Sora tapped his foot impatiently, sitting on a bench right near the gates to the school grounds. To make this feel more like a date Riku had told him to wait for him on one of the benches by the gates so he could 'pick him up' so to speak. It was ridiculous how long he had been waiting. Did the other honestly think that he would stand here for an hour without getting pissed at him? Huffing, he began to walk off before he felt a hand wrap around his arm, holding him in place.
"And where do you think you're going princess?" Riku's smooth voice spoke, the brunette whirling on him and glaring at him angrily.
"I've been waiting for an hour Riku. What the hell took you so long?" he asked, trying to keep himself from from yelling but it was becoming increasingly hard as he stared at the smug smirk on the silverette's face that made him think he didn't really care about what he was saying.
"You know, you're really cute when you're angry." he said with a grin, watching the younger boy continue to fume at his words before he brought up his free hand, holding a single rose between his fingers. "For you." he said, watching tan fingers hesitantly come up and gently take the flower from his hands.
"Oh…thank you." he said softly, a bit surprised the other could actually be…sweet. At least a little. "Where are we going?" he asked, having calmed down a little now that they could actually get on with their date.
"A little place just down this way. It's got a romantic atmosphere, I personally know the owner." he said, letting go of the other's arm just to hook their arms together as he began to walk them out of the gates and off the school grounds.
Sora remained quiet as their arms were hooked, letting the other enjoy the moment. After all, he had agreed to a date which mean he should act civilized to see if this date would actually work out. Although he couldn't help but think that he was ready for this date to fail so the other would finally leave him alone. That is, if everything went as he thought it would go. The only side he seemed to see of the other was his sexual lusting side and Sora seemed to be weak to that. So if he was able to make the other leave him alone, he would actually start off college normally.
He hoped he could have a normal college life, a normal separated from his mother, a normal rise into the real world. He was snapped out of his thoughts when Riku spoke, looking at the silverette to pay attention like any normal date would. "So princess, what's your major?" he asked, getting a scowl from Sora at the nickname.
"Don't call me princess. And I'm going for graphic design. I've always wanted to do something in art…and I figured that would cover everything in a way. My mother's an artist. She paints and sculpts and sometimes she's able to sell them in an amateur art gallery she goes to on the mainland every few months." he said, deciding not to be stingy with his answers.
"Mm, it's hard to go into a major when you're not all that passionate about it." Riku replied, raising an eyebrow as he looked at the other. "I was like that when I start photography. I thought it'd be easy because I liked to take pictures, take a few snapshots and get paid big bucks for them. I quickly learned that wasn't all there is to it. But…I'm lucky that even though it a whole lot harder than I expected, I love it." he said.
Sora rose an eyebrow as he listened to him speak, not really expecting him to be honest with him. He almost found it sad that he had to keep reminding himself that this was a date. They were supposed to try to get to know each other and some pseudo personality to push each other away.
"I just like art…nothing else seems to fit me. I hate the whole business thing, even though I know we have to learn a little of it here. Science was never my thing. I couldn't understand the whole protons and neutrons and electrons and the waves…it was just too confusing for me to grasp. And well…I've crossed off all the other categories simply because I just…don't' have passion for any of them. Art is my passion. I would rather work on a drawing…an illustration than be stuck in a lifeless office for the rest of my life." he said softly.
"You do realize we have an illustration program here right?" Riku asked, eyebrow raised.
"I know…but…my interests extend further than just illustrations. I did posters for clubs at school without them asking me to..I just thought it was a lot of fun to do something so…artistic but for a reason, not just to draw or color. I really love it." he said softly.
"I see…then I suppose graphic design is a good choice for you. I have a few buddies in that program, if you need any help I can introduce them to you." he offered, the brunette's blue eyes focusing on the older for a moment, assessing him. Sora made no move to try to hide that he was questioning his motives for this before slowly smiled.
"That'd be nice. I'm sure I'll need some help during school." he said before he looked forward again. It had gotten slightly dark, the city's street lights turning on to light up the sidewalk to make those who were bustling down the sidewalk in this late light could feel safer and see their way. It just seemed to make this date feel a bit more…romantic he had to admit.
"Ah, that's the restaurant." Riku pointed out. Ahead of them was a small restaurant on the corner of a street, a soft glow of lights emitting from the place. From what he could see, the building was black, the small patio on the outside holding all black furniture, round lanterns hanging off the side of the building and lighting up the entrance beautifully. Just seeing the outside made him glad he had worn the navy blue dress shirt and black jeans.
Thinking of this, he had realized that he hadn't even looked at how Riku was dressed, seeing as how the male had made him leave the dorm room so he could get a shower and get dressed, Sora was surprised he hadn't noticed right off the bat. Of course, he had been a bit angry that the older had made him wait for an hour before showing up. Although he couldn't help but feel as though the other had taken so long because he had gone to buy the rose for him. That thought made him feel a little bad that he had yelled at him when all the silverette had been doing was getting him a flower, a sweet gesture on his part.
He waited until they had better light, noticing the black dress shirt with a few buttons opened at the top, just enough to show off Riku's collarbones, with black dress pants on the bottom. It made the other actually look…charming. And sexy. But Sora could keep that part to himself as the entered the small restaurant.
The inside was just as cozy and romantic looking as the outside, a beautiful beige color occupied the walls, the floor a darker shade. Tall black tables were placed throughout the room, tall chairs matching the tables set at each one, only two per table and each had a wonderful beige trim to them to match the walls. In the center of every table held a small, silver vase holding a single coral colored rose. To one side there was a black bar with several stools going along the outside edge. To say the least, Sora felt awed by this place. It was much bigger than the outside made it look and it was a very intimate and romantic setting.
He blinked when he heard Riku beginning to speak, looking to see him speaking with another silver haired man who was a few inches taller than him but held a remarkable resemblance to the other yet his whole…aura…was much softer than Riku's…gentler almost. "A table near the windows please."
The older man nodded, leading him towards the back and setting down two menus at a table with a window right beside it, the frame work only reflecting the inside and outside of the building. Whoever designed this place had put a lot of thought into it. It was obviously designed with romantic dates in mind. "Please, take your time in deciding. I'm afraid we only serve water and alcohol here and seeing as how you're not old enough for the latter, I'll bring your water in a moment." the waiter said, bowing his head lightly before leaving them alone, disappearing into a door in the back Sora hadn't noticed before.
"How'd he know we're not old enough, he didn't even ask." he said. He blinked when he saw the other smirking, frowning slightly.
"No offense Sora but you're not the most adult looking eighteen year old out there. You still look like you're sixteen." Riku informed him, smirking as he watched the other pout, finding it the cutest thing he had seen in a long time. He reached caroused the table, running his thumb along the other's lower lip, smiling now. "You know, I wouldn't do that on campus if I were you. It's a one way ticket to get jumped." he said before he leaned back in his seat.
