Author's Ranting: emm...lol... it's really really weird how I always manage to write a new chapter when I actually have, like, ABSOLUTELY NO TIME for it.

Yeah... I cut down the amount of healthy sleep and decided to write the next chapter immediately. I also wrote a new LEMON! Yup, the link is somewhere in the middle of this chappy ^^

I decided to put it there cause actually it is part of the chapter, but since the rating for this fic is PG-13, the lemon is on another site... ok, have fun! ^_^

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Sora smiled as the rain stopped and the sun was going to rise soon. It was going to be morning soon, and Riku had fallen asleep just a while ago. He was still in Sora's arms since they hadn't moved inside. Riku also hadn't said anything, he just clung to Sora with his head buried in the younger boy's chest - so vulnerable and hurt. The brunette wondered what was wrong with Riku, maybe he had really hurt him too much? But then why this little note?

Sora sighed. This was one complicated situation.

"Do you love Kairi?" a muffled question suddenly came. Sora jerked in surprise but Riku only clung tighter to him, not letting him go at any cost.

Sora frowned and shifted slightly in his position. His legs were in a quite uncomfortable angle right now and Riku was practically squashing him with his weight. How long had Riku been awake?

"Why would I?" He softly replied, wondering where that question had come from. Just because he cared, it didn't mean that he *loved* her, did it?

To Riku, however, it did. Riku had heard Sora sleep talking, saying Kairi's name, saying something like 'don't go', this was just too obvious. Obvious to him, because he didn't know what Sora really had been dreaming.

Riku sighed and finally pulled away from Sora, his eyes fixed on the ground. He didn't want to look at Sora. All the time, he hadn't even looked at his angel for it would've hurt him too much.

"You dream about her. You've been in love with her." Riku quietly muttered, confusing Sora even more.

The younger boy furrowed his brows in confusion, his lower lip quivering slightly and he looked as if he was about to cry. He felt like they were standing on two islands. Sora on the one island, Riku on the other one. And between them there was a huge void full of confusion and misunderstandings. But how the hell were they supposed to cross this void to be together? There was too much confusion to know where to begin.

Riku, who still hadn't looked up, removed his coat and laid it next to himself. It was all soaked, along with his pyjamas and he felt cold even though the weather wasn't that bad anymore. The sun hadn't come up yet, it was only showing itself slightly over horizon, so there was nothing to dry and warm the silver-haired boy.

Sora intently watched him, a little smile crept up his lips. Riku was so beautiful, he was gorgeous. Everything he did was so perfect, even if it was just placing a coat on the ground. Sora knew that he couldn't live without Riku. He would forget everything just to be with Riku. Even Kairi. Even his long time friend, the girl he thought he'd been in love with, the girl that was having a crush on his boyfriend.

"Uh-oh." Sora suddenly muttered. Riku instinctively turned to face Sora and saw the worried look on his face.

But he misinterpreted it and closed his eyes in defeat. "I knew it...so, you want to save Kairi. Sorry for keeping you from your princess..." His voice was bitter and hurt. Sora scratched his head and wrinkled his nose in confusion.

"What? Princess? Riku, what are you--" But he was cut off by the silver-haired leaping up to his feet.

"Go save her, Sora. Be happy with her. I don't care anymore." Oh, it hurt to say these words, and it sure as hell hurt Sora to hear those words. What was wrong between them? It was as though they were talking in two different languages. Nothing Riku said was understandable to Sora, and vice versa.

Riku heard Sora getting up too, since his back was facing Sora so he couldn't see him, and prepared himself to be left alone, left out, just like it had been before. So, the wonderful dream would finally end - it had been too good to be true. Sora, in love with him. Hah. Good one. There was no chance for something like this, not when there was Kairi. Although Riku didn't know what was causing him to doubt Sora's feelings it became stronger and stronger and he almost started to laugh in his bitterness. The last few months were just a dream. And now it was time for a reality check.

Sora didn't see Riku's face twisting in thought but he knew that the silver-haired boy was in pain. But no matter what he said, it would come out wrong, or Riku would get it wrong. There was only one option left.

Actions speak louder.

"Riku." Sora quietly said, getting Riku to turn to him. With one movement, Sora had pounced Riku, pushing him to the ground as he lay on top of him, straddling him.

"You're such an idiot." Sora whispered, leaning down to kiss his lover. Riku was too surprised to respond and simply lay there, his eyes holding so much confusion. Sora pulled away and frowned at him.

