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

Parings: Sora/Riku

Overall Rating: R

Chapter Rating: PG-13

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: Hi well what can I say. Actually I better not say anything and go right to the story. To of course answer the question of the moment which is. Why the hell is Sephiroth in Rikku's bedroom? (sniggers) All answers... hmm well not all but that answer is revealed this chapter so go on and read. Oh and uh Sephiroth might be OOC but I had already mention he would be if I wrote him in so yeah go easy on me (chews nails nervously.)

Thanks to: Gray Elven-Eyes, thanks and I hope I do justice to Sephiroth's character but feel free to let me know if I don't 'kay. EvaBeaver, sorry you almost gave up on me I'm really trying to update as soon as i can and I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes the TidusxSquall paring. Sapphire, that question is answered this chapter and I'm gald you like the fic so far and as for the other thing I did look into it and if seems fine so maybe ff.net was just being weird or something not that, that's news. Ocean-eyes Songstress, wow that's truly the question of the day don't worry the answer is in this chapter and I'll read your stories I promise I'll get to them as soon as I can. Jaded queen of the Damned, You know I love that you say your my fan thanks and your question is answered this chapter enjoy. Uzumaki-sama, and just when I thought no one got that aspect of the story you come in and put in rather nicely all I hoped I was accomplishing with this fic thanks reviews like yours are what really make me thinks it's worth putting in more than just fluff in the story. Zelphie, thanks glad you liked the fluff. Kaorufan, Cardel-miracle-worker hmm I think I like the sound of that (lol) J/K enjoy the chapter. Heather Christi, wow look at all the things you burned (sees Sora crying over burned t-shirt) well I'm glad you liked that Riku scowling down at Tidus I didn't think anyone would pick up on that I'm glad you did though here's a cookie. Cyd charisse, thanks and don't worry about not being to concentrate on anything else besides Riku and Sora who can blame you not me that's for sure (drooling over Riku and Sora). only HAUNTED, thanks actually your guess as to who Sephy is, is rather close read and find out. Seraphim, Ahhh POCKY! Yay! me happy me love pocky thanks you oh and happy belated b-day (munching on pocky) yummy. Kyari, that's okay and that question is answered this chapter. Ani-coolgirl, yep more of him indeed. Here ya go next chapter enjoy. Ink2, your quess was close and about things getting complicated they just might. Swords of chaos, wow thanks for all the reiviews now to reply lets see umm on ch.one, um no I don't have a beta sure you want to be mine? on ch.3 I know they're so cure and are you sure you want to be my beta? on ch.6 O'm on your fac lists yay for me on ch.13 (does the macarena with you) really me too, but I hope you like this TidusxSquall on ch.18, (Sephy running away from Swords of chaos) err I guess it's safe to assume you like Sephy. BBchan, Me a tease? (grins evily) Don't worry they'll get down to some dirty loving in a few chapters err do note few means more than three heh. Kahura, In the eight hot hells indeed and I've brought back quite the inspiration and you like always my most attentive reader because you wrote "both Riku's father and Sephy looked similar" that was the biggest clue I gave and I'm so glad you picked up on it and your guess was right on the dot. Sapphire-wolf1, (gushing) gosh (sniggers) gosh what a funny word anyway thnks glad you liked it and your answer is in this chapter enjoy. musoka1, (beams) thank you I'm glad you liked my story even though it's AU it means a lot you gave it a chance. Dragon Mistress3, yep pants still on and most likely will remain on well for at least a few more chapters and