Okay, so I realized that I haven't put any disclaimers on any of this. Which is a bad thing. lol. So for now and forever, I do not own Cloud, Squall, or any of the other characters in this story. I do not own nor take any credit for their creation nor the games they are from. I am a not for profit organization.

Also, I was made aware of the fact that the dividers that I put in were not showing up. –angry face here- So, I fixed it. And there should be no problem now.

Sitting on my bed, I observed the mess that I had made. I had vented my frustration and confusion on my poor room and now all the furniture – except for the bed I was sitting on – was upended and I think one of the chairs was broken. I threw myself backwards to lean on the wall but moved too fast and banged my head on the wall; hard. And it hurt. Rubbing my head, I grimaced and stood. Righting the table I sighed, deciding there wasn't really any point in fixing anything now. Flipping my hand, I knocked the table on its side again and glared about for anything else to knock over before stalking to my bed, throwing myself into in and going to sleep.

I woke up in what felt like the middle of the night again, but when I looked over at the window, there wasn't anything there. I wasn't sure if I was glad nothing was, or if I had been hoping to see the strange creature again just to show I hadn't been seeing things. In any case, there wasn't anything there.

Morning came and as I woke up it was like someone threw a bucket of bad memories on me. Just as effective as water but it felt ten times worse than being soaked. I shivered and felt like scrubbing my skin raw to get these sensations out of it but at that moment someone decided to knock on my door. Maybe it was Cid coming around to wake me up to take…Cloud…out again. And if it was, I was going to have to talk to him.

I jerked open the door, about to tell Cid that it was very important that I talk to him. But instead of Cid it was…her. "Oh Leoooooooooooooooooon!" And then she leaped on me like a kitten and wrapped her arms around my neck and her legs around my torso. "I haven't seen you in so long and I miss you soooooooooooooooooooo much! Where have you been? I hope not with that weird new guy." I thought of saying I had been, just to spite her. But did I really want to admit that I had enjoyed my time with Cloud? Which, I hadn't. Not at all. Not in the least. Well, as I reasoned, saying I had been with him didn't necessarily mean that I had enjoyed my time with him. So…

"Yes, I was with him all day. Now let go." And she surprisingly did and she looked up at me with a hurt expression as she crossed her arms over her chest. How pathetic. And at the precise moment he happened to walk by, Cloud. Like a magnet, my eyes were dragged from Kairi to his piercing blue eyes as he half-smirked at me and then winked. Apparently Kairi had been watching the whole exchange because as Cloud continued walking, Kairi wailed at me.

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, how could you? Oooooh Squa-"

And then I slammed the door on her face. Stupid annoying little brat. She made everything worse. If she hadn't been out there bothering me I wouldn't have had to see Cloud and his hot- Wait, no. Stop. Not this again. I needed to get out of this room where the wreckage constantly reminded me of why it was there. Cloud. Argh. I quickly changed and hurried out of the room, but once in the hall with the door closed, I walked normally, typical self-confident me. Yeah, right.

Sadly…I mean, fortunately Cloud wasn't at breakfast, but Cid was. Perfect. Once we'd both eaten I could pin him down and bring him somewhere to brutally question him about Cloud. Uh…I mean, ask him about Cloud in a civilized manner. Not that there was any rush. We ate our food in silence as usual, but while I usually enjoyed it, this time it only gave me more time to think about him. And all the reasons I could possibly think of to prove to myself that I didn't have feelings for him. That I hated him, absolutely hated…and adored him. I was doing it again and I wanted to beat my head against the table. Ah, finally Cid was done. As he stood up, I abruptly followed, causing him to look at me strangely. "Cid, I need to talk to you."

POV

"So Cloud," Yuffie said happily as we walked down one of the many streets. "What have you been up to with Leon?" There was a hint of a laugh in her voice, as if she were mocking me. But then again, Yuffie was always mocking everyone because she was the Great Ninja. As I started to answer she suddenly exclaimed, "Oh look Cloud!" And then she ran off to go into one of the stores up ahead. Ninja stuff, what else?

I followed her into the store where she was already eyeing some weird looking weapons on the walls. Yuffie seemed to be quite content to absorb herself in the Ninja store and forget her question. So, I let her. She came out of the store empty handed though. Once back out on the street I asked, "So what have you been up to?"

Yuffie laughed and wagged her finger at me. "Uh, uh, uh," she said. "I asked you a question first. You answer mine and I'll answer yours."

I faked an exasperated sigh and replied, "Oh fine, I-" But a growl from Yuffie's stomach interrupted me. "Or maybe not. Your stomach doesn't seem to want me to talk to you."

