Riku shuffled around his room as he searched for some extra rope. He picked
up shirts, pants, and just about everything nearby and threw them into a
pile. Finally he found a piece of rope that he had found a few months
earlier and coiled it up. Tossing it over his shoulder, Riku stood up and
looked at himself in the mirror.
He had grown a few inches lately and was now taller than everyone on the island except Wakka. He was also more muscular and stronger than anyone else. Riku wore a pair of gray swim trunks with a navy blue stripe on the bottom. With the weather on the island, no one every wore something over their bathing suits when they went swimming, nor did they ever bring a towel.
For a few more minutes Riku stood there, thinking about all that had happened in the past few days. Sora was finally his. Or he was Sora's as the case may be.
'I wonder just how far Sora will take this. I love him. But this is all new to me.' With a sigh, Riku stepped out of his room and yelled a goodbye to his parents before darting out the door.
As soon as his bare feet hit the warm sand Riku ran headlong into something. He and the something tumbled over each other and landed in a tangle on the sand.
"You know Riku, we have to stop meeting like this." Sora's grin poked it's way out from under one of Riku's legs and he had to smile back at the boy.
"What were you doing hanging around outside a person's door, you never know when it's about to open." Riku untangled himself and stood up, extending a hand to his small boyfriend. As Sora took his hand and stood up, Riku took a second to admire the boy. Sora's body was as cut as any boy's, though he wasn't nearly as built as either Riku or Wakka. His skin was a golden color, a few shades lighter than his cinnamon hair. He was only wearing a pair of yellow shorts with a black x on each leg. They stood there holding hands for a minute, and Sora's dark blue eyes swept over Riku as well.
It was a rare thing for Riku to swim far out into the ocean with the others, even though he was one of the fastest on the island. His skin was paler than all the other children, but it complemented his hair perfectly. He let a small smirk creep across his face before he leaned forwards and pecked Sora's lips with a light kiss.
"Come on. The others must be waiting." Letting go of his hand, Riku took off across the sand, leaving behind a happy and stunned Sora.
"Hey, wait a sec!"
Riku just laughed as he left Sora behind and reached the shoreline. Even with the bright glare, he could make out a few figures standing together. When he got close enough he could see Selphie, Kairi, and Wakka all standing around and talking.
"You guys all ready to go?"
The three smiled at him and nodded.
"Oh Riku!" Kairi ran up to him. "I almost forgot, how are we going to pull that many logs back with us. It'll take forever."
"No problem. You take your boat out and we'll load it up with logs." Kairi smiled and ran off with Selphie to get her skiff and bring it to where the others were.
"Pant. Pant." Wakka looked over and laughed at Sora who was wheezing and holding his chest after having to chase down Riku through the sands.
"Wat's a matter, ya?"
"Tired...need...air. Ugh." Sora fell onto his back and enjoyed the warmth of the noon sun, and the feel of the water running over his feet.
"Heya guys!" Sora looked up and shaded his eyes to see Tidus running up. His eyes shot open when Riku turned from talking to Wakka and looked at him. Tidus skidded to a halt.
"Uhh. H-Hi there. R-Riku. Heh. Heh." Tidus smiled and put his hand behind his head, trying to fake an innocent look as he scooted closer to Wakka, and farther from Riku.
Riku just looked confused and Sora burst out laughing. The tall boy decided to just let it go as he saw the girls in their skiff coming down the shoreline.
"Hey boys! Why don't you guys race out to the reef?" Selphie shouted and her and Kairi giggled as they turned the boat and headed for the reef, wanting a good angle to watch the race.
Sora leapt up and got down into a crouching position. To his right Riku did the same, and then Wakka and Tidus.
"Ready!" Tidus yelled as all the boys ground their heels into the sand.
"Set!"
Riku reached his left hand over quickly and without anyone noticing, and ran it up Sora's thigh.
Sora's whole face turned beet red and he looked over at Riku with a shocked look just as he heard Tidus yell "GO!"
Three bodies hit the water with a splash as Sora was left behind in his surprise.
"You cheater!" Sora took off and dove into the water, trying to make up lost time against the other boys.
