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Zack learns the hard way

By: TypeZero
folder Final Fantasy VII › Yaoi - Male/Male
Rating: Adult +
Chapters: 14
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Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or it's characters are I am not making any money from this story.
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Almost Home

  

Riding in the back of a truck was significantly different with an open bed and smooth roads. Good different of coarse. Cloud complexion remained a steady pale, no green in sight. That was more then fine for Zack, not having to worry about a mess was a load off his already busy mind.

They were almost home.

Already he could see the top of the ShinRa Tower, the sky around it hazy from the pollution that rose above the city. He could smell it too, the dirty, smokey, mako like scent that filled the air, even at such a distance. It smelled like heaven to Zack though. Just for now, just until he had Aerith in his arms. Five months of travel had given him plenty of time to plan for the future.

Their future. His and Cloud's and Aerith's.

They would stay in Midgar just long enough to rest and get cleaned up. A week at most, they couldn't afford to stay longer then that. Then, with two tickets in hand, they were off to Wutai. What better place to hide out from Shinra then enemy territory? He couldn't afford to take Aerith with them at first, too risky with the Turks watching her. Instead they'd find a nice place, somewhere small and settle in. Once some of the heat died down, he would send for Aerith and he mother.

It would work, it had too.

He could almost smell the sweet scent of her flowers and the underlying musk of the old church.

It was so close.

More of the city came into view as they came closer to the outer limits. It wouldn't be long now, maybe twenty minutes till they reached Midgar. They would get off right before entering the city, then travel through sector 7 into the slums. From there it would be a fifteen minute walk to Sector 5. Roughly an hour till he would be able to hold that lithe body in his arms. Smiling, he turned away from the metropolis ahead and instead to Cloud.

Cloud, who was looking at him.

Cloud who was holding up his head while the normally blank eyes held a small amount of comprehension in them.

"...Cloud?"

There was no answer but those baby blue's still watched.

He wasn't all there, not even close but it was a start. A wonderful start that made Zack want to cry and laugh and tell Shinra to go fuck itself because Cloud was getting better. He was going to be okay.

Everything was going to be okay.

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