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Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, and am not making any money off of this fic. Can I get to the fun part now?
Riku: No. I have to do the warning first. This story is a Shonen-ai. That means that there is love between two boys in this story. Don�t like it, don�t read it. It�s that simple, kids.

Sora: My turn, my turn! *Clears throat.* Okay! The choice that won the vote is-
Riku: DON�T TELL THEM YOU FOOL!
Sora: Eh, eh?
Riku: Let them read and see. Now, kind author, you may start the fun stuff.
Author: Thank you. Welcome to chapter three of Pisces! This fic is a gift for all reviewers! You can choose what happens in the fic, BUT YOU MUST REVIEW. I will IGNORE choices without reviews. Enough out of me. Enjoy everyone!

Chapter Three:

Daisuki

The silent swim home to the Dorsalback community was an unbearable one for the two rambunctious merboys, and the fact that they were dying to ask questions and couldn�t made it even worse. They knew better then to say anything until they were back at their temporary home, however. Cloud was a good and patient father, but he could be terribly strict at times, and had a zero tolerance policy on disobedience and foolishness.
Cloud herded them over to the rest of the community, who upon noticing their return swam over to make sure they were all right. Dorsalbacks being very social creatures, handle every task together, especially child rearing. Children were precious to the Dorsalbacks, not only did they ensure the survival of their species, but they eased stress with their laughter and play and brought a better grade of health to everyone. Since Sora and Tidus were the only pups in the community to survive the previous migration, they were doubly treasured.
While Sora and Tidus were busy being looked over by the rest of the community, Cloud swam off to brood. Sora noticed him and broke through the other Dorsalbacks to join him.
�Hey, Cloud�� Sora started.
�Hey, Sora.� Cloud said, settling down on a flat rock. Sora swam around his head.
�You know that Leon guy?�
Cloud frowned, his eyes darkening. �Yes I know him. He�s nothing but an upstart, him and his whole pack. You had better stay away from him, Sora. Slaptails are trouble, all of them.�
�But�the one I met seemed nice. He helped me and everything.� Sora sat down next to Cloud who looked at him sideways.
�He helped you, huh?�
�Yeah, his name�s Riku. I got my hand stuck in a reef and he pulled it out. He wanted to play with me n� Tidus, and he even followed the rules.�
�Of course he did. He would have to if he wanted to play.� Cloud snorted. �Listen to me, Sora. That whole pack is a bunch of fools. What they are doing may seem heroic and all, especially to a young Dorsalback like you, but the fact is they look for trouble and don�t care when things go wrong. Don�t forget, Leon is responsible for the deaths of both your parents.�
�But what exactly happened?� Sora asked.
Cloud got off the rock and turned away. �I don�t know if I�m ready to tell you yet��
�C�mon, Cloud, I�m not a pup anymore!�
�Yes you are, Sora. I know you don�t like hearing it, but you are still only fourteen cycles, and that is nowhere near an adult. We�ll have this conversation at another time.�
�But-!�
�I said that we�d have this conversation at another time, Sora.� Cloud repeated, and Sora knew better then to pursue the matter any further. After giving Cloud�s back an angry glare he swam away from everyone to pout in private.
Tidus watched them both, shaking his head and sighing. The two of them were so much alike; they might as well be father and son by blood. They would both sulk in private for a time, then act as though nothing had happened because neither one of them would admit to being wrong, and would sprain a fin before even thinking about apologizing. Tidus decided to give Sora some time and then suggest they go looking for that toy they were playing with earlier. That would cheer him up and make him forget all about Slaptails and bending rules.

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Above the waves in a small boat, two awestruck humans stared at the remains of their net.
�Hmm�� Shu mused to himself.
�How did that happen?!� Kairi cried out as she stared at the destroyed netting that hung from the hook in complete disbelief.
�Looks like they are smarter then I originally gave them credit for. They may even be civilized�� Shu said softly. He inspected the net closely, looking at the ends.
�What? That�s impossible! I thought you said they were primitive, only a little smarter then animals!� Kairi walked over to the rail to gaze down at the water below.
�We don�t know everything about them yet, honey.� Shu said patiently. �I must have been incorrect in my previous assessment. They are capable of creating tools; they had to have used a knife or something like it to cut the net, because the edges aren�t jagged. That�s evidence of human-like intelligence.�
�Well, we�ll have to catch one to make sure, right papa?�
�Oh, of course. The problem is that knife. If they can cut through netting, I�m going to have to devise a new capture method.�
�How about if we use a metal net? We can make one easy.�
Shu shook his head. �That may chafe the mermaid, and cause damage. We�ll need a different trap, something they can�t cut through�maybe a cage of some kind�� Shu trailed off, going down below to begin his thought process. Kairi looked down at the water with a sigh.
�I was so looking forward to seeing one up close��

* * *

Back beneath the waves, a rather disgruntled brunette merboy thrashed his tail about, disturbing the sediment on the seafloor. After a while, this bored him and he swam away from the dirt cloud he had created to swim on his back, looking up at the surface.
�Dumb Cloud, always treating me like a pup. It�s the whole community too, always babying me and not letting me go anywhere�� That last part wasn�t necessarily true, both he and Tidus had a large range in which to play and explore, but he wanted something other then Cloud to be mad at and complain about.
As an adolescent Dorsalback, Sora believed he was old enough to be treated like an adult. To the community, however, they were just pups who didn�t have to be watched all the time. They were merely old enough to know better. In short, it was the most frustrating time of a merperson�s life. To a Dorsalback pup as stubborn as Sora, not only was it pure torture, but it also lead to him getting into lots of trouble. You see, sulking lead to thinking, and thinking leads to ideas, and Sora�s ideas always lead to trouble.
Always.
�I bet Leon did something to make Cloud mad, and that�s why he wants me to stay away from him.� Sora thought. There was no way to know for sure unless he asked Leon. Cloud sure as hell wasn�t going to-
Wait a minute�
�I�ll ask Leon!� Sora exclaimed, slamming a fist into his palm. Oh, but wait, Cloud had said to stay away from him, and going to look for the leader of Tsunami was not obeying orders. Sora draped himself over a rock to think. He couldn�t go to look for Riku either; Cloud had said to stay away from that entire pack. Sora buried his face into his arms, face heating up at the thought of Riku. The Slaptail seemed to really like to be around him. He either ignored or was rude to Tidus�and what was that about him making Sora a rival? It made him feel all mixed up inside, especially when Riku had caught him after they fell backwards when Leon cut that net the Tropi was caught in�
Hey, that was it! He�d go and see if Selphie was okay! There was a good chance that Leon and his pack were still in the area. If he just happened to run into Leon, he wasn�t disobeying Cloud. He�d ask his question and be back before his surrogate father even noticed he was gone. Sora pushed off of the rock and after looking around carefully to make sure no one was watching him; he swam off into the direction he last saw Selphie in.

