Ch 4: Something Interesting
Warning: Swearing, implied sexual content.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts© or any of the characters.
A/N: Welcome to a chapter full of socially awkward situations, and a Brunette who doesn't know how to act around 'Rich' people.
: 2kitsune :
After that Sora and Riku started hanging out a lot more, the Silverette would often be there to pick up the Brunette after he had finished life guarding and would then take Sora out for ice cream; and even though to start with Sora thought it was kind of weird going for ice cream, I mean wasn't that kind of childish?, he really started to enjoy it when Riku introduced him to Sea Salt Ice cream.
And it went the other way too. Sora would take initiative now again when he had gathered enough courage and ask Riku out to dinner, but not as a date! No, the Brunette was far too shy to admit that maybe it could be a date! They were simply going out by friends; a fact that Sora stuck to no matter how much Roxas or Axel tried to tell him otherwise.
But one night Sora was lounging around on his couch, watching TV and eating dinner, when his blue flip top phone beside him started playing 'Simple and Clean'; jumping completely out of his skin Sora muted the TV and answered his phone, "Hello?" he asked, not knowing who it was because he had forgotten to check caller ID.
"Hey, Sora~" Riku's voice floated through the phone, low and sensual evoking Sora to a quivering mess.
"H-Hi" he managed to choke out "What's up Riku?" he asked, clearing his throat so that it wouldn't jump and pitch all around the place.
"Mmm, the ceiling" Riku replied in a monotone but Sora could tell that he was trying not to laugh, shuffling was heard through the phone and the Brunette briefly wondered if the Silverette was in his bedroom; but ended up firmly shoving that thought out of his mind when it turned dirty, "How about you?"
Smirking slightly Sora looked up and replied, "The same boring old white ceiling" he answered, "With some glow stars that Axel put up while drunk, and I can't get them down so they're staying" he added and smiled at the fond memory of Roxas yelling at his boyfriend to take them down, and then Axel kissing him to silence the blonde.
"Interesting" Riku replied his voice dripping with sarcasm, "Anyway, now that we've gotten past that invigorating conversation, what're you doing tomorrow night?" he asked, and Sora's heart dropped a little when he realized what Riku was asking.
"You mean Friday night?" gathering that was a yes from Riku's non-commental grunt.
"Yeah, my friends having a piece of art showcases at the gallery, and I remember how at the bar you said you'd come next time; I guess you have to, huh?" Riku replied with amusement leaking into his speech, biting the inside of his lip Sora resisted the urge to laugh.
"Well, I was planning to take a bath, but I guess I can pencil you into my tight schedule" Sora replied snarkily, grinning from ear to ear; A whole night with Riku! This was going to be amazing.
"Cool, I'll come by at seven, be ready, sugar cheeks" Riku moaned seductively.
"Oh, I will, smart ass" Sora laughed.
: 2kitsune :
"Wow, this is your car!?" Sora squawked as he came out of the apartment buildings door, sitting right outside on the curb was a very impressive silver Mercedes with a white stripe down the center of the hood; though what was most impressive was Riku leaning against the side of his car, tight grey jeans hugging his lanky form and crisp white shirt without a tie; what Sora loved the most was Riku's just brushed silver locks falling perfectly over his forehead and shoulders, oh how the Brunette wished he could touch it!
"Yeah" Riku shrugged and moved forward to open the door for Sora, the Brunette tried to hard not to giggle, watching as he settled onto the plush leather seats and then closing the door gently; in the car Sora looked around excitedly as Riku climbed into the driver's seat, put on his seat belt, turned on the car, and peeled away from the curb.
"So who's your friend?" Sora asked scrambling for something to talk about, "The one who having his art shown, I mean" he explained properly.
"Oh, no one important, just a family friend" Riku explained leaving Sora no way to bring it back up, keeping silent the Brunette absently watched the town go past out his window; he had been into this part of town before, but couldn't actually afford anything considering it was deemed the 'rich' part of town.
