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kh_drabbleChallenge: 152 Too Late
Title: Photograph
Word Count: 481
(anything else): Um, spoilers for what happens to Zack in Crisis Core. Or, FFVII, if you want to be technical.
Title: Photograph
Word Count: 481
(anything else): Um, spoilers for what happens to Zack in Crisis Core. Or, FFVII, if you want to be technical.
Sora’s smile is wide when he stumbl into Merlin’s house. Much to the wizard’s dismay, he trips over the stack of books on the floor, accidentally bringing Donald and Goofy down with him. “Whoops?” he offers the wizard, attempting to make his smile even wider.
“Ohh!” Merlin shakes his head, and scowls. “Honestly, what would I do with out you all, stampeding into my house? Things would be a lot cleaner around here, yes…” He sighs and pulls out his wand, opting to repair the damage, when he frowns, and glances at the pile. “Oh, my word?” He blinks, scooping up one book in particular, his eyes growing wide with recognition. “Yes…I cannot believe this book is here! Sora!”
The brunet jumps to attention, hoping the wizard won’t make him clean the pile up. He didn’t mean to trip!
“Take this over to Aerith. I think…she might want to see this.”
--
A little while later, Sora, Donald, Goofy, and the book arrive at Aerith’s house. Greetings are exchanged, and Sora grins, before hanging her the book. “I don’t think it’s like Pooh’s book – Merlin would’ve known right away.”
She smiles, and pours the four of them tea, before taking a seat at the table. “Well, I don’t know what Merlin was thinking, giving me thi—oh!” Her eyes grow wide after opening the book. A small picture falls out, and her hand covers her mouth in surprise.
Sora blinks, and picks up the picture. “Do you know him?” He asks Aerith, who is still in shock. He shows it to Donald and Goofy, the former of the two rolling his eyes at Sora, as though Sora should’ve known that they didn’t know.
“His name was Zack – Zack Fair.” Sora almost jumps, before turning back to Aerith. His jaw drops when he finally makes contact – were those tears in Aerith’s eyes? “He was the kindest, bravest man I’ve ever met.”
Sora nods in response, before glancing over to the picture. “Zack, huh?” He inspects closer. “Isn’t that Cloud’s sword he’s holding?”
“Gwarsh,” Goofy comments. “Did Cloud get his sword from this Zack fella?”
Aerith nods, lightly brushing away a tear that threatened to spill. “Yes. He was always so cheerful, honest, faithful… a lot like you, Sora.”
Sora grins in retribution, and puffs out his chest. “Well, now I have to meet him!” Goofy nods, and Donald wonders what the worlds would do with two Soras. “Soo… where is he?”
Her smile doesn’t waver, but the light in her eyes has disappeared, and she glances back to the photo. “Oh… well.” Aerith closes her eyes, thinking back to the day that, while tending her flowers, she just knew that something had happened to the cheerful man. Shaking her head and placing the photo back into the book, she looks over to Sora with a sad smile. “You’re a bit too late.”
“Ohh!” Merlin shakes his head, and scowls. “Honestly, what would I do with out you all, stampeding into my house? Things would be a lot cleaner around here, yes…” He sighs and pulls out his wand, opting to repair the damage, when he frowns, and glances at the pile. “Oh, my word?” He blinks, scooping up one book in particular, his eyes growing wide with recognition. “Yes…I cannot believe this book is here! Sora!”
The brunet jumps to attention, hoping the wizard won’t make him clean the pile up. He didn’t mean to trip!
“Take this over to Aerith. I think…she might want to see this.”
--
A little while later, Sora, Donald, Goofy, and the book arrive at Aerith’s house. Greetings are exchanged, and Sora grins, before hanging her the book. “I don’t think it’s like Pooh’s book – Merlin would’ve known right away.”
She smiles, and pours the four of them tea, before taking a seat at the table. “Well, I don’t know what Merlin was thinking, giving me thi—oh!” Her eyes grow wide after opening the book. A small picture falls out, and her hand covers her mouth in surprise.
Sora blinks, and picks up the picture. “Do you know him?” He asks Aerith, who is still in shock. He shows it to Donald and Goofy, the former of the two rolling his eyes at Sora, as though Sora should’ve known that they didn’t know.
“His name was Zack – Zack Fair.” Sora almost jumps, before turning back to Aerith. His jaw drops when he finally makes contact – were those tears in Aerith’s eyes? “He was the kindest, bravest man I’ve ever met.”
Sora nods in response, before glancing over to the picture. “Zack, huh?” He inspects closer. “Isn’t that Cloud’s sword he’s holding?”
“Gwarsh,” Goofy comments. “Did Cloud get his sword from this Zack fella?”
Aerith nods, lightly brushing away a tear that threatened to spill. “Yes. He was always so cheerful, honest, faithful… a lot like you, Sora.”
Sora grins in retribution, and puffs out his chest. “Well, now I have to meet him!” Goofy nods, and Donald wonders what the worlds would do with two Soras. “Soo… where is he?”
Her smile doesn’t waver, but the light in her eyes has disappeared, and she glances back to the photo. “Oh… well.” Aerith closes her eyes, thinking back to the day that, while tending her flowers, she just knew that something had happened to the cheerful man. Shaking her head and placing the photo back into the book, she looks over to Sora with a sad smile. “You’re a bit too late.”
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