An Exchange Lover

Chapter 7

A/N: I'm back! With the seventh chappie! I'm kinda having the feeling I'm going so slow with the storyline, but I like writing Riku and Sora in this and don't want it to endddd yet D: Bear with me? I'll give it a boost soon!

And!

Thank you thank you THANK YOU for the awsum reviews, they warm my aching heart! I'm not just talking about Lover, but Student and Flight Cancelled and Accidents too! I've been dreaming up a few other stories too, but I'm not sure if I wanna make them oneshots or longer ones... Plus, if I write those, then Lover with take longer to update... Ahh, so difficult!

But!

A big thank you for all. Even those who don't review. Just seeing that someone has read my stories or alerted them or ANYTHING, it makes me want to cry! I mean, people read MY stories? MINE? ;.; Yush, now I'm getting all mushy... I'll go wipe my happy tears and you read the chapter, ok?

"So?"

The look on Sora's face was expectant, Riku noticed, as he took his eyes away from the road to glance at the boy. He had an enthusiastic glint in his eyes.

"So what?" Riku asked, after waiting a moment to see if the boy was going to continue.

"So what did you get me?" Sora asked, frowning as if he thought his question had been very clear.
"What did I get you?"

Sora huffed. Riku could sense his frustration.

"You said you wanted to buy me something! What did you get me?"

Riku gulped.

"O-oh, um… I'll give it to you later!"

Sora's eyes narrowed suspiciously.
"All right, fine…"

The rest of the ride was silent. Riku was deep in thought. Sora looked at the crease forming between Riku's brows and wondered if he had said something wrong.

The absent-minded expression was still on Riku's face as Riku parked and reached for the bags on the back seat. Sora pouted and got out of the car after Riku had, running to catch up to him. Sora was sure that Riku sometimes forgot Sora's legs wasn't as long as his were.

"Did you eat anything, or should I heat up the food?" Jones asked, appearing in front of them as they entered the house. Jones stared in confusion as Riku strode past him, towards the stairs leading upstairs.

"Is everything ok?" Jones asked.
"Yeah, I think. We'll be down to eat soon!" Sora smiled and rushed to catch Riku, who had already hopped the stairs up. The silverette was already in his room when Sora finally caught him.

"What's up with you! Does this have something to do with what you said before? If I knew I loved you?"Sora asked. Riku dumped the bags on the bed.
"No, that was nothing", Riku mumbled.
"Then what are you sulking about!" Sora cried out.

Riku sighed and ran his fingers through his silver hair, his eyes avoiding Sora's.
"I'm not sulking. I'm… I'm embarrassed…"

Sora was silent for a while. Now that he looked closely, he could see that Riku's cheeks had a bit more colour to them as usual. Sora hadn't even known that Riku could blush.

"You're embarrassed?" Sora asked, wanting to confirm he had heard right.

Riku nodded.

"Might I ask why?"

Riku stared at the white carpet covering the floor, and then sighed again.

"It's because of the thing I bought you."

Oh. Now Sora was curious.

"Is it something perverted?" Sora asked, blushing a bit. Riku looked at him, grinning.
"I wouldn't be embarrassed if it was."

Sora rolled his eyes. Riku shuffled over to the shopping bags on the bed, fishing out a small bag. It was the first time Sora even noticed it was there. The brunette stepped closer to Riku, sitting beside the silverette on the bed.

"Here."

The bag was thrust into Sora's hands, and Sora gingerly put his hand in it, his fingers wrapping around a small box with a velvety surface.

"What is this?" Sora asked, holding a square black box in his hands. "Are you asking me to marry you?"

Riku frowned at the boy.
"Stop joking around. I can take it back if intend to make fun of me."

Sora giggled.
"Alright, I'm sorry."

The box made a slight click as it opened, revealing a beautiful piece of jewellery. It was a silver bracelet, with aqua colored stones imbedded in it, stones exactly the color of Riku's eyes. It was so pretty, that Sora was afraid to touch it.

