Title: The Pets Chronicle part 6 – Confessions have never been this cliché
Author: Sorceress Fantasia
Pairing: Leon / Cloud
Rating: PG
Warnings: AU, fluff, sap, humour, slightly crack-tistic in nature

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any of its characters, as much as I would like to.

Summary: Cloud confesses his secret, Leon is pleasantly surprised, and Zack is missing.

Despite the fact that Leon had been the one to march out so suavely out of his boyfriend's house earlier, he could hardly blame himself for being pathetic enough to stand outside the door just two hours later. One of his hands was resting just above the doorbell, and his other hand was already poised to knock. Well, it was just in case Cloud couldn't hear him, and not because Leon was worried that Cloud wouldn't open the door at all.

No, of course not.

After all, there was no reason why Cloud wouldn't open the door for his ultra handsome and suave boyfriend. Leon knew he was one of the most sought-after guys on his school campus, simply because he was the hottest, most attractive, sexiest and coolest guy on earth. Besides all those fantastic attributes and his gorgeous bod, Leon knew he was also the reason why the phrase 'sword envy' had come into existence. His sword had like, both length and girth, and everyone knew that when they entered his bedroom.

He remembered the first time Cloud had seen his sword. His little boyfriend had gasped and squealed in fanboy-style before asking Leon if he could have a swing with it. Leon was of course, very alright with it. After all, if his boyfriend couldn't play around with his sword, who could, right?

…Ahem, of course, the whole two paragraphs above were talking about Leon's gunblade, which he kept in his bedroom. Whatever on earth were you thinking about?

But no matter what, Leon knew he was a dutiful and attractive boyfriend, more than able to fulfill Cloud's emotional and ahem, physical needs. Not that they had actually done anything other than heavy petting, of course. Cloud was surprisingly shy about his own body despite being so brazen in kissing techniques. Gods, Leon still had no idea where his little boyfriend had learned to roll his tongue like that. But maybe it was better that he didn't know, because if he /did/ know, Leon would be tempted to head out and murder all those people Cloud had learned from or practiced on.

Cloud was supposed to do that type of kissing with him only! Because he was Cloud's dutiful and attractive boyfriend that Cloud would always love to itty-bitty bits!

Okay, pep talk over. Back to reality.

Leon's hands were still hovering over the door and the doorbell, suddenly feeling more than a little embarrassed to come crawling back to Cloud after only two pathetic hours. It wasn't that he couldn't bear the thought of Cloud crying and groveling for his forgiveness, because said blond was too cute and fragile to cry and grovel. It was the thought that Cloud might /not/ return to him that really bothered him.

After all, Zack had been with Cloud for so many years, and Leon had only known Cloud for what? Three months?

Suddenly, Leon felt his insides freeze a little. A mental image of Cloud locking him out of his apartment while cuddling the black chocobo was giving him the shivers. Would he, dutiful and attractive boyfriend extraordinaire, lose to a black blotch of feathers?

Leon started to consider which brand of boots had extremely good durability and resistance to a chocobo's constant pecking. Worse come to worst, he would wear ski boots.

Just when he was about to beat down on the door and beg for his boyfriend to let him in, it opened abruptly with a soft 'click'. Leon's eyes lit up when he realized that he and Cloud probably shared a telepathic link, which was what enabled Cloud to open the door for him when he had not knocked or rang the bell yet. He was slightly disappointed when Cloud's eyes widened in surprise.

" Leon?"

The brunet quickly removed his hands from the door and doorbell. Awkwardly, he waved.

"Hi. I err… I got fed up of the ruckus Riku and Sora were making in my apartment." That wasn't exactly a lie; Riku was indeed in his apartment wrecking havoc with Sora. Well, it would be more accurate to say that Sora was trying his best to turn down Riku's invitation to hang on together for the next weekend subtly and kindly. And Riku was trying his best to ignore all the subtle and kind rejections and at the same time, persuade Sora to date him. The two were leaving their fates up to a few rounds of Marvel vs Capcom, and Sora had appointed Aeris as the referee just a few minutes before Leon left the apartment.

Cloud chuckled. "Riku's not going to give up so easily. He's stubborn like that."

"And Sora's just as stubborn, so he's not going to give in so easily either," Leon replied simply, all the while letting his eyes trail down his boyfriend's body. Was it just him, or had Cloud's delicious level scoring just sky-rocketed in the last two hours? Suddenly, Leon was tempted to just carry Cloud off into the bedroom, chocobo problem be damned. He ignored the annoying voice in his head that said he was desperate for Cloud's attention. He wasn't desperate, damn it! He was just appreciative of Cloud's perfect body.

"You… wanna come in? Or do you enjoy standing outside my door like this?"

Cloud's voice broke him out of his trance, and Leon quickly shook his head to clear his thoughts. "We have to talk."

"Yes, we do have to talk. Come on in. We can talk in the living room. And don't worry; Zack's sleeping like a log in his basket right now," Cloud said as he walked inside the apartment, leaving Leon to lock the door and follow after him. Jumping onto the couch, he waited patiently, his eyes following Leon's every action.

