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Combat Training for the Stubborn	By : SapphireEyes Category: Final Fantasy VII > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 599 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 3

He felt weightless, drifting through the skies without a care in the world. The warm breeze was his wings, the clouds dancing between his fingertips. 'This...this is the feeling�'

Suddenly the peaceful drifting rocked and shifted, calm winds gaining the force of a hurricane and he fought against sound of his name being shouted into his ears.

"Come on Cid, wake up! You sleep even harder than Seph. I didn't even think that was possible!"

Bloodshot blue eyes shot open, glaring murderously at the dark-haired man that dared to wake him. "G'way, Zack," He muttered, shoving away the gloved hand that was shaking his shoulder. Rolling over and curling in on himself, the blond tried to fall back to his peaceful, Zack-free sleep. He could feel the darkness creeping into his mind once again, the faint image of sky and clouds misty and forming. Ah, right where he belonged�

Wasn�t happening.

�DOG PILE!�

He was suddenly awake, but it was still too slow. �Oh shi-!�

Before he could even move, a ball of black spikes, navy blue and energy that nobody should have that early in the morning collided into his side and an elbow jabbed into his stomach. Son of a bitch that hurt!

Cid groaned into his pillow, sleep crusted cerulean eyes glaring daggers into mischievous luminescent azure. Grumbling, the blond rolled over with Zack still on him, who shifted to lying across Cid�s stomach with his chin propped in his glove. A brilliant grin lit his youthful, handsome features.

�Ya stupid bastard! What th�fuck was that for?!�

The grin only widened, �Thought I would give you a hand in waking up!�

�I didn�t need any help! I was perfectly happy th�way I was!�

There was a chuckle behind them and Cid tilted his head back, glaring at his Captain upside down. Drake stood by the door with his arms cross and a master key twirling around his finger. Evergreen eyes grinned down at him.

�Why the fuck did ya let the cheeky bastard in anyway?!�

Skylark shrugged a shoulder, smirking. "Hey, he got you up faster than I ever have and he didn't even have to get ice. Yet.�

Cid�s eyes narrowed even further, �You wouldn�t dare.�

The nearly hidden glint in his commander�s eyes left him with no doubt that he indeed would. The young Highwind cursed under his breath before looking to the SOLDIER still laying over him, �Well, ya gonna fuckin� move or what?�

Zack just stretched out, �Nah, I think I�ll stay. For a grumpy guy, you�re awfully comfy Cid.�

�All right, that�s it! OFF!�

Mako blue eyes widened in shock as the world suddenly tilted and he crashed hard onto the floor. Unrestrained laughter came from the doorway and Zack looked up to find Captain Skylark having to hold himself up as his body shook with mirth, �I shoulda warned ya, Zack. Cid doesn�t have much control over his own strength before he has his morning coffee.�

Zack just grinned and easily jumped to his feet, �Well then don�t give him any. I want to see how much strength he�s-erk!�

Tanned hands harshly gripped the navy blue collar and cerulean eyes flashed dangerously, �Ain�t nobody takin� away my coffee. You even think about it and you�ll find out how it feels to have a ShinRa-issued size 11 boot up yer ass!�

Zack raised an eyebrow, "Size 11 huh?" The ShinRa gave Cid a look over, pausing at his hands that held his collar. A grin spread widely across his face. "Only one other guy I know has bigger shoes than you and he won't let me test out that old saying. Will you?"

Cid�s face went red, hand clenching tighter onto the fabric, �Why ya-!�

�Cadet Cidney Highwind! Unhand him this instant and apologize. There is no call for this behavior.�

Cid winced, realizing Captain Skylark was correct as the final vestiges of sleep, as well as some of the anger that came with it, left his brain. He slowly released Zack and took a step back, �I apologize, sir. He�s right, I shouldn�ta done that.�

The brunette just chuckled and ruffled the cadet�s hair, �Now, none of that. You can do the �sir� crap when class is in but outside, just call me Zack, alright?�

�Alright, alright!� Cid grumbled, shoving away the gloved hand, �What is it with you bastards wantin� ta scramble my brains?�

Skylark grinned, �What? Ya mean like this?� He grabbed the younger man in a headlock, violently ruffling the short blond hair despite the hollered protests and threats.

