"Kane where do you think you're going?" Squall growls, grabbing Kane by the wrist to stop him from walking out of the room.
"...I'm going to meet with Lea. Get off of me." Kane rips his hand from Squall, turning to glare at him with his big blue eyes on fire, filled with defiance.
"Lea? Are you serious? After that guy obviously came onto you yesterday?" Squall narrows his eyes when Kane looks away with him.
"What's it matter? This is business Squall. I need to get on his good side or I could lose my company-" Kane turns to leave again- He squeaks when Squall slams his hand against the door beside his head, trapping him between the door.
"On his good side? What if to get on his good side he wanted to do perverted things to you?" Squall watches Kane turn around, those blue eyes flaring up.
"...If that's what it takes to keep my father's business running than I would do it-" Kane tenses when Squall hits the door frame harder, his expression that of a wild beast.
"You do not care for yourself that much that you would sell your body to that guy?" Squall grinds his teeth when Kane averts his gaze. Squall grabs his chin and forces him to look into his fiery blue eyes. "I won't let you..." His voice gets lower. "Your body isn't yours to sell!"
"What-" Kane is cut off by Squall kissing him roughly. Kane's eyes widen, his mouth opening in his gasp but Squall takes this as his chance to snake his tongue inside. Kane's knees get weak from the intense warmth, a soft moan leaving him when Squall grabs his waist.
"You are mine Kane." Squall pulls away, leaving Kane panting. Those blue eyes are wide and confused, his cheeks flushed. Squall takes this in a moment before he speaks again. "I love you."
"You..." Kane trembles, his heart beating painfully fast. "You can't...I've told you Squall-"
"Why do you always lie to me with your lips? Your body is honest." Squall bites into Kane's neck, getting him to cry out and to arch his back. "Just admit it Kane...you love me too."
"I-I won't!" Kane bites his fist when Squall starts to lick down to his collar bone, his hand traveling lower to the awaiting bulge in his pants-
"Kairi please tell me you're not doing what I think you're doing." Sora's voice gets Kairi to jump out of her creative flow and she ends up dropping her pencil that she was using to draw this glorious picture in her mind...the pencil rolls and hits the side of her desk.
"Sora you ruined it! Kane and Squall were about to get to the really juicy part..." Kairi pouts.
"Not another one with me and Leon." Sora pales. "And what you mean juicy? Don't tell me it's a sex scene again..."
"The fans are calling for it. It's been awhile since I've seen you be all cute too." Kairi says with a giggle. Sora can only give her a look, a frown on his face.
Kairi is Sora's best friend and first love. He met her when they were little kids and they've been friends ever since. Through the years he's known her, Sora could have never known she had this hobby. He happened to stumble upon it when he was over her house and she had left one of these 'books' on her desk. That one had been a comic of him and his math teacher getting it on.
Sora was beyond shocked. Not only was Kairi drawing him having sex, with a man, but she drew his most intimate parts with such detail. Sora doesn't remember ever being naked in front of Kairi and believe him, he would know. He was in love with the girl after all...When Sora confronted Kairi about it, he learned her disturbing secret.
Kairi loved Sora. But not in the way Sora wanted. She said she loved every face he made, loved everything about him, but she didn't want him as her own. She said what made her really happy was drawing him with others, in different situations. She liked to watch him but not be the one to love him.
Sora didn't really understand. He still doesn't. But when Sora told her to stop this, to stop drawing him in such a way...she said she couldn't. She said that when ever she draws it helps her with the problems going on in her life. Helps her to cope. She begged Sora that she could keep drawing...and Sora couldn't say no to that sad face.
The problem is that Sora didn't know Kairi was selling these 'books'. He found out about that later when Kairi had asked for his permission to use his likeness in her books...So she could make a profit on them in the dark places in the internet. Sora said no of course but after he got a look at the money she would be giving to him...and seeing how happy it made Kairi...Sora agreed. He said she could but she would have to change his name, and maybe change how his character looked so it wasn't obvious.
So that's how Kane was born. Kane pretty much looks like Sora, much to his dismay. The only difference is freckles. Yes. That's the only difference. Kairi also changes the names of any of the other characters she uses. She always puts him with real people he knows...so every book is an awkward trip for him.
Maybe you look down on him for selling his image for Kairi to do whatever she wants with. There are some days he regrets it but when he looks into Kairi's eyes when she's drawing these things...he can't. He still loves Kairi and all her weirdness. He adores her. She means the world to him. Sora is happy with anyway he can help her. If drawing him like this really makes it easier for her to deal with the pain of losing her parents, from the sorrow of everyday life, Sora is glad.
If only Kairi could draw him with her. Maybe then she would rather have him than draw him.
"Ugh i'm not cute Kairi." Sora pouts getting Kairi to beam.
"You're giving me more ideas Sora!"
"Please don't Kairi. You're suppose to be working." Sora leans over the walls of her work space to get a better look. He can't help to flush. The uniform looks good on her, white shirt with a tie that hugs all her curves and that short skirt that shows off her thighs.
"I know I got distracted. I've already got five people booked for destiny islands though."
"Five people?! I only got like two!" Sora grumbles when Kairi chuckles.
"Then maybe it's you who should get back to work, Sora you lazy bum."
"I'm not lazy." Sora huffs.
"Hey Sora, get back to work." Sora tenses when Leon glares over at him from his office. "You're too loud."
"Okay, Okay I'm going." Sora glares but it's more of a pout.
"Ooo I like that look." Kairi says with this twinkle in her eye. She bends down and grabs her pencil, starting to go at it again.
"Ugh Kairi don't make me do anything too weird." Sora says before he walks back too his office. He hears Kairi say something like 'no promises!'.
Why does that girl love drawing him with Leon? He will never understand it. Leon barely talks to anybody and he's all stiff. All work no play. Sora is pretty sure he's married too. The only time Leon talks to him nicely is to tell him good morning and he'll say 'see you tomorrow'.
Kairi says they have a lot of potential chemistry, if Sora would just try to talk to him more. Sora doesn't want to have that kind of "chemistry" with Leon, or any guy for that matter.
Sora sighs once he's back in his office chair. Back to calling people and bugging the hell out of them. Sora picks up his phone and dials the number that came up on his computer. He waits for someone to answer and of course no one does. People now a days have caller id and they're on to salesmen. Sora doesn't feel like leaving a voice mail so he doesn't.
Sora works at this place that pretty much sells Destiny Island as a place people should vaccination to and visit. He has to call people and try to convince them to take his deals. Sora does much better when they go out and talk to people face to face. On the phone he's not too good. He hates sitting still.
"Everyone, group meeting!" Sora glances up to see Zexion leading the way into their meeting room.
"Oh geez. What now?" Sora frowns as he gets up, looking over at Kairi who has walked next to him. "The last time we had a meeting, they fired a bunch of people..."
"Yeah if that's the case than you're in trouble Sora!" Axel chuckles, walking with them towards the room. Sora's eyebrow twitches.
"What's that suppose to mean?!"
"It means you suck." Axel teases, reaching over and flicking Sora in the head.
"If you weren't my brother's boyfriend you'd be sorry." Sora grumbles, swatting his hand away. Axel gives him that shit eating grin of his.
"Oh I would, would I?"
"Stop playing around you two." Kairi says but by the look on her face, Sora is regretting this exchange he just had with Axel. This probably gave her some weird ideas...She gets inspired from the strangest things. One time Sora was just eating an ice pop...and she had to run off to draw this 'great idea'.
What's really disturbing is that Kairi doesn't care if the man she puts Sora with is married...or if for example, his brother's boyfriend. She loves putting Kane and Lea together which is actually Sora and Axel. Maybe the reason why she hasn't been drawing as much is because Sora's complained so much...so now she's moved on to Squall.
Sora takes his seat next to Kairi...and Leon takes his seat next to Sora before Axel could sit next to him. Axel doesn't seem bothered, he just sits next to Leon. All good and dandy right? Kairi is freaking out.
She has this really big smile on her face that's creeping Sora out. "Sora he sat next to you." She whispers in his ear excitedly, hitting his arm. Sora tries to ignore her when she gets like this but she keeps hitting his arm. "Sora it's happening."
"Nothing is happening." Sora whispers back, tensing when Leon looks at him.
"What are you whispering about?"
"Uh...Just whispering about how nervous we are...meetings are usually bad yah?" Sora tries, rubbing the back of his head. Leon stares at him a long time before he looks forward. Sora thinks that's over till he speaks again.
