Summary: Lea knew his small mannerisms and knew what type of coffee he ordered every day. But he didn't know his name. They would soon learn the art of slowly falling in love even if it was wrong. Lea/Riku coffee shop AU
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts!
A.N.: So I finally have two Hermit crabs, one named Krabby Patty and the other Shelldon. They're darlings. They don't pinch me at all. Haha. Can't wait to get a tank and sand substrate for them. Playing a bit of Pokemon X too, so if you play that too...you could...I don't know...send me a PM.
Lea was smart to hold Riku closely to him. The male was dizzily stumbling and bumping against him as they walked inside the house.
Lea guided the male onto his couch where the male quickly laid down on his back. He looked at the silverette for a good moment, trying to judge on what he should do next. "Do you, do you feel alright?" Lea asked, unsure of how to take care of a person who had one too many drinks.
"No, I'm...just so thirsty," Riku yawned out.
"I'll get you some water," Lea offered. He watched as the silver haired male slowly sunk into the couch comfortably as if he were at home. Lea sighed out as he went into the kitchen to wash a medium glass cup. Riku seemed to be a calm drunk and Lea was grateful for that. As long as he was comfortable on that couch, the redhead shouldn't worry too much. He filled the glass with ice cubes he had popped out from the tray and poured some water from the fridge.
He eyed a bucket that was casually sitting on the floor and grabbed that as well. It was only a safety precaution in case of a "messy" emergency. Riku didn't seem to be sick, but Lea wasn't fond of taking a chance with his carpet getting thrown up on.
When he walked back into the living room, he set the glass on the nearest table and the bucket right next to it. Lea looked at Riku only to find him with his eyes closed. His leg was hanging off the edge of the couch and his arm was thrown over his eyes as a shield from the light.
"Riku?" he called, but got no answer in response. Lea's lips twisted into a smile and he scratched the back of his head. "You fell asleep already."
Getting no response, Lea chuckled. He kneeled on the ground for a closer inspection of Riku's face. Silver eyelashes not fluttering in the slightest and an open pair of lips releasing whistling breaths showed he was definitely asleep. Lea shook his head, lightly laughing, deciding the most he can do to help was to at least make the male more comfortable.
After all, Riku still had his clothes on. Lea reached to undo Riku's pinstriped tie, letting it hang loosely about his neck. He unbuttoned the matching vest fully and then the first few buttons of his black button up shirt to give his neck a breather. Lea's hands carefully untucked the undershirt, pulling it slowly out of Riku's pants. He hesitated in going lower, but that belt of his really looked a little too tight for comfort...
"Lea, are you taking off my clothes?" Riku murmured with a big smile on his face. The redhead jumped from Riku suddenly talking, falling backwards onto his bum. "Trying to take advantage of me in my sleep, huh?"
"J-just making some things loose for you. They looked uncomfortable," Lea stammered with a nervous quivering line for a mouth.
"Then can you get that belt of mine? I can't right now," Riku lazily said, his hand scratching absentmindedly at his stomach. He pulled weakly at his shirt, giving a short huff in aggravation. His one eye peeked open at Lea, adding, "And this shirt, too, please." Lea gulped, overwhelmed by warmth at the tasks. Undo Riku's belt AND shirt? Was he going to die tonight from utter embarrassment?
His hands trembled as he unbuttoned Riku's shirt. He was regretting that he started with the buttons because now he was beginning to see that chiseled skin once more. Lea tried to busy his eyes by staring at Riku's face, but the shorter male was just smiling at him widely, making Lea instantly look away. It was probably the alcohol that was causing the man to be unusually giddy.
"This looks so perverted," Riku giggled as Lea's hands traveled to his belt. "Be gentle with me."
"Riku, please try to be serious," Lea hissed out with a dark blush staining his features. He was looking at his working hands as he successfully slid Riku's belt off. The silver haired male sighed in relief as he scratched his naked abdomen, shooting a smile at Lea.
"Thanks. Want to lay on the couch with me, Lea?" Riku offered. It was an innocent question, but it sounded dirty in Lea's ears. It was because the silverette was making him so nervous by making perverted innuendos that he thought that way.
"I'm going to get the fireplace working," Lea said to avoid that question. He quickly got up to his feet and took and armful of logs next to the fireplace. He placed several sizes of wood inside along with some scrap paper, reaching for a box of matches.
"Lea, are you spending Christmas by yourself?" Riku suddenly asked.
The question stopped Lea's hand in place. His lips slowly formed a small frown as he grabbed the small box. "Yeah. I am. Everybody is busy."
