A/N: Oh dearie dear, it's granny Baggs here with a fresh new chapter! Out of the oven! Or purse…

Er, yes. Don't worry… with Kiki and I around, Sora won't fall in LOVE with Yuffie. Hopefully. D:!

Disclaimer: I own Kingdom Hearts. Sora is my slave, Kairi doesn't know blue from her ear lobes and Riku is Kiki's slave. Ansem likes pink bunnies and Wakka is a carrot. Since none of this is ACTUALLY true, I must not own it, hmm?

Living, Learning, and Kairi

Chapter Six: Tired of Joking

Leon couldn't help it. His eyes were burning red and itching with a lack of sleep, his hair tasseled from tossing and turning all night in his suddenly uncomfortable bed. He kept replaying the scene earlier the day before… Sora flirting with Yuffie… jumping Riku for hitting on her… and while Leon was trying to fake loving Kairi, it was impossible to fake loving Yuffie…

Leon growled loudly and threw a pillow at the wall in frustration. "Dammit…" He whispered angrily to himself. "I've got to stop pretending…"

He glanced at the clock. Only 3:58 AM. He'd probably melt away before he got to school. He had to do something… something quickly…

Leon got dressed quickly, hopping out of his robe and into his usual clothes. Without wasting any time, he sprinted out the door and jumped casually onto his motorcycle, speeding off down road after road until he came to Yuffie's street.

Leon smiled in spite of himself as the wind filtered through his still messy hair. He'd never forget the way to Yuffie's house. He used to go there all the time when he was little to play with her. He even remembered giving her a kiss on the cheek when he was three…

He shook his head and tried to keep from blushing. Finally, he skid to a stop in front of an old Victorian home and gasped.

What he saw there he could never forget, nor forgive.

Sora smiled and leaned into the kiss. And this time, he didn't regret it. Yuffie was a brilliant kisser, after all. She had such soft, tender lips…

His eyes flew open and he snapped out of his daydream. The sound of a motorcycle headed this way… and only one person Sora knew would be riding a motorcycle on this rode this early in the morning. The only person who ACTUALLY had a motorcycle, to be honest.

Leon.

Yuffie broke away and gasped. "Dammit…" she bit her lip. "We've got to hide."

Too late. Leon was headed their way, flailing his arms and shouting so loudly and hoarsely, Sora thought he might explode.

Sora clenched his fists. "Shit." He swore loudly. His terrified train of thought was interrupted by a sharp shake by the shoulders. Yuffie was staring at him. "Well, I've seen him get in fights, and this won't be pretty, Sora. You have to run." Sora saw the fear in her eyes and shook his head. He turned to Leon, who was now running, eyes almost glowing red from fury. Not to mention jealousy, but hey… Sora closed his eyes. "Here goes nothing." He said to himself, and took off, running—literally—for his life.

Sora could hear too clearly the clanking of Leon's shoes and his heavy breathing. Leon was either very close or taking very deep breaths. Sora was too afraid to turn around and look however, until he heard a sudden metallic noise, too complicated yet too simple to describe, and knew it could only be one thing. He gulped and looked behind him.

Leon had drawn his gun blade.

Oh, shit.

Sora ran faster, but it was no use. He knew the gun blade had a very far reach, and, hence the name 'gun blade' could shoot him when Leon gave the command. He had no choice but to draw his own weapon: the Keyblade. (A/N: Okay, so it's A/U… who cares? I'm not giving Sora a wooden sword, man… XDDD)

He stopped and stepped aside, allowing Leon to rush past and slow down in realization. Leon raised his eyebrows in disbelief. "You're really going to fight me?"

Sora nodded. "If you're going to take me down, you might as well do it fair and square."

Leon smirked and nodded at him. "You know, for a kid you've got guts."

Sora scowled. "Hell, just because I'm younger than you doesn't mean I'm a kid. At least I didn't stay back so many times…"

Uh oh Sora. That did it. The next thing he knew, Leon was rushing towards him, gun blade directed right at his chest. Sora blinked and thought quickly, bringing the Keyblade across in front of him to parry the attack. A clanging noise rang through the still night air, followed by many more of the similar interruptions.

Each moved swiftly and cunningly, only receiving a few scratches. "You know… you're not bad, Sora…" Leon managed between thrusts of the gun blade. (A/N: DO NOT EVEN FLAME ME WITH THE SUGGESTIVE CRAP.) "But not good enough." And with that, the gun blade began to shine and grew about twice as long, glowing with magic that Sora couldn't penetrate on his own.

Sora stepped back, eyes widening in fear. He seriously thought he was done for when, out of no where, a small, sharp boomerang-like weapon came ricocheting out of no where, hitting Leon squarely in his right hand, forcing him to drop the weapon. Yuffie came sprinting over and tackled Leon, giving him a swift punch in the nose. She pinned him to the ground.

"Don't you dare, Squall." She said firmly and angrily.

Sora breathed deeply in and out, suddenly thankful Yuffie had come to the rescue, but yet regretting it, seeing as in high school, weird kids were lurking everywhere, ready to take your picture. He was screwed.

Leon seemed to be thinking the same thing. He smirked. "So, you've come to save your boyfriend? Well, well, Sora, it looks like you've been saved by a girl. You can't even—" Another punch in the nose… this time served by Sora. "You shut up." He stood up, shoulders set back, brow furrowed. Yuffie watched in slight horror as Leon's nose bled furiously. She tried not to think about it.

"Yuffie…" Leon shook his head, voice softening. "I'm sorry. All I wanted…" But he never finished his sentence. Well, he couldn't with his mouth pressed up against Yuffie's that is. He just couldn't help himself, eh? Boys and their perverted minds… ahem.

Yuffie's eyes went wide, but she didn't say anything. She closed them slowly and ran her fingers through his hair. And… things like that led to tongue… Sora stood gaping at the two, disgusted… you know.

Sora cleared his throat. Nothing. He cleared it again. And again. Each time louder. "HELLO, YOU CAN STOP GAGGING EACH OTHER NOW."

Leon and Yuffie broke away, Leon… well, pretty pleased with himself. But Yuffie… she stood up and stumbled back.

"That wasn't supposed to happen…" She said, stunned. She looked at Sora. His face was clearly plastered with 'hurt'. He stared at her, then Leon, then her. "Well…" He said.

That's all he said.

Then he turned on his heel and walked off.

A/N: I KNOW! It was short! But it seemed so much longer o-o; Anyway, I hope you guys liked this… I know, it was a tad bit less humorous, but that whole point of this chapter was to bring a sort of serious point across. Comment, ahkay? plzkthxbai