Title: When Push Comes to Pull
Summary: It all started with an incident at the beach. Now, Riku is ignoring Sora and everyone wants to know why. Yaoi AU
Warning: Yaoi, yuri, and heteros, oh my!
Pairings: Mainly RikSor with not-so-subtle hints of others
Disclaimer: I do own Kingdom Hearts or its characters. Nomura and Square Enix do.
Author's Note: This is my first fanfic so I apologize for any stupidity and/or cheesiness it may consist. If you are still willing to go on, enjoy!
---Tis a Break---
The gang decided to spend the last day of their spring break at the beach. The group consisted of Roxas, Riku, Sora, Naminé, Kairi, and Axel. The others were either on vacation or too busy studying (at least that's what Demyx and Zexion said, but everyone knew that Demyx is practically allergic to books).
Each person was assigned to bring something. Axel and Roxas brought the DicManold's. Naminé provided the old cliché checkered blanket. Kairi made cupcakes and Riku had the Kewl-Aid. What was Sora suppose to have brought? He forgot.
"Sora! I told you this morning that we're going to the beach? How could you have forgotten within 15 minutes?" Kairi scolded.
"Yeah, gosh Sora!" Axel mocked. "You were supposed to bring the beach ball. Whatever shall we do?" He made an overdramatic flick of his wrist and placed against his forehead. "The sun rises to the north! And there's beach-balliet." A hand made a swift movement and popped the back of his head. He let out a surprised yelp and turned to the attacker with puppy dog eyes. "Oh Roxas! How could you betray me like that?"
"Idiot," Roxas mumbled. "Just shut up and finish eating. I want to go exploring."
"Aye, aye Captain!" Axel saluted and munched into a DicNugget.
With everyone occupied with their food, Sora decided to take a sneak-peek at his silver haired friend. With everyone in such a close proximity, it was hard to barely catch a glimpse without seeming to be a bit of a creeper. But just a little sneak-peek kept him satisfied. It always did.
"I still don't understand how you two got together," Riku said. "You guys are pretty much complete opposites." With Sora deep in thought, Riku reached over and snatched the rest of Sora's food. It wasn't like he was going to miss it.
"I don't know how we got together either. He just kept showing up at my door," Roxas replied.
"And you always left the door open." Axel grinned. His grin grew wider. "Besides, it's the same thing with you and Sora."
Riku, who was in the middle of eating, choked as the food lodged in his wind pipe. He coughed hoarsely. Sora quickly staggered up and patted his back. Riku eventually stopped choking and hacking. What became of the cheeseburger? No one really wanted to know.
But of course, Axel cracked up. "That's some way to die. Can you imagine it? 'Here we are today to mourn over the loss of our dear Riku. He choked to death on Sora's Big Dic.'" Kairi busted laughing along with Axel while Naminé politely giggled into her hand. Roxas held an amused smirk. Sora was too humiliated to respond.
Riku wasn't so much in a good mood. He muttered a "Whatever" and walked off. The others didn't chase after him. There was no need. He would come back. He always did.
The same question stood among the members of their group.
'But why?'
---I totally made a sexual innuendo in reference to cheeseburgers---
A few awkward silences later, the group dispersed and did their own thing. Roxas and Axel adventured off down the beach. Kairi and Naminé took this time to sunbathe. Riku was still missing after the 'Axel-being-stupid' incident as Roxas lovingly called. Sora sat in the same spot.
He studied his friends. Most people thought of him as hyperactive, naïve kid with the shortest attention on all of Destiny Islands. While that was partially the truth, he also reflected on everyone and everything. He knew his friends and their quirks; what makes them who they are.
He knew why Axel and Roxas even considered liking each other. Though their differences outweigh their similarities, it's the opposition that makes them work. Axel saw the world as his playground; his life as an endless recess. But that drove him to be reckless and apathetic towards the future. On the other hand, Roxas viewed everyone as a misanthrope; common human companionships deemed worthless. Roxas was cold and vindictive. In a way, they complete each other. Axel brought Roxas's spirit up and showed him that the world isn't so harsh whilst Roxas kept Axel down-to-earth and proved that the philosophy 'all fun and no work' isn't in sync in the real world. They save each other time and time again without realizing it.
"Kairi and Naminé" was a bit more complicated. When they first met, they formed a rivalry. Apparently, they both wore the same outfit to Rikku's Back-to-School Dooms Day party. They didn't speak so much of a word to each other but a mutual competition started. They fought over everything. They opposed each other during the class presidential race. They argued over things like best movie, art versus academics, the importance of chewing gum, and of course, what brand of tampons. How they actually got together was weirder. Naminé was in an abusive relationship and one day, her boyfriend tried to go further (in a classroom no less). Kairi found them before it was too late and kicked the boyfriend's ass. Then, Kairi and Naminé had some girly connection and became friends. Their friendship eventually turned into romance.
Sora sighed, almost wistfully. He wished for a certain friendship to turn into something more. When he first found out his infatuation with Riku, he dismissed it as raging hormones. He realized the hard way that hormones have no role in fantasies, especially those established at night. He ended up buying three new sets of sheets just to keep up with the almost nightly 'routine'. After a month or so of midnight activities, Sora confided to Kairi and asked her for advice. He explained all of his feelings, how it started, but didn't mention the fantasies (he was too embarrassed anyhow). She gave a dreamy sigh and gave a two-hour monologue about love. He somehow managed to be attentive and hang on her every word. After their touchy-feely bonding moment, he departed knowing that his feelings were sincere and that a good friend stayed and supported him. He appreciated Kairi's friendship more so than before.
