I do not own FFVII or it's characters. This flashback is about Zack and Aerith.
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*RanDom FlaShBacK*
((occurs after zack and reno meet on a mission, they had meet plenty of times before that mission. But on this particular one zack realized who he was really in love with))
Aerith looked up at zack a sad look on her face. "You're sure then..." She steps towards him, her eyes start to water a little but she quickly wipes it away. "But you don't even know if he is into men!" Aerith pouts, then looks down at her feet. "I thought that you loved me." She puts a hand up to her chest and holds it over her heart.
Zack quickly walks over to Aerith and hugs her to his chest. "I do love you, just not in that way...Not anymore...you see I did at first but.."
Aerith cuts him off, "But this guy has captured your heart." She pushes away from zack and turns her back to him.
He reaches out to touch her shoulder but lets the hand fall back to his side. "Look Aerith, you knew before we ever got together that I was the way I am." There is a sad tone to his voice. "It's not like I want to break your heart. And true he may not be into guys, but untill i know that he isn't I'm not going to give up on him. C'mon Aerith, we'll still be best buds"
Aerith sighs gently before turning around, zack smiles at her and she gives him a small smile in return. He continues to smile at her untill she finally giggles. "Okay okay, I'll help. But I get to get in on the action when it comes to you at least once okay? and you have to keep me uber involved in everything."
Zack snatches her up into a tight embrace. "I Knew I could count on you."
She makes zack put her down. "Yeah, so who is he?"
He lets go of her and takes a step back swinging his arm behind him so he can scratch his head nervously. "It's uhh well, Reno"
Aerith nods knowingly, "I kind of thought so. He does have pretty eyes."
"Hey! I called him first!"
Aerith giggles. "I'm just saying you have good taste in men Zack. Though I was thinking that Cloud would have been the one to win your heart."
"Nahh he's too muh like a little brother to do that for me you know. Plus I kinda got a thing for red heads."
Aerith giggles again, "I bet cissinei would love to hear that."
Zack shrugs, "She's pretty cute but she's no Reno....Around him I feel that I can just be myself. No more hiding anything you know."
"Except for your feelings for him." She sighs when zack gives her a confused look. "You have to have heard the rumors about how Rufus feels towards him. And then there are rumors that Tseng has a thing for him to. And I've heard that someone spotted that little blondie of yours eyeing him just the other day. But the point is Tseng and Rufus have the power to keep the two of you apart, so you have to be careful."
Zack huffs, "I know Aerith. I know. I've been crushing on him for a while but I didnt even think it was serious till this last mission we did together. But I've been careful and I will be careful....oh you meant Cloud by blondie didnt you. Well he was probably looking to see who it is that i've been talking about." Zack shrugs thinking nothing of it.
"Well you know about Reno's habbits with women then don't you? I'm pretty sure he isn't gay."
Zack waves her words away. "He just goes when he's lonely, or needs that kind of release after a hard days work."
"Your stalking him aren't you?"
"Just a little."
Aerith shakes her head, "Seriously now"
Zacks phone starts ringing, he holds up a hand for quiet as he answers it. " This is Lt. Zack Fair Soldier First class. " He nods a couple of times. "Uh huh, sure I'll be there soon. Just make sure Reno doesn't leave before I get there." He hangs up then looks at Aerith with a huge smile plastered on his face. "I've got a mission with Reno and Cissinei."
Aerith shakes her head again. "Just don't blow it zack."
He nods then takes off running at break neck speed, it only took him mere seconds to leave the church behind him.
*Years later while running from shinra with cloud, after cissinei talks to him outside of Nibelheim*
Zack watched Cissinei walk away, she hand't said anything about Reno. Nothing along the lines of what Zack had been hoping for. He could feel his heart sinking, he hadn't given her a message to relay to Reno. Even though he knew it might be his last chance to communciate to the red head. He just felt he couldnt hurt cissinei like he had looks back at Cloud, then back to Cissineis retreating back. There was so much he wanted to tell reno, he sighed, knowing that he would probably now never get the chance. He turns to pick cloud up and continue on his way.
