Ugh! callousvixen is probably so pissed off at me right now.
Riku: She didn't say anything on dA.
Maybe, but I still feel she is.
Genesis: You worry too much. Calm yourself with a good read.
I already read both my Cirque Du Freak Manga that came in the mail! And I am NOT reading Loveless unless it's the Manga!
Genesis: *whimper* How can a yaoi about people with cat features be better than my book?
Sephiroth: I can't believe you wanted two books for an 18th birthday present. -_-
Angeal: I can't believe Zack told you the nickname I hate so much. -_-
Zack: what about me? :)
Nothing dear. And I can't believe I finally own 358/2 Days! XD
Axel: Doesn't mean you actually own Kingdom Hearts now sweetheart.
Six years have passed since Riku and Sora first met, and they couldn't have been closer. With every visit they paid each other Vincent, Cloud, and Leon saw that it was more likely for their plan to work. But as Ansem watched from the shadows of it all he carefully planned and re-planned how he would make Riku his mate and take the throne from Vincent.
…
"Oto-sama. Oto-san, may we speak with you?" Sora asked when he and Roxas found Cloud and Leon in their bedroom as they were finishing dressing for the day.
"What is it boys? What's on your mind?" Leon asked seeing that they looked rather uneasy.
Sora wrung the end of his shirt "U-um… It's about Riku." He said.
Leon exchanged a glance with Cloud the looked back to his son "What about Riku?" he asked.
"Well, whenever I even so much as think about him… I get this feeling in my chest. A heavy, warm feeling." The young brunette explained.
Cloud and Leon exchanged a glance again, this time with small smiles "Really. Anything else to this feeling of yours?" Cloud asked.
"Yeah. It's strange, but I can't help but feel… complete. Like I'm only just part of who I should be and he's the rest. What is that feeling?" Sora answered.
Cloud and Leon looked at each other with broad grins on their faces "You've fallen in love Sora." Leon said.
"I told you!" Roxas exclaimed in triumph.
"W-with Riku?" his parents nodded "Is that bad? Will Vincent hate me?" He asked.
Cloud knelt down in front of him "No Sora, this is a good thing. We've actually hoped for this. You see when I heard Riku was born I met with Vincent and we developed a plan to unite the Angel and Vampire race that involved both of you. Of course we would like for it to be of your own choices.
"From what you have told us you have chosen to fall in love with Riku, if he chooses to do the same then there will be hope for out clans yet. If he doesn't then we will have to find another way." He explained.
Roxas cleared his throat making everyone in the room look at him and see the small blush on his face "What if I fell in love with a Vampire?" he asked.
"What are you saying Roxas?"
The young blonde scratched the back of his head "That Knight Axel. I can't help it when it comes to him. I control myself just fine and I think he might feel the same way, so if he does will that work?" he said.
His parents could only smile and nod "We'll speak with Vincent." Leon said.
Their sons smiled and ran off just as the bell began ringing signaling the arrival of Vincent, Riku, and their Knights. Cloud jumped into Leon's arms and they laughed happily because of what they had just been told, Sora and Roxas were both in love with Vampires!
"This will definitely work!" Cloud said.
Sora and Roxas watched as the five Vampires landed outside the open gate of Twilight Town and Riku immediately ran in stopping in front of the twins.
"Hey Sora, Roxas. Happy birthday!" he said happily.
"Thanks Riku, and welcome back!" they said together.
Riku reached into his jeans pocket and pulled out a silver chain with a crown pendent hanging on it and gave it to Sora. Reaching in his other pocket he pulled out a black wristband and a black and white checkered wristband and a few matching rings and gave them to Roxas "From my dad and me." He said with a sheepish smile.
"Thank you! These are awesome!" Roxas said slipping his gifts on.
Riku saw that Sora was having trouble with clasping the necklace behind his neck and went to help him, making the brunette blush lightly.
"Thanks Riku." He mumbled, earning a warm smile from the silverette.
