Hey guys Minerva is back with yet another chapter. I really like writing this fic. Romance and angst is my specialty. Hee hee anyway there is more of the loverly citrusy stuff to come and the return of gothic Sora. Yay!

So It's Come To This

Part VIII

Gently

Sora slept quietly on Leon's bed since Leon had allowed Riku to take a temporary residence in his house. He sighed rolling over in his sleep and whispered the silver-haired teen's name. The keeper of the key awoke with a start from his dream though not exactly sure why. His eyes drooped lazily as he stretched and yawned. Slowly he slid form the bed without a sound and rummaged the floor for his black leather shirt. Sora obviously didn't feel like sleeping so he quietly dressed and slipped out of the confines through a window. Outside the window Traverse town was awake and bustling with the nightlife that it always had. Sora walked in silence down the street lighting a joint he had rolled earlier in the day. He enjoyed the spicy flavor the locoweed had to offer but in all was not addicted to it. He walked from the dark alley to a main street that was lit up with the familiar glow of neon. The first building he noticed was a new tavern that had been built by Aeris and Yuffie. He shrugged and decided to investigate it. It was alive with the normal midnight drunks you could find just about anywhere and a few risqué women shooting pool and flirting. A glitter on the wall caught his attention though.

7th Heaven dedicated to Tifa Lockheart, a beautiful and courageous young woman that helped all of us through the incident with meteor. This bar/ lounge is in honor of her because she was a pillar of support for Avalanche through our toughest journeys. She helped Aeris in the wall market, she was always there for us and always believed we could, but most notable was her sheer determination to help Cloud strife regain himself. We call this place 7th Heaven named after Tifa's 7th Heaven, the bar that was in the Midgar sector that was destroyed, that housed Avalanche's head quarters, and served as a place of warmth in the slums. We are eternally grateful for you Tifa. Your bright eyes and wonderful drinks hold a special place in our hearts. In Loving Memoriam.

Sora snuffed at the sign and walked to a corner to sit and contemplate.
"I see that you don't like my sign." A soft voice piped up from behind him. "A lot of people would say that we never got along well, but that was wrong. She was like my best friend." Sora turned to face the voice finding himself looking into Aeris' wide green eyes.

"Who is she?" he questioned pretending to be interested. "I never heard any of you mention a Tifa Before."

Aeris smiled. "She was Cloud's best friend growing up, and one of mine when I joined their cause." She turned pouring Sora a glass of water. "It's sad to talk about though. She died during this incident. Most of our old team died. I only survived because I was with the ancients and Cloud and Sephiroth lived because the made a pact with darkness."
Sora nodded quietly while sipping his offered water. Aeris turned to leave him to help a drunken man stumble out of the door. He noted that none of the men that were drunk that she helped hit on her. He sighed and brushed the unruly hair from his eyes. Most of the scantily clad women had left the pool tabled and were now in the process of leading their "jobs" out for the night. Sora decided to check the tables out. He took another puff as he watched some buzzed night owls play. The group quickly finished their game and headed to the counter to order up a round. Sora thus left alone stared at the empty tables. Slowly he walked to one side and picked up a cue.
"You know how to play?" a rich male voice came from the shadows.

"Been watching them. I think I can get it." He replied stubbornly not turning to the source from which the voice came.

"Okay then let's go a round."

"Whatever." Sora shrugged while chalking the tip of the cue like the group before had done.

The other character racked the balls and looked at the key master for an okay to commence their game. The character skillfully broke the balls and instantly pocketed a few. Sora's eyes widened a bit but he took a short anyway. His arm though was too powerful as he rocketed the cue ball to the floor.

"You're being too brash." The figure chuckled while walking behind Sora. "Here let me show you." He wrapped his hands over Sora's and whispered. "This is how you do it. Gently." His whisper made the small boy shiver. He guided the key master's hands to the right action while pressing closely to him. "Gently."

Sora snapped out of his locoweed and lust trance. He recognized the scent of the stranger and the voice he spoke with. "Riku, what are you doing here?" Sora wrenched away from the older teen's wandering hands. "I- I...No. Riku you know you don't- you know that I don't.." He sunk back into the corner.

Riku walked toward his love. "Sora don't deny your feelings. I've seen what you felt. I want you to have those feelings toward me." He walked closer to Sora. "Don't try to hide it. In the darkness I saw it. All those lonely nights.give in to those feelings Sora. Give in like you did with Leon." Riku closed the distance between Him and Sora. "Sora I love you. I want you to be a little dark with me." Riku took hold of Sora's hands, and briefly wondered why he had stop struggling completely. Not that he was complaining. He led the unresisting boy into the street.

Sora stood unmoving. A little dark. His eyes seemed to glow with inspiration. Suddenly he pushed his friend roughly against a wall despite being smaller than him and crushed his hungry lips to the silver-haired teen's. Riku's deep Aqua orbs widened in response, but he did not refuse the mind numbing assault. For him though it was over too soon. Sora let off and started to stalk down the alleyway in the opposite direction. Riku jumped back into his head as he realized that Sora was walking away. Quickly he made chase after him. Sora could never outrun him even if he tried. The keeper of the key sighed in exasperation, and kept on his current trek. His eyes narrowed as he pulled out a cigarette silently swearing for his bad luck of using the rest of the locoweed he had. The cigarette would have to do he stated bringing it to his lips and casting a light to it. Riku grimaced in disgust and caught up with Sora. He yanked the damnable object from his love's lips.

"These things are disgusting Sora! Why the hell did you feel the urge to start up?!" He had started to lose his temper. "And now that soldier boy has you on that other crap I think I'm losing you completely."

Sora just stood numbly before reeling back and hitting Riku across the nose. "You think it's easy fighting against your best friend trying to save him and then finding out oh you failed he's in eternal darkness now!? I have been looking for you since all hell was sealed up and found not a trace of you. Then suddenly I'm back here in this damned place where the stupid thing happened. But no if that isn't enough that lust I had for Leon was renewed. I have been hounding and hounding myself with guilt because I wasn't good enough. I've been with Cloud and with Leon trying to get the lust out of my system but it's no use I'm everybody's fucktoy Riku! Why don't you just Fuck me and get it over with so you can go back to being a heartless." Sora's head hung glumly. "Let me taste what I could have obtained if I had only been brave." A tear ran down his face as he turned away.

Riku's temper exploded like a reactor and he punched Sora clean across the jaw causing his lip to bleed profusely. "I already told you that I love you. I don't plan on making you a fucktoy and just want you to see that I love you. I have been waiting forever to be with you and experience that love that I know you have, but now you won't even let me close to you." Riku hissed vehemently
"Be gentle with me." Sora whispered while ignoring the blood that ran down his chin. "I am frightened. Be gentle with me." It had been the same words he'd said to Cloud the first time. And here he was repeating the same words as if a script to the one he loved most.

Riku stopped yelling abruptly and looked at Sora. "What did you just say?" his eyes softened as he realized he had physically hurt Sora. "God I'm sorry Sora. I just, I hate to see you this way." He pulled the other into a close hug and rested his head atop the mass of cinnamon spikes.

Sora pulled back and stared into Riku's deep oceanic eyes. He sighed and bit his wounded lip feeling an anvil of guilt drop on him. His mind was soon invaded by the feeling of Riku though. Riku was kissing him gently and Riku was nursing the wounded lip with his tongue. Riku filled his mind and he collapsed in it.

A/N: Okay that's it for this chapter. I don't know about you guys but I kinda like Sora being the dominant one. Thanx for all the reviews again. And thanks to Sage for her ripping of one Homophobic shouldn't be reading Yaoi in the first place person. I had to laugh.