Horizon
By: By a Whim
Disclaimer: All characters or settings unless otherwise stated are property of Disney/Square companies. (I wish I was the mastermind behind them though) MY characters: Mrs. Lee, Natasha Harada
Warning: Profanity; yaoi; violence.
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Notes: This is my first story so sorry if things are anything less then adequate. I also don't pay attention in English because my teacher is an insane short lady obsessed with the "helping verb song". I advise you don't ask what it is, mainly due to the fact you will here it in the main part. Anyway here is the story.
The story is planning to be set up so that a chapter takes up 2 days or less. Usually 1 day or less such as a story starting in 4th period means that the time for 1st 2nd and 3rd periods could be added to make it count for a whole day. But, I won't be confusing and just try to keep it on the same day.
Summary: A Sophomore named Riku collides with a Freshmen named Sora. When at Sora's house, Riku reveals he was kicked out of his house for being gay. Sora and his mother take him in, but what will this lead to?
Chapter 1: Has a lot of dialogue.
Chapter 1: Studying and Meeting.
Fourth period just ended after a long English class with Mrs. Lee teaching the students the "Helping Verb Song". What makes it even worse is that it goes to the tune of "Mary had a Little Lamb" and is the subject of a test no doubt tomorrow.
A chestnut-haired boy slowly trudged out of the room with the look of being exhausted or maybe it was the look of being asleep for a decade and just being woke up. Though, after a couple seconds the hazy eyes of the boy cleared as delicate eyelids ,or that's how it looked to Riku, shot open. A wide grin spread wide on his face. The boy's stomach made a complaint to the boy signaling he realized it was lunch time. As the brunet male quickened his pace eager to get to the cafeteria, he collided with a tangible object with silver wisps sprouting from the top. The boy, now on the ground, looked up to notice a human standing right there holding his face where the boy hit.
"S-Sorry" The brunet said as he started dashing of to the cafeteria.
"Don't be. Freshmen like you always crash into people like they aren't even there when their minds are preoccupied with food." Riku said as if it was law with a smirk on his finely defined face.
"What is that supposed to mean?" The younger one's cheeks flushed with slight embarrassment and a tad frustration. He was not happy to be back at the bottom of the school hierarchy. (Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior)
"Nothing."
"Whatever." And with that the boy sped around the corner into the cafeteria. Little did he know what would unfold that day.
Riku chuckled to himself as he casually opened the doors. To him lunch was like just a bunch of vultures scrambling after a single zebra. Or that's at least how he thought. His taste in similes didn't really appease his creative writing class but thought the same anyway. Riku scanned the room looking for brown-hair and a stomach as loud as a sonic boom. He noticed the boy at the end of the line going over to sit with a black-headed girl, two more brunets one a guy and one a girl, two blondes, and one red-head. He identified them respectably: Yuffie, Leon, Aerith, Tidus, Cloud, and Kairi. The boy who strangely has never heard of before sat down next to Kairi, only to see him laughing at, no doubt, a corny joke that Tidus often enjoyed. An idea slowly slipped into Riku's mind to ditch his friends and just sit down with the obviously free-spirited souls. He followed his mind right away and sat next to the boy on his right, and Yuffie on his left. He went down to eat a scoop of apple sauce when he caught the glare of the people at the table. Nervously he met them with his own innocent look.
"Hey there." He said simply.
"What do you want, Mr. All-High-And-Mighty?" Kairi stated harshly.
"Oh nothing, I just wanted to catch the person-who-rudely-crashed-into-me-earlier's name." Riku answered with a wink towards the boy.
"My name's Sora." Sora said.
"Cute hair, cute name." Riku muttered under his breath hoping no one would notice. He really did think the boy was cute. Seriously, even if it was just the lost-freshmen look that most of the younger boys had, it was still honestly cute.
"Why do you care Riku. He's not going to be another one of your fucks." Cloud shot at Riku with a flicker of regret in his eye, not for the statement but for the past.
