Rikus Clouded Mind

Riku is in a mental asylum where Cloud works. What if the patient falls for one of the monitors? What if his boss finds out?

Chapter 1

"Riku Asaki?" The boys aquamarine eyes shot up to meet the blonds bright blue ones. "Hey… It's time for lunch." Cloud held out his tray of food and Riku grimaced over the apple, ham sandwich, and chocolate milk. Riku shook his head, his silver hair flying in his face. Cloud sighed and sat beside the boy on his bed, holding the tray in his lap.

"Riku, you have to eat, this is the third time you have refused food this week. What's wrong?" The smaller boy shrugged and Cloud sighed. "I'll leave the tray in here, and I'll come and get it in 20 minutes. It better be clean of all food traces." Riku said nothing, as usual, as the older boy left. As soon as the door shut, Riku slipped the apple into his pillow case for later that night. He poured his milk down the small sink in the room and the ham sandwich was quickly devoured, making Riku almost throw up.

He sat on his bed, pencil in hand, leaning over a sketchpad. Leon walked in for an inspection and nodded, "I heard you weren't eating, but I see that problem is solved." Riku shrugged and the chief monitor left the small white room. Riku looked outside, judging by how far the sun had gone, what time it was. About 12:30 pm. He sighed and waited for Cloud to come back in as he continued to draw.

Cloud was walking back through rooms, picking up trays. He was anticipating Rikus room; it was always some weird thing with him. He wouldn't eat and when he came back, he would have drunk his milk, ate the skin of the apple, and the middle of the sandwich, or ate nothing but the outside of the ham. It was always different. He was so quiet too. Cloud had never heard him say a word except no, when demanded to talk.

He opened the door and all the food was gone. He stood astounded. Riku gave a small smile and hurriedly flipped his sketchbook closed. This was a normal routine that Cloud had gotten used to. He couldn't help but wonder what was in the cute boy's sketchbook as he reached over and grabbed the plate. "Good job." He said and as he left he could have sworn the boys face held two completely rare things. A smile and a blush.

"The Asaki boy! Why's he in here! The only thing wrong with him is how much he flirts with his lunch monitor."

"Cloud is very handsome."

"You are not answering my question!"

"Rather handsome I daresay, of course there can not be any relationship or I would have to dismiss him and we don't want-"

"Sir!"

"Patience Tifa!"

Merlin put his cup of coffee down on his desk and Tifa crossed her legs over the arm of the chair. "He is here because he did something not seen as mentally stable."

"And?"

"And that is the only information I can give out."

"Grandfather!"

"Listen, if you want the boy so bad, just ask him out. Don't try to make him hate the other boy."

Tifa grumbled and walked out of his office, headed towards a certain room.

End of Chapter 1