"Lord Vincent Valentine. Welcome back to Twilight Town." Cloud said warmly upon finally getting to the gate with Leon.
"The welcome is appreciated Higher Arch Cloud Strife, High Guardian Squall Leon Leonhart. Thank you for having us once again." Vincent responded and his Knights gave a small bow.
"Hey Roxy! Race ya to the clock tower!" Axel said with a smirk.
"You're on!" Roxas said letting his wings out and they took off running until they were up in the air and flying to the clock tower.
"Riku wanna go for some ice cream?" Sora asked and the Vampire nodded.
Vincent dismissed Zexion and Demyx for the time, opting to walked the streets with Cloud and Leon.
"Vincent there is something we would like to discuss with you concerning our son and your Eighth Knight, Axel." Leon said.
"What is it?" Vincent asked.
"It seems Roxas has fallen for him." Leon answered.
"You don't say. But I thought we wanted Sora and Riku to be the ones assuring our clan's peace?" the Vampire said.
"Yes, that is still the main plan. We just think it may be a good idea to have a fall back. You see Sora had told us earlier before your arrival that he indeed does have feelings for Riku, now it is up to him. But if he refuses we hope we can look to Roxas and Axel as an alternative." Cloud explained.
Vincent couldn't help but smile "So Sora has fallen. And Roxas too, that wasn't a part of the plan. But I believe that with him we have a stronger chance. Cloud, Leon, I have had visions that my death will come sooner than expected. Should it be, I would like to see the future we hope for before I am gone from this world." He said.
"You will, I swear." Cloud responded.
The Vampire smiled "I know you will keep your word." He said.
Roxas was sitting on the edge of the clock tower waiting for Axel to get back with the sea salt ice cream he said he would buy because he lost the race. His legs dangled over the edge and they swung back and forth like his thoughts.
'Should I tell him how I feel? What if he doesn't feel the same? We could change everything between Vampires and Angels… Or start a war. I don't wanna do that to our families!'
"Yo Roxy! I got the ice cream!" Axel said snapping him out of his thoughts.
"Oh! Thanks Axel." Roxas said taking the ice cream.
Axel sat beside him and studied him with a worried expression "You okay Rox? You were kinda spaced out." He noted.
"I was just thinking about something that… may or may not be beneficial to our clans." The blonde said hesitantly.
"What is it?" Axel asked.
"Well the thing is… Axel I..." he turned to look at the red head, cerulean meeting emerald, and his throat went tight as his heart began to pound like a drum in his chest threatening to break from his ribcage and through the skin.
"What is it Roxas? C'mon you can tell me. Don't you trust me?" Axel said.
"Of course I trust you! I just… don't know how you will react if I tell you… Never mind." Roxas said standing up.
"No tell me." Axel pressed standing as well.
"Please Axel just forget it. I can't say it." The blonde said shaking his head.
"Roxas please. I thought we were best friends?" Axel said feeling hurt and slight anger.
"You are Axel, believe me but…" he trailed off when he met the Vampire's eyes again. He saw how close Axel had moved to him and moved to step back so they could have a more comfortable distance between them but his foot slipped on the edge. Roxas fell.
Cloud, Leon, and Vincent were passing by the clock tower on their way to the square when Zack and the One Winged Angels landed in front of them.
"Welcome back. I trust the mission was a success." Cloud said.
"Yes sir, everything went as we expected." Genesis responded.
"We believe Zack is ready to become a One Winged Angel." Angeal added.
Zack wanted to beam with pride but he only kept a humble grin on his face "That is sir, if you too feel I am ready as they do. Then it would just be a high honor." He said holding back his excitement to the best of his ability.
"Zack we know you want to whoop and holler with joy, go ahead and let it out." Leon said.
"I can't, a One Winged Angel doesn't express pride." Zack responded.
"Zack. One Winged Angels also don't veer away from who they truly are at heart because of a position. " Sephiroth said.
Zack glanced at everyone around him then allowed a face splitting grin to break out "Yeah baby, yeah! One Winged Angel here I come!" he cheered doing cartwheels and flips.
