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Part Two
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"Sora, over here!" his eye was caught by his best friend waving her arms around wildly.
"Hey Kairi," he grinned, sitting down at the table next to her and waving to Roxas and Namine.
Roxas blushed a little, "Axel brought us some wings on the house... You like buffalo right?"
"Hell yeah I do! That was nice of him," Sora grinned at Roxas. Axel was always giving them free stuff because of him. They seriously just needed to bang and get it over with.
"Sora! Whatcha drinkin'?" Axel appeared at their table almost immediately. He was talking to Sora, but looking at Roxas.
The brunette chuckled and snapped his fingers in front of Axel's face to bring his attention back to him. "I'm over here, Axe. I'll have a rum and coke, neat."
"Got it. Roxas? You need a refill?"
The blond sitting across the table flushed even more red, "I've got like three full drinks in front of me, Axel... I'm good."
"I'll have a-" Kairi tried to order another drink, but Axel was already walking away.
"Here, I don't even like daquiris," Roxas said, scooting one of his many drinks over to her.
Kairi smiled and sipped at the fruity drink, content.
"Jeez, Rox... Why don't you just ask him out? He's clearly smitten with you," Namine asked, watching Axel try to mix Sora's drink while staring at Roxas.
"I dunno... He's a lot older than me," Roxas shrugged, "Besides, I don't think he likes me that much..."
Sora raised an eyebrow, "Roxas, he literally hasn't taken his eyes off of you once. Go talk to him!"
"He's trying to work... I shouldn't bother him," Roxas was in massive denial.
"Roxas..." Axel approached them, setting Sora's drink down in front of him, "I'm about to go on break... Did you maybe wanna hang out with me for a few?"
Namine and Kairi were already shoving Roxas out of the booth onto his feet, "Go!"
"Okay, sure..." he gave a half-smile, following Axel to another table after downing one of his drinks.
Sora turned back to the girls, "So, what're we drinking for? We haven't done this much since college."
"Basically to get those two together," Kairi quipped, watching Axel turn his flirting game up to hardcore.
"Nice," Sora chuckled, "So what've you ladies been up to lately?"
Namine shrugged, "Honestly? Not too much. Just working on my art."
"I met someone," Kairi blurted out suddenly, "And he's kind of amazing."
"Whoa, wait... Who?! And why did I not know about this before?!" Sora exclaimed.
Kairi giggled, "His name is Leon, and he's kind of meeting me here tonight. I guess his friend Riku wanted to go out and just happened to pick the same bar as us! He knew we'd be here, so he told me he wanted to hang out. He said his friends are super cool."
Sora's eyes went wide and he straightened up, "You said his friend was Riku?"
"Yeah, he's some kind of bigshot web designer. Seems like a cool guy, though he's a huge dork just like you," Kairi poked him in the side, making him shift uncomfortably.
"I don't feel well... Maybe I should go," Sora stood up, only to be yanked back down by Kairi.
"Stay!" she told him, "You look fine. Have another drink! We don't see each other enough anymore."
Sora whined softly and downed his drink in one gulp, "'Kay..."
"What's wrong with you? You usually love meeting new people."
"I just don't feel super social tonight. Why don't you go hang out with Leon and Namine and I will sit and chat?"
Namine scoffed, "I don't wanna chat. I wanna get up and dance!"
Kairi grinned, "Ooh, good idea... Let's see if we can find him! Maybe his friend will dance with you!"
Before Sora knew what was happening, he was being dragged over to the dance floor of the bar, where music thumped with a rythmic beat. Kairi and Namine snaked through crowds towing him behind them, until finally he heard her squeal.
"Leon! You're here!"
"Hey baby," a tall brunette man smiled down at her, leaning in to give her a kiss, "These your friends?"
She nodded quickly, "Mhmm! This is Namine and Sora."
"Nice to meet you both!" he yelled over the music as it picked up in volume again. "My friends are over here!"
Again, Sora was being dragged by his friends. His heart was pounding in his chest hard. He needed another few drinks before he could face this guy.
"Yo, Riku! Xion! Come meet Kairi!"
"So this is the infamous Kairi, eh?"