"You'll be fine. You slack off sometimes but you work hard mostly."
Sora blinks. Did Leon just say that? Stone Leon just tried to make him feel better. Kairi is having a heart attack next to him. She's starting to pinch him and he knows she's holding in a squeal.
"Thanks. That's the nicest thing you've said to me." Sora chuckles. "And you already know you have nothing to worry about. You're practically the boss here."
Leon stares at him a moment before he gives him this small twitch of a smile. "I'm not worried."
"Cocky bastard." Sora grins and he's surprised from the smirk he gets from Leon. Wow what is this? Are they actually having a friendly conversation?
"The chemistry, the chemistry! It's happening!" Kairi hisses in his ear.
"Is she okay?" Leon blinks when he notices how much Kairi is shaking, her blue eyes on fire.
"That's a good question." Sora gives his friend a pointed look. She's getting too hyper about this.
"Alright everyone settle down." Everyone gets dead quiet when they hear that voice. Sora swallows thickly as he watches Ansem walk to the front of the room. He has this smile on his face that screams trouble. What the hell is the president of the company doing here?! This is bad! "I bet you're all wondering why I've come here..." No shit! " But don't worry. No one is going to be fired."
A bunch of people let out a sigh of relief, Sora being one of them.
"No I've come today to announce that you have a new boss that will be running this office. Please welcome Riku Sato." Ansem moves his hand to present the man that just walked to the front of the room. The first thing Sora notices is the guy's super long silver hair...why do all his bosses have long silver hair? Riku takes his place next to Ansem, staring at the group of employees with an indifferent expression, his hands behind his back. "He is from our company in Japan. The company over there is doing so well that it doesn't need him anymore...that's more than I can say about this branch."
Sora tries to keep his face in check but he feels the burn of anger. Everyone works hard here.
"So Riku will be taking over this branch. You all listen to him." Ansem takes a step back and Riku takes a step forward.
"With my guidance we will turn this branch that is the lowest and bring it back up. There will be changes but I do not intend on firing anyone yet." Sora catches the yet. Riku says It like it's nothing, those aqua eyes empty. "I look forward to working with all of you." Sora knows this guy probably practiced this shit in the mirror but he doesn't even try to force a smile. The look on his face screams that he doesn't want to be here. Ansem probably made him.
Sora has the urge to boo Riku but he's pretty sure he would be fired on the spot. These rich guys piss him off.
"You all are free to get back to work. Riku will be moving his things into his new office and getting comfortable so refrain from bothering him too much." Ansem says with this look. Who would want to bother him anyway?
"Ugh can you believe that guy?" Sora grumbles lowly, walking out with Kairi.
"Which guy? Ansem or Riku?" Kairi hums.
"Both. That Riku is going to fire people...you hear him? 'I don't intend on firing anyone yet.'" Sora mocks that guy's voice, giving him a stuck up one.
"I wouldn't mock him so openly. He is your boss." Leon says, getting Sora to jump, he didn't know he was next to him.
"But Sora's right! That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw him up there." Axel is behind them, chuckling from Sora. "What kind of changes is he going to make I wonder? They already work the hell out of us."
"They don't care. They're probably laughing all evilly back in that office of theirs. They're going to kill us with hours." Sora grumbles.
"More hours means more money." Leon simplifies it.
"More hours means more ugh."
"More hours means less Roxas." Axel pouts. "I barely get to see him as it is! I'm missing my roxy-"
"Ugh." Sora wrinkles his nose. "Please don't call my brother roxy-"
"But it's cute-"
"I'll tell Roxas you're calling him that at work-"
"I'll stop." Axel says quickly.
"Sora you should get to work. I feel like they'll be watching us more right now." Kairi grabs his shirt sleeve, tugging at it once Leon and Axel move to their stations.
"Okay, you work too Kairi." Sora's eyebrows furrow when Kairi gets this hug smile on her face.
"I will...once I write down all my inspiration from that interaction with you and Leon~" She giggles as she runs away quickly from Sora before he can stop her. Sora sighs. He knew that was coming.
Sora sits down in his seat, fixing his tie that feels too tight against his neck. He feels a prickling on the side of his face and he turns his head.
Blue eyes meet aqua.
Riku is holding a box of something, staring right at him. His eyebrows are furrowed. "No drinks or coffee near the computer." Sora blinks, confused about what he's talking about. He gives him a weird look when he sees that all he has on his desk is a coffee container.
"But it has a lid on it." Sora remarks back. It gets deadly quiet. Sora feels everyones' eyes on him, they're looking at him like he's crazy.
"The policy is that there is to be no food or drinks near the computers. It doesn't matter if it's covered with a lid or not." Riku's eyes narrow. Sora feels a flare of annoyance. Seriously? No coffee? How are they suppose to keep awake with such boring work? Sora has never heard of this policy that this Riku guy is talking about.
Sora sees Kairi is giving him a look. She looks worried. Even Leon and Axel are giving a look saying ' you better do what he says'.
"Fine. Then I guess I'll get rid of it." Sora grabs the cup, moving over to the sink. He makes sure his eyes stay locked with Riku's as he pours his precious coffee down the sink.
Riku watches him do this, those aqua eyes not changing but he can see the slight twitch of his eyebrow. "Thank you." He looks at everyone else. "Since it seems that not all of you know the polices around here, if anyone else has drink or food, get rid of it. There will not be any of that near the computers." some people get up to do the same as Sora. Sora can't help to glare at this guy, the words spilling from his mouth before he can stop them.
"Hey, I know the polices. But I've near heard of that one. The last guy here never said anything about no food or drinks."
"Sora..."Kairi says with a frown on her face when Riku turns his sharp gaze towards him.
"That is why the last guy has been fired and why I'm here." Riku retorts coldly. He turns and walks with his box into another room. "No wonder this place is the weakest branch."
Sora wants to explode. He bites his lip, trying to stop himself from yelling. How the hell does a policy about food and drink relate to how they're doing?! Riku is bat shit crazy!
"Sora, buddy, you need to sit down before you get your ass fired." Axel gets up from his seat to push Sora towards his desk.
"What were you thinking?" Kairi gives him this scolding look. "Was that coffee worth risking your job?"
"But it was so stupid!" Sora defends hush as he sits down at his desk.
"I agree but defying the boss right in front of everyone isn't the best way." Axel grunts. "Roxas would kill me if I let you get fired over something so stupid."
"I was fighting for my rights." Sora grumbles once Axel moves away from him, sitting back in his seat. "How am I going to survive without my coffee?"
"Sora you don't need any more caffeine." Kairi says with this smile of amusement starting to find it's way on her that she knows Sora isn't in danger of losing his job, she can laugh about it.
"Sora I would get to work. You're already not on the new boss's good side." Leon speaks up, he doesn't look away from his computer. Sora feels that prickling feeling again and when he looks up, Riku is staring at him with narrowed eyes from his office.
Sora frowns. He knows this guy didn't hear what he was saying but he's giving him the evil eye. Great. Riku insane Sato has it out for him. Whatever. Sora gets settled and starts to make some phone calls. He gets into it and gets a person interested in visiting Destiny Island. Sora looks up to see if Riku is watching him anymore.
He's not.
"Hey." Sora is greeted by Roxas sitting on the couch. He's watching TV, looking pretty smug about it too. His stupid brother had the day off at his job. He's the only one in the household that works else where other than Destiny Island Inc. He works as a waiter and brings in the tips with that handsome face of his. They say that Roxas and Sora have the same face but Sora doesn't think so. That blonde hair works wonders.
"Hi." Sora grunts, throwing his bag on the floor. He is nearly knocked down when Axel runs into the house and jumps on Roxas, hugging him tightly.
"Honey i'm home~" Axel smirks when Roxas gets flushed in the face, trying to push the bigger man off of him.
"And I was enjoying my alone time too." Roxas huffs. Axel's eyes widen in mock hurt.
"Aw don't be like that. You're going to make me cry."
"Good." Roxas tries to turn away from Axel only to be caught by the older man. Axel kisses him deeply, Roxas groaning and melting into the kiss right away.
"Aw" "Ew" Sora and Kairi say at the same time, Kairi closing the door behind her.
"Can you two do that in your room or something?" Sora moves to the fridge and takes out a nice cold beer.
"Nope. I'll kiss Roxas anywhere I want." Axel kisses Roxas once again just to prove his point, his brother chuckling at the look it gets on Sora's face. He's making the kiss unnecessarily loud too so when Sora isn't even looking at them, he can hear what they're doing.
