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.: OH MY LORD, this chapter is comparatively long next to the other chapters. BUT you guys deserve all this writing for waiting long enough, so here is a gift from me to you guys before I settle into college. It might be a while until the next one. I will try to get to the PMs tomorrow. It's like 2:45 in the morning here and I'm so tired...
After last night, Lea expected Riku not to come in today for a coffee.
His expectations came true as he was dealing with a horde of customers. Through the wild rush of running back and forth, his eyes never met a silver head of hair. Lea's composure was slowly breaking; the combination of Riku not being there due to Lea hurting him and the loud bursting of orders from angry, impatient customers were driving him insane.
"Lea, I need a caramel macchiato now!" Naminé yelled, her hands busy with making three cups of coffee at a time. Her eyes were nearly bulging out of her head with stress, her hands frantically working.
"Okay, okay!" Lea shouted back, quickly filling a cup with hot milk and coffee. As he was preparing multiple orders, his eyes kept darting from the waves of fists to the hands holding money.
In a way, this sea of customers felt like retribution. It was well-deserved karma for hurting Riku yesterday. Lea never experienced a large wave of people such as this and was not handling it as well as Naminé, despite the fact that she was flying like a madwoman now.
It was some time before the wave calmed down as the lone two coworkers finally satisfied their needs of caffeine. Lea slumped on a nearby stool behind the counter, clearly exhausted from the onslaught of orders. He stared at Naminé who was not taking the after effects so well as she was preparing herself a coffee to compensate for her stress level.
"Fifteen orders, Lea. A person can only take so much," Naminé shrilled, sipping rapidly.
"Yeah." Lea was mellowed out at this point, day slowly turning into evening outside. He drank his own coffee, his eyes drifting over to Riku's usual spot. They were so full of customers that even his seat was taken by someone else. He shouldn't be thinking about the other male, but he couldn't stop. Thankfully, Naminé did not notice his blank staring as she was too absorbed in her stress. "Maybe you should take the rest of the day off," he suggested.
"Close up for me then, will you? I need a massage." Without any hesitation, Naminé threw her towel in for the day, leaving Lea there by himself. The redhead sighed, secretly praying there wouldn't be another army of customers. He barely survived with his coworker there, but without her he would surely die.
Lea started to place the chairs upside down on the tables as he was going to close up for the night. His eyes lowered as his mind wandered to Riku once more. No matter how hard he tried to forget the hurt look on the silverette's face, it always came back to make him feel guilty.
What he did was right and healthy for Riku, but it cost him his happiness. Maybe Lea should have disregarded that he was engaged and let the two of them take it further. It would have made Riku happier.
When he looked up, Lea's jaw dropped only slightly when he saw someone standing outside the café door with an umbrella in his hand. His head of silver hair blew lightly to the left due to the wind. Hesitantly, the male walked inside, bundled up in his typical winter clothing.
"Riku, I'm about to close up," Lea stated. Riku chewed at the inside of his cheek, his eyes looking at the checkered floor. He nervously readjusted the strap on his messenger bag, hanging it loosely on his shoulder.
"I know. I just...needed to see you," Riku gulped out. "I have your umbrella," he added, bowing halfway as he presented the object in his outstretched hands. "That's why I needed to see you."
"Of course," Lea softly said, taking the umbrella. He awkwardly leaned against a table, clearing his throat. He looked around the café, keeping his eyes busy with staring at objects other than Riku's eyes. With a cough, he said, "I'm going to close now. So, you can't stay here."
"Yeah." Riku's bottom lip was gnawed at by his teeth, walking behind the redhead as he followed him outside. As Lea closed the door and locked it, umbrella tucked underneath his arm, he could feel Riku's stare on him from behind. A tug on his arm caused Lea to look at the man behind him. "Yesterday..."
"Riku, we can't. I really need to get home," Lea said seriously. He was starting to walk around the male before his arm was pulled.
"W-wait. I need a ride home," Riku stuttered, his voice raising an octave. As Lea was about to actively deny him, Riku hissed out, "Please, Lea."
The silverette seemed like he really didn't need a ride home, judging by his nervous voice. But, if Riku was not lying, Lea would regret leaving him here in the cold. So, hesitantly, he allowed the silver haired male to sit beside him on the passenger's side in his car.
