Hey everyone,
I will admit, when I first decided to write this sequel, I wasn't really planning to stay on the Islands all that long. Still, the more I wrote this, the more I enjoyed writing about Sora and Riku's life on the islands and how they spend their final days there. I felt that, if nothing else, it would make a perfect mid-way story between Never They Cannot and the traveling story.
You guys agree?

Venquine1990
PS. Kiri Kaitou Clover has her own version of this story's prequel. Go ahead and check it out.

Chapter 03
Lenora And Riku

Sora's POV

Riku, for some reason, insisted that he climb up the tree that is just outside of my bedroom window while I go talk with my mum, that he would wait for me there to help me understand what it is about me that he loves so much. And while I hate the fact that, even after all these years, I still need that reassurance, do I also love Riku all the more for the fact that he is willing to help me understand.
I go inside and head for the living room where I find mum reading one of her favorite novels from the bookstore. "Hey Sora, I thought I heard you upstairs." Mum says and I snicker as I say: "No mum, that was Riku." Mum laughs back and says: "Sora, Sora, Sora. With how much the two of you do that these days, I'd almost think that you're sleeping together."
I turn red as I actually caught Riku watching over me in my sleep a few days ago and he actually climbed up to meet me the first day after we started dating. "Eh, we – ehm – we're not – there – yet." I almost tonelessly whisper at the end and mum looks up, her eyes wide for a moment as she asks: "You and Riku?" I nod and after a moment, does she smile and say:
"Well, I did always wonder if you'd end up with Kairi or Riku. Can't say I ever cared either way, as long as you're happy with the decision you made. Are you, Sora?" I nod hastily, even if voicing my fears to the group and hearing Riku voice them as well has made me all the more aware of them. Mum goes back to her book with a smile and says: "That's good. I know he'll take good care of you."

I nod, but then decide to just continue where I left off with Tidus, Wakka and Selphie. "Mum, can you meet me in the garden for a minute? There's something I need to show you." I tell her and the woman nods, putting her book down with a bookmark in place and following me through the kitchen. I make sure to move to the center of the garden and motion for mum to move to the side.
"Watch, this – this is what I've been doing while I was away. Why it was better that I was away from time to time." I tell her and the woman tilts her head, her eyes widening as I summon the Keyblade. I then start a routine that has become familiar to me ever since the defeat of Master Xehanort, whenever I knew I was alone and didn't have to worry about others seeing me.
I swish and strike and slash with the Keyblade, jump, twirl, do backflips and flips to the front. I make loops in the air, jump up against the fence and house walls and jump off of them and perform a few small Flowmotion moves as well, but keep it simple. And while I'm sure that Riku is also watching at this point, do I not care and just end my routine after another minute or so.

I get up from where I landed in a crouch and turn to mum, who is gaping at me in amazement. Taking the fact that there's not shock, horror or fright on her face as a good sign, do I say: "This is what I did while in the other worlds, mum, though this – this was me holding back.""Holding back? How?""I only used one ability, called Flowmotion, and didn't even use any magic." I answer her.
"Sora, are you telling me that you went to all these amazing worlds, learned all of these crazy, but wonderful abilities and powers – and you still allowed yourself to be cramped up and held back by coming back here? Why – why would you do that?" Mum asks and I turn red as I mutter: "Because I'm still a teenager that lives at home with his mum.""Oh right, fair point."
The woman mumbles, her face now slightly red as well and I smile as I see my chance. "But – well, that's why Riku and I – why we've been going to the Island so much. We've been stocking up, preparing for another journey. Though this won't be one that we'll be coming back from. We're planning to go to the other worlds and find, well, a home of our own, for us to live in."
"You are? Oh, how wonderful. My little Sora, all grown up. Oh, I'm so proud of you." Mum gushes, making me turn red all over again and I happily lead her back inside, trying and failing to ignore the searing way that Riku's loving gaze seems to burn into me as I walk. "Wait, Riku saw all of that as well, right? And you two are dating and he's currently upstairs in your bedroom?"

Mum asks me and I whimper in embarrassment as I nod. The woman giggles and asks: "Does Renate know about the good news? About you and Riku and your plans for your future together?""I – I'm not sure. I know Riku had to meet with Mss. Renate today and that she told him of how she thinks he's ready to move out, but he didn't tell me if he told her of our plans."
"Alright, I'll go see for myself then. You go and spend some quality time with your boyfriend. I doubt you'll get much of a chance for that once you get busy locating a place of your own. Trust me, Sora, searching for a place to stay, even on islands as small as these, can be a real chore. You and Riku better make sure you take good care of each other and that you keep an eye on your patience with each other or it could cause trouble."
This worries me as Riku and I have a lot of worlds to look through in mind and I think: "Should we try and narrow down our search pattern before we leave? I think I better go and discuss this with him, after he shows me what he likes about me, that is." And with my fears resurfacing in my heart, do I leave for the upstairs floors, actually finding Riku lying spread wide on my covers.

