Red-Eyed Beloved

Disc.: I DO NOT own 'Kingdom Hearts 2' or 'Final Fantasy' in any way, shape or form…I'm just borrowing for fun, so don't hate on me or this fic!

A/N: Hello peoples, and welcome to another fic by me! This time it's gonna be a 'Kingdom Hearts'/'Final Fantasy' crossover fic and the pairings are as follows- CloudxAerith, SoraxRiku, and eventual SoraxVincent…anyway, on with the fic!

Summary: Sora thinks his life is nothing short of hell- a horrible job, an equally terrible high school life, and worst of all, a dead end relationship with Riku. So, when he accompanies Cloud on a delivery job to Nibelheim, will his life finally look up when he catches the eye of one Vincent Valentine, or will his life continue to spiral downward until it ends?

Ch.1- Unspoken

As Sora Strife (I'm giving him Cloud's last name b/c he's Cloud and Aerith's son in this fic. Also, the Mako treatments will have a funny effect on him in this fic) lay on his bed, he thought of his life over the last 6 years- he'd rescued all the worlds from the Heartless and Nobodies, beaten all of Organization XIII, sealed the worlds from any and all remaining Heartless, and brought Riku back home after defeating Xemnas. It was also then that he and Riku had hooked up, and that's when it all went to hell…after 3 years in a relationship that wasn't going anywhere, he decided that tomorrow he'd end it all with Riku for good.

"Sora! Time for dinner, go get your brother and join us at the table in 5 minutes."

"Ok, mom. I'll be down in a minute."

As Sora finished that sentence, he got up and went next door to his brother, Roxas' room. He and Roxas were identical twins save for their hair color. Roxas had bright blond hair and Sora had his mother's chocolate brown hair. As he stood outside the door, he knocked on it and stood there until he heard a muffled 'Come in' and opened the door to find his brother on the bed reading a book.

"Mom said it's dinnertime, Roxas."

"Alright, I'll be right there…y'know, Sora, you seem a bit upset about something- do you wanna talk about it?"

"Not now, maybe after dinner ok?"

"(sighs) Alright...anyway, let's go before mom kills us."

As the 2 of them sat at the table, their father Cloud Strife joined them just as their mother Aerith set the rest of the food down and they all started to eat…but for some reason Sora didn't feel very hungry.

"Sora, you've hardly eaten. Is something the matter?" Cloud asked his son worriedly.

"No dad, it's just…(sighs) sorry, but may I be excused? I just don't feel well."

"Well, ok…But I'll leave some for you if you get hungry later, ok Sora?"

"Thanks, mom."

As Sora headed up to his room, Cloud decided to talk to his son about what had been happening to him. Even he could see that Sora was unhappy with his life as it was, so he decided to clear things up with him right now. He now stood outside Sora's room and softly knocked on the door.

"Sora? It's your father, can I come in? I want to talk to you."

"Sure, dad. Come in."

When Cloud entered his son's room, he saw it was in disarray- clothes on the floor, his violin sitting in the corner, and a box of tissues nearby. He could only guess that Sora'd been crying and decided to sit on the bed so that he could ask him what had been going on with him lately.

"You know Sora, you can tell me what's wrong…is it school?"

"(muffled) No."

"….work?"

"No."

"…is it Riku?"

"….."

"I'll take that as a yes. What's wrong with Riku, did something happen with you two?"

"…Yes, I don't think our relationship is going anywhere so now-"

"You want to break up with him?"

"Yes, but I don't want to just be a total dick and break it off with him for no reason. What do I do?"

"Well, I'll call Sephiroth tonight and tell him about this so that you two can resolve it tomorrow at school, ok? And for the record, I think this is better for you both than to have a loveless relationship. Good night, Sora."

"Good night dad, and thank you."

As Cloud watched Sora drift off to sleep, he went to his room and dialed a number he knew so well. After a few moments, the other end picked up.

"Hello Cloud, it's been awhile since you last called. So, what's wrong?" Cloud smiled at hearing the voice of the platinum haired ex-Avalanche general, who also happened to be his best friend.

"Hello, Sephiroth. It's about Sora…he wants to break up with Riku, so I thought I'd let you know of this. You're not mad, are you?"

"Of course not. I knew all along that Sora's unhappy with Riku and that my son is a tad bit possessive over him, but I'll keep this between us and let them sort it out themselves tomorrow at school. If you need anything else, just tell me old friend and I'll help in any way that I can. Well, Tifa's looking for me so I gotta go. Good night, Cloud."

"Good night Sephiroth, and thank you." Cloud smiled as he hung up the phone as he thought of how to make Sora feel better and not so depressed when a thought came to him.

'I can take him with me on a delivery job to Nibelheim. A change of scenery will do him some good, and he can possibly make some new friends away from school. I'll take him with me tomorrow, and hopefully things will finally look up for him.'

As Cloud let this thought flow through his mind, he changed into his sleep clothes and retired for the night.

