Sorry, but this is the last chapter for real.

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Leon sighed, then walked next to Cloud as they exited the hospital. He was having to tell Cloud something, yet...he was so scared that Cloud wouldn't like what he was going to ask. We're two men supposed to ask that? I mean...two MEN. It seemed wrong in the eyes of society. Well, Leon wasn't a society ridden person, but he still liked people to like him. He didn't like it when people said something bad about him, Examples: when someone says he whines too much, when someone says that he should take a shower, when someone laughs at him..oh the list goes on. He's not an ego bloated maniac, he just doesn't want to be hated.

Okay, Leon doesn't want anyone to know what he's going to ask Cloud, he doesn't want anyone to see him ask Cloud, and he doesn't want anyone to disagree with him asking Cloud. Okay, you might be up to speed on what Leon was going to ask Cloud, but if yer' not, you'll have to wait and see. He wanted it to be a surprise for everyone, especially Cloud.

"Leon," Cloud said, looking up at the brunette and tilting his head to the side cutely, "does this mean that we'll finally be able to set down a house of our own?"

"Yeah," Leon said, smiling and putting his arm around Cloud's shoulder, "I mean, those goons of Sephiroth, Ansem, and Solstice are still after us, but they can't be any stronger than those guys were,"

Cloud smiled warmly up at Leon, a wide smile on his face, then he looked downcast and sighed, "how are we going to pay for a home?"

Leon laughed, then looked at Cloud and poked him in the nose, "Your not the only one that had a savings piling up. We can use mine and Riku's savings,"

Cloud looked up at him, Panicked, "We can't do that! It'd be too much!"

"Nah," Riku said, walking up behind the two with an astatic Sora. Sora was just so glad that Cloud was getting out of the hospital.

Leon smiled to Riku, and then patted his pocket to make sure the small box was still there. Hint, hint.

Riku looked at what his brother was doing, then saw that he was patting something in his pocket. Riku thought about it, thinking that his brother had been spending more time with Cloud, but would spend the oddest of times away from him.

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Riku smirked at his brother. That sly devil, Leon. Riku might've not caught on if he hadn't of patted his pocket to make sure it was still there. Riku was extremely happy that Leon was finally taking the plunge. Riku had actually thought that his brother wasn't brave enough to do something like that, but soon, it would be Riku's turn.

Sora walked forward and tackled Cloud around the stomach, hugging him tightly. Riku and Leon both counted to ten, brothers...ignore it... Them both being overprotective and possessive. They sighed when Sora let go and smiled up at Cloud, "Hey, bro, let's go get some ice cream, we haven't had that in a while, have we?"

Cloud smiled wide, then looked up at Leon, "can we! My brother and I love ice cream!"

Leon smiled warmly and nodded, seeing Sora and Cloud's exclamations of glee. Cloud smiled and looked around, seeing what he was waiting for, "Sora! Ice cream parlor in sight!"

Sora smiled and went running toward it with Cloud right behind him. Leon wondered for a second why they were so exited to get ice cream, but when Riku walked past him, he ignored it and walked forward as well.

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We're they inhaling the ice cream! I mean, not literally, but...were they seriously inhaling it! It doesn't even look like they were enjoying it! Wait...they must be enjoying it because they'd make these cute 'mmm' sounds every once in a while. But...all Riku and Leon could do was stare in wonder. And when I say in wonder, wonder who was paying the tab!

Cloud just downed his fifth bowl of chocolate ice cream, and Sora just downed his sixth bowl of chocolate fudge. Riku was staring at his vanilla, finding it oddly unappetizing, and Leon was doing the same with his coffee. They just watched, and then, to their great amazement, the two slowed down. They were taking their sweet time, making sure to bite with their lips and make sure that they savored every bite.

Leon nearly choked as he watched Cloud's savory lips, those rosy cheeks, those delicate lashes fluttering against his cheeks like..an angel. His hair was slightly messy today, and his hands were still scarred from an incident from long ago. Leon saw Cloud smile lightly, going in for another bite of ice cream. He almost couldn't take it. He saw out of the corner of his eye that Riku was watching Sora, a mystified look on his face. Those boys could do miracles on people. Leon almost-

"LEON!" The squeal came from nowhere, and it was so high pitched the glass almost broke, "Oh, my god! Is that really you!"

