Reading Day Eve
Chapter Two: Games
Riku and Zexion walked a few paces behind Axel and Demyx, who were talking excitedly about the things to come. Riku's nerves were getting the better of him. He was seconds away from about-facing, running back to his room, and sobbing like a baby, but he kept pressing forward. Zexion was walking and reading his compact copy of Atlas Shrugged, still wondering how he managed to give in to Demyx and get dragged out for the night.
Demyx rang the doorbell and the foursome waited for an answer. They could hear music playing inside and loud chatting. The door finally opened revealing the girl with red hair from Riku's psychology class who was always hanging around Sora. She gave them a questionable glance.
"Do I know you?" She asked, placing a hand on her hip, clearly giving them some attitude for even thinking they could crash her party.
"Well, you know Riku," said Axel quickly. "He's in your psychology class. This guy to my right with the mullet is Demyx. Behind him is Zexion. And finally, my name is Axel. Got it memorized?"
"Oh, hi Riku," Kairi said. "I do know you. You gave that great presentation on Pavlov a few weeks ago."
"Yeah that was me."
"I didn't know I invited you, but you can come on in," said Kairi, smiling at the silver-haired boy. Then she glared at Riku's friends. "You three can just go. I don't know you at all, you creepers."
Kairi pushed Riku into her apartment and tried to close the door, but Axel stuck his foot in the way. He grabbed her hand and tried to pout sexily at her.
"We don't mean to be such a bother," he said, gently. "We just wanted to accompany Riku tonight and he wanted to come here. In fact, to apologize for the intrusion, we've brought you a little peace offering." He held up the $180 bottle of tequila and wiggled it in front of her.
"Oh. My. God." Kairi gasped. She snatched the bottle from Axel's hand and hugged it lovingly to her chest. "This is my favorite tequila ever! It's so smooth, so crisp!" She smiled at the three boys still standing outside. "This is such a wonderful gift! You three are alright by me. Come inside!"
Axel pumped his fist in the air. "Success!" He shouted, practically waltzing into the apartment. Demyx skipped in while Zexion just came in, still reading.
"Hey everyone!" Kairi shouted. A group of people gathered in the living room looked up, the chatter dying slightly. "Meet my new friends Riku, Axel, Demyx, and Zexion. And look what they brought!" She held up the bottle of Patrn for all to admire.
"It's like the holy grail of tequila!" a blonde boy dressed in a black tank top and camaflouge pants gushed. "Can I have some, Kairi?"
"No way!" Kairi answered. "I have to make this last!"
The boy sighed.
"It's okay, Hayner," said a boy sitting right beside him. "There's plenty of cheap tequila here. When you're drunk, it tastes just as good!"
Riku swallowed nervously. The boy talking to Hayner was none other than Sora. He felt himself growing even more nervous. Why did he let Axel talk him into doing this?
"So, have you guys started drinking yet?" Axel asked.
"We were just getting ready to," said a blonde girl with bright blue eyes.
Demyx waved at her excitedly. "Hey, Namine!"
"Hey Demyx," she replied. She turned her attention back to the others. "We were just getting ready to play ourselves a rousing game of Never Have I Ever. Go in the kitchen and pour youselves some drinks. There's Jungle Juice and some other random stuff we need to get rid of before the end of the semester."
"Sure thing, dollface," said Axel. Zexion went and found himself a seat on the couch while the other three headed to the kitchen.
There was a large punchbowl of red juice mixed with some kind of clear liquor and red plastic cups beside it. Axel poured himself a cup and tasted it frowning.
"Weak ass shit," he whined. "Demyx, let me see the bag."
Demyx handed the bookbag over and Axel extracted the vodka, pouring more into his cup and tasting it again. A few more pours and he was finally satisfied with the strength of the bevergage. Demyx fixed himself some jungle juice and added vodka as well. Riku fished around in the fridge and found some Smirnoff Ice, settling for something much weaker to prevent himself from getting so wasted that he'd end up making an ass of himself in front of Sora. They returned with their drinks and sat down. Axel instinctively forced Riku to wiggle his way in between Sora and a blonde guy who looked a lot like him. Axel sat on the opposite side of the blonde and gave Riku a thumbs up. Demyx plopped himself half on the couch and half on Zexion's lap. Zexion scowled, but didn't bother to look up from his book.
"So, do you guys know everyone here?" Kairi asked, still coveting her pricey bottle of tequila.
"Sure don't," said Axel. "How about some introductions? Go clockwise."
