We humble island folk just love to help

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Axel woke up by sunlight filing in through the shutters and shining into his eyes. He was disoriented for a moment, but soon remembered where he was. His hot neighbour's couch. He stretched out for his cell phone to check the time, a little worried that he had been sleeping too long. He had to catch the movers when they showed up. He didn't have to worry though, it was only 8.13 and he knew they wouldn't show up until some time after 10. Still Axel felt completely rested and didn't feel like lying still anymore.

He sat up and looked over at the bed where Riku was sleeping peacefully. His hair was a little messed up and his cheeks slightly rosy and he was just so god-damn beautiful. Couldn't he at least have a weird sleeping face, like with his mouth open and drooling? Axel began to suspect that Riku was one of those people who always looked good no matter what they were doing. Hell, he would probably look gorgeous and completely fuckable even if he was smeared in feces from head to toe. Axel sighed over the world's unfairness and stood up, putting on his pants.

He walked over to the sleeping boy and shook his shoulder gently.

"Riku? Riku, wake up!"

"Uh… What?" Riku blinked his eyes open and stared at Axel unfocusedly. "What time is it?"

"Sorry to wake you up, sleeping beauty," Axel said with a smirk and took the opportunity to stroke away some loose strands of hair from the younger boy's face while he was still too groggy to notice. "I just thought I should tell you I'm going over to my place; I need to take a shower and then wait for the movers to show up. Thanks again for letting me crash on the couch."

"No problem." Riku sat up and rubbed his eyes with his knuckles, then yawned and stretched his arms over his head. "I can make you breakfast if you come back here after you showered." He was smiling at Axel, who watched him intently. Damn, that stretch had looked nice with the way his back arched. Was he doing that on purpose?

"You really don't have to do that," Axel answered after a second, referring to the breakfast invitation.

"Just say yes, I'm trying to be nice!" Riku insisted. "Besides…" He rubbed the back of his head and looked at Axel shyly. "I'm kind of lonely… And how much fun can it be for you to hang out in an empty apartment?""

"Not very much, I'll admit," Axel replied, feeling oddly touched by Riku's apparently sincere wish to help him out. He grinned and ruffled Riku's hair. "Ok, I'll return for breakfast soon. Can I order anything I want?"

"Sure," Riku said glaring at Axel in a very sexy way (or so Axel thought), while trying to smooth out his hair. "As long as it's cucumber sandwiches. Or cereal."

Axel laughed. "That will be fine. Thanks again."

Riku just waved his hand dismissively and Axel left smiling.

He walked the few meters of corridor leading to his door barefoot, like last night. As he got inside his new home he stripped and picked up the towel from the floor. "Time for you to serve your real purpose!" he told it.

He wondered if he should take a long shower, or be quick about it. A long shower would give Riku some time alone, maybe he also wanted to shower and stuff. On the other hand maybe a quick shower would lead to him walking in on Riku while he was still showering… That was a very pleasing mental image. Riku's lean, muscular body, glistening wet with foam slowly running down it… His hands moving over his body as he lathered himself with soap…

Axel was getting a hard-on just thinking about it. He got into the shower quickly, and decided that it would have to be a long one since he had to take care of business…

He closed his eyes as he turned on the water and let it pour down on him. The temperature was nice and warm right from the start, Axel was happy to discover. Not like those showers that would run cold forever. He grabbed the bottle of shower cream he had already put in there the night before in a feeble attempt to make the apartment more homely and squirted some of its contents out in his hand. Behind his eyelids fantasy-Riku was giving him an inviting smile. "Let me help you rub that in," Axel imagined him saying. "We humble island folk just love to help…"

"Do you now…" he answered out loud in a half-whisper and began to lather himself, imagining it was Riku's hands running along his body and not his own. He stroked his nipples, feeling his heart beat a little faster, and then let his hands wander down his sides and hips, angling inward to run along the insides of his thighs, the sensation making him take a sharp breath through his nose. "Mmm, you like that, don't you?" fantasy-Riku teased, leaning so close Axel could feel his imaginary breath hot and wet on his ear.

