(A/N) Well, after this chapter there is only one left for ZtP. I'm going to miss writing about the happy puppy.
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Zack the Puppy - 6) Santa Doesn't Like Liars.
"Denzel, Marlene, do you know where Zack is?" Tifa asked the children that were grinning mischievously. They let out little giggles and covered their faces in hopes to keep their covers up. Tifa placed her hands on her hips and hoped that her face looked stern enough so they would start talking. Denzel and Marlene had to bite their bottom lips to stop the corners from turning up. Tifa sighed in impatience and looked at Cloud who didn't seem worried at all about the crazy puppy.
Cloud was sitting on the couch that was facing their new tree that they gotten that afternoon. He looked completely wiped out and Tifa could guess was because he had to carry it all the way home without any assistance of a motor vehicle or the three other people and their puppy. She said that it was payback after the rotten fish incident. She also decided to torture him by going to a place were they sold trees on the opposite side of the city.
"Aren't you worried about Zack?" Tifa asked Cloud and he leaned his head back so that his face was upside down.
"No," he said shortly and returned his head back to a normal position. The kids giggled again and Tifa tapped her foot impatiently.
"Do you kids know that Santa doesn't like liars?" Tifa said with an evil smile curling at the edge of her lips. Marlene and Denzel abruptly stopped their giggling. Cloud's body snapped around so he could see Tifa and look at her in surprise. "It's not too late for him to give you a lump of coal for Christmas…"
The kids ran to the tree and stuck their hands in its needles. Tifa could hear some yipping and the turned around with Zack in their hands. He had needles all over his fur and his tail was wagging excitedly. He was panting and it looked like he was smiling.
"Does Santa still hate us?" Marlene asked fearfully. Tifa smiled reassuringly.
"Of course he doesn't hate you, and don't worry, there will be no lump of coal under the tree," Tifa said and Cloud snorted while drinking a bottle of water. "Well maybe for Cloud." That was when he sprayed water all over the place. The kids laughed and Cloud wiped off his face with the back of his hand. Zack wiggled out of the kids arms and jumped on Cloud. He started to lick the water of his face.
Cloud picked up Zack by his tail and hung him upside down.
"Stupid dog," Cloud muttered and dropped the puppy. He recovered and scrambled towards the tree. He jumped in through the needles and the tree shock a little from the impact. There were various scratching noises as Zack made his way through the tree.
They were all silent when they stopped hearing the scratching noises. But they all looked up when they heard Zack yip. He was at the very top of the tree and he was still panting happily. Tifa and Marlene thought that it was one of the most adorable things in the world, beside Cloud of course, and they ran to get a camera. Denzel was trying to be manly like Cloud and thinking that the stupid dog would hurt himself, but he thought that it was a little cute.
Before the girls were able to get the camera, Zack jumped down from the tree, jumped on Cloud lap, and bit his pants. Cloud jumped up, completely shocked, and tried to pull Zack off of him. He wouldn't budge.
By the time the girls came in, they heard a very loud rip. Zack had a piece of black fabric in his mouth and was smiling behind it. They looked at Cloud and saw that Zack had indeed ripped his pants. Tifa started to laugh hysterically and took pictures of Cloud with his boxers showing and Zack with the fabric in his mouth. Cloud's face quickly turned red and he glared down at the mischievous puppy before trying to chase him. The puppy was eventually able to get away by hiding beneath the couch and Cloud hung his head in defeat before going to his and Tifa's room to change his pants.
The Christmas tree they got would have to be pretty big for Zack to be able to hide in it.
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