disclaimer : I do not own Kingdom Hearts. So please don't ask me for copyrights to it... ;__;

Darkness Within by rin_lockheart



When Sora awoke the next morning, Cloud had his arms wrapped protectively around him as he sat in the older man's lap. He heard light snoring so Cloud must have still been asleep.

Sora snuggled his back into Cloud's chest and sighed contently. 'If only this could last forever...' he thought to himself. For a second he wondered if he should be thinking such thoughts of someone like Cloud; Cloud was the type of person who'd beat the shit out of you if you looked at him the wrong way. But he soon dismissed the thought as something he'd figure out later, and went back to sleep.

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Cloud woke up a short time later. He found Sora still sitting in his lap, sleeping peacefully. He snuggled his face into the boy's neck and kissed it softly. He still wasn't sure if he should be feeling this way about a fourteen year old, but the heart always wins, doesn't it?

Slowly, he got up and laid Sora down next to Goofy and Donald. Cloud had to catch up with Aerith, Yuffie and Leon and if he didn't soon, they'd think something happened to him.

He bent his head and kissed Sora lightly on the forehead and walked silently away.

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When Sora woke up again later, he didn't feel Cloud's arms wrapped securely around his waist. He opened his eyes and saw that Cloud was nowhere to be seen. He sighed. 'Figures....' he thought. 'Just like Cloud...'



~fin of ch.3~

A/N : HOLY SHIT!!! Was that a short chapter or what?!? I soooo ran out of ideas! *___* Anywho, I've got ideas for later chapters. That's good!

NeKo: hahahahaha!!!! She really doesn't have that many ideas! I give her the ideas!! I may be younger, but I'm smarter!!!!! :P

RIN : *sarcastically* yeah, and I don't set fire to things!