"Why don't you draw books about them?" Sora whispers to Kairi who is making herself a salad to eat. "That's boy love in real life." He says it quietly. Roxas and Axel don't know about the books she does. It's best they don't know.
"They are already happy." Kairi says softly. "You're not happy yet...and I love you." Kairi turns to face him with this smile on her face. "Besides, You're my star."
Sora feels his cheeks heat up and he's speechless for a moment. " I mean...How do you know I'm not happy? I'm a pretty happy person-"
"You're a cheerful person, Sora. But that's different from being happy." Kairi says gently in his ear before she moves past him. She smiles at Roxas and Axel who are still engrossed in themselves. "I'll be eating in my room." and then she's gone, into her room and shutting the door.
Sora is standing there with his eyebrows furrowed. What is that suppose to mean? Sora is happy...He has a decent job, He use to like it more when Cid ran it, but it pays good. Sora has his own place, and yes he lives with his brother, his boyfriend and Kairi, but he likes that. Sora isn't in a relationship but he doesn't need one to be happy. The only one he's ever wanted was Kairi...and he's pretty sure that's not going to happen.
Sora is...happy. Even if he wasn't, he doesn't know how drawing him with a bunch of guys is suppose to give him happiness.
Sora takes a seat on the lazy chair, opening up the can of beer, taking a swig and just trying to relax.
"Whoa Sor, you're drinking?" Roxas gets out of Axel's hold to move closer to Sora, the red haired man groaning. Roxas's eyebrows furrow. "Did something happen today?"
His brother knows him like he knows himself. If something is off about him, he can sense it. Of course the beer was a dead give away but most the time he knows by his feeling alone. Maybe it has something to do with the connection Twins share...But Sora doesn't know about all that.
"Ugh." Sora takes another swig just thinking about that Riku guy. He doesn't even want to go in to work tomorrow.
"Oh yeah I forgot to tell you. They finally hired someone to replace Cid." Axel tells Roxas who looks at him in surprise before he looks at Sora who has a sour expression on his face.
"...And i'm guessing this guy is an ass hole right?"
"Yup." Sora turns to face his brother., starting to move his hands, he's getting into it. " We had a meeting and everything about how this guy 'Riku' is going to be making our branch better. Roxas this guy, I shit you not, is bat shit crazy. Today was his first day and while he's moving his stuff into his office he stops to look at me and tells me to get rid of my coffee!" Sora fums.
"What? You would think that he had more important things to do than hassling you...did he only say that to you? I know other people had to have coffee." Roxas is starting to get mad.
"He said it after the fact. He was like 'well since people don't know the polices around here I guess I have to say it for everyone' and then he makes this comment that because we be drinking coffee at our desk that's why we're the worse branch. That guy is insane."
"Whattt? He sounds like he has a screw loose." Roxas shakes his head.
"He might be crazy but he's also the company's top guys. I'm pretty sure he could snap his fingers and have anyone he wanted fired." Axel watches how Roxas looks at him with wide eyes. "Yeahhh. Sora could have lost his job over some coffee."
"Oh no Sora did you say something to him?" Roxas gets that look on his face.
"No." Sora grumbles.
"He just went back and forth with him. Gave him a whole lot of the Sora attitude we know."
"I know that guys an ass hole Sora but losing your job isn't going to do anything. If anything, that lets him win."
"I know, I know." Sora drinks some more of his beer before pointing at Axel. "He's witness. That guy is going to fire people though Roxas. And when I was working he was just staring at me from his desk. Like a freaking vulture just waiting for me to do something wrong."
"Damn I didn't see that. That's creepy." Axel shakes his head. "But he's right. I'm pretty sure he's going to start firing people."
"And right after you guys had all those lay offs..." Roxas grips his fist. "It's not right what that Ansem guy is doing to your company. I swear Sora, if that Riku guy gives you too much trouble, he's going to be having a visit from me." Roxas's eyes burn.
"I don't need your protection Roxas." Sora mumbles but his cheeks have gotten pink. His chest feels warm. It's good to have family that cares.
"Geez Roxas, settle down mr. overprotective. What are you going to do?" Axel teases.
"Riku won't even see it coming."Roxas says with a smirk. "All the money in the world couldn't' help him."
"Ohh I love it when you talk all tough." Axel purrs. When they start to make out, Sora groans. He walks out of the living room and into his room. It's best to leave them alone anyway. They barely get time together. Since they've been working them so much since Cid was fired...and with Roxas's schedule it's been hard for the lovers to find time to themselves.
Sora flops down on his bed. He wonders what he should do with his time? Maybe play some games? He did just get Dark Souls 3-
"Sora." Said man yelps and falls out of his bed, whipping around to see Kairi standing there with a book in her hands and envelope.
"K-Kairi! When did you get in here?!"
"I've been in here." She points to her plate that use to have salad that is sitting on his desk. So she came in here to eat? Sora is staring to wish he didn't have the room connected to Kairi's. The only thing separating them is a door between their walls. Kairi loves to walk through that door and appear in his room when he least expects it. Most would think that's a dream come true...but really Kairi always scares the crap out of him.
"Man give me more of a warning next time." Sora gets up, sitting back on the bed. Kairi chuckles, sitting next to him.
"Sorry. I will." No she won't. Sora's blinks when Kairi starts digging in the envelop only to give him 400 dollars, in cash. He counted it quickly, his eyes wide when Kairi smiles so brightly at him. "That's your share. I did well as you can see. Kane is getting more fans."
"Wow Kairi...if this keeps up, I might not need to work anymore." Sora chuckles moving to put the money in a save place. He'll put it in his bank tomorrow.
"It could be possible. The demand for Kane is getting greater. More people want to see you." Kairi smiles. "You'll be happy to know that not many people like you and Axel together anymore. They are mostly for Leon and you. They are eating up my new books of you guys...I'm about to work on getting this one ready too." Kairi hugs the book to her chest. "It's really good...if I do say so myself." She smiles at him. "Wanna read it?"
"Is there sex scenes?" Sora asks cautiously.
"Yes but I'll warn you when they're coming up. It's at the end." Kairi says sweetly. Sora stares at her a moment before he takes the book. Kairi will always amaze him with how talented she is. This book is about Kane and Squalls relationship growing slowly. They're some sweet moments and...really she draws Kane as being so happy. Kairi is an artist. If only she would put her talent towards something else...
"It's good." Sora closes the book quickly when they started kissing. He knows the sex scene is next.
"Yeah I think so too." Kairi's smile could light up the whole sky. "I'm pleased with it and I was so happy when Leon sat next to you...I think you should try to talk to him more."
"Kairi I've been through this with you, I don't like men. Leon is cool and all...but i'm pretty sure he's married. And he's a lot older than me." Sora frowns when Kairi's fire doesn't go away.
"Age is just a number and marriage is just a ring!"
"K-Kairi what are you saying?" Sora looks at her with surprise. Kairi giggles.
"I'm kidding. Leon isn't married Sora. I've done my research. Also, I think you would be much happier with a guy."
"How can you decide that?" Sora sighs, knowing no matter what he says, this woman won't change her mind.
"I just know you Sora." she says with such confidence, her eyes closing in her smile.
"If you say so." Sora shakes his head, turning on the game system.
"Can I stay in here with you for awhile?" Kairi asks, already getting comfy on his bed. Sora smiles at her.
"Of course Kairi. You can watch me get murdered by this boss." Sora sits on his bed and plays his game, Kairi sitting next to him, laughing when he fails and cheering him on.
Some things don't change.
"I don't want to do today."Sora mumbles, walking into his work with Kairi and Axel. Kairi is in one of her moods and she hasn't looked up from her book. Axel looks like he's barely alive. They all make sure to clock in. Axel and Kairi make their way to their desk. Just when Sora is about to make it to his, he stops when he sees those aqua eyes staring him down.
Riku, this mother fucker, is looking him right in the eye. His expression is blank but he has this challenge about him. Sora doesn't' get what his problem is till he takes a swig of the coffee he brought- oh...that's right. No coffee at the desk.
It's been a habit of his to bring his coffee to work early in the morning and drink it while he works. When he woke up he completely forgot about Riku's grudge against coffee and anything else good.
Sora keeps eye contact with this guy. He's not going to back down. Sora starts to chug what's left in his container. The weird thing is Riku keeps staring at him. He's waiting for him to finish it. Sora finishes it, making a satisfying 'ahh' sound. He opens the cup to show it to Riku that it is indeed empty.