True that Riku was a heartbreaker of his two years so far in high school. He really doesn't mean to do it. He just has his own selfish sexual needs. Riku often used it to justify EVERYTHING he did, girl or boy. But he didn't need to be treated like a bad person.
"I would never would do anything like that!" A devilish glare found its way onto Riku's face. The boy was pretty attractive. He had silver, wispy hair. It came down to a girlish length but it didn't seam to bother him. His face was decorated with stunning features. His arms were muscular, but not bulky but more of a sexy "toned". His legs were similar in stature. He wore a yellow, cotton sleeveless t-shirt that was pulled taut over a well defined chest and stomach. Loose pants addressed the bottom half of Riku. Riku happened to notice a similarly attractive boy, but not as attractive of course, was staring at Riku with a questioning look.
"But, it seems Sora like's what he sees."
"Wha-what?" The named male widened his eyes with an innocent look.
"Nothing. Hey, I saw you were in my English class. I see you got into the accelerated class so you take 10th grade English instead of 9th. Need a study buddy." Sora happened to chuckle at the quote "study buddy" from Mrs. Lee.
"Yah, Its better than having to study by myself."
"Oh, so its more you want to study with me because there is nothing better to do instead of actually wanting to."
"It's not like that its just…." Sora stuttered nervously.
"It's cool. I saw your friends left a bad impression of me in your head. Oh well, here call me sometime." Riku took out a Sharpie and scribbled some digits into Sora's hand. "See you around some time." And before Sora could say anything, Riku was already filing out, not getting to eat lunch, and heading to 5th period.
Why did I give up my entire lunch period to talk to a freshmen? Eh, I guess I can always use friends since most of my friends are just admirers and not really friendly to me.
Riku sighed inwardly at this thought and exchanged his books for creative writing books and headed towards the "Arts Wing" of the high school with a satisfied smile on his face.
"You aren't seriously thinking of studying with him, are you Sora?" Sora turned his head at hearing his name. He had been staring at the spot where Riku had been standing with his gorgeous silver hair… wait did he just think gorgeous?
"Yah. Why not?" Was all Sora said.
"Don't you know who he is?" Kairi had been talking to him, now taking him by the wrist to leave the cafeteria.
"No. He seems nice, from what I can tell he is a sophomore though." Sora said believing every word he had said.
"Sora. Riku is a bisexual manwhore who sleeps with anyone he can get his hands on! How could I let that happen to you after he did it to Cloud." Kairi said solemnly.
"He screwed Cloud?"
"Yah"
"Oh. Well it can't hurt just to study. He probably needs my help anyway. He didn't seem to be paying attention in class."
"Whatever." Kairi said harshly as she stomped away madly due to the fact that Sora completely ignored her warning.
5th, 6th ,7th ,8th ,and dismissal period passed quickly. Now he couldn't help thinking about Riku as he was being dragged by the wrist by Yuffie happened to live next to door so they rode the bus together. Sora couldn't figure out why he was exactly thinking about Riku. He was confused about why he everyone accused him to be a "manwhore".
"Oh!" Sora said to himself which caught Yuffie's attention who was sitting next to him on the brown leather seats that were decorated in ball-point pen.
"What Sora?"
"Nothing. I just decided I'm gonna' call Riku to see if he wants to come study since we probably will have a test tomorrow on those helping verbs. I can't believe they still treat us like kids."
"Yah whatever." Was all Yuffie said before she got absorbed in a conversation with a girl named Selphie.
Sora quickly dialed numbers into his phone while reading off of his hand. When he finally typed in the last digit, which for some reason felt like forever to Sora, it started to ring.
"Hello?" Came a voice from the other line.
"Hey Riku." Sora greeted the boy he was hoping would answer.
"Calling me already Sora?"
"Yah. We are probably going to get tested on that stupid song for English so I wanted to see if you wanted to come over and study." Sora said as a statement and not a question.
