Yay! Another chapter! Hope you like it.
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Cloud stood in front of the class, not making eye contact with anyone. He wouldn't risk it. The only one he would communicate here with was Riku, Sora, and Leon. No one else. He was paranoid. Nah, wouldn't go THAT far. He was really just scared to death of Solstice.
"This is Reno Banryuu, he's from Halloween Town, so please treat him with utmost respect," The teacher said, actually introducing Cloud. Well, Reno. Cloud snorted and stuck his hands in his pockets. He had his cloths on that he got from Halloween town. It was a Pitch black turtle neck that had the arm's cut off. He had a but shield-looking thing on his left shoulder, that attached to a billowing and flowing sleeve. His pants were black with neon white spider webs running down the sides. They were very baggy.
"Reno," The teacher said, putting his hand to his chin, "Hmmm, would you go to the back and sit next to Selphie?"
Cloud looked over at the teacher lazily, then drawled out, "Gladly,"
Cloud walked slowly to the back and slumped into the seat, putting his hands behind his head and smirking. The teacher went to work, and Cloud was glad. He was so goddamn nervous in his mind, and he was SO close to just starting to rant to himself. But he succumbed and held to ranting in his mind. It wouldn't do to embarrass himself on his first day. He yawned. This was going to be a long day.
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"You did a good job," Leon said, patting Cloud on the back, "You should be an actor,"
Cloud slowly chewed on the sandwich he'd made. He just stared forward and was silent, thinking of things.
"What's the matter?" Leon asked, putting down his own food and putting his arm around Cloud's shoulders. Their wasn't anyone around, so he could do this.
Cloud turned and put his face in Leon's shirtfront, his shoulders shook and he tried to keep back tears, "I hate lying to people. I hate acting. I hate hiding. I hate running."
Leon gasped a little, then he felt a wave of grief sweep over him. He patted Cloud's back in a way that only he could do, then sighed, "You're not alone. I'm acting, lying, hiding, and running with you. You're never alone,"
Cloud's shoulders shuddered again, then clutched at Leon's shirt, "But...I've done this so many times,"
Leon didn't know what to say, and he had nothing to say. Something then popped into his mind that a friend of his, Tifa, always said.
"Dilly Dally, Silly Sally," (AN: Full credit of that line to Advent Children)
What the heck? Cloud looked up with a truly confused look on his face. He looked up and saw that Leon was actually smiling.
"Dilly Dally, Silly Sally," Leon said, then sighed, "It means you got to move on. You got to face your fears. Just move on, ya know?"
"Dilly Dally, silly sally?" Cloud murmured, then looked Leon square in the chest, "I understand...but where the hell did that come from?"
"Let's just say a friend of mine says it," Leon said, then thanked the gods...no, thanked Tifa that the certain saying came into his mind at that moment.
"Hey, Leon...do you like me?" Cloud asked, his eyes getting sad,
"Of course I like you!" Leon yelled, making Cloud look him in the eyes, "I love you!"
There was such sincerity in that voice. He sounded so sure of that, that the statement was true. The truth in his eyes, the small smile playing on his lips. Cloud blushed deeply and then looked away,
"Ehh! You can't say you love me yet! Love is a big commitment! A person has to go out with another person a long, long time. They have to spend a lot of time together and they had to have done everything together. And they can't even have thoughts of other people while their in the other presence. And then they have to go the extra mile..." Cloud blushed so red that he would make a tomato cower in Envy. Leon got the drift. Third Base. "...and then they'd have to find a secluded place and both love one another, then say that to each other!"
Leon bent down and whispered huskily, seductively, into Cloud's ear, "We'll do all that,"
Cloud put his face in Leon's chest and wondered where the hell all of Leon's other friends were. Wasn't he supposed to be the most popular guy in Class?
Leon, this morning, proudly stated to all his friends that he was going to the meadow a hundred feet away from the school grounds. He told no one to bother him. He told them that he was going to be doing a great assignment. And who said that Cloud wasn't something great?
Leon pulled Cloud back and kissed him lightly on the lips, whispering just as husky, breathing onto his lips, "How about we go out tonight?"
Cloud dreamily (He couldn't believe he was succumbed to dreamy) Gazed into Leon's eyes and slowly nodded, not having enough will power to say another word.
