Summary: An obsession can be passionate, but can also be fatally dangerous. Terriku. LeaKu. Rated M for somewhat dark themes as the story progresses.

A.N.: Ah, the third chapter. Enjoy.

Update: Renamed the previous chapters.

Riku leaned up with a yawn, stretching his arms above his head.

"What a nice morning," he yawned, reaching both hands to rub his eyes. When he opened them again, he was just about to roll out of bed just before he glanced out his window. Riku had a view of his neighbor's porch and window through his cast aside curtains. Riku saw Terra walking about the room, disappearing beyond the boundary of the window and then reappearing with some clothes in his hands. Riku could feel the goosebumps trailing along his skin. Was he undressing?

Terra placed the clothes on the edge of his bed, and slowly lifted up his shirt. Riku audibly gulped, unconsciously leaning in for a closer view. Oh my...Riku could see Terra's toned back and narrow hips. He licked his dry lips, blushing as Terra's hands went down to his sweatpants.

Terra then turned slowly in that moment, seeming to gaze out the window. And suddenly, Riku felt Terra's eyes on him because they were staring right at him. Discovering that Riku was being some window pervert.

"Sh-shit!" Riku hissed out, moving suddenly to get out of view. But, he had leaned far enough that he was over the edge of the bed and soon tumbled over with a loud yelp. The covers were dragged along with him and he fell to the floor with a thud. He audibly groaned afterward, not believing what just happened. "H-he saw me. Shit..."

Riku threw off his covers, carefully getting up to peek through his window. There Terra was, leaning over his porch patiently. Riku put a hand to his chest in case his heart may come bursting from his rib cage. With a shaky breath, Riku stepped outside, fixing his tank and boxers along the way. With an awkward smile, he laughed out a greeting, "H-hey. Morning."

"Morning. Are you okay?"

"W-why do you say that?"

"I heard you yell moments ago," Terra said amusedly.

Riku laughed nervously and played with the ends of his messy strands. At least Terra didn't see him fall. It looked like he did, but maybe he didn't. "Haha, yeah. I fell out of my bed." 'As I stared at your gorgeous body,' he thought afterward.

"So that's what all the noise was." Terra stared along Riku's body as he chuckled out, "Nice boxers by the way."

Riku stared down, the embarrassing paopu fruit patterned boxers making themselves prominent. "Ah...haha...be right back." Riku darted away so quickly, he nearly tripped. He closed his curtains and cussed softly under his breath, grabbing a pair of loose shorts and shirt. Will he never cease to embarrass himself in front of his neighbor? With a dark blush, Riku stepped outside again with a fresh pair of clothes. "So...have you finished unpacking?"

"No, I haven't. Would you like to come over and help?"

"S-sure. Let me just...wash up. And eat something quick."

Riku bit his lip as Terra smiled and left to go back inside his house. He did a quick breath check and grimaced at the morning breath smell. He ran into his personal bathroom to quickly brush his teeth and went into the kitchen to grab a muffin.

"Hey mom, I'm going to the neighbor's house to help him unpack," he announced before leaving. His mother proudly smiled as her son left to go help a neighbor in need.

Riku brushed his hair quickly with a hand before knocking on Terra's door, which was calmly swung open. "Come in," Terra greeted.

When Riku stepped inside, he noticed the boxes stacked up. Some were opened, emptied, or tipped over with stuff falling out. "How should I help?"

"You can carry those boxes to my room and start unpacking them. It's the first door on the right. Oh, and please be extra careful with the smaller box. It's quite fragile."

Terra pointed to a couple of boxes on Riku's right, labelled for the bedroom. Riku nodded and grabbed the boxes, trailing up the stairs. He set them down on the queen sized bed, sitting down next to them. Riku's palms easily sunk into the mattress. "This is comfy..."

Riku reached for a box and opened it. He pulled out the folded clothing and sorted them into the dresser that was inside the room. Shirts into one drawer, trousers into the other. He learned that Terra's style tended to be comfortable, but half of his wardrobe was also classy. It made sense since he had master's in literature; his style is most suited for a teacher.

As Riku nearly emptied the box, he soon reached a pile of underwear. He turned pink as he pulled out a pair of boxer briefs. Before he even imagined the man in them, he shoved it in the depths of another drawer, never to be seen again. In fact, he hurriedly stuffed the rest of his underwear into the same drawer, too embarrassed to linger any longer. When Riku finally reached the bottom, his hand brushed against a small package. Confused, he pulled it out and his cheeks turned two shades darker.

"C-condoms..." Riku murmured and bit his lip. He inspected the package, a couple of phrases popping out at him. Lubricated. Magnum. Ribbed for her? Terra was sexually active. Was there something dirtier inside the the other box? He himself was just a virgin-

"How are you doing up here?"

Terra's voice startled Riku and he dropped the package. It clattered to the floor and created enough noise to get Terra's attention. His blue eyes flitted to the ground and then back up at Riku. Riku didn't know what to say. His mouth opened to let out some incoherent vowel sounds, but then shut.

Terra's eyes were just staring at him. It was unnerving, the way in which he was examining this situation. Suddenly, he cleared his throat and clapped his hands together calmly. "Would you like some tea?" he asked.