"Oh, yeah…" Axel murmured and stroked the insides of his thighs again. His erection was like a hot, throbbing ache between his legs and a moan escaped him as he let his hand wander up to grab hold of it. He slowly began to move his hand up and down along the shaft, falling back against the wall when pleasant feelings started radiating from somewhere deep inside his lower belly. His breathing started coming out in ragged, uneven gasps, as he picked up the speed of his strokes. He imagined what it would be like to kiss Riku. Those full, pink lips that looked so soft pressed against his and his mouth hot, hungry and eager, tasting of something sweet… Axel moaned again, louder. God, he wanted Riku!

He stroked himself harder, starting at the base and giving the head a hard squeeze on the way up and pulling back the foreskin and giving another press on the way down. If Riku was here now, he would press him up against the wall and fuck him mercilessly from behind until he screamed. He would grab his no doubt perfectly round and smooth ass checks so hard they would bruise and then spread them apart and press deep inside him. He could almost hear Riku whimpering from that sweet mixture of pleasure and pain… Or was that him? He was so close to coming, now…

"Fuck me harder," fantasy-Riku begged and Axel complied by stroking himself as hard and fast as he could. It was so good and getting closer and closer… An indescribable feeling like a wave rising within him and then it broke and his orgasm hit him hard, making him moan and almost scream, some of his seed splattering at the opposite wall of the shower cabin and the rest running hot and sticky over his hand.

"That was good…" he whispered, slowly sliding down the wall into sitting position and waiting for the ecstatic feelings to fade away. He decided that Riku was from now on going to play lead role in all his sexual fantasies. He had earned it. He was so absolutely sinfully gorgeous, yet there was still something about him that felt innocent and pure. The inexperience from growing up in such a sheltered environment as Destiny Islands, he supposed. Whatever it was, it made Axel want to do very dirty things to him.

Remembering that he was actually supposed to be meeting Riku for real, Axel got to his feet and finished his shower, washing away all traces of sperm from the walls and himself. He washed his hair and lathered his entire body with shower gel an extra time, since he hadn't been so careful about it the first time around. He was in a good mood, no doubt induced from orgasms and hot neighbours, so he even sang a few cheesy love songs at the top o his lungs before stepping out of the shower cabin to towel himself off.

X

Axel rapped at Riku's door to announce his presence before opening it. "Hey," Riku greeted him, sticking his head out from the small kitchen. He was smiling brightly and Axel returned it without even thinking about it. "Hey," he answered. "What's cooking?"

"Well, I've prepared a not so exclusive menu of sour milk with cereal and toast," Riku said, looking at Axel with an apologetic smile. "It's not much, but it's all I have home."

"Don't apologize," Axel said frowning. "You don't really have to do any of this, remember?"

"If I'm going to invite someone to breakfast I don't want it to be completely crappy, that's all," Riku said unfazed. "Do you want coffee?"

"Oh God, yes!" Axel nodded vigorously. "Make it strong!"

"Okay!" Riku laughed and stepped back into the kitchen. Axel followed him and watched as he picked out filters and coffee jar from a cupboard. His hair was slightly wet from showering and he had changed into a simple white T-shirt and the same baggy pants as he wore yesterday. He really didn't have to make an effort to look sexy, did he?

"Usually I don't even eat breakfast," Axel said conversationally. "Unless there are some pizza leftovers from the night before."

Riku turned around and it was his turn to frown at Axel. "Really? That doesn't seem healthy at all."

Axel rolled his eyes and chuckled. "I'm not exactly known for my healthy lifestyle. What I meant was that you don't have to worry about making about making me crappy breakfast, because it can't possibly be worse than what I'm used to. And even if it is crappy I still think it's cool that you want to make me breakfast." He smiled and winked at Riku, who smiled back shyly.