Rolling her eyes she said, "Come on, we can eat and talk. I know a great place." Grabbing my hand, she took off down the street dragging me behind her. Streets went by so fast that, if she were to leave me or if I were to get lost, I would seriously be lost. Not that I would ever admit to it, but, I might not return home for a long time. The thought of being lost and not being able to see Leon though… Now that hurt, and I'd admit to that. In any case, that caused me to make up my mind that I would not be left by Yuffie and I would not get lost. But, by the time I was actually thinking about where we were going, we were at our destination. "Here we are!" Yuffie exclaimed happily. "The Burger House! It's so good, you have to eat the burgers. They're the best." Yes, I think I could have figured that out by the name, but I didn't say that to Yuffie. She was too happy right now and besides, I didn't want her to leave me. Leon…

After we'd been seated and ordered, she leaned her elbows on the table and put her head in her hands, eyes sparkling with curiosity. "So, tell me Cloud, tell me! What did you do to Squall? I heard he trashed his apartment." The thought of Squall trashing his apartment made me want to laugh, but I only smiled at Yuffie, thinking about his name.

"So, is he Squall or Leon? Everyone seems to use Leon, but you use Squall. And I think Kairi was going to call him Squall once. What's his deal?"

Yuffie grimaced slightly and replied, "He wants to forget the past. Squall was his old name, and now he just wants everyone to call him Leon." She sighed, and then brightened. "But tell me about you guys!"

Still smiling slightly I said, "Well, he's not gay, that's for sure. But, I think he's coming around." Yuffie laughed at that, and looked at me expectantly. "Yesterday, we were sparring and, there were a couple of 'accidents.'" I touched the scab at the base of my neck where Leon, no, Squall had pricked my skin. The look in his eyes, the way it had felt together was just amazing. Even as he stabbed me, I enjoyed every moment of being with him. "He's afraid to admit that he might like it, you know, us. But he does."

Yuffie sighed a bit romantically and said, "How nice. Though I'm sure you have your work cut out for you." She smirked at me, and continued, "Squall…is a hard one to figure out. It's hard to change his mind or even to get more than a few words out of him. I don't think anyone has ever seen him laugh or even smile. The closest he ever gets is a smirk. And even then…it's rare." She sighed again as though I was him and she was exasperated with me. I gave her a weird look and she said, "Not that I have feelings for him. Please. He's just a mystery and it's interesting," she ended with a shrug.

"Just make sure you stay away from him, he's mine." There was no threat, but, I wasn't joking about the second part. I would have him.

POV

"So," I said slowly. "He's always been this way?" Cid had told me pretty much everything there was to know about Cloud. And I didn't have to beat it out of him, which was nice. That would have been messy, for the both of us. But, question by question, I had slowly found out Cloud's story and while I can't say it changed my opinion on his sexual preference, it did give me a grain of respect for him. Okay…so maybe I'm lieing. Maybe I like him gay, and I like being… No, I don't. Must stop talking about it.

Cid and I were in his room since I had trashed mine and hadn't fixed it. Cid got a good laugh out of hearing why I trashed my room which was a bit aggravating but, at least I had gotten my answers.

"And, why do you stay with him? With him being…gay…and all?" There, I said it. Not that I liked it…

Cid leaned back in his chair, chewing his straw thoughtfully. "Well, I don't rightly know. He's just a great guy, and I respect him. There's not much more to it." Cid shrugged and tapped his fingers on the table, looking thoughtful. "Though, I must warn you. He doesn't give up." Cid grinned at me, a wicked glint in his eyes. I glared at him. Behind his joking façade I could tell there was something he was hiding from me. But what the hell was it?

I said slowly, deliberately, "And that's all?"

Cid looked at me, for a split second, hesitating. "Yeah. That's all."

Liar.

I hadn't pressed Cid for more information. As it was, I felt a bit overwhelmed with all that I knew now. What was one more secret? I'm sure it could wait. Once I left Cid's apartment, I didn't go back to my room. Why should I? It was still pretty bright outside, so I went for a walk for some thinking time.

As I walked I didn't just think about all the information Cid had told me. I thought about the way Cloud felt for me a little too. Okay, so maybe it was a little more than I'd admit. Oh fine, a lot more than I'm saying. That's not the point. The point was… Well, I liked it. I just didn't want to admit it. The same cycle of thought ran through my head again and again. Argh, it was so repetitive, so boring. Maybe I should just, you know, give in. I closed my eyes for a moment, remembering when we had been sparring. That had been…

I suddenly felt eyes on me, familiar eyes, and when I opened mine up, he was there. He leaned against the wall of a building as if the world was his to do with as he pleased, and I was what he wanted now. Cloud was watching me, just watching, a small smile twitching at his lips. Okay, now was the time to be real clever and think of way to get away from him. But, while part of me wanted to run away, the other part pined for his touch, his lips, his…everything. Without my knowing it, my feet somehow dragged me down an alleyway perpendicular to the street I'd been walking on. No, damn, where was I going? Wait, why was I complaining?

