Author's Ranting: yay a longer chapter! okies, not really long but longer than the last one! Angst + sap + a bit fluff ahead! yeah I know it's odd but read it! There's also a plot! Yay! ....ehhh I think I'm going back to playing. I wanna see Sora in his Halloween outfit! hehehe...
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"Ya, what's this?" Wakka asked, trying to sound interested although he was slightly panicking. It was the proof that the thing hadn't been a dream.
"That...that hairpin...Selphie....she..." Kairi fainted.
Wakka blinked, somehow relieved at the fact that he didn't have to deal with Kairi asking him questions about the day before. He sighed and decided to take her home and put her into her bed. Maybe she'd forget everything.
While he carried the girl in his arms, he saw Riku lying on the Paopu tree, staring at the sky as he has been doing it for hours now. He idly wondered where Sora was, since those two were always together. He then shrugged it off and proceeded to Kairi's house, placing her on her bed.
"Have nice dreams, ya?" He left the room and decided to go see Riku.
When he reached the bridge that lead to the little isle, he stopped as he thought he heard an unfamiliar sound. He listened closer and realized that it sounded a bit like someone was sobbing.
A thought hit him and he stared wide-eyed at Riku. Though he was too far away to see if he was actually crying, he could see that he was twitching every now and then, and the sob was audible. Riku was crying.
Wakka felt a wave of embarrassment coming over him for he had never seen Riku cry before and decided to leave the silver-haired boy. Who knew why he was crying and how he would react if someone saw him like this. Wakka and Riku knew each other well enough to not hurt each other's pride.
Selphie and Tidus spent their day on a boat, happily spending time with each other. Tomorrow was going to be showtime again.
The night came, and Riku still hadn't moved from his position on the Paopu tree. Foolish as he was, he had hoped for Sora to look for him, come and get him so they would crawl into bed together, like always. But this time Sora hadn't come. Sora had sent him away and hadn't come to get him. Did he hate him?
Sora was lying in his bed, he had thought about everything. The whole day went by with him thinking over what he was feeling at the moment, and he still couldn't figure out. He felt like crying but then again he felt like beating someone up. He was angry, and sad. He wanted someone but he didn't want Riku.
And then he gasped. What did he just think? He didn't want Riku? He didn't want his silver-haired angel to be around? What was wrong with him??
"Riku..." He sobbed, clutching to the bed sheets. They still smelled like him. What was thing strange feeling? He missed Riku but at the same time he felt as though he was inferior to Riku and didn't want him to be around.
At night, he had a dream. About him and Riku, when they were little. They were exploring the island with their wooden swords, ready to fight any monster that would come. It was not exactly a dream but more of a memory. When they had been about six years old they went to explore various caves and hills. But this dream suddenly changed the memory. Little Sora and Riku were running around, climbing the hill when suddenly a shadow appeared. Riku immediately reached out to Sora, holding his hand to protect him. But Sora found himself attracted to the shadow and reached to touch it only to be pulled away from his best friend.
It was like a bond ripped when Sora was taken away by the shadow. Little Sora called for his friend, being scared of the shadow. But the shadow turned into a girl, a beautiful girl that smiled at him. "How about we leave? Just you and me?" She was smiling sweetly at him and Sora felt his heart fall into a hole.
"Kairi!" He rushed into a sitting position and rubbed his forehead. 'That dream...the shadow...was Kairi...' She had torn them apart; their friendship was destroyed because she came. Their rivalry began. She was the source of his strange feeling. The source of all the bad things that had happened. If she hadn't come here, he and Riku would've been best friends forever.
He started. Best friends forever? If Kairi hadn't been here...Sora would have never asked Riku to teach him how to kiss. And they would have never come together like this. So, was Kairi really the source of all the bad things that happened? Whose fault was it?
He then remembered the gift Selphie had given him. The photo album. He got up and went to get it from the table. Running his index finger over the surface of the book he felt a sting somewhere in his chest. He opened it and climbed back into his bed to look at the pictures. Surrounded by Riku's scent.
He smiled at the first picture. He and Riku were hugging, both smiling. Riku had such a wonderful smile. Sora sighed. The more pictures he saw, the more worried he got. But not because of his feelings but because he wondered where Selphie got all those photos. There were even photos of them making out!
Ok. So they did make out a lot in public, in front of their friends even. But still.
Sora shook his head as he felt that strange feeling again, seeing the picture of Riku kissing him. He thought back of how long they had been friends, casual friends. Not like this. And suddenly, everything turned out like this. Sora somehow realized that they were moving way too fast.
