"This is going to be amazing!" Yuffie cheered when most of the decorations were up and ready. They had worked quickly and quietly to not wake up Leon or Cloud or to raise any suspicions.

"Oh yeah! Our streamers look awesome! Nice work, we make a great team!" Demyx high fived her when the two finished their sections of decorations.

"Good job you two, it looks incredible." Tifa smiled and kissed Yuffie's forehead.

"I'll say." Axel agreed, loving his two favorite colors as the decided colors of choice.

"So, how are we going to get them downstairs?" Riku asked, a question long brewing in his mind that he only wished they didn't have to answer.

"Easy, no one can resist the smell of Tifa's cooking, especially when it's steak and lasagna!" Sora smiled and Riku couldn't help but smile as well.

"Aww, why thank you Sora!" Tifa clapped her hands in admiration and went back to making her lasagna.

"Yeah, don't forget who's barbequing that steak there Spikey!" Axel mumbled, going out to the backyard to finish his task.

"Just as long as you don't forget to take them off the grill before you burn 'em! Got it memorized?" Riku mocked and Axel waved his comment off with his lazy hand.

"Ok, is everything set?" Tifa asked when the food was nearly done and they intentionally played loud music to provoke the eldest couple to exit their cave.

"I think so," Sora started, but stopped short when they all heard a door creak and heavy footsteps coming down the stairs.

"SURPRISE!" Everyone yelled and nearly gave Cloud a heart attack.

"What the?" He stood frozen and a bit scared.

"It's for you and for Leon, to say thank you!" Yuffie explained and Cloud nodded as if he didn't understand but was trying to.

"Leon, you might want to get down here." Cloud yelled and soon Leon was just as shocked and at his side.

"What's all this?" Leon put a hand to his head as if he just woke up moments ago.

"It's a thank you party!" Demyx threw his hands out with enthusiasm.

"A thank you party?"

"Yeah, since you're always working so hard and since you take great care of us!" Yuffie said.

"And you let us stay in your home." Tifa added.

"And eat your food," Axel continued the list.

"Oh and you helped us make friends." Demyx looked to Yuffie and everyone excluding the dazed couple smiled and nodded.

"Wow. Thanks. I don't know what to say." Leon said, still sounding a bit tired, but transitioning to a state of thankfulness.

"It's sweet of you all." Cloud said in his monotone voice, but meant every word of it.

"We thought it's the least we could do for you." Riku said, opening a can of soda for Sora and himself.

"Alright lets dig in!" Axel chanted and everyone took their seats at Leon's long table, everyone smiling and laughing and sharing stories of victories and playful pranks.

Leon looked up from his plate halfway through his meal, at one end of the table, to see Cloud at the other far end. And for the first time since the heartless took over Leon's home, he smiled.

That night Leon felt a sense of accomplishment and gratitude that he knew would help him get a great nights sleep; that and the hunk of a blonde sleeping beside him.

"Goodnight." Cloud said when Leon got into bed.

"Cloud?" Leon wasn't ready to go to sleep just yet.

"M?" Cloud was never a man of many words.

"Do, do you want to make this, official? I mean, do you want to date me? I feel like we kind of are, but not exactly." Leon stopped himself before he confused the two of them.

"Yes. I'd like to." Cloud turned to face the brunette who was sitting up still.

"Really?"

Cloud sat up as well to kiss Leon. "Yes, really." The two made out passionately and Leon could taste the love and joy on Cloud's lips. He may not have been a man of many words, nor a man of many emotions, but he was His man now. His love. His Radiant Garden.

Author's note: So I'm sorry that this story ends kind of abruptly, but I just got out of the hospital and have so much homework to make up, it's kind of depressing to think about =( BUT fanfiction is keeping me sane and happy, so I will start posting the sequel to Let Me Be Your Popsicle very soon, and any reviews/comments will totally make my recovery so much easier ;) I have many more Kingdom Hearts yaoi fanfiction on the way, so please stay updated to read some Akuroku, soriku, and more cleons!

Thanks for reading!

Kingdom Hearts Lovin to you all, Sarabellum