LxC The Fear

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When Leon had finally cracked and told Aerith, she had only smiled knowingly. She was fully aware of the poor lion's embarrassment, fear, and awkwardness.

You see, for a good few months now the others had started to notice, she explained. It wasn't obvious per say, but to their companions it was noticeable. The way their shoulders brushed in greeting, the silent conversations between them, the concerned looks after the others' back was turned. The little things.

Give or take a month ago, Leon would have (politely) scoffed and assumed she and the others were "just being women". Unfortunately for him, that was not the case now. Now, Squall Leonhart had finally admitted his standing on their relationship. What little of it there was to actually consider.

Cloud's last battle against Sephiroth had caught him off guard, and not even help from the Gunblade wielder couldn't have prevented the serious injuries that occurred. Thankfully the mako in the blondes' make was helping his recovery, otherwise who knew how much worse the battle would have ended.

And so Aerith had smiled knowingly, fully aware of poor Leon's situation. She knew it drove Leon wild every time Cloud left. Sure, the first few day were fine, but then the days stretched into weeks, and he became like a caged lion. She had also seen the emotion laced through his slate eyes, fronted up by the best poker face he could muster. He didn't leave the blonde's side for days, wanting to be there every time he slipped into consciousness. Aerith didn't miss the smile on his face when Cloud had murmured his name. Yuffie had caught Leon snoozing, the semi-conscious man's hand in his.

Hope you enjoyed. Just a little something drabbled up. May upload another chapter soon. :3

Owari~