A/N: Okay, I'm pretty sure that it's been about almost four months since I've updated this, and I'm sorry for that! But hey, I've got my reasons (EXCUSES) written on my profile. But it's not that big of a deal because it's not like this story is 20 chapters in. :D No, this is just chapter two. I'm gunna tell you now that this is just a filler as they fit into their first few days, put it does put a few things straight for the climax and the resolution.
This was supposed to be three parts long, but I didn't feel like editing 30 page chapters, so I split part two into half. So now, it goes Part 1, Tension, Part 2, Invitation, then Part 3 & 4. Which, I'm working on right after this, because I want to get this story finished.
Anyway, enjoy!
Disclaimer: Y'all should know by now that I don't own anything :D Except for Autumn. Haha, and I didn't even come up with her name. That was one of my amazing reviewers for 'Another Day.'
Part 2 of 4:
Invitation
"No, no, no! Put that over there! There. Perfect." Sephiroth examined the foyer of his beach house, making sure everything was just so for his son's visit. "Everyone! Gather round!" The beach house staff (mainly Sephiroth's many housekeepers) gathered around him, waiting for an announcement. "My son and three others are coming today, so I don't want to see a single dust bunny anywhere!" He clapped. "Now, go! Clean! That's what I'm paying you to do!"
Sephiroth shook his head at the commotion. The newer employees weren't used to his demanding ways, and even the veterans hadn't worked in awhile so they needed to tune themselves up. But it was no matter to him, just as long as everything was perfect for Riku coming over. Sephiroth wiped his finger along the banister, and grimaced when dust showed on his finger. He hadn't been to the house since last year… and it definitely showed. And the current three residents for the past few months wouldn't pay for service… and Sephiroth sincerely doubted they dusted anywhere.
But that wouldn't do for him.
"Sephiroth?"
Sephiroth turned at the voice, and gave a smile. "Kadaj, what can I do for you?"
Kadaj and his two brothers- Loz and Yazoo- had been staying at his beach house for a few months now, due to theirs getting remodeled. Sephiroth didn't have a problem with them staying. The three brothers weren't bad people, maybe went to a little too many parties (although Riku did too, so he wasn't going to get too elaborate on his disapproval). Either way, Sephiroth had gladly let them use the home that he wasn't using at the time.
Kadaj smiled at him. Sephiroth admired his confidence, just because some viewed him as a little too… daunting? Intimidating? "We're really thankful that we could stay here, and our house should be done within the next couple weeks, but…"
"But?"
"Loz, Yazoo, and I rented out a hotel suite. We didn't want to seem really rude and stay here while you had guests, and from what you were telling the housekeepers, they were important. But we're thankful for you letting us stay here. Definitely."
Sephiroth smirked. "Don't think that you three staying here is a problem. The only visitors coming are my son and his three friends. Certainly you could still live here until yours is done, we wouldn't mind at all."
Kadaj put his hands in the air and shook his head. "No way. I wouldn't be able to impose on you like that. Plus, we've already got our bags packed." Kadaj pointed up the stairs to where his two brothers were waiting with luggage.
Sephiroth sighed. "All right, if you must…"
Kadaj nodded, smiled, then raced up the stairs, going to help his brothers with the luggage.
&!&!
Sora raced off the Gummi Ship, chanting 'Let's go, let's go!' the whole way and leaving confused and angry people in his wake. Wakka was close behind him, savoring the warmth of the new world that they had landed on. Tidus stayed back with Riku, who was holding his and Sora's carry-on bags. Tidus and Riku took a seat, and Sora and Wakka took off to get everyone's luggage and to pick up Autumn (Riku was dreading her mood when she was back to them. If car rides weren't her thing, then did Sora really think she'd be peachy with a plane ride?).
A few minutes later, Wakka and Sora were huffing and puffing, trying to tote about six bags of luggage. There was Sora's one suitcase, Riku's suitcase, Tidus's fairly small suitcase, and Wakka's, which was rather large. Then there were 2 extras- an also fairly large suitcase full of cans of cat food (three guesses who for) and Wakka's bag of beach stuff. Yes- Wakka had a whole bag of beach stuff.