Sora placed the book on the nightstand and lay back onto the mattress, staring up at the ceiling. His bed was small. But it felt so huge and empty without Riku.
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The next day, Selphie, Tidus and Wakka started playing their part again. Tidus had come to Wakka's house early in the morning to practice and Selphie was bouncing to Kairi.
"Kairi!" She called and knocked. Kairi opened, looking pale.
"Hi!" Selphie cheerfully said, hugging Kairi. But it wasn't a normal hug, Selphie's hands wandered all over Kairi's back, running lazy circles on it. Kairi tensed and wanted to pull away but Selphie continued to hold her and rested her head on Kairi's shoulder.
"I hope you've slept well." She whispered, sending a chill down Kairi's spine.
Then she pulled away and winked. "Wakka and Tidus have a date today. I thought we could go with them, you know have a double date!" She squealed in excitement and Kairi's face only grew paler.
"Tidus and Wakka.... a date?" She asked, her voice almost inaudible.
"Yup!" Selphie answered, blowing Kairi a kiss. "Since we're a couple now I thought we could go with them!" Selphie smiled, looking at Kairi with big green eyes full of hope.
Kairi thought she was going to throw up. "A...couple...?" She shakily asked.
Selphie nodded happily, sighing contently. "You were so sweet yesterday! I would have never brought up the courage to tell you but you... wow!" Selphie acted as if Kairi had done something really romantic and she put her hand to her heart.
Kairi started hyperventilating and her eyes nearly fell out of her head as she tried to remember what had happened.
"Hey lovebirds!" Wakka and Tidus came, Tidus clinging to Wakka's arm.
"Hey lovebirds yourself!" Selphie cheerfully replied and patted Kairi's back. The other girl nearly choked and started shaking like a leaf.
Wakka and Tidus exchanged a look, wondering if they were already going to far. Then they shrugged and Wakka gestured the others to follow him.
"Come on, we wanna take a boat and go to that little island. Tidus has been there yesterday, he said it was beautiful."
Selphie nodded in agreement and grabbed Kairi with her, leading her to the pier where their boats were.
"This is going to be so much fun, love!"
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Riku woke up at noon, his back hurting from the hard tree trunk. He also felt cold and empty since it was the first morning since a few weeks when he didn't wake up with a purring Sora in his arms.
He sat up, stretched and sighed. He was hungry since he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday morning. Since Sora told him to leave him alone. He felt a sting in his heart and sighed deeply.
"I guess he's not coming for me..." Riku muttered, deciding that he had to throw his pride away and go look for Sora instead of waiting for him to come and get him.
And so he hopped off the tree to walk back to Sora's house. His pace quickened with every step until he broke into a sprint, getting impatient to see Sora.
Sora had tried to eat in order to forget his worries, eating always helped. But remembering the times he and Riku had fed each other like a couple of lovesick fools, he only felt worse after eating. He still didn't want Riku to be around but he also missed him. Now it was only to decide what feeling was worse. Being around Riku and feeling inferior and scared or being without Riku?
Sora sighed and got up, opening the door to go look for Riku.
Just in that moment Riku couldn't restrain himself and dashed towards the house, eyes widening as he tried to stop himself from running directly into Sora who was standing in the doorway.
"Woah!" Riku couldn't stop and fell directly into Sora's arms, both of them falling to the floor.
Silence. Again.
No one knew what to say. But Sora felt complete, having his angel back into his arms. To feel the other's heartbeat, to hear him breathing, all these things were so insignificant when they were there but as soon as Riku was gone, Sora could feel how much he missed all of this.
Riku was looking into Sora's eyes, his hands supporting himself, preventing him from crushing Sora with his full weight. When he leaned down, Sora almost panicked at the thought that Riku was going to kiss him.
But instead of kissing, Riku simply laid his cheek on Sora's, sighing at the touch.
Sora's arms tightened around Riku and he pulled him close, feeling torn. One half of him wanted to shove Riku away because it was frightening how fast everything was changing, but the other half wanted Riku to stay and never let him go since he knew Riku would never hurt him. He knew that he loved Riku, he just wasn't sure if their relationship was right the way it was. And also, Riku was so much better than him, much better than anything he deserved. Riku, the perfect one. The one who could beat anyone. The one who got all the attention. The one who was simply gorgeous.
"I'd be nothing..." Sora quietly murmured, feeling inferior again.
Riku moved his lips over his cheek, murmuring, "And I'm nothing without you."
Sora turned away and Riku's lips left him. "What's wrong?" Riku asked, sounding hurt.