(Next day, Radiant Garden High)

As Sora sat in his music class next to his best friend Kairi, he thought of what he'd play if called upon when the teacher, Squall Lionheart came in and silenced everyone with a glare. As he took roll, he had Selphie come up first and as she played her piece Squall pointed out that she'd missed the double flat necessary for the piece she was playing (*cough*butchering *cough*) and told her to take her seat as Sora was called up next and he chose to play a piece called 'Fiction', he'd been practicing lately in order to have it be perfect and as the notes started to fill the room, he'd started crying and that made him all the more beautiful in Riku's eyes.

When the last notes lingered and then faded, Squall looked at him and told him that he did a great job and had him take his seat as the rest of the class played their pieces until the lunch bell rang and Sora headed outside to eat with Riku.

(Outer Garden, 12:10 p.m.)

As Sora sat next to his 'boyfriend', he decided it was now or never and spoke up.

"Riku? I need to tell you something important and it can't wait anymore."

(Looks at Sora curiously) "Well, what is it?"

"….I'm done, we're done."

"Wait…you're breaking up with me? Why?!"

"Because, our relationship isn't going anywhere and I'm tired of the loveless nature of our feelings for each other. I'm sorry, but we'll just have to be friends from now on…Later, Riku."

As Sora got up to leave, Riku grabbed his wrist and gripped it rather painfully causing Sora to cry out in pain.

"Ouch, Riku that hurts…let go of me!"

"No! I'll never let you go, you're mine Sora! I won't let anyone have you but me…is that clear?!"

"R-riku, I told you it's over! Let me go right now, or I'll-"

"You'll what?"

As Sora tried to wrench his wrist free of his ex's vice like grip, he saw a shadow looming behind Riku and heard a smooth menacing voice say "Or I'll make you let him go."

"Yazoo, what are you doing here?" Sora asked shocked, he never expected him to show up out of nowhere like this. Yazoo smiled sweetly at Sora, and venomously at the silver haired teen holding his cousin captive with no intention of backing down.

"Well, I came to check on you Sora. Let him go Riku, or I'll break your arm right here."

As Riku let Sora go, he turned to the taller platinum haired teen and saw not only him but Kadaj, Loz, and Axel standing there. Riku shot them all a hateful glare before he stormed off angrily as Yazoo took Sora's wrist and gently assessed it for any broken bones.

"Well, everything looks ok…what happened to make him want to do that to you? And don't try to hide it from me Sora, 'cuz I'll find out eventually."

As he stared at his cousin and the rest of his friends, he knew that Yazoo was right so he just came out with it. "Well, we broke up. We're not together anymore, Yazoo."

"What? But I thought you loved Riku with all your heart, Sora. Why would you end it just like that?" Yazoo was surprised that Sora would end such a wonderful relationship with the man, but he knew that he wouldn't without a good reason why.

"Well, our relationship wasn't really going anywhere. I did love him at first, but the feelings have long since passed and I thought it'd be better for both of us before we got hurt further down the road."

As Yazoo listened and let the words sink in, he realized that Sora was right and maybe it was better this way for both of them. He then looked to Sora, and saw no doubts in his eyes.

"Well, be sure it's what you really want to do. Anyway, it looks like we have a half day today so why don't you head on home for now and mull this whole thing over ok?"

"Sure, Yazoo. And, thanks you guys."

As he watched his cousin head home, Yazoo couldn't help but think that Sora definitely deserved better and hoped he would get it soon.

(Sora's House 12:55 p.m.)

As Sora walked in, he put his bag down on the shelf next to his brother's and was greeted by his mom as she came out holding a towel and a wet bowl. "Welcome home, Sora." She smiled at her son, but then her gaze drifted to his wrist…to her it looked like he'd been assaulted, worry immediately settling on her face as she put the now dry bowl down on the table and grabbed the reddened area gently to look at it. "What happened? Did Riku hurt you?!"

"No…well maybe a little. I broke up with him, and he almost broke my wrist but Yazoo came and helped me out. By the way, where's dad?"

"He's outside fixing up Fenrir (the name of Cloud's motorcycle from FF7: Advent Children), and he said he wanted to talk to you about something. He's out back."

"Ok."

When Sora saw his dad outside fixing up his motorcycle, he couldn't help but smile at how much grease was on his face when he looked up at him from a sitting position.

"Can you hand me that towel there, Sora? (Sora hands him said towel) Thank you. So, I'm guessing things went well with Riku?"

"I guess so, he almost broke my wrist…but Yazoo came in and helped me, and then Riku just walked off. I only hope that we can stay friends, even if my heart is with someone else."

"Well, I hope so too. Anyway, put this on (hands Sora a helmet)."

"Why? Where are we going?"

"To Nibelheim. I have a delivery I have to make there, and I think that you need to get away from all the things that upset you. Don't worry though, I called your boss and let him know you would be away for a while so it's all settled. Now, get on and hang on tight…if we leave now, we should get there by nightfall and we can stay in a hotel when we arrive."

As Sora slipped on the helmet, he waited for Cloud to get on and then he wrapped his arms around his father's hips, holding on tight as he felt Fenrir start up before the two of them sped off into the midday sun to what seemed, in Sora's mind, a whole other world.

T.B.C.- So let me know what u think of this one, k? Thx!