In a quick and confusing moment, all the luggage was transferred into Riku and Wakka's arms, them being the strongest. Sora was holding the cat, and Tidus was holding nothing. Sora gave Riku encouraging smiles every so often, knowing that his boyfriend was lugging about four or five suitcases- and that cat food wasn't light.
When they walked into the main lobby, the amount of people milling around stunned all three boys. They'd never seen a Gummi Port so big, so they all stopped and admired the impossibly high ceilings and the little trams driving around with luggage on cars behind.
After Riku got over his shock, he squinted around to look for his father- assuming that his father came to pick them up, that is- but what he found was disappointing to him. All he found was a man in uniform holding up a sign with his full name printed on it. The man looked like some sort of driver- and it pissed off Riku to the bone to see that his dad hadn't even bothered to come for them. Riku walked toward the man holding the sign, and his friends quickly followed (not-so-quickly in Wakka's case).
The man nodded at them when they were a few feet away, obviously recognizing Riku's hair that matched his father's perfectly. "Ahh, Riku. May I take some of your luggage?"
Riku handed the man the heavy cat food suitcase, and the driver staggered under its weight for a moment. Wakka also gave him both his and Tidus's carry-on bags, and for a second Riku thought the man was going to fall flat on his back. But he was stronger than he looked- he righted himself after a few moments, and led them to the vehicle they'd be riding in, grunting with effort the whole way.
Riku scowled at the transportation to the beach house. His dad- of course- had to pick something flashy.
When Sora saw it, he almost dropped Autumn in happiness. "A limo? Riku, your dad got us a limo!" He flew over toward it, and the driver, who had already put the bags into the trunk, opened the door for him. Riku and Wakka dropped their bags into the large trunk, and when they climbed into the sleek, black limo, Tidus and Sora were bouncing around with excitement, looking at all the gadgets.
"Oh my god, Tidus!" Sora cried, waving Tidus over to him, "There's a mini fridge in here! And it's got like, everything in it!" Tidus pulled open the glass fronted fridge without much gentleness, and they started digging through it. Tidus pulled out various kinds of soda and alcohol, and Sora pulled out some rum that was originated on Destiny Islands, took a drink, and his face twisted into disgust at the taste.
Riku couldn't help but laugh. Sora was never really one for alcohol.
When their interest was off the mini fridge, Sora and Tidus kept bouncing around the limo, looking at everything and fiddling with dials. Pretty soon, they came across the dial that opened the sunroof to the car.
And Sora did exactly what you would expect of him- he opened the sunroof all the way, and stuck his head out. Tidus joined him.
Autumn was crouched in the back of the limo by Wakka; she was hissing. Wakka tried to reach over and tried to comfort her, but she just started to hiss louder at him. Riku rolled his eyes at the cat, then looked out the window. The others seemed excited about this visit to go see his dad, but it wasn't a long shot to say that he was completely dreading it.
&!&!
Sephiroth drummed his fingers on the stair banister, impatiently waiting for his guests to arrive. He glanced at his watch. "They should've been here three minutes ago…" Sephiroth ran his fingers through his hair, and started drumming his fingers again.
"Pool?" Kadaj asked Loz, who was sitting next to him on the couch.
"Check." Loz answered.
"Jacuzzi tub?"
"Check."
"Breakfast?"
"Check."
Kadaj clapped his hands together. "Looks like we're good to go! Let's get our crap packed and hit the road before the guests of honor arrive." All three boys picked up their bags and lugged them toward the front door.
Sephiroth turned around. "You're leaving already?"
Yazoo nodded. "Thanks for letting us stay here, though." He picked up a duffel bag and heaved it over his shoulder, then pulled out the handle on his suitcase.
Sephiroth heard a beep from a device on the wall, and walked over to it. It said that a car was requesting permission to come through the gate. He gave one look to the screen below, and smiled when he saw the limo. They were finally here.
