Sweetest moments

[ST]

Les Chocolate Turtles

[Lex]

Okay, I know Stardie is out-cold here, but I guess I just find this cute because it was the first ever non-confrontational Zacke/Stardie interaction XD

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Zacke watched Stardust stumble towards Adel, the old arrow still protruding from her chest. The wound bled less freely, but was most definitely still open, and a threat to her life.

Her lips moved, but her voice was too quiet for him to hear. Her eyes were locked onto Adel, pure hatred obvious in her pained expression. Stardust really would stop at nothing to harm the witch.

Zacke started for her. Her eyelids were half closed, her knees bent, legs shaking as she tried to maintain balance.

"Stardust stop," he said as he got closer. Her arms flailed out as she finally lost all strength and fell for the ground. He caught her under her arms and hoisted her up. Her eyes were closed, body limp. Her face was so pale from this close...

"What a situation." Zacke muttered, and quickly lifted Stardust up into his arms, then rushed into the airship. "I underestimated you. Only one that got near enough to Adel to harm her..." he muttered, placing her on the cold metal floor of the airship.

"Well you can't die now. You've got business to finish. And I'm not done yelling at you."

"Curative magic, someone!!" he yelled. He turned back to Stardust.

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awwww deep down Zackie lurves his Cotton Candy Headed fwiend. XD

[waterlily43]

awwww Zackie is such a softie inside XD here's another about him

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Zacke's eyebrow's came together at Stardust's harsh tone. Anger boiled up inside him.

/Told you so./ Iris said airily.

Even through all the time's Stardust had managed to show just how coldhearted she could be, he always believed maybe she'd surprise them sometime. And he was always proven wrong.

"Give me that!" he hissed harsly through a clenched jaw, glaring down at Stardust. Forgetting the fact that Jun was only supposed to be able to speak to one of them, he jerked the phone away from her forcefully, putting it up next to his own ear and twisting away from Stardust in case a retaliation was on the way.

"Jun? This is Zacke," he paced a few steps away from Stardust, speaking very quickly. "Jun don't listen to her okay?! It's not your fault, nobody blames you, and we're gonna get you out."

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Jun's eyebrows clashed together as she listened to Stardust reply, her jaw clenching as she willed herself not to give in to the lump in her throat, and resisting the stinging at the rims of her eyes. The thin line that held onto that resistance was threateningly close to breaking with each word that pierced into her ears.

"Give me that!" She faintly heard someone hiss angrily. It sounded like Zacke.

"Jun? This is Zacke Jun don't listen to her okay?! It's not your fault, nobody blames you, and we're gonna get you out."

"It is too my fault." Jun took a deep breath. "But thanks for saying that. I...it means a lot to me."

She moved a few steps forward, and started lowering her voice.

"I'm grateful that you guys are going to get me out. I'm going to try and get out too. But if.... I'm saying IF, the time to exchange comes, and I'm still with them..."

She took a shuddering breath. It wasn't easy to continue what she had to say.

"You guys go ahead and run with the gems

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Zacke frowned. She sounded as if she was about to cry. His frustration with Stardust grew, but even more so his hate for these people. They were all going to fucking pay for this shit, one way or another.

"Jun--stop--don't talk like that," he replied hurriedly, taking on a soft yet urgent tone. "It is not your fault! You can't honestly believe that?!"

He took paced another step, lowering his tone slightly. "Don't worry about the gems, and don't worry about us, worry aboutyourself." he glanced up from the floor briefly, pausing. He wanted to tell her he definitely didn't plan on just giving up the gems and throwing the mission, but he didn't want this gang to hear him say something like that.

"We...our priorities are straight. We're SeeD, and we're not going to fail, but we're a team and we're not leaving one of our own behind."

[waterlily43]

Another one for Zackie XD

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He glanced in Jun's direction, surprised the most by her eagerness to get back out to business. Looking at her face, it dawned on him that she had been acting very unlike herself all afternoon. And at that moment, one thought hit his head like a rock from the sky.

/Zacke... /

"Hey!" he said suddenly, turning to Xu. "Wait, wait, before we discuss any kind of Ruby... stuff, Headmistress, you have to know that Jun lost Tien Nu in that fire." he announced it to Xu like she should feel responsible for this loss. He could feel Iris grimacing at his insolence. "And from what I get, that sword is pretty important to her..." he glanced in Jun's direction, as if to request clarification of this.

