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[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

[Leon watched anxiously in the background as Sora confronted members of Organization XIII around the Bailey. He had a hand grasped around the handle of his gunblade just in case things took a turn for the ugly but... so far they just seemed to be taunting each other. Leon blinked.]

...?

[When he opened his eyes, he immediately noticed his surroundings were not at all the same. Wondering if he'd been teleported somewhere somehow, Leon starts wandering around to search for clues of what world he's in.]

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[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

Why are there suddenly so many yous?

[That would be Rinoa stopping as she walks by, Angelo right at her heels.]

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

Rinoa...?

[He hadn't seen her in years. And what kind of question was that? This was a hallucination, wasn't it?]

What?

[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

Yup.

[She wish she can say the same for him, but there's about five of him walking around here.]

Oh are you new?

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

If you mean new to wherever this is, yeah.

[He considers reaching out a hand to touch her to test his theory. She certainly looks solid, though...]

Did you bring me here?

[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

This is the Dressing Room.

[She's as real as she's ever going to be.]

I'm not that powerful, Squall.

[Yes, she called you by that.]

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

The dressing room.

[He doesn't even try to hide his sarcastic tone of voice at that name.]

...You've been away a long time.

[She was always a gifted girl. Who knows what she could have accomplished in so much time?]

And that's Leon.

[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

I'm not even kidding.

Really long, yeah. But I had a lot of things to do.

[Hands on hips, giving him the Look.]

I knew you as Squall, and I'm still calling you Squall.

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

Hn.

[She wouldn't lie to him, right? He takes her word for it.]

That's not who I am anymore. A lot has changed since you left. There's no going back.

[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's a crossroads of parallel worlds, but they just call it dressing room.

I know. But you're still Squall to me. End of story.

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

I wonder if the Organization XIII is responsible.

[Though after all the world hopping he's done since the destruction of their world, the idea of a "crossroads of parallel worlds" doesn't actually surprise him that much.]

...Whatever.

[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

They don't have the power to do this either.

[facepalms.]

You didn't change that much.

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

You know them?

[How would she...? Unless they're here too. That would be great. And by great, he means the worst possible thing he could think of at the moment.]

Maybe it's everything else that changed.

[But deep down he kind of hopes Rinoa hasn't.]

[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

[Drags him to one of the main rooms. Yeah, this is Rinoa.

Say hi to 56742543 doubles of everyone ever, Leon.]

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

...

[Leon is lost for words, and probably will be for some time.]

[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

[While you do that, Angelo will just nuzzle against your legs.]

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

[He absently pats Angelo on the head, but he still has a rather stupefied look on his face.]

This is...

[Blink.]

...interesting.

[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

Weird, huh?

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[He scratches Angelo behind the ears.]

...I've been staying at Merlin's.

[He gives her a pointed look; with home gone for now, where would he live?]

[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

You mean the same place I'm staying?

[Points to Merlin's house a little far off.

..yes, it's here in the DR, Leon. Merlin arrived here too. And he brought his whole house.]

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

[Leon can't help smirk a little at that. Leave it to Merlin to pull something like that off.]

You think he'll mind if I stay there too? I wouldn't want to overcrowd him.

[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's tiny, but I have no idea how the room suddenly look so spacious once you get inside. He's amazing. Come on.

[Heads for it.]

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[He nods and follows a few paces behind her, a slight smile lingering on his lips. If everyone he cared about was here, then what difference did it make where here was? And Rinoa was back... he sincerely hoped this wasn't just an elaborate dream.]

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[rebel-sorceress.livejournal.com]

[Bounds over to the house, dragging Leon with her--]

[flytobermuda.livejournal.com]

[Comes out of the house and spots them.]

Oho, hello, Rinoa! You seem to have a knack for finding lost Leons.

[1ion-hearted.livejournal.com]

[He allows himself to be dragged along, his good humor only increasing when he spots his old friend, though he's well-practiced at keeping it hidden.]

Merlin. Glad to see you're doing well.