Sora gave him a gentle push and they stood up, brushing themselves off. Sora stared at his feet and shook his head. "It's not..your fault. I'm just..confused." Sora admitted.
Riku reached out to stroke Sora's hair and Sora wrapped his arms around Riku, clutching to him.
"Just let me hold you. Don't...kiss...or...anything...just...hold..." His words were muffled through Riku's shirt and he sounded like a scared little boy after a nightmare.
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It was afternoon and Kairi was nearly dying. They had reached the island Wakka was talking about and Selphie was torturing Kairi good. Wakka and Tidus did well in playing a couple and even started to make out in front of Kairi. Selphie almost started believing those two, they were really acting well...they *were* acting, right?
After seeing Wakka and Tidus doing a good job, she decided to scare Kairi even more.
Leaning close to her, she readied herself for a kiss. Kairi stared in horror and the look of mortification was clearly visible.
"Mmmh I want a kiss." Selphie purred, grabbing Kairi's shoulders to keep her from running away. The other girl struggled, fighting for her life only to see Wakka and Tidus *still* making out. Just as she was about to scream Selphie silenced her with her lips, Tidus and Wakka stopped their act immediately to stare at Selphie and Kairi.
Time stood still as the two girls kissed.
Kairi stopped breathing.
When Selphie pulled away, Kairi fell to the ground, unconscious. She had fainted from the shock. Selphie giggled and Tidus gaped.
"Selphie...did you just...kiss her...?" He stammered, frowning.
Selphie giggled even more and poked the unconscious Kairi. "I think she's dead."
Wakka went over to her, checking if she was all right. "She's still alive. Probably just fainted, like yesterday, ya."
Tidus crossed his arms and pouted. "Why did you kiss her? You didn't have to be *that* cruel." He was obviously jealous that Selphie had kissed someone else. He was the one to talk.
Selphie smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss. "Hey, you've been making out with Wakka, I thought I could have some fun too!"
Tidus blushed and stared at the ground. Selphie giggled and hugged Tidus, giving him a big smooch. "I looooove you!"
Tidus blushed even more but smiled slightly, pulling Selphie into his lap.
"Love you too."
~Tbc~
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Ending Notes: jaa Selphie and Tidus are still cute. And Sora is being angsty! Things are moving too fast, and he only realizes it now?? Hn. Well then, Riku has to be extra nice plus he isn't allowed to kiss Sora. This is going to be mortifying for our poor little Riku!! stay tuned for more, will ya?
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"Ya, what's this?" Wakka asked, trying to sound interested although he was slightly panicking. It was the proof that the thing hadn't been a dream.
"That...that hairpin...Selphie....she..." Kairi fainted.
Wakka blinked, somehow relieved at the fact that he didn't have to deal with Kairi asking him questions about the day before. He sighed and decided to take her home and put her into her bed. Maybe she'd forget everything.
While he carried the girl in his arms, he saw Riku lying on the Paopu tree, staring at the sky as he has been doing it for hours now. He idly wondered where Sora was, since those two were always together. He then shrugged it off and proceeded to Kairi's house, placing her on her bed.
"Have nice dreams, ya?" He left the room and decided to go see Riku.
When he reached the bridge that lead to the little isle, he stopped as he thought he heard an unfamiliar sound. He listened closer and realized that it sounded a bit like someone was sobbing.
A thought hit him and he stared wide-eyed at Riku. Though he was too far away to see if he was actually crying, he could see that he was twitching every now and then, and the sob was audible. Riku was crying.
Wakka felt a wave of embarrassment coming over him for he had never seen Riku cry before and decided to leave the silver-haired boy. Who knew why he was crying and how he would react if someone saw him like this. Wakka and Riku knew each other well enough to not hurt each other's pride.
Selphie and Tidus spent their day on a boat, happily spending time with each other. Tomorrow was going to be showtime again.
The night came, and Riku still hadn't moved from his position on the Paopu tree. Foolish as he was, he had hoped for Sora to look for him, come and get him so they would crawl into bed together, like always. But this time Sora hadn't come. Sora had sent him away and hadn't come to get him. Did he hate him?
Sora was lying in his bed, he had thought about everything. The whole day went by with him thinking over what he was feeling at the moment, and he still couldn't figure out. He felt like crying but then again he felt like beating someone up. He was angry, and sad. He wanted someone but he didn't want Riku.
And then he gasped. What did he just think? He didn't want Riku? He didn't want his silver-haired angel to be around? What was wrong with him??
"Riku..." He sobbed, clutching to the bed sheets. They still smelled like him. What was thing strange feeling? He missed Riku but at the same time he felt as though he was inferior to Riku and didn't want him to be around.
