"I can't believe we still haven't found girlfriends yet. We've been wandering around this mall for hours," Riku sighed.

"Well, all the girls seem to be taken already," Sora said trying to consul his friend. They both sat down on a bench.

"Yeah, two of them were even taken by each other!"

Sora laughed, "Oh man, the look on your face when you started to flirt with one of them and then she told you the other girl was her girlfriend. Priceless!"

"Yeah, yeah. You haven't done much better."

Sora stopped laughing, "So, do we call it a bust and go home?"

Riku stared at his feet, "Yeah, I guess s-"

"Riku?" Sora followed his friend's gaze.

"Wow, she's beautiful," Riku stared slack jawed at a petite blonde walking towards them.

"...She's my sister," Sora said dryly.

"What?! Seriously?!" Riku turned to look at Sora.

"Yeah. Namine. That's her name," Sora looked suspiciously at Riku, "You're not gonna- Riku!"

Riku was already making his way over to Namine, "Excuse me young lady but I couldn't help but notice how beautiful you are."

Namine giggled, "I see. And you are?"

"Riku. Riku Orihito," he said with a grin.

"Right. Riku. And you're how old?"

"Old enough," he grinned wider.

"Sure," she smiled at him, "Well, thanks for the compliment, but I have to be going."

"Uh! I was wondering if you're doing anything later. Perhaps you'd like to hang out with me?"

She smiled apologetically, "That sounds nice, but I've only just moved here and I'm busy trying to find a job."

"Oh that's fine, I could help you out," Riku said enthusiastically.

"You're sweet, but I'll manage. Thanks anyway. Have a nice day," and with that she continued on her way.

Riku trudged back over to Sora and plopped down on the bench. Sora fought to contain his laughter, "I can't believe I got shot down by your sister."

"I tried to tell you, she doesn't like being hit on. When she likes someone, she approaches them in her own time."

"Oh, now you tell me! Come on, let's go back to my house and get something to eat. I think I've had my fill of women for the day."

Sora just laughed, "Sure."

Riku flopped down on his bed as Sora stayed standing looking around the room, "So this is your place, huh?"

"Yep. This is pretty much it."

Sora sat down on the bed next to Riku, "Cool."

"Man, today was a total bust. You wanna try again next weekend?" Riku looked over at Sora.

"Uh, sure I guess," Sora shrugged.

"Well, what do you want to eat then? Sandwich? Ramen?"

"Oh, uh ramen sounds good. You got beef?"

"Yep, just wait here; I'll go make us some."

"Oh, ok, cool. Thanks."

"No problem," Riku sat up and walked out of the room.

Sora looked around at all of the other boy's belongings. His room was fairly typical. He had a twin size bed with a blue comforter on top. Posters of bands and anime shows covered his walls. He had a small fifteen inch television sitting on top of his dresser and an Xbox system next to it. A wooden desk sat in the corner probably for him to do homework.

Sora sighed and lied back on the bed. Would they find girlfriends next weekend? Maybe they shouldn't try so hard. Perhaps they should go with the flow and wait for the right girl to come along. Riku came back in the room and Sora sat up quickly.

"Here ya go. It's hot," Riku handed Sora a bowl of beef ramen.

"Oh, thanks," He took the bowl and blew across the top of it. He raised a fork full of noodles to his mouth and carefully ate them, "Mmm, good," he smiled at Riku.

"Yep," he said, his own mouth full of noodles.

The two of them sat quietly as they ate, when they finished, Riku took their bowls back out to the kitchen. He came back and lied on his bed once again. Sora did the same.

"So, you think we'll find girlfriends next week?" Sora asked.

"I don't know. We can only try," Riku shrugged.

"Well, I was thinking that maybe we shouldn't try so hard. Maybe we should just wait and see what happens."

Riku raised an eyebrow, "But you said you've never had a girlfriend. Aren't you like, you know, anxious or whatever?"

Sora looked at Riku who was staring at the ceiling, "Well, yeah, of course. But I mean, I don't wanna force it either. I just want love to happen, ya know?"

"Mmm. Yeah, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun while we wait," they both laughed.

"So, what kind of girl are you looking for anyway?" Sora asked.

"Oh, I don't know. One that's kind and cute of course. But one that likes to have fun and is like a good friend to me. Someone I can count on to back me up."

Sora thought for a moment, "I think I want the same. But I want her to be smart also. And adventurous. Someone who's not afraid to take off and go do something on the spur of the moment. That's what I'm looking for I guess. Someone who will surprise me."

The two of them laid there for a moment, "Sora," Riku said.

"Mmm?" he turned to look at Riku.

Suddenly Riku rolled on top of Sora and kissed him passionately yet gently. Sora's eyes flew open in complete surprise. Once he realized what was happening, he shoved Riku off of him and onto the floor.

"What the Hell are you doing?!" he screamed at his friend.

Riku wiped his lips on his sleeve, "I'm sorry! I don't know! I...it just felt right! Oh my God! Sora! Wait!"

Sora jumped up and ran out of the room. Riku scrambled up and chased after him. He caught him by the arm just as he was running out the front door.

"Sora! I'm sorry!" he pleaded.

"Leave me alone! I'm going home!" he yanked his arm away and ran down the street. Fifteen minutes later he arrived at his house. He burst in through the front door and ran upstairs to his room. He threw himself on his bed and heaved heavily trying to catch his breath. He rolled over and stared at the ceiling. What had Riku done? Why would he do that? Sora continued to stare with a look of confusion on his face. Riku. What he'd done. It was so...unexpected. So shocking. It...it wasn't bad though. Sora's thoughts paused for a moment and time seemed to stand still as he held his breath. Then slowly he began to breathe again as a smile spread across his face. No, it wasn't bad, Riku had just...surprised him.