"Don't leave just yet, boys. My son's finally arrived." Sephiroth looked at them, and they slowly set their bags back down with a nod.
A minute later the door opened and Riku, Sora, Wakka, and Tidus walked through. Their chauffer and another guy in a black suit were attempting to carry everything. Autumn was cradled in Sora's arms, eyeing everything warily. Sora kissed the top of her head.
"Welcome to your home for a little while, Autumn…" He was mesmerized by the double staircase, and the grandness of the room.
Wakka whistled approvingly. "Pretty grand for a beach house, ya."
Sephiroth shrugged. "I strive for the best." He walked forward and gave Riku an awkward hug. "Good to see you out of the work place, son."
Riku nodded solemnly. "Thanks for the invite, dad."
Sephiroth swept an arm across the three brothers behind him. "These are the three that have been staying at my place while theirs is renovated. Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo."
Riku gave them a nod. "Nice to meet you. These are my friends. Sora, Wakka, and Tidus. I'm Riku." He shook hands with Kadaj, who was smiling at Riku. Riku let go of his hand and cleared his throat, uncomfortable with Kadaj's look.
An awkward silence descended upon them, and Sephiroth broke it. "Alright, now that we've all met, you three," He gestured to the three brothers behind him, "can be on your way if you wish. And I'll have someone show you to your rooms."
Loz and Yazoo gathered up their bags, but Kadaj hesitated.
"You comin'?" Loz asked Kadaj.
Kadaj nodded. "Yeah, give me a second."
"LeRoy!" Sephiroth called loudly up the stairs. There was no immediate response, but a moment later a man in a black appeared at the top of the staircase, and descended, running his eyes over the guests. "Yes, Sephiroth?"
"Ah, LeRoy, there you are." Our guests are ready to be shown to their rooms.
LeRoy smiled- it was meant to be inviting, but the smile looked almost feral. "Well then, I'll show them right away. Come this way, please." He waved the four guests along, and the two men with their luggage.
As they climbed up the stairs, Tidus gaped at the chandelier. "What would happen if that thing decided to randomly fall?" He asked Riku.
Riku glanced at him. "Don't even think about it, Tidus. That thing's worth more than you are."
Tidus snorted. "That's not saying much, 'cuz I'm not worth all that much."
"True."
They turned left down a hallway, and LeRoy stopped, almost causing Sora and Autumn to run into him from behind. He held up his right hand and motioned toward a door. "Mr. Wakka's room."
Wakka threw the door open, and pumped a fist in the air. "Yeah, I got a beachside view!" He pried his two suitcases out of the hands of the chauffer, and skidded into his room.
LeRoy continued on. "And just so you all know, every single one of your rooms comes with a connecting bathroom. Sephiroth does hate sharing bathrooms." He stopped again, and motioned toward a door on his left. "Mr. Tidus's room." Tidus yanked his suitcase out of the butler's hand and went into his room, shooting a smile back at Sora and Riku.
LeRoy continued on again, and stopped when he reached another door on his right. "This room is for Mr. Sora. Your room comes with a slider door and a balcony entrance to the beach."
Riku put his hand up. "Wait, you're saying that we're not in the same room?"
LeRoy's mouth twitched into a smirk. "No, you and Mr. Sora are not. Sephiroth has requested that you stay in a room by him."
Riku became angry. This was not what he had planned for him and Sora. He wanted to be with Sora every second he could to repair the relationship.
Sora put a hand awkwardly on Riku's shoulder. "Hey. Don't worry about it, kay?" Sora looked at the chauffer, who had both his bags. He nodded for the man to follow him.
Riku looked back at LeRoy. "I don't care what dad wants, I'm rooming with Sora."
LeRoy shook his head. "I'm sorry. Sephiroth specifically asked that you bunked in his hallway, rather than the guest one. Follow me." LeRoy walked back the way they came, and Riku stared after him.
So far, this vacation wasn't working out so well.
&!&!