But...they didn't see the prying eyes. The eyes of the 'fan' club. Leon...was foolish, apparently. To think that he'd ever have a moment of being alone with Cloud. Especially with the 'fan' club down his back twenty-four seven.
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(AN: apologizing ahead if any of the people reading this is named Marissa)
Marissa snapped open her prized new pink Razor phone, her acrylic fake nails already pressing in numbers on the sleek silver plastic. She smirked with her bright red lipstick and her pearly whites shone behind it. She absently ran a hand through her strait blonde hair, her crimson blue eyes mysterious.
"What are you going to do, Marissa?" The brunette asked next to her.
Marissa didn't answer, only pressed the cell to her ear and smiled. She heard the phone pick up on the second ring.
"Hey, A. J.! It's Marissa...yeah, I'm doing fine, thanks...yeah, nothing special here, except...no, no boy trouble with me... no, Mandy isn't dead...no...Well, You remember Leon don't you, you must...of course...well, we have a little, problem...yeah, the new kid thinks he can walk all over him...yeah, this time...yes, all you want...yes...What?..oh nothing special...as many friends as you want, the more the better..." Marissa turned to glare at the couple that were too close for her liking, "just take care of him, I'll send you a picture,"
Marissa held up her phone and when the two love-birds parted, she took a picture of the red one. She smirked, then snapped her phone closed.
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Leon had his arm around Cloud's waist as they walked into the restaurant. Cloud never expected something so fancy. It was fancier than the place they went on their first date!
Cloud blushed and looked down while Leon led them to the table. Cloud was sort of relieved when he saw that they were in a special back room with only two other tables, other than their two-person one.
"Sorry, sirs. This is the only two person one, and the people who reserved this room aren't expected for three hours now, so take your time," The waitress was very nice, and she must have seen they wanted their privacy, because Cloud had seen plenty of empty two-seats. She wasn't very good at lying, but she was very kind.
Cloud thanked her and went to sit, and he felt that Leon was reluctant to let go. He didn't blame him, he missed Leon's touch already. But it was relinquished right away when Leon grasped his hands.
"What do you think Sora and Riku will be doing tonight?" Cloud asked, feeling Leon's thumb rubbing the back of his hand. Leon smiled politely,
"I don't know, I heard them talking about going to a movie," Leon said, searching Cloud's eyes. Cloud looked truly happy, but at school he just looked troubled. Leon liked to see Cloud happy. He smiled again, then saw the waitress come in again. She beamed when she saw that they were holding hands across the table. She blushed and walked up to them, "I'm really sorry for barging like this, but you two are really, really cute together. It's really rare to see two men that will admit to them being...you know.."
Cloud smiled proudly and Leon looked away ashamed, but he didn't let go of Cloud's hands, only watched the smiling man out of the corner of his eye.
"Thank you," Cloud blushed a lot, then looked up at her with a confused look.
"Oh, what would you like to drink?" She asked, quickly pulling out a notepad. Cloud just barely noticed that she had brown hair down to the middle of her back, something rather rare that he'd seen. She also had glasses, most people this time got contacts.
"A chocolate shake!" Cloud exclaimed happily. He'd been craving chocolate shake the whole day, and he finally got to get it! Ha ha ha.
"We'll share it," Leon said, leaning into the table almost possessively.
The girl smiled wide, then blushed and stuttered a bit, "oh sorry, I already missed a bit. I'm Sarah, your waitress, and yeah. So that'll be one chocolate shake with two straws? Alright, do I need to give you two a minute to see what your having?"
To tell the truth, they hadn't even looked at their menu's yet. The girl just laughed.
"What would you recommend?" Leon asked, looking up at her. He needed to put in his part of the conversation.
"Umm, probably the Teriyaki bowl! That's really good! Or maybe that turkey thing? Ya know? And maybe one of our salad and soup specials! OOH! The clam chowder and chili here is good! And the garlic shrimp thing?" She exclaimed, then blushed again.
"Umm," Cloud looked puzzled. Everything sounded good, and he really didn't want to choose. He liked all that, and on second thought, he didn't even know what Leon wanted.
"We'll have all of that," Leon said, looking up at her, "One of all of that,"
The girl scribbled it down and smiled, "I'll be right back with you drinks! Oh, would you like any appetizers?"