"That was one of the hottest things I have seen you do in a while, Sora. Wait, is your shirt wet?" I rub the back of my head as I had passed through our garden fountain a few times while jumping and flipping around and I mutter: "I guess I should change before I get a cold. Give me a minute." Yet Riku smirks and says: "Oh no, Sora. This works perfectly. Take your shirt off."
I look at my boyfriend, confused as to what he might mean and he motions with his head for the mirror that is in my room. I look between it and him a few times and then follow his instructions, pulling my wet shirt off my form as I walk over. And when I stand in front of it, I want to reach for one of the shirts that is hanging off of the chair next to it, but then spot him.
Riku has gotten off of the bed and come to stand behind me, his gaze locked with my own through the reflection. "Just look at yourself, Sora. Look at how great you look. How brilliantly our adventures have improved your looks, that were so hard to resist already even before we took our first trip. Do you really not see what I do when looking at you, even if you are fully dressed?"
I gulp and try not to pant as there is something in his eyes that really turns me on and makes me feel a new sheen come over my body, one that didn't come from the fountain water I got drenched in. Riku then moves one step closer and whispers into my ear: "Alright, allow me to show you exactly what I love so much about your looks. Here, just take a good look at these."

And while I shudder and gasp does Riku let his hands run down from my collarbones down my arms, his fingers tracing over the muscles that I managed to gain from casting so many magic spells, summoning shields and wielding the Keyblade. He then moves them from my arms to my chest and a single finger runs down the center before they both focus on my stomach as he whispers:
"And this eight pack you're sporting here. Did you know mum saw that when you decided to take that swim from the islands and then went and rinsed your shirt when my back was to you. When I heard that earlier, I was so jealous of her, felt so stupid that I had missed such a brilliant chance to see this. I knew it'd look good and damnit if I wasn't absolutely 100% right."
He moves his hands to my sides and down my hips, moving them up and down and making me feel a really painful bulge grow within my pants, making me curse the fact that I've started wearing tighter-fitting cloths these last few days as my usual bulgy jeans would have felt a lot more comfortable. "And then I'm not even talking about these. These hips of yours are just to die for, Sora."
Riku whispers, me almost able to feel the lust that is radiating off of him at this point, both through the way that his hands caress me all over my upper body and through the tone of his voice. "You think your looks could make me turn away. Think again." He takes another step and I almost feel something explode within my pants as something hard pushes itself against my ass.
"There's your proof. The proof that you – and all those other girls who think they need to work hard to get my attention – are wrong. You – are – incredible, Sora. Your looks are incredible. Your heart is incredible. Everything about you is incredible. I love you, because your outer beauty only further reflects the beauty inside your bright, pure heart."

It takes everything I have to focus on his voice as he says this and I am actually partially relieved that he stepped back before speaking as I would have only been able to think about what he made me feel if he hadn't. "Now, why don't you put on a clean shirt. I've been thinking of a way to reward you for giving me this chance and I think I got it under control. Care to see?"
I look at him, only a little shocked to see that he has moved back to lie on my bed. "A shirt first, Sora." He says as I had moved to join him and I falter before quickly pulling one of the chair. I throw it on, fighting it a little in my haste to get to Riku and almost sticking my head through one of the arms before getting it on right. I move to lie on the bed beside him and he smiles at me as he whispers: "Good. Now let's see if I can really do this."
Curiously, I watch as he seems to focus inwards and my eyes widen as suddenly clouds and wisps of darkness surround him before creating the same incredible, streamlined outfit that he wore when he first stole my heart. Riku raises a hand, yet my eyes are drawn to the muscles on his arms as the lines of his new shirt pull and strain themselves tightly around the muscles that are hidden underneath.
"Hidden, my blade. That outfit might as well not exist at all." I think, my eyes locked on how the lines, that look like muscles and veins, move and twist as Riku moves his hand around and I hear his voice from far away as he says: "Yep, looks like merging Ansem's darkness with mine and making it my own has really got me a new and better grasp on my own darkness, both old and new.

