"...You did what?"
"You heard me Rox." Sora sighs, his face heating up and his stomach twisting. He feels sick. And dirty. Now that he's had a day to himself just to think about what he did yesterday and for what reason...he's just filled with regret. As soon as Roxas got home, Sora set out to call him to talk about this.
"...I guess that explains why Riku looked so smug today. I mean, he was glowing. Completely different from yesterday...because you said sorry to him...in order to get Busch Garden tickets."
"Don't judge me! It's Busch Gardens, Roxas! You know how long I've wanted to go there!" Sora tries to defend himself. He feels a flash of anger thinking about Riku being all high and mighty in school because of it. That's what he was worried was going to happen...Then again, if Riku is a dick about it, Sora would rather that than...trying to gain his second chance or whatever that he was going on about yesterday.
Sora would rather Riku planning for his demise than planning something like that. If Riku is trying to amend their relationship, it just makes it weird and uncomfortable. Sora doesn't want to go back to that.
"Okay so you get to go to Busch Gardens. You said sorry to Riku, the guy you hate, just so you could go-"
"Not just me! I'm taking you Rox! I got more than one ticket!"
"..What?" Roxas's voice completely changes. He sounded disappointed and slightly angry but now he's... "Are you being serious Sora?"
"Hell yeah I am! You and me Rox! I have a couple of other tickets so we can bring the whole gang! Isn't' that awesome?!"
"...Okay yeah that's pretty awesome." Roxas admits. "I guess I would have put out for those tickets too."
Sora chuckles with Roxas, glad that tense atmosphere has left. "Yeah...I didn't know how far I would go for those tickets. It's sad." Roxas laughs. "I can't help to regret it though. Riku didn't respond to the apology like I was expecting at all."
"How did he respond to it?"Roxas asks, seeming interested.
"He got all weird...he apologized to me for getting in my face, which is really fucking weird. And then he started asking if he could have a second chance and saying that he wanted to hang out with me more." Sora frowns.
"Seriously?" Roxas's voice drops a bit. "I wonder what that's about...What did you say to him?"
"I told him I didn't want to go back to that but he kept pushing it. I ended up telling him to do whatever but not to bother me that much...I think he took it as I'm giving him a second chance though because the mother fucker hugged me when he was all sweaty."
"What? I'm the only one who can give sweaty hugs to Sora!" Roxas gasps. Sora is sure it was meant to be a joke but the blonde sounds...a bit displeased.
"No one should be giving me sweaty hugs. It's bad enough when you do it but Riku..." Sora shutters. "Hugging in general is gross, then you add the sweat and it's a whole lot of just no."
"That is really weird though. He doesn't strike me as the hugging kind of guy."
"He's not! That's the thing. Even when we where smaller, he never hugged me. Well...he did but not that much and in middle school he would punch me before he would hug me. I think he ate something wrong or there's a screw loose in his head...I swear that long hair is probably doing something to his brains."
"Or maybe something has changed since you two were younger." Roxas says, he clicks his tongue, something he does when he's thinking and/or he's not happy.
"Ugh Change. I'm getting tired of that word." Sora rubs his head. "Kairi said Riku has changed and...something has changed with Riku. The guy I saw was not the Riku I knew. He told me that he goes to an anger management therapist and...he's able to control himself more and it's true because he should have punched me a couple of days ago but he didn't. He has changed, just like Kairi said but..." Sora shakes his head. "I still don't want to be his friend. I don't care if it's stupid."
"It's not stupid. It's smart to be cautious about him. Sora...he would seduce your girlfriends and make out with them in an area knowing you would see it. He would beat on you all the time and try to humiliate you. No one just gets over that. It makes it worse because he was your best friend. I couldn't imagine if you turned on me and did all the things he did Sora...So it's not stupid. Don't listen to Kairi or your mom. If you don't want to be his friend, don't. It doesn't matter if Riku's changed or if he wants a second chance, if you don't want to be his friend, you don't have to. I'm completely with you on that."
Sora closes his eyes, laying down in bed and he smiles. He lets out a long sigh. "What would I do without you, Rox?"
" I don't know, what would you do without this pretty face?"
"Probably drown in my own misery." Sora chuckles. "Man, I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm so happy I'm coming back to school tomorrow. I miss ya Rox, you and that pretty face."
"I miss you too Sor." Roxas sounds like he's smiling.
"You're going to have to stick with me and help me through the day. I'm not sure how Riku is going to act towards me after...whatever happened yesterday."
"I got your back. I'll ward off any sweaty hugs."
"Good." Sora chuckles, smiling fondly. "You always have my back Rox."
"Yeah." A soft voice. "And you always have mine."
"Yup." Sora chuckles. "Listen to us? When have we become so mushy."
"I told you I'm mushy mush for you-"
"Stop." Sora and Roxas laugh.
"Hey I just thought of something." Roxas says after a moment of comfortable silence. "If I take you to Busch Gardens sometime, can I get some of that bootay?"
"You can't afford to take me to Busch Gardens." Sora teases.
"If you said I could get the bootay I would rob a bank. Nothing could stop me from getting that sweet booty."
Sora shakes his head, his smile amused. "You're a goof Rox."
"I'm serious." He sounds like he's pouting.
"Hmm...maybe that's the treat I'm going to give you."
Silence.
"...Sora are you serious? Sora-"
"Or not."
"Nooo! Don't do that to me! Don't let me get a whiff then take it from me! Don't be stingy!" Roxas whines.
