Special Author's Note: Ok, ok. Now, normally if someone has a problem with my fics, I email the person and explain whatever the problem is. However, in this case, the person didn't do that. Now, I'm not going to mention this person's sn, they should know who they are, but now, I have to write *this* so there isn't anymore confusion and it's a pain in the ass and it's taking up space. I had heard from two very reliable sources that KH took place a year after the game. Yes, yes, I do know about Tidus and the others on Destiny Isles, and the whole deal with Leon correcting anyone who called him Squall. However, that was *after* the Heartless took over Hallow Bastion, when everyone was together. If you had read the flashback, they *were* on Hallow Bastion *before* the Heartless took over because Cloud and Aerith were together with Yuffie and Leon. On Hallow Bastion, he *was* called Squall. When I cut to the present time, it's after the Heartless took control over Hallow Bastion and Sora's looking for Kairi still. Does that clear it up? Next time for reviewers, if you have a question, I would appreciate it if you would include your email so I won't have to do this again. It is a lot easier and it saves me time. Now, without further ado, Chapter Two. Oh wait, I need you guys to read my profile, it has a very important message for all of you.
DISCLAIMER: I still don't own KH…big whoopee-do. Nor do I own Avril Lavigne's song "Things I'll Never Say."
Videl:Warrior Princess: Did you guys like chappie one?
Audience: … ::silent::
Videl:Warrior Princess: ::sighs::
The Author: Don't feel bad, they do it to me too.
Videl:Warrior Princess: ::nods:: Yeah, I know Aaron. Anyway, since the last chappie was from Yuffie's POV, this one is from Leon's! I thought it was only fair.
Great Super Gohan: Videl…
Videl:Warrior Princess: Yes Gohan-kun?
Great Super Gohan: Remember the talk we had during your *last* author's notes for this fic?
Videl:Warrior Princess: You mean the one where I promised to finish my paper before the day it was due, during the class right before English?
Great Super Gohan: ::nods:: Exactly.
Videl:Warrior Princess: Oh. Ok.
Great Super Gohan: Videl…
Videl:Warrior Princess: Nani?
Great Super Gohan: So, what are we going to do right now?…
Videl:Warrior Princess: Uh… ::laughs nervously::
Great Super Gohan: Come on, we're going to go finish that paper right now. ::grabs Videl and starts to drag her off::
Videl:Warrior Princess: NO! I DON'T want to work on it!… Aaron! HELP!
The Author: ::looks up from another fic he's reading:: Huh? Oh sorry, no can do. You haven't updated your other fic (The Beauty That Tamed The Beast) yet… Besides, Gohan told me not to.
Videl:Warrior Princess: ::growls under breath as Gohan drags her off::
Great Super Gohan: Don't give that look Videl…please? You'll thank me for this later.
Videl:Warrior Princess: Yeah right… ::rolls eyes::
Great Super Gohan and The Author: What was that?
Videl:Warrior Princess: Nothing! ::smiles innocently:: Read on reviewers and hope you like it!
I'm With YouChapter Two: "Things I'll Never Say"
~I'm tuggin' at my hair
I'm pulling at my clothes
I'm trying to keep my cool
I know it shows~
Leon sighed heavily as he stood outside the Item Shop in Traverse Town. There he was, the wielder of the Gunblade. The cool, nonchalant warrior against the Heartless. Yet… Some say he had no heart, or at least, he acted as though he had none. But they couldn't be further from the truth… He did have a heart, a heart that bled, beat, and even loved. Love…such a strange word. But that was it. His darkest secret. He was in love… But not with just anyone; she was another fighter against the Heartless. But of course he didn't tell her how he felt. He wasn't sure if he was going to come out of this alive… She had been through enough pain; the last thing he wanted was to add himself dying onto the list. It also went against his image. If people found out that he was in love, well…they would think he had gone soft. Besides, even if those two first reasons weren't valid… He didn't know how to tell her.