So tell me, Sora, you like?" To which my mind screams: "Is he blind or something?""Heh, why should I even bother asking? That look on your face says it all. Here, for you to enjoy." Riku whispers at me, or at least that's what it sounds like as my mind is drawing a blank bar the need to just focus on what I see of him, yet I do notice how his arm moves closer to my face.
I raise my hand and use it to trace the lines that are formed by the lines going down his arms and somehow they emit the warmth that I always feel when close to Riku or when held in his embrace. I can even, almost, feel the way that his blood streams through his veins, as though the lines of his shirt are the veins running down his arms. And the fact that I feel his muscles move as well doesn't help matters one bit for me.
Yet then suddenly the lines vanish and I look back at Riku, spotting an amused, but heated look in my eyes that makes the tightness in my own pants all the more uncomfortable. "Sorry about that, handsome, but I'm not ready to lose myself down that path just yet. I want that to happen when we, as they say, christen our new home together."

My face feels like someone just cast a hundred fire spells on it and yet I move closer to hide in his chest as I whisper: "I – I want the same. I – I just – you tempted me. You've been tempting me since you started moving your hands over my body. How was I supposed to react?" Riku smirks and says: "Good, then you really do understand. You do the same to me, Sora. Trust me on that."
I think back to the bulge I felt pressing against my ass and whimper: "I do, you made sure of that. Riku, I – I'm not ready to go any further than we did today, but – can we do this more? I just – I enjoyed this more than I ever imagined I would.""How often did you imagine it?" Riku asks and I whisper: "I lost count, years ago.""You little minx." Riku growls.
I look up, but instantly after Riku seals my lips with his and actually pushes us so that I am now on my back with Riku on top of me, his legs spread on both sides of mine and his bulge pressing up against my own, while at the same time, even with him waring his old cloths, I can still feel every muscle as it moves with his body, especially in his arms and legs.
I moan at this, having felt Riku's body close against mine many times since we started dating, but it was always in a hug where we were both either standing up or sitting down. And even in my wildest dreams did I never imagine that there could be such a huge difference between those two and us lying down. But then, when Riku breaks the kiss and moves down my neck, do I whimper:
"No, don't." Riku looks up and I moan: "Please Riku, I – I won't be able to – to control myself if – if you go on now. Please, not here. I know mum's not home, but – please." Riku's eyes widen when I mention mum not being home, but after a few seconds does he nod. He moves back up and moves himself so that we are parallel with each other, even though he is slightly taller and whispers:

"Alright, handsome, I'll stop here. But let me know if you ever need convincing again, okay? I got to say, seeing your reaction makes me actually like the fact that you doubt yourself so much. Gives me plenty of incentive to do my best and prove you wrong, just like you always prove me wrong when I doubt myself about how we first left the islands."
"If he doesn't get off me, I'm going to give him the incentive to do something completely different." I think, trying with all my might not to give into the urges that are coming from the bulge in my pants and again cursing the fact that I'm not wearing bulgier pants. And to both my relief and my slight, hesitant annoyance, does Riku roll himself off of me, moving to lie on the other side of the bed.
"I think it might be better if I leave, Sora. You look like you need a shower." He mutters and I whisper: "No, I think I know something better." And while I had turned to look at him as I spoke, do I turn away, close my eyes and think: "Maleficent and Ursula kissing each other." And instantly a cringe of disgust runs down my body, my bulge calming down and going limp.

"That seemed to have worked. What did you think about?" Riku asks and I moan: "Ursula and Maleficent, making out.""Ugh, gross! Sora, I spent a year in Maleficent's castle, I saw them spend time together. Why did you put that imagine in my head?""Because you asked me what I was thinking about!" I retort and Riku moans: "Yeah, and now I wish I hadn't."
"Here, let me give you something to take your mind off of that horrible image." I happily mutter, turning Riku's face my way and giving him a peck on the lips. "Mmm, thanks Sora, I needed that. So, what do you want to do now?" I sigh and scuttle closer as I whisper: "Nothing, just this. This is enough for me." Riku nods and pulls me closer as he says: "Sure is."

It's official!
These two are just TOO cute together. And I LOVED writing that little scene. Riku showing Sora what makes him love his brunette so much and then rewarding Sora by putting on the outfit that made Sora fall for him in the first place. It was right out brilliant and a ton of fun to write. Though I'm not entirely sure if there will be more scenes like that in the chapters to come.
On one hand I definitely feel like there should be more as the two are teenagers who are exploring every aspect of their relationship together and who have been keeping their feelings a secret from each other for some time, but on the other do I not feel like doing it as it might look like they are taking things too fast and because I'm still no expert on this subject anyway.
Anyway, next chapter is going to be a timejump to Friday and Sora's going to get into a bit of trouble. No, nothing Heartless or Nobody related. Like I said, I plan to bring Jessica and the others up every now and then and this will be one of those times. Also, I plan to bring the mothers of both Sora and Riku to the front a little more. Why not the fathers? I have a plan or two for that.
Let's have fun,

Venquine1990
PS. Kiri's version of Never They Cannot is definitely fun to read. Give it a try.