Welcome! My first non one-shot in a long time. I just finished playing kingdom hearts 2 (No.. I haven't played more than an hour of the 1.) not that it will affect this story watsoever! Because this is an AU, for those who haven't read the describtion.. But why wouldn't you read the describtion.. Nevermind!

Pairings: RikuxSora, AxelxRoxas (Unless you'd rather go with RoxasxAxel(?)) And perhaps some LeonxCloud.

The cursive letters means that there's a flashback! Pay attention, or I might get everyone really confused!

Normal writing means normal storyline, nothing to worry about!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom hearts (sadly enough)

Never be apart

Chapter one:

Surprised by the sight

Sora trembled weakly, wrapped up in his best friends passionate embrace. His breathing was unsteady and he smelled faintly of alcohol, his mouth twisted into a thrilled smile, and eyes clouded with addiction.

"Aah, I'm so wasted!" Sora cried and stretched his arms. The bell had finally rung, but it didn't change the fact that it had been a devastatingly long school day. It was the start of the second high school semester on the small Island's only public school.

"And to think we have to make two written assignments for Tuesday!" Roxas complained and sprawled his body onto the table.

"Stop whining about it!" Olette muttered and hit the boys over the head with one of her books, "school is important, and you're lucky you have the privilege of going to one!" Kairi laughed and nodded, she was shoving the new books into her bag.

It was two years since Sora had moved to Destiny Island; he had been happily welcomed and fit into the school in a matter of a few days. He still missed his old home though; the big main Island seemed so utterly out of reach.

Roxas voice brought him out of his thoughts, "-my mom told me she was renting the guest room to one of her friend's son (some woman from her graduation class) I've never even met her! What if her son is some complete maniac, I swear, I can't live with someone I don't know! He could be a child molester or whatever," before Roxas had the change to continue, Kairi cut in, "Roxas, you're 17, what could he possibly do to you?" Roxas gaped, about to say something that he couldn't quite fit into words.

"Look at him Kairi, he's short, anyone could mistake him for a seventh grader," Sora teased, Roxas frowned; everybody knew that him and Sora was the exact same height, almost.

"Hey, what'd say we go buy some ice-cream at the mall?" Olette chimed in and clapped her hands. They'd gone to the mall almost every day of their vacation, and they still hadn't grown tired of the colourful shops, and the ice-cream store, in particular.

"Yeah, I just gotta be home by 5 to meet that guy," Roxas grimaced, and picked his books up from the table.

"Maybe he's really cute, Roxas, then you can invite us over!" Kairi said gleefully, and they all left the classroom to head for the mall.

He had been the one thrusting his hips against the others in a seducing manner. He had been the one pressing his delicate lips against his best friend's. But it wasn't him that had shoved, but had been shoved, roughly, into the couch.

The halls were stuffed with pupils, with all those people it just seemed like one big mess, everybody were headed for something, teachers and students, for a class, for a home, getting ready for a party, headed for a lovers house, or in Sora's case, the mall.

The new metal lockers, the school's budget just barely had managed last year, were shining warmly in the sun that tumbled through the big hall-windows. It reminded Sora that he had to get a locker this year, in order not to carry all his books to and from school every single day, last year he'd made the stupid mistake to turn in his locker application a little too late. It was going to be different this year, Kairi had sure been pissed about letting him borrow her locker whenever he -

Sora hit something, something hard. His first thought was "how can I possibly walk into a wall for the second time on one day," when he realised that he had bumped into someone's shoulder/arm, someone's very muscular arm.

"I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching were I was walking and I..I.." the person turned his attention from his locker to look at Sora. Long silky silver white hair covered most of his eyes and back, but the sea green eyes were unmistakable Riku's.

Riku hovered above Sora for a split second, held up by his strong arms on each of Sora's sides. His eyes ate up the sight before, feeling the lust rise to tremendous heights. Sora lay sprawled underneath him, deep sky-blue eyes waiting for the others next move. Riku pressed his body violently against the one of his best friend, forcefully pushing the younger boy into the couch-coushins.

"Ri.." Sora gasped, his eyes immediately clouded with confusion, and he reached up to grab Riku's arm, but his hands were shoved away, the gorgeous boy in front of him closed his locker roughly, and swung his bag over one shoulder.

"Pay more attention to were you walk," he said coldly and walked past Sora with no other words.

