AI : Hello, guys! Okay, um remember when I said I was gonna start writing oneshots to get away from the three stories I had going on? I cancel that. I got this idea and I just can't get away from it. And lookie here who's joining us! Fen and Fea~!
Fen & Fea: Screw it, bitch.
AI: Pssh, whatever! To those who had read my other stories before must have noticed how crappy I write :P Well don't blame me. That was considered an achivement since I never received teachings in the art of writing!
Fen & Fea: Yeah, and we are vampires.
AI: Aren't you?
Fen & Fea: Do you see us drinking blood?
AI: I was wondering what those sounds from the next room were...
Fen & Fea: ...A genuine idiot you are. Okay, Whimsical Dreamers does not and will never own the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Otherwise you'll be seeing yaoi all over the screen and yaoi pairings making out at each cutscene and no WE ARE NOT VAMPIRES!
Free Pet
Chapter 1
In Which The Silver-Haired Merman Meets The Butler, The Billionaire and The Boy.
The sky was clear of clouds and the wind was blowing just nicely as a group of mermen and mermaids swam together underwater. They were going to migrate to the sea on the other side of the world as they often did for generations. Spend half the year in the Destian Ocean then migrating to the Black Sea in the other half of the year. It was a tradition to them.
The ocean waves was disrupted as a merman looking no more than a 16 years old human jumped over the surface with a laugh, followed by his friend. Diving back underwater, he turned to look at the blond merman behind him.
"So, what do you think?"
"About what?" The blond raised an eyebrow, following him as he slowly swam ahead.
"About Selphie." Riku grinned when he saw a thin veil of red on Tidus' cheeks. "I know you have a little something-something for her. Don't try to hide it."
Spluttering, Tidus returned his gaze with an indignant one. "What? You're dreaming. There's nothing between us. Besides, Selphie's with Irvine." Blush still on his face, he looked away, muttering something about the older merman.
Riku hummed, turning around so he can look at the surface. "You never know. Last time I heard, Irvine's with some Orcan named, what, Quistis?"
Snapping back to focus, Tidus quickly swam to his friend. "You mean, Quistis Trepe? The one that's going to stay with us till the end of the year?"
"Yeah, that one. Oh, you're suddenly happy. I knew it!" He added when he saw the big smile on his face.
The smile turned to a grin as Tidus swam ahead. "Hey, Riku! Wanna have a race?"
Quirking an eyebrow at the sudden change, he swam until they were side by side. He theorized he was just happy to hear he had a chance and returned the grin. Accepting the challenge, he looked around for a finish line. When he spotted a ship wreck half buried in sand in the distance, he pointed it and Tidus nodded to show he understood. "Okay, ready,"
"Set,"
"GO!" Both said as they darted forward. Tidus, being the smaller one had an advantage and was a little ways ahead of the silveret.
"I'm gonna win! I'm gonna win!" He shouted energetically as he passed a large rock, keeping his eyes focused on the finish line.
Grinning slyly, Riku slowed down a bit. "Let's see about that," Then he kicked his tail, quickly catching up to the blond and swam ahead of him. He laughed at Tidus's shocked face, using this to his advantage as he swam farther.
When Riku swam past him in a blur of silver and aquamarine, Tidus was momentarily surprised and he slowed down a bit. Even though it was only for a few seconds, it was enough for Riku to gain ahead. However the distraction made him notice the boat ahead of them laying out a large fishing net. "Riku, watch ou-!" But it was too late.
Before he could react, Riku was caught in the net, while Tidus managed to stop in time. He struggled to free himself but to no avail, even when Tidus tried to help. Realizing they couldn't do it on their own, the younger of the two sent out a call for the others. In a minute, they were surrounded by mermen and mermaids, all older than them and they tried to get him loose.
They looked for something sharp to cut the net but nothing seemed to work. It's like the net was made of steel or something.
When it became clear that whatever they do won't work, Riku's mother took his face in her hands and kissed his forehead. "I'm sorry, Riku. I-I can't-"
"It's okay, mother. I understand." He smiled at her and she returned it with a sad one, turning to leave with the others.
Tidus floated in front of him, looking guilty. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean this to happen, if it wasn't for me-"
"It's not your fault. Now go, before the humans catch you too!" By now, his vision was fading and he was quickly losing his energy. The last he saw of his friend was his determined face and his mouth forming a few words.
"I'm sorry. I promise I'll get you back."
"Hey, Sora!"
Looking up from the sea, he barely caught the Paopu thrown at him. He examined it before looking quizzically at his butler heading his way. Regardless of their status, he had personally said that all formalities were to be abandoned whenever they were together. "What is this about, Ax?"
Axel grinned, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "Nothing, just wanna know if you want to share it with me."