Leon knew that voice. Oh no! Not here! Not now! Leon looked up and saw that annoying red hair, those stupid pudgy cheeks, those ugly blue eyes, the complete shortness of the person. Leon winced, and saw that the person was actually coming over! COMING OVER! This couldn't be worse! It was the devil herself...Kairi.

"Leon! How are you?" She exclaimed, leaning over Cloud rudely and looking Leon in the eye. Leon was fingering something on the table, and he pulled it away slightly. Sora saw this, and saw that it was a small velvet box. He gasped.

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Leon stuck it back in his pocket and looked at Kairi. He glared and nearly yelled, his tone dangerous, "Kairi, leave, now,"

Kairi pouted, then looked down sheepishly and drew circles on the table with her finger, "Leon...I was just thinking...that maybe you and me could get back together? That old guy I met before, he's gone now," Kairi looked at him and smiled seductively, or at least tried to, "I remembered you, and remembered the times we had, I miss that. I want you back..I want you back so bad...Squall..."

Cloud's eyes widened and he put his hand rudely on Kairi's face and pushed her back, making her stumble horribly, "I'm really sorry, but I'm with Leon right now. And he told me that he doesn't like people calling him Squall, and he has a new name. Please, don't be mad at me, but I don't want you hitting on my boyfriend. And-!"

"Shut up, will you?" Kairi said, putting her hands on her hips and tilting her head to the side. She was glaring at Cloud, making the poor man cower, "Why would a man like MY Squall ever want anyone like you? You're just a stupid kid, where are your parents anyway? Over at the other table? Go run off to your mommy, little baby!"

Cloud stood and raised his fist, ready to swing it at her. Leon grabbed his hand before Cloud had a chance to hit her, "Cloud! She's a bitch, ignore her!"

Cloud struggled against him, trying to get to her, anger in his eyes. He didn't notice the tears slowly making their way down his face. He tried to move forward, but Leon was holding onto his upper torso, making him not able to move. He grunted and pushed him off, calming and putting his arm down, reaching with his other to wipe away the tears. He looked toward Kairi and glared through red eyes, "You better hope you never see me again,"

Leon had never seen Cloud so emotional. He was angry, sad, guilty, worried, and nervous all in one package! If the blonde didn't watch it, he would faint! Leon jumped up and glared at Kairi, "I hate you,"

He walked out with that, following Cloud out.

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Cloud was sitting against a wall, looking out at a huge park in which children were playing and mothers were yelling. It looked like he'd long had stopped crying, and he was blushing, looking like he was embarrassed for having cried. He heard Leon coming, and he looked up when Leon sat next to him.

"I'm really sorry about Kairi," Leon sighed, putting his arm around Cloud's shoulders. Cloud leaned into him and put his head on Leon's chest.

"Don't apologize for her," Cloud grunted, then sighed. He looked up at Leon and then smiled, "thank you for holding me back though,"

"I almost didn't," Leon smiled, then coughed and then kneeled in front of Cloud, "Okay, that's not the reason I wanted to talk to you right now, umm..."

Cloud tilted his head to the side and looked down at Leon. What was this crazy man doing?

"You know, We've known each other for...you know...three years," Leon said, scratching behind his neck, "And we love each other, and we dated the first day we met, so that has to be a good sign,"

Cloud laughed.

"So," Leon blushed a deep red and took something out of his pocket and shoved it in Cloud's hand, "So, I wanna spend the rest of my life with you, okay?"

Cloud raised his eyebrows and opened the box, he saw a...ring. It was a gold band with diamonds running along it. His vision started to get blurry all over again, then he looked toward Leon, "did you just propose to me?"

Leon blushed harder and nodded. He looked up at Cloud with love full eyes that held such promise. Cloud nearly tackled him, crying all over again, whispering into Leon's ear, "Of course, of course,"

Leon hugged him back. He thought that nothing could ruin this moment.

"Ha! I told you he'd propose this week! You owe me fifty bucks!"

"I do NOT! I never bet you that they'd get proposed TODAY! Today doesn't count!"

"Does so!"

"Not!"

"So!"

Leon growled, but didn't let go of Cloud. He just continued to growl and hold harder. Cloud, over Leon's shoulder, was putting on the ring. O, it was perfect. He smiled and rested his cheek against Leon's. That calmed the man down. Cloud looked up at the two who were arguing, and coughed. They got the message and walked away.

Cloud couldn't have been happier.

Finis!

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Hope you liked this one as much as the first!