I Have A Question

Chapter One:

Opening Moves

Summary: Riku is a nineteen year old college student who is in dire need of a job and takes the first one he can find in the down economy that pays more than 8 bucks an hour. To his misfortune the job is at an adult shop.

Pairings: Riku x Hope Estheim, Sora x Kairi, Niko (OC) x Valko (OC), others will appear through the work but these are the main ones for now.

Warnings: Sexual themes, drug reference and use, harsh language, some violence, crude humor, explicit discussions of sex, Yaoi. All I can think of right now. Let me know if I miss anything.

Rated M just to be safe

Disclaimers: I do not own any Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy Characters they are the exclusive property of their respective owners. Will is my character and belongs to me. Cherry Blossom is based on a friend of mine and is therefore no one's property. Valko and Niko are my OCs in this story and are mine

A/N: I know this is a big departure from my other work but I wanted to write a story that wasn't dark and morbid. I also felt the need for a pairing that I think hasn't been thought of in regard to Riku x Hope (FFXIII) and since Final Fantasy characters pop up all the time in KH I didn't feel the need to call this a crossover. I regret nothing.

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It was a lazy summer day in the town of Radiant Garden. The hundred and something thousand people who called the small city their home had already made the morning commute to work or home as the case may be. Children were gallivanting and causing mischief as children do during the summer days without school.

It wasn't a particularly hot day but Riku was sweating lightly all the same as he sat at the outside table by 7th Heaven. He chalked his perspiration to nerves. Tifa, a friend of his older brother had set up an interview with another one of her friends who was looking for some help at his upstart company but was reluctant to post openings online or in the paper as he didn't want to spend weeks sifting through awful candidates.

Birds twittered idly in the shrubs in front of the brick building. Riku had shown up an hour and a half early and had gulped down eight glasses of ginger ale hoping to settle his stomach which was still in knots. It wasn't that he was an unconfident person it was more of the fact that so much depended on getting this job. And he desperately wanted to move from home as soon as possible. That was his highest priority right now. Sighing Riku leaned his head back and spotted a hawk in flight. He followed it with his eyes until it landed on a telephone pole awaiting an unsuspecting prey. Idly Riku fiddled with the cuffs of his button up shirt, the slacks were a bit loose on him and the belt was too tight and ground into his waist.

It made sense to Riku that a person starting a business would want to make sure they hired quality people from the start, Tifa had done much the same, but unfortunately she was over-staffed as it was and there just weren't any hours to give him so that option was out. It wasn't that there weren't jobs around; it was just that Riku didn't have enough experience or the right training. Scowling at the fresh cut roses at the table Riku narrowed his aqua eyes in frustration.

"You know they're red because they feed on blood." A casual voice sounded snapping Riku from his musings. Sitting across from his was a blond mane in his twenties with a stubbly beard. Dark green eyes scanned over Riku with a mix of amusement and expectation. It took Riku a moment before putting two and two together.

"Good Morning Mr. Scott". Riku spoke confidently with a slight nod to the older man. He didn't bother standing up when he shook the man's hand since they were both already seated. Riku could have kicked himself in the crotch for not seeing the man coming.

"You don't need to call me 'Mr. Scott', Will ought to be fine." The blond said casually as he leaned into his chair with his hand on his chin. He regarded Riku for a moment. The silverette was nervous to say the least, he'd had a dozen interviews last week and it was strange that this man hadn't asked him anything about the job yet. In fact it was odd that he'd said so little.

"Would you like to see my resume?" Riku asked cautiously. He knew a wrong word and he'd miss this opportunity. The blond pursed his lips a bit in thought before laughing at the idea. With a friendly grin Will leaned forward.

"Honestly, no. I looked over your application and honestly you have more than enough qualifications as it stands. A resume is just extra paper at this point. Tifa was right when she called you pretty though. That ought to help pull in some more women; that pretty face of yours." Riku grimaced at the thought of being exploited like a cheap hooker.

"Relax I don't run a brothel. Though that would be a good business venture it is still, regrettably, illegal in our state. I apologize if the remark was offhanded but I was just thinking about repeat business and pulling people into the shop. Gimmicks, sales, stock, brand, it only does so much you know. It frankly doesn't mean shit if you don't have the right people. Understand?"

"Of course." Riku smirked at the simple question.

"Good. Now, you already said you would submit to a background check when you turned in your application. We don't process ones that don't check the option. Yours came back just fine so now worries there. I know you're going to start college in the fall; we can work around your schedule, just make sure to bring in a copy. Really, there isn't much point in me asking the usual dumb ass questions corporations do. 'Have you had a bad experience with customer service?' or 'What do you do if you don't get along with a co-worker?' That's stupid crap. I know Tifa wouldn't have sent you my way if you were a troublemaker, so you must be a pretty good kid since she damn near preached me a gospel about you." Riku couldn't help but smile broadly at the remark. Leave it to Tifa to rally for him. For the first time Riku noticed the man was wearing a plain black t shirt and jeans. Not what he was expecting at all.