"It's cool?"

"Yeah."

A faint blush spread over Riku's cheeks and he quickly turned around to finish loading the coffee maker. When he turned back again he looked perfectly composed, his colour just a tad higher than normal and features smooth. "Let's eat then." He gestured to Axel to sit down by the small kitchen table where he had put various food items.

Axel sat down and poured himself a bowl of sour milk and topped it with cereal, while Riku loaded the toaster with bread.

They ate in relative silence, which suited Axel fine. He liked to concentrate on the food when he was eating and apparently Riku was like him in that aspect. Axel decided that when he had his own apartment up and running he would invite Riku to breakfast, or maybe dinner. Yeah, dinner would be nice. He decided to tell Riku right away.

"Hey, Riku. When I'm finished moving in I'm going to invite you over for dinner. For being such a good neighbour."

Riku looked up from his food and smiled. "Oh, okay. So you cook?"

Axel knew he had been forgetting something, namely that his cooking skills weren't good for much more than boiling pasta. He mentally hit himself in the head but didn't let his distress show in his voice when he answered. "I'll think of something."

"It sounds nice!" Riku got up from the table and poured two cups of coffee. "Do you take any milk or sugar?" he asked over his shoulder.

"No…" Axel was still pondering the dinner dilemma he had just brought upon himself when Riku placed his coffee mug in front of him.

"Axel? Can I ask you something?" Riku's hesitant voice snapped him out of his thoughts.

"Sure…" he answered slowly. Had he catched a glimpse of his arms yesterday after all? His gaze flickered to the armsocks that was currently covering up his scars. They were still in place.

"Don't be mad… I was just wondering, uhm… Well, uh, are you gay?"

So that was what he was wondering? He had thought that would be pretty obvious by now. Axel let out a sigh of relief and couldn't help a small chuckle from escaping his lips. Riku was blushing madly and looked like he was afraid Axel would jump up and punch him or something.

"Yes I am, Riku. What tipped you off?" he asked amused.

"Well… Yesterday you were wearing some kind of makeup, weren't you? And you're kind of flirty…" Riku was blushing even harder, if such a thing was possible. Axel just rolled his eyes.

"Wearing makeup doesn't mean someone's gay."

"It doesn't?"

"No, it's just a look," Axel tried to explain without bursting out laughing. "You know, punk, rock'n'roll?"

Riku groaned and tried to hide his face under his bangs. "I feel so stupid now…"

"Don't worry about it," Axel said calmly, taking a sip of his coffee. "You were right after all. Why did you want to know?"

Riku looked at him through his bangs and swallowed. "Be- because I think… I might be like that too."

Axel quirked an eyebrow. "What? Gay?"

Riku looked down into his coffee mug. "You act like it's not a big deal at all…"

"I don't think it's a big deal," Axel agreed with a shrug.

"It is to me!" Riku suddenly looked up with a flash of anger in his eyes. "I don't know what people will say; my parents, my friends! I hate these god-damned islands, everyone's so narrow-minded…" He looked down again and Axel frowned.

"Maybe you shouldn't care so much about what other people are thinking?" he suggested. "You can never know for sure that they'll actually think what you think they'll think anyway." Axel had never cared about what people thought about him in his life. He had come to realize it was a double-edged sword, though. On one hand he didn't have any problems being himself and following his heart, but on the other hand it made him selfish and inconsiderate. It was one of those things he wanted to change about himself, but maybe Riku actually needed to be a little more selfish.

"I guess…" He looked up with a small smile on his lips. "It's good to finally tell someone."

"I can understand that." Axel tilted his head and studied Riku as he suddenly realized something. "If you never told anyone before does that mean that you've never been with a guy?"

Riku just nodded and Axel shook his head. "That's sad, man…"

He didn't have time to elaborate as the doorbell suddenly rang. Riku looked up confused as if he had no idea who it could be, and went to answer it.

