Turn Back Time

by CuteChibiChocoCloud

Disclaimer:- I don't own Kingdom Hearts in any way, shape or form - to my dismay.

A/N: This fic will contain at least one male/male relationship, so if ya don't like it, take a hike. The idea for this only came to me recently, so it may be a while before it is updated. For now, I hope you like the intro to my story (even though it's rather short ^_^)

Pairing:- CloudXLeon…and possibly others in the future.

Chapter 1

Life, is where mortals are made to endure pain and suffering for the entertainment of higher beings.

That is what Cloud Strife thought as he sat cooped up in the small room in the Third District of Traverse Town. For what else was life? Wandering souls trapped within a vessel searching for the answer to the meaning of their existence?

If that was so, then he had found his meaning, his life. But he had lost him, the one reason that gave him a reason to live. Without him, he was as good as dead.

On top of that, he and his companion's home world of Hollow Bastion had been overthrown by the Heartless. The loss of his home was pale in comparison to the feeling of emptiness within his heart. It's easy enough to move on from one place to another, but you can't do the same with your soul mate.

Yes, his long-term lover was the one he had lost. They had a connection, an understanding of one another. No one else could comprehend the thoughts that went through both their minds. Their pasts were dark and jaded, filled with many battles and feuds where they had lost a part of themselves. When they were together however, that missing link was complete and they found solace between each other. None of that mattered though, not when his other half had fallen into darkness by no fault but his own.

His three companions, who all managed to escape the terror of Radiant Garden's take-over, tried to convince him that it wasn't his fault that his lover died. Especially Aerith, who claimed time and time again that there was nothing he could have done. Of course she was wrong, since he could have actually been there to save him.

For the past week, the blonde warrior had sat in the confines of the back room of one of the houses that remained untouched by the Heartless. All his thoughts replayed the events that happened at Hollow Bastion over and over again.

Maleficent, that damned witch, had intruded on the castle, bringing with her a small army of Heartless. He and his partner fought against the hordes of Heartless in an attempt to at least hold them back for a while. However a number of the fiends managed to slip past their defences and began spreading through the castle like the plague. Hardly anyone attacked by them lived to tell the tale, for they too fell to darkness, losing their hearts because of their weakness. Therefore, the number of the Heartless gradually multiplied until they could no longer be held off. Deciding to continue fighting, the two separated ways in order to cover more of the area. That was what Cloud regretted doing the most.

For when this happened, his brunet comrade ascended the castle while he remained in the lower levels for a while. Up in the castle chapel is where his love met his ultimate demise.

When Cloud arrived there, where the two had decided to meet up, he found his partner knelt on the stone floor before an old adversary, whom was thought to be long dead. Oh how wrong he had been.

The wounded man looked back with pain filled eyes, yet with a look of relief on his pale face on noticing his arrival. Before he could defend his wounded companion the silver haired demon fell him in one swift swoop. The blonde ran and held him, not caring about the freshly spilt blood that stained his attire, tears swelled up in angry rivulets. Beautiful chestnut hair matted with blood ran between his gloved fingers, steel-grey eyes closed over, never to be seen again. Laughter echoed through his soul, from the clearly humoured swordsman who towered above them. Because of that wretched man, his kindred spirit was gone forever. With a final kiss to the forehead of his love, Cloud drew his heavy sword and readied himself for a fight to the death. It seemed though that the silver haired one had different ideas.

"Hah, not yet my dear Cloud. We shall fight another day, at another time. Until we next meet…"

That was when he disappeared, vanished into thin air, leaving him with a heavy sorrow weighing him down. If only he had been there even five minutes earlier. Then he could have stopped the madness that ensued.

Fingers running over the cool metal lion necklace that he held between his fingertips, he sighed, "Squall…"

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Updated AN: Hey just went over a couple of things. Changed Hollow Bastion to Radiant Garden, since when I wrote this we did not know that Radiant Garden was its true name. Apart from that just making sure spellings okay...

To let new readers know, this story won't strictly stick to the KH plot but I will try to keep faithful to the KH story as much as possible. Difference being the overthrowing of Radiant Garden happens a lot nearer to the beginning to KH due to age issues of the boys...you'll understand later. So yes do not fret although Squall is dead, keep reading and you will begin to understand why I would do such a horrible thing. Trust me, read on Squall/Leon lovers, it's amazing what is possible in a magic inhabited universe...