To be completely honest, Leon was more than a little worried about the situation. What if Cloud really chose Zack over him? Not only would that be upsetting (he was losing his boyfriend to a chocobo!), it was also pretty… embarrassing (again, he was losing his boyfriend to a chocobo!!) and damaging to his ego (he couldn't believe he was losing his boyfriend to a damn chocobo!!!).

And then Cloud started talking.

"I think that I should start from the very beginning…"

Leon blinked. "You mean the time when I found Zack lying like a road kill in front of my apartment?"

"Erm," – Cloud looked slightly embarrassed – "slightly before that."

"But that was the first time we met… wasn't it?"

"Well… Do you remember that eatery down Cross Street? The one that used to be called Seventh Heaven?"

Leon dug through his memories. Vaguely, he remembered such a place, snuggled tightly into the corner of a street. The bell would ring every time the door opened, allowing the smell of its famous coffee and burgers to burst out and waft through the air to lure passersby inside. Leon loved the vanilla soufflés there. They were sweet but not too sweet, just right for his taste buds. In all honesty, they reminded Leon of how Cloud's kisses tasted like. But the eatery had closed down about a year ago.

"I don't know if you recognize me, but I used to be a server there."

Leon's jaw slackened. It sounded impossible to his ears. If Cloud had been there, surely Leon would have noticed that really attractive server and tried to date him back then. And maybe even have to kick all his potential rivals out of the door and face the formidable lady boss of Seventh Heaven for ruining her business.

Cloud laughed sheepishly at the look of disbelief, reaching up to scratch his head. "Well, I… I looked quite different then. Riku says I look like I've gotten a makeover, compared to that time. But really, all I did was to remove my thick-rimmed glasses and braces…"

Leon couldn't imagine his boyfriend in braces. Glasses though, were another story. In fact, Leon was wondering if he could persuade Cloud to get a pair of thick, black-rimmed glasses. Those things were a major turn on in his humble opinion.

"I remember watching you whenever you visited. You loved the vanilla soufflés, right?"

Leon nodded dumbly, surprised that Cloud had noticed.

Cloud smiled. "And I remember your Radiant High uniform. That's why I wanted to transfer there too, even though by the time I managed to, you had already graduated. But well, I really don't think I look any good in the braces, so I was kinda waiting for the dentist to remove it before coming to see you… And then I found out that you live in Destiny Apartments, so erm… here I am. I didn't think you lived in this block though. I always had this idea that you lived in the next block…" he trailed off, locking and unlocking his fingers.

Somehow, the brunet was a little tempted to yell, "Stalker!" at the top of his lungs but he could not find it in his power or heart to do so. After all, if all his stalkers were half as cute and kind as Cloud, Leon really wouldn't mind having a few more. But of course, now that he already had Cloud, he didn't need those extra stalkers. Leon would always be the dutiful and attractive boyfriend.

So instead of screaming and freaking out, Leon decided to take the easy way out and pulled Cloud into his embrace. Carefully, he leaned back into the couch, gingerly pulling Cloud down with him. His hands were wrapped around Cloud's slim waist, and his chin was lying atop Cloud's head. He thought it was the coziest position ever. Hugging his blond boyfriend close always made his heart feel warm and fuzzy, much like the same feeling one got after downing one mug of hot chocolate on a rainy day.

"Does this mean… you've liked me since then? That Zack's accident was not really an accident?"

"Err… 'yes' to the first question, but 'no' the second question. I've liked you since I first served you in the eatery, but Zack's accident was truly an accident. I was still wondering how to approach you as I unpacked my bags, and I had no idea that Zack had zipped out of the apartment at all."

Damn. Leon was hoping that he had been correct in his guess, because that would mean that Zack was only a matchmaker which could be disposed of once the couple were happily married and together.

" Leon… let me keep Zack. He's been with me for so long, I can't bear the thought of leaving him. I promise he'll learn to respect you. Or at least stop pecking you," Cloud whined, drawing soothing circles on his boyfriend's chest. He mentally cheered when he felt Leon's arms tighten around him, knowing that he'd already won the battle. Leon always got more touchy-feely when he was about to give in to Cloud's demands.

"…Fine. But he's on probation for three months. If he can't stop pecking me by the end of three months, we're giving him away."

"Thank you!" Cloud chirped happily, straightening up to press a kiss to Leon's cheek. When Leon grunted, he couldn't help but laugh as he pressed another kiss to his boyfriend's lips. He cheered inwardly when Leon deepened their kiss, slowly pushing him down onto the couch, towering over him as they continued to make out.

In the back of his mind, Cloud started to calculate how much greens it would take to bribe Zack into at least behaving for Leon. And worse come to worst, he would just have to give Zack away. But Leon didn't have to know that if it ever came down to that, he would just give Zack away to Riku. After all, Leon didn't specify who he couldn't give Zack to, right?

Perfect ending, Cloud thought. He just had to warn Riku not to eat Zack.

Leon just continued kissing his boyfriend while working hard at unbuttoning his shirt.

-tbc-

A/N: Just one more chapter to the end of this fic! Aren't you excited like I am? XD Please read and review if you liked this chapter! Thanx!