"Well what if I want to be top?" Sora questions. The other line goes silent.
"I mean...if you're serious than we can do either way. I just want it...I want you." Roxas sounds flustered. Sora blushes himself. He was just playing around with him but...there's need in his voice, a kind of excitement.
"Uh..." Sora trails off. Maybe that was inconsiderate of him. He knows how Roxas wants more in this relationship...hell before he brought up dating, he's been trying to get more intimate.
"My birthday is coming up..." Roxas says innocently but Sora gets what he's hinting at. That gives him time to think about it...
"We'll see." Sora chuckles when he hears Roxas fall out of his bed.
"You're going to think about it?! Oh shit...oh shit." Roxas is all flustered. "I hope this is going to be the best birthday ever...I'm going to pray for it."
"Don't pray for it." Sora chuckles. "Who does that?"
"I'll pray for dat ass every night." Roxas grunts. Sora laughs...all those bad feelings forgotten for a moment.
"You're so stupid."
"Jokes on you, we're the same IQ"
"I'm one point higher than you- Isn't it time for you to be at work?" Sora blinks when he looks at the time.
"...uh yeah." Roxas sounds like he's frowning. "Ohh man Axel is going to get on me. I got to go Sora! I'll see you tomorrow!"
"Yeah see you tomorrow." Sora hangs up the phone, an amused smile on his lips...the warm feeling leaves him when thoughts of yesterday come to him...
He really doesn't know what to expect tomorrow at school.
"Sora, my bae! You're back!" Sora hears Roxas before he sees him. Soon enough the blonde crashes into him from behind, wrapping his arms around him. Sora stumbles a few feet before steadying them.
"Geez Rox, are you trying to kill me?" Sora pats the arms around him before getting out of the embrace so he can turn to see those bright blue eyes and that large grin. Sora finds a smile coming to his own lips. "You were that excited to see me? It's only been three days."
"Three days too long! I was stuck with just Axel for three days!"
"What you mean 'just Axel'?" Axel catches up to the two, flicking Roxas on the forehead. He smirks when Roxas pouts at him. Axel turns his gaze on Sora soon after, those sharp green eyes lighting up as he grins. "Welcome back Sora. Why didn't you tell me you were such a bad ass! I wish I was there to have seen you get him."
Axel's amusement settles down at bit. "So Roxas told me that we don't need to keep on Riku but he did something to make you punch him. You don't just punch people Sora."
"It's fine Axel. Just leave it be. I punched him in front of a bunch of people so that's enough." Sora waves off his anger. It's nice knowing that Axel has his back too and Axel does have a record.
He's not someone you want to cross. He gets people back in the worse of ways. Not that Sora knows from experience but he's seen the damage he inflicted on that guy who tried to rob Roxas that one time...Axel is aloof and jokes most of the time but just like Roxas, he can get serious. When he gets serious, it's never good for the person that's brought that side out. He protects those who matter to him.
"Yeah, you fucked him up." Axel smirks.
"I'm just glad you're back. Seriously, tell him how much school has sucked with out him Ax!"
"Roxas has not shut up about you being gone." Axel grumbles. "And lunch has been hell...though the other day it was weird."
"That's because Sora apologized to Riku fro punching him." Roxas says carelessly.
"Roxas!" Sora looks at him, shocked at his best friend.
"You did what? Why would you apologize? What the hell? You don't punch someone and then say sorry! So lame!" Axel looks at him with wide eyes, his nose wrinkling in disgust.
"I didn't do it because I wanted to!-"
"He did it so he could get Busch Garden tickets from his mother." Roxas finishes for him. Sora could strangle the blonde. "He said he's got enough to take all of us."
"Oh shit really?" Axel's attitude completely changes. He looked kind of pissed off but now... He grins, giving Sora a thumbs up. "Way to take it up the ass for the team Sor."
"Shut up." Sora flips them both off, and they laugh. Sora pushes Roxas, his face flush. "You betrayer."
"I was just letting him know about what the happs are. You were going to have to tell him anyway when you explained that you had tickets for all of us to go to Busch Gardens. We all know you broke."
"Whatever." Sora pouts. He knows Roxas is right. Axel isn't stupid and it's not like he minds Axel knowing or anything. He's another good friend of his but...it's just embarrassing that he actually said sorry to Riku. That whole day was a mistake.
"Don't pout Sora, it's too cute." Roxas pulls on his cheeks, Sora swatting him away. "You melt my heart with that face!"
"You melt my eyes with your face." Sora grunts, Roxa's mouth opening in offense. Axel cracks up.
"The first thing Sora does when he comes back is fry you. You don't mess with Sora." Axel ruffles Sora's hair. "I still can't get over that. You don't look like the person who knows how to fight."
"Then what kind of person do I look like?" Sora grumbles. "I'll have you know I've been in plenty of fights and I won a lot of them."
"You look like The kind of person that hugs teddy bears and spends his time watching cartoons and eating chips."
"So you're saying I look like the kind of person who's childish, soft...and fat?" Sora frowns, his frown turning into a glare when Axel laughs, nodding his head.
"Exactly- ow!" Sora hits him in the arm. "Oh shit! Sora's switch just went off!" Axel backs away slowly, an amused smirk on his lips.
"Axel you better go! He's going to blow!" Roxas shouts in alarm when Sora's eyebrow twitches.
"My beautiful face isn't safe!" Axel covers his face, as if to shield himself from Sora.