"So, wait, you're telling me that you're staying?" Sephiroth asked, confused. "Are your brothers staying also?"
Kadaj shook his head. "No, they aren't." He chuckled. "They're too excited about the hotel. But I hope you don't mind that I'd rather just be here."
Sephiroth was slightly dumbfounded, but nodded. "Yes, yes, I don't have a problem with that. I didn't put anyone else in your old room, so you can just stay there again."
Kadaj nodded. "Thank you."
"I'm headed off to an emergency meeting," Sephiroth told him. "So I'll be back later."
Kadaj nodded, and Sephiroth left. Kadaj rushed up the stairs with his suitcase to his room, brushing past Riku and LeRoy on the way.
&!&!
Sora stood in the middle of his room as the butler dropped off his suitcases and left. He had his own bathroom, with a giant tub (he wanted so badly to have one in his and Riku's apartment), and a slider with his own balcony, just like LeRoy had said.
He shut the bedroom door, and then set down Autumn. She rocketed around the room, and then came to a settle on top of the bed. She meowed.
"You like it, honey?" Sora cooed. "This is where we'll be for the next few weeks." If everything goes well. He was sad that he and Riku didn't share a room, but at the same time he was glad. Maybe the thing they needed to fix their relationship was space.
He opened a can of food for Autumn, who wolfed it down. He set up her litter box, and then settled on a squishy leather loveseat.
That's exactly what we need. Space. He smiled and sighed. Soon, it's all going to be back to normal. Things couldn't possibly get worse.
&!&!
Riku threw his things into the dresser, not bothering to fold them or make them look somewhat neat. He mumbled incoherent things about his dad, not realizing there was someone else in the room.
Kadaj cleared his throat.
Riku looked up, startled. "Oh, hi. Sorry, I didn't see you there."
Kadaj shrugged. "Sorry."
Riku shifted his eyes awkwardly. "So, it was Kadaj, right?"
Kadaj smiled. "Yeah. Riku, Sephiroth's son, right?"
"Yeah. Weren't you and, uh, your brother's leaving or something." Riku stopped. "Well, not to sound rude, that's just what I figured was going on."
Kadaj shrugged and leaned against the doorframe. "Well, that's what was supposed to go down, but something came up, so they left, and I stayed." He smiled. "I like things here better than at a hotel with my brothers anyway. I'm so sick of them." He rolled his eyes.
Riku chuckled. "Well, nice to meet you, but I've got to go talk to someone."
"If it's your dad, then he left for an emergency meeting." Kadaj informed him.
Riku shook his head. "No, it's not him. My boyfriend, Sora." Riku slid past Kadaj out of the room.
"Boyfriend?"
&!&!
"What's up Sora?" Roxas answered.
Sora shifted himself so he was lying on his back on the sofa. "Hey brother."
"Hi. You sound a little depressed."
"Yeah, Riku and I got into a fight."
"WHAT? What the hell did that motherfucker do?"
"Roxas, if I'm going to tell you this, you need to calm the hell down."
"Fine, Fine. Just tell me what he did."
Sora sighed, and started telling Roxas about the fight. He told him about how he started to try to kiss Riku, and Riku told him to stop. He told him how Riku had lashed out at him, and how Riku had slammed the door. How he cried himself to sleep that night.
Roxas was silent for a moment.
"Roxas?"
"Hold on." Sora heard Roxas shuffle with the phone a bit. "AXELLLLL!!!!!" There was a muffled explanation and more fumbling with the phone.
Axel spoke. "Alright, I'm coming over, and I'm going to beat his ass, he's gunna wish that he was never-"
"Axel," Sora smiled at how protective his brother and Axel were. "I don't think that's possible."
"What? He left? Oh that little motherfucker, I'll find him and-"
"Axel! We're not home."
"What do you mean you're not home?"
"Riku's dad invited us out to Destiny Islands to stay in his beach house."
"I hate you." Was Axel's response.
Sora laughed. "Jealous?"
Axel scoffed. "Extremely. Here, have shorty back." Sora heard a thump, and Axel's muffled 'ow.'