Riku finally goes back into his office, minding his own business.
Sora rolls his eyes, sitting down at his desk. He can feel the hyperiness already from chugging all that caffeine but he didn't want to waste his coffee. He didn't' want to give Riku the satisfaction of him dumping his coffee in the sink.
Sora gives Kairi a look to see if she saw that but she's too focused on what she's drawing. She's probably getting in some last details before she has to do work. Sora groans, moving his legs around restlessly beneath the desk. That coffee is going to haunt him today.
"Good morning Sora." Sora blinks looking up to see Leon has stopped by his desk. HE gives him a raised eyebrow when he sees the container is on his desk.
"Oh don't worry. I drank it all. Riku made sure that I did too." Sora shakes his head. "I'm up now."
"And hyped up." Leon snorts but his lips twitch into something that might be an amused smile.
"Yeah." Sora chuckles. He gives Leon a smile. He's not so bad. The way Kairi writes them too...maybe they could be friends. Leon is just a man of not many words. That's not always a bad thing. Sora is known for being one of too many words. Maybe it works out.
"Try to keep out of trouble." Leon says, his blue eyes locking with his.
"I'll try. I don't know. If I breathe wrong Riku might have a spasm." Sora sees that twitch of a smile from Leon before he walks off.
"Try." Is all he says. That try was sincere.
"I will..." Sora tenses when he sees Kairi had been staring at him. She's breathing heavily, her eyes wide. Sora frowns. "Oh no..." Kairi lays her head on the desk and he knows she's holding in a squeal.
"It's happening." she mouths, Kairi giving him a thumbs up when she's seemed to calm down.
Sora just shakes his head. Oh Kairi...
"Alright everyone." Sora holds in his groan as he looks to the front. Riku is standing there with his shoulders straight and his head held high. You can tell he's a man that's use to being one with power. " As I spoke before, there will be some changes. The first change i'm making is the target for the day. Instead of five it's not ten."
Sora looks at Kairi and Axel. Their mouths are open like his is. Is this guy crazy? Ten sales a day? Sora looks around, wondering if someone will say anything. No one is objecting. Is he really going to have to be the one to say something?
"And what happens if we don't get the ten?" A guy speaks up right when Sora was about to say something.
"You will be coached." Riku locks eyes with this guy.
"That's-" Sora starts only for that guy to cut him off.
"A coaching?!" The guy shakes his head. "I'm sorry sir but that's unreasonable! We barely make five around here. This is a small area compared to others and not everyone has the money to vacation at destiny islands."
Sora nods his head. This guy is saying all he was about to say.
"You will make ten." Riku says slowly. "It's that attitude of yours that has poisoned this company." Riku's eyes narrow. "I don't need you here. Get your things and leave."
Sora's mouth drops. He's not the only one. Everyone has gotten deadly pale.
"That's fine. I've already got another job lined up. This place is shit!" Sora who once again was about to stand up for this guy, finds himself being silenced by him. He looks around at everyone who Is staring at him with wide eyes. "This guy will fire you for no reason. I'd suggest you all look for new work. I'm glad to leave." The guy grabs his things and marches out.
Riku doesn't seem bothered by this. Not at all. His expression is stoney as he looks at all the white looking employees. "Does anyone else have any complaints?" This guy... Sora grips his fist but he can see Axel is shaking his head at him quickly.
"Good. Now as I was saying. You will have a target of ten. If you don't reach it, you will be coached. If you finish early come to see me and i'll give you an assignment to do. I want talking to a minimum while working. Lunch will be a 12 and will end at 12 30." Riku goes on about all his rules and what he wants out of them and blah, blah.
Sora has tuned him out. He's going to pull his hair out if he listens to this guy anymore. Maybe he should start looking for another job. Ten sales is going to be hard. Sora starts to chew on his pencil. He's been working here since he was 18. He's had three years of bliss here when Cid was in charge...and now everything is going down the drain because of this prick.
Where else would be a good place to work? He needs a good paying job just in case Kairi or Axel also lose their jobs-
"Stop that." Sora blinks. Sora looks up to see who Riku is talking to only to stiffen when he sees those aqua eyes looking at him.
"Huh?" Sora bites down on his eraser once more.
"Stop chewing on your pencil." Riku says evenly. Sora gives him a pointed look. Is this guy pulling his leg? Oh no. He's not. He's really staring at him, waiting for him to stop. Sora can't help what happens next.
"Is that another policy you made up?" Sora rolls his eyes, taking the pencil out of his mouth. Riku's eyes narrow. Everyone has gotten pale again. Axel and Kairi look nervous. Leon is frowning slightly.
"No it is not a policy but I believe it doesn't have to be. That is disgusting. None of my workers in Japan chewed on their pencils and none of them will do it here. No one would want to buy from a guy who chews on his pencil."
Is he serious? Sora narrows his eyes at Riku, feeling his anger boil. Biting on his pencil isn't a big deal at all! Riku seems a bit surprised that Sora is openly glaring at him but soon he's glaring right back.
"What is your name?" Riku raises his voice, everyone cowering.
"My name is Sora." Sora says proudly. He stands up from his seat, everyone looking at him like he's crazy. "I've been working here for three years and I chew my pencil because it helps me keep focus. Chewing on a pencil had nothing to do with how well I've been here. Our customers love me." And it's the truth.
Riku stares at him for a long time before he straightens himself out. "Sora." He says firmly. "I appreciate your three years working with us but you must stop chewing on your pencil. Either you stop or you can leave."
Sora wants to throw his chewed up pencil right at this guy's fat head. Sora sits down slowly, placing his pencil down, staring at him intensely. Riku stares back at him with that same intensity before he looks to everyone else.
"That goes for all of you. No chewing on your pencils...though I doubt there's anyone else who's like him." ohhh this dick. "Get to work. I will be in my office if you need me doing paper work." Riku glances at Sora one last time before he leaves into his office.
Sora lets out the breath he didn't know he was holding. Sora has the urge to just bang his head against the desk. "Damn..." Sora looks over at Kairi and Axel. Axel mouths 'what the fuck'. Kairi mouths 'get to work.' They both looked shocked from what went down. Leon is even staring at him with this look like...what just happened?
Because that was insane.
Sora takes a deep breath. Okay so no coffee and no chewing his pencil...and he has to get ten sales by the end of the day...
It seems Riku is the devil and he's brought hell with him.
"You alright?" Sora is broken from this thoughts from that voice. He looks up to see Leon by his desk. His face is unreadable.
"Oh yeah i'm fine." Sora doesn't know why Leon's gaze softens, if just a tiny bit.
"He's being hard on you."
"That's an understatement." Sora grumbles. When he looks at the clock he realizes it's about time for lunch. That's why Leon's up. Sora starts to shut everything down so he can join him. "He was going to fire me if I didn't' stop chewing on my pencil."
"That was crazy man." Axel comes up to them, shaking his head. "I thought he was going to fire you when you stood up. I felt like cheering you on but at the same time I was cringing inside, just waiting for it. What the hell is wrong with him?"
"I don't know! He keeps picking on me!" Sora growls just thinking about it. Kairi walks up to them, a small frown on her face when she looks at him. He can tell she's worried. Sora smiles at her. "Don't worry. It's fine now. I'll make him happy and not chew on my stupid pencil."
"I just...don't want you to get fired. You like this job." Kairi says with that smile of hers.
"He won't get fired." Leon pouts a hand on Sora's shoulder. "Just as Sora said, the customers love him. Riku is picking on him but if he cares about profit, he'll keep Sora here."
"Yeah, Sora is awesome at reeling the suckers in!" Axel chuckles.
"They're not suckers." Sora laughs, smiling at Leon for his faith in him. Leon returns the smile before letting go. "You guys ready to eat? I know I am." Sora looks to Kairi. Kairi is staring at them with her pupils dilated. Her fingers twitching. Sora knows that look. She's about to have another freak out. "Yaya food!" Sora starts to push Leon and Axel away so they don't notice Kairi's weirdness.
"Sora I can walk." Leon grunts, moving so Sora isn't pushing him anymore but to his relief he walks by his side.
"Oh man it's only been half of the day but I feel like I've worked a full shift...probably because I got like five sales. I need five more to go." Axel groans.
"I got four..." Sora frowns. "I feel like I'm not going to make it..."
"Don't say that." Leon gives him this look.
"Then how many do you have?" Sora puts his hand on his hips.
