Shiro: WARNING - This chapter contains excessive drinking, smoking, and sexual harassment- making this one hell of a chapter! Enjoy. I wrote Riku's part and Hachi wrote Sora's part of course.


Riku's P.O.V.

I stayed up even after Ritsuka, Natsuo, and Youji had gone to bed. I was tired, yes, but I wasn't going to fall asleep until Sora woke up. I never left his side.

"You need to relax, Ri-chan." Kio sat down next to me.

"Don't call me 'Ri-chan'." I said without looking at him.

"Sora's going to be fine. You're way too serious. Here." He held his hand out to me, offering whatever he was holding.

I looked at the drink he was holding, "Beer?" I looked at him questioningly.

"It'll help you loosen up." He said lightly.

"I'm underage." I argued.

"Just take it. We're not going to tell." He put it in my hand.

I looked at the can for a moment. I suppose…one wouldn't hurt. I opened the tab and put the can to my lips. The smell of the alcohol filled my nose and nearly made me gag. Kio watched me, urging me to drink it with his eyes. I held my breath and took a bigger sip than I intended. I coughed as it went down my throat.

"See? Not so bad is it?" Kio laughed and took a sip of his own can.

I shook my head and looked at the drink in my hand. After the initial shock, it actually didn't taste too bad. I took another sip. This time it went down easier than the first. Before I knew it, my can was empty.

"Here, have another." Kio said as he handed one to me.

I took it gladly and opened it up. It was a welcome distraction from everything that had happened the past few days.

Sora's P.O.V

As I slowly drifted back into consciousness I started to remember what had happened. As I opened my eyes I found I was lying on a bed, in Soubi's house I guessed. I noticed that it was kind of quiet as I sat up. I looked around the room and saw Natsuo and Youji asleep on a make shift bed and Ritsuka asleep on Soubi's bed.

I looked at the kitchen area and saw Riku sitting at the table. His head rested on the table but I could tell he was awake. I moved my feet to the side of the bed and watched him for a few.

"Riku?" I called quietly.

I saw him jolt slightly before he lifted his head. He turned to me and I noticed something was off. He smiled as he stood up and walked over to me, though it was more like staggered over. I took a quick glance at the table and saw cans of something. Before I could ask what it was, Riku was kneeling in front of me.

I tried to hold my breath as he began to talk, because his breath stank.

"Glad…to…se...e…you...re awake." He slurred out.

"Riku are you okay?" I asked concerned.

"Yeah…I'm…fine…" He managed to say.

"Your breath stinks…kind of like beer…" I commented.

"Ahh…" He replied lazily as he lay on the bed.

"Did you drink beer?" I asked.

"Only… a few…" He said.

"Riku, you're underage!" I cried quietly.

"Kio… said… it'd… help… me… unwind…" He said slowly.

"Riku…" I replied worriedly as I leaned near him.

"Sora?" He asked.

"What?" I asked confused.

"Your eyes are so beautiful." He replied.

"What?" I asked again, thoroughly lost.

Before I could react he had pushed me on my back in the center of the bed and got on top of me. He had this strange look in his sea green eyes that scared me slightly.

"Sora, you're the most beautiful person I've ever seen." He said.

"Thanks?" I asked confused.

"It's so hard to resist." He breathed huskily.

"Resist?" I asked.

"Yes, I've been resisting the urge to take you…" He whispered as he nestled his head next to my neck.

"Riku?" I asked worried.

"Your smell… it's addicting… it calls to me…" He whispered.

"Riku…You're scaring me…" I stated.

"I can't hold back." He stated.

Before I could react I felt Riku bite my neck as his hands began to run over my chest. I felt his hands run over my nipples through my shirt and I gasped at the feeling. He continued to run his hands over my upper body as I tried to push him away.

"Riku…stop!" I cried quietly.

"Sora, I love you." Was all he said.

I felt his hands begin to move lower on my body and I froze as they reached a spot that I didn't want him touching. He began to feel between my legs, making me gasp as I tried to push him off. I felt him begin to massage my member through my pants; I let out a small moan at the feeling.

"Riku!" I cried sternly.

I felt his hands on the top of my pants and I felt him prepare to pull them down when I cried out one last time.

"Riku! Stop!" I cried out loudly.

Before I knew it a door had slammed open and Riku was pulled off me. I looked up to see Soubi holding onto him with a glare. He turned to me with a worried look.

"Are you okay?" Soubi asked.

"Y...Yes…" I stuttered out.

"Let me take care of this idiot." Soubi said as he began to drag Riku to the bathroom.

I heard the shower turn on and then a yelp that sounded like it came from Riku. I saw Soubi come out after a while with an annoyed look on his face. He walked over to his bed and picked Ritsuka up and walked back to my bed. He set Ritsuka down on the bed and covered him up.