Sora couldn't help the blush, just like he couldn't help his pout. He always pouted anytime someone brought up the fact that he still looked like a child no matter how much he aged. When he was sixteen he had still looked twelve. It was ridiculous but he was hoping that he by the time he thirty he would at least look over twenty one. He almost thought it was a futile hope.
"Might want to look at your menu now. That blush doesn't seem to be doing much for you other than making you look ravagable." he said with a grin, watching the brunette blush a bit darker as he opened up the menu and began to look through the choices. All of the food items seemed to have been thought out very well, all of the meals were low calorie(as expressed at the bottom of the menu).
He jumped slightly as water was set down on the table, their waiter giving him an apologetic smile before pulling out a white notepad. "Have you two decided what you're having?" he asked, eyes moving between the two until one of them decided to speak.
Riku ordered a small steak while Sora preferred to go with the grilled chicken, the waiter writing it down and disappearing back through the door he had come out of moments before. Sora stared after him before he felt a hand on his cheek, moving his head so that he was looking at Riku again, finding the appendage belonging to the man he was being made to look at. "What?"
"You know, I'm your date, you should be looking at me. I'm a bit insulted I don't have your attention." Riku teased with a smirk.
"O-Oh, sorry." he said, scratching the back of his head. "i've never really been good on dates. Leon used to have to get my attention all the time…and Axel didn't mind that my attention wasn't always on him so he could ogle other guys. I suspect Roxas keeps him in line now."
"Roxas? That's your brother right? I remember you mentioning him yesterday when you were bickering with your mother." he said, leaning slightly on the table.
"Yeah, we're twins actually but he lives with my dad. When my parents separated, he decided to go with him to make the custody battle freeze before it could even get started. It's really hard being separated from him but we talk a lot. We email each other and speak on chat." he said.
"I can imagine, I have four brothers. I doubt we were as close as any pair of twins could be but I don't get to see three of them a lot." he said. "I'm sure that since you're both in college now you'll be able to meet up more right?"
"Actually, he's taking a year off from school and working for a little while. It's his way of getting to spend more time with Axel before he goes off to college. He's already been accepted to several places, he just has to choose which one he wants to go to. I'm a bit afraid he'll choose the community college so he can be near Axel…those two are joined at the hip, it's almost annoying. Almost." he said smiling softly to himself.
"I assume his Axel is the same one you dated?" he asked, keeping their conversation going smoothly, making the brunette wonder how many dates he had to have gone on to keep it this way but he didn't mind. It just made everything so much more simpler and honestly…it made him feel comfortable.
"Yeah…I didn't really think he suited me but I did think he would like Roxas…they fought for a while before finally getting together. Apparently it was just sexual frustration since I never really gave Axel much attention in that department." he said, shrugging his shoulders.
"I see. Does it bother you at all? Since you two used to be an item and all?"
"Not really…I'm really happy they're so attached. I have a good feeling that their relationship is going to last for a really long time. They've already been dating for three years and there seems to be no signs that it'll be ending any time soon. I envy them kind of…it'd be nice to be in a relationship like that."
"You can be you know, I am serious about dating you."
Sora blushed softly, looking up to find those aqua colored eyes focused intently on him. "Honestly, it only feels like you want sex from me with all the advances you've made."
"What? I can't help it, I'm a healthy teenage boy nearing manhood that needs to prove I'm a man in more than one way." he said with a grin, winking at him.
He rolled his eyes, glowering at him for a moment. "Well I can tell you right now that if you want sex, you're not getting it from me, not unless I know I can trust you. And from your playboy demeanor I can tell it's going to be several months before I can trust you." he said.
Riku faked a hurt look before a grin crossed over his face. "I wouldn't call myself a playboy exactly…just..a socialite around campus…a little in town too." he said, resting his chin on his fist.
"Socialite is just a synonym for playboy."
"Touché. Although, since you know that it makes me wonder why you didn't go to another college to be an English major, maybe even teach it? Or become a novelist?"
"Ew, I can't imagine only studying the English language for four years. I like English, but not that much. And teaching? I would never be able to stand all those annoying kids! I've dealt with enough annoying airheads and nimrods for a lifetime to know I never want to step foot in a high school classroom ever again. Ever. Again."
The silverette couldn't help but laugh at this, shaking his head lightly. "Was high school really that bad for you Sora? My high school experience wasn't all that bad."
"I'm just going to guess you were actually outgoing and pretty popular…and an athlete."
"You could say that. Although I would love to know how you figured out the athlete part when we're going to an art school." he said, an amused look on his face. Sora was turning out to be very interesting to him, he couldn't help but think that he wanted to keep him around for a while.
"You're kind of muscular. You either work out often or you play sports which is pretty much just a fun way to work out. Either way to look at it, it's easy to tell when you look at your arms. And how agile you are." he said.
"You were looking at my body?" A smirk crossed over his face as Sora simply scowled.
"Your arms Riku. Your arms."
"What about when we were dancing at that party? Or were you too into our…rhythmic dancing?" he asked.
Before Sora could answer, their waiter cleared his throat, making the brunette jump once more. He slid their plates onto the table in front of him, bowing his head lightly. "Enjoy your meal." he said before he left to take care of another couple that had walked into the door.
Sora was thankful for the interruption, not really wanting to answer that last question. He was embarrassed by how into that dance he had gotten. He had never gotten so lost in dancing before, he had never ground hips with someone so much in one dance session before nor had he been so intoxicated by the pure beauty of his partner. He would prefer not to think about it ever again.
While they ate, they both kept silent, the only sounds from either of them were the soft clangs of their forks and knives hitting the plate or the small clink of setting their cup back down on the table. It was a nice silence, he rather enjoyed it. The food was delicious, definitely some of the best chicken he had eaten in a while, no offense to his mother or anything.
Once they were both done, they were leaning back in their chairs with content on both their faces. "Did you enjoy it?"
Sora looked up at Riku, nodding his head lightly. "Yes, it was delicious. Thanks for bringing me here, it's an amazing little place." he said.
"No problem, anything to make you see I'm worth dating." he said with a light grin, watching as Sora's eyes, for the second time stared at him in an assessing manner.
"I just want to know one thing."
"Is that right? What then?"
"This is the real you right? No faking to try to win me over?"
"Not at all. I would never try to trick someone I'm serious about dating Sora. You'll learn that soon enough." he said with a smile. "Shall we go now? You go ahead and wait outside, I'll go pay the bill." he said, the brunette nodding after a moment before sliding out of his chair and heading towards the door.