"Well, you know I'm Kairi."
"I'm Hayner."
"Olette."
"Namine."
"Demyx."
"Zexion."
"Pence."
"Larxene."
"Axel."
"Roxas."
"Riku."
"And last but not least, I'm Sora!" the brunette said, excitedly.
"Okay," said Kairi. "And we're all familiar with Never Have I Ever?"
Everyone nodded.
"Okay, I'll start," she continued. "Never have I ever... had a dick."
Riku's eyes widened at the bluntness of her comment, but took a gulp of his drink as did Hayner, Demyx, Zexion (who was drinking Lipton green tea that he brought with him), Pence, Axel, Roxas, and Sora.
"Never have I ever broken a bone," said Hayner.
Namine, Demyx, Axel, Riku, and Sora drank.
"Never have I ever made out with a stranger," said Olette.
Riku was extremely surprised to see Sora drink and wasn't surprised at all to see Axel and Kairi (who could easily be bribed with alcohol) drink.
Demyx, Zexion, Pence, and Larxene all took their turn and Riku had to drink twice more. Finally it was Axel's turn.
He cleared his throat dramatically.
"Never have I ever.... had a crush on anyone sitting in this circle."
Riku glared at his friend. He refused to pick up his drink until he saw Kairi, Namine, Demyx, Zexion, and Sora drinking. He took a deep chug of his apple-flavored Smirnoff Ice to quell his anxiety.
The game continued, getting even raunchier the more wasted everyone got. Riku was still fine. Demyx was getting moderately giggly and took to playing with Zexion's extra long bangs. Axel continued to be loud, but that was normal for him. But the biggest problem was, despite the fact that Sora was sitting right beside him and Riku still had yet to talk to him!
Pence got a mischievous look in his eyes and smiled broadly. "Never have I ever kissed a family member."
"On the cheek!?" Axel shouted.
"No, I'm mean kiss for real."
Sora and Roxas smiled at each other and drank.
"No way, really?" Demyx cried, laughing. "Who?"
"Each other," said Sora.
"Yeah, we're twins, if you hadn't figured it out," said Roxas
"I knew you were twins," said Axel. "You look so much alike. Man, twin on twin action is hot."
"We know," said Sora grinning. "The girls love it when we make out." Riku frowned when Sora said 'girls' as opposed to 'guys' or even 'girls and guys'.
"Care to demonstrate?" Olette asked, far too eagerly. Namine, Kairi, and Larxene all seemed excited about it too, egging them on.
Sora shrugged. "Excuse me, Riku," he said, crawling over Riku's lap to get closer to his brother. Roxas put his hand on the back of Sora's head and pulled his brother's face closer until their lips connected, moving together in an intense kiss.
Rike couldn't believe this! The love of his life and was sitting on top of him making out with his twin brother and not him. Axel was laughing and pointing in their general direction (Riku felt certain Axel was truely laughing at him). When Sora's tongue peaked out and made its way down his brother's throat, the girls cheered wildly. They continued kissing for a few more seconds before pulling away with big, stupid grins on their faces.
"Ta da!" said Sora, sitting up on Riku's lap. He looked behind him and smiled sweetly at his silver-haired peer before getting off and returning to his original seat on the floor. "Sorry about climbing on you like that."
"No problem," said Riku, returning the smile nervously.
Sora learned in close to him and whispered in his ear. "I don't know if anyone's told you this, but I'm an amazing kisser."
Riku blushed instantly.
"I-I-I can believe that," Riku stammered, causing Sora to smile even more.
"Shit, Roxas, that was really hot," said Axel to the blonde twin. Disregarding the rules of the game, Axel took a deep drink of his Jungle Juice.
"Thanks, Axel," Roxas replied with a wink.
Axel snaked an arm around Roxas' waist and leaned down to talk to him in a hushed voice. "If you ever get tired of making out with your brother and feel like making out with a real man, I'll be around all night."
"Hmm, your offer is tempting," said Roxas, placing his hand on Axel's thigh and gently massaging the area. Axel grinned and let out a deep chuckle. Roxas was gorgeous and was totally feeling him! Even though the night was supposed to be all about Riku and Sora, that didn't mean he couldn't have some fun of his own in the process.
Never Have I Ever had been abandoned in favor of small talk and heavy drinking until Namine and Kairi announced that it was eleven o' clock.
"Okay everyone," said Kairi. "It's time for us to head out to the parties!"