Disclaimer: I hate this things If I owned KH I would have someone writing this things for me

Parings: Sora/Riku and ready for this new pairing this chapter do ya wanna know, nah be surprised or maybe you won't be.

Rating: PG-13 for now rating to change

Warnings: This fic is a YAOI and in case the paring didn't give it away it means male/male relationships don't like don't read. Really very simple. It's also an AU okay. Well having said that enjoy the story.

A/N: Yay! It's fixed (hugging computer) err Sorry. Thanks for being patient with me.

This chapter has something most of you wanted (giggles) no not that. A new pairing. Read to find out who. I know I'm so evil.

Thanks to: animegirl17, don't worry Sora won't be confused for long and thanks for the wait. Dillon, "fall into a fluffy wibbling mass of yaoi goodness" that was funny. Thanks I know most people have them jumping into things really soon, but I never liked doing that, it just seems a bit surreal. Elveneyes, whoops! my bad the hints are this chapter I promise. I guess I was just getting ahead of myself last chapter. PrincessSwifty, Thanks yous. Mushashi445, thanks for the invite and explaining that whole thing to me and I'll definitely keep in touch. Mercury Goddess, Thanks I always try to keep things pretty even thought angst tends to reign a bit more sometimes. Tiki331, (scratches head in confusion) err Thanks. Master Fluffy, thanks keeps me writing. Heather Christi, Sora's just being thoughtful he'll stop thinking soon (lol) Sakura N, you'll love this chapter, some fluff and not so much angst and thanks for the support it really means a lot. Lady Geagua, I know he did, but that way he got a good-night kiss. sleeping on the roof, thanks I like writing cute with angst of course. Jaded queen of the damned, More coming right up heh I'm funny . Zelphie, Than you'll love this chapter though the yaoi isn't 'till later on. only haunted, I'd say he's just being precautious to what he feels. He's truly considering his friendship and what could be more. It's been kind of difficult sorting Sora's feeling man you really don't want to get into his head trust me, he make me angry sometimes too (lol). Eva, Thanks I know how it feels to have a fic in your head and the author won't update soon (mumbles about evil authors) err sorry. I guess I'm one of those too huh. Thanks a bunch to all those who reviewed and sorry if I misspelled anyone's name.

Sora had not spoken to him in three days, Riku was beginning to think that perhaps it had been a mistake not totell Sora his true feelings. What if his worst fear had come true? What if Sora had decided he wanted nothing to do with him? And had just decided to not speak to him at all.

Riku had thought of nothing else, but of such apossibility. He had not slept, he had not thought of anything else, and he had hardly eaten anything at all. If fact if he thought about the last time he had eaten, had been two days ago at lunch time, he had managed to take a bite out of an apple, before he saw Sora sitting down at another table, completely ignoring him.

He had felt sick immediately. He had stood up to exit the cafeteria, but not with out a last glance in Sora's direction. He was fairly surprise to find the boy starring right back at him. Riku had seen so much longing in Sora's eyes. Than Sora had lowered his gaze and there was nothing. He wondered why it was taking Sora so long? A whistle blowing brought him out of his current train of thought.

"Riku! What the hell are you doing!"

Coach Cid yelled at him and Riku realized he hadn't moved from his spot since practice had started and the other guys had just scored.

"Sorry coach."

Riku yelled, running to his position.

"Get over here Riku!"

Cid yelled back. Riku switched directions and ran towards Cid.

Cid noticed Riku had not been playing his best in the last couple of days. He seemed distracted. Cid had decided it was due to the pressure of being captain. It always happened to his captains just before the first game of the year, they would get nervous and loose focus. He was just surprised it had happened to Riku. He thought Riku was a rock, than again Riku was still a kid with a lot to learn.

"What's wrong with you Riku?"

Cid asked using a normal tone of voice, once Riku was in front of him. He frowned noticing Riku looked a little pale and he had dark circles under his eyes, the kind people got when they didn't get enough sleep. He also noticed the way Riku had run up to him, and the way he had been running at practice, it was sloppy and uncoordinated. Maybe he was pushing him too hard, maybe he did expect too much from this kid.

"Sorry coach just a bit distracted, thinking about tomorrows game, that's all."

Cid nodded coming to a decision. He placed his hand around Riku's shoulder turning him away from the field, walking away.