He was surprised to see their waiter standing outside the door, holding a cigarette to his lips for a moment, eyes closed as he inhaled and held it for a moment. As he exhaled, he opened his eyes to watch the smoke rise into the air, watching how the light made it look so…wispy and golden…dreamlike almost. "Did you enjoy your meal?" he asked, startling the younger for a moment. He seemed to do that a lot.
"Oh, yes. It was amazing. I haven't had such wonderful chicken in a long time." he told him, smiling at him lightly. "It's a beautiful restaurant."
"Mm, perfect for a first date."
"How'd you know?" Sora asked, eyes watching the other for a moment, a bit confused.
"A lot of people bring first dates here. Riku especially. Although, it has been several months since I've seen him look so taken with his date."
"You know Riku?" he asked, watching the man inhale once more, letting out one last puff of smoke before snubbing the cigarette out against a cigarette tray to his right.
"Yes, I'm sure you noticed we look alike. He's my brother." he said, smiling at the look of surprise on Sora's face. "This restaurant is my own little way of keeping track on how many people my dear little brother is dating. I must say, most of his dates are normally those sensual types…it's nice to see a cute type for a change."
This comment made Sora blush, looking down at the ground for a moment. "S-So, how many people has Riku dated before?" he asked, looking back up at the other to see an amused look on his face.
"How many do you think?"
Sora was quiet for a moment before looking up at him, opening and closing his mouth several times in an attempt to find an answer that sounded reasonable before he finally muttered something out. "Too many to count."
The older's amused smiled stayed in place, arms crossed over his chest. "I'm afraid so. He's quite popular in school. It's easy enough for him to find a date. But not easy to find someone to date for more than two weeks." He saw the sour look on Sora's face and laughed softly, the soft ringing capturing the younger's attention. "I'm sure you have experience in dating."
"Yeah right, two people is definitely not even close to 'too many to count'. I'm too awkward for that kind of thing."
"Oh? I'm sure you're not. I'm sure college will make you a social butterfly, especially with the higher i.q. and maturity levels." he said, making the brunette laugh slightly.
"Maybe. Who knows. I'll probably focus more on school work than trying to make friends. After all, that's what my dad is paying for. I would feel guilty if I didn't actually do my best when this school is ninety-thousand dollars, minus the cost of supplies."
"Yazoo, by the way." the older male introduced himself.
"Sora." he replied, smiling when he realized he was making his first friend, well outside of Riku but he wasn't sure if he could really call him a friend. Even if the boy was determined to be some kind of friend of him, Sora felt a little weary to let him be.
"I believe Riku's done paying. Enjoy the rest of your night." he said, nodding his head lightly before disappearing back into the restaurant through an employee entrance that was hidden towards the very edge of the building. He looked back when he felt a hand on his shoulders, the younger silverette standing there with a smile.
"Ready to go now?" he asked, Sora nodding his head lightly.
"Where are we going now?" he asked as the other easily slid his arm around the brunette's shoulder, a bit surprised Sora didn't try to shrug it off. Sora did think that Riku had been sweet the whole time, he could allow him to have a small touch but he if he tried anything more he would have no problem turning him down flat. After all, the purpose of this date was to prove to him that the older was actually worth being his boyfriend. Surprisingly, he had no arguments about it right now, other than the whole insistence for sex thing.
"I figured we could just go back for now. It's a bit late and even when this is a good part of town, it isn't exempt from crime. I'd rather this date end on a good note." he said, watching surprise flit through those blue eyes as he looked up at him, feeling them, for the third time that night, assessing him before the smaller looked away, looking out ahead of him.
"I appreciate it. I've never really come to mainland much before. I've been once…when I was ten. I only came to see my mother in action, selling her art. I accidentally got separated from her at the art show building. Believe it or not, it was huge, I think it was the same building they use for concerts."
"She must have been worried about you. Were you scared?"
"Terrified." Riku let out a small chuckle at this but said nothing else, sensing the brunette had more to tell. "I've never had a problem trying to find her before then. Destiny Islands is so much small than this place is. When I ten I felt like that building was big enough to hold the whole island. Of course, I know now it was just me exaggerating the size in my mind." Again, he heard Riku chuckle. Apparently tales of his childhood amused everybody he told them to.
"I used to live on Destiny Islands too. When I first moved here I was confused on how I would ever learn the whole area. But I got it down. It just takes a lot of exploring, getting lost, and finding your way back. And a nice brother who's willing to pick you up if you give up." It was Sora's turn to laugh, his fingers playing with the rose Riku had given to him earlier.
"So if you lived on Destiny Islands, does that mean you went to Destiny High?" he asked, wondering that, if he did, how had he never noticed him until that party?
"I did as a freshman. But my family moved to the main island before I could start my sophomore year." Ah, that made sense. Sora was just a freshman when Riku was a sophomore, just like now.
"Why'd you move?" he asked.
"My dad got promoted. My mother wasn't really willing to move but came along anyway. But I think she's miserable here. We used to be able to walk to the beach in five minutes from where we lived on Destiny Islands. Now that's a boat ride away, along with the costs of the tickets. She could drive, but it would take longer than the boat due to the traffic always crossing over that bridge."
"There's a train now. It's faster than either of those."
"Really? When did they build that?"
"They finished it last fall. I think it'd be a nice surprise for your mother if you took for the weekend or something."
'That sounds like a good idea…but only if you promise to come with us when we go." he said, watching the other's confused and curious expression.
"Why? Shouldn't it just be you and your mother?" he asked him, raising an eyebrow slightly as he waited for an answer.
"Well…yes, but I think she would love to meet the boy who told me about the train in the first place." Sora's curious expression didn't leave his face, simply looking ahead and saying nothing for several minutes.
The silence stretch on for a block before Sora finally spoke. "I guess. It wouldn't be so bad to go to the beach again. I could visit my mother too. And Roxas." he said as he turned his eyes to look up at the night sky, stars littering the dark blue of the night. He could never get over how beautiful it was. He used to just lay back with Roxas on the beach and watch the stars. Kairi would sometimes join them when her parents were out on a late night romantic endeavor. They were the only adult couple Sora knew that still kept their romance alive by continuing to go out on dates.
Riku smiled at this, giving the other's shoulder a light squeeze of thanks as they finally reached school grounds again. "We'll part here. I'll let you go in first." he said, letting go of his grip on the smaller. Sora looked up at him, wondering how this was going to work out when they lived in the same room but nodded his head anyway.
"Well, er, goodnight then." he said, stopping when he felt a hand on his arms, the other leaning down to kiss his cheek lightly before pulling his hand away and letting the brunette continue inside.
