Heh, this is the closest to a lemon I've ever written. It's still barely a lime, though :P

I am officially stating that from this chapter (technically, last chapter :P), the fic will be more Romance/Drama-with-a-hint-of-Fantasy-and-an-average-or-more-amount-of-Humor than Humor/Fantasy. However, I'm leaving the Humor/Fantasy genre on the summary, because the first half of the fic is Humor/Fantasy. If you don't like Romance/Drama, you can stop right now :P

The Crazies and the Loonies and the... Other Crazies

Part XI - Get A Room!

Boom.

Riku awoke with a start to this sound.

Boom.

It took him a few minutes to realize that the rocks that had fallen from the ceiling were being pushed away, as if by...

"Merlin?" Riku asked. "Is that you?"

"Unless you wish to call me by some other name," the wizard replied from the other side of the rock wall. Riku could hear the sound of him moving the rocks with his magic. "Don't worry, I'll have you out soon. Aerith and Yuffie are already out and safe in my house, and then I'll get Leon and Cloud." He whistled cheerfully.

A few seconds later - for the magic didn't take very long to move the rocks - Merlin had completely destroyed the rock wall and had moved on to the last wall, between them and Leon and Cloud.

As he began to use his magic to lift boulders, Riku expected Leon or Cloud - probably Cloud, since Leon wasn't often talkative - to say something, or make some kind of sign that they had heard. But there was nothing.

Riku scratched his head. "They must be sleeping."

As the last (and biggest, by far - completely obstructing Riku's view of inside that portion of the cave) boulder shifted, Riku's jaw completely dropped in shock. Leon and Cloud lay on the floor, both half-nude and kissing passionately. (Leon was on top, of course.)

"Wha... wha... what are you two doing?" Riku asked amazedly.

They both turned their heads toward Riku, and a deep crimson blush crept across their cheeks. Leon silently stood up and retrieved his missing shirt and jacket, while Cloud scrambled embarassedly toward his own shirt and cape. Luckily (at least, for Riku), they had not gotten far enough for any other articles of clothing to be missing.

"We... uh... er..." Cloud mumbled incoherently. "We were... we..."

"You were making out," Riku chuckled. "You've only known each other for a day and you're already making out!"

Cloud blushed crimson again, but Leon seemed not to hear, or at least not to care. "Let's go," he said calmly, walking past Riku and Merlin.

"What the..." Merlin mumbled. "Kids today!"

Riku and Merlin turned back to go into Merlin's house, while Cloud stayed behind laggardly, obviously embarrassed.

As the group shuffled into Merlin's house, Riku vaguely noticed Leon and Cloud glancing at each other, much more than usual, as well as there beinga certain shine in their eyes that he was sure hadn't been there the day before.

"What should we do now?" Merlin asked the group. "I can't think of anything in particular that needs to be done..."

"Perhaps we could stay in Traverse Town," Riku suggested. "You know, just until something comes up."

"Cloud can stay at my house," Leon said quickly. "And... I guess you can too, Riku."

"Great! So that settled, now let's have some tea!" Merlin exclaimed, apparently trying to change the subject. He quickly waved his hand, making a teapot and a few cups animate themselves and pour cups for everyone. "Oh, no... we're one cup short."

"Leon can share with me," Cloud offered.

After the group finished their tea (Leon and Cloud sharing kisses as they sipped), they left Merlin's house into the Third District. Aerith and Yuffie both had houses in the Third District, so by the time they got into the Second District, it was just Riku, Leon, and Cloud.

"Here we are," Leon announced, letting go of Cloud's hand to walk ahead and pull the key out of his pocket. By the time he unlocked the door, Cloud was to the door; Riku was the only one of them maintaining a normal pace.

As Cloud walked through the door, Leon followed him, leaving Riku to close the door himself, rather than be courteous and close the door for Riku. "Rude," Riku mumbled under his breath.

"I only have two rooms," Leon said, trying to appear to be solving a problem. "Er... Riku, you can sleep in the guest room. And Cloud, you'll have to sleep in my room." He winked at Cloud, thinking that Riku wasn't watching. "Riku, why don't you go get the guest room ready? The sheets for the bed and all are in the closet."

Riku complied reluctantly, realizing that even Leon and Cloud would need some "quiet time". By the time he was done, it was already late in the afternoon. He walked into the kitchen, intending to start making supper.

But then, when Riku opened the door, he saw that Leon and Cloud were making out again. "Ugh, get a room!" Riku exclaimed, turning around. I'll get takeout if it means not having to put up with them making out every two seconds, he thought.

Late that night, Riku sat watching MTV. Leon and Cloud had retired to their room early in the evening ("to do some things," Cloud had said) and it was now very late, probably close to midnight.

Riku yawned deeply and realized the time; he turned off the TV and headed straight for his room (which was right next to Leon's... Oh joy, such a peaceful night it'll be, Riku thought sarcastically) but stopped by Leon's door when he heard a crash. What are they DOING in there! he thought. He was about to open the door when he heard Cloud moan - long, deep, and lustfully - and decided that he'd rather not know. He was about to go back into his room when he thought he saw a small shadow, darker than the rest of the shadows, creep out from under their door and disappear onto the ceiling. Must be a trick of the light, Riku thought sleepily, and headed to bed.

Heh, I just realized that there are actually two limes in here :P For the next chapter (or perhaps the one after, I'm not sure how I'm gonna write it until I actually do) the plot actually demands that I write a mid-to-moderate-or-more lime. Luckily, it will be from Riku's (disgusted) point of view, so I won't have to go into any detail whatsoever :P

hurkydoesntknow: Yep, you're definitely my most faithful reviewer

ShimaGenki: See note at top :P

Vera-chan aka Arwen: Yep. Nightmare Before Christmas is my fave all-time movie, and did you know that Tim Burton is doing a new movie (by the name of Corpse Bride) to be released 9-23-05? Yay!

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