This was getting ridiculous.

Sora heaved again and gripped tighter to the edge of the toilet. He leaned back against the wall and wiped his face, hands shaking slightly. For the past four days he had been throwing up every morning. He was starting to get really worried.

His thoughts drifted to Riku and his heart clenched painfully. The silverette hadn't sent him one letter in the two months he'd been gone. Sora, in his desperation had started sending one everyday, but still he never got one in return. On top of that, Kairi and Yuffie were out of town for the next few weeks for some sort of cheer leader camp thing.

Slowly, he stood up, careful in case any sudden movements would cause another stomach upset. He began to prepare for his session with Leon, hoping that his sickness wouldn't make him late again.

--

Sora knew something was wrong as soon as he walked into the kitchen. Rufus and Larxene were sitting at the counter, each with a cup of coffee held nervously in their hands, looking at him worriedly.

"Okay..." he started and sat down in front of them. "What's going on?"

The adults looked at each other, frowning, before turning to look at their adoptive son.

"Sora," Larxene started, "Mr. Leonhart will no longer be your tutor."

Sora gaped at them in disbelief. How was this possible? He had been doing so well with him, unlike other instructors they had tried over the years.

"Why?" he asked in shock.

Rufus exhaled sternly, "That is not important. For now, you will go back to the High School here, we beleive with the education you have had so far you should be able to graduate this year with exceptional grades."

"Also," Larxene continued, "Did Mr. Leonhart ever act inapropriate to you?"

Sora once again gazed at them in shock, "No Never." he stuttered, "If he had I would have told you right away, you know that!"

Larxene nodded and looked at him solemnly, "I know, I just had to be sure."

"Sora," Rufus spoke up drawing the brunette's attention, "You are not to see Squall Leonhart again. Especially alone. Is that understood?"

"But-" Sora started but was cut off by the blonde man.

"Is that understood?" He said, leaving no room for argument.

"Yes sir."

--

Sora could not believe he was actually doing this. Riku must be rubbing off on him or something. He walked casually down the street toward the high school, having informed his parents that he wanted to have lunch at the school with some friends. As soon as he turned around the corner, and out of sight of his house, he turned and made a beeline for Leon's place. He knew it was a stupid idea to go there. He knew that his parents probably had a very good reason for telling him to stay away, but his heart told him that something was off, and he was going to figure out what it was.

He picked up his pace as he rounded the corner to Leon's street and stopped, staring at the sight before him. In front of Leon's was a moving truck, which wouldn't be too weird considering Cloud was moving in. However, the thing that made him most confused was the fact that instead of moving things out of the truck, they were being moved in.

He walked up slowly to one of the men who was helping load the boxes and recognized him as the redhead from Leon's group picture.

"Um, excuse me," he said, startling the lanky man who turned around quickly, "Do you know where Leon is?"

The redhead looked over him for a moment, making the brunette a little nervous, until he finally spoke up with a smirk, "Hey, you're Sora right? I'm Reno. Used to work for you're dad."

Sora nodded, realizing that he had seen this man before. "Yeah, I think I remember you. It was a long time ago."

Reno winced slightly, which Sora noticed and wondered about. "Yeah, used to watch 'ya when you were little. Anyway, you've grown, Rufus sending you off to law school yet?"

Sora laughed and grimaced to himself, "If he had his way I'd be graduated and starting my own firm already."

Reno chuckled and motioned for the teen to follow him inside, "Squall's in here." He said before calling out, "Hey Squally! There's a kid here to see ya!"

"Don't call me that Reno." Leon said, annoyed, as the two walked inside the kitchen full of people. He noticed Sora and stood immediately.

"Sora? Why are you here? Do your parents know where you are?"

The teen looked sheepish for a moment and shook his head. "No, I just wanted to know what all this is about. Are you okay?"

Leon sighed and pulled Sora out of the kitchen and to the small living area.

"You shouldn't be here. Both of us could get into big trouble for this."

"I don't understand," Sora said, exasperated, "what is going on?"

Leon was silent for a few moments before they were interupted by a blonde man walking into the room.

"Hey Leon I was... oh. You must be Sora." the teen looked up at the man who must be Cloud and nodded.

Cloud walked closer, glancing nervously at his room mate, and smiled at the brunette.

"I'm Cloud."

