Sora and Riku had been best friends for as long as they could remember, but after the long battle to save Kingdom Hearts, the two had finally reunited.
"It's Riku. Riku's here." Sora fell to his knees, trying not to cry in front of his tough friend. "I looked for you." Sora remembered how hard he searched for his best friend, and secret crush. At the reminder of how much Sora really did love Riku, those tears he desperately tried to hold in escaped.
"Come on Sora. You've got to pull it together." Riku smiled, trying to encourage his best friend.
"I looked everywhere for you." Sora looked up into Riku's shimmering eyes, unable to believe that the war was finally over and that he could finally be with his best friend again.
"Well I'm here now, ok?" Riku helped Sora up, who nodded, hugging his silver haired friend as he smiled. "Come on, lets get some rest." Riku broke the hug and Sora couldn't help but stare at his ass for as long as he could get away with before he ran after him.
"Welcome to Fort Axel!" The tall redhead pyro cheered when Riku and Sora joined the rest of the group at Axel's house. After leaving the organization, Axel confessed his love to Roxas, who accepted it with his mutual feelings.
"Who's here?" Sora asked, peering inside as Axel opened the door wide.
"So far it's Roxy and I, Kairi, Yuffie, Aerith, Cloud, Leon, Demyx, and Zexion. They're all out right now, but they should be back soon. I have to say, good job saving the worlds and stuff. Oh and, sorry about before, when I was one of the 'bad guys'." Axel winced and Sora chuckled.
"You saved my life, and you helped me free Kairi."
"All in a day's work." Axel grinned back, letting the two men enter his house. "I have a room for you two upstairs, but," He paused, not knowing how else to continue.
"But?" Riku folded his arms, not liking how this sounded.
"There's only one bed. I'm already giving one to everyone else, and a lot of us have to share, not that I mind sleeping with my Roxy and all, but," Axel was interrupted.
"We'll work it out." Riku said, walking upstairs with a timid Sora trailing behind.
"It's quiet." Sora said, his voice the only one he could hear.
"I'm sure the others will be here soon enough." Riku opened a door that had his name and Sora's written on a piece of paper tapped to it.
The room was small and completely empty save one narrow bed, a nightstand, and a dresser.
"How are we going to fit?" Sora stood over the bed, tilting his head in curiosity.
"We'll figure it out tonight." Riku said, throwing his bag on the ground as he prepared to unpack.
"Should I shower now before everyone gets here, or after?" Sora put his hands on his hips and when Riku turned to answer, he found himself lost for words at the boy's body and pose.
"I'd take one now, before they use up all the hot water." Riku shook his head, trying not to think of his best friend the way his mind was making him. It wasn't his fault that Sora's ass stuck out every time he put his hands on his hips.
"Oh, good idea! Ok, I'll," Sora started until they heard the front door open downstairs and what sounded like a million voices.
"I'm guessing they'll want to greet us." Riku sighed, not one for social activities.
"They just want to say hi. We haven't seen most of them in a long time." Sora smiled and Riku rolled his eyes.
"Fine, but as soon we I get the chance, I'm coming back to unpack." Riku grumbled and Sora laughed. "What's so funny?"
"You only have a small backpack and you're acting like unpacking will take you all night." Sora himself had very few possessions as well.
"I just want to relax. It's been a while since I had time to just lie down." Riku stared at the bed, wishing he could get in, knowing that if he did, he'd never get out.
"We'll have plenty of time soon." Sora said when the door to their room flung open.
"Give them time to settle in!" Leon yelled from the doorway, but Kairi and Yuffie were already inside the room.
"Sora!" Kairi hugged him tightly, then pulled Riku into the hug. "I missed you both so much." She squeezed them as Sora squeezed back; Riku put his arms around them both, still too tired to say much, not like he ever really had much to say anyway.
"Aww, I want in!" Yuffie pouted, forcing her way in the hug when Sora, drowned in the hug, heard more voices.
"Is it hug time?" Demyx asked, joining anyway.
"Dem?" Zexion whined until Demyx pulled him into the hug. Sora chocked, trying to find a pocket of air he could breathe through while Riku started to push away from all the bodies that were smashing against his.
"Alright, enough. Let them rest." Leon said, still in the doorway as Axel joined him.
"Thanks." Riku sighed.
"Sorry, we just missed you all so much!" Yuffie exclaimed. The hyper ninja felt Aerith's calm hand on her shoulder.
"It's good to have you both back safely." Aerith greeted them and Riku nodded his thanks.
"I'm so tired, but it's good to be back." Sora smiled and Leon stood up straight, off of the doorpost he was leaning on.
"Get some rest; tomorrow starts early." He turned to go downstairs.
"You've got to be kidding me? We just got here!" Riku complained, not used to Leon's methods of working hard no matter what.
"He's really determined to start cleaning up this shit hole." Axel shrugged and the others nodded.
