Miracle

Connections

There's this....weird thing that happened when we came together. It was weird and magical at the same time. It wasn't just the uncontrollable growls and moans of each others name that made it so special. Coming together made me feel like we were connected...connected in ways that I can't explain. It was like we were one as they say; like we were no longer just Sora and Riku. I don't konw. Maybe I'm just ranting and if I am, so what? I just know this for sure. Coming with Riku is something that I can talk about for hours, but yet call the experience indescribable at the same time. Just remembering it is making me feel more connected to him. Just imagine. In the middle of your semi-unconscious bliss, through the panting, sweating, and moaning, your bodies find a common ground within and at the same time, you both rise off of Earth and into this golden sanctuary. Wouldn't you feel something beyond the normal "Oh yeah, that was great" orgasm? I know I did. To simply put it if I can, there's more than just a sexual connection now. I feel this....thing now. I want to hold his hand whenever I can and look at him whenever my vision allows me. Coming together connects me to him more than I thought possible.

I stood at the door for a while when he left my house the next morning. I was barely dressed in my school pants and navy blue socks. I kind of wished he didn't have to go. He said he had to go for an early morning soccer practice. For some reason, I just wanted to be with him that entire day and just not worry about anything. Just be like we were last night. It reminded me of the chick flicks that Namine forces Roxas to watch sometimes. The ones where the moon light is shining on the couple and they're wrapped in each other's bliss. It was nice last night. I don't think I could ever smile as much as I did that night.

With a solemn sigh, I closed the door and went upstairs to get finished dressing for school.

I found my white button down shirt sprawled out on my bed. I picked up the fabric and slipped on. My buttons were neatly placed in their slits and with my tie wrapped under my collar, I was completely dressed for school. I grabbed my bookbag from beside the steps and ran down fast. I looked into the dining room and seen Roxas putting on his shoes. He came home early this morning before I woke up. I'm guessing he seen me and Riku in the bed because neither Riku nor I were disturbed during our sleep. "Come on Roxas."

His head popped up and he looked at me with a mischevious smirk. "I'm coming Sora." He grabbed his bookbag which lain beside him and with a few good-byes, we were out the door walking to school.

Oddly, our walk to school was quite quiet. Neither Roxas nor I spoke and it kind of bothered me. In the back of my head, I had wanted to let Roxas know about what happened between me and Riku, but I really didn't know I should. I mean, he was my brother, my twin, but I guess there are some things you can keep to yourself sometimes. We parted when we got to school and fortunately I made it to my French class on time and with my clothes in place.

When I turned my head to see if Riku was in his seat, my heart skipped a few beats and I sighed. He wasn't there. Maybe practice was holding him up, I don't know. I sat down, suddenly solemn.

"Hey Sora, what's wrong?"

I slightly turned my head towards Kairi. "Oh...nothing really. Just not in the best of moods I guess."

"Oh, well do you know where Riku is?"

I sighed heavily. "Probably at soccer practice. He had to leave early so I don't know why he's late."

"Hmm."

The bell rung and soon afterwards, everyone settled down, putting away cell phones, iPods, and other things. Our French teacher, which I learned is named Ms. Badeau, rose from her desk and slapped the desk with the ruler. "Attention class, stop with chit chat and let's get busy, oui?" She dropped the sad wooden ruler onto her desk and picked up a piece of white dusty chalk as she turned towards the board. "Remeber students, if I write, you write. Remember this until end of school year."

I dismissed what she said and spent most of her class gazing at the wooden door with the square glass pane in it. I waited the entire class period for him, but unfortunately, I left out of that class without any notes and without any Riku either.

For some unknown reason, I felt like a little kid waiting for Christmas to arrive. I was jittery and excited, but yet said that my Christmas present hadn't arrived yet. During second period, which was my Government class, my internal depression caused Roxas to worry uncontrollably.

At one point in the seemingly endless class period, Roxas leaned over towards me. "Sora, what's wrong with you? You seem to be in some type of zone."

