Chapter 2! Hope this one's satisfying... We have so many good ideas . BE EXCITED.

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"CLICK"

The noise that had previously awakened Riku time and time again, he made sure to eliminate for good. Riku rolled his head back to where it had previously molded its weight into. With a grunt, he squinted his eyes and rolled over again. It was becoming much more difficult to make himself comfortable. He opened his eyes at the bright red numbers, only to shoot himself up in an instant.

"Shit! 7:45! I have to get Sora at school by 8!" He sprinted up out of bed, not even correctly dressing himself, and scrambled down the halls of the house only to stop at a door with a cloud and a sun. He slammed the door open with a gasp. "SORA! GET U-p…" Riku stopped and looked at the room, shocked that there was only an empty bed and some clothes scattered on the floor. He gathered himself again and sprinted for the stairs, praying one of his parents hadn't wakened Sora before him. "Please God, I'd lose this job for sure." Skipping 2 steps at a time, Riku finally made it to the bottom, looking up, hands on his knees huffing for air.

"Riku?" the little brown haired boy asked, taking another bite of his cereal.

"Sora! Did your mom wake you up?! I'm so sorry! I overslept, this is early for what I'm used to," Riku continued to ramble making his way to where Sora sat, and as he came closer, Sora couldn't help it as his eyes seemed to skim Riku's body. Noticing his slightly messy silver strands fall delicately to his seemingly flawless skin, which stretched all over his tall, slender body. "Sora?"

"Ooh, don't worry Riku." He took another bite of his cereal to pull his gaze away, but just turned back with a sweet smile. "I'm used to being alone. You really don't have to worry."

"So you woke yourself up?" Riku asked, sighing at Sora's persistence.

"Mhm!" Sora said with a smile so big his eyes seemed to squint a little.

"Well, if I happen to sleep in again… which I won't, feel free to wake me up, so I don't have a heart attack right when I get up. 'Kay kiddo?"

"Okay, if you say so, but I'd be okay by myself really, you don't have to worry."

"Sora, it's my job to worry," he said ruffling his hand through his hair.

"Hey, I just brushed that!" Sora said, reaching for Riku's hand. Once Sora had grabbed his little digits on Riku's hand, he froze. His skin was soft. "Riku…?"

"Yeah?" Riku answered, kneeling down to Sora's level, his hand still upon Sora's head.

"It's almost time to go to school, are you gonna take me in your underwear?"

"Huh?" Riku looked down at his half dressed self, suddenly feeling the chill of the air. "Ha-ha, let me go get dressed then I'll take you." Riku jumped to his feet and sprinted up the stairs, skipping a few on the way. A small chuckle was left in the room as Sora gathered his school things and plopped his backpack on his shoulders.

"Okay Sora… let's go," Riku stated, practically hopping on one foot, putting his shoe on the other. Sora just giggled when Riku reached the bottom of the stairs and lifted his hand to Riku's. He smiled and grabbed the smaller hand in return, both turning and leaving the house with a "CLICK" from the door locks enclosing them on the outside.

Thankfully for Riku, the walk to Sora's school was a short one. Although Riku had lived in the area for a year or so now, he hadn't really noticed how beautiful the city could be, but then again he didn't usually walk most places. The little boy latched onto his hand, grinning from ear to ear, probably had something to do with it as well. The rest of the walk went by quickly and most likely would have gone on longer if it weren't for Sora.

"Riku? We're here…" Riku snapped out of his gaze and realized he had almost dragged Sora past the school. Quickly running him up to the entrance, he kneeled down to Sora's level.

"Be a good boy, okay Sora? After today, I'll just be dropping you off and picking you up at the school gates. I'll see you at 2:45!" With a short hug and a ruffle of hair, Riku stood up and pushed the smaller boy through the doors before turning around and walking away.

Later that day, Riku was walking Sora back home from school. The trip was dragging on longer than it had seemed to earlier that day, and Riku wasn't quite sure what to say to the little brunette.

"So, how was your day at school?" Riku looked down after feeling a slight tug on his hand, deep blue eyes awaiting an answer.

"Oh, uh, tiring. Definitely tiring."

"Aw, I'm sorry Riku. I was gonna ask if you would help me with my homework, but you can take a nap instead. I know you were a little rushed this morning." Before Riku could say anything though, he was distracted by a jingle. He looked down to see little Sora pulling out his keys and then realized they were already at the house.

By the time homework had been finished and dinner had been served, it was time for Sora to go to bed. Making sure to get him upstairs in time tonight, Riku had Sora prepped and ready for bed in no time flat. Tucking him in, he whispered goodnight then turned around. Before shutting the door, a small voice made its way to his ears.

"Riku… Where are mommy and daddy?" Turning around, Riku saw concern in the small child's eyes.

"Mommy and daddy had to leave for a business trip earlier today. They're not gonna be here for awhile, so it'll be some bonding time for me and you!"

"But… they usually wait to tell me goodbye," Sora whispered, concern being replaced with sadness.

"It was urgent, I mean… I'm sure they wanted to but… It was last minute Sora, don't worry."

"How long this time?"

"Awhile, kiddo."

"NO!" Sora shouted, sitting up in his bed, grasping a handful of blanket. "How long this time Riku, tell me." Not being able to stand the sad look Sora was giving him, Riku sighed, looking down in defeat.