Selphie turned around when she heard the splashing approaching her and giggled at the racing boys. Wakka was in the lead, being the strongest swimmer out of them all he wasn't even breathing hard as he swam powerfully through the water. Riku was right behind him, or under him as the case may be. As Riku raced he had a habit of diving under the water and ending up farther ahead than the other boys, being able to hold his breath for a long time was coming in handy.
Tidus and Sora lagged behind, trying to catch up but being pummeled by the waves as they pushed on.
"Poor Sora." Kairi smiled as she continued paddling out over the open ocean until they reached the enormous coral reef that surrounded the island.
The boy gasped as he thrust his arms out and tried to catch up to the bigger boys. Tidus seemed fine, but just couldn't get enough speed either. Finally, Tidus and Sora arrived at the reef where Wakka and Riku were sitting on a part of the coral that stretched above the water. A reef surrounded every part of the island except a small part which every islander knew in order to navigate safely out into the ocean. A lot of wood that came from the island during storms became snagged on the reef which in most places reached above the ocean even at high tide.
Sora crawled slowly up onto a soft mossy piece of rock and coral and looked at the two winners. Both Riku and Wakka looked pleased with themselves, and Sora and Tidus looked worn out as usual.
"You boys need to get into shape, Riku and Wakka beat you both by a lot." Kairi giggled and shook her finger at Sora and Tidus.
"Ha. You're one to talk. You rowed out here." Tidus swam over near the boat and went to tip them over.
"Don't you dare Tidus!" Selphie, for fear of falling in the water and getting wet, smacked Tidus on the head.
"Oww." Rubbing his bump, Tidus went to sit and rest with the other boys.
Kairi gave Selphie a high five before the girls laid back on the boat and prepared for a nice day of getting a tan. Kairi in her purple one piece bathing suit and Selphie in her yellow bikini.
The boys just shook their heads and Riku put the rope into the boat until they needed it.
"Okay guys, we need as much big pieces of logs as we can get. If you find some, bring it back here and we can put it in the boat with the girls." Something grumbled a yes from inside the boat. Sora just laughed at the girls and walked back into the water, swimming along the reef looking for wood.
Tidus went for the more direct approach and dove straight down to the floor of the ocean and began to look around. A minute later he broke through the surface and was breathing heavily.
"Ey Tidus man, do like the others." Wakka shook his head as he skimmed the surface, until he saw a bit of wood sticking out from the reef. Taking a deep breath he went under and tugged it out.
"Ere's one girls." He smiled and tried to get the log into the boat without crushing the girls. They eventually maneuvered themselves so that they could fit with the wood.
Finally there was some progress as they spread out along the reef, collecting anything that could possibly be added to the raft. Riku saw some pieces of wood behind a shelf of coral and looked to see Sora swimming about ten feet from him. Tidus and Wakka were on the other side of this division in the reef.
"Hey Sora. There's a lot of wood over here. Come and help me out." Sora smiled and swam quickly over. When he got there, Riku took his hand under the water. Sora's eyes lit up and he squeezed the hand tightly. Looking around quickly, Riku leaned forward and whispered in Sora's ear.
"Take a deep breath." Both boys sucked in as much air as they could and let themselves sink under the water, pushing against the reef to get farther down. When they were halfway down, Sora leaned forward and pressed his lips to Riku's. Riku wrapped his arms around the smooth boy's chest and slid his hands along the wet flesh. The two couldn't open their mouths for fear of drowning, but just enjoyed being pressed against each other in the soft ocean current.
Kairi smiled as she sat on the boat and was able to see where all the boys were. She looked over to Selphie and smirked.
"I told you Selphie. You owe me five dollars now." Kairi grinned an ear- splitting smile.
Selphie just sighed and watched Riku and Sora break off from their embrace. Then she looked at Tidus and Wakka, who were attacking some fish in the water and enjoying the chase after the small blue flashes.
"Kairi, if you guys do find another world, I'm begging you, bring some guys back. You can't leave me with just those two as choices." Selphie sighed and went back to tanning herself, and Kairi did the same, before Riku and Sora came up for air.
Sora smiled like an idiot as he took a breath and dove under the surf again to get one last piece of wood for the raft. Riku smiled also, tying the last pieces of logs to the back of the boat to be towed along.