I'm glad you like the SquallxTidis paring too. Teako, yay I have wit and humor thanks I'm glad you like my style of writing and I'm working on the grammatical sense of my stories I'm actually thinking about getting a beta ( hell is freezing over) Baby-kitsue, that's okay I'm just happy you still like the story. animegirl171 thanks glad your still with me and my story. PrincessSwifty, I'm glad you liked that chapter I with I was that shirt too. and don't worry about not reviewing I know the pain of having a computer being all messes up and not obeying (glares evily at computer, computer starts to make angry noises) ahh i didn't meant (pats computer lovingly, computer stops making noises) see what I have to deal with (lol). aer-sep4eva, sure thing no prob hope you get my e-mail. charmed1s thanks I will, hope you enjoy the rest of it. SakuraN, (gasps) you're an anime otaku to yay! (dances around throwing confetti) Shadwonsdancingdragon, O_O wow looky all the reviews okay hmm in order by chapter they appear on ch.4 I'm on you fav lists thanks on ch.6 (puts index finger to nose) heh BINGO that's not over thinking things that's called paying attention to detail, we haven't' come to Riku leaving yet. I'm just glad someone besides me hasn't over looked that small detail. on ch.7 wow Mys is scarry i think she and Jin would get along on second thought I'll keep him away don't want him getting any ideas on killing Demak. on ch.8 umm maybe, but the auditorium at my school which is what I based teh one in my story on isn't that big and Sora wasn't sitting on the back wait this is Mya review ahh don't hurt me. on ch.9 aww thnks I love reviews (hugs reviews) mine. on ch.10 glad you got tired of chasing me and Riku's not reallyhurt too bad on ch.11 I know I'm not completely evil and if he broke his leg it would have meant no futbol and that just wouldn't work well into the plot on ch.12 well I don't know what a teva is either but I enjoy reading rants so rant away. on ch.13, really actually that whole trip on flat ground was something I said to my friend but I think at the time I was making fun of him or something can't remember. on ch.14 it 's a metaphor for their emotional ups and downs and yes I hate flowers too roses especially reminds me of funerals don't ask bad childhood experience. on ch.15, umm, umm (starts to back away slowly) umm, umm Sora RUN!. on ch.16, but I if even out the bumps to flat ground nothing intersting would happen the most that I would accomplish with that would be Tidus tripping and scraping his knee I don't think that would make Mya or Jin-kun too happy (hears rabid wolfwonds you send pounding on doors) err I'm on it geez. on ch.17 really that was my favorite chapter to write so far oh and hi george bye george. on ch.18 (blinks) err okay (scratches head) but I didn't say anything bad about horse racing did I? on ch.1 still offended? (still confused) but I didn't say anything bad I actually enjoyed horse back riding when I was little too, never raced though my mom wouldn't' let me it was a boy sport (scoffs) oh and thanks for the help I'm actually considering getting a beta so that means hell is freezing over on ch.18, yep your queen of the universe review away and i know Squall is so angsty I fell bad but it makes Ji-kin happy. on ch.1, yes the first is talking to yourself and the last is talking to inanimate objects like Kitty over there (poits accusingly at a stuffed bear named Kitty) and blaming them for random if not everything bad or otherwise things that happen to you oh and drawing spirals on any surface or tracing them with your finger (watcher finger tracing a spiral) Gah! (looks around nervously) heh-heh I'm not crazy! I'm not! shut up Kitty it's all your fault (Kitty, ~.^) (lol) well I had a lot of fun reading your reviews and replying I hope you enjoy the rest of the story. becca, thanks and here's the next chapter enjoy ^__^

