Sora stood rooted in the same spot, he didn't dare move, he didn't want her to get hurt, but it seemed…no matter what course of action he took it'd be the same no matter what he did, he wanted to attack him again it…felt like he was being finally getting back at his own weakness, hurting someone, especially someone who deserved it, but he couldn't and he knew it as well as anyone else every time the man opened his mouth it'd make him brace for words he didn't want to hear…but they never came he just smirked he was toying with him, because he knew he could and it made him sick to the core just seeing a man who deserves probably one of the worst deaths imaginable is toying around like an idiot….course Sora would never say that aloud even if that was how he felt.

"What would you do…"He paused

"For someone who lost everything, family friend's only one ambition and to complete such an ambition money and power were needed?"

"This girl offered herself to me…for the sake of completing such a task, the offer her body mind and soul"

Furious….couldn't even begin to describe what he felt at the time, a man using someone, someone who cared about him to whatever extent it made him happy…he knew Cloud and Tifa would be there but to know someone else would defend someone they didn't even know made his heart swell with warmth, but when someone was going to use someone who was already apart of his life…it didn't just hurt it stung.

"I don't consider this girl as someone with morals, nor do I consider this girl anything outside of my plaything and if you ruin that, I'll kill you!" The emperor sneered

"Just to clarify, you try and kill him; you won't even make it towards the street…" Cloud warned

"Ah, so you two are related yes?" He paused "Makes sense I see the resemblance in your bad boy attitude and your eyes…they show the same; Pain heart ache and the want to be accepted" He said with a ugly smile tugging his lips and yet before another word left his lips Tidus knocked him out flat on his face the blitz ball player looked to the group with a smile on his adrenaline filled face.

"Tidus…" Cloud started

"What's the worst he can do just let her stay at your place, Cloud!" He said with a smile

"W-what?" He stuttered out

"Look you got Tifa living next door to you, so when your not home she'd be able to watch her, that and lets face it she needs help with studying and you already told me with the grades Sora has he should already be a senior so who else should do it but you?" Tidus reasoned

"Cloud…we should help her" Sora said in almost a whisper

"This guy, what he wants to do with her isn't right can you really stand by and let it happen?" Yuna asked

"I…don't mind helping but Tifa she sould stay with you" Cloud finally agreed

"Hm? Why?"

"Sora and I are male..." Cloud stated the obvious

"Riiight" She said softly

Sora smiled happily as did Tifa Cloud decided to head back soon after the fact simpley because...the day was way too stressful that and he really needed some Advil, Sora on the other hand went over to thank Tidus for the help but he was already dead set on leaving as well.

"Where are you going, Tidus?" Sora asked as Yuna walked up towards the blitz ball player

"I have to show that old bastard up, this time, I'll win for sure!" Tidus proclaimed

"Waka's already waiting for me I need to hurry it up, all this drama has slowed me down, I'll be back tomorrow and I'll tell you how I kicked his butt!" Tidus raced off afterwards

Yuna's hands wouldn't come unlinked she hoped he'd be ok, with Waka there she could assume the best but…

"Don't worry…Tidus wouldn't worry you at least I think he wouldn't, let's just hope for the-" He looked over to Yuna and noticed her eyes…one was teal the other deep blue…he didn't know how to react, he didn't know if he should address it or not or just pretend he didn't see it but would she really believe that?

"You saw it right…?" She asked nervous

"I…uh…" Sora honestly didn't know how to react

"Its fine, Sora I get treated different because of my eyes…but" She stopped

"Your eyes are fine, it makes you different and because you're so nice it shouldn't matter how your outer appearance is" Sora smiled as Tifa came walking towards them with the sapped Yuffie, it was strange…seeing her like that her cheeriness gone her skin seemed pale as almost all light reflected off her skin gaze down cast but it reflected such…agony that Sora couldn't look away.

"I'm taking her back, she needs rest Sora…" Tifa paused

"This was the first time actually confronting the man who kept Yuffie all these years I think in a way you are the one to thank for this…he can't hurt her anymore thanks to you, I'm grateful that you came today…I don't know how I can thank you"

She finished with her eyes slowly glossing over with unshed tears Sora really didn't know what to do, or if he should just nod, he stood there as she stalked off with the younger teen in tow, Yuffie took one glance back towards the brunette, a glimmer of happiness, hope and even a bit of sorrow could be seen…but sadness for who…the man who abused her…or for himself or maybe Sora's eyes were more of a mirror into her own…and the sadness was really for herself, would he know? Probably not, but did he blame her…never.

