Blue-Chan: and I'm back! Hello everyone! I come bearing fanfiction… and thank you to my two reviewers on the first chapter.
Deathknight9008
Mysticerzengel
Thank you so much!!
Warnings: um… a tiny itty bitty bit of sap that you have to squint to see…
And I think I make up for the Yuffie-bashing a bit in this chapter… I felt nice today and a bit guilty for completely bashing her to hell in the previous chapter.
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Cloud and Leon sat in an uncomfortable silence. Aerith's comment had struck both of them speechless and they were now feeling slightly awkward. It was well known within the committee that Aerith's comments might sound innocent, but they usually had a twisted meaning.
Cloud groaned as he felt an ache start in his back, he cringed and curled up as the pain shot up his spine and into the back of his head. Leon looked at him, a quick flash of concern showing in his eyes. He sat beside Cloud on the bed, a little at loss for what to do.
The blonde cried out as he started to see spots in his vision, the edges of his sight turning black. Leon panicked and called for Aerith, not knowing what was wrong with Cloud. Aerith came bursting through the door again, a potion in her hand she which gently threw to Leon.
"Pour it onto the length of his spine, he broke his back in the fall and he's probably a bit sore" she said.
"A bit!?" Leon asked with wide eyes before pulling the blankets off the squirming blonde's body and turned him over, pouring the sparkling liquid along Cloud's badly bruised spine. Cloud's cries died down and he fell against the mattress, his body weary from the pain. Leon breathed a sigh of relief and gently turned the spiky blonde back over, noticing his eyes were closed and his breathing stable. He let a smile tug the edges of his lips upward slightly before pulling the covers back over Cloud's body.
Aerith's mouth pulled into a knowing smile before walking out of the room, quietly shutting the door and walking into Cloud's living room where a frantic Yuffie was pacing and slightly shaking. She bounded up to Aerith and bombarded her with questions of the blonde's health.
"He'll be fine Yuffie, honestly! There's no need to worry" Aerith pressed, Yuffie paused and took a deep breath, visually calming and she sat on the sofa again.
"How long until he's allowed out of bed?" the teen asked.
"I'd say about three days at least" the jade-eyed brunette answered. The raven-haired teen sighed and nodded, Aerith smiled apologetically and sat next to the usually hyped up ninja and put her arm around her in a one-armed hug. "Don't worry honey, he'll be up and about again in no time" Yuffie smiled and hugged Aerith, it was almost impossible to stay upset around the brunette.
Aerith smiled and hugged Yuffie back tightly. "You should have seen Leon though." She smirked.
"I know! He's gone into super-over-protective mode! I couldn't even stand in the room!" Yuffie complained with a pout.
"Well you have to admit, he wasn't in the state for a lecture and you have given him about 15 in the past. If he didn't listen to you then what makes you think he'll listen to you now?" the brunette asked.
"… True" Yuffie sighed.
"But still. Leon was looking at him with the most loving look I've ever seen him make. It was quite weird actually." Yuffie giggled.
"I think those two would make a great couple. Plus Cloud always had a thing for brunettes" Yuffie smirked and elbowed Aerith gently. Said woman blushed lightly.
"Shush you. It didn't work anyway. We were too different." Aerith said quickly, looking away. Yuffie grinned.
"Right. Whatever you say" the teen jumped up, back into her happy-go-lucky attitude. "Well I'm bored, let's go for a walk. And maybe start dinner when we get back" she said, rocking on her heels.
"Sounds fine to me" Aerith said, pulling her boots on and rising to her feet. "Let's go"
--Iamaline--
Leon heard the door shut and figured the two girls had gone out for a while. It was fine with him; he needed the quiet to think. Why did he get so worked up and stressed whenever the blonde was injured? He just didn't understand it. He brought a hand up to rub the scar on the bridge of his nose. As much as he hated it, he had to go to Aerith about this one. He knew she would never tease him about it, but he guessed he had too much pride to go asking for help. He also knew that Aerith would never let anything said outside the room they were talking in, which gave him a bit less to worry about when talking to her.
He had a nagging feeling that he had a good idea what was going on, but Aerith had more knowledge on emotion than he did, so he wasn't going to jump to conclusions. He groaned quietly and put his head in his hands.
"Something wrong?" he heard a voice ask softly. Raising his head he saw Cloud looking at him with a small tinge of confusion on his features.
"No." he answered to quickly and he knew it. The blonde snorted and looked up to the ceiling, appearing to be counting the cracks.
"I haven't been awake two minutes and I'm already bored." Cloud stated rhetorically, not taking his eyes off of the ceiling. The bright blue orbs darting around quickly.
"I'm not at all surprised. But you do bring it on yourself." The brunette said.
"I can't help it" the blonde answered.
"Yes you can-"
"How?!"
"Find your light before going after Sephiroth! You've tried it lightless five times before, six including this time! It's not working!" Leon yelled, losing his temper. Cloud looked away and closed his eyes. Calming down and trying not to lose it with Leon.
"That's the problem Leon, I can't find it." He whispered, almost too quiet for Leon to hear. "I don't have one" the brunette's features softened and he sat on the edge of the bed.
"Yes you do, everyone does. You just have to look harder to find yours." Cloud sighed and brought a hand up to rub his forehead. He was getting a headache again. Leon spoke up again. "You injure yourself badly whenever you go after him. It scares everyone, we don't want you to die Cloud" the blonde smiled a little, he knew people cared about him and he was grateful for that. But Sephiroth was keeping him from being happy and showing that gratitude.
"Thanks Leon" the blonde said quietly, sounding almost afraid to say it.
"What was that? I didn't hear you" Leon smirked. Cloud rolled his eyes.
"Thank you Leon!" he said loudly. The brunette chuckled.
"Well, I have to be going. The world won't fix itself." Leon made to stand up.
"Well what am I supposed to do until then?" Cloud asked. Leon picked up a book Aerith had left on the bedside table while waiting for the blonde to wake up and threw it at him.
"Read a book" Leon stated. Cloud picked up the book and read the cover before gaping.
"Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging? Are you serious?" the blonde asked incredulously. The gunblader just smirked and walked out, closing the door behind him. Cloud threw the book away from him and sulked. "Son of a bitch."
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Blue-Chan: Oh. My. God. That took way longer than I thought it would. Again thanks to my two lovely reviewers who get cookies!
-Throws cookies to Deathknight9008 and Mysticerzengel-
You gave me the motivation to do this chapter
