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'Steady there.' Sora shifted his weight to his left foot, then to his right. The branches beneath him creaked softly, but they felt sturdy enough to him. 'Oh yes Riku, I will get you back for that duel.' Images of Riku standing over Sora, pressing him into the ground with his sword flew through the young boys mind.
"No." Sora surprised himself by saying this out loud, but he couldn't start thinking about Riku right now, he needed to concentrate. It was only a few hours before sunset, when his mother would expect him home. And he absolutely needed to catch Riku before then. Blocking all sexy images of the confident boy he was prowling for, Sora readjusted himself in the palm tree where he was hiding.
His ears picked up footsteps down the path. Soft steps, the sand crunching under the person's feet. He had seen Riku coming in this direction before he rounded a few bends, and had chosen this tree in particular. It was only about five feet about the level of the path, and hung almost directly over it.
'The perfect ambush.' Feeling light on his feet, Sora found good footholds on the branches, and held onto some of the sturdier outer branches. Like a cat, he was set and ready to pounce at exactly the right time. There was just one problem. A big frond was blocking his vision. 'Oh well, I'll jump when I hear him beneath me.' Sora took a deep breath when he heard the steady footsteps approaching. '3.2.1!'
Sora fell from the tree and landed on the boy's hard body.
"Ah ha! I gotcha." Sora trailed off as the blond boy struggled beneath him.
"Sora? What are you doing jumping at people like that? If you wanted to fight, you coulda challenged me to a duel?"
Sora smiled at Tidus, who was still flailing under him, trying to escape.
"Sorry Tidus, I thought you were someone else."
"Haha. I'm sorry, am I interrupting something?"
Sora cringed and leapt off of the slightly crushed Tidus. He looked up into the sea green eyes and blushed furiously.
"Heya Riku. I want a rematch with you. I sweat, I could have beaten you if Wakka and Selphie hadn't have messed me up."
"Sure Tidus. If you can't beat me 3 against 1 what chance do you have on your own?"
"I've been practicing. I'll see you tomorrow at noon down on the beach, okay Riku?"
Riku looked over at Sora who was brushing the sand off of his clothes and still recovering from his embarrassment.
"Okay Tidus. If I can."
"Wicked. Later Riku. And Sora."
Sora looked up and grinned foolishly at the vested boy.
"I'll get you back for that tackle next time we fight."
"Uh.Sure Tidus." Sora grinned and prayed that he would go away already so he could be alone with Riku.
The boy turned and walked away, whistling some strange tune and looking less phased than most would be if they'd been tackled by a boy who jumped out of a tree.
"Funny Sora. I thought you liked me. Don't tell me I'm so hard to catch that you're going after Tidus now."
Sora scoffed at this and glared at his crush. 'Oh I'll get you yet Riku.' But before he could even make a move, Riku had darted past him, running along the path that led to the dock.
Sora took off like a shot after him and pushed his legs to their limit. It seemed like he was getting closer and closer to the boy. He took every short cut he knew, darting through caves and leaping over bushes. But still Riku held a few lengths lead.
The dock was approaching fast and Sora knew that he was no match for Riku's upper body strength if this came down to a boat race. Just a few feet separating them, Sora was ready to make a desperate leap. Pushing against the loose sand, Sora tried to jump as far as he could, but Riku chose that moment to leap onto the dock. Sora slid under the dock and ended up face first into the water by their boats.
"Nice try." Sora looked up, water and sand caking together on his face to stare into the face of his rival. Riku sat calmly in his boat, and extended his hand to Sora. Sora reached for it, but with a push of his oar against the dock, Riku was again out of reach.
Sora sighed and stood up, it would be sunset very soon, he should get back to the island and back home. He maneuvered his small boat into the water and hopped in, powering his way over the calm smooth ocean towards his home.
When his boat finally landed on the soft sand of the island where his house was, Sora sat for a moment more, looking at Riku's boat. With a heavy sigh, he dragged his feet along as he headed home. Riku's house was about a quarter mile down from his, through some jungle, so Sora couldn't help but wonder if he would actually beat Riku home. The two had always raced as kids, but Riku had an impossible ability to go farther than Sora in a faster time. Yet another thing he had grown to love about the silver haired teen.