"Tell you what. Go home get some rest, actually get a lot of rest. Go play some video games, rent a movie, maybe even take a bubble bath.. Get your mind off tomorrows game. Understood?"

"But..."

"No buts you are absolutelyno good to us if you can notconcentrate. Remember Riku we're only as strong as our weakest player."

Riku nodded, he knew Cid was right. He was a mess not necessarily because he was thinking too much about up coming game, but he did need to take a small break to clear his mind from everything and everyone. Riku looked up at Cid and nodded again, and walked away letting Cid's hand fall from his shoulder.

Cid watched Riku leave, shaking his head. He hoped it was just the stress of the game that was bothering Riku and not some other problem.

Sora had not spoken to Riku in three days and all he had done was think and think and he had nothing. He was frustrated and needed something to take his mind off Riku. It was already after school the bell had rang some minutes ago. The school was practically empty except for the extra curricular activities going on, like soccer practice. Sora shook his head and headed for the schools theater.

He entered the theater through one of the side doors leading to stairs to climb onto the stage. He climbed the few stairs stepping into the side of the stage, pushing back the red curtain hanging loosely from the ceiling, only to stop dead in his tracks. The person he had been looking for was indeed there just like he had been told he would be. Unfortunately he was not alone. He watched the two people standing in center stage, he watched as the brunette was slowly kissing a slightly smaller blond in front of him and from the sounds of it he was very good at it. He heard the blond moan moving his hand down to grab the brunette's ass possessively. The brunette groaned happily and pressed himself closer to the blond.

Sora blushed, under any other circumstance he would have left, but he had unfinished business with the brunette. He cleared his throat and waited, their snogging did not cease. He cleared his throat again a bit louder and waited again and heard the blond groan as Squall pulled away turning his head back to look at the blushing boy standing at the side wing. The blond took that chance to kiss the beautiful neck of his lover. Squall fought to keep his eyes from fluttering close as he looked at Sora who blushed even more and adverted his gaze.

"Sora what are you doing here?"

He asked his voice husky and dripping with lust.

"I wanted to talk to you about this."

Sora said holing up Squall's play, adverting his eyes unable to meet Squall's eyes. Squall pulled a bit more from his lover who sighed in defeat. Seeing Squall was now more interested in the boy behind him the blond sighed again and shifted his head looking at the blushing boy. He smiled slowly.

"Hello Sora."

"Hey Cloud."

Cloud turned back to Squall moving his hand from his ass to holding him loosely by the waist.

"Do you mind if we...?"

Squall asked. Cloud shook his head.

"No I have to go any way. I have to help the coach with practice. Try not piss the kid off this time okay?"

He said nodding towards Sora and turning back to Squall reaching up with one hand to gently trace his scar. It was the only imperfection on the other wise perfect skin, though even that seemed to suite him perfectly. Cloud leaned down kissing his lover's soft lips one last time before turning to leave through the other wing.

Sora couldn't hear what they were saying and had turned his head feeling he was intruding in a very intimate moment. When Cloud was out of sight Squall turned to Sora and moved to sit on the edge of the stage.

"What's up?"

Sora walked up to Squall and sat down on the edge of the stage next to him. Though instead of answering him Sora stared back at the wing were Cloud had just left through. Biting his lip he looked over at Squall.

"Do you.. do you mind if I ask you a personal question first?"

Squall looked at Sora and shrugged. Sora looked down towards his feet, which were dangling from the edge of the stage.

"Didn't you and Cloud use to be friends before.. I mean you are more than friends right?"

Sora asked awkwardly. Squall wondered why Sora was all of a sudden interested in his love life. Squall didn't really mind answering and he figured Sora's questions had something to do with something he was going through.

"Yes we were friends before, we still are."

Sora nodded, and bit his lip again, he looked up at Squall.

"So how did you decide you waned to be more than friends?"

Squall looked down at his own feet and a ghost of a smile played on his lips. He shrugged.

"I didn't. I was happy being just friends. I knew Cloud wanted to be more than my friend but I didn't really care to be more than friends and he never pushed. I was okay being just his friend."

Sora frowned, from what he had witnessed just a few minutes ago, it was obvious Squall had definitely changed his mind.

"So what changed?"