Alright thanks guys for reviewing like always your awesome and sorry if I miss someone or misspelled someone's name didn't meant to I'll shut up now and enjoy the story.

"SEPHIROTH!"

"Sephiroth, what the hell are you doing here?"

Riku yelled sitting up making Sephiroth back down and away from him. He smirked watching Riku stare wide eyed at him.

"Now Riku is that anyway to greet you favorite cousin?"

Riku shook his head closing his eyes trying to clear his head trying to determine if what he was seeing was in fact real. He opened his eyes to see the smirking Sephiroth leaning lazily back on his elbows looking very relaxed as if he wasn't sitting in someone else's bed in someone else's room.

A blink, yep Sephiroth was definitely there but, why? Ignoring Sephiroth's comment Riku spoke again.

"What are you doing here?"

Sephiroth raised a slender hand and waved it delicately in dismissal rolling his eyes.

"I see manners are still something you haven't been taught yet."

Riku glared and scooted back on his bed resting his back on the head board of his bed. Crossing his arms in front of his chest showing he was not about to move any time soon.

Sephiroth reached up with one hand pushing his hair out of his face. And just like always Riku was startled to see the similarities in Sephiroth and his father's face. The same piercing blue eyes the same bone structure the same skin tone even the way they stood was the same.

For all the things they had in common there was one difference it was almost ironic how that difference was also the same thing that they had that most resembled the other. Their eyes. There was just something missing form Sephiroth's eyes. Riku decided it was warmth. While his father's eyes smiled gently Sephiroth's held a cold contempt not towards him or any one in particular it was just there.

"I Just decided to take a small break"

Sephiroth answering his question snapped Riku out of his mussing and he smirked getting over the shock of seeing his only cousin from his father's side sitting on his bed. Putting on a knowing grin he spoke.

"So what prestigious school did you get kicked out of this time?"

Sephiroth stood from the bed and turned his back to Riku hiding the scowl that had formed on his handsome features. He walked over to the foot of the bed and turned to Riku having gotten his emotions under control.

"Not this time Riku-chan. It seems they've finally figured out my little game. No matter what I do they refuse to throw me out. Most unfair really. So I decided if they didn't give me a break I would just take one."

Riku raised a brow. So Sephiroth's parents had finally figured out Sephiroth's unacceptable behavior had always been deliberate with the goal of getting kicked out of school. Interesting.

"What did uncle Yeuchi say about that?"

Sephiroth moved around Riku's room feeling the other boy's eyes on him. There was a picture frame on his desk and he picked it up a small smile on his lips as he recognized the two young boys in the picture. Riku and Sora. Hearing Riku's question he scoffed.

"The old man could have cared less and I could have cared even less about what he had to say. If anything at all"

Riku shook his head Sephiroth and his father had a very strange relationship. He wasn't even going to bother to understand them. He watched Sephiroth set the picture back on his desk. He still hadn't told Riku why exactly he was in his home. Sephiroth needed a break or so he claimed so what was he doing in his room?

"So why come here?"

Sephiroth turned to face Riku while leaning back on Riku's desk bringing one hand up pretending to examine his nails in a rather bored fashion..

"Because the old man wanted me to pick a place Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York even Paris but as much as I enjoy throwing off the hounds he sends to look after me discretely of course or so he thinks, it gets quite boring and irritating."

Yep a strange relationship indeed. Riku was sure his parents would never take the news of him taking a break from school well. Much less offer to send him to a party city anywhere in the world.

"So I thought I'd just visit my favorite cousin Instead"

Sephiroth finished as if it were the most logical thing in the world to do.

Riku shook his head in amusement. Sephiroth was most definitely not his favorite cousin but he was the only one he tolerated so he guessed that made him his favorite. In a way their own relationship was also strange. He and Sephiroth had always gotten along but at the same time had not. They had many similarities and many differences.

One similarity was they were both only children that should have made them closer since they had no one else but themselves that they could relate but, it had not. For the very reason they were very different Riku was very social not overly so but where as Sephiroth was rather reserved and cold.

Despite that Sephiroth and Riku had somehow always understood each other. Sephiroth had always liked Riku and had always envied him. He saw something in Riku that he was never allowed to have, but was glad Riku had. Riku had thought Sephiroth was cold but he knew that was a mask for something he hid. What exactly Riku wasn't too sure but he had a pretty good idea.

Riku flinched when Sephiroth moved across his room set straight for his window pulling the curtain back letting the sun flood the room, scolding Riku's eyes. That's when Riku realized it wasn't early at all and he glanced at he clock to see it was already nine thirty. He turned to Sephiroth who was staring silently out the window.

"Listen Seph I'm glad you're here and all but I have to get ready Dad and I..."

"Uncle Shiro already left, he felt rather awful for forgetting to mention I was arriving today. He said he'd rather you stay here to entertain me"

Sephiroth said with his back still to Riku. Riku lowered his gaze and frowned. Now he felt guilty his father had gone alone to the horse track. Before he could think more about his guilt his thoughts were interrupted by the sound of his window sliding open.

Lifting his face he frowned at Sephirtoh who had one leg already on the window frame.

"What are you doing?"

Riku asked slowly a bit confused by Sephiroth's actions. Sephiroth craned his neck back giving Riku a smirk.

"Going to see my favorite brunette of course. It's been a while since I last saw his hot little body. Think he missed me?"

He asked in a teasing voice and watched on amused as Riku glared and if looks could kill Sephiroth would have been dead on the floor right after he mention the brunette.