"So yeah." he continued, looking back at Xu. "It's your responsibility to make sure that it's found and returned to her, right? I'm sure you can spare a precious SeeD or two for a task like this? Afterall, you sent us out into that situation..."

He smirked suddenly, another thought coming to mind. /Zackery!/

"Oh yeah, and Blaze's clothes were ruined by one of our 'captors'. So I'm sure you can provide appropriate compensation for that, too." he added, mostly for his own satisfaction of rubbing their troubles in her face.

Xu's expression hardened, plainly expressing her waning tolerance with his tone. "Things will be arranged, Mr. Mercutio."

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Jun blinked in surprise when she heard Zacke mention her missing sword to Xu, turning to look at him while still rapidly blinking.

Was I that obvious??

Regardless of whether she was obvious or not, suddenly it seemed that a ray of holy light had beamed down from the above, dissipating the dark clouds of depression Jun had carried back with her. A grateful smile blossomed across her face as she mouthed her thanks to him. She was sure that when their mission came to an end this would be one memory that would be stuck to her

[waterlily43]

Here's one for Reese and Stardust ^.^

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Reese smirked at her teasing, then cocked an eyebrow, inclining his head slightly.

"How do you think I keep my girlish figure?" he said dryly. He laughed, then looked down at her fries.

"Besides, this isn't even meat," he said critically, snatching up one of her fries. "This is potato, darling. You can't get in my face about not eating meat when you have a plate of fried potatoes sitting in front of you." he explained calmly.

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"This is potato, darling. You can't get in my face about not eating meat when you have a plate of fried potatoes sitting in front of you." Stardust watched Reese snatch one of her fries. Truth to be told, he had a point. She frowned, a little embarrassed.

/Just tell him, some vegetables are good./ Diwata said, then chuckled. /Tch, tch./

"Well..." Stardust cocked an eyebrow, glanced at the fries, and continued, "some vegetables are good. I didn't say vegetables are bad." She looked to the side.

"Anyway..." Stardust leaned on the table and snatched a small piece of lettuce from Reese's salad, she tasted it.
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"Here, you can have some more." Stardust gave her plate of fries a slight scoot to Reese. She looked at his salad. "Hope you won't turn green from eating too much vegetables."

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Reese rolled his eyes at her comment about turning green. "You sound so concerned." he said with dry sarcasm. He picked up one of the fries and bit off half of it. He chewed carefully, eyes glazed over with thought, before they landed on Stardust's huge meaty burger.

His stomach turned slightly, the sight of the meat hanging over the edge of the bun sort of sickening for him. He dropped the rest of the fry in his hand onto the plate and pushed himself back from the table, rising from his chair.

"Well, I think I'm going to get some sleep before we have to go...how did Mercutio put it? Ah, "gallivanting around", again." he rolled his eyes at Zacke's previous choice of words. "I'll be seeing you later." he gave a curt nod and turned to leave.


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"Yeah... see you." Stardust looked at Reese from her burger and gave him a nod. "Goodnight."

Maybe after this, she would just stop by the Training Center then head on to sleep. They were going to be busy tomorrow again.

She followed Reese with her eyes as he sauntered away.

/I'll be honest with you, Stardust/ Diwata said to her. /That was the most peaceful chat that I've ever heard from you. I guess it's something about that young man, huh?/
Stardust brought her gaze back to her burger. Her face lightened up with a smile.

Shut up...You're thinking too much.

[ani]

Les Chocolate Turtles! XDXD

AWWW I remember those scenes. So nostalgic. Shall I put Stardust's first kiss here--

Stardust: JUST DO IT, I'LL KILL YOU!

*ahem* >.< Calm down!

Here's more XD You know? I really think this Zacke/Blaze moment is cute.

[glow=red,2,300]Zacke[/glow]

"And you know what? Since you're so full of authority today, you've just been volunteered to stay out here with that sweet little girl you guys call Blaze." she finished off with a look that screamed 'HAH!' right in his face.

Zacke frowned at Labrynn, his mouth open in the shape of a small 'o', as if she had just called him a dirty word. His attention was drawn to Andre as he approached. He shut his mouth as the man passed Blaze off to him. He situated arm arm under her neck, one under her bent knees, listening to Andre as he spoke.