Trudging along the beach, Sora was broken out of his melancholy mood by the gentle lapping of the waves. He knew that sunset would come soon, and the island would be bathed red and orange, like someone had just poured paint across the sky which fell along the ocean and beaches. Something bright caught his eye, and Sora turned, expecting a fish or a brightly colored bird.
The sun was bright and yellow and getting lower to the horizon, so Sora had to cover his eyes with his hand against the glare. Inching closer, Sora saw what had caught his attention.
Riku stood still in the ocean, the water up to his knees. His back was to Sora, and he seemed to stare down the waves themselves.
Sora took a few steps forward, now would be as good a time as any to catch him. The light hair was blown by the wind, and Riku half turned his head to see Sora standing on the beach.
'You're mine.'
'You have to catch me first.'
Riku turned completely around, the water around his shins swirling as if it obeyed him. Once again, he let the black glove hang in midair, and invitation and a challenge at the same time. He could hear the water breaking behind him, he gave it about five seconds before the wave broke over him. He dug his shoes into the sand, grounding himself and smirked to Sora.
Sora was in midsprint toward his prey when the water below his feet disappeared. Looking up, he saw that it was amassing in a wall behind his best friend. Sora ran faster, if only he could reach that hand before the very ocean itself conspired against him.
With a mere foot separating their hands, the fury of the wave pushed Sora back, sending him head over heels. When he regained his balance, the tide tried to drag him away from his prize, but he struggle forward. Riku never flinched, his smirk egging Sora on further and further.
The shaking fingers pressed against the current and had nearly touched Riku's when Sora's strength gave out and he was thrown back on the wave and landed on the sand. He took a deep breath, gasping and sputtering as he had gotten a rather large amount of sea water in his mouth. 'Blech. That can't be a good thing.'
With his eyes closed and his chest rising like that, Riku had to bite his lip as he walked by. 'I will not jump him. He gets everything he ever wanted. I'm going to make him work for something this time.'
Sora's eyes opened as he felt a cool shadow over him and caught barely a glimpse of Riku as he left. 'I will. And it will be tonight.'
Laying in the sand, Sora began to formulate all the small details of his plot. 'That kiss is as good as mine.'
'Steady there.' Sora shifted his weight to his left foot, then to his right. The branches beneath him creaked softly, but they felt sturdy enough to him. 'Oh yes Riku, I will get you back for that duel.' Images of Riku standing over Sora, pressing him into the ground with his sword flew through the young boys mind.
"No." Sora surprised himself by saying this out loud, but he couldn't start thinking about Riku right now, he needed to concentrate. It was only a few hours before sunset, when his mother would expect him home. And he absolutely needed to catch Riku before then. Blocking all sexy images of the confident boy he was prowling for, Sora readjusted himself in the palm tree where he was hiding.
His ears picked up footsteps down the path. Soft steps, the sand crunching under the person's feet. He had seen Riku coming in this direction before he rounded a few bends, and had chosen this tree in particular. It was only about five feet about the level of the path, and hung almost directly over it.
'The perfect ambush.' Feeling light on his feet, Sora found good footholds on the branches, and held onto some of the sturdier outer branches. Like a cat, he was set and ready to pounce at exactly the right time. There was just one problem. A big frond was blocking his vision. 'Oh well, I'll jump when I hear him beneath me.' Sora took a deep breath when he heard the steady footsteps approaching. '3.2.1!'
Sora fell from the tree and landed on the boy's hard body.
"Ah ha! I gotcha." Sora trailed off as the blond boy struggled beneath him.
"Sora? What are you doing jumping at people like that? If you wanted to fight, you coulda challenged me to a duel?"
Sora smiled at Tidus, who was still flailing under him, trying to escape.
"Sorry Tidus, I thought you were someone else."
"Haha. I'm sorry, am I interrupting something?"
Sora cringed and leapt off of the slightly crushed Tidus. He looked up into the sea green eyes and blushed furiously.
"Heya Riku. I want a rematch with you. I sweat, I could have beaten you if Wakka and Selphie hadn't have messed me up."
"Sure Tidus. If you can't beat me 3 against 1 what chance do you have on your own?"
"I've been practicing. I'll see you tomorrow at noon down on the beach, okay Riku?"
Riku looked over at Sora who was brushing the sand off of his clothes and still recovering from his embarrassment.
