Alright, so you guys know the Tikka KH fic I've been working on? Well, this here is its counterpart, a Sora/Riku fic that fills ya on in the little things Sora and Riku did in the Tidus/Wakka fic! Isn't that great of me? The idea struck me when I was writing Chapter Two of "Smoothie" (the Tikka fic) when Riku gives Sora a look. I was like, "Hmm... If I were reading this, I would want to know why... but, this is Tidus/Wakka centric..." So then, I decided to create "Fresh" for all those Sora/Riku fans out there!
The night was warm, the moisture in the air a direct result of the tropical storms so common during the summers on the island chain. The rain began to pelt the house, flowing over the window like it would down a lazy stream, or as the tide would if it never receded.
Two boys stay up late, just talking, the TV set turned down low, just loud enough to muffle their voices from ears meaning to hear any noise they made. Their bodies sprawled on the floor, the only apparel either wore was a pair of shorts, to combat the humidity, even though both fan and airconditioner were working and on.
"Riku… What's it like?" asked the brunette, cocking his fair-skinned face towards his silver-haired companion, blue eyes gazing into aquamarine. His chest rose and fell with the rhythm of the rain, his breathing completely calm and even, though when the rain stopped its course, he still kept his breathing in the rhythm.
"What's what like Sora?" countered Riku, his breathing rhythmic as well, though the rhythm to which he adhered was offset from that of the rain and the brunette's. He had his left hand on his bare stomach, while the right was on the carpeted floor, as his forearm and elbow were propping up his upper body. He shook his head lightly, to get silver hair out of his eyes and away from his neck. It was days like this that made him wish he would cut it, but then, most days, the islands wasn't this hot.
"Never mind," said Sora bashfully, looking at his hand on the carpet, tracing the outline of the left with his right index finger. His lips were slightly pursed and his brows were furrowed in a way that indicated only slight frustration as he searched for the words to explain what he wanted to know, for the boy knew his comrade would be pressing him to know what had been on his mind.
"Sora… What's the matter? What do you want to know?" Riku cocked a silver eyebrow, a curious expression developed over many years, mainly practiced when having conversations of this type with his best friend, or when something curious would happen and they'd share a look.
"What's it like… you know… to… I don't know. I guess, what I'm trying to say is…" he cut off, still tracing his hand, now a bit more slowly going between each finger, around the curves in a manner almost sensual, though none of the boy's actions could really be described as thus; he was too pure.
"Yes?" pressed Riku, knowing full well that he would win eventually, but still, he rather enjoyed causing Sora to mull over his thoughts until he would articulate them. It actually helped their relationship to thrive, these small little pushings and pullings; Riku learned more of Sora, and Sora, in turn, learned more of the silver-headed boy whom he called the friend he liked best.
"Uh… What's it like to… No, that's not it… How do you… yes, there we go… How do you tell if you like someone?" His eyes seemed pleading as they, in their blue luminance of hope and wonderment, gazed into those of the boy sitting across from him, betwixt the brunette's body and the closet door.
Riku began to laugh, his right arm collapsing and he began to roll on the floor, his mirth so intense on wreaking havoc on his breathing. Sora smiled sheepishly down at the boy, sitting up and pulling his knees to his chin, resting his head atop them and wrapping his arms around his calves. After a few moments, Riku collected himself until his laughter was that of a few chuckles every now and then, and he looked to Sora, whose sheepishness had obviously grown into embarrassment, as his cheeks were flushed.
"Sorry, but you have to admit," noted Riku, solemnly, "it was a funny question."
"Yeah… I know, but I meant it."
"I'm not doubting that… But it's really not something I can answer for you. Everyone has different tastes, and everyone has different little ticks that tell them when they like someone."
"Oh… Okay…" Sora looked down at his toes, obviously more than embarrassed by now, though his cheeks had regained their normal coloration. He looked back to Riku, who he noticed did seem sorry for having made him feel a fool, though the mirth was still dancing in his aquamarine eyes. "Um, Riku… How do you know you like someone?"
Riku laughed slightly at this question, looking down at Sora in a "you've got to be kidding me" kind of way. "Sora, you just asked me that…"
"No, I mean. How do you know that you like someone?"
"Oh… I really don't know."
"Aw," said Sora, pouting, pleading to Riku with his eyes, "you have to know…"
"You don't," retorted Riku, slightly aggravated. He wasn't altogether comfortable with the subject… It could let on, and… well. He wasn't ready to risk anything.
"Aw, c'mon Riku! Don't be like that… Please!" Sora was on his hands and knees now, begging to be told what he guessed to be one of Riku's innermost secrets.
"Fine." Riku's word seemed final and cold, though he hadn't meant it that way, he was just a teenager, accustomed to saying "fine" to his parents when they nagged him and prodded him, pushing him to do something he really wasn't interested in. "I guess… I guess I have to really enjoy the person's company, like they can't annoy me after spending a few hours together. And I suppose there is obviously the physical attraction, but I really don't care about that, as long as they're not fat, or horribly misshapen." Here, Sora had to giggle. "I guess the last thing," said Riku, with a smile, "is they have to be strong. Not physically, but they're heart. I'm not always the most understanding or friendliest guy, but as long as they'll stick by me, I'll like them."
Sora smiled, batting his eyelashes playfully and wringing his hands together. "Oh, Mr. Nekura," said Sora, in a mock Southern belle accent, "I do declare that you are one of the sweetest boys-" He wasn't able to finish his mockery of the Southern belle, or of Riku for that matter, because the silver-haired teen had tackled him, and had his neck in the crook of his right arm.
"Say it!" he demanded, his grip around the boy's head firm enough to keep it there, but gentle enough not to harm him.
"Never!"
"Say it!" ordered Riku again, squeeze just a little bit harder. It wasn't long before Sora caved.
"Okay, okay! Mercy!"
Upon the brunette's cry, Riku released him, laughing as Sora shook his head like a dog, darting an evil look in his direction.
"Sora, that look makes me feel like a monster!" joked Riku.
Sora snorted. "You should… So… What're we gonna do now? It's," he looked to the clock on his desk, reading the time and doing a double-take. "It's ninety-two one! How is that possible!"
Riku had his turn to snort, though it was followed by laughter. The boy picked up the clock, turning it around until it was right-side-up. "It's one fifty-six, dunderhead."
"Oh… Still, what're we going to do?"
Riku shrugged. "We've done everything I can think of." Though his mind did see things a little differently than his statement.
"Me too," mumbled Sora. "Maybe we should just get some shut-eye?"
"Sounds good to me," Riku agreed, hopping onto Sora's bed and stretching out.
"Hey!" cried an indignant fourteen-year-old. "That's my bed!"
"And it's queen-size, you girl!" Riku rolled over on the bed, beginning to fall asleep on top of the fluffy mattress, not under the covers for the heat of the night.
"I'm not a girl, I just enjoy the luxuries of life…" mumbled Sora, turning off the light, then the TV, before getting onto the bed and falling asleep on the side opposite his best friend.
HA! I bet you guys think there's going to be lemon, but guess what? THERE ISN'T! I'm going to make you suffer with tension, but all this is going to be is fluff! MWAHAHAHAHA! Also, look for chapter two of this coming soon!