ShadowedDarkness: well, here comes another one ladies and gents. I dunno if it's longer, but it sure as hell took me a long time to write. Sorry about that everyone.

Sora: ((nods head))

Riku: Well…..

ShadowedDarkness: Oh right. I don't own anything in this story except for the pot and Brandon. ((grin)) my character. Warning: this is a shounen ai fic. For people that don't understand, male/male pairings. If you don't like or it offends you in any way, don't read (Although I really wish for you to continue…it doesn't appear that often) Hope that clears some stuff up. Well, onto the story.

Sora: YAY!

Memory

Have you ever had the feeling as if all time has stopped? No, maybe that's the wrong way to word it. Because that's what I was feeling, only…backwards? Time sped up and I was left standing, still thinking, still wondering on what just happened. Was I deeply confused or what? Riku…

What did he do to me?

I was still thinking when something wet landed on my head. A rain drop….? Oh!

Shaking my head, time finally seemed to speed up as I darted towards the docks. I didn't want to be responsible for making Riku soaked now did I? Actually….hmm, that might not be such a bad idea…I like the sound of a wet Riku….

Ack! My brain! I must stop thinking now! And I can't even blame lack of sleep!

I sped up, trying to get back to the dock before the sky opened up-oh, well a little late for that. When the lord said let there be rain, he really meant it. It was really coming down when I finally reached Riku. I was soaked, he was soaked, and anything else that was outside in this weather was definitely going to be soaked. Wet as dogs.

Grinning madly, I jumped into the boat. "Cast off skipper!"

"Ay aye cap'n!"

Untying the boat, Riku pushed off from the dock and started rowing like mad. I felt bad for him. I mean, I like the rain and all, but there's only a certain extent to liking it. Me, I could spend hours in the rain, but this was ridiculous. This was no rain, this was a down pour! Now imagine poor Riku… I don't think he even likes regular rain…

But….he likes me? The caress was still vivid in my mind. It had felt….good. The one side of my face still tingled from where the pads of his fingers had touched. I almost wanted him to...do it again? And now he was going to play it off like nothing ever happened? Was this all just a big joke to him?

Blinking, I shook my head. None of my confusion was Riku's fault.

"We're here. Now get out of the boat." Riku laughed, as I realized that we had indeed stopped. Looking up at the thoroughly soaked and smiling Riku I laughed along with him as he held out his hand for me.

Taking it I hopped out of the boat, landing ankle deep in water.

Pulling away from my thoughts, I quickly began to help Riku pull it far enough up shore. He said that he did it just in case the tide came up, they didn't want there boats drifting off seeing as they were hard work to make. Apparently others had the same idea seeing as most of them were right about where Riku had pulled up his.

But before we left, something was nagging at me in the back of my mind. "Hey. Riku?"

"Hmm?"

"Weren't the others supposed to come to the island with us too today?"

Stopping, he nodded. "Yeah, but one look at the rain clouds and half of them decided they didn't want to go. They told me to tell you sorry, but I forgot to even mention it. Ummm, sorry?" He laughed sheepishly, one hand running though wet, silver strands.

Shaking my head while laughing, I smiled.

"I'll race ya."

"Huh?"

The next thing I knew was the lack of a silver haired teen beside me and wet sand flying in the general direction of my face. Ack! At dodge. "HEY! NO FAIR!" Sprinting after him, I laughed. "YOU CHEATED!"

Taking a glance over his shoulder, a smirk could be seen on his face. "YOU'RE TO SLOW!"

"I'LL GET YOU!" I cried, shaking my fist in the air at him as I ran.

I was finally catching up to him when he stopped. We were home. Glaring as best I could, I crossed my arms over my chest. "No fair."

Apparently I looked as harmless as a wet kitten for all he did was crack up laughing. "I'll see you later Sora." He said, placing one hand on my head and giving me an open palmed noogie before turning around. And with that, he was gone. Already inside of his house probably drying off like a normal person.

