Burning hearts

Disclaimer: I don't the characters of Abalaburn and Kingdom Hearts the belong to Tamsoft and Square Enix/Disney respectively, I do have a few OCs however

Warning: Slash, violence

Pairings: Eventually Blood/Kleude, Ariel/Kleude's brother, SoKai, one sided OC/Blood, Squall/Rinoa, Cloud/Aerith, one sided Pooly/OC

Story

Today seems like every other day in my life, I had to help Mom to gather food at the mountains while she cleaned up the house. We done this for years since Mom and Dad left two years ago

Little did I know there is something along the way that turned into a big adventure I never expected.

I was meeting up with my friends Erin and Trey by the exit of town.

"Hey Blood got time for tennis?" my best friend Erin asked.

"Sorry but I gotta go pick veggies and herbs" I said.

"Would you still have time later?"

"Sure!"

Erin and Trey cheered as I headed to the path between Mislead Forest and Gunrock town.

OoOoO

As I was picking mushrooms I noticed a big one a few inches away, Mom loves mushrooms, I bet she would love a nice big one for dinner. Especially mushroom gratin…

I grinned slinking a few inches to the mushroom, pulling it out of the ground, Mom would be so thrilled!

As I was putting the mushroom into the basket I noticed someone sitting on a tree reading a book, she or he I don't know has blonde hair, pale skin and cat ears and a tail.

I approached the person, I never seen an actual cat folk in my life! Sure there are books about the people on the other side of this path but I never actually met someone outside of Gunrock before!

However as I got closer the person gasped moving away from me "W-what do you want?" s/he asked.

"Are you a cat folk?" I asked.

"Yes, yes I am…"

"Cool!"

"…"

"Can I touch your ears?"

"N-no!"

I sigh "So what's your name? I'm Blood Maverick!"

"Kleude Fleming…"

"Why are you hiding your face on that book?"

There was a grumble when s/he pulled the book down revealing his/her face, s/he has green eyes with narrow pupils, a petite nose, a small mouth and chin length hair with a lot of forehead exposed. But even so I still don't know if that's a boy or a girl.

Kleude frowned at me "Why are you staring at me?"

"Oh err you have interesting eyes."

"Cat folks all have eyes like that."

"Are everyone in your area a cat folk?"

"No there are a variety of beast men including squirrel folks, unicorn folks and even frog folks."

"Man I would love to see your area!"

Kleude frowned at me "You don't… at least not the people I know."

"Huh?"

"Never mind…" Kleude turned away to walk back to where I assume his town.

"Hey are you a boy or a girl!?"

"Male!"

I watched him as he disappeared from my view, I wonder if I will ever see him again…

However I never saw this mysterious person from Mislead town again, I was hoping and hoping he will come back again but he never did.

OoOoO

Five years later after that meeting after everything went on like usual when we finish a soccer match and Trey is about to head home when Erin called me.

"Yeah what is it?" I asked.

"Can we meet up on our secret spot by the mountains? I want to talk to you alone."

I nodded, wondering what she wants to talk about, it's not often we have secrets from Trey.

OoOoO

We stopped near the entrance of the mountains, going into a little hidey hole nearby where all of us liked to spend time in during rainy days.

I smiled looking at all the carvings all of us made, I stopped on one that Erin, Trey and I made where we are all holding hands.

"That drawing is so crude…" said Erin.

"Aww but I like it."

She sigh leaning on the wall.

"So Erin what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?"

She turned away "Blood… I-I…"

"Spit it out."

"Blood…" she held my hands "Will you be my boyfriend?"

My eyes widened "W-what!?"

"I love you, would you date me?"

I cocked my head "Errr…" Erin is in love with me!? B-but I only like her as a friend and I still do, I'm not sure if I want to date her!

"If you don't want to, it's okay."

"Let me think about this first…"

She nodded letting go of my hand, running out of the cave.

I watched Erin as she disappeared from my sight, what do I tell her? Should I say yes? But I'm not sure if I'm ready for this... but if I say no she might get really hurt, I groaned leaning on the wall. Maybe I should take a walk on the path between Gunrock and Mislead, it's always so relaxing there…

I exited the cave and headed back to town to head for the path.

OoOoO

As I head to the spot with the big tree I stopped, a blonde with cat ears and a tail is sitting on the tree reading a book, all of a sudden memories of five years ago flashed back into my mind. The time I saw a blonde with cat ears in that same spot, I wanted to see him again but I never did and now here he is.

Am I hallucinating?

I approached the blonde, s/he lifted the book up.

"Oh hello" I said.

"Hello…" the person has a low voice, I realize he's male.

I looked at him, cocking my head, he looks so familiar even though I can't see his face…

"Hey umm… can I stay here while you read?"

He lowered his book, exposing his face, I gasped at what I saw, is that Kleude!? He looks so familiar with those green eyes, tiny nose and mouth. His hair is touching his shoulders though "K-Kleude!?"

"A-are you that boy I saw five years ago?" he asked lifting the book up shaking.

"Are you really Kleude?"

He nodded "Yes."

"…"

"What do you want?"

"Let's be friends!"

"…"

"What's the matter?"

He mumbled something I can't really hear when he turned back to me "Okay I guess…"

I smiled putting out my hand "So shall we meet up in this area every afternoon? I have to visit this place to get food every day."

"Sure."

His hands were trembling a bit but he eventually shook hands with me, I grinned, I made another friend! I hope we can meet often, he seems like a very interesting person.

However he suddenly frowned "I hear something" he said.

"Huh?" Kleude turned his head, I shifted my head as well, there is a strange black creature on the direction of Mislead with glowing yellow eyes.

"What are they?" he approached the creature.

"Hey Kleude?" I got up to follow him.

There's a woman nearby as well, barely noticeable from the darkness of the thick trees.

All of a sudden another black creature appeared and they began to sprout like wildflowers.

"What are these creatures!?" Kleude yelled.

We yelled as the creatures were about to pounce at us, running to my town as they multiplied, chasing all of us, the woman somehow managed to head to our direction dodging the creatures.

We gasped when we saw my town getting attacked by the black creatures, everyone is rushing inside so it won't attack them.

However Erin got surrounded and she began to scream.

"Erin!" I yelled rushing to her.

However the creatures struck her and she collapsed on the ground, they approached me now.

"No!" I screamed running away from the shadows, they must have killed her!

"Gees what do we do now?" Kleude asked as all three of us are surrounded.

"We kill them that's what!" said the woman punching the creature, however her punch phased through it.

She gasped as all of us got closer to each other as the creatures surrounded us, all of a sudden a white light appeared blinding us.

To be continued