He tenses up when he hears Cloud mention Nibelheim. It has to be some twisted joke that he doesn't remember. His soft voice holds no malice or lies but if Cloud doesn't know Nibelheim then this isn't his Cloud. Or rather, this used to be the sweet and a little bit shy Cloud he used to know and adore.

The blush on Clouds face confirms his fears. This is the sweet innocent teenager. His fellow backwater expert. This cloud didn't know the horrors that would soon come and Zack silently vowed he wasn't going to ever let him go through that.

"Right, I must have lost it when I came here. Sorry I'm just really shocked to see you here." He smiled and took a step back from him, trying to play it off.

"So you got yourself a pokemon too, Spike?" As he spoke his own pokemon came running and he leaned down to pick them up in his arms.

He's looking down at Cloud and he almost forgot how much shorter the other was. He's too sweet with those big blue eyes and that spikey mess of hair. Clearing his throat he shows off his pokemon. "This little fluffer is brodoof and this one is grim." He said pointing to his bidoof and mimikyu respectively. "Did you name yours?"