Still standing in the rain outside of both our houses, I let my fingers trail to the side of my face. He had played it off as if it was nothing. He acted as if nothing happened. Biting my lip I headed towards the house. I guess I couldn't blame him, I did too.

In truth…it probably had been nothing…

Oh now he had me all confused…

Running a hand through my dripping hair, I sighed. Reaching for the doorknob with my other hand, I opened the door….

…and was greeted with total silence until a rather large crash sounded from upstairs, a.k.a- my room.

Running up the narrow steps, I pulled open my bedroom door to find my mother's hand sticking out from underneath a pile of boxes. "Ack! MA!" quickly grabbing her hand, I pulled her up out of the mess she had some how gotten herself into.

"Thanks dear." She laughed sheepishly, brushing of her now slightly dusty clothes, she smiled.

"What are you doing?" I asked accusingly.

Smiling she pointed to the empty boxes. "I was just un-packing the rest of your things. You accidentally left some of your boxes in my room."

"Ma….."

"Hmmm?"

Crossing my arms, I cocked my head to the side. "I thought you finished unpacking your room when I was sick?"

Laughing nervously, she backed up some. "Err, about that…"

"MA! I said I would help you!" I cried in disbelief. She never asked me to help her! She was going to kill herself through stress and over work!

"I know, I know." Sighing she dropped her hands in defeat. "But I wanted you to have fun." Tucking the hair that had escaped from her loose pony-tail, she smiled. "I really did finish today. All you can do is take these out to the garbage later."

Walking over, I slowly helped her stack the boxes inside of each other and pushed them into a corner of my some what empty room. We weren't going to throw them out, we both knew that. She pulled me into a tight embrace before slowly backing up. Ruffling my still dripping hair she grinned. "I bet you tracked water all over this house."

Smiling sheepishly, I shook my head. "Sorry…"

"Oh go get changed." Pushing me back down the steps and towards the bathroom, she laughed.

"But-" my sentence was cut off as a towel was thrown into my face.

"Shut up. I'll clean up the water." Grinning she turned away. "Dry off before you get sick. Again. And take a shower, you stink!" She teased, one hand coming up to wave in front of a wrinkled up nose.

Stinking out my tongue at her re-treating back, I closed the door just as a pillow hit it. Sighing, I dropped the towel on top of the toilet bowl before I kicked of my sneakers in the corner. Undressing, I smiled. My mother, actually step-mom, was more like a sister or a best friend then anything else. Honestly, she acted my age. She was slightly taller then me, curly cinnamon-brown hair, and beautiful amethyst eyes. She was built almost exactly like me. If it wasn't for the eyes, I would have been convinced that she was my real mother.

Frowning I jumped inside of the shower and turned on the hot water. Maybe that was why I never really wanted her to do anything for me. She worked to hard. She was currently working four jobs just to keep this house and put food on the table. This house was the smallest on the block and it still cost her lot. But even so, she wouldn't let me get a job to help her.

Letting my mind wander away from my mom, my thoughts found them centered around a certain silver haired teen.

He was…confusing beyond all reason. He acted different around me then when I'm in a big group of people. He was…sweat. Shaking my head I sighed.

Even if he did like me, it didn't really matter. For starters, I am not gay. I have nothing against gay people…it's just that I'm not gay. I liked girls. Plain and simple. I walk the straight and narrow path through life. But that didn't help me in my confusion. I just don't understand why it hurt so much…

Massaging my head with the shampoo, I quickly rinsed it out of my hair before picking up the soap.

….it had hurt when he wouldn't even acknowledge that he did something. Sighing I rinsed of my body before turning the knob. Stepping out and grabbing the towel I shook my head. I was thinking to deeply into it. Like I said, I wasn't gay so what did it matter?

Hell, maybe Riku wasn't even. It wasn't like he kissed me or anything, maybe he did that to all his friends. What the hell did I know, it's not like I ever had really close friends before.