"You're at a beach house with him? After you guys got into that fight?" Roxas asked.
"Yeah. I hope that a vacation can help us."
Roxas snorted. "Good luck. But Sora, if he fucks up somehow, I'll go there myself and bring you back; because I know you'd never leave on your own."
"He's not going to mess up, Roxas. Trust me. I know Riku, and I know that he's going to use this opportunity to make everything better." Sora paused. "I hope."
"Like I said. If he fucks up, you're coming here, even if I have to stuff you into a suitcase."
Sora's door opened, and Riku walked in. "Gotta go, Rox. Love ya!" Sora slammed his phone shut, and put it in his pocket. "Hey."
Riku took a seat on the bed. "Talking to Roxas?" He asked.
Sora nodded. "Yeah. Axel's completely jealous because he wants to be here."
Riku chuckled. "That's just like him." Riku cleared his throat. "But listen, I wanted to talk to you about-"
"Sora, Riku!" Wakka busted in the room, and Autumn jumped about three feet in the air with a feral hiss. She skidded over to the couch and jumped on Sora's lap. Wakka ignored her. "We're going to play beach volleyball, ya! Go get changed!" He left the room.
Riku sighed. "I guess I'll just talk to you later. Might as well play some volleyball, eh?"
Sora smacked himself on the forehead. "Shoot!"
Riku raised an eyebrow. "What?"
Sora sighed, and dropped his head onto Autumn. "I forgot a swimsuit."
"Just borrow one of Tidus's. I bet he has extras. Then sometime we can go shopping and get you one. Sound good?"
Sora smiled and nodded. "Yeah. Go get changed now, I'll meet you out there." Riku left the room with a nod, and Sora dumped Autumn on the floor. He walked out the door, making sure to shut it tightly behind him.
&!&!
All four boys met on the court, and decided on the teams of Sora and Riku vs. Wakka and Tidus. Sora was constantly adjusting the ill-fitting suit, irritated that he forgot his own. Tidus didn't have an extra, so he had to go to Wakka, who, he thought, had too many. He borrowed one from Wakka, but it was way too big. He'd pulled the drawstring as tight as it could go, and that had made the shorts bunch out and look even bigger than they were. Not to mention the print was so tourist.
He scowled at the shorts. "I hate you."
Riku nudged Sora. "Ready?"
Sora nodded. "About as ready as I can be…"
With a battle cry, Wakka served the volleyball, and it rushed right toward Sora.
Sora squeaked. He got his arms above his head and ready to hit the ball. He tried to ignore the sunlight glinting in his eyes, before he could register what was going on, the ball conked him in the head, and he was on his butt in the sand.
Riku laughed and offered a hand to him. "That was graceful."
Sora blushed, and scowled at Wakka's victory dance. "That was only one point! Don't get so happy, Wakka!"
Wakka stuck his tongue out. "One- zero, ya!" He served again, and this time it flew at Riku.
Riku sent it back over the net with ease, and Tidus did the same. Sora grimaced when it came flying back at him again. He readied himself to hit it, and swung. The ball bounced off his forearms and to the side toward Riku. Riku let out his own battle cry and went after it, barely sending it back over the net, where it crashed into the dirt by Tidus.
Riku ran up and hugged Sora. "You hit it!"
Sora squeaked. "I know!"
Tidus scowled and sent the ball under the net toward Sora. "Your serve."
"One-one!" Sora called. He hit the ball to serve it, and it flew harmlessly into the net.
Riku caught the ball and tossed it back to Sora. "Try again." He said.
Sora tried again, and it hit the net.
And again.
And again.
Sora scowled and threw the ball into the dirt. "Okay, I suck at this." He stomped off the field and sat in the grass, arms crossed and pouting. "I don't wanna play anymore."
Riku sighed at Sora's poutiness. "Okay, okay…" He thought for a moment. "Maybe I'll just ask Kadaj if he wants to play…"
Riku took off into the house, and about five minutes later returned with a bathing suit clad Kadaj. Kadaj waved to everyone, and took his place on the court. "I'm good at this game, so beware." He told Wakka and Tidus.
