"I love you."The words boomed into Riku' mind like some explosion, spreading into his veins to capture his body like some delicious disease.

Sora didn't say anything else; he didn't even utter a word as he let his head rest on Riku' chest.

"You…you do?" Riku mumbled awkwardly. "I mean…you…you meant that, right?"

"What are you talking about?" The celebrity smiled fondly. "You really think that I just say stuff like that for fun?" When Riku shook his head frantically, redness spreading on his cheeks, Sora simply gripped his chin, gazing deep into the ocean-eyes of the boy.

"I love you. I love you." He whispered, pressing a chaste kiss on the surprised boy's lips.

"I just…" Riku mumbled, cursing himself internally. "I'm shocked…no, don't say anything. Just hear me out, please?" He pressed his thumb on Sora's lips as he continued. "You know, you're fucking Sora Styles. You're famous worldwide. You can have anyone you desire. I just didn't think you'd want me because, don't get me wrong, Sora. I've grown attached to you; these few months…I can probably say that my body can't function anymore if it's not in symbiosis with yours…I mean, I've always…always felt like this, I love you too, so much that…"

"Finally." Sora chuckled, his lips still locked by Riku' thumb. "You're blabbering. That's all I needed to know."

Riku parked the car in front of the huge skyscraper. Last time he had been there was when he got the job to protect Sora Styles. Things had changed so much since that day. Now Sora was right by his side as he stopped the engine.

"Ready to talk that talk?" The singer winked at his boyfriend.

"Are you sure?" Riku asked the question for the millionth time. "I don't really mind, I won't be disappointed if you'd like to keep me in the dark. I promise…"

"Babe…" Sora rolled his eyes, reaching for his hand. "Before you, all the tabloids were full with me hooking up with men and women. Coming out is not the real challenge here. And we talked about this and I kind of got all the bosses of my management here to meet us and talk about us, so…"

"I know. I just don't want to…"

"To affect my career?" Sora rolled his beautiful jade eyes again, making Riku squirm. "Baby, I want to be able to hold your hand in public. That's all that I want."

"I think it wouldn't hurt his image if he finally settled down." One of the women gathered in the huge office spoke up, voice firm, face expressionless.

Riku had heard rumors about Modest Management before, he'd heard Sora's stories about them, but he wasn't prepared for this: a lot of people, all of them looking sharp in perfectly tailored suits…they were going to control their appearance as a couple. They were severe, not getting the jokes, not even looking at Riku, or Sora.

"So…what's the plan then?" The singer glanced at the twelve people around the table that resembled the Twelve Angry Men too much, even though there were women too.

"You can't announce it just like that." A guy whose name was probably Luxord, muttered. "You'll need to be rumored and talked about your relationship with the guy."

"Riku." Sora pronounced the name again, for the thousandth time.

"So, you'll take him on dates, tweet him, hold his hand, show him off for the fans." A woman added, nodding slowly.

"There's already been rumours about Sora's hot staff member but people don't really know his name, they only know he exists." A younger guy added with a smile. A smile that Riku was so grateful for. "Some people already ship you together, they talk about you as a duo…so, it's about time Sora revealed your name on Twitter or something. Riku, you do have a Twitter, right?"

"Ugh…" Riku mumbled awkwardly. "Yeah, I have an account, yeah."

"Is there anything up about Sora that could be linked directly to him?"

"No, nothing." The boy shook his head, thinking about the tweets he posted such a long time ago. "My account is pretty much dead, I only use it when I have nothing to do."

"Well, now you'll be more active, then." The smiling guy added. Riku was sure that this guy was the only one who was even remotely nice in the room.

"So, I'll tweet him like…how? Like we've had a good time on a date or something?" Sora smiled back at the guy.

"Exactly. But wait until some pictures appear about the two of you." The man nodded. "Go to a famous restaurant today and make sure to hold hands and all that."

"That went fairly well, don't you think?" Sora smiled at his boyfriend, as they stepped out of the room once the meeting had ended.

"Yeah, yeah…it was great." Riku grinned weakly, far from reassuring the singer.

"You're not happy…?"

"I am."

"Then what's wrong?" Sora pleaded, worry making his way into his thoughts.

"I just…I just want you to be safe, Sora, you know?" Riku smiled at the boy, stroking his cheek with one hand.

"I'm safe with you, remember? You're buff boy Riku Grayson who knows karate." Sora chuckled, grabbing his waist.

"You don't realize how much hate you'll get for this relationship, Sor." The protector smiled warmly, resting his head on Sora's shoulder.

"I don't care. I'll have loads of supporters too. And I'll have you. Right?"

"Obviously." The older boy smiled, pressing their lips together as reassurance.

Riku_Grayson: Had a great time out with you, babe. Come around

Sora_Leonhart: I will, Sora. Gladly.

Sora grinned at his boyfriend as the tweets were out in open air. The pictures of them holding hands, walking around places were everywhere, all over Twitter and Tumblr and tabloids.

"See? It's not that hard." Sora chuckled, lacing their fingers together. "We're a couple."

"I know we are." Riku smiled back. "And you know I'm happy about it, right? I just don't want to be the one who hurts you."

"You're the one who is saving my ass, remember?" The singer rolled his eyes.

Riku only nodded, unable to add anything to the statement. Sora looked happy, truly happy, after such a long time of struggle. And if he was happy, well…Riku could keep up with the sudden fame and maybe even hate. For Sora.

"Hey, babe…you're staring into Nowhereland." The celebrity whispered into his ear, too close on the sofa, his deep voice ringing right in his ear, making him feel pains in his chest. "You've seen my flat enough times. I think I'm a little more interesting than that piece of furniture you've got your eyes fixated on."

"Fuck off, Sora." The older of the two smiled, wrapping his arms around Sora's shoulders.

"You know what' trending on Twitter?"

"What? Is it bad?" Riku muttered anxiously, cheeks reddening.

"Soriku Grayhart." Sora grinned. "Do you know what that is?"

"No idea, babe." Riku sniggered sweetly. "Is it bad?"

"It's our ship-name. And it's a worldwide trend. Riku and Sora give out Soriku." The spiky-headed boy smirked once he noticed a glint in Riku' eyes. "And I think you can figure out Grayheart on your own, right?"

"I love it. I love you." Riku smiled fondly, pressing their lips together.

"So, you're okay with everything?" Axel asked kindly, glancing into the ocean-eyes of his best friend.

"I'm fine with everything, Axel." Riku mumbled. "I just don't want anyone to send him hate or stuff. He doesn't deserve it. Especially not because of me."

"Sora loves you." The younger boy smiled, looking past the crowd in the restaurant they were sitting in. "Look, if someone knows Sora, then it's Roxas. And Roxas told you already. He loves you and he's happy with you."

"I know…but since that first tweet…" Riku gazed at his plate, still anxious. "Sora stated it in many interviews. We're together. And even though it melts my heart and it fills me with pride and fondness and love and everything I've never thought I would feel…I still feel a little exposed and I can't protect him from people's opinions."

"Maybe it's his turn to protect you now." Axel smiled, patting his friend's shoulder.

That's a wrap! Another finished story goes into the collection. Did you guys like it? Your heart will go on, it's okay. *wink wink* I'm just going to finish writing Crimson Prince and then i'm going to start on my new story. Surely you guys can guess it by now :)