A/N: Uh…I always think of things to say about halfway through editing the chapter…and never write it down so I forget

A/N: Uh…I always think of things to say about halfway through editing the chapter…and never write it down so I forget. I'm trying to remember what I was going to write here…but…it's not happening…So thanks to all those who gave my nice reviews and:

Thanks to Bubble Master Califa and Riku-stalker.

And I still can't remember what I was going to write in my note…

Track Season

Some Other Time

"Come on, Sora. You said you'd fill us in," Axel reminded Sora about fifteen minutes after the eight of them crammed into Leon's five-seater car and left Hallow Bastion.

"It's a long story," Sora replied, but Demyx rolled his eyes.

"Great, because it's a long way home, pal. Please, Sora," he asked. The brunet sighed, comforted slightly when Riku shifted underneath him and wrapped his arms around Sora's waist. Go on, you told them you'd explain. They're your friends…Sora reassured himself. He caught Cloud's eyes staring at him in the rear-view mirror with concern. He smiled, and the worry in those blue eyes faded just a bit. Sora raised his eyes to Axel.

"Okay. But you have to listen, and try and stay calm. And I don't want you to treat me any differently," Sora said firmly. Demyx and Axel shrugged in compliance and Sora took a deep breath, leaning into Riku, whose lap he was sitting on. "You know my father?" No response. "Well, he's the one who got me started on running. He…wanted—wants—me to be as good as him someday. So he'd make me train a lot and stuff. Running in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon…whenever he felt like. And somewhere along the line he decided I wasn't good enough…and came up with a way to try and make me better. And, well, this is what he came up with," Sora said, waving to his torso and then pointing to the bruise on his cheek. He hated how pale Demyx's normally tan face was. "Everything sort of came to a head this year, and then Cloud found out…and now I'm staying with Riku," Sora finished with a small, nervous smile.

"How long?" Axel asked. Sora shrugged.

"Since sixth grade…so…four years? Yeah. Four years."

"And you never told anyone?" Demyx wondered.

"Dad said he'd…well, he threatened me. Zexion talked to me last Wednesday and figured it out, and I had to call him that night just to see if he was going to tell someone. Leon picked up the phone and asked if I was okay, and I sort of freaked out," Sora flashed Leon an apologetic glance, which the older brunet just shrugged off. He didn't blame Sora. "Dad heard me, put two and two together, and…well…I've never been so afraid in my life." Everyone's attention snapped up.

"What?" Cloud asked. "You never mentioned this before." Sora just shrugged.

"I didn't think I needed to. I probably don't need to go into detail now, actually—"

"No. What happened that night, Sora? What did your dad say to you?" Zexion cut in, his blue eyes staring a hole through Sora's head.

"He said he'd hurt me…really, really bad if someone had found out. He said that even if someone took me away, he'd get me back. He said that he didn't care about me, but he needed his good reputation," Sora said, his voice breaking and his shoulder starting to quiver. Riku wrapped his arms around Sora's shoulders, pulling the petite sophomore into his chest.

"Sora, I fucking promise you, your father will never get you back. Not after everything he's done to you," Riku swore. Leon and Cloud voiced a similar opinion, and the rest of his friends agreed. Sora gave them all a real smile, suddenly a bright, happy, and innocent boy that everyone was familiar with. Zexion found it very odd that Sora could switch from depressed to perfectly fine in a moment, patching the two together with a smile. He was covering things up, but Zexion figured Sora had always done that. Maybe he should talk to the kid about it.

"So…enough depressing things!" Sora announced. "Are you and Dem finally going out, Zex?" Sora said with a smile. Zexion pursed his lips at the nickname, but didn't say anything. He shrugged, his cheeks blushing a bit. Demyx, on the other hand, smiled.

"Sorta. Well, yes, we are. I just haven't managed to drag him on an actual date yet," Demyx said, squeezing Zexion's hand. Riku gave the pair a sarcastic round of applause, but there was a smile and a 'finally' look on his face. A moment later, Axel spoke up.

"Do you guys realize how lame this is?" he asked.

"Huh?" Demyx said, voicing everyone's thought. Axel rolled his eyes.

"Okay, there are eight guys in this car. And four couples. We've got to be the entire gay population of Destiny and Twilight Town," he commented with a laugh. Riku snorted with amusement, but Sora looked thoughtful.

