Application for Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII Compilation)

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The saying usually goes, "Life's a bitch, and then you die."

Upon reflection, even counting the really good parts (Aerith, Cloud, even Sephiroth and Angeal before the former went crazy and the latter turned into a... better not to think about that) I've gotta agree. Life really is one hell of a bitch.

I think I did good, though. There were a lot of bad things, a few great things, but all in all, I can die knowing I finished with a job well done. So now it's time to lay back, relax, and return to the lifestream.

Funny how the lifestream feels a lot like a cold stone floor.

...Okay, I'm not imagining it. Something isn't right. I'm pretty sure the lifestream does not equal lying supine on cobbles.

And that I shouldn't be able to just open my eyes like I've done every day, but I am and it's weird and something just is not right.

I sit up. Like, normal sitting up. This can't seriously be the afterlife. Nothing I've ever read or heard said anything about the lifestream being a room in what looked like a really old part of Nibelheim.

Looking around, I can't find anything familiar, and the only thing worth notice is the little table with the paper, and a fancy pen that someone must've cast Float on.




State your full name.
I reach for the pen, but it floats out of my range. Well, I guess answering out loud is just as good... "Um, Zack Fair."

1. What is your favorite cheese? Why is it your favorite?
I shrug. "Anything that doesn't come from the Shinra trooper cafeteria. That's the best part about SOLDIER, we don't have to eat that nasty processed Chocobo Bill's Chococheese."

2. Who would you kill first, Barney or Carrottop?
"Eeeh..." I scratch my head a little. I know I look embarrassed, but it's kind of hard not to, in this case. "I don't like to kill unnecessarily. If it's up to me, they both live, as long as they don't force my hand."

3. What time is it where you are?
"I dunno, does the lifestream measure time?"

4. If you were Albus Dumbledore returned from the dead, which member of the Order of the Phoenix would you sexually harass? How would you harass them? If you are Albus Dumbledore, please answer as if you were Sirius Black.
Wow, these questions just get progressively weirder. "I... uh, I'm not really qualified to answer that... _{I wouldn't harrass anyone, but I'm not gonna pass up looking at a pretty girl...}"

5. If you are pushing to be in:

A. Slytherin - please state the clever, witty name of the bar in which you bartend, in the dark.
Sounds like the guy from the Sector Five slums, who was building the bar. I like the name I thought up for him last time, so, "Seventh heaven! A little piece of heaven in... wherever this is." I'm starting to not be so sure that this is the lifestream at all.

B. Gryffindor – Debate whether Harry should ultimately end up married to Fred or George. Use examples from a variety of world mythologies to bolster your argument.
Oh man, marriage. I've never had a chance to think of that before (not really, being in SOLDIER pretty much guarantees a short lifespan, and in my situation... well.) "Hey, whoever Harry loves, that's who he should be with. Spending your life with someone you love shouldn't be sneezed at, you know?"

C. Ravenclaw – You guys are supposed to be smart. Explain why my desk is inundated with paperwork at all times, even though I’m constantly disposing of it.
I laugh. Thankfully, SOLDIER never has to do paperwork. Unless you're an overachiever like Sephiroth, but I'm not about to say that to his face. "Outsource it to the Turks, that's what we do."

D. Hufflepuff – Prove you are not useless.
This time, I know I'm grinning. "I'm a SOLDIER first class, which is pretty much the definition of Not Useless where I come from. Sure, I'm mostly just the muscle for Shinra, but you can't have a brain if you don't have muscles to defend it, am I right?"

6. Offer a bribe to the members of this community so that they will not squib you. Items used in bribery do not necessarily have to belong to the person offering the bribe. Do not threaten us rather than offering a bribe. A threat indicates you either don't really want to be here, or don't have enough sense to answer the question properly. The hat will automatically squib you, regardless of other votes, if you do.
Aw geeze, there's the kicker. I don't have the Buster Sword - of course, Cloud's taking good care of it now; I know I can trust him with it - all I have are a few left over potions, my mastered materia, and a little pressed flower I keep inside my armor. But that one, that's mine. As long as I can keep a little part of Aerith with me, this weird ol' afterlife shouldn't be so bad.
"Not much to offer, but these health potions should come in handy to anyone who has some minor scrapes and bumps that need taking care of."