He turned his attention over to where Axel and Roxas ran off to. It looked as though Axel said something stupid or perverted (probably both) as Roxas shoved him into the water. Axel, who was afraid of water, flailed violently in the four inch deep shoreline. Roxas made the movement of pointing and laughing at Axel's stupidity. He couldn't see it but Sora knew that Axel smirked triumphantly. It was very rare to get a laugh from the stoic blonde.
Axel rose and tackled the unsuspecting boy. They laid there for a moment before Axel leaned down. It didn't take a genius to figure out what happened.
Sora cringed in envy and stood up. He had to get away; anywhere but here and watch them. A yearning heart can only take so much.
He stomped off and headed towards the heart of the island. Though he was a good twenty yards away, the laughter managed to ring in his ears. He cursed the island for being too small. 'It's not the island's fault. What did it ever do to me?' he thought. He decided that he would go back once he cooled off. He worked himself up for nothing.
He puzzled over his drastic chance in personality. The train of thought ended as Sora heard a frustrated shout. It came from his left.
He trudged up the sand hill in search for the source. He came across Riku, who sat on a miniature cliff with his legs hanging over the edge. His fingers entangled in his silver hair. He was upset. An upset Riku was dangerous territory.
"Uh, Riku?" Sora started. Riku made a movement of turning around. "Are you okay?"
Riku glared. "Of course, I am. Why wouldn't I be?" His tone sounded harsh and Sora took a timid step back.
Sora stuttered. "Well, you were g-gone for a while and I wondered if you were okay." It was not the complete truth but a white lie can work more wonders than the truth.
Riku's face contorted in self-disgust. "Sorry, Sora. I thought a little too much and made myself mad. I didn't mean-"
"It's okay. I mean, if I choked on something and Axel kept pestering, I'd be mad too." A memory dawned on him. "One time, Kairi and I got in a contest to see who could suck their lifesaver the fastest. I ended up choking on the stupid thing. I almost choked to death on a lifesaver. That's an irony in itself!" Sora laughed at his own joke. Riku lightly chuckled to himself.
"I don't think you can choke to death on something that small. That's like suffocating on air."
"Fish can suffocate on air. And no, I'm not a fish!" Sora noted that Riku quirked an eyebrow and smugly smirked. "Besides, I can only choke on small things. I can stick larger things in my mouth no prob."
Riku's smirk grew larger. "Oh really? How large?" Mock-seductiveness was evident in his voice.
"Well, about…" Sora paused. He may be slow but he caught on to that. "Ew. You made an Axel-joke." He bunny hopped in place to relieve his discomfort. He still wasn't used to sexual innuendos outspokenly. Everyone thinks of sexual jokes but most tend not to outwardly say them.
Riku laughed wholeheartedly. "You were asking for it." He used a higher pitch tone, "'I can stick larger things in my mouth. Look at me. I'm jailbait!'"
Sora gaped in shock. "Jailbait? I'm not jailbait." Sora quickly added, "And I don't sound like that." Sora turned his back against Riku in anger. He wasn't really angry but Riku doesn't need to know that.
"Oh come on, Sora! You can't be mad." When he didn't respond, Riku got an idea.
He silently stood up and got into a hunting stance. He crept towards his unsuspecting prey. When he was in close range, he leaped to strike. He tackled his brunet friend. Not only did Sora receive new bruises, he got also a mouthful of sand. Why did his head hurt?
"Riku," he whined. "Get off, you're heavy."
"Am not!" Riku sat up and straddled Sora's back.
"Are too, fatty."
"Am not."
"Hey Riku, since you are too busy raping Sora, we're going to go wait in the boat." Roxas's voice reached the teens' ears.
They turned their attention forward to see a smirking Axel, the two girls giggling, and a 'surprisingly' straight face Roxas.
Riku hastily pushed himself off of Sora. The others' looks became more amused. Riku sent a glare and the other teens took their amusement back to the docks where their boat laid.
"That's the second comment I heard about that," Riku mumbled. He turned to face a standing Sora who clutched to the right side of his forehead. With a furrowed brow, Riku reached out and pull Sora's hand away. Riku cringed at the sight.
"What is it?" Sora asked.
"A light scrape and some bruising. Nothing too bad," he replied. 'But how?' He searched the ground for anything that would do any kind of damage. 'There.' A rock lay nestled in the sand.
Sora followed Riku's stare and saw the small rock as well. "Stupid rock." Sora marched over and picked up the foul beast. He arched his back and threw the rock over the cliff. He held a satisfied grin when he heard a tiny splash. "Ha! Sora is victorious once again!" Sora's own shout intensified his headache. He hissed and cradled his forehead.
Riku frowned. "Does it hurt that bad?"
"A little," Sora said rather meekly.
"Let me see it again." Riku pried the hand away. The bruise had a nasty purple hue to it. The scrape left red markings in the purple. It somehow reminded him of a waffle.
However, waffles had nothing to do with what Riku did next. He leaned forward, almost instinctively, and placed his lips against Sora's forehead. When realization hit Riku, he stiffened and noticed that Sora did the same. He slowly pulled away; scared.
Riku looked down and met Sora's eyes. He swallowed painfully. "Sorry." He turned and headed towards the docks.
A stupefied Sora stood in the same place. 'Did he just…' He felt constriction in his heart. He had a taste of what he wanted and he craved for more.
---Now, I want some waffles---
Author's Note: There were a lot more sexual joke than I had intended. Most came up while I was writing and I could resist adding them. Anywho, I'm rather ashamed at this ending. It was rushed. But I loved how Sora's character played out. I don't know why though.
Chapter 2 will be coming soon.
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In case you were confused, DicManold's is a parody of McDonald's. DicNuggets McNuggets; Big Dic Big Mac.