Near the area Sora was swimming off to, the infamous pack of Slaptails called Tsunami was busy patrolling the area. They were split up into teams of two for safety, and Leon and Riku were in one team. This was actually more like training for Riku who was still a pup himself, no matter how adult he tried to act. He still had quite a few cycles before Leon would actually let him do anything really dangerous. He�d never tell Riku that, however. The pup was a Slaptail through and through, he would only rebel and Leon would have a hard time making sure he reached adulthood. Slaptail pups were a nuisance, but they were a necessary evil. Without them, the Slaptails would all die out. Dorsalbacks were more docile, even Gou, who had been raised as a Slaptail. He had always followed orders but, if the rules were in the way of something he wanted, he found a way to go around them. Kind of like the pup he had fathered.
�So that was the famous Cloud, huh?�
Leon looked at Riku who swam ahead of him a little. The silver haired Slaptail pup grinned at him.
�More like the idiot Cloud.� Leon snorted. �Shouldn�t you be paying attention to your surroundings? We are on patrol.�
�There�s nothing around.� Riku said, rolling his eyes. Leon frowned at him.
�Your age is showing, Riku.�
That made Riku angry. He glared at Leon, but began taking patrol a little more serious. They swam in silence for a while until Leon was satisfied the area was safe. Once they were completely done, Riku again tried to extract info out of Leon.
�So are the rumors true? About what happened between you two?�
Leon growled in annoyance. �Don�t you have something more important to do? Why don�t you go and play or something?�
�This is more interesting. I want to know what happened. That Dorsalback really seems to hate you, Leon.� Riku smirked as Leon winced at his words. �You don�t seem too fond of him either, which is strange considering that the rumor is that you-�
�Riku, that�s enough! When will you learn to mind your own business?�
�When you learn to stop keeping secrets.� Came the simple reply. Leon glared at the grinning Riku. This had to stop. He had to get the focus off him and Cloud somehow. What better way then to focus on Riku? He seemed to have taken a liking to Gou�s pup�what was his name again�Sora?
�What about you?� Leon asked softly.
�What about me?� Riku asked rolling his eyes.
�You seem to really like that Dorsalback pup, Sora.� Leon saw a faint blush creep into Riku�s cheeks. Bingo. �I think you just see Gou in him. You were pretty close to him when you were just a little pup.�
Riku looked down at his fin. �Yeah, so?�
�You aren�t normally nice to other Merfolk, not even members of your own pack. Imagine my surprise when your personality takes a complete turn when you are in the company of that Dorsalback.�
Riku turned away. �Oh, please. I was just bored, that�s all. There are hardly any merfolk my age to play with, and those that are can�t keep up.�
�Really. I think you like him, maybe enough to be your Daisuki.�
Riku�s face went totally red at that, and he was lucky he was faced away from Leon. �You�re an idiot.� He muttered before swimming away. He heard Leon snort after him, and that made him put an extra flip in his tail as he left.
Leon sighed in relief. He had succeeded in running Riku off. Leon straightened to swim away, running a hand through his long brown hair. It wasn�t as though he didn�t want to tell anyone what happened between Cloud and himself; it was more like he couldn�t. It was too painful, mostly because it was entirely his fault. All because he had to be a stubborn shellfish. Hell, he still was a stubborn shellfish, putting on that act when Cloud came by to get his pups. Leon shook his head. He didn�t want to think about it. Not now.
Something poking around in the kelp forest nearby caught his eye. He blinked as he saw a spiky brown head pull out and begin carefully swimming around the perimeter, like he was looking for something he wasn�t supposed to. Leon heard himself chuckle.
�Well, well, that didn�t take long.� He mused. He swam over stealthily, folding his arms and fixating his face into an expressionless stare. He saw the small merboy flinch and look over his shoulder.
�Eep!� said the young Dorsalback.
�What are you doing here?� Leon demanded.
�I�I was looking for Selphie�er, the Tropi we saved earlier��
�You mean I saved.� Leon narrowed his eyes.
�Hey! Me, Tidus and Riku did have something to do with it too!�
�Right�� Leon said, his expression never changing. �Why were you looking for Selphie, Sora?�
The Dorsalback blinked as if surprised to hear his name. Leon sighed, it hadn�t been that long. Did the pup really expect him to forget that quickly?
�Well�I just wanted to make sure she was okay, y�know, since I had to leave so quickly��
�Is that the truth?� Leon pressed; he knew that couldn�t be it. He swam over closer, trying to intimidate the young Dorsalback.
�What does it matter to you?� Sora said challengingly, surprising the older merman. �I don�t have to answer to youP>
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Oh, the pup had ridged flippers* didn�t he? Leon felt his lips twitch. �No, but what if I brought you back to Cloud, huh?� He watched Sora pale. Better, much better. That Dorsalback meekness always won out in the end. �Now answer me.�
�Yes, it�s the truth. Why else would I be here?� Sora said in a voice that neither of them believed.
�Uh huh, sure. I knew you�d be back this way, actual Was Wasn�t expecting you so soon, but...� Leon trailed off, shrugging his shoulders.
�How did you know that?� Sora asked, genuinely curious.
�Not only are you Gou�s son, but it�s natural for a pup to want to know about his father, and Cloud couldn�t have much to tell you.�
�So you did know my father well?�
�Of course I did. He was raised in my pack. We were like brothers.�
�How did that happen?� Sora asked, swimming around Leon�s head, an annoying habit of his. �And�what was he like?�
�You.� Leon glared at the circling Dorsalback. �He was exactly like you, overly energetic and curious; asking too many questions. He always got into trouble, but at least he knew how to get out of it.�
�How would you know if he was like me or not? You just met me.� Sora said, continuing to circle Leon�s head.
Leon reached out to grab the end of Sora�s tail, the area that was just above his flippers and yanked him out of the circle he was swimming in. �Your mannerisms are alike. Gou used to do the exact same thing to people. I know it�s not a Dorsalback thing. Just sit down and I�ll tell you what you want to know.�
Sora plopped down right where he was, giving Leon his full attention. �So, how did my father get into your pack?�
Leon closed his eyes. �I was just a pup myself, about three cycles or so� The pack leader came across a lost little Dorsalback pup. It was Gou. He was only two cycles older then I was, but if we had left him alone he would have died. You Dorsalbacks don�t train your young to survive at a young age like we do.�
�Wait, you mean he left his community? No one came to look for him?� Sora exclaimed wide-eyed. That sort of thing was unheard of. Dorsalbacks love their offspring too much to do something like that.
Leon shook his head. �I don�t know. They probably did, considering how clingy Dorsalbacks are. They never did find him. He ended up a member of our pack from then on in. The two of us became close friends, even though he was rather annoying.� Leon gave an unexpected chuckle. �He was behind everything I did, no matter how stupid. Tsunami was his idea, though.�
Sora�s eyes widened. �Really?�
�Yeah, when we started we hunted Razorfins, chased them out of this part of the sea. I think it was then he ran into Iki.�
�Yeah, I heard that much.� Sora forgot he was supposed to be sitting and floated upwards, hands gesturing excitedly. �My mom was minding her own business when a Razorfin came at her from nowhere! My dad was in the area and came to her rescue, but mom and the rest of the community ended up saving him!�
�Yeah, Gou tended to forget he wasn�t a Slaptail and couldn�t fight like one.� Leon�s face didn�t show it, but one could tell he was amused by his voice. �It was really embarrassing for him.�
�Mom was impressed by him anyway though, and as Cloud says, the rest his history.�
�Cloud always left out a lot of information.� Leon said bitterly.
�He did say there was a big argument over which group I was going to stay. Neither one of my parents was willing to leave their community.� Sora looked over at Leon, suddenly somber. �Is�is that why you two hate each other?�
�No, that isn�t it. We had already hated each other before you came along.�
Shit. He shouldn�t have said that. It wouldn�t have hurt him to let Sora believe that. Leon looked over at the Dorsalback pup that closely resembled his late best friend. No, he couldn�t let Sora think that. He�d only blame himself, and try to fix things. That is, if he is as much like Gou as he thought.
�So then, what was it that happened?�
Leon sighed. �It�s none of your business, pup.�
�I�m not a pup!� Sora hissed, angry. �Why does everyone treat me like one?�
Ah, so he was like that, eh? Another trait he inherited from his late father. Leon stared down at the bristling Dorsalback pup. Well, if he played this right, he might get a chance to train Sora, finish raising him, like Gou would have wanted.
�Probably because you�re a Dorsalback. They tend to keep their young as pups as long as possible. Sorry, but that�s how it is.�
�Yeah, that�s true. It just isn�t fair! I can�t go anywhere, no one tells me anything, everyone smothers me if I so much as nick a fin-!�
�Wow, tuff break kid.� Leon interrupted. �We don�t do that to our pups. In fact, they receive survival training as soon as they can swim alright on their own.�
�Really?�
�Oh yes. We have to, considering we don�t pick up and leave for migration. We have to teach them how to protect their home.�
�That�s so unfair�� Sora flopped back down, fin folded and drawn up toward his chest.
�Well, that�s how it is, pup. It�s not like you could just leave your community, right?�
Sora fell silent, thinking. Leon nodded at him.
�To do that, you would need someone to take you in, wouldn�t you?� Leon turned and began to swim away. �Think about it, Sora.�
He was then gone, leaving Sora to his now troubled thoughts. Leave the community? This wasn�t just bending the rules; this was blatant and downright disobedience. Not to mention the fact that that was something he really didn�t want to do. No matter how much he complained about them, he loved everyone in his community. They were his family. Yes, he lost his parents, but Cloud became his father, and though no one took the role of his mother, he had Tidus as a brother. Was he going to give that up to chase a shadow of his past? Sora turned to swim away, mind trying to make sense of the situation. He was so wrapped up in his thought that he swam right into Riku.
Arms went around him, steadying him. �You should watch where you�re going, Sora.�
Sora looked up at the silver haired Slaptail and grinned sheepishly. �Uh, heh, sorry.�
Riku smirked at him. �I saw you talking to Leon. What�s up?�
�Oh, I was just asking about my father and Cloud�y�know, just wanted to know what was going on since Cloud won�t tell me.�
�Lemmie guess�Leon isn�t saying anything either.�
Sora shook his head. �He did tell me a lot about my father. As for Cloud, he kinda avoided the question.�
�Well, that�s no surprise. No one really knows. There are some rumors, but I don�t know how reliable they are.�
�Rumors don�t do me any good.� Sora sighs. �Though it would be nice to know why he wants me away from your pack�besides the obvious reasons.� He grins at Riku.
�Well, he�s right. You should stay away from us. We are a bunch of unscrupulous rule breakers, always looking to corrupt innocent little Dorsalbacks.� Riku grinned wickedly at Sora who blushed hotly. He pushed Riku back, trying to play it off.
�Yeah, I know that�s true. Look at what you did to my father.�
�Well, like father like son�� Riku rolled over on his back. �You are very much like him, Sora.�
Sora blinked. �You knew him too?�
Riku nodded. �Yeah. He liked pups. He would play with Yuffie and me all the time. I was his favorite, though. I think it was because Leon favored her over me back then. I was pretty weak�no one thought I would make it. Gou made sure I did.�
�My father did that, huh?�
�Yeah, I decided I would become stronger then any other merperson to pay him back. After he disappeared, I got stronger just to look for him.� Riku shook his head. �Before I could, though, everyone had given up because we had learned the truth. It was just after your mother had died.�
�Oh...� Sora said looking sad.
�Everyone was busy arguing over who would get to raise Gou�s pup. I was angry and didn�t understand. I still wanted to look for Gou. The only thing that was going on was Cloud and Leon arguing. It was a shame really. They used to be such good friends. I think Leon wanted Cloud to be his Daisuki at some point.�
�What? Whoa! Seriously?� Sora said, astounded. �It�s hard to believe�they don�t seem to fond on each other right now��
�Well, I think Leon still feels that way, but he hurt Cloud real bad. I think it was Cloud�s fault, although Leon is set on blaming himself. I hear from other Slaptails that Cloud did something real stupid and got mad at Leon for telling.�
�That sounds pup-ish.� Sora said rolling his eyes.
�It could be deeper then that. No one really knows.� Riku shrugs. �Leon was dumb too though. If I was him, I wouldn�t have let Cloud get away from me.�
�You wouldn�t huh? What would you have done?� Sora snorted. If there was one thing he had learned about Riku, it was that he had a big ego.
Riku grinned and swam around Sora, still on his back. �I would have made it hard to resist me.� He cast Sora a devilish grin. �Daisuki�s are not something taken lightly, once chosen, a merperson rarely chooses again. It�s a bond that goes deeper then friendship, rivalry, even family. The only thing that could hope to come close is perhaps a mate, but even then the bond between two Daisuki�s can be infinitely stronger. It�s not even something that can be developed over time, it�s like a summer storm; it just hits without warning and without mercy. To choose someone to be that close to and let them go is stupid.�
Sora looked at Riku, a fine blush settled over his features. �W-well�yeah, I�ve heard, but��
�You don�t know for sure, do you? It�s okay, you�re still young.�
�You can�t talk!� Sora hissed. Riku hushed him with a finger on his lips, and Sora�s eyes went wide with surprise.
�I�m guessing you don�t have one by the way you�re acting, right?�
�Well�no�� Sora pulls back from Riku. �I haven�t been around anyone my age except for Tidus�but you do right? I mean you talk like you do.�
�I�m pretty sure I do. I don�t know his feelings, though.�
�Oh it�s a guy, huh?� Sora asked, cocking his head to the si Thi This was normal. Daisuki�s were not like mates, they could be the same sex. They could even be two different species of Merperson, and often were. Daisuki�s were the ultimate friend. It was impossible for any merperson to be closer to another then that.
�Yes, he�s a Dorsalback.�
�Like me, huh? He must come from a different community then. I didn�t know another community even stopped here. Unless it�s Tidus�but you ignore him, so it can�t be him.�
�No other community does stop here. It�s not Tidus either.� Riku made a face. �This merperson�s not like you either.� Riku smiled.
�He is you.�

Author�s Nonsense:
*Ridged Flippers- That�s the Slaptail way of saying someone is very brave. It�s the equivalent of us saying �He�s got balls� ^_^
Well, here you are, chapter three. Did you like it? You are the ones who chose it. As you could tell, choices A and B tied. For those of you who want to know, Daisuki means �I like you� in Japanese. Like as in �like like�. ^_^ Of course to the merfolk, it has a slightly different meaning. It�s a feel good kind of label.
Are you guys reading my mind? I did intend on having Sephiroth in the story, but you asked for him before I was ready to bring him in. I will still bring him in when I am ready, so :P Oh, and NO, Ariel is NOT going to be in this story. This story does not take place in Atlantica, but somewhere else. If you notice, the rules for this ocean are different then the rules for Atlantica. I try to avoid using the Disney characters, since they don�t like it.
Okay, here are your choices:
A) RAZORFIN ATTACK!!! (This leads to more Cloud/Leon backstory)

B) Kairi goes Scuba diving, runs into a merperson (I get to choose who!)

C) Sora and Riku have a �moment� (You can find out more on their puphood.)

D) Family Feud (Or should I say �Community/Pack� feud? Mof Lef Leon and Cloud but no backstory)

People who just leave a choice and do not actually review (Review = Telling me what you like or do not like) will be ignored. I was nice and accepted them last time, but I will not this time. This is a �Thank-you� for REVIEWERS. No review, no choice. This happened a bit too much for my liking. So, get out there and review! ^_^ The more reviews I get, the faster I write! ^_^ While you are waiting, read my other fic, �When All Things Come Back To You�. It has been updated as well. Well, I gotta get back to work!
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