"No. We're both idiots." He corrected himself and crushed his lips down to Riku's his hands squeezing his shoulders. Riku shuddered at the pleasure and closed his eyes. Sora's hands started kneading the flesh between his shoulder and his neck, gently kissing him breathless. Riku let out a moan as Sora's delicate fingers caressed him. Since when was Sora the one on top? Riku had no time to wonder as Sora withdrew his lips from Riku's, moving to his ear to give soft bites, whispering 'I love you' into his ear.

And with that, Sora let his actions tell what words couldn't tell.

They were going to clear out the misunderstandings without unnecessary words....

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***insert extra part! Lemon ahead! don't like, don't read! though you might miss something ^.~***

ok some how this is not working. can't post the url... I'll do it this way:

www.angelfire.com /crazy/ flchan6 / extra.html

use this url without the blank space between the characters

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The sun was now slowly rising, warming the still damp ground since it had been raining all night. Riku carried Sora back into the house, ushering him into the bathroom.

"And hurry. I wanna shower, too."

Sora grinned and pulled Riku with him. "I'd take too long, I don't want you to wait."

Riku smirked and covered his mouth with his hand. "Oh my God! What have I done to my sweet little innocent Sora?" He had to suppress the urge to laugh as Sora pouted at him, crossing his arms over his chest. His lower lip was quivering again and he seemed really pouty.

"Awww." Riku chirped and moved to embrace Sora from behind. His arms caught Sora's shirt and removed it, undressing the brunette.

"I thought I was supposed to shower." Sora muttered in his child-like voice. Riku smirked and kissed Sora's neck.

"Hey you were the one who dragged me here. I just thought you might need some help..." Riku turned Sora around and winked, raising one suggesting eyebrow.

Sora threw his arms into the air and rolled his eyes heavenwards.

"Riku! We just did it like confused bunnies! I can't even stand on my feet and you--" Riku's lips silenced Sora's whining, turning it into a low purring of contentment. After a few moments Riku pulled away and gently pushed Sora towards the bathtub.

"Go and take a shower. We'll have to get Wakka and Kairi back, remember?"

Sora flinched and all of his playful demeanour vanished. Riku glanced at him as the brunette turned on the water and grabbed the shower curtain. He then stopped, his gaze lifting up to meet Riku's.

"You're...not mad at me, are you?" He quietly asked, almost inaudibly.

Riku snorted. Sora frowned and looked down.

"Sora, I mean, Hello~o!" Riku smacked his forehead. "Do you really think I could be angry with you? And didn't I just show you what I felt? I think I did."

The brunette's cheeks turned pink and he smiled.

"O..okay then." He quietly answered, smiling shyly. That was the cute little Sora Riku remembered and loved. Not that he didn't love his hot and seducing Sora, but this adorable boy was just amazing.

"I love you. And if you don't love me back--"

"Yeah yeah, you're going to beat the crap out of me, I know. I read your note."

Riku blinked and Sora grinned at him. After a few moments of staring a little dazed, Riku gathered his wits and shook his head, his silver hair fluttering with the movement.

"Hurry and shower, you're getting a cold if you stand around naked."

Sora hummed and shrugged, reaching out to pull Riku into the bathtub.

"It's faster if we shower together. And I mean *shower*, nothing else."

Riku chuckled and nodded, removing his clothes.

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After the shower, Riku dressed in some fresh clothes whereas Sora had no fresh clothes. He had only his pyjamas and jacket, but since his clothes were all wet from the rain (and something else ^.~) he couldn't wear them anymore. And running to his house naked was not a considerable option.

"Here. Try this." Riku handed Sora a pile of clothes. "It's probably a little too big but that's the only thing I have."

Sora took the clothes and tried them on, inhaling the scent of Riku as he put on the shirt.

"Mmm...." Sora smiled and looked at his reflection in the mirror. It looked funny, seeing himself in Riku's clothes. They were a little too big but it wasn't that bad since Sora had grown a little.

"You look great." Riku commented, smiling at Sora. "Although... I like you better without these clothes." He smirked.

Sora rolled his eyes and stuck his tongue out, diverting his attention back to the mirror. It looked so strange, wearing Riku's clothes. But he felt so good, so safe. It felt like having a part of Riku with him.

"Let's go. We should get Kairi and Wakka back." Riku startled him out of his thoughts and Sora turned to see the silver-haired extending his hand to him.

Sora took it and nodded.

"Just because I care for her it doesn't mean that I love her...." Sora murmured as they walked out. Riku sighed and shrugged.

"Hey, forget it, I'm over it." But inside he still wondered why he had said her name while sleeping.

"I had this dream, you know..." Sora began, just as though he was reading Riku's mind. The silver-haired frowned and listened to what Sora had to say. After a short while of silence, Sora spoke up.