"S-sure," Riku stuttered. He carefully stepped over the box of condoms and shuffled past Terra uneasily. "Should I sit on the couch?"

"Yes, make yourself comfortable. Oh, and please bring down the smaller box."

The silver haired male went to grab the unknown box with a gulp before heading downstairs. Riku placed the box on top of the table and shoved his hands in between his knees, leaning into the couch. His cheeks were still pink from his discovery. Terra was a grown man. Of course it was no surprise he would have condoms. There was no reason for him to be so embarrassed...Unless Riku pictured himself in the situation where Terra would use a condom. He closed his eyes tightly and shook his head. Those aren't the thoughts he should be thinking right now.

Terra sat next to Riku, handing him a cup. "Careful, it's hot."

Riku smiled, grabbing the tea as steadily as he could. He wished he could drink it now, but he could see the steam rising from the cup, so he took a careful sip. What should he even say without sounding so...awkward?

Terra turned and smiled lightly at Riku. "Why don't you open the box?"

Riku blinked before setting down his tea. He was curious as to what the contents were inside, but he was anxious as well. All he could hope was that his virgin eyes be spared from more inappropriate secrets. Riku flipped opened the flaps of the box, making a small sound of awe as he saw a camera. "Oh, are you a photographer?" Riku asked curiously.

"I may have minored in photography back in college," Terra answered. "Go on, check it out."

Riku smiled awkwardly before he carefully took the camera out. Behind the camera were stacks of film with numbers that he did not understand, like ISO 1000. "This isn't digital, is it? I really don't know how..."

"Here, let me show you," Terra said kindly while grabbing some film from the box. The silver haired male felt Terra's hands slowly encase his. Bigger hands guided smaller ones to a knob, pulling it upward. "You use this to open the camera. You put the film in here, and lock it like so..." Riku watched in interest as Terra began to lock the film inside the camera. He pulled out a partial strip and examined as he winded it through with a couple of shutters of the camera. Terra's hands were just as gentle as the first time they shook hands..."Then you close it."

Terra grabbed the camera from him and turned a dial, peeking through the viewfinder. He handed it back to Riku and murmured, "The lighting is always pretty terrible inside, but this should do. Try focusing and taking a picture. Then pull on the lever to roll to the next frame."

"O-okay." Riku pointed it at Terra. He saw the brunette smile though the camera, doing not so healthy things to his heart. Through his hand trembling, he pressed down on the shutter and the camera clicked. As he learned from Terra, he pulled the lever as far as it went, letting it click back into place. "Did I do it?"

"Yeah, you did. Maybe another day, I can show you how to develop the photo. And maybe even show you my photographs."

"Y-yeah..." he dismissively agreed, blushing lightly. He put the camera aside as his hands shook.

"You're nervous, aren't you?" he commented. Riku nodded, avoiding Terra's eyes. "Any reason why?"

"To be perfectly honest..." Riku said very quietly, causing Terra to lean in closely to hear the other male. He braved a look at Terra, feeling he might just burst from the raging hormones inside him. "I find you really attractive. But, that's just a kid talking, haha..."

Terra seemed mildly shocked. Irises widened and then went back to their original size. "You think I'm attractive," he repeated with a smile. Riku nodded firmly as he tried to keep his composure. Inside, his stomach was flipping about and his heart was pounding ferociously. He just knew his neighbor could see the blush on his face. "Let me be honest too, then. I think you're cute," Terra said softly as if it were a secret. Even if they were by themselves, it felt like an even more intimate conversation.

Terra's hands brushed against Riku's, which were unconsciously gripping his knees tightly. Riku's fingertips slowly left his lap, staring at Terra as if he had a third eye. Terra shifted closer to the silver haired male. "Extremely adorable..." Terra whispered lowly. He closed his eyes as if he were thinking hard about something.

Riku didn't know what else to say. His eyes were searching for what might happen next. Perhaps nothing would happen next, and that would have been just fine...But, Terra's eyes opened halfway and they looked at Riku in a way he's never experienced being looked at. He couldn't explain anything other than the word "want". Or even hunger.

Terra leaned in and Riku stood still as he felt lips peck his cheek softly. His eyes closed at the short warm feeling and his mouth parted to release a short breath of surprise. His eyes opened again when he felt Terra's cheek brush against his, indicating his retreat. Only, the brunette didn't leave and leaned back in, now aiming towards Riku's lips.

Riku's eyes closed, expecting a pair of lips to kiss him. But, all he felt was warm unsteady breathing, as if Terra was trying to calm himself. He was stunned as Terra pulled back and murmured, "I'm sorry..." Riku couldn't respond back. All he could think of was how quickly his heart was beating. "I shouldn't be doing this. You're so young," Terra explained with a chuckle.

Riku gulped and stood up with his wobbly knees. "Y-yeah. I-I should- thank you for the tea." Riku's words were all over the place and he mentally told himself to get a grip. It was awkward since he didn't even finish his tea, but it looked like he should take his leave. "My assignment- I should...yeah."

"I'm very sorry. Just forget about that..."

"O-of course," Riku said with a gulp. He bowed in courtesy before he left the house.

To gaara'sGurl101: Riku can't resist the charm of a irresistible man. But, he definitely knows what exactly he's getting into. Heeheehee.