"Just tell me where to go."
"I, I- go straight."
Through the ride, Lea noticed something peculiar. Every time Riku gave a direction, it was hesitant and brief. Lea heard how Riku struggled to give the next direction. He would glance over to see cyan eyes nervously flitting from the window to him. The redhead did not hold any suspicion towards Riku's odd behavior...
That was until he was driving aimlessly for more than ten minutes. As Riku was giving more directions, Lea began to see familiar landmarks he had seen fifteen minutes ago. He questioned if he already drove down this street. Wasn't that the same corner store he had passed moments ago? He could have also sworn Riku just said left four times in a row.
Lea pulled over onto a one way street, not convinced by these directions anymore. He put the car in park, turning around fully to face the male next to him. "Riku. You're not giving me the right directions, are you?"
"I...I guess I'm not. I'm sorry. I think I forgot," Riku laughed lightly, his fingers playing with the ring wrapped around his digit.
"Are you doing this on purpose?"
"What? What, no. No way. I..." Riku denied as his words became more softer and inaudible. He shook involuntarily, shrinking in his seat due to nerves. "I'm sorry!" he bursted suddenly, taking Lea by surprise.
"Why are you doing this?" Lea asked exasperated.
"I like you," Riku softly admitted, connecting helpless eyes with confused green ones. "I didn't need a ride home. I just wanted to spend time with you."
"I'm taking you home," Lea said seriously, a blush overcoming is features. This was getting to be too intense for him. There was a small fire in him that would soon overheat if Riku continued. It would soon be a fiery prison he wouldn't be able to escape.
"No, please!" Riku yelled, his voice commanding enough to grab Lea's attention. Lea looked down at his hand on the shift gear as it was grabbed by two gloved ones. His hand was forced to stay in place. "Just...just let me be happy. Even if it is wrong, let me be with you, even if it is for a couple of hours. Just, just please..."
Lea was speechless at this point. He wanted Riku to be happy and enjoy the feeling of being loved by another. At the same time, Lea wanted his relationship to be stable and strong. It wasn't fair that the two things he wanted for Riku wouldn't work out together.
"Lea, please look at me."
Riku's voice sounded far off in the distance. Lea stared at his steering wheel, thinking. This was all so screwed up. Why was it that happiness can only be gained if there was hurt involved?
Lea felt his head get turned with a persistent hand. "I said to look at me," Riku murmured softly. "I don't know what you're thinking when you look away like that. I feel even more alone and left in the dark when you do that."
Green orbs moved and met with cyan ones. There were no words spoken out loud, but Lea's eyes carried a conversation that Riku fully understood.
"I know you like me, too," Riku quietly confirmed. Lea flinched and stared at his lap, familiar and recurrent troubles welling in his mind. "Don't be like that. You can't help what you feel Lea. Your feelings are not your fault."
Riku still received no verbal response. "I'm going to show you you're not wrong," he huffed out, forcing Lea to look at him once more. With a deep breath, his lips fully pecked against Lea's. It was enough to evoke a shiver from the redhead as he quickly moved away. "See, that wasn't too bad, was it?"
The comment caused Lea to somewhat smile, but he forced his lips into a thin line. "But, your fiancé-"
"No, I'm with you now," Riku interrupted as he looked down at his adorned ring finger. With a bite of his lip, he slipped the jewelry off and placed it carefully in his pocket. "See?" Lea's breath hitched in surprise. He was now staring at Riku's empty finger. His head was lifted up and dragged forward by two hands. Riku's face was now closer than ever. Lea's lips trembled as he felt the breath from Riku's words blow against his mouth. "Please don't kick me out this time."
Lea was about to agree with these terms, but Riku's lips were now brushing against his own. The silverette had a habit of interrupting him, but it always felt so good that he didn't care. Riku's hands cupped his cheeks, slid around his neck and shoulders, and then traveled down to Lea's seatbelt.
Lea was no longer constrained in his spot, now able to freely move. But, the freedom did not last too long as the other male readily climbed over the gear shift and onto Lea's lap without breaking the kiss, trapping him in his seat once more.
A hot tongue plunged an invasion in between his lips and as Lea was ready to win the war waging in his mouth, the breath was nearly knocked out of him as his seat lowered. His body followed where the seat went, now completely lying down as Riku straddled his body.