I sighed a little and jotted down a few answers on my worksheet. "I think I'd rather tell you at lunch or something." Neither of us continued on with the conversation. Roxas always understood where I was coming from and I really wasn't in the mood to talk about it. No one knew about me and Riku except a select few and wanted to keep it that way for a while. Also, just how emotional I was getting over a relationship that barely begun was beginning to get on my nerves. I sighed again. I didn't want to go through a mental discovery or analysis or anything, so I busied myself with my work.

My second period went by and so did my three-four period. Without me even thinking it, my body guided me towards the library in hopes of finding Riku. After signing in and doing my scuffle walk over a few steps, I seen him in between the bookshelves again. A smile graced my face and a warm feeling swarmed my body. With all this warm goodness inside, I walked over to him. "Hey, what cha readin, Riku?"

"Something for English about this guy named Edgar Allen Poe."

"Oh, he's that creepy gothic guy. Who do you have for English anyway?"

"Well you should you know since you're in my class," he replied with a smile.

I placed a goofy smile on my face and scratched my head."Oh yeah, I forgot."

Afterwards, we stood in companionable silence. As he stood there reading his book, my left hand crept its way to his and held it gently. His pale and broader hand clenched mine and his thumb rolled over my knuckles. He looked up from his book and smiled. It was somewhat odd about his smile. It wasn't wrong, but it was kind of unusual to see on his face. Maybe it was there sometimes and I hadn't noticed. But I just know that it really looked nice on his milky skin. I guess somewhere in between my daze, Riku lowered his head because his lips were on top of mine. I instantly kissed him back with all I had, standing on my tip-toes just a little bit. When we parted, my eyes wouldn't look away from his. They were just captivating and I almost got lost in them until he broke the silence by whispering in my ear.

"Are you feeling ok?"

"Ok...I'm fine. Wha-"

"No, I meant that anything that could have been hurting a while ago, does it feel better?"

It took me a while to catch the ball he was throwing at me, but my mitt caught it soon after it had fallen to the ground. I blushed instantly and looked at him from the corner of my eye. "Yeah, it feels fine. It would've been better if you didn't have to go to soccer practice early this morning." Riku chuckled. "Where were you at first period anyway?"

"Still at soccer practice," he replied as he moved away from my ear. I knew it was red and hot. "We were at practice until the middle of second period."

"Isn't the point of an early practice is so that you won't have it cutting into your classes?"

Riku's eyebrows rose in a shrug. "You would think so." Riku closed the book shut with one hand and placed it back onto the book shelf. "You want to head over to lunch before the bell rings?" I wanted to stay with Riku a little bit more, but I was kind of hungry. I could see Riku whenever I wanted so I replied, "Yeah, my stomach is killing me."

Our hands disconnected as we walked out from between the book shelves and in a few minutes, we were standing outside of the cafeteria doors, but not in view of the people inside. His lips were on mine. His hands just mere inches away from what he claimed the other night. His tongue remembering what it loves to be in. His green portals to his soul slightly closed. His platinum hair wisping across my forehead. His strong grip pulling me closer and closer with every kiss. He sucked on my bottom lip and pulled his head back a little, releasing my swollen lip. He dove back to my puckered lips and the fierce kissing continued.

My hands gripped his platinum silk. My groin ground against his. If only we were nudists. We parted and Riku looked behind him, I'm guessing to see if anyone saw. "I'll see you in English ok."

In my kiss-induced daze, my head hung and bobbed back up. He smirked and kissed me one last time before disappearing into the cafeteria. I stood at that spot for some time, still feeling his rough yet delicious lips smashing up against my own. I sighed and felt a shiver of pleasure run through me. I shook my head, entered the cafeteria, and found my seat beside Kairi.

"Hey Sora, hurry up and get your food before all the good stuff's gone."

"What do we have anyway?"

"Umm, hmm....well we have chicken, some shrimp pasta stuff, and the greasy pizza. So hurry before it's gone." She pushed me out of my seat and shooed me away. I chuckled a little and made my way to extra long lunch line. The lunch was always like this; people trying to squirm their way into the front while others politely stood and waited. The kids that usually waited always got the bland, constantly abundant pizza. With everyone charging in between the line, the line seemed to never progress, so when it finally decides to move, there's only pizza.