~I'm staring at my feet
My cheeks are turning red
I'm searching for the words
Inside my head~
Perhaps life would be much easier if he let it out. He already knew she cared for him deeply, and she consumed his every thought, but no… He couldn't let her get distracted…or himself. The whole universe depended on this; there was no way he could jeopardize the universe for this… Could he? Leon sighed. "This is such a pain in the ass…" he muttered as he walked off to District Three. He hated to keep this inside, but he could always feel his heart flying when he saw her, even though he never let it show.
The Heartless materialized out of nowhere, and he merely pulled out his Gunblade and destroyed them almost as quickly as they appeared. "Feh," he muttered under his breath as he walked up the stairs, "All too easy…" If only *this* was as easy as that. He sighed again.
"She's still mostly like a kid…innocent and unsure… Look at me. I am weak… I couldn't stop Ansem and the Heartless… Look where it got us to; now she's having to run around, fearful for her life, all because *I* couldn't stop them…" he thought bitterly as he pushed open the door and walked into District Two. He didn't deserve her; she was always cheerful and nice to him, and how did he repay her? By glaring at her, ignoring her, or (if she was lucky) a single word comment and/or nod. Poor kid. It wasn't a wonder she didn't hate him. But… He was trying. Letting her join with him in the Hercules Cup was a big step, but still… That wasn't enough. He had to try harder.
~I'm feeling nervous
Trying to be so perfect
Cause I know you're worth it
You're worth it, yeah~
He was gazing at the fountain, but his eyes were watching something much different… They were replaying the scene where he found out he loved her over and over again.
/*/*/*/*/*/*/
The Heartless came in greater numbers that time… There was too many of them. He had yelled for Aerith and her to run, but they wouldn't.
"We're not cowards!" she snapped and tackled another Heartless and sliced it in half with her boomerang. He smirked slightly; she was always the warrior. He had to give Aerith some credit too; she was holding her own as well with her staff. However, that one second he was off guard…that one second he was looking at her...was all that was needed.
A Defender came up from behind him and rammed into his back with his shield, and Leon tumbled forward, losing his balance. He got up and turned around to see the fire blast coming at him, but before he could do anything, she jumped in its way, taking the attack full force.
Time seemed to almost stop it was moving so slowly. He saw the flames hit her body, he saw her fall back from the force of the blow slowly, each second that went by seemed to be an hour. He heard her scream in pain, he heard Aerith gasp in shock when she saw her get hit too, he heard the hard thud her body made when the ground broke her fall.
"YUFFIE!!!" he screamed. The Heartless disappeared, but he didn't see them leave; he didn't care. He ran to her body and knelt down beside her and winced inwardly when he saw her wounds, her precious red blood pouring out of her. Carefully as he could, he gently pulled her head on his knees as he sat there, frantically looking at her.
Aerith ran to them and covered her mouth with her hand to keep her from gaping when she saw Yuffie's wound too. "I'll go get a potion!" she said quickly and ran off as fast as she could. But they were in the third district and the door to District One was still locked, she would have to go through District Two… There might not be enough time.
Yuffie's loud moans of pain snapped him out of his thoughts as he looked to her, holding her gently. "No…" he muttered. "You'll be okay Yuffie… You have to be…" She kept moaning softly, and he did nothing but held her in his lap. She couldn't die, not yet. Her smile, he would miss her cheerful smile, he would miss the way she always made everyone happy, even in the most dire of situations, he would miss her lively laugh, he would miss…her. His heart felt like it was going to thrust itself out of his chest, and he had the urge to cry. There was so many things he wanted to tell her, like that he wanted to hold her forever, that he wanted to kiss her, that he… He loved her. But either the fear of the moment, the fear that she might die, or the fear of rejection kept him from saying anything.
~If I could say what I want to say
I'd say I want to blow you…away
Be with you every night
Am I squeezing you too tight
If I could say what I want to see
I want to see you go down…on one knee
Marry me today
Marry me today
Guess I'm wishing
My life away
With these things I'll never say~
Aerith then came with the awaited potion and fed it to Yuffie, and within seconds, Yuffie jumped up, smiling at them with her cheerful grin. "Thanks you guys!" she chimed. Aerith smiled back and gestured her hand to Leon, who was still kneeling on the ground.