Sora nodded again and they fell silent. The teen's head was spinning, he didn't understand what was going on. Was there something wrong with Cloud? Was that why his parents were acting like this? He seemed to be normal. Sora looked at Leon and felt tears coming on, he cursed his increasing emotional sensitivity. Leon had become a sort of mentor to him. He admired the older man and his easy way of doing things. The man had a passionate side to, willing to fight for what he saw as right. He was one of the only ones Sora had shared his writing with. He was one of the only ones Sora felt he could go to if he had a problem.

"I don't understand." He said softly, tears spilling out, "why is everyone leaving me?"

Cloud made a noise that sounded like a cross between a grunt and a sigh, "You have to understand that no one is trying to hurt you, Sora. Your parents," He glanced at Leon for a second then back down at the teen, "only want what is best for you. Sometimes, that may hurt." he paused for a moment, as if gathering his thoughts, "but in the long run, things will work out. It may seem like your parents don't really care, but they really do love you." He tapered off and looked down at Sora.

"They're not really my parents." Sora muttered and looked up at the older men who glanced at each other nervously.

"Yes they are Sora," Leon said, finally adding to the conversation, "You may not like it, but Rufus and Larxene are trying to protect you."

"From what?" Sora practically yelled, "You havn't done anything wrong!"

Leon looked at him for a long moment, then closed his eyes and ran a hand down his face, "Maybe not from your perspective, or mine, but just trust me on this. You don't want to know."

Things grew quiet again.

"Wow, it seems kind of awkward in here." the three looked up to see Reno, flanked by a black haired woman and tall bald man.

"Thanks Reno." Leon said with an annoyed tone.

"Pizza's ready!" the woman said in a cheery, "Why don't we let Sora stay for lunch."

"I don't think that's such a great," Leon started but was cut off by the woman storming over and slapping him on the cheek.

"No Squall, the poor boy has just had his world turned upside down, and we are going to do everything to make it up to him alright?"

All the men in the room besides Leon started chuckling at that. He looked at Cloud who just smirked.

"What? You know better than to argue with Tifa, especially in mother hen mode."

This broke whatever tension was left in the room and Sora found himself laughing along as he was practically dragged into the kitchen by Tifa.

--

The afternoon was great. Sora had learned that Tifa was married to the large bald man, Rude, who had a law firm with Reno in Radiant Garden. Apparently that's where Leon and Cloud were moving too. The teen had finally gotten over the fact that Leon was leaving, and just decided to enjoy himself, even as he helped them pack everything up.

When everything was finally done, Leon and Cloud walked over to the teen.

"So I guess this is goodbye." Sora said awkwardly, trying not to cry again.

Leon nodded and stood awkardly for a moment, before he found himself with an armful of crying Sora.

"I'm gonna miss you." Sora said, holding Leon tight for a moment, He felt a hand ruffle his hair and looked back to see Cloud smiling at him. For some reason, Sora already felt as if he would miss the blonde just as much.

The was a clich and a flash, the trio turned to looked at a sheepish Tifa who was holding a camera.

"Sorry!" she said walking toward a black car that was already occupied with Reno and Rude, "I couldn't resist! It will make such a cute picture!"

The three laughed, Cloud shaking his head at the woman's antics.

"We'll miss you too, kid." Leon said, releasing the teen from the embrace.

They walked off toward the truck, Cloud taking a quick look back at Sora and waved.

The teen turned around and headed toward home, thinking it was just a trick of the light that made it look like Cloud was crying.

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AN:

So how much do you guys love me now? It hasn't even been a whole month and I already have a chapter up! Actually, you might hate me for getting rid of Cloud before he was ever given any time at all. I'm being extremely mean to Sora. I'm taking away his entire support system. Can anyone tell what's going to happen once it's all gone?

I'm sure there are a lot of typos and stuff but I wanted to get this to you guys as soon as possible! You have all been extremely wonderful, thank you so much for all of your support! I love you all soooo much! And because of that, and wanting to say sorry about waiting so long to start this up again, I have posted a new "story" on my account that will have sidestories and such from this one. The first one is what Rufus and Sephiroth were talking about while Riku and Sora were doing the nasty. So go check it out and let me know what you think! There will be lots of goodies there too!

You know, I would really like to see what the picture Tifa took looks like, so if anyone is an artist, could you make me one? I would love you forever, and if anyone does, I will give you a special sneak peak of something REALLY unexpected, (I hope) coming later on in the story! Just let me know!