A/N: Sorry everyone for the huge, long delay with the chapter. I have gotten lazy and well then along came school. I have been getting tons of homework and I barely have enough free time to do anything any more. As I am writing this it's about to be 5 a.m. soon. I made this chapter longer than my usual ones to make up for the lateness of it.

Punkish Issues

Rejecting is Painful and Love is Sweet (chp. 9)

Leon sat there bored out of his mind clicking away on the computer. Everything on TV was a re-run. How absolutely boring and a complete waste of time. He surf the so called amusing web for anything to do. The stupid sound of the computer saying 'You Got Mail' annoyed the shit out of him.

"God damn fucking annoying computer voice. Is there a way to turn it off without unplugging my speakers?" Leon grumbled checking his email.

'Oh...it's an email from Cloud. It's a surprise the idiot can get online without breaking the computer.' He clicked opened up the email scanning it quickly. The he reread it making sure sleepiness wasn't messing with his eyes tonight.

"What the fuck?! Oh fucking hell like I need to deal with this shit now!" Leon hissed slamming his coffee mug on the desk.

The little veins on his head wear twitching. He started to rubber his temple to calm his nerves. Though his scowl never faltered he cooled off a bit. With a deep sigh he picked up his mug, taking a swig from it. Leon continued to spin in circles in his chair lost in thought.

'How the hell am I supposed to reply to a message like that. Of course it will ruin our friendship! What idiot doesn't think that won't affect someone's view or feelings for them! It's not everyday some guy goes and confesses to another guy! Maybe...I don't know and I don't care."

Leon mind was working a mile a minute. Sure it would be simple for him to not reply but what kind of friend would that make him; apparently a bad one of course. So he was left with one choice spin around his chair and think of a decent reply that was nice, blunt, and simple enough for the blond idiot to understand.

"I only knew the guy for about a week and he's already infatuated with me." Sighed as stopped spinning and began to type.

Cloud:

Thank you for confessing. I'm very flattered and all but I just don't swing that way. Sorry.

Leon

He proof read it and sent it away. 'That was simple, blunt, and I pray to god it is simple enough for Cloud to understand.' Leon took a sip of coffee and continued surfing the net.

Riku laid there in the mess other crumpled up bed sheets next to the red head girl. He gazed at her sleeping form next to his. She was to innocent and sweet for him. All he will end up doing is taint her more and more with each passing day. Even knowing this he still sleeps with her.

He scooted closer to her and straightened out his blanket. He wrapped the white bed sheets around her. Riku smiled at the way the moon made his hair glisten perfectly and her already bruised lips looked so kissable. He brushed away a strand of her hair from her face and planted a soft kiss on her forehead.

Riku slipped off the bed without making a noise. He pulled out a new pair of boxers from his drawer, slipping them on. He made his way down the stairs to the kitchen. Even though it was dark he didn't bother to turn the lights on. The dim glowing light from the moon was enough for him. He didn't need any artificial lights blinding his nocturnal vision he was use to by now.

His sliver hair was more vibrant and angelic at night. Yup, that's exactly why his band name was Fallen Angel. Riku thought of Kairi laying upstairs and her beautiful red hair. Her hair got her band nickname, Roses. Yup, such a beautiful red...the same color as roses that bloom with romance. Why shouldn't he be attracted towards her?

They are such close friends and understand each others feelings. Kairi told him once she liked him but she put the feelings aside and settled being his friend. He liked that about her. She sleeps with him knowing it will take the place of not being able not having the person he currently desires. Riku sighed knowing how wrong it was to use her like that even if she let him.

"She's just too kind. I fear one day when I let her get to close to another she will be taken advantage of." He whispered smiling back at the moon who grinned at him.

The night was just to perfect, just too perfect for any words to describe. Riku chucked his empty can into the can and tread back up the stairs. He quietly pushed his room door open. Kairi sat there on the bed starring out of the wind. Her blue orb eyes sparkle with fascination for the world beyond the window. She always held this look of a bird caged day dreaming of beginning freed.

"I guess that's why you always look so pretty. Cause you look like a caged bird Kai." Riku joked taking a spot next to her on the bed.

"Oh Riku you know much the stars interest me. It makes me want to get out there to another place other than here. Maybe the stars would look more beautiful from an unknown place." Kairi's attention was captured by the stars she couldn't touch or have.

"You are such a caged bird." The Fallen Angel sighed wrapping his arm around the petite girl's waste, pulling her closer to him.