"The only real question is: how do you feel about working at Knight to Rook Megastore?"

"I don't see why it would be any trouble at all." Riku smiled, he'd never felt this good about a prospective job. Will gave a soft smirk with more than a hint of awaiting revelation.

"Even knowing that Knight to Rook is an adult store?"

"Adult…store?"

"Yeah. Whips, chains, costumes, dildos, vibrators, porn and the like. Pretty much sell it all." Riku was suddenly very glad that 7th Heaven wasn't busy at this time of day and everyone else was in the restaurant itself. He doubted he could handle the embarrassment of anyone overhearing him talking to an older, albeit handsome, man about sex toys.

"I..ah..wasn't aware of that." Riku cleared his throat.

"Relax the other workers were a bit thrown off too. I find a direct answer is best. Will that be any issue at all?"

"N-no. It'll be fine."

"Okay then," Will began again taking out a folder of forms, "you'll need to read and sign all these forms. Most are just safety commitments, non-discrimination agreements, and the like, general stuff like that, if you need any help let me know and I'll answer any questions you have."

"Non-discrimination?"

"Yeah, basically letting you know that you are not allowed to refuse sale to anyone based on religion, ethnicity, gender, sexuality or anything else as such. You are not to make any offensive comments about any of these things either. That will be determined by me so just keep professional and don't fall into a trap, some people like to bait others into saying something so they can make the company look bad or a worker there. I'm not exactly welcome where I'm at. Any of that an issue?" Will's features hardened a bit.

"Well, I would hope not since I'm gayer than Elton John." Riku smirked absently as he read causing the blond to snort his laughter as he awaited the younger male's completion of his task.

"So this means I have a job?"

"Well, yes. You wouldn't be signing these if you didn't."

"Oh, good." Riku felt his chest flare with pride and excitement. There was a tinge of anxiety about working in an adult shop that came to him as well but he was sure it would pass, if he could handle the jokes from his friends that is.

"It's not really rocket science so don't sweat it too much. Mostly it just about giving people good advice and suggestions. That's the biggest thing. The rest is easy. But you need to make sure you understand what the customer wants or needs." Riku chuckled at that.

"How can I do that when I'm still a virgin?" Will bit back his laughter.

"Well, call this a learning experience. Everyone had to start somewhere yeah? Gimme a month and you'll be a regular Casanova. Joking aside you don't need to be a slut to understand what to do. Mostly you compare products and check labels. I have a system in place to help people out. Don worry too much. Getting flustered is the worst thing to do. Just keep a cool head and you'll do fine. Done?" Will asked as he held out his hand. Riku nodded and gave him the papers which the blond looked over quickly.

"Okay, that's in order. So I'll let you know that you'll be starting at $14.25 an hour and have access to medical benefits after 180 of employment. You're guaranteed 25 hours a week and have to maintain a minimum of 20, and what I mean by that is that if you for whatever reason you drop below 20 hours in your schedule for four weeks in a row, you're gone. It's not worth it to me and I have to consider my business. Plus I can always find a new person. Okay?"

"Yeah that shouldn't be too hard. I mean midterms and finals are only a week each so I doubt that would be a thing. So…I start at $14.25? Is that a training wage?" Riku asked incredulously, forgetting about what everyone told him about conversing about money in an interview.

"Yeah. Regular pay is $15 an hour. Call me generous. But I expect a lot. No slacking and no bullshit, get me." Will pointed to Riku with a glare that said, 'I will beat you senseless you even think about stealing from me.' Riku smiled and nodded in understanding feeling almost overwhelmed by his sudden good fortune.

"Good. Now you need to take this form and head on over to the address on the top here and piss in a cup for them. Once I get back the results, provided they are clean, I'll set you up for training. Okay?"

"Yeah. Thanks so much for this."

"You're welcome. Oh, and you only have an hour to get there so I'd suggest heading out." Will smirked with a touch of evil and Riku's eyes widened. He looked at the address 157 North Glacial Avenue, Suite 9. Riku knew that was half an hour away not counting for traffic. Muttering his thanks and shaking Will's hand one last time he collected his belongings before bolting to his car. Chuckling Will watched him leave.

"Nice ass and a pretty face. And a virgin. I feel a little cheated." Will said softly.

"Nothing an order of Elixer can't fix I hope." Tifa chuckled next to the sitting blond. He wasn't surprised that she'd come out to check on the younger male, he wasn't joking when he said she nearly preached a gospel about the silverette. Still, the comment hadn't been meant for another's ears.

"That would be nice but I do have to watch my girlish figure." Will smirked as he batted his eyes at the brunette woman. In her signature black outfit she nearly fell to the ground laughing at him. Flicking a few strands of dark hair from her face she smirked at the blond.

