A/N: Hello, all. This is my first story on this account, a story I actually intend to finish for once. :D I can already tell you there will be spin offs and a sequel. The spin off will actually be starting soon, considering events will coincide with each other.

This is going to be rated M for very, very good reasons! One: Lots of swearing. I personally have the vocabulary of a sailor and tend to give characters potty mouths also. Two: There will be plenty of smut and sexual content, which isn't suitable for anyone under 16/17 years of age. and Three: There will be a very decent amount of violence. Hospital trips are inevitable. This goes for all three stories, mind you. This one, the spin off, and the sequel.

I'm going to try and update this at least once a week, maybe every Monday or so. I babysit my boyfriend's 3 year old and am currently looking for a job. I am not writing 24/7 so you've got to be patient with me, especially because I really want this to be good and for it to actually get finished.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from the Kingdom Hearts Series, nor any characters from any of the Final Fantasy characters I use. Nor do I own any music I may use in any chapters of this story.

Chapter 1. The Chain Breaks

"Haha, Riku." Kairi said dryly, sitting at her desk in 4th hour. Riku sat in front of her, smirking.

"Seriously, Kairi, you should seriously do something with your hair. You look like you just came out of the dryer."

Sora couldn't help but smile at the joke. Kairi's hair was a mess today, though somehow she still looked pretty. He sat at the desk next to Riku and had turned in his chair to talk to both Kairi and Riku. "It doesn't look too bad." Sora commented, giving the red head a large smile, his smile so big his bright blue eyes hid behind his lids.

Kairi spared the brunette a glance and let a warm smile cross her lips. She'd always been so fond of him and seeing him smile like that made her forget about Riku's asshole comment. She then turned to Riku and stuck out her tongue at him.

Riku exchanged looks between the two before rolling his eyes. They had about 5 minutes till the bell rang for lunch. Just then, Riku got a text on his iPhone and looked down. "Ugh. It's Sephiroth." He said distastefully, unlocking the screen on his iPhone before reading it. "Oh wow. Sora, looks like your cousin Cloud just came out of the closet." Riku said, his eyebrows raising in disbelief.

The brunette snapped his head over, his eyes wide. "WHAT!?" He asked, just a little too loud. Even Kairi was surprised.

Kids in the classroom all glanced over at the trio before muttering and turning back to their own business.

Sora jumped out of his seat and grabbed Riku's phone out of his hand to read the text.

Evil Douche: Cloud jumped out of his tiny ass gay closet. Haha. Fag.

Blue eyes narrowed as he read the words. Was Cloud really gay? And why was Sephiroth being so mean about it? Sure, Cloud and Riku's older brother weren't the best of friends, but their families have been friends for generations.

"Wow…" Sora was speechless. He handed Riku back his phone and ran his hand through his brown spikes. He couldn't believe his cousin was gay. Cloud had never acted gay before!

"Crazy," Kairi whispered, having had the chance to look at the text too. Riku had the phone back in his hands and was tapping away at the screen with crazy speed.

"I'm asking him how he found out." Riku stated while Sora slowly sat back down in his seat. "I can't believe it. I never would have guessed Cloud was a fag."

"That's not very nice, Riku." Kairi scolded him, crossing her arms over her chest.

Riku didn't both responding to her.

He set his phone in his lap and shook his head. "I wonder if Leon knows, Sora. Or your parents." Riku thought aloud, smirking. He always got a good laugh at other people's problems. That was the one way in which he and his brother were too much alike.

Sora frowned and shook his head. His father hated gays, cursed their existence all the time. He'd hate Cloud once he found out and Sora wouldn't be able to see his favorite cousin anymore. It made his stomach turn just thinking about it.

Riku's phone vibrated again and this time, Riku read the text aloud to his two friends.

Evil Douche: He came into class today holding Zack Fair's hand. Cloud looked like a sissy fag, blushing like a little fucking girl. I wish I had taken pictures.

Sora frowned. Sephiroth was being so mean. But he supposed he should have been used to it by now.

Riku grinned and replied back.

"What're you saying, Riku?" Kairi asked, sounding disapproving.

"Just saying how funny it is. I knew that Zack kid was fruity. I thought the two of them liked that Aerith chick, though…" He said, turning to Sora with a confused look. "Zack and Cloud were fighting over Aerith, weren't they?"

Sora shrugged. He could have sworn that they were, even though Zack and Cloud were best friends. They always seemed to be competing, showing off in front of Aerith. "I thought so… but I guess not."

Just then the lunch bell rang. The trio grabbed their bag and headed off to the cafeteria, where Sora ordered the pizza, Riku the burger and fries, and Kairi the chicken salad. They took a seat at their usual table and continued to talk about the latest gossip as they ate.

Lunch was nearly over when Tidus walked up and sat at their table too. Tidus was a good friend of Sora's, and an ex-boyfriend of Kairi's. Riku and him had never really gotten along, but could stand each other for Sora's sake.

"Hey, Sora." Tidus said, flashing Sora a smile.

Sora smiled back. "Hey, Tidus. Do you have the study guide for Mr. Snicket's class? I kinda fell asleep." Sora admitted, casting his bright blue eyes down.

Tidus just laughed and nodded. He opened his messenger bag and looked for the study guide Sora had asked about. "Here ya go." He said with a smile. "But I was actually wondering if you wanted to play Basketball with Wakka and I after school. We're going against those gang 12 assholes. 200 munny in. winners get 400 munny."

Sora beamed. "Sounds good. Do I have to throw in?"

"Nah, Wakka and I already got it covered. We just need a third player. Meet us at Sunny courts at 4?"

Sora nodded. "Awesome."

Tidus grinned and clapped his hand down on the table. "Fuck yeah! See ya then." He was getting up to leave when Kairi cleared her throat. She raised an eyebrow to Tidus, who just rose an eyebrow of his own. "Oh, uh… Hi, Kairi." He said awkwardly and then left.

"Why do you have to make sure he notices you exist, Kairi. He obviously doesn't care." Riku snorted, shoving a fry into his mouth.

Kairi glared. "Because, Riku," Kairi started, crossing her arms over her chest. "We dated. It's only the proper thing to do to at least acknowledge that I'm here."

"But you dumped him," the silver haired male pointed out, waving a fry at Kairi. Sora just sighed and rolled his eyes at the two of them. They were always bickering, kind of like a married couple. He knew that Riku had a crush on Kairi, thus the reason why Sora never made the moved like he wanted. It was hard sometimes for him, considering he'd liked Kairi ever since she moved here from her school in Hallow Bastion. She'd dated a couple guys since she moved here their freshman year, but hadn't since her last break up with Wakka. "And plus, that doesn't mean he has to say hi to you every single time he sees you. I've never heard of a rule saying you have to say hello to your ex. Have you, Sora?"

Sora sipped his juice and gave Kairi an apologetic shrug. "Sorry, Kairi. I've never heard of it."

Kairi just huffed and rolled her eyes. "Whatever, guys."

The lunch bell rang and the gang split up, going off to their separate classes.