Hot Shot's girl: As of now I am referring to Zack as a she or her. 'Cause I want to and it's easier to write him like that--since he's a woman ;D Also rating might change later due to 'some things' but I don't know, just tellin' ya guys :) Well enjoy.
"Whoa," said Sephiroth as his eyes widened for a split second at the sight he saw. "You are a woman."
"And I, might I say, attractive one at that," said Genesis giving a gentleman's bow.
"Stop it!" said Zack. "I'm still 2nd class Zack Fair."
"Just—womanized," said Sephiroth with a slight smile.
"It was Hojo who did this to him," said Angeal speaking up.
"I might have known," said Sephiroth. "He's always getting unwilling subjects for those experiments of his. Most of the time they're out of it—as I see you were Zack."
"Still . . . how did he manage to change you into a complete woman in a matter of hours?" asked Genesis his eyes scanning Zack.
Zack felt very uncomfortable having their two eyes on her. She hated being starred at by . . . men like everyone was gay. She wrapped her arms around her breasts feeling strangely exposed to these 1st class soldiers. Even her gestures signified she was uneasy.
"What's up with you?" asked Angeal turning to her.
"I don't like being starred at by men . . . it makes things seem gay," she said to her instructor.
"Zack, you have to face it—you're an attractive female," said Angeal placing a hand on her shoulder.
"You too?!" gasped Zack in horror.
Sephiroth and Genesis couldn't help but laugh. Angeal just stiffly turned to them and gave them harsh glares. They still continued to laugh though.
Zack soon smiled and picked up her index finger saying with optimism.
"Well if I'm an attractive female then I must have been an attractive male right?"
Crickets.
All just starred at Zack with sideways looks. Sephiroth slumped his shoulders and said—
"You don't seriously think we're going to answer that do you?"
"Oh . . . sorry about that guys," said Zack scratching the back of her head.
"Well at least you still act like Zack," said Genesis. "That part of you wasn't taken."
"And I'll keep on acting like my man self so when I get changed back you'll hardly know I was gone," she said with that same Zack grin.
"Uh-huh," said Sephiroth biting the inside of his lip. "Well I have work to do. You tell me if he does anything-girly Angeal. I want to hang it over his head later."
Angeal just gave off a smile making Zack feel as if he agreed.
"Angeal you can't possibly—!" she started with her mouth wide open.
"I believe I'd want to know as well," said Genesis poking his chin and chest out. "I'll check up on you two later."
Once the two had left Zack stretched her arms over her head and sighed saying—
"Well—I guess all I have to do now is relax, maybe get some sun—"
"No," said Angeal shaking his head.
"Wha-?! What do you mean no?!" she asked slumping her shoulders.
"No matter your gender you're still going to continue with training," said Angeal turning to her.
"But-but that's not fair!" she pouted.
"Oh?" he said raising his left brow. "How so? I thought you're still the same Zack."
"I am," she said waving her arms.
"So you're telling me you're too weak and tender to continue as normal?" he asked with a slight curl at the end of his lips.
"Uh!" she said backing up a little. "I'm insulted!"
"Since you want to slack off you'll—" started Angeal walking out the room.
"I'll be there at 4!" she shouted at him.
Angeal had his arms crossed as he rolled his eyes seeing the poor display of Zack as she tried to get her sword, which was stuck in the wall, out. He sighed and came up to her and helped her. Zack just shrugged it off and said she could have done that if she wanted to. This only got chuckles from Angeal.
She smiled liking it when he laughed for he was always so serious all the time—but around her he seemed to loosen up from the strains and stress of the world. She was glad training with her was his get away. Everyone needed those no matter what they were.
The day wasn't over after training either. After training Zack spent an extra hour to catch her breath and recover. She heaved for the longest time with sweat dripping down all over her body.
"I . . . didn't think . . . it was that hard!" she gasped trying to catch her breath.
Once her hands came to her drenched locks she gasped slightly and said—
"Oh my gosh . . . my hair's oily!"
"Go take a shower Zack," said Angeal waving her off. "You need to rest up for later."
"How 'bout a bath?" she asked standing up.
"Since when do you take baths?" asked Angeal.
"Since when do I?" she asked to herself placing a finger on her chin.
"Just go get cleaned up Zack," said Angeal with a hint of a smile as he left the training room.
And so Zack heeded Angeal and went to get a shower. She wrapped a towel around her pelvic area and flopped another over her shoulder just as she had when she was a man. She then preceded into the shower . . . the men showers.
All that was to be heard from outside the showers were the sprinkling of water. A second later it was followed by a wolf whistle—numerous and after that a high-pitched scream. Nothing else followed that but the image of Zack Fair running out of the showers holding a towel over her breast to prevent anyone from seeing her bare.