"Okay girls, you're set to go." They both nodded and began to paddle back to shore, the boys also began to swim at a leisurely pace back.
He had grown a few inches lately and was now taller than everyone on the island except Wakka. He was also more muscular and stronger than anyone else. Riku wore a pair of gray swim trunks with a navy blue stripe on the bottom. With the weather on the island, no one every wore something over their bathing suits when they went swimming, nor did they ever bring a towel.
For a few more minutes Riku stood there, thinking about all that had happened in the past few days. Sora was finally his. Or he was Sora's as the case may be.
'I wonder just how far Sora will take this. I love him. But this is all new to me.' With a sigh, Riku stepped out of his room and yelled a goodbye to his parents before darting out the door.
As soon as his bare feet hit the warm sand Riku ran headlong into something. He and the something tumbled over each other and landed in a tangle on the sand.
"You know Riku, we have to stop meeting like this." Sora's grin poked it's way out from under one of Riku's legs and he had to smile back at the boy.
"What were you doing hanging around outside a person's door, you never know when it's about to open." Riku untangled himself and stood up, extending a hand to his small boyfriend. As Sora took his hand and stood up, Riku took a second to admire the boy. Sora's body was as cut as any boy's, though he wasn't nearly as built as either Riku or Wakka. His skin was a golden color, a few shades lighter than his cinnamon hair. He was only wearing a pair of yellow shorts with a black x on each leg. They stood there holding hands for a minute, and Sora's dark blue eyes swept over Riku as well.
It was a rare thing for Riku to swim far out into the ocean with the others, even though he was one of the fastest on the island. His skin was paler than all the other children, but it complemented his hair perfectly. He let a small smirk creep across his face before he leaned forwards and pecked Sora's lips with a light kiss.
"Come on. The others must be waiting." Letting go of his hand, Riku took off across the sand, leaving behind a happy and stunned Sora.
"Hey, wait a sec!"
Riku just laughed as he left Sora behind and reached the shoreline. Even with the bright glare, he could make out a few figures standing together. When he got close enough he could see Selphie, Kairi, and Wakka all standing around and talking.
"You guys all ready to go?"
The three smiled at him and nodded.
"Oh Riku!" Kairi ran up to him. "I almost forgot, how are we going to pull that many logs back with us. It'll take forever."
"No problem. You take your boat out and we'll load it up with logs." Kairi smiled and ran off with Selphie to get her skiff and bring it to where the others were.
"Pant. Pant." Wakka looked over and laughed at Sora who was wheezing and holding his chest after having to chase down Riku through the sands.
"Wat's a matter, ya?"
"Tired...need...air. Ugh." Sora fell onto his back and enjoyed the warmth of the noon sun, and the feel of the water running over his feet.
"Heya guys!" Sora looked up and shaded his eyes to see Tidus running up. His eyes shot open when Riku turned from talking to Wakka and looked at him. Tidus skidded to a halt.
"Uhh. H-Hi there. R-Riku. Heh. Heh." Tidus smiled and put his hand behind his head, trying to fake an innocent look as he scooted closer to Wakka, and farther from Riku.
Riku just looked confused and Sora burst out laughing. The tall boy decided to just let it go as he saw the girls in their skiff coming down the shoreline.
"Hey boys! Why don't you guys race out to the reef?" Selphie shouted and her and Kairi giggled as they turned the boat and headed for the reef, wanting a good angle to watch the race.
Sora leapt up and got down into a crouching position. To his right Riku did the same, and then Wakka and Tidus.
"Ready!" Tidus yelled as all the boys ground their heels into the sand.
"Set!"
Riku reached his left hand over quickly and without anyone noticing, and ran it up Sora's thigh.
Sora's whole face turned beet red and he looked over at Riku with a shocked look just as he heard Tidus yell "GO!"
Three bodies hit the water with a splash as Sora was left behind in his surprise.
"You cheater!" Sora took off and dove into the water, trying to make up lost time against the other boys.
Selphie turned around when she heard the splashing approaching her and giggled at the racing boys. Wakka was in the lead, being the strongest swimmer out of them all he wasn't even breathing hard as he swam powerfully through the water. Riku was right behind him, or under him as the case may be. As Riku raced he had a habit of diving under the water and ending up farther ahead than the other boys, being able to hold his breath for a long time was coming in handy.
