Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters (Kingdom Hearts/Final Fantasy) in this story. All of these graphics belong to Square-Enix!

Warning: Shounen-ai, yaoi, slash, male/male relationships, gay, homosexual... whatever you want to call it. Oh, and split personality disorder..

Congratulations to Sky-Pirate-Tat. The story was inspired by Paranoia Agent, you're the first to actually say it. Your prize? Well, I'll be watching you..

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And the bubble popped.

Sora giggled with girlish delight, clapping his hands and sticking his tongue out goofily. This little action caused the older child to smile and blow another bubble with the pink bubble gum he was chewing.

Sora bit down on his lower lip, giggling and bouncing up and down. He reached his finger out and the bubble popped once again, going all over the blond's nose and mouth and chin.

"Cloud.." the brunette started, "how come the bubble pops when I touch it?"

Cloud smiled at his younger half sibling, "you're six, aren't you? Shouldn't you know? You go to school.. You should know.."

He pouted, "they don't teach me nothin'. See! That's why I can't speak good."

Cloud rolled his blue eyes and ran a hand through his hair. He chewed the gum for another moment before sighing deeply, "the bubble only has air inside of it and the air is kind of like.. Holding the bubble, keeping it "alive". So when you poke it, it creates a hole, the only passageway for all the air.. So, with that hole, all the air comes out of the bubble and the bubble deflates."

Sora looked down at his feet, "Cloud.." he started again, "how come momma says we're only half brothers? And how come you don't got a momma?"

Cloud swallowed his gum and glared at the front lawn. He suddenly felt very uncomfortable next to Sora and on the front porch and he suddenly could hear the screaming going on inside.. It bothered him because it never seemed to bother Sora..

"I have a mother.." Cloud glared very hard, "you're the one that doesn't have a mother.."

That.. It was supposed to be a secret..

Riku yawned tiredly as he walked around his house. It was five thirty in the morning and he had gotten up an hour early. He didn't have to get to work until nine today and he woke up super early.. Things always seemed to be that way.

Mornings were his worst times and he hated that someone might see him when he went out for the morning paper. Here he was in his green and blue striped robe with his blue fuzzy slippers and plaid pajamas. The robe was understandable, he wore a jacket like that all day, of course, the jacket was white.

Yawning once again, the man stalked over to the coffee pot and switched it on. Black coffee with absolutely nothing in it was perfect for him. It was relaxing, calming.. Drinking coffee was more of a treat than a chore.

That's when Riku noticed it. The red light on his answering machine blinking. Probably Kairi had left him a message, asking him if he wanted to go on a date. It was funny, she didn't seem to get that he was gay.. Riku thought it was quite obvious, but maybe not..

Walking over to the machine, he clicked one of the buttons. He liked the voice on his machine.. The one that told him he had three hundred and fifty nine messages.

Three hundred and fifty nine messages?

His aqua eyes widened and he stared down hard at the answering machine. Three hundred and fifty nine messages! How bad did Kairi want that date!

And things just got weirder as he listened to the first message..

Hi Riku.. This is Sora! Um.. Yea. So.. Like.. Um..

And the message ended.

It was strange.. Because it wasn't Sora's voice.. Perhaps when the brunette had been much younger.. But not now. The voice that had been on the machine was high and girlish sounding.. Boyish sounding.. How did Sora even get Riku's number..?

Hi Riku.. It's me again, Sora. I really like bubbles..

And the message ended.

Riku.. Why don't you answer your phone? Huh? How come? Riku..

And the next message sounded hysterical.. Panic.

Riku! Answer your phone.. Please. Why won't you talk to me! Riku.. God, what did I do? Are you ok? Please.. Answer me..

And the next message sounded bitter.. Angry.

Answer your goddamn phone Riku. I know you're fucking there. Stop trying to fucking ignore me, you asshole. I know you're there. I know it.

And then back to... normal.

Hi Riku! It's Sora. How are you? Listen, call me back when you get a chance!

Riku stopped the answering machine. Already, he was breathing hard and was becoming quite jumpy. Sora barely knew him.. And he was calling. Calling as if they were dating and had broken up. Or like Riku was ignoring him..

It was strange.. They went from boyish, to scared, to mean.. Maybe.. Maybe he was being stalked.. And maybe Sora's other personality had everything to do with it..

Author's Note: Crazy psycho Sora. Yea. He's leaving messages on Riku's phone! I suggest calling Riku back.. Message five sounded pretty angry. Anyway, R&R.

-Monsters-