Sora sprinted out of the small house, oblivious to where he was going, just running through the streets until he reached the guard tower. He gasped for breath for a moment before ascending the stairs to find Cloud with his feet propped up on the desk looking bored.
"What's with you?" the blonde asked the new comer who looked a little frazzled.
"Talked to Sammie, she said, she told…" Sora stammered, unsure of where to begin.
"She told you everything? About time. Let me guess, you ran out on her and that's why Leon's following you?" cloud asked, pointing out the window to the person that was walking toward the tower.
"Probably. I just took off. I wasn't expecting that," Sora confessed as the door to the tower opened.
"You okay Sora?" Leon asked, sharing a look with Cloud as the younger boy shrugged.
"Sure. I just… I don't know how to explain it. I mean part of me knows that she's risked her life more than once to save mine, but now there's this little voice telling me not to trust her, and that's the voice I want to go away," he said, rubbing his eyes tiredly.
"It will, trust me," Leon said, rubbing Sora's shoulders. "I was the one wanting to lock her up far away when I first found out. I mean, now look at us. It just takes time," he reassured him.
"Really?" Sora asked, looking up at Leon.
"Yeah. It takes a while, but it'll go away. Cloud made me spend all my time with her. He likes to play matchmaker," he said with a chuckle as Cloud shrugged.
"It worked didn't it?" Cloud asked, glancing at the clock. "So who has the next shift since Yuffie took Sammie's this morning?" he asked, stifling a yawn.
Leon shrugged. "Haven't a clue."
"I could do it. Give you guys a break," Sora offered, feeling that it was the least he could do after all the gang in Hollow Bastion had done for him.
"You sure?" Cloud asked, smiling when Sora nodded. "Thanks a million, one of us will relieve you in a few hours," he said, standing up.
"Good night," Sora called out as the two of them left him alone in the guard tower.
"Any plans for tonight?" Leon asked as he and Cloud walked through the town.
"You mean besides getting laid?" Cloud joked, playfully elbowing Leon in the ribs.
"Ahh, you and Aerith back together? I swear the two of you fight more than Sammie and I do at times," he said as they reached Cloud's house.
"You know you two fight just for the make up sex," he teased, ducking inside as Leon smacked at him.
When Leon reached the house he shared with the two girls, he was unsurprised to find the house quiet and suspected that everyone was sleeping. He stripped down to his boxers when he reached his darkened bedroom then climbed into bed next to Sammie before falling asleep almost instantly.
Leon was awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of Sammie muttering in her sleep. He frowned and nuzzled her neck with his nose, kissing the skin softly.
"No, please, stop," she whimpered, pulling away in her sleep.
"Sam, come on, wake up baby, it's okay," he said softly, pulling her into a sitting position as he tried to wake her up.
"Stop it!" she gasped, her eyes flying open as she tried to figure out where she was, pushing Leon away, and much to the surprise of them both, a small sword with vines around the hilt and thorns along the blade formed in her hand. She dropped the weapon to the bed in shock, watching as it faded away. Her arms wrapped around Leon, hugging him tightly, still staring at the spot where the weapon had been.
"Shh, it's okay. You're safe," he reassured her, pressing a kiss to her shoulder. "What was that?"
"My weapon from when I was with the organization. Why did it come to me?" she wondered, staring at her hands which still had a couple leaves attached.
"Sam?" he asked softly when she got up and walked toward the closet.
"Who's on guard duty?" she asked as she pulled her pajamas off and put some clothes on.
"Uh, Sora. Why?"
"I'm gonna go take over, I need time alone to figure stuff out," she explained, reaching for her weapons.
Leon nodded. "Okay, just be careful," he called out as she walked out of the room.
When Sammie reached the guard tower, she found Sora looking bored as he stared at the clock. "If you keep staring at it, it's never going to move," she said, announcing her presence and causing Sora to jump slightly.
"What's up?" Sora asked, turning to face her.
"I'm taking over. Go home, get some sleep, make friends with your right hand, whatever it is you teenagers do these days," she said, laughing at the blush that crossed his face.
"I-I don't know what you're talking about," Sora squeaked,
"Uh-huh, right," she said as he stood up and walked toward the door.
"You okay?" he asked, glancing back at her.
"Fine, I just want to be alone," she said with a shrug, lowering herself into the large chair. She sighed in relief when the door closed and she was finally alone.
"What are you moping about," a voice asked a couple hours later as someone sat down on the desk.
"Go away Axel," Sammie muttered without even looking over at him.
"What's your problem?" the red head asked, amused by her attitude.
"You want to know what my problem is? This is my problem," she said, turning to face him, holding her hand out and concentrating, causing her weapon to appear.
"How the hell did you do that?" Axel exclaimed, staring at her in shock.
"I don't know, that's what I'm trying to figure out. Now please leave me alone," she said as he reached over and took the blade from her.
"Still looks the same," he said as he examined the weapon. "I'll dig around and see what I can find out," he said, watching as it slowly faded away. He reached over and squeezed her hand before opening a portal and disappearing into nothingness.