comfortable silence that settled over the two SOLDIERS. They listened to Angeal in the kitchen, it wasn't long before Angeal came back in with a cup. Then he waited patiently for Zack to sit up.

"It isn't too hot, but do be careful. You are still on the couch." Angeal stated as he sat on the other side of Zack encase something happened.

Zack nodded as he took a sip of the broth. A smile spread on his face as the yummy substance went down his throat and into an empty belly. He continued to sip slowly until it was gone, savoring the taste of the Chicken broth.

"Do you feel up to walking?" Sephiroth inquired, cutting into Zack's happy moment.

Zack looked at him trying to figure out why he had asked. "Maybe sir…why?"

"Dr. Daniel wanted to do a check-up, but is held up at his office. So he wanted to know if you were up to a trip there." Sephiroth said. "We will take a car, but there is an amount of walking to get to the car."

"Oh…um…" Zack looked at Angeal.

"I think a little walking can do you some good." Angeal answered then quickly added. "Will the broth stay down?"

Zack only nodded as he stood up and stretched. Surprisingly, he was stable on his feet. Sephiroth straightened up the piles of work while Angeal stood and took the cup back into the kitchen. Zack took that moment to get his muscles to wake up. He did his favorite thing: squats. Zack expected Angeal to chew him out for 'overexerting' his body, but Angeal just smiled at him.

"You might want to get dressed before we leave." Angeal commented.

"Thanks," Zack blushed slightly.

Zack quickly returned to his room and got dressed. When he came out Sephiroth and Angeal were waiting by the door for him. They left the apartment in silence.

"Why are you coming with us Sephiroth?" Zack spoke informally to the great general without conscious thought.

"Angeal doesn't know where the clinic is." Sephiroth said as he pushed the button for the ground floor, noting Zack's informal speech. "It is tricky to get there if you don't know where you are going."

"Oh… Wait, Dr. Daniel doesn't work for Shinra?" Zack wondered why he hadn't caught that beforehand.

"No," Sephiroth simply replied.

"I don't understand." Zack said. "Why did a doctor out of Shinra see me?"

Sephiroth and Angeal looked at him, puzzled. The elevator doors opening interrupted the looks. The trio entered and Sephiroth entered a code. Zack wasn't sure what it was about, but he decided that if he needed to know they would tell him.

"What were the looks for?" Zack asked.

"You told me directly that you didn't trust Shinra." Sephiroth said. "You threw the biggest fit when I mentioned the medical ward. Therefore, I thought it was best that someone outside of Shinra looked at you. In conclusion, I called Dr. Daniel."

"I did?" Zack said scratching the back of his head. "Sorry for causing you problems. My mom always told me that I do strange things when I am sick. Like there was this one time I made this giant face out of M&Ms and told my mom that it was my best friend."

"Must be because of the fevers." Angeal commented after an awkward silence.

"The fevers are normal?" Sephiroth inquired.

"Unfortunately," Zack responded.

"How are you feeling Zack?" Angeal asked after another moment of silence.

"Fine, I guess…" Zack paused. "I feel like I usually do, I think."

Angeal sighed and studied him. "I don't like the guessing."

Zack shrugged as they rode in silence of the rest of the ride. Once they exited, Zack was caught off guard from what he heard.

"You have to know something." A female voice broke through the usual calm of the ground floor.

Zack walked over to the balcony and peered down at the front desk. He saw a young girl in a cowgirl entire, a vest that showed off her belly, short shorts and knee-high boots. She had long black hair that reached the middle of her back and her hat was off and hanging on her back.

"Please, I know that he is here." The girl begged.

Zack was lost in thought. Where had he heard that voice before? It was definitely familiar, but he couldn't place where. A hand ripped him from his thoughts. He looked to see that the hand belonged to Angeal and just behind him was Sephiroth. Zack nodded and the three of them walked down the stairs. He looked at the girl who was still trying to get something out of the secretaries. He was shocked to see stunning red eyes turn to look at their group. Zack froze. It seemed like something was trying to push through his thoughts. Like there was a lay of fog and this one piece of information was threatening to dissolve it. Zack stood as still as possible in hopes that the information would succeed in its mission

"Zack?" Angeal's hand snapped him back to reality.

"Sorry, lost in thought." Zack answered still staring into those red eyes.

That is when things started to get weird. The girl ran up, jumped over the stair barricades, and toward their group. She pushed past Zack and flipped over Angeal, a fist aimed at Sephiroth. Surprisingly the cowgirl was actually fast, but Sephiroth was still faster. He blocked her punch. She pushed off the punch and in mid-air turned to kick him. Sephiroth grabbed her foot and threw her at Zack. Zack in turn captured the girl, locking her arms in between his elbows as he pushed her head down with his hands.

"Let me go, you idiot or I'll punch your face out!" The girl screamed as she struggled.

"Stop it or I'll lose my balance." Zack warned as he tried to get better footing. Zack forgetting the obvious, that they were on the stairs, stepped back and caused them to fall. Thankful for his mako enhancements, he tucked into a ball with the girl in the middle so she wouldn't get hurt.

"Fair."

"Zack!" Sephiroth and Angeal called at the same time.

Zack let go of the girl as his head made contact with the banister. His hands shot up to his head as he tried to shake the stars from his vision.

"Zack?" The girl blurted out. "You idiot! …are you okay?"

"Fair." Sephiroth knelt down next to him. "How many fingers am I holding up?

"Umm…." Zack looked at Sephiroth's hand and tried to guess the dancing numbers. "Eight?"

"Good enough. On your feet SOLDIER." Sephiroth said as he stood as he hosted Zack to his feet, and looked at the girl.

The cowgirl studied Sephiroth. She spun around to the sound of guns cocking. Several of them pointed toward her. Cursing she flipped behind the guards and started to run.

"Don't shoot." Sephiroth commanded.

"Yes sir!"

The ground floor was still as they watched the mysterious girl flee. Once she was out of the building, the guards were the first to start to move, back to their position, the rest followed suit.

"Who was that?" Zack asked, then smirking he turned to look at the general. "A mad girlfriend, perhaps?"

"Never seen her before." Sephiroth said as he continued to walk out of the building. "I will investigate this incident when we get back."

Zack sighed; disappointed that he hadn't even gotten the slightest reaction from Sephiroth. He cringed when Angeal walked by with an annoyed look. Zack shrugged it off and followed.

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