Author's Note:
Lauren's Secret Santa gift exchange strikes again! This is a Secret Santa gift for evanescentwednesday over on dA! She wanted crack/fluff, so I tried. XD Hope you like it, girl! ^__^
Merry Christmas y'all! There will be another Christmas story too...if I get it done. ^__^;
Sora wasn't going to complain. Just because he'd come home from college didn't mean that his parents should drop everything and spend time with him. Sure, it sucked that they had to work on Christmas Eve, but their flight would be in at six in the morning, and they'd promised to either sleep on the plane or drink so much coffee that they'd be all set and ready to go for Christmas morning with their son. Sora had smiled and laughed and told them Christmas could wait; if they needed sleep, he was going to send them to bed when they got home. Then he'd wished them goodnight and Merry Christmas with a smile, and hung up the phone.
Turning to face the cheerfully decorated living room, Sora sighed. He didn't remember the house feeling so empty before. Well…at least he had one friend he could talk to and play with.
Fishing his ferret out of the large cage, Sora let his pet scamper up onto his shoulder as he went to get a treat. "Here you go, Riku. Good boy." He grinned as the ferret snatched the treat with his little paw-hands and attacked it happily. He grinned wide and laughed when the ferret finished his treat and set to snuffling in Sora's hair, just like he always did. "Riku," the boy chuckled, "not again! Hey come on, that tickles!" Picking the ferret up again, Sora set him down on the floor. Riku stood up and looked around with interest, instantly fascinated by the Christmas tree. The low-hanging ornaments on the bottom branches sparkled in the ferret's beady eyes for a moment before they were attacked by a streak of silver.
Laughing and enjoying Riku's antics – though only with the ornaments Sora knew wouldn't break or choke his pet – the brunet spent a good half hour playing with Riku and the Christmas tree and a few of the ferret's favorite toys.
After a while, Riku began to lose interest in the tree, and Sora scooped him up again, moving to flop on the couch and letting Riku rest on his stomach. Fingers scratching idly at his pet's head, Sora smiled and sighed. Riku seemed to sigh too, his rear leg reaching up to scratch briefly at an itch on his side before he lay down tiredly on Sora.
"I'm glad you're here, Riku." The brunet sleepily glanced at the clock. It had already been late when his parents called, and now it was almost midnight. Sighing, he realized it was probably time to turn off the tree lights, put Riku back in his cage, and go to bed. But Sora was so warm and comfortable, and his ferret was his only company at the moment…
"Well, maybe we can rest here for a little while. And you never know, Riku! This might be the year we finally catch Santa coming down the chimney!" Blue eyes sparkled excitedly. "I think I can stay awake longer this year. There wasn't a Christmas Eve party to get me all tired out, and you know those parties are the only reason I missed him these last few years." The ferret cocked his head to the side, looking unconvinced. "Shut up, Riku!" Sora ginned. "Don't go being a cynic! I bet you a week's worth of treats I finally get to see Santa this year."
The ferret, unimpressed, lay his head down on Sora's chest. "What? You're not gonna wait up with me? What kind of loyal friend are you, Riku?" Yawning widely, the silver pet rested comfortably, obviously not feeling guilty. Sora just smiled fondly, catching the ferret's contagious yawn and snuggling down sleepily. "Well…maybe you're all right." Blinking slowly and dropping his little chin onto Sora's shirt, the ferret regarded his master. Sora let his hands glide over the soft fur, shifting to kiss the top of Riku's fuzzy head, as he always did.
"Man, Riku…" He sighed, eyes slipping closed. "Sometimes I really wish you were a human…and could talk to me…"
Two minutes later, Sora was breathing slowly and heavily, sound asleep, as the clock ticked over to midnight.
That clock was two minutes slow.
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Sora felt like he hadn't slept at all, and grudged the fact that his mind had decided to drift up into semi-consciousness. Was it morning already? Geez, it couldn't be! He felt like he'd just shut his eyes! Oh man, I hope I didn't sleep all night on the couch… Sora moaned softly, wanting to go back to sleep. But there was something weird…some reason his brain had abandoned Dreamland…
Did I hear a sound? Was it maybe Santa? Sora's heart leapt a moment, but he tried to remain calm and look asleep. A moment later, confusion set in. No…wait…what's feeling so heavy? Mind waking up gradually, Sora was becoming aware of the sensation of being pressed down into the couch by something very heavy that covered him from head to toe. Still keeping his eyes shut – just in case Santa was there – Sora shifted ever so slightly. The weight on top of him moved too, and made a little humming sound…and was really, really warm, come to think of it.
Cracking one blue eye open at last, Sora froze at the sight of a sleeping face. A human face. A very pretty human face, surrounded by silver hair… His other eye opened, and it slowly dawned on Sora that the face belonged to a boy – a big, warm, heavy, sleeping boy whom he didn't recognize, and who was laying on top of him and… Oh. My. God.
Naked?
Sora squeaked in surprise and jumped…or rather, he jerked as far as he could, but he couldn't really jump when pinned down by a body rather bigger than his own.
The motion woke the sleeping boy – for he was a boy, and Sora didn't need to see to figure that out. Blinking slowly, the sliver head lifted and looked at him. The Christmas lights reflected brightly in sleepy aquamarine eyes, hazy and uncomprehending. Then, focusing on Sora's shocked face, a blissful smile spread over the boy's features as his heavy weight shifted…and the next thing Sora knew, his nose, cheeks, chin, lips, his whole face was being covered by wet little butterfly kisses, each one half a kiss and half a tiny lick. Kind of like…ferret kisses.