"We're not quite the entire gay or bi population here, Axel. We might be missing Kairi and Selphie," he commented, a sparkle in his eye. There was a chorus of 'what's!' for a few moments before the small brunette clarified. "Oh come on guys, don't tell me you haven't noticed them! They're practically hanging on each other every chance they get. I don't think they're dating or anything, but there's definitely a mutual attraction there," he pointed out.

"Great! Two girls with their tongues down each other's throats; tonight could not get any better!" Axel exclaimed, anticipating Roxas' elbow that was moving at a rapid pace towards his stomach.

"Well, if you'd rather watch them then—"

"Hello? Roxas, I'm your fucking older brother and I don't need to know this stuff," Cloud said, sharing a look with Leon.

The rest of the ride back was spent on mindless gossip, until Leon pointed out that it was mindless gossip, and conversation immediately surrounded the track meet, plus a few sexual innuendos that had Cloud glaring (depending on who actually said the innuendo) and Leon laughing at Cloud's protective threats.

--

Kairi couldn't help laughing as the six boys raced through the girls' locker room, all bright red and incredibly embarrassed.

"What is going on?" one of the Neverland girls demanded, scrambling to get her bra on as if afraid the boys would come back. There were quite a few shrugs in answer to the question, although furious pounding on the door seconds later came a step closer to answering it. When the pounding didn't cease, Selphie got up from a bench, clad in only bra and underwear, and stormed over to the door, wrenching it open. She was greeted by several boys from Hallow Bastion, all who looked incredibly confused.

"Uh…we're…looking for some…guys from…" one started, his eyes trying to look anywhere but at Selphie's chest in his embarrassment.

"Twilight Town and Destiny Island?" another finished. Selphie glared.

"Well, as you can see, there are no boys in here," she declared, holding the door open wider. The boys didn't bother looking further into the room. They all nodded rather franticly, backing away.

"Yeah…we can…see that. We'll just…"

"Be going now." Selphie slammed the door, and walked back to Kairi who was holding a shirt out to her.

"Hurry up and get dressed in something. We should run over to Tifa's before heading to Zexy's place; get some real clothes on," the redhead suggested. Selphie gave a yelp of excitement, throwing a t-shirt on and a pair of jeans. With waves and 'goodbye's to their friends, the two left the locker room.

"You suppose Rikku will be over there too?" Selphie asked.

"Probably. You know those two; inseparable as long as clothes and parties are involved."

"And Demyx and Zexion…" Selphie added helpfully. Kairi rolled her eyes.

--

Cloud didn't really like the idea that he couldn't see Roxas anywhere, and he couldn't find Axel either, and there were two rooms downstairs with doors that locked, as well as one on the same level as the living room. He idly wondered if their dad had given Roxas the talk yet, and then went to get another beer just because he had actually thought of that. Leon found him as he opened a can and grabbed it from him, taking a long swig before handing it back, a crooked smile on his face. Cloud glared, snatching his drink back and slipping his arm around Leon's waist to lean his head on the taller man's shoulder.

"Hey, Leon," he greeted, letting Leon pull him through the mess of people and to the backyard where the music wasn't so loud. The two sat down on the grass, Leon taking Cloud's drink once more.

"I don't want you to be so drunk you don't remember this," Leon said, before pressing his lips to Cloud's with a passionate insistence, forcing Cloud to lay back and open his mouth into the kiss. Cloud groaned in pleasure, reaching his hands to bring himself closer to Leon—because they weren't close enough, dammit—and returned the brunette's kiss with skillful movements. Leon's response was to climb on top of Cloud, straddling his hips and grinding their pelvises together.

"Oh fuck," Cloud gasped, breaking the kiss to take in air. Leon smirked and lowered his lips to Cloud's jaw, moving down to mouth the blond's neck, nipping and biting all the way down to his collar bone. The small noises that Cloud was making were starting to take a direct effect on his groin, a painful erection stealing Leon's attention. Cloud felt it digging into his thigh and immediately pressed their hips together again, arching his back into the motion. Leon pitched forward as Cloud slammed their hips together in a repeated fashion, moaning in sadistic pleasure as his cock began throbbing.

