Authoress: Okay, now let's check those polls!

Sora/Kairi: 2

Sora/Shini: 4

Sora/Riku: 2 (I voted for that cause I just love that couple)

Jim/Shini: 1

Jim/Alone: 4

Cloud/Seishi: 2 (Heather, can't vote for your own character and Cloud, not fair)

Riku/Seishi: 2

Heather: HEY YOU GOT TO VOTE!!!!!

Authoress: IT WASN'T FOR MY OWN CHARACTER!!!!

Heather: Soo........

Authoress: You just want Cloud

Heather: -_-

Disclaimer: WE DON'T OWN KINGDOM HEARTS!!!!!! NEITHER ANYTHING THAT BELONGS TO OUTLAW STAR!!!!!! We just own Aires, Seishi, and Shini

~*~*~*~*~*~

"I still don't like you."

"And I don't like you."

Leon and Cloud were having their own little glaring contest as Yuffie and Shini just watched before mumbling.

"Boys...."

"So you're telling me some Outlaws are just plain bad and work for the Heartless but don't join them?" Cid asked as Jim was busy scarfing down his breakfast. This ofcourse made Cid think that Sora might of had a long long lost brother or cousin.

"Yemmm, thamm rimmm," Jim said, mouth full as Cid just sweatdropped.

"Mind swallowing your food first?"

After a few moments of trying to swallow at that food, nearly choking to death doing so, Jim was able to talk again.

"Yes, that's right," he repeated once again as Cid finally understood.

"Excuse me you two but it seems that Sora is awake now," Aires said, coming down the stairs. They brought Sora to him and he took immediate action in whatever wounds the former Keyblade Master had. "But only one of you may see him."

"Who get's to see him then?" Yuffie said while the others just put on those complete 'I don't know' faces.

"Oh, I told him about last night and he wanted to see the tall blonde one over there first," Aires said, nodding in Cloud's direction.

"Why me?"

"Yea, why him?" Leon asked as Aires shrugged his shoulders.

"Don't know but better go up and talk to him. He said he only wanted to see Cloud right now, not anyone else," said the bartender as Cloud just nodded his head. He would, too, be confused if the boy came to his rescue.






'Where is he, I thought Aires would go and get him?' Sora thought laying in bed. He had so many questions. Why was Cloud there? Why did Cloud stop Seishi? Hell! Why did Cloud volunteer to bring him back?

Suddenly a knock interrupted his thoughts.

"Come in," he said softly. He was strong mentally but still weak physically.

"Sora? You wanted to see me?" asked a voice that had a slight worried tone in it.

"Cloud?"

"Yes Sora, I'm here," Cloud said, walking into the room to come face to face with a boy with bandages all over him. The outlaws just overpowered him and some Heartless were able to get close enough with their swords. Sora opened his eyes half way to see the dark angel looking at him carefully, guilt in his eyes for some reason.

"I'm alright Cloud, really," Sora whispered as Cloud just went into more guilt.

"I should be sorry Sora. I couldn't get their quick enough to stop those outlaws from hurting you," said the older man, guilt rising.

"No you shouldn't, I let my guard down."

"But Sora...."

"No buts, it was my fault. I left my guard totally down. I let myself get cut up by the Heartless. I let myself get jumped and beaten by the outlaws, I let Seishi get the keyblade."

"Sora, please listen to yourself. You're acting like everything that happened tonight was your fault."

"It is, they were after me," Sora whispered loudly, crying through the pain throughout his body.

"Sora, please, just stop blaming yourself," Cloud said, looking at the smaller boy who was crying. He really wanted to go over to the boy and comfort him. Relieve him of all his worries somehow.

"Why did you stop them from hurting me?" Sora asked through the tears, remembering his questions.

"Wha?"

"Why did you come here?"

"Sora..."

"Why do you even care to stay?"

"I want to make sure that you're okay Sora. You mean a lot," Cloud said, after arguing with himself on what to say. He just sat down on the side of Sora's bed, watching the brunette look at him through all that wild brown hair.

"Cloud?"

"Yes Sora?"

"Why?!" Sora sobbed managing to throw himself onto Cloud and hug the older man while crying into the blonde's shirt.

"Sore.......please stop blaming yourself," Cloud mumbled while putting his arms around the small child and holding Sora close. It felt so wrong but then again, it felt so right.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Authoress: Okay I know it's short but it's on my oh so favorite couple, Cloud/Sora! Riku/Sora is second and Yuffie/Leon follows up!

Heather: Still not fair

Authoress: I might change some of the votes and make it Shini/Jim and Cloud/Sora with Seishi with no one. She deserves it

Heather: HEY!

Authoress: but still YOU CAN VOTE ON IT!

Cloud/Sora

Shini/Jim

Seishi/No one or Riku!

Both: REVIEW!