"What are you doing?" I asked confused.

"Would you rather have Riku share the bed with you with the chance he might still be drunk?" Soubi asked.

"No…" I muttered.

"Then this will fix that problem for tonight." Soubi stated.

I nodded and lay back down on the bed as I began to grow tired. I felt Soubi cover me up as I heard the bathroom door open. I heard the floorboards creak as Riku approached the bed slowly. I felt him sit on the bed and run a hand over through my hair sweeping my bangs out of my face. I felt him lean close and place a kiss on my forehead before pulling away and getting up. I fell asleep soon after that.

Riku's P.O.V.

"What would you have done if I hadn't stopped you and you did something to Sora you would have regretted?" Soubi asked.

"I don't know…" I was leaning against the rail of his balcony. We were standing outside so Soubi could smoke. Plus, the fresh air was refreshing.

Soubi sighed, "Well, what's done is done."

We stood in silence for a few minutes. I watched the stars in the sky twinkle and hide behind the clouds as if they were shy little kids. I hung my head. "I'm such an idiot," I said.

"Yes." Soubi agreed in his usual tone.

"That wasn't how I was supposed to tell him I loved him…" I said quietly. I was sure Soubi had heard me, but he didn't show any signs that he had.

Soubi blew out one last puff of smoke before extinguishing his cigarette in a nearby ashtray. He turned to me, "Go to sleep, kid. I'd say you'll feel better in the morning, but you won't. You'll feel worse."

I stood up straight and brushed some stray hairs out of my face, "I know…"

I hardly slept that night. Soubi made me sleep with him in his bed, which was more than a little uncomfortable. It felt like when I had finally fallen asleep, I was woken up by a very loud and very obnoxious voice.

"Goooood morning, Ri-chan!" Youji's voice rang through my head.

I groaned and pulled the blanket over my head. I noticed that I had room to move on the bed, meaning Soubi had gotten up already. However, before long all I could notice was the massive headache I had woken up to.

The blanket was pulled off of me, "Time to get up, you perverted alcoholic." Natsuo said in a mocking tone. I tried to look at them, but I was blinded by the light in the room.

"I'm never drinking again…" I mumbled before pulling a pillow over my face.

"Get up, kid. It's almost noon." I heard Soubi's voice say.

"No." I argued through the pillow. I didn't hear an answer. I closed my eyes and tried to fall back asleep. Suddenly, I felt myself be picked up off of the bed and dropped onto the couch. It took me a minute to figure out what just happened to me. Soubi had taken me from the bed. I blinked a few times to try to get used to the light, but it took several minutes for my eyes to adjust.

"Are you okay now, Riku?" I heard Sora ask. I turned to where I heard his voice and saw him sitting at the table. I looked away from him, ashamed at what I had done to him the night before.

"Not really…" I said. In truth, I felt like I wanted to puke.

"He has a hangover." Natsuo stated.

"Here." Soubi held out a glass of water to me, "You're dehydrated. Water will help."

"Thanks." I took the water and drank it slowly to make sure I could hold it down.

"We should go to an amusement park today." I heard Ritsuka say as I finished my water.

"Yeah! That sounds fun!" Sora said.

"We'll pass." Natsuo said. "Youji and I don't want to go anywhere today."

Ritsuka turned to Soubi, "Will you take us, Soubi?"

Soubi nodded, "As soon as you're ready."

Sora smiled and looked at me, "Are you ready, Riku?"

I still had a headache, but the water helped a lot. I felt I was well enough to go out. "Yeah." I said.

Ritsuka sat in the front of the car with Soubi, while Sora and I sat in the back. I still couldn't look him in the eyes. I felt Sora's hand touch mine, as if he was telling me that he forgave me. I didn't look at him, but I gripped his hand tightly. It was a fairly quiet ride.

The park we went to reminded me of the one back on Destiny Islands. Sora, Eyes and I would always go there when we were kids. I would force Sora on the scariest looking roller coasters. Eyes never rode with us, but he watched us and smiled. He would buy us cotton candy and win one of those silly amusement park games for us and give us the prizes he won. He was excellent at the shooting games.

Ritsuka dragged all of us all over the park. We went on all the rides and saw every attraction. Soubi, like Eyes, never rode with us. In a way, Soubi reminded me of my missing older brother. We stayed at the park until it was about to get dark, then Soubi suggested we leave.

"Wait," Sora said, "there's one more thing we haven't gone on."

"What?" Ritsuka asked.

"That." Sora pointed to a giant Ferris wheel close to us. "Our day's not done until we've gone on everything!" He ran off toward the Ferris wheel with Ritsuka chasing after him. Both of them were laughing. Soubi and I walked at our own pace after them.