Sora had never been more glad that it was dark outside before. He knew he was blushing and god did he feel like an idiot. With everything Riku had done to him up until now, how could a simple kiss to his cheek make him blush like the little virgin he was? It just seemed so silly to blush at that when the silverette had been touching him in all kinds of places he didn't want him to.
He sighed as he walked into the building, stepping into an elevator and watching as the doors began to close. He was startled when an arm appeared in between the doors, making them open once more as a male with surprisingly pink haired stepped in, only glancing at the smaller as he let the doors close, hitting the number five button. The ride up felt awkward for Sora, he always did in an elevator with people he didn't know. But he couldn't have the elevator to himself all the time now could he?
When he arrived at his floor, he quickly stepped out and headed to his room, unlocking the door and moving inside, immediately going to the bathroom to change into his pajamas and cool down enough to get that stupid blush off his face that still hadn't seem to go away.
Just as he was exciting the bathroom, satisfied that his cheeks were finally their normal color, Riku entered the room, giving him a light smile before starting to change. Sora immediately looked away, crawling into bed and pulling his covers up around him.
"Hey Sora."
"Hm?"
"Goodnight."
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Sora sighed softly, closing his eyes as he felt the sun hitting his face. He was currently sitting outside at a table with Riku's ex-roommate and his lover, his mind struggling to figure out just how he had gotten whirl winded into being here when he felt so awkward, especially after having seen the two in the midst of their passion.
"Heyyyyy. Are you listening to me?" he heard a voice speak, immediately opening his eyes and looking at the blonde, mullet-haired man sitting across from him, the blue haired lover sitting next to him with a rather impassive look on his face.
"Sorry, I zoned out." he said, giving him a small, although dishonest, apologetic smile. The blonde didn't seem to noticed this but continued to ramble on about the school and all the activities they held for the students. Sora honestly hadn't heard anything of interest, then again, the other boy was talking almost as fast as his friend Selphie used to talk after eating a whole pack of pixie sticks.
"Zexion and I go to the open mic night all the time but Zexy is too shy to read anything he writes up there!" Zexion. That must the blue haired man. "But I go up all the time and play songs on my sitar!" he said, grinning at Sora like this should impress him or something.
"Ah, sounds interesting."
"You should come one day and listen to me play! I'd be so excited if you came! Zexy doesn't really clap for me. He's kind of quiet you know? But that doesn't stop people from thinking he's cool! He has a lot of fans in the school but I'm the biggest one!"
"Demyx. Stop. I don't think….whatever his name is…is really interested in this." Demyx looked back at the brunette, pouting now.
"I knew that Zexy! But he actually talks back unlike you!" he huffed, resting his head on his fist and slumping slightly.
"You know I don't like talking much around people I don't know. Whatever reasoning you have from bringing him here, you should have known I wasn't going to talk anyway." the older informed, a bit boredly by the look on his face. "What is your reasoning anyway?"
Sora looked at him expectantly, the blonde perking up once more. "Well, we were supposed to be roommates remember? So whatever bonding time we would have had I have to make up for it now! Besides, he looked really bored just wandering around campus."
"Actually…I was just trying to figure out where my classes were before they start monday." he said, Demyx once again pouting. "But, thanks anyway." he said, feeling as though he…owed him something although he was certain he didn't. This boy just looked so excited and seemed to eager to be his friend, how could he really deny him? "Besides, you caught me up with some activities. I'll come by one open mic night and listen to you play. When is it again?"
"Every other thursday! The first one of the quarter will be on the second week of school! Don't worry, I'll remind you so you don't' forget." he said with a grin, nearly bouncing in his seat. Sora just didn't understand how he could be so hyper right now. But he was thankful when the blonde spotted another friend and practically zoomed off, probably to drag the poor guy into the conversation.
"You don't have to humor him you know." Sora looked up at the blue haired man the other had always left behind, his body language was causal as he leaned against the table, fingers running lightly over the tittle of a book he had on top of it.
"I don't mind. I don't really have any friends so I guess this is a way to make some." he replied with a shrug, looking up as Demyx dragged over an irritated looking blonde girl who seemed about ready to kill him.
"Hey! This is Larxene! She's a senior this year!" Demyx introduced as he finally let go of her arm to sit back down next to his boyfriend, immediately taking hold of the arm closest to him and leaning against it. "Larxene, this is…wait a minute…what is your name?" he asked, no hint of embarrassment on his face.
"It's Sora. My name is Sora." he said, looking up as the older blonde gave him a scrutinizing look. She said nothing before she walked away with a roll of her eyes, her walk brisk and hurried. Apparently this girl had something to do today.
"Aw, that was mean of her!"
"Demyx, you should remember she's doing research to get a head start on her senior project." Zexion told the pouting blonde.
"But she doesn't even have to start her senior project until the third quarter of the year." he protested.
"Unlike a certain procrastinator, she likes to get things done early. So leave her be for a while, she's appreciate it." It was strange how easily Zexion seemed to understand her when they didn't seem to be friend at all. Of course one five second interaction with the girl wasn't enough for him to tell anything so he kept his thoughts to himself.
Just as a look passed across Demyx's face as though he were about to start off on another rant, Sora's cellphone went off, the brunette immediately recognizing the tone. "Sorry, I gotta take this." he said, finding this the opportune moment to finally escape from the ranting blonde and stoic boyfriend.
"Hello?" he said as he flipped it open, free hand sliding into his light black hood as he walked away from the table, knowing Leon could tell he was relieved by his tone.
"Hey, did I just save you from someone? Riku perhaps?"
"No no, it's this guy named Demyx. He was supposed to be my original roommate before Riku made me switch off. He talks a lot. And is really hyper." he said, hearing a chuckle on the other end.
"So are you. At least when you actually open up to people. Anyway, I wanted to know how your date went last night."
"Funny, because I remember being the one to tell you to call so you could tell me about your date with Cloud." That strange silence on the other end wasn't a good sign. "Leon? What happened?"
"We were really having a good time honestly, I took him to his favorite place to eat and we were laughing the whole time he was really happy." he said.
"But?"
"But then Sephiroth showed up and Cloud's mood soured considerably. He's ruined two of our dates now just by showing up." he said, sighing softly. Sora knew the other was rubbing his forehead in annoyance, a habit he'd had for a while now. "Of course, once we left he didn't feel like doing anything else so we just headed home."
"Aw, that's total poo. I'm sure Cloud will eventually get over whatever Sephiroth did to him. Then you won't have to worry about it. Maybe once you guys graduate and can move to a different town it'll get better." Sora said, trying to comfort his friend. That was Cloud's only downside. Anytime Sephiroth was even mentioned his mood would sour and he didn't feel like doing anything for several hours. He would just…brood in a corner for a while.
