Just For a Kiss
By Andruindel
Lol, this is just a series of one-shots that really mean nothing. I was seriously bored one night, and decided to write something I'd been pondering for a while. So, here's the result. Please don't kill me for the stupidity of it. XD
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A new day in Hollow Bastion had barely begun. The sun rose slowly, as though unwilling to begin a new day of work. The sun's mood echoed that of Cassandra. She had never enjoyed waking early. Waking to a day of non-stop work was even worse. Still, she liked living with Leon and the others. It made life exciting. And dangerous.
Now, as Cassandra worked silently in the kitchen, she reasoned that if the sun was not working, she shouldn't have to, either. She didn't get paid for working, anyway. Nothing was worse that being stuck fixing a town you had just become a resident of, when the sun insisted on hiding behind a veil of clouds.
Except maybe preparing breakfast for a 'family' of six.
Cassandra had just recently passed her seventeenth birthday. She had hair that fell in large, soft curls to her shoulders. Some said her hair was black with a hint of purple in it, others with a hint of blue. Personally, she didn't know, or care. With steel-gray eyes, Cassandra often tried to captivate people. She considered her eyes to be quite beautiful, and irresistible. But usually other people didn't think so. That upset her.
"Breakfast is done!" Wit ha deft flick of her wrist, Cassandra flipped the last of a batch of pancakes onto a plate stacked high with them.
Yuffie, the perpetually hyper ninja, was the first to arrive. Raven locks in disarray, the girl sat down to breakfast. Cassandra paid little attention to her. The little ninja was notorious for being grouchy in the morning.
"Aerith!"
Cassandra jerk her head up at the sound of Leon's voice. A smirk crossed her face. The brunette being summoned was out at the moment. It was her obligation to see what Leon wanted.
Quick steps brought Cassandra to Leon's room. She passed Cloud on the way, and the two exchanged silent nods. With a knock, Cassandra requested permission to enter, and then did so, without waiting for a reply. The shaggy-haired brunette stood by his bed, fully dressed, belts and all. Cassandra had never understood why he wore so many belts. Only the three he wore on his left arm were missing from his usual outfit.
Seeing the question in the gray-eyed male's gaze, Cassandra replied.
"Aerith isn't here. Do you need something?"
Leon sighed. "Would you help me with my belts?" He indicated the three belts lying on his bed. "I can't manage it on my own." His eyes fell back onto Cassandra. Cassandra raised one eyebrow at what she saw in his eyes. For some reason Leon had never seemed especially fond of her.
"Oh, I dunno. What's in it for me?" She leaned casually against the doorframe. One slim eyebrow came up again as she smirked at Leon. Vary rarely would she do someone a favor without gaining something in return.
Leon raised his eyes skyward. "What do you want?"
A smile spread across Cassandra's features. "A kiss."
"No."
Cassandra had expected such a short answer from Leon. When did he give her any other kind of reply? But Cassandra knew how to get past his defenses.
"Then I guess you'll have to go with an incomplete outfit today." She turned, as though to leave.
"Fine, come back."
Smirking, Cassandra turned back to Leon. She could have sworn his cheeks were pink, but he had tilted his head downward, so she couldn't tell for sure. Either way, she would get what she wanted now. She was satisfied.
Her hands worked as though she had done such a task a million times. With very little time passing, she got all three belts fastened around Leon's left arm. Neither of them spoke as she worked. Cassandra was busy anticipating her reward.
"Cassandra, how long have I known you?" Leon asked, as he adjusted the belts a bit.
"Several months."
"I guess that's a sufficient amount of time."
Unsure what Leon meant, Cassandra tilted her head up to look him full in the face. She found herself gazing into a pair of eyes that burned. Leon's hand cupped her cheek, and he leaned down. Her eyes closed, her breathing grew shallow. And then his lips descended, right on the corner of her mouth.
With that, Leon was gone, half-way out the door before Cassandra could react. Her eyes flew open, and her face heated up.
"You tease!" She cried. "You tricked me!"
Leon turned in the doorway. "No I didn't. You got what you asked for. You're going to have to work harder if you want the real thing."
Full of confusion, Cassandra glared after Leon as he went toward the kitchen, and her pancakes.
Damn that man…