"Don't worry Axel, your face isn't beautiful so it's fine-" Roxas starts. He gets a glare from Axel...Sora's lips twitch in amusement and he chuckles. "You couldn't possibly get any more uglier-"
"Oh you want to be like that Roxas." Axel grabs the blonde, getting him in a head lock. The blonde struggles to get out of the older man's arms, whining when Axel rubs roughly into his scalp.
"Sora save me!" Roxas gasps.
"Meh." Sora shrugs his shoulders and starts to walk towards first period.
"Sora! You...you traitor!" Roxas cries. "Suspension has made you cold!"
"Suspension changed me." Sora hums, chuckling to himself. It sounds like he just got out of jail.
"Sora no!"
"Roxas...we've lost him." Axel lets go of Roxas, sighing.
"No! I won't lose another friend to suspension! Let's bring him back Axel!" Roxas roars. Sora hears Roxas's and Axel's foot falls. He starts to run but soon enough he's tackled by both of his friends, falling to the ground from their weight.
"The hell-"
"What is going on out here-" That male teacher from before walks out in the hallway, his eyes widening when he takes in the sight before him. Sora is sitting on top of Roxas lap, Axel is leaning over Sora, straddling his hips. All of them are out of breath and flushed from fighting just a few seconds ago. "Get t-the hell to class!" He slams the door.
Everyone looks at each other before it occurs to them what he's all freaking out about. They laugh all the way to first period about it, mimicking the teacher's face and guessing what thoughts where going through his head.
Sora ignores the looks he gets from the students in the hall, and he ignores their looks when he walks into study hall with Roxas. He can feel their eyes on him and he can hear them mumbling something but he focuses on Roxas.
The blonde talks to him in detail about his day at work yesterday. He tells him how he got to watch Axel do this really awesome tattoo of a dragon...Sora almost wishes he worked with them but he knows he doesn't really have anything to contribute and he would distract the two. They always get into something when they're together.
"Speaking of tattoos, do you know what you want yet Sora?" Roxas tilts his head at him.
"Not really. I've been thinking about it though. Trust me." Sora mumbles. "What were you thinking about getting?"
"A really cool phoenix on my back and I want some hip tattoos...don't know of what though."
"That would be hot." Sora flushes when Roxas looks over at him. "The hip tattoos."
"Oh you like that?" Roxas's eyes gleam. "Well that makes me want to get them even more." Roxas wraps his arm around Sora's shoulder and pulls him close, his lips close to his ear. "So when am I getting that treat?" He whispers.
"Later. If you're good." Sora pulls away and pinches his cheek.
"Ow, when am I not good?" Roxas pouts, rubbing his abused skin. When Sora ignores him to start looking through a book, Roxas moves closer. "I want to kiss you." He says, just loud enough for him to hear, his breath brushing against his ear.
"...Later." Sora's heart beat picks up speed. Roxas grins at this answer and pulls away. He looks so excited about it that Sora can't help to chuckle a bit. "Can't get enough of me can you?"
"Nope. I'm hooked on the drug that is Sora." Roxas chuckles, leaning over to see what Sora is looking at. It's pictures of snakes...one of them is white with green, sharp eyes. "You ready to deal with your new bestie Riku-"
Sora promptly hits Roxas with the book.
"He is not my bestie." Sora hisses.
"Ow I was just kidding!" Roxas glares at him. When Sora just scowls forward, he sighs. "...Sorry. I know you're sore about it. Just don't let it get to you. You know you're not friends with him so don't get concerned with what others want or think." Roxas turns serious again, and when he places a hand on his shoulder, Sora relaxes.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have hit you with the book." Sora sighs, running a hand though his hair. He has been letting this get to him. He's worried about seeing Riku in music class. He has no idea if he's going to make it weird or if he's going to act like nothing happen...Damn his mom and Busch Gardens...
Roxas beams when Sora says sorry and he pats him on the back.
"It's alright. Just make it up to me later kay?" Roxas winks.
Sora is tempted to hit him with the book again.
Riku is glowing. That is the only way Sora can describe it. When he had walked into music class, the silver haired demon was sitting up straight in his seat, glancing at the door. The way those green eyes shined was criminal. Luckily for Sora, Riku only gave him a nod in greeting. He didn't get up and hug him like Sora was terrified of. He didn't bring any attention to the fact he was saying hello. Sora nodded back in greeting and that was it.
Music went as it always does. Roxas and Sora ended up getting in trouble because they were singing 'poker face and then they kept changing the words in songs they were suppose to be singing to say something stupid. They got the class laughing but they ended up getting kicked out of the room...again.
Today hasn't been too much different than any other day at school. He's been asked about the fight with Riku a couple of times but he always gave them vague answers and told them it wasn't any of their business. He swears people are so bored around here...
But anyway, Riku is glowing right now. Lets get back to that. Riku is grinning at him, those green eyes alight again as he stares at him from his desk in English. Sora almost wants to try to find another seat but he forces himself to get closer.
"Hey Sora." Riku greets.
"Yeah hi." Sora flops down in his seat. He can feel eyes on them.
"Have people been getting on you about the fight? And all it's supposedly juicy details?" Riku asks, a hint of annoyance in his tone. Sora rolls his eyes, leaning his head back.
"Yesss! Seriously they won't leave me alone. You don't know how many times I had to tell someone to mind their own business." Sora grumbles, not really thinking. He's complaining to himself really.
"Yeah it's been like that since you've been suspended. There's some pretty ridiculous rumors going around."