He frowned. The Paopu fruit was very popular and was one of the icons of Destiny Islands. Its shape was that of a star's and it had a smooth texture to it. Legend had it that whenever two people share the same fruit, their destinies would be forever intertwined. Many couples went to Destiny Islands just to share a bite of these fruits.
Sora smiled, chuckling at the fruit in his hands.
"Is that a yes?"
Laughing, Sora threw the Paopu back at him. "No, save it for someone else." He walked past him to the beach, intending to go back to the mansion standing magnificently ahead.
"Aw, come on, Sor." In a subtly whining voice, he followed him. "I know you want to."
Humming, Sora tilted his head to the right, smile still on his face as he mock-contemplated. He and Axel had been together for a few months now and even though that kind of relationship was forbidden, they found themselves unable to turn back. They don't really care much about it, anyway. Quite frankly he does want to share one with him. But it wouldn't hurt to tease him for a while now, would it? "No, Axel. I don't want to share it with you…"
Suddenly a pair of arms encircled his waist, Axel's nose barely touching his. "Are you sure about that?" He smirked, slowly leaning forward.
Sora smirked back at him, making Axel mildly surprised. Hands moving to grip his tie, Sora tugged it and crashed their lips together. At first, it was just lips mashing together, then tongues were used. His hands slowly made their way to Axel's red mane then. The two separated just enough to let their breaths mingle as they panted and huffed after the kiss before leaning back in to resume.
They continued like that for a few minutes, hands roaming around and touching each other. Somewhere in the process, Sora was pushed against a tree and Axel's lips were no longer on his, instead it was kissing his jaw, his neck and slowly making its way lower and lower and lower-
"Ew, guys! Get a room!"
Rolling his eyes, Sora looked at the intruder. "Way to ruin the mood, Kai. You couldn't have come at a better time, can you?"
Grinning, the auburn haired girl put a hand on her hip. "That's why I'm here for, Sora-poo." Just like Axel, Kairi was a friend to him albeit not as close as Axel was. That was why she can get away with addressing him like that. She was also one of the few supporting his relationship with the butler, keeping it a secret from anyone else. Especially his fiancé.
Axel had decided that kissing Sora's collarbone was more interesting than watching Kairi, much to Sora's and Kairi's chagrin. "Axel," Sora was pouting and whined as said man continued his minstrels. "Axel, stop. Now."
And he finally did, when Kairi told them why she was there. "Sora, Mansex wants you. Pronto." Mansex, as in, Xemnas his fiancé.
Sora groaned while Axel turned a serious eye to Kairi. "What does he want him for?"
The girl shrugged, making her way back to the mansion. "Beats me but if Sora doesn't get there fast, someone's gonna get cranky."
"I better go then." Sora sighed as he fixed his clothes and tried to fix his hair so it doesn't look like he just had a major make out session with the spiky redhead.
"Remind me to punch that guy later." Axel was fixing his own clothes, muttering about evil silverets and their annoying obsessions with stealing someone else's boyfriend…Who unfortunately was said boyfriend's fiancé.
Sighing again, Sora kissed him, sending an apologetic smile. "We can't help it." He pecked him again before grabbing his hand. "Now, c'mon! Or do you want to leave me alone with him?"
"What? No way!" Axel followed him inside leaving the Paopu fruit on the base of the tree Sora was previously pushed up against. He figured he'd come back for it later.
Riku was not happy. No, he was FAR from happy.
He had been handled by bearded humans with rough hands that did not felt good on him, in fact, they felt disgusting and repulsive. Then he'd been showed off to the two-legged humans wearing dark clothes and masks at some hall with these flashing lights that kept blinding him while he was stuck in a small tank. And finally, when he woke up, he was in another hall, albeit smaller. The tank was larger than the last, much to his pleasure. At least one thing was to his liking.
The door on the far side of the wall opened up and a tanned man with silver hair entered. He looked vaguely familiar to him. Where had he seen him before? The man hummed as he looked him up, walking around the circular tank as he did so. Riku did not enjoy being examined by some guy, so he opted to stare him down instead. Maybe he'll get the message not to mess with him. Finally, he stopped at the place he started on with a smile.
"Sora would love this."
And then it hit him, the man was at that place with the blinding lights. Riku frowned and turned around, swimming away from him. He did not like this man at all. He trusted his instincts more than anything and right now, it's telling him that this man was an enemy. Then again, he supposed every human was.
He ignored him and stayed silent when he continued to observe, occasionally making remarks about how Sora would love this, Sora would love that, bla bla bla. Riku didn't need to think much to know that this man was obviously going to impress this 'Sora'. Using him? Pssh, yeah right. Just watch me, perdo, I'll 'impress' this Sora for you.