"I have read the hogwarts_hocus faq, and understand it is a crazy, cracktastic sorting community and RPG. ____Zack________
I have read the hogwarts_hocus rules and agree to abide by each and every one of them. _____Zack______.
I agree to be a good sport and not get my knickers in a bunch. _____Zack______.
One day, marmalade will rule the world. _____Zack________"

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He pressed himself up against Zack and all but purred, rubbing his cheek against the SOLDIERs. "I'm glad," he murmured. "You smell strange though. Like chemicals. You take a bath in chlorine recently?" he asked, leaning back a little, though he kept his arms wrapped around Zack's neck.

Maybe humans wouldn't have been able to smell it, but he could. Like it was coming from inside him.

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Oh man, I'm not exactly used to dudes rubbing all over me but I can't say that it's as bad as some people say. Of course, I'm not used to being snuggled on, period.

"Mako," I say, and I realize my voice is kind of strained. "All SOLDIERs get Mako infusions, makes us stronger, faster. And stuff."

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He gave an interested croon. "It's not a bad smell," he said, nuzzling at his jaw and running his lips over the scars there. He didn't want to make the kid feel bad and chicken out. Kuronue thought he was doing quite well so far, he hadn't been pushed away once or asked to keep his distance. He doubted he could, since he was just so cite. "Just different."

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I laugh - the kissing is a little embarrassing, but it tickles more than it freaks me out. "I didn't know Mako had a smell." I grin at him, enjoying this probably a lot more than I should. "You're not just saying it doesn't smell bad to be nice, right?"

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"Demons have a better sense of smell than most," he supplied, winking. "And no, I'm not just saying so. It smells nice with you, and the oddly strong beat of your heart." One of his hands slid down from Zack's shoulder to his chest, his fingers teasing at the material of his shirt. Yeah it was an excuse to feel him up and grope him. Thin, but oh so worth it.

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Am I...? Yep, I'm blushing. And the rest of me isn't so much embarrassed as feeling kind of... um. Wow, the only way this could be better is if we weren't in such an extremely public place. Is it that I'm forgetting that he's not a cute girl (instead a cute guy) or that he's just so persuasive? For some reason I am totally okay with being groped. And if I wasn't so awkward in these situations I might be groping right back.

"I guess my heart's strong because it's excited to be working again," I say, and I know it's dumb but I've got to say something or I'll totally lose any grip I have in this conversation.

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Kuronue couldn't help but laugh at that. "Really? It's not working twice as hard to direct your blood elsewhere?" he asked, raising an eyebrow and rubbing at Zack's shoulder. He leaned forward and whispered in Zack's ear. "There's a special spell here that keeps private affairs private, even when you're in public. You can't leave here just yet, and I'd hate to leave you like this."

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"Wuh, yeah, but..." I can't help but glance over at Sephiroth again, who is obviously in his own little world, and I'm not sure if I'm irritated that he didn't see the look I gave him earlier or glad that he isn't seeing me get felt up by someone I barely know. Nice as it is.

But, hell, if Kuronue's telling the truth...

"How strong a spell?" I whisper back.

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He placed his hand on Zack's cheek, subtly keeping him from looking at Sephiroth and only at him. "No one will see or hear us," he purred. "We will be invisible to them, no matter how...loud we are." He smiled at Zack and shifted so that his lips were brushing against Zack's as he spoke. "No one will know but you and I..."

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It's kind of hard to describe the noise I just make, which is kind of like an idiot laugh and a squeak. I am seriously un-used to situations like this (sure, I've been a skirtchaser for, like, ever but this is weird and new and kind of awesome in a really... different way.)

"I... I... um..." yeah. Coherency fail.

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Kuronue smirked and let one of his hands thread up into Zack's hair, the other slowly trailing down his chest feeling the muscles and hard leather of his harness. Down further he shamelessly pressed his hand to Zack, rubbed his heel into his hardness. "You don't even have to do anything if you want," Kuronue crooned, his tongue flicking at Zack's lips lightly. "You just let me take care of you."

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"HnnnnghhaaI'm not exactly sure what..." it is I want because he is totally turning me on and I have no idea what to do about it. But I am completely okay with him taking are of me because he definitely knows what he's doing. I feel stupid only being able to hold on.