Suspecting Riku had a thing for his best friend Sephiroth loved playing with Riku's emotion getting him riled up. He was always being so protective of the boy as if he belonged to him. Really anyone who had eyes could see how Riku felt for his friend. He however had no interest in Sora sure the kid was cute but not his type. Besides he hoped that by irritating Riku the boy would finally snap and realize his feelings.

That he got a rise out of Riku while at it was just an added bonus. He always enjoyed watching Riku get ticked off and mentioning the brunette was such and easy button to push on the Riku anger panel.

"I highly doubt he'd miss you and he's not home"

Sephiroth backed away from the window. Not hurt in the least by the blunt statement Riku had made.

"How do you know?"

Riku gave Sephiroth a look that said duh best friend knows everything. Sephiroth rolled his eyes.

"He's rehearsing for a play for school"

Sephiroth frowned unconvinced.

"It's Saturday"

He stated in a tone that implied the other didn't know.

"Yeah well Squall's cruel"

Riku said getting off his bed scratching his chest and yawning. Sephiroth closed the window. He didn't know who Squall was and didn't particularly care.

"Well than get dressed and lets go see him"

Riku frowned and glared at Sephiroth. There was no way he was letting his cousin anywhere near Sora.

"No I don't think that's a good idea you know how Sora feels about your advances."

Sephiroth smirked, at the protectiveness and was that jealousy he heard coming from Riku over the little brunette. He didn't even have to ask what he was talking about, when he had said "advances". He knew perfectly well how Sora felt about him. Sora felt uneasy due to the fact Sephiroth was constantly hitting on him every chance he got. But Sephiroth decided to feign innocence.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I've just missed him and besides it's not like he's taken."

He stated rather confident that was until Riku smirked.

"Actually he is"

Sephiroth was surprised by the news and than felt bad for Riku. Oh Riku. Who beat you to the punch? And why do you look so smug? He decided he wanted to know who had taken little Sora away form Riku.

"Really anyone I know? Not that cute pouty blond kid?"

Riku was momentarily taken aback by Sephiroth's question. Pouty blond?.

"Tidus?"

Riku heard himself ask than shook his head violently.

"No of course not"

He said quickly not even wanting to know what had led Sephiroth to believe Tidus liked Sora. Sephiroth merely shrugged.

"Who than?"

Riku's smug smirk returned.

"Me"

He stated proudly. If Sephiroth had been surprised before he was even more so now. And he wasn't sure whether to feel happy for Riku or whether to curse every God the face to the planet had ever heard off.

For again Riku had something he had never had. Well there might have been that one exception but he didn't feel like analyzing that at the moment.

"So you finally came to your senses, huh?"

He said deciding to pushed his jumbled feelings aside for the time being.

Riku frowned at Sephiroth's comment. It seemed even Sephiroth has known how he felt for Sora well that was just peachy.

"You guys are together now the more reason to go see him"

Riku glared again and Sephiroth held up his arms.

"I'll behave I promise. He won't even know I'm there"

Riku scoffed he of course didn't believe Sephiroth for an instant, but on the other hand he wouldn't mind going to see Sora. Riku crossed his arms looking straight at his silver haired cousin.

"You expect me to believe that?"

The silver haired man shrugged watching Riku walk over to his closet.

"The day you do will be a sad and boring day"

Shaking his head Riku stood over the open closet door clad only in black boxers.

"Fine we'll go just try not to uhh... irk Sora too much"

He pleaded pulling out a navy blue long sleeved shirt and slipping it on taking out a pair of worn out faded jeans. He glanced at his choice of clothing and then back at Sephiroth's ensemble which consisted of a black turtle neck sweater, khaki slacks and of course that white colored treanchcoat. No matter what Sephiroth always managed to look very formal. Elegant? Maybe, and Riku doubted Sephiroth would ever look bad in anything he put on.

Unknown to the thoughts in Riku's head Sephiroth chuckled at his plea to not "irk" Sora. He held up a hand .

"Don't worry I'll be as good as Paul Verlaine"

As expected Riku frowned in confusion slipping into his Jeans.

"Who's Paul Verlaine"

A smiled curled Sephiroth's lips and he sat at the food of Riku's bed and shrugged.