"I would Sora but I can't."
"Why not?"
"I don't know where you live, silly!" Sora blushed at the carelessness to tell him how to get to his house.
Sora uttered some directions of how you could to his house from school, hopefully helping Sora out.
"uhh… Sora?" Riku said with slight humor in his voice.
"Yah?"
"You live behind me. Our backyards share the same fence." Riku laughed some how KNOWING that the boy was blushing. We just take different busses. Weird? I know."
"Oh, So I'm taking that as your coming over Riku?
"Haha. Yes Sora I'll come over and study at 4, a half hour after I get hope. Don't forget."
"Don't worry! I won't!" Sora said quite eagerly and cut the older boy off. Sora grinned to himself with joy, barely being able to wait to see his friend to study.
Sora had taken time to inform his mom Riku was coming over and was now pacing in the living room for Riku to arrive. It was now 4:01 and Sora was getting a little anxious for when he came. Sora had spiky hazel hair that bounced in his gate that often defied gravity. Like Riku, he had defined features which also were more cute than anything. His eyes were a deeper blue than Riku's aquamarine eyes but were equally as beautiful. Sora had some muscle to him, but not as toned as Riku. He also had some of his baby fat, but not much. He was overly adorable.
Sora rushed to the front door and opened gaping at what he saw before him….. Nothing. Sora inwardly kicked himself and dashed through the living room, through the kitchen, through the family room, and to the back door. He figured that Riku must have come this way since they did live next door. Sora first took time to straighten his shirt, then his hair. When he opened the door again nothingness. Shit, I hope he didn't go home! Sora thought to himself. When he turned around his eyes widened with shock when he saw Riku standing next to Sora's mother.
"Your mom let me in Sora. Mrs. Harada seems very nice."
"And you are too Riku." Mrs. Harada said to him. "Call me Natasha though"
"Ok Natasha." Riku said with a cute smile at Sora's mother.
Oh great he made friends with my mom. Just like Kairi she is always saying I like everyone I bring home to study with. She reads into everything way to much.
"Sora?" Riku asked snapping the boy out of his thoughts.
"Sorry, Riku. Let's go up to my room." Sora was already tugging on Riku's backpack while Riku was just dragged into the living room and up the stairs to his bedroom. Sora already had a paper out ready to get right to studying.
"Sora are you that eager to study?" Riku noticed Sora holding the copy of the helping verbs song that they were given in class. Sora wasn't musically inclined so memorizing songs was hard for him.
Sora unconsciously grunted acknowledging Riku's question and continued to read over the sheet.
"Your mom seems nice Sora. She has the heart of a 3-year-old. Must be nice to have a mother like that…." Sora turned his head to look as Riku trailed off in sorrow.
"What's wrong Riku?
"My mom kicked my out of the house last year because I am gay." Riku said as if it was the most normal thing in the world. This obviously caught Sora off guard.
"Kairi said you were bisexual." Sora said more as a question than anything else. He was surprised at the admittance but didn't let on.
"Everyone thinks that because the girls claim to have been with me. But yah, I'm only interested in boys. I hope that doesn't bother you."
"Not in the least."
"Good, now I live with that family till I can find someone to take me in. They were a family friend until they heard about what my mother did. I've been looking for someplace to stay for a while."
"YOU CAN STAY HERE!" Sora yelled as loud as he can without realizing what he said. They DID have a spare bedroom, they DID have enough money to support him. The only thing he DIDN'T have was permission from his mom.
"You would do that for me Sora? You just met me."
"Well yah. I'm not going to let a friend of mine have to look for some place to stay with someone he doesn't know."
"F-Friend?"
"Yes Riku, you're my friend. Let me go get my mom so we can go over this." Sora started to walk away when Riku caught his wrist.
