It all started with a bet. One stupid fucked up bet.
Or at least, that's how Riku saw it.
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"Put your money where your mouth is!"
"Oh bring it on shorty!" Axel bellowed, snapping his fingers in a Z formation.
Riku was staying at Organization XIII's house for the week. Partly to spend time with his boyfriend but mostly to escape his psycho best friends Sora and Kairi. It was his first day there and already he knew he would have a great time this week. It wasn't possible to get bored at the Organization's mansion-like home.
"Alright, alright! Settle down!" said Xemnas stepping in between Roxas and Axel, "Now… We're just gonna have to settle this the official way…"
"How's that?" asked Demyx tilting his head to the side.
"Boys," said Xemnas, "we're gonna have us an eating competition between Roxas and Axel!" This announcement was followed by much enthused yelling and inane whooping.
Axel looked at Roxas and smirked, "It's on, blondie."
Roxas replied by sticking his middle finger at Axel rudely and stalking off to go prepare for the fight of his young life.
Riku wandered over to Axel and Luxord, smiling at his boyfriend encouragingly.
"I am so going to kick his scrawny ass," muttered Axel, voice dangerously low.
"You so are," said Riku, surprising himself by how much he sounded like some slutty cheerleader.
"I mean after all," said Axel scratching the back of his neck, "I'm like eight years older than him… That gives me a huge advantage in capacity."
"What are you two going to be eating?" asked Riku curiously.
"Larxene's taking care of that," said Luxord jerking his thumb in the direction of the kitchen.
"Oh crap," said Axel, "I bet she'll poison the food or something."
Luxord scowled at him, "Nah, I don't think so… She's just as interested in seeing the result of this competition as the rest of us."
"Who's interested?" asked Riku sarcastically, "It's obvious Axel's going to win."
"Thanks," replied Axel giving Riku a quick kiss.
"I wouldn't be too sure of that…" said Luxord thoughtfully, "I think Roxas can win if he really wants to…"
"Oh please," said Riku, "Axel's way older and bigger! He can handle way more food than the shrimp!"
"Yeah, really," said Axel, "how could you even think I'd lose to him?"
"Alright then," said Luxord a particularly devious look spreading across his face, "I'll bet Roxas will win."
Riku and Axel gulped and glanced at each other. Everyone knew betting against Luxord was dangerous. The man was practically psychic with his ability to always win. The only person who ever bet against him anymore was Larxene, because she was too stubborn to admit he would always win. But then again… The odds were in their favor this time… They'd probably never get a chance to come this close to beating Luxord again…
"You're on," said Axel grabbing Luxord's hand and shaking it, "Riku, you in?"
"Yeah," said Riku, folding his arms imposingly across his chest.
"Excellent," said Luxord smoothly.
"So," said Axel clapping his hands together, "what are the stakes?"
Luxord's grin broadened and quite suddenly Riku and Axel didn't feel nearly as confident.
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"Are you sure this time?" asked Kairi exasperatedly as she eyed her lees than competent boyfriend, "This is the tenth house…"
"I'm sure already!" cried Sora in frustration, gripping the map with unsteady hands. Kairi sighed and moved closer to him.
"Here," she said softly, "just let me see the map."
"No!" snapped Sora, pouting as he waved the map around at arm's length, "I'm sure I got it right this time! This is definetly the house Riku is staying in!"
Selphie, Tidus and Wakka watched the lover's quarrel from a safe distance, doing their best to stay out of it. Although they had to agree with Kairi on this one.
"That's what you said the last nine times!" shouted Kairi.
"But this time I'm right!"
"But what if you're not?!"
"'What if?' 'What if?' What is it with you and what ifs?" asked Sora, "Now c'mon! I'm really positive this time!"
"Okay," said Kairi, trying not to roll her eyes as she followed Sora up the steps to the rather large house. The five of them had spent the whole day trying to track down Riku in hopes of finally meeting his ever mysterious boyfriend. Even though the silver-haired wonder had told them he'd gotten a boyfriend at long last he had failed to introduce him to the five. So they'd used Selphie's uber- date crashing skills.
Sora knocked on the door politely, silently praying that he'd gotten it right this time, because in all honesty he had no clue anymore as to which way they should go.
After a few minutes a blonde woman came and opened the door, her face was a little red and she was snickering about something, "Yes (snort) can I (pfft) help you all?" she asked before doubling over laughing.
"Um yeah…" said Sora nervously, "we were just looking for our friend Riku and we were wondering if he was staying here…"
At the word "Riku" the blonde tripled over laughing so hard she actually collapsed on the floor.
"Y- Yeah… Yeah Riku's here," she choked out, "yeah let me go call him…" she straightened up taking deep breaths, "RIKU!" she bellowed, "Get your tight ass down here!"
"Why should I?!" came a snappish reply, Larxene opened the door a little wider so that Sora and co. could see the entrance hall of the large house.
"Some friends of yours are here to see you," said Larxene.
"Friends? Who?"
"Who?" asked Larxene.
"Tell him it's Sora and the others," whispered Sora.
"It's Sora and the gang!" hollered Larxene.
"WHAT?!" came a high-pitched shriek that didn't at all resemble Riku's voice and yet somehow they knew it was him, "NO! Tell them to go away! I am not going to let them see me like this!"
"You know Riku it's only as bad as you make it," said another easy-going voice, "if you don't make it a big deal neither will they."