"A poet a very recognized poet actually from the eighteen hundreds"

A poet? Riku quirked a brow. He rolled his eyes as long as he didn't get to Sora. Riku shrugged and turned from Sephiroth disappearing into the bathroom closing the door behind him failing to see the glint in Sephiroth's eyes.

The glint in his eyes was due to the fact poor Riku didn't know Verlaine had also cheated on his wife with another man whom he had tried too shoot when he was leaving him. Most amusing and hardly a behavior Riku would want his cousin associated with. So than again perhaps it was a good thing Riku didn't know.

A few minutes later Riku emerged from the bathroom face washed teeth brushed and hair combed.

"Alright lets go"

Sephiroth stood from the bed and followed Riku out of his room. Before they could leave Riku stopped with the door opened and he turned his head back to look at Sephiroth with a serious expression all aspects of playfulness and teasing gone.

"Sephiroth, when you feel like talking about it"

Sephiroth arched a brow.

"I'm here"

A nod was all he received for an answer and Riku stepped out of his room. Followed by Sephiroth who seemed to muse no matter how much Riku had changed his core, the core which made up Riku remained a constant the same. He could still sense problems before they were spoken and like always gave his support with out demanding explanations.

They walked into the kitchen Riku smiled at his mother who was at the kitchen table with her hair pulled in a messy bun clad in a fluffy looking bathrobe reading the news paper.

Up on hearing someone enter the kitchen she lowered the newspaper to glance over at the two youths before her. She smiled warmly.

"Good morning boys"

"Morning mom"

Riku greeted in return. Sephiroth gave her a curt nod.

"And a good morning to you as well Rijiki"

She stood from her chair motioning for them to sit down.

"Sephiroth I'm so sorry your uncle forgot you were arriving today. Please sit down let me make you boys some breakfast"

Turning on his charm, Sephiroth smiled warmly waving a hand in dismissal.

"Oh no thank you I'm not hungry. Time zones. Right now I should have been about to fall a sleep"

He stated and Riku fought the urge to roll his eyes. Sephiroth could charm the hell out of anyone and always act completely proper around people he knew he could have and influence on later on. Though he guessed that acting came very much in handy when dealing with the unwanted territory he had inherited. Not wanting to think about that he turned to his mom.

"Besides we're leaving"

Rijiki raised a beautifully sculpted brow turning her aqua marine eyes to her son. Riku smiled snatching a muffin from a plate on the table taking a bite.

"We're going to see Sora rehears"

He said over a mouthful. To which his mother frowned but said nothing instead she nodded sitting down on her chair again, picking up the newspaper.

"Alright you boys behave"

Finishing his muffin in one bite he nodded and started heading out of his house with Sephiroth beside him.

Outside Riku wiped some crumbs from his lips and stopped mid step, staring awe struck. Sephiroth didn't miss a beat as he chuckled walking pass Riku only to stop a few feet in front of him.

"Shall we take your car or mine?"

He threw over his shoulder. That seemed to snap Riku out of his daze though he couldn't stop staring at the black beauty currently parked in his drive way better know as a Honda S2000. Riku gave Sephiroth a light chuckled

"You shipped your car along with yourself"

Sephiroth shrugged pulling out his car keys from the white treanchcoat he was wearing.

"Of course. I could never forget to leave my baby behind though I can never remember if I pack clothes"

Unlike Riku's eventful morning the one in the theater was going rather slow. Most of the people there were yawning or lounging around lazily on the auditorium chairs waiting for their scene. Though Squall had made the call for his actors mandatory he had told the crew their showing up was optional. So he was rather surprised some of the crew members were actually there.

It was comforting knowing that at least some of the people were dedicated to the play. Or perhaps they were just there because they saw how behind they were in the production and wanted to get more work done. It really didn't matter much what was important was they were there.

Taking a small breath Squall looked on, trying to concentrate on what he was doing. Rather than on Tidus who was currently down on the floor of the theater where the auditorium seats were painting a background scenery with Selphie and Wakka. Tidus had not spoken to him when he had come in he hadn't even made eye contact with him and Squall summed it up to the fact he was being avoided.

