Mocking Alphabet

This was a joke right? At first when he received a letter demanding that he would join a Common language class each week or else he would be kicked out of the cadet program, was not what he was expecting. He was not exactly pleased or sure why he was put into the class since he was quiet good at reading and writing, better than most of the other residence from his hometown.

Cloud stared hard and long at the teacher standing at the front of the class. For the whole boring 1 hour he stared, spaced-out with his mouth open waiting for a bug to fly in. When the lesson finally ended, a slam on the wall at the front alerted him that he had not listened at all.

"That's it for today, your homework is to write a word for each letter of the alphabet. Make it interesting or you will get a fail." The teacher gathered his books and documents together. "Dismissed."

Shuffling of paper and pen scratches before the screeching of chairs was all Cloud heard as he sat there idly, back into his trance with the teacher. Only when the door slammed shut was he busted out of his bubbled again. A pair of glowing green eyes stared at him, when Cloud noticed this his face and ears became a tomato red.

"Uh..." The intensity of those eyes increased as they scanned Cloud from top to bottom.

"You... are Zack's friend, Spiky. Right?" Surprise flashed on Cloud's face, his sky blue-eyes (framed by thick blond lashes) widened.

"Yes sir?" A little hesitant but more curious than a cat Cloud was dying to ask how someone like his teacher knew him. "Sir, you know Zack?"

"The puppy has talked non-stop about you for the past week at dinner. Since you are a friend of Zack's you must be a good person. You can do your homework here since it's free for this period and cadets are free this period too."

"Erm... okay Sir."

There was a small smile on the teacher's thin warm lips. "If you need help with anything, you can talk to me. Talking to someone about your problems releases stress."

Cloud returned that small gesture his teacher allowed him to see with a warmer and brighter smile. "Yes Sir!" Cloud withdrew a lined paper and began writing.

Cloud Strife

Homework: To write a word for each letter of the alphabet.

A is for Angeal Hewley

B is for Banora apples

C is for Cloud Strife

D is for Danger

E is for Emergency

F is for First Ken

G is for Genesis Rhapsodos

H is for Hero

I is for Injustice

J is for Justice

K is for Kill

L is for Lemons

M is for Materia

N is for Nibelheim

O is for Original

P is for Pranks

Q is for Queer

R is for Resurrection

S is for Sephiroth

T is for Tall

U is for Ultimate sword

V is for Vampire

W is for Weapon

X is for X-Potion

Y is for Yielding

Z is for Zack Fair

In total the homework had taken Cloud about 20 minutes to complete and he had not asked for help from his busy teacher. Trying his best to mask his fear he approached the working man at the teacher's desk and handed in his homework.

"Finished?"

"Yes Sir."

Cloud watched as his teacher's eyes roam quickly and raised an eye at a few. Cloud fidgeted and played with the helm of his T-shirt (his jacket and scarf was taken off) finally the paper was handed back to him. What was wrong with his work? Was it not interesting enough?

"Very good... ah? Cloud?"

"Y-Yes sir?"

"The next homework is to write about the words you picked and I would like you to hand me that in tomorrow, go and have your break."

"Okay... good bye Sir, have a pleasant day." Cloud mumbled.

"Likewise Cloud..." The door opened and shut.

Cloud had left.

Sighing to himself the teacher leaned back into his chair. "Zack, get out of the cupboard." He rolled his eyes at the overprotective puppy and snorted when Zack struggled to free himself gently and ungracefully tumbled out, face first on the floor.

"Ow..."