"FLYING TACKLE HUG ATTACK!" The blonde ran and pushed off from the ground, flying toward his best friend.
Having no time at all to dodge the brunette spun round, receiving a face full of Roxas before falling over backward, Roxas with him.
"Waa! S-sorry Sora! I over did it a little, again…" The perky blonde scurried to his feet and held out a hand; though he soon pulled it back with a girlish like squeal when he saw the blood.
"OH MY GOD I'VE KILLED SORA!" He panicked dancing around on the spot like an idiot.
"Don't be stupid, it's just a nose bleed." And a bad one at that; the only explanation he could come up with was that Roxas' elbow must of caught him.
"I'll be fine until we get to school…" He mumbled, a hand trying to stop the blood from getting on his uniform as he held it over his nose.
Finally getting to his feet he was unsure how to have his head as the blood seeped through the cracks in his fingers.
"You two alright?" A car had stopped, and a silver head was leaning out from the window, a cigarette hanging from his mouth.
"Nooooo! I almost killed Sora!" An over emotional Roxas bawled out.
"For fuck sake Roxas it's a nose bleed! Jesus Christ…." He agitatedly snapped at him, ignoring the new presence. He didn't want to look at him after the dreams…nightmares he'd been having.
"You don't look ok." Sora frowned at the amused tone of the other, he wanted to turn and say something insulting but he didn't trust his face; he was easy to read and he knew it, he didn't need to give Riku more things to laugh about.
Parking the car up Riku went into his boot and grabbed a towel from his gym bag before holding it out to Sora.
"Use this and jump in the car, we'll get you to school quicker then we'll see what the doctor says." Sora just stared at the towel, his mind slowly processing what the other had just said.
"I-I don't want to get it dirty…" He muttered out.
"Silly boy, do you want to end up covered in blood?" With that Riku softly shoved the towel into his face, giving Sora no choice but to grab it.
"Mr Strife if you don't get going you'll be late." The silver haired teacher looked over his shoulder at the still panicking blonde as he started to steer Sora toward his car. "And tell whatever teacher you have first lesson that Sora is at the doctors' office."
"B-but…O-ok!" The blonde gave Sora one last worried look before running off down the street.
"...Idiot." Sora said with a sigh, the towel muffling him a bit.
"Well then Sora, if you'd like to get in…don't touch anything though, I don't want blood on my car." Riku smirked, as he held the door open for him; Sora wasn't a car expert but he could tell this was an expensive car.
Sliding into the black leather seat he fidgeted, feeling awkward in this situation and downright embarrassed.
Slamming the door Riku walked round the car and got in the other side, starting the car up before casually leaning over Sora, their faces close, as he grabbed the seat belt.
"Just in case we get in an accident, you can never be too careful." The corner of his mouth quirked as Sora turned bright red at the close contact, hesitantly moving his arms so that he could be strapped in.
He definitely couldn't run away now.
Sora jerked out of his day dream as the bell rang, signalling the end of school; he'd been in a daze most of the day so he was thankful last lesson was self-study.
"Don't forget to collect your trip forms before you leave." Namine their art teacher and Soras' form tutor called out as she waved the pile in the air before placing it onto her desk.
'Ah the last years trip… I'd completely forgotten about that.' Sora thought as he grabbed his stuff before walking up to the desk and taking a form.
"Destiny Island?" He raised a brow at the name, it seemed familiar but he couldn't remember where he'd heard it from; He'd have to do some research online when he got home.
"Hey Sora, hurry up." Kairi stood over by the lockers just outside his classroom, her hands on her hips and an impatient look on her face.
"Sorry Kai, I was reading the trip form." Giving her an apologetic smile they headed off toward the gym, Monday was Tennis club, and Sora happened to be the best in the school.
He'd won several trophies from competitions and inter-school challenges, though he didn't like to brag about it, to him it was just a hobby and something he liked to enjoy once in a while; not something he wanted to do as a career or had a big over the top passion for.
"Are you really ok to be playing today…what with after this morning, it looked like you were bleeding to death." Kairi eyed him out the corner of her eye, her eyebrow raised.
"I'm fine Kai; really it looked worse than it turned out to be. Thanks to…him, I got to school and was treated quicker…" He made a face as he referred to his English teacher, the memory of this morning making him cringe a little.