"Okay Tidus. If I can."
"Wicked. Later Riku. And Sora."
Sora looked up and grinned foolishly at the vested boy.
"I'll get you back for that tackle next time we fight."
"Uh.Sure Tidus." Sora grinned and prayed that he would go away already so he could be alone with Riku.
The boy turned and walked away, whistling some strange tune and looking less phased than most would be if they'd been tackled by a boy who jumped out of a tree.
"Funny Sora. I thought you liked me. Don't tell me I'm so hard to catch that you're going after Tidus now."
Sora scoffed at this and glared at his crush. 'Oh I'll get you yet Riku.' But before he could even make a move, Riku had darted past him, running along the path that led to the dock.
Sora took off like a shot after him and pushed his legs to their limit. It seemed like he was getting closer and closer to the boy. He took every short cut he knew, darting through caves and leaping over bushes. But still Riku held a few lengths lead.
The dock was approaching fast and Sora knew that he was no match for Riku's upper body strength if this came down to a boat race. Just a few feet separating them, Sora was ready to make a desperate leap. Pushing against the loose sand, Sora tried to jump as far as he could, but Riku chose that moment to leap onto the dock. Sora slid under the dock and ended up face first into the water by their boats.
"Nice try." Sora looked up, water and sand caking together on his face to stare into the face of his rival. Riku sat calmly in his boat, and extended his hand to Sora. Sora reached for it, but with a push of his oar against the dock, Riku was again out of reach.
Sora sighed and stood up, it would be sunset very soon, he should get back to the island and back home. He maneuvered his small boat into the water and hopped in, powering his way over the calm smooth ocean towards his home.
When his boat finally landed on the soft sand of the island where his house was, Sora sat for a moment more, looking at Riku's boat. With a heavy sigh, he dragged his feet along as he headed home. Riku's house was about a quarter mile down from his, through some jungle, so Sora couldn't help but wonder if he would actually beat Riku home. The two had always raced as kids, but Riku had an impossible ability to go farther than Sora in a faster time. Yet another thing he had grown to love about the silver haired teen.
Trudging along the beach, Sora was broken out of his melancholy mood by the gentle lapping of the waves. He knew that sunset would come soon, and the island would be bathed red and orange, like someone had just poured paint across the sky which fell along the ocean and beaches. Something bright caught his eye, and Sora turned, expecting a fish or a brightly colored bird.
The sun was bright and yellow and getting lower to the horizon, so Sora had to cover his eyes with his hand against the glare. Inching closer, Sora saw what had caught his attention.
Riku stood still in the ocean, the water up to his knees. His back was to Sora, and he seemed to stare down the waves themselves.
Sora took a few steps forward, now would be as good a time as any to catch him. The light hair was blown by the wind, and Riku half turned his head to see Sora standing on the beach.
'You're mine.'
'You have to catch me first.'
Riku turned completely around, the water around his shins swirling as if it obeyed him. Once again, he let the black glove hang in midair, and invitation and a challenge at the same time. He could hear the water breaking behind him, he gave it about five seconds before the wave broke over him. He dug his shoes into the sand, grounding himself and smirked to Sora.
Sora was in midsprint toward his prey when the water below his feet disappeared. Looking up, he saw that it was amassing in a wall behind his best friend. Sora ran faster, if only he could reach that hand before the very ocean itself conspired against him.
With a mere foot separating their hands, the fury of the wave pushed Sora back, sending him head over heels. When he regained his balance, the tide tried to drag him away from his prize, but he struggle forward. Riku never flinched, his smirk egging Sora on further and further.
The shaking fingers pressed against the current and had nearly touched Riku's when Sora's strength gave out and he was thrown back on the wave and landed on the sand. He took a deep breath, gasping and sputtering as he had gotten a rather large amount of sea water in his mouth. 'Blech. That can't be a good thing.'
With his eyes closed and his chest rising like that, Riku had to bite his lip as he walked by. 'I will not jump him. He gets everything he ever wanted. I'm going to make him work for something this time.'
Sora's eyes opened as he felt a cool shadow over him and caught barely a glimpse of Riku as he left. 'I will. And it will be tonight.'
Laying in the sand, Sora began to formulate all the small details of his plot. 'That kiss is as good as mine.'