"I guess me. One day after rehearsal Cloud was waiting for me outside, when I got there I saw Aerith hanging all over him. I knew Cloud wasn't interested, but I was jealous. I realized for the first time I didn't want anyone else to touch Cloud but me, I wanted him to smile for no one but me, to look only at me."

Sora was looking at Squall with a bit of awe. Who knew the so called Leonhart-less could feel so much.

"So you told him."

Squall shook his head a tiny smirk gracing his lips.

"No. I'm not a wordy person. I just walked up to him and kissed him in front of Aerith, until she got the hint and left. We've been together ever since."

Sora was thinking about what Squall had just told him, trying to sort out his own feelings. Squall looked over at the now quiet boy next to him.

"Why the questions Sora?"

Sora looked up at Squall and blinked, was he really going to answer him. If anyone had told him two weeks, no not even, two days ago that he would be sitting there having a heart to heart with Squall he would have laughed until he could no longer breathe. Though there he was about to spill his guts to Squall Leonhart.

"I..."

He paused blushing.

"Riku and I kissed." Sora blurted out in one long breath before he lost his nerve.

And before Squall could say anything Sora continued.

"And I guess I'm just confused. I like him I know that much, but to be more than friends I don't know. And Riku's not helping saying he isn't confused and he knows what he feels and that I'm the one who needs to sort outmy feelings and he'll be fine with whatever it is that I fell because that's how he feels too and how the hell am I suppose to know what I feel and how does he know?"

Sora finished out of breath. He inhaled deeply he had wanted to tell someone for so long how he felt and finally saying those things made him feel a bit better.

Squall was quiet. From what Sora had just said, Riku was basically giving Sora the choice to either accept him as more than a friends or remain as they were, Sora obviously didn't see that. He didn't see, Riku wanted very much to be more than Sora's friend but wanted Sora to realize that on his own. Squall didn't want to interfere with Riku's plan by saying that to Sora. Riku was right Sora needed to decide for things on his own. Though he would give Sora a little help.

"Well, think about it this way. Could you ever see Riku with anyone else the way he is with you?"

Sora frowned thinking. Riku with someone else? He tried to picture Riku with another person smiling at them the way he smile at Sora or comforting someone else like he did him. Riku kissing and holding another person. He felt a painful tug in his chest and shook his head.

"I don't want to think about that anymore. I came here to get my mind off Riku for a bit."

Squall shook his head mentally. How could Sora not see his own feelings towards his best friend. He shrugged it wasn't his place to interfere.

"Right the play so what did you thin? Did it appeal to you at all?"

Sora took the forgotten play he held in his hand and placed it on his lap.

"It's very good, and from what I gather the lead part is the part of the King's advisor right?"

Squall nodded.

"I have one question that has been bothering me. You said you wanted me for the lead right. But, do you want me to play the lead just because I'm gay and so is Ashazel."

In Squall's play, Ashazel was the King's advisor, and as Sora had justmentioned gay. It was a very bitter-sweet play. Dealing with the King Malekai's love for his advisor and the loyalty to his kingdom and the advisors love for this kingdom and the loyalty to his king. The play had to do with a young King and his love for the person that due to his position and the views of society couldn't have. And his advisor who of course completely loyal to his king, knew of no other love but the one for his rapidly crumbling kingdom.

"In case youfailed tonotice Sora, Ashazel doesn't talk much."

Sora had indeed noticed, and he had wondered why the lead character had so few lines. Though he was in most scenes, still that didn't answer his question.

"I noticed."

"That's because Ashazel is shy and quiet he is very... well groomed you could say for his position, speaking only when need be or when spoken to."

Sora scoffed.

"I'm not like that."

Squall rolled his eyes. How true that was.

"No you are not, but you can pretend you are, but that's beside the point. The important things about Ashazel are his emotion, he might not be able to express himself through words but his eyes tell all he feels and wants to say but can notor will not."

Sora nodded, from what he had read Ashazel was, indeed, very full of unspoken emotions he didn't even know he had.

"You Sora are the only one I've seen, who can show every emotionwith just one look, you are the only one I've ever seen hold an audience in awe, because they can clearly see in your eyes what the character is feeling, that's why you're the perfect Ashazel."

Sora was speechless and surprised, his opened jaw had not hit the floor yet. Squall had just given him a great compliment regarding his acting. He was completely at a loss for words. Between opening and closing his mouth like a fish out of water he was bale to formulate a reply.

