Fire

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Oh, and I want to warn you guys that in this chapter Sora talks a little dirty (insert perverted grin) with Riku closer to the end. So you can just skip it if you don't want to read it. It's not relevant to the storyline anyway. You can basically skip the end part if you want to but I always think the steamy parts add to the dynamics of the story… anyway!

Chapter 30

I couldn't stop trembling.

The tears wouldn't stop either.

I should have stayed in the fire truck. I should have just ignored the laughter of those stupid kids.

But I couldn't… I couldn't just stand there and let them laugh at something so devastating.

And now I'm paying the price for it.

I just want it all to go away.

"Sora? Are you awake, sweetheart? We're at my place." I heard Riku say and that's when I noticed the car had stopped.

"I-I… p-please… c-could…" I stuttered. I couldn't bring my body to move. My muscles would only tremble in my fear.

I heard Riku close his door and then open the one on my side. "I've got you. Don't cry, love." Riku said quietly and lifted me out of the car.

I shivered in his hold and held tightly to him, horrid images flashing in my head.

I whimpered and whined, hands grabbing onto his uniform shirt.

"You're okay, we're almost inside. Shhhhh." Riku tried to console me as he opened his front door.

He walked into the living room and placed me on the couch before walking back to the front doorway in order to lock the door.

As I laid on the couch I curled into myself and began to cry silently. Was there no escape? Why wouldn't my feelings of fear and despair go away? I was far from the stems of my fear. Why was I still terrified?

"I-I sh-should of s-s-stayed i-n the truck. W-why d-d-d-didn't I j-just stay in th-the truck?" I asked myself aloud before retuning to my crying state.

I jumped when I felt a warm hand comb through my hair. I closed my eyes and tried to relax.

When I opened my eyes to see Riku's face…

I only saw the silent screaming of Terry's scorched one.

My eyes widened and I screamed. I closed my eyes again but the vision only resurfaced. I screamed louder and grabbed at my hair. I could feel the tears falling down my face.

A hand grabbed my arm. I tried to struggle out of its hold but the hand gripped tighter.

"Sora, listen to me! Listen to my voice! Forget about what you saw okay? Focus on my voice, on my image, on my gentle hold, the way my fingers run through your hair, the way my warm breath touches your skin. Just forget. Some things are better off erased. Relish in my warmth, savor the softness of my touch, delight in the slowing of time, revel in the rumbling of my chest as I speak, cherish me, love me, don't let me go." Riku said tenderly as I cried.

I don't know when I ended up in Riku's lap, but I did.

I don't know when I stopped screaming, but I did.

I don't know when I had become so relaxed, but I did.

"Sora…" Riku said.

"Y-yes…" I answered.

"Would you like to dance with me?" he asked.

"Dance?"

"Yes… dance with me Sora." Riku said.

"I… I don't know how." I said.

"It's fine. Here." He said and lifted me up.

I remained relaxed as he carried me over to a stereo system.

"You don't even have to dance really, just let me hold you. You scared me earlier, so now I just want to keep you close. I love you." He whispered in my ear and when the music started I felt myself being rocked back and forth to the music.

"Do you remember when we were just kids…"

I almost felt like a baby being slowly rocked to sleep. It was the contrast to the violent shaking of my sobs and trembles.

"… and cardboard boxes took us miles from what we would miss…"

I was drifting off, Riku's heartbeat gently thudding against me. I was… I was…

"I want to break every clock so the hands of time could never move again, we could stay in this moment, stay in this moment for the rest of our lives…"

I was so engrossed in the essence of this man, of Riku. His love for me was almost radiating throughout the room. I could almost bask in it.

"I want to be your last first kiss that you'll ever have. I want to be your last first kiss…"

I loved him, more than anything… that would never change.

"Amazing how life turns out the way that it does… we end up hurting the worst, the only ones we really love…"

I could feel Riku's hold on me tighten and as the chorus began again, I could hear his voice in my ear.

"I want to break every clock so the hands of time could never move again, we could stay in this moment for the rest of our lives. Is it over now? Hey, is it over now? I want to be the last first kiss that you'll ever have. I want to be your last first kiss." He sang softly with the recording.

