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Title: Before Horrible Times
Author: Alchemy_Neko
Rating: PG (for this chapter, eventually R)
Pairing: None this chapter, but eventual ZackxCloud
Notes: Pre-game, probably slightly AU
Summary: It's Cloud's first day in training to get into SOLDIER and an ivitation from his new best friend.
At six-thirty in the morning, there was an annoying beeping noise. What it was, who knew, but it was on a table next to his bed.
“Nggg…” Cloud rolled over and beat on the beeping chunk of plastic, hoping that the beeping would stop.
It didn’t stop at all; it just got louder and louder. This caused Cloud to pick up the clock and smash the snooze button into the clock. “Crap, now I need to fix it later…” Cloud thought as he got out of bed.
Cloud’s roommate was still asleep, but mumbling things along the lines of, “Too early…more sleep.”
Cloud took his pillow and hit Al on the head once, hoping to wake him up. It did, but Al was not very happy.
“Time for the first day of classes…” Cloud said to Al, while throwing his pillow back onto his bed.
“Eh… I have sword skills class…I don’t have enough energy for that…” Al said while sitting up on his bed.
Cloud had already started to gather his clothes to take a shower. “That sounds better than materia studies. I’ll go take a shower first, okay?”
“Sure, I’ll probably be asleep again, so wake me up when you get out.”
“Fine,” Cloud said as he walked into the tiny bathroom.
After Cloud was done with his shower, he put on some pants and walked out of the bathroom while drying his hair with his towel.
Sure enough, Al was asleep again. “Al! Wake up!”
“Oh, hi. I guess I should take a shower now…” Al said groggily.
“Yeah, I’m going to finish getting dressed and head down to breakfast. See ya.”
“Uh huh…” Al walked into the bathroom and shut the door.
“Well, I guess this will do. I suppose we’re getting out uniforms today.” Cloud thought while he putting on a tight, sleeveless, gray mock turtleneck. He was also wearing black jeans and black boots.
Cloud headed down to breakfast, got some food, and sat down at an empty table. While he was eating, he noticed that someone was waving at him. It was that man that he bumped into yesterday. “Why the hell is he trying to get my attention? I’m only a cadet…” Cloud thought as he waved back with a half-smile.
After Cloud noticed Zack, Zack decided that it was his queue to go over to Cloud’s table and talk to him. So he did. “Hello there! You looked so alone over here.”
“Oh, I was fine though. I’m just eating breakfast…” Cloud said quietly.
“I don’t know why, but I think I want to get to know you better. I’m quite sure that you haven’t made too many friends yet since it’s only your second day here, so let me be your first official best friend!”
“Erm…Okay…” Cloud said hesitantly. “What an odd man… I wonder how much older he is from me…”
“Well, since we’re friends, let’s introduce ourselves better. I already told you my name is Zack, I’m eighteen years old and a first-class SOLDIER, but don’t let that intimidate you.”
“Well I told you yesterday that I’m Cloud, I’m sixteen and I’m a cadet to train to be in SOLDIER…” Cloud said meekly. “Wow, he’s only two years older than me… I wonder if I’ll move up the ranks that fast…”
“Wow, you’re shy! Hopefully, I can stop you from being that way.” Zack clapped a hand onto Cloud’s shoulder.
Cloud flinched a little and slightly moved. Zack noticed this and immediately took his hand off of Cloud’s shoulder.
Zack glanced over at the clock. It was five minutes until seven-thirty. “Looks like you have to go to class now.”
“Yeah. I guess I’ll see you at lunch?” Cloud gathered up his things, ready to leave.
“Yeah! Bye!”
Cloud left to go to his first class. It wasn’t that bad, and he actually didn’t mind the class at all. It was relatively easy. After class, the teacher told them that they had to get to one of the military officer’s offices to go get their uniforms. After they get their uniforms, there was a little free time before lunch.
Normally, he would be going to a combat class, but he didn’t have to report today because of the uniforms.
Cloud went back to the barracks so that he could change into his uniform. Once he changed, it was nearing lunch time, so he headed towards the cafeteria.
As soon as Cloud walked in, Zack had flagged him over to a table. Cloud put his stuff there and got his food.
“I see you got your uniform, so how was class?” Zack asked.
“A lot better than I expected. Who knew that I would pick up Materia so easily,” Cloud said before placing a forkful of chicken into his mouth.
“Well, that’s good. So what other classes do you have after lunch?”
“Erm…” Cloud said while looking at his schedule. “Sword skills and English.”
“The rest is free time, correct?”
“Yeah, although I’m not done with classes until four.”
“That’s fine. You want to come over to my apartment and have some pizza? It’s a lot better than this stuff,” Zack said while holding up a fork full of food.
“Sure… Where should I meet you?”
“My apartment is in the building about southeast from here. It’s really tall and it’s tan. The building is really hard to miss, and it has a big Shin-Ra logo on it. I’ll meet you outside of there. How’s that sound?” Zack smiled.
“Sounds fine, I have class in a few minutes. See you then!” Cloud got up and left.
“Alright, bye!”