Tidus and Sora lagged behind, trying to catch up but being pummeled by the waves as they pushed on.
"Poor Sora." Kairi smiled as she continued paddling out over the open ocean until they reached the enormous coral reef that surrounded the island.
The boy gasped as he thrust his arms out and tried to catch up to the bigger boys. Tidus seemed fine, but just couldn't get enough speed either. Finally, Tidus and Sora arrived at the reef where Wakka and Riku were sitting on a part of the coral that stretched above the water. A reef surrounded every part of the island except a small part which every islander knew in order to navigate safely out into the ocean. A lot of wood that came from the island during storms became snagged on the reef which in most places reached above the ocean even at high tide.
Sora crawled slowly up onto a soft mossy piece of rock and coral and looked at the two winners. Both Riku and Wakka looked pleased with themselves, and Sora and Tidus looked worn out as usual.
"You boys need to get into shape, Riku and Wakka beat you both by a lot." Kairi giggled and shook her finger at Sora and Tidus.
"Ha. You're one to talk. You rowed out here." Tidus swam over near the boat and went to tip them over.
"Don't you dare Tidus!" Selphie, for fear of falling in the water and getting wet, smacked Tidus on the head.
"Oww." Rubbing his bump, Tidus went to sit and rest with the other boys.
Kairi gave Selphie a high five before the girls laid back on the boat and prepared for a nice day of getting a tan. Kairi in her purple one piece bathing suit and Selphie in her yellow bikini.
The boys just shook their heads and Riku put the rope into the boat until they needed it.
"Okay guys, we need as much big pieces of logs as we can get. If you find some, bring it back here and we can put it in the boat with the girls." Something grumbled a yes from inside the boat. Sora just laughed at the girls and walked back into the water, swimming along the reef looking for wood.
Tidus went for the more direct approach and dove straight down to the floor of the ocean and began to look around. A minute later he broke through the surface and was breathing heavily.
"Ey Tidus man, do like the others." Wakka shook his head as he skimmed the surface, until he saw a bit of wood sticking out from the reef. Taking a deep breath he went under and tugged it out.
"Ere's one girls." He smiled and tried to get the log into the boat without crushing the girls. They eventually maneuvered themselves so that they could fit with the wood.
Finally there was some progress as they spread out along the reef, collecting anything that could possibly be added to the raft. Riku saw some pieces of wood behind a shelf of coral and looked to see Sora swimming about ten feet from him. Tidus and Wakka were on the other side of this division in the reef.
"Hey Sora. There's a lot of wood over here. Come and help me out." Sora smiled and swam quickly over. When he got there, Riku took his hand under the water. Sora's eyes lit up and he squeezed the hand tightly. Looking around quickly, Riku leaned forward and whispered in Sora's ear.
"Take a deep breath." Both boys sucked in as much air as they could and let themselves sink under the water, pushing against the reef to get farther down. When they were halfway down, Sora leaned forward and pressed his lips to Riku's. Riku wrapped his arms around the smooth boy's chest and slid his hands along the wet flesh. The two couldn't open their mouths for fear of drowning, but just enjoyed being pressed against each other in the soft ocean current.
Kairi smiled as she sat on the boat and was able to see where all the boys were. She looked over to Selphie and smirked.
"I told you Selphie. You owe me five dollars now." Kairi grinned an ear- splitting smile.
Selphie just sighed and watched Riku and Sora break off from their embrace. Then she looked at Tidus and Wakka, who were attacking some fish in the water and enjoying the chase after the small blue flashes.
"Kairi, if you guys do find another world, I'm begging you, bring some guys back. You can't leave me with just those two as choices." Selphie sighed and went back to tanning herself, and Kairi did the same, before Riku and Sora came up for air.
Sora smiled like an idiot as he took a breath and dove under the surf again to get one last piece of wood for the raft. Riku smiled also, tying the last pieces of logs to the back of the boat to be towed along.
"Okay girls, you're set to go." They both nodded and began to paddle back to shore, the boys also began to swim at a leisurely pace back.