"Thank Leon, he didn't leave your side the entire time," Aerith commented, and Leon slowly got up as Yuffie stared at him in a mixture of gratitude, shock, and love. She smiled shyly at him as she looked up into his navy blue eyes.
"Thanks Leon… I didn't know you cared," she replied. However, Leon made no physical response.
He could feel himself losing himself in her amber brown eyes, and every fiber of his being wanted to grab and pull her into a close hug and never let her go and kiss her and tell her how scared he was that he was going to lose her and a gazillion other things. But he did nothing of that sort. Leon cleared his throat, folded his arms, let out a deep sigh, and close his eyes. "I only stayed because I needed to make sure no Heartless attacked you while you were in that state; Aerith wouldn't have been able to hold them all off. And you need to be more careful. You almost got killed because you were reckless," he replied. He was giving her a stern glare on the last part, and he turned away so he couldn't see the tears he knew that had to be forming in her eyes. However, there were no tears.
"It's *you* that needs to learn to be more careful! If you weren't so easily distracted in battle, there would have been no need whatsoever for me to jump in!" she snapped, making him turn back around.
"Maybe, maybe not," he countered and walked off to their house.
"Why did you have to be so cold with her??! You love her damnit Leon! And yet *this* is how you treat her??! How can you even hope to even have a *chance* with her after the Heartless are gone??!" his mind yelled at him, and he sighed again as he went inside the house. He kept the light off, much like how he kept his heart. He never wanted to get hurt, and he never wanted to hurt anyone, but he wanted to be with Yuffie so bad, yet his fear of hurting her was too great. He punched the dresser as he let out a scream of anger. He shook his head over and over again; why couldn't he just tell her? He plopped down on the bed and soon drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
~It don't do me any good
It's just a waste of time
What use is it to you what's on mind
If ain't comin' out
We're not going anywhere
So why can't I just tell you that I care~/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/
Leon turned away from the fountain and jumped up and walked along the top of the stone wall, hands in his pockets, as he thought about the situation. He needed to loosen up, and he knew it. He needed to forget about his image and his fears and just tell her…yet how? How could he even ask for her love still after the way he treated her? He always had treated her like she was a annoying little kid, and he had to stop. He would have to start treating her like the wonderful treasure she was. Easier said than done. He was still nervous and scared about doing that. He would be reaching out his heart to her, what if she sent it back?
~Cause I'm feeling nervous
Trying to be so perfect
Cause I know you're worth it~
He was pacing up and down the hallway in the hotel, still thinking out the matter. How was he even going to tell her? Would he be even able to get the words out? The only person that knew of his secret, save himself, was Aerith. He had many talks with her, trying to figure out how to tell Yuffie his love for her. Aerith had been a big help, but everything time they began to talk about the subject, he would stare at his feet or not make eye contact or fumble his words. It was so out of character for him, and he desperately tried to change that fact. And Aerith's laughter at his nerves didn't help matters much either. Why was it that he knew what to say to Sora to keep him going on with the fight, but he couldn't tell Yuffie three simple words?
~What's wrong with my tongue
These words keep slipping away
I stutter, I stutter
Like I got nothing to say
Cause I'm feeling nervous
Trying to be so perfect
Cause I know you're worth it~
He reached for the door-knob for the Green Room, but stopped for a second. What if she was in there right now? Could he tell her *now*?
"Why not? There'd be no one except you and her… You don't have to worry about anyone else seeing you. Besides, for once, you wouldn't be fighting the Heartless, you two would both be at peace. If you don't tell her now, when it's the best time you're going to get, you might as well forget it," his mind told him. Leon nodded.
"Right… I'll tell her tonight…if she's there," he muttered and took hold of the door-knob firmly. He took a deep breath. This was it… This was the moment he had been hoping for… and against for the longest time. He prayed she didn't hate him now.
~If I could say what I want to say
I'd say I want to blow you…away
Be with you every night
Am I squeezing you too tight
If I could say what I want to see
I want to see you go down…on one knee
Marry me today
Marry me today
Guess I'm wishing
My life away
With these things I'll never say~
"I hope I can say it… I hope I don't freeze again…" he murmured as he turned the knob, preparing himself for it.
~These things I'll never say~
