Title: He Lives In You

Author: Metal Goddess

Summary: Strange visions haunt Leon's sleep and waking moments...All he sees is Cloud...where others cannot...Is he losing his mind, or has he gained another's light? (Cleon)

A.N: Think back to KH 1...

Disclaimer: The Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and Dissidia characters that will appear in this fic belong to their respective owners.


Chapter 2: Here, There And Everywhere

Leon rushed about in a very 'Leon-manner', opening doors and looking before closing the, muttering curses under his breath. This process was repeated around the Radiant Garden Restoration Committee's base twice. Aerith watched his behaviour with a raised eyebrow.

When he went to go outside, Aerith decided to bite the bullet and ask Leon…

"Leon, what's wrong?"

"…Damn pixies stole from my box."

The box Leon referred to was a lockbox filled with two treasures that held a special significance to Leon. Somehow, the Gullwings had broke into the lockbox and made off with the two items.

Finding his lockbox empty, and thinking of the usual suspects, he went on a 'pixie-hunt' for the tiny three. Aerith, while sympathising with Leon, suddenly found herself feeling sorry for the Gullwings.

"I'll help you look. They can't have gone far."

"Thanks, Aeri—"

Leon trailed off as he looked toward the wall of the base.

"…Leon."

Aerith turned to look at what Leon was seeing. After seeing nothing herself, she turned back to Leon who had a slight look of disbelief on his face, about as much as the gunblade wielder would allow himself to express.

What Leon saw, as he ignored Aerith's concern, was Cloud in his one-winged glory. Leon stared more than he should have, as he vaguely wondered why no-one else could see him.

This Cloud slowly pointed to a corner of the base and Leon followed the finger's direction with his eyes. What he saw in his line of sight was Merlin's magical bag…

Leon brushed past Aerith as he walked toward the bag. Giving it only one moment of scrutiny, he wrenched it open to find the three sly pixies hiding within.

Yuna tried to give Leon a faux innocent smile, but he was having none of it. He crossed his arms and gave them a 'cough-it-up-or-else' look as the trio flew sheepishly out of the bag.

"Where is it?"

"Don't know what you're talking about."

Leon's glared deepened, making the teeny-bopping trio jump. Rikku hastily took out a medium sized bag out of no-where. Leon snatched it out for her tiny hands. Opening the bag and checking it, he scanned its contents with a scowl and looked back at them with another cold glare.

"You left something out."

They shook their heads furiously, but Leon only gestured roughly with his open palm. Paine reached behind her back and produced an intensely bright green crystal orb, which was faintly glowing.

Leon snatched it out of her hand and took a moment to appreciate the crystal anew. It was given to Leon as a gift by Cloud. When Leon commented that Cloud didn't seem the gift-giving type, the blond just replied that it would help him out someday. Its soft glow and gentle green hue reminded him so much of Cloud's eyes…

Suddenly remembering what he had seen, he turned to where he had seen Cloud. Leon could barely contain his disappointment when he saw that the blonde warrior had disappeared.

Clenching his right hand in frustration, he turned back to the Gullwings, who visibly went 'eep'.

"…You have ten seconds…"

They didn't need to be told twice as they flew out of the base, dodging around Aerith in their haste to get to the door. Aerith turned worriedly back to Leon.

"Leon, I—"

"I'm going for my rounds!"

Leon strode past Aerith, leaving a cold breeze in his wake, as he stuffed the orb and the other item in his pocket as he strode out the door, grabbing his gunblade as he did so and slamming the door behind.

Cid walked into the room, yawning as he did so. He saw Aerith standing in the middle of the room, shoulder slumped sadly.

"What did I miss?"

Aerith turned to Cid, sighing as she did so and proceeded to tell him what happened.


The week didn't get any better for Leon. He kept seeing visions of Cloud everywhere...

When he was in the bailey, he saw Cloud, who pointed behind him saying 'look out', just mere seconds before a Heartless ambush, saving Leon from having his head cleaved in half...

When he was in the Crystal Cavern, Cloud was there, beckoning him to move forward, after which, Leon walked forward, a falling rock crystal fell inches away from Leon's head...

When Leon was alone, the vision of Cloud would appear, recalling the days when Radiant Garden was bright and full of nature, or just to talk to Leon...

Leon often wondered to himself if some Heartless attached itself to him, taking the form of someone so...familiar, to drag his heart to darkness.

He quickly dismissed that thought. Whenever he looked at this vision, he felt nothing but light, and the feeling of his heart feeling like it was going to burst returned with full force.

Regardless, Leon could not continue his life until he knew what these visions meant...


Cid, Yuffie, Tifa Merlin and Aerith gathered at the table in the base, with varying looks of shock as they read the letter that was left there that very morning...

To the Radiant Garden Restoration Committee,

I believe that I am not of sound mind lately. I keep having these strange visions, and while they are not hostile in any way, and have saved my life on more than one occasion, I believe they are affecting my work.

So, I am taking myself of the committee until such a time as I can figure out what these visions mean

~Leon~

Aerith sighed as everyone else tried to digest this news.

"Oh, Leon..."


It had been a week since Leon took himself of the Restoration Committee, and he was still no closer to figuring out what these visions of Cloud meant.

He sat on the edge of the cliff in the Dark Depths, the last place Cloud was reported to have been seen last, in his battle against Sephiroth...

Cloud suddenly appeared, sitting on a rock not too far from Leon. The brunet only noticed him when he spoke.

"We fought against many Heartless in the paths behind us...a thousand Heartless...you lost something there..."

Leon didn't bother asking about what he had meant, he just stared out into the distance. Cloud and Leon spent a comfortable silence together and, were it not for the familiar feeling in his chest and the light he felt from the vision, he would've thought the vision disappeared in the silence.

He took a little comfort in that. Leon laughed dryly at the thought, though...

"Am I...going mad..."

The vision just continued staring into the distance.

"I don't know...all I feel is your heart...so I don't know about your mind..."

Cloud suddenly turned his head to look behind him, and Leon heard that familiar voice before he even had a chance to turn around himself to see who it was.

"Heya, Leon."