Cid finally wriggled out of the hold, red-faced and panting, �Damn it! One of these days I�m gonna kick yer ass fer doin� that!�

�I�d like to see you try it, shorty.�

�I AIN�T SHORT, OLD MAN!�

Zack snickered, drawing their attention. When they simultaneously asked, �What�s so funny?� he fell over laughing. Once he finally regained the ability to breath, the First Class explained, �You two remind me of my Pop and I a few years ago.�

Sky blue and dark green eyes met, each with a brow raised. After a moment, they shook their heads and looked away, though each had a small smile twitching at the corners. Zack shook his head and started to leave the room, �Get ready Cid, you�ve got about twenty minutes to get to class.�

He grinned as he heard the blond curse, �SHIT!�

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�Alright people! That�s enough stretching. Now we�re gonna do some warm-ups to get the blood moving. This will also help to accustom your body to being constantly in motion.�

Cid grumbled under his breath as Zack continued to explain the different exercises they would be doing. Don�t get him wrong; he actually liked the man as an instructor. Unlike Heidegger, who would just sit on his fat ass and bark orders the entire time, Fair actually did everything alongside them, correcting anybody that was pushing themselves too hard or moving in a way that would strain their muscles. It was just that the man had a seemingly limitless amount of energy and was always so goddamned happy! It just wasn�t natural.

�What isn�t natural, Cadet?�

Cid jumped slightly, looking up to find piercing Mako-blue orbs mere inches away from his face, �Gah! Don�t do that!�

Zack raised a brow, �You�re awfully jumpy, Cadet. If you had been paying attention to your surroundings instead of muttering to yourself, you would have known I was approaching. Perhaps doing an extra thirty jumping jacks and pushups will remind you to remain aware of your surroundings?�

The blond mentally cursed, �No sir! I�ll remember sir!�

An almost evil gleam appeared in the brunette�s eyes, �No? Then I guess that means you�ll need to do more than that to remember. Fifty each. Join the rest of the class when you�re finished, Cadet.�

Cid started to glare at the First Class but quickly stopped when he noticed that gleam get brighter. �That guy got split personalities or somethin�? Fuckin� hell.� How one man could go from that hyperactive kid-like nature Zack always seemed to have to what he was seeing now was beyond the young Highwind�s grasp.

Already his muscles were bordering the line from ache to burn�How the fuck was he gonna get through this?

During his extra fifty jumping jacks, Fair had started leading the bunch in Roman chairs, trying to using each other as walls since the training field was sorely lacking. It was soon a failure, since nobody had the strength to keep each other up for more the 5 seconds into the sitting. It at least provided the cadet with some amusement, watching them fall to their asses. When he hit 48 pushups, (ya, he was slow, so what?! He needed to stop for a breath at 26!), the group was receiving instructions on basic maneuvers they should have been taught in the first place.

�Ya,� Cid thought as the blond grudgingly made his way over to the rest of the class, �Woulda been helpful so we didn�t make jackasses of ourselves.�

Zack cast him a brief glance, the mischievous twinkle still shining brightly in glowing eyes, not pausing in his speech to greet (more like tease) the blond as he slipped into the herd of students, �Alright, this next move��

~

Cid shuffled into his room with a groan. Everything hurt and he had to wonder if he was going to be able to move at all in the morning. It had been three days since Zack took over and he had to wonder if he was going to survive much more.

Tired blue eyes looked toward the bathroom, mulling over whether or not it would be worth going to the shower. Exhaustion won out in the end, he would take a shower in the morning. He was asleep before his head hit the pillow.

~

�You want it, I know you do, Cidney,� The figure whispered into his ear, soft strands of hair tickling his shoulders and chest, �All you have to do is ask.�

Though he couldn�t see the person�s face, there was that damn smirk in the seductive voice. His whole body felt on fire as a gloved hand trailed down his stomach, patiently teasing. He bit back a groan, there was no way in hell he was gonna give this person the satisfaction of hearing him, it would only encourage these torturous touches.

"My touch thrills you, Cidney. Why not just give in," His hand brushed over the sensitive bulge in the blond's pants, "and let me take care of this problem for you."

Cid let out a low growl, �It�s Cid, you son of a-mmph!�

The shadow figure took advantage and halted the blond mid-curse. The cadet found himself trapped against a wall as a slick tongue forced its way into his mouth, curling around his own and effectively stopping any coherent thought. A firm leg pressed between his own, the friction drawing a groan from him.

