Warnings: Language, Sexual situations, Yaoi (M/M)
Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII and Kingdom Hearts belong to Square Enix and Disney, not me. I am simply borrowing there pretty boys for a little while.
Cloud lay on the lawn letting the sun soak in. The movers had arrived shortly after them and had started to unload the boxes. Cloud thought it best to stay out of the way, and to catch up on some of the sleep he had lost over the past few days.
His short nap was interrupted when a shadow fell over him. Cloud cracked an eye open and saw a younger boy with the biggest aqua eyes he had ever seen, and an even bigger grin.
"Hey there! I'm Demyx!" the boy said, thrusting his hand down towards Cloud.
Now that Cloud had opened both eyes, he noticed that it was the same boy who was playing cats cradle on the porch. The one with the red hair was standing a little ways away watching the movers deal with a particularly heavy and awkward box, with an amused look on his face.
Cloud tried to crack a smile, but ended up looking only slightly less annoyed. He stood up, brushing off a few stray pieces of grass before extending his hand as well.
"Hi...I'm Cloud" he said taking Demyx's hand and shaking it.
"Welcome to the neighborhood!" Demyx said in a sing song voice. He turned around quickly and grabbed the red head by the hand, pulling him closer to Cloud.
"This here is Axel!"
Axel smirked and gave Cloud a small wave.
Cloud noticed Axel had small tattoos under his eyes. Were they suppose to be tears? Oh dear god, did Cloud have to deal with even more emotional people? Roxas and Vincent were enough for him.
"I know the neighborhood looks a little boring, but once you get into town it's a lot more exciting!" Demyx said still smiling.
Cloud was just about to say something when Demyx let out the loudest most terrifying squeal Cloud had ever heard. It even beat out the sounds of joy Yuffie would make at times.
Cloud closed his eyes until the noise stopped, and opened them just in time to see Demyx bounding down the walkway towards Roxas; Who looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
Axel laughed slightly and looked back at Cloud.
"Demyx gets pretty excited sometimes and loves to meet new people. He's kinda like a puppy, only he is potty trained..."
Cloud snorted in reply and watched as Demyx waved enthusiastically at Roxas, who was mere inches from Demyx's face. Oh yes, Roxas was going to like this guy.
"YO! Are making new friends?"
Cloud and Axel turned to see a lanky teen walking up the way, his red hair almost as bright as Axel's and the goggles atop his head were shining in the sunlight.
"It's called being polite and courteous, both of which, are qualities you lack." Axel responded with raised eyebrow and a sticking out of the tongue.
These two definitely had to be brothers Cloud thought to himself.
As the other teen grew closer Cloud noticed that he too has tattoos on his face. Was it some weird tradition in the family? Was it some way to signify they had come of age? Why the hell would someone tattoo their face?
"-hey, are you even listening to me?"
Cloud blinked a few times before he noticed the teen had reached him and had been talking to him for quite some time.
"I said the name's Reno, and it looks like we're neighbor's!" He winked and jammed a toothpick in his mouth.
"Oh hey, I'm Cloud." He nodded once and looked over quickly to see Demyx was now trying to play with Roxas's hair.
He watched with mild amusement, only half listening to the conversation going on between Axel and Reno.
"Where were you?" Axel asked poking Reno on the shoulder. "Demyx and I were waiting for a ride downtown."
"Pfft, go walk Downtown! I went over to Zack's. Hadn't seen him for a while, you know how things are."
Axel simply nodded and smiled. "Hope he's doing good."
Suddenly Demyx pulled Roxas into a hug, and all that could be seen was a flailing of limbs and some muffled yells.
"Aw crap. DEMYX, LET HIM GO!" Axel yelled, storming down the walkway to hopefully go free Roxas from the impromptu cuddle fest.
Reno walked up to stand beside Cloud and watched as Axel was dragged into said cuddle fest.
"You learn to forget about personal space when Demyx is around." Reno said laughing slightly. "Yo, it's a good thing you met me--the coolest guy around town. Hanging out with me means you won't have to worry about being left out, or being alone!" He poked his thumb at his chest and winked.
This guy was really cocky, Cloud thought.
"Yeah...never have to be alone...sounds great" Cloud rolled his eyes and stuffed his hands into his pockets.