"Roxas!" they all heard from over head and they looked up to see who had called out but instead saw…
"Oh my god Roxas!" Cloud cried when he saw his son plummeting to the ground.
Angeal was about to take off so he could catch him but Vincent put a hand on his shoulder "Wait a minute." He said.
Roxas was caught halfway through the fall and set safely on the ground by Axel. Thank goodness he still had his wings out from his recent trip for ice cream.
"Roxas are you alright?" Cloud asked bringing his son to him in a tight hug.
"I'm fine Oto-sama." The younger blonde answered.
Leon could see Cloud shaking and didn't blame him, he could also see his youngest son silently pleading for his father release his grip already "He's fine Cloud. He was lucky Axel was with him." He said.
Cloud stood abruptly and glared at the brunette "He fell from the clock tower Squall! You should be just as worried!" he snapped.
"I would be, if it weren't for a certain blonde I fell in love with who was exactly the same way when he was Roxas's age." Leon responded calmly making Cloud blush.
"Now that's what I call hittin' it below the belt." Zack murmured.
"Puppy." Angeal said in a warning tone.
Cloud took a deep breath and turned back to face Axel "Thank you for saving him. You don't know how much it means to me." He said.
"Oh believe me, I understand. It was the same way with my brother back when our parents died." The red head responded with a knowing smile.
Cloud smiled back and the group continued on, accept for Axel and Roxas "Hey Axel answer me something." The blonde said.
"What's up?" Axel asked stretching his arms over his head.
"I saw the look on your face when you caught me, you were scared. Why were you looking as if you were about to lose the most precious person in your life?" Roxas said.
Axel was quiet for a moment, they didn't make eye contact, and the silence was broken by both of their rapidly beating hearts that only Axel could hear thanks to his enhanced senses. He cleared his throat and finally responded, "I… I thought I was, I guess you could say."
Roxas looked at him, finally meeting his gaze and holding it "What?" he questioned.
Axel took a deep breath "Roxas I love you." He said.
Roxas's face went so red it could rival Axel's hair but at the same time he was smiling brightly. He threw his arms around the red head's neck and kissed him with all he had, finally feeling whole.
Once he recovered from the shock of it all happening in less time than a blink of an eye Axel couldn't help but smile into the kiss and wrap his arms around Roxas's waist.
Once oxygen reminded them how necessary it was they broke away slowly and rested their foreheads together and Axel nuzzled his nose against the blonde's "You taste like that ice cream." He said making Roxas giggle.
Unknown to them Leon, Cloud, and Vincent were watching from a distance and smiling happily.
"C'mon Sora, I thought you would be faster than me since you've been flying longer." Riku taunted playfully as he flew ahead of his friend.
"Oh shut up you show off." Sora responded with a smile.
Riku stopped and turned to look at the brunette "A show off? Me?" Sora nodded "Well, maybe." Riku said with a shrug.
"And conceited." Sora commented jokingly as he finally reached him.
"Hey if it makes you happy." Riku said ruffling the spiky chocolate strands.
Sora laughed and swatted the hand away then things went quiet between them "Hey Riku, is there anyone you like?" Sora asked with genuine curiosity.
"Yup." Riku answered without hesitation.
"Who?" Sora inquired feeling his heart pounding with anxiety which he was sure the silverette could hear. Damn Vampire's enhanced senses.
Riku wagged his finger "Nuh uh. I'm not gonna tell you until you come Hallow Bastion for my birthday. I always come here for yours and Roxas's. Is that fair?" he said.
Sora crossed his arms and scowled but nodded anyway "Fine." He said.
"Hey Sora." The brunette looked at him "I'm glad you're my best friend." Riku said with a smile that made Sora blush.
"Yeah, me too." He said returning the smile.
That took less time than my latest chapter in Magical Mishap.
Sora: Only because you're not as use to writing Cleon stories.
True. And you guys are nosey!
One Winged Angels, Cloud, Leon, and Vincent: SHUT UP!
Meep. O.o