"Leon, I'm out of town until Monday." Cloud said to Leon as they were on break. Leon nodded once, understood. A Traverse Town delivery nothing special. The bell rang, break over. Cloud sighed and lowered his head. "Tell Sora." He said quietly.
Leon nodded as they hugged goodbye. Leon headed inside as Cloud headed for the garage where they kept his bike. He sat down in his seat in the second office to the left, a brightly lit room, where three other people sat in the same form of desk, with the same type of papers in front of them.
All three of the teens were his friends. There was Rikku, Rikus' older sister. She didn't get along well with her family, so she basically ignored everyone except Riku. He was the only one she could stand to be around.
Yuffie and Aerith sat facing eachother. Lovers, and sane as psychos. Yuffie was always hyper, giddy in her own little way. Aerith thought she was psychic. She predicted the future. Once Leon got the courage to ask her about his future. He was going to eat a turkey sandwhich for lunch and an apple. It was what he ate everyday...
Yuffie and Aerith smiled, glad to be able to leave on their break. Rikku had hers before Leons. Rikku kicked her feet stamping envelopes. She hummed a new song. And soon... Leon started to...
"Leon?" a voice asked loudly. Leon brought his head up off his desk, a letter sticking to his head. He had fallen asleep on the job. He needed to get more sleep. He was working overtime a lot recently, it was like he was working Clouds schedule.
Leon through the letter off his head and looked up to see his boss. His eyebrows raised in fear. "Kairi! I'm sorry. I've just had a lot less sleep recent-" Leon started.
Kairis demanding gaze shut him up. "MR. LEONHEART! That is the fifth time this month. Why are you working overtime so much. It's just paying off the money you lose by sleeping!" Leon sighed, she was to loud. He held his head in his hands.
"Listen Leon, ano more time. ONE MORE TIME! And you are out of here!" She yelled and Leon nodded. Don't fight with Kairi, she gets louder.
Around ten Leon left his work, alone. He headed home to find a dinneer out for him and Sora and Riku on the couch watching TV, a news broadcast. Sora was in tears. Leon put up his coat and came to stand behind Riku. "What's up?" He asked.
Riku put a finger over his lips and then pointed it towards the TV.
NEWS BULLETIN "Over two thousand people on Twilight - Traverse Town connecting bridge have died or were lost today as this bridge fell." Leon picked up the remote and turned the TV off. Sora looked at Leon, "Cloud can't work now..." He said. Clouds job gave them a shelter, a haven.
Leon stayed silent and walked out of the room, tears falling from his eyes. Riku looked back at him as he walked away. He wiped one of Leons tears that had fallen on him from his cheek. He stood up leaving Sora blinking at the dark screen of the television, silently crying. Scared.
Riku walked into the kitchen behind Leon and slid his arms around his waste. "What is it?" He asked quietly. Leon shuddered and went limp in Rikus arms. Riku held him up easily, they had all gotten lighter since the machina took over.
"Cl- Cloud started a delivery today." A yelp came from across the room. The two looked to see Sora, standing petrified in the doorway. Riku buried his face into the crook of Leons neck, all three slinked to the floor, crying.
NEW SCENE - EARLIER
Cloud sat imapatiently on his bike. It was rush hour. The bridge was packed. He heard a crack from nowhere and he spun around on his seat to see nothing. Then another and car horns started to beep even faster. He turned straight ahead, with the next crack he felt it.
"It's okay guys, I promise, I'll make it home..." He said into the air. I love you... Was the words he forgot to say in his fear as he looked for a way off the bridge, he needed one, quickly.