" Eight..." Leon's lips twitch when Sora looks at him with wide eyes.
"What the hell you doing?" Axel looks him up and down.
"Nothing. I just give them all the information."
"It's because you sound so smart." Sora pouts.
"Yeah and Sora you sound like a little boy on the phone." Axel cracks up when Sora glares at him, his cheeks pink. "So does Roxas so cheer up! It's cute!"
"It's not cute! I do not sound like a little boy!" Sora protests.
"The way your face heats up is cute too." Leon says with a smirk. Sora's face gets even redder and he glares at Leon.
"This isn't cute! It's scary! I'm making a mean face right now!" Leon and Axel both laugh at the smaller male.
"Oh my gosh Leon is teasing you. He just called you cute. Sora he wants you." Sora jumps when Kairi is right on him, whispering in his ear, gripping onto him tightly. Leon gives them this weird look. Kairi lets go quickly and smiles at Leon. "Sora is just like a brother to me so please be nice to him." That weird look leaves Leon and he seems to relax.
Kairi covers her mouth before she runs off.
"Uh...is she okay?" Axel blinks.
"Don't ask me." Sora sighs. They all get their food and sit down at a table together. This is the first time Leon has joined. Usually he sits somewhere by himself. When Sora spots Kairi spying on them he gets up and drags her out to get some food herself. He's happy when Kairi sits at the table without shaking or yelling something weird.
"So guys I can't have coffee and I can't chew my pencil. I'm pretty sure Riku is going to not like the way I breathe next and tell me to stop." Sora grunts, getting Axel to chuckle.
"Man...he's really messing with you. There was no reason for that. It was so weird too. He was talking about all this stuff and then all the sudden he just looked at you and he stared for a long time before he said anything."
"Really?" Kairi seems interested.
"That guy has a staring problem." Sora grumbles. "I think he's decided that he wants to ruin everything that I like about this place."
"He just fired that poor guy too...he was just saying what everyone was thinking." Axel frowns.
"I know! I was about to say something but that guy beat me too it..." Sora shakes his head. "Hi I'm Riku, if you chew pencils or drink coffee or don't agree with what I say, get the fuck out." This statement gets not just his table to laugh.
Other workers were listening in and they're grinning at Sora, nodding at him. Axel is cracking up and Kairi is hiding a smile.
"We need to get him back." Axel whispers towards Sora, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Give him a proper welcoming."
"What do you have in mind?" Sora's glint is just as mischievous as he leans close.
"You guys..." Kairi gives them a disapproving look.
"You two will get fired." Leon states matter of fact.
"Not if we don't get caught." Axel winks.
The four go on talking and eating together. Being here with his friends, he's able to relax and have fun-
"Lunch is over. Back to work." Riku comes in, giving everyone that bored look. Sora lets his head hit the desk, Kairi having to shake him up.
Oh yeah he forgot. Riku has cut their lunch break in half. Riku wants to suck the fun out of everything.
It's been a month with Riku as their new boss. Sora didn't think things could get worse...but of course, they have. Riku has fired a good amount of their workers and he's hired a bunch of douchebags. It's gotten so bad that Sora is considered a veteran along with Axel, Kairi, Leon and Zexion.
Demyx got fired last week...that really pissed Sora off. He was his buddy, he didn't get to talk to him much but he was cool. Zexion has been moodier ever since and he's even gotten snippy with Riku. It's probably only a matter of time before Zexion is fired too.
Riku still picks on Sora, hardcore, like Sora is sure that if he wasn't getting his ten sales a day he would use that to fire him quickly. Sora thought the coffee and pencil chewing was ridiculous but Riku takes ridiculous to a whole other level. He's told Sora to 'refrain from hugging' when he was hugging on Axel. He's told Sora that he's being too loud and he's gotten on him because there was a small stain on his shirt. A stain. Sora had to get Roxas to bring him an extra shirt that day or Riku was going to lose his shit. Riku has told him to stop slouching, and he's quick to give him extra assignments if he finishes a bit early.
Seriously Riku is always watching him, waiting for him to do something he can call him out on. The workers that are left always get a laugh from Sora when he mocks Riku in the lunch room. Everyday there's something new to complain about. Riku doesn't disappoint when it comes to being an ass hole.
So far the most Sora has been able to do is mock Riku while he's walking behind him, doing weird stuff that gets the workers to chuckle to themselves. Axel has done it too and it's fun to do, even if it's a bit dangerous.
Sora is sure if he saw what they were doing he would fire them on the spot. Because of the risk of losing his job, Sora has looked into other places to work. Kairi doesn't seem so happy about that. She thinks he's giving up. Sora isn't giving up. He just wants to know that he'll be able to pay for his family if it were to happen.
Leon said it was a good idea. He's been doing the same. The man of little words opened up to him a couple of days ago and they talked most of their lunch together. Leon said he admired Sora for dealing with Riku picking on him so well. Then Leon started to talk about what he use to do before this and Sora shared some of his stories...If Kairi was working that day, she would have had a fit.
Did you know Leon was a cop before he worked at this company? Sora didn't know that. He can see it though. Leon is tough and intimidating when he needs to be, he has that personality of a cop. Sora had asked why he left being a cop to work at this place...Leon got this look in his blue eyes that made something clench in his chest.
"Things happen." Is all he said. Sora wonders why there was pain in Leon's expression, if just for a second. Sora didn't press into it. They've just started becoming friends, Leon's not ready to talk about it. He may never be ready to talk about it and that's fine too.
The point is that Sora and Leon have gotten closer. When he told Kairi about that, she squealed and began to draw another book of them. She looked so happy that even though Sora felt a cringe inside, he was able to smile. He was kind of happy that he got to talk to Leon like that. He's a cool guy.
But lets get back to Riku and the current situation Sora is in.
Right now Sora is sitting at work with no one, he means no one, here. Leon, Axel, and Kairi got the day off today. And it looks like most people got the day off today. Sora bets Riku put him on today on purpose. He can picture Riku looking through the list of people that have off being like 'hmm who do I want to fuck over today?' and then his eyes fall on his name and an evil grin comes to his face 'Sora...' he crackles manically, horns coming out of his head as he rubs his hands together 'guess who has work dip shit!'
Sora lays his head on his desk, groaning. He's been getting into the habit of thinking of Riku with horns and he's even made comics of Riku being the dick he is when he's angry. He has a few hidden in his desk. Maybe it's childish but it's the only thing keeping him sane at this point.
"Sora don't lay your head on the desk." Sora holds in his groan as he lifts his head up, giving Riku a pointed look. Those green looking eyes stare at Sora with that intensity before glancing away to look at the room with barely anyone in it.
"Geez did you give everyone else off?" Sora can't help to complain. It's just him and a couple of people! The place is dead.
"Rest assured that I had many others that were suppose to come in. I suppose they decided to quit." Riku's voice is sharp but really he doesn't seem to care about it. "It doesn't matter. You guys can do your work. I'll hire some more people to make up for our losses."
Sora resists the urge to roll his eyes when Riku glances at him again before moving to his office. "Start working." That's all Riku says before he's gone.
Sora gets to work but he knows he's not going to make his target today. He has no one here to talk to. No one to keep him sane. He wouldn't be surprised if he ends up going off on Riku. There's no one to give him those warning looks or talk to him after it.
Sora gets about three sales before he feels that prickling feeling and of course when he glances up, Riku is staring at him from his office with that disapproving look. What is he on about now- Sora pulls the pencil from his mouth. Oh...right. Sora puts the pencil down. It's been hard getting over that habit. Riku seems pleased, or as pleased as he's going to be because he goes back to do whatever it is that he does.
Sora gets to five sales but he can't do any more. He's too bored and he's barely keeping himself awake. No one is picking up their phone because it's near lunch time. At least he's going to start talking to people who speak English. During the morning hours, Riku has gotten them to call other countries and use translators. Sora's surprised by how well he's been doing despite the language gap. Sora has been making use of his email and sending them pictures. It works.
Sora glances up at Riku's office but it looks like he's working on something at his desk. Sora opens up his drawer and pulls out his piece of paper and pen. Sora lets himself go in his drawing, smirking to himself as he draws Riku with this crazed look in his eye and horns on his head saying ' no fun for you! Welcome to hell!'
Sora is so into his drawing that he doesn't notice that someone is looming over him. Sora tenses when the paper is ripped from his desk. The back of his neck gets hot when he looks and sees it's Riku looking at the paper with his eyebrows furrowed, his eyes narrowed. Oh he's pissed. Sora hasn't seen that fire before.