As my stomach growled, I decided to be one of the rude children and try and get the decent food. As I crept my way through the line and secured my place, I decided to pick the chicken. All the pasta was gone. I shuffled behind a few of my classmates, kind of easedropping onto the overly loud conversations until I got to the cashier. I punched in my lunch code on the supersized calculator thing and after paying a few dollars for my meal, I left and went back to my seat beside Kairi.

"Happy now ma'am?"

She gracefully put a fork full of her pasta and chewed it slowly with a smilel. "Quite." After chewing, she placed a light kiss onto my right cheek and my heart warmed as it always did when she kissed me.

x...x

Riku decided to stay over my house tonight again. It was about seven something for all I knew. We were sitting on my bed facing each other, both of us with our legs crossed. I was holding his hand as I stared down at it. I could feel his too pretty eyes boring down on the top of my head. "Riku...?"

"Hmm?"

"You ever wonder why we're so close?"

"Well, maybe because I've known you ever since I moved here and that was years ago Sora."

"I know. But, do you think we could even get closer than this?"

"I don't know." He sighed a calm sigh. "I can't guarantee anything. All I know is that if you keep being yourself, we won't fall apart."

"That's a good thing to hear."

We sat together for a little, enjoying the sounds of each other breathing. I heard the door creak open and out of fear of being caught, we seperated into a more friendly position with both of laying back with our arms behind our heads. Roxas peaked his blonde head inside the crack of the door and smiled. "Well isn't this a beautiful picture for you lovebirds?"

I get up with a sigh and smile. "I really do think that Axel is rubbing off on you everyday you hang out with him."

Roxas chuckled and sat on the edge of the bed. "I know. I think I'm starting to rub off on him too." He looked from me to Riku and back to me. "Was I interrupting something?"

I immediatley blushed and Riku just snickered from his position on the bed. "Not at all," Riku replied. "Just talking to him. How's everything with Namine?"

"Great as far as I know. She loves painting me and sometimes when she can get past all her blushing, she likes to draw me nude."

"Wow thanks for letting us know that Roxas," I said as I hopped of the bed to grab my bottled water from the dresser.

"Oh shut up Sora. We're freaking twins for christ sake. We have the same exact thing down there and everywhere."

Riku chuckled again. "You guys can really put a smile onto someone's face."

Roxas smiled and turned his head to look at Riku. "I'm serious though. He acts like he hasn't even seen me naked before."

I almost choked on my water a little bit and began coughing. All because I've seen him naked, doesn't mean that I wanted him talking about it. My eyes began to water slightly. I inhaled heavily, trying to catch my breath, and got myself back together. I sighed once my breathing was under control and glared at Roxas.

He simply said, "You're pouting Sora."

I felt my face get really hot as both of them began to laugh at me. Gosh, why did I always have to pout when I was trying to be serious? I tried to fix my lips into a snarl, but I felt my bottom lip still jutting out and my upper lip sucking in a little. With a slight squeak of the bed, Riku was up from the bed and coming my way. I quickly folded my arms and turned my head up, trying to mock annoyance and avoidance. He easily seen through it, because he hugged my gently and laughed. He lowered to my ear, his warm breathe sweeping across like a pleasant breeze.

"Don't worry Sora, I love it when you pout," he whispered, his voice slickened with something I couldn't really describe. My fake wall broke under his words and I giggled as he sqeezed me tighter. I swear, being in Riku's arms made me always feel safe and secure, like nothing was going to screw up with me encased within them. I looked up at him, eyes aqua green eyes staring back at my own. Without a second thought to run through my mind, out lips were touching each other and with a mix of roughness and gentle kitten like carresses. Riku's hands left my tanned arms and went to cup my face ever so tenderly and I whined like a puppy into his mouth. I grabbed his forearms, my eyelids fluttering, and I whined again. Riku left my lips and stood on my tip-toes to try and reach them, but he got away from me and smirked, slightly panting.

"When did you start whining like that?"

I panted lightly. "I don't know." I reached up to kiss him again, but he backed away. I pouted and whined again.

"Whine for me again Sora."