At night, he had a dream. About him and Riku, when they were little. They were exploring the island with their wooden swords, ready to fight any monster that would come. It was not exactly a dream but more of a memory. When they had been about six years old they went to explore various caves and hills. But this dream suddenly changed the memory. Little Sora and Riku were running around, climbing the hill when suddenly a shadow appeared. Riku immediately reached out to Sora, holding his hand to protect him. But Sora found himself attracted to the shadow and reached to touch it only to be pulled away from his best friend.
It was like a bond ripped when Sora was taken away by the shadow. Little Sora called for his friend, being scared of the shadow. But the shadow turned into a girl, a beautiful girl that smiled at him. "How about we leave? Just you and me?" She was smiling sweetly at him and Sora felt his heart fall into a hole.
"Kairi!" He rushed into a sitting position and rubbed his forehead. 'That dream...the shadow...was Kairi...' She had torn them apart; their friendship was destroyed because she came. Their rivalry began. She was the source of his strange feeling. The source of all the bad things that had happened. If she hadn't come here, he and Riku would've been best friends forever.
He started. Best friends forever? If Kairi hadn't been here...Sora would have never asked Riku to teach him how to kiss. And they would have never come together like this. So, was Kairi really the source of all the bad things that happened? Whose fault was it?
He then remembered the gift Selphie had given him. The photo album. He got up and went to get it from the table. Running his index finger over the surface of the book he felt a sting somewhere in his chest. He opened it and climbed back into his bed to look at the pictures. Surrounded by Riku's scent.
He smiled at the first picture. He and Riku were hugging, both smiling. Riku had such a wonderful smile. Sora sighed. The more pictures he saw, the more worried he got. But not because of his feelings but because he wondered where Selphie got all those photos. There were even photos of them making out!
Ok. So they did make out a lot in public, in front of their friends even. But still.
Sora shook his head as he felt that strange feeling again, seeing the picture of Riku kissing him. He thought back of how long they had been friends, casual friends. Not like this. And suddenly, everything turned out like this. Sora somehow realized that they were moving way too fast.
Sora placed the book on the nightstand and lay back onto the mattress, staring up at the ceiling. His bed was small. But it felt so huge and empty without Riku.
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The next day, Selphie, Tidus and Wakka started playing their part again. Tidus had come to Wakka's house early in the morning to practice and Selphie was bouncing to Kairi.
"Kairi!" She called and knocked. Kairi opened, looking pale.
"Hi!" Selphie cheerfully said, hugging Kairi. But it wasn't a normal hug, Selphie's hands wandered all over Kairi's back, running lazy circles on it. Kairi tensed and wanted to pull away but Selphie continued to hold her and rested her head on Kairi's shoulder.
"I hope you've slept well." She whispered, sending a chill down Kairi's spine.
Then she pulled away and winked. "Wakka and Tidus have a date today. I thought we could go with them, you know have a double date!" She squealed in excitement and Kairi's face only grew paler.
"Tidus and Wakka.... a date?" She asked, her voice almost inaudible.
"Yup!" Selphie answered, blowing Kairi a kiss. "Since we're a couple now I thought we could go with them!" Selphie smiled, looking at Kairi with big green eyes full of hope.
Kairi thought she was going to throw up. "A...couple...?" She shakily asked.
Selphie nodded happily, sighing contently. "You were so sweet yesterday! I would have never brought up the courage to tell you but you... wow!" Selphie acted as if Kairi had done something really romantic and she put her hand to her heart.
Kairi started hyperventilating and her eyes nearly fell out of her head as she tried to remember what had happened.
"Hey lovebirds!" Wakka and Tidus came, Tidus clinging to Wakka's arm.
"Hey lovebirds yourself!" Selphie cheerfully replied and patted Kairi's back. The other girl nearly choked and started shaking like a leaf.
Wakka and Tidus exchanged a look, wondering if they were already going to far. Then they shrugged and Wakka gestured the others to follow him.
"Come on, we wanna take a boat and go to that little island. Tidus has been there yesterday, he said it was beautiful."
Selphie nodded in agreement and grabbed Kairi with her, leading her to the pier where their boats were.
"This is going to be so much fun, love!"
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Riku woke up at noon, his back hurting from the hard tree trunk. He also felt cold and empty since it was the first morning since a few weeks when he didn't wake up with a purring Sora in his arms.
He sat up, stretched and sighed. He was hungry since he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday morning. Since Sora told him to leave him alone. He felt a sting in his heart and sighed deeply.