Sora swallowed hard as he craned his neck up to meet the bright teal eyes of the man speaking. This was him... It was Riku. He could tell immediately. He was absolutely gorgeous, easily the most attractive man Sora had ever seen. He was at least six foot three, and his skin had a perfect glowing tan to it. Every feature on his body was perfectly etched... And his silver-white hair was long and flowing behind his shoulders. He literally looked like he'd just stepped out of a Vogue magazine.
"So who's this?" the God-like man was gesturing towards him now.
He stuttered a little, "I'm S-Roxas. I'm Roxas."
Kairi turned and threw him a confused look, "What?"
Sora grabbed her and pulled her aside, "Kairi, you know how I was talking to this guy online? The one who thinks I'm a girl?"
"Sora, no..." she shook her head in disdain, "Riku? Really?"
"Just... Call me Roxas for tonight, okay? He can't know."
Kairi growled and pulled him back over, "Yeah, this is Roxas."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Riku," he extended a hand, but Sora just stared at it. "Uhm... Okay... You look like you need a drink. I'll run to the bar."
"Rum and coke... Make it a double," Sora told him, trying not to make eye contact.
Riku smiled, "Got it. Kairi, Namine? Whatcha drinkin'?"
Sora tuned them out as his eyes studied Riku further. The man was even dressed like a model. His jeans were riding low on his hips and his vest showed off his huge biceps and even a small triangle of his cut abs. Sora suddenly understood why Riku always played the super muscular character.
Watching him walk away was even more satisfying.
"Sora...?"
He smacked Kairi's hands out of his face, "Fuck, Kai... I think I might be in love."
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Riku made his way over to the bar, ordering a round of drinks for the group. The redhead was definitely kind of weird... He was chatting up some blond guy the entire time he made their drinks.
He would need a few drinks just to make it through the night. He hadn't expected Leon to spring a bunch of new people on him, and he had a bit of social anxiety. Not that you'd ever know... He was very good at hiding it.
"Roxas, here's your rum and coke. Kairi, your daquiri. Namine, your Twisted Tea. Leon, your shot of Jager. Xion, your Long Island."
"Who are the other three drinks for?" Namine asked him, tilting her head to the side.
"Those are for me, doll," he laughed, grabbing one of them and downing it all at once.
Roxas smirked, "Someone's running away from something tonight..."
"Yeah? You look like you're ready to get pretty lit yourself there, bud," Riku chuckled, sipping at his second drink more slowly.
"I have my reasons," the small brunette scowled at him, and Riku briefly wondered what he did wrong.
Roxas was kinda small for a grown adult, but he was kinda cute. His dark chestnut hair was all spiked and crazy, but in a somehow methodical way. His eyes were a nice ocean-blue color, wide with amusement at their conversation. He was maybe five foot eight, if that, and his skin was kinda pale. He didn't look ripped like Riku was, but he still had a bit of muscle definition from what Riku could see under his red t-shirt, blue hoodie and jeans.
"I think we lost them..." Riku glanced over at Leon and Kairi, who were dancing pretty heavily on the floor. Namine and Xion had abandoned them as well, dancing with each other. "Damn it, I wish Yuffie had been able to come out..."
"Yeah, we lost one of ours to the bartender," Roxas motioned over at the blond who was trapped in a conversation with Axel.
"Wanna go sit down? I'm not really into dancing."
Roxas shrugged, "Sure, but I'm grabbing another drink on the way. Want a beer?"
"Ew, you mix beer and liquor? Every time I do that I get hella sick," Riku grimaced, shaking his head.
"Doesn't affect me at all. I'm just ready to get wasted," Roxas laughed, walking up to the bar and ordering another rum and coke as well as a beer.
The two of them made their way to one of the booths, glad to get a little further away from the pounding music. "So... How long have you known Kairi?"
"Ohh, about twenty or so years. We've been friends since we were toddlers. How long have you known Leon?"
"We were roomies in college... Been best friends since," Riku told him.
Roxas nodded, "That's where we met Namine and Rox- uhm... Soren."
"Soren? That's a weird name," Riku raised an eyebrow, "Are you okay?"
"M'fine," he mumbled. Riku could tell he was starting to feel the alcohol. "Wanna do some tequila shots?"
Riku grimaced, "Fuck no... Tequila is nasty."