Riku looks down at Sora with this sharp gaze. "What are you? A child?" Riku growls as he rips up his drawing. "Do not draw while you're here. You work." Riku snarls as he walks off with the pieces of paper. He stops before he turns his head and smirks at Sora. "No fun for you." He mocks before he goes into his office.
Sora sits there with his mouth dropped. That fucker! He just used his drawing against him! Ohhh Riku pisses him off. Sora is red in the face right now and he has to loosen his tie. He wants to fight him. He really does. That smirk really took the cake. He knows he's the devil and he takes pride in it.
The whole day goes by and every time Sora sees Riku he gives him the stink eye. Riku either ignores it or just stares back at him with that intensity. Some how Sora was able to get his 10 sales with time to spare today. Sora doesn't want to ask Riku for more assignments. He only has 30 minutes left. Sora groans when he sees Riku looking at him again from his office so he forces himself up and walks over towards him.
Riku seems a bit surprised and he opens the door for him. "What is it Sora?"
"I finished early so I came for that assignment thingy."
"It's not a 'thingy'. You really act and talk like a child." Riku is blunt.
"The way I talk and act is just fine." Sora fums, his face getting hot from anger. He's also pissed off because this is the first time he's been so close to Riku. The guy is as handsome as can be. Even with his long hair, you can tell he's a man and he looks well defined in the suit he's wearing. He's pretty sure he has some decent muscles. This guy has looks, and riches. He's pretty sure this guy has an awesome looking girlfriend too which makes Sora even more angry.
Why do all the dicks have it so good?
Sora had been going on a rant inside his head, just staring at Riku. But he's just realized that Riku is just staring at him as well. It's not the same intense stare, he's just looking at him...looking him right in the eyes. Right now his eyes look blue. Riku averts his gaze when Sora raises his eyebrow.
"You should learn to talk and act like a man. That's what you are, is it not?" Riku walks over to grab some papers off his desk before handing it to Sora. "Complete this."
"Yeah." Sora grumbles, pouting down at the paperwork. He really doesn't want to do this. He feels eyes on him and when he looks up, Riku is staring at him, again. This guy really has a staring problem.
"Your tie is messed up Sora."
"Well my hands are kind of full so I think it will be okay." Sora grits his teeth. He's so close to snapping on this guy. He tenses when Riku walks up to him, towering over him. Instead of yelling at him like he thought was going to happen, Riku reaches for his tie and fixes it for him. It's weird. Very weird because their bodies are almost pressed together he's so close.
"Get your work done." Riku waves him off as he sits at his desk. Sora just stares at him like he's an alien before he slowly walks out of the office. What the hell was up with that? Riku couldn't' wait till he got to his desk to do it himself? He's got OCD or something.
Sora doesn't look back but he feels Riku's gaze on him. Why does that guy always have something to say about him?! What did Sora ever do to the guy? Of course he drew those pictures of him but he just found out about that!
Sora sits at his desk and moodily does the extra assignment thingy that devil Riku gave him. He will call it a thingy if he wants to, damn it.
"You did what?!" Roxas looks a mix between amused and angry. Axel is cracking up though, hanging off of his lover.
Sora rolls his eyes at their reactions. "I said I drew a picture of Riku as the devil saying 'no fun for you' and Riku saw it! He read it and everything."
"Did you get fired?" Roxas frowns, Axel starting to calm down once he realizes this could be serious.
"No. That's the thing, he didn't fire me. He got really pissed off, started breathing heavy then he just left me with a huff. But you know what this fucker says to me? He looks back at me, looks me right in the eye and says...no drawing Sora. No fun for you."
"He used it against you!" Axel starts to laugh again. Now Roxas is laughing now that he knows nothing serious happened.
"I'm glad that you guys are finding this so funny. I didn't think it was funny." Sora grumbles. "That's not even the worse part. The whole day he just kept looking at me and I had no one to talk to! It was horrible. I was about this close to punching that pretty boy out."
"I really do think I need to have a chat with this guy." Roxas's eyes narrow.
"No. I don't need you to handle things for me Roxas." Sora shakes his head.
"Yeah, we'll get him back. I don't know how, but we will." Axel calms down. "Man...he really hates your guts...or he just likes picking on you. Riku gets on you the most Sora but he hasn't fired you yet. That must mean something."
"The only reason he probably hasn't fired me is because of my sales." Sora grunts. "Roxas i'm sure that guy is about to tell me there's a new policy and I need to stop breathing. Today he set into place that i'm not allowed to draw and i'm not aloud to say Thingy."
"Really?" Roxas raises his eyebrow. It pisses Sora off when he looks amused but who wouldn't be? "Well to be fair Sora you probably shouldn't be drawing pictures of your boss as the devil while your working. I'm sure you could use a other word than thingy-"
"Roxas it's the principle! Riku deserves all the drawings I make of him! And If I want to say something, I can say it! Thingy is not inappropriate." Axel starts to snicker. Sora stares at him a moment before he groans. "Well it is if you take it that way."
"Sora just don't say thingy anymore."
"No! I'll say thingy if I want!" Sora crosses his arms. He goes over to get a drink before sitting next to his brother on the couch. "And to make things worse, there was barely anyone there. There was literally like three people. He gave everyone off but me and then he was a dick to me all day. I bet Riku is just waiting for me to snap." Sora smiles when he sees his favorite show is on.
"But you're not going to snap. You're going to show him by not giving him what he wants. You're stronger than that." Roxas hugs him, nuzzling his head against Sora's...he can smell the alcohol on his breath. IT seems like him and Axel had a little party today while he was working. Roxas isn't drunk, drunk. Probably just buzzed.
"Yeah...I know." Sora smiles, leaning into Roxas's comfort. "at least I have off tomorrow."
"Lucky. You and Kairi both. I have to go back." Axel groans. "I've never gone to work without you being there Sora...I wonder if Riku will just start picking on someone else."
"Soraaaa, since you're alone with Kairi tomorrow don't you think it's time to bust a move?" Roxas whispers slyly in his ear getting Sora to push him away. His cheeks are on fire.
"IF you mean 'make a move', no. It's not like that Roxas. We're just friends."
"Yeah right." Roxas shakes his head. "You've been in love with her since like...forever. Just get in there and confess already!"
"Yeah! Take her out to the movies or something...get her a teddy bear girls like that shit." Axel grins.
"Don't listen to Axel. It wasn't his dating knowledge that got him lucky with me, it was his looks."
"Hey!" Axel pouts...before he grins. "My looks huh? I knew you thought I was smoking as soon as you saw me."
"That was because you were on fire. Literally."
"Yeah well even with that burnt smell you fell for this." Axel smirks, leaning closer. Roxas covers Axel's mouth before he can kiss him. Sora can't help to chuckle thinking about that. The first time Roxas met Axel was in high school. Axel was known as the trouble maker and for good reason. On one fateful day he decided to burn some of his homework because he was mad about the grade, he ended up catching himself on fire because right in that moment Roxas had come out from running in gym.
The first impression Roxas had of Axel was him giving him this suggestive smirk only for him to start yelling because well, he was on fire. He started rolling around and everyone was laughing...
From that day on Axel wouldn't stop bothering Roxas. He would meet him at his locker and say things like...'baby you're so hot I even caught on fire'. It was pretty funny when Roxas would tell him about it. After awhile Roxas gave in to Axel's persistence and they started dating...
They've been dating ever since. A good four years they've been together.
"I don't know Roxas. Maybe if I keep telling Kairi bad pick up lines and stalk her everywhere I might get lucky like Axel did." This gets Roxas to crack up and Axel to glare at Sora.
"Hey! I did not stalk him and my pick up lines weren't bad-"
"They were pretty bad and you definably were stalking me. It was bad. Remember that time I caught you? I opened my window and you were sitting on the roof across from us." Roxas smirks when Axel's face gets a little pink.
"Okay I was a little stalkerish but It was hard staying away from you. I mean...you had me at first sight Roxas." Sora actually gushes when his brother's face falls and he gets so red.
"Aww that's so cute Roxas! Look how red you've gotten-" Sora starts poking him in the face. His brother is quick to put him in a head lock.
"S-Shut up! And when did this become a conversation about us? We were talking about you and Kairi." Roxas grumbles as he lets go of Sora after he started struggling.
"Like I said, we're just friends." Sora looks Roxas in the eyes when he's about to protest. "A long time ago...I confessed to her and she turned me down."