"Here's a Remedy," he said. Zacke shifted Blaze slightly and took it with the hand under her legs. In her mind, she was probably swearing like a sailor right about now... "That'll fix her status effect when you're ready." Zacke nodded, still annoyed but decidedly cooperating since he wouldn't want to leave Blaze out here under a Stop spell, alone, anyway.

"Guess it's just me and you..." he said quietly, mostly to himself as he turned and started back toward the cars. "...you know, you're surprisingly light for someone that consumes meat like a lion." he spoke again, this time a little louder.

He came up to one of the car doors. "Sorry, I know this must be uncomfortable..." Moving his arm out from under her legs, he let the lower half of her body drop, her feet touching the ground. Using his other arm to keep her propped up, he reached down and opened the car door. Then, lifting her again, he stepped around the door and bent his head low, sliding her in. He checked to make sure her position wouldn't cause too much discomfort, then back out, shutting the door.

Sidestepping, he open the door to the front passenger seat and climbed in, shutting the door. He twisted around in the seat, bending at the knee so that he was completely backwards, with his arms folded over the top of the seat. He looked over the headrest, at her.

Yeah. She's going to fvcking flip. he glanced at the Remedy in his hand.


[glow=red,2,300]Blaze[/glow]

After Gone snapped at Andre and Labrynn for stopping her, Blaze closed her eyes. It was funny how she could still control the rate of her breathing and the movement of her eyelids, yet nothing else. She didn't want to see herself looking like this anymore. Why was it that Gone was angry about her condition after everything she'd said to him?

Why can't I be more like Gone.

/Because you'd kill yourself/

"And you know what? Since you're so full of authority today, you've just been volunteered to stay out here with that sweet little girl you guys call Blaze." Labrynn said in a very obvious tone of voice. Blaze felt herself being dumped into Zacke's arms. She felt Zacke's hesitation.

Say that again when I'm not handicapped she hissed at Labrynn in her mind.

"...you know, you're surprisingly light for someone that consumes meat like a lion." Zacke said when the others had left. Blazed opened her eyes and looked to the side. She wondered if that was an insult or just a random comment. Zacke carefully placed her in the car and sat in the passenger seat.

good thing he's not in the driver's seat.

When Zacke turned around and stared at her, Blaze stared back.

Use the fucking remedy She tried to say telepathically.

Zacke didn't move. He looked at the remedy like he didn't know what to do with it. Blaze closed her eyes.

I knew he wasn't going to use it. What am I kidding myself for.

[glow=red,2,300]Zacke[/glow]

Zacke brushed a hand over his hair, sighing. He tipped the Remedy vial slightly, watching the liquid slosh around boredly. He glanced at Blaze. "This car smells like ass." he remarked.

A few seconds later, he sighed. He opened his mouth slightly, hesitating a bit before speaking.

"You know, Blaze, I want to use this on you." he stated. He shifted in the seat. He looked at the bottle for a few moments more, as if thinking. Finally, he spoke again. "And I will...but you have to behave. What they've done to you here is wrong, even though you burnt the couch. And we'll get them back for this--all of this sh!t. Remember our little chat in the museum? Yeah. And I'm sure it's safe to say Gone is game too."

He sighed, shifting again, resting his jaw on his arms. "But we've gotta do it right. Don't forget, they've got Jun. And if we don't play our cards right, she's dead." he smirked a bit. "I said this same thing to Stardust, and now I'm gonna tell you--you might not care about Jun, whatever, that's your issue, but imagine yourself in her position. At least make an effort here."

"I mean, I'm not an idiot Blaze, when it comes down to the actual exchange, if we have to choose...Jun's life really can't be measured against thousands." he shrugged. "I just want--" he suddenly stopped, sighing. He shook his head, looking out the window. "But whatever. If I know you, all of this is going in one ear and out the other, and when you come out of that Stop, you're going to be angry with me, Andre, probably the rest of the team...and you're going to forget everything I'm saying."

He moved one leg over the center consol, planting it in the floorboard of the backseat. Twisting around and bringing his other leg back also, he faced sideways, on his knees.

"Just remember who was on your side in all of this. I've had your back since the beginning, even though I know you probably don't give a rat's ass about mine." he unscrewed the vial carefully. He lifted it over her slightly parted lips. He smirked. "Just don't scratch up my face, 'k?" with that said, he tipped the vial, pouring the contents into her mouth.

