I do not own Final Fantasy VII, I just enjoy writing about it.

Finally got another chapter up! Thanks to Unara Akoni for beta-ing this!

Implied yaoi, nothing explicit

"Achoo!"

"Puppy, cover your mouth when you sneeze."

"Sorry, 'Geal, it caught me by surprise. I didn't have time."

"Try not to do it again. It's not polite and it can spread germs. We don't need another incident like the cold season of '89."

"I thought SOLDIERs didn't get sick."

"No, everyone can get sick, SOLDIERs just get over it faster than everyone else."

All seemed well for the next few days. Zack sniffled and coughed but he seemed fine. His humor was there as normal and he was still able to train so Angeal mostly ignored it. It wasn't until he noticed both Reno of the Turks and Zack's cadet friend sneezing and coughing that he realized maybe he should have kept Zack in the apartment to wait out his cold.

By the next day, nearly everyone in Shin-Ra was miserable. Kleenexes were coveted and a few fights even broke out as they became more and more rare. Not even Rufus Shinra was immune. He was in an extremely foul mood as he stalked the halls with a bright red nose.

Only Sephiroth, Angeal, Genesis, and Tseng seemed to escape the ravages of the common cold. The three Firsts had kicked Zack out of their bed until he was healthy while Tseng just never got sick. He would never reveal how he acquired this immunity and no one was stupid enough to question him.

Though it seemed endless, the horrific epidemic finally came to an end. When there were no longer sneezes ringing through the hallways, Zack was allowed to return to the bed.

After a rather energetic reunion the night before, Zack was happily helping Angeal with his paperwork when a fireball flew past his face, singeing a few stray pieces of hair. He fell backwards in shock as Genesis stormed into the office, his hand already glowing with the next fireball.

"Zack! You were still sick! Now I – achoo! – am sick too! You are so on the couch for at least a month, mutt!" With that, Genesis marched out huffily, showing off his diva side.

Zack's eyes were wide as he watched the redhead's dramatic exit. The sight was so comical that Angeal couldn't help but laugh. Finally, as he was gasping for breath, he remembered that someone had been sniffling last night.

"I wonder how long it will take Genesis to realize Sephiroth is the one who got him sick."

I hope everyone enjoyed this. I was studying for a microbiology test and we were talking about how disease are spread and Zack decided he wanted to be the one to spread the cold around Shin-Ra. Please review, they make my day! ~Amaya