"No!" Cloud exclaimed. Leon had spent enough money on food already, he didn't need to pile on that and get a appetizer! Sarah nodded and walked away.
"Cloud, you seem so nervous," Leon was surprised that Cloud wasn't talking a storm. Wait...that thought came to early.
"Well, you know. Your spending a lot of money on me and I'm feeling a bit guilty. But I don't want to tell you that, although I just did. And I don't want you to spend all this money on me and I feel like I don't deserve it," Cloud was cut off there.
Leon put his hand to Cloud's face and sighed, "You deserve much more than what I'm able to give you."
Cloud blushed and unconsciously leaned into Leon's hand, making the brunette smile.
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Riku had his arm around Sora's shoulders as he watched further on the movie. They'd go to dinner tonight, and then they'd go to Sora's house. Plus, Leon nearly threatened him with a spoon when he was telling Riku to not step foot in their own house tonight. When Riku asked what Cloud and him would be doing that was so secretive, Leon just looked at him like he was an idiot. Gees, what else would two people want with a barren house? Riku was so dense sometimes.
Riku blushed at the thought of being alone in a house with Sora, then tightened his grip. He was a little overprotective of Sora. And he learned that when that stupid cashier started to flirt with Sora. Actually...Sora had to hold Riku back, but Sora didn't look all that mad.
Sora snuggled deeper into Riku when something popped out on the screen. Actually, this wasn't that scary in Riku's eyes, but he'd humor Sora. They'd went to go see 'Stay Alive', and Sora was freaked. Riku was slightly amused, but he kept his hold on Sora. He'd never let anything scare Sora, even if it was just a corny movie.
"Sora," He whispered in a calming and nice tone, "It's not real,"
Sora looked up at him with big blue eyes, "really? Are you sure a video game can't kill us?"
"Sure of it," Riku laughed, then rubbed Sora's back, "I'm really sure,"
Sora smiled, but heard something. He looked up to the screen and saw...was that a stagecoach? Well, a stagecoach going to run over a guy. He hid further into Riku's side, but at least he didn't scream.
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Cloud pressed his lips to Leon's again. His stomach was close to bursting, but he ignored that. He didn't understand, but almost the second they walked into Leon's vacant house, they started kissing. But Cloud wasn't he one to complain.
"Can I?" Leon breathed into Cloud's ear. It was more like an unspoken question, but Cloud nodded none the less.
Leon slowly slipped his hand up Cloud's shirt, feeling every muscle, every curve. He curved around the side of Cloud's stomach for a moment, then continued to slide the shirt up. It was surprisingly loose for a turtle-neck. Cloud ducked a bit so that Leon could loop it around his head. And luckily for him, Leon was wearing a button up. He felt Leon slowly move his lips down to his neck. Cloud gasped and stopped mid-down on unbuttoning his shirt. He gasped when Leon bit down just a bit. Cloud felt Leon's hands roaming his upper torso, and he could barely bring himself to unbutton the rest of the brunette's shirt.
Leon migrated them to the bed tucked in the corner of his room and he pressed Cloud to it, keeping his lips on the tender skin at Cloud's neck. He trailed up to right behind his earlobe and heard a delighted gasp from Cloud. Leon was glad as well.
Leon felt around the hem of Cloud's pants, just rubbing along where the fabric was clutching the skin. He pulled back his lips and looked at Cloud. He was as red as a tomato and Leon smiled. Cloud pushed Leon on his back and he was now straddling his hips, and Cloud had his hands on his upper chest, near the collar. He blushed again, but bend down and kissed the collar bone lightly, hearing Leon's intake of breath. He was hesitant, but he eventually trailed down to Leon's stomach, laying butterfly kisses. He felt Leon's hands on his hips tighten, and he smiled against the brunettes abs, making the other shudder. He looked up and saw that Leon was blushing (blushing) and his eyes were closed. Cloud stretched back up to Leon's face and laid a small peck on the rosy lips, smiling against them.
Leon opened his eyes and saw clear sea-blue ones staring right back. He raised a hand from the warm waist and ran a hand through blue-eyed man's hair and pulled him back down for another long kiss. He flipped Cloud back over and put his hand under the fabric of Cloud's pants at the hip, then pushed them down slowly. Cloud put his hands calmly on Leon's waist and kissed Leon again.
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Sorry, It was a lime-ish lemon. I didn't have enough will power.
