When Darkness Turns to Light

A Day in the Life of Leon

Author's Note: This story has not been abandoned, nor do I intend to. This may have been the longest gap in my posting, ever---it's been, what, close to four months--but still. There are numerous contributing factors to this, and I don't need to list them all here. You're hear to read the story, not babble about my life's problems :P

I've included a recap for those whose memory may have become a tad fuzzy. I hope I've included enough. . . . Oh, and I no longer have Word --- just Wordpad --- so . . . some spelling and punctuation may be funky. I'm afraid that since I know what it's SUPPOSED to say, my brain registers that instead of what it ACTUALLY says, sometimes.

Oh, and because I am also without an image editing program, at this time, I'm afraid I couldn't make a banner. Enjoy a sexy picture of Leon instead X3

Please, enjoy.

Recap: Three years ago, Hikari's world fell to darkness. Now, she quests with the wielder of the Keyblade, Disney Castle's Court Magician and Royal Knight, and Red XIII, to save other worlds from the same fate. She had lost her heart, and somehow, it was broken---literally---but she has regained most of the pieces.

Leon's homeworld was taken nine years ago, and with it, his first love. As Sora searches for his friends, Riku and Kairi, he searches tirelessly for Calantha, and puts up a resistance against the Heartless.

Chapter Forty-Six: A Day in the Life of Leon

The first time Squall saw Calantha was at Balamb Garden, the training facility for SeeDs such as himself. She, however, was not a soldier, and didn't go to the school. I can't remember what her business was, that day, but somehow she found herself in the training center.

The training center is the part of the Garden where Heartless were gathered, yet allowed to run free so soldiers could practice real combat. There was plenty of tall grass and rock to keep things interesting, but also emergency stores of restorative items that were scattered throughout.

She was running everywhere, trying to flee from the small fry and having lost track of her position compared to the exit. Nothing stronger than a Soldier or Red Nocturne pursued her, but she was scared out of her mind, almost in tears. She didn't dare pause to wipe her eyes.

At first, Squall wasn't going to get involved. She held a bow and had a quiver of arrows, so why didn't she fight back? He peered around the side of a tall rock and just watched her run around and around, like a chicken-wuss with its head cut off. She was a good runner, if anything.

But then, she ran into the fat belly of a Large Body and fell back on her butt. She stared at the Heartless, which was bigger and taller than her, and screamed.

. . . I wasn't going to just let her die.

It can't be helped, Squall thought, and he emerged from behind the rock with his Gunblade in hand. He ran the tip along the dirt as he rushed the group of Heartless. To stop the Large Body from immediately causing the girl harm, he cast a trail of lightning bolts in its direction, soon striking it.

The small fry gathered around him, so he quickly turned in a circle, pulling the trigger of his Revolver multiple times. The Fated Circle-a circle of red energy orbs-detonated almost all at once, exploding in the Heartless's faces and vanquishing them.

The Large Body was angered by the lightning, and turned its attention away from the girl to Squall. The trained SeeD cast Blizzard, distracting the Heartless long enough for him to get behind. He struck its posterior, pulling the trigger while the blade was embedded in its flesh so the weapon vibrated and caused further damage. He struck it relentlessly, not giving it a chance to fight back. In no time at all, the creature dissolved in darkness.