The two stayed silent for the ride but somehow Sora didn't find it awkward, it was kind of just like being in the car with one of his best friends or relatives and he settled with humming the song that was playing through the radio; Sometimes he would sneak glances at Riku and then blush when he realized that the Silverette was already watching him.
Arriving at the building Sora was shocked speechless at the huge white building, with its large windows and arching peaks for the roof; the Brunette was surprised that it was only one story, but then realized that it was probably bigger then it looked inside.
And once again Riku had opened the door for him, smiling nervously Sora climbed out of the car and winced when he heard the car door slam behind him, slowly they both made their way towards the double doors walking so close to each others that their shoulders brushed.
"Listen" Riku suddenly murmured and placed his hands on Sora's shoulders so that he could spin the Brunette around to face him, "No matter what happens in there, stay by my side, Okay? I've got you no matter what" and to top it all off the Silverette flashed him a warm smile which made Sora erupt in tingles; unable to answer the Brunette simply nodded and, with his arm wrapped around Riku's, they made their way inside.
Instantly Sora felt under dressed in his nicest blue jeans and a sky blue button down shirt that matched his eyes, without Kairi he had absolutely no fashion sense, the men around him were all wearing some version of a suit and the woman wore expensive dresses and sparkling diamond jewelry.
"Riku!~" a flamboyant shout sounded from their left and before Sora could turn to see who it is a flash of pink was obstructing his vision, blinking Sora tried to clear his vision but found his body being squeezed by skinny but firm arms clad in a suit.
"Marluxia" Riku replied in a monotone his grip tightening on Sora's arm while he tried to push of 'Marluxia' with the other, "Get off, people are staring" he added.
Finally the pink haired person let go and Sora nearly fainted when he saw that it was a man, "But Riku-Kun!~" Marluxia cooed still standing a little too close, Sora watched a little jealously as he placed his hands on Riku's shoulders, "So!" he snapped suddenly becoming serious, "How're you enjoying yourself so far? Have you tried the punch?"
"We just got here" Riku replied and while Marluxia was pouting the Silverette smiled down at Sora and winked, "Now, if you'll excuse me" he added before roughly pushing past the Pinkette and into the crowd.
"So, this is your secret life, huh?" Sora teased and poked Riku in the chest, "Nightly soiree's with pink haired men in suits?" eyeing the crowd the Brunette noticed that everyone seemed to be staring at them.
"You caught me" Riku laughed, "It's just that men with pink hair turn me on so much" the Silverette fake moaned, looking around Riku seemed to suddenly notice that everyone was staring at them as well; Letting out a annoyed sigh Riku pulled Sora closer and placed his arms around the Brunettes shoulders.
Chuckling at Sora's expression Riku reached down and grabbed the Brunette's hands and placed them on his hips, then returning his own hands to the life guards shoulders; "Just dance" Riku muttered quietly, looking around Sora noticed that most of the other couples around them were swaying slightly to the piano music playing.
"Wha-what?" Sora stammered already tripping over his own feet, chuckling still Riku lifted the Brunette a little so that he was standing on the Silverette's expensive leather shoes and slowly began moving; "Riku~" Sora groaned, "This looks weird, everyone's staring" he complained but when he tried to push away Riku just held him closer.
"Let them" Riku muttered and lent in far to close, all Sora could think about was how close their bodies were and it made his body hum as he stared up into the Silverette's amazing aquamarine eyes.
Hours past but it only felt like minutes, soon the venue was closing and Riku had spent the whole time dancing with Sora, walking back towards the exit the Brunette finally gathered up the courage to hold the Silverettes hand; feeling on top of the world when Riku didn't shrug him off and looked down to smile at him.
The ride back was silent but welcome and the two held hands the whole way home, Sora couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear and butterflies rammed against his stomach.
"Well, here we are" Riku commented as he pulled the car up right outside Sora's apartment building and turned the engine off, "Did you have fun?" he asked still smirking.