Oh, I don't know anything anymore.

As I followed the alleyway, it turned at a right angle ahead, and as I turned into it, Cloud was there, standing, waiting casually for me. How had he… And then I saw the alleyway behind him that led out to the one him and I were in. All alone. Oh.

"What do you want?" It came out a bit more gruffly than I had intended. No, wait, I had intended it, I wanted him to go away. My conflicting emotions made me want to hit my head against the wall of the building. Maybe give myself a concussion. Anything.

"Oh, I don't know. I'm just walking. Cant a guy walk?"

"It doesn't look like you're walking. You're just standing there, Cloud." At his name, he looked up at me and I felt as if he blue eyes were pinning me to the wall behind me. And in a few quick steps he was standing in front of me, quite close. I could just tilt my head down a little and…

"I just was walking." Damnit you fool! He completely killed the moment with his arrogance. Wait, what moment? "And now," he paused looking at me wickedly. "I think I'm kissing you."

He saved me the trouble of bringing my head down but surprised me with the force of the kiss. It was as if all his pent up passion from the past two or three days was being forced out through a simple kiss. Closing my eyes, I couldn't help but let myself be drawn into the kiss, the moment as his hands went to my face and then tangled themselves in my hair as he pushed his tongue into my mouth. Oh…damn. I let him. Ooops. My hand slid down his side and picked up his shirt, sliding underneath to rest on his muscled abs. So hot, so sexy, so handsome, so… Holy shit, what was I doing?

I jumped away as though he had bitten me. Not that that wouldn't have been- No, bad! Bad thoughts! Bad! I looked at him, saw the longing in his eyes and saw my own longing mirrored in them and knew that I wanted him. Wanted him bad. But I couldn't have him, wouldn't have him. Turning on my heel, I started to stalk down the alleyway when he grabbed my arm and pulled me back to him. "Why do you do that, and yet still deny yourself?" His voice was passionate, oh so passionate, and threatened to draw me into a whirlwind of my own passion. To just give in…

Spontaneously, passionately, I grabbed him by the arms and pushed him against the wall, pressing my body into his as I took his lips in another heated kiss. It was so good, he tasted so good. He relaxed in my arms once he realized what was going on, but then I pulled away, feeling…as though I were missing something. As though, without him I was empty.

But I walked away anyway.

When I got home, I didn't have anymore furniture to trash. Everything was a mess anyway. I mean, I could have just gone and broken all the chairs and the table to pieces but then, I'd have to buy another table and some more chairs and that was just utterly pointless. So instead, I threw my boots at the wall. Which didn't accomplish much except for putting two big boot prints on the wall. Joy.

I sighed, angry one moment, confused the next, and passionate the next. I have feelings for him. That was at least obvious by now. But, I didn't know whether or not I wanted it to be this way. He was gorgeous and he was a good kisser and… I feel like I could just go and on and on about him. But what would that accomplish for me? Nothing, except getting me even more embroiled in this. And I didn't want that. Or did I?

Someone knocked on my door and I shouted, "Go away." I didn't care if it was Cid. He could break my door down for all I did care.

"Squall." It wasn't a question, not even one of those statements that trailed off into uncertainty. It was Cloud and he knew I was in here. Ugh.

"Like I said, go away you bastard."

There was a pause on the other side of the door and for a moment I thought he'd gone away. "Squall, I know you're angry. I think I would be too." Of course, he couldn't go away and he had to try and play the hand of reason. "But, you can't keep running away from your feelings." It struck me how odd it was that he was using my real name, yet, I wasn't mad. I was…glad. Why? I could just imagine him, leaning against my door, arms crossed over his chest; chin tucked in as he stared at the floor and talked to me. His blue eyes thoughtful. Cloud…

I was waiting for him to continue but he didn't. Had he really left with only saying that? Just to check, I got up and quietly crossed the room to the door. Why quietly, I don't know, I just did. Opening the door I saw that he truly was gone. With a sigh, I went to go back to my room when I noticed something on the floor. A black rose and with a little card tied to it with a blood red ribbon. Knowing who it must be from, I picked it up anyway. Maybe even hoping I was right. One of the thorns stabbed me and I jerked my hand away slightly, but didn't drop the rose. With trepidation, I opened the tiny yellowed card.

"Yours, with love.
Cloud"

End 3

So, do you guys like? Hopefully since I fixed the dividers, it was easier for you guys to read. And I am sorry about that. I should have checked to make sure it worked. –hides- lol. I will get four up hopefully soon should school allow it. I need a catchphrase for the end of this. Must think of one during useless Physics…