Once she caught her breath and retained her sanity she looked to see Angeal, Sephiroth, and Genesis getting ready to head into the showers. They all starred at her with slightly widened eyes. For some strange reason this made her blush—must be those female hormone kicking in.
Angeal shook his head with a smile and pointed in the direction where she'd find the woman showers. Zack just wanted to crawl under a rock and never come back to the world. She was that embarrassed. She had been so used to going to these showers she had even forgot her own gender.
Zack gave off a squeal before she took off in the direction Angeal pointed out to her. Once she ran around the corner Angeal, Sephiroth, and Genesis couldn't help but burst out laughing. They couldn't help it that it was so funny.
"Did you see his face?" asked Genesis throwing his head back in laughter.
Zack swore that wasn't going to happen again and it didn't. She made sure of that. It still haunted her to this day though of how foolish she was and made fun of by all she knew so well.
The next day was the same. She slacked in her training and was worn out by the end of the day. She wished she could do something useful but being a girl was just so difficult for her now.
"Zack," said Angeal one day in training. "Instead of trying to be like Zack try not doing it."
"What?" she asked looking at him strangely. "But that's who I am."
"What I mean is stop trying to act like the man Zack and start trying to ask like the woman Zack," said Angeal.
"Why would I do that Angeal?" she asked cocking her head to him like usual.
"To fight better and feel better as well," said Angeal walking up to her.
"I don't follow," she said leaning on the hilt of her sword.
"Look Zack we all know you're still the guy Zack, but you might be stuck as the girl Zack for a while so just try and act like a girl why don't you? I see how much you hurt yourself by trying to live up to your old self," said Angeal. "Maybe if you try acting feminine you'd not strain yourself so much and feel a lot better."
"I don't know Angeal," she said shifting her weight. "I'm afraid if I do I'll forget I was even I guy."
"But we won't," said Angeal placing his strong hand on her petite shoulder. "Don't be afraid Zack. After all you might not have to do it for long."
"Yeah, I guess you're right," she said turning from him, but soon turning back to him. "But how does one act like a girl?"
"I think it will come naturally for you," said Angeal with his head tilt slightly and a small smile on his face.
"What's that supposed to mean?!" she shouted as if insulted shaking her fist at him.
"I didn't mean it like that," said Angeal holding his hands out to her. "What I mean is that those female hormones and all that estrogen inside you will automatically make you act feminine like on those 'accidents' you've had before, remember?"
"Yeah . . . I guess I see your point," said Zack shaking her head. "Alright . . . I guess I'll try. See you tomorrow 'Geal."
At that she walked off—still like a guy. Angeal shook his head and said—
"Walk like a woman Zack."
Zack stopped and said—
"Oh—right."
And so she tried walking like a woman—no matter how awkward it looked. Angeal couldn't help but give out a chuckle—a chuckle that Zack heard. She turned to him with a fiery gaze saying—
"I don't see you helping!!"
She then turned back and upturned her nose just walking off like she wanted to and surprisingly—it looked womanlike. Angeal just smiled and said—
"There we go Zack."
The next day Angeal gave her off so she could start working on her feminine ways. She spent most of the day trying to walk girly. She found that if she didn't try so hard it worked so much better. As she walked through the lobby she had gotten some whistles which only made her a bit proud seeing how it was working, but with a slap on the butt that all stopped.
"What's wrong with you?!" she spat at the men. "You act like you're never seen a woman before!!"
All just starred at her as if she was insane. She didn't care though. She just situated her bra that still bugged her a bit and walked off with one last mumbled word—
"Punks."
She then picked up her nose and walked off. She felt a bit higher than them all—like woman usually feel towards men like that. Even though she didn't know it at the time she was beginning to feel more and more like a woman and lose more and more of her man self. This side of her had been going on for a week until one day Angeal came running to Lazard in panic.
"Lazard come quickly!" he said. "Something's wrong with Zack!"
"What is it?!" he asked jumping to his feet and running with Angeal to the training room where he had left Zack.
Once they entered the room Angeal ran beside Sephiroth and Genesis who continued to watch Zack cry out in pain on the floor.
"Has his mood changed?" asked Angeal to them.
"No," said Genesis. "He continues to cry out in pain."
"It's like he's being caused pain from the inside," said Sephiroth seeing no wound on her body.
"AH HUH!!" she cried to the heavens. "IT HURTS!!"
"Where does it hurt Zack?" asked Genesis leaning down to her.
He was then grabbed by the shirt rather tightly by Zack's tender hand and pulled closer to her agonized face.
"If you don't stop this pain in a few minutes I'll make sure you feel it!" she inhaled sharply.
"I think he means it," said Sephiroth with his arms crossed.
"Angeal!" she groaned letting go of Genesis and falling over on her side to grab Angeal's pant leg. "Make it stop!"
"Lazard . . . any ideas?" asked Angeal.