The car journey had been quiet and awkward, well for Sora anyway. To make it worse, when Riku parked up he came round and unbuckled Sora, even going as far as helping him out of the car and steering him toward the health room with an arm around his shoulders.
Sora almost died in shame as he remembered the nightmares he'd been having lately at the others touch, he hoped they never got so close again.
"Well if you're sure… But take a break if you start feeling light headed ok?" She turned her head to look at him, furrowing her brows in worry.
Smiling a reassuring smile he linked his arm with hers "You worry too much; it was only a bloody nosebleed." Laughing he pulled her along, Kairi wasn't normally the type to worry, she was brash and straight to the point and almost always spoke her mind. But when it came to her friends she showed a completely different side.
"Shut up…it's hard not to when your friends are idiots." She raised her shoulders in an awkward shrug, similar to how a bird would ruffle their feathers and puff out in defence.
All was quiet as they casually made their way across the small field to the gym block. "So… how's lover man." Kairi smirked and looked at Sora.
Blushing three different shades of red he looked away. He hadn't told any of his friends about the game he'd gotten himself into, and he wasn't sure he should.
"Oho…Has something happened that you're not telling me?" She looked at him knowingly as she stopped them from walking.
"N-no…" He squirmed a little as he felt her eyes looking straight through the back of his head. "M-maybe…"
Gasping she turned him round to face her, an over excited look on her face.
"Really? Oh my god Sora, what's going on? Are you meeting, or is it something else?" She was practically bouncing up and down as she waited for him to answer.
"E-erm… it's complicated…" He thought for a second before speaking again. "Come round mine after club and I'll tell you everything."
The look on Kairis' face was almost comical as she sat on his bed with her mouth wide open; the reaction wasn't what he was expecting but at least she wasn't squealing.
"So it's been a week already… and I still have no idea who he is!" Just thinking about it made him irritated and nervous; he only had three weeks left to guess.
Finally closing her mouth and composing herself Kairi put her serious face on. "Have you even tried guessing who he is? I mean he never said you couldn't ask him questions and if I remember rightly, on the board game you ask each other questions. For example: do you wear glasses, or is your hair black. Do you see what he means by a game of Guess who now?"
A sudden weight of realisation wacked him in the face as he heard this. He felt like an idiot right now, and to think he'd wasted a week already.
"Oh god…I NEED MY LAPTOP!" The brunette scrambled off the bed and over to his desk where he opened his laptop and quickly turned it on.
While he waited for it to load he impatiently drummed his hands on his knees, bouncing in his seat a little. Kairi mean while lay on his bed, a stupid grin on her face as she watched him; It was rare to see Sora so worked up about something.
Muttering to himself he clicked all over the screen. "I…what do I even ask?" He turned in his seat and looked at Kairi with pleading eyes.
Sighing she rolled off the bed and came over, grabbing the spare chair in the corner of the room and sitting next to him.
Sora was grateful to have such help, after all the small group of friends were the only ones that were aware he was gay, he hadn't even told his parents yet and he was almost eighteen.
Though he was confident they wouldn't mind, his mother for a start used to put him in dresses when he was a kid, and his dad…well he never really minded anything, he was happy if everyone else was happy.
"Sora, are you even listening to me?" Kairi frowned at him as he gaped at her in a rather unattractive way.
"Oh sorry... I was just thinking about something." Shaking the thoughts from his head he turned his focus back onto the screen.
"Idiot…I was saying, lover boy is online." She jabbed a thumb at the screen, an eyebrow raised as her brunette friend shot forward; almost head butting it.
"Oh my god…Kai what do I say?" He'd double clicked on the name but his hands had frozen mid-air as he pondered what to write.
"Just talk to him as you always do, then maybe slip in a few guess who questions. It's easy enough idiot." She rolled her eyes as she pulled a leg up onto the chair, resting her chin on her knee.
Bloop.
Sora jumped out of his skin as the noise signalled a message.
KingOfTheKeys: Hello Sora how was Tennis club? Didn't pass out from loss of blood, did you?
Sora sucked in a breath and held it in as he read and re-read the sentence over. So this person was definitely from his school, and he knew about today's incident.
KingOfTheKeys: Are you there…?