"I know, Roxas told me." Sora groans. "Everyone is just bored. There's nothing to do around here so when someone gets in a fight, they're all over it. It's like TV for them." Sora thinks about it. "Then again, it probably has something to do with me too. I haven't gotten in a fight at all in high school. They don't know the kicking ass me in middle school."
Riku chuckles. "Yeah, they just got a taste of it and so did I. If they don't know that side of you, then what do they know?"
"The nice guy Sora. I got voted the school's sweetheart one year for the year book for crying out loud."
"Really?" Riku raises an amused eyebrow. "Aw that's cute."
"Shut up Riku, that's enough lip out of you." Sora snaps. They both stare at each other before they both crack a smile.
"Oh good one Sora. Bringing up my busted lip huh?" He's amused, not angry.
"Stop laughing, I'm being serious. It's creepy when you call me cute-"
"Excuse me I didn't call you cute, I said it was cute you got elected for the sweetheart of the school." Riku corrects, smirking when Sora glares, looking flustered. "But you're cute too-"
Sora kicks him hard on the shin, getting Riku to growl. Sora glares forward. "I'm not cute." He says firmly. "And you know I am a nice guy. I only fight when I need to and I'm only mean to those who have wrong me first."
"...Yeah." Riku grips his fist, grinding his teeth through the pain for a moment. He takes a deep breath and calms down. "You've always been like that." A pause. "So I'm guessing you didn't have any problems once I was gone huh?"
"No problems at all." Sora grunts. "Once you were gone I was able to build up the relationships that had become strained and then I met Roxas...No one has given me any trouble. There was this one time when this guy wanted to fight me because I dated the girl he liked." Sora shrugs at the thought. "He didn't actually fight me though."
"I see." Riku is quiet for a moment. Sora is waiting for the teacher to come in and save him. "Have you dated around a lot?"
"Why do you ask?" Sora raises his eyebrow, glancing over at Riku who is staring at him intently.
"I'm just curious." Riku's gaze doesn't waver when Sora's eyes narrow.
"How many people have you dated?" Sora turns the question on him. Depending his answer, he'll answer.
"Since I've been away from you?" Sora nods. "I dated four girls. They didn't last long. I think the longest lasting one was three weeks. I wasn't really into them."
Sora blinks at that honest response. Riku is staring at him, expecting him to answer now. At least Sora isn't the only one that can't keep a girl. "I've dated...10 people." Riku's eyes widen slightly...his eyebrows furrowing.
"That's a large number. Impressive."
"It's a lot of people but it was kind of the same situation like with you. They didn't last long and they always said I just wasn't serious enough. The only girl I thought I was serious about was Kairi and she..." Sora stops, frowning deeply. He shouldn't be talking about this to Riku of all people.
"She what?" Sora glances over at Riku. Those green eyes are softer some how. There's something familiar about it that Sora finds himself speaking.
"She was never really swinging for our team if you know what I'm saying." Sora rubs the back of his head. "We dated for a bit but I've known her long enough to know when her heart isn't in something. Now she's with Namine." Sora taps his fingers on the desk, keeping his eyes on his fingers.
"And that upsets you?" Riku asks. If there was any judgment in his voice, any smugness, Sora might snap out of this conversation. But there's nothing in his voice like that.
"Not really. I'm happy she's happy. Kairi means a lot to me and...oh man she's probably still pissed at me." Sora groans when he realizes he hasn't spoken to her since three days ago.
"She's not. Trust me Sora." Riku watches Sora look at him, those green eyes avert. "I know she means a lot to you...do you love her?"
"I do...but as a sister. I thought she was the one but it wasn't like that." Sora shakes his head. Riku closes his eyes.
"I see. But as long as she's happy it's okay right?"
"Yeah." Sora smiles to himself, thinking about her and Namine holding hands, and that fond look Kairi gets some times when looking at her...
"You're a good person Sora." Riku says softly.
"Nah." Sora brushes off the compliment, feeling strange when Riku stares at him with those green eyes so intensely.
"Looking past yourself to see someone else happiness...yeah you are a good person. I can't do that."
"I mean it's Kairi! She means a lot to you too so..." Sora grunts, wanting to change the subject, his face flushing. "So you're saying you're bitter about her and Namine?"
"Not at all. I'm happy for her."
"But you just said you couldn't look past yourself to see someone else happiness." Sora narrows his eyes at Riku who just stares at him blankly.
"Kairi's happiness doesn't conflict with mine." He says simply.
"Even though you were all about her in middle school." Sora glares at his fingers, grumbling.
Riku lets out a long, irritated sigh through his nose. There's tense silence before Riku gives in. "I wasn't all about her in middle school-
"Yeah right-"
"-You just thought I was."
"Huh?" Sora blinks, looking over at Riku. The older boy is tense, his eyes fierce as he stares forward. "What are you talking about?"
"I knew you wanted her." Riku says cautiously. Sora narrows his eyes, anger flaring up in his chest. Sora wants to punch him in the face all over again. "That was wrong of me." Sora's eyes widen when he feels a gentle hand on his shoulder.
Sora swats his hand away, but his heart doesn't slow down. What's with that weak, nervous tone? "Yeah it was fucking wrong of you but it doesn't matter now. Neither of us can have her and that's for the best. Namine can make her happy like I couldn't and I deff know you couldn't."
"...Yeah that's true." Riku's voice changes. Maybe because he realizes Sora isn't going to try to fight him. "They seem happy." There's a pause, a strange chuckle. "I'm no good for any relationship."