Wrapping the fluffy towel around my waist, I opened the door and slipped up the steps. It was still kind of embarrassing when your mother saw you only half dressed. Truthfully, I don't like anyone seeing me half dressed. I always wear some kind of shirt even when I go swimming. I don't really understand the embarrassment, but I'm assuming it's something that happened to me when I was little. Shaking my head, I growled. Who was I kidding? I was afraid of being seen without my shirt on. It was something I shouldn't be afraid of.

Changing into some dry clothes, I plopped effortlessly down onto my bed. Curling up into a ball I sighed. Staring up at the ceiling I sighed. I seam to be doing a lot of that lately huh? Maybe if I tried to remember…closing my eyes, I searched my brain for maybe finding one simple answer to a silly question, to a stupid irrational fear.

Spinning in a circle, I smiled. "watch'ya think Bwandon?"

A brown haired teen rolled his eyes before smiling down fondly. "I think you need to get out of that lisp, you're too old for that now. What are you….7 now?"

Folding my arms across my chest I shook my head indignantly. "EIGHT!" Launching myself at the older teen, I tackled him to the ground.

"AHHhhh! No! I'm being attacked by an evil monster. Help me! Oh please won't someone help me?" he threw his arm across his eyes for emphasis.

Sitting Indian style on his stomach I giggled. "Nope. You awe doomed fowevew!"

Opening his one eye, he grinned devilishly. "Wanna bet?"

"ACK! NO!" I was suddenly thrown down to the ground. But it wasn't Brandon above me. Blinking, I realized I definitely wasn't eight anymore.

The teen above me had piercing sea green eyes and dazzling silver hair. It was….Riku….and he was straddling me...

Blushing I looked up.

Leaning forward, he went down by my ear and whispered softly in it. His warm breath against my skin making shivers run up my spine. "Wanna bet?"

"Agh!" Sitting up, I took a quick look around the room before sighing. T'was only a dream, thank god. That definitely was an uncomfortable position. Holy shit….

"Sora! Dinner time!"

Dragging a shaky hand through my hair, I nodded. Right, food. Food was a good thing. It was what kept all living things on this earth alive. Or was that water? Or maybe it was air…..

And who the hell was Brandon?

"SORA!"

"COMING!"

And with that I ran downstairs; my head buzzing with even more confusion then it had been earlier. Sitting down at the table, my mother smiled.

"I'll be leaving for work in a few minutes, Make sure you wash the dishes."

Smiling I nodded. "Sure thing Ma."

Grabbing a fork I shoveled as much food in my mouth as possible.

Laughing she poked my cheeks. "What are you a chipmunk?"

Swatting her hands away, I swallowed. "Don't you have to go to work?" She laughed and I just kept staring. "Ummmm. Mom?" I knew this wasn't a good time, but I had to know.

"Hmmm?" She paused, looking up even though she was in the middle of shoving her arms through her jacket and hopping up and down on one foot trying to put on her shoe at the same time. Smiling I shook my head. She really was like a little kid. "Never mind."

"Well, be good." Kissing the top of my forehead, she was gone.

Blushing and putting down my fork I shook my head. Eh? Tell that to my thoughts.

ShadowedDarkness: oh my god I am so sorry for not writing this sooner! I got major writers block. Which is also the reason on why this chapter sucks. ((shrug)) ah welz...

Riku: ((rolls eyes))

Well, I guess I have to explain some things. I wasn't exactly clear I guess….

KairiQueen: Yeah. ((gives sheepish grin)) if it makes you feel any better, I changed the name. I realized right after you said that that was why that last name seemed to click so well. I read that story before, it used to be one of my favorites until I lost track of the chapters. I just want to say thanks for pointing that out for me. I don't want to be accused for taking someone else's stuff. So thanks.

No name: I'm sorry if you didn't realize that this was that type of story. I guess I never really put anything on top as a warning. Next time I'll put it in big bold letter. ((grin)) you no confuzzled any mores I hope.

Greyspark: giggle ((does the boogie with)) glad your happy!

Skweeshy: ((blushies)) glad you like it. ((grin))