/You'll regret that./

[glow=red,2,300]Blaze[/glow]

Blaze kept her eyes closed during Zacke's entire speech. She could hear and feel him shifting around in the car but she felt no desire to know what he was doing. She tried to stray her mind to focus on her hatred but Zacke's voice kept overruling that.

He's had my back? Since when has he had my back. No, I was always alone in this.

Blaze felt the cool liquid of a remedy go down her throat and she sat up coughing, finally able to control her own body. In a sudden fury, she grabbed the handle of the car door and pulled it violently over and over again trying to get out.

/It's locked, you idiot/

Blaze sat back with her head on the headrest, panting. It took her a moment to catch her breath. Of course it was locked. She could just unlock it right now and walk away. But it would make her look stupider than she already did. She turned sideways at Zacke.

Say thank you. Say it. Just say it. Say thank you.

"....What is is that you want?" Blaze said as if nothing had happened. "You never finished what you were saying."

She could bet that Zacke was surprised that she actually listened to what he was saying.


[glow=red,2,300]Zacke[/glow]


Zacke flinched backward slightly when her whole body tensed, a few coughs escaping her throat. As if possessed by a demon, her hand shot out, straight for the door handle. She jerked it furiously, three or four times at least. He watched in tense silence, wondering if his throat was her hand's next torture victim.

Suddenly she collapsed back against the seat, breathing deeply. He stood from his knees, bending his head low and sitting on the center console to put some space between she and himself. He stared at her, unblinking. Her body seemed to relax...somewhat. He still wasn't saying anything. He rested his arms on his thighs, bending over slightly so his head wasn't touching the roof of the car.

"....What is is that you want?" His eyebrows raised slightly. She sounded so...casual. "You never finished what you were saying." He blinked.

For a few seconds, he didn't know how to reply. His mind was still sort of registering the fact that she was being calm...and she had listened. She had been listening!! He wanted to laugh, not because it was funny, but because...the idea, it made him...happy...and proud of her.

"Heh," he started, wondering how stupid the grin on his face looked. He shook his head slightly, looking back at her. "So I wasn't wasting my breath."

He shrugged, grin fading. "Without Jun...I feel like there's a part of us missing. And we can finish without her--it's possible--but I don't want to go on for the rest of this mission with that feeling..." he trailed off.

"Of course, I don't expect you guys to feel the same way." he added quickly. "Although I honestly wish you did, because I just don't see the point in giving up on her so easily. It's like they've taken something from us, Blaze, don't you want to get it back?"

[glow=red,2,300]Blaze[/glow]

It took Zacke a few seconds to reply to Blaze's strange question. The question itself wasn't strange, she knew, but the way she said it was. Zacke started to grin like getting Blaze to listen to him was one of his greatest accomplishments.

Why is he smiling? Why is he standing up?

"...Blaze, don't you want to get it back?" Zacke inquired as a finishing touch.

"I'm not going to try to kill them. I won't go against their 'authority' either, only because I have no choice. But that doesn't mean that I can't screw things up for them because that's what they asked for when they added me to their team." Blaze said harshly without answering Zacke's question. She looked down at her blackened hands and reached up to smear her palms all the way down the length of the seat in front of her, completely ruining the tan seat. It would cost Jun's captors a small fortune to repair what Blaze was about to do.

Wiping the black ash from her face, Blaze smeared the color all over the car. She wiped it on the roof, on the floor, all over the seats. Then, Blaze took her finger and wrote "Andre is a dipshi.t" backwards on the window so that people on the outside of the car could read it.

"They asked for it," she mocked.

Ruined clothes for a ruined car. Seems fair enough.


OoOooOoh! Zacke, you player XD LOL

And omg, I think this last post above me can go to the funniest moments too. "Andre is a dipshi.t" AHAHAH Classic.

[Lex]

omg I bet if we tried to, we could find an "awwww sweet!" moment for Zacke and every girl in the history of this damn RP x.x he's such a goody-goody fluffball.

EDIT: or for all the girls he knows, anyway. but you know it's only a matter of time before he reaches out to the others with some cheesy heroic move -_-

[waterlily43]

He's dominating the catergory XD *screams and waves his hot d00d banner XD*