X-posted to ffvii_yaoi and zack__cloud
Author: Alchemy_Neko
Rating: PG (for this chapter, eventually R)
Pairing: None this chapter, but eventual ZackxCloud
Notes: Pre-game, probably slightly AU
Summary: It's Cloud's first day in training to get into SOLDIER and an ivitation from his new best friend.
At six-thirty in the morning, there was an annoying beeping noise. What it was, who knew, but it was on a table next to his bed.
“Nggg…” Cloud rolled over and beat on the beeping chunk of plastic, hoping that the beeping would stop.
It didn’t stop at all; it just got louder and louder. This caused Cloud to pick up the clock and smash the snooze button into the clock. “Crap, now I need to fix it later…” Cloud thought as he got out of bed.
Cloud’s roommate was still asleep, but mumbling things along the lines of, “Too early…more sleep.”
Cloud took his pillow and hit Al on the head once, hoping to wake him up. It did, but Al was not very happy.
“Time for the first day of classes…” Cloud said to Al, while throwing his pillow back onto his bed.
“Eh… I have sword skills class…I don’t have enough energy for that…” Al said while sitting up on his bed.
Cloud had already started to gather his clothes to take a shower. “That sounds better than materia studies. I’ll go take a shower first, okay?”
“Sure, I’ll probably be asleep again, so wake me up when you get out.”
“Fine,” Cloud said as he walked into the tiny bathroom.
After Cloud was done with his shower, he put on some pants and walked out of the bathroom while drying his hair with his towel.
Sure enough, Al was asleep again. “Al! Wake up!”
“Oh, hi. I guess I should take a shower now…” Al said groggily.
“Yeah, I’m going to finish getting dressed and head down to breakfast. See ya.”
“Uh huh…” Al walked into the bathroom and shut the door.
“Well, I guess this will do. I suppose we’re getting out uniforms today.” Cloud thought while he putting on a tight, sleeveless, gray mock turtleneck. He was also wearing black jeans and black boots.
Cloud headed down to breakfast, got some food, and sat down at an empty table. While he was eating, he noticed that someone was waving at him. It was that man that he bumped into yesterday. “Why the hell is he trying to get my attention? I’m only a cadet…” Cloud thought as he waved back with a half-smile.
After Cloud noticed Zack, Zack decided that it was his queue to go over to Cloud’s table and talk to him. So he did. “Hello there! You looked so alone over here.”
“Oh, I was fine though. I’m just eating breakfast…” Cloud said quietly.
“I don’t know why, but I think I want to get to know you better. I’m quite sure that you haven’t made too many friends yet since it’s only your second day here, so let me be your first official best friend!”
“Erm…Okay…” Cloud said hesitantly. “What an odd man… I wonder how much older he is from me…”
“Well, since we’re friends, let’s introduce ourselves better. I already told you my name is Zack, I’m eighteen years old and a first-class SOLDIER, but don’t let that intimidate you.”
“Well I told you yesterday that I’m Cloud, I’m sixteen and I’m a cadet to train to be in SOLDIER…” Cloud said meekly. “Wow, he’s only two years older than me… I wonder if I’ll move up the ranks that fast…”
“Wow, you’re shy! Hopefully, I can stop you from being that way.” Zack clapped a hand onto Cloud’s shoulder.
Cloud flinched a little and slightly moved. Zack noticed this and immediately took his hand off of Cloud’s shoulder.
Zack glanced over at the clock. It was five minutes until seven-thirty. “Looks like you have to go to class now.”
“Yeah. I guess I’ll see you at lunch?” Cloud gathered up his things, ready to leave.
“Yeah! Bye!”
Cloud left to go to his first class. It wasn’t that bad, and he actually didn’t mind the class at all. It was relatively easy. After class, the teacher told them that they had to get to one of the military officer’s offices to go get their uniforms. After they get their uniforms, there was a little free time before lunch.
Normally, he would be going to a combat class, but he didn’t have to report today because of the uniforms.
Cloud went back to the barracks so that he could change into his uniform. Once he changed, it was nearing lunch time, so he headed towards the cafeteria.
As soon as Cloud walked in, Zack had flagged him over to a table. Cloud put his stuff there and got his food.
“I see you got your uniform, so how was class?” Zack asked.
“A lot better than I expected. Who knew that I would pick up Materia so easily,” Cloud said before placing a forkful of chicken into his mouth.
“Well, that’s good. So what other classes do you have after lunch?”
“Erm…” Cloud said while looking at his schedule. “Sword skills and English.”
“The rest is free time, correct?”
“Yeah, although I’m not done with classes until four.”
“That’s fine. You want to come over to my apartment and have some pizza? It’s a lot better than this stuff,” Zack said while holding up a fork full of food.
“Sure… Where should I meet you?”
“My apartment is in the building about southeast from here. It’s really tall and it’s tan. The building is really hard to miss, and it has a big Shin-Ra logo on it. I’ll meet you outside of there. How’s that sound?” Zack smiled.
“Sounds fine, I have class in a few minutes. See you then!” Cloud got up and left.
“Alright, bye!”
X-posted to ffvii_yaoi and zack__cloud