Open Your Heart – Goodbye

by taitofan

Rated PG-13 for sexual situations (future entries may be rated higher)

Disclaimer: If Kingdom Hearts were mine, Isa and Lea would be happy together right now. So obviously, nope, not mine!

Author's Note: …Yeah, I know KH3 will likely blow these theories all out of the water, but oh well.

If you have any CC, please share and I'll listen. Please read, review, and enjoy! Finished 06-18-13


Isa had a problem. A loud, obnoxious sixteen-year-old problem that had a death grip on his waist.

"Lea, honestly. It's just two days." That was how long he had to go out of town with his parents. A mere two days. And yet Lea was carrying on like they would see each other for years. …Secretly, he thought it was a little sweet, but he could hardly encourage Lea's foolishness by telling him that.

"Yeah, two days too many," he whined, squeezing Isa from behind even more. "What am gonna do for two days without you?" He knew that Lea could find plenty to do. They were hardly co-dependent upon each other. Though Isa had to admit that he couldn't actually remember the last time he'd gone an entire day without seeing Lea for at least a little while…

"I'm sure Myde or Relena would do something with you. You might even convince Lumaria to look the other way and sneak into the castle through the gardens." Those three were all Lea's friends, but not exactly his own. Sure, he went to school with them and constantly had to hear Lea whine about how unfair it was that Lumaria got to work as an apprentice groundskeeper at the castle, but he really didn't know them.

He didn't have friends who weren't Lea, not really. Lea had plenty of friends though, even if Isa knew he was Lea's oldest and closest companion. That didn't explain why Lea was so adamant that he try to get out of leaving though.

"It's not the same," he insisted with a sigh. "I want to finally get in there with you, not alone or with someone else. If you really have to leave, I'll just have to put that plan on hold. But yeah, I guess I could hang out with one of them…"

He sounded so sullen, and it vexed Isa to no end. Lea would often mention taking up Myde's offer to teach him to play the sitar, and he'd wanted Relena to teach him how to use her throwing knives for years. Why wasn't he thinking of these things now? It wasn't as if Isa cared about doing those things, so it was the perfect opportunity!

"You guess? Lea, there's plenty of things you can do with them while I'm gone. You'll hardly be bored."

Lea didn't respond right away. His grip loosened, but he didn't pull back. It was more like a normal hug now, and Isa had to fight the urge to twist around to face his friend. But he thought it would be awkward to have their faces so close, and Isa knew he was already rather flushed at this point…

"You don't understand… I don't care about being bored. I care about how much I'll miss you. Isa, I…" He felt Lea's head gently nuzzle his own, and he couldn't take anymore of this game. He turned around in Lea's embrace, glad to see his friend's face was as flushed as his own felt.

"Are you about to say that you love me?" Lea winced and hesitantly nodded, and Isa might have laughed if his heart weren't beating so wildly. "Good. I return the sentiment."

Neither could tell who moved first, and once their lips were connected, neither particularly cared.


Isa stood outside Lea's house, having come to say goodbye before he left. They'd agreed to meet later, but his parents decided to leave sooner, and there was no way he was going without telling his best friend—and boyfriend of less than a day—no matter what.

"I'm gonna miss you." Lea was completely sincere, and Isa more than ever wanted to just hide under Lea's bed and just no go… But he knew he couldn't. If he tried that now, his parents would know exactly where to look for him, and he didn't need to give them anymore reasons to think he and Lea shouldn't be friends.

"So will I. But I'll be back soon, and we'll spend all day together." Lea smiled, though after a moment it morphed into a smirk.

"And all night too?" Isa felt his cheeks heat up, but he just shrugged, trying to keep his cool.

"Perhaps. If you've behaved yourself in my absence." Lea had already mentioned he was going to ask Relena for a duel, so Isa knew he'd come back to find out Lea had done something stupid. That was okay. He wouldn't be Lea if he didn't do stupid things sometimes.

"Of course, like I'd ever do anything else!" Isa gave him an unimpressed look, which Lea quickly wiped away by darting in and kissing him. Isa hoped Lea didn't think he could start winning arguments by doing that…

Because he probably could. But then again, Isa was sure it would work for him just as well.

"I need to go," Isa murmured between kisses, though he wasn't in much of a rush to leave. Lea wasn't in a hurry to let him go either. So they kissed for a few minutes, hungrily and with urgency, knowing that this new facet of their relationship would have to be put on hold until Isa's return, and neither of them wanting to wait that long.

Finally, Isa pulled away, knowing he had to leave before he was collected and caught. He hated to think what his parents would do if they found out. At least he had nothing to worry about from Lea's parents, but still… He longed for the day it could be just him and Lea, adults and doing what they wanted, with no one to tell them they shouldn't be together, whether as friends or more.

But he was getting ahead of himself. First, he had to run home and go on a trip, then come back and kiss his boyfriend senseless. No need to rush the rest of their lives.

"Goodbye," Lea finally relented, giving him one last small kiss before stepping back. "Try to call me, okay? Like, wear something sexy and we can—"

"Goodbye Lea." Lea laughed, and Isa found himself smiling at the sight and sound that was purely Lea. He loved it—he loved Lea. "I'll do my best to call. See you soon."

It wouldn't be soon enough for either of them, but as Isa grudgingly walked away, he couldn't help but think maybe this was for the best…

After all, if they missed each other before he'd even left, he could imagine he'd be taking up Lea on his nighttime offer without any hesitation.