Disclaimer: Le sigh, Must I reeeeeeeally tell you all…? Ugh, fine, I dun own teh Kingdom Hearts characters nor the creation of the games, not even the Final Fantasy Series. Though I do wish I owned the adorable Yuffie Kisaragi, she's much too much the way I wish I could be, in a video game. Erk, I drifted… Mumbles, Stupid A.D.H.D… =_=
REQUEST
Username: smilebot
Category: Games-Kingdom Hearts
Rating: T and M (hehehe)
Genre: Romance/Angst
Pairing: CloudxLeon
Description: A ficlet about how Leon and Cloud assist each other in illuminating their sorrowful lives by unintentionally falling in love-striving to get each other out of the darkness by any means necessary, even if it means to confront the other in an all-too candid way the other does not wish to accept.
Me: Well lovely smilebot, since you're the first to put in a request I'm going to hand it to you on a silver platter. Once this fiction is over it'll magically have turned into a golden platter. Lol? Regardless! Here's your request back at ya in the form of a delicious yaoi! Oh and I'm going to already make Aeris dead… And just for the heck of it, Riona too! Heart!
O_O OH. EM. GEE! I am sooo sorry smilebot. I told you I would make this story for you in April – roughly – of last year. Holy cow. I was looking through my flash drive when I spotted this like, "Huh, what's thi…. OOPS!" So now I'm going to continue this just for you. I'll be contacting you with more of an apology. So so so so so sorry. DX
ABSOLVING DARKNESS
Chapter 1: Uninvited
The sun was high and bright in the vastly clouded sky. Off in the distance there were tell-tale clouds of grey. Good weather never came out of clouds of that color and mass. Fortunately the clouds were far from the island and wouldn't likely reach until later into the evening hours. With a sigh the brunette, that was sitting on the sandy beaches of Destiny Island and watching the angry puffs of darkness, stood swiftly. He never really knew why he allowed Yuffie to talk him into taking a "vacation" on Sora's, the Keyblade Wielder's, island that has been fully restored. Though said teen boy was nowhere on the small land form due to travelling with Riku and Kairi.
Despite Squall's protests he ended up taking Yuffie's advice to have time to himself. Squall would never admit it to the small female ninja princess but, he was rather enjoying himself here. It was calm and quiet, much unlike Traverse Town. There weren't any lights during the night to pollute the sky and all its lovely stars, rather other worlds. Turning from the shores he makes his way back to the tiny tree house in which was abandoned before his arrival. Climbing the many ladders it took to get to said house he opens the door with yet another sigh.
Upon opening the door his sigh is cut short as he turns his steel grey gaze up to see blonde spikes sitting in "his" recliner chair. Walking in with slight disdain he shuts the door softly. Mako eyes turn up to look at him with no expression on the face or in the eyes. Squall finds himself sitting on the couch beside the newest guest to the home. Looking to the wooden floor before him Squall tries to remain calm. Eying the male out the corner of his eye he can see that he's still staring at him with those abnormal blue-green eyes.
"May I ask as to why you're currently in my home Cloud?" Shrugging casually Cloud leans forward to pick up a book that Squall left on the coffee table earlier this morning.
"Needed some me time. Yuffie suggested here." As expected, Cloud got right to the point. At the mention of the Wutaian princess something sends a red flag off in Squall's mind.
"Did she tell you that I'd be here?" Cloud allows his gaze to meet Squall's for a moment before turning back to the book he was reading the back to.
"No." Sighing to himself, Squall stands from the couch. Walking to the kitchen he opens the fridge.
"Want anything to drink?" He calls behind his shoulder. Though it was his vacation time, he didn't too much mind Cloud's appearance. The man was as quiet as he was so there was no chance of being truly disturbed here. That didn't mean that Squall was happy though.
"No. Thanks." Acting as though he didn't hear the man Squall begins to make tea for two. Closing the fridge he opens a cabinet off to the right of the small stove. The place was small but it was perfect for one… With Cloud showing things begin to process in Squall's mind. Filling a kettle with hot water allowed for it to boil faster, he turns the stove on high placing the kettle over the burner. Making his way back to the living room he sits on the couch once again.
"You're sleeping here?" Cloud merely nods his head to the brunette, who sighs again. "I'll sleep on the couch. You can have the bed for tonight. I imagine your travel here was rough." It was more of a statement than a question. The spiky haired male looks to the shoulder length haired male.
"It was." As Cloud's looking at Squall a flash of Aeris appears in his spot for a mere millisecond. It was enough for Cloud's heart to skip a beat in happiness and anguish. Turning his gaze down as grey eyes look into his mako ones he dives back into the book. The look of slight pain in Cloud's eyes doesn't go unnoticed by Squall. A man of calculation he opens his mouth to say something when the kettle begins to whistle.
Standing he thinks it better that he didn't vocalize his thoughts. He wasn't really the man that needed to be comforting another anyways. His own pain lies within losing Riona and the betrayal of Ansem. The Gunblade wielder removes two mugs and places a little tea bag in each. Pouring the hot water into two different handled cups equally he places the kettle onto a back burner before turning the front burner off. Grabbing both of the mugs he walks towards Cloud and places one on the coffee table before the Buster wielder.
Hearing the slight mumbled thanks from Cloud, Squall makes his way into the only bedroom. Closing the door slightly he places his mug on the night stand beside the queen sized bed. Squall could easily share this bed with Cloud but, that just wasn't something that he would ever allow himself to do with another man, especially not Cloud. Sitting on the bed he removes his boots and socks. Turning to glance silently at his Gunblade he stands staring it for a moment longer before turning from it, he was never without it, this vacation was no exception.
Heading to the nearby dresser he pulls himself a plain white tank top out of the second drawer. Taking his jacket off and his shirt underneath as well, he reaches for his pants. Though this island is peaceful, it does get hot sometimes during the evenings. Opening the pants and pulling the zipper down the outer clothing he removes them revealing his dark blue boxers - light blue lines running down the short-like undergarment every now and again. With another small sigh he pulls the plain shirt over his head and shimmies into the tank top.
Walking back into the living room with his cup in hand he sits down on the couch to see that Cloud has already finished his tea and was well into the book. Placing his own cup on the coffee table and taking the empty cup to the kitchen he cleans it then places it to dry. When he makes his way back into the living room Cloud lifts his gaze to look at Squall for a moment, feeling awkward at never really seeing another near naked man like that he looks back to the book with a ting of pink on his nose and cheeks. Without a doubt in his mind Cloud never has and never will go that way. It was beyond his thought process why anyone would, but he wasn't really one to judge either.
Looking to Cloud and the book in his hand Squall turns back into the room in search of another book. Upon finding one he decides to steal one of the two pillows off of the bed and then taking a thin blanket out of the mini closet. In the living room he places the pillow on an arm of the couch and then laying across the couch with his head resting gently upon the soft head cushion, he flips the book open to the first page and begins to read as Cloud is supposedly doing.
Me: Sorry about taking so long in putting this up smilebot. I really meant to do the story the moment I got your request but then life got in the way. My mother had her first surgery in my lifetime (She's not old.), my father had a birthday (He's not old.), and college finals this week and next (WHY?)... UGH! Lol, well! Here it is now and well, tell me what you think of it! Hopefully you liked it. Sorry if it seemed dragged out at some point but hey, I'm awfully amazing at descriptions, don't you think? Wink! Lol!
To all other readers, do review and tell me your opinion. Also if you'd like a story of your own just send me a request form, head to my profile and see what I'm talking about. Ja ne~!
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