"You and Kairi, you were standing there...and Kairi told me to leave her alone. I...I just wanted to apologize, you know, cause...cause did you ever wonder what it would have been like if she never came here? Would you've ever taught me how to kiss? Would we've turned out like this? Before she was there, we were best friends. What if....we had stayed best friends? So somehow, it's because of Kairi that we are together now..."

Sora's voice was so quiet, almost as if he didn't want Riku to hear it, as if he was afraid to speak loud.

Riku frowned as the words sank in. Maybe Sora was right.

"In my dream...she yelled at me. She hated me. And I wanted to apologize. But then you were there, with her. You went with her, you said I never treated you right. She was taking you away from me... and no matter what I did... I called out to you, I told you not to go but you just faded along with her."

Sora paused, giving Riku time to think about the dream. He suddenly realized that this dream was exactly what he had heard. Sora said Kairi in his sleep, probably because he was trying to talk to her. And he said 'don't go', because he didn't want her to take Riku away.

"Ohh....." Riku felt like a complete moron now.

"What?" Sora asked, eyebrows raised in confusion.

"I. am. a. moron." Riku emphasized every word with a smack on his forehead.

Sora giggled and leaned up to give Riku a kiss on the forehead.

"I know." He smirked. "But you're *my* moron."

Riku blinked and then laughed along with Sora, happy to have this misunderstanding solved.

On their way to the boat they met up with Selphie and Tidus who were already waiting for them.

"Took you long enough! It's already past 7 AM!" Selphie scolded while Tidus rubbed his eyes. "7 AM, Selph. The sun just came up, why do we have to get up this early?" The blonde whined.

Selphie grinned and bounced up and down, hyper as ever. "You have to start the day as early as possible or else you might miss something! There is soo much to do!" She was practically jumping like a rubber ball while singing some weird song. Tidus just sighed and yawned. He was energetic, alright, but Selphie was far above his level.

Suddenly Selphie stopped and looked Sora. She wrinkled her nose and looked closer. He looked different.

The brunette girl turned to Riku and gave him a questioning look. "Why is he wearing your clothes?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

Riku blushed slightly and started muttering something. "He..uh...we..got a little...dirty.." He said and shrugged, glancing over to Sora who was blushing furiously.

"Hah!" Selphie pointed a finger at Sora and squealed. "So I'm right! You *did* it!" She bounced around happily and hugged Sora.

"I'm soo happy for you two! I thought you were going to have a big fight just because I forgot about Kairi but seems like you didn't!" She giggled and took Tidus hands, spinning around with him.

"What a great start for a beautiful day!" She sang while laughing. Tidus found himself laughing too, although he was really really tired.

Sora simply stood there with flushed cheeks and Riku rolled his eyes at Selphie. "Let's go." He barked, taking Sora's hand to pull him towards their boat.

"Selphie, Tidus, you take a boat together. And Sora and me take one, so that we have two. I don't want to end up being on a deserted island because *someone* took the boat."

Selphie giggled and nudged Riku. "Wouldn't that be great for you? You and Sora alone on an island, nobody there to disturb you?"

Sora obviously heard that and turned a deep shade of red while Riku glared at her despite his smirk. "Maybe." He coolly answered and pulled Sora with him into the boat.

"You have to go first so we can follow. I have no idea where this island is." Riku said and Selphie nodded, hopping into the boat with Tidus.

They rowed ahead and Riku and Sora followed. Sora watched Riku's arms contradicting as he rowed, the sun shining down on him like headlights. The water splashing against the boat sent some drops onto Riku's bare arms that slowly ran down onto his hands. Sora loved watching Riku, especially when doing something like this. He was just too sexy.

Riku noticed Sora watching him and smirked. "Be careful with the drool." He teased, winking at an immediately blushing Sora who quickly went to wipe his mouth with the back of his hand.

Riku laughed out loud and shook his head. "I was joking about the drool."

Sora stopped in mid action and removed his hand, sticking his tongue out. Riku sighed dreamily and looked directly into Sora's eyes.

"Stop showing me your lovely tongue or I'll stop rowing and take you right here."

Sora smirked and stuck his tongue out further, making grimaces while doing so. Riku rolled his eyes and eventually burst into laughter, trying hard to keep going. They had to stay behind Tidus and Selphie or else they'd get lost.

But then again, getting lost with Sora wasn't that bad. At least they had each other so they wouldn't be alone, and there was no chance of someone disturbing them. Somehow Selphie was right....

~Tbc~

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Ending Notes: SoraxRiku forever. And RikuxSora forever. ^_^ I hope you all liked it and now I really won't update for a while I guess (a while means a week, maximum) cause I really have to study now. So, stay tuuuuuned as always and thank you thank you thank you for the nice reviews, please give me more if you want! ^_^