Tidus had all the right to avoid him after the way he had behaved the previous night. Squall felt the need to apologize. He felt the need to explain his actions he needed to explain the memories Titus's words had brought. Apologizing and explain though something he didn't do often were the easy part. The difficult part was understanding why he all of a sudden felt the need to do such a thing like share those memories. He didn't know he would analyze those feelings later.

At the moment he had other things to occupy his mind with. Like the current scene they were doing. He glared at Jonathan the boy playing Rafael Ashazel's or Sora's best friend.

"Jonathan. That's the wrong scene"

Squall paused.

"Again"

The boy Jonathan scratched the back of his raven mane and shrugged.

"What do you expect it's too early"

The boy said which was venturing close to a whine. Squall heard some snickering going around which immediately died down as he glared and was about to retort when Cloud walked on to the stage from the right wing looking if possible more irritated than Squall. Squall raised a brow and waited to see what Cloud wanted.

Stopping a few feet away from Squall Cloud crossed his arms and looked at his ex.

"Yuffie is done with your costume and wants to do a final fitting"

Squall nodded and turned to Sora and Jonathan.

"Do it again and this time be on the right scene Jonathan. I'll be back in a minute"

He began walking away.

"And Sora stop yawning"

He added not even stopping or bothering to look back. Sora stopped in half a yawn and glared at the back of Squall's retreating form and fought the urge to stick out his tongue in a rather childish manner. Instead he blink seeing Cloud sill there and glaring at him. He wondered why Cloud hadn't left yet and why he looked so irritated. With him!? Smiling nervously he waved at Cloud.

"Hi Cloud"

That seemed to irritate Cloud even more.

"Kairi says she needs your measurements"

Groaning Sora made a face. He didn't like the idea of having his measurements taken again. Putting on a pout he crossed his arms.

"But she already has them"

He whined not even bothering to keep the annoyance from his voice, remembering how long it had taken Kairi who was helping Yuffie with the costumes to take his measurements. It was an experience he did not wish to repeat anytime soon especially with Cloud.

Uncrossing his arms Cloud produced a coiled up measuring tape form his fist.

"Well she claims to have lost them"

Sora was not happy to hear such news.

"But the costumes are already made why does she need my measurements?"

Cloud rolled his eyes something he only did when irritated. It wasn't as if he was ecstatic about having been assigned such task. He just hadn't wanted to stay in the same room with Yuffie and Kairi while they gossiped.

"Ever heard of tailoring Kazaki?"

"Of course Strife"

Sora replied. It was perfectly fine with him if Cloud wanted to fall in to last name basis.

"Than you know she needs your measurements to get the clothes to fit you properly so.."

Taking a hold of one end to the measuring tape he let it unwind with a snap of his hand making the measuring tape sound like a whip. Sora flinched.

"Arms up"

Sora opened his mouth to protest but was cut off.

"Come on Sora just let him do it and lets get to this scene before Squall comes back I don't know about you but I don't feel like being scolded again."

Cloud smirked and Sora glared.

"Fine"

He said and turned to face Jonathan while Cloud walked towards him measuring tape in hand.

"Arms up!"

Letting out a defeated sigh while facing his fellow actor he raised his arms up ever so reluctantly.

Just as reluctantly a blond boy by the name of Tidus who was three feet down in front of the theater to the right found himself telling his friends about his so called "love life" or something along those lines.

"So he just left, ya?"

Wakka asked he was standing besides Tidus and Selphie who were sitting on the floor painting. He was bouncing an old tattered soccer ball he had found in one of the prop boxes from one knee to the other. Selphie was trying to piece together the conversation Tidus had just told them while painting the image before her.

"Uh huh. He just stood up and left"

Tidus said putting the paint brush down on a piece of cardboard and leaned back on his arms. Selphie looked thoughtful and continued kneeling painting with careful strokes.

"Well maybe it was something you said"

Was Wakka's suggestion he felt awkward talking about this to Tidus it wasn't because Tidus like another guy he just wasn't good with the whole relationship scene it was out his league now sports there was something he knew. Still Tidus was his friend and he seemed distressed so he would try to help as much as he could.

Tidus frowned at Wakka's suggestion in truth he had thought of that possibility and had gone over their conversation in his head time and time again and he could not pick out something offensive he might have said which would have resulted in Squall's behavior.