A small twitch lifted the lips that were on top of his and Cid knew he had just lost. The mystery figure pulled away and to his dismay, he found himself pleading, �No�don� stop!�

�Now, was that so hard, Cid?�

Before the blond could argue, a gloved hand suddenly worked it�s way into his jeans, leaving him breathless as the touch sent fire through his body. As he found himself climbing steadily to the edge, his mystery lover�s eyes flashed brightly and he found himself staring into intense jade, cat-like eyes.

�Holy shit!� Cid bolted upright, panting as though he had just run ten miles straight. �Please tell me I didn�t just dream that!� He looked down, tanned cheeks darkening as he found the sheets covered in a sticky mess. He glanced at the clock, grimacing when he noticed it was only three in the morning. �And there ain�t no way in hell I�m goin� back ta sleep now.�

First things first though, he was going to take a shower.

~

Zack paused in the doorway to the arena, blinking in amazement. He checked his watch before looking over at Captain Skylark to see if he was hallucinating. The man seemed just as slack-jawed as him at seeing Cadet Cidney Highwind up at six in the morning and already going through the warm-up exercises. And from the look of things, he had been there for a while.

Drake was the first to recover, �Cadet Highwind! What in blue blazes are ya doin� here?�

The blond didn�t even pause in his pushups, �Couldn�t sleep, sir!�

This brought another look of amazement from the two men and Zack chuckled, �Alright, now I gotta know. Care to tell us why?�

Cid stood up, anger in his eyes but a faint reddening on his cheeks, �No disrespect sir but hell no.�

Skylark shook his head. He didn�t know Zack all that well but one thing he did know what that the man would never let anything drop once he got interested in it. And that grin said he was damn interested in knowing what got his Cadet up this early in the morning and working like the world depended on it. He had to admit, he was rather curious himself.

Beside him, Zack pursed his lips, arms crossing as his foot started to twitch. There was no way in the six pits of hell that the boy was going to drop it. They would be lucky if he did drop it at all.

Blue eyes glared heatedly at the young blond. �Alright then! I order you to tell me what has you up so early!�

Cid met his glare head on. �Did you just-�

The First Class looked smug, hands sliding to rest on his hips. �Did I just what? Give you an order, Cadet? If I remember correctly, I am authorized to ask you anything, and you are suppose to answer no questions asked!�

Skylark resisted the urge to slap his forehead. He just HAD to go there with one such as Cid.

The young Highwind was red with anger. Literally. Cid�s jaw was clamped together tightly, teeth grinding against each other, �You fuckin� condescending ass! Here I thought you were actually better than those idiots that use their damn rank to get their way all the fuckin� time. It was nothin�, sir. This Cadet respectfully requests you leave it at that.�

�Request denied, Cadet. Come on Cid. It�s not like I�m asking you for much. What, did you have a nightmare or something?� Though Zack had only been teasing, when a flicker of embarrassment appeared on the blond�s face, he knew he was on the right track. He saw Captain Skylark attempting to get his attention but right now he was focused on getting answers from a rather livid and apparently embarrassed Cadet, �What did poor little Cidney have a dream about a big bad monster trying to eat him?�

Zack quickly realized that he had gone too far as something seemed to snap inside the blond and he suddenly found himself on the floor, sky blue eyes inches from his own, flashing murderously as Cid hissed through clenched teeth, �Yeah, only he wasn�t exactly tryin� ta eat me. A big bad monster by the name of-

�General Sephiroth, sir!�

Both First Class and Cadet looked up to find the silver haired swordsman watching them with a raised brow, �Might I inquire as to what is going on here?�

Cid quickly scrambled off the brunette, attempting to come up with a reasonable answer for the General�s question but was saved by the same man he had just been about ready to murder, �Eh, I was just having a bit of fun with Cadet Highwind here, Seph. I think I kinda stuck my foot in my mouth.�

Sephiroth glanced between the two men for a moment before sighing, �As you have quite the habit of doing, Zackary.�

�Ah don�t be too hard on the Puppy.�

Cid looked behind the silver-haired man to find a rather serious looking brunette smirking at Zack, who sputtered, �Aw, come on Angeal! You know I hate that nickname!�

Angeal shook his head, �Then you better grow out of it Pup.�

The First Class rolled his eyes and looked around curiously, �Hey, where�s Genesis? Usually don�t see the two of you without him tagging along too.�

The older man just sighed and pointed upward, �He decided to take the scenic route.�

Three pairs of eyes looked skyward to find a redhead sitting atop the arena wall, a book in hand. Zack shook his head, �Oh boy. He�s in one of those moods again, huh?�

A blond brow rose as the man called Genesis stood and took a leap off the high wall, flipping in mid-air to land in a graceful crouch nearby the gathered men,

��There is no hate, only joy,
For you are beloved by the goddess.
Hero of the dawn, Healer of worlds,
Dreams of the morrow hath the shattered soul.��

Zack, Angeal, and Sephiroth all smirked, speaking simultaneously, �Loveless, Act Two.�

The redhead grinned and Cid blinked in confusion, �Anyone mind tellin� me what the fuck Ginger here is talkin� about?�

Zack laughed, �Ginger?! That�s just too much!�

Sephiroth barely managed to hold back his own chuckle, �He is quoting a play called Loveless, Cadet Highwind. Rather interesting story but the way he obsesses with it-�

�This story is genius! I only wish I could find the ending, to know the conclusion,� The redhead gave a sigh and Cid immediately noted the man was quite a drama queen, �That would definitely be something worth working my life for.�

Sephiroth glanced over at the blond, a brow raised as if he were saying �I told you.�

Cid, however, was having a rather difficult time maintaining eye contact with the smirking swordsman. He kept seeing flashes of his dream superimposing with reality and he flushed with embarrassment. �Dammit! Get a hold of yerself! Its not like he knows or anything.�

However, one pair of Mako-blue eyes was watching the blond closely and, despite his childishness at time, Zack had a rather sharp mind and started to get an idea of the young Highwind�s dilemma. �Oh this is gonna be fun.�

�Hey Seph!� He called out to the General. When he was sure he had the man�s attention, he grinned, �I was thinking it might be a good idea to give the class a break in a couple days. They�ve been working their asses off and I think some down time would do them a lot of good.�

The silver-haired man seemed to ponder this for a minute before nodding, �That might be a wise decision.�

�Great! Then we�re all going out for karaoke!�

Angeal and Genesis groaned as Sephiroth glared at him, �And when did I agree that I would be coming along?�

Angeal placed a hand on the General�s shoulder, �You know as well as I do, when the boy gets an idea in his head, it�s like trying to stop a wrecking ball. It�s safer just to go along with it.�

�Yeah, pretty boy. If I gotta go, it won�t kill you to go either,� Cid grumbled as he went for the weapons rack, ��Sides, it might actually get the stick outta yer ass.�

Genesis chuckled, �Ok, I like this kid. Can we keep him?�

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A/N:

Sapph: Sorrrry duckling�MY muses were being difficult and Frizz and I had to almost threaten them. So on my part, it took a while for this chapter! My deepest apologies my duckies! The next chapter should be out soon though. One of Frizz�s muses is gonna have a field day with it :) Anywho, hope you liked this chapter ;) Enter Angeal and G! The old dog and the insane Ginger! Hehe THIS should be good :D

Chao for now darlings!

Reviews:

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Kiheki: Speedy updates! The one thing I can never seem to manage. Cid is such a precious bastard! All....mean to our Sephy. It is priceless. Something must happen! I dunno what...but it is gonna be epic and fun and I cannot wait to see the outcome. And Zack! I love Zack and we must see much more of the Zack! *looks around* I was rambling...sorry... Er....more soon? Please?

Frizz: Yep, our muses seem to adore this story so we get em out quick. And yes, we will be seeing MUCH more of the Zack. Where there is mischief, there is Zack.

Sapph: Speedy updates...we try XD I love Cid! I am glad he is mean to Seph! He wouldn't be Cid otherwise! Lol I am glad you like it so far love! And rambles aren't always a bad thing XD we can learn some interesting facts that way ;)

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Komikitty: YAY Cid! Poor Zack he's stuck with him now. >3 And Yay for Seph for getting rid of Mr "Gya-ha-ha-ha!". I eagerly await the next chapter. =^_^=

Sapph: Cid is soooo screwed XD I love Zack, but my word he would have me drained of all energy in like�2 minutes of talking to him.

Frizz: Yes, the evilness that is Heidegger just HAD to go. And I wouldn't necessarily say poor Zack. I'd be more concerned for Cid.
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