"Well, welcome home." Yuffie added with a smile before she left with Aerith, Demyx, Zexion, and Axel.
"You guys ok?" Kairi asked as she watched the way the two men slowly unpacked and dragged their bodies back and forth across the room.
"Just tired; we'll be as good as new tomorrow." Sora promised and Kairi nodded with a smile.
"Ok. See you then." She hugged each one goodbye before leaving.
"Man, I cannot wait to get some sleep." Riku sighed as he threw his body on the small bouncing bed.
"I want to shower first." Sora said, getting a change of clothes to sleep in.
"Then go," Riku turned his back to the frowning brunette. He'd never dare tell Riku how he really felt about him, but he really wanted to get as close to him as he could.
"Do you want to take one to?" Sora asked, hopeful.
"I'll take one in the morning." Riku closed his eyes.
"Kay." Sora gave up and began walking down the hall, down the stairs, and into the bathroom. After a quick shower, he wrapped a towel around himself and headed back into the room. To his displeasure, Riku looked dead asleep on his side, so Sora changed quickly and walked up to the bed, trying to find somewhere to sleep. When he saw a small sliver of space, he swung one leg over Riku, stood on the springy mattress, and then brought the other leg over, shaking the entire bed as it wobbled from his movement.
"You couldn't just walk around?" Riku said with his eyes still closed, scaring the shit out of the brunette.
"Sorry!" He chirped, trying to get into the small, thin blanket. He shivered and Riku rolled over, his back once again facing Sora. "Riku? Riku?" Sora called and the silver haired boy sighed.
"What?"
"Can you share?" Sora tugged on the blanket and Riku threw it off of himself.
"Just take it."
"But, aren't you cold?" Sora asked, feeling guilty for his recent request.
"No, night." Riku said and Sora could tell that his crush had had enough for one day.
"Kay, night." Sora said, turning to his side as well, their backs to each other. During the night, neither boy slept. Nightmares of what they had just experienced mixed with the cold tiny bed they had to share, and it wasn't long till Sora could feel Riku shivering. Riku was wide awake and freezing, but was too proud of himself to admit it. He didn't have to, cause Sora turned over and gave his crush the entire blanket. Riku's eyes opened at the gesture, and his lips curled into a grateful smile as he turned around to see Sora's body shivering. Riku extended his arm to help spread out the blanket, but Sora took it and held onto it, using it as a source of warmth. Riku froze, not sure if he should yank away Sora's only heat, or if he should just let him keep his arm captive. Sora snuggled into the arm and Riku couldn't help but let out an admiring sigh, not completely sure if the brunette was awake or not. To his surprise, Riku let Sora hold his arm the entire night through.
"Wake up!" Kairi stood over the two boys as they snored.
"M?" Riku opened his eyes, the light sleeper that he was, as Sora continued to snooze away.
"You two look so cute." Yuffie squealed and Riku sat up slightly to find that Sora still had his arm.
"It's cold at night." Riku explained but the two girls just rolled their eyes.
"Well, Leon has some stuff for you guys to do, so hurry up." Kairi put her hands on her hips and Riku nodded as she and the ninja left the room.
"Sora, Sora, wake up." Riku said, shaking the arm that Sora clutched possessively. "Sora!" Riku yelled and the young warrior barely rolled over, slowly blinking.
"Morning Riku." Sora said and Riku watched him close his eyes as he still had yet to let go of his arm.
"We got to get up." Riku said, slightly pulling on his arm and forcing Sora to realize that he was holding onto it.
"Sorry!" Sora said, letting go quickly and siting up straight.
"You ok?" Riku asked, siting up next to Sora, still tired himself, but less likely to show it.
"Yeah, just sleepy I guess." Sora shrugged with one of his child-like smiles and Riku nodded.
"Me too. I'm going to kill Leon if he thinks I'm going to do anymore fighting." Riku stood up from the bed, stretching and yawning as Sora did the same, much shorter and smaller framed.
"Riku?" Sora asked timidly.
"M?" Riku changed into his blue pants and white and yellow vest, his back to Sora.
"Did you sleep ok last night?"
"Are you asking because it was cold, because the bed is small, or because you had my arm all night?" Riku turned to Sora and folded his arms over his bare chest. Sora gulped, wishing he hadn't just been teased unintentionally.
"Um, all of them?" Sora guessed as if it were a test he hadn't studied for. Riku chuckled at Sora's vulnerability.
"You're so funny when you're clueless." Riku shook his head.
"Hey!" Sora stomped his foot and Riku smiled.
"Take it easy, alright? I'm just messing with you. And for the record, I slept, perfectly." Riku smiled as he closed the door behind him to go downstairs, leaving Sora alone in the room to prepare for the day.
Author's Note: Ok so that's the first chapter! It's a short, small story and moves kind of fast, but I was in a hurry when I wrote it so yea . Thank you for reading!
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