A/N: Let's get some fluff to balance out the angst!

Warning: So- you know the drill. This contains male on male pairings, child abuse, and really angst stuff. So if you're an angst fan keep reading. If you lean more toward humor, I've other stories in the works you might want to check out.

Disclaimer: Lawyers said 72 cents isn't enough to buy the Kingdom Hearts games, let alone get it from Disney. Damn you Walt…

Summary: This is the story of poor Cloud. He and his twin brothers live with their abusive father. After a while, his friend Leon becomes suspicious. What happens then?

Remember:

"Talking."

Thoughts.

Time Skip

Emphasis on words.

Self-explanatory.

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Chapter Five

Leon wasn't doing so well. He cringed as the stove blew up for the what, sixth time, since he promised to baby-sit the twins. Nope. He definitely wasn't doing well. They were cute. Yes. Utterly, utterly adorable. They are Cloud's younger brothers, they were bound to be cute. But they weren't too much of the problem.

"RIKU! Dammit! I told you to stop picking at Roxas!" Leon shouted as Roxas ran by covering his head. Riku was hysterically galloping after him on a stick horse while screaming bloody murder. Leon launched to grab the boy's collar, but he slipped on spaghetti sauce. His head made a nice crack on the tile floors.

He groaned. Why, oh why did he agree to this hell?! Leon thought back to the events earlier in the day…

Earlier That Day At Lunch

Cloud was smacking his head against the table. Aeris was politely patting his back in sympathy. Tidius laughed like a mad man. Selphie was too busy eating cookies to care about anything and Yuffie was off on a rampage about younger siblings being a pain in the rear end.

Leon walked up and raised an eyebrow. "What's up Cloud?" he asked while setting his food next to the blonde's. Said blond startled up teary eyed. Leon almost jumped as Cloud latched on to his school jacket. "Leon, you have to help me!" he begged. Leon was surprised to say the least. "Why?" he asked.

Cloud threw up his hands in dismay. "I have to go some where and the twins can't go with me and I can't find a baby sitter and Roxas is really sick and I'm going to get in trouble because I really need to go and my father is expecting me there and I-" Leon held up his head to stop Cloud's frantic rambling.

The boy immediately subsided, but his eyes were very wet. "I can baby-sit your brothers." Leon offered. Cloud wiped his eyes with his navy blue sleeve. "I can't ask you to do that. I just meant I need you to find a babysitter!" Cloud rephrased. The dark hair boy shrugged and picked up a sandwich.

"I don't mind. Plus, I'll do it for free. I'll pick them up after school." He said coolly. Cloud looked at him for a moment. Then his eyes got cloudy again. Leon froze and Cloud attached himself to his friend. "You are the best friend ever!" the blond exclaimed. Leon felt all warm inside. "No problem. That's what I do." He mumbled liking the arms around him.

Back to the Present

Thus, Leon ended up in this situation. He picked up the twins like he promised Cloud he would. Unfortunately the two wonder morons, that being Leon's bratty cousin and the red haired pyro, had to tag along. So far, it had only been a few hours and Leon was sure the house was beyond repair.

Sora cried a complete number of seven times. Once over spilled milk, another time it was over spilled soda. Then he accidentally broke a toy and a priceless Chinese vase. Not to mention Riku thought it would hilarious to "play dead" and the poor brunet thought he was a murderer.

Oh, and Leon had to tell Sora that no, there are no such things as brain suckers, thank you very much Axel. The last time Sora cried he wouldn't tell Leon why. But he was pretty sure it was because Riku is just a little terror. Gave Riku a good scare though when Leon told him Sora ran away because of his antics.

So now Riku decided to pick on Roxas. Poor Roxas, he wasn't feeling to well. Apparently as Cloud told him, Roxas was riding his bike down a hill and was scraped up pretty badly. His stomach was bruised up and his face had a cut or two. Axel was spending most of the night asking to help in anyway.

Speaking of Axel- that kid was particularly quiet this evening. He had been tailing after Roxas, asking little questions all the time. Finally, Roxas locked himself up in the bathroom until Axel stopped. Leon was making sure the red haired punk kept away. He would like to give Cloud his brothers back with out traumatizing them all.

Leon groaned into the messy floors. Riku halted his attacks on the blond twin when he saw his cousin on the ground. The silver haired twerp made a squeal when Leon pinned him to the saucy tiles. "Alright, because you are being a brat to the twins- you're cleaning this mess!" Leon growled. Riku nodded.