"How can I NOT make this a big deal?! It a huge deal!"
"Alright… If you're gonna be that way about it…"
"I- Wait. What are you doing?"
"C'mon Riku darling," chimed the other voice, "we can't keep your friends waiting… After all I'm sure they came here to meet me!"
"No! God damn it Axel put me down NOW!"
"No use throwing a tantrum there, love."
"I said put me down! Now just stop it! Stop it! Ack! Axel you groping lunatic don't- Ack! No! I said stop it! Don't touch me there A- aah…"
"There now see? I can be quite gentle."
"Sh- Shut up… J- Just st-… ooh…"
"I'm good."
"Y- NO! PUT ME DOWN RIGHT NOW!"
"Ha!"
At that point a tall lean red head came into Sora and the others' view. He was dressed as a French maid; wearing a short pink dress with a tan apron and thigh-high white boots made of comfy bendable fabric, and to top it all off he wore a hat on his head that resembled a doily in its frilly-ness.
But what really caused the others' hearts to stop and lodge in their owners' throats was the silver-haired teen struggling against Axel. He was wearing a tan dress decorated with pink lace and a white apron. His hat was white with pink ribbons and bows and unlike the red head he was wearing pink tights that reached his upper thigh, He also had on tan high heel shoes that made his legs look very delicate and slender.
"You know," pointed out Axel mildly, "You skirt is flying everywhere with all your struggling and I'm sure you're giving your friends quite a show."
Riku, who had been kicking and beating Axel with his arms and legs, immediately stopped and pulled his skirt as far down as it would go keeping his hands in position to hold it in its proper place.
When Axel plopped Riku down on the floor he proceeded to straighten out his lover's sliver hair which was currently mussed up from the struggle he'd put up. Riku slapped his hand away irritably.
"Why?" asked Riku breathing slowly, his voice dangerously low, "Is my skirt shorter than yours?"
"Because your legs are thinner and much nicer to look at," said Axel distractedly as he resumed his occupation of fixing his boyfriend's hair. Riku blushed scarlet and glared at his "best friends" as if daring them to say something.
"Um well…" said Sora blowing out a breath, "uh, h- hey Riku… We… We were just coming to uh stop in on you and meet… um…"
"Me?" asked Axel brightly looking up from Riku's hair.
"Yup," chirped Selphie, deciding it was best to not ask about their strange attire at the moment, "Riku hasn't told us a thing about you."
"Really?" asked Axel looking in between Riku and his friends, "That's incredible! Considering how much there is to talk about!" he puffed out his lace coated chest proudly and said, "I after all, am most fascinating!"
"Axel quit your bragging and get over here!" shouted a blonde man with a goatee.
"Coming Luxord, master!" shrilled Axel, grabbing Riku by the hand and dragging him over to the living room. Larxene jerked her thumb in the direction of the living room, signing that Sora and the others should follow her.
"Okay," said Luxord sitting on the couch opposite from Axel and Riku, "we need to settle the details of the bet."
"What details?" snapped Riku, "We wear these outfits for one week and then it's over."
"Yes," said Luxord thoughtfully, "but you still have school… I think you should wear your uniform to school-
Riku sighed with relief-
-"and change into the maid costume as soon as school ends."
Riku paled, "You mean I have to walk out of the school wearing this?"
"Yes," Luxord smiled wickedly.
"Aw," cooed Axel, "it's okay Ri-ri… Axel will protect you from all the raving fan girls and perverted boys who will mistake you for a girl…"
Riku groaned and hid his head in Axel's neck, "Why me?" he moaned.
"Hey," said Zexion, "you should have known better than to bet against Luxord."
"So how did this all start?" asked Kairi curiously.
"Well…" said Axel.
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"C'mon Axel!" cheered Riku, Axel couldn't help but smile through his food. Riku was like his little cheerleader…
The battle raged for exactly forty minutes… before…
"Ugh," groaned Axel clutching at his stomach and falling out of his chair. The room was spinning, along with his stomach.
"I win!" crowed Roxas, throwing his arms up in victory, right before his face turned a sickly green color and he rushed upstairs to the bathroom. His footsteps were followed by the slamming of the bathroom door and muffled retching.
"I'm gonna be sick," moaned Axel, running off towards the other bathroom.
"Looks like I win the bet," Luxord smirked at Riku who's face had turned paler than usual.
"Crap," muttered the teen.
"Sorry Riku," said Axel apologetically as he came back up from the basement, Riku shot him the mother of all glares.
"Damn you Axel," he swore.
"Aw, c'mon now… Don't be that way," he made to hug 'his uke' (as he called it), but Riku held up a hand before muttering:
"You're sleeping on the couch for one week after this… That means no more sex…"
"WHAT?!" cried Axel.
"Or kissing," added Riku.
"Not even quick-
"Or any kind of emotional contact AT ALL."
"Noooo!" the red head wailed, collapsing at his lover's feet, begging for mercy, but Riku held firm.
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"And that's how it started," finished Axel, "we're stuck like this for one week… And in the meantime I'm loveless…" he broke into a wave of tears and clutched at Riku's arm in a pleading manner.
"No," came the emotionless reply.
"This is going to be an interesting week," said Kairi.
Author's Note: Credit goes to CraziiJaney for helping me think this through all the way. Also this was inspired by some fanart I found on DeviantArt. This story is going to have seven chapters, one for each day! Poor Riku… I'm going to be tormenting him so much throughout all this…
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