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Warning: This fic contains at least SHOUNEN-AI (guys kissin' and cuddlin') and possibly YAOI (explicit sex scenes between guys). And implied pedophile, could also be seen with implied SHOUJO-AI (girls kissin' and cuddlin')
Pairings (in alphabetically order): Axel X Roxas, Leon X Cloud, Riku X Sora, Seifer X Zell (implied), Tidus X Wakka X Tidus, Zexion X Demyx (implied)
Author's Note: So this chapter really is a connecting chapter for the events in the next chapter. And I apologise Zell is my all time favourite FF character and I love him with Seifer.
Happy Reading!
-Na
Nagori no Omoi
Memory 8: Heart to Heart
Sora raced to the training room. He had had a bad night, which was followed by a bad morning. First he could not get to sleep for some unknown reason. He had finally gotten out of bed to go to the bathroom and microwave a glass of milk in hopes to find some solace in his sheets. He warmed the milk up fine but as he walked back to his bed he tripped over the cord of his alarm clock. This did two things, first his clock was unplugged and second his bed was covered in milk. Giving up at that point, Sora set Roxas' alarm and fell into the blond's bed. That morning of course, started with the alarm being set wrong and Sora being late, again.
Bursting through the double doors, the brunet doubled over breathing heavily. A minute seemed to pass and still there was no yelling from Leon, or worry from the troublesome duo. In fact there was really no noise in the room at all, afraid Sora looked up and around the room. The Room was empty except for the lone figure of Cloud.
"Cloud, where is everyone?" asked Sora slowly making his way over to the elder blond.
Blue eyes looked up at the shorter mail, with a look of complete shock, "Club doesn't start for another hour or so."
The short brunet's mouth dropped open, and his body limply fell to the ground next to Cloud. The two sat there in silence for a few moments. Sora never was good at sitting still or silence, and he soon started to fidget. At first the blond ignored the fidgeting but it quickly became annoying and his eyes burned into the younger male beside him.
Not being able to take the silence anymore Sora spoke up, "What is it like to be in SOLIDER?"
"I don't want to talk about it," replied Cloud in a soft but cold voice.
A few more moments in silence passed when Sora tried again, "Did you really dream about Leon? Like Riku and I?"
The blond turned to look at the young keybladist, he thought about ignoring the brunet, but then he saw the innocence and curiosity. Sadly it had reminded that he himself had lost that innocence long before he was the age that Sora now was. But Cloud did not want to think of those times now. So instead he let Sora distract him, "I did, and we had this connection in my dream. There were all of these people we were with, and I knew them all. Leon was alone and quiet surrounded by strangers, and I was just alone." Cloud was really surprised he had said as much as he did, but at the same time he really didn't want to think about him.
"Why were you alone in your dream, if you had all those people?"
Cloud didn't know what to say, and really his dreams were not so vivid in his memory, "I think, I'm not sure, but one of my friends in my dream, in real life died."
"Ara," said Sora quietly, the young brunet began to think of another topic to bring up but couldn't.
Before either of the two could say something else the door opened. Two sets of blue eyes turned to look at the tall blond, blue-eyed man that just walked into the room. Cloud stood up and turned to look at the taller male, "Can I help you?"
"Zexion, said that Puberty Boy was here, as well as Chicken-wuss, I just wanted to see them," replied the blond starring down Cloud.
Sora stood up and walked over to the new blond, "I remember Zexion but who are the others?"
"Cute kid, really why don't you go along and play," replied the tall blond turning towards Cloud he said, "Puberty Boy, you know Ice Princess… Squall? And Chicken-wuss Zexion brought him over, short like that kid dating the redhead," replied the mysterious blond.
"Oi, I'm eighteen," yelled Sora.
Cloud replied, "If you are talking about Leon and Roxas they should be here soon."
The blond just nodded and stood off to the side facing the door. Cloud watched the new guy for a few moments before he went back over to the corner, on his way he grabbed Sora, not wanting the brunet to pick a fight with this new guy.
Before Sora could become agitated again the door opened again to reveal, Axel, Roxas, Demyx, Leon, and Irvine. The group was quiet, but the still became even more pronounced when they saw the blond waiting for them, "Seifer," growled Leon glaring at the taller youth.
"Puberty Boy," mocked Seifer, "and Chicken-wuss."
"I told you not to call me that," replied Roxas with a huff he crossed his arms and pouted.
"What are you doing here Seifer?" asked Leon. By this time both Cloud and Sora had joined the group and were standing to the side between Seifer and their friends.
As Seifer began to answer the double doors opened again and a large group of the club members filled the room, over the din Seifer replied, "I just want to see you and Chicken-wuss is that a crime, Puberty Boy?"
Somewhere in the crowd there was an indignant yell, "What did you call me"!
For a brief second confusion filled Seifer's blue eyes. Bursting out of the crowd shaking a bras d'honneur was a small blond with a tribal tattoo on the left side of his face. Anger radiated from the small blond. The taller of the two's eyes went wide a softness entered them for a moment. Taking a step forward Seifer grabbed the arms of Zell and whispered, "Chickie… this where you were hiding," the tension in the smaller seemed to leach away. There was a hesitant moment where Seifer looked up and behind Zell to Squall and then back down to the blond before with his usual smirk firmly in place, "I should have known when I met Emo boy and the Kid, I would find Chickie, Puberty Boy and Chicken-wuss Jr. as well."
"What do you want Seifer," asked Irvine this time.
Seifer scuffed, "What happened to forgive and forget?" He looked around the room; there was so many of his old fellows here, hiding from what they were: Squall, Irvine, Zell, Selphie, and Riku. The taller blond shook his head and watched as his fellows tensed perhaps preparing for a fight. The silver-haired youth shifted towards the Kid and Seifer noticed the gesture. Looking at the blond in front of him, Seifer smirked. He knew deep down inside of him that Riku had been more like Seifer then anyone would want to admit, and it would seem now they were more alike than ever.
Walking passed the tattooed blond; Seifer squeezed Zell's shoulder, continuing towards the doors, he chose a path that would bring him to the right of Squall and that crew to where Riku was protecting the Kid. Seifer paused between the two groups, "I just wanted to see the old gang, Puberty Boy," more quietly he whispered to Riku, "Be careful Riku, only Chickens forgive," turning back towards Leon, "how about I beat you tomorrow Puberty Boy, just for old times." With that Seifer walked through the crowd at the door and left the training room. It only took a moment, until Zell went out after him.
Author's Note: bras d'honneur literary means the arm of honour. It implies "Fuck You" Zell does this while Zell, Seifer, Squall and Quistis are in a shuttle after Seifer calls Zell "Chicken-wuss". So I found the Chicken-wuss/Puberty Boy clip to make sure I had that Zell interaction correct. To my immense sadness in my search for proper characterizations I found people who say Sora/Kairi is cannon. I must just say that Kairi was a character put in at the last moment, plus: in Japan gay is not synonymous with girly-boy, but with manly characters wearing leather. So that's… Squall, Cloud, Riku, Organization XIII, and I am pretty sure that is leather Sora is wearing in KH2 not that he is manly or anything. I just thought that all you yaoi fan would like to know that, and I needed to vent my frustration. I hope you enjoyed it. Please review no matter what.
-Na