Leon let him go and Riku rubbed his sore arms. Leon turned off the stove. No pasta tonight… he thought glumly. He picked up some cheese, ham, mayonnaise, and bread. "Sandwich alright with you?" he questioned Roxas. The boy nodded. He walked out of the room in silence. Leon sighed and wondered if it hurt to talk sometimes.

After a moment all the kids were in the kitchen, waiting at the table. Riku tried to redeem himself by pouring his friends glasses of milk. Or what was left of the milk Sora spilled. They mumbled their thanks at his cousin and Riku beamed. Leon put some Pringles on the paper plates and let the kids have their dinner.

Riku was eating smoothly, taking a sip of milk every now and then. Axel bit into his bread, practically moaning. But as Leon always thought, the kid is weird. Sora was hurriedly gulping down his food, like some one would steal it from him. Leon tore a piece and was chewing, watching the children.

He swallowed his ham and spied Roxas carefully. The blond was rolling the crust into balls and slowly popping them in his mouth, barely moving his jaw. "Hey, you okay?" he inquired unsteadily. All eyes turned to the kid. He looked up surprised. His eyes then turned ashamed to the sandwich.

"Sorry… I'm just not hungry." He whimpered, holding on to his stomach. Sora bolted from his seat to check on his twin. He attentively placed on hand on Roxas' arms. "I know your stomach hurts… But Cloud will be worried if you don't eat." Sora whispered. Roxas shook his head before leaning on the table.

"I can't… It hurts… I want Cloud…" Roxas began to moan and he screwed his eyes up tight. Leon leapt and picked him up. Sora stepped back as Leon walked up the stairs and into his bed room. Riku had stood up and quickly distracted Sora by suggesting coloring. Axel walked after Leon, noticing Sora's hesitation.

Something is wrong with our new friends… Axel's thoughts drifted in and out.

Twilight Cemetery

The light wasn't bright but it wasn't dark. It was perfect. The twilight sprinkled over the opaque headstone like some earth bond angel. She's not earth bound anymore Cloud realized not for the first time. His breath came out in wispy puffs. Once more bandaged hands clasped a navy blue jacket closer.

Father had been unresponsive as always when it came to his wife's grave. In one week it would be the seventh year since her death. Seven years since the twins were brought into this world. Cloud's blue eyes closed, trying to remember the last conversation he had with his mother.

"Cloud…" she whispered, hands on her bulging stomach. "Come feel your baby brother or sister's kick!" her voice was soft and warm, just like the touch of her skin when Cloud let his small hands travel over the belly button. Cloud stumbled in surprise when something pushed against his palm.

"Ah!" he squeaked. His mother's melodious laughter cut through his memories. She liked to laugh. Like Sora did. Cloud's face fell the tiniest bit. Sora and Roxas. When they were brought home… he had hated them. So much. So, so much for taking away his mother. He thought, how can something so small do something so bad?

It wasn't until the boys had turned one. On their first birthday, their father insisted on taking all three of his boys to her grave. Cloud stood, all dressed up in suit, watching his two younger brothers play on the lawn. His father stood next to him, also watching. Sora and Roxas had stood up, hand in hand and hugged the headstone.

Cloud watched with his eyes huge, and his father choked. "Mama…" they had whispered. That one act had imprinted something into both older males. It drove the father crazy. But it soothed Cloud's soul. He had forgotten… that his mother was also the mother of Sora and Roxas. They were his baby brothers he felt kick his palm.

He realized they would never know her laughter. The laughter Cloud had grown up with. "Daddy…" Cloud whimpered, turning to his father. That day was the first day Cloud was ever man handled. "Don't!" he fiercely warned. Cloud touched his stinging cheek and knew that his father had too died, dead at least a year ago.

Now, Cloud's finger's grazed over her names. Daughter, Wife, Mother. Forever loving. Forever living on. She was in the way Roxas pursed his hips when skeptical. In the way Sora's voice would cheer him up depressed. She was even in Cloud. With her silky blonde hair and bright blue eyes that always shone.

Mother…

Leon's

Cloud was due back soon. The sun had gone down and Roxas too. His stomach pains eased up a little with Tylenol. Riku had been dragged home by now. He had a curfew after getting into that fight with Roxas at school. Axel stayed so he could entertain Sora. What ever negative comments Leon had for him, they were slowly fading away.

"Alright Sora, how about you draw a picture of your family?" Axel suggested with a smile. Sora's face lit up with the possibility and began to draw excitedly. Leon chuckled as he watched the boys go at it. He propped up his feet and looked over at Axel's drawing.