I brought myself closer to him and kissed his neck before snuggling in the warmth of it.

"Is it over now? Hey, is it over now… Is it over now? Hey, it's not over now… I want to be your last first love, laying here beside you with arms and eyes open wide, I want to be your last first kiss…"

I almost cried for the peace in my heart. Even when I tried to recall the visions of the accident, they couldn't be conjured in my mind. Nothing could be better than this feeling.

Nothing could be better than his company.

"… for all time."

When the song finally ended, I opened my eyes and took a nice breath.

"I liked that song." I said and smiled.

"I like that song, and that band. I think they have a song for every precious or disheartening moment. So they can easily sum up someone's life in a small play list. It's simple, and simple's not that bad." Riku explained.

"Hmmmmm, I like that philosophy." I said.

"Yeah? I like it too. I think we like a lot of things."

"I think I like you…" I said with a smile.

"Aw, just like?"

"No, I love you too. But I like you and love you at the same time." I explained.

"Ah, I see. I like and love you, Sora." Riku said.

"Copy cat!" I said with a small giggle.

"I think you're the copy cat this time Sora. I liked the band Anberlin first." Riku retorted.

"That's true. But I don't mind being a copy cat if I feel like this all the time." I said.

"And how do you feel?"

"I feel relaxed, serene, at peace, tranquil. I feel special, cherished, loved. I feel warm, comfy. I feel priceless, like nothing could replace how I feel when I'm being held by you." I said and looked into Riku's eyes.

"You're sweet, babe… and cheesy." Riku said with a smirk.

"If I'm cheesy Riku, then you're the king of cheese!" I said.

"No I'm not you goof ball!" Riku said before putting me on the couch and tickling me.

"OKAY! OKAY! HAH! YOU WIN! YOU WIN!" I yelled through my laughter.

"Whose the cheesy one Sora?" Riku asked as he continued to tickle me.

"I AM! I AM! HAHA… OW!" I yelped and sat up.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?" Riku asked and looked me over.

"Sora! Why didn't you tell me about your knee!" Riku yelled and ran to the bathroom for a first aid kit.

I had forgotten about it actually. The pain was trivial compared to the anguish I had felt earlier today. But it's funny that neither of us noticed the blood that was slowly running down my leg.

Riku came back into the room with the kit and kneeled next to my legs. "Alright, let's clean this up. It looks like it hurts…" Riku said.

"It stings a little." I answered.

Riku took out the hydrogen peroxide and slowly poured some on my knee.

I hissed at the added sting but smiled at the fizz bubbling on my knee, a sure sign that the wound was getting cleaned.

"Good thing you finally noticed this. It would have been terrible if this got infected." Riku said and used a cotton ball to dry the area around the scratch.

I nodded but gasped when I felt Riku blow on the wound.

"Feel better?" He asked.

I nodded again.

"You're lucky, you get to use my last large band-aid." Riku said before covering my knee.

With a final kiss to the top of the band-aid, the injury was taken care of.

"Are there any other ouchies I should know about?" Riku asked.

I thought for a second. "Actually, could you tell me if I have a bruise on my lower back?" I asked.

Riku got up on the couch and I turned so that my back was facing him.

He lifted my shirt and gasped. "Sora! There's a huge, dark bruise on your back! Who did this to you? They're gonna pay for this…" Riku growled.

"No, it's just that me and Rox got in a fight this morning and he pushed me into a table." I said softly.

"Why would you guys fight? You two are so close." Riku asked.

"I laughed at him when he came to ask me advice about something… but I thought he was joking!"

"Well, if you thought he was joking than pushing you was uncalled for!" Riku said,

"Oh! Believe me it was called for, did you see the big shiner on his face earlier today? I punched him." I said.

"Sora!" Riku said.

"Yeah, I know… it was petty. And after all that's happened today, I don't even care about it anymore. I think I was more upset about the fact that Roxas got to be cheered up with Axel and the firemen, while I had to sit and be out of the loop. But it's better now because I'm with you." I said.