"Pansy..." Roxas muttered, challenging Riku with his deep blue eyes.
"Axel! Round of tequila shots! Bring the bottle!" Riku called to the redheaded bartender.
Roxas had a smug look on his face, "You can't turn down a challenge, can you?"
"...No, not really. I had my ass handed to me today by some chick in Freedom today."
"You play Freedom, eh?"
Riku snorted, "It's only the best MMORPG on the internet right now. Of course I play."
"I bet you play some huge juggernaut character."
"For your information, I play a dual-wielding human," Riku sneered.
"Oh? That's surprising. You shouldn't be losing any battles with him."
Riku stared at Roxas for a moment. He seemed... familiar? "He's a new one..."
"You called for some tequila?" Axel gave the brunette a strange look as he dropped off the bottle and some shot glasses, along with a bowl of lime wedges. "Gettin' into a contest, Sora?"
The man across from Riku inhaled sharply, his eyes going wide. "Sure. Now go away."
"Why did he just call you Sora?" Riku wondered, but he wasn't quite putting two and two together.
"He's insane. I think he needs to be on medication," Roxas said, pouring them each a shot. "So, you know how to do tequila shots?"
"Uhm... You drink it, right?"
Roxas laughed, grabbing a salt shaker from the center of the table and tipping a little onto the back of his hand. "You lick the salt, down the shot and then bite into the lime wedge. Think you can handle it?"
Showing him the method, Roxas quickly licked off the salt, threw back the shot and bit into the lime wedge, his movements flowing together right up until he slammed the shot glass down on the table upside down.
Riku blinked a couple times, "How is that fun?"
"Try one," Roxas told him, pushing the salt shaker over.
The white-haired man sighed and sprinkled some salt onto his hand, grabbing a lime wedge and getting ready.
"Go!" Roxas goaded, prompting him to take the shot.
The lime made his entire mouth pucker and salivate, but somehow the whole combination wasn't bad. "Fuck... That went straight to my head."
"We've got the entire bottle ahead of us. You aren't gonna puss out now, are you?"
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Sora's vision started to blur as he watched Riku pour the last two shots from the tequila bottle. How had they gotten this far without anyone stopping them?
"One, two, three!" he slurred, and they took their last shots simultaneously. Luckily, Riku seemed to have forgotten Axel's blunder with his name.
"Fuck... Tha's it... I'm d...done..." Riku giggled lightly, pushing the empty bottle away from them. "Wha happened to our friends, anyhow?"
Sora shrugged, "Dunno... I think they forgotted about us..."
"Bastards!" Riku exclaimed drunkenly, waving his fist at nothing in particular.
"Riku... I 'ave a confession to make..." he mumbled, "C'mere, come to the outside of the place with me."
Riku pulled himself to his feet and followed Sora outside, both of them stumbling around until they wound up on a picnic bench.
"Y'know what I did today, Roxas? I fell in love with another girl I met online. And I dun know why or how I keep doing that!" Riku told him, throwing his arms up in defeat, "I've got a problem... Y'know?"
"Wait, 'cause I... That's what I wanted to tell you. I'm Sora... I'm the 'girl' from online..." he confessed, looking up into Riku's eyes and trying to keep his vision in focus.
Suddenly Riku was a little more sober, "Wait, what?"
"I lied t'you about my name... I'm Sora. I'm LockandKey15. And I know you're WrathofRiku. I might have lied about my gender too..."
"You're a boy?!" Riku exclaimed, looking like his head was about to explode from the new information. "Shit..."
Sora sighed heavily, "'M sorry..."
"But... But I'm not gay..." Riku seemed as if he was talking more to himself than Sora at that point.
"Well tha's okay... You don't need to be," Sora tried to comfort him, but he wasn't making a ton of sense. "You'll find a girl ta-"
He squeaked in surprise as Riku cut him off, grabbing him by his flushed red cheeks and kissing him deeply.
"R...Riku...?" Sora's lips trembled as he pushed him away.
"I dunno where it came from either..." the older man looked absolutely shocked by his actions, "But I kinda wanna do it again."
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A/N: Okay, so this isn't supposed to be some serious or dramatic fic. It's just for my fun and amusement. :P But be prepared for a lemon next chapter! :D That'll be the last part.
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