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Drabble twenty-nine: In which Cloud gets lost.

Mature

Cloud looked around his surroundings...nope, definitely not somewhere he had recognized. It had happened to quick though, so Cloud wasn't surprised he got lost.

His mother had seemed to receive a letter to report to Midgar to meet a cousin that could help her compensate what low funds were earned from the Wutai war.

Cloud didn't believe them, and the moment they stepped in Midgar, the sights overwhelmed the two country pair.

His mother would be noticing he was gone any moment now...

However, before that happens, Cloud looked around his surroundings, it seemed to be an abandoned part of the city but there were still some people around.

Cloud wandered around the district until he came to an abrupt change into a house with flowers surrounding it.

Cloud was surprised to see such an abrupt change but did nothing and survey his new environment, immediately liking it much more then the entire city of Midgar. Cloud even wondered who lived here, but he did nothing to get any closer to the house. So Cloud moved to get back to the dark area until he bumped into someone.

"Neh, neh, sorry 'bout that little buddy!" Little? Cloud glared as he got to his feet. However he was surprised to stare at the other boy figure.

Someone who didn't seem that much older then himself, but his hair...it seemed longer and spikier then his own...

"Neh, you okay? Or you hit your head when you fell little buddy?" Cloud growled and smacked the hand that was about to pet his head.

"I'm fine." The boy shrugged,

"You're a newcomer though, aren't you? I haven't seen you around." Cloud glared off into the distance to avoid the blush starting on his face,

"I lost my mom." The other boy, predictably laughed and Cloud hit him on the head.

"Hey, I'll help you find your mom, I know this place like the back of my hand!" The raven-haired boy proudly produced and grabbed Cloud's hand and marching into the darker district.

They wandered around the many districts and Cloud saw many sights he had never seen before, mainly the BumbleBee Inn, which Zack (He had learned his name as an old woman batted him away with a broom) said that he shouldn't be going in there until he was older.

However they still could not find Cloud's mother.

"Are you sure she's here?"

"I came in with her."

"Ah...what does she look like?" Cloud sighed and tried to wrap his head in a part pun, and put down his large spike,

"Like this, except with green eyes." A smooth chuckle came and Cloud jumped as it did not come from Zack. Zack looked up and he growled,

"Sephiroth!" Sephiroth? The Sephiroth? Cloud turned, letting go of his hair and stared up. Amazing, he looks so much better in real life. Cloud found himself envious of the sword Sephiroth carried around his waist, and the straight silver hair, and those green eyes.

"You haven't been dragging around a lost civilian, have you?"

"I HAVE NOT! He's MINE to rescue Sephiroth! You're not going to hog the credit on this one, 'Mr. Patrol-the-Streets'." Zack stook his tongue out and Cloud found himself being possessed by Zack and dragging him away from the silver haired man.

Who was apparently to amused to let both of them just go.

So Cloud had spent the day with a huffing Zack, telling Cloud all about the 'fake-greatness' of Sephiroth and the other boy (man? Cloud really couldn't tell) did nothing to stop him.

Cloud had found that he had liked both Zack and Sephiroth.

"CLOUD! There you are!" His mother was a mess and two ShinRa employees looked worse in the wear and tear.

"Mom!" Cloud help but cry out, not having been separated from his own mother in such a long time. Lily ran up and hugged the boy when Zack made the comment,

"Wow Cloud, your mom really does like you said she did." Cloud froze but Lily seemed to relieved to find her baby boy, she then looked up...and saw only Sephiroth, of who was getting lectured slightly by the ShinRa employees, who he ignored of course.

"Thank you." Lily bowed to Sephiroth and Zack screamed, hitting the ground in what started as a temper tantrum, declaring it was HE who saved Cloud from a pit of monsters and not Sephiroth.

So Zack liked to exaggerate a little, big deal, right?

"Hey Cloud! I hope I can see you again sometime!"

Cloud stared back from the truck, not giving Zack his reply but inwardly agreed. He hoped he would see Zack again soon...and Sephiroth...

Cloud admired them both, he wanted Zack's strength and confidence and he wanted Sephiroth's ability to attract attention immediately, no matter what...

But more then anything else...

He wanted their eyes.

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Drabble 29, end! Well this was not that great of a drabble and I'm sorry about it...also sorry it's one of the longest. (Bows) Sorry, sorry, I just wanted to write something where Cloud could have met Zack. (Sigh-desu) Anyway! Thanks to Beeria (That chocobo takes forever and a day!), Zenithar, and Tolea (I understand, and yeah, I like depressing things, and I will check it out eventually, thank you for recommending it).