"Ouch." Axel gets this awkward look on his face and looks away from Sora, drinking his drink.
"Sor...why didn't you tell me?" Roxas frowns, looking both hurt and worried.
"Because I didn't want it to be a big deal. Me and Kairi are just really close. I've already come to terms that we're not getting past being friends."
"Then you should look for someone else." Roxas gets this gleam in his eyes. "I know a few people if you want to try out blind dating!"
"I also have a bunch of single guy buddies that would love to have you as their boyfriend...if you want to date a guy." Axel adds at the end, rubbing the back of his head.
"No thanks. I don't really need a relationship right now. I'm fine with how things are." Sora stands up. "I'm tired. I'm going to head to bed. Good night Rox. Good night Axel. Good luck tomorrow." Sora gives his brother a hug, Axel pulling him for a hug as well before he makes his way to his room and shuts the door.
Roxas watches his brother go with a frown on his face.
"You worried about him?" Axel watches those beautiful blue eyes look at him with that concern Axel knows too well.
"Yeah I am." Roxas looks down at his hands for a moment.
"I mean...he seems fine to me. He'll find someone eventually. He's young."
"It's not that." Roxas closes his eyes. "Sora always seems fine. Sora was the only happy one back when we lived with our parents. You know about what my father did to us." Axel's eyes glow with that rage but he doesn't say anything. "Sora was always cheerful. He was always protective of me. Even in that dark home, Sora was able to make me and mom smile. It always amazed me. Sora was always there to make me feel better. I thought it was because Sora was happy despite everything...that was till I spotted him crying in the bathroom one time. There was such pain there and...when mom called his name...he blew his nose, wiped his eyes and that smile was back."
Axel is quiet. He lets Roxas go on.
"Sora's like that. Sometimes it's hard to tell when he's upset unless he tells you. I asked him when we were younger why he did that. I told him he could come to me...and he did more after that but...he said to me 'if I'm not happy...then who will be?'. Sora just wanted us to be happy. He didn't think we had any room in our hearts to help him." Roxas glares down at his fists, they start to shake. "It bothers me how much the past still affects us now. Not just Sora. Me too."
"No matter how much you hate it, the past shapes you. It shapes you Roxas but it doesn't have to take you over. I mean look at me. My father was an alcoholic and he beat any woman he was with...but i'm not an alcoholic and I would never lay a hand on you. That's what matters. You and Sora will never be like your father. Besides...you said so yourself Roxas." Axel pulls Roxas into a hug, holding him closely. "Sora is strong."
"Yeah...but he's also stupid." Roxas closes his eyes, melting into his lovers warmth. "And he doesn't know when to ask for help. He's too busy worrying about others."
"Sounds like a certain someone." Axel smiles into Roxas's hair.
"I'm not-" Roxas starts but he's cut off by Axel's lips. The kiss is deep and sweet. Axel once again takes him to a place much better than where he was before.
Sora sighs as he gets in the shower and turns the water on. Last night he was planning on talking to Kairi for a bit and what they should do today...but as soon as Sora jumped into bed he ended up going to sleep. It took a lot out of him not to snap on Riku it seems.
Sora hopes Kairi is still in her room and she didn't go out without him. If she did, he has no idea what he's going to do today. He could probably call Tidus and see if he's up to hang out but most likely he would be working. Sora recently did get Leon's number but he feels like he's only suppose to use that for emergencies or something. He's sure Leon's not the type who would want to hang out with him and do who knows what. They have given each other their numbers and Leon hasn't texted him...So Sora doesn't think he should text him. It's like they have an unspoken bond. That's fine.
Now what should he do with Kairi today? They could go out to see that new movie...or just go out to eat. Maybe they could go to the mall? Or go bowling...and it's not a date. They do this all the time-
The curtains are suddenly pulled on him, exposing him. "K-Kairi!" Sora screams, covering himself up when he sees it's no other than his best friend staring at him shamelessly.
"Sorry Sora it's been awhile since I've seen you naked. Don't be so shy." She giggles. "I've already seen every part of your body being defiled in my mind."
"Wow geez thanks Kairi! That makes me feel a lot better!" Sora grabs the curtain and closes it quickly to hide away his naked form. His ears are hot at this point. "ughh why do you have to do that! Kairi you pervert!" Sora huffs when Kairi giggles.
"I know." At least she's honest. "I'll leave you alone now!" She says sweetly.
"A-Ah wait Kairi!...I was wondering if you wanted to do something today since we both have off." Sora rubs the back of his head, feeling even more awkward than before.
"Of course, I would love to do something with you Sora!" She beams, he can hear it in her voice. "I'll go get ready. We should see that new movie and drop by the mall!"
"Sounds good to me." Sora listens to her run out before he drops to his knees in the shower. That girl is going to be the death of him. She's become so desensitized by her 'books' that she has no shame when she sees him naked. There's no reaction at all! She just looks happy! She's so strange...
Once Sora has calmed down about it, he can't help the smile on his face. Today is going to be fun. Axel and Roxas are at work so it's just them...Sora's needed a break from his work. Hanging out with Kairi is the perfect stress reliever. Even if she's a weirdo. Kairi is his weirdo. Their bond can't be broken by anything...even by her 'books' and her peeping tom record.
"That movie was good!" Kairi smiles as they walk out of the movies and right into the mall that's across from it.
"Yeah I knew it was that guy. I didn't like him from the start." Sora's happy when he sees there's not many people at the mall. They'll be able to look around without having to be worried about being pushed about by the crowd.
"Let's go to 'Artist dream.'" Kairi grabs Sora's wrist and starts to drag him. Sora doesn't mind. He's use to this scene.
"You need more supplies?" Sora wishes it was for something else but he knows Kairi only works on those books.
"Yes. I think I want to add some more flare to my books...I also need more paper." Kairi closes her eyes. "My books have been doing well Sora but with the more fans I get, the more different their wants. I got a request of a story where you have wolf ears and tail. Same with Leon. Like a story about wolves but it's you guys."
"That's...really weird." Sora frowns. "You know you don't have to make it-"
"Oh I want to. I'm interested. I just need to look at other examples and look at wolves. It's a new project for me."
"Uh..." Sora isn't too happy about that but it's not like his image has been through worse. Kairi smiles at Sora.
"Don't worry. It's not going to be bad." Kairi perks up when they walk into the art place. Sora wonders if he should just wait outside because when Kairi shops...she starts mumbling under her breath just how she's going to use her new products-
Instead of running off like Kairi does, she stands still, looking to the side.
"Hm? Kairi is something-" Sora follows her gaze. Everything in him freezes.
Riku is in the store with this really pretty woman. She's gorgeous with long white hair and a quiet smile as she looks through the different paint brushes. Sora can't stop his glare, he knew that bastard would have a beautiful girl. It's so not fair-
Riku turns, his aqua eyes locking with Sora's deep blue. Riku's eyes widen in shock, he's probably sporting the same look Sora had when he first saw him. Sora can't believe this. This is his day off! He wanted to get away from this guy!
"What are you doing here?" Sora points at Riku, not able to help it.
"Enjoying my day off." Riku turns to face him. "Go about your business-"
"A-Ah!" The really pretty woman had turned around to see who was talking to Riku. When those blue eyes lock onto Sora's she gasps and drops the pad of paper she was holding. Riku gives her an odd look. "You're..." She swallows and beams at him. "So cute!"
"Huh?!" Both Riku and Sora say, Sora more with a blush on his face and Riku looking at her like she's crazy.
"I know right. He's the cutest." Kairi's eyes gleam and she walks up to the girl. " That's Sora. My name is Kairi, what's yours?"
"Namine..." Her eyes sparkle, and she's looking at Kairi like she's an angel. "I-I'm...I'm..."
"Would you like to hang out, just us girls?" Kairi winks at her. Namine's eyes get so bright and she nods her head excited.
"Yes! Please!"
"Okay! Bye Sora! Bye Riku we'll be back later!" Kairi grabs Namine's hand and they run out of the store, giggling to themselves.
Sora can only stand there in shock. What the hell just happened? The way Namine was looking at him and Kairi- Sora's face gets pale. She's a fan. Namine has seen the books of him. Sora's whole face catches on fire and he feels like he has to sit down. That's so embarrassing. Hot girls like her are seeing him get defiled in every way possible?
But if he had to guess by her reaction...she likes those books and she likes him, a lot.