"I hear you. I can't give what a relationship needs I guess." Sora frowns, thinking about Roxas.
"Are you dating someone now?" Sora tenses at the question.
"Nah." Sora shakes his head.
"Me either." Riku's shoulders relax.
"I thought I told you not to bother me too much." Sora grumbles once he's realized he just had a kind of deep conversation with the long haired male. They didn't even cuss each other too much and they didn't get in a fist fight. This makes Sora feel conflicted. He feels like something was put out in the open and a relief has washed over them, if just small. Riku admitted to just being after Kairi because Sora wanted her and he admitted he was wrong for it. That's something huge.
"He's changed Sora."
"I want a second chance."
Damn...so what if he's changed? So what if he wants a second chance? He doesn't have to fight Riku anymore but that doesn't mean he has to be friends with him either...Yet Sora is ashamed that those words came out so easily when talking to Riku.
"I'll leave you be now." Riku's voice gets Sora to glance over at him. He's not looking at him anymore, he's getting out his books and pencil. The teacher comes in and Riku keeps to his word.
He leaves him alone for the rest class, not doing so much as sparing him a glance...and Sora is relieved.
"Sora..." He regogizes that voice and he turns towards it. Kairi is standing next to their lunch table, just putting down her tray of food. Those blue eyes are cloudy.
"Kairi..." Sora rubs the back of his head. He gives her a sheepish smile, trying to hide his nervousness and to lighten this mood. "I-"
Kairi runs over to him, hugging him tightly. She buries her head in his chest and it doesn't take long for Sora to wrap his arms around her. The awkwardness fading away with her warmth. "...I'm sorry I've been pushing you Sora. I know how delicate this situation is. Riku told me you apologized and that took a lot Sora...even if you're getting Busch Garden tickets out of it. I won't push you anymore to hang out with him...and Wednesdays are just our day. You're right."
"...Thanks Kairi. I'm sorry I snapped at you. I was just stressed out by it all. I'm much better now." Sora smiles. Kairi pulls away and smiles back, those beautiful blue eyes getting back that light that Sora adores-
Kairi chops him on the top of the head.
"That's for getting yourself suspended and ruining your perfect record." Kairi scolds, putting her hands on her hips.
"Should have seen that one coming." Sora pouts, rubbing his head.
"Oho! Look who made up!" Axel chuckles, dropping his tray off with Roxas.
"If Kairi is scolding Sora, than we know everything is back to normal." Roxas grins when Sora gives him a look.
"Sora welcome back." Namine drops off her food next to Kairi's smiling softly at the brunette. Most of the time Namine doesn't have lunch with them but sometimes she has this advanced art class and she ends up having their lunch schedule.
"Hey Namine. By the way, I forgot to tell you but I tried that meditation stuff and it didn't help. I couldn't get my mind clear at all." Sora waves at the girl, Kairi and Sora moving over to sit in their seats. Sora next to Roxas and Kairi next to Namine.
"Really? Even though your head is empty most of the time?" Axel hums.
Sora glares at Axel, getting him to chuckle and eat some of his chicken tenders. When Roxas tries to hide his amused smile, Sora shoves him. Roxas wraps his arm around his shoulder, grinning.
"I didn't know you were trying to meditate!" Roxas says.
"Yeah, Namine said it would help me with stress and figuring myself out." Sora looks over at Namine who tilts her head.
" I'm trying to think of ways to help you clear your mind...when I meditate it comes naturally."
"What comes naturally?" Riku is the last to get to the lunch table. He sits down next to Kairi with his tray of food. There's a slight shift in the mood at the table.
"Sora wants to meditate but he can't clear his mind properly." Kairi answers.
"Oh." Riku locks eyes with Sora. "Deep breathing helps me. It depends on the person though. I also picture a white room and that helps."
"You meditate?" Sora raises his eyebrow.
"I've done it a little." Riku shrugs his shoulders. Sora feels like he has more to say but he glances over at Roxas and Axel who are staring him down...He doesn't say anymore, he just starts to eat.
"Those techniques might work for you too Sora." Namine adds, smiling. "You should try it."
"I might." Sora sips on some milk, only then does he realize that Roxas's arm is still around his shoulder. The blonde doesn't seem to notice when Sora looks at him strangely because he just eats some of his food with the other hand that's free. "Roxas, there's something called personal space and I think you're in it."
"Nah." Roxas waves him off.
"This is what I expected." Axel rolls his eyes. "He's been bitching all this time so I knew when you came back he was going to be hanging off of you."
"Ugh Roxas get off." Sora groans, putting his hand on Roxas's face and pushing him away the best he can.
"But Soraaaaa" He whines but he lets go of him. "I can't help it. Your cuteness Is like a magnet and I'm stuck on it."
"I see your pick up lines haven't improved at all." Sora hums, getting Kairi and Axel to chuckle. Sora looks over to the girls but what he sees is Riku glaring at him. Well not at him but beside him and he's tapping his fingers on the table. Riku stiffens when he notices Sora caught him, his eyebrows furrowing. Those green eyes have something dark about them.
"You got a problem?" Sora's eyes are torn away from Riku when he looks over at Roxas...Those blue eyes burning into Riku. Sora's a bit surprised. "You've been giving me nasty looks since you've sat down."
The table falls silent, that tension increasing. Axel narrows his eyes at Riku and leans closer. The redhead will always take Roxas's side on things and together they're a dangerous team to piss off.