"Tomorrow night me and a few friends are going to go to Peter's Drive Thru. Best place around town, the burgers are heaven and the ice cream is to die for! You should totally come along" Reno threw his arm around Clouds shoulder and wandered down towards the pile of people on the walkway. Demyx seemed to have won this battle.
"I won't take no for an answer! Besides, I want you to meet my friends." Reno added.
Cloud shrugged off Reno's arm and nodded.
"As long as you don't try to hug me..." He said, helping Roxas up out of the pile.
XX
"So, what do you guy's think of the place?" Their mom asked while grabbing another piece of pizza.
Cloud shrugged and poked at his food.
"It's alright I guess..." He kept looking down at his food. Should he tell his mom that he had maybe, already, sorta, kinda made a friend? If he did he had a feeling she would say something like 'I told you so' or 'My baby is making new friends already!' and start gushing.
"I met a guy who seems kinda cool...he invited me to go to a drive thru, which is apparently amazing...could be fun."
His mom just smiled and winked. Nothing more, just a smile. Great that was worse then if she had actually said anything.
"What do you think Roxas?" She asked turning her attention to her younger, quieter son.
"Um...Mom...I don't think it's safe here..." He looked up at her with a tight jaw and wide eyes. He had a vice like grip on his fork which had repeatedly stabbed a piece of his lettuce.
"Why would you say that? This neighborhood is one of the safest communities you could ever live in!"
"He got hugged today and now he thinks everyone will try and kill him." Cloud stated simply.
"I don't think they'll kill me! I just think that I might get mugged...or WORSE! RAPED!" His eyes shot out of his head and he looked like he was ready to scream.
Roxas had always been a Drama Queen.
"If someone hugs you, it doesn't mean there going to rape you honey" She gave him a small smile that soon turned into a big grin. Which in turn became smothered laughter.
"What's so funny? This isn't a laughing matter!" Roxas took a bite from his
pizza and glared at the plate like it had just threatened to rape him as well.
XX
"Trust me, the food is awesome. Way better then any McDonald's you have ever been to!" Reno said grabbing the keys out of his pocket and walking down Cloud's walkway. Motioning for Cloud to follow, Reno continued to ramble. "Plus you get to meet some more people, more people being my friends! Hopefully soon to be your's as well!"
He walked up to a small red Honda and unlocked the doors. Cloud opened his door and looked inside the car.
Well surprise surprise, the car was actually really clean. He expected Reno to be the kind of guy who would throw trash in the back and vacuum the car every three millennia.
"Yup...she's my pride and joy. Her names Jenny!"
"Like the shrimp boat..." Cloud muttered.
"Shrimp boat? What the hell man? This isn't a shrimp boat!"
Cloud looked at Reno over the top of the car and smiled.
"I know it's not a shrimp boat, but Forrest Gump named his boat Jenny...haven't you ever seen Forrest Gump?"
Apparently not, Cloud decided, seeing Reno's confused expression.
"Never mind..." Cloud said getting into the car. " So how far away is this place?" He asked as Reno got in as well and buckled himself in.
"Oh only a ten minute drive, but after we get our food, and pick up some people I can take you on a small tour of the city. Show you that there's more to this place then just identical homes and overly cheerful neighbor's."
Cloud just nodded and buckled in as well. He was just getting comfortable, when Reno turned the car on.
Apparently Reno liked to have his music on loud, incredibly loud. When the car started, some unintelligible sound came from the speakers. Cloud would have jumped a foot out of his seat if it wasn't for the seatbelt strapping him in, and successfully caught himself from screaming like a little girl. It wouldn't have really mattered if he had screamed anyway, because it would have fit right in with the music.
"Oops, sorry about that!" Reno said turning the stereo down and grinning. "Got a nice set of speakers eh?" He winked at Cloud and started the car.
"Okay, first we are going to go pick up my friend Sephiroth. He usually always has a look on his face that makes you think that you just insulted his mother, and he's going to kill you. But he's actually a pretty cool guy, if not a little intimidating. Zack's the other one we are picking up. He's a great guy, always laughing and hugging and..." Reno looked over at Cloud and laughed " everything you seem to dislike! Don't worry, he's better with personal space then Demyx"
They sat in silence for a bit while Reno tapped his fingers on his steering wheel to the beat of one of the songs. They turned a few corners and drove up to a medium sized house, one that actually looked like it had some definition to it.
