A/N: I asked my sister which KH character would fit this prompt and her instant answer was, "Sora," followed by a "Duh!" XD Enjoy. :)

Thanks: MonMonCandie, Mikichan21, thedoggydog2, and M. L. Ayala, my beta reader.


4. Gluttony

Once upon a time…

"Mmm, this's really good!" Sora admitted, as he worked inside the rice dish that Aerith had prepared for them for dinner.

"You should thank Aerith for that. Cloud's a lucky bastard to have a girlfriend that can cook like this," Cid commented, making Aerith blush.

"Speaking of which, where the hell is Spiky, anyway?" Yuffie questioned.

Unfortunately for her, there was nobody who could answer that question for her, not even Aerith. After all, Cloud Strife had a nasty habit of appearing and disappearing whenever he pleased. He never told anyone where he went or what he was doing during his absences, but everyone knew it had something to do with the dark and evil Sephiroth.

"Ugh, Sora. I gotta say, for the respected Keyblade's Chosen One and all, you really lack proper table manners," Yuffie noted, watching the spiky-haired boy with a disgusted look on her face.

This was the third dish that Aerith brought him, but during his binge, his way of eating hadn't changed one bit; he attacked his spicy food much like a hungry animal who hadn't seen food for weeks. The word 'gluttony' had been whispered twice already, both times by Yuffie the Great Ninja. To say that the young wielder of the marvelous Keyblade had surprised the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee, was the understatement of the year. Even Leon (or Cloud for that matter), both grown-up warriors who had been through a lot in life, didn't eat as much as he did. Or perhaps they were doing that secretly, so people wouldn't see it.

"Yuffie," Aerith chided, giving her a warning look that the girl chose to ignore.

"What? It's true!" the raven-haired ninja cried to her defense, earning a glare from Leon that probably meant something along the lines of, "Shut the hell up!"

But then again, nobody knew for sure what that guy was thinking, so perhaps it was more of a "Yuffie-I-Know-You-Took-My-Leather-Gloves!" kind of glare.

In that case, she was busted.

"It doesn't matter. I think it's only healthy for a young man of his age to have a great appetite. He'll need his strength. Besides, nobody can resist Aerith's cooking," Merlin said, truthfully.

This earned him a radiant smile from Aerith, who was flattered at his compliment.

"Well, I can still remember the time when it had been different," Yuffie muttered, darkly, but thankfully, nobody heard her.

"You gonna eat that?" Sora then asked, his mouth full, while looking up from Leon's half full plate to his piercing blue eyes.

The taciturn swordsman didn't say a word, but pushed his plate away from him towards Sora's direction, who happened to sit opposite of him. The look on his face said it all, though.

Sora, who was obviously oblivious to that look, chirped happily, "Thanks, Leon!"

The tiniest of smiles tugged at the corner of the brunet male's lips. "…Don't mention it."

"Yeah, otherwise he'll throw up in front of you," Yuffie whispered.