"Roxas." Kairi frowns when she sees how Riku glares back at the two, an anger in his own eyes.
Sora doesn't want to but it looks like he's the one who's going to have to defuse this or it'll get out of hand.
"Dude tone it down a bit." Sora puts his hand on Roxa's shoulder. "Riku always looks like that. If he's smiling at you, that's when you really have to be afraid because something is not right with the world. So don't take it personally, he's a dick to all. He doesn't discriminate."
That seems to have worked. Roxas's shoulders relax and he looks over at Sora. The fire dies down and he lets out a sigh. "Sorry."He mumbles to Sora before putting some food in his mouth. The tense air leaves. Sora wants to pat himself on the back. He glances over at Riku to find the boy is staring at him. Even though Sora insulted him, he doesn't look insulted. There's some amusement in those green eyes and there's a ghost of a smile on his lips.
Sora looks away from him quickly. Why is he looking at him like that? He wasn't playing around with him...but it looks like Riku took it like that.
There's silence while everyone eats for a moment and that's okay. Sora gathers his thoughts, thinking of something funny he could say to lighten the mood-
"I had to pierce this guys dick the other day." Axel grunts.
Everyone looks at him with wide eyes.
"Ew." Kairi wrinkles her nose.
"People get that pierced?!" Sora yells, his face pale in horror. What ever Roxas was about to say doesn't leave his lips as he looks over at Sora. He laughs at his face.
"You didn't know?" Roxas teases. "It's not that uncommon to get that pierced! Axel has had to do it a bunch of times. He says he hates doing them but I'm pretty sure he's secretly happy with all the dicks he gets to handle." Axel flips him off, getting Roxas to laugh.
"That's why I'm going to start training you so you can do the piercings. So you can have fun handling all the dicks." Axel grunts.
"Wait! Wait!" Sora waves his arms around, everyone looking at him. "Why?! Why is that a thing? Why would anyone want to get their...there! That's your stuff and you pee out of there! How do you even get that pierced?"
"It depends on where the customer wants it." Axel smirks. "You could get it through the head vertically or horizontally. You could get some piercings on the ball sack. You could get a hoop on the tip, or right under it. It depends on where you get it but it doesn't affect your ability to pee or to have sex."
"Your balls?!" Sora covers his mouth in horror. Axel and Roxas laughing...and he hears another masculine laugh but he doesn't focus on that. "Owwww..." Sora covers his genitals as if he could protect them from all the bad images. "That's got to be awful! Why do people get that?"
"It's not that bad." Axel grins. "And they get it because some people find that really sexy. It also adds a little element in the bedroom."
"That is not sexy at all." Kairi says and Sora nods his head quickly in agreement. "And it's dangerous! What if it got caught on your pants and ripped out?"
"Ugh!" Sora cries out in disgust, covering his mouth that's opens in horror. Everyone laughs- "No! That is not funny!" Sora shivers at the thought. "That is not right!"
"Yeah it can rip out and if you're not careful, it can get infected." Axel hums.
"An infection? In your junk? And then it could rip..."Sora swallows, paling. "Ugh!" He shivers. He's appalled when all the guys at that table keep laughing at his reaction. Shouldn't they be reacting the same way?! " Am I the only man here? Seriously how can this conversation not freak you guys out?"
"Because we're not squeamish like you are Sor, mister 'I want to be a nurse'." Roxas teases.
"Shut up! Nursing has nothing to do with piercings down there!"
"A patient may have that kind of piercing. He may come in because it ripped out." Riku hums. Sora looks over at him with wide eyes. Those green orbs are narrowed in glee. He chuckles at how pale Sora's face gets.
"I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen-" Sora starts.
"Yeah maybe a patient will come in because their whole dick had been ripped off." Roxas adds, laughing when Sora looks like he might puke. "You can not be a nurse-"
"As long as it has nothing to do with genitals being ripped off or teared or...a-anything like that I'm fine! I'm sure that I wouldn't get a patient with those kind of issues anyway...What are the odds?" Sora glares when everyone laughs at him. "How can you guys talk about stuff getting ripped off and infections down there so easily?! You guys are the weird ones here, not me!"
"Twist ending: We all have our dicks pierced and that's why it doesn't bother us." Axel says. Both Riku and Roxas laugh when Sora looks around at all three of them, his eyes wide and his mouth wide open.
"There's no way." Sora shakes his head in disbelief, frowning when all three males grin at him.
"I told you I changed Sora." Riku says suggestively, wiggling his eyebrows. Okay that makes Sora almost want to laugh.
"It's the new thing Sora, every one who's anyone has their dick pierced." Axel smirks. "Now all you have to do is join us."
"Yess join us." Roxas echos, lowering his voice like some kind of monster.
"No! I will not join you! You guys are fucking with me! You have to be! Besides I know for a fact that you don't have your dick pierced Roxas-" Sora blurts out in his panic.
The table falls deadly silent. Only then does Sora realize what he just said. The mood that was all fun is now completely destroyed with this tense, and awkward silence.
Axel's eyes are wide, and Riku looks horrified. He looks disgusted and angry. Riku's face is pale and Axel doesn't look too happy either. Roxas's cheeks are flushed and that seems to set the two older males off too.
"Oh yeah because you've seen me naked sooo many times." Roxas jokes, but Sora knows he's telling the truth, and since Roxas is flustered...he's kind of lost that joking tone.