Finally releasing the breath he'd been holding in he started moving his fingers over the keyboard, slowly and carefully.
PapouBoy: I'm here…
PapouBoy: So you ARE from…or connected to my school?
Sora frowned a little, turning slightly to look at Kairi who returned his look with an almost identical one.
KingOfTheKeys: Oh most definitely, and was that a question? Does this mean you've finally figured out the game? ;)
Soras' frown deepened as he stuck his lips out in a pout, Kairi casually giggling next to him.
PapouBoy: Shut up! I knew before… I just didn't know what questions to ask!
"Like he's going to fall for that Sora, he's probably far more intelligent then you." Kairi raised a brow and shook her head a little before standing and going back to the bed, flopping down on it.
KingOfTheKeys: Sure…So, any other questions? You only get two a day by the way.
"WHAT?" Sora yelled at the screen before bashing away at the keyboard, Kairi casually ignoring his outburst; she was used to it.
PapouBoy: That's unfair! I'll never guess who you are!
KingOfTheKeys: Well you better get searching then, you're good at puzzles and riddles right? Well this is similar, only difference is that you're finding a person not an object.
Sora started chew the inside of his cheek, it was a bad habit of his that he often did when concentrating.
PapouBoy: You're enjoying this aren't you? Making my life hell…
He pouted as he wrote, blaming everything on his mystery man.
PapouBoy: You're enjoying this aren't you? Making my life hell by giving me all this trouble, making me look like a stalker as I stare at every person I walk past, and to top it off I've been having weird nightmares!
KingOfTheKeys: Nightmares huh? Now I'm intrigued…what are these nightmares about?
PapouBoy: I'm not telling you that! You'll laugh! Besides it's about another man, doesn't that piss you off?
KingOfTheKeys: So you've been having wet dreams about another guy?
PapouBoy: I never said wet dreams! When did I ever say wet dreams?
KingOfTheKeys: Haha so they were? Well it's fine, because when we meet I hope that he's replaced by me ;)
Sora giggled a little and blushed at this, earning a questioning glance from his friend who was now reading something.
"W-what? Y-you can't look!" He threw his hands over the screen, trying to hide his conversation from her.
Snorting in response Kairi shook her head. "As if I'd want to read that, I don't want mental scarring." With that she flipped over, ignoring him.
PapouBoy: Sklfgdvcsfd don't send stuff like that, Kairi is here!
KingOfTheKeys: Miss Kairi Uchida hardly strikes me as the kind to stick her nose into other people's business…But fine fine I'll restrain myself for today.
KingOfTheKeys: So are you going to ask me your second question, or is that all you could come up with?
Sora frowned and pouted again as stubbornly stared the laptop down, not that the other could see him; but it was worth a try.
PapouBoy: Give me a chance to think of a good one!
He started to spin on his chair, staring up at the white ceiling as he did so. He didn't know what would be good to ask, he didn't even know if the questions he was thinking would even help.
"Kaiiiiiii…I can't think of a question…help?" He sat up straight and looked at her with those pleading eyes again.
"Argh this is your game, stop getting me involved…" She frowned at him and sighed. "Fine…try asking him for his eye colour or his height. I don't know."
Sora turned away from her and stared at the screen before allowing his fingers to move themselves across the keyboard.
PapouBoy: How old are you?
Slapping his hands to his face he dramatically fell from his chair. "Noooooo, why did I ask such a ridiculous question? Sora you're stupid! Stupid! Stupid!"
"What did you put?" Kairi got off the bed and stepped over him before snorting. "That's not a stupid question. I mean he never said he was a student. For all you know he could be a TA."
Sora uncovered his face and stared up at her. He hadn't thought that far, he'd been convinced that the mystery man was his age. But now he thought about it properly, he seemed far too mature and intelligent to be an eighteen year old.
KingOfTheKeys: Ah…That is a good question. I didn't expect such a question from you I must admit.
KingOfTheKeys: I'm hoping this won't make you hate me…I'm twenty-four.
"Sora he's answered." Sora shot up onto his knees and read over what had been said.
"T-twenty-four? So he is a TA? Or…" He blushed and shrunk back to the floor, his hands over his face.
"Teacher?" Kairi grinned, unhelpfully finishing off his sentence. "How exciting."