Wakka smirked. "You won't be any better than me, pretty boy. Going to take off your sunglasses?"
Kadaj shook his head. "Of course not."
The first few minutes of the game went smoothly, with the ball just going back and forth. It was quickly apparent that Riku and Kadaj were gaining the lead, because the sun was glinting off Kadaj's sunglasses and into Wakka and Tidus's eyes.
Wakka, frustrated, spiked the ball. Riku and Kadaj were both into the game, and they both dove at the ball without even seeing the other.
Sora gasped along with Tidus and Wakka, watching the collision happen. Riku and Kadaj ended up hitting each other sidelong, with most of the impact on their heads. They both landed face-first into the dirt, groaning in pain. The volleyball bounced innocently off the court, and toward Sora.
Sora jumped up and scrambled toward them, along with Wakka. Tidus ended up getting scrambled into the net and was trying to fight his way out.
Riku rolled over, clutching his wrist. He let out a string of profanities, and attempted to sit up. "Shit, my wrist!"
Wakka helped Kadaj up, who seemed to not be hurt at all.
Kadaj dusted himself off. "Riku, are you okay?"
Sora knelt beside Riku, and pushed the silveret's hair from his face. "Riku! Riku, are you alright?"
Riku nodded and sat up. "Damn, Kadaj, you have a hard head."
Kadaj laughed. "I know, I know. Does your head kill as bad as mine?"
Riku nodded and winced. "Definitely." He inspected his wrist. "Damn, I think I sprained my wrist."
Sora inspected it. "Maybe. Let's go inside." Sora moved out of the way while Wakka helped up Riku.
"Sora!" Tidus called.
Sora looked over at him. "What, Tidus?" Sora laughed. "Tidus, your arm is stuck in the net."
Tidus scowled, and struggled with the net that had a firm grip on his arm. "Help?"
Sora helped Tidus out of the net and they followed after Riku and the others.
Sephiroth appeared from a slider door on the first floor, and called to Riku. "Riku, I need you in here right now!"
Riku groaned. "I'll catch up with all of you later." He gave Sora a smile, and then jogged painfully toward his dad. "What do you need, dad?"
"Come into my office a second, we need to talk business." Sephiroth motioned Riku into the room, and shut the door behind them.
Riku looked around the room, surprised by the small size of it. Compared to the rest of the house this place was actually somewhat cozy, with bookshelves, a mahogany desk, and a leather sofa.
Sephiroth took a seat on the desk, and Riku took one on the couch. "So, I told you that this vacation wasn't all vacation. We're having a company party here in about four days, and I need your help. We have to go out and plan everything, and you're going to help me with that. Okay?"
Riku raised an eyebrow at his dad. "Do I have a choice?"
"Do you want to keep your job?"
"Fine."
"Yes, and after we're done tomorrow, I'm taking you out on the speedboat. Just you and me."
"Sounds fun." Riku said sarcastically.
Sephiroth nodded. "Now go have fun. I'll see you tomorrow."
Riku stood up, but stopped himself from walking out. "Wait, dad. About the room arrangements… why aren't I sharing a room with Sora?"
Sephiroth raised an eyebrow at him. "Why would you want to do that?"
"Because I've been with Sora for years, and have lived with him for awhile too? Why wouldn't we share a room?"
Sephiroth crossed his arms. "Well, Riku, this is my house, and I don't really like you two sharing a room. I thought you'd like being put into a room by me. Was I wrong?"
Riku closed his eyes, and ran through his options for a response. He didn't want to say the completely wrong thing and piss off his dad. "No dad, I appreciate it and everything, but I wanted to be in a room with Sora. We've been sleeping in the same room for more than a year now."
Sephiroth walked over to the door and opened it. "Well then, I don't think a few weeks should be that big of an issue. See you tomorrow." Sephiroth shut the door with finality, and Riku slumped back into the couch, fuming.
