KH: [Drabble:] 'No Cinderella Nights'
Finally getting back into KH, even if it's mostly to play around with the FF universe. ^^ This is the original version, the one submitted for the kh_drabble challenge had to be edited, because you can't have other FF characters in there. So this is the 'real' thing. The deleted scene that fortunately made it to DVD. ;)
Challenge: [165]: Kiss
Title: No Cinderella Nights
Word count: 409
Characters: Sora, Leon/Rinoa
A/N: No spoilers. Because I wanted to play with Squall’s motivation for insisting on the name Leon. ^^; This half bypasses KH canon, as we’re forgetting the whole ‘native of Radiant Garden’ thing.
Rating: G.
Beta’d super fast and against the odds by seers-atemu, whom I owe many thanks. ;)
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“Hey, Leon!” Even from where he sits on Merlin’s blue sofa, Sora is practically buzzing with energy. However it’s not so much his hyper-energy, but his curiosity that leaks through the question the boy throws at Squall out of nowhere. “What’s a first kiss like?”
Leon has relaxed enough that his surprise briefly shows on his usually impassive face. He vaguely wonders what prompted the Key bearer to ask him of all people such a question. His gloved hand tightens into a fist. If Yuffie put him up to this, he swears she’ll regret it. But, Squall reflects, Sora’s like an open book - the gullible boy would have been utterly unsuitable for the SeeD programme. And there’s only honest curiosity in those clear blue eyes, plus a small dose of embarrassment.
But these trivial thoughts are pushed to the background as that night unfolds and replays itself in his minds’ eye. His countenance darkens and he mentally glowers at the images. It’s not something he wants to relive at all. In fact, he just wants to shove it back to the darkest recesses of his mind, where it belongs. His first kiss…
The first seconds were a little awkward. It wasn’t sparkling fairytale stuff like some of the dumber girls at the academy might swear by. But he could start to see why people didn’t mind doing this. It was…comforting to be able to lose yourself in somebody special, someone you could trust. In that moment, though he’d never admit it out loud, he was content, happy even.
Then the first tremor shook not only the earth, but the very air and consequently Balamb Garden itself. Squall and Rinoa didn’t realize it yet, but their world had just been invaded by the darkness. What happened next, his failure to protect her and everyone else, how he ended up in Traverse Town; it’s all one traumatic blur.
“Leon?” Surprise, and the first hint of concern from a boy who saved the worlds, bring the warrior back to the present. Leon. That’s right, Squall’s failure was buried the day he cast that name aside.
He pushes away from the wall he was leaning against and heads for the door. Knowing that Sora will pester him until he gets some form of an answer, Squall tells him. “It’s different for everyone. You’ll just have to find out for yourself.” He refuses to utter the words that haunt him... Before it’s too late.
A/N: Well, my first time trying FFVIII, I hope it's a wee bit ok. I'm still familiarizing with canon, but was on a deadline. ^^;
Challenge: [165]: Kiss
Title: No Cinderella Nights
Word count: 409
Characters: Sora, Leon/Rinoa
A/N: No spoilers. Because I wanted to play with Squall’s motivation for insisting on the name Leon. ^^; This half bypasses KH canon, as we’re forgetting the whole ‘native of Radiant Garden’ thing.
Rating: G.
Beta’d super fast and against the odds by seers-atemu, whom I owe many thanks. ;)
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“Hey, Leon!” Even from where he sits on Merlin’s blue sofa, Sora is practically buzzing with energy. However it’s not so much his hyper-energy, but his curiosity that leaks through the question the boy throws at Squall out of nowhere. “What’s a first kiss like?”
Leon has relaxed enough that his surprise briefly shows on his usually impassive face. He vaguely wonders what prompted the Key bearer to ask him of all people such a question. His gloved hand tightens into a fist. If Yuffie put him up to this, he swears she’ll regret it. But, Squall reflects, Sora’s like an open book - the gullible boy would have been utterly unsuitable for the SeeD programme. And there’s only honest curiosity in those clear blue eyes, plus a small dose of embarrassment.
But these trivial thoughts are pushed to the background as that night unfolds and replays itself in his minds’ eye. His countenance darkens and he mentally glowers at the images. It’s not something he wants to relive at all. In fact, he just wants to shove it back to the darkest recesses of his mind, where it belongs. His first kiss…
The first seconds were a little awkward. It wasn’t sparkling fairytale stuff like some of the dumber girls at the academy might swear by. But he could start to see why people didn’t mind doing this. It was…comforting to be able to lose yourself in somebody special, someone you could trust. In that moment, though he’d never admit it out loud, he was content, happy even.
Then the first tremor shook not only the earth, but the very air and consequently Balamb Garden itself. Squall and Rinoa didn’t realize it yet, but their world had just been invaded by the darkness. What happened next, his failure to protect her and everyone else, how he ended up in Traverse Town; it’s all one traumatic blur.
“Leon?” Surprise, and the first hint of concern from a boy who saved the worlds, bring the warrior back to the present. Leon. That’s right, Squall’s failure was buried the day he cast that name aside.
He pushes away from the wall he was leaning against and heads for the door. Knowing that Sora will pester him until he gets some form of an answer, Squall tells him. “It’s different for everyone. You’ll just have to find out for yourself.” He refuses to utter the words that haunt him... Before it’s too late.
A/N: Well, my first time trying FFVIII, I hope it's a wee bit ok. I'm still familiarizing with canon, but was on a deadline. ^^;