"No it can't be something I said. Sure I told him he needed help but he wouldn't have reacted like that he would have just scoffed and said no thanks like he had been doing before he left"

Selphie who had been quietly listening to the conversation between the two stopped painting and sat on her shins looking at Tidus. Again she couldn't believe the reason for Tidus being so remote went by the name of Squall Leonhart. She was glad she had all but forced Tidus to confide in her and Wakka, it was not good for a person to keep things bottled up. Who knew perhaps she and Wakka could help Tidus untangle the mess he had created.

"Maybe it was something you said but you just don't know it. Boys can be so insensitive"

Wakka scoffed and Tidus chuckled he was beginning to wonder when Selphie would say something she had been too quiet. Selphie's eyes lit up as an idea came to her.

Clasping her hands together making the pain in her paint brush splatter a little due to the sudden motion and land small paint drops on Tidus's face.

"Oh Selphie!"

He yelled and glared at Wakka who was laughing at him. He wiped his face as best as he could with his hand while being completely ignore by Selphie who didn't even blink in his direction.

"I know you could go and apologize for being well you and he'll totally forgive you and you'll look into each other's eyes, see how stupid your being and confess you undying love for one another."

She finished a bit out of breath considering she had said that under three seconds. Tidus blinked watching Selphie sigh dreamily with a glazed look over her eyes and he burst out into laughter soon joined in with Wakka's. Tidus let himself fall back on the floor holding his stomach. He thought Selphie had been acting far too normal for her and wondered how long it would take for the ever romantic girl to burst out and say something so Selphie.

"What's so funny?"

Shaking his head Tidus sat back up raising an eye brow at Selphie who blushed and shrugged.

"I'm just trying to cheer you up"

She explained going back to painting. Tidus smiled at Selphie's efforts and picked up his brush dipping the tip in some green paint.

"Thanks"

Selphie smiled and turned to Tidus.

"Your welcome"

And then turned back and glared at Wakka.

"And you, your suppose to be helping us now grab a brush and help us paint or go get that box and start on the paper flowers"

Wakka froze and cringed in the direction of the box Selphie had pointed to and put the ball down on the floor.

"Ahh fine, move over"

He said grabbing a spare paint brush and settled between Tidus and Selphie in a cross legged fashion. He heard Tidus sigh and felt bad they couldn't be of much use. He might not be great with relationships and all but he knew the only way to solve any problems between two people was through communication.

"Tidus"

He said in a serious tone which drew both his and Selphie's attention.

"We might not be of much help trying to figure this out, so if you want to know what's wrong you should really talk to him and uhh "

He stopped searching for the right words not really knowing how to explain any further, lucky for him Selphie knew just what he meant.

"Yeah talk to him this time for real, you can't figure this out on your own as much as you may want to. Whatever the problem is it's between the two of you. You need to know how and what Squall feels, both of you need to work out what's going on between you two"

Having said that they went back to painting leaving a very stunned Tidus with is arm halfway through a stroke. Slowly he smiled. His friends never seized to amaze him, just when he thought Wakka was all about sports he showed real understanding for his emotions and just when he thought Selphie was all about idealistic romanticism she came out with more understanding and logic for his situation than he had managed to grasp.

"Thanks guys that really helps"

He said softly going back to his task though now being lost in his own thoughts.

Up in the stage things were a bit more interesting. For the first few minutes Sora had done great he hadn't even squirmed, Cloud had to give him credit for that. Though that was about to change.

"Nothing good can come of it"

Jonathan ran through the correct line this time, more awake than he had been a few minutes ago.

"What are you trying to say?"

Sora frowned and Jonathan raised a brow clasping his hand behind his back and walking slowly to sit lazily on a chair draping his arm around the back.

"Do you honestly not see it Ashazel?"

The scene they were rehearsing was very important, it was when Ashazel the advisor was going to realize that the King Malekai had feelings for him. Being in character Sora replied his tone a bit edgy with anger.

"If you're suggesting your King, our King ahhh"

Jonathan frowned and Sora blushed.

"Damn it Sora hold still"

Cloud scolded glancing at the number on the measuring tape and writing the number on a piece of paper he had brought with him.

"Arms up again."

Sora raised his arms slowly it wasn't his fault he was extremely ticklish beneath his arms where Cloud had been putting the tape around, taking the measurements for his chest.