"Yeah…hopefully. But anyway, how'd your date with Riku go?" Sora could just hear the grin in Leon's voice.
"It actually…went pretty well. I'm surprised honestly…he was charming. He even brought me a rose." he said.
"Oh? Where'd he take you?"
"Well, after making me wait for a goddamn hour, he took me to this place a few blocks away. His brother works there. The food was amazing. And conversation seemed to flow pretty well." he said, scratching the back of his head as he thought about how their date had ended.
"And? What are you leaving out?"
"Nothing!" he cried out, his tone a bit defensive and he knew Leon wouldn't let him out of this time, especially with how he had nearly jumped at the question.
"Sora."
"Fine fine, he kissed by cheek. Don't ask me why after all the stuff he's tried that I got so embarrassed. I freaking blushed Leon! Blushed! Thank goodness it was dark enough outside he couldn't see it!" he cried out, listening to Leon's laughter on the other end. "Shut up Leon! It's not funny!"
It took the older a few minutes to calm himself down, amused at the younger's words. "Sora, every time we kissed you blushed. Every time I even held your hand you blushed. I don't know how you haven't figured this out about yourself. You just can't help but blush when someone does something even remotely sweet to you."
Sora pouted, sighing to himself lightly. "I don't know why Leon. I guess when you're a virgin you feel embarrassed about those kinds of things…" he said, although he knew his words really only applied to few virgins. He had known some who didn't really care. They would just shrug and keep moving.
"No no, it's nice you appreciate how sweet the simple things in a relationship can be. I hope when you finally move forward you can appreciate it Sora." he replied softly, making Sora smile softly.
"You know…I hope so too. I feel like a lot of people forget how to be romantic once they're in a relationship, especially when they're married. I just…I really want to be happy with the person I end up with for the rest of my life. I always want the romance to be alive. You and Cloud have been dating for what, four years now right? I'm happy you guys still go on dates and keep the romance alive."
"Yeah, four years. We started going out two months after we broke up. But thanks Sora, I'm glad you approve of our relationship. I was actually a bit scared to start dating so soon after we broke up, I thought you might get upset."
"Pft, Leon, we agreed we just weren't right for each other. Besides, look what you got out of it! I'm happy for you. And besides, you know how busy I was with school." he said, reaching an empty bench on the opposite side of the campus, sitting down as he continued to talk with him.
"Yeah yeah, but still. I worry about you. I do have you to thank for getting me out of my shell. Otherwise I wouldn't have Cloud."
"Yeah, but you're still so stoic around people you don't know. I'm surprised you have as many friends as you do!" he teased, grinning to himself.
"Oh shut up. I like having a small group of friends. Now, I gotta go, I have to make sure I have everything ready for the new semester."
"Okay. Hey Leon. Just one last thing. Riku wants me to go to the beach at Destiny Islands with him and his mother. I told him I would go…but what do I do? I didn't think he'd mention his parents for a while, especially since we're not an official couple." he said, a bit nervous about this.
Leon was silent for a moment, thinking to himself. "Well…when did he say you were going?" he asked.
"Er, he didn't actually give a specific date for it. He just…kind of asked while we were talking about the beach last night on our date."
"Then I wouldn't worry about it until he sets a date for it alright? Let me know if you go on another date with Riku alright? Bye." he said before he hung up, leaving Sora to sigh and slide his phone back into his hoodie pocket. He sat there for several minutes, watching some of the upperclassman walking around campus together, some of them sitting on the wide lawn with bathing suits on, tanning which was a bit strange to him since it was August. A few more athletic students were playing frisbee, some throwing a football to each other.
He would never have thought he'd see a football on an art school's campus. But not every artist was as anti-athletic as he was. He let his eyes wander to a group of boy playing frisbee, some of them running around shirtless. He guessed they were in teams, shirts vs skins. But what surprised him, even after their conversation last night, he saw his silver haired roommate with them, shirt off. Of course he would be on the skins team, any chance to show off his body right?
But he knew it wasn't fair that he would think that. He didn't know too much about him, he had only assumed the other liked to show off his body. Before he knew it, he found himself staring, unable to help but focus on the boy who had been so charming last night on their date.
He hadn't even realized he was staring until a voice startled him out of his trance. "Interested in one of them?"
Sora immediately turned his head to look at the male who had spoken, having not even been aware that the other had sat down beside him. He looked this guy over, trying to figure out why he would even ask such a question of him. The male, an upperclassman by the looks of how mature his face was, had long white hair, something Sora considered to be platinum blonde. He was amazingly tan, almost foreign looking and if his skin didn't make him look foreign, his eyes most certainly did. They were a strange orange color, they almost seemed to glow. His stature seemed to be tall, his long legs giving this off about him even when they were sitting down.
"What's it to you? I don't see how it's any of your business." he said before finally looking back out at the frisbee players who were quite a bit of a ways away.
"Mm, well, it is my business if you're staring at my boyfriend." he said, motioning towards the one seemed to be a bit more serious about the gameplay although he wasn't doing too much with the game. He seemed to prefer to be off to the side, like he had been roped into playing the game. He have long blue-gray hair, a cross shaped scar going over his nose. It was interesting but he didn't ask.
"Well then, you do't have to worry. I was just a bit surprised there were people playing frisbee at an art school." he said, relaxing a bit now.
The male rose an eyebrow, seemingly amused. Why did so many people get amused with Sora? It's not like he was trying to amuse anyone. "It's strange to know that there are some athlete's that are very artsy. Trust me, I was a bit surprised as well. Of course, some of those players are from either the high school five blocks away or from one of the other universities here."
"High school kids? Shouldn't their parents be worried that their kids are playing with college kids? I mean…my mother would have had a heart attach if I started hanging out with college kids while I was in high school. I mean, other than Leon but we knew him for a while." he said, shrugging his shoulders.
"I suppose. There are a few…bad influences at this school. But then again, kids don't always tell their parents everything they're doing." he said, Sora nodding his head lightly. "Xemnas, by the way. And that lug over there is Saix. He's a bit quiet but a good man to be around."
"Sora." he said, yawning slightly.
"Ah, Riku's newest interest." he stated, chuckling at the alarmed look on the other's face. "He and Saix hang out sometimes, mutual friends really. We all know about Riku's habit of going after someone new every few months." he said, unable to stop the laugh that escaped him at the sour look on Sora's face. "Oh, don't think he's all that bad. There was one girl he did go out with for six months before he moved on so not everyone he goes after is just a random fling."
"I definitely will not be a fling." Sora nearly snarled this, surprising himself. "I'm not one of those people who gives it up all that easily and right now, I don't even trust him enough to hold hands." he hissed out.
