Second chapters up! Thanks for the reviews and the alerts so far, they're always encouraging.

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The room was musty and hot enough to drain the energy out of any normal being. Posters with complex equations printed on them adorned the walls. Desks with the memoirs of past students scrawled on them were neatly lined up into rows.

Leon groaned, running a hand through his slightly tousled hair. He hated algebra class. Being trapped in this hell almost made him wish he had taken Strife up on his earlier offer to ditch. The brunette shuddered at the thought.

Leon had no idea as to why the blond seemed to want him. They had nothing in common. Cloud was exuberant. Leon was frighteningly anti-social. Cloud had a vast number of friends who clung to him almost constantly. Leon had a small group of friends whom he, although grudgingly, loved. Cloud was a blond. Leon was a brunette.

The boy's train of thought was stopped as the bell finally rang. Leon gave a sigh of relief before gathering his things, and bolting out of the room.

Yawning slightly Leon made his way out of the main building and into the school's garage (1). Easily maneuvering around car parts as he walked to the locker room. Quickly the dark haired boy changed into his uniform, and stepped back out into the shop.

Leon felt a small smile tug on his lips as he went about gathering his tools. If algebra was hell, then auto body (2) was heaven. Leon adored this class, it's only drawback being that Strife happened to take it also. Walking over to the beat up Camero he had been working on for weeks, Leon laid back on a nearby gurney and slid under it.

After about 30 minutes Leon set down the tools, lazily wiping the sweat from his brow.

The stoic teen let out an undignified yelp as the gurney he was resting on was suddenly yanked from underneath the car. Leon scowled ready to maim the person who was hindering his work, but hesitated when he was met with a playfully smirking blond.

"Hey Squally" Cloud greeted casually. Leon growled at the nickname, and made to stand up. Unfortunately his escape was cut short when a firm hand connected with his chest, pushing him to lie back.

"What's the rush Leonhart?" Strife questioned quirking a brow "aren't you happy to see me?"

"Not really" the brunette snapped, attempting once again to dislodge Cloud's hand from his person. The other teen refused to budge, letting out a dramatic sigh instead. Leon rolled his eyes in response.

The pinned boy emitted a whimper as a pair of soft lips pressed close to his ear.

"I'm disappointed Le" Cloud whispered lowly "here I was thinking we could have some fun."

Leon shivered as warm breath fanned over his skin.

Before the scarred teen could give a reply, the auto body teacher called out.

"Hey you lazy asses! I don't pay you to fool around!"

Cloud turned to face their teacher, a grin easily masking his aggravation.

"You don't pay us at all Mr. Highwind!"

The older blond muttered out a few curses as the teens point was made.

"Just get back to work!" the man ground out before storming away. Cloud sighed and turned back the boy under him.

The brunette mimicked Cloud's earlier actions, quirking a brow, silently asking why the other boy hadn't left yet.

The elder teen smirked and leaned down, his face hovering a few inches above Leon's. Before Leon could inquire what Cloud was planning, the blond placed a chaste kiss on his lips. The usually stoic boy sat shocked, a dark blush spreading over his cheeks.

Cloud stifled a chuckle, as he stood. "Later Le" he whispered, then turned on his heel and sauntered off.

Leon remained where he was until the bell rang, signaling that school had ended.

Getting up Leon changed slowly and walked back to the main building, letting the memory of the kiss run through his mind.

"What was Cloud thinking?" he mused out loud, ignoring the fact that he had used the other boy's first name.

TBC

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(1)(2) Okay so I go to a Vo-tech school where you can choose a career area and take that area as a class (they're called shops). Auto body is one of the shops.

A/N: I know this fic goes kind of slow. When I was originally writing it, I had no plan for where I wanted the story to go.