"Hi Riku!" Axel heard a cheerful voice exclaim when the door clicked open. "So you're up; I was worried that you were still asleep, hehe…"

"Sora…" Riku's answer didn't sound very pleased. Axel curiously rose from his seat, eager to get a look at the visitor. "What are you doing here this early?"

"Well, Kairi is going shopping with her mom today, so I thought maybe we could hang out? It's been a while."

"Yes, it has." Axel could see Riku crossing his arms as he peered out of the kitchen and into the hall. In the doorway was standing a short, brown-haired boy. He had a slim, tanned body and was kind of cute, Axel lazily reflected. Not really his type, though.

"You should have called," Riku told the boy coldly. "I'm busy today, I promised to help Axel move." He turned around and gave Axel a pointed glare that ordered him to play along. The brunet followed Riku's gaze and noticed Axel standing in the kitchen doorway for the first time. His mouth fell open in surprise.

"Oh, I'm sorry… I didn't know you had company," he told Riku.

"Of course you didn't since you didn't bother to check it up," Riku snapped. Axel had no idea why he seemed to be so angry with this boy, but figured he had his reasons.

Sora looked down. "I'm sorry. I guess we'll hang out some other time instead?" He looked up at Riku again, giving him a bright but insecure smile.

"Yeah, see you later, Sora," Riku answered impatiently and closed the door.

Axel eyed him curiously. "So you're helping me move?" he asked after a while. "What a pleasant surprise."

Riku chuckled and shot Axel an embarrassed smile, though he seemed very tired all of a sudden. "Yeah… I might as well do it now that I said I would."

"So who was that guy and what did he do to deserve the cold shoulder?"

Riku sighed and threw himself on his bed, hiding his face in the pillow. "That was Sora, he's supposed to be my best friend." Riku's voice came out so muffled Axel could barely make out what he was saying, so he followed Riku and sat down at the edge of his bed with his coffee mug, waiting for him to continue.

"I shouldn't be so mad at him, but I can't help it! He just spends all his time with his girlfriend and doesn't give a crap about me and then he has the nerve to come here and expect me to entertain him while she's away shopping! He can go fuck himself!"

Axel chuckled. "And here I was starting to think you were almost unnaturally nice…"

Riku rolled over and looked at him, his eyes a little foggy.

"I've been trying too hard, haven't I? To be friendly, I mean."

Axel looked at him. He thought he was beginning to figure Riku out. You'd think a guy as beautiful as him wouldn't have a care in the world, but in reality he was deep in the closet and losing his best friend. Maybe he was even in love with him? It was kind of sad, and Axel felt bad for him. He must be feeling terribly confused and lonely.

"Don't worry, Riku. I really don't mind it when gorgeous guys are being overly friendly," he joked and was rewarded with a smile.

"Yeah, I wouldn't mind some of that either…"

Axel pretended to look hurt. "I think I've been pretty friendly, inviting you to dinner and everything. Are you saying I'm not gorgeous? Or am I gorgeous but not very friendly?" He wiggled his eyebrows. "I prefer the second option…"

Riku laughed and blushed. "I think you look good… And you're nice."

Axel rolled his eyes. "That's lame, Riku. But thanks anyway."

"That's what you get for fishing for compliments," Riku said and stuck his tongue out.

"Smartass."

"Homo."

"Since you're a homo too, I won't even consider that an insult," Axel said with a crooked smile. He was really starting to warm up to this boy. "Anyway, I need to get over to my place now. I crave cigarettes and the movers should show up soon… Thanks for breakfast."

Riku smiled and then bit his lip. "Would you mind if I tagged along? I sort of don't want to be alone right now; I promise I'll help you out like I said."

"You island folk just love to help, don't you?" Axel said and smirked at Riku's puzzled expression. "You can come, I don't mind at all."