This is a collaboration fic with Jayd10. So I hope you enjoy it.

7sodeno shirayuki7 – Zack

Jayd10 – Aerith

Ch. 1: A Single Wish

It was a quiet night in Midgar; the city was silent after the hustle that goes on through the day. For one Zack Fair it was the perfect way to end the day. After another day of teaching new recruits he felt the need to unwind with a long bath and a nice dinner.

Zack checked over his PHS to see if anyone else called during the day. He had a habit of keeping his PHS on silence so it is not a distraction during class. When a shaking in the tree branches caught his attention.

"What this?" Zack asked to himself.

He reached up and saw a small figure; she could almost fit in the palm of his hand. The female figure had brown hair that was kept in a pigtail by a white ribbon. She had a white dress with a gold and silver necklace and earrings. The figure was currently being pestered by a couple of black crows.

He reached out and took the small figure with one hand and shoo-ed away the crows with the other. He placed the small figure on his palm.

"Hey, they're gone now." Zack looked at the figure.

The tiny girl looked at Zack with her green eyes and smiled.

Thank you so much for helping me I really appreciate it" she smiled at him and looked him in his mako blue eyes "My name is Aerith and to repay you I shall grant you one wish." She smiled.

"What are those things behind your back?" Zack asked, completely ignoring the last part.

"Oh! Do you mean my wings?" She smiled at him and started to fly up to his face "You have pretty eyes" She blushed

"Thanks, but what are you?" Zack asked once again. "There are no beings that have wings and talk." Zack began to pull gently at Aerith's wings. "Does it hurt?"

"Ow! Yes that hurts!" She then flicked his nose but noticed that he did not feel it. "I'm an angel," she replied softly and calmly.

"An angel? You?" Zack pointed at Aerith.

"Yes me!" She pouted "Is that not believable?" She asked sourly "And don't point! It's rude" she replied grumpy

Zack turned around and walked away muttering to himself, "I am so going to kick Kunsel's ass tomorrow for putting something in my drink… again."

"Hey!" She fly's towards him and gets into his face "I am an Angel! I can prove it too!" She pouted and looked like she was about to cry

"Yeah right," Zack waved his hand dismissively. "Next you are going to tell me that the crows that were chasing you are demons."

"They were! Please believe me!" She begins to cry "And I can prove that I am an Angel" tears are streaming down her face and she sees that the man looks concerned for her

"Alright, alright." Zack lets out a small sigh; he hated to see girls cry for any reason. "I believe you alright, just don't cry."

"Yay!" She wipes her tears "Thank you! And to show my gratitude I shall grant you a wish" She smiled brightly at him as she said this

"Right," Zack shook his head. The sooner he went to bed the sooner he could wake up. "Just leave it like that. I don't need a wish."

"But I'm showing my gratitude!" She replied with teary eyes "Please it's just one wish" As he said this she gave him puppy dog eyes

"I already have a job, a home, and friends." Zack explained. "I believe in realizing your own wishes not have someone else do them for me."

They finally arrived at Zack's house. The house was just on the outskirts of Midgar. The house had three floors and a large garden filled with roses and peach blossoms. It was close to spring and a beautiful sakura tree imported from Wuntai would almost bloom. Aerith floated around Zack as he open the gates.

Since the Academy where he taught was close to his home it was the perfect walking distance. Zack looked at Aerith as she floated around the garden, looking in awe.

"Wow, it's so pretty here" She exclaimed as she took notice to all the flowers. "Oh what a pretty tree!" She then went to the tree to get a closer look.

Zack let out a small sigh; it would seem that this "Angel" was a bit of an airhead. But he was glad that they could get away from the whole wish thing. He never thought that angels were so... small.

"So how come you are so small?" Zack asked.

Zack watched as he saw Aerith get close to the apple Blossom tree he got as a gift from Banora. the small petals started to bloom right before his eyes.

Aerith smiled at him "well I can be bigger, would you like me to be?" She blushed and she touched a blossom "So pretty" She smiled

"Do I!" Zack said excitedly, he was dreaming might as well go along with it. "I want to see."

"Well you'll just have to wait until morning" she teased and poked his nose "You really are a cutey" She blushed.

"Right, morning." Zack took out his keys and unlocked the door. Might as well go to bed and wake up from this dream. The tiny angel was kinda cute. "Do you have anywhere to go?"

"Not exactly..." Aerith frowned "Can I stay with you? I'm trying to find someone" She kicked the air as she said this.

'You're going to be gone anyway in the morning when I wake up.' Zack thought. "Sure, just don't make a mess."

"Yay! thank you!" She then hugged his face "I won't make a mess I promise!" She exclaimed happily

They went inside the house to get ready for bed. Zack placed a couple of pillows and blankets on the guest bed so that the tiny angel wouldn't fall off the bed when she was sleeping. Zack figured that Kunsel must have spiked his drink when he wasn't looking at the end of today. That means that he would have to kick his ass tomorrow.

He went to his own room after leaving Aerith in the guest room. He took off his uniform and went to bed in his boxers. He soon fell asleep knowing that this strange dream would soon go away in the morning.

x-x

The sunlight entered Zack's room the next morning. He got up and went to the bathroom to get ready for work that day. When he was done he instinctively went to the guest room to find the tiny angel. When he opened the room he found no one there.

"So it must have been a dream." Zack said to himself; "I guess that I can show my students those advance moves in my hand to hand combat class. And Kunsel is the perfect guinea pig."

He went down to make breakfast when he saw a familiar pair of white wings outside the window. Aerith was outside doing what it would seem to be talking to the birds.

Zack went outside and found Aerith sitting on what it seemed a fully bloomed dumbapple tree.

"Hi sleepy head!" She flew down to the front of his face and smiled at him. "I think I was going to show you something? If I'm correct" She smiled as she said this.

"So that wasn't a dream." Zack muttered to himself. "Yeah, you were going show me your other form."

"Okay," She smiled and then she was surrounded by green and yellow light. A magic sigil of six wings appeared beneath her. As the light got stronger her wings got bigger. After the light show was over Aerith smiled at the man "You know you never gave me your name" She smiled at him and batted her eyelashes so innocently.

Zack couldn't believe it; he stared at the long white wings that seemed to grow with the young lady. She reached around his shoulder. So it would seem that the whole angel thing was true. She was pretty cute though, if she was human then he would ask her out on a date in a second. And it would seem that this girl is a flirt and she doesn't even know it.

"My name is Zack, Zack Fair." He introduced himself. "Nice to meet you Aerith."

Back to the topic at hand, the angel wouldn't leave him alone until he made a wish and there was the problem.

"Look Aerith, I believe you. Angels do exist." Zack walked over to the hose that was on the side of his house. "But I still don't have a wish so..."

"But!" She was then stopped by him when he put a finger to her mouth. She tossed it aside and started to reason "How about I live here with you until you make a wish" She asked

"Fine, do what you want." Zack started to water the plants and the trees. The sunlight made the drop reflect a rainbow. "I keep telling you though I don't have a wish."

"I think you'll find one eventually" She smiled as she went behind him and she held his hand for a second. "Well I must be off" She exclaimed.

Zack watched as the angel known as Aerith flew off into the distance. If he remembered correctly she said she was searching for someone. He had to get himself some breakfast before he had to go as well.

"This is starting to get weird."

Zack shook his head as he finished cleaning up. He walked out the door and locked the door. Who would believe him that there was an angel living in his house after all.

"I am still kicking Kunsel's ass today." He muttered to himself.

Chapter 1 End

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