"I think they said 2 weeks. I'm sorry kiddo…" Riku returned his gaze to Sora, only to see Sora drowning his face in blankets, a few sobs escaping through the fabric. Walking to the side of the bed, Riku sat down next to Sora and gently began rubbing his back. Looking up with a tear stained face, Sora searched Riku's eyes for a sign of comfort. Suddenly feeling Riku engulf him in a hug, Sora began to talk, slurring his words with cries.

"Please Riku, please don't leave me too!" Pulling away, Riku looked down, using his large thumbs to slowly wipe away the tears pooling in Sora's eyes.

"Aw, chin up Sora. You're a big boy, remember? I thought you were used to being alone."

"I am!" Sora said, squeezing the hem of Riku's shirt, "But they usually at least say goodbye. They've never just left before!" Riku collected the little boy into his arms and began shushing him.

"Don't worry Sora… I won't leave until I know you're fast asleep." With a sniff, Sora complied and laid his head back down, holding onto Riku's hand. Within a few minutes, Sora's breathing had evened and Riku was able to slide his hand out of Sora's. Easing his way out of the door, Riku walked down the hall to his own room, exhausted.

"Damn… More effort into this than I expected. Maybe this won't be so easy after all."

Several days later, Riku got more and more into the routine of things with Sora. Some nights he would stay in Sora's bedroom till he feel asleep, while there would be others where Sora would just hug Riku goodnight and skip his way there all by himself. Everything seemed to feel more at home within the mansion for not only Riku, but Sora as well as he became a bit more active, around Riku.

"Riku, can you help me with this one too?" Sora pointed with his small finger to a problem on his homework, gathering the attention of the older teen, who slightly leaned over Sora to read over his shoulder.

"Ring, ring!"

"Sora, this one is exactly like the last one I just helped you with!" Riku said, lifting his chin from his resting place upon Sora's head.

"But I need help!" Sora pouted, lifting his head up toward Riku.

"Ring, ring!"

"Just try it real quick while I get that. Use the last problem as reference," Riku stated, getting up from his spot on the couch and walking towards the phone.

"Ri-ku!" Sora groaned with a final attempt to bring him back over to the sofa.

"Ring, ring!"

"Sora I'll help you in a second! …Hello?" Riku asked to the phone, then lifted his eyes to Sora, who was just staring at him with wide eyes, forcing him to retreat his gaze to the floor. "Oh hello, yes, how are you?" He began to the other side of the line. Riku seemed to have an intense look on his face as the listened. Sora twisted himself on the couch, waiting for Riku to look up at him and sure enough he did. "Oh, I see. No, that's very understandable." Riku barley grabbed a glimpse of Sora's plump lips whispering his name. Riku just gulped and turned away, having his back face Sora, who just giggled in return. "Really? Now why's that?" he stated, walking into the other room so he could concentrate more on his conversation, leaving Sora on the sofa, just to barley listen to the hum of Riku's voice through the hall. He only started to pretend he was halfway into his homework when he heard steps down the hall and Riku saying his goodbyes, "Well then, I guess we will see you later, yes, goodbye."

"Who was that?" Sora asked, waiting for Riku to return to his side after he hung up the phone.

"Oh, that was your parents."

"REALLY!? Are mommy and daddy coming home early?" he asked grabbing Riku's sleeves as he sat down.

"Uh… No, sorry kiddo. Your mom will be back as scheduled." He stated with a crooked smile, only to see Sora's once bright eyes slowly fall.

"Oh, but what about daddy?" he asked, lifting his eyes again with some little hope. Riku just put his hand on Sora's shoulder, causing him to look down once again.

"He will actually be gone a bit longer than he thought. He didn't say how long exactly, but hey, more time with me! Right kiddo?!" Riku said, leaning his head down to be in front of Sora's, forcing him to look up. "It's okay, really. I promise." Sora just lifted the corners of his mouth into a smile and wrapped his arms around Riku with a sniffle from his nose. Suddenly, they both felt a slight vibration escaping from Riku's pants. Riku pushed little Sora away for a second to dig around in his pocket. Pulling out his cell phone, he smiled at Sora giving him the "one second" finger while answering. A few seconds later Riku said his goodbye, placing his phone back into his pocket. "Alright Sora, let's go get you up and all tucked into bed."

"Who was that?"

"A… friend… I… I promised them I'd help… with something for school, but you know, I didn't want to leave you, so I told them they'd have to wait till I had you all situated," Riku said rubbing Sora's head.

"Oh! Really?" Sora asked lifting his brows.

"Yep." He grabbed Sora and lifted him by his waist off the sofa. "Now let's get you ready so I don't keep them waiting too long." They made there way up the stairs and followed their nightly routine and just as Riku was closing Sora's door to send him off to dream land, he heard a familiar voice calling his name.

"Riku?" Riku pushed his head into the room to look at Sora's face slightly lit by his nightlight.

"Yeah kiddo?"

"What time are you gonna be back?"

"Uhh, like 10 or 11, okay? So don't worry." Riku smiled and took his head back outside the door, taking a few leaps to his room to get ready then leave for what Sora believed was his "study" party. Sora just rolled on his bed back and forth, finally stopping facing his clock. 8:10. He had to wait a long time.

"Hey man," Riku said, answering his cell after feeling it vibrate once more. "Yeah, I'm on my way to Axel's right now." He stopped right when he got to the front door. "Oh, you think so… Guess who called me earlier… Mhm, I'm so getting laid tonight." Finally shutting the door Riku left into the night.

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