"I ... I ... thank you."

Squall shrugged, he himself not believing he had just shared so much with another person who was not Cloud.

"How do you write? I mean how can you write so much emotion?."

Squall frowned in concentration he didn't know the answer to that question. Never having to think about it. He Shrugged.

"I'm not sure. Sometimes I try to think of something to write and I can't other times I'll get an idea in my head and write it down and write and write untill it become something. Like that play."

Sora looked down at said play and thought he rather liked acting than writing.

"So will you do it? Will you accept the part of Ashazel?"

Sora thought for a second. Ashazel was a very complicated character, he would be a challenge to play and he never backed down from a challenge. Though he had one last question, before accepting.

"So you don't even want me to read for the part?"

Squall merely shook his head, he had already explained. Sora was the only one he'd considerer for the part.

"Okay I'll do it."

Squall fought the sigh of relief threatening to come from his lips. He honestly didn't know what he would have done if Sora had refused. There was really no one else who he felt could do justice to the part.

"Alright then. I still need to cast the rest of the characters. Whencasting is done we'll begin rehearsals."

Sora nodded and Squall had a question of his own.

"So would you have refused to play the part if I had said I did want you for the part because you're gay and so is Ashazel?"

A slow smirk curled on Sora's lips.

"Oh yeah. I would have shoved your play so far up your ass, you wouldn't be able to sit until you had it surgically removed."

Squallstared at Sora in a few secondsof silence, before he burst out in laughter. Sora was a little startled, he had never heard Squall laugh and to be honest the Leonhart-less looked almost friendly when he laughed. Squall held his stomach reducing his laughter to a chuckle.

"Thank you."

Squall said after he stopped chuckling. Sora grinned confused scratching the back of his head.

"What for?"

"Accepting the part. And for this, this has been the longest conversation I've ever had with anyone maybe even Cloud. It was nice."

Sora smile at Squall and sighed getting up on top of the stage. It was his turn to say his gratitude.

"You're welcome and thank you not only for the part, but forlistenig to mydilemma as well. Itt helped what you said."

"Only you can decide what you feel Sora"

Sora nodded once, not looking down at Squall but starring far off into space as if searching for something that was just beyond his grasp.

"I know. I have to go home I have some serious thinking to do"

Squall looked up at the pensive boy, and hoped for both Sora's and Riku's sake he wouldn't think too hard.

"Do you need a ride?"

Sora thought for a second and shook his head looking down at Squall.

"Nah. I need the walk it'll help to clear my head. I guess I'll see ya later."

Squall nodded and watched Sora leave through the same wing Cloud had exited from. He seriously hoped Sora could see what was right in front of him. His head snapped back to the other side of sage. When he heard someone running up the steps and saw movement inside the curtain, as if someone was fighting their way out of the curtain. A few minutes and curses later he saw the face of a slightly out of breath blond.

Squall smiled slowly, raking his eyes up and down the blond. Admiring his well toned body, the strong arms and legs the pouty lips the messy blond mass of hair. The blond was very much built like Cloud except for his tanned skin and he was slightly shorter

The blond boy seemed to be searching the stage seeing no one, his shoulders slumped.

"Hello."

Tidus looked up and stepped forward away from the curtain and saw Squall sitting on the edge of the stage. His feet were dangling at the edge and he was leaning back on his elbows looking up at him, in a very peculiar way that made Tidus want to run.

Cardel: Soooo What did you guys think about this chapter? The pairing, parings, grouping (shruggs)

Jin: You just had to do it didn't you.

Demak: Of course I'm not about to hand the fic over to you.

Jin: Whatever all I have to say is you better go in there (points to Sora's head)

Cardel: But I don't want to it's all tangled in there you go.

Jin(shakes head) Nope busy plotting next chapters. Look.

Demak: O.O (starts rocking back and forth) I'm in my happy place, I'm in my happy place.

Cardel: Man you guys are going to hate me for what I'm going to do next chapter or two.(gulps)

Jin: Yep. So you better get in there and start sorting him out to compensate for the next chapters.

Cardel: Fine. Next chapter very interesting, some angst, revelations more angst and even a little flirting I guess But remember no matter what comes next there will be a happy ending.

Jin :Riiiiiiiiiight. (smirks evilly) Review.