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Overall, he had a pretty good team. And, he couldn't wait to test Shinra's security force in the future; after all, who better to test Soldier and Turks, than an ex-Turk and his trained accomplices?

Vincent

"Yuffie!"

"WHAT?!"

"Did you take the last blood bag?"

"…..No….."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Like really really?"

"Okay…I may have been slightly thirsty, but it's not a big deal, Barrett."

"Yeah it is. The last person to drink has the responsibility to get more."

"…..Really?"

"Really."

"Fine, but I want Tifa to come with me!"

"Why…Never mind. Just hurry back, okay? I'm getting thirsty."

"Alright, alright."

Yuffie dashed out of the room in search for Tifa. Eventually, Tifa was found in the training room sparring with Vincent. Yuffie felt sweaty just from looking at Tifa. The newly turned vampire was most definitely out of her league when it came to Vincent, but that didn't stop her from trying. It only took a few minutes before Vincent had her pinned to the ground with a gun pointed at the back of her head.

"…You must train more. If I had wished you could have been dead 28 times…"

"This sucks. I just wanted advice on improving my style, not a lecture of practicing."

"That is the point of this fight. You must analyze it, find out when I could have killed you, and fix the holes in your defense."

"You could just tell me like a normal teacher."

Vincent did not feel that that comment deserved a response, so he merely turned his back on Tifa and exited the room, glancing slightly over to where Yuffie hid on the corner of the ceiling.

Tifa took Vincent's hint and sighed. Slowly, she began to sit up when out of nowhere a poof of smoke blew up from the floor and out immerged Yuffie.

"What the H#*$, Yuffie! You startled me."

"Well, I thought you might want to join me on an epic shopping trip!"

"….You drank the last bag didn't you?"

"Hey! I didn't know it was the last bag….It just sort of worked out that way."

"Fine, I'm in. Anything's better than staying cooped up under plate."

"I know right! Maybe, we can even stop by some clothing stores on the Plate and look into trending styles."

"Yeah!"

****Four Hours Later****

"We're back!"

" 'Bout time! What took you guys so long?"

Barrett's mouth dropped when he caught sight of the six different shopping bags. When he came back to his senses, he confronted the girls who had moved to put their stuff on a table.

"Where's the blood?"

The girls looked at one another then got big eyes and stared at Barrett.

"…We kinda forgot, sorry?"

"You forgot! HOW can you FORGET the only item you were sent to GET!?"

Barrett stormed out of the bar and took to the streets, venting his anger on any punks he passed by.

Meanwhile back in the bar, Tifa and Yuffie cracked up in peals of laughter.

"Ha, ha, ha, haaa….Did you see his face?!"

"Yeah! It was hysterical. Why would we forget blood? He's so stupid!"

"I know! How could he forget that it was April fool's day?"

"If only we could have done more…."

"Too bad. But, I wouldn't risk Vincent's wrath for a little prank…"

"*shiver* Last year was torture. Imagine, 24 hours of seiza sitting in a corner of the basement just for popping a balloon outside bathroom while he was showering."

"*shiver* I don't have to imagine. I was there."

"Talk about cruel and unusual punishment."

"Let's not talk about it anymore…"

With that said, the girls put the blood in the refrigerator and took their clothes up to their room. Neither of which was prepared for what they were going to see.

There in their room were a ton of balloons crammed into the small space.

"Vincent!"

Somewhere far off into the distance, Vincent heard their cry and a smirk etched itself onto his face. That's what they get for messing with bath time.

Cloud

Well this was an odd situation to be in. In front of him stood a muscular teen of about 19 calling himself Zack, but all Cloud could do was stare in slight astonishment that someone had rescued him. The youth began to move forward, and Cloud's body subconsciously flinched. Years of abuse could not be overlooked; for all he knew, Zack was some agent of Hojo sent to give him false hope.

"Hey there, it's all gonna be alright now. I'll take you back to my place and we can figure this all out. That sound good to you?"

Too tired to really put up a fight. Cloud slowly analyzed his options. He could wait here and get caught by Hojo. Or, he could make use of Zack and at least hold the illusion of escape. It didn't take much time to realize which the better option was.

"…I'll go with you…"

"Alrighty, let's get you out of here!"

Zack was swift but gentle in his handling of the boy. Before running out of the lab, he made sure he had a strong grip around the blonde's upper back and under his knees. It felt odd to be holding a strange body so close to him, but at the same time, it felt so right like this boy was meant to be in his arms.

It didn't take long for Cloud the exhaustion of his treatment to catch up to him as the relief from his escape allowed him to relax against the warm body. By the time Zack reached the apartment he shared with his three lovers (soon to be four), Cloud had given into exhaustion and was fully unconscious.

Without a free hand, Zack was forced into tapping the door with his shoe in the hopes that at least Sephiroth might answer. Instead, the door opened to reveal a raging Genesis. However, whatever he was about to shout stayed stuck in his throat as he recognized Zack and noticed the body.

"What is going on here?"

"I found him in Hojo's lab."

"Zack! You know you aren't allowed to go snooping around in there. What would we have done if you had been caught again? I don't think Hojo would accept Sephiroth's offer of more treatments like last time."

"I know, but I had to! Just look at him."

Genesis glanced down at the Blonde now situated on their plush sofa. Though the boy looked attractive, he could not figure out what was so special about the teen. Stumped, Genesis looked back at Zack with a confused look.

Zack sighed, "He is another soul mate of mine. He might even be one of yours."

Genesis' eyes widened at the revealed information, and he turned back to look at the boy with new eyes. It could be that what Zack said was correct. If that were the case, then Genesis could not wait till the teen's eyes opened and the connection could be made. After all, he and Angeal were beginning to suffer from genetic degradation. A sickness that could only be cured by having found and bound with all of one's lovers.

Both Genesis and Zack chose to sit in their arm chairs. Though they could have done busy work, all that they seemed to have the energy for was waiting for either their lovers' arrivals or the awakening of their youngest. Little had they known this morning that fate would make fools of them, offering them the real completeness they had been lacking. Now they knew the reason for the day's title of April fools.

Sorry that I ran late with his chapter. I got side tracked. I decided to dedicate this update to the fact that April first has passed, so I hope you enjoyed it. Next time, I promise everyone will meet up! So look forward to next Sunday, and I will try to post earlier.

Bye! :)