The day before school, time flew by in annoyance, Sora was completely and utterly blindsided with the fact his parents didn't leave until this morning so as you could expect, he couldn't very well leave and Yuffie nor Tifa could really come by Cloud stayed out of concern for his cousin and told the others he'd be staying till the old bastard left, he got word thankfully that Yuffie was doing even better than she used to and was if not even more hyper than she used to be, probably because she didn't have to stand that man, but in a way Cloud finally understood why she was the way she was, she was hiding the pain, the sadness the regret and so much more behind her cheerfulness and that's what killed Cloud the most, true that she would be living next door now due to…well male prowess that being said she was over as soon as Sora's father left.

"SOOOORRRRAAAAAAA~" Yuffie screeched as she ran into the house with so much vigor and cheerfulness the neighborhood cats ran for it she tackled both the teens down like it was utterly no task at all and hugged them until they wanted nothing more than to breathe without being nearly chocked to death.

Tifa looked on with a small smile gracing her lips although her eyes were stuck on the blonde…her eyes wouldn't leave his features even if she so much as wanted to, she snapped out of it when Yuffie finally let them go.

"Your already dressed I see" Yuffie said with a gigantic smile

"Yuffie…your tie is completely on wrong" Cloud commented

"Oh ops!" Yuffie quickly retied it sloppily but no matter the job she…just radiated happiness no matter what the problem was.

"Oh, Yuffie what about your things?" Cloud asked her demeanor shook a bit…and then completely shattered under his gaze

"I only had two outfits, belongings…never actually had any so…" Yuffie was close to a relapse in personality when Sora spoke up

"Then- will just have to give you so many gifts that you won't know what to do with them!" Sora said trying to be cheerful

"But…what about you, you don't have many things right?" She asked

"That – That doesn't matter I have everything I could want…people actually want me around…they want me to be their friend…I bet it'll be even better once school starts" Sora said with such a gigantic smile…yet if only they knew how he really felt about it.

The walk to school was extremely crowded Squall and Cloud in the front behind them Tifa and Rinoa as well as Tidus, Waka, Yuna, Reno, Rikku, Yuffie and Sora whom was gazing about the scenery when he spotted a white building across the rode from the school they'd be going to

"Hey Cloud what's that?" Sora gestured towards the building

"Kingdom academy only rich bastards go there" Cloud said without a hint of remorse

"Oh…are they nice people?" Sora asked he felt the group stop instantly at his question

"No, they aren't they-"Squall started

"Don't" Cloud commanded

"What I wasn't going to tell them what he did but-"

"He doesn't need to know, Sora stay away from any of them, they'll hurt you in ways you can't im- wait you can but…still its best you don't hang around them at all"

"Okay, Cloud I won't I'm…sorry I asked" His gaze adverted towards the ground but never made it when he felt a hand ruffle his hair gently he looked up to meet Clouds gaze

"Its fine you didn't know, now lets hurry will be late if we don't" Cloud smiled gently and gestured him towards the school

(Best song to play for this part would be Secret Garden, The promise it fits this so well)

When they got close enough they saw a girl up ahead, long dark hair looking out ahead turned when she herd foot steps and her gaze locked onto Sora's a small almost unnoticeable smile graced her lips as Yuffie and Rikku ran towards her hugging her to near back spasms.

"Whose she" Sora asked in amazement

"Sarah, better known as Garnet" Cloud said staring ahead

Cloud felt like messing with his younger relative before the stress filled day began

"Why do you ask, fallen for someone already?" Cloud asked sarcastically and cracked a smile at Sora's embarrassed look

"Selphie…whose that" A girl asked

"Oh, him…I think that's Cloud Strife's cousin…why do you ask Kairi?"

"He's…beautiful" She said with a almost inhuman gaze of want in her eyes looking at the brunette

Changed my mind…I'm having the two from Kingdom hearts in the story….just…yeah Kairi you can peg her as a spoiled child already, so yeah…that'll be fun to write…also! I'm having a dispute on love interests, when I mean that I mean who Sora should be pared up with, I kinda want to use Garnet since I've never actually written a single thing with her but I'm not sure, and I've already written a lot with Yuffie being the main love interest I kinda want a change of pace but I don't mind writing about it again so pretty much in your review tell me who you'd like him to be with Garnet/Sarah Yuffie or Rikku don't care who, it'd also help if you gave a reason behind why it'd better help me with a reason to use the paring Also I know I rushed out what happened with Yuffie I wasn't planning on it but…eh I kinda wanted it to be rushed so Yuffie will gradually have to accept what's happened to her and step in to reality, like Sora he hasn't realized yet the magnitude of change that's happened to him yet, going from abuse to a normal life isn't exactly easy, you'll see what I mean as I update since I haven't picked what the main plot will be as of yet. And incase anyone asks Sora has already be come attached to them because their Cloud's friends and Sora is familiar with Cloud so…it kinda makes sense he feels a closeness with them and his relationship with Tifa is set in stone as a brother – sister type or mother son; haven't picked yet anyways…I've got more writing to do

-Later