"This one will be on the house if you're still interested you ass."

"Okay then, but I know it's going straight to my thighs." Will placed a hand to his head in an over dramatized distressed way. Tifa gave him a playful punch to the shoulder before leaving still laughing. Will knew that she wanted to help Riku out and he needed to get out of his parents house. Silently the blond hoped this would be what the silverette needed.

Riku revved his small Honda as he rushed admittedly a bit too much to get to the testing facility on time. Traffic wasn't bad save for the one blue BMW that kept switching lanes every two minutes or so. Riku had to resist the urge to text all his friends as he drove. He was elated to finally have a job. He could imagine getting his own apartment, maybe a newer car or a PS4. Caught up in his daydreaming and plan making he nearly missed his turn. Still the middle finger from the passing car and the hors behind him couldn't sour his good mood.

Later that afternoon Riku now dressed in hip hugger jeans and a loose black sleeveless shirt that he kept un-tucked walked quickly to where he agreed to meet his friends at the mall. His toned arms swayed idly at his sides and he felt eyes on him with every step he took. Looking through the moderately busy food court for any sight of the other teens he found himself wondering what the deal with his new boss was.

'That guy is weird. So aloof and casual, I'm pretty sure he was seriously hitting on me.'

"Hey! Riku over here!" The sound of a particular redhead made Riku snap his attention to his right. There sitting and eating a salad while Sora nearly choked on his burger was Kairi waving friendly. Riku waved back and sauntered up steps laced with pride. Yuj sat up twirling a finger through his blue hair. He had a new magenta shirt and black pants. With several bracelets around his wrist he smirked at his friend as he bound up to hug the shorter male. Riku was around 6 foot and Yuj was about 3 inches taller. Riku squeezed the slender male tightly.

"So how'd everything go?" Sora asked after gulping down some of his drink. His black hoodie had a barbeque sauce stain right under Sora's chin and Riku wondered if he'd used it as a napkin at one point. The brunette turned to look at his friend, his spiky hair unusually more tame than usual.

"I got the job." Riku beamed unable to contain his happiness. He was immediately inundated with congratulations. Riku sat next to Yuj and let out a sigh. Everyone could tell there was more confidence in his steps and he seemed like a great weight was lifted from his shoulders.

"So you didn't tell us who you were getting and interview with. Where is this job?" Yuj asked absently as he fiddled with his smart phone, bidding on a recently released pair of boots from a designer Riku had never heard of and didn't want to even consider how much Yuj had already bid.

"Well…uh…Rook To Knight Megastore." Riku replied quietly. Yuj immediately stopped what he was doing. A smirk danced on Yuj's face. Sora and Kairi had an incredulous look in their eyes. Then came the torrent of laughter.

"Oh. My. God. You're going to work in a sex shop." Yuj teased.

"I can see it now, Riku selling giant dildos to housewives." Sora almost choked on air. Riku knew it would be like this and he had to admit that the idea of him working in an adult store was laughable; he was an accounting student after all. He tended to be a bit more prudish than his friends and Yuj in particular but still he was a hard worker and would give this everything he had.

"When are you going to finally let a hot guy tap that ass of yours anyway?" Yuj asked not caring about the table of next to them that went oddly silent when they had hugged a few moments ago. Riku heard a muttered 'fucking fags' from one of the males. Riku's lips tightened in irritation and he would like nothing more than to wipe the floor with the punk ass prick, but he restrained himself.

"Well, Yuj we all can't be like the city bus. Everyone rides for cheap even when filled to capacity." Sora and Kairi both went wide eyed and stifled their laughter as best they could not wanting to miss a second. The hurt look that Yuj gave Riku could have melted a glacier.

"I love you Yuj." Riku hugged the blue haired man who held back a sob. Riku wasn't even sure where the comment had come from. He regretted it already. He let his pride get to him and it hurt a friend. He knew better. He couldn't let this job change anything. Though he could never imagine how much it would change everything.

"Fuck you. Bitch." Yuj spat bitterly and shoved his way from the group. Wiping his eyes and willing himself to keep his tears inside the blue haired teen disappeared into the crowd. Riku was left stunned by the act and the guilt in his chest threatened to drown him from within.

"Don't worry about him. He's just butt-hurt his boyfriend left him." Riku turned to look behind him and saw Sora's younger brother Roxas. Though only nine months Sora's junior he looked about two years older, though he did smoke. Still in his painters garb he sat at the vacated seat and sighed heavily.

"So what's this I hear about you having a job?" Roxas smiled his blue eyes shining mischievously behind his blond bangs that were still wet from the days work. Riku felt a smile creep up on his face one that fell when he realized he would have to tell his father where he was working.

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A/N: So here's chapter one. R&R please. I still regret nothing.