Title: The Wings of a Lion:: Sora/Leon, shounen-ai (kinda) Genre: Kingdom Hearts Author: Hyper Chicka Rating: PG-13

A/N: Ok, don't ask where this pairing came from! I was up late playing Kingdom Hearts and it just came to me. Just a short little ficlet. There's no actual romance between the two, it focuses on Sora's feelings towards Leon/Squall. Flames and reviews welcome!

I woke up. It took a second for my eyes to focus to the dim light of the hotel room. My head was pounding, and it felt like I had died. My whole body ached and dim memories of shadow flooded through my head. Then I saw you. Or rather, your jacket. A pair of red wings embroidered on the black leather. Maybe I was dead. Were you an angel? I reconsidered that. Angels don't wear leather. Or do they? I had never seen one, and I wondered about them. A pair of dark blue eyes interrupted my thoughts, staring right into mine. Kairi's eyes. My heart skipped a beat and it felt like I was whole again. Relived, I said, "I'm so glad you're ok, Kairi." "Who's Kairi? I'm the great ninja Yuffie." It wasn't Kairi. A teenaged girl, with dark, lively eyes and a yellow scarf wrapped around her neck. She grinned, and I swear I could taste the cockiness in her voice. My eyes voluntarily narrowed, I hated cockiness, one of Riku's most prominent qualities. The quality I disliked the most, too. Brought back down to earth, I felt bitter. And alone. What happened to Kairi and Riku? Then you spoke up. I barley noticed you were there. I took a minute to actually look at you. I remembered you then, from the fight from before. Your eyes were still cold and hard, and then I felt hate inside me. Hate for you. You had hurt me without a second thought, and I thought angrily how someone could to that to someone, a person they never even knew. You were saying things I didn't understand, things about me being the chosen one, and all I could to was sit there, and look at you, your words perfectly punctuated, each one like the stab of a sword. Cold, just like your eyes. Then you picked up the keyblade. I almost tackled you, the weapon was mine, not yours. The key to me maybe finding the way back to Destiny Island. But then it disappeared in a flash of light, and it was back in my hands. I could feel the warmth of your hands still on it, and I got an odd tingle in my hands. I tried to dismiss it. An hour passed and I sat on the bed, thinking. About the island, the things you had explained to me, the Heartless, Kairi and Riku.and you. Were you Squall or Leon? Squall seemed to suit you more, since your eyes were stormy and cold. Just like a squall of rain. I stole a glance at you. Even though I didn't want to, I couldn't shake that feeling I got when I looked at your cold, gray eyes. Suddenly, panic. You were yelling, and this small, black thing had appeared in the room. Yuffie went running and you called out to me to follow you, and then you were out of sight, and the last thing I saw was the silver arc of your sword before you jumped out the window. A sword with a lion engraved on the blade. Were you an angel? No, you were a lion.