"Is it…for me?" Sora asked quietly.
"Y-yeah, I thought… I wanted to get you a necklace at first. This is gonna sound so stupid, but I wanted you to have something from me, that would rest close to your heart, but since you already have the necklace from your mom, I got you this instead. I didn't know if you'd like it, or if you'd think it's too, well, girly, but I thought it'd look good on you. I thought, if you wore it, you'd see it all the time, and think of me", Riku babbled, nervous.
"You were embarrassed because of this?" Sora asked. Riku nodded, averting his gaze. Sora set his hand on Riku's. "I love it. It's beautiful."

Riku looked at the brunette. The boy's smile radiated happiness, and Riku smiled when he saw it.
"You…really?"

Sora nodded, looking down at the bracelet. He lifted it out of the box and slid it around his right wrist.

"Thank you, Riku. I love you."

There was a tear glistening in the corner of Sora's eye. The brunette's hand shot up quickly to wipe it away, and he let out a nervous laugh.

"Now I'm embarrassed… Crying like this…" Sora mumbled.

Riku smiled, lifting his hand to caress Sora's cheek, making the boy lean his head against Riku's hand. The tip of Sora's pink tongue darted out to wet the boy's rosy lips. Riku leaned in, closing his eyes as his lips made contact to Sora's. He slowly drew his tongue across the other's, and the boy lightly parted his lips.

Riku wrapped his arm around Sora's waist, running the fingers of his other hand through the boy's hair. Riku swirled his tongue around Sora's, and the boy sighed quietly. The older one lightly sucked on Sora's tongue, wrestling with it gently, and playfully tugged it.

Riku pulled the boy to sit on his lap, the velvety box clattering from Sora's lap to the floor. The boy wrapped his arms around Riku's neck, wriggling around until he found a comfortable position. Riku tickled the roof of Sora's mouth with the tip of his tongue, and Sora moaned. Sora felt Riku rub the exposed skin on his hip with his thumb, and Sora rolled his hips against Riku's, the silverette making a low sound in his throat.

Riku pulled back to nibble on Sora's lips. He was just going to push the boy on the bed, when they heard a knock on the door.

"Master Riku, Sora, the food is getting cold", came Jones' voice. Riku growled.
"We're coming!" Sora giggled as he hopped off of Riku's lap, grabbing the older one's hand and pulling him up. "Come on, I'm hungry!"

oOo

"How did you get my number?" Sora wondered as he sat opposite of Aki. The man's black hair was a stylish mess, telling Sora he hadn't been working today.
"My sister gave it to me", Aki said, smiling and pushing a cup of hot chocolate towards him. "This time it's Parisian warm chocolate."
"Thanks. Your sister?"
"Mika Minami."
"Mika is your sister?" Sora said, his eyes widening in surprise. Aki's phone vibrated on the table, and the man lifted it to read a text message.
"Hmm…? Oh, yeah, I visited my parents yesterday and saw my sister too. I was so surprised to hear she knew you too!" Aki grinned, putting his phone in hi pocket.
"What a coincidence! I just met her yesterday", Sora mentioned.
"Yeah, she told me. You were shopping with Riku. Speaking of Riku, how did he let you come? I got the feeling he didn't really like me when he answered your phone", Aki asked, smiling sheepishly while he took a sip of his coffee.
"Don't mind him, he's a bit overprotective. He was writing a paper for school, so I said I'd get bored. And that he'd get distracted if I was around."
"Devilish little thing, aren't you?"
"Just a bit. He's totally convinced you're going to seduce me and steal me away from him", Sora huffed. Aki grinned.
"Oh, he's on to me… So, wanna go up to my place?" Aki asked, wagging his eyebrows.
"Quiet, I don't want Riku to find out!" He said, making Aki laugh. The quiet rumble of his laugh was a pleasant sound.