Xemnas rose an eyebrow at this, grinning again. "From what I've been told about your relationship, Riku's gotten to do a bit more than hold your hand."
"He's a molester! And the only reason I said I would go out with him is so he would stop all the goddamn molestations!" he cried out, blushing lightly as a group of girls walked by, giggling at his embarrassed face.
"Riku will do anything to get someone to agree to go out with him if he think he can get away with him. But hey, don't worry. He's not that bad of a guy, just give him a chance. But still be careful around him." he said before he got up, seeing Saix storming over this way. From the look on his face and the red mark on his forehead combined with the guys calling after him, he assumed the man was no longer interested in being domineered into playing the game.
Sora couldn't help it and began to laugh, Saix's sharp gaze immediately turning towards him and even then Sora couldn't seem to stop himself. Xemnas, already amused by his boyfriend's face couldn't help but start to chuckle, the brunette's laugh contagious. Saix's face twitched slightly but upon hearing his boyfriend's chuckling turning into full out laughter, he couldn't help but let the scowl budge, a smile taking it's place a moment later.
"I-I'm, haha, sorry. You're face was just so funny!" he said, finally calming down and smiling at him.
"Normally I'm less than enthusiastic to have someone I don't know laughing at me, but I can tell by your face it wasn't ill intentioned." Saix said, Sora smiling at him brightly. "Who might you be?"
"That would be Riku's new interest, Sora." Xemnas spoke for him, Saix's eyebrows raising slightly.
"I see…He seems too cute to be Riku's type." he muttered to himself, soon looking back to Xemnas. "Let's go. I don't want to be out here anymore." he said before turning his head to look at Sora, the brunette noticing his eyes were a yellow-orange color. He couldn't help but be enthralled by how strange the two upperclassman's eyes were. "It was nice meeting you Sora." he said softly, nodding his head lightly before walking off with his boyfriend.
Sora stared after them, a small giggle escaping him. That would have to be the strangest way of making friends he had ever done before. It amazed him he hadn't insulted the other from his sudden fit of laughter. With a light sigh, he looked up to see Riku walking towards him, a small smile rising onto his lips. "Hey."
"Hey." he replied, watching the silverette sit down beside him.
"You know that's an easy way to make enemies here right? Laughing at someone you don't know." he said with a grin as he leaned back against the bench, arms resting against the top of the bench comfortably.
"I know, but he didn't seem to mind it." he said, a small smile resting on his lips. "So what's up?" he asked him, watching the rest of the frisbee players resume gameplay.
"Nothing, since Saix quit my team had more of an advantage and seeing as how I'm such a nice guy, I volunteered. That and I saw you were over and I'd rather spend time wooing you." he said with a grin.
Sora rolled his eyes, leaning back. "Yeah, yeah. I still don't understand why you want to be my boyfriend so bad. It's not like you're gonna get your sexual frustration released or anything, I'm certainly not going to help out with that." he said, giving Riku a pointed look so he knew he meant it.
"Right right, you explained that to me yesterday before you agreed to go on the date. 'That comes with trust' I believe you said." he repeated, giving Sora a wink.
"Then why do you want to be my boyfriend so badly?" he asked him, his face showing slight frustration at having to deal with such a guy. Riku was silent for a while, aqua colored eyes staring up at the particularly blue sky for several minutes before looking at Sora once more, thinking to himself for a long time. "Riku? If you don't have a reason then why are you even trying?"
"I do have a reason. You're cute. I want to get out of my normal dating routine somehow. Plus…I figured that if I dated outside of my normal choices, I might actually find someone worth staying with."
Sora narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at him for several long minutes before he sighed. He could accept that answer for now. Something had to have happened that made Riku want to switch up his game. He didn't know anyone who did that without reason and he felt everything had a reason to it. Why someone would hang out with people they didn't fit in with, why they would go to the beach alone when it was storming, why someone would smile to himself. Everything had to have a reason.
"Hey." the other's voice brought him out of his thoughts, looking back at Riku. "Let's go on a date tomorrow. Like a little celebration before school starts Monday. It'll be my last chance for two weeks right?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah…I guess so. Alright. But if you keep me waiting for an hour this time, no, if you keep me waiting for even half an hour I'm leaving. Just because I agreed to go out on a date with you doesn't mean I have to put up with any crap."
"Alright, I'll be on time. I promise." And with that, Riku stood and went back to his group of friends who had stopped playing frisbee and were just sitting on the grass, joking and laughing with one another.
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Sora once again found himself on the same bench he had preoccupied friday night, this time in a beige dress shirt with another pair of black jeans. In recent years Sora had bought more black articles of clothing when his previous wardrobe had been bright and full of different shades and hues. He had realized that colors were okay, but all the bright neon colors had to go. He wasn't considered a child anymore.
He looked back at the school, growing a bit impatient again. He had been here for ten minutes. True Riku still had twenty minutes to show up but he still didn't like waiting, especially when the silverette was just so insistent they go out. He jumped slightly when he felt a tap on his shoulder, head immediately whirling around to look at who was bothering him. He was surprised to see Riku, this time holding two roses in hand.
"Already getting impatient Sora dear? I thought I was pretty early for my time limit." he said, grinning lightly as he held out a hand, Sora taking it and being lifted off the bench. "For you." he said, holding the roses out to him.
"Two this time?"
"One for each date we've been on. Next time there will be three." he said with a soft smile. Sora almost felt…breathless when he saw this smile. He had seen him smirk, grin, smile teasingly, every kind of smile but this one. It…was simply awing. A smile he would have never expected to see from Riku.
It took him a moment to snap out of his reverie. "What will you do once we get to ten dates? Twenty even?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
"You actually believe we'll get to that many dates?" Riku asked, a bit surprised.
"I'm not really sure, but you seem so insistent to go out…so who knows how long we'll go out."
Once again, Riku gave him that breathtaking smile, a twinkle in his eye from amusement. "Well I don't know then. I'll figure it out. Maybe I'll just start over at one after every tenth date." he said, smiling softly as he held out his arm for the other to take. Sora felt his cheeks blushing lightly, taking Riku's arms and letting the silverette lead him to wherever they were going.
Today, the older was wearing a light blue dress shirt, leaving it open at the top to show his collarbone just like their first date. His pants were dark washed jeans and they looked great on the other's figure, he had to admit. His date had a good sense of style, something he supposed a playboy like him needed.
"So, where are we going today?" he asked, his curiosity getting the better of them since they were actually going out when the sun was still out. He glanced at a few other people on the sidewalk, a few people walking their dogs, some with a boyfriend or girlfriend. He hadn't seen the town at all, much less when it's citizens were actually out and about.