"I can't... I can't just do it. I don't do it on purpose."

He smirked and kissed me one last time and got his wish of another whine when his lips left mine. I pouted a little as he placed his forehead onto mines, staring down at me as I looked up at him. We spoke in whispers. "You know, you're a little wonder you know that?"

"I guess so huh?"

I smiled at him as he carressed my cheeck with his warm thumb. I sighed at his touch and my eyes batted shut.

Interrupting our personal peace and love connection, Roxas cleared his throat louder than necessary. "Well just forget that I'm here."

Both me and Riku turned our heads towards him. A faint smirk was on his face as he got up and went to the door. "I'm going to Axel's. I might go over to Namine's afterwards. I'll be late coming home so don't come looking for me."

"Sure, see ya Roxas," I replied before he left out of our room with the door shutting softly behind him. Turning my attention back to Riku, I said, "He is really acting like Axel the more he's with that guy." Riku just hummed in response. "To be honest, I think..." I choked on my words a little. I didn't want to think of it, but it was a good possibility that it could happen. I gulped and turned to look out the window. The sun was just beginning to set a little and it casted a beautiful orangey purple glow on the horizon. I continued. "I think that Roxas is going to fall for Axel one of these days."

Riku seemed to not mind as he buried his chin in my hair. "So what?"

"I mean, then his relationship with Namine will just go to hell basically and they make a cute couple to me."

"Sora, it's not about what you thinks cute or about what you want all the time. Somethings just happen and there's... really nothing anyone can do about it. Just like how you fell for me that day. You didn't know what to do and you were confused. It wasn't what you wanted in the beginning, but it turned out great didn't it," he asked as he backed up to look me directly into my eyes. I smiled back at him.

"Riku?"

"Yeah?"

"Let's go to the shore."

We walked out of my room and went downstairs. My father was sitting on the soft sofa reading the newspaper. My mother was sitting beside him, her head resting on his shoulder, her long beautiful cocoa hair splayed out all over the place. They looked peaceful together and very adorable in lack of better words. My father lowered the paper down from his eyes to gaze up at us. "So are we allowed to have the house to ourselves tonight?"

I smiled and crossed my arms over my small chest. "Well over for a little bit, it depends."

My mom spoke up. "Where are my two darlings going?" She basically seen Riku as another son. He's been a part of the family for so long, he is something like family. Well not for me anyway. A blush caught my cheeks before I could stop it.

"Going to the shore. Come on Riku." I subconsciously grabbed his hand and with a wave good-bye, we were out of the house. I kicked off my shoes by the door. Riku followed my lead. "Come on Riku, I'll race you."

"Sora, you know you can't beat me," he said with a slight chuckle.

"Yes I can."

"Ok. Ready." He looked to me and I looked at him.

"Set." We looked ahead of us, the shore in sight. Our bare feet ground into the sand, creating some kind of chunching sound underneath our feet.

"Go!" We screamed in unison and we were off. The cool wind swept through my hair as I ran. I looked over to Riku and seen him taking the lead. I guess all of those early soccer practices were doing him good. I couldn't lose though. I sped up and bowed my head, trying to catch some speed.

By the time I looked up again, we were neck and neck and the shore was right in front of us. I turned to him and spoke. "I won't let you win this one Riku."

He smirked, eyes staring ahead of him. "That's fine, because I'm going to win anyway if you let me or not."

I smiled slightly as I continued to run. I heard the water crashing against the shore now. The sun was no longer resting on the toasted sand, but now lay on top of the clear blue water. Using the rest of the speed, I thought I had, I ran full speed to the shore and almost tripped into the water. Riku obviously had better balance than I because he stood at the very edge of the water. I made it over to Riku and fell backwards onto the soft sand. I sighed and closed my eyes. The sand was something of a calming agent to me. I was so used to seeing the sand and hearing the collision of the sand and water that it always made me feel at peace.

I felt Riku grasp my hand and I opened my eyes to see him laying beside me with his eyes closed as well. I gripped it tightly as I closed my eyes again. In the back of my head, I knew that me and Riku would be like the sand and the water; always connected in some type of way and never parting no matter what.