Actually, as Leon noticed it now, Axel hadn't yet picked up a crayon. Sora's side of the coffee table was just absolutely littered with pictures of all kinds. What looked like animals. Some rainbows. Pretty fields with flowers. A castle. Then what looked like Riku sitting on the moon.

Leon noticed Axel was staring intently at the paper the little twin was using. His green eyes were intense like he was filing away every stroke. Leon sat up a little and crouched next to the boys. "What are you drawing there, Sora buddy?" Leon questioned timidly. Sora held up his drawing.

On it was a little blue and white house. It was a bit more complicated than the normal box and triangle. It had three windows in the front, a door on the left side and a big gray garage. There was a small wooden fence and a green yard with a red disk laying on it. Leon concluded it was a Frisbee.

Then there was four figures standing in the drive way. Leon noticed the arrows pointing at the figures and names scrabbled beneath them. The first person was Cloud. Or so Sora wrote under it. Cloud had his normal spiky golden hair and blue eyes. Cloud was smiling and held what looked to be box with a red cross on it.

The next figure was Roxas. He was smaller than Cloud, and his hair was just the slightest detail different. Roxas had a Band-Aid on his cheek and he looked blank. The there was Sora standing next to him. His chocolate hair was pointing up and holding a ball of something black, named Mickey. It must have been a pet. Then there was a forth figure. It was black and undetermined. The caption read, "Daddy."

Leon's brow fell in a deep V. Axel was staring at Leon's face, never changing in expression. "Hey Sora, what's Cloud holding?" he asked. Sora took the picture to observe his work. He handed it back with a dead-pan look. "First aide kit. Duh." He replied. Leon blinked and studied the picture further.

"For Roxas?" he questioned again. Sora just lifted his shoulders. "I guess. But he uses it on himself mostly." Sora answered. Leon nodded as if he understood. Axel had his arms crossed as he processed the words. "Cloud gets hurt a lot?" the pyro inquired. Sora glanced at him and fidgeted for a moment.

"Yeah…" he said unsure of the answer. Leon stared at the coloring as if it would unlock something he just noticed. The red haired child was just eyeing him, practically urging Leon to get the picture. "Sora… Why does Cloud get hurt so much?" Leon asked with a tingling around his heart strings.

Sora began to twiddle his thumbs. "I can't say…" he mumbled somberly. Leon could feel his heart twist as if a cold blade was stuck to it. "And why not?" Leon urged. Axel was practically boring holes into the brunets' heads. Sora gulped audibly. "Cloud and Roxas will get mad. I promised them to be good." Sora's voice cracked the faintest bit.

Leon opened his mouth to say something else but was interrupted. The door bell rang and Leon's eyes sprung to the window by the door. A crop of blond hair waved at them. Sora instantly forgot the conversation and hopped up to the door. Leon sighed and ordered the red head to get Roxas. He did so with out words.

Leon unlocked the door for Cloud; Sora was wrapped up in a hug as soon as Cloud stepped foot in the house. "How were they?" he questioned nervously. Leon waved his hand nonchalantly. "Piece of cake." He said. The blond giggled and noted his brother coming around the bend.

The blond twin was rubbing his eyes of sleep when he recognized the familiar spikes of gold. He greeted him with a yawn, stumbling up to take the offered bandaged hand. Leon's eyes sent open the dirtied and bloodied gaze around the scrapped digits. A sense of de ja vu filled him. Those wounds had appeared on his friend before.

Cloud thanked him and quickly set off into the windy night. Leon nodded politely and left the light on so they could see better walking home. His gaze followed the brothers until the turned a street corner and were lost in the swirling inky shadows. The brunet flicked off the porch light and hit his head on the wooden oak door.

"Stupid!" he cursed. A cough behind him made Leon lean back to stare at the third grader. "What?" he growled from the back of his throat. The child picked up the drawing Sora left behind. "I think something is wrong with this picture." The boy confessed. Leon snorted and ripped up the paper. "You have no idea…" the reply reverberated in the now dead home.

A drawing of a blue and white house floated to the dirty ground torn exactly in half...

TBC

A/N: Leon is a push over. Riku is kind of bratty again. Sora is always cute. Oh, in case you're wondering, Roxas stomach is just tender from the beating he took. He'll live. Cloud's mother scene came out nicer than I thought it would. Axel also seems really mature. There's a reason for it, maybe I'll address it later.

So, I called the Cemetery Twilight because… it just kind of made sense. Twilight, the time between when night arrives and daylight leaves. It hangs there, a drift between two worlds. In this, the living and those who passed.

The last sentence was also so symbolic. A torn home… Well, if you have questions, you know what to do. Love to all the reviewers! –Throws candy hearts-