Riku glares darkly at Roxas, those green eyes flaring up. Axel gives Roxas a questioning look, glancing between the two.
The bell rings.
Sora's eyes widen when Roxas stands up quickly, grabbing his tray and Sora's wrist. He pulls him away quickly, the two throwing away their trash before they run off together, getting lost in the crowd of students.
Roxas pulls him into the bathroom, only when they're alone, does Sora find his voice. "Shit Roxas i'm sorry. I slipped up there. You all where freaking me out and..."
"I don't care if they know." Roxas turns around, giving him a serious look. "I got us out of there for you. That was pretty awkward. Riku looked like he wanted to kill me."
"Yeah. He looked like he was about to puke and Axel didn't look too good either." Sora shifts. "...How do you think Axel would react if he found that we're in this kind of relationship?"
"His ass better be happy for me." Roxas grunts. "Don't worry about them. Axel will probably ask about it but I'll get him off our tail. As for Riku..." Roxas' blue eyes get darker at the mention of the silver haired man.
"I'll come up with something." Sora rubs the back of his head, he grins. "Or maybe I could keep freaking him out. Maybe he would leave me alone then."
"Yeah. If we gross him out, we should make out in front of him. He might just leave the school." Roxas wiggles his eyebrows.
"Yeah." Sora chuckles...
"You alright Sora?" Roxas cups his cheeks, getting Sora's eyes to widen from those strong blue boring into his own. He looks so concerned.
"Yeah I'm fine. My heart is just beating kind of fast...ah I can't believe I said that." Sora groans, leaning into the nice touch.
"I can't believe you did either." Roxas gives him an amused smile, Sora cracks a smile, and Roxas can relax. They share a laugh...before Sora leans in, kissing him softly on the lips. He made sure there wasn't anyone around before he did so. Sora pulls away, seeing how Roxas's eyes are wide. He smiles slightly, the blonde isn't use to him kissing first. Roxas flushes and pulls him in closer to kiss him again, this time much deeper. Roxas's groans when Sora slips his tongue in and caresses the blonde's tongue just the way he likes it.
"Now look who's coming on to who in the bathroom." Roxas teases, his cheeks still flushed and those blue eyes alight. He chuckles and Sora can't help to think that Roxas looks really cute right now. "You're right, I'm really smelling the mood."
"No you're just smelling the shit." Sora and Roxas chuckle. "I just...wanted to kiss ya. I'm glad to have you as my best friend Rox. You just know me." Sora gives him a determined look. "I want you to know I'm really thinking about moving this relationship forward. I am."
"I know you are and that makes me..." Roxas warps his arms around Sora, hugging him tightly. "If you feel like kissing me, kiss me all you want. I don't care where we are. Whether we're in a bathroom that smells like shit or in your bedroom or outside or anywhere. I'm always ready for those lips of yours."
"So any time I want to kiss you I can? What about in class? Or in front of your mom?" Sora hums, wrapping his arms around his shoulders, burying his face in the crook of his neck.
"Go ahead. I dare you to do it in class. You wouldn't." Roxas sounds like he's smiling.
"Oh really?" Sora smirks. Though Sora would probably lose his nerve when he's in class with Roxas but he always likes a challenge. "Careful Roxas, I might just do it."
"Good. Just do it." Roxas nuzzles Sora's head, the brunette chuckling.
"That reminds me. If you can come to my place after work, I can give you your treat." Sora pulls away, cupping Roxas's cheek with one hand, stroking him with his thumb. Roxas leans into the touch, his lips wobbling up into a smile.
"Hell yeah I'll come to see you after work. I have to say...I'm liking all these touches." Roxas would purr if it was humanly possible to. He turns his head and kisses Sora's palm, the other boy flushing from the gesture and pulling his hand away. Roxas grins, those eyes beaming. "I'll walk you to class." Roxas pulls away reluctantly, the two walking out of the bathroom. There's a comfortable silence that settles over them and Sora knows deep down he just made Roxas happy.
"You know I could have gotten my dick pierced since you were gone." Roxas says slyly.
"If you did, it's not coming anywhere near me." Sora grunts. Roxas frowns deeply. "I guess forget about that treat-"
"I-It's not pierced!" He says quickly.
Sora can't help to laugh at such a panicked, honest response from the blonde. Roxas pouts the rest of the way to class.
When Sora walks into science, Riku is writing something, his attention on his paper. A couple of people look at him in interest and Sora just hopes they aren't going to ask him about the fight. He's had enough of that.
Sora walks to his seat and sits down, getting out his things. Riku seems to have gotten his color back but he's not greeting him or staring at him like he was doing before. Sora smirks. Looks like Sora's awkwardness saved him this time. Because of his slip up, it looks like Riku has been scared off.
The teacher comes in and class starts. Sora takes notes but he keeps listening in and out to what the man in the front is saying. When Sora feels like he's about to fall asleep(He already knows all this stuff), a note lands on his desk.
Sora sighs, knowing in what direction it came from. He takes the note and opens it, almost curious as to what Riku could possibly have to say.
"The dick piercing conversation really freaked you out huh?" Sora blinks. He wasn't expecting that. Is he going to have a conversation with him like what happened at lunch didn't happen?
"Not as much as what I said freaked you and Axel out." Sora throws the note back. He's tempted to turn around to see Riku's face but he stays where he is.
"It was surprising. What was that about anyway?" Is what the next note says. Sora thinks about how to answer this. On the one hand, he could admit to his and Roxas's relationship to freak Riku out and possibly scare him away...but on the other hand, He's not sure if he's ready to truly admit it because once he tells Riku, it's sure to get around.