"Mika's been pretty upset", Sora said, wondering if the girl had told her problems to her older brother.
"Yeah, she has. It's because of that guy she went out with. Such a jerk."
"That's what I said. He never even properly broke it off", Sora said, frowning. "And Mika's such a sweet girl."
"Mmm. If I ever find out who that bastard is… " Aki started, trailing off.
"Yeah. I'm with you on that", Sora said, nodding.

Sora's hot chocolate was long gone and he had eaten a piece of cake Aki had bought him, and the man's own too, before he decided he should start going back. Aki was so easy to talk to that Sora had lost track of time. Still, Riku hadn't tried to call him even once, and that surprised Sora.

"Hey, I'll give you my number so we won't have to wait until we bump into each other. I hope you don't mind that I took yours from Mika?" Aki asked, taking Sora's phone when the boy handed it over to him.
"Oh, no, I meant to give it to you last time already, but it slipped my mind", Sora said as he watched Aki save his number in Sora's phone.
"Here you go. Feel free to call me anytime, for anything, ok? My daily routine is really odd, so if you need anything, even if it is late, don't hesitate to call", Aki said, offering a smile. Sora nodded. "Oh, and tell Riku he needn't worry. I'm not going to steal you away."

Sora laughed.
"Alright. I'll see you later then, bye bye!"
"Bye!" Aki waved as Sora skipped away.

oOo

"Riku?" Sora asked carefully as he entered the library. He could see his silver haired boyfriend sitting beside a desk in the middle of all the shelves. Sora was sure the boy could hear him, but Riku made no reaction.
"Riku, I'm back?"

Riku answered with a quiet growl. Sora frowned. He walked around Riku's desk to stand beside him.
"Riku? You ok?" He asked and lifted his hand to run his fingers through Riku's hair. Riku moved away from the hand. Sora sighed and leaned against the desk.

Riku's phone rang, making Riku flinch. He cursed quietly, quickly turning his phone off. He buried his face in his hands. The silverette was quiet for a while.

"So", Riku lifted his head up and looked straight at Sora with emotionless eyes, "Did you have fun with Aki?"

Sora sighed, closing his eyes and counting to ten.

"Yes. Yes I did. Aki is fun to talk to. I enjoy spending time with him. I will continue to enjoy spending time with him. But I enjoy my time with you even more. No, I'm not planning on falling for him, and he's not planning on falling for me, ok? Now can we skip the fighting part and go straight to the part where we make up?" Sora said, trying to remain calm.

Riku let out an unamused chuckle.

"What is going on with you nowadays? So doubtful? Does this have something to do with the calls you never answer?" Sora asked, frustrated. Riku looked at him sharply.
"Those calls have got nothing to do with you", he said a bit aggressively.

Sora lifted his hands up, as if surrendering.
"Okay, fine, fine, whatever!" He sighed. Sora pushed Riku's chair further away from the table and sat on his lap, straddling his thighs.

"I love you, Riku. I really do. Forever and always. Nobody's going to change that. Not Aki, not anyone. You're stuck with me", Sora said slowly, articulating clearly, as if he thought Riku wouldn't understand otherwise. He held his hands on both sides of the silverette's face, making sure the older one kept his eyes on Sora's. "Have I ever lied to you?"

Riku was quiet for a while before his expression softened.
"You're right. I… I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm sorry", he said finally, smiling slightly.
"Yeah, I don't know what's wrong with you either", Sora giggled.
"You little…" Riku chuckled, digging his fingers into Sora's sides. Sora howled with laughter, trying to wriggle away from Riku's hands. Riku smiled and pulled the boy against his chest.
"I love you Sora", Riku whispered against the boy's ear. Sora hummed and rubbed his cheek against Riku's clothed chest.

"Does this mean you're ok with Aki?" Sora asked.
"No."

A/N: Review please, and I'll cry some more! A good cry though!

Lots of bucketfuls of love!
-Lumeton