"Yeah!" Sora said maybe a little too excitedly, unbuckling his seat belt so he could turn to talk around in his seat, "I mean, we didn't really do anything but dance, but it was fun" he said and then looking Riku right in the eye he added, "I enjoyed dancing with you, Riku"
"Me too" Riku smiled, with nothing else to say both men seemed to suddenly receive a signal from each other and slowly leaned in; Sora felt his breathing speed up and his cheeks turned red, and Riku chuckled at how cute the Brunette was.
When their lips finally touched Sora felt his heart soar and he moaned out of delight, moving his lips against Riku's he reached up to place his arms around the Silverette's shoulders and Riku placed a hand gently on the Brunette's cheek.
Drawing back it was Sora's turn to smirk when Riku tried to lean back in, "Night" he whispered and placed one more chaste kiss on the Silverette's cheek before getting out of the car, disappearing into his apartment complex.
Two weeks after the Art Gallery date
After that Sora and Riku never left each other's sight for very long, often the two would go out for dinner and the Brunette would end up staying the night at the Silverettes; and a couple of times Riku had stayed over at Sora's. It was never sexual though because when they lay down together Sora would feel so complete with his head on Riku's chest, and he knew the Silverette felt the same way.
The two hadn't had sex yet either, sure they had gotten very heavy one night on Riku's couch but other than that nothing much had happened; and of course Sora wasn't complaining, he was willing to wait however long the Silverette wanted too.
That's where the two found themselves at the moment, with Sora on Riku's lap and their lips pressed hotly against each others as the Brunette gently ground their hips together, when the lifeguards phone rang; Moaning out loud Sora removed his lips from Riku's and picked up the phone, giggling when Riku switched to kissing his neck, and answered it.
"Hello?" Once again he had forgotten to check the caller ID.
"Hey Sora" Kairi's voice floated through the phone and Sora instantly noticed her sad tone of voice; placing a hand on Riku's chest to make him stop the Brunette climbed off, trying to ignore his semi erect member, and settled on the couch.
"Oh, hey Kai, what's up?" Sora asked worriedly, he hadn't heard from Kairi for almost a month and now she just calls after ignoring Sora all the times he tried to call her!? Something was defiantly up.
"Oh, Nothing" Kairi replied but Sora could tell she was lying, "Listen, could you please come over? I really need to talk to you" she begged, and Sora didn't really even need to reply.
"Of course, I'll be there soon" Sora replied hearing Kairi hang up a second later, sighing the Brunette turned to Riku and said, "I'll be back in half an hour, there's food in the fridge" he told the Silverette before grabbing his keys and swiftly exiting his apartment.
Kairi's door was unlocked when he arrived, she lived in a apartment building but was far nicer than the one Sora lived in, pursing his lips the Brunette opened the door and stepped in "Kai?" he called as he shut the door behind him.
"In here" Kairi called from the lounge/kitchen at which Sora instantly headed for, when coming through the door he instantly spotted the redhead sitting at the couch holding a cup of coffee.
"Hey" Sora said softly as he sat down and placed a hand on her shoulder, "What's up? You've been ignoring me for more than a month and now you call?"
"It's just-" Kairi drew in a shaky breath and with sudden determination she turned towards Sora on the couch and fixed him with a look, "You know how we tell each other everything, right?" she asked, not even bothering for the Brunette's reply, "That and we've known each other since high school, we've been through thick and thin, teachers, dating, and heaps of other problems; but through all of that you've always been there for me, and that's why you're my best friend" she rambled.
"And?" Sora prompted quirking an eyebrow.
"And through all of it you just don' .it" she growled, "I mean, how can you be so stupid, Sor? We've been friends for years and you've never once questioned why I never keep boyfriends? How I always want to spend so much time with you? All the hints I've dropped? Dammit Sora!" Kairi started and with every sentence she just got louder and closer, eventually poking Sora a little too hard on the chest.
"Kai-"Sora started, a little to shocked right now to be trying to think this rationally, "Are, are you trying to tell me you're gay? 'Cause you know I'd be fine with that, right?"
"Oh gee, So'" she sighed after a good five minutes of staring at him, "You're so naive" before leaning forward and kissing the Brunette.
So yeah, chapter four :) I'm on a roll writing these so here ya' go!
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