"It only fits two people per carriage." Sora said as Soubi and I got to them.

"Ritsuka and I will take one." Soubi said. "You two can take another."

I blushed slightly at the thought of being alone with Sora in the Ferris wheel. At the same time, I didn't want to say no. Soubi and Ritsuka got on first, and then Sora and I climbed in the one after them. It was a fairly small carriage, with two seats each across from the other. Sora and I both sat down as the door was closed behind us. As the ride started to move, I looked out the window at the evening sky. The sun was almost gone, and stars were already beginning to show.

"Riku…?" Sora said after a few minutes.

I looked at him, "What is it, Sora?"

He paused and looked out the window. I could tell something was on his mind, and I guessed it probably had something to do with last night.

"I'm sorry about last night. I was…"

"I know. It's okay…" He still didn't look at me.

I waited a minute and watched the sky with him, and then I looked back at him, "What's on your mind? You're not usually this quiet."

He looked at me, "Riku…how long have you…liked me…?" His face turned a light shade of pink.

"Ever since…" I thought back. "I realized my feelings for you after you fell asleep."

"Really?"

I nodded, "I thought I was going to loose you, Sora. I couldn't stand that thought. I did everything I could to bring you back sooner. I wanted to tell you before…in the realm of darkness…"

"On the beach?"

I nodded again.

"Why didn't you?"

I paused at this and looked back at the sky, "I guess…I was afraid."

"Of what?"

"Rejection."

He was quiet. After a few seconds I heard him move and felt the carriage swing slightly. When I turned back to him, he had leaned in and kissed me on the lips. I was surprised, but I soon closed my eyes and kissed him back. He pulled away and looked into my eyes, "Did you mean it?"

"Mean what?" I asked.

"That you loved me." He blushed.

I felt my face turn red and I looked away, "Sora…that wasn't how I wanted to tell you…"

"Then…you do love me?" He asked.

I looked back at him and stared deep into his pure blue eyes. "Yes. I love you, Sora." I pulled him onto my lap and pressed my lips to his. This time he immediately returned the kiss. I broke the kiss only slightly and whispered, "I promise not to do anything to hurt you like that again. We'll go as slow as you want. If all you're comfortable with right now is my kiss, then that's all I'll do."

Sora smiled at me. It was that same goofy smile that I had grown so fond of. "Good." He rested his forehead against mine before continuing. "I've been thinking a lot lately. About you…and me. I thought all I felt for you was friendship, but you were always more than my friend. I never thought that my feelings for you were this big…until you kissed me in the secret cave. After that, I couldn't stop thinking about you. At first I just brushed it off as you teasing me again, but part of me felt…there was more to it than that."

I had to ask the question I was dreading. I had to know. "Do you love me, Sora?"

He looked into my eyes and opened his mouth as if to say something, but didn't. He seemed to be thinking. It felt like forever before he finally spoke. "I think…I think I do." His face turned bright red.

My heart leapt at his words. I smiled and pulled him into another kiss. He wrapped his arms around me and held me tightly to him. I licked his bottom lip, asking permission to enter his mouth. To my delight, he opened his mouth just enough for my tongue to slide inside. I got a moan from Sora, causing me to shiver in pleasure. His tongue met mine and eagerly wrapped itself around it. Our tongues danced together until we both had to pull away for air. He rested his head on my chest and closed his eyes, "I love you, Riku."

I ran my fingers through his spiked hair, "I love you too, Sora." I looked out the window to see that we were at the top of the Ferris wheel. It had stopped, giving us a view of the whole park. Beyond the park, I could see the ocean. Beyond the ocean, the stars gleamed and sparkled as if they were alive. As I was staring at them, a shooting star caught my eye. I smiled. Back on Destiny Islands, I'd always wish Eyes would come home when I saw a shooting star. Since then I've learned that wishing on stars will get you nothing. Still, I figured one more wish wouldn't hurt. I wish I could find Eyes soon…and bring him home…

It was pretty late when we all returned to Soubi's place. The lights were out, which meant Natsuo and Youji were probably asleep.

"We're home." Soubi said. "Are you asleep?"

I was the last one in, so I closed the door behind us as Soubi flipped on the lights.

"What's that?" Sora asked. I looked at what he was pointing to. There was a piece of paper sitting on the table.

"I see…" Soubi picked it up. "So they left."

I walked over to him and read the note he was holding. It said, "Going home".


Shiro: Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed it. Now, the little warning we had up there was partly inspired by Black Butler. You know, Sebastian's famous quote, "I'm just one hell of a butler." Yeah, we were in a Black Butler mood. Anyway, please keep reading and reviewing! ^-^