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"Why did I have to come with you again?" Cloud asked as he followed Roxas down the hall - the hall was in an apartment complex where Sora - Roxas' 'best friend' - lived.
"Because Leon wants to meet you." Roxas replied. Cloud had heard very little about Leon, just that he was quiet, tall, has a scar and seemed to really like his leather. Roxas stopped in front of apartment forty-nine and knocked - pounded - obnoxiously loud.
"Roxas," Cloud hissed and grabbed his brother's wrist. "Is that necessary?" Roxas just shrugged and started knocking with his other hand - an appropriate type of knock this time too.
"It's open!" Someone - Sora, Cloud believed - called from inside.
"Can you let go now?" Roxas asked gesturing to his wrist still held in Cloud's grasp. Cloud was tempted to maintain his grip, tempted even to hold Roxas in front of himself like a shield. Cloud was never exactly the best when it came to meeting new people and he knew that as soon as they entered the apartment Roxas was going to run off with Sora. That meant Cloud was going to be left him alone with tall, quiet and leather loving and it was going to be awkward. Cloud released Roxas' wrist anyway and the younger blond immediately threw open the door and walked inside. Cloud, however, remained in the hallway. I could just leave.
"Cloud!" Roxas shouted from inside the apartment. Cloud sighed and walked through the open door, closing it once he was inside. The apartment was…clean or maybe it was minimalist. The floor was the same hardwood as the hallway. The walls were white and on the wall directly opposite the door windows took up the majority of the wall. A black arm chair, sofa and coffee table was the only furniture - besides a decent sized T.V. and the stand it was set upon. Cloud assumed the kitchen was on the narrow and confined side with just enough room for the necessary appliances - and possibly a table. There was a short hallway and when Cloud walked past it he could see three doors - he assumed two led to bedrooms and the third was a bathroom. It was a rather average apartment, not overly lived in or homey though.
Cloud had been right when he assumed he'd be left alone. Roxas and Sora were no where to be seen (or heard, which Cloud thought was odd.) Who Cloud could see however was - who he assumed to be - Leon. Leon was sitting on the black arm chair, his legs stretched out to rest on the coffee table. He was wearing a basic white t-shirt and jeans - a silver necklace hung around his neck and his feet were bare. Leon's hair was long and brown - a shade off from Sora's if Cloud remembered properly - and his eyes were the color of a storm ridden sky. Cloud could also see the scar Roxas had mentioned, a faded red mark that ran between the man's eyes.
"I assume you're Cloud," Leon said and rose from his seated position and moved to stand in front of Cloud. Cloud found himself looking up to meet Leon's eyes now. The brunet was at least a head taller than Cloud - give or take an inch.
"Yeah, and you're Leon," Cloud replied and Leon nodded.
"You can sit if you like," Leon offered, making his way back to the chair.
"Uh, actually-"
"He'd love too!" Roxas exclaimed, appearing out of nowhere and shoving Cloud in the direction of the couch. "Now Cloud, it would be rude to leave without at least getting to know Leon."
"Yeah, Leon's very sensitive and might think you hate him if you just leave." Sora added - who, like Roxas, had just suddenly appeared. Is that some munchkin person power or something? Cloud wondered as he sat down on the couch. Roxas and Sora both smiled - ya know the kind of smile that comes with a slight head tilt that means 'we're playing innocent but really we're awful, awful people.'
"You're up to something," Cloud accused.
"So mistrustful," Roxas said with a 'tsk' sound.
"Only when it comes to you," Cloud replied.
"I am so hurt," Roxas said but sounded anything but. "I do believe I'm just going to have to go hide my pain in Sora's room. Come along Sora," Roxas grabbed Sora's wrist and pulled the boy along as he headed into the hallway. Cloud turned to Leon, who was just staring at him. All right…
"They want to fix us up," Leon stated.
"What?" Cloud asked, not quit believing what he had just heard.
"They want us to date," Leon replied.
"How do you know?" Cloud asked. "Maybe they just want us to be friends. I mean not that I wouldn't want to date you or anything. You are attractive and tall and…I'm gay." Cloud could hear smothered laughter coming from the hallway. Oh God, I'm an idiot. It's like high school all over again. Leon smiled slightly - a small barely there smile - and chuckled.
"That's good," Leon said. "Otherwise this could've gotten very awkward."
"Yeah, could've gotten," Cloud mumbled.
"So?" Leon prompted.
"So what?" Cloud asked and heard a mumbled 'He's a slow as you' which was followed by an 'Ouch!'
"Do you want to go out?" Leon asked. Oh…oh…Oh! Oh my God! Hot guy wants to go out with me! Cloud, despite his best efforts, was sure there was some stupid smile on his face.
"Yeah, I do."
We all know Cloud is secretly a spazz. I mean a guy like that has to be on constant freak out mode on the inside or something...