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He smiled and backed Zack up slowly until they hit the table. "Just let go, Zack. You'll be fine," he cooed, nipping at his lip. He hadn't warn his had today, so kissing Zack was easy and fun. Tempting the delicious man was...well even more fun.

He reached up to pull the bracers from Zack's shoulders, long nails scraping along his bare arms lightly as he did, rocking his own hips against Zack in lieu of his hand.

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"L-let go of...?" I'm so stupidly turned on that I think he's talking about letting go of him and that is so far from happening it isn't even funny. I grab onto his hips instead - difficult with the way he's moving, but that feels too fantastic to stop him - and try to stutter out something else. "C-can I k... kiss?"

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"Of course," he murmured. "You can have anything you want." He leaned up and brushed his lips against Zack's again, fingers skittering along his waist as he pulled at his shirt until he could push it up to his chest--all that bare skin he could feel but not see made his mouth water. Splaying his fingers wide he ran a hand over what he could reach of those abs and up further.

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Hah, I'm already getting more than I even knew I wanted. I kiss him back, debating whether I should push it with a little tongue before remembering that debate is a moot point. A million miles away I can hear my shoulder armor clatter to the floor, but I'm more focused on Kuronue's hands.

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He let his lips part, encouraged the man's tongue to play with his own, though he was far from letting Zack take control. If he wanted it, he could earn it, otherwise, Kuronue would just keep on as he was doing, searching for whatever device held the SOLDIERs harness locked in place. When he found it, the hard leather was pushed down quickly and his hands went to the buckles at his waist.

He was to yummy to break their kiss so he could pull that shirt off. Oh no, not when that kiss made him groan at just how nice it was.

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I can't even believe how quickly he's managing to get my armor off. Hell, I can't even strip down that fast.

Can't think about that now. Kissing, that's what I want to think about, slipping my tongue into his mouth and exploring the way I haven't been able to do with anyone in... well, ever. And it is awesome, the cherry on top being that great noise he's making, that makes a thrill go up my spine that's better than jumping out of helicopters and facing down monsters.

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Belts undone he set his fingers to the task of undoing Zack's pants. It turned out to be just a might difficult because of the way the kiss kept distracting him. Sucking on Zack's tongue for a moment he managed to finally unto the button and pull the zip down. His hand slipped beneath the material as the other pushed his pants down.

Fisting Zack's cock made him purr in contentment, and he stroked at it lightly, letting his nails ghost over the sensitive flesh.

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Sorry, right hand, you've just been dropped from principal. Seriously, has he been hoarding dex-up materia or what? Oh god, it feels awesome. I can't stop kissing him, Groaning into his mouth and hoping I'm doing enough to keep him interested.

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He chuckled a little and pressed him back onto the desk, urging him to sit on it. His free hand, meanwhile, was busy pulling at the cords to his vest and shrugging it off his shoulders and wings so that he could press himself against Zack and oh, skin. Hm.

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My butt hits the desk and I grab onto him a little harder, deciding that now should be the time that I take a little initiative. I settle on the desk and grab his ass, dragging him up onto my lap. I don't know what to do mostly beyond following his lead, but damn if I'm not eager as hell to learn.

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He squawked as much as he could and still keep the kiss, lifting his knees up so he could settle in Zack's lap easily. He pulled at his belts and wrap, then the fastenings on his leather pants and pushed them down and off with a little bit of a struggle.

Naked, he settled himself in Zack's lap once again, wriggling his hips and grinding against him for a moment, teasing Zack as much as he was himself. But the boy was...maybe virginal. He needed to know before he went any further but--kissing.

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I whimper, knowing that it isn't exactly manly but it feels so good. I mean, hot naked guy, in my lap, and it isn't even part of one of Hojo's creepy, half-suppressed 'experiments.' No, this is much, much better.

Against my better judgement, I pull away from the kiss. "You're going to have to give me a couple instructions," I admit, going back for more little kisses between words. It's hard to stop.

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He makes a sound of a agreement and pulled back for a secon, but then deviated to Zack's jaw and then his neck, where he licked and bit lightly. "Have you fucked a guy before?" he asked, because he wasn't about to fuck Zack on a table with no lube in sight. Mainly because Kurama would be annoyed with him again.