A/N

Edit! (9/28/12) my sister and beta (Technotronic) read over my outline and first chapter and said it just didn't work, so much to my-and maybe your-displeasure, I have to rewrite the whole first chapter. So here is the new and improved Fallen Chapter One Part 1/3.

hello there! Let's get some things straight first. Watch out!I suck with 3rd person... but i'm getting better, lots of practice

Warnings: mentioned alcohol, violence, language, yaoi/shounen ai

Pairings: mentioned- SoRi, Cleon etc? later- AkuRoku, Zemyx, etc?

Disclaimer: all characters belong to Disney and Square Enix.

~Fallen~

~Chapter One: The Fall, part 1/3~

Sora has a nice family, as long as his brother isn't being a pain... Leon can be so difficult sometimes. Who knew the dark thoughts within himself could be even worse?

"Shut up!" Sora screamed at his brother. The taller, older man was taunting him once again about his sexuality. He had been doing that ever since he'd found the boy making out with his best friend, Riku.

Leon smirked, "what's wrong you gay little fagot? You seem a little mad, is it the sexual frustration? It's obvious no one wants you, not even your gay little fuck buddy!" he threw back.

Sora seethed. It hurt to be insulted by his once-loving brother... it really did. But he drew the line at his friends. No one insults his friends. "Have you really dropped so low that you've reduced to idiotic cuss words? Where's the Leon I once knew? The supportive older brother that helped me through my problems? You used to be great! We used to be friends! Now wha-"

Sora was cut off by the punch to his face. He reached a tentative hand up to the quickly forming bruise. With a wince he turned an angry accusing glare at the source of his pain. Leon sneered at him, " I could never befriend a fagot! I don't even think we're related, you little gay bastard!" he growled lowly.

Sora returned the growl with malice, "I can't believe our brotherhood has been severed by your stupid homophobia! Besides, last time I checked, you were as gay as I am!"

A flash of something passed through Leon's eyes. Fear? Guilt? Suspicion? "what are you talking about you little fucktard? How could I ever be a fagot? I could never sink to your level!"

Sora smirked at the flash in his eyes, immediately knowing he had won, "Oh, really? And what does Cloud think about your opinion on his sexuality?" he retorted.

Leon faltered, "h-he jumped me! I would never sink to that level! It was a mistake! I'll never go near his gay ass again!" his last sentence sounded forced.

Sora quirked a brow, only to find that it hurt his newly formed black eye. Scowling once more he quickly swooped for the win, "okay, I get it. Riku, Cloud, and I are all gay fagots and just being near a regular human being is a sin!" he stated making his voice sound guilty.

Leon, the idiotic grunt that he was, went for the bait. Smirking victoriously at his supposed win, "Exactly, nice to be able to enlighten you, ya little sick fag."

Sora deepened his fake frown, " I see, I guess I'll go enlighten Cloud on this new revelation... he told me he was coming over later. I guess he meant to 'jump' you... better make sure that doesn't happen, before he taints your perfect body..." he stated before walking for the door, unable to hold the fake frown any longer. It was a shame he didn't get to see his brothers expression, but the sputtering sounds behind him were enough.

Sora reached up to feel his bruise, his brother sure could land a hit... he winced, hissing slightly at the first contact. He lay his fingers on more lightly, and was surprised when he felt a familiar wetness there. He pulled his hand away and admired the way the streetlamps shone off the salty water. Apparently his brothers words had affected him more than he realized... he scowled and thought about his rude brother, the man used to be so kind, now it seemed like he was an entirely different person.

As Sora thought of the many ways he could get back at his brother the streetlamps flickered off. He heard the bushes across the street rustle and thought he saw a pair of glowing yellow eyes staring at him from it's depths. The lights came back on and Sora decided it was about time to head for bed; quickly rushing up to the door of his house and securing himself in the safety of it's brick walls.

