Hello guys ! Today, thanks again to Ejes for her translation, you are the best bro ! For Blade, I wanted to write something about Liverpepper AU (yes, another one), I'm so in love with the Strifeheart family ! Hope you like it too, please, go check her work ! Go check Ejes' calendar too if you don't do it already ! So, I leave you with some fluffy stuff, enjoy !

Tomorrow, the theme will be Desert. Any idea ?


"Tell me, Pa, what's inside that chest?"

"Wait a minute, Sora, and you will know." sighed Cloud.

He couldn't help a soft smile. The twins, Roxas and Sora, had asked their fathers what was inside the huge chest in the attic, and Leon finally encouraged his lover to tell them. They had the right to know.

"Is it a treasure?" Asked little Roxas with eyes full of wonder.

"In a way, it is." Nodded the brunette adult. "It's mostly full of memories… Cloud, can't you open it?"

"Will you please be patient? I'm not the one who thought a 36-digits-code would be a good decision"!

"Alright alright", sighed Leon, embarrassed. "I didn't want anyone to find it, even by mistake…"

"Come on, what is it, what is it?" Sora was getting really impatient. "Oooh?"

Cloud finally managed to open the chest, and put his hand in it. With a surprising ease, he took out a big sword, which paradoxically looked like a gun. The blonde handed it to Leon carefully. Leon's eyes were full of nostalgia.

"Wow!" The cry came from both of the twins, impressed by the object.

But it wasn't all. Cloud took out another object with the same ease. This time, the twins stared in awe and silence as this sword was even bigger and looked incredibly heavy. Yet, Pa was holding it as if it weighed nothing. As soon as he saw the blade, his eyes lost some light, as if his mind was gone far away.

"Pa, are you okay?" Roxas worried.

"Ah, yes, sorry. It's just… So much memories…"

"Dad, Pa, your weapons are just so cool!" gasped Sora. "How did you get them?"

"They're ours." smiled Leon. "In high school, we had that mandatory military training. We kept them from back then."

"I see! Were you in different divisions then?" Roxas asked, curious.

"We were. This is a gunblade." Dad showed them the sword. "It's a fine balance of strength and magic, as well as long range attacks."

"And this blade… Although it isn't a bad one for spells, it's more of a brute strength sword." Cloud mindlessly touched the cold metal as he spoke. "I was part of the SOLDIER."

"The SOLDIER…. Not the super strong warriors sent to the front lines?" The twins asked in shock.

"Themselves." Laughed Cloud, slightly embarrassed. "Not that I was a First Class or anything, though. Just a random talentless Third Class."

"You could have easily become a First Class, if only…" But Leon was unable to finish his sentence, the words floating mid-air, unspoken.

"Is it because of your illness, Pa?" Guessed Roxas. "The geostigmas…"

"You're right. But, on the bright side, that's how I met Leon. We had met before, but… Not like that."

"Really? What happened?" Sora's eyes were sparkling.

"Well… I collapsed in the middle of the training once…"

"And since I was the only one with some healing knowledge, I helped him. We ended up making a team, and… You know what's next."

"Can we join the army one day too?" Asked Sora with shiny eyes.

"I sure hope not." Sighed Dad.

"I will be the strongest soldier in the world!" Yelled the little boy, not paying attention.

"Nice try, but that will be me!" Added Roxas.

The kids started playing, under the protective look of their fathers, a smile on their face. They could only hope these two would never have to know what the military training was, and that the world would stay peaceful for so many years.