It was only when the man left did Riku looked up from his gleaming teal tail that he was proud of. Once he was sure he was alone, he decided to check out the tank and get to know more about his prison. The floor was sandy, embedded at some places with rocks, coral reefs and seaweeds. There were even shells in the sand. He swam lower and picked up a conch. It was so much alike to the real sea…
The shell was thrown away. "But it's not."
He drifted around, noticing the large reef that took up half of the tank with a circular space in it. He snorted. "At least they thought of my privacy." He swam inside, taking time to examine everything. Satisfied that it contains everything he needed, he plopped down on his 'bed'. Which looked like it was made up of soft corals but was not. But what does he care? At least it's soft enough to sleep on.
His mother would be worrying over him still, he figured. And Tidus…He did said he was going to get him back. Riku snorted. How would he even know where he was and how to get there? His only hope was for Tidus not to do anything stupid and get himself hurt. He sighed, but his pack should be gone already. He expected them to be somewhere between the Destian Ocean and the Pacific by now.
Deciding it'd be better to grab some sleep then worrying over something he can't fix he turned over to lie on his side and closed his eyes. Wishing himself a good night rest, he retreated to a deep and dreamless sleep. Or at least, he was going to if it wasn't for that annoying tapping sound coming somewhere outside.
Gruffly pushing himself up, he swam until his head was out and peered around. Seaweed, seaweed, coral, stones, stones, men and boy, stones, corals— wait, men and boy? He snapped his head back to see said man and boy. One of the men was the creepy silveret from before while the other had vibrant red hair (that looked like it could hurt) and tattoos under his eyes. Standing beside him was…he had to admit it, the boy was cute.
Mahogany hair spiked in random direction, a feminine-ish figure, wide, cobalt blue eyes staring right back at him and face contorted in silent astonishment; the kid was the definition of delectable. Intrigued by the blue eyed child, he swam closer until his hands were pressed on the glass, not noticing the bemused look held in the other two's gaze.
The eyes. Those eyes captivated him. It was of a deep blue, even staring at it made you feel like you're drowning in it. He smiled. "Reminds me of the ocean." He decided he wanted to know more about this boy with ocean eyes.
Oh. My. God. Was what went through the young brunet's mind when his eyes landed on the mermaid in the tank. Or was it supposed to be merman since it clearly was a boy. And quite a hot one at that. No wait, bad mind! Bad mind! He's already with Axel! Don't even think of how hot the merman was with his six packs in clear daylight, luscious silver hair and gorgeous teal- Bad mind!
"What do you think?"
Stuttering, Sora turned his attention to the billionaire. "I-I-I don't know what to say, it's-" He risked another glance at the merman, seeing him still staring at him. "He-He's-" Gorgeous, fucking hot, pretty, beautiful? "-a merman." Congratulations. You had a firm grasp of the obvious, Sora.
"Yes. Yes he is." Xemnas raised a hand, indicating the only other silveret in the room. "He was found just off the coast of Kalm a few days ago." He purposely avoided mentioning about the auction he went through to obtain him. Sora doesn't need to know about that. Hell will know what'll happen if he does. "I thought you might like it."
"What do you mean?"
Smiling, Xemnas took hold of Sora's chin and leaned closer, invading his personal space. Axel and Riku frowned at that. "This, is my gift to you. As my one and only love." And then he leaned closer.
But Sora put a finger on his lips, pushing him back. With an innocent smile he looked up at him, putting on the I'm-Too-Cute-To-Be-Angry-At look and instantly melting Xemnas on the inside. He always had a softspot for him. "But what is his name?"
"Hmmm, I don't know but-"
"Riku."
All eyes turned to the merman who had his head level with Sora's. "My name is Riku. And you-" He pointed at the brunet. "-will be mine."
Silence...And then three voices (one sounding much like that of a proposed lady). "WHAT!"
AI: Sooooo, that was the first chapter of Free Pet, how'd you like it, huh? That will probably be the only make out scene I'll write in this story...Unless the reviewers threaten to kill me. I wrote this story in hopes of improving my writing so got anything to say just click on the review button on the bottom of the screen.
Fen: ...Just so you know, our hands are clean in this.
AI: Riiiiiiight...And I'm the president of America.
Fea: Ehem, AI wants to say that for all those Sora fans, they should check out her community.
AI: Go ahead! Review, check the C2 and then play with the merman Riku plushie you got from reviewing this story! ^^ DO NOT IGNORE THE SHAMELESS PLUG!
Fen: Flames will be used to burn the marshmellows in our camping trip.
Fen & Fea: Until then, gras!
AI: Bye bye, minna-san! Review on your way out~! ^^