"What a jerk!" Roxas muttered when Riku had walked out of hearing-reach, "he could've checked if you were alright! You are alright, right?" He added and checked Sora for bruises. Sora spun around to see his former best friend's body disappear into a crowd.

"That guy was drop-death-gorgeous!" Kairi squealed, she had her eyes glued to the spot where Riku, with fast paces, had disappeared. "I wonder who he was, perhaps someone new?" Olette added, also with her eyes the same direction as Kairi.

Sora moaned into the older's lips, as they collided for another passionate kiss. Riku slid his tongue into the soft mouth he was kissing, Sora tasted sweeter than any candy he'd ever tasted, and more sinful than any desire. And when he broke the kiss they gasped for air. Sora rubbed his body against the others, as if pleading him to continue.

"I-I'm sorry, I just remembered I'd promised my mom to be home early today," Sora said and parted with his friends with a quick hand motion, and disappeared down the hall, heading for home as fast as he possibly could.

"What was that about?" Olette muttered, Kairi nodded, equally confused.

"Guess he ditched us," Roxas mumbled with a frown. What had gotten into Sora?

"Aah, Ri-Riku!"

Riku's hand slipped under Sora's black tank top, and caressed the smooth skin underneath it.

Riku had been at his school. Why had Riku been at his school? Those thoughts were repeated countless times in Sora's head but there were no answer to the questing, and that was driving Sora mad.

God, he had looked incredible, over the two years they hadn't seen each other he'd gotten much taller, and if possible more handsome.

But that wasn't really what Sora should be bothering his mind with, get back on the tracks, he reminded himself. Why would Riku be at his school?

He reached home, threw his jacket in the hall and proceeded into the kitchen, were he was met by his mother's sparkling smile.

"Guess who I ran into today!" She chimed, as she returned to making preparations for tonight's dinner. Sometimes it seemed like all she ever did was cook.

"Lilian! You remember Lilian right? I've always admired her pudding; I can't understand how it can have such a puddingly substance. It's weird, really, when I make pudding it always just drops. You remember the last time I made pudding, right honey?"

Sora made a face and nodded irritated, "did she say why she was here?"

"Actually she did! It's really amazing! She got a job on that really famous restaurant, I really think her pudding did the trick, and her, her husband and Riku all moved! Isn't it exciting? You remember Riku, right?"

"Mom, of course I remember Riku!" Sora winced inwardly, how could she for even just a moment think he'd forget his best friend? Former best friend. Sora wasn't sure what they were. At the department day it had been really awkward. If they hadn't attended that stupid party it wouldn't have happened. If they hadn't drunken the alcohol like it had been water. There were so many ifs. But it had felt so right that it was frightening.

Riku was off him with a violently fast motion; stepping back, until his back hit the wall with a hollow sound. His lips were parted, hauling air down his lungs in rough breaths. Both boys' chest were rising and falling rapidly, as adrenaline ran through their bodies. "Riku.." the youngest whispered with his slightly bruised lips, his hair was messed up and the tank top half covering his stomach. Riku turned his head away from his gaze. Both painfully sober now, Sora got off the couch, his eyes never meeting Riku's as he exited the house.

AN: (This is really long, you don't have to read it T . T) Bleeh, angsty! I hate angst with passion! I promise there'll not be very much more angst in this.. Mostly just that cliché drama plot line that walk hand in hand with our beloved yaoi.

A penny for your thoughts? I don't really know myself. English is not my first language, and I'm having a bit of trouble finding synonyms for anything other than manhood (I swear, I've been breathing lemons lately) so it may not be all too well written.

I really need beta readers on this; my grammar is like the worst ever. So if anyone's interested I'd get all happy.. Yeah..

Of all the girls I could have chosen.. Why Olette? I like Olette.. I promise there'll be more of everyone else, though!

Oh, and I hope that Roxas was pukeingly out of character, I really like Roxas.. But I think he's really hard to write.. Also wondering what people would like better, angsty seme Roxas with submissive uke Axel or really hot experienced seme Axel and a cute/fuckable uke Roxas?

Random talking: I use the vocabulary, if I can't find a word that'll fit in my sentence. And sometimes I just close the book, feeling convinced that I'd now know the word, and then realize that I've forgotten how it was spelled. My memory is the worst ever, almost as bad as my sense of directions.

Lykomgya: Leave a review? Please? It's what encourages me to write more!