"Good." Riku said before I was grabbed by the hips from behind and pushed forward.

"What are y-" I gasped when I felt Riku licking and kissing my bruise. This wouldn't be too weird if my ass wasn't raised in the air and Riku wasn't basically on top of me from behind.

"O-okay! It's b-better! Y-you don't have to kiss it anymore!" I yelled with a blush on my face.

"You're so cute Sora." Riku smirked and let go of my hips. I sat up and glared at him.

"You should give people proper warning before you do all that touchy feely stuff! And don't call me cute!" I said.

"Okay, I'm warning you now." He said and pushed me down on my back.

"Wai-" My protest was halted by a pair of lips. It wasn't long before I started to return the kiss.

Riku's mouth trailed kissed down my neck and I sighed. My hands carded through his hair and then started on his shirt.

It was the first time I had ever attempted to take off his clothes. I was really nervous but I wanted to feel his skin.

I heard Riku chuckle. "Sweetheart, you're hands are trembling. Let's leave the shirt on okay?" Riku said with a smile as if trying to reassure me.

But I wanted the shirt off! Did he not want to take it off?

I sighed again, only this one wasn't in pleasure.

Riku stopped kissing and looked at me. "You okay?" Riku asked.

"No. I want your shirt off." I grumbled with a blush.

Riku hummed with smugness and smirked. "Ready to see more of me, eh?"

I grumbled again and started to take off his shirt again, this time without trembling hands.

Riku chuckled and gave my neck a small bite. "You're adorable."

"Stop calling me that!" I yelled and when I finally got his shirt off I bit at his collarbone.

He gasped. Ha! How'd you like that! I'll show you I'm not so cute!

I brought my mouth down on his nipple and traced my tongue around it.

He moaned. Yeah, I'm gonna have you wrapped around my sexy little finger! You just wait I have more tricks up my sleeve.

I let my hands wander around his body and I managed to flip us so that I was on top. I leaned in close to his ear.

"Riku you taste so good and you look so nice." I said in a husky voice. I can't believe I'm actually doing this! I'm so beast! I nibbled on his ear lobe and he shivered. "I don't know if you know this but I think about you all the time. Especially when I'm in the shower or when I'm all alone in my bed. My need for you grows daily." I continued before kissing along his jaw. "I'm turning eighteen in a few months and do you know what that makes me? It makes me legal. I can't wait to have you in me. You're so big though, it's gonna be a really tight fit…" I said with a smirk when Riku moaned and tried to get some friction on his lower regions.

I smirked, and for the final touch.

I got up and ran to Riku's bedroom and locked the door.

I started laughing when I heard curses coming from the living room.

"Sora! You get back here and finish what you started you tease!" Riku yelled and I could hear his footsteps getting closer.

I looked for a hiding place and checked to see if there was space under Riku's bed…

There was.

I ran back to the door, unlocked it and hid under the bed.

"Sora, you didn't lock me out of my own bedroom did you?" Riku asked through the door and tried the knob.

I heard him enter the room and I almost giggled when I saw his feet walk around the room.

"Sora! I'm going to give you five seconds to come out and face the consequences! Five! Four! Three! Two! One!" Riku yelled and when I didn't come out he dropped to the floor and grabbed my ankle. "Gotcha! You little sneak!" Riku said and pulled me from under the bed.

I was laughing really hard. I loved being able to be my childish self with Riku.

"You are a tease and very mean!" Riku said and picked me up.

"I wish I could have seen the look on your face when you finally noticed I was gone! I bet it was priceless!" I laughed.

"Well, I'm glad you got some amusement out of my torture." Riku said sarcastically before pecking my lips.

I tried to deepen the kiss but he kept pulling away.

"Kiss me!" I yelled.

"Nope!" Riku said.

"Riku!" I whined.

"I can hold some pretty bad grudges, Sora. It's too bad you didn't think before teasing me." Riku said.

"You're evil." I said.

"You're cute." Riku smirked.

"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" I yelled.

Riku laughed and kissed my cheek.