Sora remained frozen in shock, and the happy purring from the other boy suddenly stopped as the stranger pulled back, suddenly seeming to take in his physical situation. Wide-open surprise broke over the lovely face then, and a soft, somewhat low voice fell from the open lips.
"Ah!"
"Wh-wh-who are y-y-you? Wh-what do y-you w-want? G-g-get off me!" The worst possible explanations were pouring through Sora's mind all at once as the naked young man continued to pin him.
A twinge of hurt colored the pretty face at Sora's last words, and the boy seemed to wilt miserably. "Why?" He leaned forward, causing Sora to tense up even more, and nuzzled his head under the brunet's chin, pushing up insistently. "Master…"
The gesture made Sora blink. It was just like what Riku would do when he wanted to be petted… "Uh…uh…" Sora swallowed. "Riku?"
Riku pounced, smothering Sora in a sudden, exuberant hug. Sora squealed in surprise, yet didn't miss the happy rumbling sound from the other boy's throat – it had the same lilt that Riku's purring did, only…deeper.
Nervous, but daring to tentatively reach a hand up to pet silky silver, Sora attempted to take this in. "Ri-Riku…how…?" The beautiful, naked boy was snuffling him and smiling, not seeming to have a handle yet on the idea of picking his head up to talk. As a result, his voice was muffled in Sora's shirt, but the brunet could still make out the answer.
"I wished the same as Master did, I wished with you! So I can talk to you and kiss you back and pet you and make you smile and give you treats, too!" The head jerked up at last, aqua eyes sparkling. "You want a treat, Master?" Without waiting, the ex-ferret jumped up, bounding over to his cage and the treats he had never been able to reach before, then bounding back and holding one out to Sora happily.
Sora blushed a dark red and tried to drag his eyes up to his pet's beaming face. "Uh…uhm, no thanks Riku…that's really…"
"OK!" The boy popped the treat in his own mouth at once, munching happily. "You want a human treat then, Master? I don't know where they are, but I will give you one if you show me!"
"That's all right Riku, I don't…"
"Can I pet you then?" The boy was already awkwardly scrubbing at spiky brown hair. Sora had to giggle a little, even as he pulled away.
"Humans don't pet each other very much, Riku…"
"Oh," the ex-ferret cocked his head to the side. "Can I give you human kisses then?" He smiled, leaning closer, and Sora stiffened. "I know how…I watched the others…"
I have a voyeuristic ferret? Sora's bewilderment was stopped short by a sudden press of warm, soft lips against his own. Blinking, he stared at the barely-open slits of aqua, hazy with pleasure, watching him a moment before eyes slipped closed…and lips slipped open. A wet tongue touched his lips, and Sora gasped, "Ahh!" At once, that tongue was gliding deeper, swirling into his mouth and moving in weird and unpredictable patterns that nevertheless turned Sora's brain to mush with their insistent, pleasuring intensity. A muffled moan escaped the brunet, but he didn't really notice. Sora was too busy experiencing the weirdest-tasting kiss of his life, thanks to ferret-treat-flavored tongue.
By the time Riku stopped, Sora had forgotten his protests. "Wh-where did you say you learned that?"
The boy beamed at him tenderly, nose barely an inch away. "From watching the other people. They did it lots in here while you were away and I was so sad and lonely for you."
Other…people…in the living room…? "Oh my God." Sora balked. "My ferret learned to kiss from watching my parents? And they were making out in the living room while I was gone?"
Riku nodded. "They did lots of things, so I know how to make you very, very happy in the human way. When spring comes, I'll show you."
Sora stared at his pet. "They did what? No wait…I don't wanna know. Ew. And wait…spring?"
Nuzzling Sora's neck, Riku answered with a far too pleased note in his voice for Sora's liking. "Spring when my heat comes. Spring when it's time to mate."
That's right…male ferrets go into heat in spring…like last year… "Wait, what do you mean you'll show me?" Sora felt like his insides had decided to suddenly give summersaults a try. And his ex -ferret was skill stark naked…and his face wasn't the only part of him that was really…really pretty…
Still grinning, and now purring again, Riku was clambering back on top of Sora, ignoring any attempts at dissuading him. Settling down, stomach to stomach, the happy voice deepened. "I'm human now, so I'll need a human mate. And I want Master. Humans get to pick their mates, don't they? I pick Master."
And Sora didn't get a chance to respond to that, because his mouth was once again claimed by his extremely attractive former pet, who – ferret-treat taste notwithstanding – was entirely too good at making Sora feel thoroughly melted…especially for one who had only started their human life a few hours ago. Or however long it had been…
Sora stopped thinking.
He didn't really hear the front door, didn't see the time, and didn't find out until later that his parents' flight had gotten in about an hour early and it was almost morning. All that came to light later. After the adults walked into the living room to find their son making out on the couch with a completely naked boy they have never seen before.
That Christmas, the presents and other traditions were considerably delayed by the rather long explanations that had to come first.
Fortunately, Sora's parents were open-minded people, and it turned out that Christmas wasn't nearly as tricky as the arrival of spring that year.
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