Lea tried to speak words, but it was difficult considering the smooth lips that were over his own, working their magic. Instead, he gripped onto the front of Riku's peacoat, readily unbuttoning the heavy garment, throwing away the troubles in his mind. This is what he wanted and if Riku truly wanted to do this, then so would he. Lea was tired of denying it.
"Yours too," Riku muttered as he unzipped the redhead's jacket, forcing it past his arms and shoulders. Lea's jacket soon was thrown to the empty passenger's seat. He watched as Riku then leaned up to slip his long sleeve t-shirt right over his head. Lea's mouth dried up as he scanned that oh-so-perfect chiseled skin, wanting desperately to run his fingers along it. He wanted to feel every bump and form of muscle on his chest, abdominals, and arms. "You don't only have to stare," Riku laughed lightly while nervously smiling.
Lea blushed ferociously, his hands immediately sliding up Riku's sides with a ghost-like touch. "I know that," he whispered, though he really didn't know if he was actually allowed to touch the male in front of him. In fact, he didn't know what he was doing period. Riku was probably a hell lot of experienced than him in this department.
Just to feign knowledge on this subject, Lea's palms circled all around Riku's chest and his lips found a home on his neck. Riku's pulse was strong underneath his tongue and he heard an audible groan tear from the male's throat.
"Y-you're making me too hot, Lea." That comment alone made Lea hot and he was ashamed for a couple of seconds because he got so easily riled up by a sentence. The comment meant he was doing well though, so he had to keep this up.
Lea only did what came to instinct and followed his desires. His tongue ran over Riku's neck and his mouth traveled over his collar bone. He disconnected shortly when Riku's hands were pushing his bright work polo off, throwing it on the seat next to them. His lips worked on Riku's skin again until he was pulled away by forceful hands.
"My turn," Riku whispered as he stared down at the redhead. "If, if you would let me."
"So polite," he chuckled, making the silverette blush. His laugh was cut short and trailed off into a moan as Riku found a rather sensitive spot on his chest. "S-straight for the nipple?"
"I-it looked cute," Riku hissed out loudly in defense, causing Lea to become red as a tomato. He couldn't say anymore as he watched Riku's tongue gently flick over his nubs. Lea soon began to discover he found more pleasure in the visual stimulation, and that was what was causing him to moan more.
He watched Riku's small tongue trace in swirls along his chest, down his stomach, and stop just above his happy trail of red hair. Lea froze and tensed as Riku stared up at him for approval. "May I?"
"Can you, too?" Lea asked, nervous to be the only one fully nude. He was surprised that Riku nodded to his request, his hands starting to undo his own jeans. Lea stared as the silverette's pants dropped down, eyes expanding as he saw the front of Riku's underwear packing a bulge.
"S-stop staring like that," Riku murmured, lowering the waistband of his boxer briefs slowly.
"It's just, it's..." Lea stumbled for words, his hand reaching forward on its own. His palm gently caressed what was hidden beneath those tight boxer briefs. "Just, wow."
"Lea, you too," Riku growled out, his hands shaking from the redhead's attention. "O-oh..." Riku quickly worked on getting Lea's khaki pants undone. The redhead worried that his work clothing may have not been the "sexy attire" Riku was looking for, but his thoughts diminished as a hand fondled his own matching bulge.
Lea closed his eyes, his mouth opening into the shape of an "O". How good it felt to have someone's hand on your body other than your own...Lea felt like he was in heaven.
Then it went a step further and turned even better as Riku's hand slipped into his silly flame designed boxers and wrapped around his naked cock. Skin on skin. Lea couldn't think straight. All he could muster up was that this all felt too wonderful. As Riku stroked him, his fingertips dug into Riku's back.
"Lea. Lea, look at me." Lea hesitantly opened his eyes, the pleasure making them watery. "Can you get my bag for me?"
Lea gave a weak nod before groaning and gasping. His arms felt like jelly and reached for Riku's bag that was lying on the backseat just behind him. Even if the bag was light, he weakly pulled it towards himself, handing it to Riku before moaning again.
"Yeah, I know. It feels good," Riku spoke softly with a smile, his eyes half-lidded in concentration. Lea's eyes made contact with Riku's until they closed again. He heard some shuffling from the right of him; it was probably Riku rummaging through that bag of his. Lea almost didn't notice the sounds as he felt his underwear being fully removed. "Keep your eyes closed. I just want you to feel."