&!&!
Sora's door busted open and Sora groaned at the CRACK when it hit the wall. "Ahh what do you want?" He mumbled, not knowing who did it.
Tidus jumped on the bed. "I want to go shopping. Since you're my best friend, you're coming with."
Sora glanced at him. "Best friend? Tidus, I just met you…"
Tidus groaned. "Okay, fine. Wakka's getting a limo ride to 'the largest beach on Destiny Islands' or whatever, and Riku's gone party planning with his dad."
Sora looked at the clock. It was 9:30, not early enough to get annoyed with someone waking him up. "Okay, fine. But I need a little time to get dressed." Sora's stomach growled. "And I'm hungry."
"We'll go out to eat; I hear that Destiny Island burgers are the best."
&!&!
Tidus groaned happily. "These burgers are orgasmic…" Tidus took another man-sized bite of his burger.
Sora picked at his fries. "Yeah, it was okay, I guess."
Tidus scoffed. "You know that it was better than okay, you ate that thing in about three minutes." He pointed at Sora's plate. "See? All gone."
Sora smiled. "Okay, okay, it was delicious. What are we doing after this?" He asked.
"Shopping."
Sora hated the thought of going shopping, but he had to get a bathing suit. It's not like he was going to wear Wakka's again. Sora threw a fry into his mouth. Maybe I'll even get something for Riku and Autumn, too, he thought.
The day started looking a little bit brighter, but when they left, Sora was dragged into too many stores, and used as a dress up doll too many times, he found himself wanting to be away from Tidus more and more. Personality-wise, Tidus was great. When he was shopping, however, he was a force to be reckoned with.
&!&!
Kadaj whistled a tune down the hallway, enjoying having the big house to himself. He headed into the guest entertainment room, and started playing darts. He threw one, and it lodged itself into the wall. He cursed, and then threw another. It hit the wall again.
When he ran out of darts, he threw himself down into a recliner. He closed his eyes and settled into it.
He opened one eye when he heard a slight scratching noise. He stood up, confused, because he knew that Sephiroth didn't like pets, so he didn't have any. He followed the noise down the hall, and stopped right outside Sora's door, where he could hear the scratching on the other side.
Kadaj opened the door, and jumped in surprise when a cat hissed at him.
The cat didn't bolt out of the room, so he lightly went down on one knee and reached his hand out toward her. "Damn cat, you're fat, you know that?" When he got close, she hissed at him, and scooted back into the room.
He sighed and followed her, shutting the door behind him. "Here, kitty, kitty…"
He stuck his head under the bed, and saw her glowing eyes. "Come here, stupid cat…" He reached out toward her, and recoiled when she bit him.
He got up, sat on the bed, and looked out the window. "Whose room is this?" He wondered aloud. After a few minutes he stood up and walked out of the room, mind wandering to other things.
&!&!
Sora stumbled into his room, half-awake, when Tidus had finally decided to stop shopping. Sora didn't have any idea where Riku was, and he was honestly too tired to care. He opened a can of food for Autumn, and then collapsed on the bed, out in a second.
A few hours later, back from the boat ride, Riku came into Sora's room, finding the boy asleep. Riku didn't feel like following his father's wishes and stay in his own room; he decided that he was going to sleep with Sora that night. And there was nothing his dad could do about it.
&!&!
Neither of them heard the stomps down the hallway, and neither of them heard Sora's door creak open.
"Riku."
Riku's eyes jerked awake, knowing who the voice belonged to. He sat up, and saw his dad standing in the doorway, looking at Sora and Riku with disapproval and disgust.
"Breakfast's ready." He spat. Sephiroth walked away, not bothering to shut the door.
Riku looked down at Sora, who was sleeping peacefully. Riku was glad that Sora didn't witness his father coming in.
Riku sighed, and lay back down on the bed. His father wasn't going to look at him the same now.
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A/N: This didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted to, but this part was meant to me mainly uneventful, since I broke it into two parts. So please review, and I promise that it won't take me three months to get part three and part four out!