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Title: Shall we say 'Hello'
Author: TynDawn
Rating: PG ish for this chapter (( NC-17 is inevitable ))
Warnings(If any): Suggestive male relations
Pairing(s): ZackxCloud
Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Square-enix and do not own any of the mentioned characters, places, etc... and am merely borrowing them for entertainment purposes and will return them in mint condition back to the shelf from whence they came.
Theme: Introduction

Author's notes: Well, I've been horribly bored lately and so, I've decided to issue myself a challenge. I actually found it on DA, but it'll work here too, also, I have no idea who made it first, so I'm sorry…I cannot give you credit for it. Anyway, I have a list of 100 themes, I will be making a 1,000 word drabble for each of them, also, they will all be yaoi…ish, so if you don't like that…don't read my challenge. It is very VERY likely that each pairing will be from FFVII, some will be what some of us like to call Canon, and some of them will be nothing but crack. There will be angst and drama, crack and total goofish-ness, so beware and have fun reading them as they pop up!

And oh! Of course, these stories are not connected, they are not a story all together, they are separate, If I get enough good reviews on specific tales from this little collection, I might continue a few of them, who knows! See what reviews can get you?

And also! My five review rule will not apply to this, meaning that I won't need five reviews up before I write another story of this little (( urrr, not so little )) challenge. BUT! The five review rule still applies to my other fiction, all of my other fiction.

And! If you're a follower of my FFXII fic, 'The laying of boundaries' I still need two more reviewers before I work on the next chapter!! (( I wanna do more…I just don't have the motivation ))

Cloud groaned out softly through the dirt that had caked his face. He didn't know who's idea this was, but one of the higher-up SOLDIERS had decided that it would be 'Fun' to train in the rain.

They had NO idea how wrong they were.

Okay, so the other cadets seemed to be having great fun. Then again, that was only because they had all been laughing at Cloud.

The blonde had certainly never been the most graceful thing out there, but stick him in a uniform two sizes too big, a pair of boots three sizes too big and then force him out in the rain with a sword that was already chipped and off-balance…well, then it was just that much worse for the little underestimated blonde.

"Hey kid!" A voice suddenly came to his attention,

"Huh?" He muttered out a reply as he pushed himself up from the ground, groping for his practice sword as he turned his eyes up to meet a pair of eyes that he'd been watching from the side-lines for far too long.

The irises were something that he could never hope to forget. They were unusual, to say the least. To Cloud, they were amazing matching only the same shade of frozen lips, or perhaps the color of a blade that had been dusted in fresh winter frost.

"Laying out here in the mud isn't gonna help your skin," The one with those incredible eyes spoke up with a grin as he held a hand down to the cadet.

"I…uhm, I know that…" Cloud looked half embarrassed and half flustered as he snatched the other's hand and pulled himself to his feet, and of course, he didn't succeed very gracefully. "I was just…" The blonde rolled his eyes and turned his head down, brushing away bits of clumped dirt and smears of mud that was sure to stain the dark-blue material.

The other cocked an eyebrow at the display, "You know they're going to get mad at you if you get it stained already?"

"Yeah, I know but…"

"No buts!" The obviously older one replied, "Come on kid, you need to get out of that before you end up getting sick. If it's one thing the general can't stand more than a ruined uniform, it's a sick cadet,"

That was when Cloud's hand was snatched and he was pulled away, "H…hey! What're you doing?" He twisted his features in confusion at the other, "And my name isn't kid!" He furrowed his brows at the black-haired SOLDIER who continued dragging him along.

"Well then, what exactly is your name?" He asked, tossing a glance over his shoulder.

Cloud paused and glared back at him. The nerve!

"It's Cloud," he admitted.

"Cloud, huh?" The black-haired teen answered, "I think…Spiky fits you better," Another grin.

Before Cloud could even object, he found himself pulled into a hallway, and soon enough, he found he was in the shower-hall. Almost instantly, he blinked over at the other, as though he was confused.

"What's wrong, you shy?" The other asked, giving a wink and laughing.

Cloud looked flustered again and rolled his eyes, "What's your name anyway?"

"Name?" The other looked surprised and just laughed again, smacking his hand to his forehead, "Sorry about that, figured that you already knew," Cloud looked baffled, but stayed quiet as Zack held his hand out formally with yet another grin that was almost too big for his face, "Name's Zack. Zack Fair."

Cloud looked dumbstruck. His jaw dropped just the tiniest bit as he stared blankly back towards Zack.

"W…wait, You're Zack?" He stuttered out, trying to clarify it, "Really?"

Zack snorted in amusement, "Don't act too surprised,"

Cloud's mind screeched to a stop and he couldn't even lift his hand to shake the other's, "B…but you're in first class!" He seemed…well, for lack of a better word amazed.

Zack blinked a rose a brow, "Yeah, I am…doesn't mean I can't be nice to some of the recruits once in a while. Don't tell me you're gonna run away and call 'rape' now?" Another laugh, one of the most melodious laughs that Cloud had ever heard.

"Uhm….I…well no, I just…never thought that…"

"What? Never thought that a first-class could be decent?"

"Well…yeah….that,"

"Oh come on Spiky, I've heard some good things about you, didn't think you'd be so judgmental,"

Cloud flushed and looked down, only now seeming to realize just how awkward the situation really was. After all, he was standing there…with a first-class…in an empty shower room.

"Zack I…" Cloud chewed his lip and turned his eyes away, "I've heard some things about you…"

"Oh really?" Zack looked intrigued, "What kind of things?" He asked, seeming completely and totally calm about anything that Cloud may have heard.

"Well…some of the others, they told me…that you've been…" He paused and turned his attention away, fiddling with one of the knobs on the shower-columns, "…Watching me…"

Zack replied with a laugh as he crossed his arms and tapped one of his feet on the ground, "So you heard about that, huh?"

"W…wait, you mean…you have been?" Cloud instantly jerked his eyes back over to the other in question, wanting confirmation…in the positive direction, though he didn't think he'd ever show it.

"Well yeah…" Zack shrugged nonchalantly as he took just a few strides until he was in front of the other, "I mean, I wasn't stalking you, but…I've looked. More than just a few times."

Cloud's eyes widened slightly, "You're serious? You're not just…y'know, being a jerk?"

Zack smiled and sighed out, letting his arms go down to his sides, "I am serious. What's so bad about that, huh?" Cloud couldn't answer, in fact, he had no idea what to say, "Besides…y'know what I've been hearing around lately, Spiky?"

Cloud looked stumped, but again, didn't answer, instead, he blanched slowly.

"I've heard that you've been looking a little bit too,"

Cloud's sudden silence was all that was needed for a completely positive 'yes.'