"Zack! Where are you?" Cloud was walking around the house looking for Zack. Well, he wasn't really looking for him. Zack's birthday was the next day, and Cloud wanted to make sure that Zack didn't know what kind of cake he was getting.

He finally found Zack in their room. He was fast asleep, the blanket tangled in his legs. He was hugging his pillow and drooling on it. Cloud supressed a laugh and closed the door.

"I'm going to the store!" Cloud shouted at Reno and Tifa, who were sitting om the back patio. "If Zack wakes up, tell him I'll be back in about an hour."

Cloud grabbed his keys and walked out to his green mustang. He opened the door, and got in. He felt something brush his shoulder and he looked over. Zack was leaning towards him, staring at him.

"AH!!" Cloud yelled when he saw Zack staring at him.

"Where are ya goin'?" Zack asked deviously.

"I thought you were asleep! How did you get down here so fast?"

"Where are you going?"

Cloud sighed. "I thought I left my phone in here so I came to get it."

"Oh." Zack looked at him. Cloud knew that Zack knew he was lying, but he couldn't tell him that he was going to buy his present. "Well, it's not here, so let's go back in." Zack opened his door and got out. He poked his head back in, "comin'?

Cloud got out, 'I guess I'll just have to get it later.' Zack walked around the car and grabbed Cloud's hand.

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A few hours later, Cloud snuck out to his car, 'I need to get that gift!' He opened his car door and made sure that Zack wasn't in the car, or near it. He quickly got in and started the car. He got out of the driveway and drove away from the house, "yes!! Finally!"

Cloud got to the store and went straight for the cake aisle. He grabbed 4 boxes of Zack's favorite, chocolate, and grabbed 2 cans of frosting. "Wait..." he reached up and grabbed and grabbed another one. Zack would probably want one just to eat.

Next, he drove over to the Best Buy. He walked in and was greeted by one of the many workers.

"Hello, can I help you with anything today?"

"No thanks..." Cloud looked at his name tag, "Evan. I think I've got everything under control." He walked back towards the gaming section, right across from the music section. He wasn't quite sure is he wanted to get Zack the new Guitar Hero 3 or some '80s records, which he knew Zack coveted. Zack loved to make noise and play video games, especially his Guitar Hero 2, but he also loved getting out his record player and blasting some good 'ol old skool, and then break dancing to it, which he was rather good at now.

Finally, after about 5 minutes of debating, he decided to go with the records. He walked across the aisle over to the music section. He hunted down the record section and looked at their selection. He dug through and found an Electro record. 'Perfect!' he thought. Zack simply adored the movie shaun of the Dead. Cloud remembered when the first saw it. Zack had jumped up and started dancing at every song, but he especially loved when they were drunk and listening to music at 4 a.m. He pulled out the record, and just like magic, the Queen record was sitting behind it. Cloud grinned and picked it up, making sure that the 2 songs from the movie were actually on it. Jackpot!

After he had paid, he drove home. He grabbed the bags with the presents and cake and snuck them into the garage. He didn't want zack to find them prematurely. He walked around the house to the front door and went in. Zack was waiting for him, and ran to hug him as soon as he walked in.

"Where did you go?" Zack looked up at him

Cloud decided to make fun of Zack for a moment, "Oh, nowhere, I just went the Olive Garden for dinner."

Zack's mouth dropped open, "you did not!" He gasped.

Cloud grinned evily, and Zack sniffed.

"I'm just kidding," Cloud laughed, "I didn't go to Olive Garden."

"Then where did you go?" Zack whined.

"You'll know tomorrow." Cloud smiled and ruffled his hair.

Zack stood up and grinned, "Wanna watch a movie?"

Cloud nodded, "sure. What do you want to watch?"

Zack ran over to the entertainment center and flung open the cabinet. He reached in and pulled out Hot Fuzz, "I wanna watch this one!"

Cloud laughed, "of course. It's because it has Simon Pegg, isn't it."

Zack nodded excitedly and put it in the DVD player. Cloud walked over to the couch and sat down. Zack grabbed the remote and plopped down next to Cloud, putting his arm around him as he did.

For the next 2 and a half hours, they watched the movie packed with action, comedy, and best of all, the gun fights. Zack had fallen asleep as the night went on, and Cloud noticed. he got up very carefully and left the t.v. on so that Zack wouldn't wake up when the sound stopped. He went out to the garage and grabbed the cake. when he came back in, he walked to the kitchen and pulled out everything he would need.

As the cake was baking, Cloud didn't care that the smell might wake up Zack. He knew that Zack already knew he was making cake for him, so why bother? When the timer went off, Cloud pulled out the cake and let it cool. He uncapped the cans of frosting and grabbed a knife. He frosted each layer and carefully stacked them, making a giant 4-layer pile of chocolatey goodness. He heard Zack get up and saw him reaching for an opened can of the frosting.

"Uh uh!" Cloud grabbed the frosting and handed Zack the third can that hadn't been opened yet. Zack's eyes lit up and he grabbed a spoon, running off to the living room.

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The next morning, Cloud found himself being awoken by Zack, who was straddling his legs and bouncing up and down.

"It's my birthday! It's my birthday!"

Cloud looked over at the clock. 9 a.m.? Why hadn't he woken up earlier?

Zack looked down at Cloud, "Do I get my presents now?"

Cloud laughed and looked at him. "Sure, come on." They got up and went downstairs. Reno and Tifa were on the couch.

"Well good morning sleepy head!" Reno said as cloud came down the stairs.

Cloud grinned and scratched the back of his head, "Yeah, I don't know why I slept that long. Zack had to wake me up because he wants his presents."

"Oh that's right!" Tifa smiled, "happy birthday Zack!"

Reno coughed, "He's 23 and he still acts like he's only 7." He laughed.

Zack sat down in the chair while Cloud went out to the garage. He grabbed the bag with the 2 records and brought them it in. Zack patted his lap and Cloud sat down. He handed Zack the bag, who grabbed the contents and ripped the bag off.

"Well?" Cloud sat there, waiting for Zack's response.

"I...love them!" He exclaimed. He turned his head and his lips met Cloud's. Cloud kissed him back.

"I'm glad you like them." He smiled.