"It sucks. Being alone," Riku whispered, slowly sitting up. Lea turned his head towards the male who was now staring at the hands on his lap. "On a day where people are supposed to be together."
"Riku..."
"He didn't come," Riku stated normally, but as he looked up, his eyes were teary. "He didn't come, Lea. It hurts, so much."
Lea was listening to this as he was lighting up a match. He lit it aggressively as he heard the sadness leaking in Riku's voice. All the male experienced was depression and being alone. The male deserved better than that.
"This is my fault," Riku muttered. Lea knew why this was making him so aggravated. Riku was so blindly in love that he didn't see the truth lying in front of him. His fiancé wasn't even there for him when Riku needed him.
"Why are you even taking the blame? This is his fault," Lea argued as he threw the match inside the pile, seeing it slowly catch fire.
"How can you blame someone who doesn't even know what he's doing?" Riku rhetorically questioned with a soft tone. Lea turned around, confused by the other's words. "You can't be mad at someone who's innocently clueless. After all, it's my fault for not telling him..."
Lea started to stab at the wood with a prong. He couldn't believe what he was hearing right now.
"Lea, I can't be mad at him. He's very important to me," Riku slurred, running his hand over where his heart was. "He was my first friend, my first best friend, my first boyfriend, and now my fiancé. I'm pretty sure that's important," Riku sighed. "It's my fault."
Lea got up, slamming the prong onto the ground. He whipped around and looked at Riku with determination in his eyes. "I'm not going to just sit here and hear you blame yourself for this."
"Lea?"
"No, it's not your fault, okay? Why do you have to suffer through this? Why do you even bother dealing with this good for nothing...He's, he's just too clueless for you. You deserve better. You deserve to be happy. Sometimes, I wish you weren't engaged so I could show you that happiness," Lea cut off, his feet slowly closing the distance between the both of them. He felt Riku's hazy eyes on him the entire time. The redhead sat boldly next to the other male, grabbing his shoulders. "Got it memorized?"
This time, Riku did not laugh at Lea's utterance of that silly catchphrase. He sat still, inspecting Lea with curious eyes. "That was really deep," he noted lowly.
The redhead slowly let go of Riku's shoulders. The silverette continued, "No, that's like the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me. I could kiss you for that," Riku continued.
Lea blew out the breath he had been holding. The inside of his mouth dried up like a raisin as Riku mentioned kissing him. What he had just said made him silent from disbelief. "Riku, forget what I said. That was wrong of me to say," Lea said, trying to reverse this. Lea knew he should have never opened his mouth. He was screwing everything up.
"But, I can't. I kind of want to kiss you for being so caring," Riku sighed.
Did the other male seriously just say that? Lea's heart was melting and combusting all at once. It would soon burst right out of his chest if Riku kept this up.
"Oh, wow," Riku giggled as he stared at the ceiling. "Is that a mistletoe?"
"Huh?" Lea's eyes followed where Riku's eyes stared. He was seriously going to die right where he was sitting.
"Say, it's not wrong in any way if we follow Christmas tradition, right?" Riku slowly said with a small blush. "I mean, we're only following the rules. It's not like we want to do this, right?"
Lea followed Riku's drunken talk. Inside, he knew he disagreed with this completely and that this made no sense whatsoever. This was territory he shouldn't be venturing into.
"We should totally kiss...or something. For Christmas spirit," Riku further explained with a smile.
Lea was reluctant to disagree, his desires bubbling in his chest. This would be so very wrong if he kissed Riku. Did Riku consciously know what he was saying or doing?
"I might miss and kiss your nose," Riku slurred with a smile. His eyes closed and his lips pouted only slightly.
Lea stared as Riku's face leaned in closer and closer. He was frozen to his spot on the couch, his eyes expanding as he felt the other's hot breath coat his lips. Lea's eyes darted from Riku's nearing lips to the darkening blush on his pale features. It would be just an innocent kiss, right? Riku didn't seem to be taking this so seriously, so this wasn't...intimate.
With a huge gulp, Lea closed his eyes and leaned in, throwing away the last of his rationality.
Cliffhanger? :D -gets shot in the head- I deserved that. ;-;
To Ignie: Sora, keep doing bad things so Lea can do the good things to the Riku! Lea, grab the Riku and run off to the sunset with him! I'm glad you like drunky Riku. :3
To AuroraNyumun: AHAH, cut off his finger? Well, might as well cut all of his fingers so he can't wear the ring on another! -hands you a pair of scissors- I can't wait to see that proof. Going to see now!
To gaara'sGurl101: Only good can come Lea's way, hehe. -wink wink nudge nudge-