"It's none of your business." Sora settles for. When he throws it back, and once Riku reads it, he can hear him take a sharp intake of breath. Sora doesn't' get a note for a long time, the air behind him is tense and dark. Sora is on edge, and he wonders if Riku is going to start something-
He gets another note.
"Are you with Roxas?" Sora feels his cheeks heat up, and he coughs lightly.
"Did you just ask if I was dating my guy best friend? You being serious right now?" Sora decides to say, sending the note back.
"Yes I am." Sora sighs through his nose. Riku has always been a straightforward guy. Sora's not sure if it's possible to make him feel stupid.
"No i'm not with Roxas." Sora sends back.
"But you've seen his dick." Riku sends back quickly. Sora wants to turn around and strangle him. He's persistent.
"What guy hasn't seen their best friend's dick? I mean for fucks sake we use to take bathes together." Sora throws this back, his heart beating faster in his frustration. The mood behind him has shifted, Sora can tell without looking.
Even though Roxas and him do have a weird relationship, just because he said he saw his dick doesn't mean that people should suspect them. He doesn't need Riku starting shit when he's not even sure where he wants to take his relationship with Roxas. Sora's not sure why he's getting all defensive now but he doesn't like how his cheeks have gotten hot underneath the skin and his ears sting.
"You're right. I jumped to some sort of weird conclusion. I was just surprised is all but you're completely right. I do remember taking those bathes with you and for the most part, even when we got older we would change in the same room." Riku sends to him and Sora lets out a sigh. Riku bought into it.
But when he reads the note, he flushes for another reason. Why the hell did he bring up the bath? That's so embarrassing. He does remember those 'tubby times', for some reason his mother loved putting them in the bath together and Sora has to admit it was fun when they were young like four. Sora and Riku where too close, they kept taking bathes together till they were 7, and they slept in the same bed till they were 10.
It was just natural to do everything together...it just changed when Kairi came into the picture the summer before 6th grade.
Sora blinks when he's broken out of his thoughts by the bell ringing. His eyebrows furrow as he looks down at the note before he crumples it up, wanting to get rid of the evidence of this conversation. Sora is slow to get up and he's positive everyone has left the room already but when he throws away the note, he spots Riku waiting for him at the door way.
"What are you doing?" Sora questions, walking past him but Riku follows after him.
"What does it look like?" Riku raises his eyebrow. "I'm walking out with you"
"I don't want you to." Sora grunts, looking anywhere but the other man lazily. "For someone who isn't suppose to be bothering me, you do it a lot."
"It's just a few more minutes and then I'll leave you alone for the rest of the day. I'm just curious." Sora looks over to see those green eyes on him. Riku looks back to normal, the color is back and the anger he had seen in lunch is no where to be seen. Just a glint of aspiration and curiosity.
"Curious about what?" Sora will humor him.
"You want to be a nurse?" Riku asks. Sora blinks, Riku is just surprising him today.
"Yeah...well I don't know. I'm still working it all out." Sora rubs the back of his head.
"Well I know for a fact you'd be a good nurse."
"You think I would be a good nurse?" Sora glances over at him. He tilts his head when Riku chuckles and he can't help to wonder if he's making fun of him-
"Of course I do! You have the perfect heart for it Sora." Riku grins, and Sora has to question what his heart just did in response. "Always caring about others, putting others happiness before your own...You have all the qualities a nurse should have."
"Wow." Sora stops when they get to the front doors but he can't stop looking at Riku, looking for any jokes or amusement. There's nothing but sincerity in those green eyes. That smile is real. Sora averts his eyes, scratching his cheek. "I mean...I'm not all that but uh...thanks? That's strange coming from you Riku. I thought you of all people would have something smart to say about it, lord knows everyone else does. It's weird when you're not a dick. It's like you're out of your element."
Riku chuckles, an amused smirk turning his lips. "Well I could say something about how much of a goof you are and how you're a slacker but nah. Is it a crime wanting to be nice to you? I know this might be a shocker to you, Sora, but I'm not a dick all the time." Riku ruffles Sora's hair. "If you want to be a nurse, keep up in school. You've done some pretty amazing things. I don't think anything can hold you back." Riku's voice is fond and before Sora knows it he's walking away, turning down the hallway and disappearing from sight.
Sora silently makes his way out the door...What the hell was that? Riku not only didn't laugh at his wanting to be a nurse but he complimenting him on it? Spoke about his heart and shit...ruffling his hair like he use to. Sora didn't say he could do all that.
Sora smiles when he sees Kairi with Namine and he walks over to them to talk before he goes to work.
He doesn't need Riku to tell him to work hard in his classes. He doesn't need him telling him he can do anything...
He means, what's with him? Talking about Sora's heart, like he's this great person...Sora doesn't think he's awful but he's done awful things to Riku. Riku might have started it but Sora was persistent in finishing it. He wasn't innocent in it all. Yet Riku calls him caring, and selfless. Yet he encourages him.
He doesn't need it.
But though it's hard to admit, Sora knows that Riku's words made his chest feel light and his resolve has grown. He wants to work harder. He wants to figure himself out. He wants to see if Riku's words had any merit...
If he really does have the perfect heart to be a nurse.
Another chapter! Thank you for your support, it makes the story even funner to write. Sora was able to save his ass this time but he won't be able to hide forever...anyway! Please review and I will see you next time.