Last chapter, everyone cry with me!
Cloud stared at Leon.
Just stared.
And stared.
Then spoke. "H-hey," he stuttered. Aerith smiled as she hid her face behind a napkin. Cloud had a bright blush on his face, and it wasn't exactly "healthy" either.
"Dessert," was Leon's only reply. Cloud nodded like a dumb kid and then smiled.
"I love ice cream." After dessert was served, Leon went back into the kitchen to kill Tifa. But sadly, Tifa had gone to the store to get some last minute acceroies. Finally deciding to go and changed into his suit, Leon went up to his room to find that Yuffie and a small blond headed girl in his room. To go into further detail, the girl had long, golden locks of blonde hair and she had the purest blue eyes. Leon thought that Cloud's eyes were still better, but didn't say anything. The girl was wearing a bright blue dress to match her eyes.
"Leon, this is Aero, Aero, Leon." Yuffie introduced the two before explaining to the girl that Leon needed to change into his uniform—I mean, outfit. Once Leon donned his suit of red, he called out to Tifa, who had come home, to help with his hair. Instead of one girl, he gets three. Yuffie, Aero, and Tifa.
A few brushes, tons of hair gel, and pounds of makeup later, Aero called the boy perfect. Sighing, Leon made his way downstairs, Aero latched onto his arm.
"So," she said. "You're trying to get this Cloud boy jealous of you?" she asked. Leon nodded and smiled.
"If that's Tifa's plan."
Upon entering the hotel that the prom dance was being held in, Leon had an odd sensation that a people were watching him, and not just one person or a small group of fangirls, but the whole school. He knew for a fact that they weren't staring at him, but Aero instead. Boys gasped as girls snickered and for a brief few seconds, Leon felt pride well up inside him.
Walking towards Aerith and Cloud, Leon maneuvered his way through the crowd.
"Hey," he said to Aerith and the blonde angel. Aerith waved back and immediately began talking to the blonde girl animatedly. Leon rolled his eyes before going to stand next to Cloud. His heart continued to beat, but faster as he noticed Cloud's outfit. Then grinned despite himself. Cloud was wearing a blue suit with a white shirt while he himself wore a red suit with a black shirt, an exact opposite.
Cloud had seemed to notice also, because his blush was growing. He didn't expect for the other to wear something so… Cloud was at a loss for words. So… stunning. The blonde angel quickly turned his face away so the brunette could not see his blush. He was really disappointed to see that Leon had brought someone along, and someone so beautiful, at that. But not as beautiful as Leon, he thought.
Leon was soon dragged away by his date and that left Aerith and Cloud.
"You should go after him," Aerith said. Cloud looked puzzled at the soft brunette girl. "You love him, don't you?" she asked. Cloud blushed even more.
"So that's what you call it, god, girls know everything." Aerith laughed and smiled.
"He loves it," she whispered.
"Sure he does, and Marluxia is straight."
"Saying that," she said. "He must love you a lot."
Leon looked over Aero's shoulder as they danced. Aerith had been talking to him for a while and the blonde beauty was inching closer and closer to his sister. It was a mystery why, but he left it at that and continued to dance.
"I want his so bad right now," he muttered. Aero smiled and just shook her head.
"Dirty little Leon, you should be thinking about how to get him back, first."
"I never had him in the first place," he grumbled. Aero shrugged.
"You should still get him," she said. "You know, before I do."
"Is that a threat or a challenge?" Leon asked.
"Challenge," she replied quietly. "That and a promise."
Leon's smile dropped as he heard the last part. "Fine," he murmured. "But be warned, I really do want him."
After the dance was over, the two went back over to stand next to Cloud. "Hey, Cloud," Aero whispered. "Tell the truth," she said. "Does this dress make me look bad?" Cloud wrinkled his nose before saying anything.
"Well, if you wanted to know my soft, nice opinion, I would say, no, it looks wonderful. But you asked for the truth. So, no, you were horrible to start off with." Leon's heart raced as Cloud made the comment. Aero grumbled under her breath and Leon could have sworn that he heard her say "the tougher the tastier." He blinked before shaking his head.