"Yeah but that's what you like about me though, am I not right?" She giggled resting her head on Riku shoulder.

"Yeah, exactly what I like about you Kai." He mumbled into her mess of red hair.

"Cloud wake up already! If you don't get ready now we won't make it to school on time!" Sora whined rolling his brother off his bed onto the floor.

Cloud landed on the floor with a loud thump. An audio able moan of pain could be heard from the pile of blankets on the floor. Cloud sat up his eyes squint and vision blurry. He fell back onto the floor not wanting to wake up yet.

"No, don't go back to sleep!" Sora yelled growing impatience with his older brother now.

Sora stomped over towards him, glaring at the barely clad boy on the floor. He rolled his eyes and hauled him off the floor and set him on the bed. The brunette set the alarm clock to go off at 7:10 a.m. '1, 2, 3, 4, 5...'. A loud ring resounded throughout the room and the blond sat up. He yawned and turned off the alarm and sulked towards the bathroom slamming the door shut behind him.

"If I knew that would work, I would have done that to start with." Sora muttered going down the hall, entering the kitchen.

He some bacon and eggs for him and his brother for breakfast. He set the table and distributed the food evenly. The brunette sat down and started shoveling down his food. His brother appeared a minute later in a in a pair of clean boxers and a towel draped around his shoulder, hair still slightly damp. Sora finished and washed it down with a cup of water.

"Sora, why can't you cook without burning the food?" Cloud complained but nonetheless stuffing his face with bacon.

"Well you seem to enjoy it." Sora pointed out.

"That's because I'm really hungry." The older boy retorted.

"Then make your own breakfast next, your highness." Sora teased while washing up the dishes.

"To lazy too wake up or cook." Cloud replied through a mouth full of food.

Cloud put his dishes in the sink and went back upstairs to get dressed. He slipped on a pair of loose black jeans and a camouflage shirt that said "Ha! You can't see me now!" He turned on his computer and signed into his AOL account. The automatic 'You got mail' went off.

Cloud eagerly went through his emails. 'Junk mail, junk mail, junk mail, junk mail, junk mail, junk mail, and more junk mail.' The Blonde was madly deleting the junk mail in inhuman speed. Finally he reached an emailed address from Leon Leonhart.

"Yeah, finally I reached it!" The blonde yelled so loud it could be heard downstairs.

Cloud heart was racing, he was sweating. This was the moment he had be waiting for and dreading at the same time. Hesitated at first but curiosity killed the cat and opened it. He read it to himself quietly. An upside down smiled quickly replaced his upside frown. He closed the email and sulked down the stairs.

"Come on Sora were going to school now!" Cloud called into the kitchen as he passed by.

The two brothers put their shoes on in silence, which Sora wasn't accustomed to. Sora may be stupid but he knew what happened. Leon must have rejected his brother. Knowing better he didn't question Cloud about what he wrote. He knew when to mind his own business.

Silence was so thick during the car drive Sora was sure if it was like fog they would have crashed by now. The brunette kept fidgeting in the passenger sit. No music was occupying the silence, not a single sound except their breathing and shuffling. It was quiet, too quiet for the younger one's liking.

Cloud parked the car and they both got out. Sora ran ahead of his brother, giving him his much needed space. He desperately probably needed time to think or mope at least. The brunette was tackled by a blur of yellow as soon as he stepped on the campus.

"Good morning Sora!" The hyper girl squealed.

"Good morning to you too, Slephie." Sora laughed at the girls antics.

"Hey Slephie don't run off like that you will knock people over." Tidus yelled as he submerged out of the crowded hallways with Riku and Kairi.

"I think its kind of to late to say that." Riku snickered looking a Sora sprawled out on the tiled floor with Slephie sitting on top of him.

"Are you alright Sora?" Kairi asked in-between her girly little giggles.

"Yeah I will be as soon as she gets off me." He smiled up at the other three.

Tidus hauled Slephie off of poor Sora. The brunette got up and brushed some dirt off his clothes. Sora turned to look at Riku and Kairi who seemed to be standing a little to close to each other. Apparently there hands are clamped together way to tight too. He pretended he didn't notice and kept on smiling, joking, and laughing along with them until the bell rang for class.

Cloud sat far away from Leon today in English class. He didn't feel up to facing Leon right now. It was exactly the last thing in the entire world he wanted to do right now. The blond tried to pretend to look interested in what the teacher was saying but finding it hard to.