"I was thinking we could do a bit of dancing. Don't worry about actually knowing how to dance, just follow my lead." he said, grinning lightly at the other's skeptical look. The other's face told him that he wasn't sure what kind of dancing he meant and he wasn't going to tell him. He wanted it to be a surprise.
"Is that all we'll be doing?" he asked, just curious about everything he had planned for the night.
"Well, I was thinking we could go somewhere casual to eat afterwards, maybe somewhere with milkshakes."
"Really? I love milkshakes." he said, his smile immediately appearing. Now that sounded more like a date he would enjoy. He had enjoyed their first date well enough but he had always felt awkward at any restaurant that seemed even the least bit fancy. "You mean someplace like Sonic?"
Riku laughed at this before he nodded. "We can even go to Sonic if you want." he said, watching Sora's face light up even more. It was the first time Sora's true personality had shined through. Something Riku had been hoping for. This was the Sora that he wanted to go out with, the one he had been trying to get.
"Really? I would love that! They have some of the best burgers! And I like getting their java chillers in the morning and their peanut butter milkshake is the best!" he cried out, unable to keep his excitement contained. Destiny Island used to have a Sonic but it had closed down his sophomore year of high school even when it had been such a popular hang out spot. Apparently one of it's managers had been stealing from it the entire time it was open and caused the place to close down. Sora had been devastated when he found that out. It was one of his favorite places to go.
The older chuckled softly at this and gave the brunette's arms a gentle squeeze. "Then we're going to Sonic." he said, genuinely enjoying the smile on the smaller's face. No one else's smile had ever made him this happy before. But Riku had been waiting for this moment ever since he had first seen the boy.
After several minutes of comfortable silence, Riku stopped them in front of a sleek, two story building, large glass windows allowing everyone to see inside to the first floor where a receptionists desk sat, a woman with her hair tied in a tight bun with small glasses sitting there. "We're here." he said softly, temporarily letting go of the other's arm to open the door for him.
Sora nervously stepped inside, looking around the spacey room where long, comfortable looking couches were pushed against the walls with small coffee tables in front of them with magazines on them. Magazines for what he couldn't tell from where he stood nor did he had the chance to see as Riku swept him away towards the desk.
"We have an appointment for three o'clock." Riku said smoothly, the woman looking up at him and before typing into the computer that was hidden by the small wall the desk made for her.
"Kurai?" she asked, looking back up. The silverette nodded before he watched the woman stand. "Right this way please." she said as she led the pair to an elevator hidden by the wall behind the receptionists area. The elevator carried them to the second floor, the woman nodding for them to get out. "The teacher's waiting for you."
Riku led Sora out of the elevator, a woman wearing a small black dress that stopped mid thigh in the room. "Ah, you must be my three o'clock appointment. Go ahead and take position in the middle of the room." she said, moving over to a cd player that was connected to speakers that hung in the top corners of the room. "My name is Quistis Trepe, I'll be your instructor for the afternoon."
Sora looked at the other confusedly as he was led to the middle of the room, eyebrows furrowing even more as Riku showed him where to put his hands. After a moment Quistis appeared, making small changes to their positions before she began to speak again. "Now, we'll begin with your first ballroom dancing lesson." she said before she used a remote to turn on the cd player, music filling the room.
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"I can't believe you took me to ballroom dancing lessons." Sora pouted as they sat at one f the few tables underneath the Sonic shelter, waiting on their order to be brought out to them. They had taken lessons for three hours. The brunette had started out ridiculously terrible but this woman was an amazing instructor and he had been able to get everything down within the time allotted. He had never even thought of taking ballroom lessons.
"You enjoyed it didn't you? Besides, I feel every man should know how to properly ballroom dance." he said with a grin.
"Well…yes, I did enjoy it. More than I thought I would. It was fun…and I am interested in learning more." he said leaning against the table lightly. "You amaze me. You don't even know me that well yet within two dates you've managed to make me like things I never even realized I would like." he said, looking up as a girl skated to a stop beside them and gave them their food before skating away to pass out other customer's food.
"Maybe I've just learned after many mistakes that there's no harm in trying to get my date to like things I like. I've known how to ballroom dance for years, but I thought it would make for a fun dance. I would have never guessed from looking at you that you're so clumsy. But you got it down after a while." he teased with a grin.
"Shut up! I blame my mother! She's just as clumsy as I am." He huffed before he began to try to get his milkshake through the straw. Why was it always so difficult to start these things off? He was always annoyed but they were just so good.
"Mm, blame is easy to spread Sora but it takes a real man to take responsibility." he retorted, watching the brunette pout. "How's your milkshake?"
"I don't know yet, it's impossible to get through the straw." he replied, once again trying to suck it up through the straw. Riku couldn't help but laugh at Sora's face. He was sucking at the straw so hard his cheeks were hollowed.
"Sora, if you keep that up you'll pass out from lack of air." he said, watching the small finally give up and pant for breath. "Here." he said, slipping the milkshake from the other's grasp and trying his hand at getting it up through the straw. It only ooh him a moment before he felt what Sora declared the savory taste of their peanut butter milkshake before he handed it back to him.
Sora immediately began to drink, humming happily. "How'd you do that so quickly?" he asked after he set it down, happy enough to finally move on to his actual food.
"I guess I'm just that good at sucking." he said, waggling his eyebrows and smirking at the blush that covered Sora's cheeks.
"N-No! I bet I warmed it up for you! I almost had it when you took it from me!" he pouted, starting to eat his food in an attempt to tell him not to say anything else. Riku simply chuckled and began to eat as well to spare Sora any argument he could have made as well as any other innuendoes he was willing to throw in.
When they were done, they once again hooked their arms together and began to walk back to the school just as it was starting to get dark. Sora loved how everywhere they had been was no more than half an hour's walk from the school. Since all the streets were lined with either buildings or trimmed bushes and lights, it made for a nice walk.
"Did you enjoy the date?" Riku asked as they got far enough away from Sonic that they could no longer hear the chatter. "Granted, it's not officially over yet but you know what I mean." he said.
Sora was silent for a moment, thinking over his answer. "Yes. I really enjoyed it. You're more charming than you first come off as." he said with a grin, his tone teasing as he looked up at the other.
"Gee, thanks." he said with a laugh. "But then again, dates are meant to get to know someone better. Mm, does this mean you'll agree to go on another date with me?" he asked him, an eyebrow raised.
The brunette smiled before he slowly nodded his head. "Yeah, I'll go on another date with you." he told him.
"Good, then does that mean I can officially call you my boyfriend?" he asked.
He paused, looking up at the other's face for a moment as they stopped on the sidewalk, mouth opening and closing. "I…I guess." he said softly, cheeks tinted in a soft pink color as he said this. Although it was a bit hard to see since the sun had started to go down by now.
