Holiday Surprises

Disclaimer: Come on, do you really think I own this?

Warning: Angst that then turns into what the fucking hell is wrong with you? Enjoy.

Dedication: Last chapter was supposed to be dedicated to The Infamous Me, but since it died and I have no desire to revive it, she gets this chapter in her honor.

Thank you: The Infamous Me, for helping me with Mother's Day even though it never got posted. Yumie-darkness123, for being a great beta. And Kibaftw for listening to me go on about Crisis Core with only minor cursing me for being a 'bastard'.

Cloud stood outside the apartment that he shared with Sephiroth and Zack, key card in hand. Yet he did not enter, he was fairly certain that he didn't want to go in, not today at least. If it was anything like last year, Zack would be curled up on the couch with a picture of Angeal crying, while Sephiroth would be cursing loudly about what an ass Genesis was. Gaia he hated Remembrance Day. With a sigh the blond swiped the key card and pushed the door open. When he saw an empty couch Cloud started to get a little worried, and when no ranting met his ears the blond cautiously entered the apartment. Walking into the kitchen Cloud found the reason for the eerie silence, a note from Seph and Zack sitting on the counter.

Cloud,

Zack and I went to Angeal and Genesis' graves. Be back later tonight.

"Oh Gaia," Cloud murmured and sprinted out of the apartment.

Ten minutes later Cloud was standing at the Shinra military cemetery gate in stunned silence. Zack was next to Angeal's grave as expected, curled up in a ball and sobbing something that sounded remotely like, "Whyyyyyyyyy? Why'd you leave me?" but it was far too incoherent to be sure. Sephiroth was the cause of Cloud's silence. Rather than berating the grave in front of him, the silver haired man was reading a book. It wasn't that Cloud had never seen Sephiroth reading before; it was just that the general was reading Loveless after having always told the blond that it was one of the stupidest things ever written ever since Cloud had met him. Emerald eyes flicked up to meet the teen's before returning to the pages.

"Okay," Cloud said, "What the fuck is wrong with you two?"

Two sets of eyes snapped to the blond in shock, neither Zack nor Sephiroth having heard Cloud swear other than when they tried to wake the teen up on his day off. "What do you mean?" Sephiroth said slowly.

"Every Gaia forsaken year it's the same with you two!" Cloud jabbed a finger at the pair, "You lose it on Remembrance Day. It's just a fucking day! You don't get what it means at all!"

"Yes we do!" Zack snapped, "We need to remember."

"No! It means you take time to think of all the good things that those that have died left behind and appreciate those you love that are still here! It doesn't mean that you turn into a useless puddle of mush and sob like a moron at the grave of your friend or read something everyone knows you hate just to get rid of guilt. And it shouldn't matter what day it is," Cloud sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "You should always remember those you love. You should take time everyday to remember them and not let it build up over time so you have a miny breakdown."

Sephiroth and Zack stared at the blond; he wasn't usually so deep, tending towards the moody angst side unless Zack had something to do with it in which case Cloud was just as goofy as his brunet counterpart. "You're right," Sephiroth finally said.

"Damn straight I'm right!" Cloud snapped, "Now, get to reminiscing without all the woe is me crap!"

Zack snickered slightly, drawing the pale haired males' attention. "I was just thinking," Zack said. When the other two continued to stare he elaborated, "About the day I met Cloud, it also happened to be the day I…with Angeal."

"I remember that," Cloud's voice was soft as he sat down next to the raven haired SOLDIER, "With the bath house."

Sephiroth perked up slightly. "Bath house?" he asked.

Ignoring the silver haired man, Zack nodded at the blond, "Yeah, the bath house. You know that was a weird day."

"It really was," Cloud nodded, "And that had to be the nastiest bath house I've ever been to."

"You've been to more than one bath house?" Sephiroth stared at Cloud, his eyes slightly unfocussed as his mind took him to a wonderful place filled with naked Cloud.

"I know what you mean," Zack wrinkled his nose slightly; "It was so gross, junk lying around everywhere."

"Well it was run down and all," Cloud shrugged slightly.

"Mmm, naked Cloud and Zack," Sephiroth moaned, his eyes glazed over.

Both the other males stared at the silver haired man. Rolling his eyes, Cloud smacked the General on the side of the head. "Pervert," he muttered, "It was in Modeoheim, where Zack had to face Angeal. Get your mind out of the gutter."

"Worst day in a long time," Zack sighed, "But at least one great thing happened to me."

"And what would that be?" Sephiroth asked as he rubbed the side of his head.

"I met Spiky here," the raven haired man smiled and rubbed Cloud's head affectionately, earning himself a smack to the head as well.

"What about you Seph?" Cloud asked as he turned t the silver haired man, "Got any stories about Genesis that don't involve the words crazy, ass, bastard, or fucker?"

"Well…" Sephiroth trailed off.

"Ooh," Zack started bouncing, "Tell, tell, tell!"

"I don't think it would be appropriate…" Emerald eyes flicked towards Cloud for a moment.

"Trust me Seph," Cloud smirked slightly, "I can handle inappropriate, especially after all the stuff I've done to you."

"Good point," Seph smirked along with the blond, "Well, there was this one time, with rum, that Genesis and I had an awesome time."

"You said awesome," Zack stared at the silver haired man, "That is so."

"Don't care Zack," Cloud sighed, "Please continue."

"Well," Sephiroth smiled slightly at the memory, "We got rather drunk, more than even when we went out for Cinco de Mayo. And well, the word I want to use was in that list Cloud made of words not to include in the story."

"Oh my god!" Zack jumped up, "I knew it! You nailed Lord Loveless! (misumisu84 shout out!) You nailed him haaaaard!"

"Not exactly…"

"Wait, isn't the word fucked?" Zack tilted his head slightly.

"Yeah…" Sephiroth looked away.

Cloud burst out laughing while Zack just looked confused. "Oh Gaia!" Cloud clutched his side, "And you won't let us top!"

"Wait," Zack said, his eyes going wide, "You were…UKEROTH! You no longer have the right to deny us topping."

"Call me Ukeroth again and I'll castrate you," Sephiroth growled.

"You still have no grounds to stand on for saying you will never bottom," Cloud crossed his arms over his chest in an attempt to look serious, an attempt that was somewhat diminished by the fact he was still giggling.

"I hate you both," Sephiroth stood and walked away from the giggling pair.

"We love you too!" they both called after him.

Zack snickered slightly, "Ukeroth."

"I heard that!" Sephiroth yelled back at the raven haired man.