He sighed and looked out of the window next to his seat. The teacher mostly wouldn't notice him today because he sat all the way in the back of the room. That's only because Leon wouldn't sit back here. It seems like he's going to be spending rest of his day trying to look to busy to talk to his friend.

"Hey Cloud, you got a note from Leon." Vincent whispered handing him the small folded piece of paper.

Cloud took the little piece paper and stuck it in his pocket. No urge to read the note. Even though he most likely wouldn't be caught reading he still didn't want to read it. It most likely Leon wanting to know what's up with him or he wanted to talk about the email. Cloud doesn't want anything to do with the email any more.

Leon glanced back at Cloud checking to see if he read the note yet or scribbling a reply back. He only found the blond paying...attention...to the teacher? 'What the hell happened to make him suddenly smart? Oh wait...he's probably moping around. No fucking wonder."

Cloud noticed Leon staring at him and he couldn't resist but to return the gaze. Leon mouthed to him did he read the note yet. Cloud pulled out the small piece of paper and put it on his lips. He pushed it between his lips and it disappeared into his mouth. Leon watched in fascination as Cloud swallowed the paper.

The blond returned his eyes back up to the front of the classroom. Leon still stared at him though. 'What the hell was that about?' He turned back around and continued taking notes.

Sora jotted down his math assignment and packed away his belongings as the bell rung. He slung his backpack over his back and left class with Tidus. They chatted about Blitz Ball. The school district most popular sport. He was apparently the Junior Blitz Ball Team captain. He said as soon as he is a senior he's going to the be the Captain of the university team of Blitz Ball.

"Sora, Tidus over here!" Kairi yelled across the campus waving to them.

The boys raced other down towards the red head. Sora won once again like always. When it was to running the brunette was slightly faster than the sandy blond haired boy. Kairi, Tidus, and Sora walked to their Science class together talking about pointless things like all friends do and cracking jokes with each other occasionally in between there chats.

The bell rung again signaling it was time for 2nd period class. They pulled out their science books and notebooks. During roll call Kairi looked like something was bugging her but Sora wasn't sure what. Tidus sure didn't notice, maybe because he's use to it or he's to busy doodling 'Yuna' all over his notebook.

"Sora, do you like Riku?" Kairi asked me during roll call.

"Of course I do. He's such a good friend and he's fun to have around." I replied.

'I knew she wasn't implying it that way but hey I don't think she knew I knew. Wait a minute that made no sense. No...wait...it made absolute sense.' Kairi eyebrows puckered together and she frowned.

"No I meant more than a friend." She corrected herself.

"Oh...um...I don't know." Sora told her the truth, the absolute truth.

"Would you ever consider maybe going on a date with him?" She asked me her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

"I-I don't know" the brunette stammered blushing at the thought of going out with a guy.

It defiantly would look weird and probably would start bad rumors about him. On the other hand he wouldn't actually mind it in a way. Riku was of course pretty in a scary and angelic way.

"Why don't you give it try? It would be interesting right?" Kairi was still talking about the dating Riku thing.

"I don't know about it Kairi. People would start weird rumors and I just don't want any troubles right now." The fairly tanned boy frowned at the thought of being targeted by people.

"Oh come on Sora just give it a try. You can try it secretly." Kairi suggested, it seemed she was trying to hook the them both up.

"How do you know Riku would want to try anyways? Sora inquired, probing in how she would know he wouldn't mind dating a guy.

"Oh Riku doesn't let gender hold him back from anything. Not from even wearing a skirt or make up." Kairi smiled and giggled remembering the day Riku cross dressed. It caused such a big uproar in school.

"Um...okay maybe I might consider trying one date. Only to see what its like to date a guy. I mean there's nothing wrong with experimenting, right?" Sora finally agreed but still frantically trying to reassure himself nothing was wrong with dating a guy.

"Yup, there's totally nothing wrong with you experimenting." Kairi giggled.

The teacher finished taking roll and started putting up the answers to their homework. The students got to work correcting their homework or copying the agenda from the side board. Kairi smiled to herself. Her planned is going to work out. She herself will see to it that it will.

End...wait for chapter 10

A/N: Don't forget to review people. This time don't bite my head off. Just in case some of you are confused Riku and Kairi aren't officially dating. Riku is just using her as substitute for Sora and Kairi who knows that is letting him. . Review!!!!