"Sora?"

Jonathan said waiting for Sora to continue.

"Right uhh. If you're suggesting ahhh! Cloud!"

"Sora!"

Jonathan yelled while Cloud glared at him

"I'm ticklish"

Sora screamed in his defense and that had been the reason his first fitting with Kairi had taken so long, he couldn't stop laughing and squirming around trying to get away from her and that evil measuring tape.

"Sora we're almost done I just need your waist. Now arms up"

Sora did so more reluctantly than before and Cloud moved to Sora's left wrapping the tape around Sora's waist trying not to touch the boy too much so to not make him squirm and laugh. It didn't work and Sora was about to laugh when a voice they both recognized broke through the air.

"Strife what the hell do you think your doing?"

Sora and Cloud looked up their eyes quickly searching and locating the owner of the voice. And just as quickly their eyes snapped to the person next to Riku. Two pair of blues eyes looked surprised unto amused blue ones. Silence reigned through out the theater everyone stopping to look at the new arrivals. Just than Squall decided to walk on to the stage.

"Why do I hear no rehearsing?"

He demanded stopping behind the frozen Sora and Cloud letting his eyes travel to where they were staring. Letting his eyes find Riku and his silver haired companion.

"Riku what are you doing here? And who the hell is he?"

"SEPHIROTH!"

Was the perfectly synchronized that if it had been rehearsed would not have come out better than it did answer from the brunette holding up his arms and the blond crouching down with a measuring tape around said boy's waist.

Cardel: Sephiroth!, Cloud!, Riku!, Squall!, and Sora! in the same room together ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod, all the bishonen can't breath ( dies x__x)

Cardel: (gets phoenix down) Err was that a cliffhanger? Hmm?

Demak: Yes I believe it was.

Cardel: Why?

Jin: Well see there at the end when both Sora and Cloud say (clears throat) "SEPHIROTH!" the readers already know Sora knows Sephiroth from the conversation he had with Riku what they're probably asking now is...

Demak: (clears throat) THE HELL! CLOUD KNOWS SEPHIROTH TOO NAZE, NAZE? or in English HOW, HOW?

Jin: Yes thus leaving them hanging for the answers. Making them stress and get frustrated wanting to pull out their hair by the roots or quite possibly yes most probably yours (smiles evily)

Cardel: Ohh okay so it was a cliffhanger.(pause) Wait pull out my hair?

Jin: Yes or any other methods of torture to get you to update.

Cardel: Well than umm I'll get working on next chapter right away oh and before you guys pull out my hair could you please tell me how I did with Sephy. I hope he wasn't too OOC. I bought the game FFVII and

Demak: After laughing for fifteen minutes at the yellow spiky triangle that is suppose to be Cloud

Cardel: I only laughed 'cause my little brother came in and after staring at he screen for a few minutes he said "how the heck do you know which "shape" you are?" Which I found funny he's pure PS2, X-Box graphics.

Jin: But she hasn't gotten far in the game because she also got FFX

Cardel: Oh yes which has been a great help with Tidus and Wakka and I can't believe how much in character I've kept Tidus despite of not knowing how he behaved. See the image I had of him up until last chapter was the one in KH and now the image of him in my head is the one from FFX it helps with the errm "relationship" with Squall.

Demak: That's all good and stuff but weren't we talking about shhexey Sephy

Jin: Shhexey? (~.^) That's not a word.

Demak(^__^) I'm taking poetic license so it's a word.

Cardel: Yes about Sephy. Since I haven't gotten too far in the FFVII well enough so it helps with his character I really don't have much to go on so I hope I did okay and umm sorry about the cliffie. Don't hurt me (hides behind muses)

Jin: Yeah yeah so leave a review.

Demak: ooh ooh and I've decided I'm no longer a girl I'm a boy.

Jin(mumble:identitycrisis:mumble)

Demak:(pouts) I do not have an identity crisis.

Jin: Dude you have pink hair.

Cardel: (pokes head from behind muses) So does Shuichi Shindou (from Gravitation) Wow this was long wonder if anyone reads our ramble. hmm?

Jin:(looks thoughtful) Hmm?

Demak: (contemplating his pink hair) Hmm?