Larzard placed the tip of his fingers on his lips and thought hard. He then snapped his fingers and said—
"Let's get her to the infirmary. They'll be able to help."
Once the doctor was done looking at Zack she came out with a rather red face. In her hands she held a box but no one knew what it was.
"Well?" asked Lazard to the doctor.
"She just had a case of the cramps," he said with a smile.
"Oh—I see," said Lazard straightening his glasses.
"You mean he's—?" started Angeal.
All then looked at her now understanding. Soon they couldn't help but start chuckling at her. She just dropped her shoulders saying—
"Why me?"
"Cheer up Zack," said Lazard. "Since you have these conditions I'll give you a week off from training—if that's alright with her mentor."
"It's fine," said Angeal. "But I trust this won't interfere with your training."
"Just once a week every month," said the doctor. "She'll be fine next week for training."
"Good," said Angeal with a smile as he glanced his eyes at her. "'Cause I'm not going to take it easy on you just 'cause you have female problems."
For some strange reason Zack blushed. She didn't know why, but for once it didn't feel so strange like it was always her. Like she had always been a she and always been feeling things like this. She was becoming a complete girl and it was sneaking up on her without her knowing it.
During that week she had never felt more like a woman. It felt as if she had been doing this for years, but she hadn't. Her estrogen levels seemed to be abnormally high—to her. She came to ask Lazard about this, but all he told her was that she was slowly losing her old man side.
"NO!" she gasped slamming her hands on his desk. "That can't be!"
"But it is," he sighed as he crossed his arms. "Hojo is still nowhere near to completing the reverse of this, but it's going at least. What I'm afraid is that when the time comes to change you back into a man you'll not want to and forget you were ever one at all."
"That can't happen—can it?" she gulped hard.
"I don't know," he said standing up. "It's hard to tell. One day you could be like you are now, then the next feel more like a guy. It depends on your moods I guess."
"So this is bad," said Zack.
"It can be, it can't be—it's for you to decide. You got the body change, not me," said Lazard crossing his arms. "Though I must ask—which is easier. To act like a guy or a girl?"
"Well now it's easier to act like a girl since I was structured that way," she said looking at her body.
"Hm, I see," said Lazard. "And has Angeal lightened up on your training? Considering your recent condition."
"No!" she said tossing her head back and forth. "He can be a real freak like that. He doesn't care if you're a man or a woman he expects you to do this this way and that's that way!"
"I see," said Lazard. "Might I also warn you about other things once you start becoming more feminine."
"What other things are there than this?" she asked flapping her arms out.
"Male attraction," stated Lazard plainly.
Cricket.
Zack just starred at Lazard sideways in disgust.
"Uh, that's sick man," she said holding her hand out before him.
"It happens to many females the more they are around males," said Lazard. "You haven't been feeling any of these have you?"
"Nnnot that I know of," said Zack placing a slim finger on her jaw.
"Well could you please tell me if it happens?—if you're not too embarrassed," asked Lazard glaring at Zack over his rims.
"Uhh, sure I guess," said Zack. "But what happens if it does occur?"
"Then tell me," he said sitting back down. "I want to make sure no one 'tries' anything on you."
"Ohho if they do they have my blade to answer!" she said drawing her blade and holding it before her.
"Don't take this so lightly Zack. This could prove the worst of your problems if you fall in love with a man because of your female emotions," said Lazard.
"Well then I'll try not to," she said with a smile. "Well gotta go—I'm meeting Sephiroth to go into town to meet Angeal and Genesis."
"Alright—bye Zack, and take care," said Lazard waving him off.
Zack gave a quick nod of the head before she turned and ran out the room and building. Once she got outside she found Sephiroth waiting for her. He turned with his arms crossed and asked—
"What took you Zack?"
"Lazard wanted to speak to me about some things," she said pointing back with her thumb.
"Like what?" asked Sephiroth as they took off toward town.
"About male attraction," said Zack glancing at him with a smile and bright blue eyes.
"What?" asked Sephiroth turning to her and stopping. "You have those now?"
"What?" stopped Zack. "No, no, he was just talking about 'if' I get them."
"'If' you do then what?" asked Sephiroth.
"I don't know," shrugged Zack. "He said that I could lose my guy side and I definitely DON'T want to do that!"
"Uh-huh," said Sephiroth licking the inside of his cheek. "You be sure to stay the same 'kay?"
"Sure thing!" snapped Zack with a wink. " . . . Okay that was so gay."
"Hm, hm, let's just go find Genesis and Angeal," said Sephiroth continuing his way.
Once they were joined with the two they all went out just hanging. None of the guys were still that used to having a girl hang with them, but since it was Zack . . . it still wasn't the same. Zack was a very attractive woman it seemed since every guy they passed just had to turn and check her out one more time. Even though Zack still wore her 2nd class clothing everyone seemed to not keep their eyes off her.