"Cloud…do not torture me," Leon growled, retaliating by capturing Cloud's lips in a bruising kiss, their teeth clicking as tongues fought for dominance. He felt Cloud's hands up his shirt, massaging his nipples into an aroused state. Suddenly Leon jerked away, sitting up and pulling Cloud with him. "We're going inside. Now," he commanded, tugging Cloud into a standing position. Cloud dove for his lips, lust blurring his eyes, and the two of them ended up stumbling inside connected at the mouth.

Sora saw Cloud stumble inside, his hands up Leon's shirt, his tongue in Leon's mouth, and one of Leon's hands down Cloud's pants, and couldn't help but smile and point them out to Riku, who smirked.

"Let's dance—and not think about our coaches fucking each other, okay?" he suggested, pulling Sora into a crowd of dancing kids, pressing himself close against the brunet and wrapping his arms around him. Sora instantly reacted, putting his hands on Riku's hips and grinding against the junior, a smirk on his face. "Oh god Sora, I totally forgot about your sexy-dancer mode," Riku said, moving his hips in time with Sora's. The brunet just tossed his head with a playful smirk on his face.

"You forgot?" he asked. Riku just smiled, bending down to kiss Sora with bruising force. He could feel Sora laughing into their kiss.

Leon pulled Cloud into his room, slamming the door and clumsily locking it as he tore Cloud's shirt away, attacking the expanse of taught skin and muscle with his tongue and lips. The blond moaned, his left hand raking through Leon's hair and his right hand still under Leon's shirt. As the brunet reattached their lips, he dragged Cloud with him to the bed. Leon's legs hit the mattress and he fell, Cloud toppling on top of him without breaking their kiss. Their chins jarred together for a moment before one of them pulled away and their eyes locked. There was stillness in the room for a moment before Leon flipped Cloud onto his back, rolling on top of the other man while his hands snaked down to Cloud's pants.

Abruptly Cloud's hand grabbed his wrist in a strong grip, and Leon looked away from the blond's fly to see what the problem was. Cloud was shaking his head.

"Not yet, Leon," he whispered. Leon raised an eyebrow, letting Cloud move his hand to the side.

"Cloud..."

"I'm dead serious. I can't...I can't do that yet. Please." Leon had no idea why Cloud tacked a 'please' onto that sentence, but the man's blue eyes were staring at him, wary.

"I knew you were serious, Cloud. Fuck, it's not like I'm going to rape you or anything," he said with a flickering smile, as he lowered himself on Cloud's chest once more and brushed his lips along the blond's jaw. Cloud shifted, giving Leon more access.

"Thanks."

"Some other time."

"Promise...Fuck, Leon!"

--

Sora was sprawled on the couch, just watching everyone interact with calm and happy blue eyes. Riku had grabbed Tifa and was making sure she didn't drink too much and hit on Roxas again; Axel had specifically told Riku that he should keep an eye on her tonight.

"Hey, Sora, how's it going?" Someone said to his left. Sora looked over to find Zexion smiling at him.

"I'm fine, Zex," Sora replied. The long distance runner rolled his eyes.

"I only tolerate that from you and Demyx, you should feel special," he commented with a smile. Sora laughed, shaking his head in sarcastic frustration and scooting over on the couch.

"Wanna sit?" he asked Zexion, but the older teen shook his head.

"I think I might go find Demyx," he said slowly, a smirk forming on his face. Sora winked at him, mouthing 'backyard' silently. Zexion flashed him a rare smile. "Thanks."

"No problem," Sora answered, smiling as he watched the junior leave for the backyard. Dem will be good for Zexion, Sora thought. Cheer him up a bit…hopefully.

--

Sephiroth picked up his cell phone, dialing the familiar number without even looking at the keys. Voice mail clicked on after several rings, and the silver-haired man sighed in frustration. Where the fuck was he at eleven at night? It didn't matter, he could leave a message.

Hello, you've reached the Strife's. If you would like to leave a message for Mr. Strife, press one. If you would like to leave a message for Cloud or Roxas, press two.

"Cloud," Sephiroth paused, "Cloud…you should have come back to me when I asked. But it doesn't matter: I can get you back regardless," he said softly, hanging up without leaving a return number. Cloud would know who he was and how to reach him. Now all Sephiroth had to do was wait for Mr. Atari, and figure out how he was going to get Sora back on Destiny Islands.

Okay, tah dah! Twenty-five down, only five to go! I have such a thing for writing creepy stalker phone calls...that's why Sephiroth gets to be a phone-stalker now!

Comments would be appreciated and most likely replied to. ;)

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