"Wait here." Reno said while stepping out of the car and heading up the walkway.
Cloud watched as Reno knocked, and a tall man opened the door. His long silver hair caught whatever light was left in the sky and made it glow. Reno started talk in a very animated manner, and soon the man nodded and stepped outside following Reno.
Reno hopped back over to the car and sat down while the other man opened one of the back doors and got in.
" Sephiroth, this is Cloud, Cloud this is Sephiroth!"
Cloud turned around and took the hand Sephiroth held out. Reno wasn't wrong when he said Sephiroth was intimidating.
" Nice to meet you." Sephiroth said and let go of Clouds hand.
Cloud just nodded and smiled slightly.
" NOW! OFF WE GO, INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER!" Reno suddenly burst out and shot the car forward. Cloud looked back at Sephiroth, who seemed only slightly annoyed. He was probably used to this by now.
The drive to the next house wasn't as long, and consisted of Reno going on about this new kind of helicopter the city police were getting. It seemed that Reno was a helicopter fiend. Cloud really didn't want to see him behind the controls of a helicopter if his driving skills were anything to go by.
The next stop was at a small, inviting looking home. This must be Zack's house Cloud thought.
Reno went to the door and rang the bell. He waited for a few moments before the door was ripped open and he was tackled to the ground in a headlock. The two of them fought for a few minutes before they both let go and laughed.
Together they walked down the walkway pushing at each other until they reached the car. They both climbed in and Cloud turned around.
His eyes were immediately drawn to Zack's eyes and Cloud couldn't help but stare. They were a silvery purple colour unlike anything he had ever seen. Cloud was thrown back into reality when Reno nudged him in the arm.
"And this is Zack!" Reno said smiling.
Zack grinned back at Cloud and waved.
"Hey! Nice to meet you...Cloud!" He said, trying to remember his name.
Cloud just waved back slightly and turned his head back to the front of the car.
A faint red colour crept across Cloud's face thinking about how he stared. Normal people didn't just gawk at strangers, and normal guys didn't stare at other guy's eyes, especially if you just met them. Smooth Cloud, real smooth.
They drove to the drive thru, and Cloud had to admit the burgers were really good. Most of the car ride was spent driving past a few parks, some malls, and some random landmarks. Reno and Zack spewed forth random commentary while Sephiroth occasionally added in historical facts.
The last place they drove to, Reno actually stopped the car and everyone got out. Cloud looked around and saw a small stone wall and an open field behind them. He followed everyone as they headed over to the wall and looked out. After the wall the ground experienced a steep decline, but after awhile it flattened out. In the middle of the valley was an old construction site with a half built tower.
" It was going to be a new hospital, but during construction a few people died and they just never picked it up again. They left it as it was for some odd reason. I think it's just to scare the shit out of all of us." Zack said walking over to Cloud and looking over at the old construction site.
" Certainly is creepy...how did they die... I mean the people at the site?" Cloud asked still looking at the site.
" One of the walls fell down. It was doomed from the start really. Not enough funding and a crap company was hired to build it. We come here a lot, mostly because no one else does. There all chicken but us three ,and now four, are willing to brave the ghosts to come here." Zack said turning around and leaning up against the wall.
Cloud did the ,same and looked over at Zack. With it being so dark he couldn't really see much but he could still see Zack's eyes. Cloud's tongue stuck in the back of his throat and he started to blush again.
He was in trouble.
Authors NoteYay! The first official chapter has been posted, and I hope you guys enjoyed it! Like I said, I will post a new chapter every Tuesday so keep a look out! Just a few things I wanted to comment on, one being the rest of the pairings in this here fanfiction. Although they aren't major pairing and you won't hear about them a lot there is Axel/Demyx and Roxas/Namine. I hope those pairings don't stop you from reading the fanfiction! Secondly, Peters Drive Thru is a real place in my city, and the food there is killer! If you are ever in Calgary, go there. I demand you eat one of there burgers and get a banana split! And last, but defiantly not least, thank you to all my reviewers and for all the people watching this fanfiction, I really appreciate it!