"It's quite ridiculous really," said Genesis with a snicker. "How no one can stop staring at her—or should I say him? If only they knew."
"I bet Zack could use this to his advantage if he wanted to," said Sephiroth raising a brow. "If he would just stop wearing men clothing he could be a—player."
Genesis chuckled and shook his head with his eyes closed. It's true Zack could if she wanted to seeing how attractive she was, but was she willing to do that? None really knew, but they did know she was trying to be a woman and perhaps could try anything . . .
"So what do you think guys?" asked Zack turning around holding a men's shirts. "Black or dark blue? I like black it just speaks to me."
All just starred at her in an awkward silence. Zack didn't know why and so she continued speaking as she turned a bit holding the shirt out saying—
"I'll be wearing them in a little while right? I can't buy clothing I don't plan on wearing in the future."
"What about now though Zack?" asked Angeal coming up to her side.
"Huh? What do you mean Angeal?" she asked lowering the shirt in her grip.
"What he means is try dressing like a woman for once," said Genesis walking towards her.
"Why would I want to do that?" she asked putting the two shirts back.
"You're a woman aren't you?" asked Genesis touching a lock of her hair. "Look like one and see how different it is."
"Hmm, I don't know," she said crossing her arms and fingering her chin.
"Come on Zack—just give it a try," said Angeal flicking his head back motioning towards the women clothing.
"Well . . . all right," she said as she followed them to see what they had in mind.
And so they spent the next hour looking at women clothing that they seemed would suit Zack well. And trying them all on took another hour. Zack didn't really like the women clothing though. She always thought it was too small for her seeing how her eyes were still on man-mode.
"Just put it on Zack," said Angeal handing her the clothing and walking away. "But this time come out—we want to see you in it."
Angeal sat down on the waiting bench with Sephiroth and Genesis. A few moments past until they heard a slight sound from Zack's dressing room.
"What is it Zack?" asked Angeal sitting up straight.
"What?" she said. "You can't expect me to wear this!"
Sephiroth and Genesis smiled seeing Angeal do it first. They knew what the clothing was Angeal had picked out for Zack and just wondered what she'd look like in it.
"Come on out Zack," said Angeal standing up.
"I . . . I don't want to," she said afraid of what they might say.
"Just do it," sighed Sephiroth rolling his eyes and head.
"All—all right," came Zack as she slowly stepped out of the dressing room.
All eyes were on her as she came out to show the beautiful short-sleeved dress. It was a dark purple that fit tightly to show the curves and they all found out she had some nice ones. It was a bit low-cut at the chest, but not too much as to where she was so exposed. She still felt a little silly in it—especially showing her legs since the dress came up to her knees.
"Nice curves," said Sephiroth with a smile.
"Oh shut up!" she spat shaking her fist at them.
"No, no," he said shaking his head. "You look good."
"Really?" she asked with a flutter of her eyes. "I thought I was exposing a little too much. I've never really worn a dress before."
"Oh . . . don't worry about that," said Genesis taking some clothing in his hand. "It's nothing compared to this."
What Genesis held in his hand was a black bikini. Zack's mouth dropped as she saw what it was.
"And be sure to come out and show us how you look in it—we're dying to see."
Zack still couldn't believe she actually listened. She put it on and came out with her arms wrapped around her body and knees slammed together. She stood but a few seconds in front of them before Genesis burst out laughing, Sephiroth turning away so he didn't do the same, and Angeal bowing and shaking his head.
"Stop laughing at me!" he said in a harsh whisper. "I'd like to see you guys in a thing like this! . . . okay forget I ever said that."
"What's wrong old friend?" asked Genesis seeing Angeal's shaking head.
"It leaves nothing to the imagination," he pointed out. "Whole piece would suit him much better."
At that he gave a smile to Zack and Zack couldn't help but smile back. At least someone was on her side. After that the guys had convinced her to buy some clothing. She left out the bikini, but adored the dark purple dress Angeal had picked out for her.
Once they reached the apartment building and went to take Zack to her room they passed by a man who smiled and tipped his hat to Zack. She smiled and once he passed by her eyes followed.
"Is he new?" she asked turning around. "He's kinda cute."
It was nothing but a half a second later before Zack realized what she had said. She froze and gulped hard. Her eyes widened as she turned and grabbed the arms of the person nearest to her—Sephiroth.
"You see!! It's happening!!" gasped Zack. "AH! . . . I need to go tell Lazard!"
At that she quickly placed her bags in Sephiroth's hands and ran off to perhaps get advice from Lazard as to how to help her not have these male attractions. All just watched as she left squealing like a mad woman—and still trying to run like a man.
"I don't think you need to tell Lazard that," said Genesis.
"Why is that?" asked Angeal.
"Isn't it obvious?" he asked turning to him. "He's becoming a she just like she was never a he at all."