II.
Sora sat there in the plastic seat that had been nailed to the floor. When they had entered the boat, he wondered if people had stolen them and then the thought came, why people would steal plastic seats. Especially since you can get them for two dollars at the store.
But now, halfway to the city he sat there frozen. The only thing moving was his eyes, back and forth from his best friends. Did she seriously do that? Did Kairi seriously ask Riku out? The elder male was in the middle of leaning over against Sora, feeling how warm the water is beneath them when the question escaped the girl's mouth… and five minutes later, he still sat there. "Like... On a date?" He asked, making sure that he had not misheard his best friend. The red headed slowly nodded, her face flushed.
Honestly, I didn't know what to think. I thought Kairi had always liked Sora. I knew that this day would come… I just didn't expect it to be this soon. After all, when two guys and a girl hang out, there is obviously going to be some feelings. I just didn't figure it would be this... But now, here in front of him-she was asking me, Riku, out. I would be lying if I said I didn't have any feelings for Kairi but-
"Sure, why not?" Riku smirked at Sora as if teasing him, but in all reality- he was a bit hesitant. Sora's mouth drop as the words escaped Riku's lips. Sora stared at the elder male, thinking that this could not be happening. Pinch me, I'm having a nightmare, Sora thought and Kairi leaned over wrapping her arms around the silver haired boy and embraced him. Riku did the same after hesitating for a moment.
"Every body off!" The boat driver called as they docked. The three stood up and went down the isle. Sora thanked his stars that he was in the back of the two so they didn't see his gloomy face and all his hopes fly away in a puff of cloud.
"No more of this talk in front of Sora… I don't want him to feel like the fifth wheel," Riku whispered to the female, hoping that she would take it. There was another reason that he didn't want to talk about going on a date with Kairi in front of Sora… but he wont admit it at this time.
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I have known it for some time. It's not that hard to notice. When we were young when everyone was playing doctor, instead of playing with Kairi or Naminee; I would want to play with Roxas or Riku. Mum said that I was just curious… but I knew it was more than that. When I was fourteen, a year after puberty I asked out Naminee. Naminee is this young girl, with short blond hair that tended to sway as she stood. She was very shy and so much of an artist that it put Van Go to shame. But I liked her personality, she was cute to. I figured that's what I should have done. Everyone else was doing it. Going out, that is.
So I asked her out. She was hesitating for some reason but agreed none the less. Or first date was nice; we went to the movies in the city. On the way back- there was a small kiss on the lips. No spark. Nothing. I thought that you were at least going to feel… I don't know something? She was confused too.
After two weeks of going on these types of dates, we just gave up. Our last date was actually further than we ever gone. We ended up on her bed and me kissing her, one of those dead kisses again. I was pulling her shirt up, but something inside me struck. We couldn't do anything. I had too much trouble staying in control. I figured out that night what the problem was.
I am gay.
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The three of them tried to catch a cab, but after a half hour of no luck they just decided to hoof it. Figured they could save the money. They would need it for the ride to the hotel. Kairi was clingy to Riku's arm but he would gently push her away, reminding her about Sora. That fact tore him up even more. "So, how much farther is it to the restaurant?" Sora asked breaking another one of those 'silly fights' again. It wasn't that he was feeling left out… It was more so that he wanted to be Kairi at the moment. Wanted to be the one hugging Riku and going on a date with him.
"There!" Kairi squealed and pointed to a restaurant up ahead. She ran forward, the wind rushing through her legs making her grab hold of her skirt so it wouldn't fly up. I'm sure Riku wouldn't mind… He grumbled to himself as the boys walked behind. There was complete and total silence between the two.
"How long have you liked her?" Riku asked, his voice was deep and soft, so no one else could hear. Sora blinked, startled and looked up into the blue orbs. What? Sora didn't like her… but then again, from the angle of it, it did seem he had been starring at her. "You have every right to be envious of me." He said serious. Sora looked away and grumbled a bit unsure of what to say.
You're not the one I'm envious of, Sora thought and then finally answered. "I don't like-," He was cut off by Riku's laugh. He probably didn't believe the brunette.
"RIKU! SORA!" Kairi cried through the open doors. They walked up and she grabbed both of their hands, pulling them along. "If we don't hurry we are going to loose our table!" She sounded like a dog, or at least that's what Sora thought. It was true though, the place was very hard to get into and it took them three months before hand to get a reservation.
"We're coming, we're coming," Riku said trying to calm her down. They finally got a booth half way between the entrance and a large statue of David, minus the large thing between his legs. After all, it was a 'family restaurant' meaning no public nudity. None the less, the statue made Sora's face flush a bit. Neither Riku nor Kairi noticed. "What do you want?" Riku asked, flipping through his menu pages.
Sora did the same and blinked, not only at the prices but also at everything they had. Grilled shrimp stuffed in crap cakes, what the hell? "Um…" was the only reply he could say at the moment.
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I always figured Sora liked Kairi. I mean, the first time that he showed interest in her was back when he was fourteen. I was in a grade higher but we all had gym class together. One day we had been running track and Sora, of course was the first one done. He is so damn fast, seriously: the coach has tried to put him on track team so many times, but for some reason he keeps saying no. He said that it was because he didn't want to be away on weekends, when usually the three of us hang out.
So, he just told the coach no yet again when Kairi and I walked up to him. "So what are you and Naminee going to do this weekend?" Kairi asked. Sora and this young girl, a sixteen year old junior and him were dating, had been for about two weeks. Kairi says she thinks it's going good. I on the other-
"I broke up with her," I looked up at him a bit shocked and I locked eyes with his. There was something so deep and dark in it…I felt like he was trying to talk to me telepathically, but it had not gone through. Kairi made a face and snapped the connection- making Sora look at her.
"What do you mean you broke up with her!? Why…?" Kairi's voice squeaked. She and Naminee were cousins, and it didn't make things in her position good. Sora shrugged and looked away but… something in his body language told us otherwise.
After a few minutes of silence, the bell rang and we went to go change or we would be late for our next class. Or, Kairi and I did, while Sora stayed on the field. As we walked, Kairi babbled on about how Sora shouldn't have broken up with her cousin and I felt something. Someone watching us? I looked over my shoulder and spotted Sora's eyes lingering on us.
That's when the thought struck me. The reason that Sora broke up with Naminee…
Did Sora like Kairi?