"Scary," he muttered. Aerith looked at him with an interested look. "Nothing."
Cloud took a chance to glance at the brunette. He seemed slightly worried. He then whispered something to Aerith and she laughed.
"We only went to Home depot to distract you, idiot."
"It didn't seem like a distraction. It seemed like Tifa was really going to go and do it, I would hate her forever."
"Don't worry, I like this plan better," she replied. Cloud looked confused at their conversation, but dared not to ask.
"Hey," Aero said to Cloud. "You want to dance?" she asked. But before he could reply, she dragged him to the floor. Taking a look back, Cloud saw Leon's face fall and couldn't help but to think, could it ever work for us?
Leon sat next to Aerith at the table that they had chosen. A few minutes later, Tifa came to the table accompanied by Yuffie.
"Where's Cloud?" the ninja asked. Leon motioned to the dance floor. "I don't think that's a safe place for him?"
"I don't either." Leon's mood was horrible while he sat there, but it was worse when he saw Aero grabbed Cloud and walked off towards one of the balconies. "Oh shit," he muttered as he got up and followed the two.
)&ERJOYBP NED
Cloud felt uncomfortable under the girls arms. "You're so nervous," she whispered into his ear. The blonde angel twitched at the contact that she was providing. "You shouldn't be. You should ditch Aerith and come with me tonight." Cloud's body froze as he heard the words.
"And what about Leon?" he asked. Aero shrugged, causing more friction between the two.
"I never liked him in the beginning." Cloud pushed the girl away and turned towards her.
"Sorry, I can't go with you tonight," he replied. "Or ever, actually." Aero looked shocked.
"Why?" she asked. "Do you like someone else? I bet you're all hung over that Aerith girl." To hell with the deal she and Tifa made. She wanted the blonde to herself and there was no way that Leon was going to get him.
"No," was the simple reply. "But I already had an idea of what I was going to do after this."
"And what's that?" she asked. Cloud remained calm and just glared daggers at her. "Are you going to confess your undying love to Leon?" she laughed, but her face fell as Cloud nodded. "What!" she yelled. "I thought you hated him!" He shrugged and just started to walk away. Aero ran as fast as she could in her high heels. She wasn't going to loose this one.
Cloud turned on his heels to face her. "Yes, I love him, get over it and stop following me." His face was slightly flustered with anger. "I could be with him now, if it weren't for you." Aero's bright blue eyes widened. Her face wrinkled up and she lunged for an attack to the Blonde's chest. There was a red flash and she was on the floor, writhing.
"Wh-what?" she muttered. Leon stood in front of Cloud with arms crossed.
"Leon!" was Cloud's cry before he covered his face with his hands. "I'msorryI'msorryI'msorry…" he kept repeating. Leon turned around. "It's all my fault. You didn't hear any of that. It's all my fault—." He was cut off as warm lips covered his in a kiss. Leon smiled into the kiss and then pulled back.
"Shut up," he muttered. The blonde angel—his blonde angel—blushed.
"I don't wanna," he whispered. It was a child like tone, but Leon adored it. "So does this mean I can call you Squall?" he asked. Said boy twitched.
"You can call me whatever you want," he said after a sigh. There was an unspoken conversation going on between the two, telling each other, how much they cared for each other.
"I love you, Cloud," Leon muttered.
"I love you, too," was the reply. Then, "This is cheesy."
"And Corny."
"But Romantic!" came Tifa's yell. The two boys noticed that every one was staring at the two in the center save for Aero, who was nowhere in sight. Tifa had a big smile on her face, a proud and happy smile.
It was a good prom, Leon had decided.
A/N: I know that was really short, but I wanted to get this out of the way before starting another, so, here it is. I know a lot of you may be mad at me for the short, corny ending, but you all loved it! I know! Anyway, Feedback is loved. Please look for my new fic, Twilight Drift, if I ever do write it…