"O-okay," his voice grunted out. His breath got caught in his throat as he felt something warm wrap around the tip of his cock. He grabbed onto Riku's slowly bobbing head, his head helplessly thrashing backwards. "Damn...!" Lea nearly jolted as something thin and slippery went inside him. "What's-"
"Trust me, Lea, and relax." The redhead was surprised Riku's voice was now so close to his ear. It was so soothing to his jumbled brain. He was so lost in a euphoria that he failed to notice Riku's mouth had been quickly replaced by a tight, warm fist of fingers.
"Is it weird that I completely trust you?" Lea questioned, panting at the new foreign feeling of something inside him.
"No. I understand," Riku spoke as if from experience. Lea noted the wisdom in his words. Did the silverette trust him too? "Concentrate on breathing."
"Mmn." Lea nodded as he breathed deeply, feeling Riku's finger dive in and out. He looked down as he saw the silverette squeeze from a bottle and aim the substance onto the rest of his digits. "You planned this, didn't you?" Lea grunted out, biting his lip as a second digit entered.
"I really wanted to be with you Lea," Riku said with a smile. Then the twisting and pushing of Riku's fingers brought a new foreign feeling. The redhead moaned as it slowly changed from being uncomfortable to actually feeling good. "How does that feel?"
"It feels, aaah..." Lea's eyes widened as a warm spark jolted through him. Riku brushed against something that was causing his toes to curl. His fingertips dug deeper into Riku's skin, pulling him in closely. "It feels great..."
"Yeah, I can tell. It's getting easier to move around," Riku commented with a lopsided smirk. He must have decided Lea was ready enough for him to slip in another. "Keep breathing."
Lea thought breathing was hard because it would get cut short by a hitch of breath or a noise. He opened his eyes in a daze as he felt Riku's fingers leave him from the back and front. He looked down and saw the silverette struggling with a condom.
"Are you okay?" Lea asked with concern, watching Riku's fidgety hands.
"Y-yeah, hold on," Riku lightly said with a laugh as he finally managed to open the small square packet. Lea smiled, understanding the other's dilemma. Riku was just as nervous as he was, so he decided to give the other male a helping hand. He took the condom and pinched the tip of the rubber. His palm smoothed all the way down Riku's length and rolled it downward, looking up at the embarrassed blushing male. "Thanks..."
"No problem," Lea dismissed with a smile, laying back on his elbows. "Riku, you're sure you want to do this?"
Riku answered with a sudden, rough kiss. Lea was pushed back completely against the seat as Riku fully pressed into the male. Lea felt a hand push one of his legs to the side and watched as Riku settled in between his thighs. "You're ready?"
Lea nodded, breathing in deeply as a hard pressure was applied against his rear end. He grunted as a thickness entered him slowly, immediately digging his fingernails into Riku's back.
The feeling was uncomfortable and painful to say the least. Lea didn't exactly know what he was getting himself into, but he at least learned from stories. He just never experienced it until now. But he would never admit that to Riku out loud. If the man knew he was taking his virginity, he would probably stop. Riku would just argue that he should do this with someone who is not engaged.
"Oh- oh man," he heard Riku pant into his ear. While Lea was feeling the pain that came with stretching, the man above him shivered with pleasure. That was all the encouragement Lea needed to withstand it. "Are-are you okay?" Through the pleasure, the silverette still showed concern for him, even if he had difficulty trying to speak.
"Keep going," Lea grunted. "All the way inside." The redhead bit his bottom lip when Riku moved forward in one fluid motion, his eyes shutting tightly. Riku wasn't kidding the time he claimed he wasn't "small".
The silverette's lips were pressed against his neck, sucking and nipping the skin as an apology for the pain he was bringing the male beneath him. "It'll get better," he breathed in a promise.
Lea knew it would get more intense. He laid there as Riku kept reminding him to breathe deeply and relax. The redhead gave a small experimental roll of his hips and in return, heard Riku give out a small noise. With just his hips, Lea showed he was capable of going through some pain to give this man pleasure.
"L-Lea," Riku stuttered, one of his eyes closing shut. "I-I guess you're ready then."