"I guess he's not coming for me..." Riku muttered, deciding that he had to throw his pride away and go look for Sora instead of waiting for him to come and get him.
And so he hopped off the tree to walk back to Sora's house. His pace quickened with every step until he broke into a sprint, getting impatient to see Sora.
Sora had tried to eat in order to forget his worries, eating always helped. But remembering the times he and Riku had fed each other like a couple of lovesick fools, he only felt worse after eating. He still didn't want Riku to be around but he also missed him. Now it was only to decide what feeling was worse. Being around Riku and feeling inferior and scared or being without Riku?
Sora sighed and got up, opening the door to go look for Riku.
Just in that moment Riku couldn't restrain himself and dashed towards the house, eyes widening as he tried to stop himself from running directly into Sora who was standing in the doorway.
"Woah!" Riku couldn't stop and fell directly into Sora's arms, both of them falling to the floor.
Silence. Again.
No one knew what to say. But Sora felt complete, having his angel back into his arms. To feel the other's heartbeat, to hear him breathing, all these things were so insignificant when they were there but as soon as Riku was gone, Sora could feel how much he missed all of this.
Riku was looking into Sora's eyes, his hands supporting himself, preventing him from crushing Sora with his full weight. When he leaned down, Sora almost panicked at the thought that Riku was going to kiss him.
But instead of kissing, Riku simply laid his cheek on Sora's, sighing at the touch.
Sora's arms tightened around Riku and he pulled him close, feeling torn. One half of him wanted to shove Riku away because it was frightening how fast everything was changing, but the other half wanted Riku to stay and never let him go since he knew Riku would never hurt him. He knew that he loved Riku, he just wasn't sure if their relationship was right the way it was. And also, Riku was so much better than him, much better than anything he deserved. Riku, the perfect one. The one who could beat anyone. The one who got all the attention. The one who was simply gorgeous.
"I'd be nothing..." Sora quietly murmured, feeling inferior again.
Riku moved his lips over his cheek, murmuring, "And I'm nothing without you."
Sora turned away and Riku's lips left him. "What's wrong?" Riku asked, sounding hurt.
Sora gave him a gentle push and they stood up, brushing themselves off. Sora stared at his feet and shook his head. "It's not..your fault. I'm just..confused." Sora admitted.
Riku reached out to stroke Sora's hair and Sora wrapped his arms around Riku, clutching to him.
"Just let me hold you. Don't...kiss...or...anything...just...hold..." His words were muffled through Riku's shirt and he sounded like a scared little boy after a nightmare.
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It was afternoon and Kairi was nearly dying. They had reached the island Wakka was talking about and Selphie was torturing Kairi good. Wakka and Tidus did well in playing a couple and even started to make out in front of Kairi. Selphie almost started believing those two, they were really acting well...they *were* acting, right?
After seeing Wakka and Tidus doing a good job, she decided to scare Kairi even more.
Leaning close to her, she readied herself for a kiss. Kairi stared in horror and the look of mortification was clearly visible.
"Mmmh I want a kiss." Selphie purred, grabbing Kairi's shoulders to keep her from running away. The other girl struggled, fighting for her life only to see Wakka and Tidus *still* making out. Just as she was about to scream Selphie silenced her with her lips, Tidus and Wakka stopped their act immediately to stare at Selphie and Kairi.
Time stood still as the two girls kissed.
Kairi stopped breathing.
When Selphie pulled away, Kairi fell to the ground, unconscious. She had fainted from the shock. Selphie giggled and Tidus gaped.
"Selphie...did you just...kiss her...?" He stammered, frowning.
Selphie giggled even more and poked the unconscious Kairi. "I think she's dead."
Wakka went over to her, checking if she was all right. "She's still alive. Probably just fainted, like yesterday, ya."
Tidus crossed his arms and pouted. "Why did you kiss her? You didn't have to be *that* cruel." He was obviously jealous that Selphie had kissed someone else. He was the one to talk.
Selphie smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss. "Hey, you've been making out with Wakka, I thought I could have some fun too!"
Tidus blushed and stared at the ground. Selphie giggled and hugged Tidus, giving him a big smooch. "I looooove you!"
Tidus blushed even more but smiled slightly, pulling Selphie into his lap.
"Love you too."
~Tbc~
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Ending Notes: jaa Selphie and Tidus are still cute. And Sora is being angsty! Things are moving too fast, and he only realizes it now?? Hn. Well then, Riku has to be extra nice plus he isn't allowed to kiss Sora. This is going to be mortifying for our poor little Riku!! stay tuned for more, will ya?