"My apologies. I've never seen Namine act like that." Sora snaps out of his thoughts, looking over at Riku who is staring after them with this frown on his lips. Those green looking eyes are conflicted. "My sister is usually introverted. I've never seen her open up to strangers so quickly..."
"Wait Namine is your sister?" Sora looks at him with wide eyes. Riku raises his eyebrow.
"Yes, she is my sister. You couldn't tell?"
"I kind of thought she was your girlfriend." Sora mumbles. Well they do have the same colored hair and they both have blue eyes. Their skin is pretty pale and their eyes are slightly slanted. Okay maybe they do look a lot alike.
"No. I get that a lot." Now they're just standing there in this store. Sora shifts from foot to foot. He feels like he should escape somehow. This is getting so awkward and now Riku is staring at him.
"Yeah uh...Sorry about Kairi just taking your sister, she does what she wants. She's a good person though."
"No I'm glad." Riku's aqua eyes soften. It makes Sora do a double take. He didn't' think it was possible for those indifferent eyes to have that expression. "Namine is younger than me. She needs friends and I wanted her to become friends with women her age."
"Well...Kairi's a good choice in a friend then." Sora puts his arms behind his head. Well this is odd. Riku is being decent. He still hopes Kairi comes soon though. Sora feels that prickling and when he glances over, Riku is staring at him.
"You have no chance of being with my sister. So I would get that thought out of your head."
Sora's eyes widen before he glares at Riku. They're not at work right now. He's not going to take this. "I wasn't even thinking about that. Enlighten me Riku, why don't I have a chance?" Sora turns to face him.
"Do you really want me to answer that?" Riku raises his eyebrow.
"Yeah. Go ahead. Tell me Riku." Sora doesn't hold back his scowl.
"You're a child. You're not Japanese. You don't make enough. You can't listen to directions. You dress like a bum outside of work." Riku looks him up and down, looking at his sweat pants with judgment written all on his face. Sora is shaking at this point from his anger. He can't believe this guy just said all this shit without batting an eyelash. He said it so matter of factually.
Sora snaps. After having this guy terrorize him at work for a month, he snaps.
"Fuck you Riku!" Riku's eyebrows go up to his hair line. "Maybe I'm not filthy rich like you are, maybe I don't always dress great, maybe I'm no Japanese man but at least I'm not a dick head like you are! No one likes you! You're not making the company better! You're making it so much worse!" Sora can't look at those wide aqua eyes anymore. He grinds his teeth and marches out, knowing he's probably just lost his job.
"Sora we're back!" Kairi cheers as she comes back with a smiling Namine. When she looks at Sora's face, her smile falls. "Sora? What's wrong?"
"Kairi I'm sorry but we have to go." Sora looks at Namine who slumps a bit but she also looks concerned. "It was nice meeting you Namine. I hope you'll be able to hang out with Kairi again sometime but since we're not Japanese and we're not rich, I don't know if we're worthy of it." Sora is spitting sarcasm, knowing Riku can hear him.
"W-What are you talking about?" Namine frowns deeply.
"Ask your brother." Sora grunts as he walks off, Kairi walking off with him quickly, sending a glare back at Riku.
"Namine please text me!"
"I w-will!" Namine turns her head towards Riku...her blue eyes burn and Sora doesn't' catch how Riku flinches. "What did you do to Sora brother?"
Sora never gets to hear what he says. It doesn't matter.
"Sora...can you please tell me what happened?" Kairi breaks the silence once they've gotten home. "I haven't seen that look on your face in a long time."
"I think I lost my job." Sora says quietly, not turning to look at Kairi.
"What? Why?" Kairi moves so she's in front of him, a deep frown turning her lips. "Riku fired you? When you weren't even at work?"
"No but I'm sure he will when I go in tomorrow. I snapped Kairi. He just started saying I would never be able to be with Namine. It's not like I even said I wanted to but I was pissed and I asked him what he meant. He pretty much told me I was too poor and I dressed too badly to be with Namine. Also because I wasn't Japanese." Sora grips his fist. "...I told Riku to fuck off pretty much, right in his face. You should of seen his expression." Sora grins but it doesn't reach his eyes.
Sora's eyes widen when Kairi hugs him tightly, burying her head in his chest. "Riku doesn't know anything. None of that matters. You're Sora, you're perfect as you are. Namine is a big fan of yours. She was freaking out that she saw you in person. Namine is like me, she thinks of you highly. Don't let him make you feel bad Sora."
Sora loosens in her hold and he hugs her back. He closes his eyes. "Kairi...thank you." Sora smiles into her shoulder. "Still, Riku is no doubt going to fire me. Maybe I could get a job at where Roxas's works."
"Maybe he won't fire you?" Kairi looks hopeful.
"No i'm pretty sure he's going to fire me. You weren't there. I told him that no one likes him."
"Sora!" Kairi frowns.
"It's the truth! I don't even care Kairi." Sora grumbles.
"How about you go lay down? I'll make you some grilled cheeses." Kairi pulls away with this soft smile on her face.
"...Thanks." Sora's face gets flushed but he moves to go into his room and lay down. He does need to cool off and grilled cheese sounds good. Sora blinks when his phone vibrates and he can't help to be surprised when he sees It's Leon who sent him a message.
"Enjoying your day off?"
Maybe it's because Sora is still hot from what happened that he starts texting Leon a long message about how he's pretty sure he's going to be fired...and about what happened at the mall. So in short, he's not enjoying his day off at all. It was good in till Riku...just like everything else. Riku messes everything up.
Sora tenses when his phone starts to go off. Leon's calling him? He answers, staring up at the ceiling.
"That's rough Sora. I was worried something like this would happen." Leon speaks first. Just like that Sora starts to talk to him about his bad day yesterday and how the curse of Riku appeared in the mall as well. He also talks to him about his plans if he does get fired...by that point Kairi comes in with grilled cheese and when she finds out she's talking to Leon she jumps on the bed, looking at him like she's won the lottery.
"I just have a feeling Riku is going to fire me in the worse way possible."
"Riku has been known to just fire in front of everyone. I'm surprised that he didn't just say you were fired then and not to bother to come into work. Maybe he's not gong to fire you. Sora like I said, you're a good worker-"
"I said fuck you to his face."
"Oh yeah. He's going to fire you."
"Yeah I know! He just wants to embarrass me." Sora grumbles.
"With your history I wouldn't be surprised. You probably shouldn't have cussed at your boss Sora."
"I couldn't help it! I just snapped. I don't' feel bad about it either."
"I don't work tomorrow either so I won't be there." Leon pauses. "If he happens to fire you tomorrow, I know a place that needs some extra help. They get pretty good business. I know you said you might try to work with your brother but I feel like you'd like this more."
"What place?" Sora sits up.
"My friend has a tattoo shop. He needs a new piercer. Don't worry, you'll take classes that are paid for. It's called "wolf's bite.""
"That place?! I've seen all these commercials for it and..." Sora starts to fiddle nervously. "That's definitely something new. I'd like to try it out! I don't know about the piercing yet...but I still want to try!"
"I'm sure Cloud will like you." It sounds like Leon is smiling. "Just contact me if you get fired, I can take you there myself."
"Okay! Wow...thanks Leon. You're the best." Sora beams. Leon is quiet for a moment.
"You're welcome." Once again Sora feels like they've gotten closer. "I have to go now. I'll talk to you tomorrow Sora."
"Yeah see ya Leon!" Sora hangs up the phone. Kairi looks a mix between both happy and upset.
"You really are leaving the job?" Kairi frowns. "You love your job-"
"I use to love it. I mean...I still like it but i'm sure he's going to fire me Kairi. If by some miracle he doesn't, I'll stay with you but it's very unlikely that's going to happen."
"He won't fire you. No one can fire that cute face!"
"I'm pretty sure Riku stomps on cute things daily and I'm not cute." Sora grumbles. After talking to Leon and being able to sit here with Kairi as he eats his grill cheese...He starts to feel a lot better.
Riku....Sora is ready for anything you have to throw at him. Riku isn't going to have the last laugh. Sora is going to get another job so fast and he's going to be good at it too. Sora smirks when he thinks of that shocked expression on that usually indifferent face.
That was satisfying and no matter what, he won't regret it.
I'm sorry i've been gone so long. And before you guys get upset, This story is already finished so if you like it you don't have to worry about it not being finished. I just have to get around to updating it. Life has been busy so i've just been doing what I can and what I want to do. Thank you for everyone who's been understanding.
Till next time!