The redhead gasped as Riku began to move. Riku's thickness slowly pumped inside his body, giving him this full feeling. He breathed deeply every time the silverette pressed forward, his lips just gliding and teasing over his. "Oh, Riku..."
"D-does it...feel good?" Riku muttered, practically almost kissing the taller male.
"Y-yeah. It's so good..." Lea was almost getting frustrated that their lips were so close, yet not even fully pressed together. He soon forgot about this agitation as Riku moved a bit faster. "O-oh man..."
"Lea," Riku moaned out, making Lea shudder violently. Hearing his name come out of that man's mouth was giving him pleasant chills. His grip became tighter on Riku's shoulders, holding on as the male thrusted faster.
Lea groaned more prominently as the friction between them actually started to escalate. He never thought this would have happened. He never thought that this would feel so amazing...
"I never expected you to be quite the loud one," Riku commented, clearly out of breath. Lea moaned and flushed in response, wiggling under Riku.
Lea tried to say something, but his breath hitched at the most inopportune moment of trying to complete his sentence. Instead, he kissed the male so hard that their teeth crashed together awkwardly.
"Nn, oww," Lea grumbled, looking up at Riku for any signs of damage. He didn't seem to be hurt, but through his parted lips he could see a small thin trail of blood on his lips. Even Lea's awkwardness couldn't leave him during bed. "R-Riku, I'm sorry."
"Lea, it's..."
But the redhead was so concerned that he tried to stop the male from thrusting just to tend to his small wound. Riku stilled his movements, panting to catch his breath. "Your lip is bleeding, because of me, I'm so sorry." When Lea spoke, it was quickly in one breath.
"Lea, it's no big deal," Riku laughed breathlessly, swiping his tongue across his lip. Taking the redhead by surprise, his hips rocked quickly back and forth.
"But-" Lea was about to say something more about injuring Riku, but his eyes suddenly expanded as there was pleasure mixed with a twisting feeling in his stomach. "Riku, I'm, you have to stop-"
His sentence was cut off as Riku read his message loud and clear and decided to help out the redhead. His hand cupped Lea's need, pumping in time with his thrusts. One stroke was all the taller male needed before he let go, moaning out loudly in the small vicinity of his car.
"Lea!" Riku gasped out. Through the mist of his cloudy eyes and orgasm, Lea initially thought he had done something wrong. But, then he felt Riku shudder and bury himself inside to the hilt. The redhead had the pleasure of looking at Riku's sweaty face contort into something so heavenly and blissful during his orgasm. "Lea..."
Lea felt warmth as Riku's body collapsed onto his. He looked up at the ceiling of his car in a daze, not exactly back on Earth yet.
"Oh Lea, you were amazing," Riku gasped out, his face hiding in the crook of Lea's neck. Lea couldn't stop the goofy grin that came across his lips. Riku just said he felt amazing because of him. It made him ecstatic that Riku reciprocated the same thoughts as he.
"Riku," Lea hesitated, trying to chose his words carefully. But, there was no safe way in admitting his feelings. "Riku, you're always amazing." The silverette's lips curved into a smile against his neck and cuddled comfortably against him.
It took half an hour before Riku fell completely limp against Lea's chest, now asleep from exhaustion. Lea brushed the male's hair lightly with his fingers, his eyes closing with adoration. The male was definitely asleep.
It was safe for the redhead to murmur out something he just wanted to scream out. "I love you..."
To AuroraNyumun: Your poor poor heart! We can fix it up. There's nothing duct tape can't do! Or this chapter that hopefully mends it a little, whatever floats your boat! :D I really enjoyed writing an uke Lea. I could see why, though, because he's just a tall, passionate, cute dork. It's definitely different, but I have an open mind to it now, especially since I've written it. I'm glad that I did!
To Ignie: No no! No need to call Demyx! Here, here, see, they're together, master Ignie! -sweatdrop- Haha but this made me laugh a lot. Your comments are so sweet and then BAM you threaten the characters! XD Please don't kill them yet, I still need to loan them for this rest of this story. THEN you can have them!
To gaara'sGurl101: I don't know why all of these reviews make me smile and laugh! It's like "grumble grumble WELL Sora's probably riding some guy's stick now, SO be together now! You're a stupid idiot Lea grumble grumble" I agree though. Lea, go for it!