Riku pulled Sora in to a thankful hug with a tear rolling from his eye. Sora didn't know how much this meant to him. All Sora could do was hug his new friend back. Riku released and sat down on Sora's bed as Sora went to bring his mother up.
Natasha followed Sora up to his room wondering what was going on. When the door swung open all she saw was an extremely thankful Riku with a trail of where a tear fell from the corners of his eye. Natasha sat down, ready to open her mouth but was cut off by Sora.
"Mom. I offered for Riku to live here, now before you say anything you need to hear what happened." Sora and Riku retold everything about what happened to Riku. Adding some more details hoping to win Natasha over now and then, Natasha nodded her head, sometimes a tear coming to her eye.
"I see. Well, I did get a new raise, and I would have to consult the people you are living with now, but we would be happy to take in Sora's little boyfriend." Natasha said teasingly at the end. This was just what Sora was worried that his mother would do. She ALWAYS does this.
"MOM!" Sora said embarrassed, feeling a slight blush cross his cheeks. "You can't tease like that since Riku actually is gay. You will give him the wrong message!"
Riku chuckled softly. "Its ok Sora, I could tell she was just messing around. Can I presume that you are…?" By now Natasha left to go over and discuss what was going on with their neighbors. "You know."
Sora's eyes lit up with shock. "No. I mean, well I don't know. I haven't been a serious relationship with anyone. So I can't tell you. Sorry Riku."
"Don't be Sora. It's not like I'm asking you out. I just want to know who I will be living with better."
"Haha. Ok Riku. Let's get back to studying. Nothing is going to stop Mrs. Lee from testing us tomorrow. Even if we don't have school she will track us down and test us here."
"Ok Sora," Riku picked up the copy of the helping verbs song. "Remember it goes to the tune of Mary had a Little Lamb. Ready?"
"Yup."
"Go."
"Am, are, is, be, been, was, were. Have, has, had. Do, does, did. Can--- Could--- Will, would, shall, should, may, might, must."
"Why are you so worried Sora? You have it down perfectly. And you have a good voice. Are you in chorus?" Riku asked his new house-mate.
"No. Riku, my mom already thinks I like boys Riku." Sora said teasingly, then regretting it as Riku started to frown.
"That hurts Sora." Riku said genuinely upset. Then all of a sudden Riku's eyes lit up and pushed Sora playfully and running out of the room. "Let's go check up on Natasha!
The run from Sora's room to Riku's current living residence consisted of, one knocked over chair, Riku falling down the stairs, knocking over the cereal on the kitchen counter, and several pushes and shoves as the two boys formed an invisible competition to beat the other to the other yard. Sora was ahead, then Riku, then Sora again. As they broke out into the yard, Sora sped up as much as he can, Riku following suit. Eventually Sora made it to Riku's door about a second faster than Riku.
"Don't think I'm not going to get a rematch!" Riku said threateningly.
"You're just upset you lost!" Sora retorted.
"Whatever." Riku said with mock frustration.
"Don't be like that." Sora said in an endearing way, not wanting to have mad his friend upset.
A few minutes later, still waiting outside the door, Riku spoke up. "Sora?"
"What" At that moment Riku pulled Sora into another thankful hug.
"Thank you, Sora,"
"Any time." Sora replied simply cheerfully, sliding open the glass door and walking into Riku's soon to be ex-residence.
I think my first chapter went pretty well.. Just think about all the things that could go on in the future with Riku living in the same house as Sora. Just remember that Sora/Riku fans.
Riku: I can almost imagine! (Riku gets a lustful look on his face.)
-Riku, you can't do anything to Sora yet, you will scare him away.
Riku: He said he could like boys!
-Don't back sass me or I will make him strictly straight. Then you will have to go with Cloud again.
Cloud: Hey! Why don't get a say in this!
Riku: *Grumbles*
- OK so anyway. This constant spending time together might add to their feelings. REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! I need reviews or the story will end here. You don't want that!
----By a Whim
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