Sinfully Pure

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of its characters… just in case you haven't read any of the previous seventeen chapters… God knows you wouldn't be here if you did.

Warning: Yaoi… plain and simple. A bit of violence.

Abbandon's Note: It's another chapter involving our favorite blond, Cloud. I know that you all have missed him, so here he is. And thank you for the loving reviews. And I am uber sorry for taking so long... my Internet was gone. And well... I wasn't going to risk my ass and post this while I was in school.

Chapter 18: The Return

-"Truth hurts more then lies admitting the difference between the two is the first step to awareness. So accept what is real even if it hurts. Realize that in reality there is no such thing as a happy ending."-

(Anonymous)

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"Get out!" Cloud yelled, throwing a wrench at Sephiroth's skull. The wrench smashed the wall next to the older man's head. That was the third tool that Cloud had thrown at him; the other two being a screwdriver and a hammer. "Unless you are going to tell me where your brother is with my brother, I want you out!" This time Cloud picked up a hot soldering iron.

"Cloud, would you please calm down and refrain from throwing things at me? I have no idea where my brother is or where he's run off to with Sora. We gave him orders to leave the boy alone… but you know teenagers. If they're not allowed to do something, they only want to do it more." Sephiroth said, calmly. "Plus I have no intention of leaving. Not when I am so amused."

"Gah! What do you want from me?!" Cloud yelled, exasperated.

"I would like to think that it was quite obvious." The silver haired man replied. "I think that you need to calm yourself. Perhaps you should go out somewhere with me. Clear your head." Cloud growled.

"I'm not going anywhere until I know where Sora is!" He argued. Sephiroth sighed and ran a hand through his long hair. Cloud wasn't an easy catch; all he cared about was that foolish little brother of his. Well, once Ansem had his hands on the boy, Cloud would be his for the taking.

"Now I will ask you again, where are Riku and Sora?" Cloud interrogated angrily.

Sephiroth shrugged.

"And I'll say it again… I have no idea." This time Sephiroth had to duck to avoid the soldering iron. The hot tool dented the wall and fell to the floor, smoking. Sephiroth stared at the tool for a moment before straightening up and turning to look at Cloud. The blond went pale at the look in the other man's eyes. Sephiroth advanced very slowly on the younger male. The blond fled to his office, Sephiroth close behind. Within moments, the silver-haired man had Cloud pinned against his desk, their bodies barely touching. "You know…" Sephiroth hissed. "I find men with a fire in them desirable, but I do not appreciate it when they attempt to kill me." Cloud shuddered at the man's close proximity. And he was only getting closer…

"Hey, Cloud are you here?" Called an all to familiar voice. Sephiroth broke away from Cloud to return to the shop. Riku was standing at the door, Sora leaning against him. The younger boy was pale and could barely support himself. Sephiroth heard Cloud come up behind him. Riku ignored his older brother and focused his attention on Cloud. "A bit of help here." Cloud rushed to his brother and pulled him away from Riku. The younger boy whined and clung to his brother. At Sora's feeble actions, Cloud turned hardened cobalt eyes on Riku.

"Paine called me and told me what you did. Stay away from Sora. I won't warn you again." He said, darkly. The blond looked to Sephiroth. "I want both of you out… NOW!" Sephiroth, who was far to infuriated with Riku to argue, nodded and started out the door, dragging Riku with him. The younger boy shook him off and turned to face Cloud and Sora.

"Sora…" He dug through his pocket until he felt what he was looking for. Before Cloud could pull Sora away, Riku leaned in and whispered into Sora's ear, clasping his beloved chain around Sora's neck. The silver-haired teen, with a note of jealously, watched as Sora buried his head in Cloud's chest and whined louder. "Goodbye, for now." He said before exiting the store. Sephiroth was waiting outside the car for him. Without a word, he grabbed his younger brother and pushed him inside the car before getting in as well. The older man started the car and took off for the mansion.

"What the hell were you doing?" His hissed, with a sharp slap to Riku's face. "Do you realize what you've just done? This is the third time that you've let Sora go without any effort on your part! Did you kidnap him last night to hand him over to Ansem? What happened to your grand plan? Are you trying sabotage Lord Ansem's plans?" Riku crossed his arms and stared out the windshield.

"It's none of your business how I do my job!" He replied. Once again, Sephiroth's palm caught the side of Riku's face. The younger boy cried out in pain; one of Sephiroth's rings had cut his lip. He licked away the blood and stared angrily at his seething brother.

"Your failure is my failure. The more you mess up, the worse you make me look in Lord Ansem's eyes. What is it about that boy that has you in a huff? You could find another like him if you looked." Sephiroth said. "Besides Riku, don't you want to be free? The key to unlocking our family's curse lies within Sora. Do want to continue to be denied all that you've ever wanted?"

"NO!" Riku cried. "I know what I have to do. It's just… I owe this to him."

"You owe that boy nothing. Don't go there, Riku. Forget what you did to him. The demon that you were all those eons ago, all you knew how to do was kill, think about it. Oh, just wait until we get back to the mansion. I hope Lord Ansem lets me decide your punishment." Sephiroth retorted. Riku lost what color he had when he heard Sephiroth's previous words.

"You… you knew, Seph?" He asked quietly.

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Abbandon's Note: Yes, I know… really short. The next chapter will be longer. I promise. Oh yeah… a question that I wanted to ask. In the previous chapter, I added the song "Angels" by Within Temptation. I wanted to know, whom thinks that the song applied to Sora and who thought the song applied to Riku? Answer me in your reviews, please!!!

Beta (DarlingMalfunction)'s Commentary: I'm tired but I've had a fairly awesome day. I'm glad a finished this because you guys can get scary with the threats and such. Just remember kids, hugs not drugs. Wait, wrong saying. Ah well. Violence is bad, sometimes. If it is against your own personal stalker, than yeah, go ahead. More power to you. Also for your thoughts, her poor beta reader has 3 AP exams coming up, and AP Physics to still suffer through until June. Be gentle on the postings of chapters and such. She means well. At least, I believe so. So it's my fault, slay me if you wish. But like I said, be gentle?

Abbandon: I loveth my beta. She tisith be my bestest friend in the whole wide world! I still love you though Serenity! You believe in me!