Riku smiled at him happily, gently nudging him to start walking again. Sora complied, a bit startled when Riku unhooked their arms, his blush growing as he felt the other's hand taking his own. He couldn't help but smile to himself. When had he actually come to start liking the older? He wasn't sure but he did know he was happy. He was happy that the silverette wasn't the selfish jerk he had first thought him to be when he had moved here a few days ago. He could actually be sweet.
As they reached the school gates, he felt the hand covering his own give him a light squeeze before he let go. "I'm glad you had fun."
"Thanks…for taking me out I mean. I guess I'll see you in the room." he replied, a light laugh escaping him, an amused look on his date's face. He paused when he was about to head back, turning to face Riku again and kissing his cheek lightly to return the one from their first date before he nearly scurried off back to their room.
The older chuckled, watching him disappear inside the building before he began to follow after him.
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"Good morning sleepy head!" his mother's always chipper voice rang out the next morning over the phone, Sora groaning as he rolled over in his bed.
"Mom, what are you doing calling me at…six in the morning?" he asked, voice slurred with sleep as he yawned.
"Oh, I wasn't sure what time your first class was so I just called super early to make sure I wouldn't bother you during class!" she answered. If Sora was right, she was sitting at the kitchen table drinking vanilla flavored coffee in her pi's and slippers while the morning news played in the living room.
"Thanks mom. But why would you be bored enough to call me? I don't have class until eleven." he groaned, listening intently for any sign of the news and grinning to himself. Yep, he knew her routine well.
"Aw you lazy bum, you did that so you could sleep in didn't you?" Listening to Sora's sleepy groan gave her the answer she was looking for. "Well honey..I just wanted to call and say good luck on your first day of college…I already miss you so much. Oh! How're you and Riku doing?" she asked.
Sora could practically hear the grin in her voice. "Mom. Shut up. We've gone on two dates. He's not as bad as I thought he would be." he admitted, almost able to feel her smugness as he told her.
"Oh? See honey? I knew you would make a cute couple! Next time yo come home you better bring him with you! Now I've gotta go. I've got an interview at that new art museum today. They have local artists galleries in one of their rooms so I might be able to sell more of my art."
"That's great mom. Good luck." he said before he heard her hang up, sighing to himself. How was he supposed to get back to sleep now? Once he was awake, he was awake. "This sucks." he groaned, climbing out of bed and sleepily going into the bathroom to take a morning shower.
When he stepped out in his towel, he was going to pick out the day's clothes and find a coffee shop he could get a cappuccino at. But he hadn't been expecting to run right into Riku right as he was exiting, hands immediately clinging to his towel. "S-Sorry!" he cried out as he stepped aside.
"Hey, what time's your first class?" Riku asked a bit groggily. Apparently he wasn't much of a morning person.
"Eleven."
"Eleven? Then what are you doing up so early?" he asked, leaning back against the doorway as he talked to him.
"My mom called and woke me up." he said as he pulled out a shirt and some pants from his side of the dresser before pulling out some underwear. "Did I wake you up?"
"No, my alarm clock went off. I have to be up an hour and a half before class starts or else I'll never be able to pay attention." he told him with a yawn. "I'm going to take a shower now." he said, holding back another yawn before he disappeared into the bathroom, Sora unable to hold back a laugh as the other's voice rang out in curses from running into the sink out of pure grogginess.
He then set to getting dressed and threw his towel in his hamper. He left the room, locking the door behind him so no one would walk in on Riku naked and began to head down the hall.
Must to his surprise, he saw Zexion leaving his room as well, the same book from Saturday in his hand. The bluenette gave him a small nod of acknowledgement as they reached the elevator. As they stepped in, Sora found this a good time to ask if he knew about any coffee shops.
"Hey, are there any good coffee shops around here?" he asked.
"The Papau's a good place. Quiet. Everyone else prefers the starbucks down the street. I was actually just about to head there myself." the older said. Sora nodded his head, leaning back.
"Mind if I come with you?" The look he received from Zexion told him that he was being stupid. That was the whole reason he had mentioned he was going there as well. Sora gave him a sheepish grin, a bit embarrassed by his stupidity. But it was nice to know that even when the other was so quiet, he was some sort of friend to him.
When they reached the first floor he followed after the other, none too surprised to see that very few students were up at six thirty in the morning. He caught a glimpse of a group of teachers up and about, there was probably an early morning teacher's meeting today about the start of the quarter.
"How are you getting along with Riku?" Zexion asked, Sora turning blue eyes back on the man in front of him.
"Fine. We don't talk much in the room but we've been on two dates. I think it's just a way to make the dates feel more real. But…so far he's been nice ever since I agreed to go on a few dates with him. He's stopped molesting me at least."
Zexion was quiet for a moment as he continued to lead Sora away from the school, fingers tapping against his book as they walked. A habit whenever he was thinking. "I see…He must like you to give you no other option to stop the molestation." he said softly. Was Sora the only one who found talking about molestations like they were an everyday topic weird?
"Why would you say that?" he asked him. looking around the street they were walking down. The upperclassman wasn't the first one to say something along those lines to him. It made him curious.
"Riku doesn't normally…pursue anyone for a while. From what I recall, he met you at a high school graduation party right? If he didn't forget you all this time, that says something, especially for that mind of his." he said, making the brunette laugh. Was he calling his old roommate stupid and airheaded?
"I don't think his mind is too sex occupied. Although he does seem to think about it a lot…he is a bit of a romantic. He took me to a ballroom dancing lessons yesterday for our second day. It was sweet." he said softly.
He was surprised with Zexion stopped, the other looking back at him, as if trying to figure out what was so amazing about him. "That's odd. I've never heard of him doing that before." he muttered before beginning to walk again, Sora quickly following after him to keep up.
"What to you mean?" he asked, looking at the other's face.
"It's nothing."
"Apparently not if he's doing something different with me than he's done with all his other dates." he said, a frown on his face.
"He's never taken anyone out to dance lessons before. It's always been just dinner and a movie, maybe going to a club. I've never heard of what he does when he's dated for a while but he's never wandered from that in such a short time before."
Just listening to Zexion speak made Sora wonder again why Riku wanted to go out with him so badly. His curiosity of this was growing bigger and bigger every time he talked to someone about the silverette's supposedly strange behavior with him. But he wasn't going to push it. He would eventually have to find out right?
Alrighty, so there's chapter 2. :D I'm quite proud of this story so far.
And if anyone was wondering...I'm trying to make each chapter at least 12k words.
Feedback would be nice to see if you guys have anything I can improve on. With such long chapters, my mistakes escape me. And I would love to know if anyone actually likes my story that I'm putting so much effort into. xD