I'm going to go on hiatus again for a little while. Maybe a few more months. I'll still be writing this fic on my phone. We had an incident just before New Years. It involved my father, a stove, my bedroom and that element that we all associate Genesis with. Everyone and everything's fine it's just that when they start rebuilding I don't know what I will and won't have with me. (I get the feeling that I won't have internet though)

Disclaimer: I don't own FFVII nor its characters. I also don't own the ideas taken from Love Monster.

Cissnei was getting annoyed. She was wondering if she should just hit the speed dial for Zack or if she should just stop watching him stare at his PHS, which was hard, considering that they were confined in a small truck and Zack was sitting so close to her that it would have made her very uncomfortable if she didn't know that he was gay and taken.

The new recruits in the truck with them were either looking nervous or they were eyeing her up, which was another reason why Zack was sitting so close to her. Not that she couldn't protect herself from a bunch of rats and mice, but it was a small sacrifice on their part to get this mission finished without having any unnecessary issues.

Zack flipped his PHS shut and lent back, sighing.

"Why don't you just call whoever it is you're worried about?" She questioned, noting that a few of the recruits tensed at the sound of her voice cutting through the silence. If that managed to scare them, then they weren't going to last very long in the military.

Zack just sighed again. "That's the problem. I don't know who would be best to call."

Cissnei raised an eyebrow questioningly.

"If I call Gen he might get angry at me for being paranoid. If Cloud doesn't answer his phone I'm going to be out of here faster than you could blink."

"You go near that door and I'll tranquilise you before you could even turn the handle."

Zack pouted and crossed his arms in his seat.

"Why don't you call one of the other Generals?" She asked after he had sulked for a minute and Zack perked up. "You can ask one of them to check up on your student can't you?"

Before she knew it Zack had whipped his PHS back out and was dialling a number. It rang for a second before the person answered the phone.

"What is it puppy?"

He pouted a little, but let the nickname slide. "Seph, could you do me a favour?"

"Not if it makes my stack of paperwork bigger than it already is."

"I promise it won't. I just need you to check on Cloudy for me. Gen was looking for him this morning and I stupidly told him where he was."

"That was stupid wasn't it?" He could hear Sephiroth's disapproval over the line and Zack fought the urge to whine that it wasn't his fault, when it obviously was. "Luckily for you I'm not doing anything at the moment so I guess I can go looking for them."

"Did you finally decide to take our advice and decide not to do all your paperwork all at once when you're meant to be having a day off?"

Sephiroth made a noise of annoyance. "Either you tell me where your cadet would be or I'm going to hang up on you Zackary."

"They might be in the training rooms." Zack grinned a little, despite the fact that he knew Sephiroth might make good on his promise to hang up on him. "Cloud is usually in number three at this time." He could hear the door open and closing on the other side of the line to signal that Sephiroth had started making his way through the complex.

"What is your charge doing in the training rooms this early in the morning? He's usually in your rooms when I pick him up for training."

"He likes to practise with his materia on his own early in the morning."

Sephiroth hummed. That explained why he was so good with his materia. Zack could hear murmurs of people saying good morning to Sephiroth and he couldn't help but chuckle.

"What's so funny Zachary." Sephiroth questioned.

"Can't they see that you're on your PHS? Why do they even bother greeting you in the morning when you're obviously having a conversation with someone else?"

"I don't know why halve the people in this company do certain things. For example, why Angeal felt the need to take you on as a student and also why the Vice President is friends with you."

Zack pouted and the two remained silent until there was the sound of a door opening.

"Sephiroth what are you doing here?" He could hear Genesis' voice in the background.

"The puppy wanted to talk to his chocobo." At least Sephiroth was subtle enough not to outright say that he was worried about them being in the same room as each other. Wait did Sephiroth just call Cloud a chocobo? "What are you two doing anyway?" Sephiroth's voice cut through Zack's thoughts.

"I'm teaching him how to conceal materia without losing it. I told you that I'd help with his training." Genesis sounded annoyed.

"No need to get angry over a question Genesis. I was merely inquiring about what you were doing. I'm not suspecting you of any foul play. Now cadet…"

There was the sound of shuffling and a tentative hello sounded through the PHS.

"Spikey… Did Genesis just say that he's… Training you?" Zack questioned, not quite sure that he had been hearing right. There was no way that Genesis would have offered to train him, but Cloud made a sound of agreement.

"He's trying to teach me how to conceal materia just in case I get attacked by someone again."

"But… Genesis… He…"

"I did it because someone told me that I had to get used to him. I figured some one on one time would help with me getting used to him."

Zack made a small yelping noise in surprise from hearing Genesis' voice, causing one of the new recruits and Cissnei to stare at him oddly.

"Am I on speaker phone?" He questioned suspiciously.

"Genesis and I have superior hearing in comparison to the rest of you. I would have thought you would have known that by now." Sephiroth's voice came through the line and Zack pouted, despite knowing that they couldn't see his face.

"So Gen and Cloudy are ok with each other?" He questioned and Sephiroth hummed in agreement while Genesis clicked his tongue in annoyance, so much for making it look like he wasn't suspicious of Genesis' motives.

"Zack." Cloud's voice came through over the PHS again.

"Yeah Spikey?"

"When are you coming back?"

Zack glanced over at Cissnei, who was staring out the window. "Hey Cissnei, when are we getting back to Midgar?"

She paused in her musings and looked at him. "I'm heading over to Wutai tomorrow afternoon. Katana will be coming back with the heli to pick me up. You'll be back in Midgar with the recruits in about two days."

Zack nodded and went back to his PHS. "Did you hear that Cloudy?"

"Two days?" Cloud enquired and Zack hummed in agreement. "I'll see you when you come back then."

"Be good. Remember to shower and brush your teeth. Don't talk to strangers and keep your ears clean."

Cloud chuckled a little. "Shouldn't I be the one telling you that?"

"He's got a point there. The puppy's filthy." He could hear Genesis in the background again.

"Genesis." Sephiroth scolded the other general lightly, though Zack could hear the amusement in his tone.

"Hey Gen… I do trust you, you know." Zack pointed out.

"No offence taken Zachary. I'll be the first to admit that I haven't done anything to make you think that I wouldn't hurt your baby chocobo. Now get back to ordering around those new recruits and we'll see each other when you get home. That's an order SOLDIER."

"Yes Red General Sir." Zack mock saluted despite the fact that neither of them could see him. He could hear laughter on the other side of the line before they hung up on each other.