~Fallen~

Sora slammed the door of the car on the last words from his homophobic brother. It was fate, of course, that his car would break down the day after the siblings' fight. He tried to think good thoughts as he walked up to the School.

It didn't help that he ended up walking straight into the great wall of Seifer.

He felt a fist connect with the side of his face, successfully smearing the concealer he'd stolen from his adoptive mother to conceal the evidence of last night's fight. "The hell do you think you're doing, Fag? Were you looking for a beating today?"

"Yeah, Seifer would kick your ass. Y'Know?" added the idiotic grunt at the beanie-wearing-blonde's side.

"Annihilation," commented the purple haired female.

Sora cringed, looking down to hide his now visible bruise, he didn't need Seifer to have something else to tease him with...

Suddenly there was a hand of Sora's shoulder, "Leave him alone, Seifer. He's never done anything to you."

Sora looked up to see Riku's face glaring at the blonde. Their eyes met for a moment and Riku's eyes widened in surprise that quickly turned to rage. He sent one last menacing look to the trio before leading Sora away.

"What happened to your face?" Riku questioned, eyes narrowing. Sora looked back at the ground. "Sora, I need to know. If Seifer did this-"

"It wasn't Seifer." He mumbled, interrupting his friend.

Riku's eyes narrowed further. "Leon?" he predicted, receiving a small nod. Riku sighed, "I'll go try to find Kairi for some more concealer. There's no way we can salvage what's left of that..."

Sora caught his sleeve as he rose to search for said redhead. "you won't tell her what happened will you?" he asked with a hint of desperation. Kairi, like Sora and his brother, was an orphan, her mother was a psychopath that killed her father shortly after finding out she was pregnant, then died in childbirth. Sora and Leon had never known who their parents were. Sora had met her when they had the same foster parents, ever since then he had thought of her as a sister of sorts. He didn't want her to find out that he and his brother had been fighting about something so stupid...

Riku sighed, hair falling into his eyes, "fine, I won't. Stay here, I'll be right back. Sora's head dropped as he became quickly fascinated with the grass. He had been following the path of a ladybug when Riku returned with Kairi in tow.

"Sora, you have got to stop running into walls... I never thought I would have to say that sentence seriously..." she stated as she knelt to apply the generic skin tone. Riku smirked in the background. I'll have to get him back for that story later... Sora thought, "you're lucky I took those theater classes, the stage makeup unit was really helpful, this so doesn't match your skin color." she chuckled through her concentration.

Kairi finished and stood, offering her hand to the now seemingly bruise-less boy.

"Thanks, Kai, but despite popular belief," he glared at Riku, who in reply, chuckled under his breath, "I don't run into walls."

Kairi looked skeptical, "Oh, really? What happened then?"

Sora opened his mouth to reply, closed it, and pouted at his smirking friends.

"Geez, Sora! You are so like your brother! Always denying the truth, it's kind of funny." she laughed.

Sora sputtered in indignation, eventually managing a coherent response, "we do not!"

Kairi laughed harder, "he does that sputtering thing too! And have you looked in a mirror lately? If he used more hair gel, y'all would look exactly alike! Even the color is almost exactly the same."

Sora scowled, not liking the idea of being compared to his brother. Thankfully it was at that moment that the bell rang and he used it as a perfect excuse to stalk away from his friends.

~Fallen~

Sora left school early, skipping his last period to make his way to the closest drug store. He made it there in good time despite the fact that he was without a car.

"Dis fer yer ma' er sumtin?" the man at the register asked as he scanned the blonde Hair Die.

Sora glared up at him, lip jutting out slightly (as usual), "No. It's for me. Got a problem with that?"

The man's eyebrows raised before he took the money that the soon-to-be-blonde slid across the counter, "nope. Not a problem at all. Now beatit, kid, yer holdin' up tha line."

He shot the cashier one more glare before quickly exiting the store.

~Fallen~

~To Be Continued~

~Chapter One: The Fall, Part 2/3~

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~Lixal~